Alright so i've made the decision that Brian will not be coming back to Tree Hill. But im still thinking about like maybe having him come down for a visit or something.
SO yes Lucas finally admits it to himself, he's still soo in love with Brooke. But don't expect any Brucas for awhile. As for Brooke and Peyton friendship, that's not really my concern right now so we'll just see where it goes.
Im working the chapters in a certain pattern if you haven't noticed already. It goes Lucas center, then Brooke center. Most likely it's gonna be that way throughout the whole entire story, I know there's Peyton center in like the third chapter i think, so maybe every once in awhile there's a new person's POv thing.
So obviously this is Brooke center. She's packing up, leaving in a few days, when she gets a visitor from back home.
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Way back, the summer before senior year, Brooke was heading to California, against her wishes anway. She was pissed. Her main schedule for the summer was to spend it in Tree Hill with Peyton, and her friend, Lucas. But things didn't go as planned, and she was packing to leave for Cali. In a way Brooke found herself in the same predicament 6 years later.
She wanted to go to Tree Hill, to be there for Haley, but she just didn't wanna deal with all the baggage she had left behind, and no doubt Tree Hill was still a gossip town. Peyton wasn't her friend anymore, hasn't been for years, and LUcas, well, she didn't know where she stood with him, but either way it wasn't gonna be good.
Regardless of what anyone told her, Brooke had packed surprisingly light on her trip to California. She didn't see the point, she was gonna go shopping there anyway, why bother bringing alot of clothes with you? BUt 2 weeks into her vacation, she had ran out of clothes. It was to the point where she had to wash her stuff everyday. And since her parents were more tight on money this time around, they were pissed that she had ran up the water bill. So the only sensible thing would be to take the girl shopping. And Brooke got all her money's worth that summer.
But now, standing in front of her bed with 3 suitcases filled with clothes only, Brooke couldn't even imagine never having enough clothes. First off there were the outfits necessary when you were going out for a special occasion. Then there were your pajamas, and last was your jeans and t shirts. Somehow they had managed to take up all three of her large suitcases. And that was just clothes. She still needed to pack her make up, jewelry, purses, hair products, and her shoes. she still had 3 other extra suitcases laying around somewhere. But the problem was that she wasn't really sure where she put them last. The last time she had seen them, she had just moved in, and she was still teary eyed to even remember where she was.
Lately, all she really thought about was Lucas. She always wondered how he was, if he was the ass Haley had been telling her. Haley wouldn't lie to her, but Brooke just couldn't believe that he was like that. He couldn't be. Not after all the kind things he had done for people, and the promise he always made to himself, that he would never be like his father. But Lucas never really kept his promises anyway.
The thought of seeing him again after all these years were kinda mixed up. She kind of wanted to come back and see him. BUt not because she missed him, but because she was curious. There was that saying, 'curiosity killed the cat,' and this case that was a possibilty. No doubt Lucas would take a stab at her the second they came in contact. Lucas was angry, and Brooke blamed herself sometimes, when she was feeling nice. But Lucas couldn't justify his actions either. So it was his fault.
If Brooke was bound to run into Lucas, then she would definitely see Peyton. BRooke didn't really know how she felt about PEyton, she hadn't thought about her like that in years. It was hard to belive the two were best friends. But that all had died the moment Lucas came into both their lives. Things were never the same after that. Yeaa, they were best friends again, but that question loomed over each of their heads. Does she still have feelings for Lucas?
Whenever she thought about Peyton, she either thought two thing. One, being sadness, that she had lost touch with someone that was once the most important person in her life, and it had all gone away because of a boy that wasn't worth it. Second, being anger/betrayl. Peyton didn't even wait a few months before hooking up with Lucas. Yea, the two bff's hadn't talked all that much, but it was common courtesy, you just don't hook up with your friend's exes. Peyton obviously never got that memo. Brooke couldn't say she was surprised, if Lucas were to hook up with anybody, it would've been Peyton because that would hurt Brooke mroe than anything.
