Hey everyone!! Thank you so much for the reviews! It seems everyone has the same feelings regarding Peyton, Rachel and Lucas! Lol! I'm glad you are all enjoying how the story is going!
Bdavisrulz- glad you enjoyed Lucas getting punched by Rachel and being told off by Peyton. I think real friends will always be there for each other!
Eljammal1986- thank you for reviewing my story! I'm really glad that you're enjoying it!
Fggt16- thanks! The last chapter was fun to write! I knew you'd like Rachel punching Lucas! Hope you like her in this chapter too!
Loulou06- thank you so much for your review! I've totally caught the writing bug right now and I've been stuck in bed with a nasty cold so I've been writing like crazy! Lol! I really wanted Peyton, Rachel and Brooke to be solid cuz I don't think it was realistic on the show how Brooke and Peyton remained friends personally. Well Lucas is just Lucas…lol! But yeah I love Brathan too and they're finally gonna get together soon!
ILoveSarahSophia- I'm happy that you liked the last chapter! I totally think Lucas got what he deserved! Lol! He's such a ass!
Mony19- I totally was thinking the same thing! Rachel should get a boyfriend!! Any suggestions? Who would you like to see her with?
I just wanted to say thanks again to everyone reading this story and that I really appreciate you guys taking your own time to review it! It's great getting the feedback! Also if you guys have any suggestions on who you think Rachel should be with let me know! I'm kinda struggling with that right now! Anyways, enjoy chapter 10!
Chapter 10:
Nathan had caught up to Brooke in the parking lot of the school and drove her home. He drove up the large driveway of the museum like mansion that Brooke called home. Brooke was silent the entire way home. She quietly unlocked the front door and Nathan closed it behind them. The sound of the echoed throughout the entire house. It never failed to surprise Nathan how unwelcoming the house was. He looked around the immaculate home, nothing was out of place and everything was so beautiful, but yet so cold. He always wondered how Brooke stayed here alone all the time.
"Can I get you anything Nate?" asked Brooke as she led them into the kitchen.
"No, I'm good right now. Thanks." replied Nathan following her.
Brooke reached into the cabinet and pulled out a bottle of rum.
"Are you sure? Cuz I definitely can use a drink after that!" smiled Brooke. She took out two glasses and poured them each a rum and coke.
"Well if you insist…" Nathan said reaching for the drink. "You know you're better without him right?"
Brooke sipped her drink and nodded. She put her glass down on the counter beside Nathan and sat down.
"I know I am but it just hurts letting go of someone that loved you." sighed Brooke as she circled the rim of her glass with her finger.
Nathan reached over and placed his hand over hers and gave her a sympathetic smile. The contact sent shivers up both their spines.
"Hey, I'll be fine! Especially after a couple more of these bad boys!" said Brooke as she shook her drink.
They heard the door slam as Peyton and Rachel came barging into the kitchen. They stopped abruptly in their steps when they saw Brooke and Nathan at the counter holding hands.
Rachel arched her eyebrows at the couple ,"Jeez, whore, that didn't take long to move on to the hotter Scott."
Peyton just smiled. Nathan quickly removed his hand off Brookes, noting how empty he suddenly felt.
Brooke rolled her eyes at Rachel, "What are you guys doing here anyway?" she asked.
Peyton walked over to the freezer to get some frozen peas. She handed them over to Rachel.
"This one needed some medical attention." said Peyton as she adjusted the bag over Rachel's knuckles.
"Hey not as much as Lucas will when I'm done with him" smirked Rachel.
"I think you've done enough!" laughed Peyton replaying the punch in her head.
Nathan and Brooke looked at them curiously,
"What are you talking about?" asked Nathan.
"I gave Lucas a black eye." revealed Rachel with a satisfied smile on her face.
Brooke's eyes widened and she started giggling. Soon everyone joined in on the laughter.
"Shut up! No, you didn't!" Brooke said between giggles giving the redhead a tight hug.
"Wow! I'm impressed Gatina!" commented Nathan but he wasn't really surprised. He knew Rachel would go to bat for Brooke or Peyton. Now he also knew not to get on her bad side.
