Hello! Just a little note to say that I changed some things from how the show is. They are all still seniors, but they are all about to turn 18. Plus its almost winter for them. I know in the show they like just turned 17 or something, and its spring I think? I don't know. I'm confused with the shows time-line right now! Plus, to comment on someone's review: I have a reason for letting their secret out so soon. You just got to trust me! :)

"Peyton? What is this?" Brooke held up the cocaine. "Is this what I think it is?"

"It's cocaine Brooke." Peyton stood up and took the vile from Brooke. She sat on the desk so that she was facing the chair Brooke was in. "Can we please just leave it alone right now?"

"Are you kidding me? You're doing drugs Peyton! How can I leave that alone?" Brooke laughed incredulously and walked over to the bed where she sat down and leaned back against the headboard.

Peyton sighed as she got off the desk and joined Brooke on the bed. She took Brooke's hand in her own when she noticed the other girl softly crying. "Brooke, baby, its ok. Really. You even said once that we all have our thing that helps us deal right? It's not like I do it all the time."

"Peyton, finding ways to deal is fine; doing drugs is not! You're messing with something that you don't even know about here!"

"And it's ok for you to hide behind alcohol? Brooke, I'm not going to do it anymore ok?"

"Just like that you're gonna stop? How long have you been doing it? How many times?"

"About a month? And it's only been like two times."

"When?"

"When I first met Rick. And then about a week ago he came to the club when I was working on some things."

"Is that all? Only those two times?" Brooke pushed.

"Umm…" Peyton sighed, knowing her girlfriend was not about to like her answer.

Brooke looked Peyton in the eye. "Tell me Peyt."

"I might have done some tonight." Peyton said hesitantly.

"Because of me. Because of what happened at TRIC." Brooke stated more than asked.

"Just because of everything Brooke."

The girls sat in silence until Brooke jumped up off the bed. Grabbing the drugs off the desk where Peyton had left them, she made her way into the bathroom.

"Whoa! Brooke! You are so not doing any!" Peyton rushed into the bathroom.

"No shit. I was going to flush it." Brooke pulled the cap off and started to dump the cocaine into the toilet.

"Wait! Stop!" Peyton shouted, making Brooke pause. Brooke turned to face the blonde. "Don't Brooke."

"Why the hell not?"

"Because I will." Peyton reached out and took the drugs from her girlfriend and poured the rest into the toilet. She sighed as she flushed them away. Both girls stood there for a moment, and then Brooke went over to Peyton and wrapped her in a huge hug.

"P. Sawyer. Cocaine?"

Peyton let out a tearful laugh. "God. I don't know what's been going on with me."

"We'll figure it out P." Brooke led them back to the bed where she pulled the covers over them and wrapped herself around Peyton. "We can both work through our bad habits; my drinking and your drugs. We have each other to lean on. Ok?"

"Ok. Thanks baby." I only hope its that easy.

Brooke placed a lingering kiss on Peyton's lips. "Anything for my girl." God how are we gonna deal with all this?

The next morning, Peyton awoke to an empty bed and the smell of bacon. Getting out of bed, she looked around her room for her bathrobe. After a few minutes of searching with no luck, she gave up and followed the smell of food; which of course led her to the kitchen.

"So that's where my bathrobe went to." Peyton said coming up behind Brooke and putting her arms around the other girls waist. She placed a kiss on Brooke's neck.

"Mmm. Good-morning. You aren't supposed to be awake though Missy Blonde Girl."

"Oh really now. Why are you even awake? Its not even 10 yet."

"I just felt like doing something nice for my girlfriend ok?" Brooke broke out of Peyton's embrace and continued to run around the kitchen for different things.

Peyton, finally catching on to what Brooke was doing grabbed Brooke's arm and looked her in the eyes. "Brooke, what is this about?"

"What? I just wanted to make you breakfast!"

"Brooke, babe. You don't cook. Ever."

Brooke sighed and then laughed. "Not since that time I almost burned the house down at least."