It was Nathan who had told her the news. SHe remembered the visit Naley had made to New York. Haley was in the bathroom after dinner. Nathan just casually mentioned it, although it wasn't his fault, he thought she knew already, that Haley had told her. But no, she didn't. The look on Brooke's face proved it. Nathan immediately apologized, like a gentleman. But the shock and the pain was still etched on her face. Things just weren't making sense for her at the time. There was nothing she oculd understnad at that point.
She cried for days when she found that the two blondes were engaged. She didn't really have a right to, but she was just mad. IT was ironic, the whole situation was. High school had dawned on her, and it sucked. Alcohol would be the only company she wanted, and it had been that way for months even. Finally Kate had caught on, and immediately stopped her. Kate was more tough than Brooke ever gave her credit for. Even more so than Peyton, and that was good.
When you hear about newlyweds, one of the first things you think about it sex. It's not rude to think that, they're newlyweds. They were bound to have christened every room in their new house, and do it every other place possible. And then there was the honeymoon. A couple could go to Hawaii, but not step foot in the soft white sand. They had more improtant things to do.
So as the first year of Peyton and Lucas's marriage went by, there were no kids. None. At first she thought Haley was just trying to spare her the pain and awkwardness, until Brooke just had to ask. But Haley had honestly said that they hadn't had kids. It got Brooke questioning if they were even married. BUt she always stopped herself. It wasn't her business, and she was supposed to have moved on from that life.
Now she was living the life she had always wanted. Good job, good home, and a great boyfriend to keep her sane. When Brooke first moved into her penthouse, she expected it to be nothing short of an apartment. There were no penthouses in Tree Hill, but beachhouses. But when she took one look at her new place, she didn't think it could get any better. All the kitchen appliances were metal with a marble countertop. It was nice, but it wasn't like Brooke knew how to cook anyway. There were three bedrooms and an office. She could have 5 people sleeping in her walk in closet, which was connected to her kick ass bathroom. Brooke wasnt really an electronic fanatic, but even she had freaked out over her plasma tv attached to the wall. Yes, life was good for Brooke Davis, but it never meant she didn't miss her home.
She had talked to Brian, who had offered to check onthe house every now and then, just to see how things were. Brian knew all about Brooke's old life, from the bad to the ugly. It was gonna be hard not having him there with her to make her feel better. She was gonna need that when the left for Tree Hill. She had begged and begged, but she knew there was no way Brian was gonna be able to come out with her the entire time. He did have his own company to run, and it wasn't like he had someone to cover for him anytime. But he did promise to come out for a week, which she was counting on.
Kate had also promised to come out for a few days, which would be an ideal for her. Most of her time ther would be spent with Haley at their house, and occasionally outside somewhere else. But she would need people from her life to bring her back from reality, or from hell. SHe didn't wanna get sucked back into her old life of lies and bad memories. She wanted to be better than what she was, and she didn't need people like Lucas reminding her of that.
Digging through various closets, Brooke tried to find her spare luggages. Yes, a penthouse wasn't supposed to be so big, but in this case, it was. She had five differnet closets, all in different parts of the place. She couldn't exactly remember which one though. She had been too distraught over leaving Lucas to even bother.
She cursed when she heard her doorbell ring, she was leaving in 24 hours, there was still alot of stuff she needed to do. Stomping all the way to the front door, she tried to contain herself so she wouldn't yell at whoever was on the opposite side. Not bothering to look through the peephole, she swung the door open.
"Nathan?!?" Brooke asked, surprised. Brooke hadn't seen Nathan in awhile. They talked all the time, but with Haley being preggers, they had to postpone their trips to visit her for another time, when Haley wasn't pregnant. Nathan was in a shit and tie with the sleeves rolled up.
"Hey Brooke," Nathan greeted, giving her a hug.
"Umm not that im not glad to see you, but what are you doing here? You like like down south remember?" Brooke teased. Most of her and Nathan's friendship had been based on nothing but wide cracks. Whenever Brooke was drunk, Nathan was sure to remind her of her slutiness. When Nathan was being tormented by his dad, Brooke was sure to take a whack at him. IT was nothing personal, that was just the way they were. But ever since becoming adults, they had been closer than Brooke ever imagined.
