Marry Me 11

A/N: This chapter is shorter than last one...thank god! I hope you will like it.

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Disclaimer: I still don't own anything from the show One Tree Hill. But the plot of this story is an idea of mine.
Lucas Scott was pacing in his lawyer's office. He couldn't believe he was taking care of his business while his wife was at the hospital, finally getting out of a coma. Like he didn't have better things to do than hearing Ron talking about stupid laws! Of course, he couldn't enter the room she was currently in to see her but still. His mind wasn't into it. He heard what Ron was saying but didn't register or analyzed it.

"The other driver got one broken arm and the doctors fear he might be paralyzed from the waist to the feet. His family is asking for damages since your wife was the one who provoked the accident." The middle-aged beguiling man said to his client and friend. He knew Lucas Scott since this one had signed his first contract with a publishing house.

"Give them all the money they want, I really don't care at the moment. I just want her to open her eyes." Lucas groaned in a harsh tone. He continued pacing in the office and ran a hand through his matted hair. He hadn't shaved, nor had he taken a shower since Brooke had been admitted, two days earlier. And he just couldn't believe that Ron Miller was trying to find a way not to give those people the money they asked for. He didn't care about how rich he was. He never did. All he needed was for his wife to be okay.

"Lucas… I know that she ran a red light and can be judged liable, but the lights were not working. There are big chances to see her being uncharged. The experts will conclude by a defect of the lights and the city will pay for it… You can't cede to their blackmail." Ron stated and Lucas looked hardly at his friend.

"Ron, please don't. I'm clearly not in the mood for your business. Just do what they ask."

"I know it's the latest thing on your mind, but they're asking for two million. It is ridiculously too much, even for you."

"Give it to them, Ron. The man is probably paralyzed for the rest of his life, he'll need assistance and it costs, you know it. Plus, there's the moral prejudice. How would you feel if you were at his place?"

"Lucas, it's my job to give you judiciary advices." Ron answered with his eyes narrowing at his client.

"No, you're getting paid to defend my interests. And my only interest right now is to see my beautiful wife opening her eyes, and talking to me. I need her to know that she is everything to me and that I'm in love with her. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to the hospital." He said rather calmly

"Whatever Lucas… You keep spending your money stupidly since you met her anyway."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"She's a gold-digger. The sooner you realize it, the sooner she's out of your life for good and you can move on and think of who's good for you… like Anna for instance." He finished with a small voice, hoping Lucas wouldn't be offended.

"You knew." Lucas stated accusingly. He recognized that it didn't surprise him. Ron had been Anna's friend before being him. He even suspected the two had had an affair together but wasn't sure.

"What?"

"That Anna was back. I'm not getting back with her Ron. You can have her all you want."

"She doesn't want to be with me. And you know this."

"Then why are you trying to convince me? I'm not interested, I have a wife whom I am in love with, she's my future now, and she's everything to me. Anna is my past which I would not want to relive for anything in the world." Lucas said and stormed out of the office, mad at his supposedly friend who was now on Anna's side. He thought he had been clear with Anna, but from what had just happened, he hadn't been firm enough.


'She is currently in a process of waking up but we don't know when she's going to open her eyes. Maybe in a few hours or a few days… There's great hope. But you should know that she could fall back into a coma…it happens rarely but it does.'

The doctor knew there was a small chance of her not waking up, since she was young and in good physical condition. But she didn't want to get their hopes up.

Some of Brooke's friends had left, and then had come back after Lucas had told them she was out of a coma. Lucas was the only one absent in the waiting room. He knew about his wife getting better, though.

Haley kept saying they needed to keep faith, or that it only was an obstacle but not the end of Brooke Davis. She wasn't very convincing anybody but she needed it for herself. Stress wasn't good for the babies. Yes, babies. She still hadn't told anyone, but she was more than likely expecting twins. She didn't know whether she should be happy or not, but she didn't feel bad about the idea of giving birth to two beings. Nathan and she wanted loads of kids; they were financially and mentally ready to welcome two babies, too.

"This is his entire fault." Rachel muttered, bitterly thinking of the fact that Brooke was in a hospital bed while Lucas was just discussing his business with his layer. All he was thinking about was his image and money. He was a selfish bastard.

"Look, you can't say that Rachel, they're both to blame if you're talking about their relationship." Haley defended her bestfriend, glaring at the red-haired.

