In the living room
"Haley, can I talk to you for a second?" Rachel asked. Haley looked unsure, but Brooke urged her on.
"Sure." She stood up and waited for Rachel, who kissed Sawyer and said,
"Buh-bye, baby girl. Yes, I know but Aunt Rachel will be back soon." She then turned to Brooke and Nathan and asked, "Who wants to hold her?". Brooke tried to say something but didn't get the chance because Nathan stood up and said,
"C'mere baby girl. I know you want to see Uncle Nate." He cooed. Rachel then walked out of the room with Haley.
"Look Haley. I'm not the girl I used to be. I wanted to apologize for the way I acted in high school. I was a major bitch to you, I still can't believe I tried to hook up with a married guy."
"I forgive you, Rachel. And to be honest, other than trying to steal my husband, you weren't that bad. You were an amazing friend to Brooke. Now you ever try to steal my man again, I'm coming after you." Haley said and laughed lightly at the end.
"Thanks Haley. It really means a lot to me. I'm actually looking for a boyfriend. Someone who's single, and not hung up on someone else." They both laughed and decided to go back to Nathan, Brooke, and Sawyer.
In the dining room
"What are you trying to say Jake?" Lucas asked.
"She she told me she was pregnant, with my baby." Bam. Lucas punches him right in the center of the nose.
"Don't you dare! Don't you dare tell me my wife cheated on me! Or that my daughter isn't mine!" Lucas screamed. Brooke heard this and ran into the dining room to check on Lucas.
"Luke! What happened?" She yelled when she got there and saw a bleeding Jake on the ground, and a clearly angry Lucas with a little blood on his knuckles.
"HE said Peyton cheated with him. He didn't know about us till after, and that Sawyer is his." Lucas said. He had now laid his head on Brooke's shoulder and was softly crying. Brooke whispered words of comfort to Lucas. "Do you know the worst part, Brooke?" Lucas asked. He pulled away and locked eyes with her. She shook her head,
"I'm not even surprised. She broke us up before, twice actually. Why wouldn't she cheat, again?" Lucas said.
"Oh, Luke. Don't think like that." Brooke said, feeling horrible for Lucas.
"It's the truth and you know it." Lucas replied. He turned to Jake, "I'm sorry, Jake. I know it's not your fault Peyton is a whore. You didn't know about us. We will have paternity test." Lucas said helping Jake up.
"Okay." Jake said.
"Hales is in the living room, go have her clean you up." Brooke said. Jake nodded.
"Thanks for helping me Brooke."
"You don't have to thank me. It's my job as cheery. I have to cheer you up." This got Lucas to laugh. The two headed to the living room when Brooke stopped and turned to Lucas. "Cooper's here." She said smiling.
"What?" He said in shock.
"Yea. He's in Jamie's room." Lucas went in there and said,
"Hey Coop!"
"Luke! Man I'm sorry." Cooper said, doing the manly hug type thing.
"For what?"
"Peyton." Cooper said confused at Lucas' question.
"Oh. That. It's not your fault don't be sorry." Lucas said.
"Okay?" a confused Cooper said. They continued to catch up.
In the living room
Jake and Rachel were talking ang giggling.
"They are adorable." Brooke whispered to Haley.
"Who?" Haley questioned equally quiet.
"Jake and Rachel." Brooke said, like it should be obvious, and when she looked Haley saw that it should be.
"Yea, they are. When are you going to be that happy and cute with someone you love?" Haley asked.
"Haley." Brooke warned. "This isn't the time or place for this fight, but yes I did tell him what you said to." At this moment Cooper and Lucas walked in,
"What are two of the most beautiful ladies in the world whispering about?" Cooper asked sitting next to Brooke, Brooke layed her head on his shoulder, the last few days had been draining.
"Oh, you know. Just talking about this gorgeous man, he used to race cars, his name might be Cooper Lee." Brooke answered, getting a laugh from everyone, except for Rachel. She was feeling very uncomfortable, even though she didn't have feelings for him any more, it still hurt a little. Brooke and Lucas then said there good-bye's, they had to meet Larry at the funeral home to make the arrangements.
"Hey Larry." Lucas said, shaking his hand.
