I'm Your Fiancé
Author's Note: I noticed a discrepancy in the last chapter that I wanted to straighten up quick. Lucas lives in the home him and Brooke bought a month after they graduated college when they were trying to live as a family. When Karen went traveling she gave her house and the café to Lucas and Brooke. Lucas turned the café into Brooke's first boutique (called Team Brooke)and when Lucas and Peyton got back together and Peyton insisted Lucas not live with his ex, Brooke wouldn't stay in the house he bought, but since Karen had partially left the house to her she and Beth moved there.
haleydavisbaker- I do plan on having a brucas end game, however I really like you idea of bringing Julian in for Brooke… I think he is a great guy and really helps Brooke a lot… so whether I make him a possible love interest or just a really good friend he will definitely be in this story. Thanks for the great suggestion I hadn't thought of that!
On another note, I have a direction I want to take this story and while I appreciate constructive criticism, I do not appreciate people outright bashing on my stories, so if you don't like this story that's fine, but as a young writer who is sometimes a tad insecure about my writing, I would appreciate if you could keep the criticisms constructive or just don't read the story. Thanks for all the nice reviews :)
He shouldn't have walked out on her and he knows that. When he comes home there will be hell to pay. They are going to have the same fight they always have when he has to take care of Beth and Brooke, the same fight they have when he has to say no to her for the mother of his child, the same fight they have every single time she comes to visit him. They never talk anymore, not about music or art or anything, they only fight. Fighting which will lead to him going to Nathan and Haley's. Which means he's going to get lectured because he's long since learned that his best friend and brother are on Team Brooke. Somewhere over the years Haley and Brooke have become best friends and Haley's allegiance switched to Brooke. And Nathan, he's always known that if push came to shove Nathan would protect Brooke in a heartbeat. He wishes this could all be easier.
"Lucas?" Brooke's voice breaks him out of the trance he's been operating under, "you really don't have to drive us home. We can walk. I don't want to cause another fight between you and Peyton." She says the last part so softly he almost doesn't hear it. Almost. As he ducts into the car he lets her words sink in.
"BROOKE!" he screams causing her to jump slightly, "when will you understand that you and Beth come first! When will everyone start understanding that you are my girls and you are my first priority! Peyton or anyone else will not change the fact that your happiness comes first." They sit in silence as they drive the 5 minutes over to Brooke's home. Both thinking what they will never say out loud. Her happiness is what matters to him. He didn't say Beth's happiness… a mistake he's been making a little too often lately. Eventually Lucas's breaks the ice with an apology, "Brooke I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I'm just so tired of fighting. Her and I fight constantly over everything. And you and Beth will always come first. You girls are always welcome in that house. I'm sorry she showed up tonight. After I called to set up our dinner plans she showed up. If I had known she was coming I would've warned you." Lucas sighs knowing his apologies may work on the forgiving Brooke Davis, but a simple apology wasn't going to work when he arrived back to his house.
As they walked inside, him carrying an already asleep Beth and her carrying her heals she responds "its ok Luke, I know you are under a lot of pressure lately, especially with trying to juggle Peyton's work schedule and Beth. I just," she begins to tear up slightly in the next part of this conversation they've had multiple times over the last 2 months, "can't have Peyton replacing me. I am Beth's mother and you three are not a family. We are a family, you me and Beth, and we might be dysfunctional and unusual but we are her family"
"Yes, Brooke, we are her family, along with Nathan, Haley, Jamie and Natalie. And no matter what Peyton will never replace you. Not as if Beth would let her anyhow. She knows exactly who her mother is and would never let Peyton try to take your place." Lucas loves Brooke and he hates to see her doubting her role in his or Beth's life.
"Will you stay?" Brooke asks the question so softly he almost doesn't hear her. She hates being this week in front of him, but she can't bear to spend tonight alone and Haley has long since put little baby Natalie to bed for tonight. "Only for a little while, so I don't have to be alone?"
