IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE: baley-fo-life, I don't know why, but I can't send you messages anymore. When I click on your profile, all that shows up is 'subscribe' and 'favorite'. This is the only way I could think of to tell you that lol. Anyway…
This week on…A Shot at Love…
Haley: It's down to just me and Rachel now. Honestly, I feel like I'd be the best person for her but who knows what she's thinking.
Rachel: Haley and I are so different. I think Brooke has two very different paths she could take.
"So, I think we should spend some time just hanging out, you know, like people do in the real world." Brooke said. She grabbed Rachel's hand and guided her to a spot on the beach. Brooke was in a red bikini and Rachel was in a gold one. They both lied down on their towels to get a nice tan in.
"Mhm. I love the feeling of your skin soaking in the sun." Rachel sighed.
Brooke laughed. "Me too."
After about twenty minutes of enjoying the sun, Rachel suddenly felt sand on her stomach. She opened one eye to see a pile of it on her stomach and a very guilty looking Brooke on the side of her.
"Real mature, Brooke." Rachel said before closing her eye.
Brooke looked a little saddened by the lack of a reaction and so she lied back down. Rachel crept over to Brooke and straddled her stomach. She wiped the sand off of herself and onto the brunette beneath her.
"What? Did you think I would just let you get away with that?" Rachel leaned down to kiss Brooke when they heard Brooke's name being called. "What's that?"
They looked around the beach and finally found the source of the name-calling. "Paparazzi. So annoying." Brooke rolled her eyes.
"Who cares? They won't ruin our time. Let's go take a shower to get this sand off." Rachel grinned mischievously.
They both ran to the showers, playfully shoving each other the entire way. "I think we're going to have to share. You know, save water and all that…"
Before Brooke had the chance to respond, Rachel had her shoved up against the shower wall. She pulled their bodies close as the water rained over them. Rachel gently kissed up Brooke's neck before connecting with her lips. Brooke brought her hands down Rachel's stomach and then to the small of Rachel's back.
Brooke: Rachel. Is. So. Hot.
"So where to next, Penelope?"
"I knew I'd regret telling you my middle name. But yeah, we are going to dinner with my mom, Peyton, and Bevin."
Brooke: Bevin was a close friend of mine in high school and she actually works as my assistant now. You all know who Peyton is. Now I don't have the best of relationships with my mom but Bitchtoria insisted on coming to meet Haley and Rachel. I think she just wants TV time.
"Hi, I'm Rachel." Rachel hugged Bevin and then Peyton. When she came to Victoria, she knew enough to just shake the woman's hand.
They all began to eat their dinner and Victoria was grilling Rachel. "So tell me, Rachel, what is it that you do?"
"I co-own a bar in LA with my best friend Millicent."
"Mmm. And is it profitable?"
"We make enough, yeah."
Victoria leaned over the table in an authoritative way. "Are you with my daughter just for the money?"
"No!" Rachel answered defensively. "Honestly it didn't even cross my mind."
Victoria scoffed. "Right."
Brooke frowned. "Mother, enough. I let you come, don't be mean to someone I care about."
"I am not being mean. I just want to make sure she cares about you and not the money that comes with you."
Brooke: In a weird way, I think my mom may actually be trying to protect me. But it doesn't give her the right to badger Rachel.
"Well if you'll excuse me, we're going to bed. That is, if you want too, Rach."
Rachel smirked and glared at Victoria. "I'd love too."
Rachel: Brooke's mom doesn't faze me. She reminds me of my mother.
Brooke and Rachel were making out against Brooke's bedroom door. Brooke moaned when Rachel's tongue made its way inside her mouth. Brooke played with the bottom of Rachel's shirt and lifted it slightly. Her fingers touch Rachel's stomach and gently went up further. Rachel had her hands wrapped around Brooke's neck. Finally, Brooke fumbled for the doorknob and the two went inside her bedroom. Brooke briefly unwrapped herself from Rachel's embrace.
"You can stay outside." Brooke shut the door, leaving the camera in the hallway.
Brooke: My date with Rachel was…indescribable.
Rachel: I had a great time with Brooke. I'm jealous that she's about to spend time with Haley. It's actually really upsetting.
"Where are we?" Haley laughed and tried taking the blindfold off of her eyes.
"Not just yet!" Brooke playfully grabbed Haley's wrists.
"Okay, open!"
Haley opened her eyes and immediately gawked at the sight before her. They were in huge concert hall and up on stage stood Carrie Underwood who was singing "That's Where It Is".
In a midnight talk, in a morning kiss,
When I'm in your arms, that's where it is,
When we're tangled up and can't resist,
When we feel that rush, that's where it is,
That's where it is
"You didn't!"
