Title: Waiting on Forever

Author: D Sollers

Subject: Post OTH episode 5x15 BL. Brooke nods her head, yeah because she feels it too. She can't remember a time where it was just the two of them together, trying to be friends. But somehow, it feels right. BL, NH, maybe a little LP and JP.

Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with OTH and honestly, I don't really want to.

Author's Notes: I just wanted to say thank you for all the reviews and to let everyone know that in NO WAY is this story on hiatus. I am in love with this story and all of the wonderful reviews I have been receiving. I am in the process of updating my other stories (if tomorrow never comes mostly) so that I can fully focus on this one.

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

Carnival

"Morning beautiful," Lucas whispered in Brooke's ear as he ran his fingers over her bare shoulders. "It's time to wake up sleepyhead," he said with a laugh.

Brooke smiled slightly and blinked, allowing her eyes to adjust to the daylight pouring through the open window. "It's Saturday, why do we have to get up? We should just stay like this, all day."

He leaned down to kiss her lips, allowing his tongue to slip into her mouth. "That's fine with me," he said with a shrug of his shoulders. "But you get to tell Jamie."

"Jamie," she smiled. Brooke leaned her head against his chest and glanced down at her naked body. "I should get dressed, I told Naley we'd pick him up around ten."

"Well you have five minutes," he said as he glanced at the clock.

Brooke rolled her eyes and jumped up, pulling the sheet around her. "Shit, you call Haley while I get dressed. Tell her you over slept and I woke you up."

He laughed as he watched her retreating figure make it's way around his living room, picking up her discarded clothes in the process.

As he reached for his cell phone, there was a knock on his front door.

"Brooke," he called out. "Looks like we have company."

As he made his way over to the front door, he could hear Brooke moving around his bedroom in a quick effort to get dressed. Lucas was surprised to see the mailman standing on the other side of the door with a package in his hands.

"Thanks," he said as the older man made his way down the porch steps. Lucas glanced at the package and noticed that it was from Lindsay.

"I'm ready," Brooke said as she made her way over to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him gently. "What's that?"

Lucas shrugged his shoulders, a small smile forming on his lips. "It's my book," he admitted out loud, tossing the package onto the table before staring down at his girlfriend. "You look cute."

"Cute?" She raised her eyebrow in confusion as she glanced down at her outfit. It was simple, jean capris and a yellow tank top with yellow wedge sandals. "You never call me cute. Sexy, beautiful, pretty sure... But cute? It sounds like you're talking about a doll or something."

Lucas laughed at his girlfriend as he shook his head. "I guess I should get ready," Lucas groaned, pulling her body closer to his. "Are you sure you don't want to stay here? We could lay in front of the fire..."

Brooke held up her hand and cut him off. "Not going to happen Lucas Scott, today is Jamie day," she smiled. Brooke watched as Lucas slipped away from her, grumbling about just when it was his turn.

Her cell phone rang and she glanced down at it, smiling when she saw Haley's name. "Hey Hales," Brooke said as she answered the phone.

"You said ten o clock, Jamie has been ready since eight!"

Brooke laughed as she glanced at Lucas getting dressed.

"Yeah, sorry about that. We'll be there in a few minutes."

A few minutes later, Lucas grabbed his car keys. "You ready?" He asked, taking a hold of her hand in his. She nodded her head as she reached for her purse, allowing Lucas to guide her out of the house.

--

Rachel made her way down the stairs of Brooke's house and towards the kitchen. "You're up early," Peyton said as she turned to face the red head. Rachel rolled her eyes as she peeked into the refrigerator, noticing that there wasn't much left to eat.

"I'm about to go for a run," Rachel explained, while reaching for a bottle of water. "Do you want to join me? You look like you've put on some weight."

Peyton glanced down at her petite frame and rolled her eyes. "Sure you haven't been looking in the mirror? I always thought a drug problem caused you to lose weight... Not gain it."

"You should know," Rachel said, her eyes never leaving the blonde's.

Peyton shook her head and slid off of the bar stool before shrugging her shoulders. "I never understood why Brooke stayed friends with you. You're a real bitch, you know that?"

"I guess we have two things in common then."

Peyton sighed. "Rach, you and I... Have nothing in common."

She didn't give Rachel a chance to say anything more as she made her way out of the kitchen and towards the living room. Today was her day to relax, to spend it however she wanted. And that didn't include arguing with Rachel.

--

"Sorry we're late J Luke," Brooke said as she wrapped her arms around her god son. Jamie shrugged his shoulders and took a hold of her hand. "Are you ready to go?" Brooke asked with a laugh.

The little boy nodded his head and turned towards his parents, offering them nothing more than just a wave of his hand. Both Lucas and Brooke laughed at the little boys enthusiasm and Brooke shrugged her shoulders.

"You two kids be good," she glanced at Haley and Nathan. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do."

