Chapter Four – Breakfast Maybe Lunch

Brooke couldn't believe that the guy she had been dreaming about for, well really since she had met him was in her arms. She broke away all of a sudden remembering Lindsay was in the room.

Yes Brooke Lindsay, Lucas's new girlfriend.

"So Brooke… what's plans for the day?'

"Well I was wondering if you and Lindsay are not busy if I could have the pleasure of taking you to breakfast?"

"Oh Brooke we would love to but I have to be at practice…"

"Practice, Luke in case you have forgotten you have that HSM and you are not allowed to play"

"HCM, and I'm not playing – I'm coaching, the new ravens actually"

"Wow Luke that's great! But you said we… I can't imagine Lindsay is your assistant coach, so maybe we could do a girls breakfast and I could get to know this girl who has stolen your heart." As Brooke said this she smiled towards Lindsay and gave a little wink

What am I doing asking Lindsay to lunch without Lucas… am I insane? Clearly I am.

"So what do you say Lindsay? Up for a girly gossiping breakfast?"

"Brooke you don't have to invite me just to be nice…"

"Well I wouldn't exactly invite you to be mean now would I?" Brooke responded with a laugh

"C'mon you go get ready and me and Luke can catch up"

Lindsay just laughed to herself no wonder everyone spoke so highly of this girl, even the tabloids really didn't have anything bad to say about the famous Brooke Davis – She could really see herself becoming friends with Brooke.

As Lindsay left the room Brooke took a seat on the bed and threw a towel at Luke….

"You smell and you are dripping…"

"Why thanks Brooke, nice to know you are still honest…"

"So Lindsay seems nice…." For the first time in a long time Brooke was nervous around a guy, and it felt even stranger for that guy to be Lucas. She was never nervous around Lucas – ever.

"Yeah Lindsay is nice" Lucas couldn't help but smile when he said this.

Brooke's heart dropped a little when she say the way Lucas's face lit up and he couldn't help but smile when he spoke about Lindsay.

Brooke and Lucas made small talk which for both of them it felt a little bit forced and both realized they were more comfortable with each other just sitting in silence.

Just as Lindsay walked back into the room Lucas noticed something about Brooke, her smile didn't meet her eyes, and there was no sparkle. Lucas liked to think he knew Brooke, well maybe there were some things he didn't know but he defiantly knew when she was faking her smile, and it made him ask himself why Brooke would be forcing herself to smile.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

"Yo Skillz man, what's up?"

"Luke dwag – who would have thought we would be back here?"

"Yeah I know kind of random… speaking of random, guess who showed up in my bed this morning?" Lucas commented and couldn't help but laugh at the memory

"Your bed? Well I's would be hoping that it wuld be ya gurl Linds. Especially considering we have had the cheating / love triangle talk a couple of times no Luke."

"Well if this does turn into a love triangle at all we will have to blame Lindsay – as she was the one who was found in bed being straddled by someone…."

"Say what Luke – and you are here all guess what man… I don't get it…"

"It was Brooke…"

"Brooke, famous Brooke Davis, love of you life till the blonde thing came along Brooke"

Lucas cringed at Skillz description of Brooke, she was the love of his life, well his high school like at least and he had thrown that away because of rejection. So many thought it was because of Peyton, but she was just there when Brooke gave up and walked away.

"Yes the one and only" Lucas could see Skillz mind ticking over, but he didn't have time to explain as his new team started running into the gym.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Brooke still couldn't believe that she had invited Lindsay to breakfast without Lucas. She clearly was insane.

Brooke and Lindsay sat down across from each other at a small café Brooke had never been to before. Brooke still couldn't believe that Karen's café was no longer. They had walked past the building that use to be Karen's café and Brooke felt so sad. It was like her whole high school life was disappearing.

Lindsay started chatting away to Brooke about how when Lucas had first asked her to move to Tree Hill she was so scared and thought maybe it would be a little drama filled but now being here she felt like Tree Hill was her home.

"So Brooke, what does bring you back to Tree Hill? Just from Luke's reaction this morning I would guess he didn't know that you were coming, and I only saw Hayley yesterday and I'm sure she would have mentioned you coming back."

"Well to be honest I really only decided to come back yesterday, and no one knew about it. I like surprises so I assume everyone else does."

"So are you back for long? Or just visiting?"

"To be honest Lindsay I don't know, I came back more for Peyton than me but now I'm back I feel like this is where I belong."

Lindsay and Brooke's breakfast went really well and before they knew it over 3 hours had passed with the two girls chatting like they were old friends.

There had only been one awkward moment and that was at the mention of Peyton's name. When Brooke told the story about their road trip to Honeygrove and Brooke didn't sensor the story about the part where they walked in on Lucas and Peyton having sex, Brooke could see Lindsay flinch at the mention of the two of them together.

