Okay, so I returned from my trip two days earlier than expected because my friend's grandma is such an attention getter and she started whining about her back. BUt that besides the point anyway I wasn't going to update til monday but with all the great reviews and feedback I've decided I could give you guys one more chapter. Hope you like!

"I think I'm jet lagged." Brooke complained as she walked through the airport of Charlotte, North Carolina with her two friends. It had taken a lot of convincing on Brittany and Rachel's part but finally Brooke gave in and finally decided to go back home with the two girls for Christmas.

"Brooke, how can you be jet lagged? We were only on the plane for like an hour and a half." Brittany said with a small laugh as she looked at Brooke.

"Hello My name

is Brooke Davis and I'm jet lagged. See it's possible." Brooke said dramatically as she waved her hand in the air.

"Hey dumb and dumber." Rachel called out as she turned to face them and shifter her bags in her hands.

"Ugh! We are not Nathan and Lucas!" Brooke said with a fake gasp, as she looked at Rachel offended. Brittany smiled a little Brooke was getting back to her old self as the days went on. She was getting more fun and playful.

"You guys are the female versions of Nathan and Lucas." Rachel smirked as Brooke and Brittany stopped in front of her.

"No we are not. Okay, maybe Brittany is Lucas' female version in the looks department." Brooke started on one of rants as she looked down at her hands.

"Shut up. I don't even know how we got into this conversation. But who's picking us up Britt?" Rachel said putting her hand in Brooke's face to shut her up and turning to Brittany.

"I don't know I guess my- Daddy!" Brittany yelled as she ran into the arms of a middle-aged man with brown hair.

"I guess we got our answer." Brooke smiled as she started to walk toward the father and daughter. Rachel smirked and followed behind Brooke.

"Hey Mr. Scott." Rachel greeted with a smile as Brittany pulled out of the hug from her father.

"Hey Reddy." He greeted with a smile as he used Rachel's nickname. "And who is this beautiful lady?" He asked as he saw Brooke standing there.

"Your married daddy." Brittany said as she hit his shoulder and they both let out a laugh.

"I know but what your mom doesn't know won't hurt her." He joked as he winked at Brooke who let out a small laugh.

"Humph. Let me find out. But daddy this is Brooke Davis a friend of mine from school. Brooke this is my dad Keith Scott." Brittany introduced the two. Brooke smiled at the man in front of her and returned the gesture.

"Hi. It's nice to meet you Mr. Scott." Brooke said as she reached out her hand for him to shake.

"You to Brooke." Mr. Scott replied as he brought Brooke's hand up to his lips and kissed it. Now I see where Lucas and Nathan get their charm. "But please call me Keith. Mr. Scott makes me sound old." Keith said as he let go of Brooke's hand and offered her another smile.

"Okay Keith it's nice to meet you." Brooke said as she showed him her dimples.

"Well lets get going Bunny. We have to meet your mom, and your brothers at the café." Keith said as he turned toward Brittany. Brittany nodded and grabbed her bags that she had placed beside her. Looping her arm with her fathers Brittany began walking out of the airport with Brooke and Rachel close behind.

"Papa Scott is hot." Brooke whispered to Rachel as they followed the two to the car.

"Ewww…He's like my own father Brooke!" Rachel said with a disgusted look on her face.

"So, he's not mine." Brooke said with a shrug. "But I don't see how he and Lucas or Brittany are related fort hat matter. Nathan maybe I can find some similarities but not the other two." Brooke said, as she looked at Rachel confused.

"That's because Keith isn't any of their fathers." Rachel answered as she smiled down at Brooke and struggled with her luggage.

"But-" Brooke started confused as she pointed to Keith who was engaged in a conversation with his daughter.

"She calls him daddy I know." Rachel finished with a smirk as she looked at Brooke with knowing eyes.

"And because her last name is Scott." Brooke said as she finally got over her confusion and shook her head. Her head was running a mile a minute.

"Well it's complicated really. Lucas, Nathan, and Brittany's father Dan is a real ass. He left Karen their mother after Brittany was born and then Keith his brother was hopelessly in love with Karen and he helped them out ever since the kids were born. And then when Nathan and Lucas were three and Brittany was two Keith and Karen got married and have been ever since." Rachel explained quietly so Keith would not overhear what they were saying.

"Wait- So Brittany's mom married her fathers brother?" Brooke asked as she stopped in her tracks and looked at Rachel in surprise.

