Chapter 2: An imperfect beginning
Last chapter:
Julian’s exit seemed to have brought a stunned Sam out of her reverie. Was she dreaming 或者 had Brooke actually asked Julian out on a date?
Turning towards Brooke with a shocked face, she asked, “What the hell was that Brooke?”
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“I don’t know,” Brooke 说 honestly still in shock at what she had done.
“What do 你 mean 你 don’t know?” Sam asked rolling her eyes, “You just asked the guy out on a date. You’ve got to know what you’re doing.”
“Okay one, I wasn’t thinking, and it just came out. And second, it’s not a date,” Brooke 说 seriously as she turned her attention back to her sketches.
“How is this not a date? 你 just asked a guy out to 晚餐 dude, how is that not a date? And for what it’s worth, I am really glad 你 did that because seriously it’s about time,” Sam 说 playfully as Brooke’s head snapped back up at her words.
“I repeat it’s not a date. It’s just two 老友记 getting together for dinner, and what do 你 mean it’s about time?” Brooke asked quirking her eyebrows.
“Pshhh, it is about time. The whole world knows that there is something going on between 你 and Julian. 你 guys are so blind it’s ridiculous. I have never felt 更多 proud of 你 than I did when 你 finally asked him out,” Sam 说 enthusiastically.
“Whoa slow down kiddo. You’re going way ahead of yourself. There is nothing going on between Julian and me, and I don’t see anything happening either. So get your head out of that la la land of yours and get back to reality,” Brooke 说 evenly.
“And 你 get your head out that denial of yours and face your feelings for once in your life. I am going 首页 and when you’re ready to be honest with yourself and the rest of the world talk to me,” Sam snapped and without another word she walked out of the store leaving a stunned Brooke behind.
Denial? Her? Yeah. Right.
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On the way home, Sam replayed the conversation she had with Brooke only a couple of 分钟 ago. She felt horrible for snapping at Brooke, but at the same time she couldn’t believe how blind both her and Julian were being. After the attack, they had become significantly closer, and it didn’t take long for everyone to realize that beneath the friendship façade, there was big pot of chemistry brewing between the couple. Sam had noticed this a week 以前 when friendly conversation turned into slight flirting and 更多 physical contact. No, they hadn’t kissed 或者 anything, but there was definitely a closeness between them that passed the boundary of friendship.
Sam had been elated when she had noticed these slight but sure signs of flirtations. She was finally seeing Brooke happy after a long time and she couldn’t be happier about the fact that the guy inciting those feelings in her was none other Julian. Julian and her had become really close in the past two weeks and she had started seeing him as a father figure, as a person that she could depend on and who wanted to see her happy. He was the only person after Brooke that she could actually trust and open up to.
She knew that both of them had been romantically hurt in the past. Brooke 由 Lucas and Julian 由 Peyton, and she saw this as a perfect moment for the both of them to 移动 on with their lives and start fresh.
The attack had really changed her perspective of life and after the life Brooke had 给 her, all she wanted was for her to be happy once again. She wanted to see a glimpse of the bubbly, carefree girl she had seen her foster mother to be in her yearbook photos.
And she really believed that Julian could bring her out of that shell she had cast around herself. He had proven himself to be worthy so far, and 由 now Sam had no doubt about his intentions.
That was why she had been so happy when she heard Brooke ask Julian for dinner, and so pissed when Brooke told her that it meant nothing. She wanted to shake Brooke and make her come to her senses to see what was standing right in front of her.
Looking up Sam saw in surprise that she was standing in front of her house. Even though her mind was completely on Brooke and Julian, her feet had somehow led her home.
Sighing, Sam jogged across the driveway and stopped in front of the door. Unlocking the door with her key, she walked inside and as she closed the door behind her she vowed to herself that she would bring Brooke out of her denial even if it was the last thing she did.
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6 o’ clock in Brooke’s house
“What the hell is going in here?” Sam asked incredulously as she walked inside Brooke’s bedroom to see clothes all over the place, and Brooke cursing under her breath in her closet.
“Oh look who’s finally talking to me,” Brooke 说 sarcastically as she walked out of the closet with a disheveled look on her face. Ever since Brooke came 首页 3 hours ago, Sam hadn’t spoken a word to her. Even though Brooke had tried to strike a conversation a couple of times, all her efforts had gone in vain, because all Sam had done in response was increase the already blaring 音乐 in her i-pod.
