Here's the next chapter! In this chapter all the writting in italic are Brooke's thoughts. Enjoy!
Chapter Fourteen: You don't like me very much
"You don't like me very much, Miss Davis, do you?" Dan said looking over at her and then back onto the road.
What sort of question is that? Brooke thought to herself. Of course I don't like you, you murdered Uncle Keith!
"Erm… I… well… I…" Brooke stuttered
Dan laughed "I was just being joking Miss. Davis. So how's school?"
Like you care! "Fine thank you Mr. Scott"
"Please call me Dan" Dan grinned looking at Brooke.
Okay I officially threw up in my mouth! Brooke smiled back politely
"I bet you must have quite an effect on all the boys" Dan continued.
Kill me, kill me now!! Brooke looked down uncomfortably.
"You're still going out with Lucas aren't you?" Dan asked, fully aware of the fact that she wasn't.
"No, not anymore" Brooke said quickly. Stupid ass, he knows I'm not!
"Right sorry, I must have you confused with the other girl... what's her name?" Dan asked again, already knowing the answer.
Brooke took a deep breath. "Peyton"
"That's it, so how did that work out anyway, weren't you two best friends?" Dan was clearly enjoying this.
"We were" Brooke stressed
"And… what, you're not anymore?"
"That's what I meant by 'we were'" Brooke replied
Dan grinned "Don't worry, I always liked you better"
And I'm literally opening this car door and jumping out of this car! Brooke screamed to herself. Walking in the dark actually seems a hell of a lot better right now! Brooke shuffled her feet, trying to stay calm. She wasn't going to let Dan intimidate her. "No offence Mr. Scott…"
"Dan"
Brooke smiled politely "Sorry" She continued "Don't you talk to Lucas about any of these things"
Dan smiled to himself, so she wants to be smart does she? "Yes, I do Miss. Davis. Less than I'd like to but I do" Dan paused "In fact we've spoken about you" Dan couldn't help but smile to himself.
Me? Brooke took a few deep breaths "All good things I hope" She said calmly
"When you had that pregnancy scare, a year ago"
Lucas spoke to Dan about it! Brooke just continued to look at the road ahead.
"He came to me for some advice"
No way! "He actually asked you what he should do." Brooke asked trying her best not to look at Dan.
"No, but I told him what I thought. Do you know what I said?"
Brooke didn't reply.
"I told him that hopefully he could now understand what I did and that if he were smart he'd do the same too."
Brooke turned to look at Dan, the hurt apparent on her face. How could he be so cold, I'm sitting right here and he's telling me how he told Lucas to abandon me. "You told him that, in those exact words"
"Close enough" Dan paused savouring the moment "Don't get me wrong Miss. Davis you're a beautiful girl…" Brooke cringed. "But Lucas… he needs guidance, he grew up without a father, which I know is my fault but…"
"He had Keith" Brooke said, her voice full of bitterness.
Dan turned to look at her.
"He had Keith, until you ruined it" Brooke said firmly.
"If you have something to say Miss Davis…"
"You with your scheming, lying and manipulation, you hired Jules to seduce him and embarrass him in front of his friends and family. Because of you Lucas lost all those months with Keith, time that he'll never get back, because of you and your petty vendetta. I hope you're proud of yourself"
"Well, well Peyton… I mean Brooke; you seem awfully protective of Lucas don't you think that's the sort of things his girlfriend should be worried about" Dan replied challenging Brooke.
"You're poison! You ruined Keith's life, you ruined Karen's and now you're trying to do the same to Lucas!" Brooke was practically shouting by now. "You killed Keith; you might as well have pulled the trigger. You, his own brother tried to make his life a living hell… YOU KILLED HIM!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Dan shouted. All of a sudden Dan reached out and grabbed Brooke's wrist.
Brooke jumped; his fingers digging into her wrist. "You're hurting me!" Brooke screamed, trying to wriggle free of his grip.
"Now you listen to me little girl and you listen well!" Dan shouted in her face "You know nothing; you are nothing, so stay out of business that doesn't not concern you! Do you understand me?" Dan shouted
"Get off me!" Brooke spat back trying to wriggle free of his grasp which only resulted in Dan gripping harder.
"Do you understand me?" Dan asked once again
"Yes!" Brooke cried. Dan released Brooke's wrist allowing her to run her other arm over it, massaging her wrist.
Dan looked at the road and then back towards Brooke. Why did she have to open her mouth and talk about things she didn't know!
Oh God, what had he done? She was sure to tell Lucas. How could he explain it? How could he have been so reckless, so out of control? What the hell had he done? Think, quickly think!
