One Last Kiss
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Jake and Brooke were fully engrossed in a make out session on the couch when Peyton walked straight into Brooke's apartment without knocking.
"Ew guys, cut it out, it is way too early to see that" Peyton said grossed out as she opened the fridge door and pulled out a bottle of water.
"Good morning to you to Peyton" Brooke smiled as she pushed a reluctant Jake off of her and walked into the kitchen area where Peyton was standing.
"Morning Peyton" Jake called over before turning on the play station and began to play some basketball game.
"So where did you go last night?" Peyton asked quietly so Jake wouldn't hear.
Brooke glanced back at Jake who seemed too busy in playing his game than trying to listen in on their conversation.
"I went to Cooper's grave" Brooke said quietly "Then I went to see Dan"
"What?" Peyton said loudly causing Brooke to hush her, luckily Jake didn't hear. "You went to see Dan?" Peyton whispered in shock.
Brooke nodded "I had to"
"Why?" Peyton asked confused.
"I had to see if he could find a way to try and get David to leave town" Brooke shrugged simply.
"So you went to Dan?" Peyton asked in disbelief.
"Well he is the mayor…and David's brother, if anyone can get dirt on him, it is Dan" Brooke pointed out "It was my only option"
"No it wasn't Brooke…you could go to the police" Peyton said seriously.
"And say what? My uncle forced himself on me four years ago" Brooke muttered sarcastically "There wouldn't be much they could do…it would be my word against his"
"You have me as a witness"
"It doesn't work like that" Brooke sighed "We were both pretty wasted that night, all David can say is that he helped me to bed and you walked in and with you being so drunk jumped to the wrong conclusion"
"But that's what not happened" Peyton told her.
"No but only us and David know that…the only way that can make him go away is if we find something on him that could get him to leave town and hopefully never come back" Brooke said.
"And has Dan agreed to help?" Peyton asked.
Brooke shook her head "No…so I guess I am on my own"
"You aren't on your own Brooke…you have me" Peyton said reassuringly "Don't worry, I promise you that David won't be in your life for much longer"
"I sure hope that's the truth" Brooke sighed as Jake turned around.
"What are you two whispering about?" he asked curiously.
"Nothing babe" Brooke smiled as she went and sat down next to him on the couch.
Jake shrugged and turned back to his game and Brooke glanced back at Peyton before turning her attention towards the TV to pretend to know what was going on. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately.
"Hey Luke" Anna smiled as she kissed Lucas softly on the lips before sitting next to him at the counter of the café.
"Hi Anna" Lucas smiled as Haley approached them.
"Hey guys…do you want the normal?" she asked and they both nodded.
"The normal Hales?" Lucas laughed questioning her greeting.
"Well it's what you both order every day, so I just assumed that you would want the same again" Haley shrugged.
"Wow, you made me realize that we hang out here way too much" Lucas laughed.
"Well I work here…what's your excuse?" Haley asked smiling.
"It's my mom's café?" Lucas tried.
"That goes against you Lucas…most teenagers would try to avoid their parents' workplace" Haley pointed out.
"The food is nice?" Anna asked joining in the conversation.
"I'm sure that compliment would work for Karen, but I am just a waitress so that's not a good enough answer for me…nice try though" Haley smiled.
"It's because we come to look at this beautiful, kind and caring waitress who works here…she goes by the name Haley James, you might know her?" Lucas smirked.
"Wow Lucas, your girlfriend is sitting right beside you and yet you insist on hitting on me? I'm sorry Anna…I've tried to tell him that we are not going to happen, but he doesn't listen" Haley said in mock annoyance.
Lucas shook his head laughing "Are you going to get our food or what?"
"Alright, geez Lucas, give a girl a chance" Haley muttered before walking into the kitchen leaving Lucas shaking his head and laughing slightly.
"So what do you want to do today?" Anna asked.
"I don't know" Lucas sighed "Sundays are always boring" he moaned.
"Well we could go back to my place…we would be alone" Anna said seductively.
Lucas was about to accept Anna's answer but then all of a sudden the image of a certain brunette appeared into his head "We can't really leave Haley though, I mean her shift finishes soon and I said she could hang out with us today"
"Oh ok" Anna said disappointedly.
"Another time though, yeah?" Lucas said reassuringly.
"Yeah ok" Anna nodded
Rachel sat watching the television when Nathan came into the living room.
"Is Jess asleep?" Rachel asked not keeping her eyes off the TV.
"She is" Nathan answered sitting down next to her "So I think now's the time we had some fun" he smirked as he began to kiss Rachel's neck.
Rachel moaned slightly "After this Nate…I want to see what Kate's son looks like" she said trying to catch up on the latest episodes of her favorite TV show, Lost.
