The Bitter Taste

Let the Fun Begin

Your memory is a way of holding onto what you are, what you love, and what you never want to lose.

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Peyton and Brooke walked into their room and dropped their luggage, "Wow not bad…" Peyton said as she lay back on the big bed.

Brooke sat down on the bed beside her sprawled out friend. She, Peyton, Nathan, Haley, and Lucas had all been invited to Veronica's family cabin for the weekend. Haley and Lucas considered the offer, but because of their recent engagement decided to take the trip to Cancun for their honeymoon instead of going to the cabin with the rest of the gang. Brooke wasn't going to come either, but after Peyton had convinced her that she needed to go to keep her company, Brooke gave in.

Peyton let out a deep breath and started to unpack her suitcase, "This is the first time I've been away from Eric," she said as she began to bite on her fingernail.

"He'll be fine with Karen," Brooke said, "I'd trust that woman with anything!"

Peyton smiled, "You're right," she said and put the picture of her and Eric on the bedside table.

"Besides," Brooke said with a sly smile as she pulled a short, black dress out of Peyton's suitcase, "It's time for mommy dearest to have a little fun."

Peyton laughed as she snatched the dress out of Brooke's hands, "I'm not here to find a boyfriend…"

"Who said anything about finding a boyfriend?" Brooke asked with a small shrug, "You deserve to have a little fun."

"And by fun you mean a mindless, drunken hook up?"

Brooke smirked and cocked her brow, "Now you're speaking my language blondie!"

"No thanks," Peyton said as she watched Brooke's smirk fall, "I can't do that Brooke…We're not in high school anymore."

"We're also not 40 years old P. Sawyer," she began, "I think you need to let loose a little bit."

Peyton sighed, "I'm a mom now Brooke…"

"So?" Brooke yelped, "God Peyt, you're a total M.I.L.F."

Veronica knocked on the door lightly; Brooke and Peyton both looked up. Veronica gave them a little wave and smiled, "There's this great club about 10 minutes away…I was thinking of calling a taxi, and maybe we could all go down there, have a few drinks, and dance a little bit?"

"That'd be great," Peyton said, ignoring the eye roll from Brooke, "We'll start getting ready."

Veronica clapped her hands together, "Great," she said and then shut the door.

Brooke looked at Peyton as she laughed, "Laugh it off bitch," Brooke said and then lay back on the bed in frustration.

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The club was hot, the drinks were flowing, and bodies were touching. Brooke was in the middle of all the madness; she had one hot, blonde behind her, and a sexy brunette in front of her. It felt good to be touched; the boys ran their hands up and down her body. She'd by lying if she said that this wasn't a show for Nathan and his new "girlfriend". Brooke occasionally looked over to the two of them; they had been sitting in the same spot for about 2 hours. Brooke could tell that Nathan was bored with whatever the girl was talking about. Nathan was an outgoing guy; he liked to drink, and he liked to dance. Brooke had to laugh, but then scold herself for getting enjoyment from his bad time.

Nathan tried his hardest to listen to Veronica and what she was talking about, but he couldn't help but look over at Brooke and watch her dance. The way she flipped her hair and the way her hips swayed. He was actually jealous of the two guys that were grinding up on her. Veronica didn't dance; at least that's what she told him. Nathan finished off his drink and asked Veronica once more if she just wanted to go out and dance.

"Nathan," Veronica squealed, "You know I don't dance." Nathan sighed and rested his elbow on the bar; Veronica's cell phone rang. She looked at it and looked back up, "It's my dad," she said and then walked towards the bathroom.

Nathan looked over at Brooke and saw her watch Veronica leave. She made eye contact with Nathan and he gave her his signature smirk. She returned it with her well known brow raise. It was a challenge from the both of them. Brooke dared him to come over and dance with her. She didn't think he would actually come over, but he did.

As Nathan made his way onto the dance floor Brooke pushed the other two guys away. Nathan gripped Brooke's hips and as she grinded her ass into his groin. He rested his hands on her hips, she turned and looked up at him; they both smiled. She turned around so that they were face to face. Nathan gripped her ass as Brooke put her arms around his neck. The bulge in his jeans became harder when Brooke licked his lips. He ran his hand through her hair and lightly sucked on her neck. Brooke let out a soft moan as they grinded side to side with each other.

Nathan looked up once and saw Veronica watching the two of them from the sides with a worried look on her face. Veronica shook her head and hurried towards the exit. Nathan looked down at Brooke and she looked back up at him, "Come on," she said as they followed Veronica.

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Nathan and Brooke walked outside and found Veronica walking back and forth with her head in her hands. Brooke stood there as Nathan walked closer towards Veronica and put his hands on her shoulders. Veronica looked at him and then back at Brooke, "Do you guys still love each other or something?" She asked sadly.

Nathan looked at Brooke and Brooke looked right back at him, "It was just dancing," Brooke began. Nathan gave her a sympathetic look, but she ignored it. Brooke walked closer to Veronica and grabbed her hands, "I'm sorry…"

"It's fine," Veronica said as she wiped her eyes and let out a little laugh, "I just overreacted a bit."

"No no," Brooke said as she gave the blonde a hug. She refused to look at Nathan.

Nathan sighed, "We should get going," he began, "Where's Peyton?"

Brooke got out her phone and laughed, "I just got a text from her…She said she's having a kick ass time and that she's staying till close, and that she'll call the cab herself."

"Are you sure we should just leave her here?" Veronica asked.

Brooke nodded, "She needs the fun," she said and then got into the cab. Veronica then got in and smiled as Nathan put a comforting hand on her back.

As they drove back to the cabin Brooke couldn't help but smile to herself. Veronica was intimidated by Brooke, and she could tell. During that whole car ride Veronica never once let go of Nathan's hand.