Dan took a deep breath. "I'm sorry Brooke; I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just the things that you said were very hurtful. I lost my brother less than a year ago and you're accusing me of ruining his life"
Brooke glared up at Dan, still massaging her wrist. How can he even try and turn this around on me? I know what he did!
"I don't know about you, but I think you owe me an apology"
Brooke squint her eyes, in complete disbelief. I what? Owe you an apology? You must be kidding me?
Dan turned to look at Brooke. "I invite you into my car to give you a lift and this is how you thank me?"
He was actually serious. He wants me to apologies. Brooke stopped and thought of Mouth, how he had begged her not to say anything, how he had told her no one would believe them. Seeing now what Dan was capable of Brooke was sure that confronting him was not the way to solve anything. He was dangerous, even more so than Brooke had imagined, you see at first she found it hard to imagine Dan, or anyone killing their own brother, but now after looking into Dan's eyes… she saw it. She knew it. All she had to do now was prove it.Brooke took a deep breath "I'm sorry Dan" Brooke lied.
Dan nodded.
"Oh and its Mr. Scott to you"
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As they pulled up to Karen's café Brooke undid her seatbelt to get out the car as fast she could.
"Miss Davis" Dan called as Brooke began to get out the car
"Remember, you don't have to worry, I won't mention this to Karen or Lucas. Just remember your manners next time. And about giving you a lift… you're welcome." Dan smiled
Brooke wanted to smash his stupid teeth in. Instead she nodded, smiled and got out the car. "Thank you for the lift Mr. Scott" she said slamming the car door, hurrying into Karen's café.
The café was quiet and Lucas was sitting in the corner.
"Hey Brooke" Lucas said getting up.
Without thinking about what it meant or how it would look Brooke buried herself in Lucas's chest.
As if he did it everyday, Lucas wrapped his arms around her. "Are you alright?" He asked, stroking her hair, God he missed holding her. Lucas felt her nod. "I got your call but we got cut off. I tried ringing you back but…"
"My battery was dead." Brooke said stepping out of the hug. Lucas ran his hands through Brooke's hair again, looking into her eyes.
Brooke looked back into Lucas's eyes; she could feel her heart beating faster. "I'm sorry I'm late" Brooke said, trying to regain some control.
Lucas smiled. "It's fine, as long as you're okay. Are you sure everything's okay, you seem really shaky"
"I'm fine, seriously." Brooke said, stepping back from Lucas once again whilst brushing her hair behind her ears.
"What time is it anyway?" Lucas asked looking around at the clock
Brooke looked down at her watch, "Erm… it's just gone…"
"What happened to your wrist?" Lucas asked
Brooke looked down again at her wrist. She hadn't noticed in the car but now in the light it was really red and swollen. Brooke looked up at Lucas. Just then Dan walked into the café. He didn't need to ask, he could tell what was going on.
Lucas asked again "What happened to your wrist Brooke?"
Brooke looked down at her wrist and back at Lucas. Think, think! She didn't want to have to lie to him. Not even more than she already was. But how could she tell him. Say something, say something quickly!
"She hurt it during cheerleading practice. Didn't you Brooke?" Dan said calmly
Both Brooke and Lucas turned to face Dan, then back at each other. "Is that true?" Lucas asked
Brooke opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off once again my Dan.
"That what she told me, it's that right Miss Davis" Dan said as calm as before
"I asked Brooke not you, Dan" Lucas snapped at Dan. He didn't know why but something just seemed a little odd about the whole situation. How did Dan know she hurt her wrist at practice, it didn't make any sense.
"I'll be fine" Brooke smiled nervously. Lucas reached out and rubbed Brooke's arm.
"So how do you know about this Dan? Unless you've decided to quit hassling Whitey and settle for coaching the cheerleaders" Lucas said turning to face Dan
"I gave Brooke a lift here, it was dark and she was clearly upset about her wrist so I offered her a lift"
Brooke just stood there looking in amazement at how well Dan lied. He didn't look nervous, he wasn't sweating, nothing, cool as ever. I guess all those months of lying about killing his brother came in handy for sticky situations such as these.
"How kind of you" Lucas said sarcastically and not entirely convinced, still he knew better than to push it with Dan. Challenging him only seemed to make him quicker, smugger… smarter.
Dan shrugged his shoulders, ignoring Lucas's sarcasm. "Where's your mother?"
"I'm here" Karen said, walking out from the back of the café. "Everybody alright?" She said, before noticing Brooke's wrist "Oh dear, how did that happen?"
"Cheerleading practice" Dan answered again
"Oh no, there are some ice packs in the house, Lucas would you…"
"Yeah, sure mom, come on Brooke. I'll see you at home mom" Lucas said picking up his bag and Brooke's before leading their way out the café.
"Thanks Karen" Brooke smiled politely before following Lucas out of the café.
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