Lucas and Nathan walked into the kitchen after having their little talk. Nathan had apolizgized and Lucas now knew about the secret tutoring and had a feeling Brooke liked Nathan. Everyone was playing drinking game. Nathan came and sat by Brooke. He whispered something in her ear and she looked at him. Nobody but Peyton and Lucas noticed but everything was disturbed when Haley James came walking into the kitchen drink in her hand.
"Let's play truth or dare!" She exclaimed obviously drunk. Jake came in right behind shaking his head. Everyone agreed and laughed as Haley fell down. Nathan and Brooke quietly snuck away from the group. Nathan grabbed Brooke's hand and led her away.
"Nathan where are we going?" Brooke giggled not being able to see very well.
"You'll find out when we get there." He answered pulling her farther along. He finally stopped on the beach and pulled Brooke close to him. He let go of Brooke for a moment and ran over to a CD player and hit player. Edwin McCain's I'll Be was suddenly playing through the speakers. Nathan walked back over to Brooke and wrapped one of his arms around her waist and took her hand in his.
"Dance with me." Nathan softly whispered in her ear
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
Brooke looked deep into Nathan's eyes and realized that all the stories about him weren't true. Those people just didn't know him.
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
Nathan studied Brooke's brown eyes. He saw the story behind them, they was a beginning but no middle and no end. He wanted to be the rest of the story, he wanted to be the end
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
The song ended and the two stared at each other. There was no akward silence or anything like that. It was just pure bliss. Nathan realized that this was the moment he had been waiting for. He leaned down into Brooke and Brooke leaned up and connected their lips is a perfect kiss. There was no phone ringing or Whitey screaming. It was just them, together.
