"I have to tell her Julian" Julian stirred slightly as Brooke sat up in bed "Tell who what Brooke?" Brooke looked at Julian ashamed "Tell Peyton that I kissed Lucas or he kissed me it doesn't matter either way I'm still a hypocrite!"

Julian rested his head on his hand as he looked at the beautiful creature before him he knew he should be more angry at her she kissed another guy for heavens sake but he just couldn't bring himself to hate her or even dislike her or anything that didn't involve being head over heels in love with her every time he was near her he had the overwhelming urge to protect her and keep her safe but most of all he just wanted to love her.

Julian glanced at Brooke sincerly "Brooke you are not a hypocrite ok? These things happen you have history with the guy and you were just getting your closure I understand so I'm sure Peyton will too!" Brooke looked at Julian warily

"Are you sure you understand Julian because I wouldn't blame you if you hated me!" Julian smiled cheekily at Brooke a smile that made her heart catch in her mouth "Brooke if I hated you would I do this!"

He grabbed Brooke and kissed her with all the passion he could muster so early in the morning he kissed her in such a way that she had never been kissed before he kissed with such purpose and adoration that Brooke felt like she was going to faint from the heat radiating off of Julian and his intense kisses yet she kissed him back with as much force as she could she pulled him closer to him until they both struggled to breathe from lack of oxygen he pulled away slightly to look at Brooke

"God I love you!" Brooke gasped at his powerful declaration and the obvious truth in his words she blushed as she stared into his dark eyes "I love you too even though I don't deserve too!" Julian sat up quickly and stared at Brooke incredulously

"What? You don't deserve to love me? That's ridiculous Brooke that's like saying you don't deserve to breathe we are part of each other now and I know we have both made mistakes but we can get past them all! Because as long as we have each other then we cant lose!" Brooke smiled as Julian leant in for a sweet and gentle kiss

"And for your information Brooke Penelope Davis I can't imagine anyone more deserving of my love than you!" Brooke stared at the man before her the man who bared his heart and soul the man who loved her unconditionally faults and all the man who knew her better than anyone else in her life "Julian I……."

Brooke's heartfelt words were interrupted when they heard a booming voice singing outside the bedroom door "I kissed Chris Keller and I liked it the taste of his Cherry chap stick…ooooh it felt so wrong it felt so right!"

Brooke stifled a laugh as Julian quickly went over to the bedroom door and opened it put his finger to his lips and motioned for Brooke to follow him into the living room and there they were both met with the disturbing sight of Chris Keller in tiny man shorts dancing around the room Julian cleared his throat to get Chris's attention

"Chris I am seriously beginning to worry about you this is the second time this week I've caught you doing something shall we say slightly……gay?" Chris turned around shocked to have his dance routine interrupted "Hey Baker! And Brooke?! So I guess its safe to say thing are good between you again unless it was just angry fight sex?"

Brooke realised she was wearing very little as Chris's roving eye scanned her body "Brooke have you gained weight?!" Brooke moved to slap Chris but he put his hands up in defence "Awww come on I'm just teasing ya you know Chris Keller appreciates the ladies! All shapes and sizes!"

Brooke scoffed at Chris but somehow found herself laughing with him for once "Yeah but that's because with a face like yours you take what you can get don't you?!" Chris placed his hand over his heart dramatically

"Aww Brooke don't be like that what about all the time we spent together you didn't think Chris Keller was so bad when you were confessing your undying love for Baker did you!" Julian smiled at Chris's words

"Undying love hmm?" Brooke laughed embarrassed and glared at Chris who put his hand over his mouth "Ooops I said too much didn't I well if you two love birds would excuse me Chris Keller is gonna go catch some shut eye didn't get much sleep if you know what I mean!"

Chris winked in Brooke's direction as she gave him a disapproving frown "Yeah you know what I mean peace I'm outey!" Chris walked past them into the room where he was staying as soon as the door was shut Julian turned to Brooke

"Ok so I know I said he was my friend but you remember when you mentioned murder before? Well I changed my mind so can we please just kill him!" Brooke laughed and hugged Julian tightly

"Nope I am actually starting to warm to the creepy little guy besides you don't really want to kill the man who convinced me that you were the one for me do you?" she looked at Julian suggestively as he pulled her closer to him wrapping his arms around her waist

"He did? Remind me to thank him!" Brooke giggled giddily and kissed Julian with raw passion "Later but first why not thank me!" Julian laughed and picked Brooke up holding her in his arms he carried her through to the bedroom "Ok it's a deal!"

Lucas woke up with a headache that felt like his skull was going to explode he looked around him at the mess he had created a empty bottle of Jack Daniels lay to his right and a smashed photo of Lucas and Brooke lay on the floor with shards of glass surrounding it.

