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Chapter 8:

"So Brooke tell us about you, how long have you been in Los Angeles?" Haley said with a smile as she sipped her iced tea.

Brooke felt like she was standing in front of firing squad, "I'm pretty boring actually. I work mostly, I like to spend time with my friends, I like poetry and classical music. I moved to LA to be with my now ex-husband, he's a director."

"Fair enough, everyone always says they're boring." Haley paused, "What do you do for a living."

"Hales this is Brooke Davis, she's the owner of Clothes Over Bros." Lucas said placing his hand on her back.

"At least till the end of the month," Brooke took a deep drink of water, "The company was getting to be too big, I want to get back to my couture roots." 'And I want to get out from under my parents,' she added to herself.

"Well after lunch we are going bowling." Haley grinned, "Do you want to come with us?"

Brooke let out a loud breath, "I am a terrible bowler."

"Awesome, so are we," Nathan laughed, "We do it because they have happy hour, cheap beer and pretzels makes bowling a blast."

Lucas started choking on his beer, "Yep, we are all terrible."

Brooke kinked her eyebrow at him, "Is this some sort of girlfriend hazing thing?"

"No, it's all about having fun," Haley spoke, "So hold onto your walker grandma, it's going to be a bumpy ride."

Lucas and Nathan returned to the lane and put two large pitchers of beer on the table, Haley was entering in their names, Brooke couldn't believe she was bowling at 2pm on a weekday afternoon. Lucas poured 4 glasses and handed one to Brooke, "Oh no thank you."

Haley laughed, "You don't get to say no, you seem a little nervous. Only way I'm going to get any truth out of you is if you're plied with liquor. You're up, newest to the group go first."

Brooke put the beer down, "Nope take a drink first cutie." Nathan said with a smirk.

Brooke picked up the glass and swallowed down two big gulps of the cold frothy liquid. "Happy now?"

"Very," Haley laughed, Brooke picked up her hot pink ball with white flecks and stepped onto the lane, before she could release her ball Haley spoke, "Wait, I forgot to tell you we are playing truth or bowl."

Brooke put the ball on her hip, "What on Earth is that?"

"It's easy, anything less than a split or a strike you have to answer a truth from," Haley pulled a sheet of paper from her pocket, "this little sheet. Good luck."

Lucas laughed when he saw Brooke's face, "Good luck pretty girl."

"You're going to need it," Nathan chuckled.

"Oh no, you missed a pin," Haley giggled, "It's time for your first truth." Haley scanned her list, "Tell us about your first kiss." She turned to Lucas, "You're up lover boy."

Brooke walked back to the table and took another drink, "I was thirteen, he was fourteen. It was nice until his retainer dislodged and my tongue touched it."

At her words Lucas dropped his bowling ball and started laughing, "Please tell me you both ignored it and continued on."

"NO," Brooke blushed, "He pulled away first and freaked out. I was so embarrassed, he never spoke to me again."

Nathan slapped Lucas's back, "Tough break bro," He grinned at Haley and headed to the lane.

"Lucas, what is the most childish thing you still do?"

Lucas's eyes widened, "Really Hales I'm trying to impress my girl here." He took a drink and sighed, "Sometimes when I sleep I still suck my thumb."

Nathan threw the ball down the lane and did a happy dance when he got a strike, "You're up baby." Nathan kissed Haley as she walked passed him, "I'm going to change your name to thumb sucker, TS for short."

"Great," Lucas rolled his eyes and poured himself another glass of beer.

Haley bowled a strike, "Woo!"

"Hey, have you two been practicing?" Lucas questioned.

Haley smirked, "Please Luke when would either of us have time for that."

"Do you always play truth or bowl?" Brooke asked before picking up her ball.

Haley took a drink, "Nope darlin this is all for you."

"She's kidding," Lucas said, "We usually do this, it's funnier when we're drunk."

Brooke missed the spare by one pin again, "Damnit."

"Tough break Brooke," Haley looked over her list, "Have you ever let someone take the blame for something you did?"

Brooke huffed, "That's a mean question, well let's see." She took another big drink of her beer and tapped the glass so Nathan would fill it, "I took my dad's car out for a joy ride one time he was away on business and I backed into a pole. Our housekeeper was the only person to see the damage, she knew I did it, she told my dad and he had it repaired and Rosie got a car to run errands in. That doesn't sound too horrible now, but when it happened I thought for sure Rosie was going to get fired."

Lucas smiled at the sincerity in her voice, "That was sweet pretty girl." He kissed her forehead and went to take his turn.

"Just squeaked in the spare," Nathan said as he walked up to the lane next, "Let's see if I can get a double."

A few minutes later Haley whistled, "Poor baby. Okay Nathan my love let's find you a good question," Haley scanned her list, "What would you do if you a woman for 24 hours?"

"Masturbate," Nathan and Lucas said in unison.

Haley and Brooke both had looks of disgust on their faces, "Predictable," Haley said before taking her turn. Nathan walked back to the table and fist bumped Lucas. Haley bowled a second strike, "Boom."

"Sand bagger," Lucas said from the table. "Cheat."

Brooke felt warm, 'pace yourself' she thought 'go order some food when you're turn is over,' She threw the ball and it went in the gutter, "Shit."

"Brooke, Brooke, Brooke," Haley moaned, "What kind of pajamas do you wear to bed?"

