Chapter 2

Over

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Brooke woke up. She was awake before Nathan. This was the forth day that she had woken up next to him. The past four days had been amazing. It was the first time in a long time she had been happy. With that happiness also came the worst guilt she had ever had in her life. She recalled the feelings she had when Lucas and Peyton were going behind her back. Brooke then remembered how close her and Haley had become. How could she do this to her? How could she be going behind her back, having sex with her husband in her home? It didn't seem right .

Brooke remembered the first time Brooke had sex in Haley's bed. It wasn't with Nathan. It was with her former friends with benefits, which had turned out being a horrible idea. Brooke remembered it was the night of the sleepover, that had started off horrible, but ended up being really great. Brooke remembered Haley had said to her,

"Wait a second, you..you don't have a bed, do you? Did you...tell me, you didn't have sex in my bed, Brooke!"

Brooke had replied with "I'm all ready washing your sheets". Now she was having sex in her bed alright.

Brooke tried to make herself feel better. Haley was the one who left Nathan. Brooke knew that was crap. It wasn't like she had left Nathan for another guy (though Nathan seemed to think there was something going on with her and Chris). She had finally had the guts to do something for herself. She was sharing her talent with the world. Did she deserve while she was gone to have someone having sex with her husband?

Brooke looked back into the past again. About how they had been married at the beach. Everyone had been so shocked. Brooke had teased Haley that she must be pregnant. She knew that she wasn't--Brooke just had a hard time believing in true love. Brooke was standing in the way of that. Then Brooke remembered the first time she had come between them. Haley hadn't been tutoring Nathan. Peyton and Nathan were no longer together. Haley and Nathan were starting to get closer. Brooke had too much to drink, and went through Nathan's draw. She told Haley that Nathan had been showing everyone the note, even though he had no idea Brooke had found it. Brooke remembered the date she had set up for them.

"What's your idea of a perfect date?" Brooke asked Haley.

"Watching you get hit by a bus" Haley told Brooke.

"And a sense of humor. Nathan's really lucky."

Brooke was starting to feel horrible. Peyton comes back today, Brooke reminded herself. That meant she would be leaving Nathan's house, and this would just have to be over. Brooke didn't want to give Nathan up. She had felt something in these past four days. Being around him made her happy. Was her happiness worth everyone else's sadness? Lucas would be upset, Haley would be destroyed, and Nathan would end up regretting it because he loved Haley. Brooke was just around because he was lonely, and he was a normal horny guy. Brooke slipped out of bed, dressed, and got ready to leave. She had to head to cheer camp. She had signed up to coach a junior high cheer leading team over the summer in a day camp. After she got home from that, she would come get her stuff, tell Nathan it was over, and head to Peyton's. Then they could both just forget this ever happened. Well, she would never forget, but as long as she didn't tell another soul, no one ever had to know.

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"Chris! Get your arm off of me! Get the hell out of my bed!" Haley yelled at him.

This was how most mornings on the tour started off. Chris would come into her bed, and wake her up by putting his arm around her, and pretending that is how it been all night.

"Just thought you would need your morning dose of Chris Keller,"

"Ugh, please get out of my bed," Haley said, getting out of the bed, and into the hotel.

She went into the bathroom, and as she closed the door, Chris called out to her, "Someday, you will be begging to have me in your bed Haley James!"

Haley looked at herself in the mirror and whispered, "Haley James Scott."

Haley looked down at her wedding ring. She loved Nathan- SO MUCH. Her whole life she had lived for everyone else. She came from a huge family, and she always tried to make everyone else happy. Haley had to take this chance of doing something that she loved. Nathan had pushed her into this, she wouldn't never have been able to sing even at Tric if it hadn't been for Nathan as well as Peyton. Now the two of them were mad at her for going. Haley didn't understand it. There were so many days when she thought about packing her bag, and heading back to Tree Hill. To see Nathan, and kiss him, and let him know that they could make it through this. For some reason it never happened. After the summer, the tour would be over, and Haley would be going back for senior year. Haley could get him back she tried to assure herself. It wasn't like he was going to move on...they were still married.

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Peyton kissed Jake. She was at the airport.

"A week really wasn't long enough...I'm going to miss you so much." Tears started to fill in Peyton's eyes. She really believed that Jake was her soulmate, and the distance was killing her.

"I know. It wasn't. I am going to come down in a few weeks. My parents said they would watch Jenny so I could come down."

They kissed, "I want to go to school down there Jake. I want to be with you."

"If you want to, you are more then welcome. Don't change your life for me..."

"I won't"

They heard the boarding call. "Well, that's me. So I.."

They hugged again, "I'll see you soon Peyton,"

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Nathan had woke up to find the bed empty. Brooke had been waking him up in the morning before she left, but this morning she slipped out. Nathan figured she must have been running late, and continued on with his day. He went out with Tim for a while, and was home by four, when Brooke had been coming back. He came home to find her there, packing her stuff.

"So, I take it your going over to Peyton's today," Nathan said to her.

