"I'm sorry" Brooke said as she came back to the table and sat down on her chair again. She couldn't believe she just ran into him again. What a small world. Brooke looked at his table and saw him smirk at her. Somehow she was pretty sure that she just blushed. She caught herself and looked at the table and grinned at her little friend. She needed to focus on something else. Haley smiled sweetly at Brooke as she could totally see her blush and Dean wondered why the girl was blushing but felt his wife's hand squeeze his. Jamie was pocking in his food and Brooke wondered if her news would make the blonde guy happy again.
"But you will love me" Brooke looked at Jamie didn't look up and the brunette started to wonder if she missed something.
"What's with your face?" she asked confused and his parents shared a smirk.
"Nothing" he mumbled and she looked at Haley and Dean surprised. While Dean nodded towards his wife, so she could reveal the big secret.
"I think he might be jealous" Haley whispered softly and Jamie looked angry at her while Brooke started to feel sorry. She tried to search for the right words to say.
"Sorry I took him away from the table, but he suggested a walk together in the park. I mean only if you guys are okay with it!" She looked at his parents and they both nodded in agreement. "Isn't that something?"
"Whatever" Jamie whispered and Brooke looked surprised. She thought that this would make the guy grin all over his face and here he was still pocking in his food. She looked confused from Haley to Dean who now thought of a way to explain it better to her.
"I think he is jealous of Nathan, not you" Dean explained and Brooke was even more touched. She watched the little guy and saw how Jamie gave Dean a daring look and Brooke leaned closer to the him and gave him a hug.
"I'm sorry Jamie" she whispered "a girl should never leave her date to talk to an old friend, will you forgive me?" she wondered in a sweet voice of hers.
"Well…" Jamie looked up at her and she placed a little kiss on his cheek.
"Okay" he smiled broadly now all the weird things he thoughts about his idol were gone; it was just that he liked Brooke and her attention.
"I guess I tell Nathan that he won't meet us at the park then" Brooke playfully turned away to glance at Nathan and waited for his reaction.
"I didn't say…" Jamie stopped her and Brooke laughed. Of course now he also heard all the things she just told him and was exciting.
"So he really wants to meet with me again? Do you think he will play ball with me?" Jamie asked and Dean pouted a little.
"What's wrong?" Haley asked in whisper and he sighed.
"Well he is never this excited if I suggest playing ball" Dean muttered and Haley laughed.
"That's because you aren't good" she said and he dared her to repeat it again before he gave her a small kiss.
"If it's okay with your parents" Brooke emphasized after she watched this sweet scene. Haley and Dean seemed like a perfect couple to her and she wondered if it was hard to stay in love like this.
Haley and Dean both nodded and Jamie grinned at her.
"You're the best nanny ever" he said "so when will we meet him?" he started with a simple question which was followed by million more. Haley and Dean smiled at their son's excitement.
"So you're sure you don't want me to bring him to bed?" Brooke asked again and Dean nodded his head - though something in him wasn't happy with the idea of her being alone with Nathan. He wondered if the talk they had in the morning had something to do with his new attitude. Would it have been better if he knew that she dumped the guy? He wasn't sure. Or was it this casual thing that was bothering him? Still he nodded and Haley's hand caressed his arm.
"You are okay with your old parents bringing you to bed, right sweetheart?" Haley asked and Jamie just nodded because he felt his dad's hand on his shoulder.
"Yes" he mumbled and Haley laughed.
"Well isn't that lovely" she said and looked at Brooke.
"We're sure, go out have a nice time" Haley winked at her "you deserve some alone time with this cute guy" she whispered towards Brooke and Dean gave her a daring look.
"Oh really you think he is cute?" he asked and Hales smirked at him. He made a mental note that Haley was indeed checking out other men, so him checking out Brooke was totally normal.
"Not better than you, but cute you know" she kissed him softly on his lips "but you're already taken, remember?" she asked and he nodded before he received a kiss. Yeah, this was true. He had no right to be jealous here, nor did he want to feel like he felt right now. He watched the brunette knee down and told Jamie good night, before she walked off to the table where the whole basketball team of Nathan Scott was sitting. She was relieved that the Winchesters were as easygoing as Quinn had described them and Brooke was desperately waiting for her best friend to visit them soon.
"Come on buddy" Dean put his hand on Jamie's back and they walked towards the car. He had his sweet family back, thanks to the new nanny. Still he somehow was hoping that she wouldn't come home late.
"Hey" Brooke leaned over at Nathan who was surprised that she remembered to step by "hope I don't interrupt the fun" she wondered and looked into the crowd.
"Brooke Davis?" another familiar voice sounded and she turned towards Clay.
"Hey" she smiled brightly and Nathan looked confused.
"How are you?" she wondered and hugged him. It's been a while since she had seen the blonde guy.
"I'm fine… actually I am the new manager of the 23 here" he threw Nathan a look and Brooke followed his gaze.
"Still 23?" she wondered and Nathan smirked.