"Well, Rachel wouldn't have had to punch him if someone didn't tell him some sensitive information." commented Peyton, staring straight at Brooke.
Brooke laughed nervously, "Yeah…about that, can we talk in the living room for a moment?"
Peyton nodded and followed Brooke out of the kitchen.
"Why did you tell him?" asked Peyton, settling on the couch.
"I had to, I saw how hurt you were by this and I just thought he had the right to know. Then he could decide what he wanted to do. I didn't want him to be with me if his heart wasn't in it. I was prepared for him to tell me that he loved you but I wasn't prepared for him to string me along for months on end!" said Brooke.
Peyton stared at Brooke in disbelief,
"Brooke, you're crazy! I never would've dated him! You're my best friend! I would never do that to you! Hoes before bros, remember?" Peyton said sternly. She went on to relay what happened in the gym that led Rachel to punch Lucas out. Brooke just stared at Peyton, taking it all in. She was shocked, she didn't think Lucas could be such an ass.
"What a jackass! He actually kissed you!" Brooke said in disbelief. "Incredible! I guess he wasn't what either one of us thought he was, ugh I gave up hot and steamy one night stands for that bullshit! See there was a reason why I never did relationships! You don't have to deal with all this residual bullshit that comes with it! Whatever, I don't need Lucas Scott, I have you and Rachel!"
Peyton shook her head and laughed,
"And don't forget Nathan." she said.
"Yeah…and Nate." replied Brooke softly, more to herself than Peyton.
Rachel sat in the kitchen with Nathan waiting for Brooke and Peyton to finish their conversation. She played with the bag on her hand,
"So Nathan, what are your intentions with Brooke exactly?" asked Rachel nonchalantly.
"What? What do you mean?" replied Nathan, clearly caught off guard.
Rachel just rolled her eyes,
"I'm not retarded Scott. I know you want her." stated Rachel, looking him straight in the eye.
Nathan was stunned by her bluntness. He knew he shouldn't be as he has seen Rachel in action many times before, but never aimed at him. He really didn't know what to say to her.
"Umm, we're just friends Rachel." replied Nathan.
"Really Nathan? I wasn't born yesterday you know. I know you're friends but I want to know what you plan to do about your feelings for her. And don't insult my intelligence by denying it either, I just wanted to let you know that if and when you decide to act on them, you better not hurt her or I will cut your balls off." said Rachel matter of factly.
Nathan stared at Rachel, who just arched her eyebrow at him. Well I've been told, he thought to himself.
"Look Rachel, I'm not going to say that I don't have feelings for her because you obviously know that I do, but I would never do anything to hurt her, I will always be there for her, even if it means just as friends, because if that's what she needs from me right now that's what I'll be." replied Nathan truthfully.
Rachel considered what he said for a moment before saying,
"She loves you too you know? She's just too stubborn to admit it. She'll come around." Rachel laughed, "You shoulda seen how ridiculously jealous she was about Haley!"
Just as Nathan was about to respond, Brooke and Peyton came back into the kitchen.
"I was not jealous of Tutor Bitch!" exclaimed Brooke, glaring at Rachel.
Rachel and Peyton rolled their eyes. They remembered the numerous rants Brooke went off on about the infamous tutor, during cheer practice, at lunch, after school, at basketball games. It went on and on until Nathan and Haley broke up.
"Whatever, whore! I think it's time we bounced, P. Sawyer." said Rachel, tilting her head towards Nathan, signalling that the potential couple needs alone time.
Peyton nodded, "Yeah, I'm getting hungry, see you guys tomorrow!"
With that, the blonde and the redhead cleared out of the house. Making sure that the two were gone, Nathan turned to Brooke,
"Tutor Bitch huh?" questioned Nathan with an amused look on his face. He was kinda glad that Brooke was jealous.
"What?" replied Brooke innocently, "She was a tutor and she was a bitch, fits perfectly if you ask me!"
She quickly turned around and started heading towards the living room again. Nathan got up and followed her, sitting on the couch next to her.