“Haha very funny. I just wanted to make sure 你 weren’t suffocated 由 these mountains of clothes. It looks like your closet blew up in here,” Sam 说 looking around with a look of distaste on her face.
“No, no the closet didn’t blow up. I am just having some issues that’s all,” Brooke 说 tiredly as she ran a hand through her cropped hair.
“Yeah, I can tell. Mind telling me what’s wrong, maybe I can help you,” Sam 说 as she sat on the little visible 太空 left on Brooke’s bed.
“No that’s okay, I can handle it 由 myself. 你 go do whatever 你 were doing before 你 came here,” Brooke 说 distractedly as she eyed the mess around her room.
“Oh I get it. This has got something to do with your date- I mean your friendly 晚餐 doesn’t it? That’s why 你 won’t tell me?” Sam asked smirking.
“Sam, this is not the time,” Brooke groaned, wishing that Sam wasn’t so quick sometimes.
“Fine. Fine. I’ll make a deal with 你 okay? 你 tell me what’s wrong and I won’t make any 评论 on your 日期 tonight with Julian,” Sam proposed with an innocent look on her face.
“How many times do I have to tell 你 that it’s not a date? But alright fine, if I tell 你 what’s wrong, you’re not going to make any smart 评论 about my date- not that it’s 日期 或者 anything,” Brooke 说 quickly at the amused look on Sam’s face.
“Cross my heart,” Sam promised as she looked expectantly at her foster mother’s face.
“Okay, see this is the thing. I can’t decide what to wear tonight,” Brooke 说 hastily, throwing Sam a glare daring her to say anything. But did that stop her? Of course not.
“Why would 你 care so much how 你 look tonight? It’s not like you’re trying to impress anyone 或者 anything,” Sam said, grinning mischievously.
“Sam I thought we had a deal here,” Brooke 说 frustrated.
“Hey, I am not saying anything. I mean you’ve 说 a thousand times that it’s not a date, so just wear anything. Wear sweats and a tank 最佳, 返回页首 for all I care, because like I said, you’re not trying to impress anyone,” Sam 说 rolling her eyes. She knew she had Brooke just where she wanted her to be.
“While that may be true, I still don’t want to look like a troll. I want to look good for myself, it that such a crime now?” Brooke asked.
“You always look good Brooke. Every outfit in your closet looks gorgeous on you,” Sam 说 sincerely.
“I know, I know, I just want an outfit that’s neither too informal nor too formal. Something in the between 你 know. I want to wear something appealing 你 know,” Brooke 说 softly.
“Why?” Sam probed gently. She was very close to getting the confession out of Brooke. She knew Brooke was going to break very soon.
“I don’t know. I have been thinking about what 你 said, and I have no idea what I am feeling. I don’t know if I like Julian, but there is something there. Something that’s getting harder and harder for me to ignore as the days go by. This is all new to me, with all my 前一个 boyfriends it was attraction at first sight, but this is so new, so different that it scares the crap out of me,” Brooke confessed slowly.
“Wear those new black jeans 你 bought last week with that red 羁, ter子, 吊带 最佳, 返回页首 I got you,” Sam instructed.
“What?” Brooke asked surprised. She had just confessed to Sam what she had wanted to hear all day, and all she got in reply was what to wear.
“I am telling 你 what to wear. Something that would make 你 look appealing to Julian. He’s going to 爱情 it,” Sam 说 confidently, smiling slightly.
“How would 你 know?” Brooke asked curiously.
“I have my sources,” Sam 说 mysteriously, “He’s a good guy Brooke and 你 deserve a chance at happiness. I think it’s a perfect match.”
“Thanks Sam,” Brooke 说 gratefully.
“No problem. But 你 might want to clean up this mess if you’re planning to give Julian a little tour of your bedroom tonight,” Sam 说 smirking as she walked out of the room leaving a spluttering Brooke behind.
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“So your 日期 should be here soon,” Sam 说 conversationally as Brooke came downstairs ready for her date.
“Yeah he should be. He has proven himself to be pretty punctual in the past,” Brooke replied.
“Okay then, I guess I shall be leaving,” Sam 说 as she started making her way towards the door.
