Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill of the song. Breaking Benjamin owns the song and unfortunately Mark Schwahn owns One Tree Hill.

Here I stand, helpless and left for dead

Close your eyes, so many days go by
Easy to find what's wrong
Harder to find what's right

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The sound of stiletto's clicking against the hardwood floor echoed throughout the empty store as Brooke Davis switched the light off and pushed the door open. She gave herself a satisfied smile as she locked the door, closing it behind herself. This store was her life now, she had built this entire fashion empire in only 5 years and now at 23 she was a millionaire. But the question that haunted Brooke was if she was truly happy with her life or not.

Of course she had everything a girl could dream for and then some but something was missing in her life. Sure she had an extravagant life filled with parties, boys practically throwing themselves at her, money, fame, a beautiful house and the best friends she could ever ask for but something was still missing. The thing that was missing in her life was love. 7 years ago she gave her heart away to a boy named Lucas Scott and quite honestly she never got it back. But he was getting married tomorrow. He was going to marry her best friend Peyton Sawyer, the one girl that she could never compare to. Her whole relationship with Lucas was filled with insecurities about Peyton. She was just waiting for Lucas to realize the flaws that hid behind her perfect exterior and then jump into the arms of Peyton Sawyer.

It had been 7 years since she had said "I love you" to anyone. Julian Baker was a man she could've loved but eventually the protective walls she had built around her heart and refused to let down drove him away from her. She was beginning to think that maybe she was destined to be alone. Maybe that was fate's plan for her. Besides she didn't even believe in love anymore. In her eyes love was for the weak. Love was for those who couldn't face the thought of ending up alone but she would MUCH rather be alone than stuck living a lie with someone she didn't actually love. She had her parent's horribly failed marriage to thank for that.

Sometimes Lucas Scott wishes that he could go back in time and chose a different path. He wishes that he could've found the right words the day Brooke Davis walked out on him. He wishes that he could've fought for her instead of mumbling the measly "I'm sorry" and maybe his life would've turned out differently. Maybe he wouldn't be sitting here, the night before his wedding to Peyton Sawyer, thinking about his first love and regretting letting go of her. He had to see Brooke tonight. He had to tell her how he felt before he made the biggest mistake of his life. He needed to know if she still felt the same way, if there was any hope left for the two of them.

I believe in you
I can show you that I can see right through
All your empty lies, I won't stay long
In this world so wrongSay goodbye,
As we dance with the devil tonight
Don't you dare look at him in the eye
As we dance with the devil tonight

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Brooke Davis was getting ready to curl up under her covers with a glass of wine and watch some TV to get tomorrow off her mind when she heard a knock at the door. Who the fuck would be coming over here at 10:00 at night?

Annoyed, she whips the front door open, revealing none other than Lucas Scott himself.

He offers her a small smile, "Hey Brooke."

"Lucas you're getting married tomorrow what the hell are you doing over here at ten o'clock at night?" she questions letting the blonde inside.

"It's you," he whispers, staring intently into her beautiful hazel eyes.

"What about me?" she asks confused.

"It's you that I want standing next to me when all of my dreams come true."

Brooke sighs heavily. "Lucas you are getting married to Peyton tomorrow. You can't come over here and say stuff like that to me. It isn't fair. You made your choice a long time ago and you chose Peyton."

"I didn't want to choose Peyton. She was always the safe choice. I think I always like the idea of Peyton more than I actually like being with her."

"Lucas did you even love me?" Brooke questions, hands planted firmly on her hips.

"Why would you even ask me that? Of course I loved you. I still do."

"I don't know it just seems like you never loved me that's all," she answers, a hint of sadness in her voice and he knows that there is something she isn't telling him.

"Like I never loved you Brooke? You were my first fucking love. I know that I screwed it all up but if I had the chance to do it all over again I would've never fooled around with Peyton," he replies frantically, searching for some kind of forgiveness in her eyes.

"If that's true then you would've called me to go to Vegas with you instead of Peyton," she answers coldly.

Lucas sighs. This is the moment of truth. "I did call you Brooke but you never answered. I took that as a sign that fate didn't want us to be together."

"Besides I knew that you wouldn't come anyways because you would never do that to Peyton. You always put yourself first and betraying Peyton would never even cross your mind," he whispers in an angst ridden voice.

"I would've came Lucas but now it's too late."

Lucas looks down in defeat. The one chance he had at reuniting with his pretty girl and he screws it up.

