Brooke wakes up and it takes a minute for her to acclimate to where she is. Then all of a sudden she panics and jumps up. She runs down the hallway.
"Sawyer, Sawyer, where are you buddy?"
She enters the kitchen and Peyton is standing there.
"Good morning" Peyton says with a smile
"Um… Good morning?" Brooke says
Peyton laughs a little at her confusion "When I got home last night you were sound to sleep in Sawyer's room and I didn't have the heart to wake you. I hope that's ok. You two looked so cute."
"Oh, yeah that's fine" Brooke says still a little confused "Um, where's Sawyer? I'd like to say good bye before I leave"
"He's at Lucas' apartment saying good bye. He should be back in a few minutes because I told him breakfast was almost ready. If you're not in a hurry I made plenty"
"Um…" Brooke felt a little awkward but she was hungry and she knew that she didn't have anything at home that smelled this good.
"Oh, your phone's been blowing up all morning. Someone is really trying to get a hold of you"
Brooke starts laughing "It's probably my roommate. She works nights and when she got home she was probably worried about me. I'll just go and see"
Brooke walks out of the kitchen and finds her phone in the living room. She looks at it and there were 22 text messages all from Rachel. She started reading them and started laughing hysterically. Peyton walks in with a cup of coffee and looks at her oddly.
Brooke takes the coffee from her "Thank you"
"You're welcome is everything ok?"
"Yes, my roommate thinks you killed me and stuffed me in a basement somewhere or that you have me bound and gagged so I can't respond to her. She watches too many crime shows on TV. I texted her and told her that I'm fine and I just fell asleep here last night"
"Oh good" Peyton says smiling "I'd hate for the NYPD to show up at my door this morning. I don't even have my make-up on yet"
Brooke starts laughing "You look just fine"
Peyton blushed a little "Oh, I most forgot. Everyone loved your dress last night. I had people asking me left and right who the designer was. I hope you don't mind but I gave a few people your number. There are a couple more of these things coming up and they were hoping that you'd be able to design a dress for them. I told them I'd talk to you and if you had a problem with them contacting you I'd let them know."
Brooke's eye widened "No, not at all. Thank you! I'd love the opportunity"
"I know you don't live nearby so I told them to call you when you were at the studio and you could set up meetings there."
"Really? Are you sure about that?"
"Positive."
"Wow, thanks"
"You're welcome" Peyton says with a soft smile
Brooke sighs "I don't mean to be nosey and if I'm crossing a line here please let me know but where is Sawyer's father?"
Peyton's face dropped "Why did he ask about him?" she says in a panic
"No" Brooke says "I'm sorry. I was just wondering"
Peyton sighs in relief "No, that's ok don't be sorry. Sawyer has never asked me about his father and I'm afraid of when he does because we're not sure what we're going to tell him"
"Oh, I see" Brooke says
Peyton sighs again "Lucas is Sawyer's father"
"Oh" Brooke says "So you two…"
Peyton laughs "No not at all. We never have been. Lucas is my best friend in the whole entire world. We grew up in Buffalo together. A few years ago I decided I wanted to have a baby. I didn't want to wait. Everyone told me I was young but I didn't care. I went to Lucas first and asked him if he would be my donor. He said yes and gave me Sawyer. I gave Sawyer Lucas' last name because it was a truly generous thing for Lucas to do but Lucas didn't want daddy rights. He was young and didn't want to be a father. I was ok with that because that's not why I asked him. I asked him because I wanted my baby's father to be someone I knew. Sawyer has never asked me about his dad or why he has his "Uncle" Lucas' last name. I'm worried when he does"
Brooke just looked at Peyton and couldn't believe she just shared that with her.
"I'm sorry" Peyton says "Maybe I shared too much information"
"No, no. Not at all" Brooke says "Thank you for trusting me enough to share it with me"
"Well you're an important person in Sawyer's life and someday you may be the person he asks and I'd want you to have the facts and come to me so I can explain it to him. Or help me figure out how to explain it to him."
