Well Hello to all my faithful readers!! I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter even though it was rather painful to have to write but it had to be done! This chapter will hopefully make up for the amount of drama the story has had lately!! Thanks to everyone for the amazing reviews they mean everything to this story! Psiek once again your review had me near tears I am glad to you are enjoying this story so much! I can't believe we are already at 21 chapters, it's so crazy!!! Morgan thanks again for all the help.
This chapter is rated M for some parts!
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Songs credited to: Michael Buble and HelloGoodbye!
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You're a falling star, you're the get away car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.
Lucas Pov:
I wake up and am thankful that I have the beautiful woman wrapped up in my arms. I'm thankful that she didn't let Peyton's words get to her last night. Even though I know they did but she actually followed her own heart for once.
I slowly move my arms and she rolls to the other side of the bed. I grab a pair of gym shorts and slowly make my way into the kitchen. I start the coffee and I can't even describe how happy I am that I get to have coffee again. I look in the fridge and realize that there is not much to make breakfast so that means we will have to go out.
"Care to explain why I woke up in a big bed all alone?" Brooke says as I look to see her leaning against the doorway in a pair of my boxers and the t-shirt she was wearing last night.
"Sorry Pretty Girl the coffee was calling my name." I say and she just laughed as she came and wrapped her arms around me.
"Morning Boyfriend" She says as she pulls me in for a kiss.
"Morning, how did you sleep?" I say as we pull away from the kiss.
"Amazing, especially since I was wrapped up in you!" She says and now it's my turn to laugh.
"Feeling is mutual baby. So we don't have any food here so if you are hungry we are going to have to go to the diner." I say as I pour two cups of coffee and making hers just the way she likes it before handing it to her.
"And here I was hoping to stay in this house all day." She says as I just look at her like she is crazy. "Just kidding Broody, I know how bad you have wanted to spend an entire day out of the house!"
"Not that the idea of spending the day in this house with you isn't tempting especially considering that there are plenty of things we could do to pass the time." I say and she just smacks my chest playfully as we walk into the living room.
"Very funny Dirty boy we have plenty of time for that. So is there anything in particular you want to do today?" She asks and I nod my head.
"Well I was hoping that we could go down to that sports store in the mall that the doctor told us about and look at the heart monitors." I say as I try to judge her reaction.
"Luke you have to promise me that you are going to take it easy. I know you are excited that you can get back to "normal" but it doesn't mean you can go full force right away." She says and I just nod my head. The fact that she is so worried about me is cute and kind of annoying all at the same time.
"I know Pretty Girl; I'm not going to be doing anything crazy. I just want to shoot around at the River Court with Jamie and Nate again. And I want to be able to at least participate in some of my team's practices." I say and she just pulls my hand to hers.
"Ok then let's get changed go get some breakfast and then head to my favorite place in the world. The mall!" She says excitedly and I frown.
And you play it coy but it's kinda cute.
Ah, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend that you don't know it's true.
'cause you can see it when I look at you.
"I thought being with me was your favorite place in the world?" Feigning shock as I say this and she just laughs.
"Well that's true but you can't take my love for the mall away from me." She says and I just laugh as she gets up off the couch. "I'm going to shower if you care to join."
"Right behind you Pretty Girl, you don't have to ask me twice." I say as we make our way into the bathroom and as she turns on the water and turns around to face me I'm already pulling her into my arms.
We walk into the shower as I push her up against the wall and she wraps her legs around me. I can feel her nails digging into my back as I leave a trail of kisses down her neck. Her hands move to my hair and she gently pulls at me to get my face up to meet hers.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
"I love you Lucas. I love you so much" She says as my mouth meets hers and our tongues battle for dominance in the kiss.
"I love you too Brooke. Thank you" I say and she pulls away just enough to give me the famous eyebrow.
"Thank you for what?" She says and I look her straight in the eyes.
"For giving me a second or should I say third chance. For taking care of me the last few months but most of all thank you for loving me I can't imagine my life without you." I say and I see her crying. "I didn't mean to make you cry Pretty Girl."
"Happy tears Luke, happy tears for once" She says as she pulls me in for another kiss and as our bodies connect in every way possible, I can't help but hope that it will be like this for the rest of our lives.
A short time later I see Brooke coming out of the bathroom in a pair of jeans and tank top and her hair is in a simple pony tail.
"Have you seen my flip flops?" She asks as I finish putting on my shirt and turn to look at her.
