Episode 16 Ch. 5 Truth Be Told

Brooke was pacing back and forth trying to think of all of the possibilities. Breanne walked in and found Brooke. She didn't say a word but rather she took Brooke in her arms. Brooke had always been so good to her, and Breanne just wanted Brooke to know that she was there. There weren't any words needed.

Lucas was in the kitchen with the food when Deb walked in. "Hey Deb where's Nathan?"

"Talking to the police."

"Do they have any leads yet?"

Deb nodded her head, "Nathan is asking them to look at Brooke's mom as a possibility."

"What? They think Victoria could have done this?" Lucas didn't want to believe that was true.

"It makes perfect sense Lucas. I for one hope its not true, but we both know that woman is ruthless and would do anything to get what she wants."

Lucas squinted, "You think she would want Brooke to be in pain?"

"She's demented Lucas just like Dan was you know that. People like that only care about themselves. It does matter to them who they hurt even if it is their own children."

Lucas didn't say anything. He knew that Brooke would be heart broken if Victoria had stolen her child. He knew that Deb could be right.

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Lily, Summer, and Jeremy were at Summer and Jeremy's house. Lily was on the phone, "Yeah thanks for keeping me posted," she hung up the phone and the couple could tell that there wasn't any good news. "That was Peyton, nothing."

Summer sighed, "They have to find her."

"They will," Jeremy seemed sure of it.

"We can go over there if you want Lil."

"No I think that there are plenty of people over there. Peyton promised to call me if there was any change."

There is a knock on the door, and Lily answers because she is the closest. "Spencer," she was very shocked to see him.

He was just as shocked as she was, "Lily."

"Hi come in. I'm just here because we were all really worried about Sophie." He walked in the house.

"Yeah that's actually why I'm here. I thought Summer might have some news on the situation," he didn't know Brooke or Nathan that well, but he was in love with Lily, and he knew she would be effected.

"There really is no change. I probably should go," Lily didn't want to leave, but things were still weird between the two of them.

"Don't go Lily I'll go," Spencer said.

"Neither one of you should go," Jeremy told them.

"Yeah stay I cooked dinner. We could all eat together," Summer told them. She knew that things were still shaky between Lily and Spencer, but she was always a fan of theirs. She had high hopes that they would be together in the end.

Lily and Spencer looked at each other, and Lily shrugged. "Sure why not?" she said.

"Cool, I am kind of hungry," Spencer said. He only agreed because Lily didn't seem to mind his presence.

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Keith and Jacey were lying in his bed. He had a huge smile on his face. "That was amazing."

Jacey didn't say anything.

He nuzzled her neck, "What's wrong? Was I not good. We could try again," he smiled.

Jacey rolled her eyes, wrapped herself in the sheet, and got off the bed searching for her clothes. Keith was confused. He sat up in the bed, "What's your deal?"

She took a deep breath, "We just had sex when your family is going through something very emotional." She yelled at him.

"It's not really my problem." He shrugged, "There is nothing I can do."

"You can be there for your family, or you know for the past couple of weeks you could have been there for me."

"You're not going through anything," he said rudely.

She was so disappointed in him, "I'm gonna go."

"Jacey don't leave."

"I have too," Jacey told him. "I can't trust you anymore Keith, and that really scares me." She walks out of his room, and he flings stuff off of his desk. He was pissed, and she was scared.

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Elizabeth is walking through the park when she sees Noah. "Hey," she wasn't sure he was going to respond.

"Hey, I thought you might be here," he told her, and she was surprised.

"Really? You were looking for me?"

"Yeah, I heard about the kidnapping on the news."

"Oh yeah my family is pretty shaken up about it. I needed some air."

"That's why I knew you would be here."

"How?"

"Because you said whenever you have a problem you can't figure out you always go to the park."

"You remembered that," she was happily surprised. She sat down on the bench and he sat beside her.

"Yeah I remember everything you have ever told me."

"I'm really worried about my family," she confided in him.

He took her hand in his, "I'm not gonna tell you that it's gonna be okay because honestly I don't know that, but from what I've seen and heard about the Scott's is that they don't give up without a fight. If the other Scott's are anything like you whoever took that little girl doesn't stand a chance."

His words brought a smile to her face, "Thanks that really makes me feel better."

"I'm sorry for avoiding you lately."

"You don't have to be sorry. I should have told you about Tyler myself."

He shook his head, "You don't have to tell me anything Elizabeth."

"I know, but I could see that our friendship was maybe turning into something else, and I should have told you. I feel like I lead you on, and for that I am so sorry."

He looked down and then back into her eyes, "I've missed our talks."

"Yeah me too," she really had.

"I'm okay with being your friend because truth be told you were the first friend I had here, and I'd hate to lose our friendship."

She smiled, "Me too Noah." She sighed, "I should probably be getting back."

"I could walk you if you'd like."

"I'd really like that a lot."

He started to walk her home. He had really missed her, and unknown to Elizabeth he had every attentions of winning her heart even if his competition was in a coma.

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Peyton walks into the kitchen where she sees her husband. She can tell that he is worried and scared. "How's Brooke?" he said when he spotted her.

"She's scared to death."

"I need to tell you something that Deb told me."

"What?"

"She thinks that Victoria is behind the kidnapping."

Peyton's eyes grew bigger, but not as big as Lucas' when he saw Brooke standing behind her. "What the hell did you just say?"

"Brooke," he said in a concerned tone.

She was yelling, "My mother did not kidnap my daughter. Why would you even say something like that? I want you out of my house."

"Brooke."

"She would not kidnap my daughter. That is insane," she was yelling and crying all at the same time.

Nathan put his hand on her shoulder, "Your mother might be insane."

"Not you too Nathan," she shook her head.

"I asked the police to look into it, and it seems that Victoria has purchased a large amount of baby things in the last month, and they checked her hotel room, and she checked out this morning."

"Nathan, she wouldn't do this to me."

"Brooke, I know you want to believe that there is good in your mother, but sometimes people don't change," Peyton told her.

Brooke cried in Nathan's arms. "If she has taken my daughter I will never forgive myself."

Peyton and Lucas look on very concerned about Brooke's emotional state. Peyton had never seen her that way before, and it was killing her very soul.