A/N: Hey Lovlies :D I hope all is well, and huge YAY to summer VACATION! :)
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I have recently posted a Brucas Post S9 one-shot, I originally deleted it because it was so awful, but I decided to fix it up and reupload the story, and I am kind of proud of it :S *blazing blush* And I would REALLY love to know what you lovelies think
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Our Forever and Always
Chapter: 21:
"…because That which was new was almost always temporary, and that which was temporary broke your heart."
Cassandra Clare; City of Heavenly Fire
"
A roaring colored the air of the arena. Loud jeers and ear shattering cheers booming from the audience.
An electricity being spread as if an illness, through the fans in the stands.
The players on the large, trampoline like court feel a bolt of adrenaline coursing through them at the sound of the crowds. At the feel of sweat streaming down their skin. And at the pure excitement of the invigorating game.
The brunette wearing the jersey reading fifty two, and his name above, Jagielski, catches the ball mid flight, and hurriedly passes it to his fellow team mate clad in the twenty-three jersey, Nathan Scott.
Nathan catches the ball narrowly, having been blocked by a burly man from the opposing side.
Nathan takes a powerful jump, and shoots the ball into the net just as the final buzzer screeches through the stadium.
As the final two points appear on the score board, showing that Nathan's team has won by a mere point, the crowd suddenly erupts in cheers and applauds.
XOXO
A woman sits on the queen sized mattress of her bed room.
The quietness of the home feeling rather odd since having just arrived back only an hour prior, directly after the energetic and unforgettable slam ball game.
The auburn haired woman gently pulls a brush through the soft main of golden hair in her hand.
The little girl, whom the hair belonged to, sits idly on the bed, kicking her small feet against the edge.
"Josie, will Jamie be at the party?" the small golden haired girl questions nonchalantly.
Josie gives the girl a playful grin, "Course he will girly, the party is at his house."
"In that case…I think I wanna wear my pink dress instead of this one." Jenny decides, climbing off the bed without even a glance back towards Josie.
"Yeah, I was finished!" Josie laughs towards the doorway which the little girl had walked out of.
The woman's large chocolate pools glance towards the doorway of the master bathroom.
"You need to teach that girl a manner or two." She informs the brunette walking out of the bathroom.
"What can I say?" He shrugs with a rueful grin, "She's a strong headed kid."
"Tell me about it." Josie giggles, though her laughter is cut short when spotting the atrocious orange button up her boyfriend wears.
"What are you wearing?" She demands.
"What? It's a shirt..."
"Yeah, like the world's ugliest shirt!"
"Hey!" Jake defends, "My aunt Ursula gave me this shirt."
"Your aunt Ursula is also legally blind."
Jake gives a shrug of the shoulder, seeing no issue in that.
"Jake!" Josie exclaims, standing from the bed now. "You are not wearing that to this thing!"
Jake roles his deep caramels at his girlfriend. "I don't see the point in changing Joss, I mean we are just going to Nathan and Haley's house." he sighs.
"No," Jocelyn corrects. "We are going to Nathan and Haley's house for a celebration party that they are throwing… to celebrate…you and your team."
"Exactly, don't you think since its a celebration in part, celebrating me, that I should be able to wear any God awful shirt I please?" He continues to debate.
"Nice argument," Jocelyn nods as if it should be a great honor that she even grant him that small complement. "But not a chance in hell. Now go change, please."
Jake gives the girl a half grin, leaning down to her kind, beautiful face. His mouth only centimeters from hers.
His warm breath tickling her soft lips, he teases, "Not a chance in hell."
.
But before Jocelyn can comprehend what is going on, Jake pulls back and walks out of the room, in much the same way his daughter had only moments ago.
The auburn haired woman gives a simple shake of the head in his direction, smiling to herself.
Josie takes to finishing up getting dressed herself, and after a few minutes, she finds herself scrambling around the room in search of a certain sky blue camisole to wear underneath a shirt she has decided on wearing.
"Jake!" She yells. "Have you seen my blue cami?"
"No!" Jake shouts back from the kitchen, a ripe apple in his hands.
Waiting a moment to listen for another comment that would never come, Josie moves from her closet, and to her boyfriend's across the room.
Josie assumes that she had perhaps thrown the tank top in her boyfriend's disaster of a closet, when she was trying to change out of her clothes, and into a comfortable shirt of Jake's.
Josie rummages through the pile of clothing at the bottom of his closet, wondering how he can even find a shirt to wear in such a mess when she finds something unexpected.
Jocelyn takes a handful of clothing and throws it to her side, like she had with all of the others.
When about to lose hope that she would ever find the tank top, Josie spots something that seems misplaced.
It is a book, a leather covered book with golden writing scribbled on the front.
The edges of the large photo album were frayed, but nothing to bad.
At first sight of it Josie's heart drops. She knows what the album holds, without having to look inside.
Taking a deep breath, Josie opens the book with caution. Each photo stings like the sensation of pouring salt into an open wound.
There are photos of just the two of them. Holding hands, talking with one another, kissing each other sweetly, or just her smiling face towards the camera as Jakes face is berried in her long main.
There are also photos of the two of them and Jenny, which hurt even worse.
Though the worst photo she takes sight of are the ones with her inside of them.
She is usually standing on the side lines, as always. Her calm exterior being blown away by the other girl's fiery actions, it being noticeable even in pictures.
Josie feels as if she is going to be sick.
"Joss!" Jake's voice calls from the kitchen, dragging Josie out of her thoughts.
"Ah…yeah." Jocelyn calls back.
"Are you almost ready?"
"Yeah…just a minute." She answers, slamming the book shut.
"Just came across some junk to get rid of," she mutters disdainfully.
Jocelyn buries the photo album back underneath the pile of clothing. And walks off from the closet, acting as if nothing had happened.
The only thought that is clear at the moment is, I don't want to go to this party.
XOXO
"I don't want to go." A deep voice wines childishly, lying back on top the maroon couch.
