It had been three years since she last saw Lucas Scott. Three years since he just left home without any warning. She had thought about him all the time, not knowing if he would ever come back, and yet wishing he would. He had been her first boyfriend and even tho it was short lived, they had loved each other more than anyone else they had ever met. She had only dated one guy after they had broken up, and that didn't happen for almost 8 months. They had been friends even after the breakup and always there for each other. And she just didn't understand why he had gone, and just left her a letter. She missed him so much, he had sent her a few more letters, but it was like he had almost forgotten about her. She had even sometimes gotten mad at him, and wished he was there just so she could yell at him and tell him how mad she was, and it never lasted long. She just wanted him back home, back around, she wanted Her Lucas back.

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She was sitting at home watching something weird on TV when she heard a knock coming from the side door. Thinking it was Peyton she jumped up and ran to answer it only to see a shocking surprise when the door opened. She almost couldn't breath, not being able to think of anything to say, she just stared at him standing there. There he was, wearing old faded jeans with a plain white shirt on like he always used to wear. The way he looked, the way he smelled; was it really him? Could it really be Lucas? She had to touch him to make sure he was real, she just fell into him with her arms wrapped around him, taking in the scent of him, god how she had missed him. As she sat on her bed she still couldn't believe that he had been at her door only 2 hours earlier. Now the only thing she could think about was how she could see him again. All of these feelings that had never quite gone away began to surface. He hadn't left her mind since she saw him. Thinking about what had he been doing for the last three years, had he thought about her? Did he miss her? What made him come home? Why did he leave? Did he stop to see her first? All of these questions flooded her mind and she couldn't help but want to know the answers.

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Lucas sat at the river court with Brooke running all throughout his mind. She had been all he thought about since he left. Her scent was still on his clothes, he couldn't smell anything but Brooke. He thought about how beautiful she was today when she opened that door. Pajamas, she had been wearing pajamas, white pants with little penguins on them and a small tank top. Her hair, still long and covering her right eye as it always had. He wanted to just reach up and brush it out of her face like he had done before many times, and it took all he had not to. She was bare foot, she had the cutest feet he thought, smiling at the image in his head. Remembering how she felt again, not like he could ever forget, but feeling her again, man it felt good to hold her. She had been his first stop when he got home he had to see her before anyone. He didn't want to face anything or anyone with out talking to Brooke. She had always been the one to help him with anything. Thinking that he hadn't had enough time with her yet, he had to think of a way to see her again. Reaching for his cell phone he began to dial her number….

Brooke was pulling a pizza out of the oven when her phone rang, "Hello?" she said.

"Brooke?" hearing his voice on the other end of the phone made her heart jump,

"Lucas?"

"Brooke, is there any way you can meet me?"

"Right Now?" she asked dying to say yes just tell me where,

"Yes, right now if you can", he gave her the name of a place, and before he could say anything else she hung up and was out the door.

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Lucas was sitting on the bench, man he looked so good. He heard footsteps and turned just in time to see Brooke standing right in front of him. 'God she was beautiful', he thought to himself. He smiled at her trying not to be too obvious that all he wanted to do was hold her again. He slowly stood up and gave her a hug. She wrapped her arms around his waste trying not to squeeze him too hard. Letting go of each other they both took about 2 steps back and just glared at each other.

"So Lucas what's the problem.. or is there one?" she asked him..

"Well, I need your help."

"OMG are you Ok?" She asked.

"Oh yea, sorry, I'm fine. I need you help me go get a gift for my mom, I don't really know what to get her, and your really great with these things" he said knowing for the most part it was a lie, that he had just wanted to see her.

"You see I haven't seen her yet since I've been back and I don't want to go empty handed, you know how she can be." They both laughed at the statement knowing she wasn't that bad.

"Ok Lucas Scott we have some shopping to do" she said grabbing his hand and leading him towards her car.

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Two hours had gone by since they bought his mother something and they were still just sitting in her car talking.

"What are you so afraid of Lucas?"

"Afraid? I'm not afraid."

"Then why don't you just call him and tell him your home?" he began to answer when Brooke's cell phone rang.

"Shhh its him."

"Hey Nathan, whats up?" waiting for him to answer she heard nothing..

"Hello? Nathan?"

"Brooke, hey have you heard from Haley?"

"Um , no … Is everything ok?" Lucas just looked at her worried, wondering what was going on.

"Yea we just got into another argument about Lucas and she took off, again." Brooke just gave Lucas this off the wall look.

"If I hear from her or see her anywhere I will give you a call, Ok?"

"Alright thanks, Brooke Ill have my phone with me."

They both hung up and Lucas looked at Brooke with so tell me what happened look all over his face. She told him what Nathan had said and that this wasn't the first time that this has happened.

"Lucas, what happened? Why did you leave?" Lucas looked at Brooke , he just stared at her, thinking that she already knew.

"Nathan didn't tell you? I thought you already knew." He said with worry in his voice.

"No, nobody told me anything when you left. Nathan was on edge for the first few months after you were gone but he never said anything. Please tell me what happened Lucas." she asked him with a sense of pure curiosity in her voice.

"Me and Nathan got into it a few days before I left. Not like our usual, I had to leave, it was about Dan. I told him what I had found out about him and Keith and he didn't believe me. Said we would never be brothers again, and when Dan got arrested and the way Nathan just looked at me, I couldn't stay. I just had to get away for a little while."

"Lucas, you couldn't help what Dan did, you were the only one who could prove he killed Keith, you had to do it." She said with understanding in her voice.

"I know but me and Nathan had finally become brothers and I couldn't stand him hating me that much again, -- because of Dan." He looked down towards his feet when he felt her hand on his leg.

"Lucas, it's ok, I'm here for you."

She felt his hand on top of hers as he looked up at her, she couldn't move, his eyes paralyzed her whole body. Slowly Lucas moved over in the seat, the closer he got to Brooke, the more he wanted to just kiss her. With their foreheads almost touching, he brought his hand up to the side of her face.

"Lucas" she whispered as he slowly moved up to her and took his mouth with his. Closing her eyes she ran her fingers through his hair and moved closer to him, not wanting the kiss to end. Lucas moved his tongue inside her mouth and gently moved it around finding her tongue and caressing it with his. Brooke could feel her body getting weak while he deepened the kiss. A small moan escaped from her mouth, as he reached back and pulled her closer to him, almost sitting her on top of him. Brooke arched her back and leaned into the kiss just as Lucas pulled back.

"Brooke, I'm Sorry." Brooke was speechless, she had to take a moment and gather herself together before she could even try to speak.

"Lucas, I—Lucas don't be sorry, you didn't do anything wrong. I wanted that kiss as much as you did."

They had both longed for that kiss, neither knowing the other wanted it just as bad. Brooke started the car and sat for a moment before she started to drive Lucas to his mother's house.

"Thank you Brooke, for everything."

He said wanting to kiss her again. But, afraid if he kissed her again he wouldn't be able to stop himself as he did before. Brooke smiled

"Lucas, I told you I am here for you any time you need a friend."