Lucas and Peyton were sitting in the back of a limo being driven back to their hotel. Peyton was talking about the success of the book signing when she turned toward him and realized that he was far, far away.

"Hey, where'd you go?" she asked in a mild voice, placing her hand on his thigh.

Lucas, being pulled from his thoughts, turned his attention to his fiancé. He stared at her, but said nothing. The truth was he really didn't know what to say.

"She was there, they both were," was all he could mutter.

Peyton had a very confused look on her face. "Lucas, who was where?" she asked. "What are you talking about?"

"Brooke and Krysten," he responded blankly. It was as if he was in some kind of trance.

"I'm sure you were just seeing things…. If it was them don't you think they would've stayed to talk to us Luke, they're our friends?"

Lucas thought about how wrong she was. "Are they really," he said sternly. "We just announced to a room full of strangers that we are getting married and we didn't even tell our best friends, hell we didn't even tell our parents."

Peyton looked at Lucas and a frown crept onto her lips. Lucas was right and she knew it. She couldn't even remember the last time she had spoken to Brooke or any of them.

Lucas had the two girls faces etched into his brain like a drawing on a piece of paper. His best friend's he had grown up with and the girl he had fallen in love with his freshman year of high school.

The look on their faces spoke a thousand words. Krysten's was hurt and angry, how could he have let so much time pass him by, how could he have been so busy that he could just forget about his best friend- Haley too. And Brooke- her sweet face. It was washed with pain and hurt that made her almost unrecognizable, but no matter how far away she was he could always spot those hazel green eyes he loved so much.

"Are you sure it was them…. Are you sure it was her?" Peyton asked. She didn't look at Lucas- she knew the answer to that question.

Guilt washed over her.

For the past three years, Brooke would always call Peyton and she would always tell her that she would call her right, but she never did. Then three whole years had passed and she hadn't spoken to Brooke at all, but the worse part about that was she hadn't even notice.

Brooke walked into her New York apartment. She saw her sister sitting on the couch reading a book. "Hey, Sis," she said as she placed her bag on the table and plopped down next to her. She looked at her for moment. "I spoke to mom today."

Krysten looked up from the book she was reading as if she had just been caught doing something sneaky. "I'm guessing you know that I spoke to mom too," she said in a small voice.

"Yes, I know," Brooke responded shaking her head. "I'm not mad if that's what you're thinking."

Krysten looked at Brooke. She wanted so badly to ask her about what happened yesterday but she didn't want to upset her.

"What?" Brooke asked.

"Nothing…" her voice a bit high pitched.

Brooke huffed. "Krys, I know you have something to say, so just say it."

Krysten just blurted it out, "Are you still in love with Lucas?"

Brooke looked at Krysten as if she was crazy. "What… No, why would you even think that?"

"You were more than just upset yesterday, B."

Brooke let her thoughts shuffle in her head for a moment. "… It just caught me off guard I mean… they're engaged," she said in disbelief.

Krysten sighed. She was debating one asking her next question – her curiosity got the better of her. "Are you mad that they're engaged and didn't tell you or are you just mad that they're engaged?" Krysten questioned. "Because I'm having a hard time believing you didn't see this coming."

Everyone always talked about Lucas and Peyton's epic love-whatever. Even Brooke would say that they're destined to be together. So marriage is the inevitable conclusion.

Brooke didn't know what to say. She thought about the questions her sister had asked her. Was she mad because Peyton didn't tell her – yes, but she was also mad that they were engaged – maybe she wasn't as over Lucas as she had thought.

Brooke's silence was a hint to Krysten and she took it; she knew Brooke didn't want to continue this conversation anymore. "Anyways, what did you and mom talk about?" She asked.

All of the sudden Brooke became excited. "We were discussing an idea."

"And what was that."

"Us, moving back to Tree Hill!"

Krysten's whole body language changed and Brooke took notice.

"You don't seem too thrilled," she pointed out.

"No, I am excited," she said through a fake smile. "I just didn't think you would want to move back to that place."

"Krysten, THAT PLACE, is our home, why wouldn't I want to go back."

Krysten remembered that she was talking to their mother and she knew how her mom could be – she never did want them to move. "You sure this is your idea or is this Mom talking?"

Brooke chuckled.

The truth was Brooke had been contemplating moving back to Tree Hill for a while now. She was making some life-changing decisions and Tree Hill was a part of her plans.

"No, Krysten, this was all my idea," she reassured her sister.

Krysten wasn't buying it. "Really, last time I remember you couldn't wait to leave that place."

"That was then, but things have changed, I want different things now," she confessed.

"And what is that?"

"I want to start a family," Brooke said.

Krysten's jaw dropped. "You're joking right, you're only twenty-one," she reminded her.

"I know that… But I have accomplished almost everything I wanted, until now." "Krysten, I want to have a baby."

Her sister smiled. She remembered the first time Brooke held Jamie. The look in her eye was so maternal and nurturing.

"You'd be a great mom, Brookie."

"SO… Are you going to come with me to Tree Hill or not?" Brooke had the biggest smile on her face.

Krysten breathed deeply. "Yes, but I'm not moving back, I'm just visiting."

"Whatever, I'll let you take with Mom," she said as she grabs her sister and pulled her into a hug. "This is going to be great."

"Yeah… Great."

Krysten wasn't too thrilled about going back to Tree Hill, she was rather apprehensive actually.

Everyone has skeletons in their closet, some you can run from momentarily and some that can stay buried. Everyone had secrets, some that have come out and some that stayed secret. Krysten, on the other hand, had demons and secrets, especially in Tree Hill. She knew that once she had gotten back to that place, her deep dark secrets would come out and she would have no choice but to look her demons straight in the face.

THIS IS JUST A SHORT CHAPRTER…

What are the Demons of Tree Hill that Krysten seems so scared to face?

Should Brooke be mad at Peyton and Lucas?

What's up with Haley and Nathan- UP NEXT.

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