Nathna laughed, "Yeaa i know. But i flew down here this morning, some new endorsement deal my agent throught would be a good idea."
"Hmmm you've been doing alot of those lately. Tutormom isn't mad about that?" Brooke asked as she got Nathan a beer.
"Well, as long as it pays the bills and the house, she's fine with it. This is only the first time i've been away for something like this. Hopefully it'll be the last," Nathan said, sitting down on the couch.
"It better be the last time. I don't think i would be able to handle pregnant Haley alone. It'd be me, Haley, and her hormones," BRooke laughed as she handed Nathan a beer.
"Yeaa don't worry though, im flying back later today. I don't wanna leave Haley along for too long. She's going crazy, she's so excited that you're coming. She had me changing the sheets to your room at least three times this week. I don't wane her going too overboard without me there."
"Im pretty sure she's behaving. SHe knows what will happen if i got wind that she's not resting like she's supposd to," Brooke laughed.
"Ohh yea, the wrath of Brooke Davis. So, how are things going?"
"Pretty good. Actually i was just packing for my flight. Im done with my clothes and i was looking for more suitcases."
"Yeaa, im not surprised. How many suitcases are you taking? Seven, ten?" he smirked.
"Ha ha, very funny HotShot, but not htat it's any of your busness, probably six."
"Actually it is my business. I'm picking your ass up, and i'll be the one carrying all six of your bags while you and Haley squeal about how much you'v emisssed each other, when the last time you talked was a couple of hours before."
Brooke smiled, "You're catching on Nate. If it helps you any ill carry my carry on bag."
"Yeaa, that really helps me." Nathan said sacrastically.
"Alright let's stop before i beat you up. What's going on with you?"
"Well i just got finished shooting this commercial for the new Nike shoes. They wanted it shot in the city streets, so here we are. Im flying back to Tree Hill, and ill be there tonight, just in time to clean the house one mroe time before your arrival tomorrow."
"Nate you guys dont' have to go all out for me. You know ill just mess it up once i get there."
"I know we don't have to, but we want to. Brooke we can't thank you enough for coming down the helping out. I know you have a real busy schedule and all, it's not always easy to ake a few days off, let along a month."
"Aww Natey! But don't worry about it, i've got it all taken care of."
"Im sure you do. So, i got you a little present back home. A little thakn you gift, if you will."
"Nathan! Why do you tell me tihs now, when im not even there yet!" BRooke whined.
"Alright fine, it's nothing special really. But i know you'll like it so im just gonna tell you. One word. Smirnoff." Nathan smirked as soon as he saw Brooke's face.
She gasped, "OHMYGOSHYOUGOTMESMIRNOFFWATERMELONVODKA?!?!?!?!?!"
Nathan busted out laughing, "Geez, calm dwon Brooke! It's not like you haven't had it before!"
"Nathna you don't understand. There's no Smirnoff in New York City, especiall in this part of town. All they have is wine, wine wine wine. At every party, they either have Chardonay or Cristal. Im at the point now where i can't stand it anymore. I need my vodka," Brooke said seriously.
"Well that'll get you excited to come back. I bought a big case of it last night when i ran into--" Nathan said, stopping abruptly.
"When you saw... Who?" BRooke asked.
"Umm nobody, no one important."
"You saw Lucas didn't you," Brooke smirked.
"Uhh yea. Sorry, i didn't wanna upset you or anything," Nathan said.
"Don't worry about it. Im over Lucas, i have been for years. If he wants to be an ass when he sees me than let him. Whatever'll make him feel good about himself," Brooke said calmly.
"So, it doesn't bother you at all that you're gonna be seeing him?" Nathan asked curiousy.
BRooke shrugged, "WHy should it? We've already established that LUcas is Dan reincarnated, im expecting Lucas to react like Dan. I can't believe he's still blaming me for everything. After all these years."
"I know, i kinda mentioned to him tha you were coming," Nathan mumbled. But Brooke heard him.
