Episode 12 Ch.2 Talk to Me

Brooke was still standing on the other side of the door. Peyton hadn't invited her in. "Peyton, please talk to me," Brooke pleaded.

"I have nothing to say to you," Peyton walked away from the door but kept it open so Brooke walked in.

"Please let me explain."

Peyton realized that Brooke wasn't going to go away, "fine," she looked at Savannah and Charlie, "Can you guys go upstairs please?"

"But we're not finished eating," Savannah wined.

"Please," Peyton said.

"Ok," Savannah and Charlie got up from the table and ran towards the stairs.

"I'll beat you," Charlie yells as they ran up the stairs.

"No running," Peyton yelled at them, but they weren't listening. "Make this quick I'm not having a good day."

Brooke took a deep breath and prepared herself to speak. She knew this wasn't going to be easy, "I know that I should have told you about Keith's condition," Brook said but was interrupted by Peyton.

"Damn right you should have told me," Peyton yelled at her. She couldn't stay still. She kept moving and picking up things around the house.

"He was desperate when he came to me, and I saw then how much he loved the game. I couldn't take that away from," she said desperately, but she could tell by Peyton's face that it wasn't working.

"You wouldn't have been taking it from him, but you could have cost him his life. We made you his God Mother because we trusted you with his life, and you put him in danger…" she trailed off and then looked at Brooke with tears in her eyes, "I think we made a mistake."

"What are you saying?"

"You're no longer Keith's God Mother in fact you are no longer any of my children's God Mother," Peyton responded.

Brooke couldn't believe what she was hearing, "You can't do that." She was obviously hurting.

"I can and I did," she walked to the door. "Just leave I have nothing left to say to you," Peyton said as she opened the door.

"I love you Peyton," Brooke was hurting. She never wanted to lose Peyton.

"Brooke just go," she couldn't look at her anymore.

"Fine, but Peyton you have to forgive me. I don't want to lose our friendship," her voice began to break, "Over the years you have become more than just my friend you are my sister, and I'm not gonna lose that," Brooke looked into Peyton's lost eyes. Her friend didn't care anymore.

"You should have thought about that before you hid the truth from me," she walks towards the stairs, "You can show yourself out," Peyton walked upstairs leaving Brooke heartbroken.

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Lucas was sitting on the bench at the River Court trying to clear his head and find answers. Nathan walked up and sat next to him, "I thought I would find you here."

"I was looking for answers," Lucas said.

"You really think you can find them here?" Nathan asked knowing that a lot of things had been figured out on that very court over the years.

"I don't know where I can find them anymore," Lucas closed his eyes. He was at a loss for what to do next.

"How is everything?" Nathan knew it was a stupid question, but he had to ask anyway.

Lucas looked at him, "Peyton isn't taking this well at all. She's mad at Keith for lying, and I am to, but to be honest with you I did the same exact thing…." He trailed off and shrugged his shoulders "How can I punish him or yell at him about the same thing that I did when I was his age," Lucas looked at Nathan hoping he would have something insightful to say.

"You're the parent. You have that right."

"I know how he feels. Basketball was everything to me and then I lost it," Lucas took a deep breath.

"But you got to play fifteen minutes. Maybe Keith can do the same thing," Nathan noted.

"I thought about that, but Peyton isn't going to go for that idea," Lucas said.

"You could talk to her about it," Nathan suggested. He was trying to help the only way he knew how.

"Yeah well we're not really communicating about all of this. I kind of ran out on her this morning," Lucas said sadly.

"You've got to talk to your wife Luke. That's what got you guys in trouble last time," Nathan told him. "You stopped communicating and you fell apart. You love her Luke you can't push her away," Nathan told him again. He didn't want them to hurt each other like they had done the last time.

"Thanks Nate you really did help me," Lucas told him as he got up from the bench. "I better go home and talk to my wife."

Nathan nodded his head.

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Elizabeth was sitting next to Tyler holding his hand, "Hey baby so I have some good news. I think I'm off the hook with my parent's. My grades have come up, and my brother is now the big news…He has a heart condition, and he's been lying about it…My mom's pissed but at least she's not pissed at me..." she took a deep breath as she continued. "I'm sorry I haven't been around lately, but I've been busy getting my grades up. The nurses say that there is no change in your condition and well I really need you to wake up….I need you…" her voice began to break. She missed him so much, and she was beginning to think that he was never going to wake up.

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Ashton was walking out of the café when she bumped into Noah, "Hey"

"Hey Ashton," he said and then looked for Elizabeth. "Where's Elizabeth?"

Ashton smiled. He didn't care about her he was more interested in Elizabeth. She was going to have to get those two together somehow. "She had something she had to do. She's gonna meet me later. We can hang out if you want too."

"That sounds good to me," he only said yes in hopes of seeing Elizabeth. He really enjoyed spending time with her.

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Lily and Chase finished their run on the beach, "Like I said last time you are pretty fast," he was clearly out of breath.

"I love to run," she said barely breathing hard at all. "Especially now"

Chase frowned, "I am sorry about what happened between you and Spencer."

"You don't have to apologize it is not your fault Spencer's an ass," she said.

"Most of your ex boyfriends are," Chase remarked.

"Ha, ha…you weren't so bad," she said punching him on the arm and he started to tickle her. "Oh come on that's not fair you know where all my tickle spots are, stop!" They were both laughing and having a good time when Laura walked up. She looked a little pissed.

"Hi," she said.

They turned to look at her. Chase stopped touching Lily. "Laura hey," he knew she looked pissed.

"What's going on here?"

"We went for a run," Lily told her the truth.

"Right because that's what friends do," she said in a questioning tone.

"Yeah actually it is," Lily told her.

Laura started to walk off, "I'll see you later."

"Wait Laura…" he knew she was a lost cause.

"I am so sorry," Lily apologized.

"It's not your fault. She has really bad timing," Chase said.

"Timing is everything," she added.

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Jamie and Becky were at the park playing music, "I don't know if I want to use the guitar whent I play"

"I love it when you play the guitar you are so good at it," Jamie told her.

"Yeah but I should just sing….I don't want to take away from that….What song are you going to sing?"

"I don't know I can't decide," he said.

"Well I'll help you. That is what girlfriends are for," she gave him a kiss on the cheek that turned into a kiss on the lips.

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Keith was in his room looking at all of his basketball trophies. He looks angry, and then he throws his basketball at his trophies, and everything falls to the floor.

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