The Ties That Bind Chapter 1, an one tree hill fanfic

The Ties That Bind

Summary: She wants what she never had growing up--a family. And he wants someone who will always be there. Can a crazy arrangement lead to so much more?

All right, here is my newest story. I hope you guys like it and remember reviews are love!

Chapter One--What Happens In Vegas...

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"And do you, Brooke Davis, take this man to be your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do you part?"

"I do."

"And do you, Lucas Scott, take this woman to be your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do you part?"

"I do."

"By the power vested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife." The priest turned towards Lucas. "You may now kiss the bride."

Lucas leaned towards Brooke. "So we actually did this?" Brooke mumbled as his lips closed the gap between them.

"We actually did this." And with that he kissed her.

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18 Hours earlier

Lucas Scott sat in Tree Hill's airport holding two tickets to Las Vegas. He had purchased the tickets on a whim, he needed to get away from it all. He needed to be away from Lindsey and the fact that she was seeing someone new. He needed to get away from Peyton and everyone telling him that they were meant to be together. He wasn't so sure about that anymore. At this point two years ago he had been, but then everything had changed.

He ran his hand through his non-existant hair and pulled out his cellphone. He knew he couldn't take Haley or Nathan with him since they had Jamie and their own things to deal with. Mouth was busy with Millicent and Skills was always off with his mystery woman. He knew Brooke could use a distraction from life as well--she had just sent Angie home a few hours before and he knew her heart was absolutely breaking.

He dialed her number and waited for her to pick up.

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Brooke laid in her bed mindlessly flipping through the channels trying to find something to distract her from her breaking heart. In the few weeks she had Angie with her she had managed to fall in love with the little girl.

And while her head told her she had done an absolutely amazing thing in enabling Angie to have her surgery, there was this huge part of her that wished she had been able to keep her forever.

She heard her cell phone ringing and she debated about answering, but when she saw Lucas's name flash across the call display she answered it. It seemed as though lately he was the only one who knew what to say to her to make her feel better.

"Hey Luke," she muttered, trying to hide the fact that she had been crying.

"Hey. How you holding up?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

Brooke let out a half laugh half sob. "I think you already know the answer to that question Luke."

"Yeah. But it was worth a shot."

"I just miss her."

"I know. So do I. What are you doing this weekend?"

"I'm pretty sure that I'm not leaving my house and torturing myself with what if I had gotten to keep her."

"Come to Vegas with me."

"Lucas what are you talking about?"

"I have two tickets to Las Vegas and I want you to come with me. We both need a distraction and where is a better place to distract ourselves?"

Brooke sighed and ran a hand through her hair. He was right, they both did need a distraction in their lives. "When does the plane leave?"

"Three."

"Lucas! That doesn't even give me enough time to pack!"

"So? We'll buy clothes and luggage there. Please Brooke, don't make me go to Vegas alone."

"I'll be there in half an hour," she mumbled, hanging up the phone.

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The plane ride had been uneventful and they got there in a few hours. They checked into the hotel with ease and Brooke only raised an eyebrow when she noticed only one bed for the two of them in the suite.

Brooke flopped down onto the bed and turned on the tv.

"What are you doing?" Lucas asked, looking up from one of the brochures that had come with the room.

"Watching TV," Brooke replied, quirking her eyebrow.

"No, we came here to get away and relax and that is exactly what we are going to do. Put your shoes on, if I remember correctly neither of us exactly have clothes with us. So we are going to go shopping, then we'll grab some dinner maybe play some slot machines and go catch a show. Come on, get up."

Brooke sighed and rolled her eyes, but deep down she was glad that he was making sure that they had a good time and didn't just hide away.

She was glad that they were at a point in their lives where they could be around each other and be completely comfortable. Sure she missed him every once and a while, but he was one of her closet friends, and having him around was enough.

Brooke grabbed the hotel room key and linked her arm through Lucas's and the two went off to find the closet mall.

