Chapter 2

The Relaxing Part of the Day

"So now that we're getting close to our destination, do you mind puuting this on?" Brooke says as she hands me a hot pink scarf.

"Brooke, you gotta be kidding me!" I sigh as I look at her pleadingly.

"P. Sawyer, am I ever known to joke around when it comes to birthday surprises, or any surprises for that reason?" Brooke replies and nods towards the blindfold, telling me to put it on. I roll my eyes and put the blindfold over my head. I tie it around my head, and adjust it to make it comfortable.

"Brooke, I just wanted to say that you're killing me right now!" I say as I'm engulfed in complete darkness.

"I know! It's so fun!" Brooke says. We drive for about ten more minutes and then the car comes to a stop. Brooke gets out of the car and runs to my door. She opens it and grabs my hand. I try to pry off my blindfold, but Brooke playfully slaps my hand down.

"P. Sawyer, I am appalled! You were just trying to take a sneak peek! But that's okay, because this is partly for me too!" Brooke says. She takes her hand off of mine and claps hers together. I can tell she's jumping and I grab her shoulders.

"Brooke, stop it okay. I want to go inside this place and have the time of my life with my bestest best friend ever!" I say. Brooke gives a little shriek and links arms with mine. She leads me into the building we were standing in front of. The building smells like vanilla and honeysuckle. Brooke comes up behind me and talks the blindfold off. I blink to try and get the fuzziness off my eyes. Then I look around at the beautiful room we are in. It is a dark room filled with candles and incense. In the middle there are two massage tables and a table covered in different things in between them. I look at this and laugh.

"Brooke this is amazing!" I yell and give her a quick hug. Then I run to the table and look at the different things there. There is so many products like shampoos, perfumes, lotions, shave gel, bath crystals, and so much more.

"Peyton, that isn't just the surprise. These massage tables aren't here for us to sit on. And there aren't professional masseuses coming in either;" I look at her surprised.

"What are you talking about?" I ask suddenly interested in what she is saying. I take my eyes off the table and glue them on her.

"Well some of our friends agreed to give us massages today. I hope you like who I picked out for you" Brooke says as she opens the door "please welcome my masseuse for the day, Mr. Lucas Scott!" Lucas glides out wearing a bath robe and holding a bottle of massage oil.

"I'm ready to do my civil duty for the world" Lucas says with his hand in the 'boy scout pledge'.

"Haha, you must be very upset but I'm sure you'll be okay!" I say "now Brooke, who's my masseuse?"

"Well P. Sawyer, sice you don't have a boy toy of your own I got you our most gracious and trustworthy friend. Here he is" Brooke opens the door and Mouth comes out wearing a pair of boxer shorts with hearts on them. I can't help it. I start giggling and I can't stop.

"Mouth, haha, you look so cute, haha, thank you for this" I say as I go and give him a great big hug.

"It's no problem birthday girl!" he says "shall we start the massage?"

"Oh ya!" I say. Brooke and I go unchanged and just put on a dark blue towel each. We come out and lie on the massage tables. As Mouth is massaging, I feel so free from all these thoughts and fears that have been going through my mind. I don't think about the past, or the future, just the now. And that's an amazing feeling.

"Hey Mouth, you're pretty good at this" I say. Mouth chuckles lightly.

"Thanks, you know I try." He replies.

"So B. Davis, what are we doing after this?" I ask.

"Well we're going shopping for some much needed essentials for the rest of the day and then, who knows?" Brooke replies.

"Essentials?" I ask, kind of frightened by the thought of what that could be. With Brooke you never really know what she's talking about.

"You'll see, just enjoy the moment and stop thinking so much!" Brooke says, with both a serious and a joking tone.

"Fine" I say slightly putting. Then I just concentrate on nothing. I let my worried slip away as I live in the moment.

Spoilers

shopping at a unique store!

Peytons surprise date!