Chapter Four

"They call it Lost and Found for a Reason"

Yes. Nathan was going to find Brooke James. She was the very close to Haley when they were in high school. Hell they were Twins. But then again, we where all really close in high school. In a sense it was Nathan, Haley, Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, and Jake; just them against the world. Until Jake left to go find his daughter, Jenny. I can remember now how much in love him and Peyton where it was almost sickening, but people said that about me and Haley too. Then Haley left to go have a daughter, Charlotte; my daughter Charlotte. Brooke went to California the summer before senior year, right after Haley left me. She said she was coming back but never did. It devastated my cousin Lucas. Every relationship that I have ever been around, or in, has never worked. Well except for Lucas's mom Karen, and his father, my uncle Keith, but don't fool your self they have had their share of problems too.

Trying to find Brooke was harder than Nathan had expected. Especially being that he didn't even know what state she lived in. But eventually he succeeded, although he was not too happy about the way that he went about it.

After trying everything else Nathan, remembered that other than Haley, Brooke had been close to Peyton Sawyer. He thought that there was still a good chance that she lived in her old house so he decided to call it.

"Jagelski residence." A young girl said in a monotony, and dreary voice.

"Jagelski! Wow, Is this jenny!" Nathan said, getting exited, and happy for his old friends.

"um…no" the girl said in the same cold voice.

"OK, one: attitude is not necessary, and two: is Peyton there?" he said getting annoyed.

"Do you mean Mrs. Jagelski?"

"I don't f-" Nathan cut himself off. "um, know. All I know that I need to talk to Peyton Sawyer. I don't know if her last name is still the same. All I know is that I need to talk to her."

"Well Mrs. Jagelski's first name is Peyton." The girl said, obviously getting pure enjoyment from it.

"Why didn't you put her on the phone when I asked to talk to Peyton?"

"It wouldn't have mattered much now would it?"

"And why is that." Nathan said letting out a deep sigh because of the annoying little girl on the other side of the phone.

"Because she's not home." The girl let out a duh from the under her breath.

"well can you just let her know that Nathan called.

"Nathan who?"

"Just Nathan and if she says 'that conceded bastard idiot from high school' just say yes." When he said that last sentence it was like Nathan felt this pang of guilt in his heart for how he acted towards all his friends; after Haley left. Especially Peyton, he had know that she was hurting because Jake left but he didn't care about anyone but himself.

"OK just Nathan, I'll give her the message." And with that she hung up the phone.

Nathan told Peyton the whole story about Haley; and had finally gotten to the part on why he had called Peyton in the first place.

"I really do fell badly for her Nathan I do, and I don't mean to ba mean bu….is this going somewhere?" Peyton asked.

"Oh, yea about that, well I think you get why I can't take care of her. I mean it just too hard. And I though that maybe I could get Brooke's number from you so that she could take on her sisterly duties."

"Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, I have know Brooke my whole life. God, she used to call me their lost in translation triplet. But I can tell you for a fact right now that Brooke is not going to take care of her. Not because she doesn't care but because you being her husband should have that responsibility. And personally I agree with her." Peyton said matter-of-factly.

"Pey, it's just too hard. Can't you get that?" Nathan asked trying to rationalize, with his former girlfriend, and his now distant friend.

"Than you should have singed the damn papers, Nathan. I'm not going into this anymore, we have don't it too many times, and I'm not in the mood."

"Ok I get it but can you just give me Brooke's number. Yea, you ready?"

"Ready and waiting."

"Ok its 673-555-4128, k?"

"Got it. Thanks again Pey." He really was thankful.

"Yea I know. Ok so what's the hospital and room number? Oh and when is she being released? And if we don't get there before she's released is she going to be in New York of LA?"

"Whoa, um wait, what are you talking about?" Nathan was totally lost.

"Well you know it could take a while for us to get there. Jenny has school so I have to talk to her school saying that she's going to be out for a while. And me and Jake have work, so we both need to be cleared for vacations. Oh, and I need to call Lucas, oh and Karen." Almost as if she was repeating her to do list out loud.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"You really didn't expect to tell me that my best friend is in the hospital, and not expect to came see her, did you?"

"Well know but-" Nathan was always being cut off.

"Good! And I know its not for a great reason but we'll all be seeing each other again! This is so great!"

"Um, Pey, I'm not going to be there. I thought you knew that?"

"You son of a bitch, you better be lying! You saw what I did to the eye liner skank, also known as Lucas' bar slut, formally known as the mother daughter, also know as Nikki. You do not want to mess with me Nathan Lee Scott! So you better be right next to her when I get there, and not only that but you better be there the whole ride. Even if your not going to be the one waiting on her hand and foot for a month. Do I make myself clear!"

"Yes ma'am. Talk to ya later." And with that the conversation was over.