A/N: Okay, so I decided to post this chapter even though I didn't get as many reviews as usual...What's up with that! Haha, well you can still review the last chapter if you haven't and it'll make me happy. But anyways, the song is Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes, and since this is the TWENTIETH CHAPTER (whoa, I can't believe we are already at chapter 20, that is crazy!) I decided to use this song just cuz I think it's kinda funny haha. So I hope you like it! Oh, and I missed the flashbacks too, just like prettygirlandboyfriend said in a review a couple of chapters back...so I brought them back in this chapter YAY! I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 20- Take A Look At My Girlfriend
Brooke woke up on Sunday morning and reached over next to her to wake up Lucas. When she flung her arm behind her it immediately hit the bed, not Lucas. Frustrated, she rolled over and noticed that Lucas was no longer in bed, laying beside her, sleeping in like they had planned on.
She decided to get out of bed and go find Lucas, but first she put on her favorite pink fluffy slippers. As she walked down the hall and down the stairs she could hear the TV on in the living room, so she decided to go in there first. When she reached the living room, much to her surprise Lucas wasn't in there, but ESPN was on the television. She didn't know where else he would be until she heard banging coming from the kitchen. When she made her way to the kitchen, sure enough there was Lucas, his back turned to her and he seemed to be stirring something in a large mixing bowl. She quietly sneaked up behind him, good thing she put on those slippers so that he couldn't hear her, and she slowly snaked her arms around his waist, at first causing him to jump a little, but then when he realized it was her he relaxed in her arms.
"Whatcha doin?" Brooke asked as she laid her head against his back.
take a look at my girlfriend
"Well I thought I would make my gorgeous girlfriend breakfast today" Lucas smiled, turning around in her arms to give her a soft kiss.
"Mmm sounds good to me" Brooke smiled, snuggling into his big, warm chest.
"Pancakes okay?" Lucas asked, kissing the top of Brookes head. Brooke was never much of a cook, but Lucas had picked up a few tips from his mom since he was practically raised at the café. It was things like this that made their relationship work.
"Sounds good, but can I have chocolate chips in mine?" Brooke asked, looking up into Lucas' big, blue eyes. For being a mature, business woman, there were some thing's Brooke would never grow out of, and one of those was chocolate chips in her pancakes.
she's the only one i got
"Of course, you wanna grab them?" Lucas asked as Brooke released her grip on him to allow him to finish stirring the pancake batter.
"Here boyfriend" Brooke said, handing Lucas the package of chocolate chips from out of the fridge. She loved that Lucas was good at cooking, sure he wasn't as good as Haley or Karen, but he was better than her and that's all that mattered. She definitely liked having him there to cook for her, seeing as she couldn't even cook toast right.
Lucas and Brooke sat down at the table to eat their breakfast. Lucas was reading the sports section while Brooke just picked all of the chocolate chips out of her pancake. She looked over at Lucas and started laughing. He was sitting there in his long flannel pajama pants, no shirt on, the newspaper in one hand, his fork in the other. It was just too cute. She figured that if it wasn't for her picking the chocolate chips out of her pancakes that they would look like such a married couple.
"What are you laughing at?" Lucas asked, looking away from the newspaper and over at a giggly Brooke.
"Oh nothing" Brooke smiled.
"Sure" Lucas said, looking back at the newspaper, and then setting it down. "So Brooke-"
"Yeah" Brooke asked kind of confused, he was using his serious voice, she didn't like the serious voice.
i know i'm young but if i had to choose her or the sun
i'd be one nocturnal son of a gun
"Well I was thinking, maybe we should just tell everyone about us. I like sneaking around and all, but I'm ready for everyone to know that you are mine, I don't wanna hide it anymore" Lucas sighed, reaching over and grabbing Brooke's hand. He knew she would probably hate the idea, just because it wasn't hers and she was stubborn. But he figured this whole secret thing was going to backfire on them, if it hadn't already and he didn't want to hide the fact that they were together anymore.
Brooke just sat there for a minute, staring down at her plate and thinking about what Lucas had said. Sure it wasn't that big of a deal, or it shouldn't be at least. But it was scary to her, it wasn't that she didn't want everyone to know that Lucas was a taken man; she just didn't want to put it all out there and then lose it. She figured that the closer she kept it to her, the easier it would be to hold on to.
