Author's Note: Hi, I'll keep it short this time; don't wanna keep you all waiting. I hope you liked my last chapter and I hope you'll like this one too. Just for the record, a lot of you seem to be confused, Brooke is not pregnant. There are far too many fic with both of them being pregnant so I wanted this one to be a little different. Well, here you go...
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The sight that greeted Brooke when she stepped into the front lobby of the motel made her sick. She had left their room, expecting to find Haley standing impatiently beside her car and was surprised when she didn't see the girl at all. Assuming that she was still in the lobby for some reason, she had made her way into the building. She was more than a little shocked to find what she saw. A guy that worked there, not the same young guy from last night, had Haley's arms pinned above her head and her body forced up against the wall. By the look on Haley's face, Brooke knew that the action wasn't welcome. Her eyes were snapped shut and she looked to be fighting back tears. The guy began to run a hand up Haley's thigh while kissing her neck roughly. Brooke was finally brought out of her daze at the sound of Haley's pleading. Without giving it a second thought, Brooke rushed forward.
"Get your hands off her!" she screamed, grabbing onto the guys arm and spinning him around. Even though Haley knew Brooke was there, her eyes remained shut because the guy still had her arms pinned to the wall.
"Buzz off, Barbie," he grunted, giving her a look at said he would deal with her after he was done with Haley. Brooke, even more pissed off now, grabbed his arm with such strength, he was pulled away from Haley completely. He turned to her and let Haley slide to the ground. "May I help you?"
"Yeah, I'd appreciate it if you kept your hands off of my friend," she answered sarcastically, frantically digging through her purse to find her pepper spray. The man advanced on her and she was no closer to finding her weapon. She began to grow frightened as he continued to get closer. The guy smirked at her fear.
"I guess you should have thought about your actions a little more before you just start shooting your mouth off, huh?" Brooke was now backed into a wall, the man just a few inches away from her. She closed her eyes and waited for it to be over, just like she had done the last time. She flashed back to the night her step dad had come very close to raping her. In fact he probably would have succeeded if Luke hadn't come over to check on her at that exact moment. It was back during the pregnancy scare, he was just being the nervous father to be and coming to see if she needed anything. She could sure use her knight in shining armor right now. The guy took another step; they were now just an inch apart. "Now we can have a little three way fun."
"I really don't think so," came Haley's shaky voice from behind him. He raised an eyebrow and turned his head, keeping his body facing Brooke. Haley was standing on steady legs, her arms shaking as she held onto her pocketknife she had on her key chain. Brooke totally forgotten, he turned his full attention back onto Haley. He held up his hands in a surrendering fashion.
"Now, sugar, what do you think you're gonna do with that there knife?"
"I was thinking of stabbing you with it," she answered, starting to get her control back again. Brooke slipped past the guy and moved beside Haley.
"You wouldn't wanna do that," he said, trying to calm her down. Haley continued to hold the knife out, her hand no longer shaking. Brooke watched with frightened eyes as her friend threatened to kill some guy.
"And why wouldn't I?" Haley questioned, taking a step forward. "You just violated me and came pretty close to doing the same with my friend. I'm really not seeing the bad in this." Brooke decided that she needed to put a stop to this before it got out of hand and Haley did something she would no doubt later regret.
"Come on, Hales," Brooke spoke up suddenly, causing Haley to spin around. She now had the knife held up in front of Brooke. They both stood stock-still, afraid to move and to speak. Seeing this as his chance, the guy quickly slipped out the door. "Hales, sweetie, come on. He's gone, just put the knife down." Brooke held out her hand for Haley to put the knife into. Haley's hand began to shake again as she stared at the sharp object in her hand. Her lips began to quiver.
"I was so scared," Haley choked out, tears making their way down her cheek.
"I know, but he's gone now, sweetie," Brooke tried, sensing that it was safe to move forward. "Come on, just put the knife away. You're safe now."
"He wouldn't stop," Haley cried, starting to bring her hand down. "His hands, they were everywhere at once." Brooke was now right in front of her. "No matter how hard I shut my eyes, they wouldn't stop." Haley began to fall to the floor, but Brooke caught her before she could make contact. The two of them sank to the floor together. Brooke ran a hand through Haley's hair, just letting the girl sob.
