Disclaimer: I don't own one tree hill.

A/N: I know I didnt mention the ring last chapter but I will try with this one. Keep in mind it's not necessiarily a engagement ring. Thanks for the reviews evryone.

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"Luke. You're cool with this, right? I mean, last week, when you said you didn't trust me…" Haley said looking at her best friend. Things had been kinda weird between them ever since they kissed.

"I know. I didn't mean that. Alright? I meant I don't trust Nathan. i just cant help but think he's up to something. I mean he just stopped the whole hazing thing that easily? It just doesnt sound right to me." he said looking at Haley. Before they kissed he never really realized how beautiful she was. 'stop it lucas, you have a girlfriend' he scolded himself.

"I think he did it for two main reasons. One, Brooke asked him to and he's afraid to lose her." she said jelously. she wished she had someone who cared about her that much. " and Two, he know how much cheering means to Brooke." Lucas thought about it for a minute.

"There's gotta be something else." he said thinking. She must have told him something really nevre racking. he thought. Just then Brooke walks up to them.

"Hey, you got a second?" she asked Lucas.

"I gotta go anyways." Haley said grabbing her stuff and leaving.

"Brooke we werent..."Lucas said thinking she was gonna say something about him and Haley hanging out.

"I'm not here to worry about that. I wanted to say thank you about the other night." She said refering to when they found Peyton at the intersection. 'And to give you this." she said handing him a mix.

"Do I wanna listen to this?" he asked refering to how he disliked her taste in music.

"Dont worry I didnt make it. Peyton did."

"Where is she?" he asked.

"She wasnt feeling really up to school." she replyied with a shrugg. Lucas nodded in understanding.

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Brooke walked into lucas' room without knocking on his private door. She just barged in and heard him and Karen in her room. She went inot the room and saw Karen holding up dresses.

"Brooke thank god your here!" said Karen happily. "What do you think?" she asked holding up a dress.

"For what?" Brooke asked stealing a few m&m's from the bag in Lucas' hand. Brooke and Lucas had become close lately. Best Friends if you will. So of course Brooke had met Karen and concidered her the mother she should have had.

"Justice league thing." said Lucas

"Small Buisness Leauge." corrected Karen.

"The black one." said Brooke without giving it a second glance.

"Thanks Brooke." Karen said hugging the younger girl.

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"Alright. I was a mess last week. I'm sorry." Peyton said. Her and Brooke were getting ready for the game, at Peytons house.

"Apology accepted! A-P-O. L-O-G. Y? Because I love you. Get your skinny ass up and lets go beat the pirates." Brooke said as she flashed her bloomers on Peyton's webcam. Peyton and her laughed.

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Nathan and Lucas were also getting ready for the game, at Lucas'. Nathan looked at Lucas' computer and saw Brooke and Peyton on Peytons web cam. Brooke was cheering something and then flashed the camera her bloomers.

"Nathan laughed slighty. Lucas looked at him like he was insane. Nathan pointed to the computer and Lucas saw Brooke and Peyton lauging together. Lucas smiled. The two didnt want to be aroud each other but Brooke and Peyton threatened them with no sex if they didnt.

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"Did you just see that?" Bevin asked Brooke.

"See what."

"Nathan just gave haley the nod."

"What nod?"

"The 'lets hook up' nod."

"You dont know what the hell your talking about Bevin." intteruppted peyton seeing the insecurity on her friends face.

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Brooke is watching the game when she sees Nathan and Lucas fighting. She hears Nathan say,

"Hey, Haley's looking pretty fine tonight, right? Can't wait to get with that." When he said that Brookes heart broke. But she couldnt just leave so she put on a fake smile and her 'mask' as Lucas called it. Only Peyton and Lucas noticed.

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"Brooke!" Lucas yelled after the Pirates made another basket. she looked at him." I saw nathan in the shower and I understand why you werent afraid to tell him no sex." he said. Peyton started to crack up. Brooke looked shocked. Lucas walked away. Nathan threw the ball at Lucas and the two atrted a fight falling on Brooke knockng her over. all thier weight landed on Brookes ankle. The fight got broken up and Peyton held brooke as she held her ankle crying because of the pain. Nathan tried to go to his girlfrined and when he got there he tried to hug her she pulled away from him and leen'd more on Peyton. Lucas tried to help Peyton help Brooke to the clinc But both Peyton and Brooke pushed him away from her. Nathan looked hurt and Brooke, through her tears looked angry.

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"Brooke whats up with you?" Haley asked.

"He gave you the nod." she said with a pout.

"Who?" she asked

"Nathan." she wouldn't say anyhting else.

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Peyton looked in the back at Brooke who had been really quiet. She saw Brooke sleeping, Butt in the air bloomers showing. She laughed. Haley looked to and started laughing.

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Peytons changing the music and swirvs the car, brooke wakes up and they pull over and see two guys standing together.

"Lucas and Nathan?" Peyton asked shocked. Lucas walks over to peytons window and she rolls it down.

