Author's note: Like I said in the intro, everything that has happened up to this point on the show has happened. I will try to stay consistent with all of the other stuff going on that happened in the episode, but obviously will need to change some things because if Lucas had gone and told Brooke how he felt things would have been different, and not only with the two of them. If anyone gets confused just let me know.

Chapter 2- Sleepless Nights

Turning to the clock Brooke was surprised to see that it was only 2 am. She felt like she had been tossing and turning for hours and hours on end. Her mind was reeling with the events from earlier. Never in a million years had she expected Lucas to burst into her room proclaiming his love for her. Brooke did have to breathe a sigh of relief that no matter what happened with her and Lucas the true Felix reared his ugly head tonight. Thank god an end was put to that before she had a chance to get hurt.

Brooke kept thinking back to the day that her and Peyton had spend on Brooke's father's boat. Lucas had just moved to Charleston with his uncle, he had even been gone a day yet and Brooke missed him. It shocked her how seeing him around school and everything had been hard after he cheated on her, but at least she was still seeing him. Once he moved all hope of that was gone. Then she remembered something that Peyton said, "It's okay to miss him Brooke." Her best friend had been able to see it in her eyes, even though Brooke didn't want to admit it to herself it was so evident to others. It wasn't until he left that Brooke had hoped that maybe things could have ended differently.

Brooke then remembered the slumber party they had at Haley's. Felix's sister Anna had been there, her and Lucas had just started seeing each other at that point. Brook was absolutely boiling to the top with jealousy. In the beginning she thought that the jealously was all fueled towards Peyton, her and Anna had quickly bonded and become fast friends, but she knew it was more than that. It was Anna having Lucas that really drove Brooke nuts.

After tossing and turning a few more times Brooke got out of bed, she knew it was hopeless, she would never fall asleep with all this on her mind. She walked over to her computer, saying a silent prayer that her parents hadn't sold it, and signed onto AIM. She was relieved to see that Peyton was on.

PrincessBrooke: Hey P. Sawyer, what are you doing up so late?

CurliQ: I couldn't sleep, I have all this stuff on my mind. What about you B. Davis?

PrincessBrooke: Same, you wouldn't believe what happened tonight!

CurliQ: Well sleep isn't in sight for me tonight, so why don't you come over and we can talk?

PrincessBrooke: That sounds like an offer I can't refuse. I will be over in a few.

CurliQ: Okay, I will go see about some ice cream. See ya soon!

CurliQ has signed off.

Just as Brooke was about sign off she noticed Haley had just signed on.

PrincessBrooke: Tutorgirl, tell me you aren't up studying…tomorrow is Saturday!

Halebub23: No, I couldn't sleep. There was serious drama tonight and I just can't stop thinking about it. Not to mention my sister is here and her snoring is shaking the apartment.

PrincessBrooke: Well, I am going over to Peyton's, she can't sleep either, want to come?

Halebub23: Definitely. I'll just run and tell Nathan. I will see you there soon.

PrincessBrooke: Okay, by Tutorgirl.

PrincessBrooke has signed off.

Halebub23 has signed off.

ooooOoooo

"Awww P. Sawyer, thank god for you right now. Haley signed on right after you, she is on her way over." Brooke hugged her best friend and started in as soon as she was in the door.

"Shhhh Brooke, Jake is asleep upstairs." A huge smile broke out across Peyton's face.

"Jake Jaglieski, as in moved to Savannah? How is that possible?"

"He just showed up tonight. Lucas called him and told him he was worried about me so he came to check on me." Peyton could still barely believe it herself.

"Excuse me, why are you down here with me? Shouldn't you be up there with him, sleeping, or not sleeping for that matter?" Brooke looked confused.

"No, its fine. There was some serious drama tonight and I fell asleep right after Jake and I got home, it was early, like 9 or something. I woke up a little bit ago and couldn't fall back asleep. I am just so excited to see him, I will never fall back asleep now."

As Peyton finished explaining there was a knock at the door, Peyton went over and opened it. "As I live and breathe Haley James Scott, at like 3 in the morning. My my how the times have changed."

"Guess who is asleep upstairs Haley? I'll tell ya…Jake Jaglieski!" Brooke was never good at holding anything back.

"What? How? When?" Haley looked confused.

"He showed up tonight, Lucas had called him because he was worried about me."

"Why aren't you sleeping with him then?" Haley wondered.

"I was but then I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. I am just so excited. It's no big deal, he was on a bus for hours he will sleep all the way until the morning. Plus, it seems that we are in need of some serious girl talk. Who wants to go first?" Peyton led the way into her family room where the three friends all curled up under blankets on the couch.

"I will start. Chris kissed me, not once, but twice and asked me to come away with him to New York." Haley just spit it all out.

"What? Does Nathan know?" Peyton looked at Haley, "I thought you weren't into him."

"I'm not, it isn't that. I didn't feel anything when he kissed me. I was kind of tempted to go to New York though, I mean Chris could help me make my music dreams come true. I couldn't do it. I couldn't leave Nathan. My life is here with him. My mind is just reeling with what if's."

"Are you going to tell Nathan about the kisses?" Brooke had seen Haley lie to Nathan once and knew how much it bothered her. She was surprised that she would do it again.

"No, not yet. I don't know if I should. He would get so mad." Haley had thought about it but remembered how angry Nathan had gotten when Haley told him about Chris wanting her to go to New York.

"You had better tell him Haley. Remember we live in Tree Hill, secret always find a way to not stay quiet." Peyton could think of numerous times things she didn't want anyone to know surfaced.

"I know, and I will. It will just take some time, I have to build up the courage."

"Do it soon, otherwise he might find out some other way." Peyton turned to Brooke. "So what is going on with you? What happened tonight?"

After Brooke relayed the whole story to her friends they sat there with their mouths wide open. "I cannot believe that he did that! I had no idea he even felt that way!" Haley was astounded, Lucas used to tell her everything.

"Yeah, I couldn't believe it either, but there it is. I really don't know what to do?"

"Well how do you feel?" Peyton was glad she could give objective advice to Brooke about Lucas, Peyton felt that their twisted love triangle from before was long gone, she hoped Brooke felt the same way.

"I care about him, I really do. And I miss him, I have known that for a while. I know I have feelings for him. But all that isn't the problem. The problem is that I don't know if I can trust him. Look what happened last time."

"Lucas did a lot of screwing up before. He was like a completely different person than the Lucas I had known for years. He realized that though, he started to not like himself for it. Since he has come back from Charleston he hasn't been that guy anymore, that guy who as screwing up all the time. He really has changed. He has gone back to what he was before. I don't think you need to worry about him screwing up big time again." Haley knew that if Lucas had gone to tell Brooke how he was feeling then he was serious about it.

"I am just scared. Scared that he will hurt me again." Brooke knew that that was the biggest part of it, she didn't want to get hurt like she did before. That had been the hardest time in her life.

"I know it is scary, and we can't tell you what to do, but I say this to you from my heart, if you run away from this you might be missing out on something great. Just think about that. Whatever you decide we will be there for you and support you." Peyton didn't want to see Brooke turn her back on something that could be great because she was scared.

Haley was nodding her head in agreement, "You will never know if you don't try."