"Sssshhhh," Brooke whispered, rubbing another hand over Haley's back. "I've got you, it's gonna be okay. You're gonna be fine." Haley held onto the her as if she was her lifeline.
"Tigger?" she whispered out between sobs. Brooke continued to run her hands through her hair.
"Yeah, baby?"
"Is this the right thing to do?" she asked. "We've been gone for less than twenty four hours and look what happened. How are we supposed to last?"
"We'll help each other," Brooke whispered back in a soothing voice. "Just like we did now. As long as we're together, we can do this." Haley's sobs were beginning to subside. She sniffled and pulled away to look at Brooke.
"We'll fix each other?" she asked. Brooke smiled and wiped away a tear. She nodded.
"That's exactly what we're gonna do," she confirmed. "You and me will be whole again in no time."
"Promise?"
"Pinky swear."
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The girls had stayed on the floor of the lobby for another five minutes before a customer interrupted them. After they left the motel they stopped quickly at a McDonalds to get something to eat, Haley never did get them breakfast. Brooke was just finishing up her muffin when Haley finished her drink. They were currently on an unknown road, to them anyway, and trying to decide where they wanted to go, neither of them wanted to think about this morning. Haley pulled out the map that was stuffed inside the glove compartment.
"Do we even know the general direction we wanna go?" Haley asked, looking over the map, trying to find where they were now.
"Of course," Brooke sighed, throwing the rest of her muffin out the window. "I was thinking; away." Haley frowned.
"Okay, let me just find that on the map," she shot back sarcastically. "Do we wanna go north or south?"
"I'm not sure, it depends where we want to raise the baby," Brooke answered, trying to keep her eyes on the road. She had been in enough accidents to know better. Haley's brow scrunched up.
"We?" Brooke glanced over at her passenger.
"Well, yeah," she said. "We'll be living together, so I just figured I'd be helping out. Nathan not being around and all." Haley smiled at the offer, but frowned at the mention of the father. She nodded.
"Thanks," she mumbled, turning back to the map. They both fell into silence, both thinking about Tree Hill and their own secret conversations with their best friend. After ten minutes, Brooke decided to break the silence.
"So, I talked to Peyton this morning," she admitted, not sure how Haley would react. She was scared she might be mad that she got to talk to her best friend and she didn't. Haley turned to her, the map forgotten.
"You did?" Brooke nodded. "Does everyone know?"
"She said that Karen told her you were gone, but you didn't say why." The last part came out as more of a question than a statement. Haley played with the hem of her shirt.
"She has always been so hard on us, Luke and I, about sex," Haley explained. "She didn't want us to make the same mistakes that she did, getting pregnant in her teens and all." Brooke nodded, letting her know that she understood what she was saying, knowing how she had reacted when Luke told her she was pregnant. "I just didn't want her to be disappointed in me." Haley shook her head. "So, what else did she say?"
"Nothing much," she answered. "She went over to Nate's apartment and found the blonde slut there." Haley frowned. "By the sound of her voice, she gave them a piece of her mind." Haley smirked at that, picturing her friend yelling at them.
"I didn't mention anything early cause I was afraid you'd be upset, but I ran into Lucas at Denny's this morning, when I was getting breakfast." To Haley's surprise, Brooke didn't seem that upset, but she didn't say anything either. Haley quickly continued. "I told him I left, but I didn't tell him you were with me, I wasn't sure if you wanted me to." Brooke shook her head.
"I didn't tell Peyton we were together either," she replied. "So I guess it's our little secret."
"I guess," Haley agreed. Brooke turned back to watching the road and Haley went back to reading the map. "So, New York or Florida?" Brooke thought about the choices. She always loved going to Florida on spring vacation, she loved the weather and the topless boys. She had never been to New York, but she always heard people say that you could get lost on its streets. There were so many lost people there, everyone just sort of got lost in the crowd. That feeling comforted Brooke, right now, that's exactly what she needed, to just be a face in the crowd.
"New York," Brooke finally answered. "I've always wanted to see Time Square all lit up at night." Haley nodded and began to find the best route to New York.
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That's all for now. Hope you all liked it and didn't find it too unbelievable. I really wanted to have something bad happen, but I wanted it to be more believable than some of the other stories out there, where someone gets shot out of nowhere. Please tell me what you think and before you ask, there will be more explanation about Brooke's encounter with her step father to come in later chapters, but I think it's time to go check up on good ol' Tree Hill, don't you? Once again, please give me some feedback to tell me what you think. I'll take everyone's suggestions into account. Till next time, I'm out.
