A/n: So I thought long and hard how I wanted to start this story and I think this is the best way. Thank you for the reviews, alerts and favorites.

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Chapter One

The Beginning of Something New

Brooke Davis was walking around Central Park talking on her cell phone. She was happy from the call she received but at the same time she wasn't. That call only made her think of the person she was talking to and made her miss him more as her days passed without him by her side.

"I miss you…you know that?" Julian Baker, her boyfriend of three years told her.

"Then why have you been away for almost two whole months?" Brooke asked like a little girl who wasn't getting her way.

"Honey you know why." Julian sighed into the phone, he really did miss her but he had his reasons.

"I know it's because of stupid work." she grumbled which only made him laugh at her childish behavior. "Don't you dare laugh Julian Baker!" she ordered. "I'm serious!"

"I know baby, I know you are." Julian said, trying to contain his laughter. Brooke smiled into the phone although she was still a little miff by his laughter. She really did miss him but she knew that his work was important to him and sometimes even if she didn't like it, it came before her.

After a few seconds of silence Julian finally spoke. "I hate being away from you but I love what I do."

Brooke nodded to herself knowing full well how much her boyfriend loved being in the film industry and how much being a producer meant to him. Currently he was in Los Angeles teaching a film producing workshop for promising producers that a colleague of his suggested he did to further his career in the film industry. He was also one of the main speakers in seminars for the young and talented aspiring actors and actresses. It was part of his job and Brooke accepted it because she loved seeing him happy doing what he loved to do the most which was to produce films.

"Yeah I know…I still miss you though."

"I miss you more…I love you Brooke."

"Love you more." Brooke teased but then instantly froze when she heard a woman's voice calling out to her boyfriend. "Julian who was that?" she questioned warily.

"Oh that was just one of my interns. We've all become close over the past month and are heading out for lunch in a bit." Julian explained in a rather calm voice that did not seem to ease Brooke's worry.

"Oh…okay." Brooke finally said after a few seconds of silence. She was uncomfortable with what she heard but she trusted her boyfriend.

"But hey honey? I need to go but I'll be seeing you soon okay?"

"Yeah okay…bye Julian and take care." she told him smiling slightly.

"You too." he responded and quickly hanged up his phone.

She looked at her phone and sighed. "Two more weeks." she told herself. "Two weeks and he'll be back home where he belongs."

She put her phone back in her purse and sat down on the nearest bench. While sitting there thinking about what just happened, she noticed a cute blond man walking in her direction talking on his phone and she giggled slightly at his fluster appearance.

He was dressed somewhat formal with his white half tucked collar shirt and stripped blue tie that really brought out those piercing blue eyes of his. He had some black slacks on with a pair of dark dressed shoes to finish his attire. His blond hair was messy, going on all sides as he kept running his free hand through it and Brooke immediately noticed that she was wrong on her first assertion of the man. He wasn't just some cute blond man; he was an extremely gorgeous one.

"No, no, no!" the blond guy said as he stopped and sat down in the edge of the bench she was currently sitting on. "That's not how we do things and he knows it!" he yelled irritated and then waited for the person on the other side of the phone to answer him. Brooke thought he really was cute but that frown just didn't go with him, he looked so…broody.

"Too bad." she thought but immediately shook her head because it didn't matter to her since she was in a happy relationship with her boyfriend.

"Well you tell Felix that I'm the CEO not him and that the way things go is according to what I say!" The man waited for the other person to reply and shook his head obviously more annoyed with what he was being told.

"Yeah, yeah I know...I'll talk to him. I still have a few things to do but I'll be there in an hour or so." he replied a bit calmer.

"Okay cool, thanks Mouth…oh I'm sorry Mr. McFadden." he lightly teased and Brooke finally saw that he cracked a smile. It was a real nice smile she had to admit.

"Whatever man…I'll see you." He quickly hanged his phone up and put it away. He ran his hands down his face in frustration and Brooke saw how stressed out he really was.

"Rough call?" Brooke asked as she looked at him in a concern way.

Lucas turned his head sideways surprised to see someone sitting next to him. But he was even more surprised to see that this girl who was talking to him was a really beautiful looking one. She had long chocolate brown hair falling down passed her shoulders and had these stunning hazel eyes that instantly drew him in.

