Chapter 8

So, I know I haven't updated in a REALLY long time but my computer crashed completely and it took forever to get it fixed. But I'm really sorry I kept you all waiting this long. Hopefully this new chapter will make up for it.

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Lucas was walking, almost running, on the sidewalk. He was walking over to her house. How could she do this to him? He knew it was kind of hypocritical of him to think that after he had kissed her best friend, but still... At least he didn't do it after she had lost a loved one, after she was mourning someone. He didn't do it in her time of grief, but she did. How could he have been so stupid? All the warning signs were there. She was never around, everytime he called her she was never home, and all of a sudden she was spending a whole lot of time babysitting Jenny. He had his suspiciouns, but he never wanted to believe it. Cause he trusted her. And just as he had betrayed her trust just minutes ago, she had betrayed his.

He was finally there. At her doorstep. He wasn't sure of what to do. Should he burst into her house and just start yelling at her for doing this to him? Or should he just calmly ring the doorbell? He wasn't calm, and he didn't want to talk. He was furious, and he wanted to yell. So just like that he started to pound on the door, yelling for her to come out.

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Brooke's Room.

Brooke was sitting on her bed in complete shock. She couldn't believe what was hearing.

Peyton: Brooke? Brooke, say something.

Brooke: I just... I can't believe it. You cheated on him?

Peyton: Yeah, I know. I'm a horrible person, and I --

Brooke: No, Peyton. You're not a horrible person.

Even though she wasn't sure what to think of Peyton after that news, she couldn't be calling her a horrible person cause that would just make her the biggest hypocrite. But a small part of her was a little mad. How could she cheat on him? Such an amazing, sweet, handsome guy? She didn't really understand. But she guessed Peyton had her reasons. Just like Lucas had his.

Brooke: You know, it took a lot of guts to come out with this.

Peyton: I just had to tell someone. I have been carrying around this guilt for so long. I just had to get it off my chest, you know?

Brooke: Yeah, I know.

Brooke knew exactly how she felt. She was carrying around the same guilt.

Brooke: But, honey, I hate to say it but I'm not the one you should be telling this to.

Peyton: I know. I should tell Lucas, but... I just can't find the strength to tell him, you know? And things haven't really been going well with us lately.

Brooke: What do you mean?

Brooke was starting to get nervous.

Peyton: I think he's cheating on me, Brooke.

Now Brooke was getting really nervous.

Brooke: Why would you say that?

Peyton: Because I've been there. I was a cheater once, Brooke. And I know all the warning signs. He's never around, he doesn't return my calls, he doesn't talk to me anymore. I can just feel him slipping away, Brooke.

This was when Brooke knew it. She knew she had to tell her.

Brooke: Peyton, there's something I have to tell you.

Peyton: What is it?

Brooke: You're not wrong to have suspiciouns.

Peyton: What do you mean?

Brooke then took a deep breathe and prepared herself.

Brooke: Peyton, Lucas and I... God, I don't know how to say this.

Peyton just looked at Brooke and she already knew.

Peyton: No. No!

Brooke: Peyton...

Brooke and Peyton were holding hands and Peyton got up and ripped her hand from Brooke's.

Peyton: How could you?!

Brooke: Peyton, it was just one kiss. I promise you it will never happen again.

Peyton: So you were the one he's been seeing behind my back?!

Brooke: No! No, we weren't seeing each other. It was just a kiss. One kiss! It didn't even mean anything!

Who was she kidding? Of course it meant something. It meant everything to her, but she couldn't tell Peyton that. It would just ruin everything more than it already has.

Peyton: I can't believe this. I thought you were my friend.

Brooke: I am! I am your friend, Peyton. And I'm so sorry.

Peyton: Don't even, Brooke. Don't even say you're sorry, cause I know you're not.

Tears started to fill Brooke's eyes. She didn't know what to say. There wasn't really anything she could say to make things better.

Brooke: Peyton --

Peyton: You know what, Brooke? Go to hell.

And with those words Peyton stormed out of the room and out of her house. And probably also out of her life.

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Peyton's car.

After Peyton stormed out of Brooke's house she knew exactly where to go. She couldn't believe she had been carrying all this guilt when he was doing the exact same thing to her. With her best friend, no less! No, her ex-best friend. She couldn't believe they would do this to her. She had finally reached the house and pulled over. She got out of her car and headed towards the door. She started to pounding on it.

Peyton: Lucas! Lucas, open up! Lucas, I know you're in there!

Lucas: Actually, no, I'm out here.

She turned around to see Lucas standing on the sidewalk. They both looked at each other with fury in their eyes. Peyton then almost ran over to Lucas and at that very moment Lucas felt a stinging pain to his cheek.

Lucas: What the hell was that for?!

Peyton: That was for being an ass!

Lucas: Peyton, what are you talking about?!

Peyton: I know, okay! I know all about your little affair with Brooke!

Lucas: Affair?! Peyton, we kissed one time! I'd hardly call that an affair!

Peyton: Yeah, well, you know what? It doesn't matter, cause your little secret's out! I know now. God, how could you do this to me, Lucas?!

