Love Rectange Plus One

Chapter 15 - Learning To Breathe

(Learning to Breathe is a song by Switchfoot) I don't own anything!

This chapter will be short. It focuses on what they all learned from each other. It's very back and forth so you have to pay attention.

Previously on OTH-LRP1

Lucas watched as the star faded. Rachel appeared behind him. "What did you wish for?" She asked.

"I wished we hadn't just done that." He said grabbing his pants and exiting the room.

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"Jake taught me that life beats you up." Nathan said. "But you just have to learn to roll with the punches."

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"Time to go guys!" Nathan said. Everything was ready for their departure back home. They turned to look at the cabin. Peyton looked at Skillz, Bevin, Brooke and Jake. Bevin and Brooke smiled at each other while their boyfriends held the girls tight.

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"I learned.." Peyton started. "I learned that you have to always be there for your friends. You can't just get caught up in your own life."

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"Okay, let's go." Rachel said. Mouth walked to Nathan's car. "Mouth, ride with me?" She begged.

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Mouth looked down. "I learned that people don't change. And you just have to accept that."

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"I'm riding with Nathan." He answered. Rachel watched him as he got in the back seat of Nathan's car with Brooke and Jake. Skillz and Bevin were already in the back of her car. Peyton and Lucas were still outside. "Ride in front?" Rachel asked Lucas.

"No, ride in back." Lucas said sitting next to Skillz. Peyton got in the passenger's seat.

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Rachel stood up. "I learned that if beauty is really on the inside." She paused not knowing what to say, then she broke. "Then I'm a really ugly person" She said as she wiped her eyes.

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"I'm really loving this" Nathan said as he looked at Haley next to him and his friends in the backseat.

"Yeah." Haley said. "This was a good trip."

Jake kissed Brooke's forehead. "I love you" He told her.

"I love you too." She said. Mouth looked at them.

"Now I just feel lonely." He said. Brooke laughed and gave him a hug.

"I love you too Mouth!" She smiled.

"Yay!" He said sticking his tongue out at Jake. Jake laughed.

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"Nathan taught me that, if you really love someone," Jake started. "You're never too young."

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Haley and Nathan were watching TV in the living room when he fell asleep. She kissed his cheek and covered him.

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"I learned that I love my husband more than anything." Haley said.

Tim spoke up. "I learned she loved her husband too!" Everyone laughed.

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"Hey Peyton!" Bevin said walking into Peyton and Brooke's room. "Is Brooke here?"

"Nope." Peyton sighed. Bevin looked down.

"Oh, okay, I guess I'll just go home then." Bevin said.

"Wait Bev. Do you want to hang out?" Peyton asked.

Bevin smiled. "Yeah! That would be fun." She sat next to Peyton. She examined an album on Peyton's nightstand."Emo music?"

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"I learned..." Bevin smiled. "EMO isn't that bad." Peyton laughed.

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Lucas was sitting alone on a bench at the Rivercourt. "Hey Luke." Brooke said.

"Hey." He said surprised to see her. She sat next to him on the bench.

"How old do you think we'll be by the time we're over all of this?" She asked. He looked at her confused. "Fighting for what we can't have. Living in the past."

"Brooke, I'm sorry." Lucas started.

"Don't apologize Lucas, just stop. We both have to move on." She said getting up. "There is a girl who is home alone right now. She needs you."

"But," Lucas started.

"We both know it Lucas. I'm not the one for you, it was selfish of me to want to be that person." She walked away.

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Brooke smiled. "I learned that people make mistakes and if you don't forgive them, you are just as bad."

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Whitey walked into the gym. "So tell me, what did you all learn from each other?" He looked around. "Lucas, why don't you start?"

Lucas looked at Brooke and Jake. He stood up. "I learned," He started. "I learned from Brooke that, it's never to late to be who you really are." He sat down. Brooke smiled at him and then kissed Jake's cheek.

The Next Chapter will focus on Leyton's reconciliation and Mouth's plan to keep them all together after High School. There will be a big surprise at the end of the chapter! NO ONE WILL SEE THIS COMING!