Okay so I kinda got stuck on this chapter. I wanted to write the Sam/ Brooke scene but I didn't know what else to write for it so I decided advance the chapter into a few weeks or months I'm not sure how far ahead I want it. I might do a flashback for that conversation, let's just see where my writing takes me.
Brooke's POV:
"There's my girl!" I heard as the bell to my door rung as it was opened. I spun around to see Nathan walking in with that Scott grin that usually melts hearts, but does nothing for me now.
"Hey, hot shot." I greeted as I met him for a hug. "What brings you to the fabulous, Brooke Davis?"
"I was just going to see how my best friend in the entire world was doing?"
I cock an eyebrow as we pulled back, "What do you want?"
"I need a favor." He said as he stuck his hands in his pockets.
"Shoot, baller."
"Okay so Rachel and I have some big news and we were going to wait to tell everyone, but I needed your help with something."
"Quit leaving me in suspense." I said as I crossed my arms, getting a bit antsy.
"Rachel's pregnant." I paused and looked at him to see if he was being serious, and by the look on his face he was.
"Nathan, that's great!" I exclaimed as I jumped to give him another hug. I pulled back with a smiled and paused. "Wait, what do you need help with?"
"Well I was going to buy Rachel some really nice lingerie. I thought we could have one special night before she starts getting bigger and I want it to be perfect."
I nodded but my smile faded, "Can I be honest with you, Nate?" He crossed his arms and nodded. "It's great that you want to do something nice for her, and I'm more then happy to help-- but you need to remember that Rachel is going to want to be affectionate more then ever when she's pregnant. She's going to be very insecure and she'll want you to reassure her that she still looks beautiful. So please just do me a favor and make sure you stress that you still want her when she's pregnant because I know how insecure she is with her body, and that's before she even get's bigger."
He nodded and gave me a half smile, "You're right. I guess I didn't think about that." I nodded and pulled a hanger off the display and handed it to him.
"But I think she will look beautiful in this." I say as I hand him the ivy green camisole top that had black lace over the cups and a matching thong with the black lace on the edges.
"I agree. How much?"
"Consider it a congratulations gift." I replied with a smile as I waved him off.
"Thanks. So-- how are you doing without Haley around." Yes, Haley. Haley who is in some new city performing and not here, Haley. Okay I lied-- I totally know that she's in Chicago tonight. I keep track of every concert she has.
"It's definitely hard to say the least. I miss her every night, I just wish this tour could go by quicker."
"How many more cities does she have?" He asks as I put the outfit into a bag for him and we take a seat on the couch.
"About four or five, but she has a bunch of press junkets that she does in between concerts."
"Just have some patience and she'll be home before you know it."
I nod with a smile before giving him a hug. "Thanks, Nate."
"No problem. There's also one more reason I came besides to sweet talk you into some free lingerie."
I let out a soft chuckle as he throws a grin at me, "Sorry Nathan, but I'm not letting you preview that lingerie on me."
"Damn you got me." He replied as he playfully swatted my thigh. "Actually, Millicent called me last night and told me you've been getting some weird phone calls. What's that about?" Damnit, Millie. You weren't supposed to tell anyone.
"Oh it's just this teenage girl named Sam. She tried to steal from my store a while back and now she's just been calling the store trying to annoy me." I said as I looked down at my fingers as I fidgeted with them.
"Are you sure that's all it is, Brooke?" I look back up at Nathan and I can tell he doesn't believe me. He's known me for too long and I hate lying to him.
"I'm positive." I say with a nervous smile, trying to reassure him.
I stormed down to this little diner where Lucas told me this girl named Sam hangs out. He was pretty positive about the girl I described so I'm ready to see why this little brat insists on harassing me. I swing open the door and scan the room. Bingo, there she is. I fix my hair before I stomp over and sit across from her in the booth. Her eyes get wide and I can tell she's surprised to see me.
"Hello, Sam. Shoplifted lately?" She looks nervously around the room before directing her attention back to me.
"How do you know my name?"
"You know Coach Scott right?" She nodded, letting me continue. "Yeah well he's one of my best friends and when I mentioned you, he described you down to your little thieving ass."
"I don't think the principal would like that a coach was looking at a students ass." She said with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't get smart with me. When are you going to stop harassing me?"