"Pretty sure they are in the living room babe." I say and she just walks up to me.
"What did I tell you about looking all hot when we go out?" She says and I can't help but laugh.
"That it's a necessity to look good when you are walking around with Brooke Davis at your side?" I reply and she just shakes her head at me.
"Well yes that's true. But you are not allowed to look hot; I don't need all the girls staring at my man!" She exclaims as she walks into the living room to grab her shoes.
"Ok then you need to change into a turtleneck then because I don't need all the guys staring at you!" I yell right back as I slip on my flip flops and make my way to the living room.
"Touché` my friend! You ready to go?" She says as she grabs her purse.
"I'm starving baby let's go!" I say as we make our way to the car.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.
"You know one of these days you are going to let me drive this thing!" She exclaims and I pull the keys out of my pocket and toss them to her.
"No time like the present right?" I say and she just looks at me with a confused expression.
"Are you sure? I mean this was Keith's car and I know how much it means to you." She says and I just shake my head.
"I'm pretty sure Keith would be ok with you driving it. Just don't kill us ok?" I say and I can still sense that she's nervous.
"Maybe we should do this later? You know we can go to an old abandoned road where I don't have the ability to kill an innocent by stander!" She exclaims and I walk up next to her.
"Ok, we will do it later today." I say and she hands me the keys and skips over to the passenger seat.
We arrive to the diner and take a seat and we have the same waiter we had the last time we were here.
"So are we ordering for each other again?" She says as she laughs and before I can speak Brooke starts talking.
"I'm going to have the French toast and he will have the steak and eggs medium!" She says as she looks at me and I nod in approval. "And of course two cups of coffee please!"
"You ordered me a pretty big breakfast babe!" I laugh as she leans across the table to grab my hands.
"You have been eating a very strict diet for the last little while. Might as well live it up!" She exclaims as we settle in and wait for our food.
"So you are going to go back to work full time tomorrow right?" I ask and she just puts her face down.
"Yeah but at the same time I'm afraid things are going to get really crazy and we won't be able to see each other as much." She says and I just squeeze her hand.
"Well we knew life was going to get hectic again eventually. Besides Brooke you have taken so much time off lately to be with me. It's your company you need to be there." I say and she nods her head in agreement.
"I know but promise me we won't become one of those couples that just talks on the phone and never sees each other!" She says and I can't help but laugh.
"You think I could go more than a few hours without seeing you!" I say and she finally cracks a smile as the waitress drops off our food and refills our coffee.
And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.
We eat in peace and pretty soon are back in the car headed to the mall when my phone goes off signaling I have a new text and I hand it to Brooke to check it for me.
"It says "Dinner tonight if you are up tell Brooke" and it's from Hales." She says and I just look at her waiting for her to tell me if we are going but she is too busy replying back to Haley.
"I told her we would be there" She says as we pull into the parking lot of the mall.
"Sounds like a plan Pretty Girl." I say as I walk around to the other side of the car to open the door for her.
"Aren't you the romantic?" She says as she taps my shoulder playfully.
"Anything for you" I say as she grabs my hand and we walk into the mall.
We make our way to the second floor and head to the sports store and as soon as we walk in a guy walks up to help us.
"Welcome, can I help you guys with anything?" He says and before I can speak Brooke opens her mouth.
"Yeah we need to get a portable heart monitor for my boyfriend here!" She says and I can't help but smile at hearing the name boyfriend.
"Ok right this way" He says as he starts walking us towards the back of the store. "Anything particular model you are looking for?"
"My doctor gave me a couple types" I say as I pull a piece of paper out of my pocket and hand it to him.
"Ok we have both of these models in stock." He says and Brooke speaks up.
"How do these work exactly?" She says asking the same question I was thinking.
"Well basically it will be a strap that goes around the chest and a sensor is placed right where the heart is. You will program it to the heart rates that are considered dangerous for your health. And when you exceed that heart rate it will set an alarm off." He says as both Brooke and I nod our heads.
"Sounds pretty simple, which one would you recommend?" I say as he grabs the one that he would recommend and after a few more minutes of talking we decide and once we pay we head out the door.
"Where to now Broody?" Brooke asks as we walk around the mall.
"I'm sure you want to do some shopping of your own while you are here!" I laugh as I say this and it doesn't take long for her to pull me into a clothing store.
After a couple hours in numerous stores we walk by a male clothing store and she drags me in.