Just then the door to the penthouse flies open and Sawyer came running in. "Momma, is Brooke still here?"
"I sure am" Brooke says as he rounds the corner and sees her sitting there
"HI!" He shouts and jumps up on her lap to give her a hug "Are you going to have breakfast with us?"
"I am" Brooke says
"Yea!" Sawyer says looking at his momma "Uncle Lucas says bye and he'll see us in two weeks"
"Ok" Peyton says "Well breakfast is ready if you guys are ready to eat"
"I am" Sawyer says looking at Brooke "Come on Brooke"
Brooke lifts Sawyer up so she can stand and puts him on her hip. They walk into the kitchen and Brooke puts Sawyer on a barstool. "Can I help you with anything, Peyton?" She asks
"Sure, would you mind getting Sawyer a glass of juice?"
"No not at all. Do you need anything else out of the fridge?"
"Just to butter, please. I made French toast and bacon"
"My favorites!" Sawyer says happily
"I know baby that's why I made them"
Brooke pours Sawyer a sippy cup of milk and puts the butter on the counter. She then sits down but feels funny. "I feel kind of funny just sitting here. Are you sure there's nothing else I can do?"
"Nope I'm just getting the stuff out of the oven. It's really no trouble."
"ok" Brooke says and Peyton puts a tray of French toast and bacon on the bar in front of them.
Sawyer's eyes light up as he takes his fork and grabs a piece of French toast and Brooke laughs at him.
"Want some help buddy?" She asks him
"Yes, please. Will you cut it up for me?"
"Sure will little man" Brooke says
Brooke cuts up Sawyer's breakfast while Peyton refills their coffee cups and sits down on the stool across from Sawyer looking at Sawyer and Brooke. Everyone starts eating and Sawyer is telling Peyton all about his night with Brooke. When he finishes Peyton smiles.
"It sounds like you two had a lot of fun"
"We did momma" Sawyer says taking another bite "Oh, and do you know what else momma?" he asks
"No, what baby?" She says with a smile on her face
"Brooke dates girls just like you do!"
In that moment both women started choking on the food they had in their mouths and look at Sawyer.
He just kept talking "I think you two should go on a date. She likes me not like Aunt Lydia and so she won't tell you that she hates me because she doesn't"
Peyton looks at Sawyer and then Brooke. She sees the shock and terror in Brooke's eyes.
"Sawyer!" She says "Why in the world would you think Brooke dates girls?" That's why she thought Brooke looked upset
"because she told me last night"
"Did you ask her?" Peyton asks
"Yes" Sawyer said "I wanted to know if she dated girls like you or boys like Aunt Haley. She said she dated girls and I told her that you two should date."
Peyton looks at Brooke again "I'm so sorry he put you in that position. He should have never asked you that. That's none of our business, Sawyer. I really am sorry. He's just a little boy. He didn't mean any harm by it, really"
Brooke starts laughing "Peyton, really it's ok. I know he's a little boy and he was just wondering. I tried to get him off the topic last night but he kept asking. I didn't want to lie to him so I told him the truth."
"Sawyer what in the world would make you ask Brooke something like that?"
"I want her to be your girlfriend. I like Brooke a lot momma. She's really nice to me and she made you smile last night with that dress she made you. You don't smile that much anymore so I thought she should be your girlfriend." Sawyer says with tears in his eyes because he can tell that Peyton and Brooke are upset with him
Peyton sighs "Brooke… really I'm sorry"
"It's fine, Peyton. Really. I mean I'm honored that he likes me enough to think we should be together. I explained to him though that I work for you and if we went out on a date and didn't like each other that I wouldn't be able to work here anymore and we wouldn't see each other."
"But I know momma would like you, Brooke"
Brooke could tell that Peyton was really uncomfortable. She looks at her watch "Oh, look at the time. I didn't realize it was so late. I should probably get going. Thanks for the breakfast"
Peyton stands up "Oh, no problem. It's going to be a few minutes before I can get a car here"
"That's ok" Brooke says "I can take the subway home"
"No don't be silly. At least let me pay for a cab."