"Exactly. So why are you cooking now? Trying to kill me in my sleep by letting the house burn down around me?"

"Yes. That was my brilliant plan. Damn you for ruining it!" Brooke playfully hit Peyton on the head with a spatula.

"Now you're attacking me with kitchen utensils! I think you have it in for me Brooke Davis." Peyton stated matter-of-factly.

Brooke laughed and kissed her. "The only thing I have for you…" She leaned in close to whisper in Peyton's ear.

"Is an omelet." She giggled

"You're a nerd." Peyton hopped up onto the counter next to where Brooke was standing. "Seriously though.

What's up with you?"

"Nothing! Just hungry. And I figured you would be too. So making breakfast seemed like the logical thing to do."

"It's not your fault Brooke." Brooke looked at her confused. "You didn't push me to do the coke last night."

Brooke chuckled. "How'd you know that's what I was thinking?"

"Hey! You've been my best friend for how many years?"

"True."

"I did it because of a lot of things."

"And I had nothing to do with it right? Save it Peyt. I know that I played a part in it."

"It doesn't matter Brooke. It's over and done with. The drugs are flushed. We're ok. There's nothing to worry about."

Brooke smiled and turned to Peyton and stood in-between the blonde's legs. She kissed her softly.

"Except the fire on the stove next to you." Peyton mumbled against Brooke's lips

Brooke jumped back and looked at the stove. "P. Sawyer! That's so not funny! I thought I seriously caught something on fire!" Brooke pouted when she realized that Peyton was only joking with her.

"Oh shut up! I had to get you off me somehow! I'm hungry!" Peyton smiled innocently.

While the girls were eating, they held light conversation about stupid things, both thinking much bigger things to themselves.

Ok. So what are we gonna do now that our secret is out? Brooke wondered. Do we just go on and assume everyone knows and everything is fine? Or do we sit down and tell everyone? I had to fucking get drunk last night! Brooke looked at Peyton. How do I drop the bomb to her that I have to move to New York. It's not like it will stay a secret long. How do I leave her behind when all of this is going on. How do I leave her when she is doing drugs. God Peyton, why?

I wonder how people will accept us now. I mean, there aren't many lesbians in Tree Hill. Oh God! How do we tell our parents? Peyton noticed Brooke deep in thought also. I wonder what goes on in that head of hers. And I wonder why she showed up trashed last night. I'll have to ask her that. God, I cant believe she found that coke. I should have thrown it out when he first gave it to me. And I really shouldn't have done any last night. Ah, the stupid things we do.

Brooke wondered. Brooke looked at Peyton. Peyton noticed Brooke deep in thought also.

"What's on your mind Brooke?" Peyton asked, her curiosity getting the best of her.

Brooke jumped as she was startled from her thoughts. "Jesus!" She put a hand to her chest. "You scared the shit outta me!"

"Eww."

"I was just thinking about you actually."

"Oh really now?"

"Yes really." Brooke smiled sadly. "Pey, I need to tell you something."

"What's up?"

"I'm going to New York with my parents." Brooke spit out quickly.

Peyton sat there, not knowing what to think. "You're kidding right?"

"I wish I was. My mom said that I absolutely have to go there with them. You know how she gets. If I argue, it will just be more hell for me to deal with."

"But you're almost 18. Can't you just stay here? What about school?" Peyton's eyes filled with tears. "What about me?"

Brooke stood up and went and sat on Peyton's lap. She put her arms around her girlfriend, and they held each other as they cried.

"God! I think this relationship was doomed from the beginning!" Peyton half laughed, half sobbed into Brooke's shoulder.

Brooke laughed tearfully and pulled back so she could look at Peyton. "We'll make this work Blondie. I turn 18 in four months, so if my 'rents don't realize that moving me is just plain wrong, at least I'll be back then."

"Baby, four months is a long time!" Peyton buried her head into Brooke's shoulder again.

"Peyton, look at me." Peyton looked up. "So we haven't been together for that long. But we've been best friends for what? 12 years now? I think that we'll be ok for four months."

