Everyone
stood around the hotel lobby with smirks on their faces as Brooke and
Luke freaked out, contemplating the idea that they were sharing a
hotel room; well most of the freaking out came from the raven haired
girl.
"I can't share a room with two guys." Well, she could
share one with Nate but definitely not his brother, especially when
they had so much unresolved sexual tension between them. "Come on
Hales, they're your husband and best friend. You should share a
room with them."
"Not really Brooke; I want to spend time with
Jake and Peyton. Considering that I live with Nate and see him
everyday, we decided that we should break apart for the trip. Plus,
Nate was looking forward to sharing a room with you." She tried
hard not to make it sound creepy but at the same time convincing.
"Come on Brooke, it will be like old times, just with my
brother tagging along. It will be fun." He wrapped one arm around
her shoulder. Brooke grumbled for a second, she didn't get much of
a choice. "Fine, but I get my own bed."
She took the key and
stalked off to the room, leaving Luke to complain to his best friend
and brother. "So, whose bright idea was this? It's plain cruel,
you all know how I still feel about her?" He was ticked off about
the situation but there was still a small part of him that enjoyed
the idea of sharing a room with Brooke for a whole week.
"We're
tired of hearing you talk about her." Haley stepped forward to come
inches away from Luke's face. "So, maybe it's a good idea to
act on these feelings this week." She placed one comforting hand on
his shoulder.
"She's never going to feel the same way again;
not after what I did to her." Luke replied, telling them the reason
he never acted on his continuing feelings on the girl that he used to
be able to call his pretty girl.
"Man, I've been her best
friend for years. I know for certain, that she's going to be into
you again by the end of the week." Nathan tried to push the idea
onto Lucas.
"I don't know about this guys, I can't promise
you guys anything." Then he walked off, but instead of following
Brooke to the room, he decided to explore the hotel.
As
they watched Luke disappear around the corned, Haley placed her head
on Nate's shoulder. They all wanted Brooke and Lucas to be happy
again, well everyone except Rachel who was too busy hating Brooke.
Nathan stroked his wife's hair. "It'll happen Hales; just give
it some time."
Peyton stepped up to the couple, "How about we
all go to our rooms and settle down, and then in an hour we meet up
at the pool." The glistening blue water that they could see out the
window was tempting to all of them.
As Nathan walked into his
room, he noticed Brooke had chosen the bed that had closest access to
the bathroom and was situated underneath the window that had the best
view of the city.
"Hey Davis, who said you get the best bed?"
Nathan said messing with her.
"Well, who's the one that
decided to make me share a hotel room with my ex?" Brooke snapped
back at him, she wasn't in a playful mood at the moment. Nathan
shook his head apologetically and went to go give her a hug. "I'm
sorry B, but this is my Spring Break as well and I want to spend time
with my brother and
my
best friend and considering that you avoid each other half the time
back home I always have to choose."
"There's a reason for
that Nathan. You're brother broke my heart and then went and
stomped on it, so I'm sorry if I can't be around him all the
time." She gave him a look that told him not to push it.
"Come
on B. You and I both know that you still love him like crazy. You
forgave Peyton ages ago, so why can't you forgive him?" The
second the words were out of his mouth, he regretted it and wished he
could take them back.
"Of course I love him Nate; but he broke
my heart, I tried to forgive him but I think that we're just better
off in this weird friendship we apparently have." Tears started to
form in her normally sparkling eyes as she brought up old, hurtful
memories. "Anyway, even if Jake is still with Peyton I'm sure
Luke still has feelings for her."
Nathan shook his head; the
last thing on Luke's mind was Peyton, it broke his heart as the
tears continued to form in Brooke's eyes, he hated to see her cry
and wrapped her up in another hug.
"Davis, you know as I brother
I have to appreciate Luke's wishes, but you're my best friend and
I think you should know that he doesn't think of Peyton in any way
but a friend…but he thinks of you a lot." He rubbed a hand on her
back to calm her down a bit.
"Then he should tell me that
himself, otherwise it's going to be a very long and uncomfortable
holiday." Brooke said looking up at him. "Maybe
we
can work through some of this drama." She didn't want to get her
hopes up, but something that nobody
knew
was that she still thought about Lucas, a lot.
"Well everyone's
meeting at the pool in about thirty, so you better hurry up and
finish unpacking." He pushed her towards her bed and suitcase; the
tears were already disappearing from her eyes only leaving light
stains down her rosy cheeks.
Fifteen
minutes before everyone was due to meet down at the pool, Lucas
returned from his walk. Noticing that the lobby was completely empty
of any of his friends he decided to head up to his room to see if
they were all still unpacking. Opening his room, he hoped that it was
empty but no such luck, Nathan was putting some stuff away into the
drawers next to one of the beds.
"Took your sweet time."
Nathan said as he looked up and noticed him. "Everyone is meeting
down at the pool in fifteen."
"Yeah, okay." He turned to go
find his trunks in his own suitcase, but before he did he turned to
face his brother.
"Where's Brooke?" The single bed off to
the side had her suitcase sitting on top of it, half of it was
already unpacked.
"She's in the bathroom, I'd be pretty
careful if I were you though. I think I brought up some old feelings,
but I know that she does miss you. I think you might try to be a
better friend to her before you try anything again."
A couple of
minutes later, the two boys were sitting on the beds in their
swimming trunks waiting for Brooke to emerge from the bathroom.
"I
promise you look good." Nathan called out to the closed door to get
her to hurry up. "I think everyone is waiting us."
