Brooke was sitting at the kitchen table playing with Jenny and laughing with Jake while Jen was at work and Nathan was sitting in front of the TV watching a Duke Basketball game. Jake smiled as he watched Brooke playing with his daughter, she was actually smiling and it was nice to see Brooke Davis being genuine instead of being fake. He stood from the table and went over to join Nathan on the couch. Nathan looked up and acknowledged him sitting next to him before going back to the game. Neither boy noticed that Brooke had stopped playing with Jenny and was now standing in front of the door uttering speechless and shocked unable to move or make a sound. Jake finally looked up during a commercial and smacked Nathan's attention towards where Brooke was standing Nathan shot up and flew towards the door and nearly fell over in shock. There was no way that Luke and Peyton were standing in front of them with unsure smiles on their faces. Jake looked up from the TV and fell off the couch he was trying to get up so fast.

There they stood Luke and Peyton outside, Nathan and Brooke inside and Jake lying on the floor. Jenny walked up and instantly knew that something was wrong and cleared her throat grabbing everyone's attention. Brooke looked away from Peyton and smiled at Jenny thankful that she was here. Brooke ushered everyone in feeling that she should be kind no matter what they did to her. Luke looked around the apartment and felt better that she wasn't living in a slum.

"So I guess I'll be the first to talk. I'm Jenny Jake's girlfriend." Jenny stated taking a step forward and extended her hand.

"I'm Luke Nathan's brother and this is Peyton my girlfriend." Luke replied shaking her head and nudging Peyton to do the same who was still shocked that Jake was standing Brooke's apartment. Peyton smiled and nodded shaking her head as well still trying to find her voice.

"So I'm gonna jump straight to the point since my friend seems to have lost her voice what are you two doing here?" Brooke looked over at Jenny and thanked her with her eyes thankful that she had such a great friend to ask what she wanted to ask but couldn't find her voice.

"Well it's sort of a peace visit of sorts I guess." Luke replied speaking directly to Nathan and Brooke bringing them out of their stupor. Nathan narrowed his eyes at Luke and motioned to the bedroom before walking in there himself. Nathan shut the door and instantly attacked Luke.

"What are you doing here? What part of stay out of my life did you not understand?"

"I'm here only to make things right Nathan. Its not like I'm here telling you to go back to Haley or anything."

"Yeah like I would ever do that." Nathan scoffed sitting on the edge of the bed. "Seriously what are you doing here?" Luke looked at him and sat in the chair across from the bed.

"Peyton and I were thinking about how bad things were when Brooke left that we mainly she wanted to come out here and apologize. Things back home have been rough since you guys left and I was hoping that maybe Peyton would feel better if she at least apologized to Brooke."

"What do you mean things are rough?"

"I don't know at first everything was okay minus you and Brooke being there but then Peyton got all depressed and started pulling herself away from everybody and her and Haley got into it with Peyton blaming her and Brooke leaving when you guys came home to visit last time and Haley kissed you. I felt really bad about that to, I didn't think Haley would ever try to kiss you and she shouldn't have done that to Brooke. She's been through enough that she didn't deserve what Haley did. I just hope that you can possibly forgive me and Peyton?"

"Forgiving you and Peyton is easy for me but it's Brooke you need to be talking to and I swear to God if I find out that you told Haley where to find me I'll kill you."

"She has no idea were here when Peyton stopped talking to her I had to stop talking to her." Nathan nodded relived that Haley wouldn't be able to find them. She was the last person he wanted to see ever again. Nathan stood up and hugged his brother happy that something was resolved. "Alright what's Jake doing here?"

"Well he lives out here and Jenny goes to school with us."

"Gotcha." Luke smiled and both walked out of the bedroom and into the dead silent living room. Jenny was watching the game with Jake while Brooke and Peyton stood frozen in the same spots as when Luke and Nathan left them there. Nathan sighed and went up behind Brooke gently kissing her behind the ear brining her back to reality.

"You should hear her out; she might just want to apologize." She turned slightly and sighed knowing she was right. But right now she didn't want to talk to her, she looked Luke and he knew that he would have to talk to her and he might as well get it over with. He nodded his head and she walked over to Peyton.

"You and I will talk later." Peyton nodded and went over to talk to Jake and Jenny while Brooke and Luke walked outside the apartment and down the stairs. "What are you doing here?"

"Peyton needed to apologize to you so maybe then she could get out of her depression. She felt horrible after she left the last time you and Nathan were in town because of what Haley did. She even reamed Haley out for it saying that you didn't deserve that and that she should get over the fact that Nathan was over her and stop trying to ruin your life. She said you had been through enough."

"She shouldn't be the only one feeling bad and you know it. I'm not as mad at her as I am at you. She was just following her heart and I can't really blame me for that but you shouldn't said no, you should've walked away. You are more to blame then she is because truth is at least she went after what she wanted unlike me."

"What?" Luke asked stopping and facing Brooke wondering where her last statement had come from.

"Nothing don't worry about it."

"No what did you mean?"