"No really I can take the subway"
"Oh I have to pay you for last night too"
"You can just pay me later"
Peyton was looking a little flustered and Brooke thought it was cute.
"No, no, no" Peyton says "I'll pay you now and I'll pay for your cab"
"If you insist" Brooke says just trying to get the hell out of there.
Peyton walks into her bedroom and Sawyer looks at Brooke "Are you mad at me?" He says still with tears streaming down his face
"No buddy I'm not mad at you" Brooke says picking him up and giving him a hug "I just have to go home but I'll see you tomorrow, ok?"
"Ok" Sawyer says hugging here tightly not letting go
Peyton walks back into the room "Here you go. Here's what I owe you for last night and money for the cab. I'm really sorry about all of this Brooke. I hope…"
"It's fine Peyton really. I'll see you tomorrow"
Peyton takes a deep breath "Ok, good"
Brooke walked out of the apartment and Peyton turned to look at Sawyer.
"Am I in trouble momma?" He asks
She looks at his face and didn't think she could be mad at him "No, baby you're not in trouble but what would make you ask Brooke something like that?"
"Because momma she's wonderful!"
Peyton smiles "I'm glad you like Brooke sweetheart but you can't ask people if they date boys or girls. That's personal and people don't like to share personal information"
"I'm sorry momma" Sawyer says "Can you ask Brooke out on a date?"
Peyton shakes her head "Sawyer, I don't even know Brooke that well. How can I ask her out on a date?"
Whoa… wait a minute! Peyton thought. She couldn't believe that she didn't tell Sawyer she didn't want to ask Brooke on a date but that she couldn't.
"Well we should invite her over for dinner so you can get to know her better and if you two like each other she can move in with us and be your girlfriend"
"Seriously who have you been talking to?" Peyton asks looking at her son in confusion
"Uncle Lucas" Sawyer says smiling "he said that's how you get a girlfriend so that's what you should do"
"Well remind me to have a little chat with Uncle Lucas when he gets home"
"Ok" Sawyer says "I will. Now call Brooke and invite her over for dinner"
"No" Peyton says "Now go get yourself dressed so we can go over and see Aunt Haley"
"Ok, fine" Sawyer says
Sawyer runs down the hallway and Peyton sighs. She didn't know what to do or how Brooke was going to react tomorrow. She just hoped Sawyer didn't offend Brooke.
The next morning Brooke walks into Peyton's office like nothing happened.
"Good morning" She says with a smile and Peyton looks up from her paperwork
"Hi" Peyton says "How are you this morning?"
"I'm great thanks. Where's my little man this morning" Brooke asks looking around for Sawyer
"He went down to the coffee cart to see what kind of goodies were on it this morning"
"Oh, I see" Brooke says "I was going to see if I could take him to breakfast this morning and then to the warehouse. There was a new shipment of material"
Peyton smiles "I'm not sure how well behaved he'll be in a material warehouse"
"I'm sure he'll be great if you don't mind me taking him. I know you have wanted us to stay here until you got to know me a little better but I promise I'll take good care of him"
"I know you will" Peyton says and a perplexed look crosses her face
"Is everything ok?" Brooke asks
"About yesterday" Peyton began
"Water under the bridge." Brooke replies "Sawyer is little and he doesn't understand how all of this works in the adult world. So what he outed us both. No big deal. I'm not ashamed of who I am."
"Me either" Peyton says "Everyone here knows."
"Don't sweat it. I'm not that kind of person who gets weird about that kind of stuff. Believe me I've had lesser men try to set me up with much worse than you." Brooke says with a smile "I'm glad that Sawyer likes me as much as he does and I think it's sweet that he's trying to make you happy again. I know how hard break ups can be. I was in a relationship with my girlfriend since our junior year of high school. When my designs didn't make it and the money didn't come in like she thought it would she left. We were together almost 7 years."
Peyton looks at Brooke "I'm so sorry Brooke"
"Hey shit happens" Brooke says "I mean don't get me wrong I was devastated and cried and didn't get out of bed for 3 months. Then my friend, Rachel, came and knocked some sense into me."
