So I'm back my awesome readers and I'm back with a brand new Brucas story which I promised you guys I would post… So this story is like a complete turnaround from what I normally do… This story was inspired by me watching a film called 'Something Borrowed' I got the idea from that film and thought id make a good Brucas story…
so if you've seen the film and you notice bits of it in the story then that is why… I don't own the plot really since its basically Brooke falling for Lucas, but instead of grabbing him when he had the chance she introduces him to her bestfriend Peyton who then dates him and then some time later there engaged, but when Lucas reveals that he has a crush on Brooke she doesn't know what to do with that and everything had changed after that night.
Anyway I hope you guys love it and I would really recommend the film because it's such a good film.
I own most of the story since I have added most of my own work in there since I didn't want it to all be just like the film or the book which I've read by the way and yet again it is an awesome book.
I don't own most of the characters… maybe some I do, but I not in this chapter.
Anyway here is the first chapter. I hope you enjoy!
I wake up feeling a leg beside mine. I turn my head slowly pulling the cover to my face. My heart drops and my mouth open. This can't be happening. My heart starts to race as I just lay there not saying anything. Maybe if I close my eyes hoping it was all just a bad dream and not really happening then it will go away and I'll wake up in my bed by myself, but when I open my eyes again I realise it isn't a dream at all, but its real. Shit what have I done?
11 hours earlier
"Happy birthday Brooke" I walk into my party being greeted by Peyton my bestfriend first. She had been planning this party for months and just like I promised Lucas I would look surprised.
"Thank you Peyt" I give a big fake smile as everyone wishes me a happy birthday
"Whatcha think B?" Peyton asks me with a hug.
"It's amazing Peyt" I say giving her a smile.
Hours went by and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves buying me drinks and at one point Nathan my other bestfriend made me take 25 shots since it's my 25th birthday. By the end of the night I was utterly drunk. Drunk like I have never been before. Everyone was slowly leaving about an hour ago. Lucas Peyton's fiancée had taken her home about two hours ago after she was totally out of it dancing on the tables and flirting with the barman, sounds like my bestfriend. The party sadly came to an end and Nathan offered to go half's on a taxi home which I of course said yes too. We stood outside until we could get taxi which pulled right up behind Nathan. Doors opened and out walked Lucas looking tired and warn out.
"Hey" I walk towards him "I thought you took Peyton home"
"Yeah I did" he nodded "She forgot her jacket" He walks past me and back into the bar.
"You coming Cookie?" Nathan questions using the nickname he gave me when we were younger waiting by the cab door.
"Erm…" I look between him and the bar "I'm gonna help Luke find the jacket. It cost a lot of money"
"I'm sure he can find it himself Brooke" Nathan tells me and yeah maybe that's true, but it was a $500 jacket and if she lost that, she'd be pissed.
"Yeah, but still" I look at him "You go ahead. I'll call you tomorrow" I tell him before I head into the bar to help Lucas find the jacket.
-xx-
"Oh here it is" I yell grabbing the jacket from under the table not knowing how it got there "Here" I hand the jacket over to Lucas as he walks over to me.
"Thanks" He smiles helping me up off the ground.
"No worries" I reply unwringing my dress and smoothing it down with my hands.
We stand outside waiting for a taxi as Lucas puts his hand out trying to catch one "So you enjoy the night?" He asks turning to look at me.
I give a fake smile with a slight nod "Yeah" Okay so maybe that didn't sound so convincing, but maybe he didn't notice so I sling my bag on my shoulder looking down at my shoes "It was good"
So maybe he did notice as he wasn't looking so convinced I could see it all over his face "You might want to sound more convincing when Peyton asks you" He smiles showing his perfect white teeth.
"I did enjoy myself" I wasn't sure if I was lying or if I did enjoy myself. I'm 25 with nothing, but my job to show for it and yeah I'm still young, but what if 5 years from now I have the same life. What if I'm 30 and have no kids and no husband?
"You don't have to lie to me Brooke" I snap out of my thoughts and look back at him "I know you" Then a taxi pulls up beside us "Let's go get one last drink"
"Oh no Luke you don't have to do that" I quickly tell him. I don't want him to think he has to cheer me up because he doesn't.
"Oh nonsense, come one. One last drink"
"You sure" I raise my eye brow "What about getting back to Peyton?"
"She passed out when I left, so I'm sure she won't notice I'm not there" He shrugs "And besides she wouldn't mind me taking her bestfriend for one last quick drink. What could seriously go wrong with that?" He tells me opening the car door "Come on Davis, get in" I think about it for a second, I hesitate, but get in anyway.
-xx-
"Hey Mr you trying to get me drunk" I joke laughing while saying it "You said only one drink"
"Yeah well I changed my mind, we'll drink until a real smile appears on your face and those dimple come out" He says sitting another beer in front of me.