"Well I like to keep it simple" he admitted and she gave him a smile nod.
"So how is Quinn?" Brooke wondered and Clay laughed.
"She misses her best friend and her boyfriend, but she loves it in Africa it really inspires her" Clay explained and finally Nathan understood the whole situation.
"So your Quinn is her Quinn?" he wondered and they both nodded as if it was the most normal thing.
"You didn't know?" Brooke wondered.
"Well he tells me different stories about his girlfriend and you never mentioned your best friend was dating a guy named Clay…it was just a guy you know?" Nathan tried to defend himself.
"Oh gee thanks, now I feel special" Clay said and Brooke rolled her eyes.
"You weren't important in the stories, sorry" she exhaled.
"I thought we were kind of friends as well" he said stubborn and Brooke laughed.
"Og course we are, but Nathan and I…we haven't talked for a while and the last time we talked you guys were just starting dating…so you were a nobody…to me" Brooke grinned and Nathan laughed.
"Yeah it's been a while we talked last" he sighed and finally got her hazel eyes to rest on his.
"I know" she muttered.
"And we're not always talk about you or Quinn" Brooke pointed out and Clay laughed.
"Alright" he agreed and smiled at Nathan and that's when Brooke finally could let Clay's words sink in.
"You're his what?" she asked.
Nathan and Clay laughed as Nate offered Brooke a seat with a small gesture towards the empty chair. She slowly sat down still confused.
"You know, important people need someone who takes care of them" he emphasized and she laughed. His other teammates were too busy with their own talks and only sometimes stared at her. Brooke was in shock to see these guys here and together and was still a little confused at the circumstances in which she saw them again.
"Alright IP" she laughed as she simply refused to put a V in front of this letters.
They talked about school and where it led them from there and after a while the table emptied until only the three of them were sitting there.
"So you must be the hottest nanny I ever seen" Clay told her and she laughed.
"Well I like the kid and it's a great way to earn some money to work on my designs" she explained and Nathan smiled. She still seemed to be the same - still following her dream just like she told him to.
Clay's cell rang and he excused himself as he walked away.
"Quinn" he whispered and Brooke smiled.
"Say hi from me" she said and he simply nodded and left the table.
"So how are you?" he asked as they sat there alone and she needed to catch her breath before she could even form an answer in her head. Here he was Nathan Scott and though he was somehow friends she still couldn't forget all the things they have been through.
"I'm fine…" she said and smiled softly "stop brooding superstar" she added and he sighed as he knew that she would change the subject. Some things never changed.
"So tell me about being a famous basketball star" she asked and took a sip of her beer. She wasn't ready to talk this through again. They've done it a million times and it never ever had helped either of them. It just made it harder to stay friends. Nathan sighed as he knew that they wouldn't talk about their past again and somehow he still thought there were things they needed to fix.
"They even have you as a game character" she said astonished and he simply gave up. Maybe they needed a nice evening together, just like old times.
"Totally weird, huh?" he asked and ordered a pitcher.
There it was his boyish smile that once got her to sneak out of lessons and make out with him in the dressing room or the hall way. He looked older but was still as good looking as she remembered him to be. His cute blue eyes rested on hers and somehow it was hard to catch her breath. She thought she could escape him…Did he just order a PITCHER for the three of them again?
"Are you trying to get me drunk?" she wondered and leaned closer to look him deeply in his eyes. He just couldn't believe how beautiful this girl was.
"Not the three of us, just you and Clay. I have a game tomorrow" Nathan shook his head and chuckled.
"Oh so you're Mr. Responsibility now" she laughed and bid her tongue for saying this out loud. For a while they remained silent and Nathan smiled softly at her while she bit her lip.
"You know if my biggest fan is watching I must impress him" he joked and she breathed out relieved "plus I need to impress a cute cheerleader" he smirked at her and she felt jealous for a moment.
"So there is a cheerleader" she laughed nervously and he grinned.
"Yeah, actually cheer captain" he went on and she subconsciously started to twist her hands.
"Does your uniform still fit" he winked and now she understood he meant her and smiled softly at him. They flirted like that from time to time, but they never really made anything out of it anymore. There was too much left unsaid and needed to be fixed in the first place and Nathan sighed as he remembered that. So he simply changed the subject. They talked about old times and new trips and after a while they were the only ones left at the bar. Clay left a while ago, but not without making Brooke promise to see each other again soon and of course at the game. It was so familiar and cozy with Nathan that she couldn't believe they haven't seen each other for so long. Still it was getting late and she needed to be fit tomorrow. So she leaned towards Nathan.
"I guess I should go home" Brooke whispered after she looked at the clock. She was close to him and smelled his after shave which was a great smell. She could even feel the warmth of his body and it hurt her a bit, so she moved away quickly.
"I take you home" Nathan insisted and waved a waiter to their table to pay. Brooke thought about ways to escape this, but knew that she wouldn't find any. So she simply agreed.