"The timing sucks though. I don't want my new girlfriend gone for four months! Who will I cuddle with. And kiss. And go to when I've had a bad day. Hell, even a good day for that matter?"

"Well, Christmas break is only two months away. You can come stay with me then!" Brooke offered, tryin to cheer Peyton up.

"Christmas in New York would be fun. I mean, its not like I have anyone here to celebrate with."

"See! So something good is coming out of this! New York will be a blast with me and you tearing the city up!"

Peyton sighed. "So Saturday will be our last day together until Christmas?"

"Guess so. Which means that we need to make this week rock."

"Yes, true. What are we gonna do about telling everyone Brooke?"

"That I'm moving? I hardly think that…"

"No doofus. About us."

"Oh. That. Maybe people wont remember last night?" Brooke said sheepishly

"Oh yeah. Two chicks fighting about their relationship, not to mention kissing, just isn't interesting anymore. I mean, its so common, it almost seems overplayed. Kind of like rap music now-a-days."

"Ha ha. You're a funny one. Well, how about we get everyone together for dinner, and then we tell them about us, and about my moving. Kill two birds with one stone kind of thing." Brooke smiled, pleased with herself

"It's not fair!" Peyton said suddenly.

Brooke looked surprised. "What's not fair?"

Peyton pouted. "You get to go to fancy New York, and I have to stay here and boring Tree Hill and deal with

everyone's shit once they find out about us!"

"Huh. Amazing how convenient that is!" Brooke joked.

"It's not funny Brookie."

Brooke kissed Peyton. "I'll be here all this week. If we play it cool, people wont make a big deal about it."

"I hope not." Peyton sighed. "Ok, now get your fat ass off me. I have to take a shower. Plus, you're making my leg fall asleep."

"You're a bitch, you know that?"

Peyton smiled. "Come on. You know you love me!"

"Whatever." If you only knew Peyton Sawyer; if you only knew

Later that day, Brooke and Peyton had made calls to their close friends asking them over for dinner. After making the calls, Peyton realized something kind of important.

"Hey Brooke? Do you have any food at your house?"

"Umm…no. I think that we sold it all in the sale yesterday." Brooke replied sarcastically, not even looking up from her magazine.

"Ok. Well lets see here." Peyton started out with a thoughtful tone. "We just invited a bunch of people over for dinner, and we don't have anything to feed them."

That, of course, got Brooke's attention. "Fuck! How are we so stupid?"

"Look's like we're going shopping!"

"No shit!"

"Brooke! Do we really need four different dressings?" Peyton asked impatiently.

Brooke turned to face Peyton, two bottles of salads dressings in her hands. "What if someone doesn't like Ranch? Then they go for the Italian. But if they don't like Ranch or Italian, they might go for say…Thousand Island. Or maybe a Vinaigrette. Peyton! There's so many! I'm overwhelmed!"

Peyton laughed and took the bottles from Brooke. "Ok then. How about we both choose our favorite, and we'll just get those two. Ok?"

Brooke nodded, still overwhelmed. "That sounds good."

Peyton, noticing Brooke's dazed look, looked at her girlfriend concerned. "You ok there B? You look like you're about to faint."

Brooke shook her head and smiled. "I'm ok. Its just…how are we paying for this? I don't have any money Peyton. Oh, this was a bad idea. Dinner was a very bad, bad idea!"

"Calm down! I have money! Why are you so freaked?"

"Peyt? What if they don't accept us?"

Peyton laughed. "Well, seeing as how everyone already knows something is up because of the scene last night, and they still agreed to come to dinner, I'm taking that as a good sign. I don't think that we have to worry about anything Brooke."

"I know. You're right."

After a few more minutes of shopping around, Brooke smiled mischievously.

"Hey Peyton, I have an idea for Christmas."

"Ok Brooke. Shoot."

