Well here is another chapter. Feel free to review so I can know what you think. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Chapter 8
Brooke sighs as she begins to wake up and then smiles because she feels so relaxed and calm. She doesn't even remember the last time she felt this good. Because of this wonderful feeling she didn't want to open her eyes or move. She just wanted to stay this way forever. Thinking long and hard she couldn't remember why this morning felt so different from her others. Her thoughts are soon interrupted as the arm around her waist, that she didn't even realize was there, pulls her closer to the body that is spooned behind her. She quickly opens her eyes when she realizes she is not alone. She looks down at the arm around her waist and instantly recognizes it as the one she had memorized so long ago. Then she feels lips kissing her shoulder, then the middle of her back, and then finally the side of her neck.
"Good morning Pretty Girl," Lucas says before he starts kissing her back again.
Brooke turns around so she can see Lucas' smiling face. She opens her mouth to speak but before she can get anything out he leans forward and begins to kiss her. Before she knows it the kiss gets deeper and Lucas rolls over on top of her. When the kiss ends Lucas stays above her as they just stare into each others eyes. Brooke smiles before saying, "What did we do last night, better yet what didn't we do last night?"
Lucas chuckled, "I think what we did was pretty memorable considering we did it three times."
"Lucas…I'm not sure if what we did was the right--"
She was once again silenced by a kiss. "Brooke, I know we have a lot to discuss but I am so happy right now and I don't want to ruin this feeling. I think we should get ready, have breakfast, go check on James and then discuss what we are going to do about us. Can you agree to do that?"
"I guess so. But we really need to discuss what happened."
"I agree that we do but let's do it later." He then starts to get out of the bed and pulls Brooke out with him. "Right now I think we should go take a shower." He looks at her smiling, pulling her towards the bathroom door and wiggling his eyebrows while saying, "and maybe while in the shower we can start on round four, five and six."
They walked into the hospital room and saw a similar scene to the one they walked in on the night before. Haley and Nathan were both sitting on the bed one on each side of James. He was wide awake and eagerly talking to his parents. When he heard the door open he turned to see who was coming in.
"Uncle Luc and Auntie Brooke! You came to see me again!"
Brooke quickly ran towards the bed and began tickling James, "of course we came to see you again. You are our favorite godson."
Lucas walks up to Brooke and put one hand on the small of her back and the other he used to rub James leg, "how are you doing buddy?"
"I feel good!"
"We are so glad to hear that. Your uncle Lucas and I have been so worried about you." She turned to look at Lucas and smiled when he moved his hand from the small of her back and placed his arm around her shoulder as he pulled her body next to his. "We are also worried about you parents. Have you guys eaten anything yet or gotten any sleep?"
"We are fine. We are just so happy we haven't really had time to think about eating anything. Now that you mentioned eating I am getting hungry. Nathan, do you want me to pick up something for you to eat if I go to the cafeteria now?"
"Yes, I am starving."
"Tutor mom, I will go with you to help you bring back the food." Brooke turned towards Lucas smiled, and squeezed his hand before walking out the door with Haley.
Lucas stood smiling and staring at the door that Brooke had just walked out of before he was hit in the head by one of James plush toys. He bent down to pick up the toy and turned and saw Nathan and James laughing at him. "I know my godson did not have anything to do with this toy hitting me."
James pointed to his father. He then yawned before saying, "Daddy told me to throw it."
Nathan rubbed James head, "buddy if you are sleepy it is okay to go to sleep. I am sure you are tired. We will still be here when you wake up."
"Okay daddy, I'm tired." He then closed his eyes as Nathan tucked him into the bed.
"He woke up really early this morning. I guess his sleeping pattern is messed up because he was in the coma so long."
"That is understandable."
"So do you want to tell me why you had that goofy smile and puppy dog look while watching Brooke leave?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Oh come on. Don't lie to me. You were staring so hard you didn't even see James throw his toy at you. Oh and can I say how great an arm my son has. Maybe I should get him into to baseball along with basketball. Anyway, back to the subject at hand. What's going on? Did you guys have a nice talk last night?"
"We did a lot more than talking last night."
"WHAT!!!!" Nathan then turned towards the bed to see if his out burst woke up James. When he saw it didn't he continued but this time speaking softer. "I can not believe that you would let that happen. That Brooke would even let that happen."
"Well it did. It happened more than once last night and a couple of times this morning."
"Are you sure you want to go down that road again? Are you ready to go down that road again?"
