Two weeks had gone by since Peyton had moved to Miami! She loved it! She loved her job and the friends she was making. She was meeting so many new people everyday and having more fun than she ever expected. Her and Brooke had patched things over since they worked together. Brooke actually liked Peyton. They had been hanging out for the past week and had become inseparable. They were so much alike it was really pathetic. They loved shopping, they loved boys, and most of all they loved to party. Peyton's apartment had become the place to be now. She always had people over. Her and Nathan were getting closer besides the fact that he still had a thing for Haley. Jake and Haley seemed to be doing good even though she still wanted Nathan which was becoming more apparent everyday. Brooke was noticing this fact as well and decided she needed to do something about it so she enlisted the help of Lucas
"Hey Luke" Brooke said cheerily
"Hey Brooke"
"Can I talk to you for a minute"
He sighed not knowing what she wanted. He thought it had to do with him and her since she had been hitting on him for about a week now and he wouldn't pay any attention to her.
"Yea Brooke what is it" He said sitting down on his couch
"Have you noticed lately that Haley and Nathan are playing some ring around the rosy crap"
Lucas couldn't help but laugh at her metaphor
"Yes I have noticed but what are you gonna do. Nathan is with Peyton now" He said with a bit of jealousy behind his voice that didn't go unnoticed by Brooke.
She thought to herself for a minute "Now if Lucas likes Peyton, and Nathan likes Haley, and Haley like Nathan, then we have something to go by. What if I got Lucas to go after Peyton and take her mind of off Nathan, which in turn would leave Nathan free to go after Haley. But that still leaves Jake. I could always go after him... I know he's got a thing for me still... OH I SO GOT IT"
"Brooke?" Lucas asked pulling her out of her thoughts
"Oh sorry... Ok Nathan might be with Peyton now, but he wants to be with Haley who also wants to be with him. So... I was thinking that we need to come up with some sort of plan to put those to back together."
"And like I said how are you gonna do that?"
"That's where you come in." She stated plainly
"ME? Why me?" He asked confused
"Don't play dumb Lucas... I know you like Peyton... So here's what you're gonna do... You're gonna quit being so shy and go after her. That will take her mind off of Nathan so he can go after Haley. I'm gonna distract Jake so that Haley can be with Nathan." She said proudly
Lucas just looked at her in disbelief. How could she possibly think this was going to work
"I know I'm a genius" She said noticing the way he was looking at her
"Brooke that's never gonna work."
"How do you figure... You like Peyton and I happen to know that Peyton seems to think pretty fondly of you herself. Nathan likes Haley and she still likes him. Jake still has a thing for me from when we had all that fun last summer. It's gonna work. You just have to quit being so damn shy. Go after her. Be a man" She said blatantly.
"She's not gonna go for it. Neither is Haley, Nathan, or Jake... Well Jake maybe but Nathan's not gonna go after Haley unless he knows for sure that she wants to be with him to." He stated firmly
"Have a little faith here Scott. Stop looking at it that way and look at it my way. You see that Nathan and Haley still have a thing for each other. I KNOW you like Peyton and like I said she's pretty fond of you as well. Jake still has a thing for me considering he's trying to get with me now. So just do it. Quit being so scared"
Lucas just chuckled. He didn't think Peyton would even come close to going for that but hell what did he have to lose... other than his dignity.
"Fine... I'll do it... but at the first sign of rejection I'm bailing."
"Fine... but you better not chicken out... so deal... I go for Jake you go for Peyton?" She asked holding out her hand
"Deal" He said taking her hand
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Peyton was throwing a party at her apartment that night. She went to Lucas' apartment to try and invite him but he wasn't there. She went to every other apartment that was around her and invited all of them to come. They all accepted her invitation. She got Brooke and Haley to help her set up. They went and bought the beer, and if they wanted something else they were just gonna have to get it themselves. It was 6 o'clock by the time they were done getting everything they needed so they had the next couple of hours to get ready. She told every one to start coming around 9 ish. Peyton thought she should at least try one more time to try and invite Lucas.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Lucas opened the door
"Hey Peyt" He said inviting her in
"Oh I can't stay... I came over to invite you to my party tonight... you're gonna come right" She said hopefully
"Would I miss it?" He asked coyly
"You better not"
"Oh I won't... Just make sure you're dressed real nice for me" He said eyeing her
Peyton couldn't believe what she was hearing. Was Lucas Scott trying to hit on her. If he was he was doing a good job because as soon as she left there she ran back to her place to get Brooke to help her with an outfit.
