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Chapter 3: Drunken Nights
"I've been here for-
Lucas went and hugged Brooke as hard as he could. Brooke has never felt this safe, but how could she feel so safe when the person who is holding her could die any minute.
"What's all this?" Brooke said as if everything was fine and dandy
"Well, you will have to be patient baby girl."
Lucas and Brooke shared the most romantic picnic together. Lucas made all of Brooke's favorite desserts and felt very accomplished because he assembled this whole thing by himself.
"So are we going to Nathan's Party after this? right?"
"Yes Lucas and then you can come spend the night at my apartment because I think there might be monsters under my bed and I need a big burly man to keep me safe."
They lean over to kiss
"Your not the big burly man I pictured but you'll do."
Brooke runs as fast as she can back to Lucas's car.
"Hey wait a minute, you get your ass back here."
"I will follow you to Nathan's party. Okay?"
"Yes, baby girl."
As they are hugging Lucas kisses her forehead and says goodbye.
Peyton decided that she needed to get out of the house and try not to think about all the things going on in her drama. So she forced herself to go to Nathan's so called party.
As she was staring at the door listening to Nada Surf, she thought about all the times that she wished Brooke would walk through her doors and just comfort all of the "just been punched in the stomach" feeling she has been having this past month. There was one person she would rather walk through those doors. That person was Jake. She missed Jake as much as if music died.
"Why am I here?" Peyton said to herself as she took a beer from the table.
"Because you couldn't resist me." said a buzzed Nathan
"Very Funny."
"Well, were glad that you are P. Sawyer." said Haley the former rockstar.
Nathan sees one of his basketball friends and starts to associate with them.
"So how have you been Peyton?" said the happy-go-lucky Haley
"Fine, but why is everyone keep asking me if I am okay?"
"I guess we are all a little worried about you. You know the death of your mother is hard to get over."
"And no one thinks I can take care of myself."
"I am always here for you P. Sawyer."
"I need another drink"
"Hey, take it easy that's your fourth tonight."
"C'mon tutor girl, lighten up."
Peyton walked away from Haley before letting the "drunkness" get a hold of her. She knew that she had a breast cancer doctor's appointment in a week but did that stop her no, but thank god she didn't tell anyone else.
"Brooke."
"Yes, tutor girl."
"Have you talked to Peyton lately? I am worried about her. She has already had five maybe even six beers tonight."
"Did she leave yet?"
"I don't think so. I have to talk to you about something when you get home okay, Brooke?"
Haley liked calling that little apartment her own. She liked the feeling of calling it home. She would now have to leave the little shack and not to mention leaving Brooke also. Brooke and her have become extremely close these past couple of months. They have become more than "tutor-wife" and "bitch the Brooke" She didn't know if she was ready to move-in with Nathan again. Become that vulnerable.
"Fine" Brooke said only half there. She started to worry. Panic fell through her body. Peyton doesn't usually drink, she thought to herself.
"Want me to give you and her a ride back to Peyton's house." said a concerned Lucas
"No thanks baby. No offense or anything but I think I need to handle this one on my own."
"It's fine baby girl. Just call me when you and Peyton are all right."
"We might have to reschedule are little "appointment" Lucas."
"Make sure Peyton's okay."
"I will."
As Brooke was looking frantically for Peyton she remembered how much the roles between her and Peyton have switched. Brooke used to be drinker and Peyton would always save her. Peyton has always been there. Now it was Brooke's turn.
"Peyton, Peyton"
Brooke tried calling Peyton's cell phone but there was no answer.
After 10 minutes of searching for Peyton, Brooke got a phone call.
"Peyton?"
"No, it's Haley. Come to Nathan's bedroom, I have Peyton in here."
"Okay I'll be right there."
Brooke walked through Nathan's door not knowing how it was going to turn out.
"Nathan and I found her passed out on the floor."
Brooke picked her up and carried Peyton to her car.
"I guess I will bring you back to my place." Brooke said even though she knew that Peyton couldn't hear her.
"Peyton you need to lay off those cookies and coffee at Karen's Café." said Brooke as she was putting Peyton in the back-seat of her car.
Brooke was on her way back to her house and she was remembering when they were little how Brooke was always there for Peyton.
"Do you think I'll make her proud, Brooke."
"P. Sawyer she was the luckiest mother in the world to have you as a daughter and she will always be here with you. In every drawing in every painting."
"What if she doesn't love me anymore."
"Peyton, she will always love you. I will always be your rock."
Peyton gave her the biggest hug which let Brooke know that she made her feel just a little better.
Brooke remembered that day so vividly. That's when she knew that they would always be friends. That Peyton would always be there for her.
"I was more of a skipping stone than a rock. Huh Peyton?"
Brooke was finally home and put Peyton up in her bed. She was passed out. Brooke was in the kitchen making one of her special hangover mix drinks. When all of the sudden something startled her. It was vomiting in the bathroom. She dropped what she was doing and went to the bathroom. Without any hesitation, without any words, Brooke went and held Peyton's hair back and rubbed her lower back. Brooke helped Peyton back to her bed.
"Oh Peyton! What did you do?"
She mumbled something , but no one could really make out what she was saying.
Brooke made Peyton drink the mix before she passed out again.
"I'm sorry Brooke"
Brooke just pulled the covers over her and kissed her head.
"Promise we'll talk about it. I am worried about you."
"Okay."
"About everything. Jake, Ellie, you and me, and well... the drugs. Sorry for not being therer Peyt. I didn't want it to be this way. I really missed you Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer. I will fix this. I will fix us. I was just worried. I don't really know why we strayed apart- Peyton?"
Peyton was already fast asleep.
Brooke picked up her cell phone and decided to call Lucas.
"Hello?" said a still concerned Lucas.
"Yes hun It is me."
"Is everything play?"
"Yes, Peyton and I are fine. Except for the vomiting we are all just dandy."
" So I take it she is not doing so well."
"She needs to sleep it off. I just don't understand Luke, Peyton never does anything like this."
"Maybe everything got to much for her to handle you know."
"Yea well, it's really late or should I say early. I should get going."
"Okay baby girl. Do you wanna hang out tomorrow?"
"Okay hun. I love you."
"Love you too, baby girl."
"Brooke how is Peyton?" said a still sober Haley
"She'll be okay. She has to sleep it off."
"Yea well, let's go in the living room, so we can talk."
"Okay."
"Brooke, nothing is official yet, but Nathan asked me to move in with him, and I just wanted to know how you felt about it because if you don't want me to, I won't."
Peyton's cell phone was ringing.
"Hold on Hales."
"Hello?"
"Yes, is this Peyton Sawyer?"
"No, she can't come to the phone right now, but I can take a message."
"We are just calling about her Doctor's appointment on Wednesday and that she can't eat anything before because of all the tests that we are going to do."
"Okay I will let her know."
Confused Brooke hung up the phone. She finally put the pieces together. Tests for cancer.
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