A/N: Hey guys! So this is a super long chapter! It was like 12 pages on my Word document. About 5,000 words! Longest chapter I've written! Thanks to everyone that has reviewed and is reading this story. It means a lot to me! You're the reason I do this! And thanks to Morgan! You have no idea how much you help me with every chapter! Love ya! Oh and I did write Tim kind of out of character. But to be honest, I always liked Tim and thought they should have used him as a bigger character instead of just a background character that didn't seem so smart. So I changed him a little for my story! Hope you like it!
After Brooke's first date with Nathan on Saturday, she thought life couldn't get any better. That was until he showed up at Peyton's house the next morning with three of her favorite things: a vanilla iced coffee, a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit, and a copy of "The Breakfast Club." He truly was the best boyfriend to her after that! After spending all of Sunday morning and afternoon lying in bed watching movies together, Nathan had decided to head home and work on some homework before school the next day.
Monday Morning:
"So you ready for this?" Peyton asked Nathan and Brooke. Nathan had just arrived at Peyton's and joined the two girls in Peyton's room. They were just waiting for Brooke to fasten the buckle on one of her heels before they rode to school together.
"Ready for what?" Brooke asked, looking up from her spot on the floor, still trying to fasten the buckle on her shoe.
"For your first introduction as a couple to Tree Hill High!" Peyton joked. Brooke just rolled her eyes as she stood up and strolled over to Nathan.
"With this one by my side, I'm ready for anything!" Brooke said, giving him a quick kiss.
"Gag me with a spoon!" Peyton laughed, "Please tell me I'm not going to have to deal with this sickeningly sweet crap all the time now?"
"Peyt, it's me, come on. When have I ever been sickeningly sweet?" Nathan asked, heading downstairs for Peyton's car with Brooke right behind him.
"Hey! You better be sweet to me or I'll push you down the stairs!" Brooke said, lightly punching him in the shoulder.
At THHS:
Peyton pulled into her normal parking spot, seeing Tim, Bevin, Skills, Mouth, Lucas, and Haley all sitting/standing around a table in the quad. The three friends all climbed out of the car and grabbed their bags before heading over to the table. Nathan took Brooke's hand in his, leaning down to whisper, "Here goes nothing!" with a slight laugh. When they stepped up to the table, they all went to say hello but were cut off by Tim jumping up on top of the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen! May I please present to you the new King and Queen of Tree Hill!" Tim shouted to everyone on the quad. Much to Brooke and Nathan's surprise and embarrassment, everyone but their friends started clapping and cheering. After a few seconds, Peyton, Tim, Skills, Bevin, and Mouth joined in on the cheering. Haley and Lucas just laughed, still feeling a little awkward around the new couple, their ex's.
"Tim! Stop it!" Brooke hissed, pulling his arm to get him off the table.
"What? It's true!" Tim said, jumping down to the ground to stand next to Peyton.
"Yeah, I mean, captain of the cheerleaders and star basketball player! You two were destined to be together!" Peyton joked.
"Kind of like you and me huh Peyt?" Time asked suggestively, slinging an arm around Peyton's shoulders. Everyone stopped to stare at what Peyton was going to do next.
"Tim! Get off me!" she shouted, shrugging his arm off her.
"That's not what you were saying the other night!" Tim said defensively. Everyone gaped at Tim and Peyton, waiting to see if Tim was telling the truth.
Peyton froze in her spot, glancing around to see all of her friends staring at her with wide eyes and open mouths. Deciding not to do this in front of everyone, she grabbed Tim's arm and dragged him away from everyone.
"Tim! I told you not to tell anyone! What the hell is wrong with you?" Peyton demanded once they were out of earshot.
"I'm sorry Peyt! I couldn't help it! It's just, that night was awesome and I really like you and I don't want to hide it anymore!" Tim told her.
"What are you talking about? Tim, we agreed that what happened was because we were both very drunk and it didn't mean anything!" Peyton exclaimed, noticing all of their friends behind them still staring, straining to hear their conversation.