"Of course Brooke, you know I'd even stay if you hadn't asked," Lucas responds with a smile. She opens a bottle of wine and pours two glasses as Lucas tucks Beth into bed. They meet in the kitchen and Brooke hands Lucas his glass. They've been sitting there in the kitchen talking about all sorts of things. They've talked about Lucas's new book, Brooke's new line, and their daughter's upcoming school concert. The only thing they haven't spoken about was Lucas's wedding. That was the only subject that they always stayed away from. "So I have something for you" he says reaching into his coat pocket, "Beth and I saw this at the mall today after you called and I thought it was just perfect. She opens the long flat box to find a beautiful silver bracelet. It had a nice linked chain with a "BL" hanging down from one side and a picture of the three of them on the other. She quickly puts the bracelet on her wrist.
"Lucas it's beautiful! Thank you so," she's cut off by the doorbell ringing. As she cheeks her watch she sees that it is nearly 10:15 and she wonders who is stopping by her house so late. As she answers the door she reminds Lucas he should be getting home to Peyton soon. This reminder is completely unnecessary because when she opens the door she finds Peyton pushing her way into the house.
"LUCAS!" she screams, "Where have you been! I have been waiting at home for you for almost 2 hours!"
"Peyton," Lucas and Brooke say at the same time, but Lucas stops and allows Brooke to handle this situations. "My daughter is asleep upstairs. You have no right to come barging into my home and disrupt the peaceful environment Lucas and I, as her parents, have worked to create. They way you and Lucas communicate on your own time is none of my business, however for you to come into my home uninvited while my daughter is sleeping and scream at her father will not happen. And for another thing, don't you ever talk to my daughter about something I have told you no about again."
"Shut up Brooke. Drop the indignant act. We all know how terrible a mother you are so stop trying to mother me. Lucas picked me because he knew I would make a good mother. And you are going to have to except the fact that we are going to be together forever. I'm going to be a part of Beth's life and the three of us are going to be our own little family. I'm the one who is becoming a Scott. Get used to it." Peyton snarled back. She's so sick of Brooke always being around. The girl has everyone on her side. Her soon to be sister-in-law spent all of family gatherings with Brooke. Her soon to be brother-in-law looked at Brooke as his little sister. Hell even her fiancé took Brooke's side most of the time. It ended now. Brooke was not going to be a constant pain in her life anymore. She was marrying Lucas and becoming a Scott and Brooke would have to deal with the fact that she would never be a Scott.
It was now Lucas's turn to say something after Peyton's sudden outburst, "Peyton, you need to stop attacking Brooke. She is the mother of my child and I will always love her for that. She is right. You have no right to come into her home where my child is asleep and cause a ruckus. Why don't we just go home and finish this conversation there." Lucas tries to end this without anymore screaming.
"Of course, Luke, let's go," Peyton says latching onto Lucas's arm, but he pulls away.
"I'm going to run upstairs and give Beth a quick kiss before we leave okay?" he says as he takes a step towards his mothers old room leaving Peyton and Brooke standing there staring at each other.
Suddenly Peyton's eyes go livid, "What are you wearing?" She says roughly grabbing Brooke's arm with her brand new bracelet on.
"Oh it's nothing, just a cute bracelet Haley took Beth to buy for me," Brooke pulls her arm back.
"Yea," Peyton snorts, "then why does it say BL on it?"
"Beth Lynn. Actually it's Elizabeth, but she never goes by Elizabeth except for with Karen." Brooke replies although noting in her head that Lucas had never stated why there was a "BL"
"Take it off and give it to me Brooke, now!" Peyton demands.
"Peyton, this was a gift from my daughter. I will not give it to you simply because you aren't happy with my daughter's initials." Brooke rolls her eyes at Peyton's immature behavior. Lucas walks out of the bedroom to find Peyton glaring at Brooke. He hugs Brooke good night and takes Peyton's hand.
As they are walking out the door Lucas hears Beth yell, "DADDY!"
Author's Note: Ok so the end feels a little incomplete… but I wanted to get this next chapter up before I start studying for finals.