AUTHOR'S NOTE: Ok... I am soooo sorry for taking so long to UD but I got stuck after changing the story line quite a bit from my original plan. I have been working on this UD all week to make sure I got it right! I think it turned out pretty good but you be the judge... I really hope you like it and again I apologize for taking sooo long. ENJOY!
I Tried to post this last night but it wouldn't let me so here it is now! Again sorry for the wait!
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Chapter 9: Plan of Action
Brooke walked into work the next night around 8 o'clock. She hadn't seen much of anyone the past couple of days. She had made plans with Haley to go out but they got cancelled when Haley called and said she had something really important she was taking care of... Whatever that meant. She felt like something was going on that no one was telling her but decided not to push the issue when Haley snapped at her. She may have been a bitch at time she was never one for confrontation with her best friend. They fought all the time but they both knew when it was time to back off... and this was Brookes time. She was gonna find out one way or another... she was gonna make sure of this.
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"Hey bitch" Brooke said cheerfully
"What's up?" Haley said nodding her head
"Not really much of anything... Were have you been I haven't seen you in like forever?"
"I've been around" Haley said trying to avoid the subject. She really didn't want to have to tell Brooke she got back with Nathan after everything that happened between them.
After all... It was Brooke that told Haley everything would be alright. She was there to console her and cheer her up after her and Nathan split. Brooke swore with everything she had that Nathan would never get the chance to do this to her again... she'd make damn sure of that.
"Not really Hales... I haven't seen but maybe 2x since last week. What have you been up to? Have you been planning a surprise party for my birthday" She said with a look of excitment "You really shouldn't have... but I would totally love a party with a lot of hotties and some good alcohol and some crazy music..." Brooke kept going on and on while Haley tried to ignore her.
It was bad enough that she hadn't told her about Nathan but to let Brooke think she was planning a surprise party for her was not what she wanted. But she also didn't want to tell her. Even though she knew she had to... The question was when?
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"Peyt... It's Lucas... Please open up" Lucas said knocking on her door for the tenth time that night.
Ever since they kissed at the Mellow Mushroom Peyton had been avoiding Lucas. She didn't want to face him or what she had done. "It was so reckless... how could I have let it get that far?" was all she kept asking herself. Truthfully she didn't really know.
"C'mon Peyton I know you're in there... you have to talk to me sometime." He said now banging on her door.
He was frustrated that she wouldn't talk to him... Hell she wouldn't even look at him. She hadn't left her apartment all day and she was off until Tuesday... and today was only Friday. That meant he probably wouldn't see or talk to her for 4 days.
He had to see her... NOW
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"What up man?" Nathan said walking up to Jake in the hallway of his apartment building
"Nothing anymore... since you got back with my girl and all" Jake said bitterly
"Dude... I thought we talked about this"
"No... you talked"
"It wasn't supposed to happen like that and you know it... You knew I still had feelings for her but that didn't stop you from going after her"
Jake whipped his head around with a look of fury on his face. He made sure he faced Nathan full on.
"Listen here now... I asked you before I got with Haley... you said it was fine... Not ONCE did you mention that you still had feelings for her... so on that note I had every right to go after her... I had every right to get with her... Just b/c you used to date her didn't mean shit" He said more bitterly than intended
"Ok... now you listen... I'm sorry okay... I didn't even know she still liked me... We just ended up and talking and there it was... I really shouldn't even be apologizing to you, but since we're "supposed" to be friends it only seems right"
Jake softened his expression after this. He realized it wasn't Nathan's fault that he and Haley had gotten back together. Those to were destined to find there way back... It was just a matter of time as to when it would happen. He was just a stand in until then. He couldn't be mad about that... The whole time he was with her he was trying to make Brooke jealous. To bad that didn't work... or so he thought.
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Brooke and Haley had just gone on break when Nathan, Lucas, and Jake showed up. Brooke looked around looking for Peyton but didn't see her. She was kinda shocked that she wasn't with them. Ever since she had moved to Miami she had been with them all the time.
Something had to be seriously wrong for her not to be there with them.
"Where's Peyton" Brooke asked walking over to them with Haley close by
"She's not coming" Lucas said plainly
"Why... she never misses a night out with you three" Haley said laughing slightly
She knew exactly why Peyton wasn't there. She only knew b/c she did the exact same thing with Nathan 3 years ago when she first met him. They kissed for the first time and she avoided him like the plague for like a month. That was until he caught up with her one night at the movies. She didn't have a way out of that one. And here they are today just as happy as ever. Sure it was a rocky couple of months for them but they always made up for it. Peyton would end up doing the exact same thing... she was sure of it.
"Yea... well tonight she did"
"What's up with you" Brooke asked taking a sip of her drink "You seem to be a bit pissed off there buddy... What's the matter... are your panties in a wad"
"Shut up Brooke!" Lucas said tossing a piece of ice at her hoping to get her to back off about Peyton not being there. He really didn't want to talk about it. He just wanted to have a fun night.
"Okay fine... but you really didn't need to throw ice at me" She said pulling the piece of ice out of her top.
"You deserved it" Lucas said playfully
"Yea.. Yea.. Whatever" Brooke said rolling her eyes "C'mon lover boy... lets dance" She said grabbing Jake by the arm.