Brooke understood Lindsay's reaction toward Peyton, she herself had spent her entire relationship with Lucas always wondering if he wanted Peyton and not her, and she thought maybe that's how Lindsay felt.

The girls decided it was time to get going so Lindsay went inside to pay for the bill. As soon as she was out of sight, Brooke turned around to someone calling her name.

"Oh Peyton, what you doing?"

"Well I was about to ask you the same thing? Where you been all morning?

"Well I arh umm you know…." Brooke was stalling debating in her head the best way to tell Peyton that she had gone and seen Lucas this morning and that for the rest of the morning she had spent it with Lindsay – the girl Brooke swore Peyton thought of the enemy. Brooke looked up about to begin to explain to Peyton when Lindsay arrived back at the table.

"Umm Peyton this is Lindsay – Lucas's girlfriend"

When Brooke looked up at Peyton she could she the internal battle she was having

"Oh hi… I didn't know you to knew each other?"

Brooke tried to take control of the situation…

"Well funny thing Peyt, we don't just met the first time this morning when I went to say hi to Lucas and I accidentally ended up straddling Lindsay here, so I thought the least I could do was take the girl to breakfast."

Again the battle Peyton was fighting within was clearly visible on her face

Both Lindsay and Brooke were laughing at the memory of their first meeting

"Well it sounds like it was one of those had to be there moments" Peyton practically spat out.

Lindsay took this as her cue to leave.

"Well Brooke thanks for breakfast, and Peyton it was lovely to meet you."

"Yeah you too" Peyton practically grunted back

"Seriously Linds, don't even mention it I had a great time, we should do it again"

As soon as Lindsay had walked away, Peyton turned to Brooke, the rage and anger was clearly evident in her eyes

"Brooke, what the fuck?"

"What do you mean Peyton?"

"Going and seeing Lucas, being buddy with his girlfriend, I thought you were my best friend?"

"Peyton I am your best friend, but Lucas is also my friend and like I would with all of my friends I am making an effort to get to know his girlfriend. I don't see what the big deal is?"

"Sorry Brooke, I know I'm overacting, but I just don't want to think about Lucas with a girlfriend."

"Well hate to be the one to break it to you, but he does have a girlfriend, he has moved on from you Peyton and I know I'm going to sound like a bitch but you have no one to blame but yourself."

Peyton started to think about what Brooke said, and she was right. She was the reason her and Lucas were no longer together.

Peyton had left Lucas, and all she could think about was the proposal, well that and how Brooke had told Lucas about a new relationship she was in and not herself. She tried to call Brooke, she needed her best friend to help her with this decision and since Lucas had informed her that Brooke was seeing someone she didn't see how it would be awkward.

All she got was voicemail, she didn't leave a message. Instead she went to the bar down the street; the one she knew she could be invisible.

After a few drinks, Peyton really wasn't getting the buzz that she normal did from a couple of drinks. It was then she decided she should go home; it was then that the guy turned to her and started to make conversation. She was polite back and maybe that's what she needed a stranger to help her with her problems, someone she could be completely honest without the fear of hurting someone's feelings.

The conversation between her and the stranger flowed; it was like there was something, destiny maybe pulling them together. They talked about everything, well not everything. Peyton couldn't bring herself to tell the stranger about Lucas, there was something inside of her stopping her from telling the stranger about her boyfriend.

They had been talking for close to 3 hours, when the stranger leaned in and kissed her, at first it was gentle and caring but Peyton started kissing him back and the kiss was full of passion and lust. It was Peyton that suggested they go back to his place. He responded that he had just moved here and was crashing on a friends couch so there would be no privacy. Peyton thought about and said they could go back to her place, for once Lucas was staying at a hotel.

Their night was full of passion, sex so amazing she had never experienced anything like it. It wasn't like she'd had sex with a lot of people, with Nathan; the sex had been normal teenage sex nothing special but nothing terrible. With Jake there was electricity but it was safe, no talking dirty, no goose bumps just because he kissed her in the right spot. And Lucas it was sweet, maybe that was what making love was. But she had always wondered if maybe it was her, the way Brooke had always describe sex, especially with Lucas was amazing – it had never been anything but amazing but that wasn't the same with Peyton and Lucas.

It was early in the morning and the stranger rolled over and blew on her ear, enough to wake her up but not to startle her. He stated he should get going, but did she maybe want to go for one more round before he left. How could she say no? It was the most amazing sex she'd ever had.

But if only she had said no, told him to leave, the nightmare she was about to encounter would have never occurred.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Spoiler for next chapter – Lots of Brucas. Please review – it helps me get motivated.