"I'm glad you're back Brooke."
"Me too Bevin."
"Thanks for calling me up to shop with you."
Both girls were scanning the aisles of Hollister. The regular thing they do when shopping, scan and spot is what they'd call it.
"Hey why wouldn't I?"
"Well you know, you and Peyton are best friends so you're always stuck together like glue," picking up a shirt from the rack, "last time you asked me to shop with you was back when you and Peyton were obsessing over Luke."
"Oh."
"Well you know it's not like it bugs me or anything, I respect that you two are like best friends and all. I was just wondering if you two were fighting again cause like you know I'm here with you."
"Bevin I called you because I missed you and I wanted to hang out with you. Me and Pey are fine, actually better than fine."
"Oh okay that's good, let's shop then!" Bevin made a squealing sound.
"That sounds darn good to me."
Brooke doddled a bit behind Bevin. She wasn't with Peyton today because she was with Lucas. Those two had been spending an enormous amount of time together. Practically the only time she spent talking to her best friend was at the beach when Luke was either cooking, talking to the boys, or playing football. Other than that she hadn't spent time with her. Brooke understood that the two had gotten close over the summer. Come on they were the only two left in Tree Hill, they were bound to find one another somehow. Why did it feel weird? Yeah she missed her best friend but she's used to Peyton going off and doing her own thing for a bit. They were the kind of best friends that didn't have to spend each passing day together. Was it because she was with Lucas? Brooke did leave him hanging when he expressed his feelings last summer. She had felt the same for him but she didn't want to get hurt again. However as the summer passed she got over the feelings, well she thought she did. No Luke was just her friend now and nothing more. Then why was she disturbed?
"Uhh Brooke?"
Breaking out of her thoughts, "Hmm yeah?"
"You want to go to Abercrombie now?"
"Do you even have to ask? Let's go!"
She put on her straight face and hid away her most personal thoughts and secrets. That's what Brooke did best.