Part 69
Brooke scowled into her pillow as she heard the alarm blare away from the side of the bed. She pulled the pillow over her head with a groan.
"Peyton!" She growled as her sleep deprived brain threatened to split into two with the continued noise and she figured that wouldn't be a good thing with two exams today.
With the sound still ringing in her ears despite the added insulation, Brooke finally lifted her head free, if only to find the perfect aim for her kick. But as it turned out she was alone in bed.
With a violent smack of the bedside alarm clock, Brooke glared around the room. The storm must be back because it was dark, she thought as she thumped her head back down onto the mattress.
Brooke couldn't help but let her hand reach out over Peyton's usual spot. It was cold. That meant the blonde had been up for a while which made Brooke roll her eyes. No it wasn't the last day of exams that had her girlfriend up early, no, it would be the room sized canvas she was going to get to play with that afternoon.
"God, what a freak." She muttered to herself as she let her eyelids close again. Peyton could just have one obsession in life like a normal person she had to have two, two complete opposite as opposite could get, pastimes.
Music and art.
Okay so maybe not all that opposite, they were both creative outlets.
But music never really cut into Brooke's time with Peyton.
And right now Peyton's absence was caused by her eagerness to get over to the Scott household to set up the nursery for her designs.
"You bellowed?" Peyton asked, as she stuck her head into the room.
Brooke lifted her head to look at her girlfriend. Peyton was smiling. At 6:30 in the morning. "Ugh." She muttered before collapsing back onto the bed only this time she attempted to smother herself. She didn't need Haley level cheer in her face this early.
Peyton listened to her girlfriend mumble into the pillow and then kick at the mattress with her feet in a tantrum. Shaking her head, Peyton slowly approached the bed then climbed on at the bottom and worked her way slowly up to the top, straddling her covered lump of a girlfriend.
Brooke felt each movement of the blonde's hands and knees as she progressed up the bed. By the time Peyton was almost above her Brooke couldn't contain her grin as she slowly pulled the pillow down her face to eye Peyton hovering above her.
"Hi." Brooke squeaked out.
Peyton bit her lip in an attempt to control her laughter. "Hello." She managed to reply as a chuckle escaped.
They remained in position just smiling at each other until Brooke gestured, with a tapping finger, to her own lips.
Peyton's eyes tracked the motion then looked back into Brooke hazel eyes. "Oh!" She rolled her eyes and realised why Brooke was fussing so much this morning. "Sorry." She muttered before dropping her head to capture the lips in a kiss. "Morning." She said once they broke apart.
Brooke grinned and eased her arms around Peyton's neck. "Morning."
Feeling herself being tugged down Peyton carefully lowered herself so she wasn't resting too much of her own weight on Brooke then nuzzled into her girlfriend's neck. As she felt a kiss to her head she wondered why she had gotten up so early instead of spending her time with Brooke waking up.
Oh, right. "I made breakfast." She informed the brunette but Brooke just snorted at her, clearly thinking this wasn't enough of an excuse to deprive her of snuggle time.
Peyton grinned then nipped at Brooke's neck.
Brooke yelped and quickly shifted away. "Don't you dare!" She warned her girlfriend as she already had one mark on her neck she'd have to spend time this morning covering up. The last thing she needed was a second one.
Peyton chuckled and rolled onto her side to watch Brooke. "Sorry." She said but her eyes were dancing and unrepentant.
Brooke snorted and eased further onto her side of the bed away from the mischievous blonde.
"You're in a good mood." Brooke told Peyton with a scowl.
Peyton sighed deeply then rolled onto her back and laced her hands beneath her head as she looked up at the ceiling. "Why yes I am." She agreed with an obnoxiously pleased look on her face just to annoy Brooke. "Thank you for noticing."
Brooke narrowed her eyes and waited the blonde out.
"It's going to be a lovely day, my last exam finishes at 11:30, I then get to spend all afternoon sketching and painting our friend's nursery and then after that is done I'm getting to take you away overnight, maybe even longer." She explained to Brooke who now had a small grin on her face thanks to Peyton's last point. Peyton turned back onto her side to watch her girlfriend. "And, the most important part of today you ask? Well that would be the bit where my girlfriend," Peyton reaches over and touches Brooke's nose. "Which would be you." She says with a grin. "Has agreed to tell my ex-boyfriend that he's an ex because I'm now with his ex." She finished with a toothy grin.
Brooke frowned. She didn't remember agreeing to do that today. And anyway, Peyton had practically tricked her into agreeing to tell Luke about them.
Of course she wanted him to know, if only to stop him constantly hitting on her girlfriend in an attempt to get her back.
She pouted at Peyton. "Do I have to tell him?"
Peyton nodded her head slowly, her amusement still evident. "Yes."