"You thought I was telling the truth? Peyton, we've known each other a long time. You, me, Nate, and Brooke have all been friends since we were little. And I know you and B. were always closer to Nathan. But to be honest, I've always had a crush on you. Why do you think I've picked on you all these years?" Tim asked her.
"I thought you just liked bugging me!" Peyton said. Tim let out a laugh and replied, "I did! Because then you paid attention to me!"
Peyton could not believe she was hearing this. In all the years, she had known Tim, she had just seen him as Nathan's friend that hung around a lot. They were never that close or anything. Sure, there had been drunken moments that Tim would start hitting on her. But she always thought that was just because he was drunk. Of course, they do say people tell the truth more when they've been drinking. Peyton opened her mouth to say something when the bell interrupted her, signaling the start of the school day.
"I have to get to class," Peyton mumbled, walking away from Tim. Instead of stopping to wait for Brooke and Nathan like normal, she walked past them and hurriedly walked to her first class, not even bothering to stop at her locker.
"Baby, you go ahead. I'm going to talk to Tim," Nathan told Brooke. She just nodded her head and headed to her locker with Bevin and Skills by her side.
Nathan walked over towards Tim who was now sitting at a table with his head in his hands. At first, Nathan didn't want to say anything, but once Tim raised his head and Nathan saw the sad look on his face, he knew what he had to do.
"So you gonna tell me what happened?" Nathan asked, taking a seat across from Tim.
"Do I have to?" Tim asked quietly.
"Not really. But I know you. Something happened and it's bugging you. Did you and Peyton hook up?" Nathan questioned, not sure if he really wanted to know the answer.
"Yeah. It was last weekend. After everyone left and yall all went to bed, Peyton and I stayed up playing Power Hour. One thing led to another and you can figure out what happened. And we promised we wouldn't tell anyone until I go and screw everything up by telling everyone! And then screw it up even more by admitting to her that I've liked her since we were little. And for what? So she could walk away from me? This sucks!" Tim vented.
Nathan didn't know what to say. He had always suspected Tim of liking Peyton, especially while he was dating her. But he just chalked it up to Tim being himself. Boy was he wrong!
"Okay look, we both know how Peyton is when she's mad. She's gonna act all pissed for a few hours. So maybe you should just let her cool down today, and then try to talk to her tonight. Brooke and I have plans tonight so Peyton will be home alone. There's your opening," Nathan suggested. He stood up and grabbed his backpack before pulling Tim to his feet.
"Now come on! We're late for class!" Nathan laughed as they walked towards their lockers.
Later That Day:
Peyton had gone through her classes ignoring everyone, even her teachers. She even skipped lunch with everyone and sat in the library drawing. Brooke was starting to worry about her but Nathan reassured her that this was how Peyton was.
"She'll talk to you when she's ready babe. You know how Peyt is! I'm sure by the end of practice she will be fine!" Nathan told her as they walked towards the gym together.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Brooke mumbled. She gave him a quick kiss and then headed over to the cheerleaders. Nathan headed towards the locker room to get changed for practice. As soon as he entered the locker room, Tim rushed up to him.
"Have you talked to Peyton?" he asked frantically.
"No. Why?" Nathan asked, changing his shirt.
"It's just, I can tell she's mad at me. And it sucks! You know, when I passed her in the gym, I tried saying hi and she just turned away!" Tim told Nathan. Nathan just rolled his eyes and continued to get ready for practice.
"Tim, what did I tell you earlier? Just wait until later okay? Everything will be fine!" Nathan reassured him. He then turned and walked into the gym to start practice.
At Peyton's House:
Brooke was in her room getting ready to go out to dinner with Nathan while he and Peyton sat in her room listening to music. Well, she was listening to music, Nathan was playing on her computer. He was currently logged on Facebook talking to Tim on the instant messenger Facebook now had. Tim had just asked what time he should come by Peyton's house to talk to her.
"Hey Peyt, are you going anywhere tonight?" Nathan asked her, trying not to sound too suspicious.
"No, I've got too much homework for biology. Why we are forced to take a class we'll never need is beyond me! Why?" Peyton asked, looking up from her biology book.
"Just wondering! So, I talked to Tim earlier," Nathan started, hoping he could get her to open up to him a little.
