Brooke pulled up to Nathan's sure enough Tim was still sitting in his car. She got out of Nathan's car and walked over to Tim's. She knocked on the window and Tim looked up saw that it was her and looked back at the game he was playing on his cell phone. Well at least the music was off Brooke thought.
"Tim if you don't open the window or door and talk to me I'm going to smash this window," she said. He didn't move. She took off her shirt and started to wrap it around her elbow.
The car door flew open and Tim jumped out. "Jesus Christ, Brooke put your shirt back on. What if someone sees you," he was yelling.
"Who cares if you're not listening to me," she said.
"Fine," he said stubbornly.
She pushed the power lock button closed the driver side door and opened the back door and folded the seats down.
"Get in," she said as she climbed in.
Tim thought to himself, "glad I rented a SUV for this," as he got as far away from her as he could.
"You did not see what you think you saw," she said to him.
"Brooke, you were kissing your ex-boyfriend," he said sounding hurt.
"No, he was kissing me. There was no return on that venture."
"You were moving your hands up to his face," Tim said disgusted and practically yelling.
"No, I was moving my hands up to push him away but before I could you yelled," she said frustrated.
"Oh," he said blankly.
"I can't believe you would think I would do that to you," she said tears forming.
"I'm sorry Brooke," he said, "you guys have history and when I first bumped into you a few months ago; I knew you weren't over him."
"You're right, I wasn't. But I am now and have been for a while," she had managed to hold off the tears until she started again, "do you remember last month when I told you that I loved you? I don't throw those words around when I say them. I mean it," she paused. "We were walking in central park hand in hand. You had just played a bad game and your coach reamed you out. You were in such a bad mood when you came over. I suggested walking in the park and you said, 'anything with you,' then in the park you said it was a beautiful day but not as beautiful as me and you kissed me. All I could think of at that moment was how amazing you were being. You had come over angry yet you weren't that way with me at all so I called you on it and you said, 'it's you B, you keep me sane and I need that, I need you,' and in that I was lost, Tim. I had been looking for someone to need me as much as I needed them. That was the moment I realized I had fallen for you so I told you then and I'll tell you now, I love you," she paused, "God I must love you if I'm still here and still not getting any," she finished with a half giggle.
"What," he said confused.
"Well this proves I was right to wait for you to be ready," she said.
"I thought we were waiting for you," he said.
"I said I wanted to wait until I was in love, because I wanted to, but once I knew I loved you I continued to say I wanted to wait to try and ease your insecurities, which tonight you proved you still have plenty. I get it though," she continued, "you've only been in one serious relationship. I think that's part of why it was so easy for you to see what you saw tonight, instead of what was really happening."
"Brooke," Tim said.
"Look, you'll know, so will I when you're ready," she crawled over to him and sat in front of him, "when you can trust me completely and let go of all your insecurities completely when we are together, no old Tim, he's gone, then you'll be ready, we'll be ready," she grabbed his cheeks and pulled his face to hers and kissed him, "I'll wait because I love you."
"Oh man, how did I get so lucky," he said to her. "I love you too."
Brooke turned around and lay down; he did the same and put his arm around her waist. She asked him how and why he was there and he told her. They continued to talk until they fell asleep in each others arms in the back of the SUV.