Chapter Ten

"Get Busy Living, Or Get Busy Dying"

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"You're secrets out. I know its hurts, it was meant to. You're secrets out, and the best part is it isn't even a good one, and it's mind over you (don't) matter." The Fall Out Boy song blasted over Lucas's room.

"Nice song," Aubrey muttered walking in and sitting down on the bed. "Busy?"

Lucas looked up from his computer and shook his head. "Not really."

"I'm sorry," she told him. "I didn't mean to get so upset the other day."

Lucas just nodded.

"I hope that we can work things out Lucas. I mean, if you want to be with me still." She told him.

Lucas looked up at her and shook his head. "I don't think so Aubrey."

"Why?" Aubrey asked confused.

"I know about Nathan." He told her.

"Okay," she accepted. "Can I ask how?"

"How do you think?" Lucas asked.

"Brooke?"

"Bingo." He handed her a picture of him and Aubrey in the end of the summer. They were standing on the beach smiling and holding hands. "You can have this back."

Aubrey took the picture and nodded. "Okay."

OOOOOOOOOO

"Well hello gorgeous!" Brooke smiled walking into Peyton's bedroom and jumping on her bed.

Peyton stood in her closet staring at her. "What are you doing here?" she asked smiling. She was standing in a towel looking at her clothes.

"Well, I came first to see how you and fugitive boy are doing, and second, to talk to you about Lucas."

"First of all," Peyton smiled throwing a shirt over her head. "Jake is good. And second, what about Aubrey? I thought you liked her now?"

Brooke sat up in the bed. "She.." she started to say when she saw Jake walk into the room. He was wearing his boxers and holding a towel in his hand. "Oh my God!" she cried holding her hand over her eyes. "I am so sorry, and I am so out of here!"

"Brooke wait," Peyton, cried but Brooke didn't stop walking.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Nathan opened the door to his apartment to see the rain coming down in sheets. He ran to his car and drove to the beach. When he parked the car he saw Brooke sitting in the sand. He quickly grabbed a jacket from his backseat and ran out to her. "What are you doing?" he called to her sitting down next to her with the jacket over their heads.

Brooke looked up at him with tears in her eyes. He could tell she was freezing. "What are you doing here?" she asked him the same question.

"I drove to the beach to think." He told her.

"Obviously that's what I did too." She laughed. "Sorry but that was kind of a stupid question."

Nathan shook his head and put his arm around her. "Oh Brooke Davis what am I going to do with you?"

The rain started to slow down and Brooke stood up from the sand. "Do you want to go swimming?" she suggested at the water.

"I am in my clothes."

"So," she smiled. "We could change that."

Nathan looked at her and laughed. He couldn't tell if she was serious or not. "Okay," he said throwing his shirt over his head. "You're on."

Brooke smiled in satisfaction. She threw her shirt over her head and slipped out of her jeans. She ran as quickly as she could to catch up with Nathan. Just as she reached the water she slipped and fell in the wet sand. "Owe!" she yelled.

Nathan turned around and saw her laying in the sand. "Are you okay?" he asked laughing and running to help her up.

Brooke nodded and stood up pouting. "That kind of hurt." She said pushing him.

"Why did you push me?" he asked pretending to be hurt.

"Because, if I didn't have to catch up with you, then I wouldn't have fallen." She pouted again.

Nathan grabbed her and held her against his body. For the rain being so cold his body was warm and soft. Brooke smiled as she rested her head against his shoulder. She found so much comfort in him. She looked up and met his eyes. She touched his lips softly and kissed him.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Haley drove aimlessly through Tree Hill in her brand new Mercedes. She had just finished recording her debut CD and had a couple months off from the tour to finish her senior year. She was starting late, but she had nowhere to go.

She went to Peyton's to see if she could stay with her for a while, but Peyton was with Jake. She went to Karen's but not only did Karen say they were going to be moving, but Brooke was living with them. She couldn't go to Nathan's. Their annulment was finalized and he wouldn't want to see her. It looked like she was going to be in a Tree hill motel for a while until she could find an apartment of her own.

She drove passed the beach when she saw Nathan and Brooke walking toward the parking lot. Brooke was in her bra and underwear, and Nathan was in his boxers. "What the hell?" she asked to herself.

She sped up and drove as quickly as she could away from the beach.

Thanks to all the great reviewers! You're the reason I'm updating! I love to read your reviews and see how I'm doing. I'll put out a few chapters this morning and then probably a couple more tonight. I'm sorry this isn't a Peyton/Lucas story. It's Brooke/Nathan, Peyton/Jake, Lucas/whoever story. But who knows, depending how long it is, anything could change. I'm always up for suggestions.-Brittney