"It's Lucas!" Hayley looked at Nathan in shock "I have never heard him so upset he said his heart felt funny and then he was crying and…….. oh god I know this has something to do with Brooke!" Nathan pulled his wife into a comforting hug

"It's ok Hales we can go round there just phone the babysitter and we can go now." Hayley relaxed into Nathan's embrace "Would you think I was a horrible person if I said I didn't really want to?" Nathan pulled back a little shocked as he looked into Hayley's eyes that were threatening to over spill

"No I wouldn't think you were horrible but I would say that that's not you I know he has hurt people but he is still family and family stick together!" Hayley looked at her husband with pride "I know I just hate how he has treat Peyton and on top of that kissing Brooke this afternoon seems so……"

Nathan practically jumped off the couch and exploded "WHAT??? He kissed Brooke? When is that guy gonna learn you can't just mess with people's feelings like that I mean Brooke will be so confused and what about Julian I know he can sometimes be a pain in the ass but……"

Nathan's tirade was interrupted when Hayley placed her mouth against his in a gentle and soothing kiss "Ok the next time you want me to shut up just do that again!" Hayley laughed and wrapped her arms around Nathan

"I don't want you to shut up I just can't believe what a emotional and amazing guy you have turned into you make me proud to be you're wife!" Nathan kissed Hayley passionately his hands moved to her waist as he began lowering her to the couch she pulled away

"Wait we have got to go see Lucas I know I said I didn't want to but he is my best friend and he needs me and he needs his brother!" Nathan nodded his head in agreement "Ok I'll phone the sitter and you go to Lucas something tells me he needs you more than anyone right now!"

Hayley placed a quick kiss on Nathan cheek then ran out of the door Nathan picked up the phone and was about to dial the number when he heard the door open and saw Hayley stood there she ran into his arms and kissed him overpoweringly when she finally pulled away panting she whispered in his ear

"I forgot to say I love you!" Nathan held Hayley close and stroked her hair "I love you too!" Hayley pulled herself out of the embrace and ran to the door again, Nathan laughed as he dialled the number.

"Ok, ok what am I going to say to him Chris?" Brooke questioned Chris as he sat on her bed playing with a bottle of pink nail varnish " I don't know you could just say you wanted to catch up with Lucas then bumped into the awesome Chris Keller and we went for a drink…… does this nail varnish work on men?"

Brooked stared at Chris worryingly "I don't want to lie to him Chris……." She watched as Chris seemed oblivious to what she was saying he was to busy applying the varnish to his nails she snatched the bottle away from him "and no it doesn't 'work' for men why would it can you just please help me here?"

Chris looked at Brooke and scooted closer he put his arm loosely around her shoulders "Ok Brooke if you are already feeling guilty maybe the best thing you can do is tell him the truth…….." Chris's eyes lit up in such a devious way that only he knew how he rubbed his hands together misceivously

"although he could always hate you for it and then dump you and then me and Baker could start our own bachelor pad oh yeah Halo and nachos 24/7 yeah Brooke you should totally tell him the truth."

Brooke shrugged Chris's arm off of her and stood up "I know what you are doing here Chris reverse psychology you think that by telling me to tell him I wont tell him because you told me too well it wont work I have to tell him ok?!"

Chris scratched his head in a monkey like fashion "Huh? Reverse psy- whatty? No Chris Keller just really wants a bachelor pad where he can bring all of the hot babes of Tree Hill that are just dying for a taste of……." Chris noticed Brookes sceptical expression

"What? It could happen! Ok you want to know what I really think, I think that IF you told Julian you had kissed Lucas and its a big IF it would probably devastate him and you and maybe even ruin your relationship........"Brooke stared down at the floor as Chris continued speaking softly

"OR it could make your love stronger because Julian would realise that you love him enough to tell the truth even when it might hurt you both and maybe that would save your relationship!" Brooke stared at Chris incredulously

"I would never have guessed it but sometimes Chris you actually talk sense!" Chris puffed out his chest "Well it's about time you realised Davis Chris Keller is the definition of knowledge ask me anything I am like an oracle!"

Brooke rolled her eyes at Chris "Ok Mr Oracle answer me this what makes a supposedly desirable guy leave his home and come back to the one place where when he left everybody hated him?" Chris thought for a minute before showing his well practiced smirk

"Good question the answer is I came back here to see who the hot fashion designer was that had got my friend Baker so hooked and I came to see if I could steal her from him…." He slung his arm around Brookes shoulder again as she pulled a mock face of disgust

" I don't suppose there is any chance of that happening is there?" Brooke removed Chris arms with care "No not even the slightest chance!" Chris laughed and backed away to sit back on the bed

"Thought not! I am kinda glad about that though you and Julian make a great couple and its nice to see him finally settled with someone who can and will make him happy……….. and as second choices go I don't think you have done too bad!"

