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2670 miles. The road is never-ending, the sounds of the radio starting to blend in with the surroundings. Brooke stares out the window aimlessly and hasn't said a word since they left Tree Hill. Nathan knows only something serious could really make Brooke quiet and without a smile. He reaches over and puts his hand on her leg.

"It's gonna be okay, Brooke."

She sighed, "I know. It just sucked to see them together."

"Well give it about a day or two and you won't have to see them for the whole summer." He smiled trying to lighten her mood even the slightest. She smiled a little still staring out the window. "Are you hungry?"

She nodded her head and he pulled off the nearest exit of the highway. Tired from all the traveling and food they decided to stay at a nearby hotel and just stay there for a night to relax. Not really realizes the room they were put in only had one bed.

"You did this on purpose didn't you."

"Oh you caught me red-handed Miss. Davis!" he joked as he threw his stuff down on the floor. "Rock, paper, scissors for the first shower." Brooke tossed her stuff on the opposite side of the bed and sprinted for the bathroom.

"Or we could just do 'ladies first' or first come, first serve." She smiled jokingly.

"What about age before beauty?"

"I don't believe in those terms!" She laughed as she slammed the door shut locking it behind her. Nathan laughed as he settled down on the bed turning the tv on. As she was in the shower her phone started to ring, but he decided to let it be and go to voicemail because it wasn't his place. Brooke got out an hour later and swapped with Nathan. She laid on the bed and picked up her phone and listened to the voicemail.

"Umm...hey B. Davis. I mean uh, Brooke. Look, I know i'm probably the last person you want to talk to but, I'm sorry for what it's worth. I know what I did was stupid, and I regret it now. It was all a mistake and if I could I would take it all back. I miss you and Lucas misses you two. We broke whatever we had off, and we just want you to come home now. I'm sorry. I really truly am, just please come home and we can spend all summer working on this. Please, Brooke, I'm begging-" The line cut short from the message being too long. Brooke just sat on the bed and cried, as Nathan emerged from the bathroom. He saw her crying and ran right over to her.

"Brooke, what happened? What's wrong?" He said pulling her into his embrace. She just grabbed onto his shirt and cried. Handing him her phone, he listened to the message and just held onto her. An hour later she drifted to sleep, and as she sleep in his arms, Nathan dialed a familiar number from her phone.

"Brooke? It's so good to hear from you!"

"It's Nathan."

"Wait, Nate? Why do you have Brooke's phone?"

"She's asleep. She was crying her eyes out due to a phone call from Peyton."

"Peyton called? God damn it! What did she say?"

"That doesn't really matter to me, Lucas. I'm not happy she was crying her eyes out on my shoulder because of you and Peyton. Listen up and listen good because i'm only saying this once. Brooke and I are gone and I don't know when we are coming back or if we are at all. If she wants to talk to you fine, but if she comes crying to me again because of you I swear on my life I will hunt you down and you won't see daylight for months."

"Okay, Nathan."

Brooke woke up as Nathan was on the phone with Lucas. "Nate, who are you on the phone with?"

"No one important, Brookie." he smiled as she cuddled back into his embrace. "Remember what I said." And with that the phone line went dead and Lucas was left to deal with his half-brother's harsh words and the knowledge that the girl he truly wanted was with him.


The waves crashed one after the other. She laid back on her towel as the sun rays beat down on her flawless skin.
Her best friend sat close beside her on another beach towel protectively. They had arrived in California two days ago and spent majority of the time at the beach. It was definately the fresh start they both so desperately needed and craved. Now that they had everything settled they could truly relax and enjoy themselves. She shivered slightly as a breeze came through and he wrapped his oversized jacket over her petite body. They packed up their stuff and made the journey back to their condo.

"Thanks, Nate. For everything." She smiled slightly, "I'm starting to feel better already."

Over a thousand miles away, on the opposite side of the country sat Lucas Scott. As the waves crashed one after the other on his beach, he checked his phone constantly hoping for a specific name to pop up on the screen. His heart pained to hear silence instead of a familiar cheery voice. He sighed as he went over the occurances that drove away his one true love, and hoped to god he could see her again to make things up to her. He knew how bad he messed up and how things were, but on that beach on the opposite side of the country of his love, all he could do was hope and pray.