"Hey, Brooke..." Lucas said, then his eyes widened at the sight of the love of his life. "Brooke,

you're back." They hugged.

"I missed you so much, Luke." Brooke said.

"I missed you, too, Brooke." Lucas loved having her in his arms. "So, how is the famous Cali?"

"It's not the same, I mean, nobody gives a shit about what's going on with you. Nobody cared

that I had to leave all my friends here. Except for the friends I made there." Brooke said.

"Boyfriend?" Lucas said, hoping with all his heart that the answer would be a no.

"No, no guys." Brooke said. They laid down on the bed, holding eachother.

"That sucks." Lucas said.

"Lucas, we need to talk about what you said before I left for the summer..." Brooke said.

"Nathan, when are we gonna tell everyone we got back together?" Haley said.

"When we get back in Tree Hill." Nathan said.

"Yay... It has been so hard not telling Lukey." Haley said.

"Hales, stop talkin' 'bout him." Nathan said.

"Babe, if you could forgive me, I'm sure you can forgive Luke. He is your brother." Haley said.

"I will think about it." Nathan said.

"Andy, I'm so happy we're going back to Tree Hill. I've missed my boy." Karen said.

"Do you know if Keith ever came back?" Andy said. Karen nodded. "Brooke?" Karen nodded

again.

"Everyone is home... Deb is back from rehab, Dan is out of the hospital, Nathan is home from

Hi-Fliers, Brooke is back from California... all we are missing is Haley." Karen said.

"I'm sorry, Kare... I know you miss her." Andy said.

"She was like my daughter... she just left, Andy... no nothing." Karen said.

"She'll be back." Andy said.

"Erika, what's up, babe?" Mouth kissed his girlfriend.

"Nothin', I just got back from talking to Brooke." Erika said.

"Okay... wanna go see a movie?" Mouth asked.

"Yeah... Just Like Heaven?" Erika said. He nodded.

"Deb, please don't kick me out..." Dan said.

"Go, Dan, leave us all the fuck alone." Deb said.

"Brooke... Do we have to do this now?" Lucas said.

"Yes." Brooke said.

"Let's go to the kitchen then." Lucas said.

"Alright..." Brooke said. They sat at the kitchen table. "Luke, before I left, you confused the

hell out of me... I thought you loved Peyton and then you kissed me... I couldn't believe... In a way I

didn't wanna believe it. As you know, you really hurt me last year." He nodded. "But, Broody, I do love

you, and I am willing to give you another chance... But Lucas, I am still afraid of you hurting me."
"Brooke, I promise to never hurt you like that again. I love you." Lucas said. They kissed.

"Haley... I've decided to forgive Lucas." Nathan said.

"I love you, Natey." Haley said... she jumped on him and kissed him. "I love you... I love you,

I love you..."

"I love you, too, Hales." Nate said.

"We're back in Tree Hill." Haley said. She squealed with excitement.

"Yeah... we are." Nathan said. "School tomorrow."

"Luke... hey, are you home... Brooke." Karen walked into Lucas's room. She saw Lucas and Brooke

having sex. "Lucas! Brooke! Get dressed and get into the kitchen right now."

They both got dressed and went to the kitchen. "Mom... look... I know..." Lucas started.

"Do you guys remember last year... Do you want that to happen again?" Karen said.

"Mom... You can't stop us from doing it." Lucas said.

"Lucas, if you guys are together, you have to move..." Karen said.

"Alright... Baby, I'll be back later, kk... we'll chill tonite." Lucas said. They kissed. "Bye, I love you."

"Love you, too." Brooke said.

"Peyton... Hey... Do you think I can crash here a few nights...? My mom kicked me out because she

walked in on me and Brooke doin' it." Lucas said.

"Yeah... um... where you gonna sleep... I mean, my mom is in my dad's room and for the time being

there is no couch." Peyton said.

"Floor." Lucas said.

"Okay." Peyton said.

"Brooke... Brooke..." Lucas yelled into her room.

"She left." Karen said.

"What?" Lucas screamed.

"She left this for you." Karen handed him an envelope.

Lucas drove his car to Nathan's apartment. He walked inside and sat down. He opened the letter; it read:

Dear Broody,

You know I love you... But I don't think this is going to work out... I'm

going back to California. You're mom has been great to me... I could never

repay her like that... So if she doesn't want us together... We're going to have

to except that. Broody, I wanna thank you for showing me love... I will never

forget that. I really hope that we run into eachother later on in life... I do. But

for now... this is best. We were rushing into it to fast anyway. Move on with

your life though. Date other girls. Please don't put your life on hold for me.

Lucas... There is a letter to Peyton at her place... Please take good care of your-

self and Peyton... I love you both... Luke... I found out my mom is sick... that

is the main reason I'm leaving... please don't call or anything... that'll make

this even harder for me. Sexy... I will cherish your memory forever... Goodbye.

Love with all my heart,

Brooke

"Lucas... what are you doing here?" Nathan said.

"I didn't have anywhere else to go... Brooke... is gone... she left... I thought everything was going

great, but she left..." Lucas said. "And my mom kicked me out..."
"Lucas, do you need to stay here?" Nathan said.

"Please?" Luke said.

"Of course." Nathan said.