Finding Herself
Chapter Eight
Happiness
Brooke slept soundlessly until somebody rubbed her back telling her to get up. Brooke looked up and saw Nathan stand above her wearing a towel, she smiled up at him and he smiled back they felt like their relationship was growing more and more by the second. Nathan set Brooke's clothes on the end of his bed and gave Brooke her bra and underwear as he chuckled a little bit, "What? You said they were sexy," Brooke said taking them and putting them on.
"They definitely are," he said turning towards his dresser and putting on a pair of boxers, basketball shorts, and a blue t shirt, "Sorry if it seems like I'm kicking you out, but my parents are going to be here in like half an hour and if they see you here then they'll flip, because the whole time they were gone my dad wanted me to work on my basketball," Nathan said rolling his eyes at the mention of his dad.
"Obsessed much?" Brooke asked referring to Nathan's dad as she put on her jeans.
Nathan nodded, "Just a little bit," he said handing Brooke her t shirt, "I had a good time last night," he said giving Brooke a kiss.
Brooke smiled, "Yeah, I did too." They kissed again and this kiss lingered for a little longer. Brooke broke the kiss, "Well I should be going I don't want you to get in trouble."
Nathan nodded and walked her to his front door, "I just wanted you to know something before you heard it from anybody else," he took a deep breath, exhaled, "I'm not very good at commitment, I think it's because my parents are such screw ups and it's kind of in my genes. What I'm trying to say is that I don't want to hurt you and I care about you, and I want to apologize now if I make any mistakes, and I just want to tell you that if I ever lost you it would be the most horrible thing ever."
Brooke smiled and touched Nathan' cheek with her hand, "Everyone makes mistakes."
Nathan looked deep into her eyes, "I know, but I always seem to fuck up everything that is going good for me," he said holding Brooke close to him.
"Drive me home and we'll talk," Brooke said taking Nathan's hand in hers, "Nathan, I trust you and I make mistakes sometimes too, I've never had a guy like you in my life and I don't want to ruin things between us either. I care about you," she said getting into Nathan's car.
Nathan smiled and drove her home holding her hand the whole way there, he never wanted to let go.
Keith walked into Lucas's room to find Peyton sleeping in his computer chair, and Lucas sleeping on his bed with his head down in the chemistry book, "Look like you guys studied pretty hard last night," he said loudly causing the two teenagers to jump and wake up quickly.
"Hey dad," he said rubbing his eyes and looking up at Keith, "I guess we fell asleep."
Keith took the chemistry book from him, "Yeah I see that," he said looking down at the material, "They're still teaching this stupid shit in school?"
Peyton and Lucas laughed, "Yeah," Peyton said running her hand through her hair, "Lucas was having problems understanding the material so I offered to help him understand it."
Keith pointed his finger at Peyton, "See that is what every guy in high school needs, a smart girlfriend. That way he won't feel dumb asking her for help with material he should already know," he said looking at Lucas.
"Sorry," Lucas said looking down at his notes, he brought his head up, "I took notes," he said smiling and showing the paper to Keith.
Keith clapped his hands sarcastically, "Hopefully those notes will keep you on the basketball team, or Whitey will kick your ass kid," he said giving a little smile.
"So will I," Peyton said smiling, "I'm not having a dumb ass boyfriend."
Keith laughed, "I'll see you two later, I have to go to work. Lucas keep working on your school work, Peyton thanks for helping him."
"Bye," Peyton and Lucas said in unison. Peyton looked at Lucas and gave a weak smile, she was tired, "Let's go to Karen's for breakfast," she said looking down at her watch.
Lucas nodded his head in agreement, "I'm starving," he said taking Peyton's hand and leading her out of his room. When they got to Karen's they saw Brooke sitting at a table drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.
"You read the newspaper?" Peyton asked as Lucas ordered them breakfast.
Brooke let out a laugh, "Yeah right, I just read the comics," she said looking up from the paper and then setting it down.
Peyton laughed, "That's what I read too. So, what did you do when I went to Lucas's I felt bad that we didn't get to hang out longer."
"Don't worry about, I went to Nathan's." Brooke said with a devilish grin.
"Okay spill," Peyton said resting her chin on her hand.
Brooke laughed, "Well, I went to his house, we made out, then we went to the lake and I had the stupid idea of swimming so we swam and then went back to his house and..." she stopped in the middle of her sentence and smiled wide.
"You did the deed?" Peyton asked sounding like she was still 14 years old.
Brooke nodded, "Yes, it was so amazing Peyton! I really like him."
"I'm so glad you two are together," Peyton said patting Brooke's head, "Give me a hug," she said smiling as the two girls hugged.