"And your point would be?" Peyton asked, not even looking at him. She really didn't want to go into this topic with Nathan.
"No reason. It's just, he told me what happened Peyt. And he feels really bad about what he said this morning, too! Maybe you should just talk to him," Nathan suggested.
"Nathan, look, you're my best friend and I love you. But you have no idea what you're talking about. Okay? So just drop it!" Peyton told him with a slight attitude.
"I'm just saying is all!" Nathan said.
"Saying what Nathan? What are you just saying?" Peyton demanded as she sat up on her bed and looked right at him.
"Nothing Peyt. Nothing at all. But you know, next time you start feeling all lonely and sorry for yourself because everyone around you is in a relationship and you're not, don't come crying to me! Tim likes you Peyton! He really likes you and you're just gonna pass him up? Well, then that's your problem, not mine!" Nathan exclaimed, signing off of Facebook and storming out of the room to leave Peyton to her thoughts. After another moment, she heard the front door close, signaling Nathan and Brooke leaving.
Not even five minutes later, Peyton heard the doorbell ring. Which was odd to her since everyone she knew would just walk in the door and up the stairs to her room. She set her book down and strolled down the stairs wondering who was at the door. Opening it, she saw a huge bouquet of assorted flowers, including her favorite, daisies. After taking in the beauty of the flowers, she noticed the person holding them: Tim.
"What are you doing here?" Peyton asked him. He handed her the flowers and walked into the house.
"Please, come on in," Peyton mumbled, walking into the kitchen to put the flowers on the table. Tim followed her and then started pacing the floor.
"Tim! I asked you what you are doing here!" Peyton shouted, standing in front of him to stop his pacing. Tim didn't know what to say, so instead of trying to find the words, he just grabbed her face in his hands and kissed her with everything he had.
At first, Peyton relaxed into his kiss. That is, until reality jumped in and she shoved him away.
"What's wrong with you? You come here with flowers and apparently no voice either and then just jump me? What the hell?" Peyton yelled at him.
"I'm so sorry Peyton! It's just, that's what you do to me! I can barely even form sentences when I'm around you. And you have to realize how sorry I am Peyt. I didn't mean to say what I said this morning. But you know how I am! Sometimes I don't think before I speak. And I know how you hate that, you've always told me. But that night was like a dream come true to me. You have no idea how long I've been wanting to just kiss you, let alone spend an entire night with you. And it wasn't about the sex either. Okay, that was amazing, don't get me wrong! But just being around you is enough for me. I just don't want you to…." Tim trailed off as he noticed Peyton start to smile.
"What?" he asked. Peyton slowly walked back towards him until she was almost nose to nose with him.
"Just shut up already Tim! You already had me with that kiss. I just couldn't let you get away with it!" she laughed before pressing her lips to his with as much passion as he had before.
Saturday Night:
Since Monday, word had spread about Tim and Peyton. No one knew exactly what they were. According to Peyton they were "having fun without any labels." Brooke and Nathan didn't know if that meant they were just friends with benefits or dating. But decided that as long as Peyton was smiling the way she was, they were happy for her. Of course, everyone was still slightly confused since it was Tim. But their close group of friends noticed a different kind of Tim when he was around Peyton. He was very considerate and affectionate. He opened doors for her, held her hand as they walked down the halls. He was still himself, still said the same lame jokes. But one thing everyone noticed was Peyton laughing at those jokes.
It had been a strange week for everyone so far. And it could only get worse for the kids of Tree Hill. Especially when you add alcohol into the mix. Almost the entire senior class and a few select juniors were all at the Scott family beach house for the weekend party. Lucas, Haley, Skills, Bevin, Mouth, and Junk were all lounging around the living room, laughing at all the drunk people. Nathan, Brooke, Tim, and Peyton were gathered around the kitchen with Theresa and Vegas. After taking a few shots all together, Brooke decided she needed a break.
"I'm going to get some air. I'll be back," Brooke announced.
"You want me to come with you?" Nathan asked as Vegas poured him another shot.
