"Knock, knock."
Brooke turned to her door and frowned. "I thought I told you to leave me the hell alone. I am pretty sure coming to my apartment qualifies as well."
"Um, this is yours and Haley's apartment, and you didn't quite say 'leave me the hell alone' earlier when you were on your rant-tramp rage." Peyton looked sternly into Brooke's eyes, hoping she would calm down.
"What do you want?" Brooke whispered coldly.
"Brooke, we weren't going behind your back last night!" Peyton exclaimed while taking a seat next to Brooke on the oddly shaped couch.
"Then what were you two doing? And if it is 'oh so innocent' then why wasn't I invited?" Brooke pushed out her lower lip.
Peyton sighed. "I can't tell you Brooke."
"Then I will take that as 'Yes Brooke, I was ditching you to have a heated make out session in his car'."
"How can you say that? I wouldn't do that to you again Brooke. And you know it!"
Brooke was just quiet.
Peyton went over to Brooke and sat down. "Brooke, I am sorry you thought we were cheating on you again, but honestly, nothing is going on. It's a surprise, and we cannot tell you."
Brooke, still not looking at Peyton directly, laid her spoon down next to her bowl of fruit loops.
Peyton realized this may take more convincing. "B. Davis, look, I am not going behind your back, neither is Lucas. We were working on something, it is a surprise. And I cannot tell you."
Brooke stuck out her fist. "Hoes over Bros?"
Peyton smiled, and too stuck out her fist and pounded against Brooke's, "Buds over Studs."
Brooke reached out and hugged Peyton. "I am sorry. I must sound like some-"
"Over protective girlfriend slash best friend?" Peyton cut in.
Brooke smiled. "Yea…"
"Look, I know it's going to take a while to get over what Luke and I did to you, and maybe you will never truly will, and I totally understand that, but try and not go all psycho-Brooke on me." Peyton said while smiling.
Brooke scrunched her nose and nodded. "Okay."
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Peyton felt her cell phone vibrate in her back pocket of her 'too' short jean skirt. "Hello?"
"Hey Peyton, its Lucas. How was Brooke?"
"Oh everything is great, she was just being paranoid. Which I can't say I blame her, you know?" Peyton said softly.
"Yeah, I hear you. Well, listen; meet at the Café, I have some more ideas for Brooke's surprise birthday party."
"Okay, great! I will meet you there in about ten minutes." Peyton hung up and walked out to her car.
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"You ready to go home Jenny?" Jake said sweetly to his daughter as he buckled Jenny in the backseat of his Honda Civic.
Jake smiled ear to ear as he started the car. "Peyton Sawyer, here I come."
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