That night, Peyton hadn't been feeling well.

"Do you want me to stay up here with you?" Lucas said a little dissapointed. He wanted to go out and see Brooke.

"No, I would never make you do that. It's our senior trip, go have fun." Peyton hoped that he would stay anyway, but before she knew it, he was out the door.

Everyone was at a bonfire at the beach. Lucas walked over to his group of friends who were sitting in a circle. There happened to be a spot next to Brooke opened, so he excitedly took it.

"Aw, what a shame, that fake blonde couldn't join us tonight?" Rachel acted upset.

"Peyton isn't feeling well." Lucas explained.

"Well, I guess that means more fun for you and Brooke." Rachel smirked.

"Rachel, one more comment from you and I swear I will kick your fat ass across the Atlantic Ocean!" Brooke said in all seriousness which made the group laugh.

"Fine, I'll be on my best behavior mommy." Rachel mocked.

The group laughed while they reminsiced on old times from their past three years in Tree Hill.

Eventually, all the couples went off together whether it was to take a walk or to just spend some time alone. Nathan and Haley had went up to their room with Nathan carrying Haley on his back. Rachel and Mouth were talking down the beach. Skillz had convinced Bevin to watch 'The Notebook' in her hotel room. Tim was... being Tim... somewhere. That left just Lucas and Brooke.

"A few months ago, who would have ever thought that we'd be sitting here together on the beach but not as a couple?" Brooke thought aloud.

"Well, obviously not us considering we planned this whole weekend so that we could be together."

"Yeah, I guess so..."

"I'm sorry." Lucas said sincerely.

"Me too... You know, this is not what I planned." Brooke laughed. "I was supposed to come home, and everything was supposed to be okay with us. We'd both tell each other we had just needed space over the summer, you'd apologize for being a jerk, and in the end, we'd be okay and perfect again." She felt a tear fall down her face. Lucas brushed it away.

"Brooke..." Lucas started.

"Don't Lucas. You're with Peyton now. You're happy."

"Says who?" Lucas whispered.

"If you weren't happy you wouldn't be with her." Brooke said brushing another tear away.

"Peyton's great... But she isn't you..." Lucas said inching toward her.

"Lucas... we can't..."

"Yes we can." his nose brushed hers.

"No. I've been in her place before, I won't hurt someone the way you and Peyton hurt me, even if it is Peyton."

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Brooke was in her room facing the wall crying. Her head was killing. She needed a drink. She got a bobby pin from her makeup bag and after struggling for 20 minutes, managed to pick the lock on the mini bar. Lucas had been knocking on her door every half hour, but she just pretended she wasn't there. She took out two mini bottles of Vodka and downed each one in record time. She got out a mini bottle of Advil and placed two in her mouth and drank them down with a swig of Vodka. She then took a mini bottle of Jack Daniels and downed that too, along with another bottle of Absolut and finishing everything off with another mini bottle of rum. The whole room began to spin and she struggled to keep her eyes opened.

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Rachel opened the door to her and Brooke's room.

"Brooke!" she yelled opening the door.

Once she was in the room, she saw Brooke laying on the floor with her wrist bleeding. "Oh my God Brooke!"

She punched in 911 on her phone as fast as she could. Once she gave them all the information they needed, she called Lucas. He was across the hallway so he rushed in.

"What the hell happened Rachel!?" Lucas ran in screaming. "Nathan, get in here!" he yelled.

"I... I don't know. I came in here and she was laying on the floor!"

"Nathan, help me lift her," Lucas said. They placed her on the bed. She was breathing and her pulse was okay but very slow.

Whitey came into the room and inspected the scene. "Good lord, did you call 911?"

"Of course we did!" Lucas said frustrated. Where were they?!

A few minutes later, paramedics arrived. They loaded Brooke into the ambulance outside of the lobby. Lucas, Rachel and Nathan were with her the whole time.

"Can I ride with you to the hospital?" Lucas asked with pleading eyes.

"I don't know..." one of the EMT workers said.

"Just me." Lucas begged.

"Fine, just you. Let's go."

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"Hales, Brooke was just rushed to the hospital." Nathan said into the phone when Haley picked up. She was with Peyton sitting on Haley's balcony.

"Oh my God, what happened?"

"We have no idea. We're leaving for the hospital in a few minutes. Get ready and meet us in the lobby."

