I shouldn't be starting another story I KNOW! But I couldn't help it and I have some great ideas for this!
It's completely AU and Brucas of course!
P.s. I will update other stories soon!
Open To Doubt
Chapter 1
Blink and You Miss It
In life there comes a time, a minute, a second that changes everything. Where suddenly you realise nothing is ever going to be the same and the course of your existence has been altered forever. For the lucky ones this moment changes your life in a good way. You get the job you have always wanted, you win the lottery, you buy a mansion, you have children, you go on the trip of a lifetime... All your dreams come true. For everyone this moment is different, no one understood this better than 26 year old Lucas Scott. He already had the career he always wanted, actor, model, playboy, celebrity, he loved what he did. He travelled where he wished, owned mansions all over the world and although he didn't want children and had never technically won the lottery (unless the genetic lottery counted), all his dreams had pretty much come true.
Yet none of these moments had been Lucas's defining moments, none of these times had been the point where he could look back and say "That's when it all changed, that was the best thing that could ever happen to me." No, that moment for Lucas Scott was a moment that would change him forever, a moment he never could have seen coming and that moment was the moment he met Brooke Davis.
Blue orbs scanned the crowd as the rhythm of the music took the base to new heights. Lucas hadn't wanted to come out tonight but he had promised his brother he would make an appearance to meet his new girlfriend, something the brooder had been putting off for a while. Moving through the masses, the blonde Scott bit back a growl as whispers of his name riddled with gossip followed him. Being the party of Laker's superstar Nathan Scott, held at his own private mansion, Lucas was surprised at the tackiness of the celebrity crowd. Walking past security and up the stairs of the ten million dollar Beverly Hills mansion into the VIP area, the cocky actor spotted the man he was looking for. Although they were twins the two could not look less alike, Nathan's short, neat, dark hair was a polar opposite to his brother's medium-length, shaggy, honey-blonde locks and where the darker Scott was clean shaven, the blonde preferred the slight stubble that grew on his face. Lucas's nose was crooked (the product of a tenth grade gridiron match) as apposed to his brothers straight one and the four inch height difference between the two was evident when they stood next to each other. The taller 6'7' NBA-stars frame was muscly yet more refined than his bulky 6'3' actor brother. The only thing that could recognise the two as being related were the matching blue iris's they shared. The same eyes that had gotten both boys into the hearts and beds of many-a-girl over the years.
"Hey Bro." Nathan greeted him with a smile, turning away from the team mate he had been speaking to pound-hug his brother.
"Nate." The young GQ Bachelor of the Year said with little enthusiasm.
"Luke, don't pout, you wouldn't want to ruin that perfect face of yours, then what would you do?" A deep chuckle shook the taller man's frame, he had always enjoyed making fun of the vanity of the industry his brother was involved in.
"Ha-di-fucking-ha." Sarcasm rolled from the tongue without hesitance "now where is this woman your so desperate to introduce me to?"
"Right over-" Scanning the area Nathan searched for his lover, although the VIP section was nowhere near as crowded as the party raging down-stairs (full of b-listers and wannabe's desperate to be spotted at the hottest party of the year) yet spotting one person was harder than expected "Umm..."
"Lost her already?" The oh-so famous smirk appeared on the actors face as he claimed a beer from the waiter walking past. Without hesitance he raised bottle to lip and took a long gulp, the cold, golden liquid soothing him instantly.
"Looking for me?" A feminine frame appeared beside Nathan, grabbing him by the t-shirt before pulling him down into a hungry lip-lock to which the baller did not protest. Lucas looked on in shock, finally understanding why Nathan had kept his relationship a secret from the press, yet he had no idea how he had gone a whole year without anyone finding out. Standing in front of him, tongue wrestling with the boy he shared parents and a birthday with was none-other than pop sensation Haley James. The same Haley James with five Grammy awards and six worldwide multi-platinum albums, Haley James, whose collaborations ranged from Madonna to ACDC and everything in between.
"Well well" the petite honey-blonde girl moved out from her lovers arms to face his brother "Lucas Scott, I finally have the pleasure." A hand whipped out to which Lucas gladly accepted.
"Haley James? So your the one who got my brother so whipped? Here I though you were just a huge Laker's fan." It was true, the singer had been spotted at nearly every home game this past year.