"Wow, 7 years"
"Yeah" Brooke says smiling "I thought we were going to spend our life together"
"Brook!" Sawyer screams from the doorway
"Hey little man" Brooke says turning around smiling "How are you today?"
"I'm great!" Sawyer says "I've been waiting to see you all day"
"Me too" Brooke says "but it's only 9 in the morning"
"I know but I missed you"
Brooke smiles at him "Well I missed you too. So how would you like to go somewhere with me today?"
"Where?" Sawyer asks
"A big building full of material"
"Huh?" Sawyer asks with a funny look on his face
"Remember how I made momma that pretty dress?"
"Yes"
"Well I got the fabric from this big building and I have to go back today and get some more and I thought maybe you'd like to go with me. I also thought we'd go to IHOP after"
Sawyer's eyes light up "IHOP"
"IHOP"
He turns and looks at Peyton "Can I go momma?"
"Sure baby" Peyton says grabbing her purse and taking out her wallet "Here" she says handing Brooke a credit card "Charge all your material. Buy tons of it and make a bunch of dresses. On the lobby floor of this building is a boutique. I know the owner. She was one of the admirers of your dress the other night. I'm sure if I take your dresses to her she'll display them there."
Brooke looks at Peyton "There is no way I can do that"
"Listen, I think you have talent and I think you need a little help. It takes money to make money. You don't have money I do let me help you out."
"I have enough money to make a few dresses and if they sell then I can make more"
"Take the card, Brooke" Peyton says "When you start making tons of money I'll collect"
Brooke looks at Peyton "Why are you doing this?"
"Because you are talented and everyone wanted one of your dresses the other night. I know it can't be cheap and I know that you don't have a lot of money. You're important to Sawyer and you've been so wonderful to him. I want to do something nice for you because you don't know how comforting it is for me to know that when I'm not with him he's happy and loved"
"Thank you" Brooke says walking over and hugging Peyton. Peyton was caught off guard and didn't know what to do but then wrapped her arms around Brooke.
"You're welcome" Peyton says "You two go and have fun"
Sawyer looks at his momma and smiles "Momma, what are you doing today?"
"Working" Peyton says looking at him
"Well have you ever been to a warehouse full of material?"
"No" Peyton says
"Don't you think it would be fun to see a warehouse full of material?"
"Maybe I guess" Peyton says
"Brooke, can momma come too?"
Brooke looks at Sawyer "Well if she wants to sure but I think she has better things to do than go to a warehouse, buddy"
Peyton was kind of interested in seeing this place and all the different fabric it contained. She also wanted to get to know Brooke better so she thought maybe she should tag along.
"Actually, Brooke, if you don't mind my morning is free and I would be interested in seeing this place. The only industry I've ever been involved in is this one so it would be great to see how other things work"
Brooke sighs and plasters a big smile on her face "Well then let's go. The warehouse opens at 10 so my friend let's me in at 9:30 so I can get all the fabric I like and then check out a little after 10"
"That's really nice of her. She must be a really good friend"
"I wouldn't say that." Brooke says "We just help each other out"
Peyton was confused for a minute and then she realized what Brooke was talking about "Oh"
"Not anymore but she still calls me because she knows how much this all means to me"
"I see" Peyton says "I have a car downstairs we can take that if you'd like"
"Ok" Brooke says smiling
Peyton, Brooke and Sawyer walk out of Peyton's office and Liz and Mel are sitting at the desk. Peyton stops and looks at them "We're going to take care of some business and we'll be back sometime this afternoon. If I'm not back then take care of things around here"
"Sounds good" Mel says
"Have fun" Liz says
The three get on the elevator and Liz looks at Mel. "They are going to be a great couple!"
"What?" Mel says shocked
"Brooke's gay" Liz says
"She is?"
"That's why I pushed so hard for Peyton to interview her. They are perfect for each other and I know they're going to make a wonderful family"
"Well this is the first time Peyton has ever left the office in the middle of the day without having a business meeting somewhere else"
"Exactly!" Liz says "Mark my word, they'll be together!"
