"What Lies Ahead Of Us" - Chapter Eleven
Peyton and Brooke walked around a bridal store, looking for dresses that Brooke could wear. The wedding was in two months, and they were so worried that they wouldn't be able to pull it off. It would probably be the earliest wedding that one could ever plan for.
"Do you like this dress, Brooke?" Peyton asked, and she pointed to a puffy wedding dress. She made a disgusted face, and Brooke turned around.
"Oh, god, no. I want something that is simple, but elegant and beautiful." Brooke smiled. "But, that .. is .." She said, but stopped talking when the store owner came in, walking right next to Brooke. "So beautiful. Just gorgeous!" She said, showing a fake grin.
"Oh, thank you!" The store owner said. "It's one of my favorites out of the dresses I've made here. Let me know if you need anything." The store owner smiled, walking away to another customer.
Peyton could not contain herself, and burst out laughing. Brooke joined her. "I can't believe she actually made that!" Brooke laughed, moving on to the next row of dresses.
Rachel walked into the kitchen to get Rachel a bottle of milk. She searched over the house, but couldn't find the bottle anywhere. She went to Nathan's office, where he was working from home today, where the bottles were.
"Hey, Nathan," Rachel said, opening the door slightly to see if he was in his office. He looked up from his laptop. "I've looked everywhere for where you keep the bottles for your daughter, but I cannot seem to find it anywhere. Can you show me?"
"Oh, sure." Nathan, said, getting up from his desk and walking over to the kitchen. He opened a cabinet, and pointed to all the bottles. "They will always be here, if not, they're in the dishwasher."
"Okay, thanks, Nathan." She said, and Nathan made the bottle for Rachel. He went to go give the bottle to his daughter, and then walked back and looked at Rachel.
"So, usually when I work at home, around this time, the kids and I go to the park. Would you like to come with us?" He asked, giving a smile.
Rachel looked at Nathan smiling a gorgeous grin and she realized just why she had taken this job: So she could be around Nathan. "Oh, sure .. I'd love to." She whispered, and when Nathan walked away, she smirked.
"Hey, so Peyton," Brooke asked while the two of them were still in the store shopping for dresses. "You had the chance to tell me how the little talk with Lucas went." She said. "What happened?"
Peyton took a deep breath, and Brooke frowned, immediately knowing that the conversation either didn't go, or didn't go well. "I told him that I was basically scared and that when he proposed I ran away from the truth." She said, sighing.
"The truth?" Brooke asked her, her eyes focused on a white dress that had no design. She moved on.
"The fact that I have no feelings for Jake, and the kiss was only to find out whether or not I really did." Peyton spilled, and then Brooke looked up.
"Oh." Brooke said, mouth left open, looking kind of confused. She turned around awkwardly, and Peyton made a confused face.
"What do you mean, "Oh", Brooke?" Peyton asked, staring at Brooke until she responded.
"I mean that I just thought you had feelings for Jake. I thought that there was something there, because it did seem pretty much obvious. I thought that you were going to tell Lucas that you did have feelings for Jake, and that was the reason why you turned him down." Brooke said, the look on her face still showing signs of confusion.
"No, Brooke. I really don't think I have any more feelings for Jake." She said, almost sounding aggravated. Peyton turned away, pointing to another dress and asking Brooke if she liked it.
Brooke frowned and shook her head. "Are you sure, Peyton? I mean, are you sure that you have literally no feelings for Jake, whatsoever? Or is it that you don't want to have any feelings for Jake so that you can be with Lucas?
Peyton didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she turned away. She gasped when she saw the most beautiful dress. "Oh, my god." Brooke turned around to see what happened, and immediately knew what Peyton was looking at.
"Wow."
"So, how are you?" Nathan asked Rachel as they walked in the park. Nathan looked over at Rachel and smiled. This almost made him feel guilty. It was like he wasn't allowed to do this, being married.
"I'm good, Nathan, thank you." Rachel tried to smile. She couldn't believe that she was doing this, hanging out with Nathan while he was married to Haley. It almost felt like a sin to her. Nathan looked at Rachel, who smiled back at him. He was starting to like her, and more than just a friend.
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