Chapter Nineteen– Girl Talk

Peyton woke early the next morning. Her neck throbbing from where her new tattoo, she groggily sat up from the bed of pillows and blankets she and the other two girls had set up. She couldn't help but laugh at the two girls positioning. Haley was lying with her back to the floor and her feet propped up on a near by couch. Brooke must have woken from her spot next to Peyton in the night, because she wasn't there. Looking around the room she spotted Brooke on the recliner chair. She had pulled out the foot rest and was lying upside down. Peyton tilted her head to the side a little wondering how her friends had concluded into these particular positions.

Shakily getting on to her hands and knees she crawled across the room to Haley. The brunette looked peaceful in her sleep. Too peaceful. Peyton leaned down and licked her forehead.

Haley's eyes immediately opened. "What the-"

"Shhhh." Peyton laughed covering Haley's mouth and nodding over at Brooke.

Haley wiped the spit off of her forehead and checked her wrist watch. 8:45 am. Haley sighed and rolled over into a more comfortable position. "I hate you."

"No you don't." Peyton laughed.

"I want to."

"But you don't. You can't hate me. You love me too much."

"I hope you die."

"Now that's a more reasonable goal Ms. James." Peyton laughed.

"I thought so." Haley said sitting upright in the recliner chair and patted the empty space next to her. "Come up here."

"Why?" Peyton complained. "You come down here."

"No." Haley protested.

"Why not?" Peyton groaned

"It's cold down there."

Peyton laughed. "Good point." Climbing up into the chair next to Haley she helped Haley spread the blanket over the two.

Resting her head on Peyton's shoulder Haley sighed. "So how's life Sawyer?"

"Pretty shitty." Peyton confessed with a laugh. "I don't really want to talk about it though, ok?"

Haley nodded with a laugh. "Ok."

"So spill." Peyton laughed.

"Spill what?" Haley asked looking up at her.

"Spill whatever has been on your mind since you got here yesterday." Peyton put her arm around Haley's arm. "Is it a certain broody blonde we both know?"

Haley rolled her eyes. "How do you know?"

"I just assumed that since the door he was using closed he would look for another one."

"I don't know Peyton." Haley sighed. "First Lucas kisses me and now he's throwing caffeinated drinks at my car. What's next? Tag team wrestling?"

"Lucas?" Peyton raised an eyebrow. "Who said anything about that ass? I thought Chris had called you."

"No – Well he did – and gross – wait what makes you think? You know what? Never mind. Something's are better left unsaid." Haley laughed. "Wait – what do you mean 'that ass'? Are you and Luke fighting?"

"No…" Peyton rolled her eyes moving her uncomfortably. "We're just not on speaking terms. It'll be fine. We're fine. Back to you – so this kiss? How horrible was it?"

Haley laughed. "Actually, it was kind of nice."

"Honey, you are talking to an experienced woman." Peyton laughed. "Kissing Lucas Scott is nothing short of miraculous."

Haley blushed. Trying the change the subject she took notice to Brooke, who was still passed out on the ground. "I wonder if that is comfortable?" Haley asked.

"You're one to talk." Peyton laughed. Grabbing a near by throw pillow off of the ground the threw it as hard as she could at Brooke.

Brooke suddenly sat up. Haley and Peyton jumped from shock and burst out laughing. Haley and clutched onto Peyton's arm. "She's alive!" She giggled.

"Which one of you?" Brooke asked.

Both Haley and Peyton pointed at each other. "I did not. You lie." Peyton laughed.

"Don't try to pin this one on me Peyton."

Brooke immediately knew that it was Peyton who had done the damage. "I hope you die." Brooke told Peyton turning her back towards the girls and putting her pillow over her head.

"See. She goes right to the point." Peyton laughed. "B. Davis wake up." Peyton let herself fall to the ground on the mounts of pillows and blankets. Close behind Haley did the same as the two girls crawled over to where Brooke was lying. Peyton leaned over and stuck out her tongue.

Brooke didn't flinch. "You do it and see what happens."

Peyton backed off.

"Why doesn't she get licked?" Haley complained.

"Because last year Nathan made her take Tae Kwon Doe. She can kick my ass."

"Right on." Haley laughed.