"Yeah, I am going to pack up, then go pick her up at the airport..."

"So, I guess I'll be seeing you soon..."

"I don't know Nathan..."

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I mean this has to end. It was great, but now that I'm heading to Peyton's, I think we need to just end this.."

"Why? I thought this was turning into something.."

"Like what?" Brooke asked.

"I don't know!"

"I just don't feel right about this anymore!" Brooke told him.

"Okay...then we don't do it anymore..."

"This morning, all I could think of was how hurt I was when Peyton and Lucas had feelings for each other. I just kept thinking about Haley. It was killing me Nathan. Doesn't it kill you? Is this really worth hurting everyone we love? Haley? Lucas?"

Nathan shook his head, "I just...I feel like we have something Brooke. I can't feel guilty about that."

"I have to go Nathan."

He wanted to call out after her, but he couldn't. Everything she said was right, but he was right too. The whole time Haley was gone, Brooke had been there to pick up the pieces. They had grown close, and it had become more then friends. This had been going on for a while. This week was just the first week that they had acted on it. Brooke wasn't the cause of the the end of Nathan's marriage with Haley. He knew that is why she was feeling the guilt, but it was simply over. Maybe they just hadn't been ready to get married. Nathan went into his dresser, where had the divorce papers. Dan had been on him to annul the marriage, but Nathan wouldn't do that. He wasn't going to erase the marriage like it never happened. It did happen, and it did mean something to him. Nathan sat down at the kitchen counter and started to fill the papers out.

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Brooke picked Peyton up at the airport. It was great to see her again.

"How was Jake?" Brooke had asked her, once they were in the car.

"He was great. Amazing. I love him..."

"Wow..."

"Yeah. I do. Jenny is so big now, and he has done such a good job raising her. He is coming up to visit in a couple of weeks. His parent's are going to watch Jenny for the week..."

"That will be nice...Peyton... I wanted to tell you something.."

"Sure, what is it Brooke?"

"I am sorry for the way that I treated you. When you and Lucas got together...I know that at the time you really felt something for each other. You can't always help how you feel. I wasn't understanding at all. I wish you hadn't gone behind my back, but I know you just didn't want to hurt me..."Brooke explained to Peyton.

"Where is all of this coming from?" Peyton asked.

"I don't know. I was just thinking. It's kind of funny how we made such a big deal of it- and look where Lucas is today. He isn't with either of us..."

"He wants to be with you Brooke.."

"Yeah, well...I don' know about that. The point is, I'm sorry Peyton. I never want anything to come between our friendship again."

"Me neither.."

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They pulled into Peyton's driveway. They had stopped for dinner after picking her up, and continued to talk, and laughing with each other. It made Brooke feel much better. Then they noticed Nathan's car was in the driveway.

"Isn't that Nathan's car? What is he doing here?" Peyton wondered.

"No idea." Brooke said. What was he doing here?

He got out of the car, and went up to hug Peyton, "Hey good to see you again."

Peyton was glad he seemed to be more himself. It was like within a week he went from being miserable to...happy.

"Good to see you again to! What are you doing here?"

"I actually just wanted to ask Brooke something..." Nathan said casually.

"Oh okay! Well, I am going to go unpack, so hopefully I'll see you soon!" Peyton headed into the house.

"I have something to show you Brooke," He took out the papers from his car in a folder.

Brooke opened it and looked through it.

"You're getting a divorce?" Brooke asked.

"Look...our marriage was done. Money was getting hard, even before she left things weren't perfect. We still cared about each other, but she started lying to me. When I went out of town to see that game with Lucas, she was with Chris, when she told me she was with you."

"Yeah, I remember that. I wasn't exactly thrilled.."

"Then, the night of the dance, I set up a romantic ride there. I had the whole night planned, and she showed up the last twenty minutes of the dance, and I found out that she had been with Chris recording while I was out of town."

Brooke nodded, "Yeah. I remember that..."

"Then she left...with Chris. I know that he likes her. There is something I just don't like about the guy. Haley didn't need him. She would have had so many other chances without him. She didn't care how hurt I was--she just left."

"Nathan...I don't know what to say,"

"I feel something with you Brooke. Ever since she left, you have been the one thing able to keep me going. It took me a while to figure out what it meant."

"Nathan! Even if you do get divorced from her, that doesn't mean all of the feelings are going to go away with her..."

"Just because we go on acting like nothing happened doesn't make my feelings go away Brooke. I care about hurting everyone, but they will get over it. I won't get over this Brooke."

Nathan kissed her. She kissed him back, but then stopped it.

"We can't do this here..."

"Come over tonight then..."

"Okay," Brooke agreed.

Brooke couldn't argue. She looked up the window, to make sure Peyton wasn't looking then snuck a few more kisses in.

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A/N: I am glad I was able to do some writing. I know it wasn't the best (it didn't have a ton of Brooke/Nathan moments)...but there will be plenty more- so don't worry. Working on the next chapter now, just editing and stuff, so should be up very soon!!