CHAPTER 10 - Lost In The Aftermath

Lucas watched Brooke from the leather sofa he had yet to move from, his eyes followed her as she slipped back into the emerald green dress that he'd torn off of her body prior to their 'incident', and he smiled as she began looking through the odd items of clothing that were now scattered across the floor in search of her shoes. Brooke could feel his icy blue eyes piercing into her every time she'd turn round, and whenever her eyes did meet his she couldn't help but let a small smile play on her lips. She hated the way he just laid there, his arms folded behind his head and a blanket barely covering the area she'd seen for the first time just moments ago. She hated it so much that she liked it. It didn't make sense to her anymore than it did to him.

"So, did I live up to your expectations?" the blonde asked, as he laid there relaxed, like whatever she was about to say wouldn't effect him

Brooke didn't look up at him "There were no expectations…I never thought I'd ever do this with you" she shrugged his egotistic attitude off and continued to search for her shoes, the same shoes that she now blamed for what had happened with Lucas, or thanked, she wasn't sure which she believed anymore

Lucas took a deep breath "I guess dreams really do come true" he cocked one of his eyebrows playfully and grinned from ear to ear

Brooke scoffed out in amazement, before stopping the search for her jimmy-chu's to look up at him "The only dream involved in this scenario, is the one you'll be having about this ever happening again" she told him with a tone that was slightly aggressive, but still flirty

"Brooke…" he sighed, and shook his head "We both know this gonna happen again" he told her, knowingly

Brooke searched her mind for a come-back but something deep inside of her, something that she wanted so hard to shut out kept telling her that this time he was right. One way or another it was going to happen again, and she knew it just as well as he did "Get dressed…" she threw his t-shirt over to him, before biting her lip to stop herself from smirking "We should head back"

And with that there was silence, silence whilst they got dressed, silence whilst they walked back to Tric and silence for the rest of the night. But, all the while Brooke knew that playing the silent card now was just going to make it that much harder in the morning, after there had been time for it to really sink in.

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She hadn't been wrong, it really had been harder the next day, and she hadn't even come face to face with him yet. It had been her and Peyton's turn to sleep on the sofa bed last night, whilst Lucas had slept in the small bedroom. That had made it a little easier, but the sleeping arrangements that had been planned for tonight made her wanna die. Her and Lucas would be sharing the sofa bed tonight, whilst Peyton got the comfy bed. Granted, Peyton would give her spot up if she knew what had gone on between Brooke and Lucas the previous night, but she didn't know and Brooke wasn't about to go broadcasting it to anyone, not even her best friend.
Brooke exited the bathroom in the R.V. and looked down the small corridor to the kitchen were she could see Lucas, Peyton and Haley having breakfast. She felt the urge to just go right back through the door she'd just came from, but she knew she couldn't avoid him forever and so she made her way to the kitchen

"Morning Brooke" Haley said cheerfully before putting a few pots in the sink, whilst Brooke gave her a small smile and reluctantly sat down opposite Lucas

"Hey Brooke…" Lucas spoke from the corner of his mouth but loud enough for the others to hear the exchange of words between them "Your looking, I don't know…" he pretended to try and find a word "Satisfied…this morning" he knew the game he was playing, as did she but Peyton and Haley seemed oblivious "You feeling ok?" he asked, clearly not wanting to know the answer but just wanting to know if Brooke was going to tell the others or not

Brooke smiled through gritted teeth "Actually, I'm feeling kinda nauseas" her eyes darted towards him at the mention of feeling sick

"Well, that must be the insane amount of alcohol you drank last night" Haley told her with no sympathy

"Must be" Brooke answered, before buttering her toast and keeping a firm eye on what Lucas' planned to do or say next

There was silence for a few seconds before Lucas stood up "Alright, I'm gonna go take a shower at the house" he said, referring to Dan's house which was just up the driveway. He then grabbed his towel and glanced towards Brooke before exiting the R.V.

"And, I'm gonna go to the cash machine…hopefully I'll find someway of getting it to give me some money from an empty bank account" she told the girls with a smile before grabbing her bag and waving them goodbye

Peyton waited until Haley had left before her head darted towards Brooke "You slept with him, didn't you!" the curly blonde asked in an excited manner

"What?" Brooke protested, her face scrunching up

Peyton rolled her eyes "Oh come on. Brooke I've known you long enough to know what's going on with you" her eyes widened at her best friend

Brooke stood up and cleared the table "Me and Lucas did not sleep together, ok. I don't know what you talking about" she shrugged it off but couldn't make eye contact with Peyton

"Who said anything about Lucas?" Peyton knew she'd caught her out "Coz I definitely didn't" she said, as Brooke swung her head back in defeat "So…how was he?" she asked, wanting the gossip from her best friend just as she always did

"He wears size 14's…" Brooke bit the side of her lip as she spoke "Use your imagination" she kinked her brow before shuddering with excitement

"That good, huh?" Peyton began helping Brooke to clear the breakfast stuff away "I guess there actually is a pretty thin line between love and hate"

Brooke frowned, she didn't love Lucas, that she knew "There's a pretty thin line between sex and hate…" she corrected Peyton "And, me and Lucas crossed that line last night" her face took a more serious expression "…Twice" it resumed its natural softness as Brooke let out a giggle

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