Ok, ok I know I promised this chapter a while ago. It's been almost twenty days and I'm so sorry for that. Well, a lot of things have happened since I updated. One thing is that I sprained my shoulder snowboarding, so I couldn't use my left arm all last week. Next dance comp season is coming up and we have our first comp next weekend in Atlantic City. So that means no updates this weekend so I'll try and have everything updated by then.
Disclaimer- I don't own anything and it sucks. I really want to be rich, I'm sad. The song of the title is by One Republic.
Summary: A little look here, a touch there, will a trip with a bunch of friends make two people find out that they are meant to be together? Brucas.
I want to thank: othfan326, Brucas True Love, wtlozy, Brooke D., WhiteRose0925, Brucasfan23, BDavis427, and princetongirl.
Stop & Stare
Chapter Three
"Brooke what the hell happened yesterday?" Lucas asked when he walked onto the wrap around porch the next morning to find Brooke sitting alone deep in thought.
"Nothing at all Luke it was just a little accident." Brooke said, "There's nothing to worry about."
"Something like that isn't an accident Brooke. You and I both know that."
"I don't want to talk about it Luke. Just please drop it." Brooke begged, "Please just drop it."
"I'm not going to drop it Brooke. Something happened in that pool that made you freak out. It must have something to do with your grandfather or something like that cause Peyton said you started to flip out when she mentioned him."
"I said drop it Luke! So just do as I say for once and stay away!" Brooke yelled running off the deck and somewhere in the big backyard.
"Oh god." Lucas said sitting in the chair that once occupied Brooke.
"Lucas?" Granny Rose said walking outside after noticing the fight.
"Yeah?" Lucas answered with out looking up once.
"Go after her. A while ago Brooke put up some walls around her and she needs someone to break them down fast."
"But she could be anywhere by now."
"Follow that path." Rose said pointing to a path sitting between two over grown maple trees, "Turn right and she should be somewhere in that pile of junk back there."
"Thanks." Lucas said.
"I would help anyone who would put some sense into that girl." Rose laughed walking into the kitchen to continue making the breakfast for that day.
"Brooke, Cheery, Pretty Girl?" Lucas asked as he got to the 'pile of junk' as Rose called it to find Brooke sitting in one of the 'junk'. "Brooke what's wrong?"
"I said stay away!"
"Brooke come on just calm down and talk to me." Lucas said rubbing small circles on the crying girls back, "Tell me what happened in the pool."
"Why should I? You said it before that you don't trust me anymore."
"Brooke come on. I do trust you."
"Then why didn't you trust me back then?"
"You got a abortion behind my back. What else was I supposed to do?"
"I had to Luke and you know damn well why!" Brooke yelled, "I wasn't ready for a baby, either were you."
"We could've made it work."
"How Luke? Tell me how? We both are going different ways in our lives and we can't put a baby into that mix." Brooke said whipping the tears away from her eyes. "That would be horrible to put a kid through."
"We could have tried it Brooke or you could have told me and I would have been there for you." Lucas pointed out.
"Yeah but it would have put you life on hold and I couldn't do that to you Luke, you had dreams that needed to be filled."
"My dreams could wait years for you Brooke." Lucas said, "So don't make up that excuse."
"I still couldn't do that to you Broody and why are we interrogating me when you where the one to break up with me?"
"I didn't know if I could still trust you Brooke. You lied to me for months." Lucas fought back.
"I was only protecting you and you know that."
"How where you protecting me? Your broke my heart Brooke!"
"Do you think we should go break them up?" Haley said looking through the window noticing the fight that was bound to happen sometime soon.
"Let them just work it out Hales." Nathan said, "People who are meant to be together will always find a way in the end. Right?"
"Sure Nate, but Brooke looks like she needs help out there."
"You have to let them figure it out."
"Fine." Haley pouted.
"Good." Nathan smirked kissing Haley's pout.
"I didn't mean to Broody. I was just trying to do what I know best to."
"All these walls that surround you Brooke is not something you should be proud and know best at doing. They are bad you have to let people in."
"Last time I did that I lost two people Luke. I can't lose any more." Brooke cried, "I always lose them."
"Brooke." Lucas said pulling Brooke into a hug, but instead of Brooke pushing him away she just continued to cry, "What happened to your grandfather?"
"I just wanted those stupid s'mores. It wasn't supposed to happen."
"Shh. Brooke what happened?"
-FLASHBACK-
"Grandpa please take me to go get stuff for s'mores. We can't have a fire with out them." Four-teen-year-old Brooke complained.
"Doll-face I know but it's really bad out and dangerous. It's not the right weather to drive."
"Please grandpa." Brooke begged giving the puppy-dog eyes that work every time.
"Fine. Only if you take a ride with me."
"Don't I always old-man?" Brooke laughed.
"Of course. Rose we'll be back soon."
"In this weather your gonna drive all the way to that store."
"Of course Granny. We need some marsh mellows, chocolate and gram crackers"
"Ok. Just be very careful Richard. And grab some hot chocolate too."
"Of course." Richard smiled kissing Rose on the lips while Brooke patiently waited by the front door with an umbrella, "Ready doll-face?"
"Ready as I could ever be Gramps." Brooke laughed opening the door and umbrella and running to the car with Richard not far behind.
"Sit in the back Brookie. I don't want you to get hurt if we do crash or something." Richard said getting the pout again from Brooke, "Buckle up baby-doll."
"Grandpa look out!" Brooke yelled ten minutes after they started to drive.
-END FLASHBACK-
"The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital with everyone around me." Brooke cried harder. "They told me an hour later that he died. I could never come back to this place. Everyday since then, I felt like it's my fault that this happened. If I didn't want those stupid, but good, s'mores the he would still be here."
"Oh god. Brooke you have to believe me this was not your fault. So what if you wanted those s'mores, your grandpa would have done anything for you." Lucas said still hugging her.
"But."
"No but's Brooke. You hear me? This was not your fault. So what if you could have listened to your Granny. You didn't. All kids don't once in a while. But you can't keep blaming your self for everything and then put up these walls so no one can help you."
"It is my fault."
"Again Brooke it is not your fault."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because so what if you could of prevented it. You didn't. It was the person that hit the car's fault not yours now snap out of." Lucas said whipping the tears on Brooke's stained cheeks.
"I miss you Luke." Brooke said kissing Lucas like everyone would die if she didn't.
"Well Nate I think you all owe me twenty bucks now." Haley smirked at everyone who where standing around the window watching the scene before them.
"Man!" Rachel yelled.
"Hand it all over." Haley laughed.
"No I wont take you for granted
These broken arms can hold you
No I wont take you for granted, yeah
And you dont say you will
But inside I know
And you dont say that it hurts
And tonight you've shown
All the love in the world
Wont let you let go"
-'Holding Under Water' By Beth Hart
Ok, how'd you like it? I kind of wrote this while watching a movie in marketing, so it may not be that good by it could be. I'm not so thrilled with how it turned out but you guys deserve a update so here it is.
Oh yeah, I have a question for you all. I was wondering if I should end it like this or add another chapter cause I loved it how it ended- probably the only thing I do like about this chapter besides the song- so tell me what you think. It would help out a lot.
Thanks a lot.
With love, Denver.