AN: So, I'm sitting in hospital bored out of my mind and this pops into my head. I know that I need to continue "Who Am I Foolin" but I needed to get this out of my system.

-H

"Brooke, do you ever wonder what would have happened if we stayed together?" They were sitting at the river court talking about graduation when he sprung this question at her. In his mind it was just an innocent question between friends and exes. To her it was an attempt to kill her.

"You don't get to ask me that-"

"It was just a question, Brooke"

"No, it was you deciding that you can't make up your mind…again. Don't you get it Luke? You don't have the right to ask me that. Everyone is finally happy. I'm with Chase, you're with Peyton. So to answer your question, yes I do think about it but then I thank God that we never did because I would be miserable and you would be cheating. Now, we are going to walk away from each other and pretend this never happened. Okay?" With that Brooke Davis walked away with the finality of someone who would never revisit that topic again and Lucas Scott was the one who was left wondering.

"Hey big brother what's goin on?" It was later, (Lucas had lost track of time long ago), on the river court when Nathan walked up to him.

"I think that I did something stupid"

"What did you say to Brooke?"

"Why do you automatically think it's her?"

"Because she's the girl that you fumble around with. She's the one that you repeatedly do stupid things to." Lucas cringed at this thought. 'It's true isn't it?'

"I asked her if she wondered what would have happened if we had stayed together and she just exploded at me. Then she said that we would forget it ever happened"

"Lucas…why would you do that? You don't have the right to ask her that."

"She said the exact same thing"

"That's probably because it's true. Luke, I love you because you're my brother but I love Brooke because she's been my sister since we were kids; maybe not by blood but we will always be there for each other and I can't take you doing this to her again. I didn't say anything for a long time because you're Haley's best friend and I could help Brooke in private…and she asked me

not to punch you, but I've got to say something now. YOU CHEATED ON HER WITH HER BEST FRIEND; and she forgave you. It took time but she did. And then, when Peyton told her that she loved you Brooke stepped aside because she knew that you wouldn't choose her, you would try to save Peyton. And she was right, all she wanted from you was for you to fight for her, to show her that you did care but you didn't you ran to Peyton and gave her up."

"What are you talking about nobody told me that Peyton said that!"

"That's because only Rachel and I know. We were the ones who dried her eyes at night and stopped her from doing something that could kill her. You let her go-remember that Lucas-you let her go and she's happy now. So let her be happy."

Nathan left Lucas to wallow in the realization of what he missed and went to find Brooke so that he could help her because she seemed to be the one that everyone ignored when it came to pain. They all thought that she was a bitch who didn't care but she wasn't she was a someone who had been let down so many times she finally just put up the walls so that no one could ever see her shattered heart. But she was starting to heal and Chase was helping her. He really was a good guy and unlike Nathan's brother, Chase actually deserved to be with Brooke. She was finally okay and Lucas would have to deal with that.