"Oh look Lucas, Brooke's already here, you don't have to walk over to her house."
Brooke and Nathan quickly looked away, and smiled at the two arrivals.
Lucas came up and hugged Brooke, "Hey Brooke," he said casually.
Brooke smiled at him, but over his shoulder looked up at Nathan who was staring at them, but quickly looked away when he saw Brooke notice him staring, he looked over at Haley, and they smiled at each other politely.
"So Haley, to what do I owe this pleasure to,"
Haley giggled, causing Brooke to roll her eyes, "Well, we all haven't done anything together for so long, so we decided to all meet up and do something you know,"
"Like what?" Brooke asked, upset at being interrupted, and her alone Nathan time being cut short.
Lucas grinned, "Let's all go up to the beach, and swim or something,"
"Yea, great idea, but me and Brooke just came from there," Nathan sniped, glaring at Lucas, who kept his arm gently on Brooke's shoulder.
"Well, it doesn't kill to go twice," Lucas answered.
"Fine, lets just go, its better then you two barking at each other all day," Brooke muttered, as they all piled into the car.
Lucas made a point to get Brooke in the back with him.
When they got there, Lucas grabbed Brooke's hand and pulled her along as they went running down to the beach, and stepping into the water.
Brooke looked back at Nathan, who was walking along side Haley as she kept looking over at him and giggling.
Brooke watched them for a while, until Lucas splashed her with the cold water.
"Oh no you didn't Lucas Scott," she scowled jokingly, as she took him by the head and put him under water, for a second before letting him up again.
"Davis, your dead," he growled, as he hooked a hand around her waist, and the other under her knees, picking her up and then throwing her in the water.
"Lucas!" she yelled as she spit the water out of her mouth.
He laughed at her, until she came for him causing him to put his hands up in the air in truce.
Nathan and Haley watched from afar, sitting on the sand with Haley trying to make conversation.
"So Nathan about the other day, I'm sorry,"
"Haley you don't have to be sorry for anything, I was equally responsible for what happened."
"Yeah, but we're finally becoming friends and I don't want to do anything to wreck that,"
"Haley, nothing could wreck our friendship," he said as he smiled at her, causing her heart to melt.
"Nathan, how do I get over you if you're always going to be so sweet," she asked smiling.
Nathan grinned, "Whattya gonna do, I'm too hot to get over,"
"You are," she agreed.
He laughed, "C'mon Haley lets go join the fun," he said, not wanting to leave Brooke alone with Lucas.
"I like it here," she pouted.
"C'mon," he said, as he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, getting a squeal out of her.
Lucas and Brooke saw Nathan running toward them, with Haley thrown over his shoulder, flailing her legs laughing.
Brooke felt a pang of jealousy, as she laughed and cheered him on.
"Drop her in the water," Brooke yelled laughing.
"No!" Haley squealed.
Nathan ran into the water, and when it was waist high, he dropped her. Causing Haley to latch on and bring him into the water.
They went under water, with Nathan on top of Haley. Brooke's smile disappeared, as they came back up with Nathan's arms around Haley supporting her as he pulled her up.
"Why do people do that, can't they just drop," Nathan exasperated teasingly.
Brooke smiled as she remembered the time he had tried to drop her on the couch and she had pulled him with her, she blushed remembering how that ended.
Nathan splashed water at her, to get her out of her daze, as she was smiling into space, he thought she was thinking of Lucas.
Brooke looked up at him frowning. He winked at her, causing her to crack into a smile.
Lucas and Haley watched, and Brooke saw Haley about to come up to Nathan when Brooke grabbed his hand.
She couldn't keep letting Haley try to score points with him, they didn't look like they were together, because Haley didn't seem to happy, she kept trying to get close to Nathan.
Nathan looked at Brooke, she just smiled, "Nathan can I have a minute,"
"Two for you," he teased as he kissed her hand in an old fashioned way, bowing for her.
She rolled her eyes, as she pulled him along, next to that stand they had raced to earlier.
Haley and Lucas watched from the water.
Brooke stepped in front of Nathan. "Nathan the kiss we-…"
'I'm sorry Brooke, I know that was a mistake-…"
"Nathan are you with Haley?"
"Well we… no Brooke we're not together," Nathan admitted.
"Good cause I'm not with Lucas either,"
"Huh, your really not… um I mean… ok,"
"Nathan the kiss we almost shared this afternoon, and the kiss we did share at the party, do they mean something to you?"
"What… uh…"
"Cause I know they mean something to me," She said nervously, not sure if she really wanted to do this.
"They do," he said hopefully, then noticed how he sounded, "I mean… oh,"
"Nathan, would you be interested in taking me out," she asked all in one breath, regretting it the second it left her mouth, now if he said no, she would die of embarrassment.
He looked at her.
'I knew it, he only likes Haley, he would never agree to it, and …oh god I can't even believe this, I'm gonna die, I wish a hole would swallow me up-…"
"Wow… I would love to,"
A/N Brooke and Nathan? Whoa! … But seriously guys, do you think Lucas and Haley will accept this, will they let them be happy together? …Or will Brooke and Nathan be brought down by their ex's… Wow, that was weird…loll… ok now seriously guys …REVIEW!