Nathan laughed at his friend before turning to look at his wife. "Well that means we can pretty much do anything," he said with a smirk.

Lucas rolled his eyes and lifted Jamie onto his shoulders. "Lets go before we both get grossed out."

"Yay!" Jamie said as he clapped his hands.

Haley turned towards Brooke and smiled slightly. "Why were you late this morning anyways Brooke?" Brooke blushed as she turned towards the front door, pointing to where Lucas and Jamie were standing.

"I should get going..."

Haley took a hold of her husbands hand and squeezed it, while watching Brooke follow behind Lucas and Jamie.

"I wish they'd just admit to everyone else they still have feelings for each other."

--

As Lucas parked the car, Jamie pointed towards the ferris wheel. "Can we go on that first uncle Luke? Please?" He asked excitedly, turning towards Brooke when Lucas didn't answer. "Please Brooke, it will be so much fun!"

Brooke unbuckled her seat belt and opened the car door, allowing herself to slip out of the seat. "Today's your day, we can do whatever you want!" Brooke laughed as he took a hold of her hand and slipped it into Lucas'.

They both shared a curious look and Jamie shrugged his shoulders.

"No one is around, you can hold hands!"

Lucas nodded his head and smiled at his girlfriend. "He's right you know," Lucas said, leaning closer and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. "I can do that too."

"Okay gross," Jamie said, pretending to cover his eyes. "I see enough of that at home!"

Brooke and Lucas both laughed and Jamie raced towards the entrance of the carnival. Lucas payed for their tickets and turned towards Jamie. "We're following you," he shrugged, watching as the little boy headed towards the ferris wheel.

After a few minutes wait Lucas, Jamie and Brooke made their way into the ferris wheel seat and waited for the ride to begin. Brooke shot Lucas a nervous glance and then sighed. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea," Brooke whispered, her eyes never leaving Luke's.

"Babe, it's a little late to change your mind..."

The ferris wheel began to lift them up and Jamie glanced up to his god mother. "What's wrong Brooke?" He questioned, taking a hold of her hand.

"When I was younger," Brooke hesitated for a moment. "Peyton made me go on a ferris wheel and when we reached the top, the ride got stuck and they couldn't get it to start..." She bit her lip and then started to laugh out of embarrassment. "It felt like we were up there for hours but really I don't think it was more than ten minutes."

Jamie squeezed her hand and smiled up at her. "Well you're with uncle Luke and me now, northing's going to happen to you. I promise."

--

"What do you think they're doing right now?" Haley asked, leaning against her husbands bare chest.

He ran his fingers through her hair as he pretended to watch the movie Haley had picked out. "Jamie's probably bouncing off the walls from all the sugar Brooke's given him," he laughed.

"Well if that's the case, he should probably stay with her tonight."

Nathan nodded his head and watched as his wife began to nod. "Why don't you try and take a nap, we have the rest of the day to spend together."

"What are you going to do?" She questioned as she shut her eyes, snuggling closer towards him.

He held her body close to his and smiled gently. "I think I'm just going to stay here, with you." Nathan looked down at his wife and noticed that she had already fallen asleep. He placed a quick kiss on her forehead before allowing himself to shut his eyes as well.

--

A few hours later, Jamie had made his way through several small rides and had even managed to drag Brooke and Lucas through a fun house.

"I'm hungry," Lucas said, pointing towards the concession stand. "Jamie, are you ready to get something to eat?" He asked the little boy.

Jamie just shrugged his shoulders and watched as his god parents made their way to the food stand. "Can I have some cotton candy and a soda?" He asked Brooke and she nodded her head with a smile. "This is so much more fun than going with mommy!"

"You're corrupting Haley's kid," Lucas said with a laugh.

Brooke's grin was priceless as she placed her hands on Jamie's shoulders. "I'm just making up for lost time. I figure, four years means double the sugar!" Jamie gave her a high five and Lucas just shook his head.

"She's going to kill you," Lucas said, handing Jamie the cotton candy. Brooke sighed, before reaching for her hot dog. "Just remember when we have our kid, that paybacks a bitch."

Brooke's smile fell and she glanced up at Lucas in surprise. Jamie grinned as he squeezed a hold of Brooke's hand. "You're having a kid?" He asked.

"No!" Brooke laughed, turning towards Lucas. "Tell him we're not having a kid."

Lucas shrugged his shoulders.

"We're not having a kid..."

Brooke took a sigh of relief and began to sip her soda, ignoring the looks on both Jamie and Luke's face.

"Yet."

--

Peyton locked the bathroom door behind her and dug into her pockets, revealing the tiny bag of cocaine. She fingered the substance as she leaned against the bathroom floor, replaying the repercussions of using such a drug.

Her phone rang and she groaned.

"Hello," she whispered into the phone. After a few minutes of silence, Peyton was about to hang up when she heard his voice.

