Here is chapter 25, sorry for the little tiny lack of updates, but I've been busy… thanks for all the great reviews and please enjoy this chapter…
Brooke walked up to the apartment later on that night, and was about to unlock the door, when she thought about everything that had happened that night. Nathan had lied to her, why would he do that? He promised he'd never be like Lucas and now he was starting it. All guys were the same, why did Nathan have to be like everyone else. Before she knew it tears had come to Brooke and when she opened the front door, she could barely make it the couch without collapsing from her tears.
Nathan had been lying in bed; he couldn't fall asleep without knowing that Brooke would make it home. He had also been doing some thinking about what had happened earlier that night, and he realized that he had made some big mistakes. How could he forget how much Lucas had hurt Brooke, and how much she had an issue with trusting people, and why did he lie to her, he could've told her the truth and this wouldn't have been such a big deal but he didn't he lied. What was wrong with him? Brooke was the best thing that had ever happened to him and he could've just ruined it forever. He heard a faint sobbing noise coming from the living room, and he walked out to see Brooke curled up on the couch crying. He switched on the light.
"Brooke." He said softly. She slowly looked up at him, as he walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"You came home?" he said.
"Nathan, maybe this whole home thing wasn't such a good idea." Brooke said.
"How can you say that? Do you want to break up?" he asked her.
"I don't know Nathan; you say you'll never be Lucas and then you lie to me, so how can I trust you?" she asked him.
"I don't know why I lied, but Tracy and I, we never did anything. We were just friends, I was telling her I thought we shouldn't talk anymore because I really didn't want to upset you, so I thought after I told her everything would just go on as normal." He said.
"You really hurt me tonight Nathan, I thought you of all people understood why this is so upsetting, and why I have trust issues."
"Brooke I do, really I do. I haven't been able to sleep because I wanted to make sure you got home and all I've been able to think about is how wrong I was tonight, and how much I need you and want you in my life… god Brooke I really don't know what I'd do without you. You can't move out, we can't break up. I love you too much." He said, throughout the whole speech he had stood up because he had so much to say and he wanted to get it out without any interruptions.
Brooke looked at him for a couple of seconds, before standing up and hugging him.
"I love you too nate." She said.
"Good" he said.
"I'm really tired, I think I'm going to go to bed now." She said, pulling away from him.
"You're not moving out?" he asked her.
"No, of course not." She said putting on a small smile.
"I love you Brooke."
"I love you too, but don't ever lie to me again Nathan." She said.
"It's not going to happen." He said.
"Good." She said kissing him quickly before walking off back towards their bedroom.
On Saturday Brooke and Nathan decided to go down to the river court to play basketball.
"Ok Brooke, take a shot, and we'll see how much work we have to do." He said.
"Oh, I see what an influence your father had on you." She said taking the ball from him.
"Sorry." She said kissing him on the cheek.
"No, he was an ass. It's ok." He said.
"Ok, well I'm going to try and make a basket now." She said trying to change the subject. She threw the ball up into the air, and surprisingly it went in.
"Whoa, I made it." She said "can you believe it. I think I'm the one who should be going to high flyers." She said laughing.
"You made one shot." He said.
"Stop raining on my parade." She said.
"I'm just saying…" he said but was cut off by her.
"Yeah well I'm just saying your being a negative Nathan, and you need to be a positive peter." She said.
"I will just go change my name to peter then." He said.
"Ok if I make this shot in I get to rename you anything I want." She said.
"Ok fine." He said.
She got the ball and took another shot this one also making it in.
"Ha, ok so your new official name is Lucas." She said.
"Be nice Brooke." He said.
"Alright, ok, how bout Timmy, awww its so cute, your new name is Timmy." She said
"Great." He said sarcastically.
"No, see now you have the same name as a south park character." She said,
"I don't want to be like Timmy on south park, and you watch south park?" he asked her.
"Sure, Peyton and I used to watch it when we slept over at each other's houses." She said.
"Oh, cool." He said.
"Ok, Timmy, your turn." She said
"Your not really going to call me Timmy from now on are you?" he asked her.
"Not always, only when we're playing basketball, it can be your cool yet sweet basketball
playing alter-ego." She said.
"Ok, well then you need one too." He said.
"Like what? Brooke pretty much works all around." She said.
"How about frisky?" he asked her.
"Mm, frisky, it's intriguing, I like it. Good thinking Timmy." She said smiling.
"Thank you frisky."
"Frisky and Timmy sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g." she said singing the song and walking
over to Nathan/Timmy, and kissing him.
"We're not in a tree." He said.
"We can change that little detail." She said motioning to a tree.
"Brooke."
"I don't know Brooke, my name's frisky." She said.
"Ok frisky." He said, as Brooke's phone started ringing.
