Everyone sat around the huge rectangular wooden table listening intently to what their president was telling them. Some who were trying to suck up wrote everything she said down. And some just sat there nodding at her words. However she had two very worried friends that kept looking at her like she had something wrong with her. She stood at the head of the table ranting about some things and waving her arms around wildly. Something she only did when she was extremely pissed or if something was bothering her. And they were pretty sure it was from the news she received the day before.

"And I need you guys here this Friday so we can start the banner. This is the big school dance welcoming all the new students from Garth Field. We only have really only a week and some change to plan this and a couple of days to make decorations and have them up. Now if none of you think you can take on the responsibility of this task then I strongly suggest you back out now." Brooke said as she threw a pointed look over at Lucas who was sitting next to Lindsey. He looked at Brooke confused but shrugged it off. "Now that everyone knows what I expect from them then everyone is free to go. But remember Friday afternoon and I may call an emergency meeting before then so be prepared." Brooke said as she dismissed everyone. Most students quickly got up and bided their president goodbye with a wave before they left. While some students stuck around a bit to talk.

"So I think its safe to say someone is mad." Millicent said as she and Lindsey walked over to Brooke. Brooke looked down and started to out her papers in order.

"Yes I would say the same thing. You okay B?" Lindsey asked as she put a hand on Brooke's shoulder and got her to look up. Brooke nodded.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just a little stressed right now." Brooke said with a small smile to them before she went back to her papers.

"Brooke don't try to fool us. We both saw the looks you kept throwing Lucas and we know you're ticked off with him." Millicent said as she shook her head at Brooke. She might be quiet but she knew when something was wrong with one of her best friends and she was determined to just get Brooke to admit it.

"Maybe you should just confront him about everything." Lindsey suggested with a sigh as she ran a hand through her hair.

"Guys I don't know. I mean like I said yesterday were not committed to one another so whatever he does in his spare time or whomever he does for that matter is his business. I don't want to start acting like some overprotective girlfriend when I'm not." Brooke said as she looked at her two friends. "But thank you guys for looking out for me." Brooke said as she pulled them both into a group hug.

"We worry about you Brooke. We want you to be happy." Lindsey said into the hug. Once they pulled away Millicent glanced over her shoulder real quick and saw Lucas making his way over to the three of them.

"Speaking of the devil." Millicent mumbled. Lindsey and Brooke looked at her stunned before looking back and laughing when they saw what she was talking about. Lucas walked up and gave them all a tight smile.

"Hey Lindsey. Hey Millicent." Lucas greeted the two girls who smiled back at him and waved. "Brooke can we talk?" Lucas asked as he turned and looked at Brooke.

"I think that would be a good idea." Brooke nodded.

"Were going to get going. Umm…do you want us to wait for you?" Lindsey asked as she pointed toward the door. Millicent nodded her head in agreement with that.

"No. I have my car. Thanks though for coming guys." Brooke said with a smile as she leaned over to give them both hugs of their own.

"Anytime Brooke. Call us later." Millicent said as she pulled away from her hug and gave Brooke a kind smile. "Bye Lucas." Millicent said as she turned to leave. Lindsey smiled and waved bye at him. Lucas returned the gesture to both women and watched as they both left before looking back at Brooke.

"Are you mad at me?"

"Listen we need to talk."

Both Lucas and Brooke spoke at the same time. Brooke let out a nervous laugh and Lucas gave another one of his tight smiles as he ran a hand through his hair.

"You go first." Lucas tells her gently. Brooke shakes her head.

"No you go first. I insist." Brooke told him.

"Okay so I was wondering if you were mad at me. I saw the looks you kept throwing at me during the meeting. Did I do something?" Lucas asked nervously as he looked down at Brooke. Brooke looked up at him stunned and shook her head. She didn't mean to make him think she was mad at him. Just disappointed really.

"What? No. I'm not mad at you Lucas but I did hear something and I think we should talk about it. I don't mean to come off as clingy or desperate but it's just been bothering me." Brooke told Lucas as she thought about her conversation with Lindsey. Rachel, and Millicent yesterday.

