Brooke and Nathan entered the Scott house slowly. It looked old and dusty. Of course no one had used it for one year. Nathan hated the house. He never understood why he accepted to take the house as a summer place. Maybe because then he could have it for free. He just wish he wouldnt get the memories with it.
"well here we are" he said and closed the door. Brooke looked at him and smiled. She couldnt remember beeing in the famous Scott house. Her best friend had – a hundred times.
"well well.. the Scott house" She said and looked at the stairs. "and I guess up there is the famous Nathan Scott room? Ive heard so much about it" She joked and walked up.
"uhm.. the towels is in the bathroom" Nathan said, pointing in the direction to the bathroom.
"forget about the towels, Im gonna go see if you got a t-shirt for me to wear, you know like a souveneir" She joked and walked into the hall so Nathan couldnt see her anymore. He shook his head while smiling as he walked up after Brooke. As he got closer to where Brooke was he heard a laughter.
"what?" he screamed after her and he saw her appeared from Dan and Debs room.
"thats you?" She said and pointed at a baby picture of Nathan in the bath tub. He felt the blood running in his face as she kept on laughing.
"uhm.. yes.." he forced out. He cleared his throat as he kept on looking at the picture.
"That is so adorable" she said and picked up the picture. "I should take this and show everyone on our ten years reunion" She teased. Nathan quickly grabbed the picture and placed it back on the shelter where it was. "ok mister sensetive.." She joked and smiled. "Now where is your room?"
Nathan walked out of Dan and Debs bedroom, with Brooke following him. He lead her in the direction of his room and when she saw it she smiled.
"Just what I had imagined" She said and walked in.
"you imagined my room?" Nathan asked with a big smirk on his face. Brooke opened her mouth to say something, but felt she had some problems.
"uhm.. well I.." She stubbered and Nathan couldnt help but laugh. He leaned in and whispered to her.
"I was only kidding" he said and Brooke shut her mouth and nodded her head.
"I knew that.. so was I" She played along. She began walking around his room, admiring the stuff that was in it. It seemed like time had stopped in the house.. like the year that had come and gone meant nothing! Brooke sat down in Nathans bed and jumped up and down.
"Having fun?" He said to Brooke there she was looking like a little girl that just got a new bed. Brooke playfully stuck out her tounge to Nathan and laid down in the bed.
"I can just picture myself lying here and.. dream about tomorrow" Brooke said, closing her eyes. Nathan stood there looking at the girl lying in his bed. Two years ago he would probably just jump on her. But this was Brooke.. of course two years ago she wouldnt mind! Brooke slowly opened her eyes and looked over at Nathan "Why you just standing there? Join me" She said and signalized for him to lay down next to her.
"Well if theres enough space" He teased and Brooke acted offended
"oh come on Im not fat" she joked and Nathan walked over to the bed and laid down. His bed felt better now.. more softer somehow. "What are you thinking Nathan?" Brooke whispered as she turned her head to his.
Nathan sighed and laughed while looking into Brookes eyes. As he began talking he looked at the ceiling again. "Im thinking.. about the ocean" he said and Brooke started laughing.
"How did you begin to think of the ocean?" She said inbetween the laughs and Nathan shook his head.
"I have no idea" he said. He looked at Brooke again and smiled. "what are you thinking?" Brooke closed her eyes and prepared to speak but got cut off by something vibrating in her pocket.
"can you hold that thought?" She said and got out of the bed and answered the phone. "Hello?" Nathan heared in the hall. He sat up and leaned his head and back into the wall as he looked over at the door. After a few minutes he saw Brooke appare..
she sighed and curled her lips together as she was going to tell him something very serious.. "Im sorry Karen needs me" She said and half smiled. Nathan nodded his head.
"hey its ok!" he said and got out of the bed.
"why dont I call you and we can do something?" She said and smiled "I mean Tree Hill is getting boring now a days.. and I dont wanna watch as the high school brats have fun"
"sure. Do you have my number or should I write it down?" He asked and Brooke gave him a pencil and a piece of paper she had in her pocket.
"emergency stuff" She joked. Nathan let out a small laugh as he wrote down his number on the paper and gave it back to her. "Thank you" she said and gave him a hug. "it was nice swimming with you".
Nathan laughed as he watched her walk out of the room. He slowly got out of his bed and walked into Deb and Dans bedroom again and looked at the picture Brooke held up earlier. The days when everything was so much easier, and the world was a happy place! He smiled to himself as he placed it back where it used to be, and looked around in the room.
"Nathan" Brooke screamed from behind. He turned around quickly and walked out of the bedroom and saw Brooke walking in his room nervously.
"whats wrong?" He said as he walked into the room Brooke was. She walked back and forward and held her hands together as it looked like she was nervous.
"Well it seems like were becoming good friends now right? And so I have to let you know.. I havent been quite honost with you.." Brooke said all in once with no breaks. Nathan stood there alittle shocked and wasnt exactly sure what to say.
"ok.." he finally pushed out. What dark secret was Brooke gonna reveal to him now? He got kinda nervous too there he was looking at her being all..nervous!
"Ok here goes.. You know when you came back and I was working at Karens cafe? Well its not my summer job.. it is my job" She said, waiting for a reaction from Nathan.. He started laughing. Brooke curled her eyebrows, and widened her eyes. This was not the reaction she was waiting for. "what?" she screeched.
"nothing its just.. I already knew you didnt went off to college!" Nathan said inbetween laughs. "sorry for laughing its just.. you were standing there all nervous like it was a serious thing" He explained.
"it is serious, I didnt go to college when you all left!" She almost screamed. Nathan placed his hands on her shoulders and looked her into her eyes.
"people dont go college everyday Brooke, its fine! No one is judging you" He said and Brooke rolled her eyes.
"thats easy for you to say.. your parents werent the ones cutting you out of their lifes, just because you couldnt go to college and sell clothes and get money" Brooke blurted. She looked at the floor, trying not to catch Nathans eyes.
"Your gonna do great, its not too late to go to college next year.." Nathan comforted.
"Thats not the point.. I didnt go to college because I didnt want to" Brooke screamed. Nathan looked confused at her as she sat down in his bed.
"then why didnt you go?" he asked her.
"I didnt get into any college.. my grades obviously is so down at the moment that no one wants me. And the president thing I did? Well because I didnt do any great things it doesnt count.." Brooke said and folded her arms in front of her chest.
"well what about being cheer captain? I mean that shows a great leader-whatever it is" Nathan said again trying to comfort her. It was kind of cute.
"I was a cheerleader... that doesnt count either! Colleges doesnt want cheerleaders, they want tutor girls!" Brooke said, with tears in her eyes. Nathan didnt see that untill one of them claimed their way down Brookes cheek. He sat down next to her, drying her eyes.
"You can use this year to try getting the extra credit you want! Take one of those classes you can take at night.." Brooke looked him in his eyes. He was being all sweet to her and comforting. She had to smile.
Her smile dissapeired a little. "you knew?" She joked. Nathan laughed at her and putting his arm around her, giving her a hug. "Thanks Nate. This was so nice of you and you really didnt have to.." She said and smiled. She looked at her clock and jumped out of the bed "oh my god I forgot about Karen!" She said, and quickly getting out of the house "Ill call you" she screamed from downstairs.
Nathan laughed to himself. He had to give her some credit.. she could be the old Brooke and then quickly turn around and become new Brooke very well.