“Wait. What do 你 mean you’re going to be leaving? Where are 你 going?” Brooke asked quickly.
“I am going to Peyton and Lucas’s house for dinner. I might even stay the night there because I really don’t want to come 首页 and be scarred for life,” Sam 说 seriously, her eyes twinkling in mirth.
“Samantha Walker nothing like that will happen tonight. And 你 should have told me that 你 were going over to Lucas and Peyton’s. I was under the impression that 你 would be eating with us,” Brooke reprimanded.
“Well I really don’t want to be the third wheel. And Peyton and Lucas are babysitting Jamie tonight too, so when Peyton invited me, I decided why the hell not,” Sam explained.
“Al right fine, 你 can go there for dinner, but I want 你 back here 由 11, okay? Julian will probably have left 由 them and I am really in no mood to sleep in an empty house,” Brooke 说 seriously.
“In my opinion, 你 should let me sleepover at Peyton’s and 你 invite Julian to spend the night here,” Sam 说 innocently.
But before Brooke could answer, they were interrupted 由 the shrill ringing of the doorbell.
“Oh look your boyfriend’s here. Why don’t 你 open the door while I go get my stuff,” Sam 说 as she turned around to pick up her small duffel.
“Look Sam, I am going to go open the door, and when Julian comes in, I want 你 to keep all your smart 评论 to yourself,” Brooke 说 severely as she went to open the door.
“Hey,” Julian greeted from the other side. He was wearing a light blue button up with the 最佳, 返回页首 two buttons undone. He had on neatly pressed black 休闲裤, 松弛 and his hair was neatly brushed back. Running her eyes across his torso, Brooke had to admit that he looked great.
“Hey,” Brooke smiled back, “Come on in.”
“Thanks. Oh and this is for you,” Julian 说 handing her a single red rose that he was carrying behind his back.
“Oh thank you. It’s beautiful,” Brooke 说 extremely touched 由 his kind gesture.
“Aww isn’t this cute,” Sam 说 smirking as she walked in to see Brooke stroking the rose lightly while Julian stood 下一个 to her his eyes fixed on the woman in front of him.
“Oh look the ice 皇后乐队 is here,” Julian 说 sarcastically, “I was just wondering why it was so peaceful in here, and then I realized that it was because 你 weren’t here.”
“Oh don’t worry, you’re not on my 列表 of 收藏夹 either. But don’t worry, I am leaving you’ll get your peacefulness back very soon,” Sam shot back just as sarcastically.
“Where are 你 running to this time?” Julian asked playfully.
“Oh just going to the 下一个 house who would take me in,” Sam 说 cryptically.
“Well that’s a shame, because I was under the impression that 你 would be joining us tonight,” Julian said.
“Yeah so was I,” Brooke muttered under her breath.
“Nah, change of plans. And anyways, I really don’t want to be here,” Sam 说 as she slung her bag over her shoulder.
“Should I be offended? I really don’t think I am bad company. Brooke doesn’t think I am bad company, do 你 Brooke?” Julian asked turning towards Brooke
“Contrary to your personal beliefs, the world doesn’t revolve around you,” Sam 说 seriously before Brooke got a chance to reply
“Sam didn’t 你 tell Peyton to be at her place 由 8? You’re already 5 分钟 late,” Brooke 说 intervening in the conversation for the first time.
“Yeah, yeah I am leaving. I can tell that my presence is no longer welcome,” Sam 说 sighing dramatically as she moved towards the door.
“Stop being such a drama queen,” Brooke 说 rolling her eyes, “I expect 你 to be back 由 11.”
“Al right fine if 你 insist,” Sam 说 as she stepped outside, “Play nice 你 guys, and try to keep it PG-13!” And with that, she was gone.
“Um what did she mean 由 that?” Julian asked confused.
“I have long 给 up trying to figure out the words that come out of that girl’s mouth,” Brooke 说 seriously, wanting to strangle Sam. She had told her to keep her smart 评论 to herself, but she just had to say anything and everything that came to her mind.
The night hadn’t even started and it was already turning out to be a disaster.
