Chapter 7

Both Brooke and Nathan woke up to a mistake. And now they had to live with what they had done the previous night. Brooke was the first to get up and she immediately went to the shower, hoping that when she returned he would be gone. This one mistake would change Tree Hill forever.

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After school had ended for the day, Haley quickly drove to the rivercourt to see if Nathan was there. When he was nowhere to be found, she drove home, hoping that he had come to his senses.

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Brook hopped out of the shower to find Nathan still lying on the couch. She didnt know what to do. She didnt want to be there when he woke up because she knew it would be awkward. Maybe he wouldnt remember. Maybe he was too drunk. The yawning of Nathan waking up on the couch interrupted Brooke from her thoughts. He looked up and stared at Brooke.

"Hey" Brooke said uneasily

"Hey" Nathan responded, still a little confused by what had happened. It didnt take long for him to realize what had went on. "So um..." he began,not knowing what he was going to say "um...do we..."

"Nathan, I think we better just go on like nothing happened."

"Sounds good to me" he quickly added, relieved that she had said something instead of making him fumble with the right words to say "let's not tell anyone"

"Works for me" Brooke responded. Nathan got up, put the rest of his clothes on and headed for home.

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When he arrived, Haley was waiting for him. She immediately shot up and greeted him at the door.

"Nathan, I'm so glad you're home. I was getting worried."

"Yeah I'm fine. I just needed to clear my head."

"I know that's fine, but we really need to talk about it, Nathan, we can't keep running from it."

"Haley" he said as moved closer to her. "I love you" she gave him a smile of relief "but I just need some time okay."

"Yeah, thats fine Nathan, I love you too." she wrapped herself in his arms, realizing that there was some hope that he would eventually come around.

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Lucas opened the door to find Brooke standing in the doorway.

"Hey" he said gladly

"Hey" she said "can I come in?"

"Of course, come in." Lucas was so glad to see her, yet confused by here presence all the same

"Brooke, I..."

"Lucas I'm sorry."

"For what" he was very confused as to what she would have to be sorry for

"For everything."

"Brooke, you didnt do anything"

"I just realized that sometimes life isnt as long as we think it is and...maybe I was wrong to have ended things between us."

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Lucas asked as happiness filled his body

"I'm not saying I want to dive right into dating or anything like that, but I would like to give us another chance."

"Oh, Brooke, you dont know how happy I am to hear that." and he leaned in to kiss her, but she pulled away.

"Lucas" she said softly with her eyes closed

"Brooke, just trust me" and he pulled her in and kissed her passionately.

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Sorry its a little short..hope you like it