"No, it's okay. I'll just be a minute!" Brooke said as she walked through the living room and out onto the back patio. Haley noticed this and decided she needed some fresh air too. She quietly excused herself from Lucas and the others and went to stand next to Brooke, who was leaning on the railing looking out onto the beach.
"Hey," Haley greeted quietly. Brooke glanced over and saw who it was.
"Yes?" she asked with an attitude. Haley rolled her eyes and turned towards Brooke.
"Look, I know you're still mad. But I thought we should talk," Haley suggested.
"About what? How you stole my boyfriend? Or how you cheated on Nathan?" Brooke asked, turning to face Haley.
"Brooke, I'm sorry! Okay? I've said it a million times. But you know, you never even let me explain. So maybe you should back off until you hear the whole story!" Haley told her.
Brooke turned away to glare out at the ocean. A part of her did miss Haley, she was her Tutor Girl! But the other part was still hurt. Deciding to be the bigger person, Brooke said, "Fine, what is the whole story?"
Haley started at the beginning, the day of Keith's funeral. She explained that it was actually Lucas that started everything. Not that that absolved her of anything. She just needed Brooke to know that it was not her intention to have anything happen. She explained how she slowly started falling in love with her best friend, which is kind of what Nathan did, minus the whole sex part.
"So now you know! And I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you! But sometimes things happen that you can't control. Like me falling in love with Lucas. Or you and Nate getting together," Haley explained.
Brooke stood frozen for a moment to gather her thoughts. On one hand, she understood where Haley was coming from. Brooke had also fallen in love with her best friend. But she didn't go behind everyone's backs. So on the other hand, she didn't understand.
"Haley, look, I get that yall fell for each other. I just don't get why you couldn't tell us that before you started cheating. You could have saved everyone from getting hurt!" Brooke said before taking a big gulp of her beer. She didn't know if it was the best idea to have this talk tonight. She had already played two games of Beer Pong, one game of Quarters, and one round of Power Hour. She was pretty drunk and trying to hold it together.
"I know that. And I honestly don't have an explanation for why we didn't do that. I'm sorry. Can't we just go back to the way things were?" Haley asked, almost begging.
"No, sorry, but we can't go back. Too much has changed. But maybe we can start over. Slowly!" Brooke warned her with a slight laugh.
"Okay, that's fine! I'll take what I can get!" Haley laughed as Brooke walked away from her and back into the house. As she walked through the door, she noticed Nathan watching Tim and Peyton head off in the direction of one of the guest rooms.
"Baby, you've got that look like you just saw something really gross!" Brooke laughed as she walked up to him and put her arms around his waist.
"I did! Two of my best friends slinking off to have sex! That is gross!" Nathan said disgustingly, wrapping his arms around Brooke's shoulders and leaning down to give her a kiss.
"Where'd you go?" Nathan asked her after they parted. Brooke didn't really want to go into the whole Haley talk so she changed the topic.
"You know, I'm getting kind of tired, I think I might go lie down in your room. Care to join me?" she asked seductively. Nathan smirked at her before answering.
"I'll meet you there in a second. I'm just gonna tell Skills to watch after the place until everyone leaves!" he laughed as Brooke sauntered off.
About five minutes later Nathan walked into his room to find that the lights were already turned off. The room was barely illuminated by a candle that was on the night stand next to the bed. On the bed lay a partially naked Brooke Davis, clad in only a pair of hot pink boy shorts and a matching hot pink bra.
"Are you trying to seduce me Brooke Davis?" Nathan jokingly asked as he laid down next to Brooke, placing one arm under his head and the other across her stomach.
"Maybe. Is it working?" she smirked, turning towards him, pushing her hips up against his.
"Definitely!" he laughed, kissing her and pulling her on top of him. In less than five minutes, all their clothes were piled on the floor.
"You sure about this Brooke?" Nathan asked right before he entered her.
Brooke gazed into his eyes while whispering," I've never been more sure. I love you Nathan Scott. Now let me show you!" and pulling him into her. At that moment, Brooke knew she had never been happier.
