I just want to say thank you for the reviews I got. I started to think nobody liked the story since nobody was reviewing it. I was going to quit all together. But I'm back. Here's chapter seven, please review  . I will have a couple updates today, but I won't be able to update again until Monday. A severe storm knocked out power at my house for a few days. There is a power line and tree on our house. I can only update from work. Thanks-Brittney

Chapter Seven

"Burning Photographs"

Peyton watched out the window as Brooke climbed into Nathan's car. It was funny that Brooke got ready at Peyton's so Lucas didn't know she was going on a date with Nathan. She reached over on her dresser and looked at a picture of her, Brooke and Lucas so long ago. She smiled. She missed the days when the three of them could be friends without the drama of dating.

"Pretty pictures in a magazine. Everybody is so make believe, it's true. I used to be sad, now I'm just bored with you. You're doomed to repeat the past. 'Cause nothing is gonna last. I burned all your photographs." Peyton wrote the Bryan Adam's lyrics across her wall and hung the picture. She laughed. "I am so depressing." She said to herself.

"No you're not." A voice behind her said quietly. "I think you're perfect."

"Jake?" Peyton asked smiling. "Oh my God, Jake!" she cried. She ran to him and hugged him. "I can't believe you're really here!"

"I'm here to stay." He promised. "I got full custody of Jenny. Nikki is in jail."

"Oh my God Jake, that's great!" she could feel the tears streaming down her face.

Jake cupped her chin in his hands and kissed her softly on the lips. "Now we can be together," he whispered.

Peyton smiled wiping the tears from her face. "Wow." She whispered back. "I feel like my heart just stopped."

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Brooke smiled as she instructed Nathan to pull into the parking lot on the left. They had driven for over an hour. They finally arrived at a large building which read "Game Works" across the top.

Nathan laughed a little bit. "Brooke, there is a Game Works just outside of Tree Hill." Game Works was a huge arcade and bar.

"I know," she smiled. "There's a special event going on at this one." She told him.

Nathan shrugged. He opened the door and let Brooke out of the car. Brooke said it wasn't a date but it sure felt like it. The two of them walked toward the arcade when Nathan saw a large poster on the front of the door. The poster was an advertisement for the North Carolina "Tar Heels' basketball team. They would be signing autographs for the evening. He looked down at Brooke and smiled. "How did you know about this?"

"It's a secret." She smiled.

Nathan grabbed her arm and pulled her to hug him. "Thank you." He whispered. They entered the arcade.

The arcade was full of people waiting to get autographs. Some people sat at the bar drinking, and there were a few people playing games. The basketball team sat at large tables signing autographs. There were TV cameras and news crews everywhere.

"Ms. Davis." A man walked up to her and Nathan. "I'm glad you came."

The man turned to Nathan. "Matt Doherty," he said shaking his hand.

"I know who you are," Nathan smiled shaking his hand. "You coach the Tar Heels. I'm Nathan."

Matt nodded. "It was nice to meet you Nathan. And Brooke, I hope we'll see you both after the signing at the party?"

"Of course you will Matt." Brooke promised.

After Matt walked away Nathan looked at Brooke with confusion. "What is going on Brooke Davis? Who do you know Matt Doherty?" he asked.

Brooke smiled at him shyly. "Oh come on Scott. I'm Brooke Davis, I can know anybody if I want to."

"Come on," Nathan begged grabbing her arm. "Seriously how do you know him?"

"Fine." Brooke pouted. "He's a client of my dad's. I don't really know what they do together, but my dad said he had two tickets to go to the signing and after party." She told him. "He asked me if I wanted to take Lucas. Apparently he heard something about Lucas and I a while back. I told him I'd rather take someone else, so he gave me the tickets."

"Wow," Nathan smiled. "Thank you."

Brooke nodded. "Your welcome Scott, but trust me, you'll owe me later." She winked. "Let's go have some fun."

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Peyton held Jake in her arms for hours as they lay in her bed. "I can't believe you're really here." She repeated the words she said to him early.

Jake smiled. "I'm so glad to be with you." He whispered. "Do you want to go somewhere?" he asked.

"Sure," Peyton smiled, she reached over to grab her ringing phone. "Hang on. Hello?" she answered. "Oh hey Lucas. Yeah, Jake's actually back. Um, let me check. I'll see if he wants to go and call you back." She hung up the phone.

"Lucas?" Jake asked.

Peyton nodded. "He asked me, well actually now us, if we want to go out to eat with him and Aubrey."

"Aubrey?"

"Yeah," Peyton laughed. "I know this isn't going to make any sense, but Aubrey is Lucas' girlfriend."

"Interesting," Jake laughed. "Guess I've missed a lot."

Peyton nodded. "Well, what do you say? Dinner?"

"Sure," Jake accepted.

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Aubrey and Lucas sat on one side of the booth and Peyton and Jake sat on the other. They decided to go to "Eric's." a local sports bar and grill.

Everyone ordered their food and Peyton held tightly onto Jake's hand. "So, what have you two been up to today?" she asked Lucas and Aubrey.

"Lucas and I went to Charleston to go shopping," Aubrey told her. "It was a good time."

Peyton smiled, "Shopping, imagine that?" She rolled her eyes simultaneously with Lucas.

"What have you and Jake been doing?" Aubrey asked insinuating something.

Jake smiled and kissed Peyton on the cheek. "I just got into town around noon. I brought Jenny to my parents and went to see Peyton."

"It's great that you're back man," Lucas told him. He stopped talking and pointed up to the big screen TV on the wall. "What I would have killed to be there tonight," he muttered.

The TV was broadcasting an autograph signing from the North Carolina Tar Heels. Peyton suddenly got nervous. "Yeah, so anyway," She tried to distract Lucas from the TV.

Lucas continued to watch the broadcast, and now Jake was watching too. They suddenly looked confused when they saw Nathan and Brooke holding autographs and smiling at each other. "That's Nathan and Brooke!" he cried.

"Yeah it is!" Jake laughed. "Nathan and Brooke went to the autograph signing?" Everyone immediately looked at Peyton for answers.

"Um," she started. "Brooke got two tickets from her dad, and sort of asked Nathan on a date." She let out the secret.

Lucas looked at her in amazement. He couldn't control the way he was feeling. He was upset, angry and sick all at the same time.