Love Rectangle Plus One
Chapter 13: Night After Night
I don't own anything!
Night After Night by the Sounds.
It all seemed perfect
But there are moments when I feel nothing at all
Same as always
Now it's repeating itself all over again
Night after night you say you move on
tomorrow, tomorrow
Now, what's holding you back?
I don't know, I don't know
Night after night you say you move on
tomorrow, tomorrow
Now, what's holding you back?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Don't feel sorry
'Cause there's no reason for us to fight any more
Tears are coming, and years are going
I hope we'll learn something
This is a short chapter, a lot happens, it's very back and forth, here there, that kind of thing. I'm basically setting up dominoes. Thak you to everyone who sent in reviews! I love reading them! Okay, I had a lot of questions about the changes and as you will find out in this chapter, they are BIG. They are setting up the Cabin Chapter. The formal was cancelled so that they could go to the cabin. Don't worry, the changes will actually HELP in the long run, meaning the next chapter. :) Yes, there will be more Chris Keller and he will show a side of himself we didn't really see on the show. Also Brooke is NOT pregnant. If you read the lyrics I posted above it will give you a clue to what will happen in the next few chapters.
Previously:
"I repeat, the formal has been cancelled. There have been many parents that have called the school. It is just too early since the shooting. Sorry!"
"That sucks" Peyton said.
Peyton, Brooke, Bevin and Haley sat at their normal lunch table. "Hey girls!" Rachel sat down. "It sucks about the formal. Mouth and I were going together." Haley eyed her suspiciously. "I had an idea. My parents have a cabin in the woods. We could all go this weekend." Rachel suggested.
"Sounds great Rachel!" Bevin answered happily. Peyton and Brooke looked at each other. Haley flicked a green pea towards a near by trash can.
"Hey Baby!" Nathan walked to his wife.
"Hey She said giving him a kiss.
"Sucks about the formal hun?" Nathan put his arm around her. "Don't worry, you can always sing some other time."
"Yeah, about that." Haley started.
"Hey, Practice starts in a few at the rivercourt!" Tim yelled.
"I gotta go!" Nathan kissed Haley. "Bye!" He ran to Tim.
"Bye!" Haley said frowning.
"Reading your mail?" Peyton appeared in front of Brooke. Brooke put away the letter she had just opened. She hadn't read it yet but decided to talk to Peyton about moving in first.
Brooke wasn't sure how to ask so she just said what she meant. "Peyton, do you think I could move back in with you?"
Peyton gave her a hug. "YES!"
"Alright guys! Since we can't really practice at school, we'll be practicing here at the Rivercourt." Tim said to the team.
"Alright, lets do this!" Nathan said passing the ball to Lucas.
Peyton helped Brooke get her things from Bevin's house. "I kind of have a date tonight, with Lucas..." Peyton told Brooke apprehensively.
"Cool. I think I'm going to hang with Jake. We should actually work on Spanish at some point." Brooke replied. They both laughed.
Peyton left a few minutes later, she decided to go pick up Lucas at the court.
"Hey Luke!" Peyton said walking to her boyfriend.
"Hey" Lucas said kissing her on the lips.
"Rachel?"
"Yes?" She turned to look at Mouth.
"I feel like this is a dream sometimes." He replied.
"Me too."
Jake went home after practice. He was going to watch cartoons with Jenny but his mother had taken her to the mall. Jake sat on the couch. It was quiet in his house. He grabbed his jacket and walked out to his car. He got in and called Brooke.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey!" He smiled.
"Hey."
"My mom took Jenny to the mall so I have nothing to do." He replied.
"Good. I'm at Peyton's." She smiled.
He made his way over to Peyton's house. She was waiting outside. "Do you want to come in?" She asked. It was a little weird, she thought.
"No." He took her hand and walked her to his car.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"You'll see." He smiled.
Bevin and Skillz were watching The Notebook.
"I love this movie!" Skillz sobbed.
"Aww, Baby!" Bevin hugged him.
"Jake? This place is amazing." Brooke looked around. They were somewhere outside of Tree Hill, there were flowers everywhere and trees scattered around the field.
"You're amazing." Jake said kissing her.
Lucas and Peyton sat in her car. "That movie really sucked." He laughed.
"Yeah." She said as she started kissing him.
(The next day)
"You got in late!" Peyton informed Brooke.
"What time did you get in?" Brooke asked.
"Like 5 minutes before you." Peyton laughed. "So? Did you study?"
"Nope."
"Did you have sex?" Peyton laughed again.
"Oh yeah. Over, and over and over again." Brooke said. They both laughed.
"You are such a hoe!" Peyton said playfully.
"Said the girl who sleeps with other women's men!" Brooke joked.
"Hey girls!" Haley said walking to Brooke and Peyton.
"What's up Haley?" Peyton asked.
"Nathan. He's stuck on this music thing." She answered.
Brooke put her arm around Haley's shoulders. "Just tell him the truth."
Haley looked at Brooke. "You had sex with Jake again, didn't you?"