She was beautiful that was a given but the way her face showed concern for him a person she didn't even know…Lucas knew there was more to the beautiful stranger he was seeing than just her beauty.

"Yeah, you can say that." he finally said with a slight smile. "Work sometimes sucks."

"Well when you're the CEO of whatever company you run I can only assume how much it must realty suck." she grinned as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"How did you…? Oh you heard my call huh?" Lucas asked, feeling a bit embarrassed that the gorgeous girl beside him heard his conversation with his friend.

"I didn't mean to though." she told him quickly not wanting him to think she was purposely eavesdropping. "But well you were awfully loud so I couldn't help but to overhear."

"No it's alright. I mean I was awfully loud." he told her, smiling in the process. Brooke couldn't help it and smiled back at him, showing off her two prominent dimples.

"Extremely." she replied back in a teasing tone. It surprised her that she was talking to a complete stranger and actually enjoying it even if they weren't really talking about anything serious.

"I'm Lucas by the way." the blond who she finally knew as Lucas said as he stretched out his hand to her. Brooke smiled taking his hand in hers and felt a shock of heat running down her arm when his hand made contact with hers.

What the hell?

Shaking her head, she ignored the feeling she got when Lucas' warm hand made contact with hers. "Well it's nice to meet you Lucas. I'm…" And that was all she said because then her phone started ringing. "Excuse me for a bit. Hello?" Brooke smiled instantly, already knowing who was calling her. Lucas frowned hoping it wasn't a boyfriend or a potential one. He couldn't really explain it but he already liked the brunette girl sitting next to him.

"Brooke where are you at?" the person on the other end of the phone demanded.

"Well hello to you too my so called bestie" Brooke replied with a smirk.

"I'm serious Brooke where are you?"

"Jeez Hales calm down, I'm just here talking to a friend." Brooke said as she looked at Lucas and flashed him a perfect dimple smile. He couldn't help but to smile back while mouthing 'you're in trouble' which only made her roll her eyes at him.

"Really, well did you happen to forget that you were supposed to be in the store at eleven?"

Her eyes opened wide in realization and she started to freak out. "Oh crap! Mom's going kill me!" Brooke shouted in alarm as she started to quickly gather her stuff which only consisted of her purse and a long forgotten Starbucks coffee she forgot she still had.

"Now who needs to calm down?" her friend lightly teased.

"So not helping Haley Bob James!"

"Well if you want to go that way Brooklyn Penelope Davis, I guess I shouldn't tell you that your mom just so happens to be out and won't be here until much later."

"Really? Well since you didn't tell me I guess I won't say thank you and that I'll be there in a few."

"Sometimes you're too much Tigger." Haley said laughing, as she shook her head.

"I know but you still love me."

"Only God knows why."

"Shut up…I'll be there soon. Love you girl."

"Love you too."

Brooke put her cell phone away and looked at Lucas momentarily before picking up her unfinished coffee and securing her bag on her shoulder. "I'm really sorry Lucas but I have to go. I was supposed to be at my mom's store but I lost track of time. It was nice meeting you though." She turned to leave but was stopped by Lucas.

"Hey wait! You didn't even tell me your name."

Brooke cocked her head to the side realizing that he was right. She smiled slightly, a witty reply already forming in her head. "Why don't you figure it out yourself handsome" she said in a flirty tone winking at him as she started walking away from him.

Lucas stood there in a daze before realizing what had just happened. He shook his head smiling and thinking about how he had just met the prettiest girl ever in his life.

"Brooke!" Haley called after seeing her best friend walk through the store's door with a smile evident in her face.

"Hey Hales." the brunette answered cheerfully. "Hey Millie!" she said smiling at the girl who was folding some clothes near the counter.

"H-Hey Brooke." the timid girl answered back. Brooke just simply shook her head in disbelieve. Even after working in her mom's store together for almost four years, the young girl was still shy around her. Brooke turned to face her best friend and did not like the expression she was showing.

"Tutor Girl what's wrong?" Brooke asked Haley, using that old nickname that was given to her in high school when Haley started tutoring students during her free time.

"Don't you 'Tutor Girl' me Brooklyn Penelope Davis! You were supposed to be at the store at eleven!"

"Oh no not the middle name!" Brooke whined. "I'm only forty five minutes late." Brooke said as she took as look at the store's clock.