"She's right. It was rocky since the very beginning." Nathan affirmed and Rachel shook her head, denying it.

"I'm talking about the whole Anna drama. Why did she even come back to Tree Hill? I hope Felix didn't follow or else the next weeks are gonna be… entertaining."

"I knew I shouldn't have told anyone about her being back." Nathan muttered and Haley took one of his hands in hers and rubbed its palm softly. Lucas had confided in his brother about the guilt he felt towards Brooke's accident and also about Anna's return. He felt so guilty that culpability was keeping him from coming to face his friends and family. "Anyway Rachel, you can't blame Lucas for the accident. I mean, she ran a red light, she's the one responsible of her actions."

"You know she wouldn't have if Lucas hadn't been reuniting with his ex-fiancé at that same moment. And seriously, he sucks at being a husband. I mean, he was supposed to tell her about Anna."

"You know it was a hard part of his life. He didn't want to talk about her because he didn't think she would dare to come back after everything that had happened."

"Whatever, those two shouldn't have gotten married without knowing each other. Look at where they're standing right now. Lucas is sapped by guiltiness and Brooke is in a hospital bed." Haley stated and the others agreed.

"Brooke's always been impulsive with her feelings." Peyton commented with a knowing smile. It pained her to know that once again, Tagarro's siblings were messing with their lives.

"She's one of a kind, isn't she?" Nathan said with a small smile. He really liked Brooke but wasn't very close to her. It was mostly because Haley, as much as she liked the brunette woman, was jealous like hell.

"She's the most selfless and best friend I ever had. She's so sweet and protective of the people she loves. You know, I feel like she's a sister to me."

"It might have been hard for you to learn that she was married and moving away so suddenly?" Mouth said and Peyton couldn't help but chuckle a little. At first, she had been surprised and a bit saddened. But she had quickly realized that it meant Brooke would move out of her flat…with was a good thing.

"Very hard but I have to admit I was also a bit relieved. I mean I totally love Brooke but she was living at my apartment with no job and the only thing she did of her days was shopping with my money. But yeah, I totally miss her. Thank god, I still have Jake and Jenny."

"Jenny?" Rachel frowned a bit. How come she didn't know about this one? She looked over at Haley in question, and this one shrugged in reply.

"She's our daughter. I'm not her biological mom, but I'm going to adopt her after our wedding and she's already my daughter whatever people say." At that, Jake hugged his fiancé and kissed her forehead softly. Rachel was all 'aw' at the scene. They were so cute together!

"I didn't know you had a child. That's great."

"So, when is the wedding?"

"Well, soon I hope. We want to have it during summer though. And Brooke has to make my dress so…"

"She's a great stylist! I'm glad Lucas found her; she's got so much talent. We have this big show next Saturday and I hope she'll be awake. She can't miss it; she needs to know her work is amazing and recognized by the press and the professionals." Rachel said and Haley acquiesced. Nathan looked at the doorway and noticed Lucas standing next to the doctor talking quietly. His brother looked like he hadn't had a shower in days.

"Whoa…He looks like hell." Rachel said when she followed Nathan's gaze.

"Yeah… I hope this is good news at least…"

"She's awake and particularly asking for a Peyton Sawyer." The doctor said to Lucas who smiled at this. Finally, maybe this day wouldn't be so crappy. The doctor walked into the waiting room and the six friends got up to receive the news. "She woke up. She can have visitors right now." He announced and Rachel let out a happy squeal. "But she's tired, mostly from the shock, so don't stay too long with her." The doctor said with a smile. She liked announcing good news once in a while. It wasn't happening very often those times. "But you can't see her for the moment." She told Lucas, who nodded, puzzled though. "I need you to fill some papers before."

"Oh, of course." Lucas said a bit defeated. Maybe Brooke didn't want to see him at all anyway… But he had to see her, to talk to her. He needed her to know his version.

The doctor nodded at him and took a step ahead into the room, towards the curly blonde haired woman. "Peyton Sawyer, right?"

"Yep, that's me." Peyton got up and looked at the doctor with hope.

"Your friend asked for you as soon as she was able to talk. She wants to see you first. Follow me."

"Thanks." She said and nodded her head at the others who were waiting. "I'm coming back asap." She told Lucas as she passed by him. She patted his shoulder and looked at him meaningfully. She would try to convince Brooke to see him and he was thankful for that.