She paused and frowned, "I don't know what your talking about."
"Oh don't play dumb. You call once a day and hang up when I talk, and it's getting real fucking old."
"Look-- I'm sorry I stole from you store but I haven't been calling you. What time do you get the phone calls?"
"Once a day either during the day or at night." I reply as my glare relaxes a bit.
"Well did you ever think about the fact that I have school during the day?" She said as she crossed her arms. She does have a point. Well then who the hell is it?
I nod at her as I bite the inside of my cheek. "Once again, I'm sorry. I have to go my mom doesn't like me getting home late." She says as she stands up and I nod causing her to walk away.
"Okay well if you ever get scared while your closing, don't hesitate to call me. We don't need a repeat of last time."
I nod and give him another hug, "I will, thanks." I reply as he walks to the door. "Oh and Nate? Promise you won't tell Haley. I don't want her worrying about me while she's on tour."
He nodded and gave me a sad smile, "Just remember what I said." He open the door and walked out.
Millicent walked in from her lunch break and I couldn't help but glare at her.
"Who peed in your cheerios?" She asked with a frown as she set her bag down on the counter.
"The person that decided to call Nathan and have him try to go all hero on me!" I said a little to loudly for the customers liking. They looked at me oddly before vacating the store. "Great, another sale lost." I mumbled.
"I'm sorry about that, but these phone calls are starting to worry me and your not doing anything about it." She said as she crossed her arms and walked closer to me.
"And that's my right to decide. I asked you not to tell any of my friends for a reason! I don't want them going off to Haley because I know she'll come running back here and that's the last thing that I want!" I yelled causing her to jump and take a step back.
"Brooke I--"
"No! You and I both know how hard she has been working for this and I am not going to ruin this just because some ass hole wants to irritate me!"
She looked down at her feet as I stared at her. "I'm sorry Brooke." She whispered before looking back up at me with tears in her eyes.
I took a deep breath and nodded, "Me too. I shouldn't have gone off on you like that, I know your just concerned about me." I replied calmly as I walked closer to her and pulled her into a hug. "Just promise you won't tell anyone else."
"I promise."
Haley's POV:
"You almost ready Hales?" A yell came with a knock as the door to my dressing room opened.
"Yeah." I replied with a monotone.
"You okay?" Peyton asked as she stepped further into my dressing room before shutting my door.
"Yeah, I just miss her-- a lot." I replied as I combed through my hair.
She crossed her arms and nodded before walking up behind my chair and looked at me in the mirror, "You know she's so proud of you for doing this Haley. You have worked really hard on this and it would bum all of us out if you gave up now when we finally got you what you wanted."
"I know and I don't plan on quitting. Not like I had a choice, with the contract and all." I said with a small laugh. "It's just hard to be away from her."
"Well I hate to put you in a even worse mood but at first I thought this might excite you. They want to extend your tour and add three more major cities."
My mouth dropped and I spun around, "But I already have five more cities plus all of the press junkets."
"I know Haley, but as you mentioned that lovely little contract says that if we are asked to extend the tour then we will take it. Your fame is only rising and we're not at that place where you can decide how long you want the tour to last." I nodded in response and bit my lower lip. "But hey at least you get to talk to her on the phone every night so that's something you can look forward too after your concert tonight." She said as she placed her hand on my shoulder. "We need to get out there you only have a couple more minutes." I nod once again and stand up before following her our to the stage.
As I make my way onto the stage I hear the crowd roaring with cheers and my heart starts to beat a little faster at the intensity of the situation. The spotlight finds me and I squint my eyes to try to see the crowd.
"How are you doing Chicago?" The scream and clap causing me to smile at how excited they are.
"Are you guys ready for the show tonight?" They scream some more and whistle. "Then let's get this started." I look back at my band and nod causing them to start.
Brooke's POV:
"Are you guys closed?" I turned to see Lucas walking into my store.
"In about half an hour but for you, I'll keep it open as long as you want." I reply with a wink.
"Sounds tempting but I don't think I need any women's clothes." He said as he lifted a dress up and raised an eyebrow at me. "Hi Millicent." He greeted her causing her to wave at him before going back to work on the computer.
"Then what can I help you with?" I ask with a smirk as I swat his hand away from my delicate dress.
"I was just on my way home and I thought I'd stop by to see how you are holding up."
