Guernica is a song by Brand New. It is also the title of this chapter, it's a great song! Thak you to everyone who has sent in a review:)
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Previously on LRP1
"Why do I get the feeling that you are staring at one of the Tree Hill cheerleaders because you like her more than just friends?" Mouth walked up to Jake.
Jake didn't answer; he just looked back to the field.
"Why do I have a feeling this is going to get very complicated?" Mouth shook his head. Jake looked at him.
"Because, this is something you only feel once in your life." He replied, remembering what Whitey had told him.
"I see you got back with your girlfriend." Rachel walked up to Peyton.
"Brooke called a truce."
"Well, then I guess you owe me." Rachel smirked and walked away. Peyton's eyes moved to Brooke who was talking to Bevin. She noticed Jake out on the field with Mouth. Jake.
"Hey dawgs!" Skillz walked up behind Jake and Mouth.
"Hey Skillz" Jake replied, desperately wanting to change the subject.
"What up? What's the story?"
"We were just talking about Jake liking Brooke" Mouth said absent-mindedly. Jake turned to look at Mouth.
"Wha?" Skillz dropped his jaw. "Boy you move fast! You just got here and you already got a new honey?"
Jake was speechless. He didn't want anyone else to know how he felt about Brooke until he knew if there was any possibility of them being together.
"Who is the honey?" Nathan appeared behind them.
"Brooke" Mouth and Skillz said at the same time.
"Wow." Nathan's wide eyes looked at Jake.
"Can we not tell the whole school about this?" Jake looked behind them to make sure no one was near them.
"Sorry" Mouth said.
"Make sure you don't tell Bevin!" Nate joked. Skillz gave him a look.
"She can't help it." He replied defending Bevin. They all laughed.
"Looks like your boyfriend is here!" Bevin motioned towards the boys.
Brooke looked over at them and noticed Jake. "Bevin!" She grabbed the other girl's arm dragging her away from the other girls so no one would hear.
"I thought you would be happy!" Bevin replied.
"Did you tell him what I told you!" Brooke's eyes were wide.
"I just told him to come to practice. I didn't tell him you were in love with him."
"Bevin, be serious!"
"I am! You are so in love! Look at you, your freaking out! Brooke Davis never freaks out about some guy. You are so in love."
"Stop saying that!"
"It's the truth!" Bevin said as she walked back to the group of girls. She waved at Skillz.
Skillz waved back.
"I'll be seeing you guys." Nathan turned and left.
"You know what?" Skillz turned to Jake.
"What?"
"I'm going to help you out. You'll get your shorty soon enough."
"Skillz," Jake started.
"Hey, don't pretend you don't want some of that!" Skillz pointed to Brooke as she did a back flip. "I love it when they move like that!"
"Yeah." Mouth said staring at Brooke. They all looked at him. "What?"
"Okay Bevin, pay attention! Brooke, try to look less heartbroken. Haley, stop moving like a turtle. And Peyton…" Rachel turned to face Peyton. "Try actually focusing on cheering and not back-stabbing"
Peyton glared at Rachel. "Rachel!" She started moving to punch the red head.
"Quite being Rachel!" Brooke interrupted her. "Look, why don't we just call it a night. Ok? Before a fight breaks out?" Brooke grabbed her bad from the floor. Bevin grabbed her bag as well.
"Let's go chat with the guys!" Bevin smiled.
"Hey Boyfriend!" Bevin jumped up to squeeze Skillz.
"Hey Shorty."
"I love being your Shorty!" Bevin smiled.
Brooke quickly glanced at Jake who was watching Bevin and Skillz. He looked back at Brooke, she looked away.
"I'm hungry!" Bevin cried.
"We could all go get some food." Skillz looked at the group. "Everyone in?"
Mouth nodded.
"I can't, I have to go home and take care of Jenny." Jake replied. Brooke's heart sank.
"You could bring her" Bevin suggested and then smiled at Brooke.
"Yeah dude! Bring little shorty." Skillz said.
"Alright." Jake replied.
"That leaves one. Brooke, you in?" Skillz looked at Brooke and then Jake.
"Definitely." She smiled as she looked at Jake. He smiled back.
