Here is the lovely chapter 26, umm please review and thanks for the review, everyone I know we all hate Chris, so just calm down, you'll hate him even more in this chapter, but I don't want to give anything away, just read and be merry. School starts one Wednesday, god that sucks so I probably won't update everyday, but I will try, it shouldn't be that much of a change in the beginning though alright so enjoy…

Brooke was getting some books out of her locker, when Nathan walked up behind her and tickled her side, causing her to yell, and turn around and hit him.

"Ow Brooke, god." He said "I was just trying to surprise you." He said.

"I'm sorry, I'm just not very happy today." Brooke said closing her locker.

"Well I bet I can make you happier." He said pinning her against the lockers and kissing her but she pushed him off of her.

"No Nathan." She said.

"What?" he asked her, Brooke almost never turned down making out, no actually she never did.

"I'm just not in the mood right now." She said starting to walk away.

Nathan stood there for a couple of seconds before running to catch up with her.

"Not in the mood? Since when have you not been in the mood?" he asked her.

"Since Haley got mad at me and Peyton and since I'm Brooke, the broke." She said.

"Brooke the broke?" he asked her confused.

"I have no money, I'm broke, hints Brooke the broke." She said air quoting "Brooke the broke."

"Well that's ok, because you have me." He said.

"Thanks Nathan, but I would like to use my own money, or at least my parent's money to go shopping." She said "I'll talk to you later." She said kissing him on the cheek and walking away.

"Haley." Peyton said trying to catch up to Haley's fast paced walking, but Haley just kept walking faster.

"Haley, wait up please." Peyton said.

"What Peyton?" Haley said stopping where she was. Peyton caught her breath for a couple of seconds.

"Please, don't be mad at me and Brooke." Peyton said.

"Why not? You guys can't be happy for me." Haley said.

"That's only because we don't think Chris is a good guy." Peyton said.

"Yeah well I do." Haley said.

"We can't stop you from dating him, but you could do so much better Haley." Peyton said.

"Really? Because I don't think I can. Chris knows me more than any of you all. He just puts up this wall because he's insecure about himself." Haley said.

"Oh does he think everyone hates him? Because they do, so that methods not really working." Peyton said.

"Peyton, I'm sorry, but you and Brooke and everyone else don't understand what its like to be in the so called music business, its hard ok and you have to be on some level with your self or you'll never make it, Chris has done pretty well and I know exactly how he got there." Haley said.

"So if he's only concerned with himself what makes you think he'll have time for you?" Peyton asked her.

"Because he said so." Haley said.

"Well if I said to jump of a bridge or in your case cheat on a test, would you do it?" Peyton asked her getting tired of trying to make her point with out flat out yelling at Haley.

"No, Peyton that's different and you know it." Haley said.

"Haley…"

"I can see we're not going to come to an understanding and that's fine Peyton, really its ok just as long as you know I'm really not into hanging out with people who can't support me." Haley said. "So if you can't do that, then I really need to go right now."

Peyton stared at her for a few seconds, and when Haley didn't get an answer she shook her head and walked away. After a few seconds Brooke walked up to Peyton.

"She's still mad isn't she?" Brooke asked Peyton.

"Yeah." Peyton said "she doesn't want to be friends with people…"

"Who can't support her, yeah I know I listened to the conversation." Brooke said.

"Of course you did." Peyton said semi-smiling.

"Well so what do we do?" Brooke asked her.

"I don't think we should talk to her, maybe steer clear for a little while." Peyton said.

"I don't like Chris, you know she's only going to hang out with him from now on right?"

"Yeah, what are we suppose to do though?" Peyton asked her running out of all options.

"We could kidnap him." Brooke said shrugging.

"I'd rather not." Peyton said.

"You don't want to go to jail?" Brooke asked her.

"No I don't want to be alone with Chris." Peyton said.

"Oh right." Brooke said laughing "well we'll get Nathan to do it." Brooke said smiling.

"Crap Brooke, I'm so late for Spanish." Peyton said.

