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Haley was the next who could go and see Brooke. She was so nervous and afraid that Holly put an arm around her before they entered her room and looked deep into her eyes. The nurse could see all the love in those girl´s eye. Holly did not have to talk to Haley. Her actions showed more than any words could do. Haley hugged her back and then breathed one time deep into her lungs and opened the door. She had told herself not to cry and just be there for Brooke but when she saw her in the bed with all those machines attached to her little fragile body Haley could not help but letting the tears fall down her cheek „Oh Tigger.", she whispered more to herself and approached her. What she saw was not her Tigger any more. It was a view of horror and terror. Haley had never seen anybody so broken in all her life. Calmly she sat down besides Brooke on the chair where her friends had sat as well. She then took Brooke´s small hand in hers and just looked at it. It was weird having an almost lifeless hand in hers. Brooke looked so vulnerable and small to her. „Hey Tigger.", Haley started. „I hope that you here me right now. I know that you definitely don´t feel good at the moment but I promise you that you will get better. Tigger. Please fight through it and get back to us. We all need you. And we all are there for you. I...cannot loose my former favourite roommate. You mean so much to me and I did not tell you before but I want you to be the godmother of our little son. Not because you´re laing here but because you will be the best godmother I can imagine. And my son will need you in his life as much as we do."
Haley stopped talking for a little and pulled her fingers through Brooke´s brown hair. She had done this often while the had been watching tv. It was a somehow a habit of Haley and Brooke always had loved it. For another ten minutes Haley did not say a word. She just looked at Brooke and hoped that this view would vanish as fast as possible. She wanted Brooke to get better so badly that her own stomach got hard.
„Hey tutor girl and favourite roommate.", Brooke walked to Haley who had just entered their shared apartment and hugged her tightly „how about a girls night?" Brooke asked innocently and smiled weirdly at Haley who gave her a warm hug. She would have never imagined that one day she would be living under the same roof like Brooke Davis. Brooke had not actually been the person she had been keen off seing or hearing. She had been just the popular Brooke Davis that had been the head of the cheerleaders. But somehow Haley got to delete the „just" and could see the real Brooke Davis. „ Great idea Brooke, but I have to meet my parents today...I wish Nathan would call though" Brooke made a grimase „How boring is that. I am glad my parents are far far away. Somewhere in Neverlands. Trust me. He will call soon" With that she jumped on the couch and turned on the tv. Nathan and Haley´s marriage wasn´t that great at the moment. In fact they had called in for a pause because of some trust issues due to Chris Keller. Haley hoped that Brooke was right „So how was your day Tigger?", Haley asked then curiously and sat down on the couch as well with Brooke resting in front of her. Haley put her fingers into Brooke´s hair and made her a pony tail. „You should wear it more often like that.", Haley said to her. „Now I am getting fashion advice from a tutor girl?", Brooke smiled back and then added „my day was so boring. Gosh Haley. I don´t know what to do with myself in my freetime alone." Haley had to laugh hard because Brooke looked like having a real problem but according to the sentence coming out of her mouth it was not even a problem. „Why don´t you keep on doing fashion stuff?" „Nah. I have to be inspired. And at the moment my muse always avoids having ladie´s nights." Haley rolled her eyes „So sorry, but your muse has to go now."
„See! That´s what I mean.", Brooke let her fall back hard on the couch again „have fun tutor girl." Brooke loved living with Haley. They had such a chemistry she never had thought to have with her. Especially for Brooke friends counted so much. She never had a real family. Her friends meant everything to her. So it hurt more that some time ago in the past she had been betrayed by good friends. After that she had thought that she could never open up again but Haley had helped her through the hard time and had shown her that it was worth opening up again.