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The sight that greeted Brooke when she stepped into the front lobby of the motel made her sick. She had left their room, expecting to find Haley standing impatiently beside her car and was surprised when she didn't see the girl at all. Assuming that she was still in the lobby for some reason, she had made her way into the building. She was more than a little shocked to find what she saw. A guy that worked there, not the same young guy from last night, had Haley's arms pinned above her head and her body forced up against the wall. By the look on Haley's face, Brooke knew that the action wasn't welcome. Her eyes were snapped shut and she looked to be fighting back tears. The guy began to run a hand up Haley's thigh while kissing her neck roughly. Brooke was finally brought out of her daze at the sound of Haley's pleading. Without giving it a second thought, Brooke rushed forward.
"Get your hands off her!" she screamed, grabbing onto the guys arm and spinning him around. Even though Haley knew Brooke was there, her eyes remained shut because the guy still had her arms pinned to the wall.
"Buzz off, Barbie," he grunted, giving her a look at said he would deal with her after he was done with Haley. Brooke, even more pissed off now, grabbed his arm with such strength, he was pulled away from Haley completely. He turned to her and let Haley slide to the ground. "May I help you?"
"Yeah, I'd appreciate it if you kept your hands off of my friend," she answered sarcastically, frantically digging through her purse to find her pepper spray. The man advanced on her and she was no closer to finding her weapon. She began to grow frightened as he continued to get closer. The guy smirked at her fear.
"I guess you should have thought about your actions a little more before you just start shooting your mouth off, huh?" Brooke was now backed into a wall, the man just a few inches away from her. She closed her eyes and waited for it to be over, just like she had done the last time. She flashed back to the night her step dad had come very close to raping her. In fact he probably would have succeeded if Luke hadn't come over to check on her at that exact moment. It was back during the pregnancy scare, he was just being the nervous father to be and coming to see if she needed anything. She could sure use her knight in shining armor right now. The guy took another step; they were now just an inch apart. "Now we can have a little three way fun."
"I really don't think so," came Haley's shaky voice from behind him. He raised an eyebrow and turned his head, keeping his body facing Brooke. Haley was standing on steady legs, her arms shaking as she held onto her pocketknife she had on her key chain. Brooke totally forgotten, he turned his full attention back onto Haley. He held up his hands in a surrendering fashion.
"Now, sugar, what do you think you're gonna do with that there knife?"
"I was thinking of stabbing you with it," she answered, starting to get her control back again. Brooke slipped past the guy and moved beside Haley.
"You wouldn't wanna do that," he said, trying to calm her down. Haley continued to hold the knife out, her hand no longer shaking. Brooke watched with frightened eyes as her friend threatened to kill some guy.
"And why wouldn't I?" Haley questioned, taking a step forward. "You just violated me and came pretty close to doing the same with my friend. I'm really not seeing the bad in this." Brooke decided that she needed to put a stop to this before it got out of hand and Haley did something she would no doubt later regret.
"Come on, Hales," Brooke spoke up suddenly, causing Haley to spin around. She now had the knife held up in front of Brooke. They both stood stock-still, afraid to move and to speak. Seeing this as his chance, the guy quickly slipped out the door. "Hales, sweetie, come on. He's gone, just put the knife down." Brooke held out her hand for Haley to put the knife into. Haley's hand began to shake again as she stared at the sharp object in her hand. Her lips began to quiver.
"I was so scared," Haley choked out, tears making their way down her cheek.
"I know, but he's gone now, sweetie," Brooke tried, sensing that it was safe to move forward. "Come on, just put the knife away. You're safe now."
"He wouldn't stop," Haley cried, starting to bring her hand down. "His hands, they were everywhere at once." Brooke was now right in front of her. "No matter how hard I shut my eyes, they wouldn't stop." Haley began to fall to the floor, but Brooke caught her before she could make contact. The two of them sank to the floor together. Brooke ran a hand through Haley's hair, just letting the girl sob.
"Sssshhhh," Brooke whispered, rubbing another hand over Haley's back. "I've got you, it's gonna be okay. You're gonna be fine." Haley held onto the her as if she was her lifeline.