"Hey lil lay wanna give t guys like us a ride?" he asks in a deep southern voice. Haley and Peyton laugh and Brooke rolls he eyes still mad at the two guys. Haley and Peyton get out so the guys can get in the back with Brooke who still isnt herself.Lucas and Nathan are sitting next to each other and Brooke is sitting behind Peyton. Nathan wraps a arm around brooke and she shruggs it off and rolls her eyes. Then they start driving agian. Brooke is bored so she takes her pom poms and starts hitting Peyton with them, finally Peyton gets annoyed.

"Brooke!" she yelled. Brooke threw the pom poms out the window giggling and clapping her hands.

"What the hell is wrong with her?" asked Lucas concerned.

"She took to many painkillers." Haley answered.

"What!" asked/yelled Nathan

"Good job pretending to care, I almost thought you did." Brooke sad patting his shoulder.

"What are you talki about brooke of course i care." Nathan said. Then the car beeped.

"I hear birds." Brooke said looking up.

"Unbelievable! Brooke, did you not think to put gas in the car?" Brooke leans over Peyton and looks at Haley.

"Answer the question Brooke." Lucas looked confused.

"She renamed me Brooke." Haley said to claify.She got out of the car. "Pop the trunk" she said to Peytn

"Dont do it P. Sawyer it's one of her mind tricks." Brooke whispered to her but Lucas and Nathan heard.

"What mind tricks Brooke?" Nathan asked

"Your one to talk." she mumbled looking away from him. Everyone got out and Peyton tried to call a towing company.

"There's still no signal. Who lives like this?" she asked. Nathan was holdong Brooke. she only let him because she couldnt stand on her own.

"I saw a gas station a few miles back. If I'm not back in an hour, tell my mom I loved her?" Haley said.

"Dont you mean Nathan." Brooke snapped. Nathan looked at Brooke confused.

"Why dont we all go." Lucas said.

"What about me?"Brooke asked.

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Brookes in the back seat of the car and Peyton locks the door. Brookes yelling,

" I could suffocate in here. Guys!" they keep walking. "Guys! Come on! I'm scared! Please! Come on, you guys. Don't go! Someone will come!" They al laugh and turn around. Nathan walks to the car and Peyton unlocks it. Brooke lifts Nathan over his shoulder and carries her to everyone else. He sets her down and turns around so she can get on his back. Lucas helps her since she cant jump.

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Everyone is walking ahead of nathan who is holding Brooke because he wanted to talk to her.

"Brooke whats going on with you?" he asked.

"I saw the nod." she mumbled. She was getting tired.

"What nod?"

"The nod you gave Haley at the game." she said sadly.

"Did you think... " he sighed, "Brooke that nod was a thank you."

"For what?"

"Haley gave you tommaorw off the study train so we could spend the day together." he said. He stopped setting her down, so they could talk face to face.. "Brooke your the only one i want. Why cant you just accept that?" he asked putting his hand on her cheek.

"I'm just so afraid your gonna wake up one day and relize I'm not good enough for you." she said sadly. He laughed and Brooke looked hurt.

"I'm the one who isnt good enough for you Brooke." he said sincerely. He then kissed her and showed her that way how much she meant to him. She pulled away smiling.

"I'm sorry." she whispered. Nathan sat on the side of the road and pulled Brooke down on his lap

It probaly wasnt good on her ankle to walk that far and Peyton had the keys so they waited.

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Everyones in the car and they are driving. Brooke is sitting between Lucas and Nathan sleeping on Nathans shoulder.

Peyton turns up the music and Brooke shoots up.

"Ow." she said hoding her head.

"Sorry." Peyton said. She had forgotten her bf was in the back.

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Everyones laughing and having a good time. The song ends.

"What next?" asked Haley.

"You choose." she said. Brooke looked at her funny.

"Alright." she said as she chnged the station.

"This is so tragic. You two don't actually think you're going to be friends tomorrow, do you?" Brooke said with a laugh.

There was an uncomfortable silence the rest of the way home.

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The next day at school-

Haley smiles at Brooke and Peyton when she sees them. Brooke smiles back but Peyton ignores her. Haley looses her smile and wals away.

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Brooke and Nathan are sitting together at Lunch. Nathan pulls Brooke into his lap and pulls out the ring hiding it in his hand.

"I wanna give you something." he whispered in her ear. She looked at him expectantly. He pulls the ring out and opens the case.

"Brooke Davis, you mean the world to me and I want you to be mine and only mine forever." he whispered. "We would wait until we're ready but I just want to know that one day it could happen." he said

"I'd be a moron if I said no." she whispered rubbing her nose to his adn kissing him sweetly. He stood up and awung her around excitedly. she screamed excitedly. He kissed her and put the ring on her finger.

"I love you." he said for the first time since he promised her to wait until he couldnt anymore. She smiled.

"I love you to."

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I know sappy ending but it's not gonna be that easy for them I promise.