Chapter Ten

The Letter Song

The next morning, Brooke woke up on her couch. It took a few minutes for her mind to register what had happened the night before. Once it did, she smiled to herself. She knew she would never forget that eventful evening.

She looked at Nathan. He was still sleeping, even though he had her tightly secured against him. One thing she loved about him was how protective he was. Audrey was at their feet, still sleeping. That dog could sleep for hours. Brooke turned her attention back to Nathan. His hair was messed up, but she found that hot. What amazed her was that he was actually hers. No more thinking of what it would be like to be with him. Now she would find out. Thing would probably be awkward at first, but that was to be expected. Brooke got excited thinking about life with Nathan.

She tried getting out of his reach, but he stirred as she struggled. She didn't want to wake him up. She lifted his arm up, and was starting to stand when he mumbled, "No..." She giggled at him. He opened his eyes a little. "Brooke?"

"Yeah, remember me? You stayed the night."

"Oh yeah." He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "Where are you going?"

"To take a shower. Is that alright with you?"

He grinned, pulling her back down. "No." She let out a laugh as he kissed her square on the mouth. She kissed him back, enjoying his company.

"I have to go take a shower. I smell," she complained.

He shook his head. "No you don't."

She rolled her eyes, smiling. "I'll be quick," she promised. She walked out of the room, and Nathan watched her go. 'Damn, is she sexy.'

Audrey, who had been awoken, barked at him, as though she had heard his thoughts. Nathan laughed at the dog, and then stood up and stretched. He walked into the kitchen and started the coffee machine. As it heated up, he wandered to her refrigerator, and saw that Brooke had many pictures on it. There were some of Jenny, Jake, her and Peyton, and then he was there. Karen had taken a few pictures of them a few months ago, and she was put them on the fridge. This was the first time he had gotten a good look at them. Audrey was whining at his feet, and he realized the dog was probably hungry. He got the food and the dog hungrily scarfed it up. Nathan laughed at her.

Ten minutes later, his coffee was ready and he heard the blow dryer going in Brooke's room. Finally, she reappeared, refreshed. She had makeup on, and was dressed comfortably in jeans and a blue sleeveless tank.

She walked up to Nathan, and he embraced her in his arms. "Morning," he said huskily.

"Good morning to you, too," she smiled. "Ooh, did you save me some?" She asked, when she saw his coffee cup.

He nodded towards the machine. "Yeah. I fed Audrey."

Brooke poured herself a cup, and then smiled down at her dog. "Thanks. Aud, did ya eat good?" She noticed her empty dish. "I'll walk her in a few minutes."

Nathan walked up to Brooke. "Actually, I need to go home, shower, and change. How about I meet you at Karen's for lunch?"

Brooke sighed. She didn't want him to leave. "Okay, I'll be there. What, noon?" He nodded, and pulled her close for one last kiss. They said goodbye, and after Brooke finished her coffee she got the leash for Audrey.

She got to the café around eleven forty five. She arrived early so she could talk to Karen. Being a Sunday, there weren't very many customers. Karen was cleaning the counter when Brooke walked in, all smiles.

Karen grinned. "What's with the happy face?"

Brooke slid onto a bar stool, and shrugged. "Nothing, really. Do you ever go home?"

Karen laughed lightly. "Rarely. My husband barely knows what I look like anymore. How was last night?" Karen had seen her dress, and loved it.

Brooke gushed, "It was so much fun! Lucas and Crystal were there. Crystal is really nice, too. We started talking about fashion and guys and stuff."

Karen smiled, "That's great. I really like her."

Brooke smiled coyly. "And some other stuff happened..."

The tone of her voice caught Karen's attention. "Such as...?"

"Nathan and I are together now. We made it official last night," she shared. Just saying it made her ecstatic.

"Oh my God!" Karen exclaimed. She walked around the counter and hugged Brooke. "Brooke, that's wonderful! Tell me how it happened."

Brooke said, "Well, we were dancing, and he tried to kiss me. I freaked out, right? It was just so unexpected. I ran outside, and he followed me. We talked, and admitted that we loved each other. One thing led to another, and we then actually kissed. He spent the night on my couch last night." Brooke shared everything with Karen.

