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"Its your birthdayy!" singsonged a highpitched voice
"If you hit that pillow in my face I will castrate you" Brooke answered, pressing snooze onto her alarm
"I love the friendly Brooke Davis" Clay responded, with a laugh and a grin
"Happy birthday" he tried singing, and Brooke laughed, she couldn't be grumpy with Clay around
"Happy birthday" she repeated to herself, turning over and taking off her sleeping mask
"Shes up!" Clay said to the mirror, making a gun at himself, Brooke looked amused
"Did you just make a gun at yourself?" she asked
"Maybe..is that lame?" Clay asked, and Brooke giggled
"So lame"
"So listen, I wanna make you some birthday breakfast, but I cant" Clay said, bouncing on the side of the bed, nervously
"This better be a incredible excuse Evans!" Brooke smiled,pushing herself up
"I have a doctors appointment today" Clay babbled, sounding excited and totally freaked at the same time
"Ahh..that explains the hyperactivity..the probable lack of sleep.." Brooke smiled, fondly
"Your going to be fine" she smiled, and he watched her intently
"I hope so..ive been getting on alot better recently..my right sides working..everything seems to be working.." Clay sounded out loud, with a small laugh
"I can tell..two weeks ago you so wouldn't of been making lame gun noises and motions in my bedroom mirror.." Brooke laughed, and Clay rolled his eyes
"I bet you do it too" he motioned
"I can assure you I don't" Brooke winked, and threw a pillow at him
"Oh, pillowing cripples now, just because your the birthday girl, I see that attitude" Clay laughed, grabbing the pillow and throwing it straight back
"Your avoiding the doctors now go!" Brooke laughed, throwing the pillow straight back and catching his head
"Oh but now you've completely ruined the aesthetics of my hair Brooke, gonna have to do that again" Clay laughed, running his hands through the rebellious spikes
"Go!" Brooke managed to say through her laughter, throwing another pillow
"As my carer im telling my doctor of this complete abuse" Clay laughed, and Brooke giggled again and kicked him off the bed with her foot
"Im going" Clay laughed again, holding his hands up and running straight out of the door, Brooke giggled and chased him down the stairs with a loud laugh
"Nice attractive laugh there Davis" Clay grinned, tickling her
"Oh don't..tickle..me" she collapsed in laughter
"You cant get me back because I have to go..sucker" Clay grinned, running out the door and leaving her waving, and laughing
"Those two get along well" Nathan commented, sitting in his and Haleys car, having just pulled up so they could wish Brooke a happy birthday
"Well, they're both on the market.." Haley said, the devilish match making voice of hers starting to appear
"Haley..Brookes out of a longterm relationship and Clay..just has alot to deal with right now" Nathan laughed slightly
"I know...I was just saying theres definitely a spark..and they are still living together.." Haley grinned, rubbing her hands together gleefully as she got out of the car
"Do your worst" Nathan laughed, kissing her cheek as they walked towards Brooke's house and rang the doorbell
"Hey guys!" Brooke grinned, as she pulled them both into a hug
"Its my birthday" she said with a grin
"10 points to Brooke!" Nathan grinned, and Brooke whacked him
"Your not funny..and you just missed Clay.." Brooke said, her voice disappearing into the distance
"Wheres he off to, I thought he would be making you pancakes or something.." Haley laughed, remembering her disastrous birthday when Nathan and Clay had attempted cooking. Attempted being the word
"He said he wanted to but he had a hospital appointment, so I let him off" Brooke winked, squealing at the card that Haley had given her
"That is so cute!" Brooke grinned, watching the animated photos of her and the gang, moving through some sort of timeline
"Mouth helped me set it up" Haley smiled, and Brooke nodded
"Your the best..both of you" Brooke sincerely smiled
"So what you upto tonight?" Nathan asked
"Who knows" Brooke mysteriously said, wondering if Julian would contact her at all..as if Haley had read her mind, she said
"Has Julian called?"
