Back at Andy's stag do, Nathan and Lucas had taken some time away from the rest of the guys, who were getting more alcohol fuelled by the second. They sat on a big leather sofa at the back of the club, and talked about everything, from sports, to cars, to girls. A conversation about how Haley was doing, living in somewhere other than Tree Hill, quickly turned into how good it was to have Brooke back. This was all Lucas' doing, of course.
"…It's weird, up until now, I thought my life was going pretty great, ya know?…and then Brooke comes back…and it's like…it's like, no matter how bad my day is, seeing her just makes me happy. I don't know what it is" Lucas said, as Nathan threw him a look "What?"
"Err, I know what it is?…your into her" Nathan said, in an obvious way. Lucas paused and then began to laugh, Nathan just stared at him, knowing full well that what he was saying was the truth. Lucas was into Brooke, he always had been as far as Nathan was concerned. He just couldn't believe Lucas couldn't see it
"Ok…your crazy. There's no way I'm into Brooke…friends, yes…girlfriend, no" he said, bluntly
"…Alright, whatever you say, man" Nathan said, clearly not believing a word Lucas had just said, he stood up and began to walk towards the bar. Lucas followed
"I'm being serious, dude. There's nothing between me and Brooke" Nathan just nodded his head at Lucas' words "…I mean, is she attractive?…yeah, of course, but that doesn't mean I'm into her. She's a funny, sweet, amazing girl…but that doesn't mean I'm in love with her" Finally Lucas got a reaction out of Nathan, he looked shocked to hear Lucas say 'love', a word he hadn't used in so long
"Hey, I never said you loved her…I just thought you were into her" Nathan said, shocked "Are you in love with her?" he asked. Lucas began to laugh at the fact Nathan had fell for it. Nathan then realised that Lucas had only said it to provoke a reaction from him
"You are too easy, man" Lucas said, as he laughed. Nathan smiled too
"…So, I heard Brooke and Peyton have been spending a lot of time together…do you think there planning some sort of revenge on you?" Nathan said, sarcastically. Lucas just threw him an evil look "Come on, man. They haven't said a word to each other, in what? Two years, and now they come back and everything's fine again" Lucas just rolled his eyes at Nathan "All I'm saying is, just watch your back, alright man?"
"Have you ever thought, that maybe they just grew up and realised it's a waste of time to be bitter about something that doesn't even matter anymore?" Lucas said, implying that Nathan should grow up too. Nathan just shrugged his shoulders
"…It could be a possibility" Nathan said, as Lucas made his way towards the bathroom. As he entered the bathroom, he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He stood there for a few seconds, staring back at his reflection. He wanted to think of something other than her, other than her lips…other than her smile, not the dimples in her cheeks, and definitely not the way she made him feel, but he just couldn't stop himself. He loved the way she made him feel, even though he didn't understand it. But he couldn't let himself get too attached, he had to stop himself from feeling like this because in a few days, she would be going home, going back to her old life, the life that he wasn't a part of. He took his cell from his pocket and found her number, it began to ring. He held it to his ear, just waiting to hear the soft tone of her voice
"Hey dude" said Peyton, obviously a little drunk "How's the stag party going?…because the girls are tearing up this place. I think we may have to send your mom home soon" she said laughing, as she looked at Karen dancing on the bar at Tric "She even tried it on with Tim, what Tim was doing at the girls hen party is a mystery…oh, wait. It's Tim, not such a mystery now" she rambled on
