I'm sorry that I haven't updated in awhile!

"So, Brooke, what do you say about going to get something to eat before we get home?" Karen asked her niece. Brooke nodded. "Great, I know this great little café just up the street. I think you would love it. What do ya say?" Karen said. Brooke just laughed at her aunt, and nodded. "Can you drop me off here, while you park the car? I need to go do something real quick," Karen asked Brooke as they approached the café. "Yeah," Brooke said as she stopped so her aunt could get out. "KAREN," a girl yelled as Karen entered the café. "Hey Haley, Nathan, Lucas, Peyton, Jake, Tim, Felix, Anna" Karen said approaching the counter, "and hey baby girl," she said to Jenny. Jenny, who was Jake's three year old daughter, ran over to Karen and gave her a hug. "When did you get back," Lucas asked the woman, who had always been like a second mom to all the teenagers. She even supported Jake, after his ex-girlfriend abandoned him and their child, when his parents hadn't accepted the child at first. "Actually, I just got back, like 30 minutes ago," Karen answered, "well, excuse me; I'm going into the back for a minute. If ya'll need me, just yell." The teens nodded. As she walked to the kitchen, Brooke walked into the café. Not seeing her aunt, Brooke went and sat at the counter, next to a blonde guy. "Hey, welcome to Karen's, what can I get ya to drink," Haley asked Brooke. "Dr. Pepper, please," Brooke said, sweetly. "Coming right up," Haley said, going to fix Brooke's drink. After she gave Brooke her drink, she asked, "So, are you ready to order?" "Actually, I'm waiting on someone," Brooke told Haley. "Okay, no problem," Haley said, and then curiously asked, "So, how did you hear about Karen's?" "Oh, I used to go to one in LA," Brooke said, not lying, but not exactly telling the whole truth, of course. "Oh, cool," Haley said, and then excused herself to tend to a customer. Brooke saw the blonde kept looking over at her. A few times she would catch him, and then he would catch her looking at him back. Finally, Brooke spoke, "Hi!" "Hey, I'm Lucas," he said. "Brooke, nice to meet you Lucas," she said. For some reason, he looked kinda familiar to her and her to him. "So, what brings you to this part of Tree Hill," he asked, thinking she was a summer person. He knew summer people usually stayed in their part of Tree Hill, away from the locals. Tree Hill was a big summer place for the wealthy people, who owned beach property, but they still did not associate with the locals, and there was a Karen's over on their side. He really didn't blame the people either, for not coming to this part. Hell, he knew if he wasn't a local, but a summer person, he wouldn't come to this side. Ignoring his question, she asked, "Are you Lucas Scott?" He nodded, which shocked her. Before anyone could say anything else, Karen came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food. "You hungry, Karen," Nathan joked. "HAHAHA, Nathan you're so funny," Karen said, and then turned to Brooke, "Let's go over here and sit." Karen pointed to a booth not far from the counter. As they ate, the teens at the counter couldn't believe how close Karen and the mystery girl was. Anyone who didn't know Karen would have thought they were mother/daughter. After they finished eating, Karen and Brooke got up, about to leave, and Karen went over to the teens sitting at the counter, to say goodbye. "So, do you guys want to make a little extra cash, today?" Karen asked Nathan, Lucas, and Jake, who nodded in response, "Good, be at my house in 15 minutes." Fifteen minutes later, Jake, Peyton, Jenny, Lucas, Nathan, and Haley arrived at Karen's house. They all started laughing when they saw Karen and Brooke both in the pool, fully clothed.

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