Brooke and Lucas had spent that whole night reminiscing about everything they wanted out of life, after the great sex of course. To Lucas's surprise, Brooke wanted a lot of the same things he did. A career, money, someone to share it with obviously, and eventually a family. Lucas never took Brooke as the type to want children. After everything her parents put her though, he knew the thought had to scare her. But Brooke Davis was a strong, beautiful, confident person. She would make a great mom one day. Especially if she had Lucas to help her. They brought the best out in each other and Lucas couldn't think of anyone else he would ever want to be with. He had woked so hard to get her back after he and Peyton had a small on-going affair Sophmore year. It had broken Brooke, and Lucas promised her along with himself that he would NEVER let her go again. He intended to keep that promise no matter what.

Brooke started to stir, and rolled over to see that Lucas was missing. He was always there when she woke up.

"Broody...?" Brooke said as she rubbed her eyes and let out a tiny yawn.

"Lucas, did you wake up early and make your favorite girlfriend breakfast?" She said hopingly. But there was still no answer.

Brooke slowly got herself out of bed, and slid on her pink cheetah print slippers and matching robe. "Where had he gone?" She thought to herself.
She hated being alone. Even waking up alone drove her insane. Maybe it made her a bit clingy and a smidge desperate, but she didn't care.

Just then she heard the front door open. So she quickly went to see if it was Luke.

"Hey beautiful" Lucas said with a smile on his face. He walked over and kissed Brooke.

"What happened to you this morning? I woke up and you were gone.." Brooke said a bit annoyed.

"I couldn't sleep."

"Why?" Brooke said.

"I was thinking about everything. Us...School...just life in general." Lucas said putting his arms around her waist and pulling her in closer.

"I love being with you Brooke, I think this is a good step for us."

"If you're trying to hint that we should spend the entire day apartment shopping. I'm in." Brooke said flashing Lucas a smile and a wink.

"There's the Brooke Davis I know and love...Go shower and do whatever it is you girls do. We'll grab breakfast at the diner, and take off. Luke said as he quickly kissed her and nudged her in the direction of his room.

Lucas drove about a half an hour to Wilmington. He always enjoyed riding around with Brooke. She loved blaring 'Spice Girls' and 'Backstreet Boys' and all he could do was laugh at her. So far, they had seen 3 apartments in their price range and were not impressed.
Theres not a whole lot they could do about it though. Brooke was making money from 'Clothes Over Bros', but it wasn't like she was a millionaire...yet. And Lucas couldn't get a job at that point. He had to go to college and play basketball for the Seahawks full time..plus he was on scholarship.

"What do you think about this one, Babe?"

Brooke was speechless.

This apartment was pretty awesome. It was in a great neighborhood too. When you walked in, the first thing you noticed was the high ceilings and open floor plan. After taking a few steps into the apartment, to your left is the kitchen. It had stainless steel appliances, a garbage disposal, and a huge opening above the sink where you could look into the dining and living room. Of course it was set up like an open bar type of style. Brooke definitley loved that part! The laundry room was located further down the hallway to the right. It was tiny, but Brooke and Lucas didn't need a big laundry room. They were just happy that the washer and dryer were new too. After entering the open living and dining room area further to the right was the bedroom and across from it was the bathroom. The bedroom was a decent size and Brooke was already mentally deciding where she wanted everything. After seeing the bathroom, they were sold! It was big and had twin sinks. It also had a HUGE deep bathtub with jets. Lucas knew what Brooke was thinking. There was no way she was looking anywhere else.

"Mr. Scott...Miss Davis...What do you think?" The apartment manager asked.

"I LOVE it!" Brooke shrieked. She grabed Lucas's hand and intertwined their fingers.

"It's great...but how is this in our price range?" Lucas asked. Giving that squinted eye look and running his hands through his hair. He always did this when he was unsure or nervous.

"These are new apartments that we're trying to fill. We have specials going on right now. $650 a month, plus utilities, for the next 18 months."

"I don't know...We were hoping to find something around $500." Lucas said.

"I suppose we could lower it...but I can't go below $550." The apartment manager said.

"Lucas...I make a little over $2000 a month. I think we'll be okay." Brooke said giving Lucas her pouty face. She really wanted this. It was perfect. She couldn't help it. She had grown up living a life of luxury, and even though she was willing to downgrade if needed..she really didn't want to.

"Alright...If this is what you want..you are the bread winner at this point." Lucas laughed jokingly. He grabbed Brooke's other hand and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"So, are we signing papers today?" The manager asked.

Brooke and Lucas looked at each other. Making sure 100%.

"Yes. I think we are." Brooke said with a smile.

"Great! Lets get this done. And by the way you two can move in immediately."
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On the way home Brooke didn't shut up. Lucas could see the excitement on her face and in return, it made him happy. Brooke had decided to spend one last night at Rachel's and she planned on having everything packed by morning!

"You know...I'm going to miss you tonight pretty girl."

"Ohh believe me...I would love to stay with you tonight Luke, but I need to explain everything to Rachel. And pack. One night apart will be good for us. They say...absense makes the heart grow fonder." Brooke giggled.

"Riiiigggghhhht..." Lucas said with a sarcastic but funny voice.

Tomorrow was going to be a long day and both of them needed some actual sleep. Even though Brooke was going to be up most of the night packing. It's not like she had a boatload of shit anyway. She had to get rid of a lot after her parents moved to California.
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Lucas dropped Brooke off at Rachel's and went home to get some rest..He had been so excited about everything that was going on, that he forgot to let his mom know. She had been the one to help him with his and Brooke's college plans. So hopefully she wouldn't give him any grief.

Brooke told Rachel what her plans were and started putting her stuff into boxes, when she heard a knock at the door.

"Rachel...you gonna get that?!" She yelled hoping she would hear her. But there was no reply.

"Obviously not..." Brooke said under her breath.

She walked downstairs and opened the door.

"Peyton...?"