A/N Well here 你 go Part 2...I'll update the 下一个 chapter soon because it's already written and 发布 up on fanfiction.net! So please, please Rate and leave a review =]
Last chapter:
Julian’s exit seemed to have brought a stunned Sam out of her reverie. Was she dreaming 或者 had Brooke actually asked Julian out on a date?
Turning towards Brooke with a shocked face, she asked, “What the hell was that Brooke?”
--
“I don’t know,” Brooke 说 honestly still in shock at what she had done.
“What do 你 mean 你 don’t know?” Sam asked rolling her eyes, “You just asked the guy out on a date. You’ve got to know what you’re doing.”
“Okay one, I wasn’t thinking, and it just came out. And second, it’s not a date,” Brooke 说 seriously as she turned her attention back to her sketches.
“How is this not a date? 你 just asked a guy out to 晚餐 dude, how is that not a date? And for what it’s worth, I am really glad 你 did that because seriously it’s about time,” Sam 说 playfully as Brooke’s head snapped back up at her words.
“I repeat it’s not a date. It’s just two 老友记 getting together for dinner, and what do 你 mean it’s about time?” Brooke asked quirking her eyebrows.
“Pshhh, it is about time. The whole world knows that there is something going on between 你 and Julian. 你 guys are so blind it’s ridiculous. I have never felt 更多 proud of 你 than I did when 你 finally asked him out,” Sam 说 enthusiastically.
“Whoa slow down kiddo. You’re going way ahead of yourself. There is nothing going on between Julian and me, and I don’t see anything happening either. So get your head out of that la la land of yours and get back to reality,” Brooke 说 evenly.
“And 你 get your head out that denial of yours and face your feelings for once in your life. I am going 首页 and when you’re ready to be honest with yourself and the rest of the world talk to me,” Sam snapped and without another word she walked out of the store leaving a stunned Brooke behind.
Denial? Her? Yeah. Right.
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On the way home, Sam replayed the conversation she had with Brooke only a couple of 分钟 ago. She felt horrible for snapping at Brooke, but at the same time she couldn’t believe how blind both her and Julian were being. After the attack, they had become significantly closer, and it didn’t take long for everyone to realize that beneath the friendship façade, there was big pot of chemistry brewing between the couple. Sam had noticed this a week 以前 when friendly conversation turned into slight flirting and 更多 physical contact. No, they hadn’t kissed 或者 anything, but there was definitely a closeness between them that passed the boundary of friendship.
Sam had been elated when she had noticed these slight but sure signs of flirtations. She was finally seeing Brooke happy after a long time and she couldn’t be happier about the fact that the guy inciting those feelings in her was none other Julian. Julian and her had become really close in the past two weeks and she had started seeing him as a father figure, as a person that she could depend on and who wanted to see her happy. He was the only person after Brooke that she could actually trust and open up to.
She knew that both of them had been romantically hurt in the past. Brooke 由 Lucas and Julian 由 Peyton, and she saw this as a perfect moment for the both of them to 移动 on with their lives and start fresh.
The attack had really changed her perspective of life and after the life Brooke had 给 her, all she wanted was for her to be happy once again. She wanted to see a glimpse of the bubbly, carefree girl she had seen her foster mother to be in her yearbook photos.
And she really believed that Julian could bring her out of that shell she had cast around herself. He had proven himself to be worthy so far, and 由 now Sam had no doubt about his intentions.
That was why she had been so happy when she heard Brooke ask Julian for dinner, and so pissed when Brooke told her that it meant nothing. She wanted to shake Brooke and make her come to her senses to see what was standing right in front of her.
Looking up Sam saw in surprise that she was standing in front of her house. Even though her mind was completely on Brooke and Julian, her feet had somehow led her home.
Sighing, Sam jogged across the driveway and stopped in front of the door. Unlocking the door with her key, she walked inside and as she closed the door behind her she vowed to herself that she would bring Brooke out of her denial even if it was the last thing she did.
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6 o’ clock in Brooke’s house
“What the hell is going in here?” Sam asked incredulously as she walked inside Brooke’s bedroom to see clothes all over the place, and Brooke cursing under her breath in her closet.
“Oh look who’s finally talking to me,” Brooke 说 sarcastically as she walked out of the closet with a disheveled look on her face. Ever since Brooke came 首页 3 hours ago, Sam hadn’t spoken a word to her. Even though Brooke had tried to strike a conversation a couple of times, all her efforts had gone in vain, because all Sam had done in response was increase the already blaring 音乐 in her i-pod.
