Chapter Six: Lucas stealing face
Dean watched across the bar as Brooke and Peyton talked. "Why do you think they're still friends?" Dean asked Sam, who was sitting next to him with a frown on her face. "I mean Peyton steals Lucas twice and they're still talking"
"Brookes got a big heart. She'd end up forgiving anyone"
"But her best friend and her boyfriend?"
"Why you so interested Dean?"
"Just getting to know the locals"
"Look I don't know why Brooke forgave them. Probably the same reason I forgave you when you snaked my ATM card, or when you bailed on my graduation, or when you hooked up with Rachel Nayv"
"Are you ever gunna let that go?"
"Dean, they're her family. I know Peyton was the only constant throughout her childhood"
"What about her mum?" he nodded over to Victoria who was grinding up against some poor unsuspecting victim. Dean and Sam grimaced slightly.
"More interested in stocks then school plays"
"Brooke can you do me a favor?" Lucas asked when he walked up to Brooke who was downing shots with Dean while Sam watched sullenly.
"Well if it involves drinking, then yes I can" she took another drink.
"Alright you like Peyton and Lindsey, right?"
"What kind of favor is this?"
"Yeah, coz I'm liking the sound of it" Dean smiled.
"I was hoping maybe you could talk to them"
"I'd love to help you Luke but I honestly don't see the point. I like Lindsey but Peyton is my best friend and do either one of us believe she didn't come back here for you?"
"Wow your like mother hen" Dean said after swallowing a Brooke Davis.
"I know" She slid a shot to Sam "Come on college boy"
Brooke was still at the bar with the boys when mouth appeared. Dean was nursing a beer while Sam struggled to keep the room from spinning. "Hey" she called him over.
"Hey"
"So, what happened with you and Milly?"
"I… I just don't think its good timing right now. I've been really busy with work"
"Are you feeling okay?" she felt his head "I hand deliver a hot girl to you and your worried about work, My mother would want to adopt you"
"Listen I'm having enough trouble with older ladies running my life" he moped.
"What are you talking about?"
"I've kind of been seeing my boss"
"Dude" Dean nodded and gave him the thumbs up. Brooke waved him off.
"Define seeing?"
"Sleeping with"
"Dude" Dean said again before Brooke shot him a look.
"Define sleeping with…" It hit her "wow well I wished you told me before I got Milly all worked up"
"Well Millicent was great I really liked her. I just.. Alice is considering me for an on air position and those are hard to get"
"Dude, you wouldn't think to look at you but you got it going on" Dean laughed.
"Stop talking you" she commanded Dean "Marvin McFadden did I just hear you correctly. What have you become?"
"I know, I know, things have just gotten complicated lately"
"So uncomplicate them when you find the boy I used to know" she grabbed a napkin and wrote her number down. "You should have him give me a call. You have two choices, you can use the number or use the napkin" she held it out to him.
"I'm sorry I can't" He got up and left.
"Hey I'll take it if he don't want it" Dean grabbed it off her. She pursed her lips and snatched it back.
Brooke stood on the dance floor watching Sam and Dean. "Your so right Tree hill is so much better then Milan" Brooke spun around to see her mother.
"You are acting like an idiot"
"And you are acting like a child. The difference is I know my behavior is ridiculous. Since returning to this god awful town you've lost your way"
"Really is that what you think mum? coz I feel like I've finally found it. I'm happy here I have friends who care about me"
"These are not your friends. Friends don't use you"
"Nether do mothers"
"Oh please I've done nothing but help you. Your little company was struggling until you came to me. But if you think you can do it alone just say the word. You'll lose a ceo and a mother"
"Mom"
"Your not a kid anymore, so grow up" Brooke stormed off. She hadn't noticed but Sam had heard everything. He ran after her.
"And I thought my dad was hard" he said once he caught up with her.
"I don't know what to do Sam. She's my mom"
"I know" He reached out and gave her a hug.
"Why do parents have to be such work?" she mumbled into his chest. "Hold on" she pulled the napkin out of her bra and held it out just as Mouth was walking by. He grabbed and kept walking.
"I think your doing fine without her" Sam chuckled.
"I came back for Lucas" Peyton announced as she dumped herself into the stool next to Brooke.
"I know. You've had your Lucas stealing face on since you picked me up from the airport"
"What Lucas stealing face?"
"The only face you've got"
"Well it doesn't even matter now he's with Lindsey"
"Honey, Lindsey doesn't stand a chance. Trust me I have been the Lindsey between Lucas and Peyton and it is not a great place to be"
"Yeah neithers the place I'm at"
"Are you kidding? Your Peyton Sawyer, the guy wrote a whole book about how much he loves you"
"You think he still does?"
"It has always been Lucas and Peyton. You guys are meant to be together, it's the way its meant to be, so go get your man and next time if he proposes please say yes"
"Okay. Wait if I came back for Lucas why did you come back?"
"Duh for Lucas game on bitch" Brooke joked.
Sam stumbled up the stairs at Brookes while Dean took a seat on the couch.
"He gunna be okay?" Brooke asked.
"Yeah Sammy's always been a light weight. You on the other hand" he looked up at her.
"Years of practice. So you gunna ask me out or what?" Dean couldn't help but smile.
"Not tonight"
"You better make it soon, if you haven't heard I'm hot, plenty of intrest" with this she strolled off to her room.