"Why are we here? I have plenty of clothes!" I exclaim and she just laughs as she walks back to the shirts.
"You can never have too many clothes and you should know that! Besides you lost a little weight and you're clothes are getting a little baggy." She says and I can hear the sadness.
"I'm planning on gaining that back which would make purchasing clothes pretty pointless." I say and she just shakes her head.
"You have no idea how long it will take for you to gain that weight back, so what's the harm in getting a few things" And instead of arguing with her I let her enjoy herself picking out some clothes for me.
As we walk back into the house a few hours later with more bags then I know what to do with I drop to the couch.
"Who knew shopping with you would take so much energy!" I say as she lies down next to me and lays her head on my lap.
"Well when you are a major fashion designer you have to look at all of your options!" She says as I start playing with her hair.
"Of course I should have known. So are you hungry?" I ask and I can see her eyes starting to fall.
"No I think I'll be ok until we go to the Naley house! I could use a nap though." She says and I just laugh.
"Well don't let me stop you; I'll wake you up with time to get ready to go over there." I say as I start to get up but she won't let me move.
"Or you could just lay down with me for a bit. You know I don't like to sleep without you." She says and I slowly maneuver us so we are lying side by side on the couch with my arm draped over her body.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah
Brooke Pov:
I woke up after a couple hours and feel Lucas's arms around me and I am perfectly content where I am. I turn my head and see that he is wide awake.
"Did you sleep at all?" I ask as I sit up and pop my feet on the coffee table.
"Yeah I just woke up a little while ago but you looked so peaceful I didn't want to move and wake you." He says and I can't help the small chuckle that escapes my lips.
"So what have you been doing in the meantime?" I ask as I attempt to re do my pony tail.
"Nothing much, watched you sleep, did a little thinking." He replies as he stands up.
"Did that thinking include me?" I inquire as I follow him into the bedroom.
"Always Cheery, we should probably head over to the house soon." He says and I just nod my head and head into the bathroom to make sure I look presentable.
"And I'm ready!" I say as I walk back into the bedroom as he is taking his medication and a small hint of sadness comes over me but I don't let it show.
"Me too Let's go Pretty Girl." He replies as we once again are walking out of the house.
I like,
Where we are,
When we drive,
In your car.
I like,
Where we are,
Here.
We make the drive to the Naley house in no time and before I know it we are knocking on the door and waiting for someone to answer it.
"Aunt Brooke, Uncle Lucas!" I hear the little boy say excitedly as he opens the door and launches himself at me.
"Hi Jamie, you are way too excited considering we just saw you yesterday!" I laugh as we walk into the house.
"Yeah but yesterday you didn't stay very long, mommy said you guys had grown up things to do!" He says and I remember why we left their house early yesterday.
"Well that's true" I agree as we walk into the kitchen and meet up with Nate and Haley. "Hey guys"
"Hey Tigger, Hey Luke" Haley says as we plop down at the kitchen counter. "Something to drink?"
"Actually Brooke brought you guys this." Lucas says as he hands Nate the bag. And as he opens it he can't help but laugh.
"Margarita mix and tequila, well played Brooke." He says and I just shrug my shoulders.
"Well when you said you were making Mexican food I couldn't resist a trip to the liquor store on our way home from the mall! You can't have Mexican without a margarita!" I exclaim and I can already see Haley pulling out the glasses and mixing some drinks. As soon as she is finished she hands all of us one.
"Why don't you three boys take care of the rest of the cooking so me and Brooke can have a little girl time?" She asks and the boys just nod their heads as we head out onto the patio.
"So Spill!" She says and I realized that she must have talked to Lucas.
"Seriously do you and Lucas talk about everything? I mean it hasn't even been twenty four hours!" I say and she just laughs.
"Well he was worried about you after he left your house last night so he called me don't be mad." She says and I completely understand.
"I'm not mad considering I was planning on telling you I just feel bad for the way I handled things." I say and she just shakes her head.
"I completely understand why you acted the way you did. I mean considering your history the Peyton doubts were bound to be there." She says and I nod my head in agreement.
"I guess you are right, but at the same time I shouldn't have asked Lucas to leave. He has done nothing but prove to me how much he loves me and I just let Peyton walk all over me." I say as I try not to cry.
"What did she say to you exactly?" She says and I look off into the distance trying to think of the best way to answer.