“Haha very funny. I just wanted to make sure 你 weren’t suffocated 由 these mountains of clothes. It looks like your closet blew up in here,” Sam 说 looking around with a look of distaste on her face.
“No, no the closet didn’t blow up. I am just having some issues that’s all,” Brooke 说 tiredly as she ran a hand through her cropped hair.
“Yeah, I can tell. Mind telling me what’s wrong, maybe I can help you,” Sam 说 as she sat on the little visible 太空 left on Brooke’s bed.
“No that’s okay, I can handle it 由 myself. 你 go do whatever 你 were doing before 你 came here,” Brooke 说 distractedly as she eyed the mess around her room.
“Oh I get it. This has got something to do with your date- I mean your friendly 晚餐 doesn’t it? That’s why 你 won’t tell me?” Sam asked smirking.
“Sam, this is not the time,” Brooke groaned, wishing that Sam wasn’t so quick sometimes.
“Fine. Fine. I’ll make a deal with 你 okay? 你 tell me what’s wrong and I won’t make any 评论 on your 日期 tonight with Julian,” Sam proposed with an innocent look on her face.
“How many times do I have to tell 你 that it’s not a date? But alright fine, if I tell 你 what’s wrong, you’re not going to make any smart 评论 about my date- not that it’s 日期 或者 anything,” Brooke 说 quickly at the amused look on Sam’s face.
“Cross my heart,” Sam promised as she looked expectantly at her foster mother’s face.
“Okay, see this is the thing. I can’t decide what to wear tonight,” Brooke 说 hastily, throwing Sam a glare daring her to say anything. But did that stop her? Of course not.
“Why would 你 care so much how 你 look tonight? It’s not like you’re trying to impress anyone 或者 anything,” Sam said, grinning mischievously.
“Sam I thought we had a deal here,” Brooke 说 frustrated.
“Hey, I am not saying anything. I mean you’ve 说 a thousand times that it’s not a date, so just wear anything. Wear sweats and a tank 最佳, 返回页首 for all I care, because like I said, you’re not trying to impress anyone,” Sam 说 rolling her eyes. She knew she had Brooke just where she wanted her to be.
“While that may be true, I still don’t want to look like a troll. I want to look good for myself, it that such a crime now?” Brooke asked.
“You always look good Brooke. Every outfit in your closet looks gorgeous on you,” Sam 说 sincerely.
“I know, I know, I just want an outfit that’s neither too informal nor too formal. Something in the between 你 know. I want to wear something appealing 你 know,” Brooke 说 softly.
“Why?” Sam probed gently. She was very close to getting the confession out of Brooke. She knew Brooke was going to break very soon.
“I don’t know. I have been thinking about what 你 said, and I have no idea what I am feeling. I don’t know if I like Julian, but there is something there. Something that’s getting harder and harder for me to ignore as the days go by. This is all new to me, with all my 前一个 boyfriends it was attraction at first sight, but this is so new, so different that it scares the crap out of me,” Brooke confessed slowly.
“Wear those new black jeans 你 bought last week with that red 羁, ter子, 吊带 最佳, 返回页首 I got you,” Sam instructed.
“What?” Brooke asked surprised. She had just confessed to Sam what she had wanted to hear all day, and all she got in reply was what to wear.
“I am telling 你 what to wear. Something that would make 你 look appealing to Julian. He’s going to 爱情 it,” Sam 说 confidently, smiling slightly.
“How would 你 know?” Brooke asked curiously.
“I have my sources,” Sam 说 mysteriously, “He’s a good guy Brooke and 你 deserve a chance at happiness. I think it’s a perfect match.”
“Thanks Sam,” Brooke 说 gratefully.
“No problem. But 你 might want to clean up this mess if you’re planning to give Julian a little tour of your bedroom tonight,” Sam 说 smirking as she walked out of the room leaving a spluttering Brooke behind.
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“So your 日期 should be here soon,” Sam 说 conversationally as Brooke came downstairs ready for her date.
“Yeah he should be. He has proven himself to be pretty punctual in the past,” Brooke replied.
“Okay then, I guess I shall be leaving,” Sam 说 as she started making her way towards the door.
