Chapter 2- Dreams
It's been 2 weeks since her encounter with the new man in her life, Dean Winchester. Sure he came to help her sort out her problems, help her heal, But anytime she looked at him she just wanted to punch the smug look off his face. Yes his very handsome face. Here he was trying to do the right thing, but all she saw was how cocky he was and arrogant, boy was he arrogant. The more Dean stuck around the more she wanted Julian back. Dean reminded her alot of Julian. They both were handsome, both wanted what was best for her and they both had that same innocent look. Brooke was not falling for whatever game Dean was playing, nope, not at all.
Brooke had a dream lastnight, the same dream she has been having, although this was a different dream, they all feel so real and she likes to call them nightmares, they keep haunting her, reminding her of what she'll never have with Julian, Never beable to expierence with him.
Dream
Standing alone in a field was Julian, wearing a nice brown shirt and blue jeans, just standing there watching nothing, lost in thought. Brooke walked up to him wearing a beautiful red dress and looking as gorgeous as ever.
"Hey handsome!" she said walking to him.
"Hi" he replied grabbing her hand as she intertwined there fingers together.
"I turned down the job!" she said as if it all made sense, he looked confused.
"In New York? Why?" he asked.
Brooke smiled at him and looked to the ground with her eyes as if she were telling him to sit with her, and he did.
"When I was living there and running Clothes over Bros, my office looked out on this building nearby, and on the rooftop there was a playground where all the grade school kids would have recess. And somedays when things were crazy, which was most days" she giggled and he smiled "I'd look out and I'd watch those kids run around and I'd think, that's no way to play... I mean I love New York, but living in constant fear of losing your kickball off the roof of your playground is kind of a rough way to grow up." Julian was really confused now.
"So you turned down the job because the Schools have playgrounds on the roof?" he asked, kinda laughing to himself.
"I turned down the job because I don't want our child to have a playground on the roof" She said as if it was a dumb question and then added "Unless it's the roof of my store. Here, in Tree Hill." She smiled again.
"Okay you're losing me" Julian replied back clearly confused.
"Chase had to take a drug test. but a guy in kid cuddies posse made him take a hit off a joint. So he asked Alex to pee in a cup for him because she's sober, except Alex isn't really sober because she accidentally ate some of Quinn's pot brownies. So, Alex came over to ask you, because her and chase are getting closer and she wanted to be the one to help him, but you weren't home, so Alex asked me. And the lab called Chase, and said that he's pregnant." She emphasised the last word, the look on Julians face was priceless.
"What?" Was all he could say.
Brooke smiled at him and continued "So Chase told Alex, and Alex told me. And I took a pregnancy test." Julians eyes lit up and he had this huge grin on his face and all Brooke could do was Smile and nod "We're Pregnant" she annouced, it was the best feeling in the world.
"Baby!" Julian giggled and smiled and cupped Brooke's face and pulled her in for a kiss, Brooke gladly accepted, he pulled back and smiled and said "I knew we could do it" and kissed her again.. They layed down in the grass, her head on his lap and both of them smiling, never wanting to forget this moment.
Brooke awoke sweating and crying. Why did she keep having these nightmares? Why was god reminding her of what she would never have?
End of Dream
Brooke was walking around town, She loved Tree Hill, it was her home, but lately she has been feeling as if she doesn't belong here, bad things happen in this town, Lucas got in a car accident and almost died, Jimmy Edwards shot up the school and killed himself and almost killed Peyton in the process, Dan Scott murdered his own Brother Keith in cold blood, Haley was hit by a car, Nathan was in a car accident, Jamie and Brooke almost died in a river, Karen almost died giving birth, Brooke was attacked in her own store, a Psycho tried to kill Dan, Haley and Jamie. Peyton had her very own Stalker and almost died giving birth as well, Rachel overdosed on heroin. Quinn and Clay got shot and almost died and now Julian, and that was only part of it. Brooke saw Karens Cafe and decided to stop by and see Haley and Nathan, Brooke hasn't been working much, She owns half the store with Haley, but since the accident, she hasn't done nothing.
The bell above the door rang as she walked inside, Haley greeted her with a smile.
"Hey!" She said as Brooke returned the smile. "Where have you been?" She asked.
"Just walking around town, I needed the fresh air" She replied.
"Another nightmare?" Haley asked, she already knew the answer as Brooke nodded a yes.
The bell above the door rang again as Dean walked inside.
"Hey Brooke! I've been yelling your name for the last 3 blocks" He admitted.
"Oh? Was that you? I thought it was just an annoyingly, cocky, arrogant guy trying to hit on me" She smiled and then replied "Oh wait! That was you" She frowned and walked away to a booth, he followed her.
"Okay, I'll give you Cocky and Arrogant, but Annoying?" He looked wounded, all Brooke could do was roll her eyes.
"What do you want?" She asked thoroughly annoyed.
