"chapter 14- true to you"

"morning eagles, this is layla keating, your stu co president. it's officially homecoming weekend. our favorite time of year. not just because it kicks off with an awesome dance tomorrow. btw, buy your tickets now if you haven't already. & ends with our big football game, where we're happily gonna kick malibu's butt. but mostly because it's the time when we come together to celebrate. every students commitment to the beverly family." layla gushed over the beverly high school intercom.

brooke walked into school passing jordan in his car kissing with some malibu cheerleader. she huffed and walked into school heading straight for her locker. she spotted asher and walked the opposite direction. brooke didn't know what the hell was wrong with her. she had everything she could ever want and still cheated on her boyfriend.

the final school bell rang & brooke practically darted out of class.

"hey." jordan yelled causing brooke to jump.

"hey." brooke whispered.

"oh my bad i didn't mean to scare you." jordan apologized.

"no it's all good. i was distracted." brooke assured as she sped up her pace

"so do you plan on avoiding me until graduation." jordan asked speeding up with her.

"i'm not avoiding you. i've just been crazy busy with homecoming stuff & school. fine. yes, maybe a little avoiding." brooke admitted slowing down.

"it's okay, i get it. look i'm just gonna come right out and say it. i like you. incase that wasn't obvious. based on that kiss, i'm guessing you don't find me that intolerable." jordan smiled.

"it's a little more complicated than us just liking each other. i mean do you like that malibu chick." brooke said crossing her arms.

"that was nothing." jordan blurted out.

"i have a boyfriend." brooke hissed.

"i know ashers my teammate and my best friend, but if this is gonna be a thing we cant sneak around. no matter whatever this is, i don't want to lose your friendship. that's important to me brooke." jordan admitted.

"i cant talk about this right now." brooke said running her hands through her hair.

"okay so when." jordan exclaimed.

"i don't know." brooke sighed.

"how about tonight at ten-ish." jordan suggested.

"that's sounding like a sneaky link." brooke laughed.

"tonight." jordan said walking off.

brooke and sammy sat at the hangout. they watched spencer dart back and forth bringing orders table to table.

"damn spence take a load off." sammy laughed.

"i cant we're extra busy today." spencer said bringing a pizza over to a couple.

spencer opened the box to reveal a homecoming proposal. the girl gushed hugging her boyfriend and accepting his proposal.

spencer walked off and back over towards the two of girls.

"what, too corny for you." brooke laughed.

"no, y'all just take this whole homecoming thing real serious that's all. i mean it's just a dance." spencer said.

"you don't have dances in crenshaw". sammy said shoving a fry in her mouth.

"no we do it's just not that deep." spencer replied.

"so who are you taking to homecoming." brooke asked spencer.

"nobody, i'm rolling solo." spencer said putting his hands up.

"awe, too many options. huh, don't want to break any hearts." brooke winked.

"yeah something like that." spencer chuckled.

"i gotta get back." spencer waved walking away as olivia walked up behind brooke who was peering out the window at jj & asher.

"you gonna go out there." olivia asked causing brooke to jump.

"i really wish people would stop sneaking up on me today." brooke sighed as olivia sat down accompanying the girls.

"i'm actually gonna go, i have to pick out some nail options for tomorrow." sammy said getting up and waving bye to the girls.

"brooke i saw you & jordan." olivia revealed.

"i don't even know what to say liv." brooke said shocked.

"jordan likes you a lot." olivia admitted.

"i feel like i should tell asher the truth, but i also know when that happens, everything goes to hell. what should i do." brooke asked.

"i'm not really the right person to give anyone advice on anything. especially this." olivia replied.

"olivia please." brooke begged.

"people keep a secret like that for one of two reasons. either because the cheating was a big mistake & they just want to protect the person they love from being hurt. or because they want to protect themselves. you have to decide which one is true to you and what you plan to do about it." olivia said.

& with that brooke got up and walked outside toward the group of boys.

"hey, can we talk." brooke said softly.

"yeah." asher said confused he got up and followed her.

"i'm just gonna say it. the other day, i kissed jordan." brooke revealed.

"what." asher said shocked.

"i was sad about you and my dad. i know that's not an excuse but it just happened. i'm sorry." brooke apologized.

"i forgive you." asher sighed.

"wait, what." brooke said confused.

"like you said you were upset & you got caught up i get it. things have been rough for me lately too with my dad and football. i haven't been paying enough attention to you." asher said.

"asher i just-" brooke breathed out as she started cry.

"hey i love you." asher said pulling her head into his chest.

ten rolled around and jordan was waiting for brooke who never arrived. he understood she couldn't just walk away from asher, they had so much history. all he wanted was for brooke to be happy in the end of it all, even if that wasn't with him.