Chapter Twenty One: Good Time For Change
It was after school and Brooke was hard at work…but not on homework of course. Brooke had Haley's party list sprawl out and she was beginning to make the "adjustments" she thought were necessary. She didn't think Haley would mind much. Brooke knew if Haley wanted this party to be perfect there were gonna have to be a couple of little changes.
Rachel stepped out the bathroom. She had perfect make up and perfect hair but she was wearing a gigantic, baggy, Tree Hill High Cheerleading sweat shirt. She stepped up to the mirror in the bed room and gave her self a final touch up before grabbing her purse.
"Are you going some where?" Brooke asked curiously.
"Yeah I'm going to the movies actually." Rachel told her.
Brooke was really glad Rachel was getting out of the house considering she had spent most of the month just mopping around the house, but she couldn't believe Rachel was going out like that. Rachel was the only person in Tree Hill who cared as much about how she looked as Brooke did. And in all the time Brooke had known her she had never even seen Rachel sleep in let alone go out in public in something so conservative.
Brooke tried to sound as casual as she could. "You're eh going out in that?"
"Yes" Rachel said icily. "Is there something wrong with my outfit?" Rachel asked with a voice that warned Brooke she had better say no.
Brooke took the hint. "No" but she couldn't help but laugh a little. "But come on "Mid-Drift Barbie" what's up with this new look?"
"I'm cold!" Rachel snapped.
"O.k." Brooke decided to back off.
Rachel wanted to change the subject. "What cha got there?" she asked pointing to the list.
"Oh it's just the list of people I'm supposed to invite to Haley and Nathan's party." Brooke told her.
"List? That's so middle school" Rachel laughed but not in her usual bitchy way.
Brooke smiled. "Yeah I know but Haley just wants to have some control over who comes I guess."
"She doesn't trust Brooke Davis...imagine that" Rachel teased.
"Shut up!" Brooke laughed.
"So you're gonna follow this exactly." Rachel asked with a skeptical stare.
"Yeah...i mean almost exactly." Brooke said mischievously.
Rachel gave Brooke a side ways look.
Brooke whined "I'm only gonna make changes Haley would want!"
Rachel gave her a sarcastic nod "Uh huh then why may I ask is Peyton's name crossed off?" Rachel interrogated her. "It looks like it even had a star by it."
"Look Haley said she didn't want any drama at this party!" Brooke explained
"So?" Rachel asked
"So, if Peyton and I are both there, there is bound to be drama. So I decided it was would be better if one of us didn't go and since I'm throwing the party it has to be Peyton" Brooke justified.
Rachel smiled "That's probably true about the whole drama thing, but don't you should think you should ask Haley first?"
"No" Brooke said her voice getting fiery. "Because, first of all I'm doing all this work and throwing Haley and amazing party. She won't care she'll just be grateful! And second of all when the hell did you become Ms. Morally?" Brooke hissed "You're not exactly Mother Theresa, little Miss Jail bait!"
Rachel looked really hurt "I'm trying to change o.k." she said sincerely
Brooke rolled her big brown eyes. All the sincerity in world couldn't make Brooke believe it. Because as she had told Rachel before, Brooke really didn't believe that people could change…no matter how badly they wanted to.
"And I'm not trying to judge Brooke" Rachel added" I'm just trying to help o.k.!" She said.
Brooke sighed "Well I appreciate it, but really I can handle it!"
"Alright well it that case I'm off!" Rachel winked.
"Who are you going with anyway?" Brooke asked.
"Mouth." Rachel said simply
"What???" Brooke was shocked Rachel and Mouth hadn't hung out since she broke his heart with Cooper.
"Gotta go!" Rachel waved before she dipped, leaving Brooke alone in the bed room with her mouth still gaping.