So here's chapter three so enjoy and review.

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Chapter 3

Peyton was still in shock when Jess approached the two girls.

"Hey Peyton."

"Jess…" Peyton breathed. Jess was here. Jess Mariano the boy she had had a crush when they were little. He was here and he looked good.

"What are you doing here?" Peyton blurted out the question before she had time too think.

"Moved back." Jess shrugged like it wasn't something life altering and looked at Brooke. Noticing she wasn't looking at them but at something on her right he followed her line of sight and his face hardened.

She was looking at a guy and had tears in her eyes. So this guy must be the reason why she was crying last night. The guy was blond, had blue eyes, he was almost the same height as Jess and was looking extremely guilty but mostly confused.

Peyton looked where both were looking and guilt cursed thru her body, guilt for betraying and hurting Brooke and guilt because Jess would be disappointed when he'll know what she had done.

Brooke felt like crying. Lucas was staring so intensely at them that she did the only thing she could think of, to get the hell out of there.

"Jess didn't you wanted me to take to the principal's office?"

Sensing her discomfort and the hurt in her voice he took the hint. "Sure. I'll talk to you later Peyton."

The pair was already walking away when Peyton manage to form words. "Okay…"

Seeing Peyton alone Lucas decided to know more about the guy they were with.

"Hey Peyton."

Peyton turned her head and looked at him. "Hey Luke."

"So…Brooke's pretty upset."

"I know…"

Both started walking and suddenly stopped and turned at each other.

"Peyton –"

"Lucas-"

Lucas was faster this time. "You first"

"I think what we did was a huge mistake…" She told him gently and there was a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Ya…I agree with you. What we did really hurt Brooke…"

"I know. She basically told me too stay out of her life."

"I really need to talk to her…"

"But I think it's better if you let her cool off. And to do it without Jess around…"

Lucas looked at her confused and was about too ask her who Jess was when Peyton explained.

"Jess is the guy you just saw us with. He's been our best friend since we were kids but he moved away when we were ten and now he's back."

Lucas nodded taking the information in. Apparently this guy knew Brooke and Peyton very well, he just hopped Brooke would forgive him.

Later that day….

Jess was seated at one of the outside tables reading a book when Brooke joined him.

"Hey." She put her things on the bench before sitting and didn't even look at him knowing exactly that she wouldn't any reaction of him. If there was one thing she had learned when they were kids was..If Jess was reading a book talking too him was completely useless.

She started eating lunch and looked around catching the eyes of Nathan who was looking at them very intensely. She smirked. Nathan had known Jess a few times when they were kids; they had actually got along. And now, it looked like Nathan was trying to figure out where he new Jess from. Deciding too help him Brooke checked too see if Lucas or Peyton were close by and when she realized the coast was clear she got up and went too Nathan.

"Hey Nate. Tutorgirl."

"Hey Brooke." Haley smiled at her and Brooke instantly knew that Haley was pitting her.

"Hey Brooke. Who's that guy that's seating with you? I swear I've seen him before." Nathan looked so confused that Brooke couldn't help but laugh.

"That's because you have. Don't you remember? he's not that changed."

Nathan tough about it a little bit and shocked his head as if say no.

"Nathan its Jess."

"Jess? Jess Mariano? Your and Peyton's Jess?"

Brooke saddened at the mention of Peyton's name but still nodded.

Haley was feeling left out in the conversation so she decided to find out who this guy was. "Jess?"

"Ya. He's an old friend of mine and…Peyton's"

"Oh." Haley didn't remember any Jess, but she usually only hanged out with Luke and the rivercourt guys so…

Jess was about too acknowledge Brooke when he realized she wasn't there. Looking up from his book he saw her talking too a guy who looked a lot like Nathan Scott and a girl. He looked at the right and saw the blond guy from this morning and decided too save Brooke from an encounter she didn't want.

"Hey Scott."

"Mariano. How are you?" Nathan offered his hand and Jess accepted it.

"Fine. You?"

"I'm good."

Haley cleaned her throat and Nathan looked at her.

"Oh…Haley this is Jess. Jess this is Haley my girlfriend."

Haley smiled shyly and also offered her hand. "Hey."

Jess took it and nodded at her. Seeing Haley's discomfort Brooke decided too cut in.

"Jess doesn't talk much but that doesn't mean he's an ass."

"Jeez could you not talk about me like I'm not here?"

"If you were nicer I wouldn't have too."

"Whatever."

"Seriously you read so much and your vocabulary is so short."

"Huh"

Haley smiled at the banter between friends, but there was one person who wasn't much happy with the banter and that person was standing next too Jess and his name was Lucas.

"Hey guys."

From their faces Lucas got different reactions. Haley was preoccupied with Jess and Brooke's reaction because of Lucas's fling with Peyton, Jess's face showed no emotion but you could see his jaw hardened, Brooke was glaring at him and Nathan was just confused about the hospitality directed too his half-brother.

Jess had enough and decides too leave before he beat the crap out of him. "Come on Brooke."

Brooke nodded and followed Jess too their table.

"I have a feeling he knows about me and Peyton...". Lucas started.

"And I have a feeling he doesn't particularly like you…". Haley continued.

Lucas nodded with a jealous face and Haley knew her best friend had made one of the worst mistakes of his life cheating on Brooke.

Nathan who had been quiet so far finally processed the information that was said between his girlfriend and half-brother.

"Excuse me…What? You and Peyton?"