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Lucas ran a comb through his hair as he finished brushing his teeth. "Dude, you don't think this is going to be even a little weird? I mean..Chris Kellar out slutted the both of us." He said, sounding an awful lot like Brooke.
Nathan laughed as he fixed the collar on his button down shirt. "Look, Haley really wants me to come to this concert. And there's no way in hell I'm going to go with JUST Brooke Davis. That's like a death wish." He said, laughing slightly.
Brooke, Nathan, and Lucas were going to see Haley and Chris,along with The Wreckers and Gavin Degraw, in concert tonight. Lucas was most definately NOT looking forward to it.
"Look, I apologized to Brooke. I don't know why things are still so weird between us." Lucas said as he emerged from the bathroom, fully dressed.
"They're weird..because you told her you were in love with her. I think that means that things can be a little akward." Nathan said, holding his thumb and index finger close together to prove his point.
Lucas rolled his eyes before grabbing his keys. "Ready?" He asked, already heading out the door.
Nathan didn't answer. He simply walked out of the hotel room. Lucas followed in suit, making his way towards Brooke's room.
Knocking on the door impatiently, Nathan gasped when Brooke answered. He was never one to think Brooke was hot, but Good Lord. She was wearing a red strapless dress, and her hair was in soft curls.
Seeing the looks on their faces, Brooke smirked. "Come on, boys. You can pick your jaws up off the floor later." With that, she stepped between them, and began walking down the hallway.
Nathan sent a glance towards Lucas, who looked like he was going to throw up. "This is one fucked up God." Lucas said under his breath, referring to how beautiful Brooke looked...for Chris.
Nathan laughed slightly before walking towards the elevator.
Lucas banged his head against the hotel room door, before reluctantly following his brother.
Once they arrived at the sold out concert, Brooke, Lucas, and Nathan made their way backstage. Brooke spotted a blonde bimbo all over Chris, touching his shoulder, and giving him one of those totally fake, obnoxious laughs.
Brooke rolled her eyes, saying "Excuse me." to Nathan and Lucas, who were talking to Haley.
Smiling, she joined in the fake laughter. "He has crabs." She said as she made her way over, her face completely serious.
The girl stopped laughing, looking over at Brooke. "I'm sorry..You are?" She asked, icily.
Brooke smiled. "I'm.." She began, but Chris cut her off.
"This is Brooke..my girlfriend." He said, stressing 'girlfriend'.
The girl looked between the two before nodding her head. "Oh..uhh..I have to go. Do you know where Gavin's room is?" She asked, trying not to be obvious.
Chris laughed slightly, slipping his hand around Brooke's waist-- out of habit. "Yeah.. it's uhh..down the hall. Third room on the left."
The girl nodded her head, quickly waving to the couple. "Bye." She said before scurrying down the hallway.
Brooke laughed slightly, turning to him. "Uhh..Question: Didn't you tell me that you guys don't really have dressing rooms? More like...cubicles?" She asked,
smiling.
Chris tried to stifle his laughter, nodding his head. "Third door on the right--also known as the broom closet."
Brooke smiled before leaning up to kiss him. "Now THAT'S my boyfriend."
Meanwhile, Lucas barely registered what Haley and Nathan were talking about. He was too busy staring at Brooke. The way she laughed, or the way she flips her long chocolate hair, or the way her eyes light up when she sees...HIM.
"So then, I was like 'Lucas smells soooo fucking bad.'" Haley said, seeing if he was paying attention. He wasn't.
"Lucas, you could at least PRETEND you're listening to me." Haley said, frustrated. She may be the only one, but she definately supported Brooke and Chris together. It was adorable. In an..overly sexual, egomaniac, beautiful people kind of way.
Lucas looked over at Haley, finally tearing his eyes away from Brooke. "Sorry, what?" He asked, not really meaning it.
Haley rolled her eyes, but was cut off by Joey D. , the tour manager. "Haley, Chris.. Let's go. You can mingle with the little people later on." He said in a frustrated tone before hastily walking away.
Haley rolled her eyes before kissing Nathan. "I'll see you after the show, right?"
Nathan laughed. "If you're asking me if I'm going to bail again, the answer's NO." He said, reading her thoughts.