Lucas: You know what, Peyton? You're really one to talk.

Peyton: What does that mean?!

Lucas: It means you're a hypocrite! I know all about YOUR affair with Jake!

At this point Peyton didn't know what to say. She had been so furious with Brooke and Lucas that she forgot about her own little secret. Her own mistake. Lucas was right. She was being a hypocrite.

Peyton: Lucas, I --

Lucas: You know what? Save it. I don't wanna hear it. We're done.

And with those words Lucas walked into his room. Leaving Peyton standing there, even more heartbroken than she already was.

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Brooke's room.

Brooke had been lying on her bed crying for a while. She had just lost her best friend and there was a big chance she would never see Lucas again. How could this be happening? How could everything have gone so wrong? She thought Tree Hill wasn't ready for Brooke Davis, but it seems Brooke Davis wasn't ready for Tree Hill.

She then heard a knock on her door. She didn't want to answer cause she was afraid of who she might find behind it.

Brooke: Go away.

She then pulled her sheets over her head. The person knocked again. She then got up angrily and walked over to the door.

Brooke: I said go --

She opened the door and found Lucas standing there. He was soaking wet and looked exhausted. He just stood there. His breathing was heavy and his eyes were filled with sadness.

Brooke: Lucas, what are you doing here?

Lucas: I didn't know where else to go. Can I come in.

Brooke: Yeah. Come on in.

Lucas walked into her room and Brooke closed the door.

Brooke: Lucas, what were you thinking going into a storm like that? Do you know how dangerous that is?

Lucas: I walked.

Brooke: You walked? In the storm? Lucas, you could get sick.

Lucas: Like I said, I didn't know where else to go.

A little smile came across Brooke's face as he said those words.

Brooke: I'll get you to a towel.

She walked over to her closet and grabbed a towel from one of the shelves. She threw it at him and he couldn't help but laugh at the worry in her voice when he told her how he got there.

Brooke: What are you laughing at?

Lucas: Nothing. Just you being so worried about me. It's kinda nice, actually.

Brooke smiled at him. Her smile suddenly faded as she thought about what they had to talk about. What he was probably there for.

Brooke: Listen, we need to talk.

Lucas: Yeah, we do. Peyton knows.

Brooke: Yeah, I know. I was the one who told her.

Lucas looked at her with a little confusion in his eyes.

Lucas: You told her? Why would you do that?

Brooke: I just couldn't stand the guilt anymore, Lucas. I had to tell her.

Lucas: Yeah, well it doesn't matter cause I would've broken up with her anyways.

Brooke: What do you mean?

Lucas: She was cheating on me, Brooke.

Brooke: Okay, don't get mad, but... I kind of already knew.

Lucas: What?

Brooke: She told me when she was here. Before I told her about us.

All of a sudden she saw the look in Lucas' eyes turn into rage. Something she had never seen there before.

Lucas: She told you, but she didn't have the courage to tell me?!

Brooke: Lucas, don't be too hard on her, she --

Lucas: Don't be too hard on her? Did you know she slapped because of the kiss?! She's nothing but a hypocrite! I can't believe I ever loved her.

She saw Lucas getting angrier by the second and figured she needed to do something to calm him down. But she didn't know what.

Brooke: Lucas, just sit down, okay? Just calm down.

Lucas went to sit down on the bed and Brooke sat down next to him. At this point he was really quiet. He was just staring into space.

Brooke: What's on your mind, Luke?

Lucas: You know, she cheated on me after my uncle died.

Brooke: Your uncle Keith?

Lucas: Yeah.

Brooke then thought about the night Lucas had told her the whole story about his uncle Keith. He told her about the school shooting and how Jimmy killed himself. As he told her all of this she could see the sadness in his eyes. It just broke her heart.

Brooke: Wow. Not exactly what you'd call good timing.

Lucas: You know what hurts the most? Not the fact that she cheated, or even who she cheated with. But that she cheated on me at the time that I needed her the most.

She could see rage in his eyes turn to sadness and all she wanted to do was hug him and kiss him and tell him that everything was going to be okay.

Brooke: You miss him, don't you?

Lucas: Everyday.

It broke her heart to see him like this. So vulnerable, she had never seen any guy like this. At that moment she did exactly what she thought of doing a few seconds earlier. She hugged him and told him that everything was going to be okay. That he was going to be fine.

Lucas: This feels good.

Brooke: What does?

Lucas: This. You hugging me, and comforting me. It just feels right.

Brooke: It does, doesn't it?

They both let go of one another and in that exact moment Lucas pulled her closer to him again and their lips met. This kiss was different than the last one. This one was much more passionate than the first. The sadness that was shown in Lucas' eyes earlier turned to complete lust. He wanted her, he needed her. He had to have her. All of her. They then both pulled back and she pulled his wet shirt over his head to reveal his rather muscular chest. He kissed her neck and laid her down on the bed and they started kissing again. At that moment Brooke couldn't help but think, had they gone too far? But for Lucas they hadn't gone far enough.