He picked the picture up picking away the glass to see Brooke's face Lucas sighed it was a picture of them at Lucas's last Birthday he had his arms wrapped tight around her and she had her lips pressed against his cheek for a friendly kiss the smile on both of their faces though said that it was far from a friendly embrace. He shouted out in frustration how did things get so twisted he thought that if there was one thing he could rely on in his life it would be that Brooke and Lucas were an unavoidable truth that could never be vanquished by anything.

They had a bond stronger than love and friendship they had a destiny that was forever intertwined Brooke was his soul mate and he loved her but now he was so confused should he fight for Brooke and risk losing her and probably everyone else in his life connected to Brooke or should he watch as she ran off into the sunset with another man.

Yet he just couldn't let go of his feelings for her he loved her and he always thought that fact meant that nothing else in the world mattered nothing else could even come close to what they shared and nothing or nobody could come between them and their past

but it seems he was wrong with one name and one man his faith in love had been destroyed and his belief that Brooke would eventually come back to him and had been cruelly taken away and now all he could think of was confronting the person who had ruined his life and shaken his very existence the two words that he wished had never been uttered Julian Baker.

Peyton was sat on the couch at Brooke's house watching as Jake tried unsuccessfully to work the D.V.D player "You know I thought men were supposed to really good at technology doesn't seem that way though, would you like some help!"

Jake turned around to face Peyton who had a smug and innocent look on her face "Ok you are enjoying this way to much for my liking and any way who gets a D.V.D player from Slovakia its Brooke's fault for not buying American!" Peyton laughed and went over to where Jake was knelt fiddling with the wires

"Jake seriously let me help you!" Peyton began to tug at the D.V.D player pulling the plug out and turning it on its side "No Peyton stop look you are just going to make it worse I know what I am doing stop it Peyton ok this is your last warning stop it or I am going to get rough!" Peyton laughed at Jakes attempts at being the hard man

"Oh ok Jake I won't touch anything else I promise well except for this!" Peyton grabbed the remote out of Jake's hand and ran away from him Jake stood up and looked at Peyton playfully "Right that's it you are going down!"

he jumped over the couch and pulled her down onto the floor clambering on top of her as she struggled to get away giggling and taunting him with remote "You want it go fetch it!"

Peyton threw the control over her shoulder and looked up at Jake straddling her and laughed at the ridiculousness of the situation but Jake's serious expression stopped her laughter as he looked down at her his eyes seemed to shine with a light Peyton had not seen since they confessed their love for one another all those years ago he stared at Peyton beneath him and hesitantly lowered his mouth on to hers

Peyton's eyes flew open in shock she couldn't believe that Jake was actually kissing her she held onto him tightly in case it was all a dream a dream she didn't want to end Jake placed soft kisses on forehead and worked his way down to her cheeks when he felt moist tears on his lips he stopped and looked at Peyton

"Peyton why are you crying I'm sorry I thought you wanted me too I can st…" Peyton quieted him with a soft kiss "No Jake I do want you too I'm crying because I am so happy!"

Jake and Peyton shared a moment of such bliss they never wanted it to end but unfortunately it had to as Brooke came through the door with Julian in tow Brooke closed her eyes tightly and took a deeep breath.

"Peyton I have something to tell you and I need to just come out and say it I kissed Lucas!" Brooke opened her eyes to judge Peyton's reaction to her news and was greeted with the sight of Jake straddling Peyton

"Oh god I'm sorry you know what we can talk about this later I'm just going to go now!" Peyton lay beneath Jake in shock she pushed him off of her gently and stood facing Brooke "What? You kissed Lucas?" Brooke slowly walked forward towards Peyton who took a step back

"Yeah I'm sorry I went to see if he was ok and then things just got out of hand and we kissed it was only once well technically twice but then Chris came and….." Peyton interrupted

"Ok so let me get this straight when just a few days ago you said you didn't want Lucas was that just a lie and the nest thing you are kissing him and I just bet if Chris hadn't interrupted you, you would have done so much more than kiss him wouldn't you?…….you whore!"

Brooke stared at Peyton guilt in her eyes "I'm sorry Peyton it just happened I didn't mean it to and it started and finished with the kiss I couldn't be sorrier if I tried believe me I just thought you should know!" Peyton stared at Brooke anger evident in her eyes

"Yeah sorry? Sorry that you are such two faced bitch you know its true people never change once a slut always a slut right Brooke!" Julian watched the exchange between the two women with a heavy heart on one hand he knew how betrayed Peyton felt but on the other he knew how ashamed and guilty Brooke felt he looked at his girlfriend with tears running freely down her face and decided he had to do something

"You know Peyton from BOOKS I have read I would say you have no right taking the moral high ground here! At least Brooke has the decency and strength to admit to what she has done! Brooke is sorry and knows that she is in the wrong unlike you and Lucas who just blabber on about fate and meant to be like it as excuse for you to hurt people!"

