"Tutor mom!" Brooke yelled before walking into the Naley household and saw Nathan and Haley sitting on the couch watching tv.
"Brooke, Peyton hey guys!"
"Hey Brooke!" Nathan said while getting up and hugging Brooke, over the past month Brooke and Nathan have gotten really close realizing they are alot more alike then they ever knew.
"Ok well I will leave you girls alone I'm going to go to the river court bye Hales love you" Nathan bent down and kissed Haley on the mouth and winked towards Brooke before leaving.
"So Hales how are you feeling? How's the leg and my little nephew in there?" Brooke rested her hand on Haleys stomach while waiting for her response.
"Well the leg is still in a cast and sore but my son is doing great he's a fighter"
"Just like his mom" Peyton added.
"So Brooke what are you doing here doesn't Lucas come home today I'm sure you want to be with him"
"Yeah I know but I just wanna give him his space ya know, I mean we all know what happened last year when he got home from the hospital"
"Brooke this is different this time he loves you he is not going to break up with you" Peyton tried to convince her friend.
"Yeah and last time he broke up with me for you and to be honest I dont feel its much different I know he says he loves me but what if it really is you Peyton and he just doesn't know it yet I can't sit around and wait for my boyfriend to realize he is in love with my best friend.
"Stop that right now Brooke Lucas loves YOU not Peyton you need to start trusting him if you ever want to be happy"
"Yeah Brooke and besides I told you already I am not in love with him I was confused he was always saving me I mean with the party, the shooting, my mom, Derek he was always there and I confused my feelings for love but you were also there for me I mean maybe not with Derek but for everything else he was just being a good friend like you have always been to me and it's time I start repaying that kindness and start being a better friend to you"
"Peyton you are my best friend and I am so sorry I wasn't there for you when you got attacked or when they found Derek but I am here now and I always will be"
"I know and I am here for you too you need to trust Luke ok that boy loves you with all his heart trust me I would know"
"So would I ok listen Lucas would totally kill me if he ever finds out I told you this but at the begining of every school year we go to the top of the cafe and we write down on a piece of paper what we predict will happen during the school year or atleast what we want to happen during the school year and do you know what he wrote this year?" Brooke shook her head no waiting for Haley to continue.
"This year I will try again with Brooke that is what he hoped for this year and he got it please don't take it away from him"
"You see Brooke it's you he wants not me we may have had something last year but its you for the past year and a half its been you and it's always going to be you just accept that a really great guy loves you and be happy"
"You guys are right I love Lucas and he loves me I need to stop being so damn insecure and let him all the way in it's not fair for me to ask him to do that for me when I can't even do it myself so I am going to go now and talk to my boyfriend thank you both of you for helping me realize what I already knew" Peyton, Brooke, and Haley all shared a hug as Brooke got up and walked out of the house leaving Peyton and Haley alone.
"Hales can I talk to you about something"
"Yeah sure"
"You have to promise me you wont tell anyone though not even Nathan I just need to talk to someone I think it's the only way I can get over it"
"What's wrong Peyton?" Haley looked at her friend concerned.
"Promise me you wont tell anyone even Nathan, especially Nathan"
"Fine I wont tell Nathan, now whats wrong you're kinda starting to freak me out a bit"
"I lied" Peyton had tears forming in her eyes now and she let out a breath preparing for what she was about to say next while Haley just looked at her waiting for what was next.
"I lied when I told Brooke I wasn't in love with Lucas because I am. God Haley I am so in love with him it hurts but Brooke is my best friend and I can't keep hurting her not after everything she has done for me, and I really do want Lucas to be happy I just wish he could be happy with me" Haley just stared at Peyton not really sure how to respond to her recent confession I mean Peyton and Brooke had just become close again and now here was Peyton about to ruin it again.
"Are you kidding me you just got Brooke back and you tell me this now?"
"Look I know I am putting you in a terrible position here but I just needed to say it once instead of holding it in until it becomes too much to handle and I blurt it out to the wrong person. I don't want to ruin Brooke and Lucas ok I want them to be happy they are the two people I love the most and even though it kills me to see them together I will hold all my feelings inside if it means they get to be happy" Peyton was now crying and Haley did feel bad for her she may have never been in Peyton's shoes but she knew what it was like being in love and she could only imagine how much it would hurt if she found out Nathan was in love with someone else especially her best friend.
"Come here" Hales said while pulling Peyton into a tight hug and started rubbing her back.
"It's going to be ok I know you are hurting right now but you are doing the right thing and one day you will wake up and everything will seem easier and it will get better and then one day after that you will find your one true love I promise you that"
"Thanks Hales you always were a good friend"
"Of course and now its time for you to be one too and try to start moving on from Lucas"
"You're right I know I do and I am going to try with all my heart"
"Good" Peyton pulled out of the hug and wiped her tears while Haley turned on the tv for them to watch together.
