A/N – Thank you so much for the reviews! I really appreciate you guys taking the time. And thanks for the suggestions and the tips.

I'm really glad you like the story, but let's keep it a mystery so I'm not going to give any spoilers yet.

Ps. Brucas fans I'm sorry, but it's a Brathan story. I'm a Brucas fan myself, but when I wrote this I was pissed at the whole Leyton thing and Brooke deserve better then Lucas. =)

And also I love Brooke and Nathan so.. and for the ones who wanted Rachel and Nathan sorry, I like them too, but I'll find someone good for her!

I hope you keep reading and I'll give spoilers later. Btw there will be a sequel just for you guys to know!

Thanks again! Xoxo


Brooke woke up from her day dreaming with Rachel yelling her name from downstairs, she got out of bed, picked up her bag and went to meet Rachel. Rachel was waiting for her in front of the door ready to leave, with a look of support said, "Are you ready B.? We're going to be late."

Brooke sighed and said, "Ready as I ever will be and doctors are always late anyway". They were walking to the car when Rachel said, "Did you call Nathan?" Brooke looked at her and said, "He knows I'm going on the doctor today, when we get home I call him okay?"

Rachel nodded and started the car and said, "BTW never let me eat like last night again, God! I'm having hangover from food!" Brooke nodded and laughed.

Haley sat in the living room with her guitar but she wasn't playing, Nathan entered the apartment and looked at her and said, "Are you playing again hales?"

She put the guitar in the corner, stood up and said, "not exactly, I'm just.. I don't know.. thinking I guess" Nathan said, "Hales we need to talk." Haley looked down and said, "yeah I know."

Peyton was drawing on her bed and listening to her emo songs as Brooke used to say, when Lucas appeared on her door and said, "And Brooke says that I am broody one".

Peyton looks at him with a sad look and Luke said, "Sorry, mention Brooke right now wasn't a good idea."

Peyton looks at her sketch, it has everybody together and looking happy, without saying anything, Luke sits down beside her, looks at the sketch and before he can say anything Peyton said, "We will not be able to get back to normal after everything that happened, this time there is no turning back.."

Lucas didn't know what to say to that, he knew deep down that it was not a question but a statement and maybe a true one. The two stood on the bed and Peyton's eyes didn't leave the sketch.

Flashback at the party

After all the speeches everyone had successfully avoided one another, Brooke didn't want to look at Peyton's face and it wasn't time to talk with Lucas yet, Rachel didn't leave Brooke's side, Nathan didn't know what to do about Haley and refused to speak with Lucas, Lucas was so lost in himself that he was quiet in the bar not wanting to talk to anyone and Haley and Peyton didn't know exactly what had happened but the tension in the air was serious and with their problems in mind didn't help the situation.

Brooke, Rachel and Nathan were near the stage organizing everything in silence when Rachel said, "enough!" Nathan and Brooke looked at her without understanding anything, she said, "I can not stand this silence anymore! I hate this kind of silence, it's just us in here, we can talk with us! Someone say something please!"

Nathan and Brooke looked at her, then looked at each other and started laughing, making Rachel laugh and she said, "stop laughing, I'm serious" and they kept laughing.

Lucas and Haley were sitting at the bar in silence when they heard the laughter, they looked up to see where it was coming from and what they saw made them smile. The scene was funny, Nathan and Brooke laughing and Rachel trying to hit them, Brooke was hiding behind Nathan and he was holding Rachel trying to make her stop hitting them.

Haley said, "I don't see Nathan this happy and care free in so long", Lucas agreed and said, "I know what you mean, I don't see Brooke laugh in a long time too.."

Haley looked at him and said, "We need to talk Luke, just me and you" Lucas looked at her and said, "I know, today? After we leave here?" Haley agreed and they saw Peyton coming and sitting beside them.

She sat up and saw what Haley and Lucas had seen before, the interaction of the other three, and said, "things are changing", neither had time to respond, Karen came in and asked to speak with Lucas. He looked at Haley and said, "Meet me at my house in an hour?" Haley agreed and he went after his mother.

Nathan, Brooke and Rachel stopped laughing and looked at each other and Brooke said, "only you Rach, but let's finish this I want to go home I'm exhausted and I don't want to have any more "conversations" today".

They agreed, and Rachel said, "Nate if you don't have nothing planned with the wife, we're going to watch a movie and eat something. Want to come?", Brooke looked at her like, I don't believe you said that look.

Nathan laughed and said, "I really don't know Rach, I'll talk to her while you tidy everything and I come back when I see that everything is ready".

He said the last part walking away but Brooke heard and yelled as he was walking to meet Haley, "I heard that Nathan Scott! We'll make sure to leave some things for you to do!"

Peyton was on the inside of the bar getting something to drink and said, "Want something Hales?" Haley looked at her and said, "how about a glass of vodka?" and laughed, Peyton looked at the bottles and said, "Don't give me any ideas".

Peyton looked at her and said, "You will tell Lucas everything, won't you?" Haley nodded and Peyton continued, "and what about Nathan?", Nathan said, "what about me?"

Haley looked at him and Peyton said, "where were you?", He looked at her and said, "over there" he looked at Haley trying to ignore Peyton and said, "what we are going to do now?, Ready to go home Hales?"

