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What's True
Chapter 7 -
She sighed to herself, watching as the church filled up with guests of both Lucas and Lindsey, here to see them tie the knot.
The sun was shining brightly, and it was the perfect day for a wedding.
But the day was anything but perfect for Brooke. For Brooke all it meant was a day that would officially give Lucas every right to just walk away from she and Rylie and start a new family with Lindsey. And as much as she dreaded that happening, she couldn't picture anything different happening, either.
"Hey." She felt someone tap her on her shoulder.
Turning around, her face formed a smile, as she saw it was Nathan, Haley, and Peyton. "Hey, guys."
"How are you holding up?"
"Honestly, I'm doing better than I thought I would be doing." It was true. When she had gotten out of bed this morning, she even debated on skipping the whole ordeal, but she decided she needed to do this to prove to Lucas that she was fine with everything. Which she was, right?
Haley gave her a sincere smile, wrapping an arm around Nathan's waist. "Where's Rylie?"
"Oh, somewhere. She's bouncing off the walls. I guess you can say she's very excited to be the flower girl." Brooke laughed, thinking about her crazy five-year-old who was too cute for her own good. "Anyway, would you guys please excuse me? There's something I gotta do."
"Sure." They all replied as Brooke turned her back on them.
As crazy as it sounded, she needed to talk to Lucas. One last time she needed him to listen.
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She had been standing outside the room for at least five minutes, shifting her weight from one foot to another. He was in there getting ready; probably adjusting his bow-tie and staring into the mirror one last time.
Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" She heard his voice, making her go weak in the knees.
"Brooke." And within the next second, the door flew open.
"Brooke, hey. Come in." Once she was inside, he closed the door and looked at her, top to bottom, bottom to top. "Brooke, you look amazing."
"Thanks, Luke. You're not looking too bad yourself." She replied, pulling him into a hug. She didn't want to pull away, she just wanted to stay like that forever. She knew she couldn't, though.
"So...is there something wrong?" He asked once the two parted and shared an awkward silence.
"No. Not at all. I just..." She paused and looked at him for a minute before continuing. "I just want to say that I'm sorry for how I acted these past few months. I know I haven't been the nicest person."
He smiled at her. "It's okay, Brooke. I accept your apology."
"I just...I just wanted you to be happy." She said, bringing up the conversation they had nearly a year ago.
"Are you happy?"
First, he looked at her confused. What was she getting at? She urged him to answer. "Of course I'm happy."
"Then that's all I care about, Lucas. If she's the one that's going to keep you happy for the rest of your life...then I'm okay with it."
"I am happy."
"I know. I know that now...I, um, I don't know." She shook her head. "Never mind." And then she felt them. Those tears that were welling up in her eyes. She didn't want to be crying, but for some odd reason, her emotions were all over the place.
"What's going on, Brooke?"
"I never wanted this for us."
"What for us?" No answer. "Brooke?"
"I never wanted to become them."
"Them?" He asked, confused. She wasn't making any sense.
"My parents. My parents, Luke." She furiously wiped the tears from her eyes, smudging her makeup in the process. "They never really cared about me. And they would always fight with each other. And when I was growing up, I swore to myself that I would never let my child grow up in a house like that; grow up to be like that. I always thought that when I had kids I'd be married and in love and everything. And I got pregnant so young. And we had Rylie young. Everything was just happening too quickly."
"Brooke..."
"We didn't have time to grow up." She continued despite his best efforts to get her to calm down. "And I became no different than my parents."
"Don't say that, Brooke. You're an amazing mother to Rylie."
"But I know that I could be so much more. And she'll never be able to grow up in a normal family. And one day, she's going to wake up and resent us for that. For giving her this screwed up life. And I know she will because I did it, too. I mean, you're going to be off starting a new family and—."
"Brooke, do you not want me to marry Lindsey?"
"Lucas..."
"Brooke...Tell me."
"I can't answer that...I mean, it's your life. You know what...?" She wiped her eyes again. "I'm sorry, I don't...I don't know what that was..."
"But it was all true."
"Luke..." She hiccupped. "Listen. You love Lindsey. You're the one that proposed to her. You're the one that was there with her, making all the wedding arrangements. If it wasn't meant to be, you'd know. Okay?"
He nodded.
"And if it was meant to be, well than, that's why you're standing here right now. Right? But whatever it happens to be, people that are meant to be together always find their way in the end." She recited her words from years back, giving him a sad smile. "I love you, Luke. And I always will. You were my first love, heck, you're my daughter's father. But it just never seemed to work for us, ya know? You know what you want, Luke. And only you. I trust you to make the right choice." She leaned in, giving his cheek a kiss. "Now I guess I have to go fix my makeup." She gave a sad laugh. "I'll see you out there...Bye, Lucas." Brooke closed the door behind her and leaned against it. All she had said in there had been the truth, but they were possibly the hardest words she'd had to say.
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Brooke stood all the way at the front of the aisle, where eventually Lindsey would stand as well. She muttered under her breath. It probably looked so weird; an ex girlfriend, not to mention the mother of the groom's daughter, was a bridesmaid.
Brooke directed her attention to the middle of the aisle where Rylie was. She looked absolutely adorable as she tossed the flower petals, her brown hair bouncing as she walked. Eventually she made it down to where Brooke was.
"How did I do, mommy?" She whispered.
"Amazing, babe." Brooke whispered back.
The wedding march then began to play and she looked over to Lucas, who seemed to have tensed up.
Brooke tuned everything out, as Lindsey continued making her way down the aisle. She tuned the music out, the faces of the crowd out, everything out. And she tried remembering some good times she had with Lucas. But that just made everything worse. Because here she was, watching the only love of her life marry some bitch whom she hated. Finally, she tuned back in.
"Do you, Lindsey Evelyn Strauss, take Lucas Eugene Scott, to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love, cherish, and protect, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do." Lindsey said, smiling at Lucas. The words sliced through Brooke's heart.
"And do you, Lucas Eugene Scott, take Lindsey Evelyn Strauss, to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love, cherish, and protect, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
As the words were being said, all Lucas could hear were Brooke's words. The words that hit so close to his heart. "People that are meant to be together always find their way in the end."
"Lucas?" Lindsey whispered. "Now's the part where you say 'I do'." She giggled nervously.
"Do you take Lindsey as your wife?"
"I..." "People that are meant to be together always find their way in the end." "I'm...I'm sorry...I can't do this." He mumbled, before excusing himself, making a run towards the door.
The whole church burst into gasps. Lindsey stood there, mouth agape, devastated.
Brooke placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder and kept her eyes glued on Lucas's back as he left the church.
What just happened?
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A/N - Did you really think I'd go through with it??? lol. Now the question is 'what will happen next?'. PLEASE REVIEW!
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–Melissa