"Were you a bit jealous Davis?" asked Nathan with a grin.
"Me? Jealous? What would I possibly be jealous of? I'm funny, athletic and hot as hell!" replied Brooke with a sexy smile.
"Conceited much?" teased Nathan.
"It's not conceited when it's the truth. Don't think I didn't see you staring at me Boy Toy!" laughed Brooke.
Nathan put his hands up in defeat.
"So you caught me huh? Davis you already knew I thought you were sexy as hell. But I saw you looking back." Nathan said with a cocky grin.
"Maybe. Maybe not. I'm not telling!" smirked Brooke. "So what happened between you and Tutor Bitch anyway. I thought you guys were happy and all in love and stuff.?"
Nathan shrugged. He wasn't ready to admit to Brooke that it was because of her. He didn't know where he stood with her or if she had feelings for him in return. He was sure that would be the last thing on her mind since the Lucas fiasco just went down.
"I wasn't in love with her. Despite how you feel about her, Haley is a really nice girl. It just wasn't fair to lead her on." explained Nathan.
Brooke was speechless to say the least. Nathan caring about someone's feelings. Nathan talking about love. As long as she could remember, Nathan didn't have any regard for a girls feelings and he certainly didn't care whether or not he was in love with them. She was a little jealous that Haley made him care so much. But she glad that he respected her enough to be honest with her. Unlike Lucas, she thought to herself bitterly.
"Wow Nate, I don't know what to say, I mean you and me, we were all about getting hammered and getting laid. Who'd a thought we'd end up here. Well, I'm glad you were honest with her. Who knew she'd bring out this side of you?" Brooke said thoughtfully.
Nathan thought about whether or not he should tell her that it wasn't Haley that brought it out of him but her. Before he could even respond Brooke continued talking,
"I'm getting hungry, wanna stay for dinner with me? I'm thinking pizza!" asked Brooke.
Nathan smiled, "Sure, I'm getting pretty hungry too."
When the pizza arrived, they ate in the living now moving the conversation to Brooke and Lucas.
"You know, Davis, I always told you that Lucas was an ass." reminded Nathan as he took a bite of his pizza.
"I know, but he was really sweet to me. He made me feel like I wasn't alone and that he loved me." said Brooke, "He understood that I had never been in a relationship before and that I don't really do the whole love thing. I dunno, I just thought that if I was honest with him, he'd be honest with me. I mean it's probably hard to be with someone who has so many walls up. I don't know…"
Brooke took a sip of her beer and continued, "I'm good now though, that's the perk of not ever letting someone in. It doesn't hurt as much when it doesn't work out."
Throughout her young life, she learned not to count on anyone, not to let anyone fully into her heart as it had always brought her hurt and disappointment. That was until she and Nathan had started getting close, he chipped away at the walls and was so close to breaking her when the whole Naley debacle at the beach house went down. Now that they were reconnecting she was nervous about where it would go this time. She knew deep down she still loved him, but she needed time.
"Brooke, you know you can be honest with me right? You know that you can trust me, don't you?" asked Nathan.
Brooke smiled at Nathan and grabbed his hand, bringing them to her lips.
"I know, you have no idea how great it's been for me having you back in my life Nate." she said sincerely.
"Yeah, I know, everyone tells me that all the time!" smiled Nathan cockily, popping his collar.
Brooke laughed and pushed him gently in the chest, "You're such a loser, Scott! Hey you know what we can do after dinner?"
"Do I even wanna ask?" groaned Nathan, knowing it may be something unpleasant in his mind.
"My ShamWow came in and it's just been sitting in the package, dying to be used! And my car is kinda dirty right now…" hinted Brooke, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "And just so you know, the juicer works so I'll make us some!"
Nathan couldn't help but smile as he thought back to the night where they had re-established their friendship.
"Well, you know I could never say no to you Davis." Nathan said.
Brooke nodded happily. She bounced into the kitchen so she could prepare the juice while Nathan made his way outside to wash her car. Brooke found some carrots, celery beets, apples and ginger. She washed off all the veggies and fruit and began juicing. Hope this is good, she thought. After pouring the juice into two glasses, she headed outside to the driveway.