"Yeah forty five minutes of my life that I will never get back." Haley grumbled with fake annoyance.

"Don't be so dramatic Bunny! Admit it you had fun with Millie." she said winking at the girl mentioned.

"Oh I'm not denying I had fun here with Millie. In fact I had so much fun that I have decided to replace you. From now on you are no longer my best friend, that honor will go to Millie who has stolen me away from you."

"Sorry to disappoint you but I am irreplaceable." Brooke responded, sticking her tongue out to her apparently no longer best friend.

"Ha! You wish!" Haley replied smiling as both girls shared a small laugh. "But seriously Brooke where were you? I was supposed to be at the bar helping Owen with the inventory but instead I'm here covering your ass."

Brooke's eyes widen in realization and then guilt knowing that her friend was probably going to get in trouble for this. "Oh crap! I am soooo sorry Haley! I completely forgot about that!"

"No worries. I called Owen and he said he was going to cover for me but still you could have called or something."

"I know and I'm sorry…I am going to make it up to you Hales I swear. I will go down that bar and explain to Owen what happened. I'm pretty sure he'll understand…he wasn't that mad was he?"

"No." Haley answered with a playful smile on her face. "In fact I actually didn't even get to explain it myself. All I said was Brooke and he said, say no more I'll cover for you." she said laughing a bit.

"Hahaha laugh it up Bob. You and Owen are so not funny."

"We're a little funny." Haley lightly teased. Brooke simply rolled her eyes at that comment ignoring her friend for the time being.

"So…" Haley said after a few seconds of silence. "Where was my bestie today?"

"I thought I was being replaced by Millie." she mockingly replied.

"Shut up you know I was just messing. Hate to admit it but you Brooke Davis are right. You are irreplaceable."

"And don't you ever forget it!" Brooke said as her full smile appeared once again.

"But seriously what happened?"

"Well I was talking to Julian most of the time but then I met this guy and we talked some." Broke briefly explain already knowing that this explanation wasn't going to be enough for her friend.

"And?"

"And well that's it. We talked, laughed, you called and I came here."

"So talking to a guy?" Haley questioned just to make sure she got things right.

"Yes Haley and don't you give me that look. It was just some innocent talking nothing more."

"Innocent?"

"Okay there might have been some innocent flirting too and maybe I slightly checked him out but I swear it was justified." Brooke said shrugging a bit like it was a complete normal thing.

"How was it justified?"

"He was incredibly hot!" she exclaimed.

"Brooke! You have a boyfriend need I remind you?"

"I know that Haley." Brooke answered hastily. "But he was just so cute and when we touched I felt something and-and…did I happen to mention he was beyond cute?"

"Yes twice but what exactly did you feel?" the honey blond girl questioned with curiosity.

"I don't know but when we touched I felt this weird warm feeling that I have never felt in my life. And I just couldn't stop smiling when I was talking to him. It was like one of those cliché movie moments when time seems to stop and-"

"Brookie I think you got a crush!" Haley interrupted with a huge playful smile on her face.

"No I don't! I barely even know the guy."

"What was his name?"

"Lucas." Brooke answered instantly without having to think about it. "I-I mean I don't know something like…Lennie?"

Haley burst out laughing knowing she was right. Her friend had a crush on a complete stranger.

"Don't you laugh Haley! It's not funny! What about Julian? Oh my gosh he's going to hate me!"

Haley shook her head; sometimes her friend was too much. "Brookie, don't be so melodramatic. You love Julian right?"

"Yes."

"Then there's nothing to worry about. You met a guy thought he was cute and now have a small insignificant crush. Julian is the love of your life and nothing is going to change that."

"I hope you're right."

"Of course I am. That crush will go away in time and besides you probably won't ever see that guy again." Haley reasoned.

As always Brooke knew Haley was right but something about what she said didn't sit well with her. 'You probably won't ever see that guy again.' No matter how much she would prefer that given her tiny predicament, Brooke felt some sadness thinking about not seeing Lucas again.

She sighed; she should have at least given him her name.

"Good afternoon Gigi." Lucas greeted his secretary with a smile. "Anything happened while I was gone?"