Peyton roles her green orbs towards the dirty blonde. Her arms crossed against her chest, and foot tapping impatiently.
"Come on Ryder, its gonna be fun." She tries to convince him. "Don't you wanna meet my friends?"
"I already met your friends," he argues. "I met Brooke, and that blonde…Kaylie."
"Do you mean Haley." Peyton offers with a raised brow.
"No…I'm pretty sure it was Kaylie."
Peyton laughs at the boy. She sits so she is straddling his hips, as he continues to lay down.
"Come on," she pleads, putting her hands to lay soothingly on his chest. "For me?"
"Oh no," Ryder starts, sitting up from his lying position. "Don't start any of that for me crap."
Peyton pouts, "Please," she tries once more.
Ryder glances away from her gentle green orbs, his resolve obviously starting to dwindle.
"Come on Peyt," he attempts one last time. "Wouldn't you rather stay here…with me…"
He leans towards her, kissing her lips, softly at first, but it soon becoming more heated.
She wraps her arms around his neck, and he wraps his around her waist.
However, the moment before Ryder shifts so she is lying beneath him, Peyton pulls away teasingly.
"Tempting…but no."
The dirty blonde falls back on to the couch in an exasperated manner.
Peyton laughs at his actions, and stands from the couch.
"Well, come on," she commands with a wave of the hand, and grin still plastered on to her features. "We don't have all night."
The grey eyed man sits up only slightly, so his elbows are lifting him.
"I can already see that this relationship is going to consist of you winning all of the arguments, and me just following a long because you are gonna use sex as a weapon." He states bluntly, a frown set in his handsome face.
"Pretty much," Peyton shrugs with a smirk.
She pulls the blonde off the couch, pulling him outside of her apartment door, and towards Nathan and Haley's home.
XOXO
I don't understand why I have to come." The whining voice of Sam Walker asks as she lays against the door frame of the upstairs bathroom in her current foster home.
The home feels unusually disordered, with clothing strewn across the floor, and pieces of makeup products covering the bathroom counter.
"Because," Brooke begins while sliding a stick of vibrant pink lipstick across her plump lips. "I'm not going to leave you alone at night while I'm at a party."
the woman pops her lips to ensure smoothness.
"You don't trust me," Sam accuses matter of factly.
"I never said that…" Brooke defends while running a hand through her chestnut locks.
"Now go check who's at the door."
"Sam roles her eyes at Brooke, but does as told.
She opens the door to find an unsurprising face waiting on the other side.
XOXO
Lucas pulls into the driveway of the familiar home, it having become an extension of his own.
He smiles to himself thinking of the lovely brunette who awaited him in doors. The lovely brunette who has invaded his every thought since he has returned to Tree Hill from New York City.
Lucas had expected things to be awkward when he returned, and it was revealed that two were now an item. However, the transition seemed to have come over rather ?smoothly.
Though, that also may be because he and Brooke had only acted like a couple in front of complete strangers, Haley, Nathan, and Jamie. And then there was Sam of course.
Lucas can see the annoyance and distaste that the young teen, Sam, felt towards him, and no matter how many times Lucas has attempted in speaking with her, she shrugs him off completely and comes up with an excuse to leave the room, leaving Lucas to wonder what exactly he had done wrong.
The brunette's defensive exterior, and cold behavior reminded Lucas much of a certain blonde that he had been so entranced by for so many years as a young teenager. That is until he met her fire cracker of a best friend.
A taste of revulsion seeps into Lucas's mouth when thinking of the blonde, Peyton Sawyer.
Some part of Lucas, the part that will always think of her as a friend, feels badly for having such a reaction to the mere thought of Peyton Sawyer, though the larger part of him hasn't a care.
Lucas believes it justifiable for him to feel this way, after all the blonde had kept, and is keeping a secret from him that could have changed the course of his entire life.
Who knows, by now, Lucas and Brooke could have a child of their own, and could be living in a small ranch house, with their small family, in their small home town, happy and in love.
However, before these thoughts get to deep, Lucas shakes his head, being thankful for where they are now. Both have lived out their dreams, and are together now, that is all that matters in the end.
Letting out a breath, Lucas grabs the single red rose lying on the seat besides him, and slips out of his car.
He climbs up the familiar pathway and up to the oak door, knocking twice.
After a few moments of waiting, the door opens to reveal a scowling teenager.
Her straight chocolate strands falling easily down her back, and she being dressed in a pair of denim shorts, and jacket to match, over a plane black T-shirt.
"I guess I should have expected that you'd be our ride," she drones with her arms crossed against her chest.
"Hey Sam," Lucas responds as if he did not hear her snide comment.
"If you're going to be driving us, I need to get a pair of head phones so I can drowned out you and Brooke's talking."
Before Lucas has a chance to reply to the girl's rude comment, Sam turns her back towards him, and yells up the stairs, "You're boyfriend is here!" And steps into her room across from the lounging area.
Lucas shakes his head towards the girl, before spotting Brooke walking down the staircase, his breath catching at the mere sight of her.
XOXO
Brooke moves the soft brush to slide over her shut lid, a shade of light pink appearing where the brush touches last.
Looking at herself in the mirror now, her makeup perfectly done, her hair flawless, and her outfit choice superb, a nervous feeling still claws inside of her.
Tonight will be the first night where she and Lucas will be recognized as a pair once more.
Though its true that Brooke couldn't care less about what others thought, good or otherwise, having to deal with their staring would be a pain in itself.
Thinking of how little she cares of what distant friends thought of her and Lucas's newly revived relationship, Brooke thinks of someone she did care for her opinion, Sam.
Brooke expected that Sam would be distant, and passive towards Lucas for a bit, though this is ridiculous. It has been about two weeks now, and Sam seems as annoyed of Lucas as Brooke is towards her mother.
And truth be told, Sam's opinion counts, perhaps most of all. She would have to be the one to deal with him on a day on day basis, and Brooke wants her home to be welcoming towards the girl, not an annoyance.