Peyton entered the room after knocking and found Brooke getting flustered on the remote of the bed. "Hey, Best. You really scared us this time. I'm glad you're okay, but do this again, and I'll be the one to kill you!" She exclaimed and went to hug her gently. She didn't know if she was physically hurt.

"I'm sorry, P." Brooke said with a rather cheerful voice for being just out of a coma. Peyton couldn't believe the energy her bestfriend had. She was…astonishing. Even after fifteen years of a frienship, she never ceased to amaze her.

"So…um, how are you?"

"Fine. God! " She said frustrated and turned a little on the bed. "This bed is so uncomfortable, though! Damn it, I don't even know how this damn thing works! I wanted to lower it and the only thing I've done is to switch the TV on!" She spoke up, annoyed. Peyton let out a laugh at the face her friend made. She looked like a cartoon character.

"Let me see." Peyton suggested and Brooke crossed her arms in front of her chest, upset. She secretly hoped her bestfriend wouldn't succeed in doing something she had failed to do. It wouldn't be fair. Oh, stupid competition!

"So, are there some people out there to see me? I knew you and Jake would be here but…" Brooke said a bit worried neither of her new friends would come visiting her.

"Rachel, Haley, Mouth, Nathan, Jake and Lucas are all waiting to see you. They were really scared too."

"How come he didn't bring Princess Anna with him?" She asked dryly talking about Lucas, of course. She was still bitter about the whole thing. Apparently, being in a coma didn't wipe any harsh feelings. Peyton was amazed of the fact Brooke looked like she did every day. Without the make up and nice clothes! Oh, anyway, how come she didn't complain about the hospital clothes yet?

"Brooke… Lucas never got with Anna the other day. It was a big misunderstanding. He explained it all and I believe he said the truth."

"Right, I hear him saying he still loves her, but it's a big misunderstanding. What? Am I becoming death or maybe I'm just a mythomaniac?" She asked offended that even Peyton didn't believe her version of the story.

"Of course not, B. I'm just saying…" Peyton trailed off when she noticed the look Brooke was throwing her: the Brooke Davis' special deadly glare. The kind of look no one was willing to see. "Whatever, it's your messy life after all. Why should I even care?" She bent down and finally found the button working for the elevation of the bed. "You want it lower, right?"

"Yeah, just the head. My neck's completely broken right now. I swear, if I'm getting a crick, I sue the hospital as soon as I'm out." Peyton chuckled at her friend's dramatic act and did as she was told with the bed. Brooke smiled gratefully at her. "Thanks Bestfriend."

"Don't mention it. So, uh, do you want to see the others or should I send them back home?"

"Send them in, even Lucas… Maybe he realized that he was in love with me when he learnt I was on my deathbed?" Brooke suggested with a wicked smile.

"You're priceless, Brooke Penelope Davis Scott." Peyton said with a roll of eyes and headed to the door laughing at her friend's comment.

"Hey, do you know if they bought me gifts for my recovery?" Peyton let out another laugh and Brooke couldn't help but giggle a little at her question. Heck! Even a few minutes after being in a coma for several hours, she found the way to joke about anything.

"Guys, you can all come in. And don't worry about making jokes or something; she seems in a great shape today! I think she ate a clown in her slumber."

"Hi Brooke!" Both Haley and Nathan exclaimed at the same time. They were so cute talking like they were one person! Brooke giggled at them and let them hug her.

"Glad to have you back, Brooke." Mouth said softly at his turn and embraced her gently.

"Hey B, you know how to scare people!" Jake grinned at her and leaned down, kissing her forehead.

"How come you still look half as hot as I do even after an accident, Bitch?" Rachel said humorously and both Haley and Brooke laughed at her comment.

"Hey guys! I'm glad to see you all." She exclaimed and frowned when she realized her husband wasn't there too. But she didn't say anything and forced a smile.

"So… any gossip?" She asked them with a laugh.

"Brooke, you've been out for like…44 hours. There possibly can't be any gossip." Nathan answered with a small chuckle.

"What about a Martian attack?"

"You were right Peyton, she's really…joyful?" Jake asked with a frown at the realization. He couldn't believe how happy she sounded.

"Cheery." Haley rectified only to receive a glare from Brooke.