Nathan groaned in frustration "Oh come on Rach, you can watch this anytime you want…Jessica will only be sleeping for a couple of hours" he reasoned trying to spend some time alone with his girlfriend.
Rachel sighed deeply "Ok fine, but make this quick" she smirked before crashing her lips onto his, kissing him passionately.
"Works for me" Nathan mumbled into her mouth as he lowered her down onto the couch so he was lying on top of her.
Rachel ran her hands to the bottom of his t-shirt before she broke the kiss so Nathan could remove it.
Nathan trailed kissing down Rachel's neck and suddenly they were interrupted by the doorbell ringing through the house.
Nathan groaned as he went to get off Rachel but she pulled him back down.
"Just ignore it" Rachel muttered attaching her lips back against his.
Nathan responded to the kiss but the bell rang again but this time it wouldn't stop. "I should get it before they wake Jess up" he sighed as he sat up and put his top on.
"God, can't they take the hint that we don't want to answer the door?" Rachel asked annoyed as Nathan headed towards the entrance of the house.
"Ok ok I'm coming!" Nathan shouted as the person on the other side wouldn't stop ringing the bell. He swung the door open in frustration and his jaw dropped when he saw who was at the other side of it. "Mom"
"Hi Nathan"
"Dude I am so bored!" Peyton moaned as she flung herself frustratingly onto the couch.
"Speak for yourself" Jake mumbled as he furiously attacked the buttons of his controller.
"Oh so you can just sit there and play playstation all day while Brooke and I have to watch this crap and be bored?" Peyton asked annoyed.
Jake shrugged.
"Well why don't we go out for lunch?" Brooke suggested "It's almost two and I am hungry" she stated.
"Works for me" Peyton said standing up.
"Jake? Are you coming?" Brooke asked.
"Sure" Jake answered but didn't stop playing his game.
Brooke rolled her eyes, he was a typical male…Nathan was just the same when it came to his playstation.
Peyton however just went straight towards the TV and turned it off.
"Hey!" Jake shouted annoyed and slightly angry.
"We are going for something to eat…now get your ass up!" Peyton shouted shaking her head as she left the apartment and Jake pouted before following.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" Nathan asked shocked as he looked his mother up and down. She looked a mess.
"I need your help Nathan" Deb said in a panicked voice that scared Nathan slightly.
"Uh…come in" Nathan said worriedly as Deb followed him into the living room.
"Mrs. Lee…what a surprise" Rachel said in shock "You look…alive" she said as took in Deb's appearance, she looked like she hadn't showered in weeks and her clothes weren't looking that clean either.
"So what is it mom?" Nathan asked curiously.
"I…its Dan" Deb got out.
"What has he done now?" Nathan asked letting out a small sigh. He should have known that's why she was here.
"He…He is after me Nate…he is out to get me" Deb said fearfully.
Nathan raised an eyebrow and frowned "He's out to get you?"
"He's trying to kill me Nathan…he is looking for me"
Nathan glanced at Rachel who looked confused "Have you been taking those pills again Mrs. Lee?" Rachel asked bluntly
"Rachel!" Nathan cut in sending her a short glare.
Rachel shrugged and held up her hands in defense "I'm only asking" she muttered.
"No…No, he wants me dead Nathan…you need to help me!" Deb said as she began panicking "Nate, he is going to kill me" she screamed out as she started to hyperventilate.
Nathan looked at Rachel panicked and Rachel watched on quite shocked.
"Mom…Mom" Nathan said sternly as he grabbed a hold of Deb's shoulders "Calm down ok? Just take deep breaths…come on, breath" he said soothingly as Deb slowly calmed down.
Deb panted slightly as she regained her breathing pattern and Nathan looked at her slightly scared. "Ok, why don't you um…take a shower and have a lie down and we will talk about this later ok?" Nathan asked reassuringly.
Deb nodded as she placed her hand on her sons cheek "I knew you wouldn't let me down Nate…you truly are my boy" she said softly before Nathan led Deb towards the bathroom leaving a curious and suspicious Rachel behind.
"Oh great, Lucas is here" Jake muttered as they walked into the café.
"Be nice" Brooke warned as Jake took her hand in his and they three walked towards Lucas and Anna.
"I'm always nice" Jake commented.
"Hi guys" Peyton smiled sitting down on a bar stool and picking up a menu before casually flicking through but kept on secretly glancing between Brooke and Lucas.
"Hey…Hi Brooke" Lucas smiled softly; his smile grew wider as he noticed his bracelet on her wrist.
"Hi Lucas" Brooke smiled back as Jake frowned slightly.
"So, what are you guys doing on this boring Sunday afternoon?" Haley asked joining the small group.
"Being bored" Peyton groaned as Brooke's cell rang.