"What do I want? Lets see" He winked and she looked sick.
"Ugh! I think I just threw up a little in my mouth" She replied.
"Kidding! Man you really are moody and depressing" he admitted.
"Wait! Who called me moody and depressing?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"I did" He smirked.
"I am not Moody and Depressing" She tried to argue and he gave her a questioning look and she sighed "Okay maybe a little" he raised an eyebrow and she sighed and rolled her eyes "Fine! Just call me Peyton Marie Sawyer!" She joked.
"Who?" he asked.
"Nevermind, not important" She sighed.
"What I'd like to know if where is the Brooke Davis i've heard so much about?" he asked out of curiosity.
"What do you mean?" She asked back.
"I mean, the fun, loving, party girl, the girl who loves with all her heart, the sweetest girl in the world." He stated.
"She died!" Brooke said in a monotoned voice "Along with her Fiance" She admitted, getting up and walking out the door.
"Good Job Casanova" Haley playfully rolled her eyes.
Dean looked at her and layed his head down on the table.
"I can't get through to her" Dean admitted, feeling defeated.
"Duh!" Haley said "She lost her fiance and you trying to help comes off as seducing" she laughed and he gave her this look. "Look, you're gorgeous, so Brooke only sees you as a guy trying to get in her pants." She laughed again.
"Ummm hello, Nathan isn't too shaby, why will she talk to him?" He asked.
"Ummm hello, Nathan is my husband and Brooke's bestfriend, like a brother to her" Haley said walking back to the counter to wipe some tables down.
"Right!" Dean said to himself, he got up and followed Haley "So what do you suggest I do?" He asked, he was feeling desperate now.
Haley shrugged and said "Try telling her about someone you lost" She suggested.
"I was 6, it was different" He replied and then it dawned on him "Nevermind, I have the perfect idea." He smiled and walked out of the Cafe and Haley laughed.
"Wow! He so likes her" She said to herself.
"Dean why are you doing this? And why must you drag me along, if you want to sleep with the girl, Just charm her, leave me out of this" Sam whined as he got out of the car.
"This isn't about that, this girl is genuinly scared of her own shadow, She lost the "love" of her life, you lost Jessica, also the "love" of your life, Help me, Help her" Dean finished.
"Wow!" Sam Expressed.
"What?" Dean asked Annoyed.
"You like her" Sam said in Awe.
"No I don't, I promised a friend of mine I would help her" Dean stated.
"Dude, at the first sign of her annoyed with you, you would have bailed. You're not trying to sleep with her, so that can only mean one thing, you like her" Sam knew his brother more than anybody and Dean was not even being close to Subtle when it came to Brooke Davis.
"Whatever" Dean rolled his eyes "Will you help me?" he asked.
"Yes! But only because you like her" he said walking towards the door.
"I DO NOT LIKE HER" Dean yelled after him...
Brooke was sitting on the couch when she heard the doorbell, getting up, she answered it, seeing who it was, she tried to slam the door.
"Wait, wait, Brooke" Dean said and Brooke opened the door putting her hand on her hip.
"What?" she asked.
"This is my brother Sam! You once told me that I couldn't help you because I never lost someone I truley loved besides my parents, But my brother has, he lost his Girlfriend 2 years ago." Dean looked happy when Brooke opened the door and let him and Sam in.
Brooke sat there quietly and listened to Sam speak about Jessica, she had tears in her eyes. Dean watched as his brother relived the most horrible moment of his life, with a few changes, instead of Jessica hanging from the Cieling, she was murdered during break in, kinda true. He hated hearing about Jessica, He had never met her personally, but Sam talked about her a lot after the incident and then not so much anymore.
"It takes time, but I promise it will get better, time will heal." Sam finished, he knew he was being a hypocrite, but he didn't care, he wished he had someone back then telling him everything would be alright.
Brooke wiped her tears away "Sam, I am so sorry for what happened to you. She seemed like a wonderful person, but Julian was also and erasing him and forgetting him is an insult to his memory." Brooke said.
"No, of course not, don't ever erase or forget him, but trust me, living the way you are, in fear, he wouldn't want that. He would hate to know that you are scared." Sam smiled genuinly.
"I'm not scared, i'm pissed, furious, angry and vengefull, whoever killed Julian is going to pay, believe me." She finished.
"Brooke" Dean sighed, he hated seeing her like this, he had only known the girl for a few weeks but he cared for her, maybe Sam was right, maybe he did like her.
Brooke looked at Dean when he said her name and heard him sigh, he meant well he dd. She looked away, sad. She had always been this bubbly girl, life of the party as Dean described her, but the past 4 months have been the hardest of her life. She would not ever wish this pain on her worst enemy.
"If you'll excuse me, I should get some sleep." She finally said.
"Of course" Sam said and smiled.
She walked Dean and Sam to the door, Sam said his goodbyes and walked to the car, Brooke smiled at Dean and turned to shut the door.
