Lucas, Nathan and Haley all piled into Lucas truck after eating lunch at Karen's Café. At the request of Brooke, Lucas escorted Haley and Nathan on a "family day trip". They started off by visiting Keith, staying almost two hours in his hospital room, sharing stories and just having fun. Then, after saying their good-byes to Keith they went to Karen's to visit and have lunch. After enjoying their meal, the gang decided they should head back. Lucas prayed that Brooke would be done with whatever she was up to, she'd kill him if he ruined her "plan." So they loaded into Lucas truck. Lucas drove, while Haley sat in the middle, with Nathan close next to her.
"This was really fun you guys. We should do this more often. Of course we can always invite Peyton and Brooke to come with us, they might as well be family too. Speaking of Brooke, why didn't she come with us?" Lucas winced at the mention of Peyton. Nathan and Haley didn't know Peyton had left with Jake, but he didn't bring it up because he knew Brooke would want to tell them."
"Uh…she said she had something to do. I don't know. You know Brooke." Haley and Nathan both nodded in silent understanding at what Lucas was saying. They did know Brooke. She was always up to something.
Meanwhile Brooke was back at the apartment, going through with her "plan". She wanted everything to be perfect when the group came back. She glanced at the clock on the mantle. 4:54. They'd be back soon. Brooke continued putting the perfect touches on her "plan". Soon after, she heard footsteps coming up the stairs, 5:23. She looked over at her work. Perfect. She heard the lock in the door and decided to hide. She giggled to herself as she hid in the hallway, she could be so childish sometimes. She peeked around the corner and watched Haley, then Nathan, then finally Lucas walk through the door.
"Brooke we're…" Haley came to a sudden stop, causing Lucas to bump into his brother. "Oh..my..God." Brooke walked out of the hallway, smiling, to greet her friends. The guys look at Haley and then follow her gaze to the walls of the apartment. The three stood in wonder at Brooke's masterful work. Lucas slowly walked over to his girlfriend, steadily eyeing the walls.
"Brooke…what did you do?" Brooke looked at her boyfriend and giggled. This was going over just the way she had hoped. She looked around once more at the newly renovated apartment. The whole area had been cleaned. Floors moped, windows washed, carpet vacuumed. The couch and chair had new material. A deep red, chiffon type material. The throw pillows blended perfectly, rich, royal purple with gold stitching. The once plain white walls were covered in framed pictures of Nathan and Haley. Some were even pictures of them with their friends.
The four friends walked silently through the apartment, in complete awe of Brooke's creativity. Then they came across the pride of Brooke's work; the bedroom. The bed set was completely new, the same red, purple, and gold as the couch. The bedside lamps were signature Brooke Davis. Chinese lamp shades the same color as the red bed spread. Then Haley saw something that once again, stopped her in her tracks. She slowly stepped up to the wall where her keyboard sat. Where the wall met the ceiling, Brooke had stenciled words in gold. The Music of My Heart. Underneath the words was a gold-framed picture of Nathan and Haley's wedding picture. Scattered on either side of the picture were framed newspaper clippings. Haley stepped forward to read the articles. She let out a quiet gasp when she realized what the clippings were.
"Brooke are those…are those clippings from the tour?" Haley turned to Brooke with tears in her eyes. Brooke hesitated for a couple of seconds. She had found a box in the closet labeled "Naley forever". Brooke, being her nosy self opened the box to discover the tour clippings she assumed Nathan had been saving. She thought it was too sweet not to be seen.
"Yeah, I found them while I was cleaning. I hope it's okay." Brooke turned to Nathan questioningly. She knew Haley would appreciate the gesture, although she was unsure how Nathan would react. She breathed a sigh of relief when her concerned look was met with Nathan's smile and a wink. He walked over to Haley, put his arms around her tiny waist and kissed the top of her head. She turned around in his arms to look at Nathan.
"Yeah Brooke, its perfect." Lucas slipped his arm around Brooke's shoulders and smiled down at her. She was so good to her friends