Peyton stared at Julian surprised that he of all people would be coming to Brooke's rescue after what she had done "Don't give me that Julian you know as well as I do that Lucas and Brooke are an inevitability its gonna happen whether we like it or not so why are you sticking up for her when she cheated on you?!" Julian took a step closer to Peyton trying hard to keep calm

" Maybe that's how you see it Peyton but as far as I can see Brooke is with me and that's the way its MEANT to be so to answer your question yes I was hurt that she kissed Lucas but I forgave her because that is what you do when you love someone!"

Peyton looked from Brooke to Julian hurt written on her face "So I should just forgive her because she has said she is sorry and because I love her well where was that courtesy for me when I kissed Lucas she didn't want to know me and now I am just returning the favour!"

Jake watched as Peyton strode over to Brooke and slapped her across her tear stained face Julian pulled Peyton off and shook her hard "You selfish person did it ever occur to you how hard it was for Brooke to just bury the feeling she felt for Lucas did you ever once check up on her to make sure she was ok when she was attacked did you even ask how she was coping with losing the business and her mum all in one week she was always there for you always even I knew that but you never even gave her a second thought did you?!"

Peyton was about to answer when she heard Jakes weary voice "Peyton give it up ok that was a long time ago! I thought you had grown and matured and realised that Lucas isn't right for you but you haven't! I don't even know why I came back if this is how you react to the news that your EX kissed someone else!" Peyton span around to face Jake

"Someone else no not someone else Jake Brooke, the girl I have tried to live up to ever since me and Lucas were together the girl I used to pray wouldn't realise she had made a mistake and just take him from me………" Peyton turned to look at Brooke pure hatred on her face and then came the final insult that hurt Brooke more than the slap in the face ever could

"And the girl who used to be my best friend!" Brooke watched as Peyton stormed past her and out of the door with Jake muttering a quick apology and following her Julian tapped her on the shoulder she fell into his arms he held her close and gently soothed her

"Its ok Brooke she'll come around." Brooke tilted her head to look at Julian "But how can you possibly know that?" Julian placed his hand underneath Brooke's chin and smiled softly "Because I did!"

and with that he placed a kiss so full of love and tenderness on Brooke's open mouth it made her knees feel weak and her heart skip a beat he kissed away all of her guilt and all of her weakness but most of all he kissed away all of her pain after all he is her hero and he had saved her once again.

As Brooke held on tightly to Julian and listened to him telling her over and over that he loved her and he forgave her there came a loud knock at the door Brooke became stiff in Julians arms

"Its ok Brooke whoever it is we can face them together!" He walked over to the door still holding Brooke close and opened it he stared in shock and anger at the figure in front of him

"Lucas!"

AN THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE REVIEWS I LOVE YOU ALL!! I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT LIKING THE LACK OF BRUCAS BUT I HAVE TO SAY BROOKE WAS HURT REALLY BAD BY LUCAS AND IF HE WANTS TO GET HER BACK HE HAS TO PROVE THAT HE IS A BETTER MAN LIKE HE WAS BEFORE BUT THERE IS NO GUARENTEE THAT HE WILL GET BROOKE BACK BECAUSE JULIAN LOVES AND SUPPORTS HER ALL THE TIME SO I AM KEEPING MY CARDS CLOSE TO MY CHEST THOUGH WHO EVER GETS THE MOST VOTES IN THE REVIEWS WILL PROBABLY WIN I DONT WANT PEOPLE CHASING AFTER ME WITH STICKS LOL I LOVE BRUCAS AND BRULIAN BUT I HATE LUCAS AT THE MOMENT SO THATS POSING AS A PROBLEM FOR ME ;P AS FOR JEYTON I LOVE EM! AND CHRIS IS JUST GREAT SO EXPECT MORE FROM HIM NEXT CHAPTER AS WELL AS MORE BRULIAN MORE BRUCAS A LIL NALEY AND JEYTON AND ALSO JULIAN LUCAS CONFRONTATION AND BROOKE PEYTON OOOOO DRAMA LOL THANKS AGAIN FOR THE REVIEWS I AM COMPLETELY OVER WHELMED BY HOW MANY PEOPLE LIKE THIS AND YOUR REVIEWS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR ME SO KEEP EM COMING :D ITS ALSO GREAT TO SEE SO MANY BRULIAN AND BRUCAS FANS OUT THERE SO THANKS FOR THAT TOO!! THANKS AGAIN XXXX