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"Good" I look at him… his face only inches away from my own. I could feel his hot breath on my skin giving me shivers… making butterflies flutter in my stomach. I wanted to feel those lips on mine… I wanted to feel him close to me again… I wanted to feel his mouth all over my body like I once did… I wanted Lucas Scott and I wanted him now… my body ached for his touch… so I couldn't help it… I had to kiss him again… so I done the one thing I wanted to do ever since he showed up 4 days ago… I kissed him…

He kissed me back cupping my face in his palm. I nearly forgot how good it was to kiss him… too feel the need of him wanting me. I uncross my legs mouth till attached to his. He leans into me so I was moving backwards to lie on the bed. He hovered over me for a second pulling apart. His ocean blue eyes looking into my honey ones. I could see he was trying to read me just like he use to. He moved my fringe out of my eyes and gave me a small smile as I played with the small hairs on the back of his neck. I know what he was trying to do… he was trying to see if I was okay to go further so I brought his head down to mine and kissed him again, he pulled back once more "You sure Brooke" I just nod feeling butterflies again.

"I'm sure" I whisper just before he crashes his lips onto mine. It felt good to feel Lucas again… it felt good to have him touch me like he used to. I missed him… I didn't realise until now… I missed him a lot.

-x-

My eyes fluttered open slowly. I held my head up and looked around the room. Okay so I was in my room still… I must have fallen asleep. I grab the alarm clock on the bedside table and saw it was 3:00 in the afternoon. Afternoon nap does me good. I put the clock back and look down at my body under the covers. I lift the covers and see I just have my underwear on and then I turned and saw Lucas lying in my bed beside me. He looked so peaceful and cute sleeping… he always did. He didn't snore which was always a plus side. I slowly get out of the bed trying not to wake him I head into my bathroom and take a shower.

Once I was done I wrapped the towel around my small frame and exited back into my room. Lucas was still asleep. I didn't want to wake him so I grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top from my drawer and got dressed tying my hair up in a high pony tail I left my room closing the door behind me. As I walked down the stairs and into the den I heard my phone ringing. I took it out of my pocket and saw Haley's name flashing…

"Hey Hales what's up" I say when I answer the phone

"Hey Brooke" She replies "I was just trying to get hold of Luke. He isn't answering"

"Oh his asleep" I tell her shutting the door of the den and sitting down on the couch plonking my feet up on the coffee table "I can wake him if you want"

"Oh no don't worry about it… Nathan just wanted to talk to him that's all… he can call back later or something" She answers and I nod even though she can't see me "How are you anyway Tigger?"

"Oh I'm fine thank you" I reply laying my head back on the couch head rest "Better than I was. I think I needed Luke to come here and help me out of the darkness, maybe I didn't let it show, but I think deep down I knew I needed Lucas, but I was just too stubborn to let him help me"

"So why did you?" She questions sitting on the sofa in her room as Nathan looks through the wardrobe "Why did you let Lucas help you"

"Because he saved me" I reply like it was the most obvious answer, but it wasn't… how was she meant to know Lucas saved me… unless her told her "He keeps saving me, so why not have him save me from the darkness too"

"I think this means more to him than anything Brooke" She tells me and I nod to myself knowing that. I can always see it in his eyes when he looks at me and that is why I believe him when he tells me he'd never hurt me again "Thank you for letting him in Brooke"

"I did it for both of us. I needed him and I guess I'm grateful that Brandon approved of him to come"

"Yeah me too" She agrees.

I then hear some voices and the front door closing "Okay Hales I need to go, but I'll call you later or something"

"Okay… bye Tigger" She replies "Love you"

"Love you too" I hang up the phone and put it back in my pocket just still sitting on the couch.

-x-

LPOV

When I woke I expected to see Brooke lying beside me, I spread my hand next to me and I don't feel her there so I open my eyes and yep just like I thought she was gone. I sit up in her bed, in her room and look around… she wasn't anywhere. Her bathroom door was open, but the light was turned off. Earlier was amazing… I've been wanting to touch her for months, but I never got the chance so when she kissed me I couldn't help myself, but I wanted to make sure she was okay with it before we slept together and she regreted it in the morning, but I guess she does anyway… Maybe it was too soon for her after everything… maybe she couldn't handle it. I climb out of the bed and put back on my jeans and t-shirt leaving her room I shut the door behind myself and head down the stairs. When I get to the bottom I see Brooke sitting on the couch in the den. I also heard voices in the kitchen, but I ignored them and headed to where Brooke was at. I slide the door open and step it sliding it closed.

"Hey you" She says with a small smile "Sleep okay"

"Your bed is so comfy" I reply sitting opposite her "So earlier was… erm…"

"Good" She adds "I mean I haven't done that in a while, but you always make me feel comfortable"

"Wait…" I sit up and lean forward a little running my hands over my face "You don't regret it"

She leans herself up and shakes her head "Of course I don't" She states putting her feet back down "Why would you think that?"

"Because when I woke up you were gone" I shrugged "I thought maybe you regret it happened… I mean were not exactly together or anything"

"Yeah okay so maybe were not together, but that doesn't change how we feel about each other Broody" She stands up and walks over to me plonking her bum in my lap, her hands hanging around my neck "I was thinking maybe we could give us another try, but we'll have to go slow and not rush things"

"You sure Pretty Girl?" I ask wrapping my hands around her waist and placing my hand on her leg "I don't want you saying this just because of what happened earlier. I want you to mean it Brooke"

"I do mean it Luke" She leans in and kisses me softly on the lips "I miss us Broody… I miss Brucas"

"Well if you're sure then I agree we should defiantly try us again" I kiss her nose as she runs her hand through my hair "Brucas once again My Pretty Girl"

"Yep Brucas once again Broody Boy" She pulls me into her and gives me a hug. A hug full of want and need. A hug I've been wanting since she tried to push me away. God I love this girl. I love her more than anything and this time round I'm not letting her go no matter what… I'm not letting Brooke Penelope Davis slip through my fingers!