"Brooke it has to be super cute, and sexy." Peyton said rummaging through her closet
"Oh it's gonna be sexy Sawyer" Brooke said pulling out a short, faded, jean skirt that Peyton had bought on a shopping trip with her
"Ok so we have the bottom half... What about a shirt?" She said still looking through her closet
"Oh I have the perfect top... I so have to go get it." Brooke said walking out of her closet
"Brooke... I need it like now."
"Oh... you will have it... I'll be right back" Brooke said walking out the door with Peyton following right behind her
"You better hurry" Peyton yelled out the door after her
"Be back in a few... KISSES" Brooke yelled back
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Brooke made it back to Peyton's apartment about 20 minutes later with a small pink halter. It had a plunging neck line. Not enough to be completely exposed but enough to leave a little to the imagination. It was tight and Peyton loved it. If anything was gonna grab Lucas' attention this was it. Now for the shoes
"Alright Miss Fashion Diva what about shoes" Peyton asked walking out of the bathroom in her skirt and halter
"Hmmm" Brooke mumbled walking back into Peyton's closet "Oh... Oh... Oh... what about these?" Brooke asked emerging from Peyton's closet holding a pair of black heels. Open back and open toe. They had a strap then went across her lower foot, with a pink lace tie up that went up to the middle of her shin.
"Oh so cute" Peyton said grabbing the shoes from Brooke "I forgot I had these"
"You're lucky you're wearing them tonight because I would totally steal them from you" Brooke said helping Peyton lace them up her leg "Where did you get theses?"
"Ummm... Macy's I think... I was on a trip to New York when I picked them up"
"I so need to go shopping in New York... I here it's the best" Brooke said as if she was planning the trip already
"It is... There's so much to do there to... we definitely need to take a trip" Peyton said standing up and looking at herself in the mirror
"Girl you are so hot" Brooke said
"And so are you" Peyton said laughing along with Brooke
Haley coughed
"And so are you Haley... Nathan will totally be pissed he broke up with you" Brooke chimed in
Peyton laughed at this comment b/c she knew Brooke was right... but it didn't bother her... She was trying to impress Lucas tonight.
Haley looked down at her feet. She didn't want them to know she still wanted Nathan because she was with Jake. However it wasn't Jake she was trying to impress tonight... It was Nathan... Like always. Given the chance she would go back to Nathan in a heartbeat
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All three girls were standing in front of the mirror finishing up with their makeup and hair when the first knock came on Peyton's door.
"YAY! The party is getting ready to start" Brooke squealed with excitement as she looked at Peyton and Haley "You ready girls?"
"You know it" Peyton said linking arms with the two of them
Peyton opened her door to see Nathan and Jake standing there
"Hey Nate!" Peyton said excitedly as she gave him a hug
"Hey Jake!" Haley said giving him a hug as well
Brooke just kinda stood there looking around
"Where's Lucas?" Peyton asked looking for him
"He decided he wanted to be 'Fashionably Late'" Jake said laughing as he walked into Peyton's apartment with Haley
Nathan followed suit, leaving Brooke and Peyton standing there. Peyton and Brooke looked at each other knowing what was gonna happen.
Brookes plan was about to be in full effect
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OK THERE IS YOUR UPDATE! I'M SO GLAD YA'LL ARE ENJOYING THIS STORY B/C I LOVE WRITING IT! THANK'S TO ALL OF YOU WHO LEFT REVIEWS I APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM! I LOVE GETTING FEEDBACK ON WHAT I WRITE! IF YOU ANY SUGGESTIONS LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO
UP NEXT: THE PARTY... Whose gonna hook up?... whose gonna break up?... whose gonna tell it like it is?... Will Lucas go after Peyton?... Will Nathan go after Haley?... Will Brooke go after Jake? Tune in to find out