Chapter 11

The Family

A/N: Okay...so I had made this whole outline for the rest of the story...chapter by chapter what was going to happen. It some how got deleted off my computer...and now I feel so lost! : ( This was all I needed, when I was all ready having trouble keeping up with this. I am still going to continue writing this...this had been my idea for a while and I am not going to leave this story hanging--it may be shorter then I hoped. I am going to take out a lot of the filler I had planned and just stick to the big stuff.

This chapter will be leading up to the summer, and then the next chapter will be different. It will be a series of e-mails between Nathan and Brooke. Then it will be the fall...when things get interesting. I want things to end really nice.

After I finish this, I think over the summer I will be doing a lot of one, two, or three shots. I don't seem to have the concentration right now to be doing 10+chapter stories. I really think this story would make for an awesome sequel eventually...(this would be a first for me, to do a sequel...but we'll see!) Thanks for the support and there will be at least 5 more chapters, this I can promise. Thanks!

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Chapter 11....The Family.

"Mom! I am staying at Peyton's...oh...you talked to her Dad? Shit. Ok...so what?! I am staying at another good friend's house. Who cares if their is no adult supervision there! It's not like you two were EVER around!! There is no way I am moving in with you two out there. Tree Hill is my HOME! "

Brooke slammed the phone down. What was her mother thinking calling her like this..and demanding she get on a plane right away! There was no way...no way she would live with them.

Her phone rang again. "What?!!!!!!!!!" She answered.

"Brooke...your mother said you were being rude on the phone. No one was asking you to move here. Can you at least stay the summer? We would like to see you...then you can return for senior year?"

Brooke thought about this...she didn't have a choice. When her father bothered to get involved with something, which wasn't often, no was not a possible answer. "Yeah...fine...can I leave in a few weeks?"

"Next week. I just booked you a ticket, first class of course."

"Okay, see you next week then," Brooke said hanging up.

Nathan came home the moment she got off the phone.

"So...I sort of have some awful news..."

"What is it?" Nathan asked, running towards her, worried.

"It could be worse. My parent's asked me to come stay with them for the summer. My father got involved, I couldn't say no. I am sure you could come visit after I'm there for a few weeks..I know this sucks babe..."

"It's alright. I mean not like you have a choice...I'll miss you..but I will come and visit, it will go by fast. It's not so bad for you..you get to be out in California.."

"I'll miss you so much. This was supposed to be the easy summer...the fun summer.."

"It still can be, but tonight will not be very fun. Will you come to dinner with me at my parent's house. I could use the support.."

Brooke nodded, "Yeah...I can do that."

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"So...how long have you and Brooke...been seeing each other?" Deb asked, as they entered the Scott's dining room for dinner.

"Dad told you?" Nathan asked.

"Not officially..but he told me you were seeing someone, and then you show up with Brooke.."

"Well...it's been a little while now. I am still ending things with Haley..so I really didn't want a lot of people finding out, and I mean with Lucas and everything..."

"Right. I won't say anything. I'm just happy for you Nathan, you look happy tonight, and I haven't seen you this happy in months. It's also really nice to be spending time with you again..."

Nathan wanted to trust his mother, that she really did care about him. He had given up on thinking his father had a heart, but most of the time she seemed too. She had always been very cold to Haley, but tonight he saw how kind she was being to Brooke maybe she knew that he really wasn't ready to get married. Maybe she was just trying to protect him from the hurt he felt when Haley left.

"Wow..Nathan...that wasn't bad at all..."Brooke told Nathan as they drove away, back to their apartment.

He shook his head, "No..It's weird. They were never really like this to anyone before, especially Haley. Peyton kind of refused to be around them all together. It was weird. My father didn't even talk basketball with me at all..."

Brooke smiled, "Maybe everything will end up being perfect for you. You'll have the support of your parents again. You'll have an amazing basketball season, and you will get into Duke, on scholarship..wouldn't that be perfect?"

He smiled, "You forget the part about me having an amazing girlfriend," He told her, kissing her.

She smiled back, "Right. Which is totally true."

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A week passed by fast, much faster then they had ever thought. In that time they spent as much time together as possible. It was the night before she was going to leave. They also had been together for two months now. Nathan surprised her at the house with a candlelight dinner, and rose pedals everywhere.

"Nathan...you didn't have to do this..you really didn't have to..."Brooke told him.

"I wanted to. I want to wish you the best time for the next month and a half..and how much I'll miss you. I also wanted to celebrate the time we have been together.."

They had dinner, and then went into the bedroom, which on the bed was covered in rose pedals, and a note along with a box of chocolates.

They made love, and Brooke fell asleep in his arms, knowing this would be the last time for a few weeks at least, which was the longest they had ever been away from each other since they fell for each other.

The next morning Nathan brought her to the airport and they shared a long kiss before she headed into security.

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A/N: Sorry it's so short : (