Hey guys! Thank you so much for the reviews. So here is the new chapter.

Chapter 4

The moment Lucas stepped in front of Nathan and Haley's house and rung the doorbell he felt nothing but fear. What if his children didn't want to be with him anymore? What if they were too afraid of him? As if reading his thoughts Brooke squeezed his arm reassuringly and said:
"It's all going to be okay. They love you."
The door was opened by none other, but his brother Nathan. Nathan looked at him and smiled:
"Hey, Luke. You look slightly better than the last time I saw you. Hey, Brooke."

"Hey, Nate, I do feel better. Thank you for taking care of my daughters. Are they okay?"
"Well, they are doing fine, as well, as it can be expected. They miss you, Luke. They keep asking about you. They think that you have abandoned them."

"What? I would never do that."

"That's what I said."

"I need to see them. Where are they?" asked Lucas.

"In the nursery, playing with Jamie and Lydia."

"Okay, thank you, Nate." said Lucas and rushed towards the nursery.

"Whoa…who is that man? He almost looks like the person I used to know." Said Nathan, looking at Brooke.

"Well, he is getting there. I am making sure that he gets better."

"You have magical hands, Brooke Davis. How did you do it?"

"Well, let's just say that we all have our charms."

When Lucas entered the nursery, he was immediately attacked by two little girls with curly blonde hair.

"Daddy, daddy!" said Danielle hugging him tightly and Elizabeth was hugging his leg so tightly, that it was causing Lucas some pain.

"Daddy, why did you leave us?"asked Danielle. "Don't you love us anymore?"

"I love you more than words can say, sweetheart. Oh honey, I am sorry, I got so angry. I promise I will never lash out at you like that again. Lizzie, come here." Said Lucas, attempting to separate his younger daughter from his leg.

"Not letting you go. You might leave again." said Elizabeth and just kept holding on tightly on her father's leg.

Lucas chuckled, and crouched so that he would be at the same eye level as his daughters.

"I promise, I will never leave you two again. We are going home." Elizabeth jumped to her feet and hugged her father as tight as she could.

That night Lucas, Brooke and the girls went back to the house. Lucas asked Brooke to stay with him and help him until he put the girls to bed.

After Lucas read them a goodnight story and went to turn off the lights, Danielle and Elizabeth started crying.

"Ohh, what is wrong?" asked Lucas, although he already knew the answer to the question.

"Daddy, when is Mommy coming home?' said Danielle.

"Honey, Mommy is in heaven. Don't you remember?"

"But I want Mommy! I miss her!"

"Is Mommy an angel in heaven, Daddy?" asked Elizabeth.

"I miss your Mommy too! Yes, she is the most beautiful angel in heaven." said Lucas. "I am sure she is watching over you little rascals, and is probably wondering why is it that it is past 8 and you two are still awake."

"Yeah, she will probably get really angry at us for that." said Danielle. "But you'd be in trouble for letting us stay that late."

"You are right. I miss her too, girls. And now it is time to go to sleep. I read you a bedtime story and it is way past your bedtime."

"But we don't feel sleepy. We want to keep talking and playing.'

"Ohh, we will do that tomorrow."

"No. Now." Said Elizabeth and started jumping on the bed.

"Elizabeth Nicole Scott! If you break this bed you will be sleeping on the floor.""

Elizabeth ignored him and just kept jumping on the bed. Danielle got up and started playing with her toys.

"Girls! Help me please! Please, go to bed."

"We want to play."

"Yeah, if your mother was still here you wouldn't be doing this."

'Yes, but she isn't and you are the cool Dad, that lets us do whatever we want."

"Yeah, not anymore. Don't make me ground you."

"You wouldn't. You never do. You just threaten to do that but you don't."

"Girls…please don't…." begged Lucas.

The girls just kept ignoring him and playing. Finally, Brooke after hearing the commotion entered the room.

"What the hell is going on in here? You two go to bed immediately unless you want me to take your toys and never see them again." yelled Brooke.

"You wouldn't." said Elizabeth. "You are not our Mommy."

"Wouldn't I?" said Brooke and took away the toy, that Danielle was holding, locking it in the toy box, that was in the corner of the room. After that she took the toy box and put it in Lucas's bedroom across the hallway. "As for not being your mother, I was your mother's best friend and I know that she would be very disappointed in you, if she saw you right now. Now, go to bed! I am warning you…your father might let you get away with this, but I won't."

The girls shared a look and finally decided to listen to the brunette. Once they were tucked in their beds ready to fall asleep, Lucas kissed them good night and turned off the light.

Lucas and Brooke went to the kitchen sat down on the kitchen table. Lucas looked at her with astonishment and admiration.

