The Other James ~~ One Tree Hill FanFiction

Chapter 35

No A/N

S4E17

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It had been about a week since the whole issue with stalker Derek... and Brooke has slept with me every night while Peyton has been with Lucas. She was still asleep but her phone went off and I decided to answer it for her. Apparently, Mouth was into something big and we all decided to meet up at the cafe to talk about what to do.

"Check this message out." Lucas said, handing me his phone.

"Please help. Need ass? Seems like he's doing just fine to me." I smirked, earning a gentle smack from Haley and Brooke.

"We think ass is short for assistance but his phone went out before he could finish." Nathan informed.

"Guess this means a road trip?" Haley suggested.

"We should all go... This could be our big senior get away before graduation. All together, ya know?" I said, wrapping an arm around Brooke.

"Yeah... we all could use it." Brooke sighed.

"Then it's settled." Nate smiled.

***

Getting ready for the road trip we had all brought our past yearbooks to look back on memories. Luke found a note from Jimmy Edwards which led to a silent car.

"We can use this trip to sort of let go of the pain... Enjoy ourselves." Haley smiled, giving my shoulder a tight squeeze.

I had taken over driving after Nathan. We were doing 4 hour rotations until we reached there and it was time to switch. "Baby... hey wake up." I said, giving her leg a nudge. "Your turn."

Brooke took over and I had fallen asleep. I wasn't sure how long I was out but I was awaken by a loud bang. Lucas noticed something and asked about one of the engine lights.

"It was a pretty color and I liked it so I left it alone... bad call?" Brooke said.

I couldn't help but laugh, however, when the engine finally quit and we pulled to the side of the road my smile had vanished. Lucas tried to fix the problem but it was all electronic, so we were stranded.

"You just HAD to see the Elvis sandwich." Lucas sighed.

"Of course! Admit it, Luke, you wanted to see it too." Peyton smirked.

"Okay, fine... yes I did. But that doesn't help us when there are NO cars on this road."

At that moment, a bus appeared before us to save the day. A tour bus to be exact. We all took guesses on who it could be. The door opened and the one and only Chris Keller stepped out. At that moment I clenched Brooke closer to me and I think she understood why because she held onto me just as tight. We entered the bus, even though we didn't want to. We had no one else.

"Let's see," Chris started with a grin, "Slept with you...kissed you... and got slapped by you!"

I clenched my jaw and took a deep breath. "And Haley...woah... lookin' kinda plump don't you think?"

I lunged at him and clenched his collar, "She's pregnant you idiot!" I said, releasing him.

"Oh..." He sighed, straightening himself up, "Dude, totally not mine." Chris said looking at Nathan.

***

I chose to wait outside with Nathan and Haley while the others went into the police office to get Mouth.

"Hey, thanks for jumping onto him. I hate violence but if Chris gets the tail end of it then I love it." Haley said, taking me into a hug.

I smirked, "Of course."

The others returned, along with Mouth, and of course we bombarded him with questions.

"Look, it's a long story. But, you all didn't need to come!"

"Yeah we did." Nathan smiled.

"Well, it looks like we'll have time to hear that story. The car won't be ready until tomorrow morning." Lucas sighed.

"There's a hotel back that way, but what are we going to do to pass the time?" I asked.

"Let's go to prom." Brooke smiled, looking at the Honey Grove high school, "Ours didn't really go as planned so... why not crash theirs?"

"We could go old school." Mouth smiled, nodding in the direction of an old thrift store.

***

We had just walked into the school when I pulled off Brooke's jacket and threw it to Chris as I pulled her onto the dance floor. I didn't even notice, but I had been staring at Brooke and apparently she had noticed.

"What's that look for?" she said with a smile.

I laughed, "I just... I waited so long to be able to have you and all that, it just blows my mind that you love me back..."

She flashed her dimple before pulling me into a long and loving kiss. We parted and before we knew it we all had left. Brooke and I decided to walk around together for alone time that we hadn't had in awhile.

"I just wanted to thank you." she stared, "I know you'll say I don't have to say it or whatever but  I mean it... It's been amazing having you next to me."

"I'll always be here Brooke... No matter what happens between us now and later in life, I'll always be here." I smiled, seeing she was still sad. "What's got you frowning?"

"I just... Are you angry with me? That we haven't..." She said, trailing off.

"Brooke, I'm gonna stop you there. I'm not with you to lose my v-card, okay? I'm here for you, Brooke Davis. I'm here because I love you... because I am IN love with you."

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till next time!

*kelsey*