Lucas could hardly believe his eyes he had wished she would come but truth be told he never expected her to. His eyes were locked on hers looking for some sort of explanation, and he could really see the concern in her eyes. He had thought he had destroyed any chance of her ever caring for him again but apparently he had been wrong.
"Brooke? Not that I don't enjoy the company but what are you doing here?"
"I…..I came to see if you were ok"
"I appreciate it I just didn't think you would care"
"Lucas…"
"No really I wouldn't have blamed you if you didn't"
"Of course I care Lucas, yes I'm still hurt but that's exactly why I'm still hurt because I do care"
"Brooke I'm so sorry I know you're tired of hearing it and I know it doesn't fix anything I just need you to know that I am sorry"
"I know you are Lucas but it doesn't change what happened"
"I know which is why I'm moving"
"You…you're still going to move?"
"I have to Brooke I lost you and I nearly lost Haley, but most of all I lost myself. I was never the kind of guy to hurt people I need to find the old Lucas and I can't do it here"
"Oh I see" Brooke couldn't help but feel sad it was really going to be hard not seeing Lucas everyday no matter what had happened.
"Brooke are you ok?"
"I….as hard as everything has been I'm still going to miss you broody"
Lucas smiled as she mentioned the nickname she had given to him "Brooke I'll still be around do you think I could ever totally be away from here?"
"I know Lucas but it won't be the same, I guess I just had this silly Idea that I would come in here and tell you I cared and we could begin to be friends again"
"Brooke we never stopped being friends we just hit a rough spot" by this time he was beginning to tear up. "Tell me something if I were to stay and let's say one day you see me talking to Peyton would you able to let that go?"
"Probably not"
"See I need to get away and let the wounds heal"
"I understand your point I just….."
"What Brooke?
"I just thought maybe we could help each other get over the wounds as friends that way if we were ever ready we would be more equipped to try again"
"Brooke are you saying you want me to stay?"
"I want you to want to stay"
"Brooke I've always wanted to stay I just need a reason"
"And fixing us isn't a reason?"
"No Brooke….it's the only reason"
She smiled the smile he had waited to see "Do you mean it?"
"Of course I do"
"This is going to be a long journey"
"But it's worth it Brooke"
"Of course but I have one request if we're going to be friends again"
"Anything for you pretty girl"
"I don't think we should date anyone jealousy needs to be kept as far from us as possible"
"That's not hard for me Brooke there's only girl I want to date"
"And who is that broody?"
"I think you know"
"Yeah but I wanna hear you say it"
"You're the girl for me Brooke Davis"
"Thanks Luke I guess I should let you rest I'll see you tomorrow?"
"You can see me whenever you want to"
"Aww thanks" she hugged him and slowly walked out she couldn't help but smile it was going to be slow but promising.
Brooke was sitting on her bed she hadn't stopped smiling since her visit with Lucas. Yes she was still hurt but she was giving him the chance to fix her heart and his. She knew it was going to take time but she also knew it was worth the wait. Letting Lucas in was the easy part. She wasn't sure if she would ever be able to let Peyton in again ever. Lucas hurt her yes but Peyton knew Brooke was scared to put herself out there with any guy and when she had finally found one she felt she could Peyton went and betrayed her. She was sitting daydreaming when her phone rang the display read Lucas she smiled and answered.
"Hey Luke"
"Hey Brooke I was just calling to tell you they're going to release me tomorrow and my mom would love if you came with her to get me"
"I would love to what time will she be going?"
"I think about 12 o' clock or so"
"Well tell her I'll meet her at your house"
"Will do cheery"
"Luke?"
"Yes Brooke?"
"Do you think we'll ever be able to get back to us?"
"I have no doubt"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because we love each other, we have a lot of issues to sort through but once we do it won't take long"
"I needed to hear that Luke"
"I thought so"
"Well I'll let you sleep goodnight broody"
"Goodnight cheery"