Brooke walked to Lucas' house when she saw he was already home she was so happy to know what she was about to say to him that she practically skipped to the front door before ringing the doorbell.
Karen opened the door and saw Brooke standing there with a huge smile on her face.
"Brooke, hi please come in" Karen stepped aside and allowed Brooke to walk into the kitchen area.
"Hi Karen I am sorry to drop by like this with no warning but I just really wanted to see Luke"
"It's not bother at all he is in his room I am going to be making dinner soon shall I save you a place?"
"I would love that Karen thanks" Brooke smiled at Karen and headed towards the bedroom door and slowly opened it while knocking.
"Pretty girl I missed you I thought you would have been here when I got home" Lucas had a huge smile on his face.
"I'm sorry I just thought you would want to get settled in so I went to check on Haley first"
"Well I am settled in now so come here sit with me" Luke sat on the bed and waited for Brooke to join him, she did.
As soon as Brooke sat down she threw her arms around Luke's neck and hugged him as tight as she could.
"I love you broody you know that"
"Well I love you too cheery but whats wrong you seem worried"
"Actually it's the complete opposite really today while I was at Haley's her and Peyton helped me realize something I knew all along"
"What's that?"
"That you love me" Brooke kinked her eyebrow at Lucas and her face lit up with a smile.
"Of course I love you baby you're my pretty girl my cheery the only one I ever want to be with, it just makes me a little sad that it took you until today to finally realize it"
"Well I knew it for awhile I was just scared to fully admit it because I was scared of getting hurt again but I know I can trust you and you would never hurt me again. I know that sometimes I let my insecurities get the best of me but I promise you that wont happen again I trust you Luke completely. That doesnt mean it's not going to be hard because it is but it means that no matter what we go through we will go through it together and together we can face anything"
"I am so happy to hear you say that Brooke I have waited along time to hear those words from you"
"Yeah well I figured after all those embarrising speaches you gave me it was my turn to give you one" Brooke and Lucas laughed and just shared a kiss before Karen knocked on the door.
"Come in" Lucas yelled while intertwining his fingers with Brookes.
"Dinner will be ready in five minutes so wash up and come outside" Karen had a smile on her face as she looked at her son and how happy he was sitting next to the girl he loves.
"Thanks ma" Brooke broke free of Lucas' hand and got up and ran over to Karen and hugged her.
"What was that for?" Karen asked looking a bit stunned.
"I just wanted to say thank you"
"For dinner? It's really no problem Brooke"
"No" Brooke said while smiling and looking back at Lucas then again to face Karen. "For giving me a chance I know last year I may not have made the best impression on you but I am insanely in love with your son so thank you for giving me a second chance and thank you for raising such an amazing man your strength inspires me everyday"
"Brooke you are such a strong person yourself and don't ever forget that" Karen pulled Brooke into a hug. "Thank you for loving my son and making him happier then I have seen him in a long time"
Lucas just looked at his mom and his girlfriend hugging and his heart was full of so much joy as he got up and the three of them walked to the kitchen for dinner.
Nathan walked into his house and saw his wife laying on the couch so he sat down next to her while pulling her injured leg onto his lap.
"Did you have a good time at the court?"
"Yeah I did how was your visit from Brooke and Peyton?"
"Revealing" Haley said not even realizing she was saying it.
"Oh really?" Nathan at a huge smirk on his face.
"Oh ew no not like that perv" Haley playfully smacked Nathan on the shoulder. "I just I mean Peyton kinda told me something today and I don't really know what I should do with it"
"Well what is it?"
"She asked me not to tell you Nathan she made me promise I wouldn't tell you"
"Haley I am your husband you can tell me anything and trust I wont repeat it"
"I know ok so Peyton told me she is in love with Lucas but she told Brooke right in front of me that she was over him so I mean she is trying to get over it and she doesn't want to hurt Brooke but I still feel like I should tell Brooke the truth"
"I know you think thats the right thing to do but to be honest I think it would be the worst thing it would only cause problems and besides Peyton is keeping the feelings inside right so whats the point of Brooke knowing. You and I both know that if you tell Brooke she will just break up with Lucas again and cause both of them pain because she would do anything not to hurt Peyton even if it hurts her and you know thats true"
"You're right Nathan I don't want to start drama let's just keep this between me and you please"
"Of course now lets get to bed baby you need rest" Nathan paused to rest his hand on Haley's stomach. "Both of you do ok"
"Thank you for being such an amazing man Nathan I love you so much and I always will" Haley thought back to the pain she saw in Peyton's eyes and was so thankful she found the love of her life at such a young age.
"I love you too Haley always and forever" They shared a passionate kiss before Nathan picked Haley up and carried her to the bedroom where they soon fell asleep.