A/N I know I said that I would publish Monday but I had a lot going on. I had prom and graduation so it's a little late. I also know I said Haley, Mouth and Skillz would be in this chapter but I changed it up a little bit. The next chapter will be the Halloween chapter!
2 Months Later……..
Peyton sat on her bed thinking about the wonderful night she had with Lucas. A lot had changed in the past 2 months. Peyton broke up with Nathan. She had gotten tired of his attitude and his expectations. They didn't really have fun together. Just sex. Their whole relationship was based on sex. After breaking up with Nathan she began to hang out with Lucas. He was a good person, he was funny, and he was there when she needed him. The only problem was that he was Brooke's boyfriend. Brooke got what she wanted once again. She didn't want to admit it, but Peyton caught feelings for Lucas. He was everything she wanted, but she couldn't have it. Brooke and Lucas began spending so much time together and she need someone else to hang out with. For some reason that person was Cocoa . She had a lot in common with a Cocoa . They both loved music and art. They listened to a lot of the same songs and they were both good artists. Their friendship was kind of a secret. Peyton didn't want Brooke to know she was friends with "the devil' and Cocoa didn't want Nathan to know she was friends with her ex. When Nathan gave Cocoa the ultimatum of picking him or Lucas Cocoa decided to be friends with both of them but not let the other find out. When Haley got back in town from being on tour with Chris Keller she too had formed a friendship with Cocoa.
"Hey best friend. What ya thinking about?" Brooke asked plopping down on the bed next to Peyton. Brooke could hold back her excitement she had a great day with Lucas.
"Nothing. What are you so happy about? I haven't seen happy Brooke in a long time. Although drunk Brooke has been around a lot lately." She said shaking thoughts of Lucas out of her head.
She waved off Peyton's drunken comment. "Lucas and I had a great date. First we had breakfast at his mother's café. I thought I would be really lame but there was great food and his mother loves me. I was nervous at first because I never met a guys mom before. But it was totally comfortable. She was nice. I've never felt so good being with a guy before. After breakfast we went down to the river court to talk. He actually listened to what I had to say. The conversation was great, except when he used the big words I couldn't understand. He's the first guy I met that didn't try to get in my pants. He actually seemed interested in me and what I had to say" Brooke babbled on.
Peyton wasn't even listening anymore. She was jealous. She wanted to be the one having fun with Lucas and meeting his mother. Instead she spent most of her time with Cocoa listening to different music. Peyton decided to stay away from Lucas. As things got more serious with him and Brooke, she wanted to confess her feelings for him. It is wrong to try and date your best friends boyfriend.
"Are you listening to me?" Brooke asked.
"Oh uh yea. Look I gotta go. I have to go to the record store." Peyton hurriedly walked out the door wither blonde curls bouncing behind her. Unfortunately the first person she bumped into was Lucas.
"Hey Peyton" he greeted with a smile. He seemed just as happy as Brooke. It made Peyton sick to her stomach.
"Can I ask you something?" Lucas asked. Peyton nodded. She prayed that it had nothing to do with Brooke.
"Last night you said that Brooke gets bored easily with guys. Were you talking about me?"
Peyton rolled her eyes up to the sky. She wondered if he even noticed her. Of course he noticed her, but only as a friend. She knew in her heart she belonged with him. He had nothing in common with Brooke. Brooke was the party girl type. Peyton and Lucas were both into the arts. He was into literature and Peyton was into music and art. Peyton imagined herself listening to her music and drawing while Lucas sat next to her reading a book. It seemed like the perfect relationship.
"Uh Peyton are you alright?" Lucas waved his hand in front of her face. Peyton quickly snapped back to reality. She knew she could either help Brooke out or sabotage her.
"Umm yeah. Im okay. I'll talk to you later" she hurried into the record store. She bought a few records she thought Cocoa would like. When she got to the line she noticed a cute guy from the basketball team. She couldn't remember his name to save her soul. Jordan? Jeffrey? Jason? Before she could guess the right name he turned to her.
"That's quite a variety," he said referring to the different genres of records in her hand. He grabbed the records and read the artist of each one aloud. "AC/DC, Radio Head, 50 cent, Run DMC, Nsync, Spice girls, and Jodeci"
"Yeah well sometimes a girl needs a little variety in her life "she smiled up at him. For the first time Peyton wasn't thinking about Lucas.
"I'm Jake" he offered his hand out for a handshake. She took it and didn't want to let go. She felt fireworks go through her body. If a handshake sent sparks down her body, she wondered what a little more physical contact would do to her.
"Im Pey-"
"Peyton Sawyer" he interrupted. "I know who you are. You're the first cheerleader I've ever met that wasn't ditzy."
