Another day of hanging out round the pool
Brooke made her way over to Peyton
"Hey" Brooke said to Peyton
"Hey yourself" Peyton replied
"So have you thought anymore about calling Jake" Brooke asked
"Brooke I really don't want to talk about it" Peyton said, she just wasn't in the mood to go through this all again
"Come on Peyton, you were great together, just call him"
"Would you just leave it" Peyton said getting angry
"Peyton calm down why are you getting so defensive?" Brooke asked rather confused at Peyton's behaviour
"Because Brooke to me it looks like you are just trying to get me with Jake so then I am out of the way and there is no chance of my getting in your and Lucas's way. This isn't about me at all, this is all about you, you are so insecure that you are trying to fix me up with any guy you can" Peyton said bitterly
"Peyton that's not true at all, how can you think that, I just want to see you happy and Jake made you happy" Brooke said not quite believing what Peyton had just said, how could she think that?
"Yeah past tense, I don't know how I feel anymore, I don't know how he feels, I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap it's just not in the best of moods today that's all" Peyton said regretting snapping at Brooke
"Don't worry about it we all have our bad days, I'm just gonna go inside for a bit, I won't be long" Brooke said making her way indoors. Peyton had just completely gone off on her and it really hurt, she just needed to find someone to talk to
"Oh Nathan I'm so glad I found you, I need to talk" Brooke said rather it was him that she had found
"Sure what's wrong" Nathan asked rather concerned, anything contained 'we need to talk' tended to mean there was something wrong
"Well you know how Peyton is single?" Brooke said
"Yeah we all know that" Nathan replied
"Well I was just trying to help her and told her she should talk to Jake and she just totally went off on me" Brooke said still rather hurt at how her friend had spoken to her
"Why what did she say?" Nathan asked
"She said I was only doing it so she was no longer a threat to me and Lucas and that I was just doing it because I was insecure, can you believe that?" Brooke asked
"Do you still feel insecure still about it all?" Nathan asked sensing that there might be some truth in it
"Well obviously a small part of me does, how can I not considering everything that has happened, but that's not why I'm trying to help her Nate, its really not" Brooke answered
"I guess I'm still a bit insecure when it comes to Chris even though I know nothing will ever happen between him and Haley. So why are you helping her then?" Nathan asked
"I just want to see her happy you know, she seems rather down and I just want to see her with a smile on her face" Brooke said honestly
"Well there's nothing wrong with that, just don't push her, you can't rush people when it comes to love, you know that, just give her time" Nathan said hoping that he had helped
"Yeah I guess you're right, I'll back off her a bit, it just hurt when she that to me that's all" Brooke replied
"I wouldn't worry about it, I am sure she didn't mean it, now you go out there and have some fun" Nathan demanded, they were on holiday and he was not going to let anyone mope, they were going to have fun and lots of it.
Brooke and Nathan both went outside and joined in with pool games the rest of them were all playing.
Just as they were all going in Brooke grabbed Peyton's arm
"Can we talk?" Brooke asked, wanting to sort things out with Peyton
"Sure" Peyton said
"About earlier" Brooke began
"Look Brooke before you say anything I just want to say I totally overreacted, you were just trying to help and I threw it back in your face" Peyton said
"No Peyton I shouldn't have gone on and on about it, its none of my business, I just wanted to see you happy that's all" Brooke responded
"I know I shouldn't have said what I said about you being insecure and everything" Peyton said feeling bad for what she had said
"No you weren't completely wrong, I guess I am a bit insecure about it all still but I shouldn't interfere with your love life as a result" Brooke replied
"I understand and Brooke I don't mind you interfering some of the time just try not to do it too much" Peyton joked knowing that there was no way Brooke would be able not to interfere in other people's lives. It was just part of who she was.
"I was hoping that you would said that" Brooke replied
"Well I think I've made a decision" Peyton said deciding to tell Brooke what she had decided
"And???" Brooke asked, she was dying to know what Peyton was going to say
"I still love Jake" Peyton replied
"Peyton that's great, are you gonna call him?" Brooke said excitedly but then remembered she said she was not going to push Peyton at all, " I'm sorry you don't have to tell me, its none of my business" Brooke added
"I want to call him but I just can't, not at the moment anyway, I just wish I knew how he felt" Peyton said sadly
"Peyton the only reason you broke up was because you loved someone else, he never loved anyone else, so I am sure he still loves you now" Brooke said optimistically
"Maybe" Peyton replied rather unsure
"P Sawyer have a bit of faith would you, love always finds a way in the end" Brooke said
"I guess I can't argue with that" Peyton replied as the pair of them slowly walked back inside the house
Sorry it was rather short, please review