Bonjour! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!! The fireworks were awesome and very pretty! Some of you asked when Lucas was going to be back, and don't worry he will be coming back soon. I want to build some stuff up before he arrives back. If you have anything you want to see coming up, please tell me! Well this is chapter 9. Enjoy!!

Brooke opened her eyes and yawned. New morning. New day. She stretched out in the bed. It was a very comfy bed. Nathan had good taste. Or maybe it was Haley. Whoever. It was a good bed. She slowly got out of bed. After spending thirty minutes showering, forty minutes trying to find the perfect outfit, and another twenty on her hair, Brooke slowly made her way downstairs.

Nathan couldn't sleep at all last night. Peyton's words kept on haunting him. Feelings are feelings, Nate. You can't just ignore them. He leaned against the kitchen counter staring at the sports section in the newspaper. Even though it appeared that Nathan was fully focused on reading, the score of the big Duke game was the last thing on his mind. What was stopping him from admitting his feelings? His divorce with Haley had been finalized two days ago. Lucas. His brother always had to mettle didn't he? But there were other things.

1. Lucas- her husband. She's married for crying out loud! And NOT to you.

2. Brooke hasn't got her memory yet. She doesn't remember her past fully, just the things she's been told.

3. He was scared. Scared that she didn't feel the same way. Scared if she ran away again. Scared that she may be starting to feel the same thing. Scared of love. Look how his last marriage ended. Divorce.

4. It's complicated.

God, this was driving him crazy. He needed to get her out of his head. He tried to concentrate his thoughts on the Duke game, but once again failed. Then he heard footsteps coming down the stairs, so he looked up.

As Brooke jumped off the last step, she looked up.

Their eyes locked. And even though it seemed like eternity, it was only about twenty seconds that they held each other's gaze.

The sound of the coffee machine broke into their thoughts. They diverted their gaze and acted as if nothing happened, as if there was no momentary connection.

"Morning, Brooke. Have a good sleep?" Nathan asked as he sipped some coffee out of his mug.

"Yes, indeed. I think I have fallen in love with your bed." She said dreamily.

Nathan almost chocked as she said the word love. 'God, either this is a sign or I'm seriously paranoid,' he thought.

"Coffee?"

"Yes, please. You want to add a blueberry muffin to that?"

He chuckled. "Sure."

As Nathan scurried around the kitchen, trying to fulfill Brooke's wishes, she observed him. He was pretty cute. Scratch that. He was pretty damn hot. His raven colored hair was slightly messy, giving it a shaggy look appearance. And his eyes. God, she loved his eyes. They were this dark, intense blue, like the deep ocean. Anyone could easily get lost in those eyes. Especially me, she thought. Her gaze traveled down to his nose then stopped at his lips. Very kissable. Then she stopped as her brain went on rewind mode. Very kissable? What was she thinking? She couldn't think like that! Especially about Nathan. It was wrong on so many levels.

1. He just got out of a divorce. He probably still has feelings for Haley. It was just two days ago. Also, she was freakin married! To his brother, btw.

2. He doesn't want to deal with a girl who can't even remember her past, only the things that she's been told.

3. She was scared of rejection. More particularly, his rejection. He probably thought of her as a friend or a sister. And hypothetically speaking, if he did think of her in that way, it still couldn't happen. She was still married. And both of them weren't the type of people to cheat on Lucas. Ironic, we already did once.

4. It's complicated.

Brooke Penelope Davis-Scott get your head away from Nathan. He does look pretty good though in his dark blue polo. It brings out his eyes. Brooke! She shook her head slightly, trying to concentrate again on something different. The newspaper caught her eye.

"Did Duke win?" she asked.

Nathan looked up. Truthfully, he had no freakin clue, even though he had been staring at that one article for thirty minutes. He could either lie and say that he was reading something else. Or, he could just guess. It was a fifty-fifty shot. Yes or no.

"Yeah, they did." Please let me be true, please, please.

She stared intently at the article. Mirroring his image minutes earlier. "115- 96. Geez, that was a close game. I'm glad Duke won, though."

He was saved. Make a note to thank God next time you go to church. "Me too. Here's your coffee and blueberry muffin."

"Thank you."

They sat in silence for a few moments.

"So, where are we going today? What else impacted my life?" she asked half jokingly.

"Actually, I was thinking that maybe we could hang out. Just for fun. The two of us."

She looked up, her lips suddenly forming a smile, and her dimples finally showing. "I would really like that."

"Good." He was smiling too. She had that effect on people. Or maybe love had that effect on people.

End of chapter!! Hope you liked it!! Please R & R!! Thanks!!!!

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