"We don't have to tell anyone if you don't want to. But Haley, Nathan, and Jake already know. So do your friends here and my friends in New York. So why not just tell Peyton and my mom, it'll be easier not to have to hide it anymore" Lucas said, squeezing Brooke's hand and smiling.
"Your right, everyone pretty much knows already anyways. So yeah, you can tell your mom" Brooke smiled, she knew it was probably killing him not telling his mom, seeing as they talked about everything, so she might as well give him the satisfaction of not hiding from his mom anymore. And she loved Karen; Karen had been like her second mom.
"And so you better tell Peyton…"
"I don't want to. You just tell her Luke, you are good with words, and it's ok if she hates you for it" Brooke whined. She was dreading telling Peyton.
"Come on Brooke, she's one of your best friends, she'll understand" Lucas smiled, trying to reassure her. There was no way he was gonna be the one to drop the bombshell on Peyton.
"But that's the point, she won't understand" Brooke said, putting her fork down on her plate, she suddenly didn't feel like eating anymore.
"Come on Brooke, it'll be okay" Lucas said, getting up from the table and placing a kiss on her forehead. He picked up their plates and put them in the dishwasher, "Alright, I'm gonna go call my mom. At least think about calling Peyton okay?"
Brooke just nodded as Lucas walked out of the room and into the living room to call his mom. He was excited to tell her, he figured that she would be more than excited. Sometimes he thought that his mom loved Brooke more than she loved him. But when he thought about it, he couldn't blame her. Brooke just had that effect on people. Well most people anyways. He remembered when his mom first found out about him dating Brooke, for the second time; she was not excited to say the least.
Flashback
Lucas came sneaking in the house way past curfew, he was just hoping that his mom was still asleep, or else she would freak out.
"Lucas" she said sternly from her place in the dark kitchen.
"Uh, yeah mom?" Lucas yawned, maybe if he pretended like he had been in his room asleep the whole time that she wouldn't be too mad.
"It is 2 o' clock in the morning, you are way past curfew. Were you out with that girl again?" Karen asked, she did not sound happy, and she wasn't. Lucas could tell by the way she was tapping her fingers on the kitchen table.
"Her name is Brooke mom, you know that and we were just hanging out at the River Court, it was no big deal" Lucas shrugged, beginning to walk to his room until his mom stopped him.
"I thought you stopped seeing her after you got out of the hospital? Lucas you know I like her, I just don't think she is good for you. She is a little wild if you ask me. And she has a reputation around this town. Not to mention what happened between you two when I was in New Zealand, Lucas I just can't trust you with her…"
Lucas almost felt bad, Karen actually sounded concerned. But he thought about it, and no, he didn't feel bad. Maybe Brooke was a little wild, but she was just misunderstood. No one knew what life was like for Brooke Davis. He didn't even know much about her life, but her parents weren't around, and the way she talked about them they didn't even care about her. That had to be hard.
"Mom, I'm not going to stop hanging out with her, she's my girlfriend, and I really like her" Lucas smiled. He always got that look in his eyes when he talked about her, and that scared Karen. She had felt that way about Dan and look how that turned out. She just hoped Brooke wasn't hanging around him, waiting for something better to come along. Karen knew that Brooke had the power to break Lucas' heart and she really didn't want that for her son.
"Lucas…just…be careful, ok?" Karen sighed, she figured there was no way she would win this argument and she didn't want Lucas to rebel against her, so that meant one thing, she would have to go along with it. It's not like it was gonna last anyways.
End Flashback
It was funny how fast things changed. First Karen had been worried about Lucas getting his heart broken. She didn't like Brooke at all; Karen always said she had a 'bad feeling about that girl.' Then Brooke had moved in with them for awhile, and Brooke became the daughter that she never had. She had gotten to know a different side of Brooke, the real Brooke. Karen loved Brooke like she was her own child, they became inseparable. It worried Lucas, because sometimes they would team up on him, and they would always win. Karen then became worried that Lucas would break Brooke's heart. He couldn't even count how many lectures his mother had given him about that. Then the unthinkable happened, Lucas had cheated on Brooke after graduation, and Karen was very unhappy with her only son. Karen had always had a special bond with Brooke, and Lucas cheating on Brooke may have only made it grow stronger. Yeah, Karen was sure to be excited about them getting back together…
"Karen's Café, how may I help you?" A young voice said, answering the phone. Luke guessed it was probably Kayla, the new girl his mom had been raving about.
