Brooke walked up to the suite that her, Rachel and Haley were sharing while they were in New York. She used her card to open the door and walked in almost slamming the door in Lucas's face. Lucas walked in and shut the door behind him. Brooke hadn't spoken to him since they had left the club which was probably a good thing cause he knew she was mad about a lot of things, and he himself wasn't happy for all of things that he had seen he do that night. Lucas watched Brooke as she kicked her shoes off and sat her purse down on the couch.
"Brooke, are you not even going to talk to me…I mean I am missing work to be here" Lucas exhaled deeply and unloosened his tie.
Brooke turned around and looked at Lucas "Excuse me?"
"You heard what I said" Lucas walked closer to Brooke and frowned when she stepped backwards to move away from him. "I came here to talk to you to try to fix things"
Brooke shook her head "Well, I'm sorry that you feel like our marriage is an obligation to you"
Lucas started to say something but the door to the suite opened and Rachel walked in with her hand over her eyes. She split her fingers and looked, before sticking her head out the door. "Its ok guys…nobody's riding anyone"
Nathan and Haley walked in and shut the door "Rachel why don't you come in mine and Nathan's room for a while and give Brooke and Lucas some space" Haley said holding her hand out for Rachel to take. Rachel took a hold of Haley's hand and they walked to the bedroom door. "Just so you know that's code for we'll be in there not minding our business" Rachel added before Haley pushed her into the bedroom and shut the door.
It was the first time Lucas had seen Brooke smile in a week. Her smile fell though as soon as she looked at Lucas. "I'm sorry that you would rather be at work, Lucas...Ok I'm sorry that you came to New York even though I didn't ask you to"
Lucas groaned "I can't win with you Brooke, It's like…I don't know….I may as well go beat my head up against the wall…I came to apologize…It's not my fault you're such a stubborn bitch that you won't listen"
Brooke's eyes narrowed as she looked at Lucas "I know that you did not just say that to me"
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Nathan, Haley and Rachel were dressed in their pajamas and sitting up against the bedroom door eating junk food from the snack bar as they listened to Brooke and Lucas fight.
"Aw, shut up man" Nathan groaned placing his hand over his face.
Haley and Rachel were dumbfounded "I can't believe he just called her a bitch…I mean it's his fault that they're fighting to begin with" Haley said angrily taking a handful of Doritos out of the bag.
Rachel shook her head "Brooke is going to lose it in a few minutes Lucas just needs to take a dive"
Haley looked over at Rachel "A what?"
Rachel turned to face Haley and moved to sit in Indian style "A dive it's when you're fighting with your partner and you agree with them so they'll stop their bitching and moaning…Mouth takes them with me all the time…" Rachel said referring to her boyfriend. "I've taken them with him too, I mean what's not to be happy about…someone thinks that they are right…and then you get to enjoy the make-up sex twice as fast "
Haley shook her head and looked at Nathan "Have you taken a dive with me?"
Nathan shook his head "No, Hales I don't ever like to fight with you"
Haley narrowed her eyes "Are you taking a dive now?"
Nathan shrugged his shoulders "Maybe"
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"Brooke I don't know what you want me to say…I mean I forgive you for so much why can't you forgive me for this?"
"What have I done that I need forgiveness for?" Brooke asked folding her arms across her chest
Lucas half laughed "Um...let me think sleeping with Chris Keller…lying to me about being pregnant… dancing like I don't know what with some guy you don't even know and letting him put his hands up you skirt"
"His hands were not up my skirt and HOW DARE YOU bring up things that happened almost six years ago…if you want to bring up things that happened in the past how about I bring up the fact that you cheated on me with my BEST FRIEND…not once but twice don't you stand there and talk to me about forgiveness Lucas"
"Brooke, I don't know what you want me to do…I'm sorry I forgot our anniversary…I'm sorry" Lucas threw his hands up in the air in defeat.
Brooke shook her head and her eyes brimmed with tears "It's not just about that Lucas…It's about the fact that your priorities aren't straight anymore…I know how hard you've worked on your book…" Brooke didn't fight the tears that fell and Lucas's heart broke as he looked at her "It's just that I don't ever see you anymore…I get up for work and you're not there…I come home and you're not there...Hannah is almost two months old and she barely sees you…When I was pregnant you told me that you weren't going to work as many long hours as you do…Now I never see you….You used to call me every single day at work and tell me how much you loved me…you used to leave stupid post it's around the house and in my car telling me the same thing…I don't know what changed….I just don't understand why you wou…."