Brooke stood with her hand on hips angrily staring at Chris "Ok second choices I told you me and Lucas are through and as for me and Julian we are each others first choices he knows that him and Peyton were never really that………."

Chris held up his hand interrupting an annoyed Brooke "Woah there Brooke get over yourself I wasn't talking about Peyton and Lucas being first choice no I was talking about Chris Keller I know you want me and as for Julian well he always was a little bit on the feminine side if you know what I mean!"

he winked at Brooke. Brooke laughed despite her annoyance she had to admit she was really starting to warm to Chris "Huh feminine side right! As opposed to a certain someone who uses baby oil and nail varnish if that's not feminine well then I don't know what is!"

Chris was about to jump to his own defence when the bedroom door opened revealing a worried looking Julian he ran towards Brooke and crushed her to him in a powerful hug "Thank god you are here I wondered what had happened to you are you ok how did it go with Lucas he didn't say anything to upset you or do something!"

Brooke looked at Julian laughing nervously "Ok there were a lot of questions there, I'm fine nothing happened to me just met up with Chris for a drink then came back here to get a few things for later and as for Lucas well yeah something kind of did happen you see Lucas kissed……." Chris jumped in at that moment

"Me yeah can you believe it dude he kissed me I mean I know I am irresistible and yes I have an adonis like body but I didn't think men would have the hot's for me too but then again I always thought Lucas was a bit too friendly go figure!" Chris laughed nervously and looked at Julian who was certainly not buying Chris's crazy story and was staring intently at Brooke

"Ok well I'm gonna leave you two crazy kids to it!" Chris backed slowly out of the room and mouthed good luck at Brooke before he quietly shut the bedroom door Julian stared intensely at Brooke a look of shock on his face

" Brooke did Lucas kiss you?" Brooke watched as all hope faded from Julian's face she hated to see him hurt but she knew that she owed it to him to tell him the truth it was her own stupid fault for kissing Lucas now she would have to deal with the consequences she just hoped with all her heart that didn't mean losing Julian

"No Julian I kissed him." Julian stared at Brooke shock and betrayal written across his face "Well he kissed me first then I kissed him back but I realised that it really didn't mean anything because I love you Julian and I want to be with you!"

Julian stepped away from Brooke as she reached for him "You kissed him? I thought you wanted to be with me I thought you had chosen me! Now I realise you will never be strong enough to just let your heart decide who you want to be with and until you can Brooke I don't think I can be with you!"

Brooke pulled Julian desperately trying to get him to look at her "Julian please just look at me you are the only one who can read me by just looking in my eyes tell me what do you see now?"

Julian reluctantly looked at Brooke he slowly looked into her eyes and was surprised by what he found she was begging him to forgive her but mostly he saw a certainty he had never seen there before he felt his heart begin to hope that maybe just maybe she had told the truth maybe her heart was finally ready to let him all the way in

" Brooke I love you and I always will but you have hurt me and I'm just not sure if I am ready to forgive you or if I ever can I'm sorry I just need sometime!" Brooke placed her hand on Julian's shoulder as he began to walk away she didn't know what she could do to stop him so she said the first thing that came into her head

"He's Dawson!" Julian looked at Brooke puzzled "No Brooke he is Lucas!" Brooke shook her head "No you don't understand he is the Dawson to my Joey you know, TV show? The couple that are star crossed lover's and soul mates……"

Julian looked at Brooke in complete bewilderment and confusion Brooke continued her nervous ramble mentally kicking herself for comparing herself to a fictional Tv show but at this point she would say or do anything to stop Julian from walking out of the door

"Well she loved him most of her life but then this other guy came along, this frustrating and annoyingly screwed up yet somehow crazily perfect guy called Pacey who just messed up the whole story and turned her whole life around and then without meaning to she fell madly in love with him instead and then the soul mates thing just didn't seem important anymore not when it was compared to finding true love!"

Julian could feel his resentment ebbing away as he stared into Brookes beautiful eyes and saw the love that was brimming over in them he couldn't just let her off the hook so easily he needed to know that what she was saying was true and not born out of guilt he tried unsuccessfully to look at Brooke angrily

"This isn't helping your case Brooke you know telling me that you love him and he's your soul mate?" Brooke grabbed a hold of Julian as he began to walk away

"No please just listen to me ok he is my soul mate and I do love him a part of me always will and you know for a long time I thought that meant that we would always be together but then you came into my life, you are my hero! You're my saviour! You're my shoulder and protection and sure Lucas knows my past but you, you are the one who knows my future and you are the one who knows me! Julian, you are the one!! And you are my true love!"

Julian stared at Brooke his gaze softening with every word she had spoken he cleared his throat and tried to speak without the emotion he was feeling betraying him "Ok well as heartfelt speeches go I'd rate that as an 8 maybe a little high on the chick flick factor but still I'm impressed and other than the fact that you confessed your love for another guy I'd say that speech was kinda perfect!"

