A/N: I guess I should make some sort of comment on the last chapter. I know that a number of you had guessed that Brooke and Peyton were a couple before. With series 5 finally being shown over here, though I've seen it already, and repeating 3 and 4, it has given me more inspiration as I re-watch the episodes.

Won't Stop

Nathan was packing some clothes into a bag. He had already packed his laptop, games console and DVD player up. He didn't want to take everything, as he didn't want to make it obvious that he was gone but he also wanted to take enough so that he wouldn't need to return anytime soon. He heard a door slam and instantly knew it was the next round of the Deb and Dan show.

"You can't walk away from this Deb. I won't let you." Dan shouted at the top of his voice. His anger vibrated through the whole house.

"You won't let me. Just who do you think you are?" Deb scream back.

"I'm your husband." Nathan was feeling angry at the words he couldn't help hearing. He rolled his eyes in frustration as their argument continued.

Deb laughed. "Not for long. I kicked you out for a reason. You can't keep turning up like this. It's not good for me and it's definitely not good for our son."

"You can't do this Deb."

"Just watch me."

Nathan's phone ringing broke him away from listening to the rest of the argument. Brooke was standing, leaning on her car when Nathan answered the phone. "Hey, I can hear them arguing from outside. I guess it would be a bad idea ringing the doorbell. Which way should I come in?"

Nathan sighed. "They're in the front room so come round the back and I'll let you in." He was happy that he was about to escape the routine of having to hear his parents go at each other constantly. Once he reached the back door, he discreetly took Brooke up to his room, totally unnoticed by the continually arguing parents. Once they were in his room, she turned to him and hit him on her favourite spot, his arm.

"What was that for?" He wondered.

"That's for talking to Peyton." She then engulfed him in a big hug and said "Thank you." Nathan was completely confused by this and pulled away.

"What happened?" He tilted his to the side and caught a glimpse of something. "Though I think that thing on your neck kind of gives me the answer already." He asked pointing at the hickey on display.

Brooke's hand went to her neck to cover the offending mark ad huffing in annoyance. "She's giving me another chance."

Nathan sat down on the chair next to his desk. "Did you two talk?"

"Not really. Kind of didn't have time." Brooke smiled, remembering what had happened not too long ago.

Nathan shook the grin that was on his face. "You should talk properly. There are things you both need to sort out."

"Why are you raining on my parade?" Brooke threw herself on his bed and started pouting.

He got up from the chair and sat beside her on the bed. "I'm just saying that she might not be ready to go back to exactly what the two of you had. She might want to take it slow."

Brooke didn't get why he was being like this and not happy for her. Instead it seemed like he knew something that she didn't. "Has she said something to you?" Brooke asked swinging her head round to look at him.

"No but if you were in her position, would you go full on into a relationship that ended the way yours did." He put his arm around her and she rested her head on his chest.

She understood what he was trying to say, not that she was happy about his insight. The excitement of getting back together with Peyton was the only thing on her mind that she didn't consider that things wouldn't be has easy as she would hope. "I guess not, but I asked her if she was giving us another chance and she nodded."

He kissed the top of her head. "Just try not to push things with her and let her take the lead or she might pull away."

She pulled her head away from his chest and looked up at him. "Ok for someone that doesn't want to be in a relationship, you seem to know an awful lot about what to do in them."

"I guess I learn from other peoples mistakes." Nathan laughed because of the people that he was referencing to, his parents.

Haley and Peyton were still at Karen's café finally getting round to eating their lunch. Peyton had been preoccupied for most of the time but still managed to keep up appearances so that Haley didn't notice anything.

"So how well do you know Jake?" Haley questioned.

"Not that well. We never really talked, especially when he was dating Brooke." Peyton replied, more interested in playing with her food than maintaining eye contact.

"Jake and Brooke dated. When did this happen?" Haley asked curiously.

Peyton knew she had opened a can of worms that she really didn't want to discuss. She knew it was too late and she would need to give an answer. She didn't take her eye off her food and still played with it. "It was a few months before he met Nikki."

"How come I didn't know this?" Haley questioned. She wouldn't admit it to anyone but she did like a bit of gossip and was surprised that she didn't know this information before.

Peyton looked up at Haley and spoke with a hint of sarcasm. "Maybe coz you spent most of your time in the library."

Haley rolled her eyes. "I wasn't that bad."

"I'm not gonna answer that. Anyway, not that many people knew about it." Peyton added.

Haley threw another question at Peyton. "How did you find out then?"

Peyton sat there contemplating her answer. She had already given more information than she intended. She was mentally cursing herself for mentioning Brooke, when they were clearly talking about Jake. She thought she might as well just speak the truth. "Brooke told me."

The words made Haley double take. As far as she knew the two of them couldn't stand each other, not so long ago, so why would Brooke tell Peyton something that wasn't universally known. "She told you. Peyton were the two of you friends before?"

Peyton paused, thinking carefully about the words she was going to choose. "I guess you can say that."

Haley couldn't help but say something humorous. "Was I really in the library for that long?"

"Again another thing that wasn't known." Peyton got up from her seat feeling uncomfortable and not wanting to get into more. "I'm gonna head off."

Haley reached out and placed her hand on top of Peyton's to briefly stop her. "I get the feeling that there's more you're hiding and if you want to talk about it then I'm here."

"Thanks." Peyton smiled nervously as Haley lifted her hand from Peyton's. "I'll see you later."

"Bye." Haley watched Peyton walk out of the door and gathered her stuff to go home.

Brooke was sitting in her car, waiting for Nathan to come out with his final bag. She was sitting thinking about what Nathan had said earlier when her phone rang. She couldn't help the big smile that appeared when she saw the name of the caller and the even bigger smile that she wore when she heard the voice on the other end of her cell.

"Hey." The other voice greeted her.

"Hey yourself." Brooke replied.

"What are you up to?" Peyton asked.

Brooke started twirling her hair with her finger. "Nothing really. Just waiting for Nathan to come out of his house. You."

"Just left the café." Peyton's voice started to become nervous. "Can I see you later, I think we should talk."

Brooke was happy and sad by the question and didn't want to say her answer. "I can't. I'm spending the rest of the day with Nathan, we kind of have plans." She reluctantly replied.

Peyton sighed before speaking. "Ok."

Brooke could hear the sound of disappointment in Peyton's voice. She really wanted to meet up with the blonde but she thought it would be bad to bail out on Nathan after she suggested the move and dinner afterwards. "How about you come over for lunch tomorrow. I'll get Maria to do your favourite."

Peyton perked up. "I guess I'm coming round for lunch then."

Dan had already left the house by the time Nathan reached downstairs with his last bag. He thought he would be able to sneak out without his mother noticing but the sound of her voice startled him as he was walking to the front door.

"Where are you off too?" A dazed Deb questioned.

"I'm going to stay at Brooke's." He turned round to face Deb. "Has dad gone?"

"Yeah, until next time." She took a big swig of her wine. "How about the two of us go out for lunch tomorrow and have a treat?"

"I'm not sure if I can, Mum." Nathan recalled what he needed to take care of and wasn't up for any more drama.

"Please, for me." She pleaded.

He thought for a moment before he answered. Maybe it might be fine spending some time with his mother, he thought. "Ok." He walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You can't keep letting him do this to you."

"I know." She responded though neither of them was particularly convinced by her words.

Nathan walked out the door, leaving Deb, who headed straight to a drawer in the kitchen. She pulled out a bottle of pills, took two out and chased it down with her glass of wine.