However, Sam's feelings are not the only ones to take count of, Brooke and Lucas's God son's opinion also has a good chunk to factor in, and if Sam is passive and annoyed, Jamie is the complete opposite.
When finding out that his aunt Brooke and uncle Lucas are now, "people who kiss," he could barely contain his excitement.
The boy only smiled and rapidly asked questions that he must have been holding in until that day.
"When are you guys gonna be married? How many cousins am I gonna have? Does this mean you guys are both gonna take me to Six Flags," etc.
Brooke smiles to herself at the memory, though her revery is cut short when she hears Sam calls for her, "Your boyfriend is here!"
Brooke takes one last glance towards the mirror, taking in a deep breath. Even now, she feels a gut wrenching whenever she is about to see him, and Brooke hopes that this feeling will never go away.
Walking down the stairs, Brooke's eyes widen slightly.
He looks handsome, he always looks handsome.
His sandy blonde hair is combed towards one side, and he is wearing a blue button up which intensifies the clear shade of his large oceans.
He offers the brunette a small grin, holding out his hand when she is on the last step.
"You look amazing. You know that right?" He tells her, still unbelieving that this beautiful angel is with him, that she chose to be with him once more.
A light tint colors the beauties cheeks. "Right back at ya," she laughs.
The two just stare for a moment longer, both feeling as if this moment is to surreal, and one wrong move will bring them out of this perfect little fantasy.
"So where's Sam?" Brooke asks out loud, breaking the silence.
"She went to get a pair of headphones to, quote, "drowned out our conversation."
Brooke roles her eyes in frustration, "I'm sorry Luke."
"Don't be Pretty Girl, she's a teenager, its normal. So don't worry to much about it, alright?"
"Alright," Brooke agrees with a grin before Lucas cups a hand over her cheek, and leans in to share a kiss.
XOXO
Holding a clipboard in one hand, and pen in the other, Haley counts the number of glasses on the table, and how many drinks their are to fill them.
The honey blonde is clad in a simple dress and sandals, and her hair is tied in a high ponytail.
The party will start in any minute and Haley feels as if nothing is prepared, and begins to feel as if her head will explode. That is until she feels a pair of familiar, strong arms wrap around her waist.
"Hey beautiful," Nathan grins against her neck.
"Quit it Nate," Haley whines in a tone that shows she obviously does not want him to stop.
Nathan pulls away from her, "That hurts Hales," he states with a mockingly hurt expression.
"Well I'm sorry, but who's stupid idea was it to have a party an hour after the actual game!" The honey blonde snaps frustratingly.
"Um Hales…It was yours…" Nathan answers, the edges of his lips dangerously starting to twitch upwards.
"Well…next time stuff my mouth before I ever offer something this stupid again." Haley demands with a scowl residing in her delicate features.
Nathan laughs at his beautiful wife, wrapping his arms around her waist, and pressing his forehead against her's, "Hales, don't worry, everything will be fine, its just a small thing for the team."
"Promise?" She pouts.
"Promise." Nathan assures before giving her a soft, reassuring kiss.
"Eww, mama, daddy, quit it." A small voice invades the silence of the room.
Haley pulls away laughing, while Nathan drops his head backwards in playful exasperation.
"Hey you," Haley greets her son. "You know what your job is for tonight?"
"Yup," Jamie nods. "I'm gonna sit at the door and ask people if I can take their jackets."
"Good," Haley smiles.
But before Haley can utter another word, Jamie's ears perk at the sound of the doorbell's ring and races to answer, commencing the party's start.
XOXO
Hours pass, and the party is in full swing.
Guests are dispersed among the spacious home. They chat, and laugh with one another, most having a drink in one hand.
"I'm board," Ryder sighs.
"I think the word you're looking for is boring," Peyton corrects.
"I'm serious Pey, I literally know no one here." Ryder explains seriously.
"And you think I do?" Peyton questions with a raised brow.
"Then let's just ditch and go have a naked dance party back at your place," he presses with a pleading expression.
"No…for so many reasons. Now stop pouting."
"Yes mother dearest," Ryder groans sarcastically.
Peyton ignores the blonde's comment, and spots her closest friend, Brooke Davis, standing besides Lucas feet away.
"Come on, I see people I know." She pulls on Ryder's sleeve, leading him towards the pair.
XOXO
"So…I've come to a grand total of twelve people that I actually know at this thing." Lucas states while walking up towards his girlfriend, his hand out reached with a glass of champagne for her.
"Thank you," Brooke takes the drink from his hand. "And I beat you, I know fourteen…oh make that fifteen." Brooke corrects herself when spotting a sunflower blonde walking passed them.
"I know her," she points to the blonde. "I saw her last week when I got a pedicure."
Lucas laughs, admitting his defeat.
The two share a touch their glasses with one another, and take a drink.
"So how are you enjoying yourself?" Lucas wonders.
"It's okay," Brooke shrugs, and takes his hand. "But I'd much rather be with you, somewhere, a little quieter." She states, before placing a feather light kiss on his lips.
"Trust me…I feel the same way," he assures with a pout. His eyes turning a dark shade of grey.
Brooke laughs at his sudden change in expression, and they continue to talk with one another casually, until Lucas feels a tapping on his shoulder.
"Luke man," the excited voice of Skillz Taylor calls, clapping a hand on the blonde's shoulder.
"Guess what, I just got the coach to agree and check out the Ravens."
"that's awesome Skillz." Lucas grins.
"I know," Skillz agrees before his eyes catch sight of Brooke, and down towards their interlocked hands.
"Ah…Luke, you wanna tell me something now?"
Glancing down towards where Skillz' eyes rest, Lucas is reminded that his close friend does not know of he and Brooke yet.
"Right man, me and Brooke are…together…again."
An even larger grin breaks through the man's face, he pats Lucas on the back, "Nice going man." He congratulates.
"Now I've gotta find myself a lady friend," he mutters to himself as he walks away.
