One Last Kiss
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People's thoughts are also in this style of writing.
A/N: Hey, Thanks 'Rianna' for pointing out the mistake I made with the bracelet, to answer your question, it is silver, not gold...I don't know why I typed gold when Peyton saw it lol I didn't even realize it. So I am sorry for any confusion, and also...your reviews are great, thanks so much for them every chapter without fail...thanks.
"He needs to go, now" Brooke said sternly as all of the memories of that night 4 years ago rushed back to her, and instead of the hurt and fear she had been feeling all week, her emotions had quickly changed to anger.
"What is he even doing here?" Peyton asked confused.
"I don't know...but I am going to find out" Brooke said angrily as she went to walk towards him but Peyton pulled her back.
"Whoa, Brooke...are you sure? I mean you haven't seen him in 4 years, you don't know what he is capable of" Peyton said seriously.
"Have you looked around Peyt?" Brooke said motioning to all the teenagers in the crowded club "This place is full of witnesses, he won't try anything"
"Brooke...I still don't think this is a good idea" Peyton warned.
"He needs to go" Brooke said sternly and before Peyton could get another word in she was already storming towards him.
Peyton groaned before quickly following her friend.
"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked coldly as she approached her uncle, Peyton soon standing by her side.
David smirked evilly "Well Well, is this Déjà-vu to four years ago or what?" he chuckled "Fancy taking this somewhere more private Brooke?"
"You sick bastard!" Brooke hissed "You better go now"
"Or what Brookie? You are going to get your bitch here to escort me out the building?" David asked pointing to Peyton.
Peyton scoffed angrily "You better leave, or you will regret it"
"Oh wow, I am scared" David chuckled.
"You know what David...I always thought you were a much better person than Dan...But looking at you right now, you disgust me" Brooke said coldly "I hate you so much"
"You don't hate me Brooke"
"Do I not?" Brooke challenged "What you did to me was sick! I am your god damn niece!"
"Hey, I didn't do anything to you" David said smugly as he held up his hands in defence.
"Yes, only because I walked in the room! God knows what would have happened if I came any later" Peyton said seriously as the memories of that night came flooding back, but she wasn't the scared 13 year old girl she was that night. She was Peyton Sawyer, 17 and strong.
"We were just messing about...harmless fun" David smirked.
"You are a sick sick man David...and I hope you rot in hell someday" Brooke said angrily.
"Oh? You mean like Cooper is right now?" David chuckled.
Brooke stood in shock, but soon her anger took over and her hand connected with his face so hard David stepped back in pain.
"What's going on?" Lucas asked confused as he just witnessed Brooke slap her uncle.
"This girl is a psycho" David muttered as he held his cheek in pain.
"Brooke?" Lucas asked. He didn't know what to expect, he just saw his ex-girlfriend slap her uncle who also happens to be his father's old best friend.
Brooke looked from Lucas to David and wondered how she could explain this...she wasn't ready for anyone to know what happened to her on her 14th birthday. "I..." Brooke stuttered not sure what to say.
David smirked, knowing that Brooke wasn't about reveal anything about that night "It was my fault Lucas"
Brooke and Peyton looked at him confused and Lucas waited for him to continue.
"I made a joke about a shooting without realizing, and Brooke...obviously got upset and just lashed out, she has always been a feisty one" he said laughing lightly and Lucas looked at Brooke to see if she would confirm this.
Brooke hesitated before nodding and Lucas noticed this, he was really curious as to what was going on and he was sure that this was not the whole story.
"Well, I should go...I will see you around Brooke" David said smugly "And Lucas, tell your dad I will get in touch about that car we are going to work on"
Lucas nodded as David gave one last smirk towards Brooke and Peyton and then left the club.
"What was that all about?" Lucas asked confused and suspiciously.
"He knows your dad?" Brooke asked in shock completely ignoring the question.
"Yeah, they were best friends in high school and college...he was best man at my parents wedding" Lucas shrugged not seeing what the big deal was.
Brooke looked at Peyton with wide eyes and Lucas stood looking between the two girls confused as hell "Brooke? Is everything ok?" he asked worriedly.
"You're not friends with him are you?" Brooke asked concerned, the last thing she needed was Lucas hanging out with that sick asshole.
"Well I think he's an ok guy" Lucas shrugged "Why? What's wrong?"