"That too but it's the players who keep me coming back." One eye closed in a brief wink as the dark Scott scoffed
"Play-erSSS?" He questioned, mock hurt playing on his handsome face.
"Oh sorry baby, just one player. But you know how me and Andrew are in love too." A snort from the amused brooder as the singer joked with his twin.
"HA-Ha" A muscled arm fell around his famous girlfriend as her deep green eyes scanned the party.
"You know I'm joking, I love you Natey. Now if you'll excuse me there's a few people I have to say hello to." Slipping from the masculine grasp she turned to the newly acquainted Scott "sorry Lucas, it was so nice to meet you, your not leaving soon are you? We should all sit down and have a drink once it quietens down."
"I'll be here, don't worry about it James. We'll all have a drink and I can share a few embarrassing stories from our childhood, see if you still want to be with Natey-boy after that."
"I look forward to it." A brief chuckle before the girl skipped off, Lucas doubled over as he was granted an elbow in the ribs from his sibling.
"Shut your trap Eugene" Nathan said, clapping him on the back, Lucas stood up.
"Whatever ass, I can't believe your dating Haley James and you failed to tell me!"
"How many times have I invited you to come meet her?" Broad shoulders lifted to shrug before dropping back into place.
"Dude, I thought it was just going to be another three-monther, no idea it would last this long OR be with Haley James!"
"So you don't care about my nobody girlfriends but if their famous your interested?"
"Welcome to Hollywood lil bro"
"I'm clearly not your little bro." A tall spine straitening to prove a point, Nathan chuckled.
"Your younger by ten minutes bro, therefore you're still the lil one."
"Whatever, you should know I love Haley, I don't really give a shit if she's famous or not."
"Good for you man, but my problem is not with her level of fame. How long have you guys been dating?"
"A year."
"You realise that's the longest relationship you've ever been in?"
"So what?"
"So nothing, I'm just laying down the facts Mr. 23. Have you cheated on her?" This question did not go without merit, it was defiantly not unheard off for an NBA star let alone the hottest player on the west-coast, perhaps even in the whole league, to stray.
"Nup, not once, haven't even been tempted." Blonde eyebrows shot up in surprise, another sip of beer taken to recover.
"WOW Man good for you, I don't know how you do it." The playboy superstar had not been faithful to a girl since higschool.
"You should try it some time."
"Why bother? I get the two month itch." A deep laugh sounded as Nathan shook his head.
"Niccee man."
"It's not like I don't treat them well, they know what their signing up for from the start."
"At least your honest."
"Girls dig honesty."
"Not your type of honesty."
"Are you seriously giving me a lecture?"
"No, do what you want as long as you keep away from Haley, I'm good." Lucas laughed, his blue eyes turning from his brother to scan the crowd.
"Don't worry bro, she's hot but she's not my ty-" Eye's widened as the brooder was forced to stop mid sentence, his hand going slack, beer falling from it. Golden liquid hit the floor, splattering the carpet for miles around, no one seemed to notice except for the man he was talking to.
"Dude what the hell? Do you have any idea how much this carpet costs?" Ok so the party-host knew it was going to get damaged anyway but that didn't mean he would permit his brother to defile it on purpose.
"Who is she Nate?"
"What? Who?" A hand lifted to point across the crowd, Nathan followed his brothers directions and chuckled when he saw the target of his attention.
"Seriously man, do you live under a rock?" The blondes eye's didn't leave the girl he was starring at.
"Who is she?"
"You've gone into a trance, girls really do run your life." No reply was granted so Nathan sighed "that's Brooke Davis, I don't know how you don't know who she is. She's the owner and head designer for Clothes Over Bro's. Plus she's hot and young so she's in the tabloids every other week." Red Christian Louboutin heels, tanned legs, black C.O.B short shorts, a red, tight fitting dior top revealing the perfect amount of cleavage, deep dimples, a perfect smile, dazzling hazel orbs and long chocolate tresses, Brooke Davis was defiantly hot and then some.
"WOW." Was all the blonde could fathom, he couldn't believe he had never seen this girl before.
"She's pretty hot huh?"
