Chapter 4: Opportunity
After she talked to Lucas, Brooke decided to call Haley. She dialed the number and waited. "Hello?" She answered groggily.
"Haley, did I wake you?"
"Yes."
"Well then I'll call back later and let you go back to sleep." Brooke said guiltily.
"Well I'm up now."
"Good!"
"What's up Brooke?"
"Okay, well I went on my date with Lucas!"
"And?"
"He told me he loves me! And I said I love him back!"
"That's great! I always knew you two would end up together, I just didn't know how long it would take. It's about time!"
"I know! Haley, you need to be closer to me so we can do stuff."
"I know which is why I am going to tell you that I am moving back to Tree Hill in a month!"
"Really?"
"Yea!"
"Oh my gosh, I am so excited! Even though I'm in New York, we'll still be pretty close."
"Brooke, I have a feeling that you won't be in New York much longer." Haley said not wanting to reveal too much.
Lucas and Haley had talked the night before. Before Brooke and Lucas's date of course. "Haley, I want to ask Brooke to marry me." Lucas said bluntly.
"It's a little soon don't you think? I mean you haven't been in contact with each other since high school and you haven't even been on your date yet." She stated.
"I know but, Haley, I've known since high school that we just go together. We just kind of fit. I know that I'm supposed to be with her."
"I've always known that too, but I'm just saying, isn't it a little too soon to ask?"
"I don't think so. I mean, I know that we are going to be together so why not just do it now, you know?"
"I guess you're right. And I don't know why I'm doubting you. I've always rooted for you and Brooke. You and Peyton were too broody."
"We were, weren't we?"
"Yea. Did I tell you I'm moving back to Tree Hill?"
"No!"
"Well I am and I'm really excited for David to see it. I think he'd like it there."
"I think he would too. I was hoping Brooke and I would move back there if we get married."
"Well then I'll see you in Tree Hill." Haley said chuckling and Lucas's stupidity, of course he and Brooke would get married.
"What do you mean?" Brooke asked confused.
"I don't know."
"Well I was hoping I would move back to Tree Hill when I get Clothes Over Bro's out there."
"You're still doing Clothes Over Bro's?"
"Of course!"
"You'll get it out there. I'm sure."
"I hope so."
"Well David's probably going to be up soon so I have to go."
"Okay Haley, I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Brooke."
"Bye Tutorgirl!"
After Brooke hung up, she decided to go and find something to wear to the game tomorrow.
After an hour and nothing to wear to the game, Brooke just decided she would go and buy something. She put on her favorite shirt that she'd designed for Clothes Over Bro's and headed out into the streets of New York.
She'd gone into a few of her favorite boutiques and had not managed to find anything she liked that was in navy blue or orange, the colors of the Bobcats, though she'd still purchased other things she found that she liked at those stores.
As she was walking out of the fourth store she went in, a woman who Brooke noticed was very fashionably dressed approached her. "Excuse me." She said to Brooke.
"Yes?" Brooke asked.
"Where'd you get your top? I love it."
"Oh, I made it."
"You did?"
"Yea, I'm working on my line and this top is one of the pieces."
"Really?"
"Yes why?"
"Oh, I work at Macy's and we are always looking for new things to put in the store. Actually, I was going to one of the stores down here, but I saw your top and I love it. I would like to see the rest of your line if you don't mind."
"Are you kidding, I would love that! I've been wanting to get my line noticed for years!"
"I'm Addison Carmichael by the way." She said offering her hand.
"Brooke Davis."
"Well Ms. Davis, here is my card and you just call me to set up an appointment so I can see what else you have."
"Okay, thank you so much!"
"Don't thank me." She said as she walked away.
Brooke stood there completely shocked for awhile. It was ironic because she was just talking to Haley about the line and now she was getting her chance to get it out there. After she came out of her state of shock, she continued with her shopping, only this time with a lot more motivation.
Later, Brooke found a shop that had all kinds of sports jerseys and she went in and found her way to the basketball section where she found the various teams in the league. She looked around for a while and eventually was lucky enough to find a jersey in her size that said Scott on the back with the number 3, the same as his high school jersey. She purchased the white home jersey because she had bought an orange top to go under it at Nordstrom.
Three hours after she started, it was about three o' clock, and Brooke decided she was hungry so she called Lucas. "Hello Pretty Girl." Lucas answered.
"Hey Luke. I'm super bored. What are you doing?"
"I just got out of the shower."
"Oh. So I was hungry and thinking that maybe you'd want to go and get some lunch with me because I have some awesome news." Brooke said grinning.
"Oh really?"
"Yes. So when do you want to meet me?"
"How's twenty minutes for you?"
"Good."
"Where are we going?"
"Falai Restaurant."
"I have no idea where that is."
"Well then, I'll come pick you up. I'll be there in twenty minutes."
"Okay, love you, bye."
"Love you too, bye."
Twenty minutes later, Brooke picked up Lucas and they went to the restaurant and ate. "So what was your news?" Lucas asked.
"My news, Broody Boy, is that I ran into a fashion consultant from Macy's wearing this top, which you know is from my line. Anyway, she loved my top and asked if she could see the rest of my line!"
"Brooke that's great!"
"I know and I'm so happy to finally get my line out there!"
"I'm happy for you."
"So how was practice?"
"It was normal. The guys want to meet you because they heard me talking to you earlier."
"Well, I'll just have to meet them at the game tomorrow. That reminds me, I went shopping today to find something to wear to the game and I found a jersey that had your name on it."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, and I 'm totally gonna rock it!"
"I'm sure you will."
"Oh, I know I will."
"So when do you think you'll come and get me?"
"Umm, probably before I go and get the boys."
