Nathan looked skeptically at his to friends and spoke slowly and nervously to them.

Nathan: What do you mean by with the wrong girl?

Lucas turned and looked at Jake nervously.

Lucas: Jake, why don't you go first. I want to hear what you have to say before I say anything, ok?

Jake: (Sigh) Ok, first of all, I really do care for Peyton and I do love her, I'm just not, in love with her anymore. So while I was gone I met this girl. She lives about a 30 minutes drive away from Tree Hill and her name is Sarah. We hung out for a few days and sort of started something. When I left her, I said I had some unfinished business with someone else. As you can imagine she was pretty upset. I told her that I wanted to be with her, but I had to go end things with Peyton first. All in all I told her I'd be back for her.

Nathan: Wait, so you came back her yesterday to end things with Peyton? Do you know how she's been doing without you Jake? I'll tell you! She's been terrible! She's been spending her time wondering if you'll ever come back for her! And now, now you come back just to end it with her? I'm sorry Jake, but that is low, something I never expected from you...

Jake: This from the guy who made out with his wife's sister!

Nathan: Yes, but my heart still does and always will belong to Haley!

Lucas: Um, guys...

Nathan and Jake: WHAT!

Lucas: Look behind you.

Nathan and Jake turn around to see Haley, Brooke and Peyton staring at them.

Jake: How much of that did you guys hear?

Brooke: Pretty much all of Nathan's speech. What the hell is going on?

Peyton was staring at Jake. She looked pretty pale and kind of sick.

Peyton: I think, I'm gonna go...

Nathan: (Sigh) No, Peyton, I think you should stay...Brooke, you too.

Haley: (Trying to lighten the tension) Oh, I shouldn't stay then? (Laughs lightly)

Nathan: (Smiles timidly at Haley.) Of course you should stay.

Nathan extends an arm out so for Haley to come over to him. Haley goes over to him and lays her head on his chest as he wraps his arm around her.

Brooke: So, what what's going on.

Lucas: Brooke, I think you should sit down.

Brooke: Um... (worriedly) ok...

Brooke slowly sits down on the bleachers and Peyton comes over and sits down beside her best friend. Brooke puts her arm around Peyton, looking at her best friend sadly.

Jake: Peyton, this is going to hurt you, but I'm afraid I have to say it. I care for you. I really do, I love you, but... (sigh) I'm not in love with you. (Searching Peyton's eyes for some sort of emotion, but she's just staring back at him stone cold.) There's someone else.

Brooke is shaking her head at Jake and rubbing Peyton's back. Peyton slowly gets up.

Peyton: (To Brooke) I'm, I'm going to go home.

Brooke: Ok, I'll go with you.

Peyton walks away and Brooke begins to walk after her when Lucas calls out to her.

Lucas: Brooke, wait, come back.

Brooke slowly turns around and walks back to the bleachers. She stares at Lucas.

Brooke: Please tell what I'm about to hear isn't just like what Peyton just got crushed by.

Lucas: I'm sorry Brooke, but...

Brooke: Unbelievable.. (rolls eyes) What, did you meet someone else like Jake did.

Lucas: No... Brooke, I care for you so much and I always want to be there for you. I always want to be someone you can depend on and trust. But you have to know... I'd be lying to myself if I stayed with you, because, I'm still in love with Peyton.

Brooke's show anger and tears were welling up inside of them. Everyone else way staring at Lucas with shock. Haley pulled away from Nathan and went over to comfort Brooke. Nathan looked ready to punch Lucas and Jake both. Lucas looked pleadingly at Brooke.

Lucas: Brooke...

Brooke: I've got to go. Oh and Lucas, do me a favor, don't ever speak to me again!

Brooke stalks off angrily at a quick pace. Lucas calls after her.

Lucas: BROOKE!

Brooke just keeps on walking until she disappears from sight. Haley looks in the direction that Brooke left and then looks at her best friend, not knowing who to go comfort. Nathan comes over and puts his arm around Haley and whispers in her ear.

Nathan: Come on, lets go find Brooke and Peyton.

Haley nods slowly and looks sadly back at Lucas. Haley and Nathan walk away leaving Jake and Lucas alone at the river court, wondering if they had just made the biggest mistakes of their lives.