Laura, I really appreciate your review. I enjoy using a song for each chapter, but I've always done the songs the same way every chapter because someone mentioned they liked it that way…its hard to think of different ways but I'll attempt to use the lyrics in a different way if it will make it better. Let me know.

To everyone else, Thanks for the reviews. You're the reason I keep updating.

Chapter Nineteen

"Internation You Day"

Brooke laid her head on the wooden counter and closed her eyes. "I can't take this anymore," she whispered mostly to herself.

"What's wrong?" Haley asked sitting down on the chair in front of her.

Brooke's head shot up and faced her. "Oh my God, Haley, I need your help!" she cried. She pointed to all the people in the café waiting for their food. "These people just keeps asking for things, I can't even sit down. These shoes are killing me," she plopped her foot on the chair for Haley to see the high heels she was wearing.

"Are you kidding? Heals and serving? Are you crazy?" she smiled. "I have a pair of tennis shoes in my car. I'll go get them for you."

Brooke smiled, "Thank you," she walked over to a table and set a plate of country fried chicken down for the man.

"Actually, miss," he called as she started to walk away. She quickly turned around. "I ordered eggs benedict."

"I'm sorry," she said taking the plate back. "Ill go grab that for you." She threw the plate on the counter in the kitchen. "Who ordered this? Who ordered this?" she asked herself.

Haley walked back with the pair of shoes for her. "Here you go," she set them down. She grabbed an apron from the rack on the wall. She picked up the plate of chicken and walked toward the corner booth handing it to the woman. She came back picked up the Eggs benedict and brought it to the man who had the chicken only minuets ago.

"You are a lifesaver!" Brooke hugged her. "Thank you Haley! How did you know where those went?"

"They used to be regulars." She told her. "Ill help you out for a little while and then I have to go."

Brooke worked alongside Haley until she saw Karen come inside. "Hey," she waved.

"Hey Brooke," Karen smiled. She noticed Haley helping tables. "What is she doing?"

"Oh my God Karen," she cried. "I was swamped and I'm horrible at this. Haley has been helping me out until I can get on my feet."

Karen shook her head. "Haley, come here!" she called.

"Oh hey Karen," she smiled sitting down.

"Take the apron off,"

Haley did what she was told and handed it to her. "What's wrong?"

"Brooke, I'm paying you to work here, not Haley. I can't afford to pay you both."

"Oh, it's no big deal," Haley told her. "I was just helping her out."

Karen shook her head. "I'll pay you tonight Haley but it's only going to be half of what I was going to pay Brooke, and Brooke you'll get the other half."

Brooke sighed. "I'm sorry," she muttered.

"It's okay," Karen smiled. "Lets have a conversation."

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Peyton hung up the phone with Nathan and smiled at her dad. "Sorry," she smiled. "I was just giving him some ideas." She told him sitting on her bed.

"Do you want to talk about anything?" he asked. "I know it's upsetting you with everything you found out recently."

Peyton shook her head. "I just, am so confused. I don't know how to feel about this," she told him truthfully.

"What do you say we have a conversation, me, you and Ellie next week?" he suggested. "We can answer all your questions."

"Okay," Peyton accepted. "I guess."

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Lucas shut the door of his bedroom and came face to face with a girl he had never seen before. "Hi?" he asked confused. "Do I know you?" she was about to knock on his door.

She shook her head. "Not that I know of," she smiled. "I'm Lacey." She was blonde and had perfectly straight hair. Her blue eyes were sparkling in the light. "I'm a friend of Haley's." she told him. "I heard she might be staying here."

Lucas looked at her with amazement. She was beautiful. "No, she's not staying here." He laughed. "She's staying at a hotel right now, I can take you there if you want."

"It's okay," she said. "My brother and I have a car out front," she said. "If you can just point us in the right direction."

Lucas opened his door again and scribbled directions on a piece of paper from his dresser. It was the only thing that hadn't been packed in boxes for the move. "Here you go," he handed it to her. "By the way, I'm Lucas."

She smiled. "Well it was nice to meet you Lucas, I'll see you around."

Lucas followed her out the door and watched her walk to the car. He noticed her getting in the back seat of the Mercedes Benz convertible. He couldn't see the man sitting next to her, but found it funny that someone was driving both of them. "Must be nice," he muttered. He took off toward the basketball court.

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Brooke slammed open the apartment door and threw the keys on the ground. She was crying and incredibly unhappy. She flipped on the lights to see rose petals spread across the white carpet. "What the hell?" she said out loud. She wiped the tears from her face and walked into the kitchen.

The table was covered in flowers and a piece of paper sat on top of it. "I have something to tell you." Was the only thing it said? Brooke set the paper down confused and walked into her bedroom to change out of her work clothes. When she opened the door she heard music playing.

"Without you my life is incomplete my days are absolutely gray and so I'll try let your heart know for sure that I have so much more to tell you every single day" she listen to the lyrics.

"I love you," Nathan said behind her.

She turned around and jumped when she saw him. He was holding a single red rose and a small box of jewelry "Oh my God," she whispered. This was the last thing she was expecting to find when she got home.

Nathan walked over to her and hugged her. "What's wrong?" he asked seeing her tear stained eyes.

"I got fired." She said taking the box and opening it. Inside lay a small diamond bracelet. "Oh my God Nathan, this is amazing."

"Karen fired you?" Nathan asked confused. "Why would she do that? She was the one who gave you the job." He clasped the bracelet around her wrist.

"I don't really want to talk about it," she whispered staring straight into his eyes. "I can't believe all of this, what is this for?"

"Well," Nathan kissed her. "It was actually Peyton's idea. She said she owed you."

Brooke smiled at the thought of her friend being so creative. "Well its amazing," she told him. "Thank you,"

"Of course," Nathan smiled. He wondered if she heard the words he had told her.

"I love you too," she read his mind. "I never thought it could happen, but I do. I love you more than you could ever know."

Nathan held her tight against her body and set her down on the bed. He kissed her for a few minuets before they fell asleep together in each other's arms.

Lyrics-(No Use For A Name).

To come: Lucas runs into Lacey playing basketball. Haley goes to dinner with Lacey's brother. Brooke and Nathan talk about Deb. Peyton goes to see Ellie with her father.