Chapter 3

The bell didn't ring a minute too soon. I got out of my desk and followed Peyton into the hall. She was digging through her backpack for her notebook. She didn't go anywhere with out it, writing down anything and everything was her forte. Mine on the other hand involved men, not boys, and clothes, exclusive preferably.

My eyes roamed the hallway, looking for no one in particular. Or so I thought. When my eyes caught him, an alarm went off in my head "Go talk! Go talk!" My body pushed me toward him. He was the most amazing looking creature I had ever seen. His hands were dug deep into his pants pockets. "Lucas, darling." I took his hand out of his pockets and into my hands and glided down the hall with him.

"Someone is in a good mood today." Peyton said, turning around looking at me. I shooed her away. She turned back around eventually catching up with Nathan Scott. Tutor girl was walking in the opposite direction. I could see the jealousy in her eyes as Peyton put her arm around Nathan's shoulder. Something inside me felt for her, but the Brooke in me laughed.

I watched Peyton's fingers linger up and down Nathan's spine. His body wriggled as she did this. She did it three more times when finally his hand reached behind his back, taking her's and moving it toward the front of their bodies. She flipped her hair, as if she was flipping away the fact she just got burned.

"Oh, Lucas." We continued walking, but he turned his head to look at me. "I know you a tutor girl are friends but..."

"Brooke how many times do I have to tell you, she has a name?" He gave me the aggravated look I always received when she came up. Sometimes I thought that he had the hugest thing for her. How could he though? What did Haley have that I didn't? I was the envy of every girl in Tree Hill. I had money, looks, no curfew, everything. The fact he was crazy about her made me want him even more.

"I know, but obviously I don't give a rat's ass what her name is. I am ever going to carry on a conversation with her that consists of more than a simple, How are you?." He rolled his eyes. I continued, "Anyways. What is up with Nathan and... Haley? Anything? Nothing?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Haley is a really good friend of mine so I figured that I would know, but I guess when it come to him, she is not willing to tell me any added information other than the fact that she is his tutor." We stopped at my second period class. "I just hope that whatever happens... is well thought out." He let go of my hand. "I will talk to you later."

I waved to him and took my seat next to Peyton. We had all the same classes. "What did you say to Lucas?" She put her pencil behind her right ear. I reached for the pencil. I hit her on the shoulder with it.

"None of your damn business." I handed her the pencil back. Stirring through my bag, I finally found a pack of gum. I pulled out a single piece of gum and placed it in my mouth. "I saw you get totally denied by Nathan thought." I started to chew.

She whipped her head around. "None of your damn business." She sarcastically said back to me. Her shoulders shrugged. "So what if he did." She moved several curls out of her face. "Anyway, I bet I could get any guy in this school."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah right. Get any guy in this school and what? Scare him away. I doubt it." I pretended to primp my hair. "Now I on the other hand..."

"Oh yeah. I meant get a guy and keep him for longer than," She looked at her watch, "Five minutes. Date them. Not sleep with them."

"If some dude lasted five minutes and he was with me, shit we have a problem." I laughed. "No he has a problem." I started to copy the History notes off of the blackboard. "I could get a guy and keep him longer that you could... easy."

She turned around, looking me straight in the eyes. Putting out her hand, she said, "Want to make a bet?" I nodded. "Hundred bucks says that I can get a guy and KEEP him longer than you."

"How long?" I asked her.

She bit her lip, "Two months... tops. For one hundred dollars."

"Two and you got a deal." She nodded at me and I shook her hand. "You have a deal. Starting today."

Class went on as usual. I took the occational note, but most class time I dreamed up any and every possible guy I knew who I could date. Jake, Tim, Nathan, Daniel Howard. Then it came it me. Lucas.

As soon as the bell rang, I stormed out of the room not even waiting on Peyton. Lucas was standing outside the door waiting on me. I wrapped my arm around Lucas'. I looked back at Peyton and winked at her. Let the game begin.