"Brooke you taught me so much about love and about life and I will always be thankful for that. I am so blessed to have had you in my life. Without you I would be a mere shell of the man I am today. You taught me how to be strong and how to truly give my heart to someone. I want you to know that I will never forget the lessons you taught me and the love that you gave me. It doesn't matter what you think because I know that nobody will ever compare to you and I am sick of trying to replace you because it's not possible."

"Lucas…" Brooke starts but he cuts her off.

"My love for Peyton is meaningless. It lacks the passion and desire that I had with you. Sure Peyton and I have a great emotional connection but you and I were so different. With you it was always a surprise and I had never felt so alive in my entire life. You opened up this whole other side of me, a side I didn't even know I had. We had some really good times and we also had some really bad times but those hard times only made us stronger. It doesn't matter how hard Peyton tries but she will never be able to fill that void in my heart where you used to be. Because she simply isn't you."

Now on the verge of tears, Brooke looks at Lucas in surprise. "That was such a long time ago Luke. The passion, that spark we felt it isn't there anymore."

"How do you know that Brooke? The memory of your first love never fades away and I know that everything we once had is still there. We just need to find it," he smiles.

"We can't. I'm sorry," she mumbles, tears falling from her eyes at lightning speed. Lucas Scott was the one boy she would've lost it all for but it didn't matter how much she still loved him. She could never give her heart to him again.

Lucas looks at her with pleading eyes and she sighs.

"I loved you so much Lucas but it never felt like you loved me. I never felt like I was enough, that I wasn't pretty enough or smart enough for you Lucas," she whispers painfully, tearing her eyes away from his gaze.

Lucas grabs her chin and pulls it towards him. "Look at me Brooke," he commands. "Don't you ever think for a second that you were not enough. You are the most beautiful, kindhearted, talented, intelligent woman I have ever met. Your true beauty shines from the inside out."

She gives him a timid smile. "You changed my life Lucas. I never thanked you for that. Without you I would not be the talented, intelligent woman I am today. I would probably still be a hard partying slut," she admits quietly.

"You were never a slut Brooke. You had just never experienced love. You didn't know what it was like to love someone…"

"Until you came around," she finishes for him.

Trembling, crawling across my skin
Feeling your cold, dead eyes
Stealing the life of mineI believe in you
I can show you that I can see right through
All your empty lies, I won't last long
In this world so wrongSay goodbye,
As we dance with the devil tonight
Don't you dare look at him in the eye
As we dance with the devil tonight

He nods his head slowly and takes a step towards her. He cradles her perfect face in his hands and stares into those beautiful hazel eyes, filled with sultry tears. He leans forward and soon his lips crash onto hers.

Strangely, she doesn't pull back. She doesn't resist, she just lets him have it. Running his hands through her soft brunette tresses, he pushes her back against the wall. She hits it so hard a picture frame comes crashing down. He wants her, he needs her. He breathes in her familiar intoxicating scent and comes to the conclusion that Brooke Davis is an addiction. One that he would rather not give up.

Brooke's legs wrap around his waist as their tongues dance. Lucas moves his lips down towards her neck and sucks hard. He still remembers her weakness. A moan elicits from her perfect cherry red lips and soon he reaches for her top, fighting to get it off.

Suddenly reality hits her. This isn't a dream. He is getting married to Peyton Sawyer tomorrow. There is no way in hell the two ex-lovers should be doing this. It is so wrong. Slowly she pulls away.

Lucas looks at her, confusion written all over his face.

"Brooke," he whispers out of breath.

"No Lucas. We can't do this. No matter how badly I want to, we both know it's wrong and we are both going to regret it tomorrow."

'I don't regret anything between the two of us. I need you Brooke."

"I can't be with you," she whispers.

He looks at her with anguished blue eyes and he shakes his head. "Why not? I love you."

"Sometimes love isn't enough."

"How about just one night then? I need to feel you one last time, I need to hold you, and love you for just one last time," he pleads pinning her against the wall.

She slowly nods her head. "Just one night."

For just one night she will give him her everything. Her body, her mind, her heart, and her soul. She figures if Peyton gets him for the rest of her life, the least she could get him for is one night.

Say goodbye,
As we dance with the devil tonight
Don't you dare look at him in the eye
As we dance with the devil tonight

Goodbye...

AN: There will be a second part to this of the actual wedding day to Peyton. It probably won't be updated for a while as I am working on my other story and another one shot in the meantime. Anyways, let me know what you think. Love it or hate it?