One Month Later:
In one month, things hadn't changed that much for the teenagers of Tree Hill. Haley and Lucas were still going strong, as were Brooke and Nathan and Bevin and Skills. Tim and Peyton were also now officially a couple. Haley was starting to show a little. Brooke and Haley were well on their way to being good friends again. Brooke and Lucas also had a talk a few weeks ago and got things straightened out. Granted, she didn't automatically forgive her ex-boyfriend, but they are civil to one another. Nathan and Lucas on the other hand, get along for the sake of their friends.
Everyone was currently at lunch enjoying the last day before Christmas break started tomorrow.
"Baby, you want to do something tonight?" Tim asked Peyton, who was leaning up against his chest.
"I would love to babe, but I kind of already have plans," she answered, looking up at him.
"Yeah, Timmy! Peyt and I are having a girl's night! No boys allowed!" Brooke laughed and stuck her tongue out at him. He retaliated by tossing a chip at her. If it hadn't have been for Nathan stopping them, Brooke would have started a food fight.
"Anyways! Like I said, girls night! You can't come!" Brooke joked as Haley interrupted her.
"Can I come?" she asked quietly from her seat by Lucas. Brooke and Peyton exchanged glances. Peyton was about to say something but was interrupted by Haley again.
"Not that I'm trying to sound desperate and invite myself over! It's just, I've been surrounded by Luke and the guys for too long. It would be nice to be around you two again!" Haley told them. Everyone could see Brooke's eyes softening when Haley said that.
"Tutor Girl, we would love for you to join us!" Brooke said, using Haley's nickname for the first time in a while.
"Awesome! I'll bring over all the junk food!" Haley laughed, "Maybe I can even introduce yall to my favorite: vanilla ice cream and peanut butter!"
Brooke scrunched up her nose at the thought of that and said, "Haley, I swear if you mix those two together in front of me, I will puke!" as everyone laughed.
That Night:
Haley had shown up at Peyton's house about an hour earlier with a duffel bag of her clothes and two grocery sacks full of junk food. Brooke and Peyton welcomed her with open arms and the girls were now lounging in Peyton's room. Brooke was painting Haley's toenails for her while Peyton was trying on some of Brooke's clothes for fun.
"Brooke, are you okay? You look a little pale!" Haley said as Brooke looked up from what she was doing.
"Yeah, I'm okay. My stomach is kind of bothering me a little. I think it's this nail polish smell," Brooke replied as she put the last coat on the last toenail and closed the bottle.
"Maybe you're just hungry B. I mean, you did refuse to eat lunch when you saw it was sloppy Joe day in the cafeteria!" Peyton laughed as she twirled around in Brooke's designer jeans and hot pink spaghetti strap top.
"Oh God those looked gross. I swear I almost threw up just looking at them! And the smell was horrible! But no, I'm not hungry. I tried to eat when we got home, but I couldn't keep anything down. As soon as I took a bite of anything, I was rushing to the bathroom! And by the way, that popcorn smells disgusting! Maybe I'm coming down with the flu or something!" Brooke explained as Haley sat quietly, putting all the pieces together.
"Brooke, can I ask you a few questions?" Haley asked as Brooke nodded her head.
"Okay, so what did you try to eat?" Haley questioned her.
"Um, ice cream, some chips, and chocolate chip cookies! I love those too, the ones with the extra chocolate chips! And I couldn't keep them down!" Brooke whined.
"So some of your favorite foods are making you throw up and smell bad to you?" Haley asked her. Peyton figured out where Haley was going with this and got on the computer to look something up.
"Wait, Brooke, I have a question too! Have your boobs been hurting?" Peyton asked her.
"What? Why would you ask me something like that Peyt? And what are you reading?" Brooke asked as she walked over to the computer desk and looked at the computer screen.
"Pregnancy symptoms? Peyton that's not funny! I'm not pregnant! It's just the flu or something, I swear!" Brooke defended.
"I don't know Brooke. I mean, everything you described is what I felt when I found out! Maybe you should just take a test just to be sure!" Haley suggested.
"No! Because I'm not pregnant! Nathan and I are safe!" Brooke said frantically.
"So were me and Luke. And we all know what happened there!" Haley said sarcastically, gently placing a hand on her stomach.
