AUTHOR'S NOTE!: No idea what I'm doing right now, it'll come to me as I'm writing. Enjoy the chapter!

DISCLAIMER!: The Writers Strike is ending Mark, so give us some Brucas moments will ya?

AUTHOR'S NOTE[part two!

This was a comment I posted on a youtube video of the Leyton fight in episode 5x06 and I thought I'd share it with you guys to let you know my take on that scene:
"ughhhh, okay, aside from the fat that im a MAJOR brucas fan and i cant stand leyton together, ill pretend to be a leyton fan for a minute to explain lukes feelings: he wasnt insecure
he wanted to marry her because he wanted to start their life together, he wanted her to always be with him and he felt like she was slipping away
but since she said no and he didnt wait for her it only proves this:
leyton is just not meant to be
i love peyton, i just dont love her with luke, they dont understand each other the way they should, theyre too much alike
opposites attract, thats why brucas fell in love
and as much as i love mark schwann and this creation, i just dont like the fact that all of a sudden, out of NOWHERE, brucas broke up and lucas was heart broken and as soon as peyton told him she loved him, he decided if he couldnt have brooke, then at least he would have peyton
theyre not destined to be together, he never chose her, he settled for her"


Chapter 9- "Kindly Unspoken"

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Brooke's mother.

To the outsider, and that outsider would only have to know the woman for a minute, Victoria Davis might seem...rude. Lucas thought that was a nice word for how to describe the horrible woman, even though there were plenty more terms that could specifically define her.

She was harsh and controlling, a terrible mother, ruthless to the bone, unfortunatley aware of how much pain she caused her surrounding company, and the Executive decision maker of one of the most successful fashion lines in the entire world--Brooke's fashion line.

Though her other flaws were extraordinary problems themselves, this last one was what worried Lucas.

He was more than aware of the fact that with the phone call Brooke was receiving at this very moment, the one where she was desperately trying not to scream at her mother while she was in a public place but was finding it very difficult considering she hated being yelled at, which she was because even Lucas could hear Victoria's loud mouth, Victoria Davis had not only the power, but the absolute pleasure of requiring Brooke to get on the first plane back to New York.

But Lucas knew Brooke wouldn't give up that easy.

"No! Because I don't want to go back right now! I'm doing something down here that I love, it's not like it's all fun and games! What do you mean?! I'm opening a new store for the line here, I'm making more money for the company!" Brooke was nearly shouting at her mother while she moved her hands in frustration.

Lucas wasn't catching everything Victoria was saying, but he got the gist.

Victoria wanted Brooke "home" now. And just like Brooke, Victoria would not give up without a fight.

"Well do what you have to do then, waste your time flying out here to find out I'm not going back until I'm ready!" Brooke screamed and jabbed the screen so hard to end her call that her phone slew out of her hands and into Lucas' lap. She didn't even seem to mind as she put her hands on her forehead in frustration.

Lucas just looked down at the phone for a moment, thinking it would give him a reason not to look at Brooke until her rage had slightly subsided.

When he thought it would be safe, he averted his eyes from his lap and onto the brunette girl sitting across from him. She had removed her hands from her forehead but now had her eyes closed and was taking deep breaths. Lucas was trying desperately not to laugh a little at the whole situation. He loved it when Brooke got angry, or at least when she got angry at someone beside him. She was so unbelievably adorable, the way she had to calm herself down before she could even breathe. He had known throughout her entire conversation with her mother that she would eventually get what she wanted. Even if Victoria did come to fetch her, there was no way Brooke would go.

Or, hopefully she wouldn't go.

"Are you okay?" Lucas asked quietly as he handed her iPhone back to her. She just stared at it for a second in disgust, as if she never wanted to see it again, and then she grabbed it from his hands quickly and put it on silent.

"I'm really sorry Luke. I didn't think that it would get so out of hand. I should have known though. I knew she'd find out sooner rather than later." Brooke said embarrassed as she looked down at her lap.

Lucas reached across the table and took one of her heavenly soft hands in his and then spoke, "You don't have to apologize Brooke. I'm really proud of you. You stood up to your mom and your trying to start something good here. I just don't understand why she would want to take that away from you."

"Because she's not happy! She wants me to suffer becuase of her mistakes and I'm not going to let that happen!" Brooke replied angrily. She wasn't angry at Lucas, he had just told her he was proud of her, she just couldn't stand talking about her mother.

Brooke was constantly trying to please her mother, to satisfy her. Brooke wanted her mother to love her. But she didn't, as much as Brooke tried and tried to get Victoria Davis to admit that she had some sort of feeling for her daughter, it would never happen. So Brooke had to move on and start pleasing herself, her mother would just have to deal with that.

Lucas watched her shyly and Brooke felt bad. She had just snapped at Lucas for no reason.

