Background

Written before Season 5 was announced.
No one really left Tree Hill.
Lucas is a Lit teacher at THHS & Assistant B-Ball coach.
Brooke owns her own clothing store for her line.
Nathan and Haley are happily married. Nathan coaches b-ball. Haley is a Math teacher. She still loves music and sings occasionally at Tric.
Peyton is single...for now. There's still someone she can't let go of, but knows that confessing her feelings would cause some problems.

Ch. 1-
They had finally gotten to the point in the ceremony they were waiting for:
"You may now kiss the bride!"
He studied her a second longer, thinking he would remember her looking this beautiful as long as he lived.
He leaned in to kiss her long and slow. As they both turned arond to face the crowd the minister announced, "Let me be the first to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Scott."
Lucas and Brooke made their way down the isle of the gorgeous church to go outside. They were beaming with joy and could not wait to celebrate.
(Later that night at the reception)
Peyton found Brooke sitting outside on the patio.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh hey, I was just thinking of how long I have waited for this day. Honestly I have never been happier."
"I think I get it. Remember how you talked my ear off for nearly 2 hours when you told me he finally proposed?"
Brooke remembered all too well. Lucas proposed on Valentine's Day at the beach earlier that year. She was so excited. They were made for each other. Lucas was the only one who could bring out the best in her. When she looked back on her days in high school when either she and Peyton were feuding over Lucas or she was with someone other than him she felt foolish. Foolish to think that she could ever manage to keep him out of her heart or her life.