Brooke smiled. "Oh, but I did." Brooke wrapped her arms around Haley from behind.
"How?" Haley was still speechless.
"Well I remember you telling me that Carrie Underwood was one of your inspirations. It just so happens me and Carrie are kinda tight."
Brooke and Haley laughed. Haley turned around to look at Brooke and she gently kissed her. "This is great."
"You know, I was kind of hoping that after Carrie, you'd be willing to sing for me?"
Haley looked down at the floor, back at Carrie Underwood, and finally back at Brooke. "Of course I will."
Brooke: I know it means a lot to Haley to sing in front of someone. This sort of solidifies her feelings for me.
Carrie finished out her song. "Okay, I know there's a very special person out there for my friend Brooke. And I can't wait to hear her sing. Come on up, Haley!"
Haley walked up to the stage and sat at the piano as Brooke cheered her on.
"Well, I wrote this one recently so it's not completely finished. I hope you don't hate it." Haley nervously laughed into the microphone.
It's gotta be this one
Don't have to fake it
You know I can take it
What if I told you
Your tears
Haven't been ignored
And everything
That is taken
Can be restored
Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating
Out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation
Under my breath
"That was beautiful, Hales."
Brooke: Haley's singing voice is just another part of her that I really...love.
Haley: It's not easy for me to sing for someone, but I'm glad I did for Brooke. At this point, I'd do anything just to make her show those dimples.
"Okay, so all you have to know is don't look her in the eye and don't comment on how ugly her hair looks."
Haley giggled. "Is she really that bad?"
"Trust me; my mom was awful to Rachel."
Haley's shoulders slumped a little at the mention of the redhead.
Haley: Just when I feel completely comfortable, I'm reminded that I have competition.
Their dinner went well; even Victoria was polite to Haley.
"So, Hales, I'll walk you out?"
"Sure."
Brooke: Haley doesn't feel comfortable spending the night with me, and its okay. She's old-fashioned, I would never push her.
"I had a great time tonight. And I'm glad you opened up to me by singing something you've written."
"Anytime. I care about you, a lot. You know that right?"
Brooke smiled and kissed Haley. "I know that."
Haley: I hope it doesn't hurt my chances of winning.
Brooke went back inside and took the time to talk to her three confidantes.
"So, who do you guys like better?"
"Haley. She's not after your money." Victoria answered.
"Is money seriously all you think about?"
"I say Rachel. She's more your lifestyle." Bevin offered.
"Looks like your vote is the tiebreaker, P. Sawyer."
"Yeah, right. You aren't dumping the decision on me. In the end you have to choose who you see yourself having a life with down the line. They are both great girls."
Later on…at eliminations…
Brooke: I'm so nervous, but I've made up my mind. It scares me to hurt one of them. I just hope I'm making the right decision.
Brooke stood at the end of the long runway, waiting for the first limo to pull up. Tears instantly sprung to her eyes as she watched Haley get out of the limo looking more gorgeous than ever.
Haley finally made it to the end of the runway and she smiled. Brooke took both of Haley's hands in her own and took a deep breath.
"Haley, you are intelligent, beautiful, talented, and a great mother. I care for you so much."
Haley's face dropped as she noticed Brooke's tears. "But?"
Brooke sniffled. "I can't lie to you. It's not because I don't like you, because I do. And it's not because you did something wrong, because you didn't. I just feel like I have a stronger connection with Rachel and I think that it'd be selfish of me to ask you to leave your life for my crazy one. I'm so sorry, but your shot at love has ended."
Haley took one last look at Brooke, said nothing, and turned to walk away. Brooke called out to her but Haley continued walking.
Haley: (crying) I don't even know what to say right now.
Brooke: That was horrible. All I want to do is run after her and comfort her. But I know I can't.
Brooke wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled as she saw Rachel's limo approach. Rachel walked up to Brooke and the brunette instantly put her hands on Rachel's waist.
"Rachel…At the beginning of this competition I didn't know what to think of you. We had a strong physical connection but I knew inevitably it wouldn't be enough. But I kept you around because I thought we would be able to connect on an emotional level as well. And we did. I really think I might be in love with you and I can see us spending time together in the future."
Rachel: Yay!
Brooke: It's a great feeling. I know that I found someone to have fun with, and ultimately spend my life with.
Rachel smiled and put her arms around Brooke's neck.
"You still have a shot at love, are you interested?"
"Absolutely." The two embraced, smiled, and kissed.
AN: Well, there you have it. Rachel wins, hope you guys enjoyed it while it lasted :)
Oh, and I'm writing a reunion chapter and I want you guys to write the questions! Ask any of the contestants anything you want. You can leave as many questions as you'd like :)