It was Thursday afternoon and Brooke had been waiting for Lucas to show up at the river court, for their usual "Thursday afternoon make out session", as Haley referred to it. After waiting an hour for him she decided maybe he was caught up somewhere. She called his cell phone.
"Hey you've reached Lucas's cell phone I'm not here right now-" She hung up without leaving a message.
"Great, just great." she muttered to herself.
After failing to reach Lucas she decided to go to the café. Maybe they got their wires crossed and he was waiting for her there.
Getting out of her car she gasped. There! Right in front of her mothers café, was Lucas and Peyton! They were hugging! Lucas brushed some hair from Peyton's face and she smiled. They hugged once more and then she left. Lucas turned and walked the other way still smiling. Brooke felt her heart break in two.

The next morning when Haley came to get a ride to school she found Brooke curled up in her bed with a carton of cookie dough ice cream and watching morning soaps.
"Tigger?"
"Oh hey Hales."
"Brooke, you look terrible, what happened?"
Brooke started crying as she told Haley all about Lucas being late and him hugging Peyton.
"Oh Brooke, I'm so sorry, but aren't you two 'not dating' anyway? I mean you said that you want it to be non exclusive. You want to make out but not go out." Haley asked, which only made Brooke cry harder.
"But that's not what I meant!" she wailed, "I just didn't want to ruin our friendship, I didn't expect him to start dating my brother's ex, who happens to be my friend!"
"Brooke I love you, you know that right?" Brooke nodded. "Well don't hate me for saying this but are you sure that there isn't another reason you don't want to commit to Lucas? Like maybe because of Johnny?"
Brooke stared at Haley, "No, he has nothing to do with this."
"All right if you sure." Haley said not convinced, "Go get ready for school."
Brooke sighed and headed for her closet, she put on her sexiest outfit, if she wasn't going to be with Lucas anymore she vowed to make him eat his heart out every time he saw her anyway.

"Hey Little brother." Brooke greeted Nathan almost cheerily, while she ignored Lucas.
"Hi, Brooke." Nathan said confused, but he dropped to kiss Haley.
"Hey Pretty Girl." Lucas said attempting to talk to her.
"Haley stop kissing my brother for like two seconds. I gotta get to class, so meet me after school so we can go to the gym together." Brooke said ignoring him, she walked away after Haley nodded.
"What was that about?" Lucas asked Haley.
Haley winced and didn't respond.
"Haley?" Nathan questioned.
"Do not gang up on me." she said, "Brooke's my best friend I'm not gonna tell her secrets."
"But Haley you gotta help me out here!" Luke whined.
Haley spotted Jake walking past, "Jagelski!" she called, "Wait up we have history together."
She quickly left Nathan and Luke.

"So you ditched them?" Brooke asked, giggly over lunch.Their table consisted of Brooke, Jake, and Haley.
Haley nodded, "Yep, Nathan was trying to get me to spill and I was so not gonna! You're my best friend just cause he's my boyfriend doesn't mean I'm gonna tell your secrets."
"I'm confused why are we not talking to the three of them? Four if you count Tim." Jake questioned.
"Cause Lucas cheated on me!" she exclaimed in a whisper.
"I thought you weren't really dating anyway." Jake said.
Haley whacked his head.
"Ouch sorry." he rubbed his head, "I'm just saying-" Haley raised her hand like she was gonna hit him again, "Never mind. So who'd he cheat on you with?"
Before Brooke could stop her, Haley said, "Peyton."
"What?" Jake asked losing his appetite.
"I'm sorry Jake." Brooke said, taking her turn in smacking as she hit Haley.
"What?"
"Jake likes Peyton." Brooke said with sympathy.
"I do not." he said defensively.
"Of course you don't." Brooke said patronizing him.
"Fine maybe I do but…I thought maybe she was nice, maybe she could've babysat Jenny or something. You know I'd like her to meet my daughter-" Jake stopped himself realizing what he just let slip.
Brooke shrieked, "Oh my god!"
"You have a daukfmkjgler?" The last word got garbled as Jake put his hand over Haley's mouth.
"Yes."
"What's her name?" Brooke asked excitedly.
"Jenny."
"Can we meet her?" Haley asked.
Jake looked at his friends and nodded chuckling to himself.

"What do you think their doing over there?" Nathan asked, watching Haley smack Jagelski.
"Who cares?" Time asked.
"I do." Nathan, Lucas, and Peyton said in unison.

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