Author Notes – I haven't had this much fun writing in a long time. I hope everyone is enjoying the story. Well here is the latest chapter…

Chapter 9 – Brooke, Interrupted part 2

"Here we are." Brooke said as she put the car in park. They had been driving for about 30 minutes and Devon had no idea where Brooke had taken him. He got out of the car and looked around. They were at the beach. As far as he could tell there wasn't anyone else out there. It was pretty quiet and the only sound he could hear was the waves rolling in and out.

"This is nice." Devon smiled. He had never been anywhere so peaceful before and the fact that he was there with Brooke made it even better. She had taken a couple of steps away from the car and was standing in the sand. She stood there quietly, like the beach was giving her an inner peace that she needed. Devon walked around and sat on the hood of his car and continued watching her. The calm that was flowing out of her was everything that Devon wanted. She turned her head and looked at him. Her smile came from a place deep inside of her. It was beautiful and untouched.

"C'mere…" Brooke's voice was so quiet he was surprised he could hear her. Devon got up from the hood of the car and went over to her. As soon as he got close to her, he was intoxicated by her smell. How did she do that? How did she affect him so much? Everything about her made him feel alive and strong. He wanted to put his arms around her and absorb everything that she was into him. He couldn't imagine not having this feeling near him.

"Over the summer, I dated a lot of guys, some good, some bad. I knew what they wanted and I knew what I wanted." The tone of Brooke's voice hadn't changed but something told Devon that this was important and she wouldn't just share this with anyone. There was a pause however and he felt like he needed to ask her a question.

"What did you want?"

Brooke sighed. "I wanted to forget."

She looked down at the ground and started to push some of the sand around with her foot. She didn't look back up at him but she continued with her story.

"I wanted to forget Lucas Scott. And I tried everything I could think of to accomplish that goal. He…umm…he cheated on me with Peyton once, and it really hurt me. It hurt me in ways that I can't even explain. And no matter who I tried to be with after that, I kept feeling myself going back to him."

He wanted to hold her and tell her that Lucas was a fool for cheating on her. That she was better off not being with him. And after his threat at lunch today, he could say that without hesitating. But Devon just stayed silent and let her go on.

"I met another guy and at first it was just about having sex with him. And it made me feel like I was just fucking him because I was trying to feel something other than miserable. Then, I let him into my life and just like with Lucas; he destroyed what was left of my heart. I was so scared and confused. What was wrong with me? How come I'm not good enough?"

A tear rolled down Brooke's cheek and as she wiped her eyes Devon gently slid his arms around her waist and stood behind her. His fingers interlocked and rested on her flat stomach. Not only did she smell good but her body was incredible. He kissed the back of her neck and Brooke leaned against him.

"So after that, I started to drift back to Lucas, like I always do. But I couldn't let myself fall for him again. How could I let him treat me this way and then go right back to him? So I ran away. All summer I ran from Lucas, from relationships, from everything. Now I am back and even after all the guys I met over the summer, I am still drifting back to him again."

"If you are drifting towards Lucas, then why are you here with me?" Devon asked. He was a little confused but he knew that Brooke wasn't trying to play any games with him.

"I was going to use you. I was hoping that if I slept with you, it would make my world a little less lonely. That was why I was with all of those boys over the summer. They always did whatever I wanted. But none of them ever stopped me and told me that I was better than this. But I finally met a man who did."

Brooke turned around in his arms so they were face to face. She put her hands on his face and looked into his eyes. Her eyes were still a little tear stained from before but that didn't matter. All that mattered to Devon was that Brooke was in his arms and that she wanted to be there. Damn, she felt so good and he didn't ever want to let her go.

"I remember you called me one of your boys." Devon whispered.

"Well I was wrong." Brooke nuzzled her nose against his and smiled.

"Now, what about that surprise…" Devon asked.

Brooke stepped out of his embrace and Devon groaned from the loss of contact with her frame. He could still feel her body against his and all he wanted was for her to come back into his arms. She held her hand out for him to take. He exhaled like he had been holding his breath until he could touch her again. They started walking down the beach and they didn't talk to each other. It was enough that they were together and neither one of them wanted to ruin the moment by saying anything. The silence was broken however when Devon's cell phone rang.

"Who is that?" Brooke asked.

Devon could tell that Brooke was a little upset that he still had his phone. He thought he had put the thing on vibrate but he was wrong. He opened it and saw that it was Peyton. He had completely forgotten about his 'date' with Peyton and he didn't want to make Brooke feel like he was playing the field or anything like that. So he told her the truth.

"It's Peyton. I was supposed to meet her at the record store after school." Devon showed her the caller ID, and when she put her hand out for the phone he handed it to her with no questions asked.

"Thank you. Most boys would have just lied and you didn't." Brooke took the phone and started texting.

"You are pretty good at that. What are you sending?" Devon tried to see what she was typing on his phone but Brooke kept turning so he couldn't really see what she was doing.

"I was just telling Ms. Sawyer that something came up and you would have to have a rain-check for that appointment." Brooke tossed him the phone back and smiled a devilish smile.

"Y'know, I could always check the sent messages…" Devon said.

"I thought you trusted me." Brooke smirked.

"I do." Devon closed his phone and turned it off. He knew he would have to make things right with Peyton. And part of him really wondered what Brooke sent to Peyton.

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A few minutes earlier…

Peyton had been waiting at the store for the last hour. She was trying to patient but this was bordering on insulting. She pulled out her phone and called the guy she was waiting on.

'You got my voicemail…you know what to do.'

"Hey Devon, its Peyton, I am getting a little worried. Just call me when you get the chance." Peyton hung up and sighed. Hopefully he had a reason for the no-show. Her phone chirped to let her know that she had gotten a text message. She opened it and saw that it was from Devon but as soon as she read it she knew what had happened to him.

The message read: Back off P. Sawyer. He's mine now. XOXOXO B. Davis

"Damn it, Brooke." Peyton closed her phone and went into the record store.

Part 3 of Brooke interrupted is on the way, stay tuned and thanks for reading.