Brooke walked Haley back to her house and sent her up to shower. She picked up the phone to call Lucas at the Café. "Hello," Lucas said answering the phone.
"Hey Broody," Brooke said.
"Ah, Prettygirl," he said back.
"Wow we haven't called each other those names in a real long time Luke," Brooke said.
"Don't I know it," he said to her. "So where did you find her? I assume you did find her and that's why you're calling?"
"I found her at the picnic table she first tutored Nathan at."
"Oh," he said sounding curious, and then it hit him, "oohhhh."
"How is she," Brooke could hear Nathan ask in the background.
"Tell him she is fine and NOTHING more," she said with great emphasis on nothing.
She heard him repeat what she had said minus the nothing more part. "Hey Luke, could you let Peyton know I'm gonna crash here I think Haley could use the company. Oh give her a ride to her fathers for me please."
"No problem," he told her.
"Oh," Brooke started again, "tell Nathan to take Keith for the night I'm sure he'll like that."
"Ok," Lucas said. "Hey you think you gals would be up for breakfast here at the café tomorrow morning?"
"Yeah sure just as long as you ask Peyton as well and it probably wouldn't be a good idea to invite Nathan," Brooke answered.
"Yeah that's why I said you girls."
"Ok Lucas, see you tomorrow," Brooke said.
"Ok Brooke bye."
She hung up the phone just as Haley was coming back down stairs. "Oh my god, Keith," Haley said staring at Brooke.
"It's ok Hales I took care of it," Brooke said. "He's going to stay with Nathan tonight."
"Um, ok," Haley said, "but that's not what I meant. Brooke I just took off and left him at the café."
"Kind of, I guess. But Hales it's not like you left him alone or with strangers, you left him with his father and his uncle. Besides it's not like you were in a sane state of mind. It's ok Hale's," she said as they both sat on the couch Brooke turned on the TV and Haley rested her head on Brookes shoulder.
"I've missed you Brooke."
"I've missed you too Tutorgirl."
Back at the café right after Lucas hangs up the phone from Brooke.
"You," he says pointing at Peyton, "are gonna follow me," he says throwing Haley's spare key to her. "I am riding with you," he says pointing at Nathan, "I figure with the crutches and all you'll need a hand picking up your son from my mothers and bringing him to your place, correct?"
"What," Nathan asks with a confused look on his face. "Um, yeah I guess."
"Oh," Lucas says, "you're following us because I'm giving you a ride to your father's house and," he whispers while Nathan has his back to them grabbing his crutches, "Brooke is going to stay with Haley tonight."
After dropping Nathan and Keith, off Lucas hops in Haley's car. "Alright your turn," he says to Peyton.
"So, how have you been," Peyton asks.
"I've been good. Yourself?"
"Same," she says. "So you and Brooke calling each other by your old nicknames that was cute brought back some old memories."
"Oh, that was odd she did it first so I just figured I'd say my name for her back so…" he trailed off. "It's just good to have everyone home for a little while. It gets a little lonely here especially when Haley isn't around."
They had arrived at Peyton's house. Lucas helped her with hers and Brooke's bags. "Geez, she sure does pack a lot," he said about Brooke's bags.
"Come on Luke its Brooke Davis, what did you expect," Peyton asked laughing.
Once all the bags were in the house they stood on the front step. "So, thanks Luke."
"No problem," he said. "Oh, Peyt—," she hadn't heard that in a while yet it felt so familiar. "Tomorrow breakfast at the café you Brooke and Hale's?"
"Ok," she answered. "Goodnight Lucas."
"Goodnight Peyton."