Brooke and Lucas share a laugh at Skillz' expense, before they share another kiss.
A coughing separates the two from one another.
they find Peyton and her new boyfriend, Ryder, standing there, a bit awkwardly.
That same foul taste coming in Lucas's mouth when ever he catches sight of the curly blonde, no matter he wished it wouldn't.
"Hey you two," Peyton grins.
"Hey Pey Sawyer, Ryder." Brooke smiles welcomingly.
Remembering that the two men do not know one another, Peyton quickly introduces the two.
They share a handshake.
The four sum stand for an awkward moment, no one speaking a word until Lucas's phone buzzes.
"I've got to take this, its my editor," he states bluntly, giving a squeeze to he and Brooke's still interlocked hands, and walking away.
Brooke watches after him, knowing that there is something upsetting him.
"I've got to go check on Sam," she tells the two blondes before excusing herself.
"Luke," she calls, making the blonde turn with a raised brow.
"What's wrong?" she asks him caringly.
"Nothing," Lucas shrugs, turning to hide his face.
"Luke, you promised that you would give your all in this relationship, right? So please tell me what is up with you." She pleads.
Lucas takes a deep breath, and exhales slowly. "I'm still angry." He admits.
A confused expression melts into Brooke's features. "About what?"
"About what happened senior year, about what Peyton told you."
Realization dawns over the brunette, and she frowns. "Luke, I didn't tell you that so you'd be upset, it was so long ago-"
"I know Brooke, but it doesn't change anything. I mean, if we didn't break up all those years ago-"
"Luke you've got to let go of it, I know it's hard, but you have to. Trust me, I've held on to the anger before, and it gets you no where. We're here now, right?"
She takes hold of his hands in hers, and the two share an eye lock, both seeing everything in the other that they have wanted all their lives.
"Right," he nods, but before they can share another kiss, Lucas's phone buzzes once more.
"I should really get that," he says upsettingly.
Brooke smiles in agreement, "And I better go check on Sam."
XOXO
His hazel browns find her near one of the multiple tables of the room, picking up a new glass of whine with one hand. Her usually warm chestnut orbs seem shades darker, and are staring at something far away in the distance.
Jake approaches her carefully, not wanting her to spot him and just walk off like she had before.
"Joss," he starts to speak.
She shifts her dark caramels towards him, a glare seeping into her features.
Before she walks off, he grabs her wrist, gentle but firm.
"Please talk to me," he implores. "What did I do?"
"Nothing," Jocelyn answers in an ice cold tone.
"Well obviously there is something wrong-"
Jocelyn whips around to face him, tarring her wrist from his grasp. "You know what, there is a problem, you are an ass, you know that!"
Before Jake can come up with a response, the auburn haired woman spots Peyton Sawyer walking towards them.
"Oh hey," she exclaims with mock enthusiasm. "There's Peyton, another one of your exs, maybe you have an entire photo album of her pictures too."
"What are you talking about?" Jake demands, growing frustrated now.
"Just forget it, I'm going home. Find your own ride."
Jake is left but to watch his girlfriend walk away, a tenseness even in her posture showing the woman's anger.
XOXO
The night air feels cooling against her face.
The party was starting to feel much to crowded, and suffocating with all those people.
She just needed to step out for a moment, and breathe, just breathe.
It feels odd, one moment she is a girl who must resolve to thieving to receive simple necessities, like clothing, and the next she is attending a party with her wealthy, beautiful, celebrity foster parent, and her handsome, celebrity of a boyfriend.
It is all just to much to handle sometimes, it feels as if she is misplaced in this world of beautiful, kind people.
She is the thing that does not belong.
Giving a small shake of the head, in attempt to rid herself of these thoughts, Sam slips off her worn out tennis shoes, and dips her bare feet into the cool water.
She sits there, embracing the chill of the night, and is thinking of nothing.
"Hey, aren't you that girl who came with my aunt Brooke?" A small voice shatters the lovely silence.
Sam lifts her shut lids and finds a small boy with sandy blonde hair, and wide blue skies. A part of her thought it uncanny how much he resembles Brooke's boyfriend, Lucas. And a small part of her wonders if there is any relation there.
"Yeah," she answers cooly, "I guess…And who are you."
"I'm James Lucas Scott," Jamie answers proudly.
"Scott huh?" Sam repeats, so there was a connection between him and Brooke's boyfriend after all.
"Who are you?"
"Sam," the brunette responds.
"You're a pretty short kid," she teases.
"I'm five, what's your excuse?" Jamie counters.
"Nice," Sam smirks towards the boy who was now sitting besides her on the edge of the pool.
"So what are you doing out here kid?"
"It got to stuffy in there, and Jenny left." Jamie replies with a simple shrug. "How about you?"
"To stuffy," Sam agrees with a nod.
"So is my aunt Brooke and uncle Luke your mom and dad now?" Jamie asks abruptly with that childish curiosity of his.
"No," Sam assures with a cynical laugh.
"That's to bad," Jamie frowns. "My aunt Brooke really wants to be a mommy."
"Really?" Sam questions with a raised brow.
"Yeah," Jamie nods. "She was really sad when Angie left."
"Who's Angie?" Sam questions, confusion painted across her face.
Although, before the young boy can explain to her as much as he knew of the girl, some one else walks through the side door.
"Hey you two," the familiar rasp of Brooke Davis greets. "What are you guys doing out here?"
"To stuffy," the pair answer in unison.
"Okay…Well Jamie, your mom is looking for you. People are leaving and you have to say goodbye."
Jamie sighs exasperatedly, slouching his small shoulders.
Brooke laughs as she watches the small boy run back into his home.
After assuring that the boy made it into the home alright, Brooke shifts her gaze back down towards the teenager.
"We're gonna stay for a bit longer to help clean up…do you want to come in?"
"I think I'm just gonna stay out here," Sam says instead.
"Okay, well at least wear this," brooke unsheds herself of the jacket she is wearing, and places it over the girl's shoulders.
