Brooke pulled away from him, "Thanks Mouth, you're such a great friend," she kissed him on the cheek.
Mouth felt his heart break as she walked away back to her car.
"Brooke, I'll visit you at your new house," he called to her.
Brooke waved at him. Her car drove away with his heart.
"Damn it," Mouth smashed his hand against the wooden bleacher.
Looking out at the racing rapids, he wished he could float away with the water.
Felix looked out his window at the road and perked up when he saw Brooke's car pull up in front of her house.
"Brooke," he ran down the stairs and out to her car.
She was lifting a garment bag out of the trunk, coolness crossed her features. "Felix."
"Did you want to go to the Winter Formal?" Felix asked her.
"I'm actually going with Peyton, maybe we can hook up later?" Brooke winked at him, sashaying past him into her house.
"Okay," Felix was left standing out there like an idiot.
Lights flashed and people were moving to the music.
Nathan paced, while watching for Haley, who was late.
Lucas was dancing with Anna, a sublime smile on his face.
Peyton sat alone at the table, wishing she was somewhere else other than there. Wishing she had a date, wishing her mom was there.
Mouth was standing by the wall, watching Felix and Brooke dancing.
When Felix broke away to get something, Brooke walked over towards him.
"Hey Mouth, wanna dance?" she held out her arm, batting her eyelashes at him.
"Sure." Mouth followed her out to the floor.
"At least I know you're a good guy, you're the only guy in this room who gets me, understands me and doesn't want to get into my pants," Brooke looked down at her outfit, "or should i say dress."
Laughing at her own joke.
"Brooke, why are you with Felix?" Mouth looked at her, his eyes soft with an emotion she could only decipher as pity.
"I don't need your pity, Felix and I are friends with benefits, that might change since he took care of me after the TRIC party last weekend," Brooke smiled over at Felix.
"Felix didn't take you home and take care of you, I did, and I didn't buy your dollhouse back Felix did," Mouth stated bluntly.
"What?" Brooke was shocked. "How could you lie to me like that?"
"Brooke I-"
"I thought we were friends, damn it, you're just like every other guy here, always has to lie," Brooke yelled at him, fury in her eyes.
Turning on her heel, she stormed off the dance floor and out of the room.
Mouth stood there, shocked and alone. Felix walkd over to him, "What did you say to her?"
"I told her the truth, something you can't seem to do," Mouth pushed past him.
More soon.
