A/N: I have to give paulinemcc for guessing right who the person at the door was. You didn't even have to put the name, I know who you were talking about.

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Peyton hadn't said a word since she spotted a figure standing at her bedroom door. Her mouth was literally open, catching flies. "Somehow I didn't think you would be here." The voice at the door said.

Peyton was still surprised but managed to muster a response. "My father had a heart attack." She wasn't sure why she gave that answer. Yes it was true but it wasn't the answer she was looking to say but it was the one she gave anyway. She felt the body next to her shift.

"Who are you talking to?" Brooke mumbled, still having her eyes closed.

"Brooke, wake up." Peyton whispered in her ear.

"Stop talking. It's sleepy time." Brooke mumbled. Peyton prodded her, trying to get her to wake up but she was fighting it. After yesterday's early exploits, she was determined to get as much sleep as possible. Unfortunately Peyton had other plans but not the good kind. She opted to use her feet this time to a successful effect. "I'm still tired from last night but if you want to go again then I have some energy still left in me." She opened her eyes and lifted her head. Peyton wasn't looking at her so she followed the blonde's eyes in the direction of another blonde.

"Lucas." Brooke then felt very awkward and naked, both mentally and physically. She wrapped as much of the cover as she could to hide her naked form.

"I'm just gonna go. I'll pick up my stuff when you're not here." He threw the key he had used to get in, on to the bed and walked out without another word.

"Luc wait. I'm sorry." The words from Peyton fell on death ears as he was already down the stairs closing the front door. Peyton threw her head back on the headboard, she had no intention of going after him, knowing that it wasn't a good idea and he would need to cool off. "That was not how I wanted him to find out."

"I know Peyton. I know." Brooke was stroking Peyton's hair. "What time is it anyway?" Peyton looked at the clock. "8:30am."

Brooke didn't even want to think about work and knew that she wasn't going to be able to get any sleep so she took the conversation back. "Do you think Haley and Nathan know he's back?"

Peyton looked at Brooke, both still having sleep in their eyes. "I'm sure they would have warned us and definitely warned him. We should try to explain things to him."

Brooke chuckled but it was more of a nervous and sarcastic chuckle then anything else. "I think this was pretty much it." She motioned at the fact they were both naked.

Peyton intertwined her hand with Brooke's, looking for the comfort that it usually provided. "With all that's gone on recently, I forgot that we would have to deal with all this. Maybe I was hoping that it would just blow over or we would be able to skip it."

"Things are never that easy especially in Tree Hill." Brooke responded as she was rubbing her thumb along Peyton's hand.

Peyton moved her face closer to Brooke's and she placed her other hand on Brooke's cheek. "Sometimes I wish we were still in Europe when it was just about us."

"I know but unfortunately life gets in the way, it always does."

Peyton moved in and kissed Brooke. Before she had the chance to deepen it, one of the cell phones started ringing. Brooke groaned, as she knew it was hers. She pulled away and turned to pick up her phone from the side table.

"Ignore it." Peyton said as Brooke was looking at the caller id.

"I can't." Brooke got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom, finding the nearest room. "Hey, It's a bit early for a call." She greeted the caller.

"I know but I need to see you today." The male replied.

Brooke let out an exhausted huff at the request. "I don't know if I can get away. I need to go to the hospital with Peyton."

"It's important and I don't think it's a good idea if I just dropped by at your place. Does she know what's going on?" He enquired.

"No. She's had too much going on with her father for me to just spring this on her." There was worry in Brooke's voice; the feelings from the previous morning came rushing back to her.

"You know the truth will come out eventually."

"I know." Brooke's hand went through her hair, as she knew the truth of his words. It will come out soon and she weighed up her options. She knew what she had to do, even if she didn't like it. "I'll come by your office this afternoon. I'll give you a call when I'm on my way."

"See you later."

Nathan and Haley had been getting ready for the day. They were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast while Deb was helping to get Jamie ready. Haley got up and put their dishes in the dishwasher. When she walked back to the table, Nathan pulled her to him and lightly grazed his lips to hers.