"How the hell did you accomplish that?"

"Well, I have 3 year old, remember. I know certain tricks about how to put a child to bed. It is really not that hard. All you have to do is make them respect you, to do that you need to set certain restrictions, like taking away their toys for example. And don't beg…once they smell your desperation they won't even think about listening to you."
"Can I ask you a question? What happened between you and Julian? And more importantly why did you lose custody of Stephen? What you just did was amazing."

"Well, after Julian was offered this job in LA we started fighting, a lot. I told him to choose between me and the job, and he chose the job. After Julian left me I was a wreck. I took Stevie to day care and back, and while he was on daycare I tried to keep myself busy with the shop, so that I wouldn't break down. One day, I was so exhausted, I had just put Stevie to sleep and I had a few glasses of wine and I fell asleep and I didn't realize that I had accidentally left my curling iron on. I woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of the fire alarm. My counter was on fire. And Stevie was crying. I ran into the nursery, thank god, he wasn't hurt, and we waited in front of the house until the fire men came and put out the fire. Julian used that as an argument that I am an unfit mother and that I am an alcoholic. Reckless child endangerment….that's how they called it, and they gave full custody to Julian."

"Julian is such an asshole and an idiot for ever letting you go." said Lucas, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Well, I should get going. It's getting late." Said Brooke, brushing up the tears, standing up and heading for the door. Lucas grabbed her by the hand and said:
"No, stay with me for a few days. I can't do this alone, Brooke. I can't raise them alone."

"Luke, they are your kids and they will listen to you. You will be fine."

"No, Brooke, please stay here. I need you."

"Okay, Luke." said Brooke.

"Thank you, Brooke."

"Don't mention it."

"No…Brooke…thanks for everything." said Lucas and hugged her.

"You know, I will always be there for you, Luke." whispered Brooke in his ear. The hug soon turned into a kiss. A kiss that was so consuming, that they both felt as though the world had just stopped spinning and they were the only people that existed on the entire planet.

When they pulled away, Brooke just looked at him, guilt showing on her face and she saw the same guilt that was written all over Lucas's face.

"Brooke…" said Lucas.

"Maybe, I really should go…before it gets more complicated than it already is. I will check on you tomorrow, but I should go for now."

"Wait…Brooke…"
"You have kids, Lucas! You just lost your wife, who was my best friend. So whatever just happened it could never happen again!Never!'

"I know, Brooke, it was just a moment of weakness!"

"If you want my help with the kids and with dealing with Peyton's death, I am here for you, but if you want me….I am afraid that ship has sailed. I will not be your rebound, Luke!"
"It was just… I am sorry. I didn't mean to. It just happened!"

"I am going home. I'll check in on you and the kids tomorrow after work, okay." Said Brooke. She put her coat on and got out from the house. When she got to her house and she sat on the bed. she remembered a similar conversation that she had with Lucas the day of Haley and Nathan's wedding. The day they broke up. She had said to him that a kiss always meant something. Well if that was the case what was the meaning of this one? Could it mean that she was still in love with him and that she never stopped loving him all these years? Could it mean that….after everything he had put her through, she was still in love with Lucas Scott? How could it be? How was that even possible? She was a maid of honor on his wedding and she was the godmother of his children. She went to sleep thinking that even though she didn't know for certain what this kiss meant, she knew one thing – it was never going to happen again.

Lucas watched as Brooke walked out the door. He wanted to go after her, but there was this voice inside his head that kept saying that he should stay there. He felt guilty about the kiss, but not because it happened. He felt guilty about the kiss, because of the way it made him feel. The magical moment his lips touched Brooke's, he felt alive for the first time since Peyton had died. He felt the feelings for Brooke, that he had buried all these years ago in the depths of his soul resurfacing…he felt the love that he felt for her again. And these feelings, while they made him feel happy, they also made him feel guilty. Guilty for his kids, guilty for his wife, that had died less than a month ago. He suddenly remembered the story about Romeo and Juliet. Maybe Brooke and Lucas were like them, two people who love each other, but were not meant to be together.

In the next morning Brooke was awoken by a knock on her door. She opened it to see Julian, holding a three year old in his hands.

"I am sorry, Brooke. I was such an idiot to ever let you go. I want you back." said Julian.

So this was chapter four. I am so sorry about the cliffhanger. Don't worry, it is still a Brucas story, and I am planning a Brucas happy ending. I will update as soon as I can. I hope you liked it. See you soon!

Next chapter: Brooke and Lucas still deal with the aftermath of their kiss. Julian returns from LA and wants Brooke to go back with him.