"Good afternoon Mr. Scott." Gigi greeted back with a smile of her own. "Everything has been surprisingly calm in your absence…well besides Mr. Tagarro's slight outburst earlier."

"Oh yeah Felix. Did Mouth take care of that?" Lucas questioned worriedly, hoping his friend was able to handle Felix's temper in his absence.

"He did as much as he could." Gigi answered back. "By the way, here are some papers you need to go over Mr. Scott." she said handing him a set of papers.

"Thank you Gigi." Lucas said as he briefly looked at the papers handed to him. "Is Mouth waiting for me in my office?"

"Yes sir he is."

"Thanks Gigi." Lucas winked at her before heading his way to his office.

"Hey Luke. I was wondering when you were going to get here." a brunet man said as he came out of Lucas' office.

"Yeah sorry man but I just…" Lucas looked around and saw a familiar pair of dark brown eyes staring at him. "Let's go to my office, we'll be safe there from prying ears." Lucas muttered before quickly heading to his office with Mouth following close behind.

"What was that about?"

"Felix." Lucas simply said as he sat down on his armchair behind his desk.

"Ah, speaking about Felix…"

Lucas leaned his elbows on his desk and sighed in frustration already knowing where this conversation was going. "What exactly happened today Mouth?"

"He was being his usual self." At this Lucas raised his eyebrows. "You know bossy, arrogant and thinking he's better than everyone else."

"So basically he was being an asshole." Lucas stated, making Mouth chuckle slightly. "What did he exactly try to do again?"

"He wanted to sign contracts in your place and I of course told him he wasn't allowed to do that because those contracts required only your signature and well that's when things got a bit heated."

"I'll have a word with him later…thanks Mouth." Lucas said smiling at his longtime friend gratefully. He had known Mouth ever since they were kids so it was no surprise to anyone when he hired him to be the head of his advising team.

"You seem calmer than I expected you to be after finding out about Felix." Mouth noted knowing that by now usually Lucas would have been halfway into Felix's office ready to knock some sense into him.

"Honestly Mouth I am in too much of a good mood to let Felix ruin it."

"And what has you in that mood Luke?"

"Well…I met this girl. She was absolutely breathtaking." Lucas said beaming at the memory of the pretty girl he met in the park. Mouth just looked at his longtime friend.

"Really? I just assumed that after what happened with Anna…" Mouth said trailing off because he knew this was a taboo topic for his friend and didn't want to make him uncomfortable. Immediately Lucas' face hardened at the mentioned of his ex-girlfriend and who also happened to be the sister of the person he disliked the most in the whole world.

For Lucas, Anna was a sore topic that he wished he didn't have to be reminded of but of course it was difficult because he had to deal with her annoying twin brother at work.

"Sorry Luke. I didn't mean to mention her." Mouth quickly apologized.

"No Mouth it's okay. It's been a year and I should be over it but it just still hurts you know."

"I know. What she did to you was unforgiveable." Mouth said, shaking his head slightly.

"Let's just forget about that for now alright?"

"Right…why don't you tell me about that girl you met?"

Lucas's face instantly lit up at the mentioned of the beautiful stranger he met. He didn't know why he was acting this way but there was something about that girl that drew him in. Although she was very beautiful he knew that it wasn't just her beauty that attracted him to her but something more, something that went much deeper.

"It's going to sound dumb but I don't know much about her. I met her at Central Park and we just talked for a few minutes before she had to go."

"What's this girl's name that has you all stupid?" Mouth asked curiously.

"I don't know." Lucas answered honestly knowing how ridiculous this was sounding to his friend. Mouth looked confused so Lucas explained what exactly happened during his meeting with the brunette beauty.

"Wow!" Mouth exclaimed. "That girl sure is something huh?"

"She's more than something."

"You seem to have really taken an interest in this girl Luke."

"I just…I feel something that I can't really explain. She's different and..."

"She made you believe again didn't she?"

"Yeah." Lucas said nodding in agreement. "I swear sooner or later I'm going to find out who she is."

"I know you will buddy, now let's focus on work because there is a lot to do."

"Yeah lets." Lucas agreed even though he knew it was going to be difficult to concentrate with the pretty girl still in his head.

To Be Continue…

This is only the beginning of this crazy story of mine that will eventually lead to what you saw in the prologue. Well hope you enjoyed =)

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