'Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.'

Franklin P. Jones

Chapter 23

"Yeah so I was standing at the Opera House just looking out over the ocean, thinking wow, the ocean is like really bug and in comparison we are like really small." Chase looked really meaningful, but Brooke just thought he sounded really stupid.

Brooke sighed, how did I ever date this loser! All evening Brooke had tried to not concentrate on Lucas but it was impossible Chase had walked her the way past the road where she and Lucas had fought in the rain.

Brooke shook herself, she knew that if she thought of moments like that she would go running back to him in an instant and she knew she had to be stronger than that.

"So I saw the adverts for the Halloween Disco, I was thinking maybe we could go as Salt and Pepper." Chase said enthusiastically shaking the shakers on the table. Brooke raised her eyebrows and said sarcastically, "Yeah that was so totally thinking of going as!"

Chase nodded his head and Brooke asked to be excused to go to the bathroom, she had to give herself some space. Brooke ran her hands through her hair and applied an extra layer of lip gloss.

Brooke took her cell out of her bag and opened her contact list and scrolled down to Lucas' cell number. Her finger wavered over the call button, but instead pressed delete and snapped her flip phone shut and walked out of the bathroom trying to stop the tears from falling.

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"So what are you planning to go to the Halloween Disco as?" Nathan asked Haley as he pulled a water bottle out of the fridge.

"I was thinking you know maybe a sexy nurse or something." Nathan suggested with a dark smile.

Haley through a cushion at him and he laughed, but Haley looked down upset. Nathan rushed over to her, "Hales, you know I was kidding,"

Haley nodded and Nathan relaxed into the sofa, "You don't need an outfit to look sexy; actually it's better with the clothes off anyway." Nathan chuckled.

Haley began to cry, "I am not going to look sexy, not now!" Haley wailed. Nathan sighed, hormones!

"Hales you always look gorgeous," Nathan started, but Haley cut him off by saying, "You have to say that you're my husband!" She stood up and walked to the bathroom.

"A girl who needs to pee every 3 seconds, yeah that's sexy!" She shouted before slamming the bathroom door.

Nathan leaned his head back and clenched his fists, this child better be worth it, he thought.

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Lucas was in the fancy dress shop with Jake, he knew that Brooke would go and that meant it was a chance to win her back.

Lucas came out the dressed out as a chav with a huge gold chain round his neck and a tracksuit on and said, "Watcha think?"

Jake cracked up laughing at how stupid Lucas looked, "Man get that off now" Lucas walked back into the changing room and got back into his black threes quarter trousers and white shirt.

About half an hour Lucas had picked his outfit and he and Jake were paying, when he heard a girl say, "WOW Brooke you look hot!"

Lucas turned around to see Brooke dresses as a sexy catwomen and Lucas just stared and gaped.

Brooke caught eye contact with Lucas and they stared at each other for what seemed like ages for Lucas.

Then Brooke blushed and looked down and turned to talk to her friend, "Earth to Luc!" Jake said waving his hand in front of Lucas' face.

Lucas came to and walked out the shop with Jake, but not before taking one last look at Brooke.

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Thanks for all the reviews and I love you all. Sorry I haven't uploaded recently, been in America on holiday!!!

This is kinda a filler chapter, but the next one will contain some big drama and there is a surprise in store for Brooke!!!!!

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