5 months later: Peyton and Jake have been living happily in Savannah until recently. After attending a club one night, a drunk Peyton cheats on Jake with another guy. He tells her that he doesn't want to see her ever again. She moves back to Tree Hill hoping that her and Brooke can be friends again and she can mend her past with Lucas. Brooke and Lucas have been dating for 5 months now. Rachel and Brooke love being roomates. Haley had gotten her test results back. She was 7 months pregnant.

"Nathan!" Haley yelled across the apartment.

Nathan came running in. "What do you need baby?" he asked her as he sat on the bed next to her and stroked her hair.

"I need pickles and orange soda!" Haley whined. She had been having the weirdest cravings. But lucky for her, Nathan was always ready to run out to get her what she needed.

"Okay, we have some extra pickles in the fridge and I'll grab you an orange soda." He kissed her forehead. He needed to find a way to get Haley out of the house for the day to work on her suprise. But how?

"Hale, don't you have some things to do today?" Nathan called from the kitchen.

"Hm, now that you mention it, I was gonna call Brooke to see if she wanted to see a movie or something."

"That sounds like a great idea," he replied as he walked back into the room with a can of Sunkist and a jar of pickles.

"I'll call her right now..." Haley punched Brooke's number into her phone.

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Brooke was out having a copy made of her apartment key for Lucas when her cell phone rang.

"Hello?" she answered happily.

"Hi Brooke, are we still on for the movie today?" Haley said on the other line.

"Yup, I'll be at your place at 5ish?" Brooke picked up a keychain basketball. She bought that and paid for her copy of the key and smiled in satisfaction.

"See you then girly." Haley hung up.

Brooke walked out of the store. As she was walking down the street she saw Peyton. She looked miserable.

"Peyton!" Brooke yelled. She ran up to her.

"Oh hiiiiiiii Brooke!" Peyton slurred. She reeked of alcohol and was clearly drunk.

"Okay buddy, you're coming home with me." She threw Peyton's arm around her neck and began walking toward her car. Once she opened the back door, she threw Peyton into the backseat.

"Thanks Brookie, you know you're my bestttttttttt friend EVER!" Peyton said happily.

"Yup, you better remember that in the morning P Sawyer." Brooke laughed and drove back to her apartment.

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Lucas sat in Karen's cafe talking to his mom, Karen.

"Mom, I have to ask you a question..." Lucas began.

"Sure, just do me a favor and go clear up table 4 and then we can talk." Karen replied as she washed the counter.

"Got it." Lucas cleared the table and went back to sit at the counter with Karen.

"So what's going on?" Karen said. She wasn't sure if this was going to be a good or bad question.

"Well, Mom, it's senior year and it's practically over, we have two more months of school left. So I was thinking that maybe I could move in with Brooke for the rest of the year?"

"She asked you to move in with her?" Karen said, her eyebrows raised.

"Well, not exactly. I was gonna ask her if she wanted to tonight, but since she can't really move into our house and her apartment has plenty of room, and I'm sure Rachel will have no problem finding a place..."

"Well, you have my go-ahead but don't start packing until you talk to Brooke!" Karen put her hand on his shoulder. "Oh Lucas, 2 more months and you'll be in college. It's scary."

"I know Ma," he said as he answered his phone. The ID said: Brooke.

"Gimme a sec Mom." Lucas said as he walked outside the cafe.

"Lucas, can you do me a favor and come to my apartment for a little?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah, of course, what's wrong?" he asked seriously.

"You'll see when you get here." The line went dead. Lucas nervously said goodbye to Karen and rushed to Brooke's. What if something was wrong?

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It was 4:45 when Lucas arrived at the apartment.

"Luke, thank goodness!" Brooke kissed him, took his hand and led him to her bedroom.

"This was the emergency?!" Lucas said, assuming Brooke just wanted to spend time with him.

"Don't get so excited Broody. Look who I found walking around town drunk!" Brooke laughed. Peyton was sprawled out on her bed sleeping.

Lucas couldn't help but remember Peyton lying to him about being pregnant. But, that was in the past and if Brooke was willing to forgive her, so was Lucas.

"Oh man... Wait, wasn't she living with Jake in Georgia?" he said confused.

"Well, I guess she's back now. But I need a huge favor. I promised Haley I'd see a movie with her, and I need to meet her in 15 minutes. Can you just watch Peyton for a little until I'm back? I don't want her christening these new sheets with her puke. I can't ditch Haley, you know her hormones are wild. And I don't know where Rachel is, probably sleeping at some guy's house, so she can't stay here and teenage-drunk-girl-sit either."

"No problem... But make sure you come back soon, I have an idea to discuss with you later." Lucas said and smirked. He kissed Brooke and she left.

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At 6, Peyton woke up. She got out of bed, confused about where she was. She looked around and found Lucas eating in the kitchen.

"What are you doing here?" she said softly.

"Good to see you too." he smiled, "You're in Brooke's apartment. She found you walking down the street drunk and took you home. You've been sleeping for an hour or so. So why aren't you in Georgia?"

"Well, me and Jake kind of ended.. I'd rather not talk about it. And can you keep your voice down, I'm a little hungover."

Lucas laughed. "Sorry, you look like death."

"I feel even worse." Peyton's smile soon turned to a face of dismay. "I don't even know where I'm gonna stay. Brooke clearly has a roomate, and you, and my dad sold the house after I moved."

"Well, if you want, you can stay at my house?" Lucas said.

"Really, Lucas? Oh that would be great. Just until I figure some stuff out though." Peyton instantly felt butterflies in her stomach.

"Okay, why don't you shower, take some Asprin and when Brooke gets back in an hour we'll go tell my mom."

"That'd be great." Peyton said smiling.