"Just go
without me, I'll catch up." Her slightly raspy voice floated out
from behind the door. She was looking at herself in the mirror, much
like just before they left for the airport back home, fixing her
hair. She was originally just going to leave it, considering that she
was just going to get wet but now she was thinking about hanging out
with Luke at the side of the pool. She looked at the bathing suit;
she had put on earlier; a white bikini with gold circles on the top
and two gold rings connecting the bottom and one connecting the top.
She knew that she looked hot in this and she was proud of this fact.
Before leaving the room, she pulled on a pair of shorts and flip
flops. She noticed that the boys had actually taken her advice and
headed down ahead of her, which meant that she could take her time
getting downstairs, working up enough courage to talk to Luke.
--23--
Nathan
and Luke were the last to arrive, besides from Brooke, and the rest
of the group had saved three seats for them by the crowded pool.
Nathan noticed that Haley had her eyes shut as she lounged on the
lounge chair. He climbed onto the chair next to her and began to kiss
her neck softly.
"Hello husband that I love very much." She
opened her eyes and turned so his lips moved from her neck to her
lips, but she pulled away when she noticed that her best female
friend wasn't there yet.
"Brooke still isn't mad, is she?"
She didn't want Brooke to be mad at her or Nate.
"Nah,"
Nathan didn't really want to talk about Brooke when he and his wife
were spending a whole week in Mexico. "She's just being
Brooke."
"She always makes sure she's a beauty queen, and
she usually is…even when she just wakes up." Peyton joined the
couple's conversation from her position on the chair next to them.
"A fat beauty queen." Nobody had asked for Rachel's
opinion, hell nobody had wanted Rachel on their relaxing Spring
Break, but she joined the conversation anyway.
"What's the
matter Rachel; are you upset that the conversation isn't revolving
around you." Lucas snapped back at the redhead, defending the girl
that he loved.
"Oh isn't that cute, Lucas Scott defending…
Oh but wait a second, she's not your girlfriend; she's nothing to
you anymore, since you cheated on her with her best friend." There
was a fire in her voice that was usually reserved just for Brooke.
"Rachel, nobody asked you for your thoughts, so just shut the
hell up because you understand nothing." Peyton shot back, coming
to Luke's defence.
"Oh look, and the other backstabbing one
comes to the rescue. You better be careful Jake, with these two you
don't really know what's going on behind closed doors." Rachel
jumped out of her chair to go test how cold the water was, but as she
put one foot into the cold, blue water someone sneaked up behind her
and pushed her in.
"Rachel, this is meant to be a relaxing
vacation, so just shut up and keep these little bitchy comments to
yourself." Brooke said from her position by the poolside, smirking
at the drenched girl, before she walked to the last empty chair
between Lucas and Peyton.
The rest of the group was laughing at
the sight of Rachel drenched, well everyone except Mouth who went to
go help his girlfriend out of the pool.
"Nice going Davis."
Nate said reaching over to give his best friend a high five. "She
had it coming."
The only one that didn't join in the
conversation of Brooke's actions was Luke, who sat there next to
her admiring how amazing she looked in her bathing suit; he wanted so
badly to be able to tell her that every second of every
day.
"Brooke." He put one hand on her bare shoulder and hoped
that what he said next wouldn't freak her out. "You look really
amazing." Instead though, she just smiled her dimpled smile that
had always made his heart melt.
"I think it's time we all went
into the pool." Nate spoke up once Mouth and Rachel disappeared off
to their room so Rachel could change.
"Nah, I think I just want
to tan." Haley smiled up at him, not moving from her position in
the chair.
"Me too." Peyton settled down into her chair.
"It
took me forever to do my hair Nate. I'm sitting on the sideline
today too." Brooke sat down next to two of her best friends.
"Oh
no. You can tan in Tree Hill. We're in Mexico to have fun."
Nathan declared as he grabbed his wife and effortlessly lifted her
over his shoulder.
"Nathan. Nathan Scott. Let me down right
now." Haley ordered, but it was no use. She was dumped in the pool,
and Nathan jumped in after her.
"I don't know about you Luke."
Jake looked over at his friend with a mischevious smile, "but that
looks like fun."
"I agree man." Luke smirked back as they
both rose out of their chairs to advance on the two remaining,
unwilling, girls.
"Jake, Jake put me down. JAKE." Peyton
screamed as her boyfriend advanced towards the water and Nathan and
Haley. "I will kill you Jake." Her words were drowned out though
as she submerged under the water; Jake also followed.
"Your turn
Pretty Girl." Luke lifted her up like it was nothing, and in the
next second they'd joined the rest of their friends.
"Ugh,
Luke," Brooke complained as she come back up for air. "Now my
hair is wet."
Still pissed at the boys for throwing them into
the water they swam off to the other end of the pool, leaving the
sound of the boys laughing behind them.
"We so have to get them
back." Peyton announced and even though she tried to come up with a
plan she knew that this area of expertise was Brooke's forte.
"Oh,
I have an idea." She smiled mischeviously. "We'll meet up in
your room tonight when Jake's out and I'll tell you
everything."
Her mischevious look quickly disappeared though
when she spotted what was by the pool.
"A pool bar." She
smiled excitedly, her swimming quickening in pace. Haley and Peyton
followed behind her laughing; it was just like Brooke to be
distracted by the idea of the bar.
Okay here it is then next one will be up soon have any ideas for what the girl should do to the boy just let me know.
