Chapter 2
Brooke woke up the next morning as the sunlight streamed in through their patio and realized that she was stuck. Lucas had his arm draped around her and pinned her to him. They had not landed until it was evening in Hawaii so after picking up their rental car, they checked in to the Four Seasons and settled in. Since Lucas was coming from the East Coast, it had been a long day of travel for him.
They had ordered some room service for dinner and she had told him that he should get some rest so they could really get started on their vacation the next day. He insisted that all he really wanted to do was to make love to his girlfriend and it didn't take much, if any, convincing for her to relent and as always when being with him she was in pure bliss for a few hours before they both fell asleep exhausted.
She softly traced the features of his face as he slept. He was as good-looking as ever but in his sleep he looked so young and innocent. She giggled at the thought because he was anything but innocent the night before. She seriously fell more and more in love with him every day. He had been her rock since her parents had tragically died in a traffic accident and she was grateful every day that he had come back into her life.
"Baby, what are you doing?" he grumbled without opening his eyes. He was always so grumpy in the morning.
"I told you that you needed to save your energy last night. You're always so mean in the morning when you don't get enough sleep," she teased.
He opened one eye and looked at her and she chuckled.
"I'll show you mean," he retorted.
Before she knew it, he had rolled over so that he was straddling her and began to tickle her sides.
"Lucas Scott! You stop that right now! Luke!" she yelled while laughing hysterically and trying to squirm out of his grip at the same time.
He finally stopped when he could see that she was having a hard time breathing. He let her catch her breath again before dipping down and kissing her.
"Good morning, pretty girl," he said sweetly, his blue eyes never breaking their gaze with her hazel ones. "I love you."
"I love you," she sighed in content.
"Are you hungry?" he asked, rolling over so that she was finally free.
"Yes," she said excitedly. "Do you just want to go to the café downstairs?"
"Sounds like a plan."
A few hours later, they were full, dressed headed down for a day at the beach. Brooke had bought several new bikinis that she knew would drive her boyfriend crazy and she couldn't wait to show them off.
Hand in hand, they walked until they found an empty strand of sand where they could lay out some beach towels. He stared out at the beautiful blue water and couldn't wait to go in. He slipped off his shirt and threw it to the ground before turning back towards Brooke as she had asked him to spray her back with some sun block. She did not want to ruin her vacation by getting burnt.
"Whoa."
She grinned. He had finally noticed her in her bathing suit. She had been working out regularly and she filled out the red string bikini quite well.
"You like?" she teased as she stuck a few poses to give him a better look.
" Brooke, you may have to put your dress back on or I may have to take you in front of all these people," he growled. He walked up to her and wrapped his arms around his waist before kissing her deeply.
"Broody, I can't swim with my dress on, duh. Spray."
She held out the sun block to him and turned around so he could spray her back.
He obediently did as he was told and took the time to admire how well her butt looked in her little bikini bottoms.
"God, I am one lucky bastard," he muttered to himself but she still heard.
"And I'm one lucky bitch," she sexily whispered back, turning so she could wrap her arms around his neck and lean up for another kiss.
She meant it too. His abs were perfectly displayed by his board shorts.
After she had returned the favor and sprayed him with some sun block, he went to test out the water while she decided to lay out for a little bit and try to get a little color.
He came back dripping wet and found her with her eyes closed. Laying down next to her he wrapped his arms around her soaking her and causing her to shriek.
"Lucas!" she whined.
"Yes, baby?"
"I hate you."
"You love me," he argued, leaving a trail of soft kisses from her jaw to her neck.
She moaned at how good he was making her feel and forgot to argue back. He returned to her lips and she deepened the kiss.
Reluctantly, he pulled away, knowing that they were in public and there were several kids running around. They would have to wait until that night.
"I do love you," she replied. Rolling over on to her side and propping her head up on her hand so that she was looking at him.
He copied her position and took her other hand in his, bringing it up to his lips.
"You make me so happy, baby," he said honestly.
"Four more months," she replied seriously. "Four more months and I'll never have to wake up without you next to me again. We're so close."
"New York isn't going to know what hit it."
Flashback (One month ago)
Brooke was walking back into her apartment after a long day of classes and work and all she wanted to do was take a shower and get into some pajamas before Lucas called. Just as she dropped her bag onto the floor, she could hear her phone ringing. She groaned as she bent down to retrieve her it.
Her annoyance was set aside immediately when she saw that it was Lucas calling.
"Hi baby, you're calling early today?" she answered as she got comfy on her couch.
"I know, I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time," he replied.
"I always have time for my number one, what's up?
"Well, I got home and the envelope from Columbia was in the mail…"
"And?" she asked anxiously.
Columbia was Lucas' first choice for Medical School. It had one of the best pediatric oncology programs in the country. She knew that if he got into Columbia, their home for the next four years was going to be New York City. If he didn't get in, they would be in Gainesville at the University of Florida.
"And, we're gonna be in for some pretty cold winters, babe. I got in!" he said excitedly.
She jumped up and down and started screaming.
"Congratulations! I'm so so proud of you baby. I knew you could do it," she said, getting a little weepy.
"Brooke, are you crying?"
"A little. I'm just so happy for you. I know how much you wanted this."
"It's my second dream come true. As long I have you, everything else is gravy. You know that…"
"As long as I have you, I have everything I need too…"
"We'll need some time this summer to find an apartment. It's probably best that we go as soon after you graduate as we can."
"Are you sure that you're going to be able to handle living with me twenty-four hours a day? I can be pretty crazy sometimes," she joked.
"I'm sure," he said certainly. "I can't be away from you anymore."
"I know what you mean," she replied.
She walked over to a picture she had of them on her mantle. They had thrown a house-warming party they had when they both moved into her childhood home back in Tree Hill and Haley had taken the picture of them in front of her red door. It took some convincing but Lucas had convinced Karen to let him move in with Brooke while they were home. He still stayed at Karen's on his weekends home and Brooke couldn't make it but when she was in North Carolina, they lived in their house together.
"You want to live in New York, right?"
He had asked her that constantly. He didn't want to force her into something she didn't want and a small part of him was scared that she was only doing this to make him happy.
"Lucas," she sighed. "I promise. I just want to be with you."
"I know. I know. I just don't want you to resent me down the line," he said softly.
"Not going to happen," she said certainly.
"Okay. Listen, I'm going to have to let you go. Nate and Haley want to go out to celebrate. I'll call you when I get home?"
"Sounds good. Have fun and tell Naley I said hi. I love you."
"I love you too. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye."
End Flashback
"I've lined up an interview with a firm in New Jersey for the Friday you'll be in New York. I'm going to get a ticket for the red eye on Thursday night. Will you pick me up Friday morning?"
"Of course."
"I'm hoping that I can get another one scheduled for that afternoon but we'll have two days after that to take a look around."
"That's great. We'll be able to narrow down the neighborhoods we want to look in when we go back in June."
"Exactly. I have a feeling this last quarter is going to go quickly."
"I think you're right, pretty girl. C'mon, let's go in the water. You can't come to Hawaii and not go in the water."
"Fine," she relented, rolling her eyes and she chased him into the water.
