Okay, so when I was writing chapter three I was positive the person calling after Brooke was going to be Lucas. Then I thought, well maybe it should be Peyton or Karen. Peyton would bring some drama, but Lucas would cause some emotion. I really didn't know whom to use, so I hope you're happy with whom I ultimately decided to go with!
Once again thanks for the reviews, they all bring a smile to my face because I'm so happy you like the story so far! Keep them up!!
Seth-n-Summer4ever- the reason the updates are so quick is because I started this story last night at about 1 in the morning, I couldn't fall asleep so I turned on my iPod and the Celine Dion song came on and I was listening to it and I was like "Oh my gosh this would make one heck of a Brucas story." So I got the laptop and just started writing! I finished the first chapter at about 2 o'clock this morning and posted it! Then I woke up this morning and I was like I have to do more! This is my new addiction haha! But since I have to go back to school tomorrow, I'm going to probably have one or two updates a week! Definitely more after this week since I won't have midterms anymore! Hope you like this chapter!!
othfan326- glad that you like the red door!! I always love that scene when he shows her the door and his room how it's been transformed into her room!
Brooke6404- I love packing too! Haha!
Okay on with the story:
"Brooke?" the voice called out once again.
Brooke stopped frozen in her tracks, God; it had been too long since she heard that voice.
"Lucas…Hi…" She stated.
Before either of them knew what was going on Lucas was sprinting towards Brooke, lifted her up and swung her around breathing in her scent just to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
"Pretty Girl, you're back!" Lucas could barley get the words out he was so damn excited, she came back!
"Yeah, I guess I am." Brooke replied.
"Let's go inside it's kind of chilly out here." Lucas said to the brunette standing before him.
Brooke followed Lucas inside the house, his room hadn't changed one bit; it was the same room it was in high school. While Brooke was looking around Lucas went into the kitchen to get them both a drink. The room brought back so many memories, the time she almost had to leave him behind and go and live in California but he transformed his room into a room for her. The time they first made love after the basketball game. This was also the place that after he had been discharged from the hospital, he broke up with her because of Peyton. This is too much, I don't know what I'm doing here, Brooke thought to herself. Then again, if he didn't matter so much, then what am I doing here? I came here for a reason and the reason is I love him.
Brooke sits down on Luke's bed and when she does a picture frame falls down that was resting on the table beside Luke's bed. Brooke reaches over and fixes the frame but the picture she sees shocks her. It's the picture she took on her cell phone right before she left for the summer.
"Oh my god" Brooke whispers right as Lucas walks in.
"What's the matter Brooke?" Lucas asks slightly concerned.
Brooke doesn't say anything she just holds up the picture frame.
"Brooke I can explain." Lucas starts to say but is cut off by Brooke.
"Luke can I just say something?" Brooke asks looking him in the eyes.
"Of course Pretty girl." Lucas responds, God, it feels so good calling her that again.
"Okay, I came here because of your letter. You know me better than anyone and you were right, I didn't read your first letter the day I got it in the mail, I read it yesterday Lucas. And it scares me. It scares me how you can have this effect on me that makes me jump on the next plane to Tree Hill just to come and see you, even though we haven't seen or spoken to each other in 4 years. It scares me because I feel so safe next to you, a feeling I don't feel often. And it scares me how much I love you Lucas. I love you so much that I'm scared to get close to you again. I know you said you wouldn't hurt me again like you did before and I believe you, but I'm just scared that one day you'll wake up and not want me, just like you woke up and realized that you didn't want to be with Peyton anymore after 4 years. I've been holding this in for the last 4 years and finally saying it to you makes it that much more scary. You make me so happy Luke, the way you can make me feel better no matter what kind of hell I've been through, the way I know you'll always be there, and the way you make me want to be a better person. I know you and every other one of our friends thinks I'm this strong person, which I am, but I have weak moments too, times when I need reassuring, encouragement, and most importantly love. Ever since high school I've been searching for that feeling I have when you're around and I can't find it anywhere else Luke, nowhere but here, with you, I want to be with you Broody." Tears were streaming down Brooke's face from the very beginning of her speech to Lucas and they sure as hell weren't letting up at the end.
