Brooke Davis was the type of girl who never ran away when someone wronged her, but when she saw her best friend and her boyfriend joined at the lips the only thing she could do was run. She couldn't confront them after feeling her heartbreak as the images ran over and over in her head. Lucas and Peyton, the two people she trusted most had broken her. The worst part of running was she had nowhere to run. She couldn't run to Peyton for help or Lucas for comfort. Running to Karen was a no because she couldn't break the heart of the woman who was more of a mother to her then her own. Brooke ran to the only place she could, Haley's. She furiously knocked on the door until it finally opened.
"Brooke, what happened? Are you ok?" Haley asked as she let the girl in.
"No, Lucas." Brooke couldn't finish her sentence as she broke down once again. Haley wrapped her arms around the girl as the tears continued to flow. She knew what had happened. Brooke found out about Lucas and Peyton. Feeling Brooke wrapped in her arms so vulnerable made Haley hate her best friend for the first time in her life. Brooke eased off of Haley and looked her in the eyes.
"I'm sorry just coming to you like this after what happened with Nathan. It isn't fair. I'll just go." Brooke said turning to leave. Haley reached out and grabbed the cheerleaders arm softly. She turned her back around.
"Brooke you are more then welcome to stay here. I want you to stay." She replied staring into Brooke's red eyes.
"Thanks."
"Oh come here." Haley opened her arms again and Brooke allowed herself to become wrapped up in the smaller girl. Brooke laid her head on Haley's shoulder and smiled to herself. It felt good to be hugging Haley. Brooke eventually pulled herself away from Haley and found it difficult to do so.
"Do you want something to eat?" Haley asked leading Brooke into the kitchen.
"What can you make tutorgirl?" Brooke countered obviously in a better mood since being with Haley.
"Well I make some mean macaroni and cheese if I may say so myself."
"Really well there is one offer I just can't refuse." Brooke grinned as Haley began shuffling around the cabinets in the kitchen. Haley was in the middle of full on freak out mode though.
"Am I actually making dinner for Brooke Davis, the girl I've been in love with for the past year? Ok James don't freak out and go into full on babble mode just relax."
"Hey Haley, do want some help over there? You've been looking for the box for like five minutes now." Brooke said getting off her stool and going over to help Haley. As Brooke came over to help, Haley's phone went off. Brooke nodded for Haley to get in while she looked.
"Hello?" Haley said picking up the phone
"Hey there." Came the voice of Nathan Scott
"Oh hey, what's up?"
"Nothing really just wanted to see if you want to catch a movie tonight." Haley looked quickly at Brooke.
"Uh I can't."
"What why not?"
"Brooke's over right now." Brooke heard her name and turned to Haley showing off the macaroni and cheese box that she found. Haley smiled at her.
"Wow what a minute, you mean Brooke Davis? That girl who you've crushed on for the past year?" Nathan said not believing what he had just heard.
"Yes Nathan and if you're not quite I might just spill your little secret." Brooke raised her eyebrows as she heard Haley talking.
"Well I'll let you get back to your little sleep over. Have fun Ms. James." Nathan smirked to himself and hung up the phone. "Oh boy, this will be fun to hear about tomorrow." He thought to himself still smirking