"Luke I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap like that...I just don't really wanna talk about my mother. Or me, anymore. Tell me about you! Four years and you're still so much like the old you. Except the fact that you no longer have Peyton attached to your arm." Brooke chuckled slightly. She was trying to slowly coax Lucas into telling her why they broke up, but after a few minutes of silence, she knew she would have to take a more direct approach.

"Lucas, why did you and Peyton break up?" Brooke asked quietly.

She wasn't sure why she wasn't asking Peyton. Maybe it was because she thought that if she did ask Peyton, it would turn on her as if she was trying to get back with Lucas. She wasn't willing to risk her new approach to fixing her longest friedship just becuase of her curiosity. Also, she thought Lucas would be more willing to tell her.

"We just...didn't fit together anymore." Lucas replied simply.

Obviously he wasn't in the divulgatory mood.

He just looked across the bar searching for something that wasn't there. He didn't want her to know why he broke up with Peyton, that much was obvious. But this was unlike him, showing no emotion.

"You didn't fit together...well, at least you cleared things up for me, I really have a perfect visual of how it went down," Brooke replied sarcastically.

"Look, if you don't mind, I'd really rather not talk about it!" Lucas said a bit louder than necessary. Brooke looked hurt. She didn't really think he would have yelled at her.

Lucas instantly felt guilty for the reaction he'd just had. He didn't want to yell at Brooke, but she was so unbelievably close to finding out why he'd dumped Peyton and he wasn't ready for her to know. Maybe he would never be ready for her to know, sometimes it felt that way. He was nowhere near telling Brooke how he felt about her and if he waited to long, it would be too late-he knew that. Maybe it was already too late.

Brooke was looking at him shyly again, like she always did when she felt like she had upset him. She was afraid to say something. Lucas realized he needed to lighten the mood again, and apologize.

"Brooke, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you, I just...I don't really wanna talk about me and Peyton. It's been four years and I'm just trying to move on from it all. I want to start over, I'm so tired of all the high school drama and anger. The three of us, it just doesn't work anymore. Maybe it never did." Lucas ended sadly.

By now, the restaurant was really quiet, there were only 3 or 4 tables with people seated at them. Lucas was about to signal the waiter to come and take his next drink order but suddenly Brooke stood up.

"You know Lucas, uhmmm...it's getting late and I really need to get back to Peyton. But thanks! It was good catching up." Brooke said hurriedly as she took her jacket off the back of her chair and slung it over her forearm. She gave Lucas one last smile and then walked out the door.

Lucas sat there confused. What happened? He didn't understand it. There they were having a good time, reminiscing and being normal and then all of a sudden, it went to crap. He knew he shouldn't have snapped at Brooke but he'd apologized and he tried to explain it to her.

Why couldn't she understand? He didn't want to talk about Peyton. He at least thought that even if she didn't know the real reason he broke up with Peyton, she would have had enough sense to know that Lucas was probably still upset about what had happened in general.

Brooke Davis was a girl he'd never understood...and that was his first problem.

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Brooke was standing out on the curb waiting for a cab. Her hotel was only a few blocks away but she really didn't want to walk anymore. A night in heels was murder on her feet. Plus, she just wanted to stand for a while and breathe. Trying not to cry was a difficult task, it was one she thought she'd mastered. But when it came to tears and Lucas Scott, she knew her skill at controlling the threatening river about to roll down her cheeks was useless.

He said he wanted to start over...no more high school drama...move on from it all...doesn't work...never did. Those were the parts that Brooke was focusing on. They were also the parts that were hurting her. She could get over the fact that he was unwilling to talk about his breakup with Peyton, she knew it had to be hard from him still. But if he couldn't talk to her about it, maybe they wern't as close as Brooke thought they still could be.

And then there was "moving on" and "doesn't work anymore". He specifically said that. He said that about him and Peyton. To the normal person, that would be a relief-to know that the boy you love was moving on from his ex-love and wanted to start over. That would be great news for her to here if it wasn't coming from Lucas. It was something she couldn't explain, but it made sense in her mind.

If Lucas was ready and eager to move on from Peyton, if he was ready to say that it didn't work anymore, that it never did, Brooke knew she didn't have a chance. Lucas was giving up on Peyton, his precious Peyton that he had always chosen over her, and if he was ready to live without Peyton, Brooke knew she was as good as a forgotten memory to him.


AUTHOR'S NOTE!: This was not only a short chapter, but it also took me forever to write it. I'm sorry. This story is progressing to nowhere, but I'm not giving up on it. I guess I just have to keep writing and let something come to me. I have a few ideas, I just have to figure out how to write them. I'm sorry it took so long to write but I haven't had a chance on the computer, my parents constantly hog it. I'm gonna try to update soon and hopefully come up with a better chapter. I'm really sorry guys, but I'm not losing hope and you guys only help me more!

JESSICA :)