AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Dedicated to Danielle.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE, EVERYONE!

WARNINGS: Language, Sex, Love/Hate

ENJOY!!

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"You can get out now." Brooke told Dean firmly, heading to the cash register.

Dean scoffed at her. "Oh you'd like that, wouldn't you?"

"I believe that's why I said it." Brooke said with a nod.

She was really trying to be cool about this, but she knew that she was giving something away with her body language because she couldn't look at him. She was attracted to the twitches in his mouth, the way he smirked, the sound he made when he scoffed—all of it. Brooke Davis did not want to be involved with Dean Winchester because she knew his type…but she was attracted to him and she couldn't help it.

"You know, it would be nice if you would stop trying to ruin my time here." Dean told her suddenly and he knew it sounded ridiculous. "Damn-it!"

Brooke looked at him and she knew it was a mistake. "Excuse me?"

"Why don't you like me? Why is it that you aren't attracted to me? What is it about me that turns you off?" Dean asked her suddenly.

Dean never lost it like this, but he wanted her so desperately and he knew he needed more control but she was smiling at him like he was crazy and she thought it was cute. If she thought he was cute, didn't that mean that he had a chance? He looked back towards the back of the store when Peyton burst out laughing and caught the blush in Brooke's cheeks when she acted like she was desperately annoyed with them.

"Look, we're all kind of on edge, all right? It's only been a few months since Lucas was murdered and today is the anniversary of that so could you just please…leave?" Brooke asked Dean softly and then she said something she hadn't meant to say. "I'll talk to you about all of this tomorrow."

Dean had to do a double-take as well, noting that Brooke's entire disposition had just completely softened and he realized that this Lucas guy had meant quite a lot to her. He nodded at her and turned to leave just as Nathan and Sam walked into the store, Haley and Peyton coming out of the back room. Haley's eyes lit up and she suddenly felt incredibly conflicted—it was her boyfriend, and the man she couldn't stop thinking about.

No matter how many times she questioned herself on it, Haley knew that she had made the right decision to go back to Nathan. He had been more than willing to take her back and try to start over and she appreciated him—she still loved him—but there was something about Sam. Was she a terrible human being to suddenly be questioning things again now that Sam had showed when she hadn't questioned herself in so long? Haley certainly thought so.

"We're leaving." Dean told Sam, heading out of the store as Nathan opened his mouth to speak.

Brooke let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in. "God, that man is gonna kill me and I don't even know him."

"Wow…sounds like you wanted to jump him." Nathan said with a chuckle, Sam swallowing and moving to follow Dean out.

"Hey!" Brooke called after him, Sam listening to her heels clacking on the floor and coming to him, and she smiled when he turned back to look at her. "I seriously can not believe I am doing this because I am totally not attracted to him, but…I owe him an explanation so can you keep him in town?"

Sam just smiled and nodded, then smiled over at Haley and Nathan caught it—he caught it and he really didn't like it. In comes these new men into town and they weren't even planning on staying and one was already making eyes at Haley. Something about it really didn't sit well with Sam, but he couldn't threaten him because just like that Sam was out of the store and Peyton was gushing.

"Oh my God! Two incredibly attractive men come into town and one wants in your incredibly fashionable pants," Peyton explained, pointing to Brooke and then pointing to Haley, "and the other wants to rock your incredibly talented world!"

Haley smacked Peyton's arm. "You are not helping."

"Rocker Girl is right, P Sawyer—you're not helping." Brooke replied and then shrugged. "Whatever, what do I care what he thinks anyway? I'm just flustered today—none of this can be pinned on me."

"What are you, 6?" Nathan asked her and laughed a little when she stuck her tongue out at him.

Then he smiled as Haley came over to him and kissed him, glad that while she was kissing him she only thought about him…but Sam had crossed her mind when their lips parted. What the Hell was wrong with her? So what if Sam was a really attractive man? She still didn't even know his name, and neither did the rest of them. Besides, they were going to skip town eventually, so there was no use getting attached…right?

"So…does anyone even know who they are yet?" Peyton asked in the silence.

Brooke shook her head. "No, and we don't want to know."

"I do." Peyton said with a shrug. "I mean I'm pretty sure that Jake and I are getting back together, but I'd like to know more about these men trying to get to my best friends so, when I have more information, I'm going to come back. See you later, guys!"

With that, Peyton was off and Sam was walking into the motel room and sighing as Dean started to pack his duffle. He really couldn't stay and do this when he had softened a bit at what Brooke had really wanted. She didn't know him and she was much better off that way and Dean was certain of it. Sam on the other hand knew this was about Brooke and knew he and Dean still had a job to do and it had been put off because Dean had gotten distracted by a pretty face.

"We have a job to do here, Dean." Sam told him.

Dean shook his head. "I can't do this, Sam…she loved Lucas and I don't think I can deal with having to question her and find out about him…pry into her life when I have no business being there."

"How the Hell do you know that she loved him?" Sam asked his brother, surprised that Dean was showing actual care.

"Oh please Sam—I can read unrequited ducky love." Dean replied with an eye roll.

Note: Okay I am not the biggest fan of Nathan Season 7, but I don't hate him. However…I'm pretty darn Saley/Brean/Jeyton, so expect the love triangle between Haley, Nathan and Sam to be a definite love triangle, but nothing like Haley sleeping around at all, just so you know. Next chapter will be up tonight! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Feedback is always appreciated!