A/N Here is my new one! Hope you love it. RnR
Be My Escape
Chapter One: Homecoming
Brooke Davis pushed her sunglasses up on her nose and leaned back in the car seat. She was sitting on the most uncomfortable leather seat ever made. The same kind of seat all taxis seemed to have. Leather was never a good thing in ninety-degree weather. Brooke smiled at the familiar sights all around her. She was finally home. After spending five seconds in California she hated it. Three weeks later she had convinced her parents to fly her back to her home. Back to Tree Hill.
She hadn't told anyone she was coming in except Karen and she had asked her not to say anything. It was going to be a surprise. From what she had heard Lucas and Peyton were having a totally rotten summer. And that wasn't a huge surprise. Lucas's dad had been killed and Peyton had lost the loves of her life, Jake and Jenny. The only thing she worried about was what she was going to say to Lucas. He had spilled his guts to her before she left and they hadn't talked since. Now she was going to be living with him. Talk about awkward.
The taxi driver pulled over in front of the house and Brooke paid him. She was extremely relieved to see Lucas's car in the driveway. A part of her had this huge fear that he and Peyton would get back together. Not that she should care, they weren't dating. But, she did care. More than she cared about most things. She grabbed her bags and dragged them up the stairs. Sure she had packed light hoping she would come back but not that light. It was dark out now and she smiled as the porch light came on. He must have heard her. She knocked loudly even though she could feel him through the door. The door opened and she looked up into his gorgeous blue eyes.
"Hey Lucas. Did you miss me?" At first he looked a little stunned to see her there. Then his arms were around her waist and he was holding her tightly.
"Yeah. How did you get here?" She laughed and pulled away to look at him. He pulled her sunglasses off her head and shook his head.
"Brooke, its dark outside why are you wearing these?" She shrugged and took in everything about him. That smell, rugged and soapy, and that smile. God had she missed that smile. And those lips. The way they kissed her the last time she had seen him. She rolled her eyes; she was getting off base here.
"I begged my parents and they finally let me come home so here I am." He nodded and grabbed some of her bags as she walked in. Karen walked in from the kitchen and hugged her.
"Hey baby girl. How was the flight?" Brooke laughed loving how Karen treated her like she was her child.
"It was great, as flights go. Can I help with dinner or should I make Broody here help me unpack?" Karen smiled at her son. Brooke was in the building.
"Go unpack. Dinner will be ready in half an hour. Unfortunately I won't be joining you because I have a date. Andy flew in from New Zealand for dinner." Brooke giggled and batted her eyelashes dramatically.
"How romantic. Lucas how come you never did that for me? Oh right, you were too busy making out with P.Sawyer." Lucas and Karen both looked at her like she was crazy.
"Oh my God you two I am just kidding. Now come on lover boy its time for you to get your butt in gear. I have three suitcases to unpack one of which might contain something for you." She danced around him and out of the living room. Lucas couldn't help but smile at his mom before following her from the room.
Brooke threw open the door to her room and smiled. It looked exactly the same. Lucas smiled at her as she fell onto her bed.
"UUGH, I missed this so much!" She beamed up at him and sat up. He sat her suitcases on the bed and she unzipped the first one.
"Okay, how come when you left you didn't have half this much stuff?" Brooke laughed and looked at the clothes that overflowed out of her luggage.
"Well, even though my birthday isn't until next week my Mom gave me my birthday money while I was there and of course I had to buy a few things." Lucas looked at her incredulously. A few things? Then he realized what she had just said. He had almost forgotten her seventeenth birthday. Everyone else had already had theirs. Starting with Peyton and ending with Nate the week before. Brooke started hanging stuff up in the closet and Lucas followed her lid. All of her clothes smelled like her. Sweet and peppermint-y at the same time. He was almost through with the first bag when he stopped and bit back a laugh.
"Brooke why do you have my gray hoodie? I thought that I must have lost it." She looked at him innocently.
"Oh, it must have gotten stuck in there by accident." He shook his head and laughed. Brooke shrugged.
"If you want it back you can have it." She spoke softly and he shook his head.
"No thanks Cheery. It looks better on you." She smiled and nodded, agreeing. Suddenly something dawned on her.
"Oh, yeah I almost forgot your present. I was at a bookstore and found this." Lucas raised an eyebrow. What was Brooke doing in a bookstore? She seemed to read his mind.
"I was buying a copy of the Kama Sutra because I left my other copy here." Lucas chuckled and then stopped suddenly.
"Did you use it while you were there?" She stopped what she was doing and looked at him over the shirt she was folding.
"No, I could have but it didn't feel right. I mean, I just told people that I had a guy here." Lucas tried to process what she was saying.
"And do you?" She smiled softly and leaned closer to him.
"I don't know, you tell me." He saw a smile creeping up her face. Lucas leaned over and kissed her softly.
"Definitely." She nodded and leaned away rummaging through a bag. She finally fished something out. It was a heavy book, beautifully bound and covered in leather. It was a copy of Faulkner's Light In August Lucas's absolute favorite novel. He was named for one of the main characters. The story was slightly tragic, a little like his. He looked at Brooke and she shrugged.
"I knew you liked his stuff. I kind of read it and it was really good. But, if you don't like it then-" He pressed a chaste kiss on her lips and she blushed slightly something he didn't see her do very often.
"I love it Brooke." She smiled and they jumped apart as Karen called up the stairs.
"Dinners ready guys!" They exchanged smiles before walking down the stairs. Lucas sat down beside Brooke and slipped his fingers into hers under the table.