"Thanks."
"Your welcome," Brooke grins.
XOXO
Peyton watches as Josie snarls something she could not hear towards Jake, and walks off in a huff.
Peyton and Ryder walk towards the distressed brunette.
"Hey Jake," Peyton starts to speak. "What's up?"
"Jake turns his gaze towards the two blondes, "Hey Peyton."
"Is everything alright with Josie, she walked off a little angrily?"
"Honestly, I don't know." Jake admits. "Something about pictures, or something."
Peyton frowns, "Hey I'm sorry." She puts a hand on his shoulder, wanting to comfort him.
Seeing the way she looks at her once boyfriend, Ryder clears his throat in discomfort.
Hearing his clearing of throat, Peyton realizes how awkward it must be and lets go of Jakes shoulder.
"Ryder this is an old friend of mine, Jake." Peyton introduces. "Jake, this is Ryder."
"Hi," Jake greets nonchalantly, and Ryder replies in the same tone.
"So…what happened exactly?" Peyton questions the brunette, going back to their previous conversation.
"I don't know," Jake repeats. "It's always something." He starts to disclose about the constant, and insensible arguments the two would get into, and Peyton listens as if her life depended on it.
After minutes pass by, and their being no indication that the conversation would end anytime soon, Ryder excuses himself from the conversation and goes in search of any sort of alcoholic beverage.
XOXO
"Wait, can you repeat that?" The disbelieving voice of Lucas Scott asks his editor through the speaker.
"No…that's what I thought you said."
XOXO
Brooke walks into the Scott home to find the guests starting to clear out.
Her hazel greens scan the room in search of Lucas, curious to hear of his conversation with Lindsay, and if it was anything important.
Although, Lucas finds her first.
"Brooke!" Lucas exclaims, practically running towards her.
In shock, Brooke turns to find an excited looking Lucas.
He wraps his arms around her waist, "They're making it a movie!"
Brooke looks up at him in confusion, "Who's making what a movie?"
"Some one auctioned one of my books, its becoming a movie." Lucas elaborates.
"Oh my God Luke!" Brooke cheers in her soft rasp, wrapping her arms around his neck, and her lips pressing against his own.
Lucas pulls her closer, so there is no space in between them, and kisses more fiercely.
It feels as if, finally, everything in his life is right, and he would never let it go again.
Reluctantly, Brooke pulls away from him, reasoning that it would be inappropriate for the pair to continue on as they were.
Disappointedly, Lucas agrees, and is about to move so he is just holding hands with the brunette, until a mischievous glint appears in Brooke's deep orbs.
She takes Lucas's hand, and pulls him into an empty room, one of the house's two guest rooms.
Brooke presses Lucas against the shut door, unbuttoning his shirt quickly, but never letting her lips leave his.
The two have not spent the night with one another sense New York, and now proves a better moment than any to do the dead.
Lucas enjoys the way she has taken control of the situation, finding her much more than just sexy in that moment.
Though, soon enough, he finds himself pulling off her dress, and unbuttoning her bra.
In a whirlwind of hands and clothing, the two find themselves, nearly completely naked on the bed, both holding on to one another so tightly that their bodies seem to have melted into one another.
"Wait," Lucas pulls away from her lips for an instant. "The door is locked right?"
"Does it matter?" Brooke giggles.
With a shrug, Lucas leans back down to kiss her.
XOXO
Peyton pulls into a hug goodbye for Jake, and watches him walk out of Nathan and Haley's yet occupied home, and into one of the cars belonging to one of his fellow team mates.
Peyton had offered to drop him off herself, but he had declined.
He told Peyton that Cheese, one of the players giving him the ride, had owed him a favor, but in truth, Jake was not sure how Josie would feel of Peyton dropping him off to their home, even though Josie had been the one to abandon him at the party in the first place.
After shutting the door, Peyton glances around the room, spotting her boyfriend standing on the outskirts, a can of beer in one hand.
"Hey you," Peyton greets while walking up towards him.
"Where's Jake," is all Ryder gives in greeting.
"He had to go back home…Why?"
"Oh nothing, I was just surprised that you were able to pull yourself away from him long enough to give me any time." Ryder answers snidely.
"Ryder, what are you talking about?"
"Do you still have feelings for Jake," he questions bluntly, much in the same manner as Jamie had questioned Sam earlier that night.
"What?" Peyton spotters, finding herself at a loss for words.
"You heard me, and the fact that you pretended you didn't proves my point."
"What point?" Peyton challenges in an exasperated voice.
"That you still have feelings for your ex boyfriend!" Ryder very nearly shouts.
"I do not have feelings for Jake, not those feelings at least." Peyton articulates certainly.
"Really? Because you could have fooled me with the way you were talking with him."
"Your insane, you know that," Peyton shouts back, causing a few people to glance their direction.
"Oh, I'm insane!"
"Yeah, you are!"
"Then you explain to me what it means if your girlfriend would rather talk with one of her exs all night, rather than me, or at the very least introduce me to her friends!…You know what I think Peyton, I think you still have some weird unresolved feelings towards your ex-boyfriend, and you just wanna keep your options open so if he would ever want to get back together with you, you'd be open. And that's why you take our relationship so nonchalantly!"
"First of all, I was not talking to Jake all night, it was an hour tops. Secondly I didn't introduce you to any one because I know no one here! And thirdly, how dare you! I'm not that type of person, and you'd know that if you'd actually let me in. Hell, I've never even seen your house! And you think I'm the one being distant?"
Ryder shakes his head in frustration, not wanting to deal with this so late in the night.
"You know what, I'm out of here."
"Fine," Peyton shouts after him. "See who misses ya!"
After watching him walk out of the door, Peyton kicks one of the tables, tears stinging the back of her eyes, threatening to fall.
Not wishing for anyone to see her this way, Peyton runs out of the back door, and towards her car.
XOXO
"And that's the last of them," Haley nearly cheers, slamming the door shut.