"And it was so cute," Brooke cooed, "Afterwards he said he never wanted to hurt me and if he did then it would be the stupidest thing he ever did, or something along those lines."
Peyton smiled, "Yeah, he has a tendency of..."
Brooke finished her sentence, "Fucking up everything that goes good for him."
"Yeah," Peyton said, "Did he already tell you?"
"Yeah," Brooke said stirring her coffee, "He said he doesn't want to hurt me, and he apologized for any mistakes me might do in the future, and I'm scared."
"Don't be, he likes you," Peyton said as she took Brooke's hands. A minute or so later Lucas came up carrying three cinnamon rolls and two coffees.
"Here Brooke I got this cinnamon roll for you," he said handing the plate to her.
"Thank you Lucas, that was really nice of you," she said and then took a bite out of her breakfast.
"No problem," he said as he took a seat next to Peyton and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Just then Haley walked into Karen's café and came up to their table.
"Peyton, can I talk to you?" Haley asked nervously, she didn't think her best friend would ever want to talk to her again.
Peyton nodded and went outside with Haley, "What's up?" she said holding her jacket tighter around her.
"I'm sorry about the other day with the Nathan thing it was stupid to want to do those things to him, and I know he likes Brooke and I'm just sorry because I know you and him are really good friends," Haley said apologizing to her friend.
"It's okay," Peyton said brushing it off, "I just don't want you to hurt Nathan, or Brooke."
"I don't plan on doing that," Haley said, "I had a really great time with Tim last night and I think I might actually like him," she said sounding a little surprised herself.
Peyton's jaw dropped, "Are we talking about the same Tim? Tim Smith?"
Haley laughed, "Yeah, he was a complete gentleman and I had a great time with him. We even kissed at the end of the night."
Peyton smiled, "Awe I'm so happy for you Hales." she said giving her friend a hug, "I'm sorry for flipping out on you."
"I deserved it," Haley said rolling her eyes, "I was a bitch."
Peyton laughed and hugged her friend again, just then Brooke walked out and smiled, "Awe you guys are friends again!"
Haley smiled and ran up and hugged Brooke, "I'm sorry for being such a wench to you."
Brooke gave Haley a kiss on the top of her head, "Hey don't worry about it," she said as the three of them all had a group hug.
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Next Chapter:
Party at Tim's.
Nathan and Brooke's relationship is put to the test, and a friendship is tested.
Chapter Eight
Happiness
Brooke slept soundlessly until somebody rubbed her back telling her to get up. Brooke looked up and saw Nathan stand above her wearing a towel, she smiled up at him and he smiled back they felt like their relationship was growing more and more by the second. Nathan set Brooke's clothes on the end of his bed and gave Brooke her bra and underwear as he chuckled a little bit, "What? You said they were sexy," Brooke said taking them and putting them on.
"They definitely are," he said turning towards his dresser and putting on a pair of boxers, basketball shorts, and a blue t shirt, "Sorry if it seems like I'm kicking you out, but my parents are going to be here in like half an hour and if they see you here then they'll flip, because the whole time they were gone my dad wanted me to work on my basketball," Nathan said rolling his eyes at the mention of his dad.
"Obsessed much?" Brooke asked referring to Nathan's dad as she put on her jeans.
Nathan nodded, "Just a little bit," he said handing Brooke her t shirt, "I had a good time last night," he said giving Brooke a kiss.
Brooke smiled, "Yeah, I did too." They kissed again and this kiss lingered for a little longer. Brooke broke the kiss, "Well I should be going I don't want you to get in trouble."
Nathan nodded and walked her to his front door, "I just wanted you to know something before you heard it from anybody else," he took a deep breath, exhaled, "I'm not very good at commitment, I think it's because my parents are such screw ups and it's kind of in my genes. What I'm trying to say is that I don't want to hurt you and I care about you, and I want to apologize now if I make any mistakes, and I just want to tell you that if I ever lost you it would be the most horrible thing ever."
Brooke smiled and touched Nathan' cheek with her hand, "Everyone makes mistakes."
Nathan looked deep into her eyes, "I know, but I always seem to fuck up everything that is going good for me," he said holding Brooke close to him.
"Drive me home and we'll talk," Brooke said taking Nathan's hand in hers, "Nathan, I trust you and I make mistakes sometimes too, I've never had a guy like you in my life and I don't want to ruin things between us either. I care about you," she said getting into Nathan's car.
Nathan smiled and drove her home holding her hand the whole way there, he never wanted to let go.
Keith walked into Lucas's room to find Peyton sleeping in his computer chair, and Lucas sleeping on his bed with his head down in the chemistry book, "Look like you guys studied pretty hard last night," he said loudly causing the two teenagers to jump and wake up quickly.
