Coming Home
Lucas Scott sat outside in the cold wind and the torrential rain he sat alone on the bench at the River Court pondering in his sorrows while watching as the river overflow onto the grass building up higher and higher, he hadn't meant to get caught in the rain but he had so much to think about and the River Court was the best place to think. He had that brooding look on his face that he used many times as he pondered his future with Brooke and Peyton but now he was 22 and finished High School, he had passed with flying colors but couldn't bare to leave his mum after the death of her sister so he stayed and worked part time in Keith's Auto Shop while trying to study over the internet for a very low key college in the heart of North Carolina that he obviously couldn't reach everyday unless he left his mother.
Lucas sat in the rain for a few more minutes he was now completely drenched, he stood up and walked away from the River Court his head was hung low and he walked with no urgency or need everything he ever wanted in life was to far gone now.
Flash Back…
"Hey Broody" Brooke placed her hand on Lucas's chest and kissed him softly
"Hey Cherry"
"So are we on for tonight" Brooke smiled her cheekiest smile, licked her lips and left before Lucas could answer which left Lucas on a high for the rest of the day.
Those were the days he missed the most now Brooke was now off in California getting her clothing line up and running, Nathan was signed by an NBA team in West Philadelphia, Peyton and Jake were raising Jenny and their newborn son Logan on a farm somewhere in Connecticut but his best friend Haley stayed behind to help Lucas through his tough time.
He was stuck in hole, he had hurt Brooke the girl he loved, Peyton was angry at him because of that, Jake was Peyton's husband so that goes with out saying and Nathan was way to busy to even care, But Haley James his childhood and lifetime best friend made all the time for him, after her and Nathan split up Lucas was there for her so she had to repay the favor for however long it took. But that still left Lucas wandering home in the rain,
He walked to the sounds of his Mp3 player chanting in his ear, he didn't even notice a car pull up near him and slowly follow him, he walked the same pace all the way home in his grey hoodie that Brooke had taken but given back when the broke up and vouched never to put on ever again,
"Lucas…?" Lucas turned around quickly as he heard his name being shouted from the other side of the road he tried to make out who the figure was in the car but slowly walked towards the car until he noticed it was Brooke then he turned around and walked the other way
"Lucas wait please" Brooke opened her car door and ran across the road and into the rain in order to catch up to Lucas "Lucas your soaking come into my car we can talk"
"About what Brooke...? That you left without saying goodbye, I know I hurt you but for the past 5 years I have been living…"
"Lucas please I understand I have to, that's why I came back" Lucas looked down with the hurt look that Brooke dreaded "I am here to stay so weather you like it a lot you are going to be seeing, hearing and most likely thinking a lot about me"
"Brooke you can't just waltz back into my life after five years what if I have moved on"
"But you haven't because if you feel the same way I fell about you, you would probably cry yourself to sleep then go about your day and do it all over again every single day of the past five years" Tears were now flowing out off Brooke's eyes but you couldn't tell because she was now drenched form head to toe standing in front of the man she loves,
Lucas looked into Brookes deep brown eyes and sighed
"Brooke I love you and I always will but I don't know if I can go through all that pain again"
"Lucas I love you so much that I am willing to at least try" Brooke tried to smile but her cheeks were being pounded by the rain that she couldn't even force a grin she began to shiver softly at first but then it increased
"You're shivering"
"Well Luke it is raining and absolutely freezing" Lucas laughed
"What..?"
"Well I could give my soaking wet hoodie but the last time we spoke you screamed at me I'm never wearing that again"
"Yeah I'm sorry about that" Lucas looked at Brooke in confusion about what he was truly feeling,
Then a car pulled up and out stepped Haley into the rain, she smiled at Lucas who had noticed she arrived but hadn't realized it was Brooke he was talking to
"Hey Luke"
"Hey Hales"
"Brooke, is that you"
"Hey Tutor-Wife" Hales looked at her and then back at Luke
"Can I have your key I lost mine?"
"Yeah here" Lucas put his hands into his pockets and pulled out his set of keys, Haley was always misplacing her key and would usually turn up at the Auto Shop and beg Luke for his
"You live together?" Brooke questioned with a slight hint of jealousy
"Yeah we do, I'll see you inside Luke" Haley said with a hint of anger she was so angry that Brooke had left without saying goodbye not just to Lucas but to her as well they had become really good friends and she threw it all away just like that
"Yeah Ok Hales and stop losing your key soon everyone in Tree Hill will be able to get into our house" Haley laughed
"Haley I'm really sorry about everything but I'm back now so I'm going to make it right"
"That's nice Brooke buts its going to take so much more than an apology, everyone left when you left so don't take it personal if I'm a bit pissed" Brooke nodded at this comment and turned to Lucas
"I'm going to go ok Luke, I'll see you around I guess" Lucas nodded and turned and started to walk with Haley, Brooke walked over to her car and sat inside it trying to dry her hair, just before she started the ignition she saw looked over hoping to see Lucas one more time but instead she saw Lucas pick Haley up and throw her over his shoulder like a fireman and carry her upstairs. Brooke was hurting she couldn't stand to have the guy she loved and his extremely close best friend living in the same house, sharing the same couch and sleeping a room away from each other.
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