"You're not coming off as any of those things Brooke. I want you to be able to be honest with me." Lucas said getting even more nervous than before. Brooke seemed pretty upset with him earlier and now she was acting like nothing was wrong. But he could tell something was obviously bothering her.

"Okay good. Well you see the thing is Lucas. I…umm..heard…" Brooke stumbled on a way to tell Lucas what she had heard from her friends the day before. In a way she was scared that it might've been true and in another way she just needed to know for herself. "LucasIheardthatyouhaveachildwithPeyton." Brooke spoke quickly just to get it out. Lucas looked down at Brooke slightly amused.

"Sorry but I didn't understand." Lucas replied with a small chuckle.

"Lucas I heard that you have a child with Peyton." Brooke said to Lucas with a sigh as she ran hand through her hair. Lucas looked down at Brooke shocked and then nodded his head. "And if you do you can tell me. Nothing will change between us and I will still be your friend." Brooke said as she looked at Lucas and realized he really wasn't going to say anything yet.

"Oh so the rumor followed us here." Lucas mumbled as he rubbed his temples. Brooke looked at him confused.

"Rumor?" Brooke asked still confused.

"Umm…look Brooke I should tell you and I am. Nathan and Haley had a pregnancy scare right before we came here. But you see the thing is Haley was scared to go get and get an actual test because my father seemed to be stalking her around town. So Peyton offered to go get one for Haley. Well someone saw her buying the test and told everyone I got her pregnant. Lets say everyone didn't believe us when we suddenly left town to come over. I mean some people know that it was because of our school burning down but some just think it's to get away so Peyton can have the baby." Lucas explained to Brooke kind of scared of what her reaction might be.

"So it was all just a big misunderstanding then?" Brooke asked feeling relieved when Lucas nodded. "Okay good." Brooke breathed out a sigh relief. Lucas gave her a confused look. "I would of accepted if you had a child but I was really hoping you didn't." Brooke let out a nervous laugh. Lucas let out a loud laugh at this and brought her in for a hug.

"I understand." Lucas said after Brooke pulled away from the hug. "What are you doing now?" He asked as he looked down at her and smiled.

"Oh you know. Probably just go home and nap or something like that. Rachel, Lindsey, and Millie are going on a triple date with their boy toys and I'm not really up for all the making out and cuddling." Brooke explained with a shrug.

"Well I was gonna go by Hales job and annoy her a little. You wanna come?" Lucas asked with a small smile as he raised an eyebrow at her. Brooke bit her lip in thought.

"Hmm..I could go for some of Jules' hot chocolate right about now." Brooke said quietly as she contemplated going with Lucas. With another shrug Brooke looked up at Lucas and smiled. "I guess I'll go with you squinty." Brooke agreed causing Lucas to laugh.

"You have your car?" Lucas asked after throwing Brooke a quick look, which made her giggle a little bit.

"Yeah it's outside. You have a car?" Brooke asked. Lucas shook his head at this question as Brooke fetched her keys out of her bag. "Well I guess your riding with me squinty." Brooke smiled as she waved her keys in front of his face and gestured for him to follow her.

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The bell dinged when they walked in. The car ride had been fairly quiet. Brooke and Lucas argued over the music choices and laughed at some old guy on the side of the road. But other than that no deep conversations. They spotted their dark blonde friend waiting on a table in the back. Brooke gestured for Lucas to follow her to the counter where they both took seats. Brooke looked around the café and noticed that it wasn't really that busy. But then again it would get even more packed when night fell. At that moment a woman with light brown hair approached them and gave them a huge smile.

"Brooke." She greeted as Brooke looked away from Lucas and to the woman. Once Brooke saw whom it was she got an excited smile on her face and let out a small squeal.

"Jules!" Brooke squealed as she threw up her arms for a hug. Jules reached over the counter with a laugh and gave Brooke a tight hug before she looked over at Lucas and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Oh Jules this is Lucas Scott. He's a friend of mine and Haley's brother in law. Lucas this is my really good friend Jules." Brooke introduced when she saw the way Jules was looking at Lucas. She knew that Jules was going to ask questions later on when they had some alone time. But she knew that her and Lucas were just friends. So she knew she was good.

"It's nice to meet you Lucas." Jules smiled sticking out her hand for Lucas to shake. Lucas let out a shy smile and took her hand.