"Hales." She groaned and smacked her arm with strength.

"Oh, yeah, it's Brooke's nickname for Lucas." Nathan cleared off for the others who were puzzled and unaware of the name thing. "His is Broody, no wonder why." He added with a slight chuckle.

"That's so lame." Rachel commented and Brooke as well as everyone else glared at her. But she decided the better was to ignore the annoying woman. She still couldn't believe she was friends with her…

"You told everyone?" Brooke reproached Haley who shrugged innocently.

"No, just Nathan. So blame it on him, not me. Besides, did your parents never tell you hitting a pregnant woman was a pretty low act?"

"Oh right, sorry, I forgot for a moment."

"How could you with that bump?" Rachel commented and the other three women rolled their eyes at her, while the men suppressed a laugh. They knew it was a delicate topic for Haley and women in general.

"So, how are you feeling?" Nathan asked her.

"Like I could eat a mountain of burgers! I need food so bad! You know what they say about the fact sleeping makes you hungry? I thought that it was because I had too much sex, you know? And I just realized it was totally not the reason!"

"You are hilarious today Brooke." Rachel commented with a lift of the eyebrow.

"The doctor told us you were going to stay at least three nights, even if it's only in observation." Peyton told her and she sighed loudly. The last thing she wanted was to stay here while Anna made her way back into her husband's life.

"Great…" She said and paused, thinking. "Are there any hot men nurses and doctors in here?"

"Nope. I checked but seriously this hospital sucks." Rachel replied and Mouth nudged her in the ribs. "Ouch! Why did you do that?" She asked her husband, who only shrugged.

"I just can't believe you're still checking men out when I'm all you dreamed of having one day, baby." He joked and both giggled stupidly.

Brooke pouted sadly, and fixed the door for a few seconds; waiting for it to be opened by Lucas, but her fantasy never became reality. "So, how's the guy who was in the other car? The doctor told me about him being in here too but…"

"He's paralyzed…" She gasped at this, while Haley scolded at Rachel. She couldn't believe the red-haired woman had told her, whereas they all had promised Lucas they wouldn't talk to her about it too soon.

"Actually, they don't know for the moment. It's too soon to be sure of anything." Haley added before Rachel could tell her more.

"I'm so fucking selfish! All I was thinking about was the fact that Lucas was in love with Anna, and not me. I didn't see the lights jumping. I…I'm not even sure the lights were red…were they? Is Lucas here?"

"He's filling some papers, honey. Don't worry." Haley said reassuringly. She placed a hand on top of Brooke's right one and gave her a squeeze.

"To be honest, he didn't even want to leave your side before they put you in this room." Peyton told her with a small smile.

"I don't deserve any of it…" She shook her head in denial and both Peyton and Haley shared a concerned look.

"Brooke, the accident wasn't you fault. The lights were not working correctly, you couldn't know. Incidents like that happen all the time. You shouldn't feel guilty about it." Peyton tried to reassure her bestfriend but from the look on her face, Brooke wasn't convinced at all.

"But I did know about the lights. I knew something was wrong with them. I spent ten minutes at least before taking the decision to speed up." She told her and Peyton frowned, puzzled.

"Then why did you if you knew?" Rachel questioned her curiously.

"I don't know… I just… I had the urge to go see Lucas and tell him about my fe…" She started but was interrupted by the door opening and Lucas walking inside with a bunch of white roses in his hands. He placed them on the table under the TV and smiled warmly at Brooke, who was totally enhanced by the sights of him.

Peyton took it as a clue to leave them alone and kissed her bestfriend's cheek. "I'll be back before you know it." She whispered in her ear and withdrew herself from her so the others could say bye.

"Bye Bitch, I'll bring you the new Cosmo and Vogue too." Rachel waved and winked no so discreetly at her.

"Thanks Slut." Brooke laughed at her.

"Bye Brooke, I'll call you in the morning so you tell me if you need anything special to eat. I went to that hospital once and the food sucks real badly." Haley told her and gave her a hug. Followed the quiet men, Nathan, Mouth and Jake. The three hugged her quickly and Brooke loudly whispered something to Jake. She wasn't very discreet and everybody in the room heard.

"Take care of P., Jakey, I think she needs a little TLC."