"It's the Scott family for you." Rachel said with a shrug as she dragged Brooke the rest of the way to the car.

"So your not a basketball player?" Brooke asked Keith as she held her arm in his and walked towards the café. On the way there Brooke and Keith got to talk and they hit it off really well.

"Nope. I can't play to save my life." Keith answered as he shook his head and smiled down at Brooke.

"Oh. Your cool. I like you." Brooke said bluntly as she shrugged and Keith opened the door for her. Rachel and Brittany entering after them.

"Well thank you. I like you to." Keith smiled. And he did. He liked Brooke's spunk and he thought she was absolutely adorable and funny.

"Brittany?" A voice came from behind the counter. Brooke looked up to see a dark haired woman standing there looking at Brittany with a huge smile on her face.

"Mom!" Brittany yelled as she ran past Keith and enveloped the woman in a hug.

"Oh my girl! It's so good to see you." The woman said as she hugged Brittany tightly. "And hello Miss. Rachel." Karen said as she let go of Brittany and looked at Rachel.

"Hey Ant Karen." Rachel smiled as she walked over and gave the woman a hug also.

"Oh mom. I want you to meet my friend from college Brooke Davis. Brooke this is my mom Karen Scott." Brittany said as she grabbed Brooke out of her fathers embrace and brought her toward the counter.

"Hello Mrs. Scott. Nice to meet you." Brooke said as she shook the lady's hand and smiled at her.

"Call me Karen. And it's nice to meet you to Brooke." Karen smiled and let go of the girls' hand.

"Mommy. Daddy Brooke is also going to be staying with us for the holidays. She doesn't have a place to go so Rachel and I invited her." Brittany told her mother and father as she looked at them.

"Oh, that's awful. Where are your parents?" Karen asked with a gasp as she held her chest as if something just scared her.

"Caribbean." Brooke answered quietly looking down at her feet.

"Well in that case of course you can spend Christmas with us. We would love to have you." Karen said as she pushed past Brittany and brought Brooke into a hug. Brooke was surprised but hugged back herself.

"Thank you." Brooke smiled at both Keith and Karen gratefully.

"Hey mom! Dad! I got the- Britt!" Nathan smiled when he spotted his sister standing in the small café.

"Hey Nate." Brittany smiled and went over to hug her brother.

"Hey Rach." Nathan greeted as he waved at his best friend.

"Hey Dork." Rachel rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest.

"And what do we have here? Why it's Miss. Brookie Davie." Nathan said, as he looked over at Brooke surprised. Lucas is going to love this.

"Hey Natey Scottie." Brooke laughed as she walked over to Nathan and hugged him. "Ooh what you got in the bags?" Brooke asked as she noticed a couple of various bags in his hand.

"Gifts for Christmas." Nathan answered simply with a small shrug.

"No. I thought it was Hanukah." Brooke said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes at him. "Do you have my present in there?" Brooke asked as she tried to peak into the bags.

"I picked up a little something you might like but your just going to have to wait until Christmas." Nathan told her with a smirk adorning his face.

"But that's in three days! I can't wait three whole days!" Brooke whined as she stomped her foot on the ground in protest.

"With a best friend like Haley I would think you would learn to be patient." Nathan said to Brooke as he looked down at the young girl in front of him.

"Speaking of where is she?" Rachel asked as she looked out the window of the café only to see Haley and Lucas laughing about something on their way in. Brooke also spotted this and raised an eyebrow up at Nathan.

"Oh Nathan I think you have some competition." Brooke joked as the two came in arm and arm and still laughing. Nathan furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and then turned to see the two.

"Britty hey!" Lucas said as he spotted his sister and she rushed into his arms to give him a hug.

"Hey big bro." Brittany smiled. "Hey Haley." Brittany said as she pulled away from the hug and looked at Haley.

"Hey Brittany." Haley said as she waved at the girl and unlinked arms with Lucas.

"Brooke?" Lucas asked as he spotted the girl that was slowly taking over his heart standing next to his mother.

"Hey Luke. Hey Hales." Brooke smiled as she waved at them and gave them smiles.

"Oh my gosh! Brooke!" Haley yelled as she ran to her best friend and threw her arms around her neck. "I'm so glad you're here!" Haley said as she hugged Brooke tightly. To Rachel's dismay and Brittany's surprise Brooke hugged Haley back.

