1Lucas

I was gone all day, I went to charleston to pick up the rest of my things and to think about Brooke and I. What was I going to do? I still loved her I knew, it hurt me for what she did. But she was young like me, and scared and I hurt her. I didn't want to hurt her again, but I also knew I wouldn't let her leave again not with my child. I had to find a way to keep her. I had bought the wedding rings to make her believe we were married. Was it wrong what I was doing, no more than what she did to me, keeping my son away from me. Planning to keep it from me forever. I had completely forgotten her letters and only remembered when I saw them laying on the floor where I left the day I found out about Talen. I had only read a few of her letters. So I decided to finish reading them.

Dear Lucas,

The baby is due next month, and I'm scared. I'm terrified. I don't know how to be a good mother, I don't want to be a bad one. I wish you were here. You were always good at making me feel better. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I can never tell you about this baby and I'm sorry that I won't ever send these letters. I'm sorry I took this away from you, because I know you would have made a great father. But what you don't know can't hurt you.

Brooke

But I do know Brooke, and it does hurt.

Dear Lucas,

I saw Nathan and Haley, they walked into the diner. They were passing through, I think I scared them. They kept staring like I was a ghost. They asked me what I was doing here. I said I was working. Of course they wanted to know why I wasn't in school. I told them I dropped out and left town, I didn't want anyone to know where I was. I don't think they understood me. They didn't talk to me again, they left and I was alone again. I hoped they wouldn't tell you where I was and secretly I hoped they would so maybe you could come and rescue us from this place and we would live happily ever after. But those are just Fairytale, fantasies in stories that little girls dream. It's not reality and I go back to work.

Brooke

Nathan and Haley never told me Brooke, I wish they had. Did she still love me? Why couldn't you let me help you?

Dear Lucas,

My feet hurt, I've been working 12 hour days everyday since Saturday apparently this town is a popular vacation spot. Sometimes I think I see you, you walk into the diner and sit down and I don't notice you because I'm so busy, but when I ask you what you need, you say all I need is you Brooke, and then I look at you and you're gone. My heart aches and I find the hate is gone. What are you doing? Are you with Peyton? Are you happy? Because I'm not, I don't think I know how to be happy.

Dear Lucas

Its been one week since I saw Nathan and Haley and you didn't come. You won't come, how foolish I was to hold on to the fairytale. I can't write to you anymore it hurts to much. Its time for me to let you go. Talen is three months and he needs his mother to be happy. I need to be happy. I want to be happy.

I'll love you forever

Brooke

She forgot about me, and she was happy, was I taking it away from her, she seemed happy now, but how long would it last.

When I returned home Brooke and Talen were already asleep. I slipped the ring on her finger and then one on mine. As I looked at Brooke hand with the matching wedding band, it felt good seeing her wear it, having her think we were married. I hid her letters and went to sleep on the couch. Later I awoke to Brooke snuggling up to me on the couch.