Brooke stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. Contemplating the idea, she tried to remember when she had her last period. Her last period had ended two days before her and Nathan had sex for the first time. But surely that wouldn't matter because they had used protection right? Wait, did they? She couldn't remember!
"Oh my God! We have to go to the store!" Brooke shouted as they all grabbed their purses and threw on some shoes before running to Peyton's car in the driveway.
At The Store:
Brooke, Peyton, and Haley all ran from the car and into the local CVS as soon as Peyton put the car in park, not noticing Tim's car parked next to Lucas' in the parking lot. Running into the store, they quickly found the aisle with the pregnancy tests.
"Which one should we get?" Peyton asked, looking at Haley.
"Why are you asking me?" Haley asked curiously.
"Oh I don't know! Maybe because you're the pregnant one!" Brooke yelled in a whisper.
"Yeah, but I didn't pick the test out, Luke did! Besides, I took like five of them! Just grab a few and take them all, just to be sure!" Haley told her. Brooke grabbed three different kinds of tests, Peyton grabbed four, and Haley grabbed two before turning to walk towards the check out.
When they got to the end of the aisle that faced the check out, Brooke stopped in her tracks, making Peyton run into her from behind and Haley run into Peyton. They also dropped all the tests they were carrying from the impact.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Peyton asked as she bent down to pick up the tests she was carrying, Haley doing the same. When they stood back up, they noticed what made Brooke stop. Standing at the check out, now facing them, was Tim, Nathan, Lucas, and Skills. Apparently, they were there to buy some beer since this store didn't card anyone.
"Oh shit," Peyton mumbled, following the guys' gazes. They weren't even looking at the girls, but at the pregnancy tests in their arms.
"Are those what I think they are?" Tim asked as they all approached the girls.
"No. I mean yes! It's not what it looks like!" Haley stammered.
"Whose are they?" Nathan asked.
"Well we know they aren't H. James'! Girl's already knocked up!" Skills joked. All three guys and all three girls just glared at him with no amusement showing from their faces.
"Peyton, whose are they? Are you pregnant?" Tim asked. Peyton face went as white as a ghost as she replied, "God no!"
"Then whose are…."Tim started to ask as everyone's eyes moved to Brooke. She wouldn't look at anyone, especially Nathan.
Nathan slowly walked up to Brooke and lifted her chin lightly, making her look at him. When she looked up at him, he noticed the tears in her eyes.
"Brooke, are they?" Nathan whispered. She didn't know if she could form words so she just nodded her once slowly as more tears were released from her eyes. Nathan just pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her, letting her sob into his chest.
"It's okay B.! We're going to get through this!" Nathan whispered in her ear. Peyton came up and took the tests from Brooke so she could go pay for them. Nathan and the others escorted Brooke out of the store and back over to Peyton's car, waiting for Peyton to join them.
Without a word, everyone silently agreed to go over to Peyton's house and wait for the results.
When they got to Peyton's house, the group quietly walked into the house and up the stairs, congregating in the hallway outside Peyton's room. Nathan and Brooke slipped inside Peyton's room together. Nathan sat down on the bed while Brooke took the bag of pregnancy tests into the bathroom.
After a few minutes she finally came out. She did notice everyone else was gathered in the room. Lucas and Haley were quietly whispering to each other in the doorway, their foreheads pressed together. Skills, Tim, and Peyton were all crowded on the bed. Nathan was sitting in Peyton's computer chair with his head in his hands.
Brooke walked over to Nathan and sat down in his lap, resting her head on his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry Nate!" Brooke whispered in his ear.
"Don't apologize. Not yet. Let's just see what the tests say first!" Nathan suggested. After sitting in silence for a few more minutes, Brooke rose from his lap.
"It's time," Brooke whispered. Nathan stood and took her hand, following her into the bathroom. They closed the door to give them a moment of privacy.
The group in the bathroom all waited silently and impatiently for them to come out. After fifteen minutes, the bathroom door opened to reveal a crying Brooke and a teary-eyed Nathan.
"So?" Tim asked, standing from the bed.
A/N: So what did you think? Let me know in your review! And since I'm at work and don't have time to write personal thank you's, I thought I would list all my reviewers and make on big thank you!
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