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Chapter Summary: Brooke and Haley record their second song. Haley comes to decision when she goes to a concert with Nathan.
Music in my Heart
Chapter 4 – Since You Been Gone
Nathan paced back and forth as he processed what Chris said about Haley and Brooke. Chris swiveled slightly in the chair as he watched Nathan.
"Nate, I'm telling you, you need to make a move. There is definitely something going on with them."
Nathan continued to pace. "That's my wife dude."
"Yeah, well your wife has a girlfriend so you better do something."
Nathan stopped and grabbed onto the arms of Chris' chair. "Don't push me Keller."
Chris put his hands up. "Whoa don't shoot the messenger."
Nathan let go of the chair and paced again. "I don't even believe you yet anyways."
"You think I'm lying?" Chris said with a small laugh.
"I think you like to stir up shit that isn't even there."
"Oh trust me, its there."
Nathan stopped pacing and crossed his arms as he stared at Chris.
"Look, believe me or don't. They should be here any minute to work on the next song, anyways. You can see for yourself."
Nathan's mouth dropped open. "Chris, you dumb ass, you should have told me she was coming. She can't catch me here."
"Relax" Chris said as he got out of the chair. "Just go down the hall and around the corner. Once you see them come in head back this way. Once they are in the sound booth, I'll open the door a little so you can watch. They won't be able to see you."
"Fine. But if you're wrong, I'm coming back in here to kick your ass. I just don't know what to do if you're right."
"Way ahead of you." Chris said as he reached into his back pocket and tossed an envelope to Nathan.
"What's this?" Nathan said as he opened the envelope. Chris knew he didn't need to answer when he saw the evil smile spread across Nathan's face when he saw the two concert tickets.
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"Okay so what lame ass chick song did you pick to do next?" Chris said.
Haley just glared at him for a moment before deciding to ignore the comment as she handed him a copy of the lyrics. He read the title out loud.
"Since You Been Gone. Kelly Clarkson." He looked at Haley again. "Huh, like I said, lame ass chick song."
This time Haley decided to swat at him with her copy of the lyrics. He tried to block it then laughed again.
"Hey, hey, okay, I'm kidding. It's not that bad." He said as he continued to read the lyrics to himself. He eventually said, "It's actually kind of fitting for that pinning after Nathan attitude of yours."
Haley dropped her head a little and frowned.
"Keep reading." Brooke said with a smirk as she put a comforting hand on Haley's back.
Chris read through the chorus and the smile fell from his face. Oh shit, she is gonna go after Brooke. He tried to keep his composure, knowing Nathan was right outside the door. "I take it back, looks like you are finally taking my advice and moving on."
Haley looked at Brooke then at Chris. "What lyric sheet are you too reading? This is a love song, it's about wanting what you've lost."
Chris smiled at her. "Read it again Haley. It sounds like a moving on song to me." He said then turned his attention the mixing board.
Me too. Brooke thought.
Haley breathed out in frustration as she read the lyrics again. See, there's the love, then the loss, then... oops, it is a moving on song.
Brooke lightly rubbed Haley's arm to get her attention.
Haley turned and looked at Brooke then they smiled at each other.
"You doing this or not?" Brooke asked gently.
"No." Haley said as she looked back down at the lyrics. Brooke frowned.
"WE'RE doing this." Haley said with a smile as she grabbed Brooke by the hand and dragged them toward the sound booth. Brooke laughed and shook her head as she realized she'd allow herself to be lead anywhere by Haley. Chris watched the girls go into the sound booth and sit down on the stools. Chris rolled his chair over to the door. He dimmed the lights in the mixing room then opened the door slightly. He then rolled back to the mixing board and looked back to see Nathan standing there.
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Brooke smiled as she noticed that Haley had a habit of pacing around the sound booth when she was trying to focus on a recording. She's cute when she's focused like this.
"It's not right." Haley said.
"What's wrong with it?" Brooke asked smirking. Sounds great to me.
"I don't know." Haley said.
"Is it me?" Brooke asked.
Haley stopped pacing immediately. Oh don't think that Brooke. Haley smiled at Brooke then walked over to sit on the stool next to her. She leaned over and placed her head on Brooke's lap. "Brooke, I promise it's not you."