After getting home from shopping, the girls started out making dinner. Everything was perfect and uneventful until Brooke really did catch something on fire, which lead to Peyton kicking her out of the kitchen and finishing dinner herself. After she finished that without further incident, she and Brooke went and got ready.

Now Lucas, Karen, Nathan, Haley, Deb, and Dan were seated in the dining room along with the girls. They had invited Deb because she was a partner in the club, and one reason for the dinner was to apologize for the scene they had caused. Dan was there because he was still under Deb's watchful eye. And he had complained that he was hungry.

Once everyone had prepared their platters, casual conversation followed into the meal. About halfway through, Brooke stood up from her seat.

"Well everyone, thanks for coming to dinner. Peyton and I invited you here for a couple reasons. The first reason is to apologize for the scene at TRIC last night. Karen, Deb, we are so sorry for ruining your club opening."

"Brooke, don't be silly. Everything turned out fine!" Karen responded, and Deb nodded her head in agreement.

Brooke smiled. "I'm glad. I'm so sorry to get you all involved in that. Second, I know you are all probably wondering what exactly that was all about." Brooke sighed. Here goes nothing. "As you all know, me and Peyton here have been best friends for about forever. Well last week it turned into something more. That friendship turned into a relationship."

The only thing that greeted Brooke's announcement was silence. Dan was the first to break that when he began to laugh. Everyone looked at him warily. No one knew what Dan Scott would do next. It had always been that way. And every since the heart attack, it was even more unpredictable.

"I'm sorry." Dan started out, still laughing. "I just didn't see that one coming."

Peyton smiled. "I don't think that any of us did." Everyone else laughed. "Ok. Maybe some people did."

"Yes, moving on." Brooke stated uncomfortably. She just wanted to get all the announcements out of the way and go to bed. "That's no the only reason that we invited you here tonight. I personally have another announcement to make, and I figured it would be easier to say it to everyone all together."

"What's up Brooke?" Lucas asked hesitantly

"I'm moving to New York."

"What?! Tigger! You cant!" Haley said immediately.

"It's ok Tutor-Wife. It's not too bad. I mean, it is, but then again not at the same time."

"Haley's right Brooke. You cant leave!" Lucas said, backing Haley up.

"It's not that bad. Believe me. And hey!" Brooke looked at Lucas accusingly. "Did you not move like a month ago?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Yeah. But I came back." He said defensively.

"And I will be too. I'm only going to be gone for four months, and then I'll be back. So it's not too bad. And there's another thing that makes it seem appeasing."

Peyton stood up next to Brooke. "I'll be going up there to spend Christmas with her since my dad isn't here again this year. And Christmas break is what? Two and a half weeks?"

"And the best part is." Brooke held it out so much that Nathan finally broke the silence.

"What's the best part Brooke?"

"I thought you'd never ask!" Brooke smiled big, dimples flashing brightly. Everyone else just rolled their eyes. "Since there is a week before Christmas that no one has school, or anything to do for that matter, me and Peyton want you guys to come up there with her."

"Now thanks girls, but I still have work to attend." Dan said. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. "What? I was just kidding. I know they were talking about the kids!"

"Anyways! Wow Brooke. That would be fun. But umm…how will we get there?" Haley asked.

"We thought about that already." Peyton started out, answering Haley's question. "Since Brooke will be flying there, her car will still be here. And since her car is newer and has better gas mileage, we're gonna take that up there."

"When do you leave Brooke?" Lucas asked

Brooke smiled sadly. "That's the part that sucks. I leave Saturday."

"Oh Brooke! That's so soon!" Karen said, stating the obvious.

"Tell me about it." Peyton mumbled in agreement.

"Hey! Everyone be happy! So Christmas in New York? Well, the week before Christmas at least. That way you can all be back here with your families."

Lucas looked at his mom for an answer. "I don't care! Sounds fun. Plus it sounds like the girls have everything planned out pretty well so far." Karen responded.

Haley looked at Nathan and Nathan nodded his head. "Count us in."

"Great! See, everything will be ok!" Brooke smiled big again.

None of them knew of the things that were to come.