"What?! Nathan! Great, he'll probably be waiting at your door when we get back. He will want to be the first person to take a stab at me."
"I wasn't thinking! He provoked me okay. Plus he saw me grab the case, adn he kept on asking me who it was for. Like he knwe it was for you."
She scoffed, "Yea i doubt he knew."
"No Brooke, im serious. You and i both know the reason why he's like this. And it's not because of you, but because of the hurt that he was feeling at the time. He felt like too much had happened to take it all back, so he kept on being hateful."
"But it doesn't justify him. He made mistakes, lots of them, and now he has to deal with it. He can't keep on blaming me anymore for this Nate! Im tired of feeling like everything's my fault! He oculd've chased me, made things right. But no he didn't, instead, he slept with Peyton not even 2 months after i left. So i don't know why he expected me to come back begging him to take me back. He should've known me better than that."
"Brooke, the guy's still in love with you. You should've seen him Brooke. For a moment i saw the same guy we all loved. I related to what he was feeling to how i felt when Haley left. I hated her because she made me feel so stupid, like id just had my heart ripped out. I was angry at her, i hated her so much, but i still loved her. I never stopped."
"Yea Nate, but me and Lucas aren't you and Haley. You guys got through it. There's not me and Lucas anymore. Hasn't been for awhile. So, Lucas can love me, and i could actually believe you, but it doesn't change things. Lucas is right, too much had happened. That old life, and that old love, that's gone now." BRooke said seriously.
"Well im not gonna tell you to give him a chance, that's the last thing i want you to do. BUt just, try to understnad?"
"Hmm who would've thought? You sticking up for your brother?" BRooke smirked,
He shrugged, "Well somebody has to."
"You're a good brother Nathan. Regardless of what's happened."
"Thanks. I better get going. But ill see you tomorrow," Nathan said standing up, "What time does your flight get in?"
"I leave at 10:45 and i think ill get there around 4 ish?"
"Alright, just call when your plane lands so i can head over there," Nathan said as he gave her a hug.
"Alright, thanks for stopping by."
"No problem. See ya."
Brooke closed the door and leaned against it. Just thinking about Lucas took all the energy out of her. Brooke had only talked about Lucas three times in the past 5 years. The first time was with Kate, when they had a sleepover for becoming best friends. Then she had told Brian, who wanted to know eveyrthing about her if thye were gonna have a relationship. The last time being just now with Nathan. So she didn't really like talking about him, she would much rather think about him and his ways now.
Nathan had told Brooke what she had not wanted to hear. She didn't wanna believe it, but Brooke didn't have a doubt that Nathan was telling the truth. Lucas always had bad timing. All the time, especially whne it came to his feelings. The first time, he had confessed his love for her when she was about to leave for the summer. Then the night he went to confess his love for her again, she was already making out with Felix.
Lucas didn't have a very good record with good timing. It was either the worst time possible, or something that should've been said a long time ago. Brooke gave up a long time ago on that little thing about him. It was just the way he was. Apparently he's still the same old Lucas.
Brooke would be lying if she said she didn't care about Lucas at all. Sure, she cared about him. He was the first guy she was ever in love with whole heartedly. Not many teenagers could say that. He had also been the boy to completely break her heart into pieces, not once but twice. Apparently she had done that to him also.
Seeing Lucas wouldn't be easy, in every sense. It would bring up all those old memories, good and bad. It would bring back al lthat hurt and anger that she had buried a long time ago, trying to move on. But then there would be the sadness of it. Lucas had obvious changed, and not just on the inside. His inside would reflect his looks. His eyes would no longer be that kind blue, that when he looked at you, it was like he was looking into your soul. INstead it would be replaced with cold steel, looking at you in hate and disconnection. That warm kind smile would no longer be used in helping you, but a cowardly smirk whenever he put you down one way or the other.
Maybe coming home wasn't such a good idea. It would probably do nothing but cause awkwardness and tension in the small town. But Brooke had made a name for herself a long time ago, known for rocking the small town to it's knees. Just when calmness had dawned and everything was in place, she had showed up.
Looks like she was keeping her rep. up.