Brooke smiled and placed a hand on top of Haley's head. Haley smiled then sat up again.
"Sorry." Haley said softly.
"No, don't be." Brooke said immediately. She gently smiled at Haley and whispered. "I was actually just thinking that after yesterday, I feel so far away from you today."
Haley smiled back. "I know what you mean," she whispered. Then it hit her. "That's it."
"That's what?" Brooke said confused.
"Our voices aren't blending the way they should. We sound too far apart. Music is in the heart right. Well, if we need to sound together then we need to be singing together."
Haley grabbed Brooke's hand and pulled her up off of the stool and toward the mic. She then walked over to the other mic and picked up her music stand bringing it over next to Brooke's. They smiled at each other as they put their head sets on.
"Chris, lets do this." Haley said into the mic.
"You got it." They heard Chris say over the intercom.
Both girls looked at each other and smiled while they both breathed out. Brooke watched Haley close her eyes as the music began. Brooke felt her breath get caught her throat when she saw Haley's lips begin to move.
Here's the thing we
started off friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah
yeah
Since You Been Gone
(Haley was thinking about Nathan and how this song described their relationship.)
You dedicated you
took the time And all you'd ever hear me say
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah
Yeah
Since You Been Gone
Is
how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
(Haley opened her eyes
and glanced over at Brooke. Brooke was looking at Haley, thinking how
angry she was at Nathan for hurting her. It gave her voice a little
extra attitude as she sang with Haley.) But Since
You Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
Im so movin
on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since
You Been Gone
How can I put
it? you put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah yeah
Since
You Been Gone
The girls turned slightly to face each other almost as if they were singing to one another)
How come I'd never
hear you say
I just wanna be with you
I guess you never
felt that way
(Brooke
felt angry again and it could be heard in her voice)
But Since You
Been Gone
I can breathe for the first time
Im so movin on
Yeah
yeah
(Brooke begin to think that her only chance with Haley would be if Nathan stayed away)
Thanks to you
Now
I get what I want
Since You Been Gone
(Both girls were thinking about how Nathan had screwed up)
You had your
chance you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your
mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
Since You
Been Gone
Since You Been Gone
I can breathe for
the first time
Im so movin on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
thanks to you
Now
I get
(Both girls smiled at each other)
I get what I want
(Brooke begin to realize just how bad she wanted Haley to be with her)
I can breathe
for the first time
Im so movin on
(Haley begin to feel that maybe she was ready to move on. She begin to sing with a little bit more attitude in her voice)
Yeah
yeah
Thanks to you
thanks to you
Now
I get
I get
You
should know
you should know
That
I get what I want
(It then hit Haley that it was Brooke that she wanted and it scared her little. She closed her eyes as she finished singing)
Since You Been
Gone
Since You Been Gone
Since You Been Gone
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I can't believe I'm this late. Peyton said as she rushed down the hall toward their recording studio. As she walked past each door, she would slow down to read the number, see that it was wrong, then keep going. She continued to walk down the hall and was about to ask some guy which studio he looking in on, when she realized who it was.
"Nathan?" Peyton asked.
Shit. Busted. He turned around to see Peyton standing behind him with her arms crossed over her chest, looking at him with a raised eyebrow. He sighed.
"Hi Peyton."
"Hey, Peeping Tom."
"I, uh, I was just came to see Haley."
"Uh huh" Peyton said. He is so lying. I dated him long enough to know his lying face.
They just stared at each other for a minute. Peyton finally sighed.
"Well, come on, I'm late enough as it is."
They walked into the studio to see Haley and Brooke sitting on their stools in the sound booth. They watched as the girls continued to laugh and every once in a while they would touch each other on the arm or leg as they laughed and talked. Nathan began to see what Chris was talking about. Peyton looked at Nathan then back at her friends.
Oh boy, things are about to get very interesting around here, Peyton thought
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"Why do you have to go?" Brooke whined.
She lying on her stomach on her bed watching Haley get ready.
"Because its Sheryl Crow." Haley said looking at Brooke through the mirror.
"Yeah, and Nathan." Brooke mumbled.
"I heard that." Haley said in a serious tone followed by a smile as she finished her hair.
"Its just, Haley, you deserve someone who will treat you so much better then he does"
Haley didn't say anything. She just looked at Brooke through the mirror and frowned.