"Tigger?" she whispered out between sobs. Brooke continued to run her hands through her hair.
"Yeah, baby?"
"Is this the right thing to do?" she asked. "We've been gone for less than twenty four hours and look what happened. How are we supposed to last?"
"We'll help each other," Brooke whispered back in a soothing voice. "Just like we did now. As long as we're together, we can do this." Haley's sobs were beginning to subside. She sniffled and pulled away to look at Brooke.
"We'll fix each other?" she asked. Brooke smiled and wiped away a tear. She nodded.
"That's exactly what we're gonna do," she confirmed. "You and me will be whole again in no time."
"Promise?"
"Pinky swear."
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The girls had stayed on the floor of the lobby for another five minutes before a customer interrupted them. After they left the motel they stopped quickly at a McDonalds to get something to eat, Haley never did get them breakfast. Brooke was just finishing up her muffin when Haley finished her drink. They were currently on an unknown road, to them anyway, and trying to decide where they wanted to go, neither of them wanted to think about this morning. Haley pulled out the map that was stuffed inside the glove compartment.
"Do we even know the general direction we wanna go?" Haley asked, looking over the map, trying to find where they were now.
"Of course," Brooke sighed, throwing the rest of her muffin out the window. "I was thinking; away." Haley frowned.
"Okay, let me just find that on the map," she shot back sarcastically. "Do we wanna go north or south?"
"I'm not sure, it depends where we want to raise the baby," Brooke answered, trying to keep her eyes on the road. She had been in enough accidents to know better. Haley's brow scrunched up.
"We?" Brooke glanced over at her passenger.
"Well, yeah," she said. "We'll be living together, so I just figured I'd be helping out. Nathan not being around and all." Haley smiled at the offer, but frowned at the mention of the father. She nodded.
"Thanks," she mumbled, turning back to the map. They both fell into silence, both thinking about Tree Hill and their own secret conversations with their best friend. After ten minutes, Brooke decided to break the silence.
"So, I talked to Peyton this morning," she admitted, not sure how Haley would react. She was scared she might be mad that she got to talk to her best friend and she didn't. Haley turned to her, the map forgotten.
"You did?" Brooke nodded. "Does everyone know?"
"She said that Karen told her you were gone, but you didn't say why." The last part came out as more of a question than a statement. Haley played with the hem of her shirt.
"She has always been so hard on us, Luke and I, about sex," Haley explained. "She didn't want us to make the same mistakes that she did, getting pregnant in her teens and all." Brooke nodded, letting her know that she understood what she was saying, knowing how she had reacted when Luke told her she was pregnant. "I just didn't want her to be disappointed in me." Haley shook her head. "So, what else did she say?"
"Nothing much," she answered. "She went over to Nate's apartment and found the blonde slut there." Haley frowned. "By the sound of her voice, she gave them a piece of her mind." Haley smirked at that, picturing her friend yelling at them.
"I didn't mention anything early cause I was afraid you'd be upset, but I ran into Lucas at Denny's this morning, when I was getting breakfast." To Haley's surprise, Brooke didn't seem that upset, but she didn't say anything either. Haley quickly continued. "I told him I left, but I didn't tell him you were with me, I wasn't sure if you wanted me to." Brooke shook her head.
"I didn't tell Peyton we were together either," she replied. "So I guess it's our little secret."
"I guess," Haley agreed. Brooke turned back to watching the road and Haley went back to reading the map. "So, New York or Florida?" Brooke thought about the choices. She always loved going to Florida on spring vacation, she loved the weather and the topless boys. She had never been to New York, but she always heard people say that you could get lost on its streets. There were so many lost people there, everyone just sort of got lost in the crowd. That feeling comforted Brooke, right now, that's exactly what she needed, to just be a face in the crowd.
"New York," Brooke finally answered. "I've always wanted to see Time Square all lit up at night." Haley nodded and began to find the best route to New York.
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That's all for now. Hope you all liked it and didn't find it too unbelievable. I really wanted to have something bad happen, but I wanted it to be more believable than some of the other stories out there, where someone gets shot out of nowhere. Please tell me what you think and before you ask, there will be more explanation about Brooke's encounter with her step father to come in later chapters, but I think it's time to go check up on good ol' Tree Hill, don't you? Once again, please give me some feedback to tell me what you think. I'll take everyone's suggestions into account. Till next time, I'm out.