Mel just shakes her head and gets up to get another cup of coffee.
Peyton, Brooke and Sawyer reach the lobby and Sawyer takes both of their hands in his. Peyton watches how Brooke responds to that and notices she doesn't even bat an eye she just holds his hand. Lydia would never walk anywhere holding Sawyer's hand if he was holding Peyton's as well. She didn't want anyone to think she was his mother.
"So where is this warehouse?" Peyton asks
"Off of Madison Ave. on 58th street"
Peyton's driver opens the car door "Ben, we're going to Madison Ave and 58th street"
"Ok, Ms. Sawyer" he says
Brooke, Peyton and Sawyer climb into the car. Sawyer sits between the two of them and smiles at them both.
"So what are you looking for today?" Peyton asks trying to make conversation
"Nothing, everything" Brooke says smiling "I don't know until I see it, like that green material for your dress. I'd seen it a couple of times before but I never bought it because I couldn't picture it on anyone. Then I saw you and your pale skin and green eyes and knew it would be perfect for you"
"It was" Peyton says smiling "This will be exciting"
"No, probably not" Brooke answers "Sometimes I don't find anything I like"
"Well that's ok too" Peyton says "I've listened to a lot of demos that end up in the trash because I don't like them"
Sawyer looks at Brooke and his momma and smiles "I hope you find some material Brooke because I want to watch you make a dress"
"Oh you do, huh?" She says tickling his belly.
The car stops and Ben comes around to open the door "Here you go, ladies"
"Thank you" Peyton says handing the driver some money "I noticed a coffee shop 3 blocks back go ahead and get some and I'll call you when we're ready to go"
"Thank you"
Peyton just nods and follows Brooke to the door of the building. Her friend is there to open it for her.
"Hi Brooke" The woman says smiling at her
"Hi Madison" She replies "How are you?"
"Good" Madison replies "I see you brought help today"
"Sure did" Brooke sys "This is my boss Peyton. I'm her nanny and this is Sawyer"
"Nice to meet you both" Madison says "Did you like that killer dress Brooke made you?"
"Yes, I did" Peyton says "It was beautiful"
"Brooke is talented"
"She sure is" Peyton says
"Well go ahead and look around" Madison says "I'll be in the back. You know where the new stuff is"
"Sure do" Brooke says "come on you two we have to go over here"
Brooke leads them over to a corner of the shop where there is a ton of material. She starts looking through it and Peyton watches her. She's feeling it with her hands and rubbing it against her face and holding it out to look at it. She takes a bolt of black material and holds it up to Peyton.
"Oh this will be great for your next event" Brooke says tucking it under her arm
"Brooke, you're here to make money not buy material to make me dresses"
"Well I want to make you another dress so I guess you're just going to have to deal with it"
Peyton smiles at her. Brooke goes around the store and looks at bolts and bolts of material. She takes a bunch of them and then heads towards the counter. Madison comes back out to start cutting what she needs.
"Wow, Brooke, you're going to make a lot of dresses this time"
"I sure am" She says smiling
Madison cuts the material and then starts ringing it up. Brooke grabs the black material for Peyton's dress because she was going to pay for that herself. Madison tells her the total and Brooke hands her the card and they make the transaction.
"Hey Peyton do you think you can go and find that pink material I'm not sure if I should have left it or not"
"Sure" Peyton says walking away
Brooke hands the black material to Madison "I wanted to pay for this myself not with her card"
"She's a pretty cool boss to front you this much money"
"I know that's why I want to pay for this myself"
"I see"
Peyton comes back without any material "I couldn't find it" she says
"That's ok" Brooke says "I have enough work here"
Peyton looks at all the material and notices that the black wasn't there. She felt sad inside because maybe Brooke was going to be too busy to make her another dress. She shouldn't have said anything to her about it. Madison wraps all of the material and Peyton helps Brooke carry it out of the store. Ben is standing there waiting for them.
