"What'd you want?" He asked bitterly.
Peyton's smile faded. "I just-i heard you were in town again, and i wanted to see you before i left."
"Well you saw me, now you can leave." He tried to shut the door, but instead Peyton stopped him.
"Wait i wanted to tell you where i was going. I'm going to college, late addmition. Anyways i'm going to LSU."
"Peyton, i couldn't care less."
"Look Lucas, i know you're still mad at me but-"
"No, Peyton i'm not mad at you, i'm not bitter, but i'm trying to get you to leave so Br- my girlfriend can get ready."
Peyton looked diapointed. "Girlfriend? Wow you really moved on quick didn't you?"
"And you didn't?" He asked. "Look Peyton, i don't want to fight with you. I don't even want to see you-"
Peyton walked closer to him. "Do you not trust yourself around me?"
Lucas pushed her away. "No, i have no problem trusting myself around you, but that doesn't change the fact that i don't want to see you, ever." He said bitterly, and closed the door in her face, before locking it.
Brooke walked into the room fighting back angry tears. "I can't believe she would do that! You said clearly that you had a girlfriend!"
Lucas sent her a sad smile, and wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay. I'm here."
"For now." Brooke mummbled against his chest.
Lucas heard her, and pulled her back. "For now?"
Brooke wiped away a tear that fell. "I can't be Peyton for you Lucas. I won't be."
"I don't want you to be."
"Lucas you're Lucas, and Peyton."
"No, we use to be, now i'm one half of Brooke, and Lucas, and i couldn't be happier." He told her. "You're my forever." He whispered.
Brooke smiled, and leaned on her tippy toes to kiss him softly on the lips.
Lucas tried to slip his tongue in, but Brooke pulled away.
"Nah-huh Babe, i have to meet Haley." She smiled before looking through her bag again.
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Brooke walked into Karen's cafe, and saw Haley talking to Karen.
"Hey Hales." Brooke greeted sitting by her. "Morning Karen."
Karen smiled. "Is Lucas with you?"
"No, he's at the garage with Keith."
"Well when you and Haley see him can you tell him that Eugene, and Carol are coming by this afternoon."
"Sure." Brooke said.
"Come on Brooke let's get to shopping before the store run out of stuff."
"This is Tree Hill Hales, no one even enters the stores half the time." Brooke laughed before her, and Haley walked out of Karen's Cafe.
"So spill." Haley said.
Brooke looked at her confused, then started to walk towards Scott's garage.
"What? where are you going?"
"To tell Lucas." Brooke stated, and they started walking towards the garage.
"So spill it." Haley repeated.
"Peyton stopped by today." Brooke said.
"No!" Haley said in disbelief. "What happened?"
"Well i left the room, because i was half naked, and-"
"Wait were you and Lucas about to..."
"No, i was getting dressed-"
"After you and Lucas..."
"No. Haley. That's not all we do."
"Oh please you guys phornicate like bunnies."
Brooke laughed. "Anyways i heard Lucas say Peyton, so pressed my ear up against the door."
"Why?"
"So i could hear better." Brooke said, then proceed to tell Haley the story, and what Peytons said.
"That bitch." Haley grunted as they entered Scott's garage.
Lucas rolled out from under a car. "Who's a bitch?" He asked with grease on his cheek.
Brooke got on her knees and gave him a kiss before getting up, and speaking. "Peyton."
Lucas stood up. "Oh yea."
"Wait did you tell her who your girlfriend was?"
"She didn't ask." Lucas stated.
Brooke jumped up on the car hood, and Lucas put himself between her legs grazing her thighs.
"This is a nice suprise." He stated, and started kissing her neck.
Brooke giggled when she remembered Haley was still in the room. "Luke, Haley's here."
Lucas groaned against her neck, and then turned around so he was facing Haley. "So Hales still single?"
Brooke started playing with Lucas' hair.
"So Luke still keeping secrets?"
Lucas sent a glare Haley's way.
"Secrets? What secrets?"
"Nothing." Lucas grunted.
"No tell her Luke. Tell her."
Lucas' jaw tightened.
"Lucas, what's going on?" Brooke asked.
"Nothing." He grunted, and stormed off.
"Haley?" Brooke asked.
"He'll tell you, i don't think i should." Haley stated before leaving herself.
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When Brooke walked into the Scott househould she called for Lucas. "Lucas are you here?"
Just then Keith came from his room. "Lucas is in the hostpital, let's go."
Brooke panicked, 'Hostpital? no, he's fine.' she thought to herself. She re opened the front door, and walked to her car waiting for Keith to enter, then drove quickly to the hostpital
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Brooke ran into the hostpital, and saw Karen crying. Brooke was already crying, and ran over to Karen. "He's okay right?"
"We...we, don't know." Karen sobbed, then saw Keith, and hugged him crying unto his chest.
Brooke saw Haley sitting in a chair fighting back tears. "Hales." Brooke cried.
Haley got up, and hugged Brooke. "I'm sorry."
Brook didn't know why she said sorry, but didn't care. All that mattered was Lucas. Was he ok? Was he not? She needed to know.
A tall older male doctor walked into the room. "Who's here for Lucas Scott?"
Brooke ran up to him. "Is he okay? What happened? Can i see him?"
Karen stood behind Brooke with Keith beside her.
"Are you family?" The doctor asked.
"Yes, just tell me Damn it!" Brooke yelled.
"Well Lucas' medical record shows that he has Hcm. Were you aware of that?"
"Yes." Karen answered. "But he has medication."
Brooke fought back tears. 'What's Hcm?' she thought to herself.
"Can you just tell us what happened to him?" Keith asked.
"Well Lucas' left ventricle thickened, and became stiff causing the blood to back up into the lungs. He had shortness of breath. He came in later then he proberly should, and we lost him for a few seconds,"
Brooke couldn't stop a sob that escaped her mouth, and started to cry.
"We got him back, which was the most important thing."
"I don't get it, how could this happen. He has medication." Karen stated.
"He forgot it at the doorm." Haley admitted. "He said he was going to get more when he came here."
Karen looked at Haley, then started to cry, and left the room.
Keith Looked at the doctor after glaring at Haley. "Is he stable? Can we see him?"
The doctor nodded. "But only one at a time. He's tired, and you don't want to over welm him."
Keith nodded. "You can go Brooke."
Brooke shook her head. "I can't, you go." She stated before leaving.
"Keith i'm sorry, he said he'd get more." Haley stated.
"It's ok Haley. It's no your fault." Keith said before entering Lucas' hostpital room. "Hey Luke." Keith greeted.
