Hello!!!

First of all... I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving !!!
In this following chapter, Brooke makes a revelation... It's going move things about Brucas... but just a little... I'm going slow...
It's the last chapter with the three girls reunited. So in the next, Naley is back!
Anyway... I let you discover...
Good Reading !!

Midnight. Tree Hill.

Nathan was sitting on the couch. He smiled watching the last scene of the movie James had chosen : Ice Age I. They went to walk up and down in the main corridor, James supporting him. He was so cute and he didn't give up like Haley. Later they had made popcorns and decided to watch movies. Nathan turned his head to ask James how he thought about the movie but he saw his son sleeping. He was lying in a fetal position and his head was rested on the armrest. Nathan smiled, he looked like an angel. When James slept Nathan had the impression to see Haley sleeping, and this since he was born, they had so soft features, and peace on their face. Nathan grabbed the blanket and covered James with it. He caressed the top of his head.
"You know buddy. I'm really sorry for all my mistakes and to have given you up after my accident. I couldn't bear the idea of you having an impotent father who couldn't teach you free-throw or just play basketball with you, who couldn't go fishing with you, who couldn't just come with you for a walk in the town. And I couldn't imagine your mother having an useless husband... and the idea of her taking care of me all her time... I couldn't. She doesn't deserve it, she deserves better than that. I really love you both. You're the two people th emost important in my life." Nathan was staring into space telling his confession but James had discretely opened his eyes. He smiled and closed them again.
"I love you too Daddy."
Nathan turned to look at him, he smiled, touched. He took a cushion and laid down to sleep.

Midnight. New York.

Brooke was sitting on the bed, flicking channels. Haley was in the bathroom watching at herself in the mirror. She turned on the right and then on the left and then faced the mirror again, caressing her baby bump. She rolled down her shirt and went to the bedroom. Brooke looked at her.
"You okay?"
"Yeah... I just miss my men... and I was thinking how much I love being pregnant. My breast are definitely bigger and my stomach is pretty round not like my first pregnancy... I was very fat..."
She sat next to Brooke. She took her friend's hand and looked at her in eyes.
"Brooke... I know you don't want to talk about it... but... I'm afraid of you making a mistake... Do you really think Gabriel is the guy for you? The future father of your children?"
Brooke shrugged, turning her gaze away.
"Why not..."
"I don't think so..."
Brooke sighed, lowering her head. She stoop up, upset and angry.
"I won't say it, Hales! I won't say ot because it hurts me! Because thinking of the idea Lucas cheat on me again is unbearable. It happened twice! Why would it be different now? If I decided to tell him my feelings, would it change something? I'm afraid... I don't want it happen again! If it's not Peyton around, it would be someone else! Maybe this... Lauren or any person wearing a skirt and having bumps! So no, Hales! I won't say it..." Her voice were high, full of anger, full of pain and now it slowed, her words were cut, she almost cried them. "I won't say I'm in love with him."
She froze. Haley felt bad all along Brooke's confession but when she stopped, she immediately stood up and took her friend in her arms. She whispered in her ear to calm down, it was going to be okay, but the frozen Brooke broke down, making go out her pain.

Midnight. New York. Central Park.

