The next morning Nathan woke up around 10:30 to find another note in his room but this time it was placed near his bed. He slowly sat up studying the envelope wondering how the person had gotten into his room and put the note there. Sighing he opened the envelope and pulled the letter out but before he could read it he looked at the clock and realized that he had to take a shower or else he was going to be late meeting Luke for lunch at the café.

Luke sat in the café chatting with Haley when Brooke walked in looking like she was in much better spirits today. He smiled and hoped that sending Nathan the notes would help her come out of her depression and be happy again. "Why are you in such a good mood this morning missy?" Haley questioned like the good 2nd mother/best friend she was.

"I decided to drop off another note at Nathan's house."

"You went to his house?" Luke asked amazed that she would run that big of a risk because Nathan's mom was never shy on telling anyone and everybody just how perfect for each other she thought Nathan and Brooke were.

"Of course not, I was with Jake and ya know he wanted to help so he went to the door under the disguise that he forgot his iPod the other night and his mom let him go get it from Nathan's room."

"What was this one about?" Haley asked glad that her shift had ended 10 minutes ago.

"Do you remember that song we heard on the radio like 3 weeks ago Bubbly?"

"I love that song!" Haley exclaimed a huge smile on her face.

"Well it kinda describes how I feel perfectly so I just wrote it out and gave it to him."

"Speak of the devil. Hey Nathan!" Luke called out making Brooke turn and watch Nathan walk into the café a look of confusion and happiness on his face.

"Hey." Nathan replied looking at Brooke as if he hadn't seen her in almost forever.

"Well since I know you guys want your guy time Brooke and I will go do something girly." Haley looked at Brooke who seemed to be relieved that she had given them an out so Brooke didn't have to be so close to Nathan, she was never really good with being so close to Nathan since she had come to terms with being in love with him.

"You guys don't have to go plus maybe Luke won't be so depressed if you're here." Nathan replied his eyes glued to Brooke.

"I do not get depressed." Both Nathan and Brooke turned towards him weird looks on their faces.

"Yeah ya do." They both replied catching the other off-guard and making the other laugh.

"Whatever." Haley just giggled and sat at the table next to Luke forcing Brooke and Nathan to sit on the same side. 'Way to be a good friend Hales.' Brooke thought as she took the chair across from Haley.

"Oh Nathan I heard about what happened last night with Peyton and I'm really sorry." Nathan just shrugged feeling Brooke's gaze fall on him.

"Wait what happened?" She asked since she just thought that they had just broken up again over something dumb.

"She and I broke up last night and then she started telling people I was a shitty boyfriend and all of that." Nathan replied casually as if it happened all the time.

"Well that's Peyton for you." Brooke replied accidently letting her true feelings for her 'best' friend slip. The other three looked at her as she looked down at her menu, Nathan being shocked that Brooke would say something like that about her best friend and Luke and Haley were shocked that she had said something like that to someone besides themselves. Haley looked up and saw how busy Karen was so she excused herself and got up rushing around to help. Brooke felt oddly out of place with the two Scott brothers. Luke noticed the tension between the two and started telling them a funny story about something that had happened in the locker room the night before after the game and Brooke and Nathan were leaning on each other they were laughing so hard.

They had finished their lunch and Haley had been relieved from helping Karen when Deb walked in so the gang decided to go back to Brooke's house and hang out there and since the weather was so nice they decided to go swimming. Nathan watched as Brooke, who was smiling more today than any other day he's seen her for the past o, 7 months, walked into her bathroom in jeans and a t-shirt and walked out wearing close to nothing. Her bikini covered all the areas it needed too but it also didn't leave much to the imagination. He shook his head breaking his gaze over her body before she turned away from the mirror and walked out winking at Nathan as she went downstairs and out to the pool.