Brooke took a deep breath then let it out slowly before giving Peyton her best sad face. "Can't we get someone else to do it?" She asked hopefully.
Peyton giggled.
"Haley could tell him, he wouldn't hit a pregnant girl, right?" Brooke wonders, seeing the other girl as the safest option if it had to be done.
This time Peyton let out a laugh. "Yeah, let me just ask Nathan how he thinks about using his wife like that."
Brooke pouted. "Damn." She muttered.
Thinking they'd wasted enough time now, and that her breakfast would be cold by now, Peyton climbed off of the bed and held her hand out for Brooke to take.
"Come on, we can discuss strategy on the way to school with the parents-to-be, but we need to eat first." She told the brunette as she tugged her up onto her feet.
Brooke went with the motion and pushed herself into Peyton. "Is that right?" She asks in a low whisper, her dimples showing as she smiled teasingly.
Peyton had automatically put her arms around Brooke to help her keep her balance and she now found herself face to face with her girlfriend, who look hungry for something other than food right now.
"Well, I was thinking we could eat later, if you don't mind?" Brooke asked as her fingers trailed up the back of Peyton's t-shirt.
Peyton swallowed and her eyes drifted to Brooke's lips momentarily before meeting Brooke's gaze again.
"I missed my morning snuggles." Brooke added with a fake pout.
Peyton felt a grin break out over her face at that. She had left Brooke alone this morning. Her bad.
She gently tightened her hold on the brunette and shuffled them back towards the edge of the bed.
"Can't have that, can we?"
Brooke grinned and shook her head side to side. Then yelped as she found herself falling backwards onto the mattress. Peyton then waved her back and Brooke shifted to rest against the headboard as the blonde kneeled at the bottom of the bed.
Peyton stared at Brooke, seeing the growing desire and anticipation there. It made her gut twist a little with a touch of regret. She'd consciously tried to avoid sexual situations with the other girl until Brooke gave her a clear signal that that was where she wanted them to go. She just hadn't wanted Brooke to feel pressured that now that they had taken things that far that it was somehow expect between them.
Back when she'd dated Nathan, their relationship completely changed once sex was on the cards. It wasn't bad with Nathan, but it had soon become clear to the both of them that sex was basically the only thing they really had.
Thankfully she hadn't got that far with Lucas, but with Brooke, they had so much more to lose if they ever let sex get in the way of their relationship and friendship.
She didn't think sex would get in the way of anything between her and Brooke because their friendship had already survived so much. But Peyton was still cautious.
But right now Brooke was being very clear with what she wanted and Peyton's body was responding happily.
It hadn't been easy to leave Brooke alone in their bed this morning, but Peyton had just so much she wanted to get done before they left for school. And she had got some extra sketches and ideas worked out so it wasn't wasted time.
"Peyton." Brooke whispered in a husky deep tone of voice.
Peyton flicked her eyes quickly to the clock and figured that they had time before Nathan and Haley were due. She eyed Brooke and teasingly remained in place, smiling and waiting.
Brooke bit her bottom lip as she took in the blonde at her feet. Her nostrils flared and she lifted her hand to curl her finger at Peyton, wanting her closer.
Peyton pulled her t-shirt up playfully inch by slow inch until it was balled in her fist between her breasts and Brooke was watching on with darkened eyes and the tip of her tongue exposed between her lips.
Brooke groaned in disappointment as Peyton dropped the fabric in her hand and the pale skin of Peyton's abdomen was once again covered up.
Peyton smiled inwardly at the look on her girlfriend.
She then took a calming breath and reached out to touch Brooke's feet, letting her hands rest then wander along the sides, soles and insteps. She shared a knowing look with the brunette as a finger stroke caused Brooke to giggle and flinch away from her.
They smiled as their gazes met, completely at ease together knowing the intimacy they were about to share with each other was nurtured through years of friendship. And trialled and tested and found to be stronger than any feeling they had shared with other lovers.
So when Brooke felt Peyton ease her legs apart she didn't pull away or draw back.
Peyton swallowed hard and licked her lips as she struggled to accept the trust in Brooke's eyes. Determined to be worthy of it she beamed at Brooke and slowly made her way on her knee between Brooke's legs that widened to accommodate her.
When she stopped advancing she rested back on her legs and let her hands cup Brooke's face gently. She studied her girlfriend closely before ducking her head to capture Brooke's lips. Delicately she kissed Brooke's mouth and then she pressed a kiss to each lip, before pressing another kiss to her mouth.
Brooke grinned as Peyton's mouth retreated. She sighed and let her eyes drift open again as she met Peyton's heated gaze.
"I love you." Peyton breathed out between the space separating them.
Brooke beamed back at blonde as her own hands came up to curve around Peyton's neck to pulled her back down for a proper kiss, letting her tongue sneak out to trace over Peyton's lips before dipping into her girlfriends mouth to dance with its partner.