"Wait... don't I have a say in this?" Jake asked as Brooke pulled him closer to the dance floor
"Not at all" She said with a devious grin. This was her shot... and she was taking it with arms wide open.
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"So..." Nathan started as he walked closer to Haley "Did you tell Brooke yet" He whispered in her ear as he sent chills down Haleys spine.
"No... I was..." She started before kissing Nathan... She never could resist him after he got that close to her... Close enough for her to feel his hot breath on her neck.
"Mmmm" Nathan said pulling away "I see"
"Shut up" Haley laughed as she pulled away "I was going to... but I..."
"Couldn't bare to tell her and break her pretty little heart?" Nathan grinned
"No... I... I... It just wasn't the right time to do it"
"And when is the right time?" He asked wrapping his arms back around her waist
"I don't know... not now I know that much."
"You really need to tell her soon... The more you avoid it the more pissed off she is going to be" He said seriously "And we all know how pissed off Brooke can get" He said laughing a little
"Yea we do" She said before giving him a quick kiss on the lips "I'll tell her tonight"
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"So lover boy... what's up with you and Haley?" Brooke asked as she and Jake walked to the other side of the bar and sat down.
"Nothing anymore"
Brookes eyes lit up a bit when she heard this.
"Really?" She asked trying not to sound interested... but he caught on.
"Yes, really? Is that so hard to believe"
"Well being the guy that you are... I kinda figured not"
"Oh yeah... and what's that supposed to mean?" He asked with a smile on his face
"It's just... you don't seem like the type of guy to give up that easily"
"Well... I kinda had no choice"
"Why not?"
"Let's just say we weren't really gonna work out"
"Oh really... let me guess someone else caught her attention?"
"Sort of"
Brooke was relieved to here this... She had been waiting for her chance to make her move and now it was here. Of course she knew exactly what happened considering it was her that got her to move her attention back to some certain dark haired, dark eyed, muscular, tall, and very handsome guy that she had once been pretty fond of.
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"Why are you sitting here all alone?" A girl asked walking up to Lucas
"Lets just say no one has really caught my attention tonight" He said hoping to drive her away, but all he did was spark her interest
"Girl troubles?" She asked taking an uninvited seat next to him
"No" He said quickly "Why would you think that?"
"Oh... I don't know... Maybe b/c you have the "deer caught in a headlight" look going on"
"What?" He asked laughingly "You're crazy"
"No I'm not... I know what I'm talking about... so who is she?"
"She's no one"
"Ah... so there is a 'Someone'?"
"I never said that"
"You may not have said it outright but you totally implied it... So... who is she"
"Just some girl that I thought was into me, but it turns out I was wrong"
"Well she's crazy if you ask me"
"Well I didn't" He said harshly
"Well then"
He sighed "I'm sorry... I didn't mean it like that"
"Eh... It's okay... I get it... She broke your heart"
"Not entirely"
"What do you mean by that"
"I mean she didn't break my heart... more like confused the hell out of me"
"Well that's to bad... I would say I could make you feel better, but you're obviously into this girl pretty bad so I'll just leave you here to think about how confused you are... and why you're so confused" She said standing up
"And how exactly would you make me feel better?" He asked interested
"Eh... nothing special... just one hell of a drink and a good time" She said before walking away
"Hey... I didn't get you're name"
"I'm Rachel"
"Lucas... Lucas Scott"
"Well... see you around Lucas"
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"You ready to get back to work?" Brooke asked
"Not really" Haley replied
"Yea... me neither... but we gotta make rent some how" She said before linking arms with Haley and walking away
"You could have at least let me say goodbye to Nathan"
"Oh... there's plenty of time for that later... and while we're on the subject of Nathan... what is going on with you two?"
"Nothing" Haley said quickly "why would you think that"
"Oh... I don't know... Those make-out sessions you two were having could be a great start" Brooke said making Haley blush slightly
"Were you spying on me?"
"No... it's not like you two were trying to hide it... you two were all over each other... When did this happen?" Brooke said as they walked back towards the bar
"I don't know... a week ago or so"
Brooke smiled widly. She was so good. She got Nathan and Haley back together without even trying... Now Peyton and Lucas were going to be a different story. She was gonna get them together to... she just wasn't sure how.
"And you didn't tell me" Brooke said shocked as she hit Haley's arm slightly
"Well... what did you want me to do... I figured you would be pissed off or something"
"Pissed off? I couldn't be more happy" Brooke said chipperly "That is as long as he doesn't hurt you again... I wouldn't want to have to hurt him" She said jokingly but making sure Haley knew she was serious at the same time
"He won't... things are different know" Haley said reassuringly
"That's good... Now the real task at hand is... How do we get Peyton and Lucas together?" Brooke asked as Haley looked at her with wide eyes
"You noticed that to?"
"How could I not... There is some mad sexual tension there... and I'm going to fix it"
"Well good... Not sure how you're going to do it though... Peyton is pretty damn stubborn"
"Well I can be even more stubborn"
"That you can"
"Well since we agree... What's our next plan of action?"
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OK so I know there was no Leyton is this chapter but that was b/c there is gonna be major Leyton next chapter... I had to kind of get back in the groove of things with this chapter. I hope you liked it... let me know what you think.
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