"You guys going to lunch today?" Ben asks
"We sure are" Peyton says
"IHOP" Brooke says looking at Sawyer
Sawyer looks at Brooke "Can we go and get hamburgers instead"
"Sure" Brooke says
"The usually stop, Sawyer" Ben asks
"Yes" he says with a smile
Peyton looks at Brooke "You're going to be really busy making these dresses so if you need a few days off…"
"No!" Sawyer shouts. "Brooke can't take time off. I'll miss her"
Brooke smiles at him "Don't worry sweetie I can sew at night. I don't have to take time off of work"
Peyton smiles at Brooke and mouths thank you to her.
They pull up in front of a restaurant and they all climb out of the car again. Everyone orders burgers, fries and shakes. Sawyer goes over to the games and Brooke and Peyton sit and watch him.
"Brooke, can I ask you something?"
"Sure" She says
"You barely know me and you told me about your relationship, why?"
Brooke sighs "Because I'm an open book and I don't hide things from people. I thought sharing would be helpful."
"Thanks" Peyton says "And thanks for letting us tag along today. That was really fun watching you with the material. You were so picky about what you bought"
"It has to be perfect and when I see it I have to have a vision of what I can make with it or it's no good to me."
Peyton smiles at her "You're a passionate person, Brooke Davis"
"So are you, Peyton Sawyer"
Sawyer comes bouncing over and climbs up on Peyton's lap "I'm out of quarters momma"
"Well that's ok lunch will be here in a minute"
"This has been a really fun day" He says smiling "I like hanging out with you and Brooke, momma"
"I like hanging out with you guys too" Peyton says smiling "In fact, how about after lunch we head to central park for a little ice skating"
"Really, momma?" Sawyer asks excitedly "Don't you have to go back to work"
"Nah, they can handle it today" Peyton says "I think it's more important we go and have some fun"
"Me too" Sawyer says "How about you, Brooke?"
"Sure I'm game" She says
Their food comes and they eat and laugh and talk. The bill comes and Brooke takes it. "Lunch is on me"
"Brooke, come on" Peyton says
"Either you let me buy lunch or I'm going home afterwards" Brooke says matter of factly
"Ok" Peyton says "Thank you"
"You're welcome" Brooke says smiling
Brooke takes care of the check and the three get up and get into the car. They get to central park and rent skates.
"I haven't skated since I was a little girl in Buffalo" Peyton says laughing at herself as she wobbles onto the ice
"I've never skated" Brooke says and Sawyer looks at her
"Why not?" Sawyer asks
"Because no one ever took me"
"Well I can help you." Sawyer says "Uncle Lucas and Uncle Nathan taught Jamie and I how to skate. It's a lot of fun. Just take my hand" he says holding out his hand to Brooke
Brooke takes the little boy's hand and he leads her out on the ice "You have to be really careful and skate really slow"
Peyton's heart melted at how loving her son was towards Brooke.
"Hey wait for me" Peyton says moving slowly towards them.
Brooke and Sawyer skate around and Peyton follows after a few laps Sawyer lets go of Brooke "ok, try it on your own" he says to her and she laughs at him. Brooke skates around and just as she's about to turn a corner she starts to slip and Peyton tries to grab her. Instead of helping Peyton made things worse and they both landed on the ice on top of each other. Peyton looks at Brooke and they both start laughing.
"Are you ok?" Brooke asks
"yes" Peyton answers "And you?"
"Yes"
Sawyer comes rushing over "Momma, Brooke are you ok?"
"We're fine buddy" Peyton says
"But my bottom's frozen and I think it's a little sore" Brooke says "I think it's time for me to hang up my skates"
Peyton looks t her watch "Wow, it's 4:30 already"
"Oh wow" Brooke says "I didn't realize it was so late"
"Me either" Peyton says "We've skated a long time"
"But it was a lot of fun" Sawyer says
"It sure was" Brooke says
"Do you want to come over and have hot chocolate with us?" Sawyer asks with a smile on his face
Brooke looks at Peyton "Maybe another time buddy" Brooke says "I should probably get home"
"Are you sure?" Peyton says "We'd love it if you'd come over"
Sawyer starts batting his eyes at Brooke "Please…" he says
"Oh ok" Brooke says
"Come on" Peyton says standing up "Let me help you up"
Peyton holds out her hand and Brooke takes it. Peyton pulls her up off the ice and their eyes meet for the first time. Peyton holds Brooke's gaze for a minute and then looks away.