"She's fucking gorgeous." He didn't understand, did his brother not see what he saw? Pretty hot didn't even begin to describe her, she was fucking perfect in his mind. Nathan laughed.
"Slow down bro-"
"Does she have a boyfriend?" Lucas didn't care if she did he just wanted to know what kind of obstacles he would need to go through to get her in his bed.
"No. But take a look around, every guy in this room wants her, heck every guy in any room wants her."
"Even you?"
"I'm in love." Corny but touching. Lucas scanned the space, Nathan was right, it was like everyone, especially the males in room, radiated towards her.
"You think these other guys stand a chance?" Cocky attitude met with determination for a perfect mix. Lucas Scott had decided what he wanted and he was going for it.
"Good Luck." Laughing at a private joke Nathan clapped his brother on the back.
"Shall I give you a head start to warn her against me? I could use a challenge."
"Dude, if you think it's her that needs to get warned you clearly do not know Brooke Davis." Blue iris's jumped from one brunette to the other as Lucas turned back to his brother.
"Wait, you know her?"
"Yeah" Nathan nodded "She's Haley's best friend, the two are practically joined at the hip."
"How is it I have never seen her at events or in the tabloids or ANYWHERE?"
"I dunno, you must have selective seeing"
"Trust me, my eyes would defiantly select to see her." As his eyes slid back to her Lucas noticed Brooke had looked up from the group of people she was talking with, focusing on Nathan, whom she raised her glass to. It didn't go without notice by Lucas that she hadn't even glanced at him. Nathan raised his hand signalling to the young fashionista that she should join them. It took her only a moment to excuse herself before she was by the brothers side. Lucas's breath hitched as he studied the woman before him.
"Hey Nate!" The raspy voice nearly made Lucas's head explode and as she jumped up to hug his brother, pangs of jealousy rose in him.
"Hey Cookie." Cookie? What the fuck? Nathan go back to your girlfriend. The two were acting nothing more than good friends yet Lucas could already not stand the thought of any other man being near her. A strange feeling of possession and jealousy had already stirred him, something he could not explain. "I'm going to go find Haley but I just wanted to introduce you to my brother, Lucas Scott, Brooke Davis. Brooke Davis, Lucas Scott." Only then did the hazel orbs slip from Nathan to him.
Dark brown boots, dark denim Calvin's and a perfect-fitting v-neck white top complimented the lead actor perfectly yet his reputation preceded him, cancelling out any attraction she might have had.
Nathan strolled off in search of his girlfriend as the two new-acquaintances starred at each other.
"Nice to meet you Brooke." The brunette's gaze did not alter and yet she didn't utter a word. "Uh, so what do you think of the party?"
"It's good I guess." She spoke slowly, choosing her words carefully, he held onto every raspy syllable.
"What would you rather be doing?"
"Honestly? Home curled up on the couch with some good Chinese and a crap movie... Or vice versa." A husky masculine laugh made the designers mouth twitch into a brief smile. "Glad that amuses you Lucas Scott."
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking how much better that scenario would be for you if I was curled up next to you." A roll of the eyes paired with clamping of perfect white teeth told Lucas he had said the wrong thing yet he couldn't help the cocky, never-been-refused-by-a-girl-in-his-life actor come out.
"Uh-huh."
"Yeah baby, how about we ditch this place and go back to mine? I'm sure we could come up with something better than crap movies and Chinese." A raspy-amused laugh sounded which the brooder took as a good sign.
"As a matter of fact I was about to get out of here." Lucas could not believe his luck, he had come to this party begrudgingly and suddenly he had met the most gorgeous girl he had ever seen and she wanted to go home with him? He truly did love his life.
"Great baby, just wait to see what I have in-store for you, welcome to the best night of your life." As his hand shot out to place on her lower back, Brooke moved away, laughing.
"Good try bud but I'm getting out of here without you. Nice to meet you Lucas, shame you couldn't have been more like your brother and less like a jackass." With that she was gone, moving through the crowd at a steady place, not breaking stride the whole time. He watched her leave and mentaly kicked himself, he was always this much of a cocky-jerk to girls but right now he was hating himself for it. Why couldn't he have told her that the one thing he wanted to do tonight was grab a beer, some Chinese and watch Law and Order reruns?
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