"Luke…" I sigh "I did have fun… really I did… come…" I slide out my seat and grab his hand "Let's play some pool"
"Okay" He replied standing up as I dragged him to the pool table
"So I'm gonna make this interesting" I tell him thinking off a way to lighten the mood he wanted to pry my feelings out of me and I don't want to talk about it so what better way to solve the problem… play the thing I'm best at.. Pool "Okay… so if you win then we'll go back over to our table and I'll tell you what's wrong with me"
"Okay fair enough and if you win"
"And if I win then you have to buy me another drink and buy yourself 4 shots of the drink I pick for you" I tell him a smile plastered on my face "Deal"
"Deal" He smiled shaking my hand "Rack up the balls Dimples" I smile at the nick name he gave me back at camp the first week we met.
-xx-
"4 shots of Sambuca and a bottle of beer please" I tell the lady behind the bar. Yeep as you all can see I beat Lucas yet again at another game of pool… He should have known really… I've always beaten him and everyone else that I've faced.
"That was so not fair" He pouts standing beside me "I forgot how good you were"
"Well that sucks for you… now drink up Lukie" I pick up on of the shots the lady brings back and hands it to him "Come on… all four of them"
"You'll be the death of me Dimples"
"Then I guess it's a good way of dying… me being the last person you see" I joke taking a swig of my beer paying the lady for the drinks.
"Anyway what happened to one drink?" He questions downing the last shot and slamming the glass on the counter.
"Yeah well never mind… I forgot how fun you can actually be when you're not looking after my bestfriend" I state looking at a guy looking at me from behind Lucas "I bet I could get him to buy me a drink"
"Properly could" Lucas nods with a slight smile on his face.
"I'm going to get me a drink" I say walking pass him and to the guy looking at me "Hey you… wanna buy a girl a drink since it's my birthday and everything?"
"Eh… yeah sure" He nods calling for the lady behind the bar "Hey Julie… could you get the birthday girl a drink please… on me of course"
"Course" Julie looks at me "Same again" I nod and she hands me a bottle of beer.
"Thanks" I kiss the guy on the cheek then walk back to Lucas
"Brooke..."
"Hmm…"
"I forgot how confident you are" I smile at him and finish the beer the guy brought me. Damn I was drinking way too fast… so gonna regret this in the morning "Remember back at camp when no one would go up on stage and perform… you just shrug at me and grab the mic and started to sing… everyone was so surprised at how confident you were… it was amazing… you were amazing"
"Really… no one is going to perform" I say to Lucas as we stand by the side of the stage "It's called open mic for a reason"
"I guess no one here is willing to go up there in front of so many people… the camp isn't exactly small Brooke and plus the camp from over the water are coming too" Lucas responds with a shrug.
"Yeah and I bet their performing"
"Well they are a singing camp… they'd be stupid not too"
"Well can anyone here sing?" I ask looking around and everyone doing their own thing. I spot a mic not attended by anyone. So I give a loud sigh and look at Lucas giving him a small shrug… what I was about to do I haven't done it in years. Ever since I messed up on stage when I was 8… I slowly make my way over to the stage and before I knew what was going on I start to sing. I look to Lucas and see a smile appear on his face. I haven't lost my other talent… that not many people know I have. Everyone else in the camp stopped what they were doing and watched me… once I was finished everyone applauded and that night most of the camp performed as did the over camp, but I won the open mic trophy that I didn't even know I was singing for.
"Now I know why I had such a crush on you" He smiled at me and I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard those words come out of his mouth… was he actually being serious? Did he just say he had a crush on me? I just look at me him shocked faced
"No you didn't Luke" I say trying to laugh it off awkwardly.
"Oh Brooke you already knew that" His smile drops when he saw it written all over my face. I didn't know that. Oh god Luke why did you open that mouth of yours. He looked away for me quickly finishing the beer he ordered when I got mine from the other guy. He said nothing for the rest of the time we stayed which wasn't very long since we fell into a real uncomfortable silence.
-xx-
A taxi pulled up outside, Lucas opened the door for me and I get in not saying a word as he shuts the door then runs round and gets in the other side. It was 3:00 in the morning and I was still very much drunk. I sat in the taxi and Lucas got in beside me, both of us not saying anything.
"Where to?" The taxi driver asked. Me still not being able to form words Lucas answers for us both.
"Mayfair Avenue then knight Manor" The taxi driver nods and pulls away from the curb.
The silence was seriously killing me. I hated being this uncomfortable. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes before speaking breaking the silence "Lucas…" I start with trying to think of what else to say "I didn't mean to freeze like that. I was just surprised at the look on your face and I…"Lucas cuts me off when he takes my face in his hands and connects his lips with mine. I hesitate for a moment, but then I kiss him back. This wasn't going to end well, but right now I don't care.