"Do you like whipped cream on your hot chocolate?" Sawyer asks taking Brooke's other hand
"I do" Brooke says noticing that Peyton is still holding her hand.
Peyton notices too and let's go slowly. "Well that's good because we use lots of whipped cream on ours" she adds "Come on you two lets go"
The three once again get ready and get back into the car. Ben takes them to Peyton's penthouse and heads home for the night. Sam opens the door for them. "Evening ladies" he says with a smile
"Hi Sam" Peyton says "We'll probably be ordering some take out in a little while"
"Ok, Ms. Peyton" he says with a smile "I'll bring it up when it comes"
"Thanks" she says as she goes over to the elevator and they get in. She punches in a code and it heads to the top floor. The three get off and Peyton opens the door. She walks inside and Brooke and Sawyer follow her in.
"Sawyer baby why don't you go and get some dry clothes on"
"Ok momma" he says
"Can I put on my sweats?"
"Sure baby"
Sawyer runs down the hallway and Peyton looks at Brooke "Are you wet?"
Brooke looks at her "A little but I'll dry"
"Would you like some dry clothes?"
"I'll be alright"
"I'm going to put my sweats on. I have several pairs"
"Well if you have an extra pair…"
"Come on" Peyton says
Brooke follows Peyton down the hallway and into her bedroom. She looks around. Peyton looks at her. She can tell she doesn't think Peyton fits in the room.
"Lydia decorated it" Peyton says
"I see" Brooke says "How long has she been gone?"
"6 months" Peyton says
"How long were you together?"
"3 years" Peyton answers again
"You should redo your room" Brooke says "It's not good to hold onto something that causes you so much pain"
Peyton just nodded her head and walked into the closet. She returns with a pair of sweats. "Here ya go. You can go into the bathroom right there if you'd like."
"Thanks" Brooke says taking the sweats and walking in the direction Peyton pointed her. Peyton sighed and looked around the room. Brooke was right she should redo the room she just wasn't sure she could let go just yet. She went into the closet and changed her own clothes. She wanted to pull up her hair but didn't want to interrupt Brooke.
"Hey Peyton" Brooke says from the bathroom
"Yeah" Peyton says
"I look like a drowned rat. Do you have a hair tie?"
"Yeah. Are you dressed?"
"Yes, I am" Brooke says
"Do you mind if I come in?"
"No, not at all" Brooke says
Peyton goes into the bathroom and gets Brooke a hair tie and pulls her hair up as well. Sawyer comes running into the room.
"Momma, are you and Brooke ready for some hot chocolate?"
"Yes, we are baby" Peyton says looking at him
"Ok, come on" Sawyer says taking both Peyton and Brooke by the hand
Sawyer walks into the living room and Brooke follows Peyton into the kitchen. "What can I do to help?" she asks
"Um…" Peyton says turning to look at Brooke "Are you hungry?"
Brooke smiles "I can always eat"
"Yeah me too" Peyton says smiling "How about you make a snack while I make the hot chocolate?"
"Sounds great" Brooke says walking over to the fridge and opens the door. "What are you in the mood for?"
"Peyton!" Someone shouts as the door opens "Where are you?"
"In the kitchen" She says continuing what she was doing
Brooke looks at her "It's Haley"
"Who's Haley?"
"Nathan's wife" Peyton says "We all grew up together in Buffalo. Nathan and Lucas are brothers"
"Oh" Brooke says
A short brunette haired woman walks into kitchen. She looks at Brooke and then at Peyton.
