Chapter 12. What do we do, when we have nothing to lose?
It was cold outside and she had not idea where to go, no idea where to start. Brooke went over all places Peyton could have gone, and finally came to the conclusion that Peyton probably went to Tric, to her office.
She drove to Tric not knowing what she was going to say or do when is actually found Peyton there. Then her phone rang, she picked up.
"Peyton?" – "No, sorry it's me Luke" – " Oh, sorry" – "I'm guessing Peyton left?"- "Yah, she moved out but I have no idea where to look for her" – " How about Tric?" – "Jah, I'm on my way there now" – " Okay, I'm sorry Brooke, about what I said earlier.." – " Never mind, I'm glad you said so otherwise it would have been much more awkward. Plus you have a right to take a hold of your own life" – " I'm sorry Brooke, I messed up" – "I'm that Tric now so I've got to hang" –" Okay, bye"
Brooke hung up, and parked her car, as she got out of her car she took a deep breath, and then walked towards the entrance. Tric was open so Peyton would probably be at the bar.
"Give me an other drink please" Peyton asked Owen. "Rough night?" He asked her. "Yep, Owen tell me why do people even bother falling in love. I mean eventually they break your heart and sleep with your best friend anyway?" She said the alcohol was kicking in.
"You mean Brooke? She slept with Lucas?" He asked. "No, Lucas asked her to marry him, then they slept together, then they broke up and then they told me" Peyton said.
"Lucas asked her to marry him?" He said. "Hurts right? I know" She said.
"Peyton!? Peyton?!.., Peyton! Thank got there you are" Brooke said. "Ah, there is my cheating former best friend." Peyton said. "Peyton are you drunk?" Brooke asked. "Isn't that what people do, when they find out that their best friend slept with the guy there in love with?" She said.
"Peyton Please come home, so we can talk about it!" Brooke said. "This is my home now, or are you here to take that from me now too?" she said.
"Brooke?" Owen said. "Owen" Brooke said angry. She was still mad at him for running out like a baby, when Angie came. "Brooke did, you sleep with Lucas?" He asked her. "You told Owen?" she asked Peyton. "Yep, now he knows he left you for the right reasons."
"Stay out of this" Brooke said to Owen. "it seems like your not very good to your friends" he said. "Stay out of it!"
"Peyton please can we go to your office so we can talk?" she asked Peyton. "No, I have nothing to say to you" Peyton said. "Well, I do have something to say to you." She said.
She pulled Peyton into her office. Peyton sat down behind her desk and started to cry. Brooke was closing the door and when she saw Peyton was crying she sat down next to her.
"Peyton, I'm sorry. I was lonely and missing Angie, and Luke was really sweet to me. So In a stupid and weak moment I said yes and It felt great being loved like that, but as soon as I got back in reality. I stopped , I ended things." Brooke said.
Peyton was still crying when Brooke stopped looked at Brooke and said "Brooke, I want to believe that that is what happened, but I" she stopped looked at the ground "..it hurts Brooke. I mean you said that the fact Lindsey and Luke didn't get married was maybe a sign for us"
"Peyton it is, if you two can survive this then,.. then you know you're meant to be" Brooke said.
"Do you really believe that Brooke, that Luke and I can be together, Brooke he picked you there is nothing to survive, because there was nothing to be ruined." Peyton said.
"Peyton, when I broke up with Luke, .. He didn't try to convince that we should be together, yesterday he said, he needed time to think about everything, because he didn't know who he loved and what and who he wanted. What I'm trying to say is he loves you! He is just too stubborn to admit it " she said.
"That's what he said?" Peyton asked. "Yes, he loves you, he is just stubborn, and afraid to lose you again." She said.
"Now would you please come home?" She asked. "I don't think I can yet, I need time to think" she said.
Okay, then maybe you should read this again." Brooke said and then gave her Lucas' book 'ravens'. "He loves you" Brooke said then left.
"Luke, you should go home" Haley said. "Luke we really want to go to bed so, go home" Nathan said.
"Yah, sure, sorry" He answered. "it's okay, Brooke and Peyton have been through a lot I'm sure they work this out." She said.
"I hope so" He said. He got up and hugged Haley " I can let myself out" he said and left.
"I hope he's okay" she said to Nathan, but when she turned around, Nathan wasn't in the room anymore.
"Nathan?" she called. "I'm in bath, babe" Nathan called back "Nice!" she thought and ran up stairs.
Luke got in his car, he wasn't planning on going home, so he drove to Tric. He needed a drink. He got an text from Brooke that said : she'll be fine.
He couldn't believe he messed up so badly. Brooke meant a lot to him, but so did Peyton. And the last time he told himself to stop swell in self-pity, he made a stupid decision. So now he needed to stop without the mistakes.
He drove onto the parking lot at Tric. He parked his car and went inside. He made he's way to the bar..
Peyton turned on her music and sat down. She knew that Brooke wouldn't really purposely hurt her, but she could get ride of the feeling that Brooke betrayed her. "She wouldn't have broken up with him if she wanted to hurt me" She thought.
Her mind went over the hole thing many times, then she decided to keep Owen company.
She walked out her office and made her way to the bar. She sat down. "Owen" She said.
She pointed at the bottle of liquor. "Sorry got orders of Brooke not to poor you any liquor" He said.
"But uhh, maybe you should tell him, to go home 'cause he won't listen to me and he has had a little to much." He pointed at Lucas who was sitting at the other side of the bar.
She sighed. "Yah, sure" - "Brave, Peyton" Owen said. "Talk to me tomorrow and see if I haven't dumped him in a ditch" She said.
She walked over to the other side. "Luke?" She said. "Peyton? I'm sorry" He mumbled. A déjà vu gave her the chills. "C'mon I'll get you home" She said.
Not knowing how this was going to end, she drove Lucas home. Then she realized that Haley had said Karen and Andy were staying with him, that kind of scared her. But at least now she didn't have to worry about any hatred words as a 'thank-you'.
She stop in front of his house the lights were still on. She helped him out of the car. He was pretty much unconscious, so that wasn't easy. She helped him to the door and knock on it.
"Peyton? Oh god Luke?" Karen opened the door. "Yah, he's just drunk" Peyton said. "Thank you Peyton, but what happened? Why did he.." She asked. "He slept with Brooke" She said.
"Oh, are you 'Okay' Peyton?" She said. "Not really" she said. "Oh, I'm sorry, he is just going through a hard time, have a little faith okay?" Karen said. "I don't know, I'm done waiting, I'm just done" Peyton said and left.
"I give up" Peyton said when she came home. Brooke was still up and said "Give up what"
"My hopes for me and Luke" She said. "But Peyton…you guys are meant to be" Brooke said. "If that's true, then I don't have to keep my hopes up, I mean I can move on if it's meant to be we'll be together"
"And Us?" Brooke carefully asked. "We're okay" Peyton said. "I'm going to bed see you tomorrow" "Okay" Brooke answered.
Ow the world can be mean, oh so mean! don't you just all love how sweet Brooke was, and how forgiving Peyton.. Girlcode shadered years ago.. Anyway, i hope you all enjoyed the chapters and this one too. Please REVIEW!!! want to know what you think, and some of the requests for the story plot, are going to be filt, but just be patient, i'm Leyton fan, with a good feeling for torture! =P
Oh, UK last week was awesome! never felt so free and happy! was great wheather and so much fun we just drove through whole shouth England, with our party bus!! so much fun!
It acually sucked that it was only four days, eventhought my bed was absolutly terible!
Love Philine
