Okay so I know I should be so ashamed of myself so here is my way of making up for it. I', posting chp. 9 now an posting 10 later tonight. I feel crappy for going a week without updating seeing as how you guys have been stroking my ego with the reviews. So remember when I talked about some of my favorite chapters. Well even though it's short this is one of them. So readers who are like my most favorite people in the whole WORLD! read on.
I OWN NOTHING.
cHaPtEr 9
Musical Chairs
There in front of him stood the last person he expected to see. The smirk only let him know he was definitely not going to like whatever this visit was for.
"Hello Lucas."
"What the fuck are you doing here?"
"Awww, that's no way to greet your father now is it?" The chershire grin on his face never giving Lucas a good feeling.
"It wouldn't but seeing as how you're not my father-"
"Sorry there son but your mom had the DNA test to prove it so-"
"Whatever the hell it is you came to say, save it. Get the hell out."
"You sure bout that son?" Dan prodded as he leaned against the door frame, that grin getting more evil.
"Very."
"Okay" Dan said exhaling as if defeated but stopped before he walked out of sight and waved his finger like he forgot something. "You know I almost forgot…I'll be sure to have to funeral information sent here for you. I'm sure that-"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"I thought you wanted me to get the fuck out."
Lucas was seething. He hated it when Dan played this 'I know something you don't know' games and was not about to let him bait him.
"Jake, go check on Haley. I'll be back in a sec" he said walking out the open door and Dan looking after him before following with the smug look of satisfaction marring his face. Jake knew a lot about Dan from back home, one main thing being he never called Lucas son unless he wanted something. And when Dan Scott wants something you don't refuse him, even if certain death is the alternative.
On the way down in the elevator Lucas started.
"Whatever bullshit game you're playing spill because you got till this elevator reaches the bottom floor."
"I wouldn't be so hasty with the demands there boy, trust me what I'm about to offer you is the chance of a lifetime." Dan straighten his tie not bothering to look at his son.
"I'm listening." Because even if he hated Dan, he was no fool. If Dan had an offer it usually meant lucrative for him. Except that last time.
"My business is expanding and I have need for more…territory-"
"You gotta be shitting me." Lucas said laughing. This shit made perfect sense now.
"What's that son?"
"You're the one pushing in on Davis? Why the hell would you need to reach all the way out here?"
"I have my reasons and as I said my business is growing and I have need for more territory, especially for territory that has the potential of being so profitable."
"How profitable we talking?"
"For me or you?"
"Why the fuck would I care about you?" Lucas snapped hating when Dan drew stuff out.
"And that is why I need you here. My ruthless son of a bitch for a son."
"What are you asking?"
Dan pushed the stop button on the elevator.
"I can't be in every place at once. I have a person on the inside helping me get what I need but…That will only last so long. I need to make sure I have someone out here that will keep an eye out on my interests, oversee."
"And you want that to be me?"
"Part you. I have others that are going to be put in place to help you run things. All you have to do is say yes."
Lucas looked at Dan. He could literally see the horns and pitch fork but what he also saw was what had eluded him for most his life.
Power. True Freedom. Limitless possibilities…and Dan may just help him get that.
"What's the catch?"
"Nothing major, just a little business guarantee I promised and then you get the money, the power…and a wife to help you run it."
"What?"
"I said-"
"No I heard you…a fucking wife! What the hell is this you trying to pull. I'm not fucking marrying anybody-"
"Yes you will, that is a make or break part Luke. I can't trust you to do this alone and I need this to solidify your claim. Right now you're just my bastard son with not a fucking thing to offer. With this marriage…you get instant respect. You'll like her. Heard you two had a…physical thing once upon a time. Plus she's been playing both sides so well for so long I have to marry her off to you to make sure she doesn't double cross me." Dan laughed as he released the button and they resumed their ride down, "Red is defiantly a piece of work. Bet she was fun in the sack too."
"Say I don't do this-"
"Oh you will, I'm sure. You're too much of a loyal son not to" Dan said patting Lucas on the jaw and walking off the elevator. "But if you happen to say no, which I know you won't, consider that funeral as good as done. I hear people have accidents at restaurants all the time. Freak accident" Dan said grinning as he so haplessly mentioned killing Lucas' mother.
He watched as Dan left and wanted nothing more than to punch a fucking wall till he heard her voice.
"I assume daddy gave you the good news." Lucas spun to see his presumed future bride. "Come on, let me buy you a drink."
After the waitress brought then their drinks Lucas felt the need for some damn answers.