Lucas just stood there listening to Brooke declare his love for him, something he'd replay over and over in his head thinking what that moment would feel like and what he would say. Now that it's finally here, he doesn't know what to do. That's when he just does it; he doesn't need to think about it, he knows in his heart that it's right.
Lucas, who was standing on the opposite side of the room as Brooke, practically ran over to her, who was still crying, and kissed her, passionately. She wanted to savor this moment forever, this was the kind of thing that happened in fairytales and movies, the epic love story that no matter how long they had been apart they would find their way back to one another; so to be happening in real life to her, she thought was pretty unbelievable.
Lucas finally pulled away from the kiss and they rested their foreheads against one another.
"I love you too Pretty Girl, I always have, and I always will." Brooke smiled, the Brooke Davis smile that was sincere, not the one that graced the cover of magazines, not the one she gave on the red carpet, not the fake "I'm happy" smile, her smile that only Lucas could bring out in her.
Brooke Davis finally found what was missing. Lucas Eugene Scott.
Lucas and his Pretty Girl soon moved to the bed and the scene resembled that of which when Brooke once again, declared her love for Lucas when she brought him her 82 letters. Nothing sexual, just pure, innocent kissing between the two lovers.
After a little while of making out a thought popped into Brooke's head.
"Uh Boyfriend?" She asked in the raspy voice he loved.
"Yes?" He responded. Once again, another nickname I love to hear come off her lips. He thought.
"You may think this is kind of ridiculous and I can't believe I actually forgot to do this I mean who forgets to –" she was cut off by Lucas laughing at her.
"Lucas Scott this is not funny!" She yelled at him
"Yes it is, you always start rambling when you're nervous, so whatever it is just spit it out." He told Brooke, trying to stifle his laughter.
"Okay…umm…I kind of forgot to book a hotel, so now I don't have anywhere to sleep." She said quietly, ashamed that she forgot something so important while on a vacation.
"Brooke, you can stay here, there's plenty of room in my bed for the two of us." Lucas replied to Brooke. Leave it to Brooke to forget to book a hotel he thought to himself.
"Are you sure you're mom won't mind Broody?" She knew how Karen was about them sleeping in the same bed in high school.
"Brooke, she's missed you so much I'm sure she'll love to have you!"
"Okay, then it's settled I'm spending the week here." Brooke exclaimed.
"Week?" Lucas questioned, hurt that it was only a week his girlfriend was staying.
"Yeah, Broody I'm so sorry but I had no idea that things would end up like this, if I could I'd stay longer. Trust me I do not want to leave you, but I have no choice." It killed Brooke to say this to Lucas, they had just gotten back together and she was leaving, again.
"No, Brooke it's okay, you have done so well with the company, it needs you back there so it won't fall apart!" Lucas tried to make the conversation light; he didn't want Brooke to see how hurt he was with the fact she was leaving in 6 days. But we will make this work. He said to himself.
After Brooke and Lucas went out to the car and collected her things and brought them back into the house, they started unpacking. Lucas moved a few things out of his closet so Brooke would have room to hang her clothes. Lucas went out to get some Chinese food for them to share while they finished unpacking. Brooke was trying to reach a shelf in the closet to put some of her jeans on when a box fell from the shelf and spilled all of its contents onto the floor.
Brooke was speechless at what fell out.
It was every article, picture, or cover Brooke had been in or featured on since she started Clothes Over Bro's. Tears came to her eyes when the realization set in that he was saving all of this stuff while he was dating Peyton.
"He really cared about me the whole time." She said aloud.
Little did she know, Lucas was standing in the doorway and heard her.
"Brooke, I've cared about you since the day I met you in the backseat of
my car after my first game, and I will never stop caring about you pretty girl." He said as he sat down with Chinese food in tow and enveloped Brooke into a hug.
"Thanks boyfriend." She said to him.
"For what?"
"Everything." The brunette said.
They finished unpacking and eating their Chinese food, and got ready for bed. They both dozed off to sleep in each other's arms; Brooke knew she found what was missing for so long in her life, her Broody.
A/N: okay so I hope you liked that! I don't know if Brooke's speech to Lucas makes complete sense, but hopefully it does! I decided to go with Lucas being at the door because there had been NO Brucas interaction at all, and Breyton will come later on like sometime in the next 2 or 3 chapters. So next chapter, everyone will find out that Brooke is back and Brooke has a big decision to make about her future….