A smile crossed her face. "Hey. I have lots of albums at my house. Wanna come check em out?" she asked praying he would say yes.
Peyton walked into her bedroom with Jake behind her. She was surprised to see Cocoa sprawled out across the bed eating a piece of apple pie.
"Hey Cocoa. I didn't know you would be here" Peyton lied trying to hint for her to leave.
"Yes you did. You were going out to buy records remember" Cocoa responded not catching on.
"Hey Cocoa" Jake greeted from behind Peyton."
"Ohhhh. Ya'll want me to leave so yall can have privacy. Well why didn't yall say that?" Cocoa grabbed the bag of records and her pie. "Have fun and always use protection," she said leaving them alone. Peyton shook her head at how outspoken her friend could be.
"I didn't know yall hang out." Jake said taking a seat on her bed.
"Well there's a lot you don't know about me. I'm not just some blonde cheerleader, you know"
They listened to a few of the albums in Peyton's closet before his phone rang. "Hello" he answered. Peyton didn't know who was on the other end but his face completely dropped. "Is she okay?" he seemed worried. "I'll be right there" he hung up,
"Who was that?" Peyton didn't really want to be nosey but she had to know who was on the other end.
He ignored her question. "I'm sorry. I have to go" he grabbed his jacket and bolted out the door. Peyton flopped on bed and stared up at the ceiling. Why did things always go wrong?
Cocoa appeared in the doorway eating cookies and cream ice cream. "Wow Peyton that sure was quick" she gave Peyton a goofy grin. "That was an all time record"
Peyton rolled her eyes. "I thought you were giving us privacy"
"I did. I stayed in the kitchen. By the way you're out of milk" Cocoa winked at her. Cocoa was always eating and the amazing thing is she never gained weight. It was probably from playing basketball.
"Oh I gotta go. I promised Luke I would meet him at the café/. He says he has a surprise for me"
As Cocoa approached the café he could see Lucas and Brooke in front of Karen's café. She was leaning on the car and he was in front of her with her hands around her waist. Cocoa walked up to them.
"Hi Lucas!" she yelled startling him. He was in his own little world,
"Oh hey, Cocoa." He let go of Brooke and gave her a quick hug.
Brooke turned to Cocoa and decided to play nice for Lucas. "Hi Cocoa. Nice shoes"
Cocoa rolled her eyes.
"Be nice" Lucas encouraged.
"Thanks" Cocoa replied dryly. "Nice dress did you make it yourself?" Cocoa snapped.
Brooke let the comment go. She promised Lucas she would be nice. But she promised to get Cocoa back.
"Come-on Luke, I have something to show you." She pulled Lucas' arm and damn near dragged him into the café.
"What was that all about?" Lucas asked.
"You know I cant stand that bitch. She's like a brunette devil with bad sense of style"
"Brooke is my girlfriend. You're going to have to get along with her for me"
Cocoa crossed her arms across her chest. "Luke she made the football players throw footballs at me when I was walking across the field. She had the science nerds put a frog in my lunch. She got her cheerleader friends to feel my locker with water. I don't even want to know what she will get the wrestling team to do."
"Maybe you should try to get along with her. Besides how do you know she did all of those things?"
"You know what Luke? Forget it okay." Cocoa stormed out of Karen's café with an attitude. She bumped into a Quentin Fields. A plan brewed in her head to make her feel better. She knew Quentin would be down for whatever.
Quentin and Cocoa walked into the grocery store with a plan. They were going to TP Brooke's house. Quentin didn't really like Brooke and he had a crush on Cocoa so of course he agreed.
They waited until it was dark to TP Brooke's house. Dressed in all black, they sat across the street in Cocoa's mother's car. Cocoa wat eating a reese cup and Quentin watched her in amazement. He didn't know what about her made him like her so much. He never really had feelings for a girl. He usually just used girls for what he wanted.
"You ready?" Cocoa asked looking over at Quentin. She noticed he was staring at her.
"Oh yeah. Let's do this shit."
They ran over to Brooke's house and threw toilet paper all over the house. They ran around laughing and giggling like two little kids. They were having so much fun the didn't notice the flashing lights and police cars behind them.
Lucas and Brooke were cuddling under the moon at the river court when Lucas' phone rang. He decided to let it go to voicemail. He didn't recognize the number anyway. He was spending time with Brooke. It wasn't until the third time it rang that he answered it.
"Hello." He answered irritated.
"Hey Luke. I need a favor," Cocoa yelled from the other end. Brooke rolled her eyes when she saw it was Cocoa.
"Can it wait? I'm wit the brunette devil"
"No it can't. I need you to bail me out of jail."