Brooke smiled a huge smile when she walked out of the bathroom, she hoped that her bikini would grab Nathan's attention and her plan had worked when she felt his eyes trailing over her body and linger for a few moments. The moment was bitter-sweet though because she wanted Nathan to see her as someone to date not just a one night stand. Nathan followed close behind her in his classic swim trunks and she could feel his eyes on her.

Nathan felt like an ass, here it was not even a whole day after he and his on again off again girlfriend had broken up and he was already thinking about hooking up with her best friend. He knew all the rumors about Brooke going around the school and yet for some odd reason he couldn't picture her as the slut that she was made out to be. He could hear his mom in the back of his head telling him that they were perfect for each other and that he was bound to have feelings for her eventually.

Brooke and Nathan walked outside side by side laughing about how funny Luke and Haley looked like while they were arguing about if Luke felt like he needed sunscreen and Haley demanding he put it on. Nathan did have to admit that at times he was jealous of the relationship that Haley and Luke had because he wanted that kind of relationship. It felt like almost a lifetime ago when Luke and Haley had finally gotten together. Brooke watched Luke and Haley kiss and make up and for a moment she was jealous, she like Haley, wanted to be with the one guy she was in love with. She wanted to have their relationship but then she remembered that she happened to fall in love with the biggest player of Tree Hill High. She sighed as she rubbed the sunscreen Haley had tossed her over her legs. Nathan looked over at her as she sighed and the smile slipped from her face. He got a little disappointed when the smile fell from her face and then tried to do anything to make her smile. "Do you need some help getting your back?" Nathan found himself asking grabbing the attention of Brooke who seemed lost in her own world. She nodded handing him the bottle and moving her hair off of her back. Nathan went to work on her back and she had to bite back the moan from how good his hands felt. She left her mind wonder from his hands on her back and had to fight with herself not to imagine how great his hands would feel over her whole body. Nathan felt a rush of pride when he saw her smile as he rubbed sunscreen on her back and couldn't help but smile himself.

Brook thanked him as she stood up and forced him to turn around so she could return the favor and after making Nathan sit down in the chair she had just gotten up from so she could reach his back she squeezed the sunscreen onto his back. The minute Nathan felt Brooke's hands on his back he inwardly groaned thinking about anything but the feeling of her hands on her back so Nathan pictured his dad yelling at him during one of the their practices and he pushed all the feelings for Brooke out of his head. He stood up thanking her for helping him out and in a way to break the tension that fell between the two he decided to pick her up and throw her in the pool. She shrieked and tried to glare at Nathan but was smiling, it was probably the first time that she and Nathan had hung out since he and Peyton started dating that long year and a half ago. Nathan felt that weird feeling of pride when he made Brooke smile or something he said had made her laugh. He looked at Luke almost begging him to leave. Luke looked at Brooke and Nathan and then smiled at Haley. They seemed to be thinking about the same thing because she nodded at him and went back to talking to Brooke. Luke swam over towards Nathan and leaned against the wall of the pool.

"Dude you like her don't you?" Nathan who was starring at Brooke finally realized that Luke was next to him.

"What?" Nathan asked finally tearing his gaze from Brooke and looking at Luke.

"You like Brooke don't you?" He asked glancing over at his girlfriend and best friend who were leaning towards each other as they talked.

"You're crazy." Nathan replied now looking at his feet in the water.

"Says the guy who's been going out of his way to make her smile or laugh all afternoon and offered to put sunscreen on her back." Nathan looked at Luke and wanted to punch the smirk off of his face.

"I know it's odd for you to see a guy being nice to a girl that is his friend since your best friend also fucks you at night." Luke's smile slipped from his face and he glared at Nathan. "Didn't think I knew did ya? Well maybe you two shouldn't make it obviously next time." Nathan laughed and patted Luke on the shoulder. "But yeah me and Brooke we're just friends if you can even call it that." Luke nodded and turned so he was looking over at Haley and Brooke.

"So what's the next part of your plan?" Haley asked casting a glance at Luke and Nathan.