Haley looked at him and said, "hmm.. actually I'm going to meet with Lucas to talk to him in a while at his house. Is that okay?", Nathan looked at her and said, "Haley I thought we had to talk" before he could finish she said, "and we will, but I have to talk to Luke first, but later we'll talk I swear".

Nathan agreed even though he couldn't understand what his wife had to talk to his brother that couldn't wait, and he said, "okay, so I'm going hang out with Rachel and Brooke, take the car get me at their house later", Haley knew she couldn't argue with him about it after choosing Lucas over him and she agreed, took the key from his hand, they kissed and Nathan went toward the girls.

Lucas and Karen arrived at the Cafe, she went behind the counter and Lucas said, "ok mom, I know you didn't call me here so I can see you work, what you shouldn't be doing this late by the way", Karen looked at her son and said, "you're right and I'm not working I just came to pick up something let's sit Lucas".

After sitting down, Karen said, "Luke, you know you can tell me anything you don't you?", Lucas agreed not understand where his mother was going with that, and she said, "I know you very well and I know when something's wrong, and if I wasn't sure after the party I'm now, so start talking." Lucas looked at her and knew that it had no choice but to speak the whole truth.

He looked at her and said, "Mom I don't know where to start, you're right things aren't fine, I think I did something wrong again" Karen looked him and motioning for him to continue, "I don't know exactly when it started but, the biggest mistake was the day of the shooting, Peyton kissed me and said that she loved me".

Karen looked at her son not knowing what to say and he said, "After things between me and Brooke started to change, okay, I stared to change, but the truth is that I love her mom, but I don't know if that's enough anymore, and Peyton.."

Before he could continue his mother said, "Lucas, you've been through this before, I'm your mother so I can tell you the truth, in the beginning when I met Brooke I thought she was a little crazy, party girl, but then I saw how much she loved you and cared about you, and when she was living with me every time we talked and saw how wrong I was, she is one of the strongest people I know and don't deserve this."

Lucas was going to say something, but Karen said, "I'm not done yet, I know that the messages you sent while we were traveling wasn't for her, Lucas won't tell you what to do, you have to decide by yourself, the best advice I can give now is this, don't play with her feelings or Peyton's for the matter, if you don't know what you're feeling be clear before it happens what I know will happen, stop hiding your heart and decide for once who you want to Lucas."

Lucas looked at his mother who was crying and said, "Mom you are right, I'm sorry" she dried her tears and said, "It's the hormones, but I raise you than that Lucas, Keith taught you better than that and the way he liked Brooke, he wouldn't be happy about this situation."

Lucas looked at her and said, "I know mom, I know, I understood everything you said, I'll try to be the person that you and Keith taught me to be, I promise."

Karen looked at him, she was about to say something else, but said, "I think that is it for today" both giggle and Lucas said, "I have to meet Haley anyway", Karen said, " you can go, I'll see you at home and I promise I'm not going to work", Lucas smiled, kiss her and went home.

Peyton and Haley were still at Tric, Haley looked at her watch and said, "I have to go, Luke should be waiting for me", before she could go Peyton said, "Will you tell him what I told you?"

Haley looked at her and said, "Peyton is not my place to tell, but your own, and I can't help you, you know what you did was wrong, but if I can say something.. I think you should begin over there" she point at Brooke, and said, "before it happens everything again and you lose your best friend", with that Haley left Tric.

Brooke and Rachel were putting the last things in the boxes when Nathan said, "well girls seems that I am all of yours today" he gave the Scott smile, they turn to look at him laughing and Brooke said, "just our luck" with a touch of sarcasm.

Nathan picked her up at shoulders, laughing, and she started screaming, "Nathan put me down!" He put her down and she turned to him laughing and said, "I hate you" and he started to tickle her and said, "I love you too B", she gave him the tongue and went to see if there was nothing missing.

Nathan looks at Rachel who was looking at him all this time with the biggest smile and he asked, "what wrong Rachel?", She said, "nothing, just you, I never seen you this way before and the way are with Brooke, she changes completely around you."

Nathan laughed and looked at Brooke that was taking the boxes, and said, "yeah .. we're very similar, we grew up together, went through a lot together and although one time we weren't so friends, it was always there and as from me been this way, well .. These days, almost months, weren't so good.. I haven't had a reason to be this way, until now.."

Before they could continue the talk Brooke arrived with the rest of the boxes, threw one at Nathan and said, "I told you I'd leave something for you to do, take the rest to the car" her and Rachel started to laugh and Nathan didn't even try to protest because he knew it wouldn't work.

They were about to get in the car when Peyton came and said, "Hey guys, need more help?", before Rachel could say something Nathan said, "no Peyton, thank you, it's all done"

She looked at Brooke and said, "hey Brooke, can we talk?", again before either Rachel or Brooke could say something Nathan said, "not now Peyt, we already have something plan", Peyton nodded and said, "call you tomorrow then Brooke", Brooke said, "okay" and got in the car, Nathan pushed Rachel in before she could say something to Peyton, and he said, "bye Peyton" and drove away.

End of Flashback

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