"I am so in love with her Nathan. These few days that she has been back just confirmed that for me. Last night just felt right. It felt like I was where I was supposed to be, I don't want to be anywhere but around her. I see forever with her and I pray that she will give me a final chance to prove that, because this time it WILL be forever. I know how it has been with her, I know how it has been with out her. I am best when I am with her. I feel like I am complete when she is around. She makes me better."
Nathan started chuckling and shaking his head, "I know you are a writer and everything but a yes or no would have sufficed. Anyway I guess after you just poured your heart out to me like that the only question I have is does Brooke feel the same way?"
Haley and Brooke walked towards the cafeteria with their arms locked.
"Tutor Mom, I am so happy everything is going to be okay."
"Me too Brooke. It was scary there for a while but I think it is going to be great."
"That is good. I promise I am going to visit more often now. I really just hate that this accident is what made me realize how much I missed you guys."
"I hate that the accident happened too but I am so glad it brought my dear Tigger back into my family's life. I am not just talking about James and Nathan but I am also talking about my brother –in-law. So what is going on with you and Lucas, I got this interesting vibe from the two of you when you came into the room?"
With a smirk on her face, Brooke began to look around trying to avoid Haley's eyes before saying, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Whatever Brooke. You know exactly what I am talking about. You guys had this glow and you were all touchy. It kind of reminded me of back in high school when you guys… Wait a minute. Did you guys talk? Are you going to try and work at getting back together?"
"Umm…well…we kind of did more than talking last night."
Haley dropped Brookes arm before smacking it.
"Ouch, Haley that hurt."
"Please don't tell me you slept with Lucas last night."
Brooke turned towards Haley before saying, "I did not sleep with Lucas last night."
"Good. I was about to say that would be a big mistake."
"We didn't actually get to sleep until early this morning like around 2 am after we had sex three times. Then we woke up and did it a couple of times this morning."
This time when Haley turned towards Brooke she smacked her arm three times. "I am trying to smack some since into you."
"Once again, OUCH! That really hurts Haley."
"What were you thinking Brooke?"
"I wasn't thinking. For the first time in a long time I wasn't thinking. I was feeling, it was what I wanted to do so I did it. I missed the spontaneous fun girl I was back in high school. Plus you don't know how good it is between me and Lucas. No other man I've been with can even compare."
"First of all TMI (too much information). I did not need to know all that. So was it all about feeling good and having fun?"
"No not just fun. It was everything. Haley, he is the only guy that I have ever loved. The fashion industry is a very cold place. You can be popular one day and have the worst designs the next. No one cares about you or your feelings. I've been craving that feeling of love. I know it may seem selfish but I missed that feeling and I just wanted to have it again. I know that I wasn't as verbal about being alone like Peyton was but you have to remember my parents left me too. They didn't know how to show me love. Lucas was the first person I ever felt loved me. He taught me how to love and I haven't experienced it since him. You may not believe this but I am still in love with Lucas. He was that one guy for me. Too bad I wasn't the one for him."
Haley noticed the sadness in Brooke's eyes. "I don't know if that is true Brooke. You may be the same to him as he is to you."
"Haley you don't have to lie to make me feel better. I am a big girl now. I know that Peyton is his soul mate. He may love me but we have nothing in common like they do. They have this connection that I could never touch. I was always the person that he was with until he could be with Peyton. I understand and accept that now."
"If that is true why aren't they together now? They have had every opportunity to get back together."
"They are just going through a rough patch. They are just too stubborn to realize they need to be together.
Haley looked down and mumbled, "Seems like someone else is being stubborn to me."
"Excuse me."
"Never mind. So last night, I mean this morning. How did it happen?"
Brooke turned towards Haley and gave her a crazy look, "If you don't know about the birds and the bees how in the world did you end up with James?"
"I didn't mean how, of course I know how. I mean what led up to it. Why did you do it?"
"OMG. I forgot to tell you about the box. He had a Brooke box in his closet."
Haley looked at Brooke with a confused face, "what is a Brooke box?"
"It was a box he had in his closet filled with things about me."
"Things like what?"
"He kept my 82 letters, a feather from my Halloween costume I wore during senior year, and pictures to name a few. There were even recent things that he has collected. It was almost like I was in a time machine because seeing those things brought me back to high school when we were together. It reminded me of all the great speeches he gave me back then. I got caught up in the moment."
"So what happens next?"
Brooke's voice cracked before saying, "I don't know."