"Oh you better go." Brooke said.

"Don't you have English?" Peyton asked her getting ready to run off.

"I already know English, go now, and hurry." Brooke said.

"Bye." Peyton said shaking her head at Brooke.

"Bye."

"Nathan, can you do a favor for me?" Brooke asked him as she sat down next to him at a picnic table. "And are you doing homework?"

"Yes, and what favor?" he asked her.

"Kill Chris." She said.

"I'd love to but homework stands in my way." He said.

"Oh screw homework." She said "pretty please Nathan." She said like a little kid, and then she pouted. "please." She whined.

"I really would, but I'd rather just screw you." He said.

"That can be arranged." She said.

"You're definitely in a different mood then earlier." He said.

"I gave up on Haley, she hates me and Peyton." Brooke said.

"Aww how could anyone hate you?"

"I know." Brooke said.

"You have such a cute face." He said pinching her cheek.

"Ok Nathan went from Timmy to a grandma." Brooke said.

"Come here you." He said pulling her to him and kissing her, Brooke brought her hand up to Nathan's chest and pulled more into the kiss, when someone came up to them and cleared their throat, and speak of the devil it was Chris.

"Sorry to break you two lovebirds up, I need to borrow Brooke for a second." Chris said.

"Like hell you do." Nathan said.

"Whoa Nathan, calm down, Brooke? Can I talk to you in private?" He said charmingly smiling at her.

"No, you can talk to me right here Chris." Brooke said.

"It's about Haley, and I can't talk about her in front of people that don't support her." He said.

"Well I don't support her either if she's dating you." Brooke said turning to the table.

"You know, if you weren't such a bitch, maybe Haley would…" Chris was saying, but Nathan had gotten up from his seat and grabbed Chris by the collar of his shirt.

"You know what, I'd really love to punch you again but I won't so you better just leave, and don't ever talk to me or my girlfriend again." Nathan said shoving him away.

"Whatever man." Chris said walking away.

"And stay away from Haley." Nathan yelled when he had walked a few feet away.

"I'm really sorry Brooke." He said.

"For what?" she asked him.

"Well he called you a bitch, and well, hey I didn't hit him." Nathan said.

"Yeah well you've called me a bitch too, you didn't say sorry then." She said sort of challenging him.

"He's a jerk, and I'm sorry you have to deal with him." Nathan said.

"Well thanks, now where were we boyfriend?" she asked him.

"Right about here." He said taking her hand and pulling her close to him, then kissing her softly. "But I'm afraid I must be going." He said, like he was a night in shining armor.

"Oh what ever will I do without you?" she said putting her hands to her face.

"I'll be back for you." He said grabbing his books.

"I'm going to look for a job after school today." Brooke said.

"Really? Well good luck finding one." He said.

"I'll try to find one where I get to see you as much as possible." Brooke said.

"Ok, bye Brooke." He said

"Bye Timmy."

"Do you see any basketballs around?" he said turning back and looking at her.

"No but there could be." She said.

"I really have to go now." He said.

"I know, so go." She said smiling.

"Love you."

"You too." She said.

After school Brooke got in her car and drove to the mall, there had to be some sort of a job opportunity there, hopefully in a store where cute clothes were sold, you know employee discount. She walked into the mall, first going to Nordstrom's to see if there were any jobs open, she walked up to a counter in the juniors department.

"Hi I was wondering if there were any jobs open here." Brooke asked the salesgirl, she looked somewhat familiar, blonde hair, blue eyes a little dorky and a bit like Brooke's age.

"My names…"

"Brooke, I know we have math together." The girl said.

"Oh, I thought I knew you from somewhere." Brooke said trying to laugh it off.

"We do have a job available actually." The girl said, Brooke looked at her name tag. Her name was Katie.

"Ok, well can I apply for it Katie?" she asked her.

"Um no, I don't think so." Katie said.

"Why not, do you have something against brunettes?" Brooke said trying to lighten the mood.

"No, I have something against bitches." She said.

