Nathan smirked as Luke made his way over to the court.
" Yeah sorry about that , I had to help mom in the café and for a Sunday it was surprisingly busy. Everybody must have played hooky from church this morning."
Nathan nodded as Luke took a seat on the benches beside him.
" So I was thinking , we play ball all the time so it wouldn't kill either of us if we skipped it today. I wanted to do something nice for Homecoming to surprise Haley and I know you probably want to surprise Brooke, am I right man?"
Nate turned and looked at Lucas waiting for him to answer
" Yeah , you know Brooke. She loves surprises, what did you have in mind Nate?"
Nathan just grinned " I talked to Jake this morning and even though he can't come with us today , he is all for doing something nice for Peyton too. So it looks like we're going to have a busy day today. We have a lot to do. Come on lets get going."
Nathan and Luke stood up and started to walk over to his car but stopped when they saw the person walking towards them.
" What the hell do you think your doing here?"
Nathan was pissed and wasn't in the mood to play nice. Lucas stepped in front of Nate trying to stop whatever confrontation was coming , but obviously that wasn't going to work when he noticed the nasty smirk on the other person's face.
" Aw , Nathan I thought you would be happy to see me. I knew I would find one of the infamous Scott brothers here but I never expected to find you both here , I mean with no bloodshed at least."
Theresa looked from Luke to Nathan and laughed before continuing
" I gave you the weekend to cool off from your little episode or whatever that was Friday night , but now I am here because you haven't asked me to Homecoming yet and I do need time to get a new dress. So now that your done slumming with Tutorgirl what time are you picking me up on Friday?"
She asked stepping closer and closer to Nathan as she spoke. Now she was standing right in front of him and was running her hands up his arms as she spoke. Nathan couldn't believe the nerve of her. He was about to say something when Lucas started laughing.
" Oh my god, your not serious right? Oh you are , aren't you? That's cute. Answer on thing for me there Theresa , are you really THAT stupid? How many times does it need to be spelled out for you? Nathan doesn't want you, he wants Haley. You can be desperate and throw yourself at him all you want but trust me when I say you are only embarrassing yourself." Lucas was mad.
Normally he tried to be the peacemaker but this girl was definitely pushing her luck. When he looked at her all could see was how she had treated Hales and it infuriated him.
Theresa looked shocked for a minute, Lucas was supposed to be the mellow brother but apparently he had his moments too. Oh well, she came here to talk to Nathan and she wasn't leaving until she did. She turned her sugary smile on him.
"That's so sweet , trying to help out your brother. Oh wait , Nathan doesn't even acknowledge the fact that you're his brother, does he? Let's face it Lucas , you may be dating Brooke and you may be on the team now but your still a nobody to everyone that matters. Nathan included. Your no better then your little friend so why are you here?"
Lucas stood staring at her for a minute and then looked at Nate before turning to walk away. Nathan grabbed his shoulder before he had gone more the two steps.
" No man. We have plans today. Don't let her get to you."
Luke nodded and watched as Nathan turned to confront Theresa. His Blue eyes turned to ice and Luke was pretty sure she wasn't going to like the words that came out of his mouth. He sat back and prepared to watch the fireworks.
" You know Theresa , I tried to be nice. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. I told you we were nothing and still here you are again. So I will tell you again and if you have any brain cells this will be the last time you make me say it. How could you possibly think I would choose you over Haley? The only reason I was with you the night of the party was because I was trying to get Haley's face out of my mind and you were easy and more then willing to be her fill in. I am not taking you anywhere , especially not to Homecoming. As far as the bitchy comments you just made to Lucas , I'll clarify that one for you too. Luke IS my brother, I am not denying that fact anymore so I suggest you watch how you talk to him. You will stay away from Haley and I, we're done playing your games. I can't promise to be nice if you cross me on this. In fact I can pretty much tell you that if you do I will ruin you. You will be less then you already are , remember that."