"She just told me that Lucas would never love me like he loved her and that I was betraying her by being with Lucas and then proceeded to call me an "easy lay" and that sex was all Lucas wanted from me." I say as she places her hand on my knee.
"You listen to me Brooke Davis and you better listen good. I have never seen either of you as happy as I have seen you goys over the last few months. And considering how difficult these months have been that says a lot." I can't help but agree as she says this.
"I know Haley, and thank you. Thank you for being here for me and for Lucas." I say and she grabs my hand.
"I love you Brooke. You are like a sister to me and I will be here for you no matter what. But you need to promise me that if you need to talk you will come to me ok?" She says and I squeeze her hand.
"I promise Haley. I love you too." I smile through the tears and she just looks at me.
"So do you think you are going to talk to Peyton again?" She says and if that isn't the million dollar question right now I don't know what is.
"I'm not sure, considering I pretty much kicked her out last night. I really don't know what else can be said at this point. And in all its in her hands not mine." I say as she gives me a hug and we walk back into the house.
"Well you ladies are just in time dinner is ready." Lucas says as I walk up and wrap myself in his arms. "You ok?"
Cause our lips,
Can touch.
And our cheeks,
Can brush.
Our lips can touch,
Here.
"Yeah I just need to be held by you for a second ok?" I say as I pull myself closer to him.
"Of course Pretty Girl" He says as we just stand there in each others arms. I soon feel Jamie tugging at my jeans.
"Aunt Brooke will you sit by me at dinner?" He says and it instantly brings a smile to my face.
"Absolutely, I would be honored to sit next to my favorite guy in the whole world!" I say and I see Lucas frown. "Sorry Broody you are a very close second!"
"Fine, you just see what kind of dessert you get tonight!" He whispers into my ear.
"You couldn't resist me if you tried!" I exclaim and he slaps me on the ass as we make our way to the table.
After dinner and a few margaritas we are all sitting on the patio enjoying the weather. Jamie fell asleep early so now it's just the four of us. Haley and Luke walk into the house to make another round of drinks and I see Nathan looking at me.
"What?" I ask and he just shakes his head.
"Look Brooke I'm not the most sensitive guy but I just wanted to say thank you." He says and I look at him with confusion.
"Why are you thanking me?" I ask and he walks over and kneels down next to me.
"You helped protect my brother Brooke. You helped him see that this illness wasn't the end of his life." He says and I just smile.
"You know I would do anything for your brother Nate. I love him." I say and he just nods his head.
"If you ever repeat this I will have to hurt you. I can't imagine my life without him, and thanks to you I don't have to think like that anymore." If I didn't know better I would swear there was a tear in his eye.
"Your secret is safe with me, but just so you know the feeling is mutual."I say as I pat his head and he stands up and places a kiss on my cheek as Haley and Luke walk back outside.
"A pretty drink for a pretty girl." Lucas says as he hands me my drink.
"Thanks Broody. You know we will be taking a cab home this evening right!" I say and he just laughs.
Where you are the one, the one,
That lies close to me.
Whispers, "Hello,
I've missed you quite terribly."
I fell in love, in love,
With you suddenly.
Now there's no place else,
I could be, but,
Here in your arms.
"Actually why don't you guys just stay here? We have plenty of room and then you don't have to waste money." Haley says and Nathan nods his head in agreement. I turn to Luke and try to judge his reaction.
"Sounds like a plan to me, is that cool with you Brooke?" He says and I just nod my head. "Crap you are supposed to start back at the store tomorrow."
"Actually Millie and I are going to meet tomorrow after noon since it's Sunday and the store isn't even open." I say and I can see him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hey where's your phone?" He asks and I wonder why the quick change of subject.
"In the house on the kitchen counter, why do you ask?" I say and he just gives me an evil grin.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking little bro?" He says to Nate who now has the same evil grin.
"Of course!" Nate replies and within a few seconds they are picking me and Haley up and throwing us into the pool.
"LUCAS SCOTT you are a dead man!" I yell as I reach the steps of the pool.
"Oh come on Pretty Girl it was funny!" He says and I see Haley with the same expression as me.
"What is so funny about throwing your girlfriend in the pool?" I ask as I slowly step out of the pool.
"Lots of things" He says as he begins to walk towards the cabinet that keeps the towels. I walk over towards a darkened area of the backyard.
"You say a thing and I will kill you Nathan!" I say as he nods his head and I hide.