"It's Rachel" Brooke smirked as she answered the call "Hey Bitch, what's up"
"Brooke, I think there's something you need to know" Rachel sighed as she sneaked out into the back porch so Nathan wouldn't know. Nathan thought that it wouldn't be a good idea to tell Brooke that Deb was with them in California because of their disagreements in the past.
"Ok? What is it Rachel?" Brooke asked slightly worriedly as the group turned their attention towards her noticing the immediate change in Brooke's tone.
"You won't believe who just showed up here! I swear Brooke, she must be on drugs or something" Rachel muttered.
"Who Rachel? Who is on drugs?" Brooke asked curiously
"Your mom! Brooke, she is crazy, seriously…I think she has lost the plot or something because she won't shut up about how Dan is trying to kill her"
"What the hell?" Brooke asked completely confused and quite stunned "So she just showed up at the house like a lost junkie?" she asked. Peyton looked at her slightly confused as Brooke placed her hand in the air and went to walk outside.
"Yeah pretty much"
"So she says that Dan is trying to kill her? That's ridiculous" Brooke muttered as she stood outside the café.
"I know…crazy right?"
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"What do you think Brooke's talking about?" Lucas asked curiously as he glanced outside the café where Brooke was pacing up and down outside the cafe, her free hand stuffed into her back pocket while the other held her cell to her ear.
"Something private that obviously does not concern you" Jake said coldly.
Peyton rolled her eyes slightly "Well since she is talking to Rachel…I'm guessing the girl broke a nail" she muttered.
Lucas raised an eyebrow "I thought you and Rachel used to be friends?"
Peyton scoffed "Please, she was always Brooke's friend...I just put up with the whore to keep Brooke happy"
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"So what does Nathan think of all of this?" Brooke asked
"I think he is still in shock that she's actually here…as for the Dan thing, well I think she has turned crazy" Rachel said seriously.
Brooke sighed deeply "I just don't really understand what she's doing there…I mean, is she sick?"
"I have no idea, she is sleeping now I think so I will call you later and give you more details…but the women is messed up Brooke, really messed up"
"Oh" Brooke mumbled.
"What do you think about all of this?" Rachel asked curiously.
Brooke placed her hand on her head "I don't know Rach" she had so much going on in her life right now, she didn't need this…but at least her Mom wasn't back in Tree Hill.
"Well, just try not to think about that psycho too much" Rachel warned
"She is my Mom Rachel, how can I not think about her?" Brooke sighed "And don't call her a psycho"
"I'm just telling it like I see it" Rachel shrugged "Look, I have to go before Nathan finds me…I will call you when I find out more, ok?"
"Ok, bye Rachel" Brooke sighed hanging up and making her way back into the café.
"Hey, is everything ok?" Jake asked worriedly as he approached Brooke.
"Um…Yeah, look Jake I'm going to head off"
"What why?" Jake asked concerned "What's wrong Brooke?"
"Nothing's wrong… I just have to go and do something" Brooke answered.
"Well do you want me to come with you?" Jake asked.
"No…No, I will call you later ok?" Brooke said and quickly left before Jake got a chance to get another word in.
"What happened? Where did Brooke go?" Peyton asked confused as Jake returned to the counter.
"I don't know" Jake said honestly as he looked back towards the door "She just said she had to do something and left" he said confused.
"Weird" Peyton mumbled and wondered if it had anything to do with David.
Lucas looked on curiously, he really wanted to know what was going on with Brooke right now but he knew it wasn't his place…not anymore.
"Nathan what is she doing here?" Rachel asked as Nathan walked into the kitchen where Rachel was currently reading a magazine at the counter.
"I don't know? She's been asleep for a while now but she looks scared Rachel…really scared" Nathan sighed as he put his head in his hands.
"Nate" Rachel sighed as she walked over to him and pulled him into a hug "I know this is hard for you, but you have to remember that this is Deb Lee we are talking about"
"She's my mom Rachel" Nathan said pulling out of the hug and staring at his girlfriend intently.
"Yeah, but she is also an alcoholic and god knows how many pills she is taking" Rachel pointed out "You can't trust her"
"I think that's up to my son to decide and not some hooker he picked up from the streets" Deb said coldly walking into the room.
"Mom!" Nathan said sternly.
"Whatever Mrs. Lee, at least I'm not a crazy junkie" Rachel said icily.
"Rachel!" Nathan cut in again.
Rachel held up her hands in surrender "Sorry" she muttered as she sat back down onto the stool.
"What are you doing here mom?" Nathan asked turning to face his mother.
"I had to escape Nate…I had to find you"
"Escape from what?" Nathan asked frustratingly.
"Dan! Ok? I had to escape from Dan!"
Rachel let out a dry laugh. "Oh god"
"Rachel!" Nathan said angrily "Please"
Rachel rolled her eyes as Nathan turned his attention back to Deb.
