Sorry it took me a little while to update. I know I promised quick updates, and I dropped the ball. To make up for it, here's 2 chapters for you. Please read and review to let me know what you think. : ) There is another A/N at the end of this chapter to addressa question that was asked, so if you were the one who asked, just scroll on down to the bottom!
!Flashback scenes are written in italics!
CHRISTMAS EVE
Brooke and Peyton were covered in flour. Not only was it all over them, but it was all over the kitchen as well. The duo had decided, that in the Christmas spirit, they would make cookies. They had done well for the most part, until of course, Peyton "accidentally" got flour in Brooke's hair. What started out as baking cookies turned into an all out flour fight.
"P. Sawyer! Look at this mess you made!" Brooke scolded as she surveyed the damage
"Please B. Davis; you were the one who spilt the bag on the floor." Peyton accused
They looked at each other and giggled.
"Did we even finish making the dough? I can't remember." Brooke walked over to the kitchen counter and peered into the bowl. "Well what do you know, we did accomplish something! Now all we need is the chocolate chips."
Peyton walked over to Brooke, chocolate chip bag in hand. "Here." Peyton fed a chip to Brooke
"Mmm! Chocolate!" Brooke said happily
Peyton leaned in and kissed Brooke. "Chocolate is so much better that way." She winked when she pulled away
Brooke rolled her eyes and dumped the chocolate chips into the dough. After getting the dough mixed and some of the cookies in the oven, the two girls went about getting the kitchen cleaned up.
"God. Cleaning sucks!" Brooke mumbled as she and Peyton were on their hands and knees cleaning the flour
"No shit."
Brooke sat and leaned against the cabinets. She blew a stray piece of hair out of her face. "Maybe if we wish hard enough, it will go away?" Brooke asked hopefully
Peyton glanced at Brooke, and suddenly got up and straddled the other girls lap. "You know, you look incredibly sexy covered in flour Brookie." Peyton whispered right before she bent her head down to bring their lips together
"Peyton. We have to clean." Brooke managed when she finally pulled away
"Fuck cleaning. I just want to sit here and kiss you." Peyton said as she brought her lips to Brooke's again
The girls got lost in each other as the kiss continued, neither wanting it to end. It seemed that lately, this was the only time that they didn't have to worry about all the things that life was throwing at them…
"Brooklyn Victoria Davis!" Ellie's voice boomed through the loft
…Except maybe for that.
"Could you pass the butter please Brooklyn?" Thomas, Brooke's father, asked
"Sure." Brooke handed him the butter and went back to eating quietly
That was how all of Christmas Eve dinner had gone so far. The only time anyone spoke was to as for some sort of food. After the events of earlier that day, everyone was just too uncomfortable and embarrassed to talk about anything.
"Mom!" Brooke said as Peyton jumped up off of her lap. Both girls shot to their feet
"What the hell is going on?" Ellie asked
"Umm…" Brooke was at a loss for words
"Hi Mr. Davis. Mrs. Davis." Peyton greeted as politely as she could
"Hello Peyton. Let me ask you something; why were you just kissing my daughter?" Ellie asked rudely
"Mom, lay off. If you need to have an attitude with someone, have it with me. Don't' take it out on Peyton." Brooke stood toe-to-toe with her mother
"I'm sorry Peyton." Ellie apologized
"It's ok. Would you like me to leave you all alone?" Peyton asked, at a loss for what to do
"No babe, please stay." Brooke practically begged
Although it was the last thing Peyton wanted to do, she stuck by her girlfriend.
"Babe?" Thomas asked
"Are you stupid Thomas? They were just kissing, and the only thing that strikes you as weird are their pet names?" Ellie asked angrily
"Mother, would you please pull whatever it is up your ass out?" Brooke rolled her eyes
"Brooklyn, don't speak to you mother like that." Thomas reprimanded
"I'm sorry? Who are you?" Brooke spat. "Because you sure as hell haven't taken an interest in my life for the past, oh, let's say 10 years."
"Peyton, maybe it would be best if you left us alone for a little while." Ellie said
"No Mom, she's staying right here." Brooke said, turning to her mother again
"Enough with all this useless arguing! Will someone please just explain what is going on?" Thomas said putting a hand to his head. "I'm beginning to get a migraine."
"Yes, Brooke. What is going on?" Ellie crossed her arms
While Brooke took some time to think of how to explain gently to her parents that she was gay, Peyton debated whether she should speak what was on her mind.
Shit! Fuck! Dammit! How am I supposed to explain to my extremely uptight, homophobic parents that their only child is a lesbian. They're going to disown me! Which might not be so bad. Except that they pay for everything. Ok, so do I just come out and say that we are gay. Me an Peyton, who have been best friends for forever and whose mother's used to be best friends also. My God, my parents just caught me macking on another chick! How would I react if I was a parent who saw that? Brooke's thoughts seemed to be never ending
Ok. Should I say it, or should I let Brooke handle this. They are her parents. Peyton looked at Brooke, who currently looked like a deer caught in headlights. So judging by Brooke's expression, we could be standing here all day if we wait for her to say something. Poor baby. Well, here goes nothing. Hopefully you won't hate me Brooke. Peyton took a deep breath
"Mr. Davis, Mrs. Davis, I am completely in love with your daughter. And as far as I know, she's just as in love with me. I hope that there is someway that you can accept that." Peyton said
"Thank you." Brooke whispered in relief
"Love? You have got to be kidding me." Thomas laughed. "What could you two possibly offer each other?"
"A hell of a lot more than you." Brooke said, her anger growing rapidly. "You have no right to say anything like that to me. You haven't earned that right."