Nate ignored the look on her face and turned towards Luke and pointed to the car
"You ready to go man"
Luke nodded and the two got in the car and pulled away leaving Theresa standing there still trying figure out what just happened.
Whatever , she would leave Nathan alone. He would figure out how much he wanted her soon enough. She would even leave Haley alone. For the moment.
"Man that girl has issues on top of her issues"
Luke said looking in his review mirror at Theresa who was still standing in the same spot , staring after them.
Nate looked at him and raised his eyebrow
"Your just now figuring that out"
"Nah I always kind of thought she was a little out there , this situation just confirms it all"
He looked at Nate for a second before continuing
"Hey man, about what you said back there, you know about us being brothers and all. Did you mean it?" Nathan sighed and nodded his head.
" Look Luke , We are brothers. I was an ass to you before and I was taking out my anger out on you when I should have been taking it out on our wonderful father. I was mad and embarrassed because everyone was always saying things to me about you and then when Whitey put you on the team, Dad started on me and I just snapped. I'm really sorry about how I treated you though. I was thinking though , what do you say we start over….Brother?"
Luke smile. He had a brother. He could get used to that idea.
"Sounds like a plan to me , and you know you could always tell people it's to get back at Dan , What better way to get revenge?"
They both laughed and agreed. Today was a good day, even with the Theresa situation.
"So what exactly to you have planned for the girls man?"
Luke was curious but it looked like Nathan wasn't telling just yet.
" You'll see , but I promise you they'll love it. After all we're Scotts , we don't do anything half way…unless you count Dan. "
Nate said as he smirked and turned his attention back to the road.
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"I wonder when Lucas and Nathan are going to get back?" Haley asked looking around Peyton's room. They had just got back from their shopping spree and were now sprawled out on Peyton's bed.
"I'm not sure but..." Brooke stopped mid sentence as her cell phone started to ring. "It's Luke." She said and answered it.
"Hey Boyfriend. Where are you guys at?" She paused to listen to what he was saying before she grinned. "Alright, well we're all done shopping too. Why don't you meet us at the cafe in 20 minutes? Alright Broody. I'll see you then. I Love you too Broody." Brooke smiled and hung up her phone. Peyton and Haley were just staring at her with their mouths dropped open.
"B. Davis, Did I just hear you say the L word? Are you feeling alright?" Peyton asked sarcastically as she felt her head to see if she had a fever. Brooke did something no one ever thought they would see her do. She blushed.
"Yes I said I love you. I do Love Lucas.And we have all seen how you and Jake are together Peyton. If you can be in love then why can't I, hmm?" Brooke was starting to get defensive. Peyton just laughed and put her hands up in defeat.
"Sorry, you just took me by surprise, that's all." Brooke nodded in response.
"We're supposed to meet the guys at the cafe, they had to swing by and pick up Jake and their going to meet us there, so we better get going."
----------Karen's Cafe-----------
The girls just got seated when then guys walked in and sat down beside them.
"Well, your never going to believe who we ran into today?" Nathan said with disgust evident on his face. Haley giggled and raised her hand
"I bet I can guess if the look on your face is any indication. Was it by any chance, Oh Theresa maybe?" Nathan nodded
"Oh No, What happened this time? It's never good when she is involved." Brooke said looking serious. Lucas launched into the story of what happened and when he was done, everyone sat quietly. However everyone was expecting the explosion that followed.
"That good for nothing Bitch!!! I don't know who she thinks she is but I think she's forgetting that I made her who she is and I can ruin her just as quick! When I get to school tomorrow I am going to beat her ass. She has no right to talk to you like that Luke, or about you the way she did Tutorgirl."
Brooke stopped abruptly and sat down when Haley spoke up.
"No Brooke, I love the fact that your willing to stick up for us, but this thing with Theresa is about me. When she says or does something else, I will handle it." Everyone saw the look on Haley's face and decided to drop it. After awhile it was time for everyone to head home. They agreed to meet up at school the next day and headed their sperate ways.