"She doesn't," Lucas answered without thinking. "Shit."

Nathan choked on his beer, "Damn Luke, you don't waste any time."

Brooke lifted her head, "I love silk nightgowns and I have like four silk robes." She winked at Lucas, "He must be talking about someone else."

"Bad bowler with a truth problem," Haley laughed and put on a stern face, "I expected better."

"Shut it," Lucas whined, "Just give me my truth Haley James Scott."

"What is the most embarrassing picture of you?" Haley stuck her tongue out.

Lucas huffed, "In college I thought I was goth for like six months, I grew out my hair and paid to have it streaked black." The look on Brooke's face said it all, "I know, I know."

"Tell her about the eyeliner," Nathan said before he launched his ball down the lane.

Lucas shook his head, "So I was goth, black clothes, eyeliner,"

"Fishnets," Nathan added a second time.

Lucas squinted and pinched his nose, "I had two black fishnet shirts," Brooke started laughing, "Hey none of that, I'm bearing my soul here." Lucas ran his hands through his hair, "Anyways there's at least a dozen pictures of that time in my life and my brother and sister in law are in possession of ALL of them."

Haley turned beet red and tried her best not to laugh, "Oh Nathan you started off so well, let's see... What are you most self-conscious about?"

"His small penis?" Lucas volunteered.

Haley giggled as she went to take her turn. "I'm not even going to dignify that with a response."

"Me neither, we take the high road," Nathan said, him and Haley both nodded. "I'm self-conscious about my public speaking, as a basketball player I am expected to do press interviews from time to time. I am always worried I'm going to sound like a dumb redneck."

Haley missed two pins on her second ball, "Okay I have to answer one." She starts scrolling through the list.

"Oh no you don't, you don't get to pick your own truth," Brooke said grabbing the list from her hands, "What is the worst encounter you have ever had with a police officer."

Haley took the list back, "Let me think..."

"Please Hales that one is an easy one." Lucas grinned, "How many times have you been mistaken for a prostitute and nearly arrested?"

Brooke snorted as she threw her ball, "I have to hear this story."

"I had just finished doing a concert, Nathan picked me up and I channeled my inner Baby from Dirty Dancing and started undressing in the back seat. Nathan here was speeding and we got pulled over, I thought it would be better for us if I was in the front seat." Haley shook her head, "I couldn't have been more wrong."

"We got pulled over in a well known 'john' neighborhood." Nathan took a drink from his cup, "Deputy Dog was totally waiting to bust us. So he pulls us over asks for all my information, sees Haley chilling in her bra in the passenger seat and the next thing I know we were being told to get out of the car."

"So of course I want to talk to him," Haley continued, "He called me a lolita and said I needed to be quiet."

"This is my favorite part," Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around Brooke's shoulders.

Haley glared at him, "I got annoyed and I said don't you know who I am and he looked at me and said yes..."

"A hooker," Nathan and Lucas said together.

"What ended up happening?" Brooke asked as she brought her hands to her cheeks.

"I had to call my tour manager and he had to meet us on the side of the road and identify me as the singer Haley James... Not a hooker." Haley put her head in her hands, "It was so mortifying because it really looked like we had been going at it in Nathan's car. It was a miracle that it didn't end up in the papers." Haley looked at the score board, "And your next question is, what is something you have stolen?"

"My heart," Lucas answered for her. Brooke blushed and turned her head, "Too soon? Too cheesy?"

Seeing the look of panic on Lucas's face, Brooke decided to ignore him and answered the question, "I stole 2 gallons of paint when I was painting all the rooms in my house, When I noticed they hadn't charged me for them I went back inside and paid for them."

Nathan coughed, "Nerd."

"Thank you for walking me to my door." Lucas said with a smirk, "Did you have fun this afternoon?"

"I did," Brooke smiled, "I forgot what it felt like to have a family that loves you."

Lucas frowned at her words, "What about Chris and the friend of yours he's married to?"

"Why can't you just let me have my moment," Brooke scoffed, "Chris and Rachel are the exception obviously."

Lucas pressed her against the door to his hotel room, "I'm sorry your parents are broken."

Brooke giggled, "Me too. So what does a girl have to do to see you pretending to be The Crow?"

"Oh that will cost you," Lucas nodded.

Brooke wrinkled her nose, "Is that so, what's the price?"

Lucas bent down and kissed her collar bone, "Oh it's high, probably too rich for your blood."

"I'm good for it, whatever the cost," Lucas shook his head against her neck and continued to suck. Brooke felt her pulse quicken, "What if I say please?"

Lucas put the key card in the door and let them inside, he closed the door behind them and pulled her into him, "Thank you for today pretty girl. Nathan and Haley liked you I can tell." Brooke went to speak but Lucas placed his finger on her lips, "Now back to the issue of payment." Lucas released her and pulled her to the bed, "Say please again."

Brooke giggled, "Please."

"Again," Lucas growled with a twinge of lust.

Brooke sat down on the bed, "Please Lucas."

"Deal... I will show you anything you want," Lucas pressed her backwards and crawled on top of her. Brooke's head was telling her to make Lucas stop, it was too soon. But her heart... Her heart was hoping that Lucas never stopped making her feel this way, because for the first time in year she felt ALIVE.

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