"Hey Hales. It's good to see you." Brooke whispered. She knew that no matter how mad she was at Haley; Haley was still her best friend and she was going to be there for her no matter what.

"Okay Haley. Give me some Brooke time." Lucas said as he went over to the best friends and gently pushed Haley away sending her a playful glare.

"Brooke time?" Brooke asked with a raised eyebrow as she hugged Lucas. This was one of the first times she hugged Lucas only on some occasions did she hug him and that was hardly ever.

"Oh I'm so glad you're here." Lucas found himself saying as he hugged Brooke tightly to his chest not wanting to let her go. As they pulled away Brooke gave him a weird look but shook it off. "What are you doing here anyway?" Lucas asked as he saw everyone giving him the same look Brooke was throwing him.

"I'm going to be spending Christmas with you. Now aren't you happy?' Brooke asked playfully as she leaned up and squeezed Lucas' cheeks.

"Stop. And nope this is pure torture." Lucas said as he rolled his eyes and pretended to be in pain.

"Oh yeah that's what your saying now. "Oh, I'm so glad you're here." Brooke repeated Lucas' words from moments ago in a deep voice and everyone laughed at her.

"Shut up Davis." Lucas warned playfully as a big smile spread across his face.

"You Scott." Brooke replied flatly.

"Okay well who's hungry?" Karen asked interrupting the two before they could get into one of their playful rants.

"I am!" A collective response was heard throughout the café.

Dinner went well everyone ate and told them their expectations after college and so forth. Everyone including Karen and Keith noticed the excessive flirting between Brooke and Lucas. And everyone was almost sure that Lucas had a thing for the bubbly brunette but as for Brooke they weren't so clear on her. Maybe she did or maybe she didn't. Well it was dessert and everyone was telling stories and laughing when Brooke found this time to slip out to find Lucas who she noticed left a while ago.

She excused herself to go to the bathroom and when she was sure no one was looking she ran up the stairs she had seen Lucas go up moments before. She found him standing at the edge of the café roof looking out at the town.

"Hey." She said quietly scaring him. She let out a quiet laugh when he jumped slightly but turned around to see her.

"Hey." He responded as he gave her a smile. She walked over to him and sat down on a chair that was sitting up there.

"I saw you slip up here and I wanted to see if you were okay." Brooke told him as she looked up at him to see him staring back out into the night.

"It's gorgeous out here. Isn't it?" Lucas asked not looking at Brooke. "I always used to come up here and think when I was in high school. This was my serene place. Away from all the partying, basketball, and girls." Lucas continued when he noticed Brooke wasn't going to answer his question.

"What are you thinking about?" Brooke asked after a moment of silence.

"Everything." Lucas replied simply. Brooke smiled and got up. She walked over to Lucas and stood in front of him and looked out at the night sky also.

"It's a beautiful place." Brooke told him as she once again looked up at him. Lucas looked down at her and smiled. "So tell me about Anna." Brooke said wanting to get to the bottom of his girlfriend situation. She didn't know why but it had been bothering her since she met the girl.

"What about her?" Lucas asked confused.

"I mean why didn't you tell me about her." Brooke told him with a shrug. She didn't know why but she wanted to know everything about Anna and Lucas.

"I don't know. We were fighting. We hated eachother. And it just wasn't important at the time." Lucas told her simply.

"Do you love her?" Brooke found herself asking.

"No. God no. I don't love her." Lucas said shaking his head furiously and looking at Brooke as if she were crazy.

"Then why are you with her?" Brooke asked. She knew she was being nosey but the questions just came flowing out and she had no control.

"I was able to talk to her when it all began. We started out as friends and then when we decided to take it to the next level she changed. I mean I have always been an asshole and I openly admit that but she changed from the sweet girl I could talk to into this slut that opens her legs for everyone. She's kind of like my safe haven though. Because no matter who leaves me Anna is always going to be there." Lucas explained to Brooke with so much passion.

"But aren't you tired of living safe Lucas?" Brooke asked.

"Sometimes." Lucas answered honestly with a sigh. Brooke smiled slightly as she shivered. Lucas noticed this and brought her closer to him wrapping an arm around her. Brooke smiled up at him and put her arms around his waist and snuggled into his side.

"You'll find the one Lucas. All you have to do is wait." Brooke told him as she stared up into the night sky. She was not only reassuring him but she was reassuring herself as well.