"So...tell me, how long you been playing me?"
"Aw Lucas don't be angry. It's just business. And maybe a little pleasure" She said running her foot up his leg to his lap only to have him roughly knock it away.
"And Brooke?"
The redhead looked at him almost remorseful for a split second.
"Also business. She was getting to be more of a liability than an asset."
She downed her drink thankful she asked for two.
"To Davis, my father or you?"
"All of the above…maybe none of the above. No one knows how to keep Brooke in check."
"Way I see it, Brooke wasn't out of check."
"You think that calm exterior is her? Please, Brooke was plotting to screw everyone over and you and I both know it. Why do you think she snaked you from Keller. She needed to be handled and if she had a hint she was about to be dealt with she'd turn snitch on us then everyone is in trouble."
"You know as well as I do she wouldn't do that."
"Really Lucas, and how would you KNOW she wouldn't. I knew the girl for years and yes she has it in her to be just as devious as me."
"So you have her killed." Lucas stated not liking the taste in his mouth at that thought.
"Oh no. I didn't have her killed…I simply put the right words in the right person's ear to set it in motion. I didn't call the hit or pull the trigger."
"Maybe you should've" they both heard behind Rachel.
There standing was a very smug looking Brooke.
"Maybe if you had you would have accomplished exactly what you wanted…that was a dead me right?"
Rachel only turned back facing Lucas and sipped her drink. Brooke rounded the side of the table and pulled a chair from the neighboring table and turned it backwards and sat.
"So I'm sure you're wondering how I'm sitting here?"
"Thought crossed my mind." Rachel said looking over at Brooke feeling a little unnerved.
"Well I'll tell you this, Keller's boy Felix, really shitty hit man. Not really smart. See if he had been I'd have been shot point blank range in the back of the head before I even knew what happened." Brooke reaches and takes Rachel's drink from her hand.
"Stupid mistake on his part." Rachel shot back.
"No stupid mistake on your part for thinking Keller would get the job done. I have to say Rach I didn't think you had it in you."
"There's a lot you don't know about me."
"Oh I know more than you think Virginia" Brooke turns her attention to Lucas.
"Nice warning by the way"
She gets up and he's actually a little afraid to follow. Which was odd to him. They both watched as she tosses a few teeth on the table and smirked.
"By the way, tell Keller his little cat only had one life."
The brutette turned to leave the other two looking at the handful of teeth now on the table.
"So looks like this deal is going to save your ass."
"Why is that?" he asks watching Brooke leave the bar.
"Because now she thinks you're on my side, meaning you better watch your back till the vows baby."
Rachel tosses a few dollars on the table and leave. Lucas still sitting there regretting picking up those three girls on the highway now.
By the time he got back to the room, very careful to notice if anyone with a gun was following him, Haley was gone and Jake was confused.
"What the hell happened?!"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean Brooke comes in here pissed off and took Haley screaming at me and cursing your ass."
"She thinks I'm working with that Rachel chick."
"But you're not right?"
Lucas didn't say anything, because in truth he kind of was now.
"RIGHT?" Jake yelled not at all liking the silence.
"Not right."
"What the fuck man!"
"Listen, that's why Dan was here. He put me in this deal and Rachel's apart of it."
"How the fuck so man, because from what Haley told me about Rachel this chick is bad news, especially for her."
"Haley is safe man. I promise."
"You can't make that kind of promise Luke, she's out there unprotected and-"
"I can make that promise because…I'm about to be running the show."
"What?!"
"I mean…Dan is taking over…he wants me to run things…with Rachel."
"And you agreed to that?! Lucas are you fucking crazy!"
"I don't have a choice. You know Dan."
"I…but…fuck man this is about to get seriously fucking crazy." Jake ran his hands through his hair trying to take it all in. "Dan taking over…this is not going to end well man"
"I know, but the only thing I can do is make sure the people I care about get taken care of."
"And what about Haley and Brooke?"
"Like I said Haley should be fine-"
"And Brooke?"
Lucas waited a beat. He couldn't promise that. Brooke was on the other side as far as he saw it. She saw him as the enemy.
"I don't know man, I can't promise that one."
Jake looked at his friend dumbfounded. He didn't have a good feeling about this at all.
A knock on the door alerted Dan Scott to another visitor. He had only had a few people show up, mostly his minions but the best was yet to come. His evil grin returne when his secretart announced who had just shown up.