"Hey dad," he said rubbing his eyes and looking up at Keith, "I guess we fell asleep."
Keith took the chemistry book from him, "Yeah I see that," he said looking down at the material, "They're still teaching this stupid shit in school?"
Peyton and Lucas laughed, "Yeah," Peyton said running her hand through her hair, "Lucas was having problems understanding the material so I offered to help him understand it."
Keith pointed his finger at Peyton, "See that is what every guy in high school needs, a smart girlfriend. That way he won't feel dumb asking her for help with material he should already know," he said looking at Lucas.
"Sorry," Lucas said looking down at his notes, he brought his head up, "I took notes," he said smiling and showing the paper to Keith.
Keith clapped his hands sarcastically, "Hopefully those notes will keep you on the basketball team, or Whitey will kick your ass kid," he said giving a little smile.
"So will I," Peyton said smiling, "I'm not having a dumb ass boyfriend."
Keith laughed, "I'll see you two later, I have to go to work. Lucas keep working on your school work, Peyton thanks for helping him."
"Bye," Peyton and Lucas said in unison. Peyton looked at Lucas and gave a weak smile, she was tired, "Let's go to Karen's for breakfast," she said looking down at her watch.
Lucas nodded his head in agreement, "I'm starving," he said taking Peyton's hand and leading her out of his room. When they got to Karen's they saw Brooke sitting at a table drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.
"You read the newspaper?" Peyton asked as Lucas ordered them breakfast.
Brooke let out a laugh, "Yeah right, I just read the comics," she said looking up from the paper and then setting it down.
Peyton laughed, "That's what I read too. So, what did you do when I went to Lucas's I felt bad that we didn't get to hang out longer."
"Don't worry about, I went to Nathan's." Brooke said with a devilish grin.
"Okay spill," Peyton said resting her chin on her hand.
Brooke laughed, "Well, I went to his house, we made out, then we went to the lake and I had the stupid idea of swimming so we swam and then went back to his house and..." she stopped in the middle of her sentence and smiled wide.
"You did the deed?" Peyton asked sounding like she was still 14 years old.
Brooke nodded, "Yes, it was so amazing Peyton! I really like him."
"I'm so glad you two are together," Peyton said patting Brooke's head, "Give me a hug," she said smiling as the two girls hugged.
"And it was so cute," Brooke cooed, "Afterwards he said he never wanted to hurt me and if he did then it would be the stupidest thing he ever did, or something along those lines."
Peyton smiled, "Yeah, he has a tendency of..."
Brooke finished her sentence, "Fucking up everything that goes good for him."
"Yeah," Peyton said, "Did he already tell you?"
"Yeah," Brooke said stirring her coffee, "He said he doesn't want to hurt me, and he apologized for any mistakes me might do in the future, and I'm scared."
"Don't be, he likes you," Peyton said as she took Brooke's hands. A minute or so later Lucas came up carrying three cinnamon rolls and two coffees.
"Here Brooke I got this cinnamon roll for you," he said handing the plate to her.
"Thank you Lucas, that was really nice of you," she said and then took a bite out of her breakfast.
"No problem," he said as he took a seat next to Peyton and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Just then Haley walked into Karen's café and came up to their table.
"Peyton, can I talk to you?" Haley asked nervously, she didn't think her best friend would ever want to talk to her again.
Peyton nodded and went outside with Haley, "What's up?" she said holding her jacket tighter around her.
"I'm sorry about the other day with the Nathan thing it was stupid to want to do those things to him, and I know he likes Brooke and I'm just sorry because I know you and him are really good friends," Haley said apologizing to her friend.
"It's okay," Peyton said brushing it off, "I just don't want you to hurt Nathan, or Brooke."
"I don't plan on doing that," Haley said, "I had a really great time with Tim last night and I think I might actually like him," she said sounding a little surprised herself.
Peyton's jaw dropped, "Are we talking about the same Tim? Tim Smith?"
Haley laughed, "Yeah, he was a complete gentleman and I had a great time with him. We even kissed at the end of the night."
Peyton smiled, "Awe I'm so happy for you Hales." she said giving her friend a hug, "I'm sorry for flipping out on you."
"I deserved it," Haley said rolling her eyes, "I was a bitch."
Peyton laughed and hugged her friend again, just then Brooke walked out and smiled, "Awe you guys are friends again!"
Haley smiled and ran up and hugged Brooke, "I'm sorry for being such a wench to you."
Brooke gave Haley a kiss on the top of her head, "Hey don't worry about it," she said as the three of them all had a group hug.
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Next Chapter:
Party at Tim's.
Nathan and Brooke's relationship is put to the test, and a friendship is tested.