Karen grinned. "That is so great. I am so happy for you, sweetie."

"Thanks, I am happy too."

The door opened, and Nathan walked in. He was dressed in athletic shorts and an old Ravens jersey. He walked up to the women, and Karen hugged him. He looked at her, confused. "Hi..."

Karen beamed. "Brooke told me about you two. I am so happy for you."

"Thanks." Karen went back around the counter, and Nathan sat next to Brooke. "What's up?"

She shrugged. "Not much. Do you have any plans today?"

He nodded. "Yeah."

She looked at him. "What?"

He grinned. "I'm spending it with you," he said.

She rolled her eyes. "Haha, you think you are just so funny, huh?" She couldn't help but think how much her reminded her of Lucas. Back when they were dating, Lucas had said something similar to her.

He nodded. "Yeah, I do. Are you hungry?"

Brooke shook her head. "Not really. I had a bagel at my place."

He grabbed her hand. "Cool, you want to take a walk?" She nodded, and together they stood up and headed towards the door.

Brooke said to Karen, "I'll come by later this week." Karen waved good bye.

They walked through downtown Tree Hill, just window shopping. They had been walking for about ten minutes when Brooke's cell phone started ringing.

"Hello?" She answered cheerfully.

"Brooke, what's up?" It was Peyton.

"P. Sawyer! Not much, what are you doing?" Brooke motioned to Nathan to stop.

"Nothing, just thought I would call." Peyton heard someone in the background. "Who are you with?" Brooke was about to respond when Peyton stopped her. "Wait. Let me guess. Nathan, right?"

Brooke laughed. "Yeah. We are just walking around, being bored."

Peyton smiled. "Damn, I'm good. How was your thing last night?"

Brooke looked at Nathan, and he squeezed her hand. "Good. Some stuff happened, but I'll tell you about it later."

"Okay," Peyton said, confused. "Well, I'll let you go. You seem busy. Have fun!"

Brooke hung up with her friend, and said to Nathan, "Lets go to the mall. I need to do some last minute Christmas shopping, anyways."

"What did Peyton have to say?" He asked as they walked back to his car.

Brooke shrugged. "Not much. I'll call her later when I have more time to talk."

They continued to walk, stopping every now and then to give each other small kisses. In between, Nathan said, "So, do you think Lucas is going to be weird about us?"

Brooke thought for a moment. "No, not really. He is the one who pressured you to talk to me, and he is with Crystal. Plus, he and I have been over for years. So, I would definitely say he is cool with us."

Nathan nodded. "Yeah, that's what I was thinking."

Brooke said suddenly, "Oh my God, I have the best idea! You don't have any plans for Christmas, right?" He shook his head, looking at her quizzically. "We are totally having a Tree Hill High reunion party."

"A what?"

She grinned. "A Tree Hill High reunion party. We can have everybody over and eat dinner, and fun stuff like that. Its been forever since we were in the same room together, right?"

"Okay, but who would you invite?"

"Well, us of course. And Lucas, and he could bring Crystal. And Peyton, Jake, and Tim." Tim Smith lived in Tree Hill, but wasn't very successful at anything. Nathan kept in touch with him at times.

Nathan grinned. "Wow, you are really into this party planning stuff."

She smiled and walked closer to him, putting her arms around his neck. "It will be our first party together, as a couple. Like a 'coming out' thing."

"Oh my God, call the media," he said sarcastically. When she shot him one of her infamous looks, he chuckled. "Kidding, kidding. So, for this 'party'... is it gonna be at night?"

She paused, thinking hard. "Hmm, I guess so. Day parties are totally for old people. Come on, I have to get home to start planning!"

She turned around and walked with excitement. Shaking his head, Nathan followed in amusement. He said after her, "I thought we were going to the mall..."

Author's Note: I know this chapter wasn't too excting, but I promise there is sooooo much more drama to come! A lot of it, you guys will hate me for it, but it will be worth it. Thanks for the reviews as always, I am so excited at the response for this chapter that I got!

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