Chapter 3

Nathan and Peyton were on the hood of her car, lying down, looking at the stars while Brooke and Lucas talked behind some bushes and trees. Nathan laughed a little, which caused Peyton to look at him with a confused look on her face.

"What do you find funny, Nathan?" Peyton asked.

"I don't know. It's just kind of wierd. This was the last thing I expected to happen on this trip," Nathan said turning on his side.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. I hope Brooke and Lucas get back together."

"Me, too. This is the perfect place to fix there relationship, too."

"What do you mean?" she asked, turning on her side so they were facing eachother.

"No Felix. No interuptions. No cell phone," he said holding up Brooke's phone which he took out of her purse and turned off. "It's perfect." Peyton smiled.

"Yeah, it is."

"I wanted to tell you before, but you seemed so happy with Felix. I want you to be happy, Brooke. Even if it means that I have to see you with another guy. I love you, but if you want to stay friends, then that's what we'll do. I can try to get used to you and Felix if that's what you want," Lucas said. Brooke gave him a small smile and kissed him.

"I missed you, Luke," Brooke said when they seperated. Lucas pulled her in for a hug.

"I missed you, too," he said wrapping his arm around her waist. They walked out from behind the trees and saw Nathan and Peyton laughing. Brooke grabbed his hand and pulled him back behind the trees.

"Do you think that Nathan and Peyton might still like eachother?"

"What! Brooke, the reason we're here is because Nathan's going to get Haley. Besides, he's married and she's with Jake."

"Well, I'm with Felix and just finished kissing you! What if they, like, fall in love? We can't let that happen, Luke!"

"We won't. We're gonna have to keep them seperated. It would hurt Haley and Jake too much. Okay, we need a plan."

"Ooh! I got it! I'll occupy Peyton and you keep Nate buisy. That way if they're ever together we'll both be there to make sure nothing happens," Brooke said excitedly. Lucas nodded. "You think we could have a little time alone before we start?"

"That'd be great," Lucas said, leaning in to kiss her.

Peyton and Nathan slowly walked back to the car.

"Can you believe them? We're stranded and they're making out," Peyton said with a smile, glad her friends were finally happy again.

"Can you believe they think we still like eachother? I don't like Brooke's plan much, either. Me and Lucas have become friends, but having him around all the time would suck."

"Yeah. Wanna paint my nails?" Peyton asked, pulling out some fingernail polish.

"Um, sure," Nathan answered, happy to have a distraction from Haley and what would happen when he got to her.