-x-

There was a knock at the door. I climbed out of Lucas's grasp and skipped to the door with a smile on my face. I turned the handle and pulled it open. Mrs Branning was stood there with her 4 year old daughter Jessica. Rachel and I use to hang with her son Jason when Rachel first moved to California all them years ago. So I guess you could say I knew her pretty good. I smiled at her "Hey Claire"

"Oh hey Brooke I didn't know you'd be here" She says. Usually when I came to visit I would go and say hi and hang with Jason while Rachel was with Julian, but obviously for personal reason I just cut myself off from everything I use to do when I went to California and plus I heard Jason had a girlfriend now. I didn't really want to be the third wheel.

"Oh erm… I'm staying for a couple of months… personal problems" I tell her then I look to Jessica "Hey there Jess, how is my favourite little girl"

"Me fine Book" She replies smiling up at me "Me missed you this much" She held out her hands far apart and I laughed. A strike of pain shot through my body. Is this what my life was going to be like? Was I going to feel pain everytime I saw a kid?

"Oh I missed you too Jessie bear" I pick her up after taking a long breathe and debating it in my head and kissed her cheek then put her back down "Was there something I could do for you Claire?" I ask knowing there must have been a reason whys he was here with Jessica.

"Oh right of course" She smiled looking down at her daughter "Rachel said she'd look after Jessica for me while I went for my job interview"

Oh I was going to kill Rachel. How could she do this to me? First she calls my sister and now she sets up babysitting duties and isn't here. Could I actually do this without breaking down? Could I look after Jessica and not shut myself off again? I don't know unless I try right? Maybe this could help me get through my loss properly, maybe if doing it with Lucas was meant to help. I was still going to kill Rachel for this.

"Erm…" I look inside over my shoulder and see Lucas sitting in the den watching TV. I think I hear wrestling. We loved watching that together "Rachel isn't here right now" I tell her and see her face drop. I felt bad and I had no other choice, but to say… "But I could watch her for you… I mean if it means that much to you"

"Oh thank you Brooke" She pulls me into a hug "You're a life saver. I shouldn't be too long. She's already eaten, but you should put her down for a nap"

"Okay" I take Jessica's small hand in mine an smile down at her "Well good luck and we'll see you soon"

"Thank you again Brooke…" My heart started to beat faster as I watched her walk away. God! I don't think I can do this… panic attack… Oh fuck I'm screwed. I start to take slow breathes and head back inside shutting the door behind us. I look down at Jessica and see her staring at me rubbing her eyes. Okay so she'd sleepy "Okay princess let's take you for a nap" I walk with her down the hall to the living room. The TV was turned off. I placed Jessica on the sofa and put a blanket over her "How about a Disney movie" Her eyes widened and a small appeared across her face "Cinderella… perfect" I placed the DVD in the player and switched it on for her "I'm just down the hall sweetie" She laid her head down and shut her eyes.

"Cute kid?" I turn around and see Lucas leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and a small smirk on his face "Where she come from?"

"Next door" I respond tucking the blanket in around her "Claire had a job interview and Rachel agreed to babysit, but she isn't here so I said I'd do it"

"That was very brave of you Brooke" He leans up off the door frame and walks towards me "I'm proud of you"

"I'm still scared and I still hurt, but I think maybe doing this with you will help" I state turning and looking at Jessica sleeping. She looks so peaceful "But that doesn't change the fact that I'm gonna kill Rachel"

"Why?"

"Because she did this" I tell him "I seriously thought she'd never do anything like this to me, but I guess I was wrong…Ima kill her Broody" And then that's when I heard the front door open and shut. Voices laughing and joking. Oh Rachel you're a dead cousin…

-x-

"What the hell were you thinking Rachel?" I whisper hell as I walked pass Lucas and too the front door where Ashley, Rachel and Julian were standing "This was low even for you"

"Brooke…" Ashley goes to say, but I cut her off

"I wasn't talking to you" I bark at her looking back at Rachel "Well… explain because I don't know why you hate me so much that you want to rip me apart. I thought I came here to get away, but instead you just seem to hit me with low shots and I really don't think I take anymore"

"I was trying to help… I just thought…"

I cut her off "God! Rachel I keep telling you to leave me the fuck alone, but here you are yet again interfering when its not needed. Your meant to guide me through it… not throw me in the deep end"

"I wasn't trying too" She defended herself and I scoff shaking my head looking away from her "I know how much you adore Jessica and I knew you'd do anything for Claire so I set it up. I know how strong you are Brooke and I just don't like seeing you so broken. I know how much you wanted your little bean and I know how much it tore you apart when you lost it and I know how much you needed Lucas. I knew you loved him and I knew you still do… I knew you wanted him to come and save you and I know how much it meant to you when he turned up, you might have acted like you didn't care, but I knew deep down that you did" She states and I just look away from her not saying anything. In all honesty I didn't know what to say "And that's why I called Brandon and told him to send Lucas your way. I knew eventually Lucas wouldn't be able to stay away so I told Brandon that if Lucas came looking for my address to give it to him so he could save you" I shot my head back to look at her "I'm dory for creating all this Brooke. I seriously didn't mean it. I just wanted you happy. I love you"

"I love you too Rach" I whisper a tear rolling down my cheek "I know you were just trying to help. I guess I just held up a barrier to block everyone out"

"You know I'd never hurt you on purpose Brooke"

"Yeah I know Rach" I nod as she pulled me into her hugging me tight "Thank you" I whisper into her ear and I heard her whisper a faint 'Your welcome' before we pulled back from hug.

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