At two in the morning a very happy Haley came back into the flat and wondered why Brooke was making sobbing noises in front of the Tv. „Brooke?", she asked not seeing her face at the moment but she could see by Brooke´s body movements that she was crying. So Haley walked fastly towards her and then asked „What happened Tigger?", she went on her knees besides Brooke and looked into her sad eyes. „It´s...it´s just he died.", Brooke cried hard and hold on to Haley´s hands. „Oh god. Who died Brooke?", Haley widened her eyes in shock and felt so pity for her friend. „Bruno." Haley had to think a little and then asked again „Who is Bruno Tigger?" But Brooke did not answer her but looked sad into her eyes and cried even more tears. „Not is Haley. Was. He is dead now. He was their dog and...and they had him since birth but he...he got old and died." Haley did not know what to say at the moment but managed to ask „Whose dog?" „From the Gibbons. I...I just watched the movie and it was sooo sad Haley." She then let her head fell on Haley´s shoulder and cried hard. Haley caressed her back but could not quite understand Brooke´s outburst „Brooke. You have to calm down a bit. You know how you cannot breath when you cry so heavy. It was just a fictional dog honey." Brooke looked mad down at Haley „That was not very nice Haley.", she stood up like a mad kid and went into the bedroom. „What did I say?", Haley ran after her feeling guilty. „Bruno was not just a fictional dog. It´s not nice to say that. There is no just in being a dog. The Gibbins loved their dog and he was part of their lifes. And dogs aren´t justs." Haley was overwhelmed by Brooke´s outburst and laid down besides her on the bed and put her arms around her shoulder „Sorry. I did not mean it this way.", she whispered into her ears and could still hear her sobbing. Brooke nodded and let herself getting hugged. Finally she asked her friends between sobs „So how was your date?". Haley took Brooke by the shoulder and turned her towards her „So it was you?". Brooke nodded sadly and more tears came out if her eyes while thinking of Bruno „Yes. I am sorry. But I could not see two miserable friends that belong together any more. So how was it?"
Haley looked proudly down at Brooke and then had to smile remembering the past hours with her fiancé. „Well. It was...it was perfect. He went to my parents and asked for me and then we just walked around a bit and went to the rivercourt and...well...we had nowhere to go...so." Brooke put her hands on her ears „Too much information. I wanted you to talk about everything not to have sex in some bushes." „No no. We got to talk as well.", Haley tried to defend herself and pulled Brooke´s hands away from her ears. „So?", Brooke asked curiously „are you two finally realizing that you two belong together and have a great future ahead?" „Well. Yes. Thanks to you too. So we made some plans." Brooke now was even more curiously „What plans?" „Well, we want to try living together again." Brooke looked shocked at Haley. Of course she knew that some day this would come but now. At the moment she felt so emotional because of the movie that she could not help but cry again. „Oh Brooke. Don´t cry. I...It´s just that...I love living with you...but..." Brooke interrupted her and tried not to sob but could not help it „It´s ok. I am happy for you. It´s just...just sad.", with that she lost her control totally and cried heavily. Haley knew that the crying came from being exhausted from the movie as well, so she took her in his arms and hugged her tight „God Tigger. I will miss those moments." Brooke nodded silently.
Soon the sobbing faded out and both of the girls fell asleep with the one holding the other.
Some days later Haley laid besides Nathan and could not sleep „God Haley. Is this how the next weeks will be with you?" he smiled at her and toched her cheek softly. „I know. I am sorry. But I hope she is alright and...you know she hates being alone and..." Nathan took his finger on her mouth so she shut up „Honey. Brooke is used to being alone sometimes. She is a big girl. And it´s not even her third night alone." „I know. I know. But.." Suddenly Nathan jumped up and rolled his eyes „Do you still have a double key?"
„Yes, why?" He took his hand and went outside with her. „Nathan. We aren´t dressed appropriate to get out." But he just pulled her along with her and then walked a bit towards Brooke. He opened the door and went in with a Haley on her tiptoes. „I think she is sleeping.", Haley smiled and looked into the sleeping room. There she found a Brooke lying between many stuffed animals in her bed. „I think she had been crying Nathan.", Haley whispered when seeing her. Nathan looked down at Brooke and then laughed calmly „Well. I think she had watched this movie.", he hold up a DVD that said „The Notebook". „Can we go now?", he asked then a bit harsh. „Okay, okay. Sorry.", she tiptoed out of Brooke´s room again and closed the door. „Shit.", he then whispered and cursed himself. „What is it?" „I forgot my key." „What?", Haley asked shocked „how are we supposed to get in then?" Nathan shrugged his shoulder and then looked to the couch. „Let´s stay her for the night.", he suggested childly. „We can´t. Brooke will get a heartattack in the morning and the couch is not big enough for us two." „So, what are you suggesting?", he then asked her not knowing what to do. „Well. Brooke´s bed is big enough." „Yeah and that won´t give her a heartattack waking up with two strangers in her bed." He laughed hard. „We aren´t strangers. And Brooke sleeps like a rock."
