A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the late update, I haven't had a moment to myself the whole day, thanks for all the great reviews

A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the late update, I haven't had a moment to myself the whole day, thanks for all the great reviews! You guys really do make me smile! Lol but enough chit chat, here's the next chap, I hope I don't disappoint, don't forget to review!

Chapter 11

"Are you true?"

"Brooke you really do look amazing" Haley said smiling as she hopped into the backseat of Nathan's SUV next to Peyton

"Thanks Tutor mom" she said glancing down at the short blue strapless dress she wore.

"You look amazing too baby" Jake whispered into Peyton's ear "And I can't wait until we get back home so I can take it all off you"

"Stop it" she said softly so only he could hear a blush creeping up her cheeks

"God you're beautiful" he said his eyes never leaving hers.

"So Brooke, what is this place?" Nathan asked looking back at Brooke

"It's a bar, It's called "The Green Room" I took Lucas there last night, and we had a blast, the music's great, the bartender's awesome and the dancing's hot" she said winking

"I can't wait" Haley grinned "Are you excited Luke"
"Yeah, I'm trying hard to contain myself right now" he muttered sarcastically

"Ignore him" Brooke said smiling "We're gonna have a great night"

x-x-x

"I don't believe you found this place Tigger" Haley smiled as they entered the bar. "This place looks amazing"

"Come on ladies" Brooke said tugging on Peyton's arm "Let's get on the floor"

Nathan, Jake and Lucas found seats and watched as the girls headed for the dance floor.

"I don't know if I want them out there without us" Nathan said uneasily

"They'll be fine" Lucas muttered "We can see them from here"

"I guess you're right" he said hesitantly "So what went down with you and Brooke"

"What do you mean?" Lucas asked confused

"Luke, you're my brother, and I know you like the back of my hand, you were starting to like her, something changed…what happened?"

"I kissed her" he blurted out

"You kissed her?" Jake said loudly

"I don't know what I was thinking, one minute we're talking and the next minute I'm practically trying to eat her alive"

"Well" Nathan said stifling a laugh "I still don't see what the problem is"

"The problem is she pushed me away" Lucas muttered "She said she doesn't want to be another notch on my belt"

"Well I can't say that I blame her" Jake piped in

"Is that all you want from her Luke" Nathan asked curiously "Do you just want her to be another one of Lucas Scott's conquests"

"I don't know man" Lucas shrugged "Usually if the girl's not interested I move on to the next one, but I can't get her out of my head, I can't forget the way she felt in my arms"

"That means you like her little brother" Nathan explained "You actually have feelings for her, feelings that go beyond how she looks and that you want to get her in bed, I'd say that's progress for you"

"This hasn't happened to me since-"

"Since Gabby" Nathan interrupted him "Look Luke, I know after we lost her, you said you never wanted to feel that way about anyone again but I look at Haley and what I feel for her and I think everyone should have someone to love, and to love them back"

"Whoa, what's all this talk about love" Lucas mumbled "I just said maybe I like her a little bit"
"Give it a chance Luke, I have a good feeling about Brooke Davis"

"LOOK I SAID I DON'T WANNA DANCE WITH YOU"

"That sounds like Brooke right now" Lucas said rising to his feet "I'll be right back" he said already halfway to the dance floor

"Come on baby, it's only one dance, I know you want to" Lucas clenched his fists as he saw the tall dark haired man pulling Brooke towards him as Peyton and Haley watched helplessly as Brooke tried to push him away

"I believe she said no" Lucas said struggling to keep his arms firmly at his side.

"And who the hell are you?"

"That's not important, now you have five seconds to let go of her before you have a permanent imprint of my foot up your ass"

"Look this one's mine, you're gonna have to find someone else" he answered still holding on tightly to Brooke's arm

"Look Lucas" Brooke said weakly "Don't do anything craz-"

Before she could finish her sentence Lucas' fist had already collided with the man's face sending him sprawling to the floor. She winced as Haley dragged her arm pulling her out of the crowd who had started to scatter after Lucas' punch

"Wait, we can't leave Lucas" Brooke said looking back to see if he was behind them

"He'll be fine" Peyton said breathlessly as they pushed their way through the crowd

"Girls, over here" they heard Jake call out from a side exit

"Where's Nathan?" Haley asked worriedly as Jake ushered them outside

"He went to get Lucas, come on, we'll go wait in the car, they'll be fine" he said as he led them to the car
"LUCAS!" Nathan shouted over the crowd "Over here man"

"Where are the girls?" Lucas asked worriedly

"I told Jake to take them to the car" he answered "let's get out of here"

x-x-x

"So are you gonna go talk to him?"

"I don't want to" Brooke mumbled

"We don't know what would have happened if he hadn't stepped in Brooke" Peyton said sternly "The least you could do is say thanks"
"Fine" Brooke muttered as she went in search of Lucas. "Have you seen him?" she asked as she passed Haley and Nathan on the sofa

"He's outside" Nathan told her

"Thanks" she said heading towards the door. She spotted him sitting on the grass staring into space. She took a deep breath and walked towards him. She took a seat next to him and looked up into the sky

"You know, you can never see the stars like this back home" he said softly "it's beautiful out here"

"Thank you" she said softly

"Did he hurt you?" he said turning to face her

"No, I'm fine" she said smiling weakly

"I'm sorry Brooke"

"For what" she asked the confusion evident on her face

"For the kiss, I shouldn't have done that, it was way out of line" he told her

"It's O.K, it's not like I didn't kiss you back" she said quietly avoiding his gaze

"You're cold" he said as the wind picked up and she began to shiver. He took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders

"Thank you" she said quietly looking up at him

"I don't just want you to be a notch on my belt"

"What?"

"I like you Brooke, I really like you"

She smiled at him "This is hard for you isn't it?"

"And you're not going to make it any easier are you"

"Nope" she grinned

"I don't really know how to do this" he said uneasily

"Do you want me to go steady with you Luke" she teased

"Kill me now" he muttered under his breath "I wanna get to know you Brooke" he said taking her hand in his

"I wanna get to know you too Luke"

x-x-x

"That's the last one" Jake said as he threw the last of Brooke's many suitcases into the back of the truck

"I don't believe we're leaving already" Haley said sadly "I'm gonna miss this place":

"We can come back" Nathan said as he helped her into the car "I promise"