"Oh Mrs. Roe, you could call them if you want but by now they are mid-cruise and probably kind of moody but they'll be home in Tree Hill I think by next Tuesday, so you could always leave them a message," Brooke trailed off, looking at Karen with a hopeful smile. Lucas had let Brooke do all the talking and was glad he did. Karen looked from Brooke to Lucas.
"So you guys are just going down for a few days, to find Peyton and talk to her, then you will be back on the next flight?" Karen double checked, a worried look on her face.
"Yes mom," Lucas replied with a hopeful smile.
Karen sighed, "Okay, you can go but Lucas if you don't rest that shoulder a bit while you are down there and something happens, you are grounded for life," Brooke screamed in a gleeful way.
"Thanks Ma," Lucas said, giving her a kiss. He then gave her a look that read 'Trust Me'. Then Brooke grabbed his hand and headed off to his room to help him back. She was excited to go to California, if only for a few days. Finally try on her new bikinis, tan at the beach, find some cute Cali boys...
"Brooke?" Lucas cut her off of her daydream. He wasn't sure if she wanted to go down just to find her best friend, but to find her friend quickly then get in some Cali time.
"Brooke, remember we are going down to find Peyton, that's our main priority," Lucas stated, throwing some clothes into his army-green bag. He cringed as he relaxed his shoulder out of his tensor.
"I know Luke, I really hope she's okay," she replied, taking a seat on his bed. She watched as he cringed from the pain of his shoulder.
"Ahh, ouch. You okay Broody?" she asked, a concerned look coming across her face.
"I think I'll be fine," he replied, "Especially when we find Peyton and make sure she's okay," Brooke smiled and helped him with his bag. They headed out to his car and made their way over to Brooke's so she could pack then head to the airport.
He watched her as she packed by throwing tons of clothes into her suitcase, "Brooke, you know we will only be gone for a few days right?"
"Whatever you say b-" she paused, "friend who is a boy," She winked as he rolled his eyes, both of them smiling.
"Alright, let's go," Lucas stated, getting up and heading out of Brooke's room. Her oh so framilar room... he shook his head and cleared his thoughts. It was so hard to be torn between two great people.
"Cal-i-fornia." Brooke said slyly as they drove to the airport, a mischevious smile on her face.
"So, Tree Hill, North Carolina, is it okay that I've never heard of it?" Ryan asked the blonde sitting beside him on the couch. They were watching as Seth played another one of his video games. Seth and Ryan had decided to stay in for the night, and give Peyton the grand tour of Newport the next morning.
"I bet she's never heard of Chino, so you're on the same page," Seth stated, his eyes not moving from the screen. Ryan smiled a small smile and Peyton laughed.
"No one has heard of Tree Hill, don't worry," she replied to him, taking of sip of her drink, "Seeing as I don't think you are a cousin, unless it's some sort of distance thing, how did you end up with the Cohen's?" There was a hard sigh as Seth lost his video game and headed over with them to the couch, dropping his controler.
"Oh come on cousin, can't you see the resemblence?" Seth laughed, taking a seat in between them.
"Long story short, broken family meets good lawyer, leaving me here," Ryan said shortly, shrugging. He really didn't want to get into his story yet again, maybe he'd expand on it once he knew her better. She gave him a pensive look then dropped the subject. He looked like the kind of person who had a deep entralling story behind his brick shell.
Her thoughts were interupted by the sound of the doorbell. Seeing as Sandy and Kirsten had headed out with friends for the evening, Seth opted to the door. Peyton and Ryan sat there, both feeling almost uncomfortable but they both felt as if they were in the right place. Ryan seemed like a person who didn't show his feelings, having to hide them his whole life. She felt the same way, having to hide her emotions whenever her dad went out of town again, or whenever someone mentioned her mom. Ryan thought for a second, remembering what Kirsten had said the night before, Larry is Sandy's brother-in-law, a widowed husband to Sandy's sister, and a single father to Peyton, maybe they had more in common than he was led to believe.
Seth walked up to the door and opened it with a smile on his face. He was shocked to see Marissa Cooper and Summer Roberts standing there.
"Hey Summer, Marissa," he said, letting them in and giving Summer a quick kiss, "What are you two doing here"
"Well, seeing as my mom and you grandpa and your parents are out at dinner, and Sum is home alone this weekend, we thought we'd come over to hang out, watch a movie from your collection," Marissa informed him, "We brought the snacks," She held up a bag with a few different colas and bags of chips in it.
"Sure there isn't any, you know," Seth made a drinking motion, "in there"
"Shut up Cohen, Marissa's over that," Summer defended, giving him a stern look.
"Alright, alright, I was just checking!" he stated, walking back to the living room, "Ooooh Ryyan, we have compan-y"
Both Ryan and Peyton turned their heads to the people at the door. Peyton, raised her eyebrows at them, in their short colourful skirts, daring tops and overdone hair. Ryan smiled at the sight of Marissa. Summer looked up and down the blonde sitting beside Ryan. Marissa looked kind of taken back at the girl sitting there, in long cargo capris and some old band t-shirt, with relaxed minimal make-up. Seth just stood between them all, an amused look on his face.
"This might be a long night"
(ya i know, i didnt like the ending either, but i just kept typing and it ended there. Ive been neglecting my stories and i feel horrible. currently in the middle of new chapter for ANR and started one for True Lies, keep a lookout for them :) thanks for reading and pleeease review!)