"What the hell. Is it check on Brooke day or something?" I asked as I placed my hands on my hips.
"Yes, we all had a meeting and were each designated a time to come check up on you." He said as he squinted at me causing me glare at him.
"Okay well let me just tell you what I told Nathan. Yes I miss her but I'm happy that she's out there doing this for herself. The end."
"Uh huh." He said in a disbelieving tone as he crossed his arms.
"And how are you considering your girlfriend is off with mine?" I retaliated causing him to roll his eyes at my childish ways.
"I'm doing alright but Peyton and I are used to this considering I went off on a tour to promote my book."
"Yeah well Haley and I have been separated for four years so I think I can handle a few months." I said as crossed my arms.
He threw his arms up in surrender, "Alright I woke ever come check up on you again."
"Yeah yeah yeah thanks for caring, Lucas Scott." I sighed before giving him a hug.
"Take care and don't work too hard." He said after a placed a kiss on my forehead.
As he walked out the door and turned to Millicent. "Hey Millie, why don't you head home?"
"You sure?" She asked as she shut the computer down.
"Yeah. Go home and spend time with Mouth while you can." I said with a smile. She nodded and grabbed her bag before heading out of the door.
I walked into my office and sat down before placing my phone next to my sketch paper. I was about to begin working on my sketches until my phone lit up, signaling the call I waited for every night.
"Hey baby." I greeted as I answered the phone.
"Hey, Tigger. How's work?"
"Work was-- work." I replied with a sigh as I ran my fingers through my hair.
"Everything okay?" She asked with a worried tone causing me to freeze. God I'm an idiot. I can't let her think anything's wrong. She should be enjoying her time on tour.
"Of course, it was just a long day. How is everything with you?"
She paused and let out a breath causing me to lean forward. "I have to tell you something."
"Okay?" Oh no, what is it?
"They're extending my tour for three more cities."
"That's-- great." I said trying to muster up all the excitement I could-- which was nothing. "That means you're a big hit, baby." I added with a sad smile, not like she could see it.
"Yeah it's really exciting." As good as I know Haley, she didn't seemed as excited as she tried to make it out to be but I wasn't going to call her on it.
"Well hey we're getting a couple customers in here. Dumb me forgot to switch the sign to close so I have to go help them. Talk to you tommorow?"
"Oh, yeah sure. Well I love you, Brooke." I smile as I tug on the bottom of my skirt.
"Love you too, Hales." I whisper before hanging up. I suddenly have no desire to try to work on the sketches so I grab my purse and lock up my office before heading out to the front of the store.
"She's happy. This is what I wished for her." I whisper as I shut out the lights. I walk to the front door before it is flung open and someone comes running in before slamming into me, causing me to slide across a low table and hit the ground. I looked up, seeing him stand over me before he pressed both of his feet onto my arms to keep me from moving, causing me to grimace.
"Did you forget about me?" The familiar voice said, bringing me back to the horrible night when I was attacked.
Sam's POV: I'm sitting on the ground against the dumpster in the alley of Clothes over Bros. Brooke usually leaves around this time but her car hasn't left. I usually wait until she drives off so that I can pick the lock on the door and sleep in her store. I have to wake up and sneak out before her assistant opens the store for the day. I sigh before standing up and creeping around the corner to look through the window. The lights are off but I can see someone standing the opposite way to where I can't see it's face and it's looking down. It can't be Brooke it looks like a guy. I decide to go through the alley and head to the back door. I pick the lock and quietly open the door. I get down on the floor before crawly behind the counter where I can hear the guy talking.
"Didn't think I'd come back did you, you little bitch? Well here I am!"
"What do you want?" She says quietly but I can hear pain in her voice.
"What do I want?" He begins to laugh. I move closer to the corner of the counter and look around to see what he's doing. He's got his feet pressed on both of her arms and with one foot he presses in hard causing her to groan in pain. "I came back to get revenge! My girl is still in jail because of you and so is her friend! They have two more years because they already had warrants on them and you got them caught. This is all your fault and you're going to pay for it!" Okay now would be the time to do something but what do I do? He could easily kill me. I just have to wait for the right time so that he's too focused on her.