Veronica 2. Brooke 1.

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Brooke sat on the couch and sipped her glass of wine; she couldn't hear anything but the fire snapping against the wood. It was peaceful just watching the fire burn. She wrapped her blanket tighter around her and closed her eyes.

Nathan quietly walked into the room and sat beside Brooke on the couch; she opened her eyes and smiled at him, "Some night," she said after a minute or so of silence.

"Brooke," Nathan began. It was in that tone; the tone that guys use when they're about to apologize for what they've done, or what they haven't done.

Brooke just looked at him, "Please don't apologize Nate," she said.

"I don't want to hurt you…"

"Kind of late for that," Brooke said softly and then looked down.

Nathan rubbed his head and looked at the fire, "I guess you're right," he said and then looked at Brooke, "I thought Veronica was the girl that was going to help me forget about you…But it turns out that every time I'm with her all I can think about is you."

"Tell me you don't like think of me when you guys are…You know…" Brooke said as she shuddered a bit.

Nathan couldn't help but crack a smile, "No…We haven't done that."

"Now I understand why you got as excited as a boy at Prom when we were dancing together," she laughed.

Nathan laughed as well, "I wasn't the only one."

Brooke smiled and then hid her cheeks which she knew were turning bright pink. She looked down at the table and saw one of her demo CD's laying there. "You want to listen to something?" She asked.

Nathan nodded, "Let's hear it."

"Kay," Brooke said with a big smile as she popped in her CD and then sat back down on the couch.


All I know
Is everything is not as it's sold
but the more I grow the less I know

Nathan couldn't help but smirk as he watched Brooke sing along to her song. She looked over at him and then let out an embarrassed laugh, "What?"

"You can keep singing," he began, "It's cute."

And I have lived so many lives
Though I'm not old
And the more I see, the less I grow
The fewer the seeds the more I sow

Brooke rolled her eyes playfully, "Thanks," she said and began to sing along.

Then I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is try

Nate liked the song; in fact, he liked it a lot. He scooted closer towards Brooke as the song continued. Brooke looked up at him as he was looking down at her. They both smiled and Brooke looked away.

"This means a lot," she began.

Nathan put his arm around her and rubbed her arm, "You know I love your music Brooke."


Then I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is try

I wish I hadn't seen all of the realness
And all the real people are really not real at all
The more I learn, the more I learn
The more I cry, the more I cry

"Have you ever wished that you could just rewind time and do things over again?" Brooke asked.

Nathan nodded, "All the time," he said sadly, "If you had that power…What would you do over again?"

"Us," Brooke said simply.


As I say goodbye to the way of life
I thought I had designed for me

Then I see you standing there
Wanting more from me
And all I can do is try

A tear drop rolled down Brooke's cheek as she looked into Nathan's icy, blue eyes. He took his finger and softly brushed it away.

"What would you rewind?" Brooke asked as her voice cracked.


Then I see you standing there
I'm all I'll ever be
But all I can do is try
Try

Nathan leaned in closer to Brooke, "I would rewind it to the moment I realized I loved you. So I could relive everything, and change all the mistakes I made," he said softly, "I'd take back everything I did to hurt you and push you away."

All of the moments that already passed
We'll try to go back and make them last
All of the things we want each other to be
We never will be

Brooke tilted her head as Nathan came towards her and kissed her passionately. She missed the taste; his hands traveled up her shirt. He grabbed her breasts as Brooke let out a soft moan. Brooke ran her fingers through his hair as he undid the button on her jeans. They heard the rain start up outside and Brooke saw the flash of lightning. Nathan put his hands down her pants as they kissed wildly. Brooke helped him take off his shirt and pulled down his baggy jeans along with his blue boxers that she had coincidentally bought him one day before their wedding.


And that's wonderful, and that's life
And that's you, baby
This is me, baby

She whispered his name through gritted teeth as her toes curled. It felt good for her to scratch Nathan's back. He grabbed a hold of her breast as he entered into her. It felt good to the both of them; it was something they had been missing for a while. It was different with other people, nobody satisfied Brooke like Nathan could, and nobody could make Nathan feel the way he did like Brooke could. As vulgar as it sounded, Nathan's dick felt good inside of Brooke.


And we are, we are, we are, we are
Free
In our love
We are free in our love

Brooke rolled off of Nathan and looked around and saw that they had made it to the floor. The storm was still going on and the fire was still burning. Brooke rolled over and looked at Nathan; she couldn't help but let out a laugh when Nathan smirked. Brooke looked up at the clock and saw that a good hour had passed.

Nathan looked at the clock as well, "Making up for lost time," he said.

"Yeah," Brooke said with a laugh, "You wore me out…"

Nathan sat up and looked out the window at the lightning, "Why is it that every time we've had sex it's been during some sort of storm?"

"Maybe it's a sign," Brooke said with a shrug; Nathan gave her a weird look and she rolled her eyes, "Things are going to weird tomorrow when we go to leave. Veronica is going to think that nothing happened, and it'll just be an awkward situation that I'm not really looking forward to."

Nathan mentally kicked himself, "Shit…Veronica…"

"Are you honestly telling me that you forgot about her?" Brooke asked in disbelief, "I guess you still are the old Nathan."

Nathan kissed Brooke softly on the forehead, "So what happens now?"

"Life," Brooke stated, "Life happens now Nathan."

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Peyton walked out of the club and looked through her bag for her cell phone. It had been awhile since she had been a little buzzed; she grabbed her cell phone and it fell down at her feet, "Shit," she cursed to herself.

She bent down to pick it up and looked up; her jaw dropped and she fell to the ground with her hand over her mouth.

"Hey Peyton," the man said with a smile on his face.

Peyton blinked her eyes as she felt the tears begin, "Jake," she said softly…

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