"Hey, it's Luke. Is my mom in?" Lucas asked the girl. He was lucky because since his mom was at work she most likely wouldn't be able to talk long, and that was good for him.
"Yeah sure, let me grab her. Hold on just a second please"
Wow, this girl has manners, Lucas laughed, no wonder my mom loves her.
"Lucas!" Karen said, answering the phone. Lucas could almost see the smile on her face, she was obviously thrilled to hear from him.
it's been some time since we last spoke
this is gonna sound like a bad joke
"Hey mom, how are you?" Lucas asked, he figured he should see how she was doing seeing as he couldn't remember the last time he had even talked to her.
"Oh I'm doing better now that you called. Work has been pretty busy though." Karen smiled, washing off tables as she talked on the phone. The café was extremely busy today. "How are you doing? Lucas you need to call more, I get worried."
"I know mom. But I'm doing fine, I'm actually in California with Brooke right now" Lucas said, sitting down on the couch.
"And how is Brooke? I miss you two, you need to come back and visit soon" Karen practically whined into the phone.
"We were just there mom, and Brooke is doing great. That's actually why I was calling-" Lucas started, but of course his mom had to interrupt, it's not like he could ever get a word in.
"Is she okay?" Karen asked worriedly.
but momma i fell in love again
it's safe to say i have a new girlfriend
"Yes, she's fine. I just wanted to let you know, that Brooke and I are back together" Lucas smiled as his mom practically screamed on the other end of the line. It sounded like a happy scream so that was good.
"Lucas, that's so great. I'm so happy for you two. And if you do anything to hurt her, I mean anything-"
"I know I know, I'm not gonna screw up I promise, but anyways I better get going mom, I just wanted to let you know, good to talk to you" Lucas said, trying to get off the phone as fast as possible.
and i know it sounds so old
but cupid got me in a chokehold
and i'm afraid i might give in
"Okay well tell Brooke I said hi and congratulations, I expect to see both of you soon. Bye Lucas, love you!"
"Yeah love you, bye" Lucas sighed, hanging up the phone. He loved his mom to death, but sometimes she could be a little overwhelming.
Lucas' next mission was to go and find Brooke, he was hoping when he found her that she would be on the phone with Peyton, but he figured he wouldn't be that lucky. He walked into the kitchen where he had left her, but she wasn't there. Sometimes he hated how big her house was, because she could be anywhere. After checking her bedroom, bathroom, walk in closet and the guest rooms he didn't know where she would be. He checked other the living room, (the one she referred to as 'the pretty room') even though they didn't go in there much, but nope she wasn't in there either. He finally decided to go check outside. There she was sitting on her porch swing, staring out into the sky.
"There you are" Lucas said, stepping outside and walking over to the swing.
"What did you're mom say?" Brooke asked, looking up at him and patting the spot next to her.
"She was excited, and then she threatened me" Lucas laughed, sitting down next to Brooke and putting his arms around her shoulders, pulling her towards him.
"Good for her" Brooke giggled, snuggling into Lucas.
"How did the talk with Peyton go?" Lucas asked, knowing that Brooke probably didn't even call her.
"Oh…that" Brooke sighed.
"You didn't call did you?" Lucas laughed, as Brooke shook her head no. "You just gotta do it Cheery."
"Ugh, I know. Maybe if you would stop reminding me I wouldn't have to call her!" Brooke said, sticking her tongue out at Lucas.
"Brooke…"
"Okay, fine, give me the phone I'll call her" Brooke groaned.
Lucas handed Brooke the phone, and Brooke reluctantly dialed Peyton's phone number. Brooke was crossing her fingers and hoped that Peyton wouldn't be home, but of course with her luck, the phone was answered.
"Hi, this is Jenny!"
"Jenny, its Aunt Brookie" Brooke smiled, she liked talking to Jenny. Maybe she could just tell Jenny, she wouldn't be mad.
"Aunt Brookie! I miss you! Can I come to Disneyland at your house?" Jenny asked, jumping up and down on her bed.
"Of course. Hey is mommy there?" Brooke asked, after receiving a look and a nudge from Lucas.
"Yeah…MOMMY!" Jenny yelled, making Brooke laugh.