"Okay, be right down." she hung up the phone.

She explained the situation to Peyton.

"Do you wanna come with us?" Haley asked.

"No, she probably doesn't want me there. Besides, I think I'm gonna go find Lucas."

"Okay, I'll call you with updates." Haley left the room.

Peyton went to Lucas's room a few minutes later and knocked on the door repeated times. No answer. She called his cell phone but it was off. 'Where could he be?' she thought to herself.

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"Brooke, wake up... Please Brooke. I need you to wake up." Lucas was holding Brooke's hand and begging her in her coma to wake up.

The doctor's told him she had acute alcohol posioning, but she was gonna be okay as long as she woke up from the coma. They stitched up her wrist which was, from what it looked like, a result of her falling on it.

Lucas had no intention of leaving the hospital. Everyone else had already come to see Brooke and had told Lucas to come back to the hotel and then he'd see her in the morning, but he couldn't leave her. He knew this was his fault.

He called Peyton.

"Hey, where've you been, I was worried!" Peyton answered.

"Peyton, we can't keep seeing each other."

"W-what?" Peyton stuttered.

"You know that it isn't right. We promised each other that we'd end it when Brooke got home. Now she's in the hospital and it's my fault."

"Fuck you, Lucas." Peyton said and hung up.

Lucas shut his phone and sighed. A weight was lifted off his shoulders.

"Brooke, listen to me, you need to wake up. And I'll tell you why... Because I just broke up with Peyton and if you don't wake up, we'll never be able to get back together. And I need to be with you." He put his hand in Brooke's.

He felt Brooke tighten her grip around his hand.

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Haley and Nathan were laying in bed.

"She's gonna be okay, right?" Haley said. She didn't know what she would do without Brooke.

"She's going to be fine." Nathan said and kissed her forehead.

"Nathan, you don't have feelings for Rachel right?" Haley said suddenly breaking the calm silence.

"Are you crazy? You think I could ever be with anyone but you Haley James Scott?"

"I hope not..." she said and felt her eyes get heavy. The two drifted off to sleep.

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"Brooke?" Lucas said shooting up. She was holding his hand, she must be okay.

"I... need... water." she rasped.

He passed her a glass of water. He began to cry. "Thank God you're okay... I was so scared. I'm so sorry Brooke." he leaned into her.

"Hey, look at me." she said smiling.

"I'm okay right? That's all that matters." she whispered reassuringly.

"Brooke, if I had lost you..." he started, with tears in his eyes.

"But you didn't." she smiled. "Get up here Broody." She shifted over to make room for Lucas. He crawled in and wrapped his arms around Brooke. She was so pale and sick looking, all he wanted to do was make her better and get her out of this hospital. He stroked her dark brown hair. How could they have doubted that they were meant to be together?

Just then, a doctor walked in. "Oh good, Miss Davis, you're awake. We knew you'd be okay, you're a tough cookie according to your group of friends. And this one over here needed you," he said nodding toward Lucas.

"True statement." Lucas said and kissed her forehead.

"I'll leave you two alone. You'll be able to leave tomorrow afternoon Miss Davis." the doctor left.

"Listen Broody boy, go home. Get some sleep. You're a mess." Brooke said curling up close to Lucas.

"And leave you here alone? Never."

"Well then, I guess I don't mind..." Brooke joked. She felt her eyes get heavy and she drifted to sleep. Lucas however, couldn't fall asleep as easily.

He laid with Brooke on his chest for awhile. He loved watching her head go up and down with each breath he let in and let out. She looked gorgeous even in a hospital gown after alcohol poisoning. He didn't even know that was possible.

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"Thanks for everything, doc. But next time, more painkillers." Brooke winked at her handsome 30-something doctor.

"Miss Davis, let's just hope there isn't a next time." he said laughing and shaking his head at her.

"Let's go boyfriend." Brooke said tugging on Lucas's arm.

He wrapped his arm around her as they walked toward a taxi that Whitey had sent. Luckily, Brooke hadn't been kicked off the trip. All she had to do was serve two detentions when she got home.

"Hey Brooke?" Lucas said as they got into the taxi.

"Yeah, boyfriend?"

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Lucas got into the car and Brooke laid on his chest. She sighed and smiled. Everything was going to be okay.