A/N: Haha, I know
you guys hate me right now, lol, but I thought I'd prolong Brucas
just a little bit longer, no worries, I hate writing Browen so they
won't last long! But here we go, chapter 12! Remember, reviews
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Lucas flipped open his cell phone and dialed Brooke's number.
"Hey Luke" she said after only the second ring
"Brooke, is everything O.K?"
"Yeah, I should have called, everything's fine"
"Right, I just wanted to make sure" Lucas said quietly
"Thanks for calling Luke, I gotta go, I'll see you later"
"Damn it" Lucas muttered to himself as he threw his phone onto his bed.
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How's Jenny? Peyton asked Jake from where she lay on his lap
"She's great; she's with my mom right now"
"Wait! She's here in Tree Hill, I didn't know you brought here with you"
Well that's the second part to my surprise, I'm staying Peyton…for good…I'm not going back to Savannah, I'm tired of running, tree Hill is my home"
"I don't believe it" Peyton said sitting up "Jake, that's great, I'm really happy for you" she said pulling him into a tight embrace.
"P. Sawyer, I'm home!" They heard Brooke call out
"In here Brooke" Peyton shouted out to her
"Peyton, you wouldn't believe wha-Ahh! Jake!" she squealed jumping into his arms and placing a loud kiss on his cheek. "Whatever are you doing here?" she asked flashing her dimples
"Don't even try it Brooke Davis, I know you called him" Peyton said laughing
"Oh Peyton, look at that" Brooke said quietly
"Look at what?" she asked confused
"Your smile's back" I really missed it P. Sawyer" she said squeezing Peyton's hand in her own
"Thanks for calling him Brooke, Jake was just the friend I needed right now, and only my best friend would know that"
"Well, I'm gonna leave you guys alone, I have some sketches to finish up" 'she said walking toward her bedroom "its good having you back Jake"
"It's great to be back Brooke, thanks for making me realize what I was missing" he said smiling at her "There's nowhere else in the world like this place."
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"Come on Jamie, I'm gonna be late!" Haley called out grabbing her purse and keys
"Where are we going again Momma?" Jamie asked holding his basketball tightly with both his hands.
"I have to meet Aunt Peyton at the studio and you're going by Aunt Brooke"
"Oh yeah, I love going by Aunt Brooke" Jamie said happily as he climbed into the backseat of the car.
"Aunt Brooke!" Jamie shouted as he ran into her open arms
"Hey buddy" she said lifting him off the ground
"I'm late tigger, I'll see you guys later" she called out closing the door behind her
"You feel better buddy?" she asked as she set Jamie back on the ground
"From what?" Jamie asked confused
"Your cold"
"I didn't have a cold Aunt Brooke; momma makes me drink orange juice every day so I don't get one"
"But I thought your unc-wait a minute; I need to make an important phone call buddy, why don't you go watch some T.V"
"O.K"
Brooke flipped open her phone and dialed Nathan's number
"Brooke…what's wrong? Are you O.K? Is it Jamie?" Nathan asked worriedly
"No, calm down, we're both fine"
"Should I give Jamie any medicine for his cold, or did he take it before he left?"
His cold, what are you talking ab- Oh, Oh, his cold, of course, well, yeah he took it before he left"
"Give it up Scott" Brooke said "What's going on?"
"Nothing's going on, I just thought you and Lucas should hang out more and I knew you wouldn't do it on your own so I thought I'd give you a little push"
"I don't need you pushing me Nate"
"I know, and I'm sorry but I know you had fun"
"That's not the point; anyway, I have something to tell you"
"What's up?"
"Owen came to the shop yesterday, he said he was sorry for leaving me when I got Angie, and that he didn't want to lose me, and asked for a second chance"
"So what did he say when you told him no"
"I didn't say no Nate"
"Brooke, the guy's a jerk, he didn't even give it a try before he split, you deserve better than him"
"Maybe I do, but I won't know if I don't give it a chance"
"Fine Brooke, give it a chance, but be careful, you already have enough to deal with without this asshole giving you trouble"
"I'll be fine Nate"
"O.K, listen I gotta get back to practicing, I'll see you later"
"O.K Bye" she said flipping her phone shut and throwing it in her purse "O.K James Lucas Scott, let's go make us some clothes"
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"I'm coming, I'm coming" Peyton called out as the doorbell rang a third time. She pulled it open and stood face to face with Lucas
"Uhh…Hi" he said nervously
"Hey" she said leaning against the doorway
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah…sure" she said moving aside so he could step past her "Have a seat" she said pointing to the sofa
"Look Peyton, I'm sorry, you didn't deserve the way I broke up with you…I told you I loved you, and I wanted to be with you before I asked myself if that's what I really wanted and it was stupid and selfish"
"You're right"
"Is there anyway you can find it in your heart to forgive me?"
"I think I already have Luke…you're right, we're not meant to be together, and I think I always knew it, I just didn't want to admit it"
"Wow, I didn't expect that" Lucas said smiling
"Let's just say I've had a lot of time to think" Peyton said laughing
"So is it possible for us to be friends Peyton"
"Of course it is Luke…I wish we could start now but I'm supposed to be meeting Haley at the studio to listen to an artist and I'm late"
"It's O.K" we'll talk later" he said as they headed for the door
"I'm really happy that I didn't lose you Peyton" he said taking her hand in his
"Me too Luke" she said pulling him into her arms for a hug. Neither of them saw the small silver car with the baby seat in the back drive past.
"I'll see you later" Lucas said walking to his car
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"Hey gorgeous"
"Hey you" Brooke said letting herself be pulled into Owen's embrace
"You look beautiful Brooke" he said letting his gaze linger on the dark blue dress that fell right above her knees.
"Thanks" she said grabbing her small purse "You don't look so bad yourself
They drove to the restaurant in silence and Brooke couldn't help but think there were never dull moments like this when she was with Lucas. They pulled into the parking lot, and Owen got out and opened Brooke's door for her, she smiled at him as he pulled out her chair, and they sat at the table
"Why are you doing this Owen?" she asked "Why now?"
He looked up from the menu and took her hand across the table.
"I've hated myself every day since I let you go Brooke, I didn't even give her a chance, I didn't give you a chance"
"You never even saw her Owen…you never knew what she meant to me"
"And I'm so sorry for that Brooke"
"Let's just move on from there…what have you been doing…"
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"Yeah, it's open, come on in" Jake called out
"Hey" Peyton said stepping into his living room "I've been calling"
"Yeah, I know, sorry…I was busy"
"Oh….is everything O.K? You seem a little distant"
"I'm fine" he said
"I thought maybe we could go out to dinner, maybe you could bring Jenny"
"Why Peyton?"
"I-well, I want to spend time with you, with Jenny"
"What about Lucas?"
"O.K, do you have short term memory loss or something, Lucas and I broke up, remember?"
"You're not back together?"
"No, why would we be back together?"
"Well, I passed by this morning and I saw you two hugging"
"Oh, well we made up, we're friends again, just friends…My heart doesn't' belong to Lucas, it belongs to someone else"
"Who's the lucky guy?" he asked smiling at her
"Come have dinner with me and maybe I'll introduce you" she said taking his hand
"You got a deal"
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