"Well you shouldn't" Brooke muttered.
"Why not?" Lucas asked confused "Brooke he is your uncle...talk to me"
"Just...just forget it Lucas" Brooke sighed tiredly as she looked at Peyton who gave her a sympathetic look "I...I need to go somewhere" she said beginning to walk towards the exit.
"Brooke..." Peyton warned not wanting to say anything in front of Lucas.
"Peyton please, I just...I need to go somewhere" Brooke sighed and leaving the club.
Peyton put her hand on her head and sighed deeply.
"Peyton what the hell is going on?" Lucas asked, starting to get frustrated.
Peyton shook her head "Not now Lucas" she said before walking away leaving Lucas even more confused than before.
Brooke stepped out of her car and ran through the graveyard as fast as she could, which was hard considering she was in heels, but she still ran pretty fast, and rain was beginning to fall lightly.
She soon collapsed at Cooper's grave and began to sob loudly, the darkness of the graveyard hiding her tears "I really need you Cooper...I really need my big brother" she pleaded.
Brooke furiously clawed the mud around her with her fingers, angrily breaking it up in her hands before throwing them onto the floor and repeating her actions "I hate him Cooper! I really really hate him!" she cried as the tears ran freely from her face.
"I wish he was dead! I wish he was dead!" she screamed angrily as she began pounding the floor with her fists. "I really wish he was dead!" she finished before losing all control and just collapsing into hysterical sobs as the rain began to fall hard.
"Hey Peyton, have you seen Brooke?" Jake asked curiously as he approached the curly blonde.
"Um…yeah, she is around here somewhere" Peyton lied.
"Do you know if she is having a good time?" he asked
"Yeah, she is having a blast"
"Good" Jake smiled "I really wanted this to be a night to remember for her"
"Oh I think it will be Jake" Peyton said "I think it will be" she said the last part quietly to herself.
Brooke took a deep breath before raising her fist and knocking lightly on the door.
"Brooke…what are you doing here?" Dan asked surprised to see his youngest child standing at his door.
"I need to talk to you" Brooke said nervously.
"Ok, come on in" Dan said confused as he and Brooke walked into the living room.
"What is it?" Dan asked sitting down on the couch opposite Brooke.
Brooke decided to ignore that fact that Dan must have forgotten it was her birthday and concentrate on what she was here for "It's about David"
"David? As in my little brother?" Dan asked
"Yeah" Brooke nodded
"I heard he was back in town" Dan muttered "So what is it Brooke? The stupid ass hasn't gotten himself arrested and you want me to bail him out has he?" he asked.
Brooke shook her head "No"
"Then what is it? Because to be honest, I don't really have time for that man"
"Neither do I" Brooke sighed.
Dan looked at her surprised "Ok? Well then what?"
"You're the mayor right?"
Dan nodded
"Can't you find some way to get him to leave town?" Brooke asked hesitantly looking down at her wrist and fiddling with the L charm on her bracelet.
Dan chuckled slightly "Uh Brooke…I am the mayor, not an assassin" 'But I did kill your brother' he thought.
"But can't you find a way to make him leave?" Brooke pleaded "Dig up some dirt on him or something"
"Even if I could…I wouldn't, not anymore Brooke, as much as I dislike the guy, he is still my brother"
"And Cooper was your son!" Brooke shouted angrily.
Dan's eyes widened 'She couldn't know could she? There was no way she could know right?' "Wh-What?" he stuttered fearfully.
"Cooper was your son and you still tried to destroy him…you made up that lie about Keith Scott, so how come you can hurt your own son but not your brother who you haven't seen in years!" Brooke shouted.
Dan shook his head, trying to get rid of the thoughts about the day he killed his son "Brooke, I'm not that guy anymore"
"Ok…but there has to be something you can do Dan…please" Brooke begged.
"Why Brooke? What has he done that has made you want him gone for? Did he scam you out of a few dollars? Is that it? Did he call you fat?" Dan asked annoyed, going back to his smug self.
"I knew it wouldn't take long for the real Dan Lee to return" Brooke said coldly standing up "You are just like your brother!" she hissed.
Dan sighed "Ok, I'm sorry"
Brooke stood surprised, Dan never apologized to anyone.
"What did he do Brooke? Tell me and I will help you" Dan reasoned.