"He's trying to kill me Nathan! He is trying to kill me!" she said loudly
"Mom…don't you think, that's a bit…you know? Farfetched?" Nathan asked hesitantly.
"Why won't you believe me? Nathan you know what he is like! He is after me! He wants me dead!" Deb shouted
"I do know what he is like and as much as a sick bastard he is, he wouldn't go as far as killing someone" Nathan told her defending his father.
"You don't know him like I do Nathan…you don't know the real Dan Lee, he is evil!"
"You're crazy" Rachel muttered as Nathan glared at her.
"No you don't understand!" Deb screamed "It's in his blood! He is an evil, evil man! He is capable at doing anything with the right motive!"
"And what exactly is his motive mom? What makes you think he would want to kill you?" Nathan asked in disbelief.
"I've done some things Nathan…things that you wouldn't understand"
"Try me" Nathan pleaded "Come on Mom, there has to be more to this"
"I can't tell you Nathan…all that matters is that he wants to get me" Deb said fearfully "And he wants me dead!"
Nathan ran a hand through his hair "Ok…say if you were telling the truth, how would know this? Did he say so himself?"
Deb nodded, tears glistening in her eyes "He said I better watch my back or Cooper wouldn't be the only deceased Lee in this family"
"He said that?" Nathan said angrily, how could he bring Cooper into this?
Deb nodded "You should have seen the look in his eyes Nathan…he was serious, so serious" Deb cried.
"This is getting more and more like a horror movie every second" Rachel stated laughing slightly. She honestly believed that Deb had lost the plot, just looking at her you could see she was on some kind of drug, and whatever it was, it has seriously messed with her mind.
"Rachel, you aren't helping" Nathan said sternly.
"Please Nate…you have to believe me" Deb pleaded "Please!"
"I…" Nathan stuttered not knowing what to do. This was messed up, and he honestly thought he had escaped Tree Hill's drama.
Lucas smiled slightly as he saw Brooke sitting alone at the River Court; he knew she would be here.
"You know, we should really stop meeting up like this" Lucas smirked sitting down next to her "Two days in a row…aren't I a lucky one"
Brooke smiled slightly "You know Lucas; you should really stop stalking me like this" she told him, repeating some of his words.
Lucas chuckled "And what makes me the stalker? It could easily be you…I've seen the way you look at me"
"Oh please, get over yourself" Brooke smirked "And besides…I was here first, just like I was last night"
"Well I come here to play basketball…what's your excuse?" Lucas asked, turning slightly serious.
"I come here to think…well at least I try to" she muttered letting out a dry laugh.
"And what exactly is there to think about Brooke?" Lucas asked hesitantly.
"Oh you don't want to know"
"Try me" Lucas said softly "I'm here for you Brooke…you know that right?"
Brooke nodded "I know…and so people keep on telling me, but there's nothing much they can do"
"Well then tell me Brooke; tell me what's wrong and maybe I can help" Lucas said reassuringly as he placed his hand on her arm "Please"
"There's nothing you can do Luke" Brooke sighed "It's all out of my control and I can't stop it"
"Is this about Rachel's phone call earlier? Why you left the café so quickly?" he asked curiously.
Brooke nodded slightly "That's part of it yes" she answered.
"You can trust me" Lucas said softly "You know you can"
"My Mom turned up in California" Brooke sighed as Lucas nodded waiting for her to continue "Rachel said she was in a pretty bad way and that she looked like she was stocked up on drugs"
"I'm sorry Brooke" Lucas said comfortably.
"Yeah" Brooke said letting out a dry laugh "So am I" she muttered "But that's not all..."
Lucas sat patiently, waiting for her to continue.
"She told them that Dan is trying to kill her…I mean how ridiculous is that? Yes I know that Dan is a major ass and he has done things in the past that make you question if he is even human…but he's not a killer, he is still my father, he wouldn't kill someone" Brooke said shaking her head.
Lucas stayed silent, this was a lot to take in and he felt really bad for Brooke having to deal with all of this, it must really be hard for her, especially since she's probably had to cope with this sort of family drama from such an early age.
"I don't know what to do Luke" Brooke said sadly as tears threatened to fall "I really don't know what to think" she said as the tears ran freely now and she let out a sob.
"Hey…come here" Lucas said softly as he pulled Brooke in for a hug "It's going to be ok Pretty Girl…ok? It will all be okay" he said comfortably as he rubbed her back soothingly and rocked her slightly as Brooke clung to him tightly, digging her face into his shoulder, not caring if she was soaking his shirt with her tears.
"I'm here for you" he finished quietly as he trailed his fingers lightly through her brown locks.
A/N: So, I hope you liked the long chapter! And the temporary return of Nathan and Rachel! I know some of you have missed them. So please review! I love to hear what you all think, especially the long ones! And I promise I will update soon! Like I always say, the more reviews...the faster the updates :)