Nathan gives a small chuckle towards his wife. "Correct me if I'm wrong Hales, but do I hear relief in your voice?"
"Let's just say this, I will never throw a party for any of your teams ever again." Haley responds.
"Fair enough," Nathan nods. "SO do you want to start cleaning now?"
"Just the big stuff," Haley sighs, exhaustion clearly evident in the slump of her shoulders.
"We can just leave it till tomorrow," Nathan offers, clamping his hands on her soft, bare shoulders.
"No, I won't be able to sleep, and besides, Brooke and Luke already promised that they'd help."
"Speaking of, where are the slack offs?" Nathan questions.
"I don't know, I haven't seen them in a bit?" Haley concurs.
"I'll go call for them." Nathan offers, and is about to go until he feels Haley tug on his sleeve.
"Nathan, this is Brooke and Lucas we're talking about. If we can not find them at the same time, and we haven't seen in them in a while, there's probably a reasonable explanation."
Nathan looks at the woman, confusion etched into his handsome features, for a moment, before he realizes what she is implying.
"They can't be?" He tries to argue.
"It's Brooke and Lucas," Haley gives in answer. And it all being needed to say, because Nathan just shooters, before helping Haley throw away the larger peaces of trash on the ground.
Both silently agreeing that the two will come out in their own time.
However, Nathan and Haley do not get very far until they hear a buzzing, indicating that someone is at the door.
Letting out a breath, Haley goes to answer the door, and the person she finds standing on the other side shocks her to the core.
"How'd I miss the party?" The person standing on the other side questions, but instead of answering, Haley wraps her arms around the brunette's neck.
XOXO
They lay naked beneath the sheets, their bodies being intertwined in limbs.
Brooke's head resting comfortably in the croak of Lucas's neck and shoulder, and Lucas's arms wrapped naturally around her petite waist.
"We should really get up now shouldn't we?" Brooke pouts, not wanting to move from her spot.
"Probably, to help clean up at the least," Lucas agrees.
"On three?"
"One."
"Two."
"Three," the two say in unison, but neither sits up.
"Didn't work," Lucas comments, as if it was not obvious.
"Yeah," Brooke nods.
However, eventually, the two rise slowly, together, redressing, and walking out of the room, their hands yet interlaced.
XOXO
Sam stands from her sitting position, and walks back in to the Scott family home, having watched all the party guests leave.
Sam steps into the room, finding Haley, Nathan, and a woman she does not recognize standing in the middle of the room, talking with one another.
"Haley, have you seen Brooke?" Sam inquires towards the young teacher.
The honey blonde turns around and waves for Sam to come closer. "Sam I want you to meet someone."
Sam walks over to the three sum, and shifts her gaze towards the older, pretty brunette. "Who are you?"
Before the woman could answer, a voice, belonging to Lucas, comes from the side, "Ma?"
We seek new things, whether be experiences, people, or otherwise, to help broaden our horizons, to show ourselves peaces of the world that we have never seen before.
However, more often than not, those new experiences, or people, leave sooner than they arrive.
They bring us joy for a moment, allow us to believe that for a moment everything is perfect and wonderful, and amazing.
However, those moments we begin to cherish so greatly, are the ones that break us the most when they are gone.
New may be beautiful, and lovely, but new also brings heart wrenching pain, and sleepless nights.
However, is it better to close your heart and mind from these new people and experiences, to never understand what they can to enrich our lives, or paying the cost of losing those things worth it in the end.
A/N; OKAY LET ME EXPLAIN MYSELF, at first I had the entire chapter planned out, with all the dramatics and stuff, but as I was writing, I realized how long the chapter was becoming, and I didn't want it to end up like a painful read or have to cut out stuff like last time, because lez be honest that chapter turned out AWFUL, so I had to split this chapter up into two parts. So I PROMISE the next chapter will have the better moments, and will be coming VERY SOON I'm planning to have it up before I go on my mini vacation, so DO NOT HATE ME :D And from popular request, I tried my hardest to make Brucas much more romantic :D Hopefully it turned out better than I thought :S
I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED :D
Thank you for reading!
And again PLEASEEEEEEEEEE! If you guys EVER HAVE THE TIME PLEASE give my one shot a chance, and let me know what you cuties thought :D
It is named "Gravity"
Thank you SO MUCH!
All My Love
~Bree
Thank yous
Mrs. Kahn: Hey Lovely :D You were the first to review so YAY! I am so glad that you were able to tolerate last chapter :D I appreciate it so much that you understand the need of fillers, and do not get to upset with me :S And apologies for the last one being to short, and this one being to long and stupid:S I am SO HAPPY you are seeming to actually enjoy the story :D and I am happy you like the Bram relationship :D Lets see how that boats next chap :D
and OMG you are SO SWEET :D am I so extremely glad that you know how much your and everyone else reviews effect my writing, and where I take the story, I honestly would not be on chap 21 without all of your help, it means SO MUCH :D
Thank you so much for all the sweetness :D and if you EVER have the time I would REALLY APPRECIATE and LOVE to see what you think of my brucas post S9 one shot "Gravity"
But again, I understand if you don't have the time :)
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you :D
Princesakarita411: Hey Lovely :D As you can see from this chapter Bram seem to be getting along quite nicely…Let's see how long the lasts ;)
Thank you so much for reviewing, and I would LOVE to know what you thought of this chapter :D and if you EVER have the time, I would REALLY appreciate you checking out my post S9 Brucas one shot "Gravity"
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you
LoVePJandBrucasLover: Hey lovely :D I am SO HAPPY you were able to tolerate last chapter, and I really hope you were able to deal with this one as well, I PROMISE that the plot will have much more development nedt time :D
Thank you again for reviewing, and if you EVER have the time, I would REALLY appreciate if you bothered checking out my post S9 Brucas one shot, "Gravity," and leaving me your thoughts :D
hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you
dianehermans: Hey Diane:D I am happy you were able to enjoy the last chapter, and I hope this chap had enough Brucas loving ;) Please let me know how that went, and I promise that the Brooke/Sam relationship will extend next chapter :D And PLEASE LET ME KNOW how it came out with Luke being angry at Peyslutt, was it to much, to little? I w would LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT :D
I hope to hear from you soon
Thank you
brookenlucas4eva03: Hey lovely :D So YAY UPDATE :D and on time too :D I REALLY HOPE you enjoyed this chapter, and I would REALLY appreciate knowing what you thought :D I PROMISE that the next chap will come out VERY VERY soon, and that their will be MUCH MORE Bram development :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
Sandygirl: Hey sandy girl :D I am REALLY GLAD you did not hate the last chapter :D as you can see, I am trying to make this very realistic, so I am going to intertwine the show into this, but like this chapter, I will have my chapters that are completely me own :D And yes, Peyslutt will NOT BE interfering with Brucas EVER AGAIN:P But it seems things aren't going quite smoothly with her Ryder either :S And I agree, Luke and Brooke seem to ALWAYS help each other out with difficult situations, ex pet for the awfulness of -B's attack :( and I am glad you liked Jamie, I just love that kid :D And I COMPLETELY AGREE that sometimes, Sam just needed a good smack in the face, but sense I am planning to have in the rest of the story, she will definitely grow and mature :D
I REALLY help the romance between Brucas, if you can even call it that :S, was alright, I would REALLY APPRECIATE you telling me how that came off, and it truly makes me smile that you are STILL enjoying this story :D Hopefully it'll last...