"Interesting." Brooke said, she this was the second time today someone had called her a bitch. "What would make you think I'm a bitch?' Brooke asked her.

"Gee I don't know maybe because in seventh grade I tried out for the cheerleading team, and instead of just telling me I didn't make it, you had to make it a public display." Katie said.

"I'm sure it was just between the cheerleaders." Brooke said.

"There were flyers involved." Katie said.

"Oh, well we were in seventh grade, that was like ancient times." Brooke said.

"Oh and in ninth grade you and your cheerleading bitch squad found out I liked Evan, and you told me he liked me. I acted like such an idiot in front of him." Katie said.

"That wasn't my idea." Brooke said, just remembering when she did that.

"Well you were the one who told me, but it doesn't matter, I don't care which of you snobs came to apply here I wouldn't hire any of you." Katie said.

"Look, ok I know because in the past you think I'm a terrible person and really I did like to corrupt people, and I still do but now just guys. Anyways the point is I don't do that kind of stuff anymore, and I really need a job." Brooke said.

"Why? Can't your rich parents pay for all your trashy clothes?"

"Uh, I'm sorry I'll just go look somewhere else for a job, I don't want to work with anyone that holds a grudge for that long anyways." Brooke said and started to walk away.

"God this is ridiculous." She said.

"You forgot your purse Gucci purse." Katie said.

Brooke walked back to the counter and snatched it away. "Thanks, and its coach." she snapped.

"You really want a job here?" Katie sighed and asked her.

"No not really." Brooke said.

"Because I'll higher you right now, if you can start tomorrow." Katie said.

"You don't want me to apply?" Brooke asked her.

"I already know everything I would really need to know about you, and in terms of other jobs I'm sure you've had none so…"

"Ok here's the deal, you can find someone else to work with you if you're going to be like this the whole time." Brooke said "I've moved on since junior high, maybe you should find someone who hasn't" Brooke said.

"So you'll start tomorrow at five." Katie said.

"If I feel like it." Brooke said and then left.

Haley went to Chris's hotel room after school, she knocked on the door and after a couple of seconds he answered.

"Haley, hi." He said.

"Hi." She said walking in.

"What's up?" he asked her.

"I don't know, Chris I'm sick of all my friends criticizing you." Haley said.

"They don't know you like I do." Haley said.

"They don't know me like I know me." He said.

"No, they certainly don't" Haley said.

"I just want to be with you." Haley said.

"We can arrange that." He said, walking over to her and kissing her.

"Chris, I don't know if we should."

"We're just kissing." He said.

"Yeah ok." Haley said, they started kissing more and Chris laid Haley down on the bed, and got on top of her. After a few more seconds of making out, there was a knock at the door.

"Chris, open up, it's the police and I've got handcuffs." A happy girl's voice said from the other side of the door.

"Shit." Chris said getting up quickly.

"Who is that Chris?" Haley said getting off of his bed quickly.

"Could you possible go hide in the bathroom?" he asked her.

"No I will not go hide in the bathroom." Haley said almost laughing at how outrageous that sounded.

"Who is that Chris?" Haley asked him.

"Ok, Chris hot stuff open up, it's not really the police, its you one and only." She said.

"Your one and only?" Haley asked him.

"Look Haley, I, it's not what it seems, this girl. I was going to talk to Brooke today to get her to tell you that things weren't going to work out between us." He said.

"You were going to get Brooke to break up with me for you!" Haley said almost

shouting.

"Chris, who's in there with you. Open up, seriously." The voice from outside said.

"Haley, no."

"Shut up." She said, and then she slapped him, hard in the face "jerk!" she said walking towards the door. "No your, you're an ass Chris." She said and opened the door, walking past the girl "he's all yours." Haley said and stormed towards the elevator.

See, don't worry Haley won't go back to Chris after this. Coming up…

Brooke starts working at her new job, her and Nathan want to see each other more, plus her boss, and all that good stuff

Haley rethinks her previous actions concerning broke, Peyton and Nathan.

Not sure what else though I need ideas.