"Well as we speak right now Karen is dropping another note at Nathan's house."

"You've got Karen in on this too?" Haley asked a little shocked that Brooke had actually gotten Karen to help.

"Hey she's the one who told me to not let 'that backstabbing bitch to get the guy I love'."

"Wow who knew Karen had it in her?" Both girls were silent for a moment before they burst out laughing both silently agreeing that they knew that Karen had a mean streak in her. The girls talked for a little bit longer before Brooke had a brilliant idea.

"I think we should have a movie night!" She exclaimed as Nathan and Luke got out of the pool. Luke fell into the lounger that Haley was lying on and Nathan sat at the bottom of Brooke's.

"That sounds like fun." Nathan commented not having participating in a movie night since like freshman year. "We can have it at my house." Brooke agreed as she stood up and started walking back into the house.

"Alright then I guess everybody should head out and get ready for movie night at Nathan's." Haley said standing and grabbing all of her stuff.

"Hales and I will get the pizza so maybe you and Nathan could get the movies?" Luke asked looking between the two.

"That's fine." Nathan nodded also making plans to pick Brooke up around 4 to go and rent movies. After he left Brooke looked at Luke and shook her head. "I know what you're doing and stop. Let me do this." Luke faked innocence and left with his girlfriend both smiling triumphantly as they drove away from Brooke's house.

An hour later Brooke found herself sitting in Nathan's room waiting for him to finish showering and get dressed so they could go get the movies, his plan to come get her was ruined when he called at 4 and said that he had been playing video games and lost track of time so she drove herself over to his house and his mom ushered her into the house letting her hang out in Nathan's room until he was done. Nathan walked into his room and found Brooke sitting on his bed as if she was meant to be there. He shook his head ridding it of the thoughts that flooded his mind from her just sitting on his bed.

"Hey sorry about not coming to get you."

"It's okay I was wrapped up in my paper that I kinda lost track of time too."

"I just have to find a clean shirt and then we can go." Brooke nodded standing up and pulling her t-shirt down. Nathan finally took in what she was wearing and he should've known that she was going to wear her ridiculously short cheer shorts and Nathan yet again had to think about something other than her. He didn't know what was wrong with him but he was finding it hard to be in the same room with her by himself without a sexual thought entering his head. He turned around walked towards his closet when the pink envelope on his desk caught his eye. Brooke smiled to herself and walked over towards Nathan feigning curiousity.

"What's that?" She asked coming up behind Nathan and peering over his shoulder. He didn't answer her but instead opened the envelope and pulled the letter out.

Nathan-

When you stand so close to me
I'm feeling butterflies
Is this the way that it supposed to be
When I look into your eyes
All you have to do is say my name
Just a stutter more like butter
Since I met you boy my whole worlds changed
I can't hide this or deny this

Boy you got me catching feelings
Got me thinking maybe you're the one
I didn't understand the reason
That my heart was beating like a drum
I didn't understand the meaning
Then you opened up my eyes to

A crazy little thing called love

My best friends tell me what's got into you

I say I can't explain
These feelings I'm going through
Tell me girl it's not like you to fall this way
I try my best to wear a disguise
But it's written on my face

Don't understand the meaning
This means crazy baby
I try my best not to show
But you know its so crazy baby
Crazy little thing called love

-Secret Admirer

Brooke watched Nathan's face and smiled when he smiled but quickly put on a face of surprise and shock as he put the letter back in the envelope and put it in the drawer with the other two letters he had gotten. "Wow Nathan you're one lucky guy."

"Yeah I would be if I knew who it was." Brooke nodded inwardly feeing like the sun was finally shining on her.

"Eh who knows the person could be someone right in front of you." Nathan nodded hoping that it was someone he knew. "Well let's go find some movies before Luke and Haley get here."

A/N: So there's the second chapter and I hope you liked it. The notes were "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Rihanna.