She never thought she'd be doing this again. Let alone with Lucas. His touch intoxicated her. It has been years since they have been like this. But tonight, seeing him with Angie, finally seeing what they could have been had she been pregnant in high school; made her finally admit-Lucas is the one for her. This time, she's not going to let anyone stand in her way, not even Peyton.
Lucas has made it very clear that he doesn't want Peyton anymore. He offered to help with Angie, he asked her to stay, that's got to mean something, right? She's always let her best friend's happiness dictate her own, but no more. This time, she's going to fight for him; like she should have done four years ago.
She's going to fight, and win. She may lose her best friend, but that is a risk she has to take.
So, she does it. She leans in, and for the first time since Haley and Nathan's vow renewal, she kisses Lucas Scott. She feels him hesitate, but soon he becomes a willing participant. She runs her hand up and down his shirt clad, but sculpted, chest.
He is the first to pull away, "Brooke, what are we doing?"
Brooke smiles, "Well, if you don't know, then I'm off my game."
He shakes his head, "No, no. You're on your game. I just…what is this?"
Brooke sighs, she has to explain herself. "Ok. Tonight, seeing you with Angie, I started thinking. What if my pregnancy scare in high school wasn't a scare? Tonight, I got to see what we could have been. I should have fought for you, Lucas. You're the man that I love. I was being foolish, and pushing you right into Peyton's waiting arms. I never stopped loving you, Lucas. Sure I dated, but never have I told anyone that I love them, because I would have been lying. It's you, Lucas, it always has been. You're my forever."
By the time she had finished her speech, Lucas had put the baby back in her carrier, and turned to face Brooke.
"Wow, I don't know what to say to that, Brooke," Lucas says.
She grabs his hands and says quietly, "Tell me what you're thinking, Lucas."
He shakes his head, takes her head in his hands, and meets her for a sweet kiss. When he pulls away, he tells her, "I'm really glad you feel that way, Brooke. I love you too. I always have."
She instantly smiles, and kisses him again, wrapping her arms around his neck and plays with the end of his blonde hair.
"I'm never letting you go again, Lucas. I mean it this time," she promises to him.
He kisses the tip of her nose, and says, "Good. Same goes for you. I love you, Pretty Girl."
"I love you too, Boyfriend," she says, smiling, glad that they can still use their high school nick names.
"Brooke, I'd like for you to stay here with me tonight. We don't have to do anything, I just want to hold you tonight," Lucas tells her, brushing stray hair out of her face and behind her ear.
"What about Angie? She can't sleep in her car seat all night," Brooke says to him, looking down and the finally sleeping baby.
"I'll go and get Lily's bassinet out of the garage. Will you stay then?" he asks.
She nods and smiles, "Of course I will."
"Ok, I'll be right back," Lucas says, kissing her one more time before he leaves.
When she's sure he's out of sight, she throws her legs and arms in the air in a fit of joy, much like the time she got him back in high school. You can't wipe the smile off of her face.
Lucas comes back in a short time later, carrying the bassinet, and a clean set of sheets. He dusts of the bed, and gets everything nice and cozy in there for the baby. He nods at Brooke to grab the baby carrier and she follows him into his bedroom. He places the bassinet beside his bed, on the side she always slept on, then very gently, and without waking Angie up, he places her in her temporary bed.
He turns to Brooke, and hands her one of he t-shirts from the closet. Not expecting her to strip down in front of him, but she does, with that naughty spark in her eye. He watches in awe as she reveals her body to him for the first time in years. He wants her all over again, and even more if possible.
He licks his dry lips, "Brooke, what are you doing?"
She walks over to him, taking his right arm in her left hand, and throws her right arm over his left shoulder and around his neck, "Lucas, it's been far too long."
He nods, and kisses her, and they tumble down to the bed.