"What have you got planned today?" He asked when pulling away. Before she had the chance to answer they heard their doorbell. They looked at each like they expected the other one to know who it was.

"Don't look at me; I'm not expecting anyone. Are you?" She asked, moving away from him and back to the dishwasher.

"No. I guess I'll get it then." Nathan got up and walked to the front door.

"Why don't you ever put a shirt on when you answer the door in the mornings?" She shouted out.

Nathan opened the door and saw his brother. "Luc, you're back." He opened the door wider for Lucas to walk through. Lucas was in a complete state of shock. He didn't know what to make of the image he had witnessed. He was driving about and knew that the only people that could help him make sense of everything would be his brother and best friend. When Haley saw him, Lucas was pacing up and down. Nathan and Haley watched in confusion. "Did you know?"

"Know what?" His younger brother asked.

"About Peyton and Brooke, together." He said angrily. He didn't really want to say those words and they came off his tongue with such grit and resentment.

The married pair looked at each other sighing. They knew he would find out eventually but they never really prepared themselves for what would come after. Haley looked back at Lucas. "We found out when they got back from their holiday." She finally replied.

He looked at them with brokenness written all over his face. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's not like you been answering your phone." Haley responded. Though she wouldn't admit it to anyone, she was feeling a little hurt by Lucas ignoring him. She thought it was a little selfish, on her part but she couldn't help shake the feeling.

Nathan seemed to sense this and went to defend his wife and their reason for not saying anything. "We didn't want to tell you by voicemail. Seriously, would you want us to say 'hey Lucas, did you catch the NBA finals? By the way Larry's had a heart attack and your exes have hooked up. Catch you later.' Is that how you would want us to tell you?"

Lucas knew his brother was right. He shook his head and slumped down onto the couch beside him. "It would have been better than how I did find out." He mumbled as he had his head in his hands. He replayed the scene in his head for the umpteenth time. Other guys would have gone the good kind of crazy after seeing Brooke and Peyton together but for him, that picture was the final nail on the coffin for him and Peyton.

"How did you find out?" Haley inquired, sitting down next to him on the couch.

Lucas lifted his head from his hands before he answered. "I got back an hour ago and I went over to Peyton's to grab my stuff. I assumed that they were still away. I found them in bed together, naked."

"I'm really sorry, Lucas." Haley placed her hand on his back, while looking up and Nathan.

"What do I do now?" Nathan spotted the water in his big brother's eyes. Though he wasn't crying, the pain was evident. He didn't want to answer Lucas' question but he said the only thing he could think of. "I guess you move on."

Peyton had been getting herself ready to go to the hospital. She had overheard Brooke's conversation on the phone. She wasn't intending to, but she picked up the latter part of it as she was making her way down to the kitchen. Brooke's strange behaviour had bothered her and it was blatant to see that there was something on her mind. There was something that was being held from her, but she wasn't in that state anymore where things needed to be hidden from her. Her father was ok and would be released from hospital in a few days. The only thing she really had to worry about was how she was going to approach Lucas and try to clear the air. That was a conversation that she didn't want to have. She wasn't sure if him finding them this morning had made it easier or harder. She was standing over the stove when she felt Brooke's arms snake around her waist and lips on her shoulder. Peyton sighed leaning into the touch. "What's going on?"

"I'm kissing you. Obviously I'm not doing a good job if you have to ask." Brooke mumbled under Peyton's skin, still trailing kisses.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Peyton turned in Brooke's arms to face her. "The phone call, your strange behaviour. What aren't you telling me because too much has happened? I'm telling you this, I can handle whatever it is."

Brooke knew that it would be best to just get it all out but she couldn't do it just yet, she still needed to figure things out first. "There are just some things I need to take care of. You don't need to worry about it."

Peyton brushed some hair from Brooke's face. "Let me in, maybe there's something I can do."

"Its just work. It will be fine. Something urgent has come up with work so I can't go to the hospital with you. Hopefully it won't take long, I'll see you later." Brooke kissed Peyton on the lips, grabbed her bag and left leaving Peyton more worried than set at ease.