Brooke sighed then got off the bed and walked up behind Haley.
"I just wish you could hang out with me tonight."
Haley caught Brooke's eyes in the mirror as she stopped behind her. They just stood there looking at each other for a moment.
"So do I." She said quietly as she leaned back against Brooke. Why do I feel like I have choose between Nathan and Brooke right now?
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Nathan and Haley drove in an awkward silence to the concert. Both were thinking about how to put in words how they were feeling.
How do you ask my wife if she's seeing another woman?
How do I tell him that I think we should just end this, when I still love him?
They sat through most of the concert in silence as well. Nathan could tell from her body language that she was nervous yet distant. He could see in her eyes that her thoughts were a million miles away.
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Peyton had been enjoying some quiet drawing time when Brooke came bursting into her room. Now Peyton was watching Brooke pace as she continued to rant about the way Nathan was treating Haley. The more Peyton watched the more she began to see that Brooke really did have feelings for Haley.
"I just want to hit him and tell him he is a big idiot for letting this awesome woman go. He doesn't know how lucky he is to have Haley as his wife. Most guys would kill to have a girl like her."
Would you? Peyton thought with a smirk.
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As they drove home Haley decided it was now or never.
"Thank you for tonight Nathan" She said breaking the silence.
"Your welcome." He said looking at her momentarily with a smile.
Haley sighed. "Nathan, what are we gonna do about us?"
He kept looking straight ahead as he drove. "I don't know"
"Nathan, I need you to know. We can't keep on like this."
He looked at her for a moment then back at the road. "Do you know what you want?"
Haley took a deep breathe as she thought about some of the things that Brooke had said. (You gave up the music for him and he still doesn't want you back? That's not fair) She sighed trying to gain as much courage as she could.
"Nathan, it was wrong for me leave you for the tour the way I did but I gave it up. I came home for you. I chose the you over the music and yet months later here we are. You still don't to be with me. It's not fair, you can't have it both ways. So you need to decide right now, if you are going to be with me or if you gonna let me go. You can't have this both ways either."
Haley thought about Brooke again. (you deserve someone who will treat you so much better then he does).
"I deserve to married to someone who I actually get to be with."
Nathan just sighed in frustration and continued to look straight ahead. Here is my chance, she wants to be with me, all I have to do is say yes. But what about Brooke? See, I still can't trust her. I can't do this! I can't be married to someone I don't trust. It was bad enough when I had to worry about Keller but now I have to keep a look out for other girls? I'll go insane! He looked at Haley and frowned. "I still don't know if I can trust you. I don't know if I'll ever be able." He then looked away.
Haley felt like she couldn't breathe as she felt the tears poor down her face.
"Well that's it then." She said quietly.
"I guess so." Nathan responded quietly as well.
Haley looked away from Nathan and out the window as she watched the rain.
Oh God, please let Brooke be home. I need her to hold me.
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Peyton was sitting in her chair drawing as Brooke lay on the bed with her back to the door. Brooke kept looking at the clock. It was past midnight and Haley hadn't called to say she was home yet. They both jumped a little when they unexpectedly heard the bedroom door creek open.
"Haley?" Peyton said as she saw her friend standing in the door way, wet from the rain.
"Haley?" Brooke said excited as turned over but the excitement soon fell from her face.
"Brooke." Haley said crying as she crawled onto the bed and lay down next to Brooke.
Peyton put down her drawing and sat down on the bed on the other side of Haley.
Brooke took Haley in her arms and stroked her back. "Its okay Haley, I'm right here, I got you."
Peyton and Brooke shared a worried look as Haley continued to cry and held onto to Brooke even tighter.
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After lots of crying Haley was able to tell her friends what happened. They had talked for a long time then Peyton eventually fell asleep. The other two continued to talk through the night and could tell that the sun would be coming up soon. Haley was now lying on her back in the middle of her two friends. Brooke had her right arm draped over Haley's waist while keeping her head propped up with her left arm. Haley was tracing small patterns over Brooke's arm as they talked in the dark.
"Are you sure you are okay?" Brooke asked concerned.
"I think I'm going to be. I've known for a while that Nathan and I were over. It just took the wind out of me to finally have us admit it."