"Hello?" Peyton asked in the phone.
"Hey Peyton its Brooke" Brooke said, in her not so cheery voice.
"Davis! How are you?" Peyton said excitedly, she was happy to hear from her friend, it seemed like they didn't have time to talk much.
"Good. So I just called to tell you well Lucas is my boyfriend, yup" Brooke said, talking as fast as she could. She thought about just hanging up the phone then, but that would probably just make the situation worse.
"Brooke I'm so excited! It's about time" Peyton smiled, it was about time they finally got their act together and realized how in love they were. "So how long?"
"Uh, well that doesn't really matter" Brooke shrugged.
"Brooke?" Peyton could tell that Brooke was lying, that was one advantage of knowing someone their whole life.
"Well uh, since like that weekend we were in Tree Hill for Jenny's dance thing" Brooke said nervously.
"Brooke Davis! That was like forever ago, and you are just telling me!" Peyton said, she wasn't sounding too excited anymore. "Why haven't you told anyone till now?"
"Well uh, Haley and Nate found out a couple weeks ago, and then Jake kinda found out on accident too, and then Luke sorta told Karen" Brooke sighed, she knew this wouldn't make Peyton happy, but what else was she supposed to do, Peyton could tell when Brooke was lying no matter what.
"Nice to know that I was the last to know. Thanks Brooke, you really care about me don't you?" Peyton said.
Before Brooke had a chance to reply Peyton had already hung up. Brooke just closed the phone and leaned back into Lucas.
"So she didn't take it so well?" Lucas asked the obvious.
"Well, not really. I'll just wait for her to get over it and call me, this happens all the time" Brooke said, she didn't really sound too affected by it, Lucas figured that was a good thing.
"At least we don't have to hide from it anymore" Lucas smiled, leaning his head down toward Brooke and capturing her lips in a kiss.
"What should we do for the rest of the day?" Brooke asked, laying her head back against Lucas.
"Whatever you want" Lucas said, hugging Brooke even closer towards him.
"Are you sure about that broody, because I really wanna go shopping" Brooke smiled, jumping up from the swing and clapping her hands together, "Lets go get ready!"
she's got a smile that would make the most senile
annoying old man bite his tongue
i'm not done
she's got eyes comparable to sunrise
and it doesn't stop there
man i swear
Lucas sighed; he was definitely in for it now. Lucas stood up and walked into the house, Brooke way ahead of him. But no matter what it was that Brooke wanted to do, Lucas was always the first one to jump up and agree to it, telling Brooke Davis no was something he just couldn't do. All it takes is one smile from her, or one bat of her eyelashes, and Lucas is putty in her hands. So what if she had him wrapped around her little pinky finger, because there was no one else's finger that he would want to be wrapped around.
she's got porcelain skin of course she's a ten
He actually found it amusing to walk around the mall with Brooke, just to notice all the guys staring at her. First they would look at her, maybe throw her a flirty smile or something like that, and then their attention would turn to Lucas, seeing his arms wrapped around her and their happy look would turn into jealousy. Brooke was beautiful, everyone could see it.
she's got the cutest laugh i ever heard
And all of it was worth it, just to hear her laugh. Just seeing her happy, smiling, and laughing was enough to make any bad day a great day.
"Lucas, I can't believe you didn't know that Jessica Simpson has her own line of shoes now!" Brooke laughed as they walked through the shoe section in the department store.
"How was I supposed to know" Lucas smiled. He had always hated shopping, but walking around, showing off his girlfriend was actually kind of fun.
"Because she is one of my favorite singers, and she makes shoes. You know how much I love shoes" Brooke giggled, letting go of Lucas' hand when she spotted a pair of tan boots.
"You're right, I should've known" Lucas sighed, setting the bags down on the ground for a second because his hand was starting to cramp. Brooke had already bought two new pairs of shoes at Aldo; he wasn't really sure why they were looking at more now.
"I think I need these boots Luke, what do you think?" Brooke asked, turning to him and holding up one of the boots. It looked like a normal tan heeled boot to him.
"Yeah they are great, but you just got two new pairs of shoes" Lucas said, he didn't really understand the whole shoe fetish.
"Lucas, I got a pair of wedges, and then a pair of strappy heels. I need boots" Brooke said, giving him the 'duh' look, like he should've known better.
"You're right, I love the boots" Lucas said, faking excitement.
