Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

After breaking up with Nathan, Peyton had decided to give up on boys and relationships in general. She felt there was no point in trying to have relationships when someone always ends up hurt.

When Brooke found out that Peyton had broken up with Nathan, she was shocked. She thought they were perfect together. But anyone could see that they didn't have a healthy relationship, with all the constant break-ups and fighting, and cheating on Nathan's part.

Brooke decided that she and Peyton needed a best friend's weekend, she figured this was the best way to cheer Peyton up. What Brooke didn't realize was that Peyton wasn't upset about the break-up, it was going to happen eventually. Peyton had been putting off the inevitable for a long time.

Brooke had the entire weekend planned. After cheer practice on Friday, they would grab pizza, ice cream, a couple of movies and head to Peyton's house. Friday night was going to be dedicated to just hanging out like they used to when they were in middle school. On Saturday, they would go to the mall to find outfits for the Homecoming dance, have lunch at Karen's Café, spend some time walking around downtown, and then head home to get ready for the first big party of the year at Bevin's house. Sunday's plans were simple, they would try to sleep in late and have brunch, then catch up on homework and relax by the pool for the rest of the day.

When Brooke told Peyton about what she had planned for the weekend, Peyton thought that it would make a great weekend not including the party. Peyton wasn't in the mood for a party and didn't want to take away from her friends enjoying themselves.

Looking at the excitement on Brookes face Peyton decided that she would still go to this party, she needed the distraction anyway. She also didn't want to bail on Brooke after she went through the trouble of planning their best friend's weekend.

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Peyton and Brooke's best friends weekend started right after cheer practice. Brooke went to their favorite pizza place and ordered 2 large pies, one Hawaiian for herself and one Meat Lovers for Peyton. Meanwhile, Peyton went to the video store and rented their 4 favorite movies, The Breakfast Club, Parent Trap, and the last two Fast and Furious movies (for a little bit of action).

After Brooke got the pizza and Peyton got the movies, they met up to grab a couple of pints of chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream. Once all the supplies were gathered, the girls drove to Peyton's house. They each showered and changed into their pajamas before they began their movie marathon.

The movie and snack marathon lasted until they both crashed around 1 or 2 in the morning.

On Saturday, Brooke's phone alarm woke them up at 10am. Brooke wanted to make sure that they could do everything she planned and take their time while doing so.While Brooke was in the shower, Peyton ventured to the kitchen to see what they could have for a quick breakfast. It completely slipped her mind that they would probably be hungry in the morning.

Peyton found eggs, bread, milk and cereal. She thought that she could make scrambled eggs, but then she decided cereal would be a better idea because all they would only need to put the bowls and spoons in the dishwasher when they were done.

She was also happy to see that she remembered to keep Brooke's favorite cereal, Honey Nut Cheerios, in the cabinet next to her favorite, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. She grabbed both boxes of cereal, 2 bowls and spoons, and the cartoon of milk before heading back to her room.

Brooke was just coming out of the bathroom when Peyton walked back into the room.

"Hey, I grabbed breakfast, I figured we could eat now, I'll hop in the shower and then we can be on our way."

"Yea that works. I thought we would sleep too late to have breakfast. Glad we didn't." Brooke said smiling.

The girls had breakfast, finished getting ready and then headed to the mall. They spent a few hours trying on dresses for homecoming finally deciding on dresses that made them both look amazing. After purchasing their dresses, they headed to Karen's café. They were surprised to see Lucas working behind the counter because he usually spent his Saturdays at the river court.

"Afternoon ladies, what can I get you today?" Lucas said before reaching over to give Brooke a quick kiss.

Brooke looked at Peyton with a smirk, they nodded at each other and Brooke said, "2 Turkey clubs, one with extra mayo and bacon for Peyton and the other with no mayo for me. Oh! And an extra-large order of fries. Thanks."

"No problem. I'll be right back."

When Lucas came back, Peyton decided to ask him why he was at the café. Lucas explained that his mom called him earlier that day and asked him if he could help. He said she even said that it would be one of the last times she would see him in the café before he left for college. Lucas laughed and said that he didn't want to mention that college was still almost 2 years away.

Eventually the girls went home to relax, watching music videos and laying around until it was time for them to get ready for the party.

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At the party, Peyton was enjoying herself. She was on her second drink and for once whoever oversaw music didn't do a terrible job. Usually, she hates the music at parties and immediately tries to convince the "DJ" to play music from her iPod.

Peyton was on the couch in the living room of Bevin's house, hoping that Brooke would come back because she didn't want to sit alone at this party. Brooke was somewhere else trying to convince Lucas to dance with her, to no avail. The rest of their friends were spread out throughout the house enjoying the party.

Peyton checked the time on her phone and decided that she had been at the party long enough to appease Brooke. She got off the couch and began looking for Brooke to let her know she was heading home for the night. As she began walking through the house, she saw Nathan walk in with his arms wrapped around some random girl. He looked her right in the eyes before he began kissing the girl. Peyton thought it looked like he was trying to swallow the girls face whole, which made her smile and shake her head before she continued looking for Brooke.

Peyton made it to the other side of the house before she spotted Brooke on the deck that led to Bevin's backyard. Peyton was making her way across the kitchen when she felt someone grab her arm and pull her into the hallway.

When she looked up, she was surprised to see Nathan looking upset.

"Is there a reason that you pulled me over here?" Peyton asked, more annoyed than anything that Nathan felt the need to touch her.

"Yup", Nathan said while staring directly into her eyes.

"Well, now would be a good time to tell me, I have other things I could be doing."

"You didn't look upset back there, you know…when I was kissing Ashley…right in front you."

"Isn't her name Amber, and I honestly don't care who you kiss anymore as long as it's not me."

"Come on Peyton, you can't tell me that you're not jealous. This is a part of the game we always play. We break-up, I show up at a party or something with another girl you, you get jealous, and then we end up back together before the night is over."

"That's not happening this time."

"Why not? We always get back together."

"Were you not listening a few days ago? I don't want to be with you anymore! I'm tired of dealing with the constant cheating, break-ups and overall lack of respect."

"That's not fair! Yes, all of that happened, but part of you never really wanted to be with me in the first place. If you wanted to be with me, I'm sure that we could have worked. And I never would have cheated!"

"So now it's my fault that YOU cheated on me? You know what fine, everything that went wrong in our relationship was my fault. You were the perfect boyfriend and I was a terrible girlfriend."

Nathan just stared shocked that she was upset now. She wasn't this upset when she broke up with him 2 days ago.

"Are you going to let go of me? I need to get out of here." Peyton said, she just wanted to be alone now.

"Oh, sorry", Nathan said as he dropped her arm.

Nathan watched as Peyton sped back toward of the front of the house. He stood there wondering why things couldn't just go back to how they were before.

After a few seconds, Nathan realized that everyone had seen what just happened and was now staring at him. He decided to go find Ashley or whatever her name was.

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