"You too." Lucas smiled back. "I've heard a lot about you from Haley and a little from Brooke. It's nice to put a name to the face." Lucas said as he looked down at Brooke and let out an even bigger smile.

"Well glad to know I'm a household name." Jules said in a joking matter. Brooke rolled her eyes and looked at Jules.

"Don't get a big head Jules. You know what you can get though? Two hot chocolates with a lot of whipped cream." Brooke said with a smile as she shooed Jules away.

"Ugh fine. Put me to work. But we will talk later Davis." Jules said as she sent Brooke a look before she disappeared to go their drinks. Once she was gone Lucas looked down at Brooke and let out a small chuckle.

"And how would you know if I wanted that hot chocolate or not?" Lucas asked as he played with a napkin that was sitting on the counter.

"Trust me. Once you have a sip of Jules' hot chocolate you'll be hooked for life." Brooke told Lucas as she looked over at Haley who was talking to some couple sitting in the corner.

"I do. Trust you." Lucas said seriously as he smiled down at Brooke. She gave him a playful wink just as Jules came out of the back with their drinks.

"Here you two go." Jules said as she placed the drinks in front of them. "Enjoy. And Brooke if you need anything else just you know come back here and get it because it's never stopped you before." Jules informed causing Lucas to laugh. He loved hearing small stories about Brooke before he arrived here. She just seemed so funny and it definitely sounded like something she would do.

"Thanks Jules." Brooke said rolling her eyes once again at her older friend. Brooke then looked over at Lucas as he brought the cup up to his lips to try it out. Jules laughed and walked away from the two teens giving them some alone time.

"That is really good." Lucas complimented once he took a sip. Brooke let out a huge smile and nodded as she drank some of hers.

"Told you so." Brooke smiled taking a sip of her hot chocolate. "I don't know what she does but it's amazing." Brooke shrugged as she placed the cup down onto the counter.

"Hey guys." A surprised voice sounded from behind them. All of the sudden Haley popped up in front of them. "What are you guys doing here?" Haley asked as she put her serving tray down and wiped down the counters a little.

"Just came in for some hot cocoa." Brooke answered as she held up the cup for Haley to see. Haley nodded and looked at her best friend who was drinking down his drink. "You see he didn't believe me when I said Jules makes the best hot chocolate so now's he's addicted." Brooke explained when Haley gave him a look. Haley nodded and looked back at Brooke.

"Definitely sounds like the Lucas I know. So how's the dance coming?" Haley asked as she threw down her white towel and let out a small smile.

"It's coming. But Hales you'll just have to wait until we pass out the flyers at school. We can't tell you any of the dirty secrets we have planned." Brooke told Haley bringing her cup back up to her lips and drank from it.

"Hey Hales." Lucas greeted as he finished up his drink. "I think I may have found my new drug." Lucas said as he pointed to the cup. "Fill her up." Lucas said as he handed Haley the cup. She let out a small laugh and nodded her head. Brooke and Lucas just looked at eachother while Haley was gone.

"Hey Brooke. Jules said if she could talk to you in the back." Haley said as she handed Lucas the cup. Brooke nodded and slid off her stool.

"Don't miss me to much." Brooke said with a wink before she disappeared into the back. She found Jules standing by a table looking down at some papers. She leaned against the doorway and stared at her friend for a moment. "Wanted to talk to me boss?" Brooke asked as she made her presence known. Jules turned around as if she knew the brunette was there the whole time.

"He your boyfriend?" Jules asked crossing her arms across her chest and giving Brooke a look. Brooke raised an eyebrow at this and smirked. "Lucas." Jules clarified.

"Were just friends." Brooke repeated her earlier claims.

"For how long?" Jules asked tipping her head to the side to look at Brooke.

"Stop playing. What are you talking about?" Brooke asked as she let her hands fall from her chest and stepped into the room fully. She could hear Lucas laughing with Haley in the front and it warmed her heart. Was this what she was talking about?

"You and Lucas. Lucas and You. It's there. I can see it. And I think everyone else can. The queen found her king." Jules told Brooke simply with a small smile before exiting the room leaving Brooke to think about her words.

The queen found her king.

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