Brooke's jaw dropped. Peyton laughed. "Yep, like 5 times!"
"Peyton!" Brooke screamed.
Haley looked at Peyton. "You had sex too!"
Peyton blushed. Brooke smiled.
"Hey Jake!" Nathan said walking over to him.
"Hey man, when are we going to work on this learning from each other thing?" Jake asked.
"No idea." Nathan laughed.
"Hey guys!" Mouth said. "You know, Rachel is inviting us all to her parent's cabin this weekend. You guys in?"
"I'm in if Haley is." Nathan answered.
"I don't know, if Brooke wants to go I'll see if I can make it." Jake replied.
"You are so wiped." Nathan said. "Who is the boss you or Brooke?"
"Brooke." Jake answered. "And we all know, Haley's your boss." He patted Nathan on the back while Mouth laughed.
"Haley is not my boss." Nathan said with a frown. Haley, Brooke and Peyton met up with the boys.
"Hey baby! Walk me to class" Haley said grabbing Nathan's arm.
"Ok." Nathan said. Mouth and Jake laughed.
"Yes ma'am!" Mouth yelled. Nathan glared at him. He continued to laugh. "So, you two going to Rachel's Cabin?"
"Yep, seems that way." Peyton answered. Brooke wrapped herself in Jake's arms.
"Do we have to take Rachel?" She asked.
"Well, it is her cabin." Peyton answered. Brooke rolled her eyes.
"Promise me you'll be nice to her?" Mouth said.
"Nice to her? I'm nice to everyone! It's just she's a skanky..." Jake knew where Brooke was going with this so he did the only thing that would shut her up. He kissed her. Peyton and Mouth looked at each other. Jake broke the kiss and Brooke had a dreamy look on her face. "What was I saying?" Brooke asked. Peyton and Mouth laughed. Jake just smiled.
"You were talking about how it was so great of Rachel to invite us to her cabin." Peyton answered.
"Yeah, great of Rachel. Okay." She turned back to Jake and her lips found his.
"Haley, do you think I'm wiped?" Nathan asked.
"No! Can you hand me that book?" She asked.
"Okay." He said handing it to her.
Jake and Brooke made their way to the room she shared with Peyton. He sat down at Peyton's desk.
"So are we finally going to study?" He asked.
"Maybe not." She smiled as she sat on his lap. They started to kiss and the phone started to ring. It kept ringing and ringing.
Brooke broke the kiss to answer the phone but Jake started to kiss her neck instead. "I guess I'll let the machine get it." She said. He gave a small laugh and continued to kiss her.
The machine started:
Peyton's voice: "Hey you've reached..."
Larry's voice: "Larry,"
Peyton's voice: "Peyton Elizabeth,"
Brooke's voice: "and Brooke Penelope. Please leave a message..."
Larry's voice: "After the beep. I can't believe you two made me do that. Hey is this still recording?" Brooke and Peyton laughed on the message.
"Hey Brooke! It's the man of your dreams," Jake stopped kissing Brooke and listened to the message. "The amazing Chris Keller! I know you are probably dying to sleep with me again so," Brooke disconnected the phone line.
Jake stood up walking to the door. "Jake! Wait." Brooke went after him.
"Who is that?" Jake asked. It would have been so much easier for Brooke if he would have been mad, but he didn't look mad, just hurt.
"This guy that I," She started.
"Slept with." Jake completed her sentence.
"That was a long time ago." She said.
"Yeah." He said sarcastically.
"You slept with Peyton! In this room!" Brooke yelled.
"Yeah, well, you slept with Lucas." Jake replied.
"You slept with Nicki and you got her pregnant."
"You slept with every guy in school." He said it out of anger but he wished he had kept his mouth shut. Brooke's eyes got watery.
"Get out" Brooke said slamming Peyton's door. She rested her head against the door as she started crying. She slid down the door to the floor as tears flowed freely.
Peyton and Lucas were kissing on his bed.
"I love you Lucas." She said.
"I love you too Brooke" He replied.
Peyton stopped kissing him. "What?" Lucas asked. He hadn't noticed he said Brooke, not Peyton.
"You said, 'I love you BROOKE!' I'm PEYTON!" She pushed him away. "God LUCAS!" She walked out slamming the door.
Peyton walked into her room to find Brooke under the covers. "Hey." Peyton said getting under the covers as well.
"Hey" Brooke said under a pillow. Peyton moved the pillow so she could see Brooke. "I hate Jake." Brooke said.
"I hate Lucas." Peyton replied. "Men suck, they just want to get in your pants and mess with your brain."
"Yeah." Brooke agreed. She covered her face with the pillow again.
I know. Fighting left and right, remember it sets up the cabin chapter which sets up the next few chapters, everything is building up to the end of this fic, there are only a few chapters left.
Next chapter is the cabin. Mouth will try to help Bake and Leyton get back together. Chris shows up at the cabin.Jake and Brooke will have a confrontation. Lucas will make a confession to Mouth. Haley will also make a confession. Rachel will do something she can't take back.
There are only a few chapters left in this fic, so please R&R:)