The two shopped and joked like only old friends could. They stopped off at the hotel to change and found a nice place for dinner just down the street from their hotel.

"So how come you picked Vegas?" Brooke asked, taking a sip of her white wine.

Lucas swallowed the food he was chewing and looked Brooke in the eyes. "I wanted to completely away from any of the ordinary. And lets be honest, how ordinary is Vegas?"

She smiled at him and nodded her head, before letting a sigh escape.

"Hey, Brooke, it's all going to be okay."

"I know it will. Its just that having Angie with me for those weeks was the hardest and most amazing experience of my life. Having her stay with me made me realize even more that all I really want in life is to have a family like I didn't have growing up. I want to be there for first smiles and first steps and words. For the first day of school and for everything else. I want to be a mother, and I want to be a damn good one, nothing like my mother ever was."

Lucas nodded his head at her as she spoke. "You will be an amazing mother Brooke. Seeing you with Angie made me 120 percent sure of that. Any kid they decide to give you at that adoption agency will be lucky to have you."

"Thanks Luke. But I'm not sure how much longer I can wait for a child from them. I want this so bad that it aches."

"I know how you feel. Right now I just want to settle down and start my family. I'm tired of the never ending drama and people trying to tell me who I belong with. And I know she's your best friend, but to be honest, I don't want to be with Peyton. I didn't realize it but I've moved on, and I think she should too. I'm just so tired of other people telling me what I want and who I love."

"I'm just tired of trying to find someone to be with that gets me and wants what I want out of life. I mean I think wanting a family is a pretty simple thing to want but yet so many guys are scared off of that. I don't want money, God knows I have enough to last me for the rest of my life. And I don't want fame either, I never really did, it's just something that comes along with being one of the world's youngest fashion designers, but really deep down ever since I was fourteen years old I've wanted a family."

Lucas wasn't sure if it was the discussion they were having, or if it was the fact that they were in Las Vegas, or if it was just because at this point in their lives they were such good friends that made him say what he said next.

"We should just go and get married tonight."

Brooke chocked on the sip of wine she had just taken and after a few minutes of coughing she was finally able to talk again. "Excuse me?" she asked raising an eyebrow.

"We should go get married."

"Lucas we can't just go and get married. I mean we haven't been together in years, and we're finally actually friends."

"Exactly, at least we like each other. And already thats more then you can say for most married couples. We can get married, and have a family that we both want."

"Lucas Scott are you drunk or just crazy?"

Brooke felt like the room was spinning. She couldn't believe the words that were coming out of Lucas's mouth. And more so, she couldn't believe that his reasoning was actually beginning to make sense to her.

"Maybe a bit crazy, but I'm definitely not drunk. Come on Brooke, it could be fun."

"It could be fun? Lucas do you know how many people could end up hurt by this? Plus I couldn't do that to Peyton. Even if you don't love her anymore, she does still love you."

"Brooke do you honestly believe that? She isn't still in love with me, she's in love with who I used to be and who we used to be. And sure Haley will be mad for like a day that she wasn't there, but no one else will really care. I really think we could do this, and raise a family and at least be happy for once in our lives."

Brooke sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She sat there thinking for a few minutes before nodding her head. "And I've officially gone insane, but let's do this. Let's go buy rings and find some place to get married."

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Two hours later the two had bought two wedding bands and an engagement ring for Brooke. They were standing at the alter in a small chapel in Vegas. It had been a tad bit hard to find since Brooke refused to be married by an Elvis impersonator. But after some driving they had found a small chapel just off the main strip. Next thing they both knew they were saying their vows in front of two compleate strangers as witnesses.

"I do."

"By the power vested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife." The priest turned towards Lucas. "You may now kiss the bride."

Lucas leaned towards Brooke. "So we actually did this?" Brooke mumbled as his lips closed the gap between them.

"We actually did this." And with that he kissed her.

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