Before I start I just want to say that the conversation between Brooke and Lucas is from the show so I take no credit for it. Please read and review.

Background: Laguna Beach/ One Tree Hill crossover. Brooke moved to California and has been living there for about three months. She has made new friends, has a new boyfriend, and a great job. So meet the cast:

Laguna Beach:

Brooke: Moved to Laguna from Tree Hill. Her relationship with her parents has improved much to Brooke's liking. She met LC first who introduced her to Lo, Jason, Talan and Stephen. She and Stephen started dating and through him she became close friends with Kristen.

Stephen: Attends San Francisco State and is back for the summer. The whole Kristen/LC drama happened and is over. He remained friends with both LC and Kristen. He is currently dating Brooke.

Kristen: Graduated recently from high school. She and Stephen are no longer together but remain really good friends. Through Stephen she became close to Brooke. She and LC still can't stand one another. She has been single since her and Stephen broke up and is just enjoying her youth.

LC: Moved back to Laguna after a year in San Francisco. She and Stephen are over the drama and remain good friends. She and Kristen still hate each other. She is currently dating Talan. Her best friends are Brooke and Lo.

Talan: Just graduated high school and is enjoying his last summer before college. He is currently dating LC. He and Kristen aren't close anymore though they do talk on occasion.

Lo: Home from college for the summer. She met Jason through a friend and they have been dating for about a month. She, LC, and Brooke are best friends.

Tree Hill:

Lucas: Declared his love for Brooke and she left. He hasn't heard from Brooke and has been trying to reach her. He has mostly kept to himself except when the gang dragged him out.

Haley: Returned from tour to be with Nathan but he said it was too late. She has been trying to get over him unsuccessfully. She misses Brooke because she knows Brooke could help.

Nathan: After he turned Haley's reunion offer down, he has been spending a lot of time at home and with Peyton. He is no longer mad at Lucas.

Peyton: Has been dealing with her mother's return and Jake's disappearance. She misses Jake and Brooke a lot and has been leaning on Nathan for support.

Prologue:

It was another beautiful morning in Laguna Beach.

Brooke Davis made her to the beach for her morning surf. True she wasn't very good at it but she'd grown to love it in the little amount of time she'd been surfing. It helped that her new boyfriend was her coach too.

It was amazing to her how much her life had changed in two and a half months. She had been uprooted from Tree Hill the only home she had known and dropped in California. To say she wasn't very thrilled was an understatement. The fact that her so called 'parents' had the nerve to do that to her made her angrier. At first she just locked herself in her room and didn't talk to anyone. Finally after much convincing from her parents she started to go out.

Thankfully, she quickly met her best friend LC and was introduced to a new group of people who she felt she could trust. It amazed her how quickly she opened up to them and let them know her without the fakeness. True they were no where near what her friends in Tree Hill were like but that's what she liked most about them. They didn't remind her of her past. She wasn't running away from it, it just helped her not miss them as much if she didn't have a constant reminder of what once was in her life.

Then there Stephen, who she was late to meet again, they connected quickly and she opened her heart again and this time without the hesitations of it being broken, something she had never had that with Lucas or any guy for that matter. She didn't know what it was about him that made her do that. But she liked it. They were best friends as well as boyfriend/girlfriend. She could talk to him about anything and he was there for her unconditionally. He liked her for her personality he said to her... and her looks was just a bonus.

The biggest change came with her parents. They started to actually pay attention to her and want to be involved in her life. At first Brooke was annoyed. They had never been there for her before why would it be any different this time? After a while she decided she wanted to have parents and started to slowly build a steady relationship with them now they were close. Her and her parents had breakfast and dinner as a family. Her dad loved Stephen's dad and Stephen. Their families were somewhat close now. Her mom and she had spa days at least once a week where just the two of them would get together and bond as mother-daughter. They'd spend all day shopping, pampering them selves, eat lunch. And soon her mother became one of her best friends.

What more could a girl want, she had it all; and for once she wasn't scared to lose it. She quickly pulled into the spot at the beach and spotted Stephen patiently waiting as he did everyday. She walked over to him gave him a kiss and they hit the waves.

Tree Hill:

Lucas awoke from an unsettling sleep; he hadn't slept well since she left. Every morning she was the first thing on his mind. He worried about her out in California and he wondered why she never called and he didn't mean just him she didn't call anyone, not even Peyton and she could definitely use Brooke right now. It seemed that the moment Brooke left everything fell apart. Haley returned which he was happy about but she got her heart broken and her marriage ended. Then there was Peyton, whose mom showed up on her doorstep, plus she was still dealing with Jake leaving and now Brooke was gone too. Lucas knew in his heart that if Brooke were here things wouldn't be this bad. Luke sat up and stretched, quickly glancing at the clock he realized he had little time to get ready. He was supposed to meet Haley and the others at the café. Another thing that started after Brooke left, Haley thought that the four of them should have breakfast once a week to stay in touch. Today though was different Haley wanted to discuss something and somehow Lucas knew this something would change his life. He slowly made his way to the shower and on the way spotted the picture of the gang, his eyes landing on Brooke. He remembered the day she left like it was yesterday he thought about it as he took a shower:

BROOKE: So I guess this is goodbye?

(Lucas doesn't answer. He holds out his arm and Brooke stands, hugging him. Her smile turns sad. He lets go and she steps back, smiling sadly. There's a beat before Lucas pulls her forward and kisses her.)

(They break apart and Brooke stares at him; open mouthed and disbelieving.)

BROOKE: Tell me that was a goodbye kiss.

LUCAS: I wanna be with you, Brooke.

BROOKE: (Takes a step back.) What?

LUCAS: I'm sorry. I know we're friends… it's just how I feel.

BROOKE: (Tears in her eyes.) What about Peyton's stuff?

LUCAS: I keep that stuff as a reminder of how badly I screwed up things. (Pause) With you. To remind myself, if I ever get a second chance, I'd never let you go again. (He looks at her steadily.)

(Brooke's speechless.)

BROOKE: I don't know what to say. (Pause) I, um…

(The cab driver horns for her to hurry up. She looks to the side, where the door is located.)

(Lucas is desperate for an answer. More tears gather in Brooke's eyes and she nods.)

BROOKE: (Whispering) I gotta go.

Lucas wondered if he would ever have her back or if he was destiny to be without her forever. He quickly dressed and headed to the café which was sure to be interesting.