-xx-
I feel the sun kiss the side of my face piecing through the curtains. I slowly start to open my eyes. I wake up feeling a leg beside mine. I turn my head slowly pulling the cover to my face. My heart drops and my mouth opens. This can't be happening. My heart starts to race as I just lay there not saying anything. Maybe if I close my eyes hoping it was all just a bad dream and not really happening then it will go away and I'll wake up in my bed by myself, but when I open my eyes again I realise it isn't a dream at all, but it real. Shit what have I done?
Lucas starts to stir in the space beside me, I don't move just lay there. God this can't be happening, but it is. He flutters his eyes open and smiles at me and then I see the realisation of what just happened appear on his face when my house phone starts to ring.
"Brooke… Brooke pick up the phone" I jump out of the bed grabbing my bath robe putting it on and tying the robe tight around my body "Brooke Davis pick up this god damn phone now" Peyton's voice was heard throughout my apartment "Lucas isn't home. I don't think he came home last night. I need you… Brooke"
"Oh god what have I done?" I cover my face with my hands pacing my bedroom "I'm such a bad person… a terrible bestfriend"
"Brooke" I heard Lucas say my name softly. I look at him picking up his trousers from the floor.
My eyes widening "Put these on" I chuck the clothing at him turning around.
"Brooke…" He says my name again "It's gonna be okay. I'll fix this"
"How?" I question turning to face him as he pulls on his shirt "How you going to fix this Luke. It's not like we can travel back and not let this happen" God I hate myself. How could I let this happen? Drunk or not "God I'm such an idiot" I run my hand through my hair "I'm such a bad bestfriend" I sigh "I'm going to hell"
"Brooke everything will be fine" He gives a small smile "I promise" He slips on his shoes trying to think of a perfect excuse "Oh I'll tell her I was with Jake" Jake was Lucas's friend from high school. Dads are bestfriends "I'll tell her it was late so I crashed at his place"
"Brooke answer this god damn phone now!" Peyton's voice came from the answering machine again. She's called like 5 times now panicking and here I am with her fiancée.
"Maybe I should answer?" I say to Lucas, not knowing what I'd say if I did. Lucas puts his jacket on.
"And say what?" he asks
I start to think… what do you say to your bestfriend after you wake up naked next to her fiancée? I have no clue. I've never done this before nor have I ever been in a situation so fucked up before. God I'm going to hell. I'm so going to hell "I-I don't know"
"I'm sorry Brooke" Lucas apologises, but this isn't entirely his fault is it because I didn't exactly push him off of me.
"Me too" I gave a slight smile with a shrug. Sorry wasn't going to sort this mess out. He walks to the door picking up Peyton's jacket and leaving. I hear the door shut and then I hear Peyton again on my machine.
"Brooke for god sake answer already" I leap of the steps to my bedroom and grab the phone. I don't know what I'm going to say, but I answer anyway. I hear her let out a breath "Thank god, you there?"
"I'm here" I say with a fake yawn hoping she doesn't notice which she doesn't "Sorry I..." I look over at my bed running back up the steps and to my bed I start to grab the sheets pulling them off. I need to wash or burn these. I need to do something with them "I just woke up" I settle with.
"Brooke" Peyton starts to say with a sigh "Lucas isn't home and I don't think he came home" She tells me again just like earlier while walking around her room "He better be dead or kidnapped"
"Peyt, don't say that" I wrap the sheets up and plonk them on my bed in a ball.
"Do you think his cheating on me?" she asks as a large lump forms in my throat "I mean what other reason could there be?"
"His not cheating Peyt" I inform her looking out of the window by my bed. I give a sigh "He loves and adores you"
"Well of course he does, like come on B look at me" I roll my eyes at that comment. Typical Peyton Sawyer "But seriously B, if his not cheating on me then where was he last night and why didn't he come home?" Maybe because he was in my bed instead…I then shook that thought out of my head and hear her say something else "I mean I remember sending him back to the bar to get my jacket for me... did you see him?"
"Ehh...yeah I saw he came back" I reply thinking back to Lucas's excuse and go with that "He was with Jake"
"Jake?" Peyton questions raising her eye brow.
"Yeah they said they were going to some bar to carry on drinking" I tell her. The lie just rolling of my tongue naturally.
"Hmm"
"They were doing some more shots" I hesitantly blurt out regretting it straight away when I think about it. Lucas doesn't do shots. Nice going Brooke. Well actually he did shots with me so technically he does do them when his with me so suck on that Peyton Sawyer.
"Lucas doesn't do shots" Well in all reality he use to do shots before he started to date her, I think she was trying to mould him into something he wasn't and because he loved her he went with the flow, but last night he let himself go and we had fun… maybe we let it go too far, but it was still fun.
"Yeah maybe I saw wrong" Yeeeah I guess not. I shake my head.
"Really?" Peyton laughs "Brooke you okay?" She then goes quiet "Oh that's Lucas now… I'm gonna see about this whole doing shots thing"
"No Peyton… Peyton wait" But it was too late. I could hear the dial tone. Shit… I'm so totally and utterly screwed.
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