"Hey, Papa Sawyer." Brooke said hugging him.
"Hey, Lucas and Brooke." Larry answered. They walked in and made the arrangements. The funeral would be the next day. They said good-bye to Larry, and told him to come by Brooke's the next day for the wake after the funeral. They knew Larry wouldnn't want a lot of people in his house. Once in the car Brooke turned on the radio and she sang along,
'Don't trust a hoe, never trust a hoe. Don't trust a hoe, don't trust me.'
"Hey! You aren't a hoe. I know it's just a song, but still." Lucas said, then reached out to change it. Brooke couldn't help but to smile at Lucas caring. The next song came on and she again sang along.
'You're on the phone with your girlfriend she's upset. She's going off about something that you said, 'cuz she doesn't get your humor like I do. I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night. I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like. And she'll never know your story like I do. But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts. She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers, dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time.' and the car turned off, they were at the naley house.
"How did it go?" Haley asked when they walked in.
"Good, for what it was. It's tomorrow." Brooke said.
"Yea. The wake is at Brooke's tomorrow after the funeral." Lucas added.
"So where am I sleeping tonight?" Cooper asked.
"Well. Rachel and I will stay in our rooms at my house, and if Luke stays at his house you can use his spare room." Brooke suggested.
"Sounds good." Cooper said.
"Momma can I stay at Aunt Brooke's house tonight?" Jamie asked coming out of his room.
"If it's okay with her." Haley said.
"Of course it is! The more Jamie the better." Brooke said to them.
"Luke, will you call mom and see if I can sleep at your house?" Lily asked.
"Well, I'm sure she wouldn't mind. But don't you miss your mom?" Lucas replied picking her up.
"Yea I do. So tomorrow night?" Lily asked.
"Yea, tomorrow night." Lucas agreed. Everyone said bye. And, since Brooke was Lucas' ride, cooper drove Lucas and Lily back to Karen's.
"Lily!" Karen yelled when she saw her daughter. She picked her up and spun her around. Andy came out and kissed Lily's cheek, he really did love her like his own daughter, but knew he would bring Keith back for her in a flash. Then Karen put her down and hugged Luke. "When's the funeral?" Karen asked.
"Tomorrow." he answered.
"Oh. Cooper, I didn't see you" she said when she saw him. They had gotten close over the years. She pulled him into a hug.
"Cooper!?!" Deb asked coming to the door. "Cooper, it's so good to see you, but you didn't have to come." Deb said to her brother. She pulled him into a hug.
"I wanted to." was Cooper's only answer.
"Aunt Deb!" lily yelled, she didn't like being forgotten.
"Lily!" Deb yelled picking her up. Everyone said bye then Cooper and Lucas got in Cooper's car and headed to his house. Once in Lucas' house they sat on the couch and turned the t.v on. Lucas got them both a beer.
"So how long have you been in love with Brooke?" Cooper questioned as if he were asking for a soda. At hearing this Lucaas spat his beer out and looked at Cooper.
"Where the Hell did you get that from?" Lucas asked.
"I don't know. The way you look at her, the way you treat her, or act around her." Cooper answered staring at Lucas.
"I'm not in love with her!" Lucas said. At the look he got from Cooper he decided to come clean, "Since I ended it the first time. I realized how much I needed her, and that I'd been falling for her since I saw her in the back seat of my car." Lucas answered.
"Oh, you got it bad." Cooper said, Lucas nodded. "Then why did you take Peyton to Vegas to get married?" Cooper asked.
"Because, I knew how Peyton felt about me, and I knew even if Brooke still had feelings for me that she wouldn't do that to Peyton. I dreamt that night that it had been Brooke who came with me. Brooke has always been the queen of my heart. And no mocking of anything I just said." Lucas finished out of breath. Cooper laughed.
"You know, Brooke called me when she found out. She sobbed into the phone all night." Cooper said.
"Really?" Cooper nodded. "I never realized you guys were that close. And you have to know, I would never purposefully hurt her, when I see her hurt I hurt."
"I know. And yea, we've always been close, it broke my heart to not be able to hold her." Coop[er answered, they said good-night and went to bed.