"I thought you would" Brooke giggled, strutting over to the cashier and asking her to get a size 6.
if that ain't love then i don't know what love is
Ten minutes later, Brooke walked back over to Luke, handing him yet another bag that held her new boots.
"Here ya go Broody" Brooke smiled, leaning up to kiss him on the lips.
"Okay Brooke, you got 3 new pairs of shoes, 2 new tops and a new skirt not to mention all the jewelry. What else do we need to look at before we can get out of here?" Lucas asked as they walked out of the department store, Brooke dragging Lucas by the hand.
"Well I really want these new True Religion jeans I saw the other day" Brooke smiled up at Lucas, giving him puppy dog eyes.
"I guess" Lucas groaned, he was definitely getting sick of shopping and Brooke could tell.
"And if you are a good boy, then maybe we can stop by Victoria's Secret after you help me with the jeans" Brooke smiled, running her finger down his chest, and pecking him on the lips.
"Oh, I think I can help with the jeans" Lucas smiled, as Brooke once again drug him into yet another store. Shopping with Brooke...definitely worth it, Lucas thought.
"So red or purple?"
"Hmm" Lucas thought, "Red."
"Dang I thought you were gonna say both" Brooke shrugged, setting down the lacy, purple bra.
Lucas just laughed, as Brooke sauntered over to another rack, and other men browsing the stores with their girlfriends or wives just looked at Lucas with envy. Lucas leaned back against the wall, and just watched Brooke. She took shopping so seriously, looking from rack to shelf, admiring the products, checking sizes, and even sometimes checking prices. She could be a bargain shopper if she wanted to. Then suddenly a man with dark brown hair walked over to Brooke, he rested his hand on her arm which caused her to look up at him.
"What's a pretty girl like you doing in here shopping alone?" The guy asked, raising his eyebrows, obviously hitting on Brooke.
"Oh, I'm not alone, see that guy over there" Brooke said, pointing to a man in the perfume section of the store pushing a baby stroller, he was most likely picking something out for his wife, perfect target. "See that's my husband, and the little one, that's my baby."
"Oh" the guy said disappointed, removing his hand from Brooke's arm.
"Yeah, and see that guy right there, standing up against the wall" Brooke said, pointing at Lucas, "See, he's my boyfriend. We all came out to shop and pick out lingerie together, ya know…for tonight."
"OH" the guy said, slowly backing away, he was obviously shocked, and a little freaked out. Lucas just laughed. Brooke could be a little crazy sometimes, but it was pretty funny. The guy made a quick escape out of the store, probably on his way to hit on some other unsuspecting girl.
"Nice Brooke" Lucas laughed, walking up to her and sliding an arm around her waist.
"Oh, him" Brooke shrugged like it was normal to make up crazy stories, "he deserved it. I just wanna grab some sweats then we can get out of here ok?"
"Sounds good" Lucas smiled, placing a kiss the side of her head.
Brooke and Lucas finally made it out of the mall, surprisingly leaving some items for other people to buy.
"Thanks for going shopping with me Broody" Brooke smiled, leaning over in the car to kiss Lucas.
"Anytime Cheery" Lucas smiled, kissing her again.
"Lights…green" Brooke giggled, pushing Lucas away. He had never been really good at making out while driving, but Brooke on the other hand…
"Wanna just hang out tonight, me and you?" Lucas asked.
take a look at my girlfriend
"I think so; it would be kind of weird to have other people there while I modeled my new lingerie for you" Brooke giggled, resting her feet up on the dashboard and messing with the radio. Lucas just laughed, held Brooke's hand tight and continued driving. He figured he was lucky, because after all, Brooke was his girlfriend, and now there was no hiding it.
she's the only one i got
A/N: Hi friends! Alright I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I really just want you to know that I love you're reviews. Every single review means a ton and helps with the story. There are some days when I wonder if this story is even any good, and then I read you're reviews and they get me out of that rut. So thank you so much for taking your time to read and review my story. I spend a lot of time working on it, so it means a lot to hear what people think about it. So please review and tell me what you thought! Oh and make sure and tell me if it is realistic or not, because I tend to worry about that as well. So yeah I'm a worrier, and I ramble haha! But just know I love you guys! Thanks a million for reading my story and loving it! That seriously is so cool to me! You review, I will write...how does that sound?