Haley smiled. "Good." Was all she said before kissing his hand. "I love you."
Nathan smiled. "I love you too, Hales."
Haley simply walked away, playfully pushing Chris on her way out.
Chris rolled his eyes before kissing Brooke. "I'll talk to you soon." Was all he said before walking towards the stage. It sounded kind of cryptic..the way he stressed 'soon'.
The trio watched Haley perform, sounding amazing.
"Next, I'm going to bring out Chris Kellar!" She said, sounding totally peppy.
The crowd went wild. One thing was for sure-- the girls definately liked him.
Stepping onto the stage with his guitar, Chris sat down next to Haley. "How is everyone tonight?" He asked in his usual husky voice.
The crowd again went wild.
"As most of you know, Haley and I usually do 'When the Stars Go Blue' together." He said, smiling.
Haley then spoke. "But tonight, we're going to do things a little bit different. I won't be singing." Haley's smile was huge. This was soo exciting. Chris could definately be sweet when he wanted to.
Chris then stood up and walked backstage. The camera following him, so that the audience could see what was happening on the big screen. Walking towards Brooke,
Lucas, and Nathan, he stopped in front of Brooke. "Will you sing with me?" He asked her with puppy dog eyes.
Brooke's eyes widened. "What are you doing?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"Come on." Was all Chris said as he scooped her up in his arms, throwing her over his shoulder.
Walking onto the stage, Chris laughed. Sitting Brooke down in the chair, he spoke. "New York City, I would like you to meet my girlfriend..Brooke Davis."
Brooke put her head in her hands, embarrassed.
Chris laughed into the microphone. "Come on, Davis. Since when do YOU get embarrassed?"
Brooke looked up at him, trying to stay angry. "Since you.." She began, but Chris stuck the mic in her face.
Brooke hastily grabbed it, a smile playing her face. "SINCE you brought me on stage with you and tutor girl...In front of all of these people." She said, never breaking eye contact with her boyfriend.
Chris took the mic back, smiling. "Just so all of you know, Tutor girl is Haley." He said, turning to the audience. With that, he kneeled in front of Brooke.
"I want you to be here because you and my music are the two things I love more than anything in this world..and I wanted you to meet eachother." He said sweetly.
A big round of 'awwwwwwwwwww' made it's way around the stadium. Brooke laughed through her tears. "I love you too." She whispered to him.
Chris smiled. "I know." He said before standing up, and taking his seat between Brooke and Haley. "So, New York, what do you say to a 'When the Stars Go Blue'
duet with Brooke?"
The crowd now went wild.
Brooke smiled. "Okay..under one condition." She said into his microphone.
"Anything." Chris said, locking eyes with her.
Brooke smiled. "You NEVER do this again."
Chris laughed before rolling his eyes. "Let's go, Loser." He said, still laughing. Brooke smiled wide. Who knew name-calling could be so fun..AND sound so damn sexy?..
Chris strummed the opening notes, as Brooke began to sing. Haley walked over and gave Brooke her microphone, before sitting back down.
"Where do you go when you're lonely?"
"Where do you go when you're blue?"
"Where do you go when you're lonely? I'll follow you, when the stars go blue." They finished, their hands laced together.
The crowd went insane. Brooke turned to Chris and pulled him in for a passionate kiss, before standing up and waving to the audience as she walked off stage.
Once she returned from backstage, everyone was telling her 'Congratulations' and 'Great Job.'. She reached the couch, only to find Nathan.
Confusion was written all over her face. "Where's Luke?" She asked, worried.
Nathan looked up at her. "He left. For good." He said, dead serious.
Brooke sat there shocked. "What! Why? Is he okay? What happened? " She said, all in one breath.
Nathan nodded towards the stage. "You..Chris." Was all he said.
Brooke put her head in her hands. "So..what? He's driving back to Tree Hill? Just like that! He TOLD me that he was okay with being FRIENDS." She said,
tears threatening to spill over.
Nathan shrugged his shoulders.
With that, Brooke stormed out of the small stadium in search of Lucas. One thing was for sure. When and IF she found him, things DEFINATELY weren't going to be pretty.