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Chapter 5-

"What the hell is going on here?" Haley exclaimed as she saw Brooke and Lucas inside.

"Haley, it's not what it looks like," Lucas said walking toward her.

"I'm not going to lecture you," Haley said looking down.

"Haley, what's going on?" Brooke asked. Haley shook her head.

"I got to go," Lucas said taking his stuff and leaving.

"Hales, what's going on?"

"Peyton cheated on Lucas."

"No way! With who?"

"I don't think I should tell you," Haley said.

"It doesn't even affect me, why can't I know?"

"It will affect you."

"Who is it?"

"Chase," Haley said very quietly.

"What?" Brooke said trying to stay calm.

"I walked in on Peyton and Chase once and that's why I'm not getting mad at Lucas."

"When did you see this?"

"Two weeks ago."

"That was when I was with him and before Peyton and I got into a fight," Brooke said as the tears came to her eyes.

"I'm sorry Brooke," Haley said putting an arm around her.

"Haley, I think you should leave," she said pulling out of her grasp.

"I'm sorry for telling you Brooke. You needed to know."

"Haley, just go." Haley left Brooke. She was a mess. Her 'best friend' did it again. She lived up to her name once again, lying two faced .

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Brooke patiently waited outside of Chase's house after she knocked. Chase opened the door and didn't say anything.

"Chase, I was just wondering when Peyton told you about the talk we had?" Brooke asked calmly even though inside she felt like screaming.

"Monday night."

"That was a day after the talk and the night you blew me off when I wanted to hang out with you."

"I didn't blow you off."

"Another thing I was wondering was what were you doing hanging out with Peyton that night instead of me?"

"I was giving her back a CD she let me borrow," Chase said looking at his feet.

"Really, I thought you were cheating on me."

"Who told you?" Chase asked finally.

"That doesn't matter. What matters is that you cheated on me," Brooke said as she felt the tears flooding her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Chase said feeling guilty.

"You cheated on me with my best friend," Brooke said as if she was reliving the moment that night with Lucas.

"Brooke, you're in love with Lucas, you deserved it."

"Don't you dare! Don't you dare say that to me."

"What am I supposed to say?"

"I don't know. I'll admit that I love Lucas, but you had my heart. You took me in and told me that I could come to you whenever Peyton and Lucas were bothering me. Then you cheat on me with Peyton and it's all because I deserve it. The only thing I deserve it someone more than you," Brooke said leaving him still standing at his doorstep.

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Lucas lay on his bed staring at his ceiling. What did he just do? Did he really just tell Brooke he loved her? Did he really kiss her? Did he cheat on yet another girl with their best friend? He wished it didn't happen but it felt so right. Kissing Brooke again brought back a lot of memories, good and bad. He loved Peyton but Brooke still had his heart and always would.

"Lucas, are you in here?" Peyton asked opening the door to his room and taking a seat next to him.

"Peyton, we have to talk."

"No, let me talk. I have been acting like a jerk lately and I want to say sorry. I want to give us another chance," Peyton said like it was rehearsed. Lucas was shocked. Peyton leaned in and passionately kissed him but pulled away quickly. She licked her lips.

"Brooke…" Peyton said.

"What?"

"Either you kissed Brooke or you have been wearing her strawberry lip-gloss."

"The second one?" Lucas said. He was getting his girlfriend back but then losing her again.

"I can't believe I was giving us a second chance. You kissed her?"

"Yea, but it was nothing I swear."

"You are a really bad liar," Peyton said grabbing her bag and walking toward the door.

"Peyton wait," Lucas said standing up.

"Just leave it alone Lucas."

"No, I want to talk to you."

"Fine talk, tell me all about it," Peyton said sarcastically.

"I said I loved you and then she kissed me. Haley walked in and I thought she was going to yell at us but she didn't."

"Did she tell you why?" Peyton asked looking down.

"No," Lucas responded. Peyton just kissed him and ran out the door. She sat in her car crying.

"Hey ," Brooke said walking along the side of her car. Peyton rolled down the car window.

"I'm sorry Brooke, for everything."

"You said that way too many times to me."

"I mean it."

"You and my boyfriend…again. I don't get it, is it only who I date that you are attracted to while I'm dating them? Peyton, I know about you and Chase but Lucas doesn't. I'm going to tell him."

"No, Brooke," Peyton said getting out of the car, "I know about your kiss."

"It lasted about two seconds so just let it go."

"I love Lucas, so just stay away from him."

"I'm not going to do that."

"I guess I'll just sleep with Chase again."

"That wouldn't matter; I'm in love with Lucas right?" Peyton just shook her head and drove away in her car.

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Haley was dealing with enough already without the guilt from telling Brooke about Peyton and Chase. She was going on tour with Chris and leaving her baby and husband behind…again. She just wanted that feeling of being onstage again but what she really wanted was Chris to finally leave her and her family alone.

"Hey Nate," Haley said joining him on the couch.

"Haley, you don't have to go."

"I do."

"You really want this marriage to terminate like it did last time."

"No, it's Chris. You want him to leave us alone right?"

"I knew it was about him. I don't get you Haley; you'll ruin us for him."

"That's not it Nathan."

"Then what is it? Are you going away with Chris for me? That doesn't really make sense," Nathan said slamming the door as he left. Haley broke down and then heard James crying in the other room. She wiped her eyes and went to the light blue painted room. She cradled him in her arms and saw how he had Nathan's eyes and the tears started again. Why couldn't things just be simple like when they first got married? The most she had to worry about was a stripper at the bachelor party. Now it was so much more.

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