Brooke shook her head "I can't tell you"
"Brooke…"
"No, I can't tell you ok? I gotta go" she muttered as she walked away leaving the room.
"Brooke!" Dan called after her.
Brooke stopped but didn't turn around.
"Happy Birthday" Dan said plainly.
Brooke laughed slightly before walking out of the room and out of her childhood home.
Going there was a mistake; she should have known that Dan wouldn't help her.
"Nathan…happy birthday" Brooke smiled into the phone as she sat at the River Court.
"You too sis…so how was your day?"
"Um…eventful" Brooke sighed "What about you?"
"My day has been good so far…did you get my gift?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah I got it…thanks, did you get mine?"
"I sure did" Nathan smiled "So how was your day eventful?" Nathan asked curiously
"We just had a typical Tree Hill party that's all" Brooke answered 'Oh it was more than that'
"I see nothing much has changed" Nathan laughed before groaning.
"You ok?" Brooke asked curiously
"Yeah, Jess has just woken up, she is teething badly" Nathan sighed tiredly "I'm sorry to cut this call short but I have to go and tend to her"
"No it's cool…I understand"
"You sure?" Nathan asked hesitantly.
"Yep…go and be a dad Nathan…you are a great one" Brooke said softly
"Thanks Brooke…I will call you tomorrow ok?" Nathan said into the phone "And Rachel probably will too"
"Ok, bye Nate, I love you"
"I love you too sis, see ya" Nathan finished before hanging up.
Brooke sighed shutting her cell phone closed and looked around the empty court, all the memories she had in this place as a kid and a teen, when she would follow Cooper and his friends on weekends when she was little or when she was older and her and some other cheerleaders would go to watch Nathan and some of the boys play. Then her memories of going to watch Lucas play. She had a lot of memories here...and surprisingly, most of them were good ones.
"What are you doing out here alone…its late you know"
"Hi Lucas" Brooke smiled as Lucas came and sat next to her on the picnic table.
"I've been worried about you" Lucas admitted.
"Why?"
"Because of what happened at your party, I mean…you just slapped your uncle and then you practically ran out of the place"
Brooke sighed "I just lashed out over nothing" she lied "And I just needed to go somewhere…that's all"
"Well where did you go?" Lucas asked curiously, he didn't want to sound too pushy but he was curious.
"Just…to see Cooper" Brooke said deciding to only tell him part of where she went.
"Oh, right…I'm sorry" Lucas said softly.
"Don't be"
"Do you miss him?" Lucas asked hesitantly.
Brooke nodded "There isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about him" she admitted "Is it weird that I miss him more now that he is dead, more than I missed him when he was living in California?"
"No Brooke…when he was in Cali, you knew he was alive and happy" Lucas said softly.
"But was he?" Brooke asked "Happy I mean, was he really happy?"
Lucas shrugged "I don't know Brooke…"
"I know" Brooke sighed "I just really wish he was here, you know?"
"And what about Nathan? Do you wish he was here too?"
"Of course I do" Brooke nodded "But not as much as I wish Cooper was…does that make me a horrible person?" she asked.
"No Brooke, not at all" Lucas answered reasurringly.
"Yeah but I miss my dead brother more than I miss my twin brother who is alive and well…I mean, what kind of person does that make me?" Brooke asked sadly.
"That makes you human Brooke" Lucas said softly as he placed his hand on top of hers and laced their fingers together "Don't feel guilty for living your life ok?"
"Ok" Brooke nodded.
"Good"
"I miss you Lucas" Brooke said bluntly after a couple of minutes of silence.
"What?" Lucas asked surprised.
"I mean…I miss you…I miss us" Brooke admitted sadly.
"Me too" Lucas sighed "I miss us so much"
"But I really like Jake"
"And I like Anna"
"So then what the hell are we?" Brooke asked confused.
"I don't know" Lucas said honestly "But a smart girl once said to me 'People who are meant to be together always find their way in the end'. Just have faith Brooke…things will fall into place eventually"
"Have faith" Brooke whispered looking down to their hands which were still entwined together.
Brooke entered her apartment that night to see Jake already in there.
"There you are Brooke…I was wondering where you got to, why didn't you tell me you were leaving the party?" Jake asked worriedly as Brooke sat next to him on the couch.
"Sorry, it was a spur of the moment thing" Brooke sighed as Jake wrapped his arm around her and they lay back on the sofa.