"Brooke." Peyton cautioned
"Thomas, stop it." Ellie commanded. "Brooke, stop being a brat. Frankly, I have nothing to say to the two of you right now, so please excuse me." By 'the two of you', Ellie had meant Brooke and Peyton
Ellie walked away, leaving Thomas, Brooke, and Peyton all staring at each other
"I hope that you are happy now that you have completely devastated your mother." Thomas said
"She'll get over it." Brooke snapped
Thomas shook his head and turned to walk away from the couple.
"Oh, hey Dad?" Thomas stopped, but did not turn around. "Merry Christmas."
Thomas walked into the room and slammed the door. Brooke and Peyton turned to look at each other. Just as Brooke was about to open her mouth and say something, the oven timer went off. The couple's Christmas cookies were done
"So when did the rest of your friends leave?" Ellie asked, trying to initiate conversation
"Yesterday." Brooke answered
Conversation then went back to nothing. Brooke reached for Peyton's hand under the table, but Peyton pulled her hand away. Brooke looked at Peyton in disbelief, and Peyton just looked at Brooke with a tense look on her face and shook her head. Brooke sighed deeply in frustration and shut her eyes.
Ellie, noticing the looks between the girls, figured she should get used to them being together. They've been best friends for 14 years. If they really are in love, it's going to be for a very long time. I might as well try to be a part of their lives.
"So how long have you two been…together?" Ellie asked, amazingly sincere
"Ellie. Stop humoring them." Thomas scolded
"Stop it Thomas. I asked the girls a question." Ellie turned her attention back to the duo
"Mom, as much as I appreciate the effort, you don't have to pretend like you care." Brooke said quietly with her head down
"I really would like to know Brooke." Ellie offered her daughter a small smile when Brooke's head snapped up
Brooke and Peyton shared a surprised look, and then Brooke spoke. "Umm…since about a week before I left Tree Hill."
"Wow. That long? And even with the distance you've made it work?" Ellie was finding it extremely easy to genuinely care about the girl's relationship
"We've had our ups and downs, but we're making it work." Brooke explained. I cant believe that she's actually caring about this! She never ceases to amaze me. Brooke's smile grew at the though of her mother's approval
Ellie smiled. "That's good to hear. I'm so sorry Brooke. Had I known that you were in such a serious relationship, I would have tried to talk your father into letting you stay like you had wanted."
"And I still would have said no." Thomas jumped in. "So don't be getting any ideas that you can go back even a day before you turn 18, because you aren't." He shot daggers at his wife
"Stop being such a narrow-minded bastard. I'm more happy now than I have ever been. Do you not get that? Why are you so insistent on ruining my life even though you have never been a part of it?" Brooke snapped
"Brooklyn, I've worked very hard to give you a good life. I didn't work hard for you to become a dyke." Thomas said heartlessly
"Ok, I'm sorry that you are such a bigot, but me and your daughter are in love. We're happy together. And if you cant see that, then you are an even sorrier excuse for a father than I thought." Peyton exploded suddenly. Realizing what she had just said, she stood from the table. "Excuse me." Peyton walked into Brooke's room and shut the door
Brooke stood from the table and leaned in so that she was inches from her father's face. "I couldn't have said it better myself." She growled. She stood up and started towards her room, but turned back to her mother. "Thanks for dinner tonight Mom. It was great." She offered her mother a small smile before she joined Peyton in her room
When Brooke walked into the room, Peyton was sitting on the bed with her head in her hands. As soon as Brooke walked in, Peyton's head shot up.
"Brooke! I am so sorry for what I said out there!"
Brooke scoffed. "I'm not! I totally backed you up out there. I love you for sticking up for me like that." Brooke said joining Peyton on the bed
"Really? Because I felt horrible after I said it. It just kind of flew out." Peyton said
Brooke gently kissed Peyton. "Peyton, one reason I love you so much is because you aren't afraid to say what is on your mind. So stop being sorry and kiss me. You got me kinda hot out there." Brooke wiggled her eyebrows seductively
Peyton laughed and complied with her girlfriend's wishes.
While Brooke and Peyton were in Brooke's room, Thomas and Ellie were still seated at the dinner table.
"How can you accept her action like that Ellie? Can you really deal that easily with your daughter being a dyke?" Thomas asked harshly
"Stop using that disgusting word." Ellie started, looking Thomas in the eye. "She's happy Thomas. Can you not see that? Or do you just not care?"
"It's not right Ellie. It goes against everything that-"
"That what? The people who's asses you kiss believe. When did you become such a selfish, heartless son of a bitch? Your daughter is in love. Peyton is an incredible girl. Deal with it." Ellie interrupted
"I don't know if I can accept that." Thomas said stubbornly
"Then I don't know if I can accept you." Ellie stood from the table and went into the guest room, leaving Thomas sitting alone with his thoughts
A/N- This little note is to answer a question from "passerby6"- No, this Faithis not the same Faith from Buffy. I love the name Faith, I always have. It's just kind of coincidental that she seems to be a lot like the Faith from Buffy. I didn't intend for it to be the same character, but as the story has progressed I have noticed that I have really began to model her after the Buffy character, but it was never a planned or purposeful thing. I thought that this story could use a strong female character, and it kind of all just fell into place like that as the story continued. I hope that doesn't bother anyone too horribly much, because I love writing this character. I would never try to take from the greatness that is Buffy and act like it was my own doing. So to answer the question at hand…no, this is not Faith from Buffy. If anyone has a problem with this, please let me know. I would love to hear what you have to say. : ) And by the way, a shout out to all my other Buffy loving peeps! Oh how I miss that show!