A/N: Thanks for all the great reviews! There's a lot of Bathan in this chapter, but I'm still not sure who he's gonna end up with.

Brooke walked up the stairs and into Nathan's room. He was sitting on his bed looking at his dresser. She knocked and he looked up.

"Hey, Nate. You okay?" she asked in her most sincere voice.

"Yeah, it was gettin' a little hot down there," he lied and continued to look at the dresser.

"Something wrong? You seem a little too interested in that dresser," Brooke said, walking up to it.

"I found Haley looking through it for something. She didn't tell me what, though and she hasn't been back yet."

Brooke opened the top drawer and pulled out an envelope. She tossed it to him and he opened it. Inside were pictures of Haley and Chris.

"You think she loves him?" Nathan asked Brooke. She shrugged and sat down next to him.

"Of course she loves him. We've known him since...forever."

"No, do you think she's in love with him?" she didn't even have to say the answer to that question. He could see it in her eyes. He knew now that he didn't have a chance with her. He wasn't going to get him down, though. There were plenty of girls that would love to date him, and one girl that he actually liked who was sitting next to him.

"You okay?" Brooke asked. He nodded.

"Yeah, I'm good. Besides, I think I like you a little more."

"Me? Nathan, you know I'm with Lucas," she said, scooting away a little. Yeah, she liked Nathan, but she didn't want to hurt Lucas.

"It was worth a shot, right? I think we make better as friends anyway," Nathan told her. Brooke nodded and went back down to the basement. She sat down next to Lucas and for some reason, she didn't feel 100 percent comfortable. It took her two minutes before she spaced out of the conversation. Her thoughts were occupied with nothing but Nathan.

A/N: Hope you liked it! Please review!