Thanks to those who reviewed, please continue to review, it fuels the writing you know
I am really sorry about the long wait, I went on holiday for a month with my girlfriends and didn't have any time to write. Thanks to those who reviewed, please continue to review, it fuels the writing you know! If people don't review, I can't be arsed to write lol
Anyway, on with the story!
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Brooke slowly woke up feeling warm and comfortable, and wondered what had changed. Her eyes were fighting to open so she could wake up, but she was so comfortable she just wanted to stay like that forever. But she opened her eyes anyway, and boy, was she glad she did because when she looked up she saw a beautiful face smiling back at her.
"Hey you, how long have you been awake?" asked Brooke, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and smiling up at the tutor.
"Mmm, not long, can't believe we fell asleep on the couch halfway through the movie, I think we're getting old!" she laughed, smiling at how adorable Brooke looked this morning.
"Yeah, I think you might be right Tutor Girl, my bones are all kindsa achy this morning."
"Well that's too bad cause we gotta get up, Lucas just asked us to breakfast and I've already agreed, we're meeting him at the Café in a hour."
Brooke groaned, slowly bracing herself for getting out of the warm, comfortable Haley embrace she was in. She then noticed that Haley hadn't said anything about their fairly compromising position, with Brooke's head resting on her chest and her arm wrapped around Brooke's shoulders. Hmm. She decided to take a leap of faith.
"This is umm… kinda nice. I- I mean, comfortable. I-I mean… not that.. erm.." And immediately regretted it, feeling herself digging a big hole as she stumbled over her words. Until Haley spoke up.
"I know. What you mean. And yeah, it kinda is." Haley smiled at the cheerleader before giving her a little squeeze and jumping off the couch.
"I'm gonna take a shower so we can go meet Lucas. Get up lazy bones."
But all Brooke could do was lay in the same position, a little stunned, with a big grin spreading over her face.
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Haley couldn't stop smiling as she dried her hair, walking up to her wardrobe to find something Brooke might like. That was what her choices seemed to be based on in the past week or so; things Brooke might like, or appreciate, and Haley didn't mind it one bit. The confidence boost when Brooke looked at her like she had been, and the butterflies in her stomach made the extra five minutes at her wardrobe doors totally worth it. She picked out a cute little denim skirt and a top that rode up over her stomach slightly, and curled her hair, smiled at herself in the mirror and stepped out into the hall to grab her purse.
"Brooke! Brooke what the heck is taking you so long?!" Haley hollered, wondering if they were even going to make fashionably late at this point.
"Right here Hales" said Brooke quietly from right behind her, scaring Haley enough to make her jump. Brooke giggled at her, gently holding her arms and rubbing them up and down, trying to calm her.
"You alright?" she smiled.
"Yeah, you just shocked me is all" she giggled. "You ready to go?" she asked the cheerleader, her smile being replaced with a questioning gaze at the look Brooke was giving her. Brooke couldn't help but stare, a part of her was getting tired of the monotonous repetition of her thoughts every time she saw her, but the other part was too stunned to think of anything new to think. Haley noticed Brooke's hands slowly moving of her arms and into her pockets as she cleared her throat and gave her the fakest smile Haley had ever seen to cover up her embarrasment.
"You ready to go Tutor Girl? C'mon, we're gonna be late!"
"I just… I've been… you were… gah! Brooke!" Haley whined as she ran to catch up with the cheerleader who was already starting the car. The last thing Haley thought before she remembered to pray for dear life because she was in Brooke's car, never the safest place, was how weird that moment in the house was, and how good Brooke looked today.
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Brooke excused herself from the table where she, Haley and Lucas were having breakfast, and stepped into the restroom. She had to call Peyton. She had to spill to her best friend about her new crush. And she had to do it soon, because the feelings were becoming overwhelming, and the brain meltdowns were entirely not cool.
"Hey P. Sawyer, you busy this evening?" Brooke said as her friend picked up the phone.