"Oh Brooke!" Peyton laughed and closed the door behind her but not before winking at her bestfriend who smiled tightly in reply. Lucas looked intensely into his wife's eyes and walked to the bed, hands in his front pockets. Brooke smiled shyly and patted a place next to her. He took it as a good sign and smiled hopefully.

"Brooke, baby, I'm so glad you woke up!" He tenderly placed a kiss on her forehead and sat down on the bed next to her. "I love you." He added and waited for a few seconds, expecting a reaction. She pulled away and a single tear fell from her eye.

"I'm sorry Lucas, but I can't, it's too hard. A man is paralyzed, by my fault. I can't take it back…"

"Brooke, about Anna…"

"I don't care Lucas. It's your life, we're not even together. I don't think we ever were…"

"I know I hurt you but…" He paused and took one of her hands in his bigger one. "I didn't tell you because it hurt to think of her, at first. I mean, we stayed together for almost five years. I proposed to her, and she said yes! And the day of the wedding, she didn't call it off. She let me making a fool of myself in front of everyone. I went to the altar, I waited for her and then her brother comes into the church and tells everybody she escaped."

"It might have been painful for you. I am so sorry." She answered softly, and began rubbing his hand with her thumb.

"You don't have to be. I was in love with her but I was also a jerk back then. I cheated so many times while we were in college." He admitted and she couldn't help but chuckle. She couldn't see him as a cheater, it wasn't in his nature.

"That's why she left you? She wanted a vengeance?"

"No, she told me she was scared of commitment. And there was also her brother who put her against me." Ah, good old Felix, always there to provoke trouble. Brooke thought bitterly. She could say she hated the guy even more now that she knew he had also messed with Lucas' life.

"Why didn't you tell me after we were married, when we were good?"

"Because I was afraid you were gonna think I had proposed to you because of what had happened before. I was scared you would leave me."

"Is it why you married me? Because you knew I wouldn't do the same thing?"

"No." Then, there was a pause. Lucas didn't know what else to say.

Brooke was confused at everything he had just told her. She didn't understand why it had been her and not some other girl he had met. But there was only one thing she needed to ask him. "Are you gonna try again with her?"

"Brooke, are you deaf? I just told you minutes ago. I want you, not her. She's part of my past and I'm glad she is. Or else I wouldn't have met you and fallen for you."

"But how can I be sure you won't regret it? Or that you don't have any feelings left for her?"

"Like that." He leaned down and kissed her dry lips softly. She didn't push him off, but didn't really respond to the kiss. She was under shock. She really thought he wanted his ex and not her.

She licked her lips as soon as they pulled away and looked up at him with a gaze full of mixed feelings: love, regret, happiness but also sadness, and fear. "If we try to be together once again Luke, we have to take it slow and be serious about the whole dating thing."

"The whole dating thing? You mean…" He trailed off hoping she wasn't misleading him.

"We'll go out on dates, like restaurant, cinema; things like a normal couple would do before getting into each other pants…" She beamed, already imagining the scenario of the perfect date in her head… It would be amazing, she already knew that. "And you open up to me a bit more. I know nothing about your past…"

"Your wish is my command then." He said and captured her lips again. "You want to date, you're not gonna regret your decision Brooke, I promise."

"I better not…"

TBC...


I hadn't planned on making them getting back together that soon but I couldn't help myself. I miss my brucas so badly in the show, I needed them in my story. By the way, did you guys love the latest brathan scenes? I thought they were amazing, especially the one in 414 with them talking then having fun. Actually, I'm starting to really appreciate their newfound friendship. I always thought they would make a hot couple but their friendship is amazing. I'm just sad it took 4 seasons to build this...
Soon, Marry Me 12

"You're late Broody, you told me seven and it's ten past seven and I'm still waiting. Let me tell you I'm pissed as hell. No one stands Brooke Scott up."

"I'm sorry but I don't think I'll make it tonight… I, uh…"

"Why, what happened? You're not sick, are you? Rachel told me everyone had the flu this week…" She said aggravated and took of her high heels. She couldn't walk with them anyway.

"No, I'm perfectly healthy."

"Oh, that's a shame… I'm sure you'd have loved to have your personal Cheery nurse…"

"Um, sounds kinky…"

"So, what's happening to you? Another ex-fiancé dropped at your place?"

"Very funny… Actually, it's more like Dan and his new conquest."