The soft ring of Lucas's cell phone interrupted Brooke's speech Lucas looked at the caller ID and it simply read "WORK" Lucas groaned and flipped the phone open and answered it.
"Hello"
"Luke, hey man it's me Michael…Listen Steven told me that you were here in New York…I figured since you were here that you could stop by my office and we could chat about your new book…you know go over some possible titles and such…Listen I know that it's late but if you could come on over then I would really appreciate it.."
"Is there any way that I can do it tomorrow afternoon?" Lucas asked running his hand across the back of his neck.
"I wish there was but I'm going out of town tomorrow, I mean I'm catching hell from the old ball and chain but she's pregnant and due like any day…That's a story you don't need to hear though…I'll even stop by and pick you up..Be out front in ten minutes"
Lucas started to say something but the phone disconnected on the other line and he shut his phone before looking at Brooke. She looked heartbroken she said nothing; she just stood there with her arms folded and looked blankly at him.
"Duty calls" was all she said before turning around and walking into the bedroom and shutting the door.
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Haley rested her head on Nathan's shoulder as they listened to the front door to the suite open and then close.
"I can't believe him…how could he do that to her?" Haley asked sadly
"I don't know Hales, I just hope that they can fix whatever it is that is going on between them…before it's too late"
"My God"
Haley and Nathan looked over in the direction that the words came from they saw Rachel grabbing her pocketbook and rummaging in it. She grabbed her pepper spray and stood up to grab a fire poker.
"Rachel, what are you doing?" Haley asked
Rachel put on her Strawberry Shortcake robe and walked to the bedroom door "I'm going to go outside and find Lucas...then I'm going to pepper spray him and them I'm going to beat the hell out of him with this fire poker"
Nathan stood up "Rach, this isn't your fight…Lucas and Brooke need to fix this on their own…Look on the bright side" Nathan looked down at his watch "You won the bet…She did scream for at least an hour"
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It was almost 7 in the morning by the time Lucas got back to the hotel suite...he walked in and found Haley, Nathan and Rachel sitting at the table eating breakfast. Lucas walked over and sat down.
"What the hell do you think you're doing" Haley asked looking at Lucas
"Well Haley I was going to eat some breakfast." Lucas explained taking a hold of one of the glass plates that had bacon on it. His hand was swatted by Haley "You're not welcome to our breakfast…if you wanted to eat you should have eaten at work"
Haley grabbed her plate and went into the bedroom, Rachel followed but before she went she "accidently" hit the table causing orange juice to spill all over Lucas's good dress slacks. "Oops" was all she said before walking into the bedroom behind Haley.
Nathan said nothing he kept his head down and looked at his eggs and French toast. Lucas used the cloth napkins and sopped up the juice on his pants. "What am I going to do Nate?"
Nathan looked up at Lucas and rolled his eyes "Well, first off you need to shower, change your clothes, and go and fix things with your wife before she leaves you…or before I have to listen to her cry another night and I beat your ass myself" Nathan then got up and grabbed his plate and the box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. "I only share this with my friends"
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"So how's Hannah…Is she ok" Brooke asked adjusting the receiver on the phone. Brooke had been in meetings all day long and had finally found time to call Karen to check on Hannah; Brooke twisted in the black chair as she looked out the floor length windows as the sun started to set on the New York skyline.
"Yeah, she's the perfect angel…she just misses her mommy and daddy…she can't wait to see them tomorrow" Karen replied into the receiver. "So has her hard headed daddy patched things up with his wife yet?"
Brooke smiled sadly "No, in fact things are not too good at all, we got in this big fight last night and then he got called off to meet with some guy at like 12:30 at night"
"HE DID WHAT?" Karen asked a little angry
"I just feel like things aren't going to get any better….I love him so much but I don't know what to do" Brooke said her voice cracking.
