"So how did it go with you and Jake last night?" Brooke asked Peyton when the gang had a late breakfast the morning after.
"It went…"
"What do you mean by 'it went'?"
"He wants to have lunch today…He's going to text me the details."
"Oh my God! That's huge!"
"Not really…"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know if this lunch date is such a good idea…"
"Aww…"
"What?"
"You said date."
"You know what I mean…"
"Yeah. You wanna have a date with him, perfectly clear."
"I do not want to have a date with him."
"Whatever you say…So what are you going to wear?"
"I don't know. Nothing special…probably what I'm wearing right now."
"The hell you are! I mean, you look good right now I guess but when Haley and I are done with you, you are going to look hotter than ever on your date."
"I told you, it's not a date!"
"Keep telling yourself that."
"What does he want anyway?" Nathan asked. "I mean, he's a friend and I like him, I just don't get what he wants with you since you are not together anymore and you are both seeing other people."
"Just because they're not together anymore doesn't mean that they can't be friends," Haley pointed out.
"Thank you," Peyton said.
"You're welcome."
"Does John even know that you're going on a date with Jake your ex?" Lucas asked.
"No…"
"Don't you think you should tell him?"
"Not yet. He's just gonna be all weird about it so it's better if he doesn't know. And there may not be much to tell anyway after Jake and I have talked."
"But still…"
"Shh!" Brooke said. "If she doesn't want to tell him then she doesn't have to. So…Are we going to get you ready now or what?"
"Brooke, it's still early," Peyton said.
"There is no time like the present…" Brooke said and left with the other two girls leaving the guys behind.
"I think you should wear this," Brooke said. She was holding a black top in one hand and a pair of shorts in the other.
"Brooke. I wear that to bed at night," Peyton said.
"So? You're not going to need much else when you're in bed together."
"We're not even going to sleep together!"
"Fine, be that way. How about this? It is totally you."
"I guess that could work…" Peyton said and looked at the short jeans skirt and another black top Brooke had picked out.
"Great!"
"What are you going to do with your hair then?" Haley asked when she came out of the bathroom.
"What's wrong with my hair?"
"Nothing, I was just asking…"
"Don't worry so much. You're going to look fabulous because when I'm done with you, Jake won't know what hit him," Brooke said reassuringly.
"So what do you think the girls are doing anyways?" Nathan asked Lucas after they had finished their breakfast.
"I don't know. Probably doing their hair and makeup and trying on each other's clothes."
"And we're not there because…?"
"We're not girls so we're not allowed."
"That sucks."
"You really want to see them doing their makeup and hair?"
"No. I was just thinking about them trying on each other's clothes."
"I'm sure you did…"
"Hey. Is that what I think it is?" Nathan asked when they were walking past a sign.
"If what you think you saw was a strip club then yeah."
"Okay, good."
"Why is that good?"
"Well, the girls are probably not going to be done in hours and we've got nothing better to do…"
"Are you actually suggesting that we go in to that strip club?"
"No! Well, maybe a little…"
"Do you know what Brooke and Haley would do if they found out what we did?"
"They would kill us."
"Exactly."
"Well…At least we would die happy."
"I'm a genius!" Brooke said.
"Gotta admit, Brooke, you did it and you did it great," Haley said when she saw Peyton.
"I did, didn't I? Peyton, what do you think?"
"It looks great, Brooke!"
"Thanks, I know. It's like da Vinci's Mona Lisa."
"Almost…"
"Now Haley…"
"What? No!"
"You gotta look good for your husband!"
"What's wrong with this?"
"Tutor wife, I love you but nooo!"
"Nathan doesn't care what I look like, he thinks I'm beautiful no matter what."
"He said that?"
"Yes."
"Then he was lying."
"Brooke!"
Meanwhile, while the girls were arguing Peyton heard her cell phone ring so she went to pick it up and all the way to her phone she heard the girls argue. ' Poor Haley...She doesn't stand a chance against Brooke…' Peyton thought before she picked up.
"Hello?"
"Peyton? It's me."
"Jake."
"Yeah. I know I was supposed to text you but I thought that it was better to call instead. I hope that's alright?"
"Yes, of course."
"I was just wondering if you were still available for lunch like we talked about?"
"Sure."
"Great."
"So where do you want to meet?"
"Actually, I'm at your hotel in the lunch room right now."
"What? I never told you where we were staying. How..?"
"Let's just say that I have friends in high places," Jake cut her off.
"I guess you do…"
"So…?"
"I'll be right there," Peyton said before she hung up.
Haley and Brooke were still arguing but Peyton noticed that Brooke had placed Haley in the same chair she herself had been on before her makeover. The girls were too busy talking to each others to even notice that Peyton got her room key and cell phone and went out the door to meet Jake.