"Where'd you go anyway? I've barely seen you all night"
"Sorry…I just went to call Nathan" Brooke said only partially telling the truth.
Jake nodded "How's he doing?"
"He is doing great, Jessica is teething though, the poor girl" Brooke said.
"Poor Nathan" Jake said laughing slightly.
"What's this?" Jake asked confused as he lifted Brooke's wrist up to see her silver bracelet with the B and L charms.
"Oh, just a gift I got" Brooke shrugged hoping he wouldn't think much of it.
Jake looked at it confused, 'This better not be from Lucas' he thought. "What does the L stand for?" he asked curiously and Brooke took in a deep breath before answering, she hated lying to people, especially Jake.
"It stands for Lee…and the B for Brooke" Brooke answered realizing that the B part was obvious.
"Right…so who got you it?" Jake asked suspiciously.
"Rachel" Brooke lied.
"I thought Rachel already sent her gift" Jake said confused
"She did…but this was something extra" Brooke shrugged hoping Jake would buy the story.
"Ok, it's nice" Jake commented, deciding to believe Brooke's answer.
"Yeah…it is" Brooke said quietly as she looked down at it.
The next morning Lucas sat in the café with Keith and David, they were discussing cars and basketball before Lucas changed the subject to his favorite brunette.
"Are you and Brooke ok now?" Lucas asked curiously "I mean…I'm sure she doesn't want to fight with you right now, she doesn't have much family around so it must be good to have you here"
David smiled "Yeah, it's all good"
"Why? What happened?" Keith asked curiously.
"I made some inconsiderate joke about shootings without realizing it and Brooke got upset and slapped me…I don't blame her though" David lied.
Keith nodded as the café doors jingled and they were all surprised to see Dan Lee enter.
David immediately stood up as Dan approached him "Hey big bro, long time no see" he smirked.
Dan didn't answer him straight away as he looked at his little brother straight in the eyes, Dan was good at reading people, and he wanted to know what sort of attitude David had right now. Dan took in his appearance and noticed nothing much had changed since the last time they saw each other. "What are you doing here Dave?" Dan asked finally.
"Visiting old friends Danny" David shrugged "How's the wife?" he smirked, knowing that Deb was not around anymore.
Dan glared at him "That's none of your business…when are you leaving?" he asked
"When I've finished my coffee" David answered smugly.
"I meant Tree Hill, when are you leaving Tree Hill?" Dan asked coldly as Keith and Lucas watched on from their seats.
"Whenever I want Danny, this is a free country; I can go wherever I want whenever I want"
"This is my town David" Dan said in a tone that sent chills up Lucas's spine.
"Oh really? I knew you always liked power Daniel but just because you are the mayor does not mean that you own this town…now if you don't mind, I am trying to enjoy my coffee with my old friend and his boy, so please…feel free to leave" David smirked.
Dan glared at him "I'll be keeping my eye on you" he warned.
"Whatever bro, whatever" he chuckled before sitting down and taking a sip of his drink.
Dan shook his head and went to turn around before stopping "One more thing Dave"
"And what would that be Danny?" David asked smugly.
"You stay the hell away from Brooke" he said warningly "I mean it"
"Goodbye Dan" David said as Dan gave him one last glare before leaving the café.
"What was that about?" Keith asked
"God only knows…this is Dan we are talking about" David chuckled.
"Why does he want you to stay away from Brooke?" Lucas asked curiously.
"Like I said…this is Dan Lee here, who knows what goes through his head" David laughed trying to take the attention away from himself "Anyway, who watched the Lakers game the other night?" he asked changing the subject and leaving a suspicious Lucas.
Why would Dan warn David away from Brooke? As far as he knew, Brooke had only seen Dan once since she returned to Tree Hill and that was weeks ago. Another question he was asking himself is why Dan even cared? The whole Lee family seemed so messed up and confusing, it hurt his head thinking about it…so imagine how hard it had to have been for Cooper, Nathan and Brooke being a part of that delusional family.
A/N: Hey all, thanks to every single one of you who reviewed! They really do mean a lot, and I can't wait to read what you thought about this chapter. I love reading all your reviews, especially the long ones, so yeah…please review this chapter and I hope you all liked it. Thanks again and I will update soon as long as you all review:)