"Wait, Brooke" He said, she stopped, turned to him.
"yeah?" She asked.
"I know you're hurting, and pissed and you have every right to be" he looked sad "But please, don't let this tear you down, or break you. You're a beautiful girl, sweet and all around Amazing. I don't know Julian or anything, but in my opinion, he was a lucky man" He smiled.
"You're right, you don't know him, I was lucky, he was amazing, The sweetest man ever. I was sick once, it was before we started dating, I never told him, Nathan must have, well anyways, he showed up at my house with soup and ice cream" She chuckled "Before that, I would not give the guy the time of day, he was nice, but that was it, until that moment, I saw him standing there, soup and ice cream in hand, and I kissed him, that's when I knew, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this man, he of course ended up sick but it was worth it" She let a tear slip and smiled "He was the best thing in my life and now he's gone, so I'm sorry if your fantasy of who I used to be is gone, like I told you before, the old Brooke died when Julian did" She said and shut the door in Deans face.
Dean stood there a sad expression written on his face. He walked back to the car where Sam was, got in the driver side and sighed.
"What happened?" Sam asked concerned.
"What happened? What happened is I fell for a Grieving widow" Dean said and slammed his fist on the wheel.
Sam chuckled "Dean, they weren't married, she's not a widow" he laughed at his brother.
"Whatever" He rolled his eyes "This is so not okay" he sighed again.
"I'm sorry man" Sam said.
Dean looked at Sam disgusted "We're not going to hug" He started the car as Sam laughed.
Brooke layed in bed and drifted off to sleep, awaiting the next dream, she always had them so why should tonight be any different.
Dream
It was the day they had all been waiting for, the day Brooke Davis married Julian Baker.
Brooke walked slowly down the aisle taking in everything, her mom on her arm, the man of her dreams standing at the alter, her bestfriend and Maid of Honor Haley standing on the side and Julian's best man and Brooke's god-son Jamie stood on the other side, she looked at Julian who smiled at her and she smiled back, he helped her up the steps and they turned towards eachother, hands intertwinded.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matramony. Today Julian and Brooke will claim there love to the world with these words." The minister said. "Julian" He continued issuing for Julian to go.
"Thank you! Brooke, before I met you, I thought my world had everything I needed to be happy. I had nothing else to compare it to. Then you walked into my life, and everything changed. I realized how empty my world was without you in it and my old life was no longer capable of making me happy, not without you. I love everything about you Brooke. I love the way you challenge me, like noone ever has. I love the way you look at me, like noone ever has and I love the way you love me, like noone ever has. I can't imagine spending my life without you and if you say yes to me in a few minutes, I wont have to" He chuckled, Brooke smiled and laughed, tears in both there eyes "You look beautiful by the way" He smiled as did she.
"Brooke" the minister stated telling her it was her turn.
"Julian, Before I met you, my world revolved around one thing... me. And I liked it that way on my own but then I met you and you saw through the facade, you saw me. You've taught me to trust, how to let someone in and what it truly means to fall in love. I can't possibly describe how much I love you, so I'll tell you why I love you. You see the world in a way that noone else does, and you appreciate everything, including me. there is noone in the world like you and if you say yes in a few minutes, I'll get to spend the rest of my life trying to see the world through your eyes, appreciating everything, including you, the most unique, wonderful, and terribly handsome man I've ever met." She finished, tears in her eyes, tears in the eyes of everyone watching.
"Julian and Brooke, you came here today to exchange these vows. Julian, do you take Brooke to be thy wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" The minister asked.
"I do" Julian smiled as well as Brooke.
"Brooke, do you take this man to be thy wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" He repeated.
"I do" She said.
"The rings please" he asked. as Haley and Jamie handed them over.
"Thanks buddy" Julian said to Jamie. and placed the ring on Brooke's finger. "Brooke this ring symbolizes my desire for you to be my wife, from this day forward." He smiled.
Brooke placed the ring on Julian's finger and said "Julian, this ring symbolizes my desire for you to be my husband, from this day forward." she smiled.
"If anyone can share just cause, why this couple should not be joined together, speak now..." the minister said but was interupted.
"Don't nobody say nothing" Skillz yelled. and everyone laughed.
"Well in that case" the minister joked.
Brooke was still laughing and said "okay..."
"By the power vested in me, by the state of North Carolina, I now pronounce you husband and wife" The minister smiled.
"Can I kiss my wife now?" Julian asked.
"You better" Brooke answered
Brooke leaned in as did Julian and they kissed, there first kiss as Husband and Wife. Everyone was standing, clapping and crying.
Brooke pulled back, as did Julian and Julian said "I told you I wasn't annoying" And Brooke's eyes lit up and it wasn't Julian anymore, but Dean.
End of Dream
Brooke woke up jumping up, Sweating and said "Crap!"