"It was not my fault! You attacked me and it is all your fault you guys got thrown in jail!" She yelled in retaliation. He laughed once again before reaching down and slapping her in the face. I saw her phone sitting on top of the counter so I reached up and grabbed it. Who's Brooke's assistant? Think Sam think. I remember her talking to a girl and she said her name the day I stole that shirt. Mill-- Millicent! I search through the phone and find the contact and hit dial.
"Hey Brooke, everything alright?"
"Get down to the store, Brooke's in trouble." I whisper before hanging up the phone and making sure its on silent.
"Don't try to pin this on me. If you and your little trashy piece of shit girlfriend would have kept your mouths shut, then this never would have happened. So I called once a day just listening to you go from irritated to scared. Scared and wondering who was this mystery caller? Surprise." I saw her face turn from pain to anger and I could tell she used all her force to free on arm before punching him in the balls. He crumpled up and she jumped up before he grabbed her by the throat and slammed her face into the wall. He threw her back to the floor before holding her back into their original position.
"You ruined my life! You turned everything upside now and turned me into a horrible person. My girlfriend left me because of what I had become after what you guys did to me and I was a mess."
"You should be thanking me for getting rid of that scum you call a girlfriend, you nasty dyke." He said as he leaned down and punched her in the face. "And your going to thank me for tonight after I turn you straight again." She groaned in agony as he crouched down and unzipped his pants before yanking her underwear down. This is definitely the time. I yanked my pocket knife out of my pocket before flipping it open. I ran over to him as fast as my legs would take me and did the only thing I could think of, I stabbed him in the back. He groaned in pain before I pulled it out of his back and he fell off of her. Her eyes opened wide at the sight of me and she got up as fast as she could and grabbed her purse. He got up backhanded me across the face causing me to fall to the ground before running to Brooke. He grabbed her by the ankle and pulled her back as she searched for something in her purse. I was about to jump up and stab him again but she pulled out a gun and pointed it at him causing him to drop her leg.
"You wouldn't do it." He said with a nervous grin as she backed him up into a corner with the gun pressed against his head.
"Like I said-- you don't know me. You ruined my life and I have never been the same person."
I slowly walk over close to him so she can see me. "Brooke-- Please don't do it. Haley needs you." I could tell that caught her attention and she glanced at me before looking back at him. She raised her gun and slammed it across his temple causing him to fall to the ground. The front door was thrown open with Millicent running in.
"Oh my god." She mumbled before running over to Brooke and pulling her into a hug. "The cops were right behind me when I pulled in."
As if on cue a bunch of officers ran in and immediately handcuffed the guy that had attacked Brooke. A guy from an ambulance came over to us and looked Brooke over.
"We need to take you to the emergency room. You have some bad cuts and you might have a concussion." She nodded and tried to walk before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell to the ground. "Alright let's get her out of here." They all yelled before getting her on a stretcher and immediately wheeling her outside. All I could do was sit there and shock as the officers tried to question me.
Haley's POV:
I sat on my tour bus and looked out the window as I watched the sky. My phone vibrated and Brooke's smiling face appeared.
"Guess you couldn't wait until tomorrow to talk to me huh?" I asked with a laugh.
"Haley, It's Millicent." My heart stopped and I froze.
"What's wrong?"
"Brooke's been attacked she's in the emergency room. I just thought I should let you know."
"O-Ookay." I hung up the phone and felt the tears stream from my face. All of my worst fears came true all over again.
Everyone: Okay so yeah this is where it took me lol. Seriously you guys I don't want a bunch of reviews saying your freaked out cus you think Brooke is going to shut down and push Haley away cus that's not going to happen. Actually this is going to bring them closer together so just wait for the next chapter cus it pretty much sets up a relationship for Brooke and Sam. Thanks to all of you.
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Xnobodysxhomex: Thank you so much! I thought it was important because it shows the friendship and how much she cares about it. I hope you like this chapter as well.
Spashley20: They are a fun friendship to write and yes I love the cuteness between baley. I know this chapter is intense but its important for brooke and sam. So bare with me. Thanks for the support.
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Omgoth23: thanks! Yeah me too! Even though I wrote it haha. Yes im glad you caught that because that was the first time she showed some thing important like that to her. Yes and those bad feelings were correct but its not as bad as you think. It was needed for a sam and brooke relationship so just trust me on this. Let me know what you think.
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