"Hey" Peyton looked at Haley as she got her things together after practice.
"Hey."
"I know your mad at me. For what I did."
"I'm not mad." Haley said. She knew that this fight was Brooke and Peyton's. Not her's.
"I'm going to fix this."
"I hope you do." Haley turned away.
"Hey Nate!" Mouth walked over to Nathan, who was sitting on the other side of the school.
"Hey Mouth." Nate looked at Mouth who sat down next to him.
"What's up?"
"Just thinking about life. I mean, this is all so crazy."
"Yeah" Mouth agreed. "Are you and Haley okay?"
"Yeah, I just miss Keith." Nathan replied. Mouth nodded.
Jake waited outside the gym doors for Brooke. She and the rest of the girls had gone in to change. The doors opened and Brooke walked out. She smiled, walking over to him.
"Brooke!" Peyton called her from the doors. Brooke turned to look at Peyton. "I'm going to do whatever it takes. I'm really sorry."
Brooke looked at her. She was glad Peyton would fight for their friendship. She noticed Lucas walking towards them. "Your boyfriend is waiting." She said to Peyton and walked away.
Peyton looked at Lucas and then watched as Brooke walked over to Jake.
"Hey!" Jake said as Brooke finally reached him.
"Hey" Brooke replied.
"You okay?" He asked. He had seen Peyton approach Brooke. He really wasn't sure what would happen with their friendship.
"I will be." She answered as she put her arm around his shoulder. They both looked at each other and smiled.
Peyton watched Brooke as she put her arm around Jake. Poetic Justice, she thought. She turned and walked the other way to avoid Lucas.
Lucas didn't notice Peyton was gone. Originally, he had gone there to talk to her but, seeing Brooke and Jake's closeness, he felt something inside he couldn't understand. He watched Brooke as she and Jake walked on.
"So, Shorty, what's da deal with Brooke?" Skillz asked.
"What do you mean Baby?" Bevin asked, she had come out of the locker room before Brooke and Peyton.
"Well, I know this dude. And well, he's got this thing for your girl."
"Seriously!" Bevin got excited. Could he be talking about Jake!
"Yeah, ma"
"Who is it?" Bevin jumped.
"Look baby, I can't tell you. It's a secret."
"Oh! Skillzy, PLEASE!" She started whining.
"No Bevin. Remember you told Brooke about Lucas!" Skillz eyed her. Bevin frowned.
"I know, but she's my friend, and Lucas is a jerk for cheating on her!" Bevin explained.
"I know baby, I agree with you but, I still can't tell you who it is." Skillz said.
"Well, then I can't tell you who she has a crush on!" Bevin frowned again, crossing her arms. Skillz turned his head.
"Crush?" His eyes were wide open. "Who? Come on Bev."
"No, not unless you tell me first."
"Okay, same time?" Skillz reasoned.
"Ok" Bevin agreed.
"One, two..." Skillz counted.
"JAKE!" They yelled at the same time.
"What?" Jake asked, appearing in front of them with Brooke by his side.
"OMG!" Bevin yelled! "THIS IS SO AWSOME!" She hugged Skillz, then Brooke and then Jake. Brooke and Jake eyed Bevin suspiciously.
"Bevin, are you..." Brooke began.
"She's just hungry" Skillz interrupted, he didn't want Jake to know he had told Bevin. "Let's go crew. Mouth said he would met us a little later."
"Right!" Bevin said excited. "Skillz will ride with me! And YOU can ride with Jake!" She smiled at Brooke.
"Let's go baby!" Skillz said taking Bevin toward the car.
"She's a little..." Jake started.
"Crazy?" Brooke looked at him.
"Yeah." Jake said watching Skillz drag Bevin to the car. Brooke laughed.
Bevin and Skillz got a table in the front part of the pizza place.
"Why can't I tell Brooke?" Bevin said sitting next to Skillz.
"Because, then Jake would know I told you and I said I wouldn't" Bevin was frowning. "There are other ways we can get them together."
"Hey guys! I made it" Mouth sat down at the table next to Skillz. He noticed Bevin looked upset. "Where are Brooke and Jake?"
"They went to get Jenny" Bevin answered. "I want cinnamon sticks!"