Peyton sighs "Haley, this is my nanny, Brooke. Brooke this is my friend Haley"
Brooke walks over and holds her hand out to Haley "Nice to meet you"
"You too" Haley says a little confused still looking at Brooke and Peyton
Peyton rolls her eyes "We took Sawyer skating and we were cold and wet so I gave her a pair of sweats. So what are you doing here?" she asks a little annoyed with her friend
"Lucas left his jacket at our place so I just dropped it off and thought I'd stop by and see what you guys were up too"
"Oh, we're going to make some hot chocolate and snacks and hang out"
Haley looks at Peyton funny "Oh, well then I guess dinner is out of the question"
Brooke looks at Peyton "I'm not staying so if you guys want to go to dinner then that's fine"
Peyton looks at Brooke "You are too staying and we can go to dinner tomorrow night"
Brooke could tell Haley wanted to talk to Peyton alone "I'm going to go see what Sawyer's in the mood for" she says and walks out of the kitchen
Haley looks at Peyton "Are you sleeping with her?" she says in a surprised whisper
"NO!" Peyton says "Who even says she's gay?"
"Oh Peyton she's so gay!"
"How can you tell?"
"Peyton, how can you not tell?"
"I had no idea until Sawyer outed her to me yesterday"
"She's cute" Haley says
"Haley, she's my nanny"
"So" Haley says "I'm going to head home you two have fun"
"Enough!" Peyton says
"Nice meeting you Brooke" Haley yells
"Yeah, you too" Brooke response from the living room
When Brooke heard the door close she walked back into the kitchen.
"I don't mind leaving if you want to go to dinner with your friend"
"I'm in my sweats. If I went out I'd have to get all dressed up and I'm not in the mood to do that. Plus we invited you over to hang out and it would be rude to kick you out" Peyton says with a smile
Brooke smiles back "Ok, well Sawyer wants a junk food smorgasbord"
Peyton smiles "that's my boy"
"So what's that?"
"Oh anything and everything that's not healthy for us. Chips, cookies, etc"
Brooke smiles "Sounds good to me"
"Oh don't forget the ice cream" Peyton says putting cups on a tray "My boy loves ice cream"
Brooke grabbed it out of the freezer and followed Peyton into the living room. Sawyer had made up the snuggle zone and had the TV on. Momma Uncle Lucas and Uncle Nathan's game's on TV tonight right?"
"Not until later baby" She says
"Can I stay up and watch it?"
"Don't you always"
"Yes"
"Then yes" Peyton says
Sawyer looks at Brooke "Can you stay too?"
"I don't know buddy. My roommate might get worried about me if I stay out all night"
"I thought she worked nights" Peyton says "After we have a snack we'll probably order Chinese and watch the basketball game. Why rush home to be alone?" Peyton asks
"Because I have a ton of fabric to make a whole bunch of dresses" Brooke says smiling
Sawyer frowns at Brooke "Can't you do that tomorrow?" he asks "I want you to stay here tonight"
Brooke couldn't tell Sawyer no. She tried but she couldn't. "Ok, I'll stay for a little while"
"Thank you!" Sawyer says smiling and hugging her
Peyton smiles at Brooke and then looks at Sawyer "Well we better drink this hot chocolate and eat this ice cream"
Sawyer takes a cup and takes a sip and then takes his container of ice cream and starts eating it. He hands one to Brooke and one to Peyton and they start eating too.
"So what kind of dresses are you going to make?" Peyton asks taking a bite of her ice cream
"I'm not sure yet" Brooke says "I'll sketch some things and make it happen"
"I can't wait to see them"
"Well don't get to excited" Brooke says
"They'll be great" Sawyer says "Just like you"
"Thanks, Sawyer" Brooke says smiling
"Let's play a game!" Sawyer says looking at Broke and Peyton
"Sure" Peyton says
Sawyer runs to his room and grabs Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Ants in Your Pants, and Coodies. For the rest of the night Peyton, Brooke and Sawyer played games, watched basketball and had a wonderful time. Sawyer watched as him mom and Brooke laughed and laughed. Uncle Lucas was right, if he just kept getting them together they would fall in love and they would end up together just like he wanted.