Nathan rolled his eyes and followed his wife who opened Brooke´s door again. „It is big enough but full of stuffed animals Haley.", he whispered and put them down. Brooke was lying in the middle of the bed and tried not to laugh. Did they really expect her to sleep while they were talking that loud right besides her. They laid down besides her with Brooke pinned in the middle. „Sleep tight honey.", Haley smiled at him and closed her eyes. „You too baby." Brooke was happy that her friends were calling each others with sweet names again. And she was happy that she was lying between two of her bestest friends „This is weird.", Nathan whispered to his wife. „I know. Can´t sleep either huh?", Haley whispered back but suddenly screamd when Brooke jumped up and rolled her eyes „Guys. It´s weirder for me and I actually would like to go back to sleep if you don´t mind. You can go back to...", but Haley interrupted her fast „We have forgotton our key" Brooke rolled her eyes „Why are you here in the first place?"
„I needed a specific DVD.", Haley lied not wanting to tell her worries towards Brooke. „Yeah right. Whatever.", Brooke stood up promptly but then realized that she only wore her underpant and a small shirt. „Woah. Look away.", Haley took her hands over Nathan´s eyes „and you get dressed." „What? I live here Haley. I am sorry that I did not think of getting dressed properly because two of my friends would enter my home in the middle of the night. This is ridiculous.", Brooke stormed out of the room. „Not like I have never seen you in your underwear Davis.", Nathan laughed hard but received a slap from Haley. „What. You know we know us for a long time.", he defende himself „So not the point mister." She then screamed after Brooke „Where are you going." „I cannot sleep between you two. I´ll sleep on the couch. You can have my bed but just this night and...and please don´t have sex in my bed.", she added knowing that she was not actually the person to say that and received the answer to that „That´s more a Felix and Brooke style, right?", Haley laughed and got a confused look from Nathan „Don´t ask.", she then started kissing him after recognizing that Brooke had gone to sleep again. „Haley, didn´t you hear what she just said.", Nathan felt so turned on that he could not keep his finger from Haley either. She nodded but did not care at the moment.
The next morning Brooke stormed into the bedroom and jumped on the bed. „Wake up sweetest couple ever." Nathan and Haley looked exhausted at her. „What time is it?"
„Time to get up", she answered and brought them their breakfast onto the bed. „Wow.", Nathan answered „no wonder you did not want to leave her." Brooke smiled wildly. Her breakfast contained everything. From orange juice to bacon to eggs and strawberrys. „Thanks Brooke.", Haley looked astonished at her. „You´re welcome. So eat up while I jog a bit and after that I have a big big surprise for you." Haley and Nathan were suspicious and nodded happily. „She is really the best.", Nathan said while eating.
One hour later Brooke entered the bedroom again and took out a big book. „So, this is my little surprise. I wanted to give it to you a long time before but then you two idiots almost broke up and...whatever...you know what happened." She gave them the book and hoped that they would like it. When they opened it they were surprised. „1000 reasons why you two should live together forever" was written in it. When they turned the page they looked smiling at each others. There were two pictures. One of Nathan as a kid and one of Haley. In between them was a little scatch of another kid and written „because you´re kids would be just too beautiful to not be born." They turned to the next page with a foto of a drunken Nathan and a studying Haley and written „because Nathan would live life being drugged all the time and Haley would live life studying all the time. Both of it does not mean living life." Finally after many pages they closed the thick book. They just looked with tears at each others for a moment and then at Brooke. Brooke felt unsure whether it was too fast after their pause to give it to them and added shyly „I know. It´s just..." but Haley interrupted her with a warm hug. „It´s not just. It´s amazing.", she whispered and was relieved when Nathan hugged them both as well. „Thanks Brooke", Nathan said „You´re welcome. As long as you keep on making your happy end into a drama I will keep on giving you gifts like that.", while saying it she realized that this would actually not be a bad thing. „Well. Okay Nathan. Let´s make drama. Cause I definitely want more gifts.", Haley laughed hard and Nathan added „Me too." „Idiots. I did not mean it like that.", Brooke took a pillow and hit both of them. As one picture in the book had said „Because your brains are somehow connected." Haley and Nathan had the same idea and pulled Brooke onto the bed and a big pillow fight started. All of them were laughing so heavy and enjoying the moment, just like one picture had said „because you two together means living in the moment."
Haley looked up again and tried not to cry. The Brooke that was laing in the bed was just so far away from the Brooke she knew. A living one with an energy noone could explain. „I love you Brooke.", she whispered into her ear and then left the room calmly hoping that this would not be her last memory.
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