And thank you, I hope you enjoy your holiday as well :D
Thank you so much for the sweetness again
And if you EVER HAVE the time, I would REALLY appreciate it if you would bother checking out my Brucas post S9 one shot "Gravity" I would LOVE to know what you thought! :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you
Into-Your-Gravity: Hey Lovely :D It means SO MUCH that you enjoyed the last chap :D And PLEASE DO NOT think I am just some dumb-dumb who does not know the difference between Whether and Weather, I do not know what was wrong with me, but thank you a million for pointing that out to me :D Sorry for the distraction though:S
I am SO HAPPY you are liking the plot, and the incorporation of the show in this story :D I was not sure how that would go over, if people think I am being Lazy or something, but honestly, it is actually ALOT OF WORK :( So I hope it shows in my work
I am glad you are continuing to like Ryder, hopefully still in this chapter, again, his character will be getting MUCH MORE growth in soon chapters :D And I DEFINITELY PLAN on adding much more Sucas? :S (Sam/Lucas) interaction, I can see such amazing father/daughter chemistry between the two characters :D And I will definitely keep us up to date on Sam's thoughts in the whole ordeal because that is SUCH A MAJOR PART that I think the show kind of over looked :S
PLEASE do not feel a pressure to check out the PJO story, though I would REALLY LOVE to know what you think of my Brucas post S9 one shot "Gravity"
I actually like the one shot, and would LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK :D But again, no pressure, just when you have time.
I am not sure how long the story will last honestly :S I'm just taking a step at a time right now, but PLEASE do not feel obligated to continue on if the story gets boating, or seems to lag, I will not be spiteful or anything :D But also know that I LOVE and really appreciate your reviews :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
P.S
What is the story you are working on called? I would LOVE TO CHECK IT OUT and leave my thoughts, hopefully I can be nearly as helpful as you are to me :D
Call me Cotton Candy: Hey Cotton Candy :D It is SO AWESOME hearing from you again :D
I am really glad you are liking sam so far :D and I am happy you are excited to see how her and Lucas develop their relationship later on :D I definitely think the two have AWESOME CHEMISTRY better than she and Julian at least, and I know I've ranted about this before but come on! Both were abandoned by at least one parent, both have tough childhoods, both are amazing writers, and their are SO MANY OTHER PARALLELS! Just Fuck Mark Schwan for everything :P
And LOL, I COMPLETELY AGREE! intact, most of the time, if not ALL THE TIME Peyton has been my least liked character :P But I am SO HAPPY you seem to tolerate her with Ryder, hopefully that lasts through this chap;)
And I am happy you are able to see the shift in character with her and Ryder together. Pyder seem to balance each other out :)
And I am SO HAPPY you are liking the story :D
Thank you so much for the kind words :D
And if you EVER HAVE THE TIME! I would REALLY APPRECIATE and Love to know what you think of my Post S9 brucas one shot, "Gravity"
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
Briana Doyon: Hey Lovely :D I am SO HAPPY YOU LOVED THE CHAP :D And I am so happy you are glad I kept the Bram relationship :D And I am definitely planning on developing their relationship :D
Thank you so much for the kindness :D
And I know you already check out "Gravity," and I thank you so much for that :D However, I deleted that version,a and repuloaded it, and I I am actually proud of the revised version, and I would LOVE! and really appreciate anything you have to tell me :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you :D
Crazzielylmeg14: Hey Meg cutie :D I am so happy you were able to tolerate the last chapter, and I am glad you liked Bram relationship. And I will definitely be developing a relationship between Sam and Lucas very soon :D I am happy you liked the Namie scenes, cutes father/son on TV :D And I am happy you liked the update. I hope this chapter turned out better, I tried adding the extra Brucas Romance, and made it branch from the show. :S
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNED OUT :D
Thank you for the kind words :D
And if you EVER have the time, I would LOVE TO KNOW what you think of my post S9 Brucas oneshot, "Gravity" I would REALLY LOVE to know what you think, you are always such an amazing help :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you
Romanticly tragic Perfection: Hey Lovely :D I hope all is well :)
Thank you again with help on the chapter, and you gave AWESOME ADVICE :D
You do not know how insanely bald I was to see that you enjoyed the last chapter :D
I am so happy you are liking how I am portraying Sam's character, and I am definitely inspired by Brooke's character :D And I agree that Lucas and Sam would have an AMAZING father/daughter chemistry with all the similarities the two have, and how Lucas became successful in life can show her that she also has a chance :D I mean its INSANE! how much a like the two are, with the abandonment of at least one parent, the tough backgrounds and their amazing talent in writing, UGH! just Damn Mark Schwan Damn you to the deepest, darkest part of hell!