She almost dropped the glasses when she saw Nathan shirtless washing her car. The man had an amazing body, perfectly toned pecks, defined abs, muscular arms and perfectly broad shoulders. When he turned around she got a nice peek at his back. She loved how his back dipped in a bit right above his nice ass. She shook her head to rid her thoughts and made her way down the driveway.
"Juice is ready! Great job Hot Shot! The car's looking good!" Brooke said, handing him a glass.
Nathan accepted the glass and took a big sip of the juice. It was surprisingly really good. He quickly finished his glass and put it on the ground.
"Wow, Davis, that wasn't poisonous!" teased Nathan, grabbing the hose to start rinsing the car again.
"I'm offended! I know how to make stuff!" said Brooke pretending to be hurt.
Nathan looked at her sceptically.
"Ok, so I got the recipe from the book that came with it! Sue me!" huffed Brooke. She went to grab the glass from the ground and saw the soapy sponge in the bucket. She smiled as she picked it up and pegged Nathan in the back of the head with it.
Nathan immediately turned around and sprayed Brooke with the hose. She shrieked and tried to get out of the way. She grabbed the bucket flung the water at Nathan. She hit him right in the chest.
"That's it Davis!" laughed Nathan as he chased her around the driveway spraying her with the cold water. When the hose couldn't go any further, Nathan dropped it and ran after her, engulfing her in a bear hug making her just as soapy as he was.
"Nathan!" laughed Brooke. "Put me down! We're gonna get pneumonia!"
Nathan put her over his shoulder and walked them back into the house before setting her down.
"You're crazy Brooke!" said Nathan drying himself off his bare chest with his shirt.
Brooke stuck her tongue out at him, "You love it!" she said, shivering a little.
Nathan noticed and wrapped his shirt around her, rubbing her arms with his hands in attempt to warm her up. Brooke skin tingled at his touch, causing goose bumps to erupt over her smooth skin. She instinctively moved closer to him and looked up into his dark blue eyes that seemed to stare right into her soul. She felt him pull her close so that her body was pressed against his. Her let her hands roam his bare chest and down his hard stomach. She felt his body tense under her touch and smiled,
"Oh, I'm sorry Nate, am I making you uncomfortable?" she asked innocently, her fingers playing with the top of his shorts.
He stared down at her speechless, he was extremely aroused at this point and the wet shirt clinging to her body wasn't helping matters. He smirked at the tiny cheerleader and ran his hand down her side, settling on her hips,
"Not at all Davis." replied Nathan boldly moving his hand towards her backside, giving her a little squeeze.
Brooke let out a moan as Nathan bent down and gently kissed her lips. The kiss sent shockwaves through her body. She wrapped her arms around him pulling him closer to her, kissing him back eagerly. She forgot how amazing his kisses felt and she wondered how she went so long without them. He began trailing kisses down her neck, leaving a tingling sensation on her skin after every kiss. He felt her shiver under his touch and sucked harder on her neck, smiling knowing that he'd leave a mark. She ran her hand through his hair and pressed her body to him. She loved the feeling that he gave her. Nathan made his way back to her lips, parting them with his tongue as explored her mouth. They finally parted when they realized air was becoming as issue. Nathan closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against hers, still holding her close.
Brooke sighed, snuggling close to his body. She held on tight, enjoying the feeling being in his arms provided her. Being here with him, somehow she knew everything would work itself out. Being here with him like this, she was finally able to admit to herself that he is what she needed after all.
Nathan was still reeling from the feelings Brooke had invoked in him. He contemplated whether or not he should just tell her his feelings or stay quiet. Suddenly she lifted her head and looked up at him, her hazel eyes full of love. She took his hands and gently brought them to her lips,
"What are you thinking?" she asked shyly. He was staring at her so intently that it made her a little nervous.
Nathan moved his hands to the side of face and watched her as she smiled shyly and leaned into his touch. He looked down at her lovingly,
"I'm thinking I wanna be with you Davis."