Chapter 7

After avoiding both Rachel and Lucas that day, Broke goes to the hotel. She has everything from popcorn, the latest magazines to pink nail polish. A few minutes later Peyton and a very pregnant Haley arrive.

"Wow, Haley!" Brooke shrieks as she sees Haley slowly coming towards her. Brooke embraces her in a hug.

"Tigger I've missed you so much. Oh and Nathan says hi." Haley says with a huge smile on her face.

"Bestest friend Peyton." Brooke says as heads overt her. They both shriek.

"I've missed you so much." Peyton says.

"Me too." Brooke relies and they all go inside the hotel room. They put all their things on the floor and gather up on the bed.

"So tutorwife-mom how are Nathan, baby and you?" Brooke asks Haley.

"Well, Nathan is still playing basketball and whenever he is home he either getting me something to rubbing my back." Haley replied and laughs a bit.

"Wow, girl. You've got him whipped." Peyton says and they all erupt in laughter.

"When are you due? And what is the sex of tutorbaby?" Brooke asks when the laughter dies down.

"Tutorbaby!" Haley says in disbelief, but still has a smile. Brooke nods proudly and Peyton rolls her eyes. "Well it's a girl and I'm due almost in two weeks. I'm supposed to be in bedrest now, but I got Nathan to let me out."

"Wow." Brooke pauses. "We have to go shopping." She says and claps her hands in excitement.

"Yea." Peyton chuckles. They stay silent then Haley turns to Peyton.

"So…what have you and your husband Jake been doing?" Haley asks curiously.

"Sexually or other stuff?"

"Ewww…Peyton." Haley says but smiles. Peyton and Brooke both laugh.

When the laughter dies down, Peyton starts talking. "Well, we been good and Jenny is so cute. Next year she has to go to kindergarten so now I am spending ever moment I can with her." She pauses. "I wasn't going to tell you guys but…I'm pregnant and don't worry I told Jake yesterday." She says and puts her hand to her stomach.

"WHAT!" Both Haley and Brooke exclaim. Peyton simply nods.

"Ok, we are so going shopping." Brooke says getting excited again. Haley and Peyton both laugh.

The girls talked for a while about their lives. Brooke surprisingly was able to dodge any questions forwarded to her about Lucas and her. They mostly talked about babies and then they decided to watch Tristan and Isolde.

The movie credits started rolling and all the girls where crying, especially Haley and Peyton.

"That was the saddest thing ever." Haley cried. Peyton nodded and now it was Brooke's turn to roll her eyes, even if she was crying too. A few minutes later they all stopped crying and are sitting in quiet wondering what to do next.

"Brooke's what's happening?" Peyton blurts out but continues. "I love how you threw this slumber party but it's not just to see us, I know you better than that. What's wrong?" Peyton ask with concern.

"What are you talking about?" Brooke says trying to hide how hurt she is.

"Brooke…" Peyton says and pats Brooke on her lap. Tears start to form in Brooke's eyes but she looks up and sniffs trying to hide them. "Tell us."

"Before I left for California, Lucas told me he wanted to be with me, when my cab was parked right outside." Peyton nods and Haley is shell-shock.

"Really?" Haley asks for confirmation. Brooke nods.

"Wait..Peyton..How do you know?"Brooke turns towards Peyton.

"I brought up the subject and he told me." She says.

"Oh ok. Well anyways now he is at the same college as me---"Brooke starts but get cut off.

"Really?" Peyton asks. Now Haley nods and then they let Brooke continues.

"With some pure coincidence his slutty cheerleading bitch of a girlfriend--" Brooke tries to continue but is cut off once again.

"Rachel!" Both Peyton and Haley suggests.

"Right, well now I have to share my dorm room with her. Anyhow yesterday night there was a party and Lucas, Bevin, Skillz and I all went. Lucas and I danced for a while then he left me at the bar alone which got me pretty drunk." She pauses. "He picked me up and brought me to my room and then tucked me in. Before he was able to leave, I told him to come over to me and…" Brooke looks up again and sniffs trying to hide her tears once again. "And I kissed him. Surprisingly I remember all of this. Anyways we kissed for a while then he pulled away and I told him I love him." Tears start to fall from Brooke's eyes.

"Brooke--"Peyton says rubbing her back.

"That's not all," Brooke says cutting Peyton off. " Rachel came back this morning and she said that she cheated on him, which means that she would break up with him but she think that she loves him." A few more tears fall.

Peyton opens her mouth to say something but is cut off by Haley. "Brooke…Do you love Lucas?"

Brooke stays silent for a bit, but nods slowly. "I think so. He's the closest thing I've got except for you guys. It just hurts." Peyton takes Brooke and lays her head on her lap and comforts her.

After a while there are tissues everywhere, but Brooke finally stopped crying. "I'm sorry guys, I just needed…needed to get away."

"Come on." Peyton says and gets up.

"What are we doing?" Brooke asks still sad obviously.

"Why don't we play pranksters for the night!" Peyton suggested with a cocked eyebrow.

"Oh… I like the way you think Peyton Saw—Jageiski." Haley says liking the idea.

Brooke is silent again and has no smile. Suddenly her eyes grow big and she has the smile which shows her dimples on. "Ok, let's go." They all head out the door.