WARNING: Mild language in this chapter.

At Lunch

Brooke stared at the unknown substance on her plate.

"Are we actually supposed to eat this" Brooke asked Lucas with a laugh

"If I can't name it I don't eat it" he said as he plopped down at the table next to her

Brooke laughed. She glanced up and noticed Haley wondering around in a daze.

"Haley" Brooke called

Haley turned to look at Brooke. A big smile came over her face when she recognized Brooke. She quickly jogged to their table.

"Hey Haley, where is Jake" Brooke asked

"Well it turns out we have different lunch periods" she said as she dropped a mountain of books on the table and sat down.

"Hey Haley" Lucas said with confidence

"He speaks" Haley joked with a smile

"Yeah um I'm sorry about yesterday. I was kind of caught off guard" Lucas said with a smile

"It's okay" Haley said with a smile

"You're taking AP Calculus" Brooke asked in shock

"Yeah I suck at sports and basically everything else so I figured I should be good at something- so I picked school" Haley answered

"Wow that's amazing. Math and I do not get along" Brooke said with a laugh

"Yeah a lot of people are like that. I used to tutor at my old school"

Lucas looked at the beautiful brunette across from him. Jake had good taste. She was bubbly and beautiful. And she always had a smile on her face. She had a uniqueness about her that startled him. He wanted to get to know her better.

Haley noticed Lucas staring at her. She responded with a bigger smile. She suddenly lost all interest in her conversation with Brooke. Lucas was cute.

"Lucas is like a brother to me" she remembered Jake saying

Suddenly Haley caught herself. Her smile faded quickly and she returned her attention to Brooke. She couldn't like Lucas. She had just moved here for Jake. And besides, Lucas was Brooke's boyfriend. She couldn't do that to Brooke after she had been so nice and inviting to her.

Lucas noticed himself staring when he saw her smile fade. He quickly averted his eyes. "What's wrong with me" he thought. I'm in love with Brooke. I barely know this girl, and not to mention its Jake's girlfriend. I couldn't do that Jake. "He's been nothing but a brother to me" he thought.

"Wow. So you're like a tutorgirl" Brooke said with a wink

"You could say that" Haley admitted with a smile

"So how is your first day at Tree Hill High going"? Lucas asked

"I love it. And the best part is being with Jake" Haley smiled

"That's great" Lucas nodded

"Have you seen Peyton"? Lucas asked

"Uh" Brooke said with a sigh

"I haven't seen her since Lit. class" Lucas added

"Yeah I saw her. She'll be around after school" Brooke said as she played with her food

"Hey guys" said a voice from behind

Brooke turned around to see Mouth

"Mouth" she exclaimed as she gave him a hug

"Hey man" Lucas added

"So what have I missed" Mouth asked as he took a seat

"Mouth this is Haley, Haley this is Mouth. Haley is Jake's girlfriend" Brooke interjected

"Hey" Mouth said with a handshake

"Mouth I've heard a lot about you" Haley said with her usual smile

"Good things I hope" he added

"Nothing but" Haley answered

"Room for one more" Peyton asked

Brooke rolled her eyes.

"Yeah a spot just opened up" she responded as she stood up and left the table

"Brooke" Peyton called as she followed her

Brooke ignored her calls and kept walking

"I'm sorry" Peyton said as she threw up her hands

"You still don't get it. Don't apologize to me, I'm not the one you stabbed in the back" Brooke said flatly

"I was in a tough spot" Peyton responded

"You shouldn't have to think about it. What's so tough? Its Nathan or Lucas" she said plainly

"No Brooke it's your best friend or your boyfriend" Peyton responded defensively

"You should know; you've been in that spot once or twice" Peyton said defensively

"What the hell does that mean" Brooke asked sarcastically

"It means maybe I not the only one who made the wrong choice" Peyton snapped back

Brooke looked angrily at Peyton. Peyton returned the feeling as she looked at Brooke. At almost the same time they turned and walked in opposite directions.

Hey people! I hope you are enjoying the story.Recently I have been updating daily. But tomorrow (4/19/07) I am headed out of town. I am taking my laptop with me to keep writing, but I will not have internet access. So after tomorrow I will not be updating until Saturday (4/21) evening. So on Saturday you can keep an eye out for a couple of new chapters. Thanks!