"Doors open." He shouted and the door pushed up. A pair of heels clicked across the marble till they halted in front of his desk. "So I assume you being here is my answer?"
"You could assume, but you know what they say about assumption."
"Making an ass out of people or something like that."
"Rightly so in your case."
"You got a mouth on you sweetheart. I know my son will ….and probably has appreciated it."
"He has" she began as she ran her red fingernails over the slick wood, "thanks for the back up…Keller's guy had me-"
"Anything for a future partner."
"That is what this is Dan. I will be your partner, not your pawn."
"Whatever you say. Now what do you have for me?"
"I have a witness who seems to know your son. He said he'd gotten the picture you sent and he's got more info on what happened as long as you pony up on the money."
"Good." Dan said thrwing a few banded stacks of cash her way, "Tell him there's extra money in there for his silence. No one knows about what I know, got it?"
"Got it. Now lets talk about what we agreed on."
"As long as you give me what I want you'll get what you want." Dan was patient but he had things he needed n place before he went back home. Besides she was a much better ally than Rachel.
"Fair enough. So when did you see this going down?"
"I'd like it to happen sooner rather than later, your father has been blocking a few of my moves that are vital to getting my foot hold here. I need my son to have some rank-"
"Consider it done. Just one favor though…I want to be the one to tell Rachel."
"A girl with a mean streak in her…definitely Scott material. Sure you don't want to see what I have to offer, the older the better in my family."
"You may want to stop there, any little fantasies you got going on up there you can kill them because there is no way in hell I'll ever let you touch me." She seethed leaning on his desk and starred him down.
"I could if I wanted to" Dan shot back. That Scott smirk on full display.
"You could try.." she straighted her back and looked him square in the eye, "but we both know they'd never find your body. Have a nice night Dan."
"Pleasure doing business with you Brooke."
Her heels clicked towards the door and in seconds he was alone again. Dan Scott was no fool. Brooke Davis was a huge asset in his favor but also a huge liability if she got pissed enough. He had learned long ago to never trust a woman and Brooke was all woman.
"Claudia if you'll please change that appointment for that little chapel we talk about…"
"I'm on it Mr. Scott. Rachel Gatina out…who's the new bride?"
"Brooke Davis. Make sure there's a limo waiting for him in the morning.
Somewhere on the strip two people sat in the back of a limo only to be joined by a third.
"It's all set?" she asked seeing the nod out the corner of her eye as she reached for a glass. "Good. Now all we have to do is play it all out like we planned."
"You sure this is the way to do it?"
"Of course, she knows what she's doing." The woman said filing her nails.
"Nobody fucking asked you."
"No but I can answer your stupid question just the same."
"Hey, knock it off. Now listen. This needs to be clean. We've already had some close calls with this but we have to stay focused." She downed her glass and trained her eye on the people across from her as she refilled her bourbon. One of them spoke up.
"We need to let Scott in on this."
"No. He can't be trusted, you know that as well as I do. He'll go down with the rest of them. Don't forget the ultimate prize here."
The other two nodded not feeling this was the right way to do this.
"Brooke-"
"No Haley…Lucas is one of them remember? He had the chance to warn me, hell warn you and he took his sweet ass time."
"I wouldn't have either" Rachel piped up trying to defend him.
"That's because you're a backstabbing bitch" Haley snipped.
"Why are you friends with her again" Rachel started but stopped when Brooke growled clutching her glass a little too tight.
"He's out and that's final."
The door opened again and the fourth to their group joined them taking the glass from Brooke and downing.
"Well ladies…looks like we got a party".
The other three smiled knowing now with their fourth agreeing to the game they were about to play…their goal was just in reach.
I know shame on me for another mystery person. No one is going to guess this one, why? Because I have made sure to leave no hints on this one. So here is an answer to what some of you have been asking about. I can't say in all honesty Brooke had nothing to do with Nathan's death. All I can say is Lucas is going to be pissed when he finds out but that's not for a while. Alot of other BIG stuff is yet to be uncovered. Yes there is going to be a Brucas marriage but before you start cutting me off just stick with it. This is not the ususal marriage you've read before. No hearts and roses here.
The game is just getting started with the addition of one more person and Rachel's intentions being made clear. Come on guys, I couldn't put Rachel out to pasture for too long, Brooke has a better chance of getting what she wants with Rachel on her side. What is it that Brooke is after you may ask? All in good time my loves. All in good time. So next up wedding bells for Brooke and an unsuspecting Lucas along with a small showdown with Haley VS. Rachel. Sound good?