Haley looked up at Brooke and gave her a sad smile. Brooke lightly smiled back.
"I'm sorry I just barged in on you guys." Haley said.
"Don't be." Brooke said immediately. I'm glad you did. I missed you.
"It's just when I got home, you weren't there and I really didn't want to be alone." I wanted to be with you. "And I remembered you saying you'd be here."
"You should have called me. I would have come home."
"I know." Haley said as she looked at Brooke. "I know you would do anything for me."
"You got it." Brooke said with a smile. "Anything I can do to make you smile again?"
Haley's eyes shot open for a moment. Wow, was that an open invitation? "No, I don't think so."
"Are you sure?" Brooke said with an evil little smile.
"Yes, I'm sure." Haley said on guard. She is up to no good, I can tell.
"Well how about this." Brooke said as she leaned her down to the exposed part of Haley's stomach and blew very hard resulting in a farting sound. Haley yelped which caused Peyton to groan and put her pillow over her head.
"Brooke that was so mean!" Haley said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Brooke said as she scooted down on the bed to lay her head on Haley's stomach. After a few seconds Brooke did it again causing Haley to yelp again.
Brooke giggled and looked up at Haley. God, she is so beautiful when she laughs.
Haley finally stopped squirming and looked down at Brooke. "Brooke, be nice."
"Oh, alright." Brooke said as she placed a small kiss on Haley's stomach.
Haley felt the butterflies in her stomach do summersaults when she felt Brooke's lips. Brooke noticed Haley tense slightly then relax at the contact. Brooke smiled to herself and then laid her head on Haley's stomach again. She began to trace a pattern around Haley's bellybutton with her finger and she could feel Haley's breath become uneven.
Oh God, I can't believe how good it feels to have her touch me.
I should probably stop touching her like this, but I can't help it. I love feeling her skin
Just then Haley placed a hand on Brooke's head and began playing with her hair.
She's obviously not complaining, Brooke thought with a smile.
As Haley continued to run her hand through Brooke's hair, Brooke allowed her hormones to overpower her better judgment. I need to be touching her. She again placed a small kiss on Haley's well tone stomach. As she did, she felt Haley lightly press closer to her. Oh God, she did it again. Brooke gained more courage and continued to place small kisses all over Haley's stomach.
Without even realizing it, Haley was gently pushing on the back of Brooke's head giving her the encouragement to continue. Please Brooke, don't stop. Brooke's kisses became more passionate and she began to kiss up Haley's body. I need to feel more, kiss more of this amazing woman. Brooke then straddled Haley and she kissed over the cotton covering Haley's breast. Haley was slightly surprised at the electricity that ran through her body as Brooke was able to suck on her nipple through her shirt. Oh wow, how did she manage to do that!
Both girls breath became ragged and Haley allowed her hands to roam over the sides of Brooke's body. God, she has the perfect body. Brooke released the nipple and continued her kissing assault up Haley's neck and lightly sucked on the part under her jaw. Haley moaned which caused Brooke to moan as well. Brooke released her hold on Haley's neck and lifted her head slightly.
They locked eyes for moment then Brooke leaned for their first lip to lip kiss.
Enough body kissing, I need to taste those incredible lips. .
I need to feel her lips on me again.
Before Brooke reached Haley, the girls heard Peyton groan and start to move around. Shit! both girls thought as Haley lightly pushed Brooke off of her while Brooke was already trying to crawl back to her side of the bed. For a moment both girls laid facing Peyton in complete stillness and silence to see if she was going to wake up. They finally saw her stretch and yawn then open her eyes.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey." They responded in unison.
"What are you two doing?"
"Nothing." They said again quickly in unison.
"Okay." Peyton said in suspicion.
She rolled over and looked at the clock. "Eww, 6am? Did you to sleep at all?"
They both shook their heads no.
Peyton yawned then stretched again. "Well, since you two woke me up and have no plans of sleeping, you're treating me to breakfast. Let's go."
Peyton got up out of bed, grabbed some clothes then headed to the bathroom.
"Now you two!" Peyton yelled from the hallway.
Both girls let out a frustrated laugh. Brooke then kissed the back of Haley's head before getting up as well. Haley just laid there for a moment completely mesmerized.
What in the hell just happened? She thought with a smile on her face.