And yes, Dan is just that villain that you have to love, that line is definitely one of my favs of the season :D
I Love that there was a line that stuck out to you :D And I would LOVE TO KNOW if their is one that pops out to you in this chap as well?
And Of course I love the Pyder ship name :D It's very cute :D It means so much that you are liking Ryder so far, hopefully that lasts this chap :D Again, his character will be developing VERY SOON :D
And I am SO HAPPY you are able to notice the shift in Peyton when with, and I COMPLETELY AGREE! the damsel in distress shit got over done around IDK SEASON ONE! :P
It means SO MUCH that you liked the last chapter, and I hope you enjoy this one even more :D And you are far to sweet, trust me the cut out parts deserved to be cut out :S But who knows? Maybe by the end of this story I'll have some sort of deleted scenes thing ;) LOL JK!
Thank you so much for the kind words
And If you EVERR HAVE THE TIME! I would LOVE! to know your thoughts on my post S9 brucas one shot, "Gravity" I would REALLY APRECIATE IT!
P.S
I am glad you like how Brucas is developing, Sam will definitely pose some sort of difficulty in their relationship :D And I will definitely take your advice in the chocolate donuts and rainbow sprinkles, it may just make a cameo in later chapters ;)
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you!
LaurenKERY: Hey darling :D I am SO GLAD you are liking the story :D
I hope you also enjoyed this chapter, and would really LOVE to know what you thought of this chapter, and if you EVER HAVE THE TIME! I would LOVE to know what you think of my post S9 Brucas one shot "Gravity" It would mean so much :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
bjq: Hey Fabulous :D I am SO GALD you liked the last chapter, and I REALLY HOPE YOU like this one as well :D I would LOVE TO KNOW what you thought of the Brucas romance :D And if you EVER have the time, I would REALLY LOVE nd APRECIATE if you would bother checking out my post S9 brucas story, "Gravity" I would LOVE to know what you think :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon
Thank you
Miss Pretty Girl: Hey LOVELY :D I hope all is well :D I miss your story as well :)
I am SO HAPPY you are liking where my story is going :D I am happy you are liking Ryder, (Hopefully that will last through this chapter :D) and trust me, his character will be much more pdeveoped in later chapters :D And poor -B having to sacrifice for Sam :D I am sorry for not having Owen bringing Sam this time, but I think his character is just irrelevant to this story :S But I am glad you liked the scene anyhow :D
And I totes agree :D Jamie is just the cutest thing EVER :D I am so happy you liked the Brucas scene, and I definitely agree, my younger brother messes with so much of my crap its INSANE :D And I guess we will just have to see about how Brucas lasts ;)
Just a step at a time right?
I am happy you liked Dan and Jamie together, I really liked the part on the show :D And it means SO MUCH that you actually could see the Breyton scene happen on the show :D I don't really like the friendship, for obvious reasons, but I'm glad I was able portray them well enough :D I am happy you liked the Nate and Sam scenes, and the Lucas and Sam scene. I definitely can not wait for Lucas and Sam to develop :D And I also think the cape scene was cute :D And I am glad you were able to like the Bram scene :D
Thank you so much for your sweet words
And if you EVER HAVE THE TIME! I would LOVE to get your thoughts on my brucas post S9 one-shot "Gravity"
I would just LOVE to know what you think :D
hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thankk you
All My Love
~Bree
WrestlingGamer2012: Hey Luv, its awesome hearing from you :D I am SO GLAD you are liking the story, and the Bram relationship.
Thank you so much for the sweet words :D
And if you EVER have the time, I would LOVE to know what you think of my new Brucas post S9 one-shot "Gravity"
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
Tanya2byour21: HEY TANYA :D it is SO AWESOME HEARING FROM YOU AGAIN :D I am so happy things seem to have cooled down with your personal life :D And I LOVE hearing from you ! Your comments on previous chapters were so freaking sweet and kind. you really did not need to do such a kind act, but thank you for bothering to give me your thought on the last chapters :DI just am SO HAPPY to hear from you again :D
I am SO HAPPY you liked the ending of the last chap :D And I don't think a brucas baby is to far off in the future ;)
Again, you are just so sweet :D I LOVE hearing from you
and if you EVER HAVE THE TIME! I would LOVE to know your thoughts on my brucas post S9 one-shot "Gravity"
It would mean SO MUCH TO ME :D
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you
Naley and Brucas: Hey Lovely :D Please DO NOT polarize for not reviewing, I am just thankful that you are now :D It means so much for people actually putting time and giving me their thoughts :D You are wayyyyyyy to sweet, I am so happy you enjoy my writing technique, sometimes I REALLY HATE IT! but I am so happy you like it :D
And trust me hun, I love me some Brucas to. And PLEASE Peyslutt DEFINITELY DESURVES ANY HATE SHE GETS She is just a slutty, gloomy, awful person :P I just hate her so much :P
I will definitely be developing on the Bram relationship, and some more sexy brucas time ;)
And LOL, I just started my holiday, and I probably won't be starting my homework until like the last week :) #I'm a procrastinator and I'm proud :D
I am happy you reviewd Meg's story :D She is just such a great writer, and she NEEDS TO UPDATE LIKE YESTERDAY :D And I did read the summary of the story you want me to check out, and it sounds VERY INTERESTING :D I will definitely be reading and reviewing that story VERY SOON and I ail make it known that you sent me their ;)
And again, you are WAYYYY TO SWEET :D
I will definitely be adding some more Naley and sexy Brucas time in upcoming chapters :D
Thank you for the incredible sweetness :D
And if you EVER AHVE THE TIME! I would REALLY APRECIATE AND LOVE! your thoughts on my Brucas post S9 oneshot "Gravity"
Hopefully I hear from you soon :D
Thank you :D