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Fall Into Me
Chapter 7 - Too Late
Nathan and Brooke were sitting outside on the patio at Mario's Pizza Palace. They'd been there almost an hour, but Brooke had barely eaten anything. Not to mention the fact, that she hadn't said much at all since they had left the gym. Nathan figured it had to do with Lucas, so he'd left it alone, but now he was beginning to worry.
"Can I ask you something?" Brooke questioned pushing her plate away.
"Yeah."
"When you were with Peyton, I know there was all that drama, but did you ever cheat on her?" Nathan shook his head no. "Not once?"
"I almost did once, but that was it."
"Why?"
"Why'd I almost cheat or why didn't I cheat?"
"Both."
"It was right after Lucas joined the team. Peyton wasn't talking to me for one reason or another, so I went out with Tim and the guys. I don't know, I guess I just wanted a distraction."
"So why didn't you?"
"Because I didn't want to be like Dan and I knew that if I was with another girl, I put myself in that position."
"What position is that exactly?"
"I never want to have to choose the way he did. I never want anyone to feel about me the way I feel about him."
"You really hate him that much?"
"I don't hate him. He's done horrible things and made my life hell, but he's still my dad. I just don't respect him and I really don't like him. And to me, I guess that's worse."
"And that's the only reason. You weren't afraid of getting caught?"
"No. I knew I could do it and most likely get away with it, I just didn't want to take that risk. Trust me, it was more about me than it was about Peyton."
"Did you love her?"
"Peyton?" Brooke nodded. "I don't think so."
"You don't think so? What kind of answer is that?"
"The best one I can give. What's with all the questions, anyway?"
"I was just thinking."
"About Lucas?"
"Yeah."
"So are you going to tell me what happened before I walked in?"
"He thinks he's so much better than me and that he knows what's best about everything."
"He's an ass like that."
"Too bad I didn't figure that out sooner. And the worst part is that he doesn't even think he did anything wrong. He still thinks that he's the good one and I'm the slut." She sighed as she ran her fingers through her hair. "But you know what really eats the hell out of me? Is that I don't know what I did so wrong that she did so right. It was more than sex. I supported him and I listened to him and I tried to learn about him....and I loved him," she said quietly. "I really loved him."
"Do you still love him?" Nathan asked softly. He was surprised to find himself holding his breath waiting for her answer.
She shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just can't let it go, because I can't understand. I don't know what more he wanted from me."
"I don't know what to tell you, Brooke. There's a reason he fell for her, just like there's a reason I did and a reason you two are best friends."
"Were," she corrected quickly. "Were best friends."
"Peyton has her appeal and I can see why Lucas wanted her."
"You really know how to cheer a girl up," Brooke said sarcastically.
"I wasn't finished."
"Oh."
"I was just saying I can see why he would be interested. What I don't get is how he could pick her over you."
"You did."
"I didn't know you when I started dating Peyton. If I had, I'm pretty sure things wouldn't have turned out the same." A blush crept across Brooke's cheeks. "You're blushing," he noted.
"No, I'm not," she defended covering her cheeks with her hands.
"I never thought I'd see the day that Brooke Davis blushed, definitely never thought I'd be the one to do it."
"Don't over estimate your power, Mr. Scott. It can get you in trouble."
"Underestimating my power will get you in trouble." He replied, a cocky smirk sitting comfortably on his face.
"Why do I even hang out with you?"
"Because you, just like every other woman, can not resist my charm."
"I'm pretty sure that's not it," she said getting up. "Let's get out of here."
"Want me all to yourself, huh?"
"No. I'm taking you home to your mommy."
"Very funny," he replied sarcastically.
Fall Into Me
Chapter 7 - Too Late
Nathan and Brooke were sitting outside on the patio at Mario's Pizza Palace. They'd been there almost an hour, but Brooke had barely eaten anything. Not to mention the fact, that she hadn't said much at all since they had left the gym. Nathan figured it had to do with Lucas, so he'd left it alone, but now he was beginning to worry.
"Can I ask you something?" Brooke questioned pushing her plate away.
"Yeah."
"When you were with Peyton, I know there was all that drama, but did you ever cheat on her?" Nathan shook his head no. "Not once?"
"I almost did once, but that was it."
"Why?"
"Why'd I almost cheat or why didn't I cheat?"
"Both."
"It was right after Lucas joined the team. Peyton wasn't talking to me for one reason or another, so I went out with Tim and the guys. I don't know, I guess I just wanted a distraction."
"So why didn't you?"
"Because I didn't want to be like Dan and I knew that if I was with another girl, I put myself in that position."
"What position is that exactly?"
"I never want to have to choose the way he did. I never want anyone to feel about me the way I feel about him."
"You really hate him that much?"
"I don't hate him. He's done horrible things and made my life hell, but he's still my dad. I just don't respect him and I really don't like him. And to me, I guess that's worse."
"And that's the only reason. You weren't afraid of getting caught?"
"No. I knew I could do it and most likely get away with it, I just didn't want to take that risk. Trust me, it was more about me than it was about Peyton."
"Did you love her?"
"Peyton?" Brooke nodded. "I don't think so."
"You don't think so? What kind of answer is that?"
"The best one I can give. What's with all the questions, anyway?"
"I was just thinking."
"About Lucas?"
"Yeah."
"So are you going to tell me what happened before I walked in?"
"He thinks he's so much better than me and that he knows what's best about everything."
"He's an ass like that."
"Too bad I didn't figure that out sooner. And the worst part is that he doesn't even think he did anything wrong. He still thinks that he's the good one and I'm the slut." She sighed as she ran her fingers through her hair. "But you know what really eats the hell out of me? Is that I don't know what I did so wrong that she did so right. It was more than sex. I supported him and I listened to him and I tried to learn about him....and I loved him," she said quietly. "I really loved him."
"Do you still love him?" Nathan asked softly. He was surprised to find himself holding his breath waiting for her answer.
She shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just can't let it go, because I can't understand. I don't know what more he wanted from me."
"I don't know what to tell you, Brooke. There's a reason he fell for her, just like there's a reason I did and a reason you two are best friends."
"Were," she corrected quickly. "Were best friends."
"Peyton has her appeal and I can see why Lucas wanted her."
"You really know how to cheer a girl up," Brooke said sarcastically.
"I wasn't finished."
"Oh."
"I was just saying I can see why he would be interested. What I don't get is how he could pick her over you."
"You did."
"I didn't know you when I started dating Peyton. If I had, I'm pretty sure things wouldn't have turned out the same." A blush crept across Brooke's cheeks. "You're blushing," he noted.
"No, I'm not," she defended covering her cheeks with her hands.
"I never thought I'd see the day that Brooke Davis blushed, definitely never thought I'd be the one to do it."
"Don't over estimate your power, Mr. Scott. It can get you in trouble."
"Underestimating my power will get you in trouble." He replied, a cocky smirk sitting comfortably on his face.
"Why do I even hang out with you?"
"Because you, just like every other woman, can not resist my charm."
"I'm pretty sure that's not it," she said getting up. "Let's get out of here."
"Want me all to yourself, huh?"
"No. I'm taking you home to your mommy."
"Very funny," he replied sarcastically.