Brooke threw a fist in the air. All three girls laughed. Finally giving up on sleeping Brooke sat up and faced her friends. "I like waking up better with Nathan."

"I know the feeling." Haley muttered under her breath.

"Sorry Tutor Girl." Brooke frowned.

"It's not your fault." Haley shrugged the pain she felt off. It had been a long time since the two girls had spoken on good terms, and eve longer since she and Nathan were together. She didn't want a still broken heart to get in the way of her friendship with Brooke. Haley still could see a regretful worrying look on Brooke's face. Smiling with a sigh to break the tension she laughed. "Really, it's fine. I've moved on." Giving an over dramatic laugh to Peyton the girls laughed.

Brooke simply raised an eyebrow to Haley's comment. "You mean to Lucas?"

Haley's eyes widened. "You know?"

Brooke pretended not to care what Lucas did with his own time, but she did and the fact that he was going after Haley so soon after their relationship had ended left a sour taste in her mouth. Brooke rolled her eyes. "I saw you two, that night, on the beach."

Haley half smiled and hung her head. "Well if you're worried about me and Lucas dating. Don't be."

"Why?" Peyton asked concerned for her friend and her love life. "Is it something that we said?" Peyton glared over at Brooke. "I mean what I said?"

Haley shook her head with a sigh. "No I messed it up. I don't really want to talk about it." Then she laughed with an annoyed sigh. "Then the little shit stain threw coffee on my car." Brooke and Peyton raised an eye brow with confused glances. Haley laughed. "I don't know either. All I do know is that right now, Lucas Scott is the last person I want to see."

"I second the motion!" Peyton exclaimed.

"I triple it." Brooke laughed.

"What did Mr. 'I can't make up my mind because I'm an idiot' do now?" Haley asked the new Mrs. Nathan Scott.

Brooke and Peyton shared a glance before Brooke responded. "It's not important. "Let's just say, that the last person I want to see right now is also Mr. 'I can't make up my mind because I'm an idiot'." Brooke laughed.

The house rang. Brooke starred at it blankly. "Any volunteers?"

"Haley will get it." Peyton claimed.

Haley's mouth opened. "Why do I have to get it?"

"Because me and Brooke voted." Peyton laughed. "And you lost."

"And you're closer." Brooke chimed in.

Haley rolled her eyes and picked up the phone. "Scott residence, servant Haley James speaking." There was a pause before Haley spoke again. "Oh hey…Yeah, it's me Haley. We missed you at the wedding. No, I know, I understand. Ok, one sec." Haley put her hand over the mouth piece. "It's Karen." Haley tossed Brooke the phone.

"Hey! I'm good, how are you? Oh yeah, Nathans fine. Yeah, he'll be back in about a week…you can reach him on his cell phone if you need to talk to him. I agree, Dan is a heartless prick." Brooke giggled. "Oh, no I haven't talked to Lucas recently." Brooke pretended to gag. "Sure, next time I see him I'll tell him. Yes, Karen, I'll tell him everything." Brooke laughed. "Even the part about getting his scrawny ass home once in a while. Alright, you take care. I love you too…bye." Brooke hung up the phone. "How is it fair that I am responsible for both of the Scott men?"

"Well you did sleep with both of them at one point." Haley laughed. "God, who knew you'd turn out to be such a whore."

"Thanks!" Brooke laughed throwing a pillow at Haley. "Besides, its not like I'm the only one who has in this room!"

"I haven't slept with Lucas." Haley through her hands up in guard.

"No, you're right. That was a certain blonde's doings." Brooke laughed.

Peyton pushed her friend playfully. "Well my saying was always let the good times roll."

Brooke laughed. "And you thought that I was bad!" There was a knock on the front door and Brooke stood up. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have company."

"I bet you five bucks its Nathan here to claim his love for both of you and beg for a threesome." Peyton laughed.

"Yeah right, it's Chris here to beg for you're forgiveness then to take you to April's house to watch you guys wrestle in a mud pit in bikinis!" Haley challenged with a laugh.

"You're on!" Peyton laughed.

"I'll tell you what. I don't care who it is, as long as it's not that pain in the ass blonde basketball wannabe Lucas-" Brooke opened the door. All three girls' jaws dropped.