Jake and Brooke pulled up to Jake's house. "I'll go get her. Do you want to wait here?" Jake asked.
"Yeah sure." Brooke said. Jake made his way into his house to get Jenny.
Brooke sat quietly in the car. She turned around to see Jenny's car seat. There was a small toy on the seat. Her eyes went to the bottom of the car seat. She noticed something beneath the seat. She grabbed it with curiosity. It was a picture of Jenny and Peyton. Brooke's heart sank. Is he still in love with her? She heard the front door to Jake's house open. She dropped the picture somewhere in the back and turned around. Jake got to the car and put Jenny in her seat.
"Book!" Little Jenny smiled as her dad buckled her in.
"Hey Jenny!" Brooke smiled. Jake made his way back to the driver's seat.
"Ready?" Jake asked. Brooke nodded. She couldn't help but think about Jake's history with Peyton. He still likes her, she thought.
Peyton sat in her room alone.
"Peyton" Lucas said walking in her room.
"LUCAS! GET OUT!"
"No, you have to talk to me."
"There is nothing to say! Brooke is my friend and I'm not going to lose her again!"
"What about us?"
"Forget about us!" Peyton said.
"I hope you're not saying that because Jake is back."
"Jake has nothing to do with this."
"Good because it seems that the people we hurt are helping each other heal." Peyton looked at Lucas.
"What are you talking about? Brooke and Jake are just friends." She said. Lucas put his head is hands.
"I love you Peyton." The words just came out.
"I'll always have feelings for you Lucas. But this is wrong."
"Hey guys!" Bevin said as Jake, Jenny and Brooke walked in.
"We were just about to order." Skillz replied. "You want to come with Jake?" He nodded.
"Can you watch Jenny?" Jake asked Brooke.
"Yeah sure." She replied. Jake got up along with Mouth and Skillz. He passed Jenny to Brooke and they went to order.
"So?" Bevin eyed Brooke. "How was the ride to his house? Any touchy feely?" Bevin's eyes widened with excitement.
"Nope, I found a picture of Peyton in his backseat."
"Peyton in his backseat?" Bevin looked at Brooke. "Why would he take a picture of her in his back seat?"
"No Bevin!" Brooke looked at her. "The picture of Peyton was in the backseat."
"Oh!" Bevin said. She noticed Brooke seemed really hurt by the picture. "Men suck" She said, trying to comfort Brooke.
"Hey Shorties! Food's here!" Skillz announced.
"Where are my cinnamon sticks?" Bevin asked looking for them.
"Oh, I guess I forgot them." Skillz said grabbing a slice of pizza. Bevin stared at him.
"You forgot? You know I love cinnamon sticks!"
"That's okay Bev, we have other stuff." He grabbed the plate of chicken wings. "Chicken wing?"
"No!" Bevin frowned. "Skillz please order me some cinnamon sticks."
"Bevin, you're making a scene."
"I am not!" She screamed. Everyone stated to look at her.
"I told you" Skillz said looking around the room. "Why don't you just listen to me woman."
"Woman?" Bevin was furious. "Men Suck!" She yelled. She grabbed Brooke's arm. "Come on Brooke! We are going home!" Brooke handed baby Jenny to Jake. Bevin was pulling her to the door.
"Girl you are CRAZY!" Skillz yelled as they left the pizza place. He shook his head. "Oh well, more pizza for us!" He took a big bite out of his slice and glared at Bevin as she got into her car.
"Bevin! What was that?" Brooke looked at her confused.
"Get in the damn car Brooke!" Brooke had never seen Bevin angry. She did what she was told. The ride home was quiet but as soon as they reached Bevin's room Bevin started crying.
"Why did I yell at him?" sob sob. "I love him" more sobs.
"Bevin," Brooke tried to comfort her. "It's okay, you can talk about tomorrow. Or you could call him now."
"No!" Bevin wiped her tears. "I'll just talk to him..." More tears. "TooommmoooorrrrOHHH" She covered her face with her pillow.
Next Time: A lot will happen in the next chapter. True Love will be tested. More secrets will be revealed. Some will be closer by the end of the next chapter, while others might break apart. R&R!