Chapter 3 - Are we really meant to be? Can it ever work?
The door opened to reveal Brooke who looked like she had been crying.
"Hey Brooke"
"Hi Peyton" she said as she gestured me to come in.
Peyton was a bit surprised. I thought she wouldn't want to see me or that she would blame me for the break up she thought to herself.
"So I heard about the break-up" Peyton said in a sympathising tone.
"I don't know what I'm gonna do Peyton, I gave him my heart and he broke it all over again" Brooke said and then started to cry on Peyton's shoulder.
"It'll be okay Brooke, you'll find someone else and you never know he might change his mind, he might have just got scared" Peyton said trying to cheer her best friend up and give her a little hope.
God I feel guilty my best friend is crying on my shoulder and I feel to blame how the hell does Lucas think this could work between us when its causing so much hurt to Brooke. I don't know if I can do that to her again, we've been getting on so well and I don't want that to change. But then I would love to give me and Lucas a try cause we've never been a proper couple and I know that he loves me and if I admit it to myself I never stopped loving him either.
"Its not going to be okay Peyt, he has finished with me for good."
"Well you're young I'm sure there's someone out there for you, I mean you won't stay single for long." Peyton said.
"I don't want anyone else"
"I don't know what to say Brooke"
Brooke got up from Peyton's shoulder and stood up. "I need to ask you something"
"What is it Brooke?"
"Do you still have feelings for Lucas?"
Oh my God what am I supposed to say, should I lie? I can't lie, but I don't think Brooke can handle the truth right now she thought.
"Well I think that pause answers my question…..if you didn't have any feelings for him you would have said no straight away" Brooke started to look and sound angry. "I can't believe this is happening again, you promised that you wouldn't come between us this time Peyton!"
"Hey I didn't do anything I kept out of your relationship" Peyton protested
"But he loves you Peyton not me and you haven't denied that you still have feelings for him too"
"Okay I'll be honest with you" Peyton said getting a little mad. "When you two dated the first time you didn't realise that I was totally in love with him, how much seeing you two together hurt me, and you were supposed to be my best friend. But I'll take the blame back then cause you two were technically together and I made a move on him, but I did feel bad why did you think I put a stop to it? Cause I cared about you so much"
"Peyton" Brooke started but then got cut off.
"Let me finish. This time I won't take any of the blame, I didn't try anything when you two were together and I basically kept well out of your relationship. I'm sorry that he finished with you but its not my fault."
"I know its not your fault Peyton but it just makes me mad to think that I've lost him to you again" Brooke replied.
"He came to see me tonight, I'm gonna be honest with you cause you're my best friend and we don't lie to each other anymore. He told me that he loves me and that he wants us to be together properly."
"What did you say…..do you want to be with him too?" Brooke replied.
"I said that I had to think about it cause I don't know whether me and him could ever work, I was also thinking about you, thinking how could I do that to you again. That's why I came to see you I wanted to know how upset you were to see whether getting with Luke would be possible, but you seem really sad so I don't think I'll say yes to him cause I don't want are friendship to end again Brooke"
"When did you realise you had feelings for him, cause you said you didn't try to come between us and I know you didn't so when did you realise?" Brooke asked.
"I suppose the feelings never really went away I learnt to put a wall up when it came to Lucas cause last time he hurt me really bad so I convinced myself that I didn't have feelings for him anymore. But when he confessed his love for me tonight the feelings came rushing back."
"oh" Brooke said. "I'm sorry Peyton I realise now that you are innocent in all of this I didn't mean to take it out on you. I guess me and Luke weren't meant to be, but I don't want to be the reason for you saying no to Luke. You're my best friend P. Sawyer and I don't want that to change, so if you do really love him then go get him, you deserve to be happy."
"Brooke…..are you sure it might be a bit awkward" Peyton replied.
"Look I'll learn to deal with it, and like you said I won't be single for long." Brooke said sounding a little cheerier.
Peyton gave Brooke a big hug "You're the bestest friend ever, you know that?"
"Well yeah I am pretty great…..now what are you waiting for go talk to him" Brooke said as she walked Peyton to the door.
"Are you sure you'll be okay I can stay a while" Peyton said
"I'll be fine do I have to push you out of this door get going, I'll see you at school tomorrow." Brooke said jokingly.
"Okay bye Brooke"
"Bye P. Sawyer" and with that Brooke shut the door.
She made her way back to the couch and started to cry again, she was still upset about her break-up which is understandable, but she knew she had done the right thing. Deep down she always knew that Peyton and Lucas belonged together and there bond was so much stronger. I'll be fine in a week or two when I meet someone new she thought. I don't have a problem with Peyton she did nothing wrong this time, but Lucas he broke my heart again after he swore that he would never cause me pain again, I don't think I can forgive him, well at least not for a while, she thought.
Meanwhile Peyton was in her car she couldn't help but smile she still felt bad about Brooke but she said that she would be okay with it, anyway she practically pushed me out the door to him. Where's my phone she thought she grabbed her bag and finally found it after digging through loads of crap that was stuffed in her bag. She was phoning Lucas "Come on pick up". A few moments later…….
"Hi Peyton what's wrong I wasn't expecting to hear from you tonight"
"I need to talk to you…..like now" she said she couldn't wait till tomorrow she had to get this out now.
"Okay where are you?" He asked.
"I'm in my car, where are you?"
"I'm at Nathan and Haley's"
"Well meet me at the River Court that's in between where you and I am."
"Okay I'll see you soon."
"Was that Peyton?" Haley asked.
"Yeah she wants to talk to me, I've got to go meet her now" Lucas sounded nervous and excited all at the same time "I'll see you at school tomorrow hopefully with some good news."
"Bye Lucas" Haley said.
"Good luck Luke" Nathan added.
"Thanks you guys I'll see you tomorrow" Lucas replied as he left and started for the River Court.