Peyton was sitting on the bench, Jake was sitting next to her. Any of them said a word. The moon was high in the sky lighting the landscape in front of them. The Park was quiet, just some people walked probably to going home, joining their family...
"How did you know I was in New York?"
"I called Nathan..."
"Oh..."
They didn't move, they didn't dare to look at each other.
"How is Jenny?"
"She's fine. I think she miss you."
"I miss her too."
"Yeah..." His word lost in the silence.
Peyton couldn't bear this silence anymore. She stood up and looked at him. He immediately looked up at her.
"Why are you here, Jake? Why did you come? Just for sitting in Central Park?"
"No..."
"So why?"
"I wanted to see you..."
"Why didn't you call me?"
"I didn't know if you wanted to see me..."
Peyton was speechles.
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Maybe because of all these... of what happened..."
Peyton sat again but facing Jake a little.
"I didn't leave because of all these Jake."
"I know..."
"I didn't runaway from you... I just... went home."
"You weren't fine with us?"
She smiled. "Oh yes. I was fine. So fine."
Jake lowered his head. "I'm sorry."
Peyton sighed. She put her hand on his head and made him look at her. They looked at each other in eyes. Her fingers touched lightly his cheek.
"Don't be..."
"Why didn't it work between us?"
"I don't know... and maybe you'll never know... but... the most important it is... it was the best moments of my life, the best memories with you and Jenny. Just this matters."
"Don't doubt. It also was the best moments of my life... all the moments I spent with you."
They couldn't stop looking at each other. The teenage Peyton Swayer would draw a painting about this or she would say something like... Everybody leaves one day, then they come back someday in your life, giving you best and worst moments, and then they have to go away again, but these people would change your life forever. It was Jake's case. He had entered her life, giving her love and pain, then he had left. It happened twice and then it was her she had come back to him, giving all of her, hoping to make it work forever but someone else had entered in the landscape: Lucas. And these last four years, something had changed. Not the feelings they had felt for each other but something else.
"You're happy, Peyton?"
Peyton nodded. "Yes, I am. And I hope you're too..."
He smiled. "With you as a friend? I can't be happier." Peyton smiled. She moved to him and hugged him.
"I love you Jake."
Jake sighed, half hurt and half happy by her words. Hurt? Yes, because they had tried so many times to be together and each time there were an end. Happy? Yes, because he knew it was right, he loved her too, not like before but it was fine.
"I love you too."
They looked at each other again.
"You will come?"
Peyton frowned.
"Where?"
"At my wedding."
Peyton nodded. "I do."
"Great." He stood up. "I'm gonna go... I think you have things to do... Maybe someone to visit..."
"How do you know?"
He shrugged. "I just guessed. Hope to see you soon..."
"You will."
He nodded. "Bye Peyton Elizabeth Swayer."
"Bye Jake Jaglieski."
He turned and walked away. Then he turned and carried on to walk away looking at her. Peyton smiled. When he was gone. She stood up and left. NOw she had something to do, she hoped it was too late.

Midnight. Tree Hill.

Lucas were strechted out on his bed, looking at the ceiling. He took his notebook and read the last notes he had taken from Dan's confession.

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Lucas was writing. Dan stopped talking. Lucas looked up at him.
"Why did you stop?"
"Because I'm realizing you're like me."
Lucas laughed ironically. "Like you? I don't think so. I'm not a murderer."
Dan shrugged. "I didn't talk about this."
Lucas frowned.
"So?"
"You're acting like an idiot. Like I did."
"I'm not here to talk about me Dan. Just about you."
"But you are a part of me. Like Nathan. You're both parts of me. If I talk about I'm obliged to talk about you. I'm not stupid. If I wasn't the perfect father... I know what you think... and I know you."
Lucas felt anger increase inside him. He stood up, hitting the table with his fists. "YOU DON'T KNOW ME! And you lost all your chances to know me! You lost it when you decided to give up mom and me! I hate you, Dan! I hate you!! I hate you for having abandoned me, for having hurt mom and for having killed Keith! I hate you. Everyone hates you! Because you're a monster! Because you don't know to love! You've no feelings! Just hatred." Lucas let get out his anger. Dan lowered his head.
"Yeah... I'm a monster... who love someone so much jealousy made me a monster. Yeah... I became like this because I loved your mother and I loved you and you weren't mine anymore..."
Lucas sat on the chair, upset.
"You decide to write a book about me... but you know what I think... I think it's just a escuse to confront each other, Lucas. So let me teel you something... let me give you a piece of advice... Don't act like I did."
"I am not."
"You are... I feel it... You're letting her go away from you. You love her. So dare, don't hesitate. Don't be a coward. Don't let someone else take what you love, Lucas."
Lucas was now more than upset. He didn't talk about her with Dan. He never talked about his life with Dan. And he knew everything, like if he read him like a book.
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