"Sweetie, I'm going to tell you something about my son and that husband of yours: he's stubborn, he's a Scott and unfortunately he got his temper from his father…but the two of you are one in the same you two are perfect for each other don't let something that can be fixed ruin something that's beautiful"
Brooke nodded and wiped away a tear that had fallen from her eyes "Um, I have to go ok…Give Hannah a kiss for me and tell her I will see her tomorrow"
"Sure thing sweetie…bye" Karen said hanging up the phone
Brooke hung up the phone and there was a knock on the door. A man from the flower shop walked in and had at least two dozen white and pink roses in a crystal vase. "Delivery for Brooke Davis-Scott"
The guy walked in and sat the flowers down on the table he smiled at Brooke and turned and walked out the door. Brooke reached for the card that was buried in the flowers and opened the little white envelope.
Brooke,
Please come to the hotel as soon as you get this.
Lucas
Brooke sighed and looked at the flowers and then back at the card, she wasn't going to go but Karen's words ran through her head and she picked up her flowers and walked out of the office and took a cab back to the hotel.
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When Brooke walked in the suite the whole room was lit only by candlelight. She saw Lucas standing in the middle of the living room holding a single red rose.
"Lucas what are you…" Brooke started
"September 17th 2005, It was the night that we had that big rainstorm in Tree Hill, you and I had this terrible fight about Peyton and that stupid letter that I wrote to her" Lucas started as he walked over to Brooke "You had that black leather jacket on and those God-awful boots on we walked at least half a mile in that storm as we fought"
Lucas took the vase of flowers from Brooke and sat them down on the end table "Why are you telling me this"
Lucas ran his hand across Brooke's cheek "Because that's the night I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you…You're everything to me Mrs. Scott...My whole world is wrapped up in you…"
Lucas took a hold of Brooke's hand and pulled her into the bedroom and shut the door behind him. He pushed Brooke's jacket off of her shoulders and let it fall to the floor. He pushed Brooke back to the bed so that she was lying down.
"You want to hear the truth Ok"." He ran his hand softly up her side, coming to rest at the hem of her shirt. Brooke whimpered as his fingers wandered around the skin of her bare stomach and his tongue explored the contours of her mouth. "I love you Brooke," he whispered, still kissing her, as his deft fingers undid the front clasp of her bra. She whimpered again and pulled his shirt up over his head as her hands caressed the muscled planes of his back. She sat up slowly, allowing him to move with her and he tugged her t shirt over her head, pushing the open bra off her shoulders. He eased her back down on the bed and pulled away slowly."Lucas," Brooke moaned. He hushed her with a finger over her lips.
"I want to look at you." She watched him through half lidded eyes as he ran his fingers along every line and curve on her body. "You are so beautiful," he whispered. "Every single part of you is beautiful." Brooke's breathing became labored as he went over her body again, and she fought an internal battle to allow him to continue his investigations. "Your feet are so elegant, I love watching your toes curl when we make love." Brooke closed her eyes and let the heat of his words wash over her. His hand moved upward along her calf. "Your legs are long and sensual; your skin feels like silk." His fingers came to rest on her hips. "Your hips are incredible. My hands fit there perfectly when we dance."
He continued to her stomach. "This is my favorite spot. It's smooth and tight, and sensitive when I touch it just right." Brooke whimpered as he circled her belly button and wriggled on the bed, looking for more. Lucas smiled and trailed the porcelain line of skin that ran down from her belly button. "This is the part that gave our child life, the part that carried her and protected her as she grew." Tears of happiness and frustration spilled from Brooke's eyes but she made no move to brush them away. "This," he trailed his fingers to her breasts. "These fit perfectly into my hands when we make love, but they've kept our child alive. These arms have held our baby, held me, given us both strength and love when we needed it. These shoulders have held the weight of the world, carried us through the hard times and remained strong enough to do it again."
He ran his hands along her face. "This mouth has comforted me, kissed me, brought me pleasure and spoken the greatest words I have ever heard. And these eyes," he traced the outline of her closed eyes with his thumbs. "These eyes have smiled, cried, laughed and shown me more love than words could ever say." Brooke stopped him then, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.
"I love you Lucas" Brooke "So much and I'm so sorry for everything that's happened"
Lucas smiled down at her and ran his hand across her cheek "I love you too Pretty Girl and I promise you things are going to change"