Title: What It Takes
Author: tjmack
Category: Drama, Angst, Romance, and possbliy other stuff...
Spoilers: alittle bit of spoilers from ep 4.01
Summary: Lucas had thought that his relationship with Brooke was strong, until she broke up with him. Lucas will learn the hard way, what it takes, to mend a broken shell of a relationship. When the girl he loves, falls for another man.
Notes:Please note that this my first attempt at a Brucas relationship...I myself not being the biggest brucas fan (i'm all for leyton)...I apoligize if I don't capture the likeness of a brucas relationship. I don't own OTH or any of the characters...please R&R
Chapter One: Here Without You
Lucas sat in his room, flipping threw the photoscrap book he had kept. The one of him and Brooke, the woman he loved. He had been in love with Brooke Davis for a while now. It just seemed that everytime they were doing good, in a relationship, something or someone would come along and kill it all. Lucas had been drowning in his thoughts, thoughts of his pretty girl, and why she had just upped and decided to end they're relationship again. The first time they broke up, well that was all him, and well Peyton. This time, she hadn't exactly gone into details. You never do, when your breaking someone's heart. Especially when someone had been threw so much already.
Lucas was remembering the past year, and realized this was the worst year of his life. He had lost his Uncle Keith, who he loved dearly. He lost a friend, even though they had lost contact, he still cared about him. He had to quit basketball, and tell his mom about his HCM, which was his worse nightmare. Now, he had lost his girlfriend, the girl he loved more than anyone. Then out of nowhere, he remembered word for word, what had been said, he remembered they're conversation word for word. This made his heart ache, and yurn all at the same time. He wanted her there, wanted to hold her in his arms. He just wanted his pretty girl back.
Brooke:"Listen, I know it's been difficult for you lately. Losing
Keith and your heart condition and giving up basketball. I feel like
I've been keeping you close to me to try to protect you from those
things. Like I'm hanging onto the two of us for you, but not for
me."
Lucas:"I'm sorry I kissed Peyton, I should have told
you."
Brooke:"It's not about that Luke, it's not. mean I thought that it
was, but this is not about her. This is about me. I love you Lucas,
and I probably always will. But, we go days without having a
meaningful conversation. And, I used to miss you so much when that
happened. But, it never seemed like you missed me. And, I guess
because of it I stopped missing you. I mean, look at today there was
a horrible accident and you hadn't even called me... it shouldn't be
like this Luke. I'm sorry. I can't do this anymore."
Lucas:"Brooke, I'm sorry."
Brooke:
"Yea, me too."
It made him sick, literally sick, to think back on it. He had said he was sorry, she said she didn't miss him anymore, and he said sorry. Who says they are sorry to that, honestly for wanting to be a writer, he sure sucked when it came to words. He heard a knock on his door. He didn't know who it was, but right now, he just wanted to be alone with his self pity, and his regret. Whoever it was, was not giving up easily, and he was sick of hearing the knocking. He got up and answered the door.
"Hey Luke, how you feeling," Peyton said, coming into his room.
"About as good as I look probably," he said.
"Luke, I'm sorry, I know this is all my fault," she said, sitting beside him, she could tell he had been crying.
"No, Peyton, don't blame yourself, this is my fault," he said.
"I feel partly responsible," she said, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Well don't, I'm the loser who can't hold on to his girlfriend," he said.
"Luke, don't do this to yourself, I mean granted she has cut me out," she paused long enough to turn Lucas's face to face hers, "But she loves you, and she cares about you, she'll come to her senses I promise," Peyton said.
"I don't know Peyton, I mean it hurts so bad, I mean, she's the one you know," he said, as he felt tears approach his eyelids again, he tried to blink them off.
"She doesn't deserve you sometimes," Peyton said.
"No, Peyt, your wrong, I'm the one that don't deserve her," he said.
She left a few minutes later, she knew he wanted to be alone. After she left, he let the tears fall freely, he had become accustom to it. He was a man, but when something hurts you this way, sometimes you can't help but cry sometimes. After a few minutes he heard another knock on his door. This time he knew who it was, and immeditly let her in.
"Mom, well it ever stop hurting," he said, as he leaned into her, and let his tears fall completely freely.
"Oh, Luke, it won't completely, I'm sorry, but you are seeking the truth and who am I to hide it," she said
"Mom, it hurts so bad," he said in between sobs.
"I know, honey, it's okay, I'm here for you," she said, as she waved in someone else.
"I'm here to Luke, whatever you need okay," Haley said.
She sat down, on the other side of him, and put her hand on his back.
"Oh, Hales, did it hurt forever, when you and Nate were having troubles?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, I'm not gonna lie to you Luke, it hurt, bad," she said.
It wasn't more than an hour, and Lucas had fallen asleep. He had cried himself out, and fell asleep.