"Hold on, Timmy." She said answering her phone "frisky here." She said.
"Uhh…" Peyton said.
"p. Sawyer, what chillin?" she asked her.
"Are you high Brooke?" Peyton asked her.
"No, absolutely not." Brooke said
"Ok well Jake and I are going out to eat at Karen's café, we wanted to know if you and Nathan wanted to join us, assuming you and Nathan made up." Peyton said.
"We did, and we will." Brooke said.
"Ok, we're leaving right now." Peyton said.
"See you there." Brooke said hanging up her phone, and walking over to the basket, as Nathan had been taking shots. After one went in she grabbed the ball.
"Hey you wanna go have lunch with Peyton and Jake? Yeah? Ok lets go." She said
assuming his answer for him.
"Ok…" he said obediently following her.
Brooke and Nathan got to Karen's café a little bit after Peyton and Jake had gotten there.
"Hey guys." Brooke said sitting down next to Nathan, across the table from Peyton and Jake.
"Hey." Peyton said "what have you two been up to?" Peyton asked them.
"We were playing basketball." Brooke said "me and Timmy here." Brooke said pointing to him.
"Timmy?' Jake said.
"Don't ask." Nathan said.
"ok." Jake said figuring that he really didn't want to know.
"So you guys, what about college?" Peyton asked them.
"I've already applied to all the one's I want to go to." Brooke said.
"Did we apply to any of the same ones?' Nathan asked Brooke.
"I think so." She said "we better be going to the same college." Brooke said.
"That would mean you'd have to graduate." Peyton said.
"Hey, I've been studying hard this year." Brooke said.
"I know, I'm just kidding." Peyton said.
"I bet Haley's going to like Harvard or someplace… smart like that." Brooke said.
"Probably." Peyton said.
"Speak of the devil." Jake said, pointing to Haley who had just walked in.
"Tutor girl." Brooke said "we're talking about college, are you going to Harvard."
"Um I'm not sure, I've gotta get working, I'm late." Haley said "sorry." She said walking towards the back quickly.
"I wonder why she's late." Brooke said.
"I think she's been hanging out with Chris." Peyton said whispering.
"EW." Brooke said.
"We need to have a talk with Haley if that's who she's hanging out with." Nathan said
"She deserves better than him."
"I'll talk to her at some point." Brooke said.
"Me too" Peyton said.
"Alright, I'm starved let's get food already." Brooke said.
After school on Monday Brooke and Peyton skipped practice to go and talk to Haley, they all went over to Brooke and Nathan's apartment to do homework, and talk.
"So, Haley, what have you been doing lately?" Brooke asked her "I feel like I hardly ever see you." Brooke said trying to sound normal.
"Brooke, you're a terrible liar, what do you really want to know." Haley said.
"I am not a terrible liar, and I want to know if you've been hanging out with Chris." She said deciding to skip right to the point.
"We've been hanging out." Haley said.
"Hanging out as in, talking, have a nice meal together, or hanging out as in hooking up." Brooke said.
"Brooke, I'm not hooking up with Chris." She said.
"good." Peyton and Brooke said in unison.
"But what's the big deal if I do…hook up with him, its not like its against the rules." Haley said, putting down her pen and putting her attention on Brooke and Peyton. Both of them looked up from what they were pretending to do and exchanged glances.
"Haley…" Peyton said and Brooke continued.
"Chris is a jerk." Brooke said.
"He's really not when you get close to me, ok I went on tour with him for a long time and we really got to know each other." Haley said.
"Good, well now you know everything about each other and you don't have to talk anymore." Brooke said.
"That's not going to happen Brooke." Haley said.
"Haley, you're smart, so why are you making such a stupid decision?" Peyton said.
"Whoa guys calm down there, it's not like I'm plotting the demise of the world." Haley said.
"We don't think you should date him." Brooke said.
"Well I'm sorry guys, but I can't help who I like. So can you just be happy for me so we can move on with life?" Haley asked them getting fed up with the whole situation.
"I don't think I can, I'm sorry but I just really don't like Chris." Brooke said.
"Is that how it's going to be, you're not going to hang out with me anymore if I start dating Chris." Haley said
"No, of course we'll hang out with you." Peyton said.
"This is ridiculous. I'm leaving, to be with someone who actually cares about me." Haley said putting her pen and notebook in her backpack.
"Haley, don't be dramatic." Brooke said.
"Excuse me? I would hardly call what I'm being dramatic compared to the measures you guys are going to get me and away from Chris." Haley said standing up. "I'm tired of everyone ridiculing Chris and me for that matter." Haley said walking out the door.
"I feel like I'm on a soap opera." Brooke said.
"We're way past that Brooke." Peyton said.
Hope you liked, umm not sure what is coming up…
Brooke needs a job
Haley falls farther away from her friends and closer to Chris.