"Hey Brooke, nope, I'm free, what did you have in mind?" her friend answered, glad of the distraction from her boredom.
"Well I kinda have some weird and unusual news that I need to get off my chest. Can I come over to yours in a bit?"
"Yeah, sure, is everything okay?" said her best friend, a little worried, considering she had never heard Brooke say anything like that before.
"Everything's fine, see you soon" said Brooke as she hung up and wandered back to the table where her friends were sitting, pushing in a little closer than necessary to the tutor beside her. This did not go unnoticed by Haley, whose stomach did a little flip at the unexpected but entirely welcome contact with the cheerleader.
"So Brooke I was just suggesting to Haley that all of us go out soon, maybe this weekend, maybe bowling or something, it'd be nice for us all to get together, it feels like we've all been a bit separate recently, what do you say?" asked Lucas, hoping the cheerleader would agree, he was missing his time with all the girls, and Nathan. Brooke smiled at him and nodded her head, glad of another reason for a night with Haley, yeah they wouldn't be alone, but any time with Haley was alright by her.
"Yeah, that sounds awesome."
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After breakfast, Brooke made her way over to Peyton's house. While she drove, she thought of all the different ways she could tell her best friend, and all the different ways the conversation could go. Okay, she thought to herself as she pulled up to the sidewalk, this could be really good, or really bad, but you're not going to find out until you get your ass out of the car and tell her.
"Hey Brooke, how are you?" smiled the blonde as she went over and hugged her best friend, secretly eager to hear what her best friend had to say.
"I'm good… I'm good. I uh…" Brooke was struggling to find a way to phrase what she needed to say, but was comforted as her best friend smiled at her as they sat on the bed. "OK, there's no easy way to say this, so I'm just gonna come out and say it. I think I have a crush on Haley. No, I-I know I have a crush on Haley."
"Oh… wow. Uhm, th… I did not see that one coming. God Brooke I thought you were gonna tell me you were switching perfume brands or something! This is… I mean wow!"
"I know" sighed the brunette, shaking her head and resting it in the palms of her hands, groaning. "This sucks, I can't even be around her anymore and she's one of my closest friends. Every time I see her I get these frickin' butterflies. GOD!" she yelled, throwing her hands up in the air and beginning to pace. "I dunno what to do anymore P. Sawyer, this is driving me insane."
"Do you think she likes you back? Because if you think there's even the slightest chance she might like you back, then you should tell her. Well, maybe just hint at it."
"I dunno. I don't think so. Ooooh, we should try and find out. Ok, did Lucas invite you to bowling yet?" Brooke asked, a plan forming in her head.
"Yeah, he called just before you got here. Oh, I think I know where you're going with this. And if you're going where I think you're going, then that is one helluva good idea B. Davis."
"I flirt and pry, you observe then you pry with suggestions and questions?"
"Yes."
"Genius!"
"I know!"
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At the bowling alley, Lucas and Nathan were waiting patiently for the girls to appear. As if right on queue, they walked through the doors, giggling and fooling around as usual. Lucas noticed Haley's gaze lingering a little longer than usual on Brooke, something he'd noticed happening more and more frequently recently, and decided that he would see, subtly of course, if Peyton had noticed anything either. The girls sat down on the other side of their lane and said their hello's, each grimacing at the ugly bowling shoes they had to put on.
"I swear to god, if clothes over bros ever makes it, and I become a successful fashion designer, I will design new, sexy, good looking bowling shoes, and the world will worship me." Said Brooke, shaking her head as she slipped the multi-coloured shoe onto her perfect feet. The group laughed, not doubting the girl for a second.
Lucas was set to bowl first, and hit a strike, grinning to himself as Haley shook her head,
"I forgot you're really good at bowling…" knowing that this was going to become a war between the two brothers. Brooke stood up as she was next to bowl, and did the exact same thing, strike, first time. Grinning as she slid down next to Haley, she whispered,
"I'm pretty good at bowling myself, y'know." She winked at Peyton, signalling that the test began right there.
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