"That's none of your business anyway."

"Come on, we're over what's it gonna hurt unless it's Nathan?" Brooke looked away and Luke's mouth fell open. "You've liked Nathan all along haven't you?"

"Not while I was with you, I actually loved you." She replied and Luke sighed. He felt bad for the way things ended between them and he didn't know how to make her know that it wasn't about her.

"Ya know about the whole Peyton thing, I know that I hurt you and I'm sorry I should've broken up with you when I started having feelings for Peyton and then maybe you could've saved Nathan and Haley." Luke honestly replied, he knew from the get go that Haley and Nathan weren't for each other because Haley just wanted to change Nathan into her personal whipping boy and Nathan well he would just be Nathan. Brooke nodded knowing that he was right about Nathan and Haley but she would never say that to Nathan.

"How has Peyton been since I left?"

"At first she was just upset but after what happened with Haley she was depressed only leaving her room to go to school. You really need to talk to her." Brooke nodded and decided that tomorrow she and Peyton would talk. They turned and started back towards the apartment before people started to worry well mainly Nathan started to worry.

"Did you and Nathan talk it out?"

"Yep we're all good, all that's left is you and Peyton."

"That might take longer than you may think." Brooke replied opening the door to the apartment and walking into Peyton and Jen playing with Jenny and Jake and Nathan watching the game as if nothing was weird at all. Peyton looked up when Brooke and Luke walked back in and Brooke nodded her head so Peyton stood up and slowly made her way over to Brooke. "Tomorrow morning you and I are going to breakfast to talk, okay?" Peyton nodded and Brooke smiled giving the girl a hug, no matter what they've been through Peyton was still Brooke's best friend. The rest of the night the group watched movies and played games and by the end of the night Jake and Jen had taken Jenny home and Luke and Peyton were sleeping in the living room while Brooke and Nathan were sitting in the bedroom talking in hushed voices about what had happened this afternoon.

"So he really stopped talking to Haley?" Brooke asked not believing what Nathan was telling her.

"He stopped talking to Haley because of Peyton. I mean that says a lot about how bad they feel about everything even what happened when we were in Tree Hill for the holidays." Nathan replied hoping to get through to Brooke that Peyton was really trying to be Brooke's friend again. "She's really trying babe and you can't ignore the fact that she almost gave up her relationship with Luke just to bitch Haley out."

"It still doesn't change the fact that she lied to me and yes maybe I need to get over it but Luke was the first guy that I really loved and both of them broke my heart. I can't just forget that Nate."

"I know." He replied gently rubbing her arm knowing what it was like to have your heart ripped out and stomped on by someone who cared. "But maybe it's time to turn over a new leaf; I mean you don't even live in the same state as her anymore. She and Luke are happy together and I'm hoping that you and I are happy together so what does it matter anymore?" Brooke looked at Nathan and could see the underlying vulnerability of her telling him that no matter how happy he made her the "Luke/Peyton" thing still made her want to curl into a ball and cry about what 2 people she cared about had done to her.

"I guess it doesn't really matter anymore since I ended up with you." She commented leaning forward and capturing his lips in a searing kiss that made Nathan pull her flush against him and roll them over so he was on top. The rest of the night Brooke didn't think about what Peyton and Luke did to her only about what Nathan was doing to her.

The next morning Brooke rolled out of bed and threw on some sweats and a t-shirt before she and Peyton made their way out to her car and went to a local diner by where Brooke works. They sat down in the booth that she and Nathan usually sat in when they met for lunch and Brooke couldn't help but smile. "Thinking about your sexual escapades with your boy toy last night?" Peyton joked breaking the ice between the two, Brooke couldn't help but blush.

"Were we that loud?"

"Kinda but don't worry I turned on the TV so ya know Luke didn't get stupid and go in there demanding you stop or something." Peyton looked up and both girls fell silent trying to figure out what to say.

"You know I should thank you."

"Thank me?"

"Yeah had you and Luke not fallen in love I wouldn't be with Nathan and he's the best thing that's happened to me."

"I'm sorry that we hid it from you. I'm sorry that we lied to you. I'm sorry that I hurt you after all we've been through. I'm sorry that I fell for your boyfriend while you were with him."

"That's all I needed to hear." Brooke whispered as a weight was lifted from her shoulder.

"What?"

"All I needed to hear was that you were sorry for hurting me and that you lied to me and that your timing was a little off. You couldn't help the feelings you were feeling for Luke just like I couldn't help but fall for Nathan over the past couple of months. It's really great seeing you Peyton even after I heard you bitched Haley out." Peyton looked at Brooke and joined her in her laughter.

"She was just so confident that Nathan was going to come back to her after her kissing him and it just so annoying so I bitched her out and let me tell you Luke didn't talk to me for 3 days after it but for once it was worth it. Hoes over bros." Brooke looked up and smiled knowing that they at least made a dent in fixing their friendship. Brooke paid the bill and both headed back to the apartment feeling as if the dark cloud hanging over their friendship was getting a little bit lighter.