"No..I don't expect him too, we've both moved on past our relationship now, we haven't talked since we broke up..hes probably with Alex now" Brooke muttered, her words getting quieter towards the end
"So you don't have any feelings for him?" Haley asked, watching as Brooke sat down, and Nathan stood awkwardly, deciding to text so the girls could have a conversation
"I do..I suppose you have feelings for everyone your with.." Brooke said, staring into the distance
"True..but if you have feelings why did you break up?" Haley asked, giving Brooke food for thought..but she didn't have to think very much
"Because they were feelings, not love anymore. I want love so strong that when hes not around me, I need him, I want him. I haven't had that yet..and Julian and me were getting further apart each time..when he got back to being friends with Alex, it was her attitude that hurt me more then the actual situation..I didn't mind him being with another girl Haley..then he told me off about spending time with Clay and I just didn't care anymore..me and Julian are better as friends" Brooke concluded, going through it all mentally, knowing it didn't make sense
"So you could be friends?"
"Totally in the future, once the whole awkward break-up thing has passed" Brooke smiled, eating a piece of toast she had just made herself thoughtfully
"Did you think of what I said the other day?" Haley asked, with a goofy grin
"What?" Brooke feigned ignorance
"When I hinted you may have feelings for a certain..someone else.." Haley said, coughing a little
"I don't have feelings for him Hales..I cant..I wont.." Brooke said, confusing herself
"You will though..let yourself live Brooke..ive gotta go now honey, but call me later, love you!" Haley said, a little too fast, grinning and kissing both of her cheeks. Nathan gave her a apologetic glare and muttered something about bad matchmaking, before Haley whacked him with her purse and led him out with a shrug and a wink
"Hey birthday girl.." Clay said, putting his head through the door
"Hey you, hows it going?" Brooke asked, and Clay grinned
"I got the all clear Brooke!" Clay said with a grin, and Brooke ran over to him in the moment, and flung her arms around his back, holding him tightly
"Thats great Clay" she grinned, and he returned the solid tightness of their hug, until both of them pulled away awkwardly, still holding eachother at the arms
"Whats with the depressing music Davis?" Clay asked, suddenly hearing Adele playing behind her
"I was in a strange Julian-headed mood" Brooke admitted, and Clay recoiled slightly, then reacted by holding her that little bit closer
"If he cant see how special you are then hes a jerk" Clay smiled, and Brooke laughed
"I dumped him too"
"Well your not a jerk" Clay laughed, and smiled as he saw Brooke's radiant smile, as soft and small as it was.
He heard the song "Someone like you" come on, and grabbed Brooke's dainty hand
"What are you doing Evans?" she asked, and he smiled at her in a dashing manner
"We, my lady, are going to dance" Clay smiled, knowing that Brooke was trusting him as she let herself be pulled up towards him, breathing in his aftershave with a smile, as she put her head on his shoulder, holding him as they steered around the room, as if time was standing still
"Theres one good thing about your birthday for you though" Clay whispered
"Whats that?" Brooke asked in return
"Well ive got the all clear which means you have your house back...I can move out now" Clay said, from his position of leaning over her, staring at the wall and into the mirror, trying to change his look of dissapointment
"Oh..wicked" Brooke said, trying to keep the lump in her throat still, and wondering why tears were threatening to cascade down her face
"When you leaving?" she asked
"Tomorrow..you can get your life back to normal..no psychos, you can get Julian..destroy Alex.." Clay whispered, feeling more and more jealous at each part of his speech. He instinctively pulled her closer, hoping she didn't notice
Never mind, I'll find, someone like you
I wish nothing but the best, for you too
Don't forget me, I swear, I remember...
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
The last beats of the song sounded, and Brooke and Clay were still clinging to eachother long after, both fighting a feeling of great sadness, and an overwhelming sense of confusion..he didn't want to go..and she didn't want him too..