She wondered if they were making the right choices. It's all that Brooke could think about, her friends reaction when she goes back to Tree Hill. She didn't think that they would welcome her with open arms, she left them with so many questions that she would soon answer. Victoria could see the stress in Brooke's face, wishing that she could take her stress away. Victoria rested her hand on top of Brooke's, grabbing her daughters attention. Victoria couldn't help but feel like she was the reason for all of this. All of the pain that the children had to go through. If it wasn't for her taking Brooke away, none of this would've happened.

"It's going to be okay," Victoria assured her.

"Then why doesn't it feel that way?" Brooke asked her mother, looking outside planes window. She was regretting coming on the plane, wishing that she would've just stayed in New York. "We should've never came back," Brooke rolled her eyes. "This was a bad idea," Brooke began to say.

"No, it's not. This is something that weve should've done a long time ago." Victoria informed her.

"What are you expecting that they are going to do?" Brooke asked her. "Just wrap their arms around me like nothing ever happened, like I've never left?" Brooke asked them.

"Not exactly but that would be nice," Victoria giggled a little but not even a smirk showed on Brooke's face. She didn't want to go to Tree Hill, she just wished that was back home.

"This is all Lucas' fault," Brooke rolled her eyes.

"Brooke," Victoria corrected her. Brooke shook her head.

"If he didn't come back, I wouldn't have to come back to Tree Hill-"

"It's not his fault, it's mine, it's yours. We're responsible." Victoria raised her voice. "Now do you want to get your friends back or not?" Victoria asked her. Even though Brooke didn't want to, she did need to apologize and explain why she didn't keep in touch.

"I do," Brooke said to her.

"Then let's do this," Victoria winked. "Don't think that it's the end of the world, Brooke because it's not." Victoria informed her daughter. Brooke knew that deep down that her mother was right.

"Then does it feel like it is?" Brooke asked her.

"Because your scared and that's okay. It means that you're actually sorry for what you did...and believe it or not, that says a lot." Victoria said to her. Brooke smiled, her mother was making her feel a lot better.

"Who are you and what have you done with my mother?" Brooke joked.

Brooke was anxious to hear what her friends would think when she came back to Tree Hill. It was all happening too fast and Brooke still didn't know what she was going to say. There was so much that she needed to apologize for and she didn't know where to start. The door opened, a confused Haley James Scott stood in front of Brooke.

"Brooke?" Haley asked her.

"Yea, it's me," Brooke said to her. Haley exaimed the person before her, she looked and sounded different. This wasn't the person that left Tree Hill a year ago. Haley was surprised to see her, not knowing Brooke would ever come back.

"What are you doing here?" Haley closed the door behind her. Brooke took in a deep breath, she would have to explain alot. Haley was the first person that Brooke wanted to see. She thought seeing Haley would be easy but now shes having second thoughts.

"There's a lot that I need to say," Brooke started.

"You came back because of Lucas," Haley guessed.

"I came back because I miss home and I missed my friends," Brooke told her. "...because when I left I became the person that I never wanted to become." Brooke cleared her throat. "I'm so sorry, Haley." Brooke said. "I promised you that I would keep in contact and I totally broke that promise," Brooke said t her. Haley tensed, she had been waiting for Brooke to say those words. "I never wanted to leave but I was afraid if I didn't then I would lose my chance of becoming a fashion desinger." Brooke said. "I'm making excuses, that's the last thing I want to do."

"Why didn't you call?" Haley asked her.

"Because...I was afraid...afraid that I made the wrong choice. I missed you guys so much that if I heard your voice...I would've ran back home...and I couldn't do that." Brooke said to her.

"But you're here now," Haley questioned Brooke.

"I finally realized that I belong here, this is my home and I should've never left. I just wanted to know if you forgive me." Brooke asked her. Haley had forgiven Brooke a long time ago, she understood why she didn't call. If there was a chance that Haley could sing again, she would. Haley made difficult choices as well, it broke her marriage and Brooke was the first person to forgive her.

"Remember when I left with Chris?" Haley asked her. "Everyone hated me for leaving and breaking Nathan's heart...and you...you were the only person that didn't give me a hard time when I came back. You actually tried to help me with Nathan." Haley said to her. "I love you, Brooke and I forgive you." Haley opened her arms, pulling Brooke in close. Brooke felt a weight lift from her shoulders as they hugged.

"I was so afraid that I lost you," Brooke mumbled.

"I'd never leave you, Brooke." Haley smiled, excited that her friend was back. "I've heard you and Lucas didn't settle things how you wanted last night," Haley asked Brooke.

"I've guessed you heard," Brooke raised her eyebrows.

"He called me first thing this morning," Haley sat on the porch with Brooke beside her. "It's weird," Haley shook her head. "When I talked to him...he sounded kind of...happy that he ran into you." Haley squinted her eyes, she could tell that there was a different tone in Lucas' voice. "It really bothered him how you guys left things last night," Haley assured Brooke.

"Yea, me too. I thought if I came back here, it would make things right again," Brooke raised her shoulders.

"You and I both know that's not going to happen," Haley chuckled a little. "When you left, Lucas was completely broken and he was changing into someone that he didn't like. He was so heartbroken, and the only way that he could truly move on is if he made himself hate you...and he did." Haley informed her.

"Great," Brooke huffed.

"Don't give up, Brooke. I think he's already started to forgive you. Just give him some time," Haley rubbed Brooke's shoulder. Brooke was feeling a little better since talking to Haley. She only hoped that Peyton would feel the same way.

"Oh, and Haley," Brooke began to say.

"Don't worry, I'm not telling Lucas that you're here." Haley chuckled. Haley didnt know how this plan was going to work but Brooke Davis was back. "I still believe that Lucas has love for you, you just have to remind him about the Brooke Davis he wrote is still you." Haley said to her. It was going to be difficult for Brooke because she wasn't the same person.

Brooke sat in the chair near the window, looking outside of the many stores surrounding the cafe. Brooke was feeling good about being back home with her friends, espacially with her mother. Since meeting with Haley, she felt better about seeing the rest of her friends.

"I thought after a year this town would've changed, just a little," Victoria handed Brooke her coffee.

"No, it's still the same old town." Brooke chuckled, leaning back in her chair. She admired it, she missed the people and the atomsphere, it was different from new york.

"Yes," Victoria flared her nose. "I can't say that I missed it though," Victoria took a sip from her coffee.

"Were not here for you, were here for me, remember?" Brooke reminded her mother.

"I still can't help but thank that it was my fault," Victoria confessed. She was going to help her daughter get her friends back, no matter how long it took.

"Mom-" Brooke didn't want her mother to blame herself.

"We should've never left, this was your home and I took that away from you. Brooke you were happy here."