Peyton moaned and gasped as a wandering hand cupped her breast before she felt a pinch to her nipple.
Brooke took advantage of Peyton's gasp by tugging at the blonde's bottom lip with her teeth.
She reluctantly surrendered it when she felt Peyton pulling away from her. "Love you too." She muttered somewhat petulantly, wondering if that would make up for the nip if Peyton didn't appreciate it.
The blonde just shook her head at Brooke, she was used to her tactics.
Peyton took another breath and tried to settle herself again, easier this time now that there was a little distance between them. When she had her breathing back under control she kept her gaze locked with Brooke and reached for Brooke's hand, she then guided it to the bottom of her t-shirt and put the material of it into the hand.
"Make love with me?" She asked, offering the brunette the chance to undress her, to lay herself bare.
Brooke blinked, amazed by how easy it seemed for the blonde to make it safe for her to be vulnerable with her. She shook her head then shifted until she mirrored Peyton's position.
Peyton waited patiently for whatever Brooke was up to to become clear.
"Together." Was all Brooke said, but it was more than enough to make Peyton understand.
"Together." She echoed before kissing Brooke heatedly as they struggled to undress while their passion for each other only grew.
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Peyton could feel his eyes on her again as she poured her coffee. With that final task complete she had nothing left to keep her faced away and she eventually turned and leaned back against the counter.
"What?" She asked with a scowl, hoping that would prevent most of Nathan's comments.
Nathan snorted as he took in his friend.
Peyton narrowed her eyes at him and sipped her drink. Brooke was rummaging around in their bedroom for a notebook she professed was vital for some last minute cramming before her last exam that afternoon.
Haley was using the bathroom.
"Found it!" Brooke called out before appearing and bounding over to Peyton and pressing a kiss to her girlfriend's cheek.
Peyton blushed as Nathan laughed from his spot on the stool at the breakfast counter. She tried to ignore both as she focused on her coffee.
Nathan shook his head at the pair. It was moments like this that made him wonder how it was possible for them not to see how the other felt soon.
He was glad they knew now. But that wasn't going to stop him from teasing them when they made it so easy for him.
"Hungry Brooke?" He asked, grateful that his wife was missing for the moment.
Brooke's already big grin widened as she glanced at Peyton and winked at her before turning back to their friend. "I'm good." She replied.
Nathan snorted. "Yeah I bet you are." He said.
Peyton shrugged as Brooke glanced her way, she had no idea what he was going on about.
Clearing his throat Nathan decided to let them in on the joke. He tugged at the neck of his tee then rubbed his finger over a spot on his neck. "Peyton you've got a little something, right, yeah, there." He told her before laughing.
Peyton tilted her head then saw Brooke screw her face up and shift away from her. She reached out with her free hand and grabbed the back of Brooke's top as a light bulb went on in her head.
"You didn't?" She asked her girlfriend.
Brooke shrugged hesitantly. "Oops?" She offered.
"Oops?" Peyton repeated, wondering how that would fix anything. It had taken Brooke ten minutes to attempt to cover up the mark on her neck, there was no way they had time for Peyton to do damage control when they needed to leave for school soon.
"Sorry?" Brooke tried again.
They both knew that neither was Brooke sorry, nor was it an accident that left Peyton sporting a bruise at her neck. It was payback.
"Okay, let's go before Junior's at it again." Haley muttered in a huff as she entered the room and reached to take her raincoat from Nathan.
It was only after she had pulled it on that she took in the slightly strained atmosphere or Peyton glaring at Brooke.
"What now?" She asked, looking from the girls to her husband.
Nathan folded his arms and smirked. "Brooke was hungry this morning." He frowned and looked at the pair. "Or was it last night?"
"Shut up Nate!" Peyton growled at him before staring at her girlfriend again. She pointed to the disfiguring mark on her neck. "How exactly do I explain that?"
Brooke merely shrugged innocently.
Peyton sighed and released Brooke with a pout.
Brooke watched as she pulled on her own jacket and prepared to leave the apartment.
"You know," She started as they were all just about to head out the door. "If you see Lucas before I do, just tell him your girlfriend did it. If he asks."
Peyton's steps faltered as her jaw dropped.
Nathan and Haley smiled to themselves as they saw Brooke's smug look before they followed the brunette out the door.
Peyton wanted to be upset, but really, that move was Brooke all over.
"Sneaky, Brooke. Sneaky." She laughed to herself as she locked the apartment up.
As much as she'd like to pass off responsibility for letting her ex-boyfriend know that she was now dating Brooke, the brunette probably had this one right. It really was something she should do.
She owed Brooke more than to act like their relationship was something to be hidden.
There was just no way she was going to use a hickey to tell people.
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