Julian leaned in and whispered softly next to Brookes ear "I have to say Brooke you have given me no choice…..but to forgive you and to tell you that as corny as it sounds that from the day I met you I have always known that you are MY true love!"

Brooke laughed relieved and pulled Julian in for a passionate kiss but before her lips had touched his Julian pulled away a look of confusion on his face

"Wait so if he is Dawson and you are Joey, what does that make me?" Brooke smiled radiantly and put her arms around Julian's neck while she leaned in for the kiss they both so desperately needed

"It makes you Pacey of course!"

"Lucas are you here!" Hayley had just arrived at Lucas's house and found that the front door was wide open she heard a low groan and span around to see Lucas sprawled on the couch with a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand

"Lucas what are you doing, have you drank all of this?" Hayley pulled the bottle from Lucas grasp and placed it on the table then she noticed the bottle of pills lying empty next to Lucas "Luke, Luke have you taken these? Lucas how many have you taken??"

Lucas eyes rolled and his head spun as he tried to string his word together " It doesn't matter nothing matters anymore whats the use if I don't have Brooke?" Hayley shook Lucas "Lucas you have to tell me how many you have taken ok?"

Lucas tried to concentrate on Hayley but she just looked like a blur to him "I only took a few Hayley see I can't even kill myself properly!" Lucas laughed bitterly and tried to sit up but failed falling back down on the couch "Lucas you cant do this to yourself you need help where is Karen where is your mom?"

Lucas laughed and closed his eyes "She's gone they all leave don't they Peyton was right Brooke left, mom left you will probably leave and then it will be me all alone!" Hayley stared at the stranger sat in front of her the one she used to call her best friend and the one who her son looked up to above all others it made her so angry to see him like this

"Lucas you need to stop feeling so sorry for yourself and get off your ass and do something to change it people always leave? No they don't Brooke hasn't left you she is still here but you have hurt her too many times to just expect her to fall back into your arms and for everything to be OK life does not work like that Lucas you have to work for what you want and love….."

Lucas slowly opened his mouth to speak but Hayley carried on"No Lucas I am not saying that you are going to get Brooke back because frankly right now I don't think you deserve her she is with someone who loves and respects her and maybe that is ruined because you two are so caught up in the past……… maybe its time to just let it go Lucas if she comes back to you then you'll know its meant to be and if she doesn't well then you know it never was!"

Lucas sat up straight in anger "And this is what you think I need to hear right now? I love Brooke and I am gonna fight for her this time no matter what I don't care what you or Peyton or even your precious Julian thinks I am going to get her back we are meant to be! You cant fight fate and Brooke is mine!"

Hayley stared shocked at Lucas's words and as she saw the fight and determination in his eyes she knew she could not change his mind "Ok Lucas if that's what you want fine If you think hurting all of the people in your life just so you can have Brooke is a good idea then ok but I will not stand by and watch you hurt Brooke or even Peyton again so don't expect me to be there when it all goes wrong again………. I love you Lucas but I cant watch you as you self destruct and try and take Brooke with you I refuse!"

Hayley got up off the couch and opened the door she took one last look at Lucas in his drunken stupor and left him with the parting insult "You know I tried to convince Nathan he was wrong when he said you were just like Dan…" Lucas eyes opened wide at the mention of his father.

"I told him you may have been Dan's child but you would always be Keith's son Keith had brought you up with morals and respect thats what I thought anyway but lately you just dont care!" Hayley looked at the person sat infront of her the once strong and noble Lucas Scott she shook her head sadly "

Turns out I was the one who was wrong you really are Dan's son and for the first time I am glad Keith isn't here, because I think knowing that would have killed him!"

Lucas watched as his best friend stormed out of his house slamming the door he wanted to hate her he wanted to be angry with Hayley for what she had just said but it hurt too much knowing she had every right to be angry and disapointed in him hell he was in himself!

but the thing that hurt most about what she had said to him wasn't that she said he was like Dan or the thought that Keith might be ashamed of him the thing that hurt Lucas the most was the fact that what Hayley had said was not only completely true but Lucas himself agreed with her!

AN- THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS I CAN SEE MOST PEOPLE WANT BRULIAN I AM LEANING THAT WAY AS HE DOES TREAT BROOKE THE WAY SHE DESERVES TO BE TREATED AND I LOVE JULIAN BUT I DO STILL LOVE ME SOME BRUCAS SO WE SHALL SEE ;) I HOPE EVERYONE LIKED MY LITTLE DAWSONS CREEK HOMAGE I LOVE PACEY AND JOEY AND I CAN TOTALLY SEE THEM IN BRULIAN :D NEXT CHAPTER WILL HAVE SOME JEYTON BRULIAN BRUCAS FALL OUT LUCAS ANGST AND PEYTON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE KISS PLUS MORE CHRIS!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR REVIEWS THEY ARE ALL AWESOME AND THEY GIVE ME GREAT INSPIRATION SO KEEP EM COMING :D XXXX