Brooke: OMG! Of course I'll marry you!

Brooke jumps into Nathan's arms. Haley is walking pass.

Haley: Hey…What's going on?

Nathan: Tell everyone to meet in the living room.

In the living room

Rachel: Please don't tell me your pregnant again. You guys just had a baby!

Brooke (laughing): No Rachel. I'm not pregnant.

Peyton: So, what is it?

Nathan& Brooke: WE ARE ENGAGED!

Everyone jumps up and is super excited. The weekend went by and everyone had fun. A few weeks later.

Monday Morning

Courtyard at school

Brooke (sarcastically): I sure missed this place.

Haley (laughing): I know…I could be cuddled up in bed with Jake and Jenny right now.

Brooke: Same…but with Nate and Aria.

Rachel: Stop talking! The girls look at Rachel. All you guys talk about is Jenny, Aria, Nate and Jake.

Brooke: Sorry…I can't help it.

Haley: Yea…Sorry

Rachel: I just want a girl's night where we don't talk about boyfriends and babies. We just have fun.

Brooke: We can watch movies at my place.

Rachel: No…I mean go to a party and get trashed.

Brooke: I can't Rach. Between school, cheer practice, Nate, and Aria I have no time. Plus I'm not that girl anymore. I have to do what is best for my daughter.

Rachel: So, this is how it's going to be from now on?

Brooke (Feeling bad): I'm sorry Rachel but partying is not a priority in my life anymore. I just wish you could understand that.

Rachel: I do understand it's just… you said when you found out you were pregnant you weren't going to let that change you. You said you would still go to parties and have fun.

Haley: Cut her some slack Rachel. She just had a baby.

Rachel (yelling): You don't think I know that! By this time the rest of the gang showed up.

Jake: Hey, what's going on?

Haley: Rachel is being really rude right now.

Rachel: Shut the hell up Tutor bitch no one was talking to you.

Brooke: Woah… Rach, what's going on? That was so uncalled for. If you're upset with me that's fine but don't take it out on Hales.

Rachel: I feel like I'm loosing my best friend. She began to tear up. Everyone was kind of speechless because they have never seen Rachel cry before.

Brooke (crying): What's going on with you Rachel?

Rachel: I have to go back to California my parents found out that I have HIV and they are pissed they want be to live with them.

Brooke: It's almost senior year they can't let you stay for the school year.

Rachel: No! I've tried everything. They want to send me to boarding school.

Brooke: Rach. I'm so sorry but we will stay in contact I promise we will forever and always be best friends. They hug. A week later Rachel left and Brooke came to terms with her not being able to see her best friend.

Tree Hill High

Classroom

Teacher: So class I want going to ask a question and I want everyone to answer. Starting with Haley. Where do you see yourself after high school?

Haley: umm…well I want to go to Stanford.

Teacher: Nice school, what would you study?

Haley: Education…But my passion is music. I want people to hear my music.

Teacher: Nice. Brooke you go.

Brooke: Well…at first I wanted to go to New York and study fashion but since having my daughter I decided that I'm going to stay closer to home.

Teacher: Are you still going to major in fashion? Brooke nodded. See life throws you obstacles but it's up to you to decide how to handle them. Brooke for example had dreams of going to New York to study fashion but after having her child decided she could study fashion anywhere. Lucas you go.

Lucas: Well I plan to go to college and play basketball but I don't want that to be my career. I would like to be an author.

Teacher: Nice. Others went. Nathan your turn.

Nathan: I want to go to Duke. I hope on a full scholarship to play basketball. Then I want to play in the NBA.

Teacher: What is your back up plan?

Nathan: I don't have one.

Teacher: Everyone should have a back up plan guys. Sometimes your plan A may not work out and you need a plan B. Before she could continue the bell rang.

At lunch

Courtyard

Nathan: Thank god that's over with.

Lucas: She was right Nathan you can't play basketball your whole life. You need a back up plan.

Nathan: Man all I know is basketball.

Jake: Well you have senior year to think about what your plan B is.

Nathan: I need you guys' opinion on something before the girls get here.

Lucas: Sure.

Nathan: After Haley left to go on tour I was mad…so I sent my application in for High Flyers and I got in.

Lucas: Nate that's great. What's the problem?

Jake: Brooke…

Nathan: I haven't told her yet. She just had Aria, she lost one of her best friends and I'll be gone most of the summer. I don't want to leave her or Aria for that long.

Jake: Well if you want to go pro you should go. Also if you go pro you will have to leave them for weeks at a time.

Lucas: Jake is right and besides I bet Brooke will be so excited.

Brooke: Excited about what? She asked as the girls approached them.

Nathan: Uh… I got into High Flyers.

Brooke: Nate that's great. You are going no matter what.

Nathan: But Brooke…

Brooke: No buts Nate. You are going and that's final.

Lucas: The queen has spoken.

Everyone laughed. After lunch everyone went to their classes.

AN: In the next chapter I'm going to skip ahead and start from at the beginning of senior year.