“Wait. What do 你 mean you’re going to be leaving? Where are 你 going?” Brooke asked quickly.
“I am going to Peyton and Lucas’s house for dinner. I might even stay the night there because I really don’t want to come 首页 and be scarred for life,” Sam 说 seriously, her eyes twinkling in mirth.
“Samantha Walker nothing like that will happen tonight. And 你 should have told me that 你 were going over to Lucas and Peyton’s. I was under the impression that 你 would be eating with us,” Brooke reprimanded.
“Well I really don’t want to be the third wheel. And Peyton and Lucas are babysitting Jamie tonight too, so when Peyton invited me, I decided why the hell not,” Sam explained.
“Al right fine, 你 can go there for dinner, but I want 你 back here 由 11, okay? Julian will probably have left 由 them and I am really in no mood to sleep in an empty house,” Brooke 说 seriously.
“In my opinion, 你 should let me sleepover at Peyton’s and 你 invite Julian to spend the night here,” Sam 说 innocently.
But before Brooke could answer, they were interrupted 由 the shrill ringing of the doorbell.
“Oh look your boyfriend’s here. Why don’t 你 open the door while I go get my stuff,” Sam 说 as she turned around to pick up her small duffel.
“Look Sam, I am going to go open the door, and when Julian comes in, I want 你 to keep all your smart 评论 to yourself,” Brooke 说 severely as she went to open the door.
“Hey,” Julian greeted from the other side. He was wearing a light blue button up with the 最佳, 返回页首 two buttons undone. He had on neatly pressed black 休闲裤, 松弛 and his hair was neatly brushed back. Running her eyes across his torso, Brooke had to admit that he looked great.
“Hey,” Brooke smiled back, “Come on in.”
“Thanks. Oh and this is for you,” Julian 说 handing her a single red rose that he was carrying behind his back.
“Oh thank you. It’s beautiful,” Brooke 说 extremely touched 由 his kind gesture.
“Aww isn’t this cute,” Sam 说 smirking as she walked in to see Brooke stroking the rose lightly while Julian stood 下一个 to her his eyes fixed on the woman in front of him.
“Oh look the ice 皇后乐队 is here,” Julian 说 sarcastically, “I was just wondering why it was so peaceful in here, and then I realized that it was because 你 weren’t here.”
“Oh don’t worry, you’re not on my 列表 of 收藏夹 either. But don’t worry, I am leaving you’ll get your peacefulness back very soon,” Sam shot back just as sarcastically.
“Where are 你 running to this time?” Julian asked playfully.
“Oh just going to the 下一个 house who would take me in,” Sam 说 cryptically.
“Well that’s a shame, because I was under the impression that 你 would be joining us tonight,” Julian said.
“Yeah so was I,” Brooke muttered under her breath.
“Nah, change of plans. And anyways, I really don’t want to be here,” Sam 说 as she slung her bag over her shoulder.
“Should I be offended? I really don’t think I am bad company. Brooke doesn’t think I am bad company, do 你 Brooke?” Julian asked turning towards Brooke
“Contrary to your personal beliefs, the world doesn’t revolve around you,” Sam 说 seriously before Brooke got a chance to reply
“Sam didn’t 你 tell Peyton to be at her place 由 8? You’re already 5 分钟 late,” Brooke 说 intervening in the conversation for the first time.
“Yeah, yeah I am leaving. I can tell that my presence is no longer welcome,” Sam 说 sighing dramatically as she moved towards the door.
“Stop being such a drama queen,” Brooke 说 rolling her eyes, “I expect 你 to be back 由 11.”
“Al right fine if 你 insist,” Sam 说 as she stepped outside, “Play nice 你 guys, and try to keep it PG-13!” And with that, she was gone.
“Um what did she mean 由 that?” Julian asked confused.
“I have long 给 up trying to figure out the words that come out of that girl’s mouth,” Brooke 说 seriously, wanting to strangle Sam. She had told her to keep her smart 评论 to herself, but she just had to say anything and everything that came to her mind.
The night hadn’t even started and it was already turning out to be a disaster.
A/N Well here 你 go Part 2...I'll update the 下一个 chapter soon because it's already written and 发布 up on fanfiction.net! So please, please Rate and leave a review =]