"Where did she go?" He says but before he gets all the words out I am running full force at him pushing him into the pool as well.
"Think it's funny now hot shot?" I say as he finally comes up to the surface of the water.
"Point to Brooke Davis." He says as he makes no attempt to get out of the pool.
I like,
Where you sleep,
When you sleep,
Next to me.
I like,
Where you sleep,
Here.
"Glad you see it my way." I say and I turn to see Haley walking into the house.
"She's going to go take a shower. She didn't find it so funny. I'm gonna go attempt to not get into trouble. We'll hopefully be back down in a little bit!" Nate says as he follows his wife into the house.
"Are you going to get out of the water?" I ask Luke as I look and see that he is making no attempts to move.
"Give me a kiss and then I'll get out of the water!" He says and I just shake my head.
"I'm so not falling for that!" I say as I stand far enough away to where he can't grab me.
"Come on Pretty Girl. One tiny kiss, one itsy bitsy kiss." He says and before I know it I'm back in the water.
"WHAT THE HELL!" I exclaim as I see Nathan running back into the house. "Nathan Scott you are going to pay!"
I turn to see Lucas laughing uncontrollably. "Glad you find this so funny!"
"It is funny Pretty Girl" He says as I start to swim to the steps. Only to be stopped by Lucas.
"It's so not funny and" Before I can finish talking his lips are on mine and I fight it for a second still angry but soon I allow the kiss to deepen as he presses me into the wall by the hot tub. I pull his shirt off of his body as my hands grab onto his back pulling him as close as I can possibly get him.
"You are wearing way too much clothing" He says and I'm snapped out of the trance when I realize where we are.
Our lips,
Can touch.
And our cheeks,
Can brush.
Cause our lips can touch,
Here.
"Lucas we can't do this we are in their pool" I say as he continues to kiss me trying to pull my tank top off.
"They aren't here Pretty Girl you know you want too" He says as I try to fight his hands off.
"I'm not saying I don't want too but we can't what if they come back out? What if Jamie comes out?" I say and that stops him.
"Way to kill the mood Brooke!" He says but he doesn't stop kissing me.
"I'm serious Luke, and if you keep kissing me I'm not going to be able to stop." I say and he squeezes my ass from underneath the water.
"That's my plan" and when I finally pull away from him I hear Nate yell from the balcony.
"Haley is passed out I'm going to bed turn off the lights and sleep in whatever guest room you want!" He says and he is gone. I am making my way to the steps once again and Luke pulls me back to him.
Where you are the one, the one,
That lies close to me.
Whispers, "Hello,
I've missed you quite terribly."
I fell in love, in love,
With you suddenly.
Now there's no place else,
I could be, but,
Here in your arms.
"Now nothing is stopping us" He says as he takes my lips once again and that's it there is no stopping us.
"Luke you are crazy" I say as he reaches for my shirt and this time I don't stop him.
"You make me crazy Brooke" He says as he reaches for the clasp of my bra. "You make me so crazy"
"This is bad, this is so bad" I say but I've reached the point of no return as I shimmy out of my shorts and underwear and reach for his shorts.
"It feels too good to stop" He says as he removes his shorts and boxers and in one swift motion he is inside of me and I have to keep myself from screaming in pleasure.
"God Luke what are you doing to me" I say as I try to match his rhythm but it's not as easy in a pool as it used to be.
"If you don't know then I've lost my touch" He says repeating my words from last night.
"Nope definitely haven't lost your touch!" I say as he rocks up and down against me. When I feel like I am close I pull his face to mine and as I climax I pull his lips to mine and we stay like that for a few minutes.
You are the one, the one,
That lies close to me.
Whispers, "Hello,
I've missed you quite, miss you quite..."
I fell in love, in love,
With you suddenly.
Now theres no place else,
I could be, but,
Here in your arms.
"Brooke that was incredible" He says a few minutes later when we are wrapped up in towels sitting on a patio chair.
"You can say that again." I say as I lay my head down on his chest. "No one ever has to know you understand Luke?"
"It will be our little secret." He says and I just laugh.
Later on that night as we lie in bed in clothes that Haley left for us, I find myself looking over at the man next to me. We have been through so much to be together and it's so worth it.
You know someone once said that you know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. And I think that statement is the greatest thing I've ever heard. So if anyone ever tells you that dreams don't come true don't believe them because they do and I am living proof of that.
Now theres no place else,
I could be, but,
Here in your arms.
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