"Good, maybe we can have some fun in the limo." Brooke said winking.
"You never change do you?"
"Nope."
"Good."
"Well, I have to get going. I have to call the lady I met today and see if she can come over to see the line."
"Okay well good luck."
"Thanks Broody, I'll call you later."
"I'm looking forward to it."
"Love you." She said going over to his side of the table. She gave him a kiss that was appropriate for public.
"Love you too."
And with that Brooke exited the restaurant and took out her PDA and the business card Addison gave her earlier and dialed the number. "Addison Carmichael." She answered.
"Yes, this is Brooke Davis."
"Oh yes, Ms. Davis, I'm glad you called."
"I was wondering if you had time to look at my line sometime today. I know it's Sunday, but I have to go to work tomorrow and then have plans after work."
"I have plenty of time actually. Where would you like me to meet you?"
"I have all of my clothes at my place."
"Well if you like, you could just bring the clothes to my office."
"That would be great actually."
"Good, will five thirty be good for you?"
Brooke looked at her watch and saw that is was now four thirty. "That would be great."
"Okay, my office is at 154 West 34th Street. Its right near Macy's so you should be able to find it fairly easily."
"Okay, thank you so much."
"You're welcome. I will see you soon."
Brooke hung up and rushed back to her apartment, realizing she only had an hour to get herself and her clothes ready and get to the address. Luckily, she lived relatively close to Macy's or she would never be able to pull it off.
When she got to her apartment, she put on black dress pants she had designed and a flowy green top, also from her line, and green Jimmy Choo's that matched her top. She was surprised how fast she could get herself ready if she had to. She fixed up her makeup and hair then put all of the clothes into their protective coverings and left the house at five o' five. She just hoped she would be able to get there.
She called a cab and gave him the address. She got there at five twenty and refreshed her lip gloss before she went in.
As she walked in, she couldn't help but stare at the people in the building. She felt she belonged there.
She walked over to the receptionist and gave the lady her name and she told her to wait a while so she could get Addison. A couple minutes later the receptionist called her and said Addison was ready. She went into her office with the clothes and Addison told her to but the clothes on the racks she had there and to dress some of the mannequins with her favorite pieces.
Brooke dressed one of the mannequins with the dress she put Bevin in back in high school. It was still one of her favorite pieces. This dress reminded her of high school and living with Haley. After her temporary blast from the past, she finished dressing all the mannequins and hanging up the clothes on the racks.
"Okay Brooke, before I look at the clothes, I like to ask up-and-coming designers like you some questions and record them to give to the people who ultimately decide if your clothes get sold. We like to understand what the designer's motivation for wanting to be a designer because I've found that heart is going to work wonders in this business. The people like someone they feel they can connect to and who they feel is looking out for them and I want to make sure you can be that person."
"Sounds good."
"First question: When did your love of clothes start?"
"I've always wanted to look good in what I wore because it made me feel confident and I felt that clothes were what I was good at, so I started designing them."
"Okay, and what would you say is your specialty as a designer?"
"I wouldn't say that I am good at one certain thing, but that I can be versatile. I like to think that I can do whatever I feel like dong when it comes to design."
"Where did you learn about fashion?"
"I kind of taught myself how to sew and such, but I went to NYU fashion school and I graduated."
"Very good, describe your line to me."
"This certain collection has pieces that are more casual and then things that you could wear to a party or to work, anywhere really. I wanted my first line to be wide-spread so that if I were to be discovered, the person could see that I can do a lot with my talent, not just one thing."
"What is the name of your whole idea?"
"It's called Clothes Over Bro's."
"Why?"
"This whole idea started back in high school with two of my best friends then, because I'd made some clothes they'd liked and they said I should start my own line and I was having boy trouble back then so I decided to call it like picking Clothes Over Bro's, but I've always wanted to name individual collections within the line."
"And, what is this collection called?"
Brooke paused. She hadn't thought of a name. She'd thought before that she would name each collection after important people in her life. And right now, with Lucas back in her life, that sounded like a damn good idea. "Lucas."
"Why?"
"I decided in the past that I would name the lines after important people in my life and Lucas was my boyfriend in high school and he was a big part of my life, but we broke up after high school and recently he's come back into my life and he's just one of the best people I've ever known and I love him very much." Brooke said with tears welting in her eyes. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to get all emotional."
"It's really no problem at all. In fact, I can relate, your story sounds like the same way my husband and I were back in the day. Well if you don't mind I would like to take a look at your clothes now."
"Go ahed."
Addison took a look at the clothes, occasionally commenting on how amazing they were. "Okay Brooke, I love these clothes, as I thought I would. Now all that's left to do is to show these to the people at Macy's and give them your interview and if they like it then your clothes will be sold at Macy's nationwide. So you will have to leave the clothes here."
"That's fine."
"Okay, we should contact you by tomorrow afternoon because the people at Macy's like to see what I saw right away."
"Oh, I have one question."
"Shoot."
"Say they did decide to run my clothes, would I have to live here in New York? Because I always told myself that as soon as my line took off I would move back to my hometown and I was wondering if that would interfere with that."
"You could definitely live out there, but there would be the occasional business trip. You would just design out there and then bring the designs when you were ready. Where would you live?"
"In Tree Hill, North Carolina. It's a small town outside of Charlotte."
"We have offices there so you would talk to the people there about designs and such. So it would definitely be okay for you not to live here."
"Good. Well thank you so much for your time."
"You're welcome and like I said, we should contact you by tomorrow."
"Thank you."
"Bye, Ms. Davis."
A/N: I hope you like the chapter! Please review! I like knowing what you all think! I'm up for any suggestions because I'm having a slight writer's block! I'm open to anything!