"Peyt," he smiled into the phone. "It's good to hear your voice."

Peyton's eyes filled with tears and she shut her eyes. "I'm so glad you called, I've really missed you," she said honestly. She paused for a moment and decided that she could be honest with him. "I've been really down recently and I keep messing up..."

"What's going on?" He asked, pausing for a moment.

"Are you okay?"

Peyton stayed silent, as she shook her head no. For a moment she allowed herself to believe he was there with her, wrapping his arms around her just as he had done years before.

"I just... Wish you were here, Jake."

--

"I can't believe you won that," Brooke said, laughing at the giant clown Lucas had won at the basketball toss. "You thought Haley was going to kill me, you try showing her that."

Lucas shrugged his shoulders as he glanced down at the toy he had won. "Nah, I was going to give it to you. To show how much I love you," he joked.

"Honestly Lucas, there's better things to buy a girl. Flowers are nice and jewelry is always a good idea..."

Jamie laughed at the banter between his godparents and reached for the stuffed clown. "Hey look," Jamie said as his godparents looked down at him. "It's bigger than me!"

Lucas pointed towards the super slide and smiled down at Jamie. "Why don't you go and slide down that?" he said, turning towards Brooke. "We'll wait here."

The couple watched as Jamie raced towards the line. Brooke leaned her back against Lucas and smiled at her godson. "I meant what I said earlier," Lucas whispered in her ear.

"About what?" Brooke questioned, tilting her head so that she could look up at him.

Lucas shrugged his shoulders. "About us having kids," he explained, smiling down at her. "You owe me three of them."

"Luke..." Brooke stuttered, trying to find the right words for what she was trying to say.

He silenced her with a quick kiss and turned back to face Jamie. "I know we're not ready right now but in the future." Lucas placed another kiss on her lips and she smiled against his mouth.

"Okay."

Lucas smirked down at her.

"Okay? You never give in that easy."

Brooke sighed, leaning her head against his chest.

"I do when it's something I want too."

--

Haley woke up to a noise in the kitchen and she pulled her robe around her body. "Nathan?" Haley called out as she slipped into the dark room.

He had lit candles, spread around the kitchen and there were two bowls on the counter. "I called Lucas and he said Jamie wanted to stay with him tonight. That leaves just the two of us."

"You hungry?" Nathan asked as he slid behind her, and managed to kiss the base of her neck. She nodded her head and slipped into the stool, glancing down at the bowl of Cap'n Crunch.

Haley smiled down at the cereal, before turning towards Nathan. "You amaze me," she laughed, taking a bite of the cereal he had poured. "That night feels like forever ago."

Nathan shook his head. "We were both so unsure then," he said. "Worried about going to different colleges..." He laughed for a moment, remembering how it had felt all those years ago. Only a few months later Haley had found out she was pregnant, changing their lives forever.

"We've been through so much," Haley sighed.

Nathan reached for his wife's hand and squeezed it gently. "It's just made us stronger." His statement takes her by surprise and she nodded her head, knowing just how he felt. "I'm so lucky that you never gave up on me."

She leaned into his shoulder and smiled slightly.

"I think we're both pretty lucky."

--

"I think he's finally asleep," Lucas whispered from his place by the bedroom door. Brooke watched as the little boy moved in his sleep and she sipped her hot chocolate. "I can't believe you're drinking that. It's 90 degrees outside," he laughed, taking a hold of her hand and leading her towards the living room.

Lucas sat down on the couch and pulled his girlfriend towards him, allowing her to lay in his lap. "Today was fun," Brooke smiled up at him as he ran his fingers through her hair.

"Yeah," he yawned. "I'm beat."

Brooke nodded her head, snuggling closer towards his body. "I don't know how Nathan and Haley keep up with him, he's got so much energy."

"Maybe that's why they don't give him a lot of candy."

Brooke rolled her eyes and smiled up at him.

"So you're never going to give our kids candy?"

He smiled down at his girlfriend.

"Our kids are going to have whatever they want."

And just as Brooke's about to say something, Lucas' cell phone rings. Reluctantly, Lucas reached for it. "Hello," he groaned into the phone.

For a moment, Brooke watched as his features changed. His eyes began to squint and he took a deep breath. "And you're sure?" He questioned.

"All right, I'll go and see what's going on."

He hung up the phone and glanced down at Brooke, a puzzled look stretched across her face. "What's going on Luke? Who was that?" She questioned as she began to sit up.

"That was Jake," He said, standing up.

Brooke stared at him in confusion and he turned to face her.

"It's Peyton..."

TBC.

Okay so everyone hates me now right? Hopefully not.
And before you all freak out and think that Lucas is about to go back to his whole hero complex... It won't happen in this story. Not really.

Brooke and Lucas had a lot ahead of them, especially since Brooke still has some insecurities she hasn't faced. Due to Lucas in general and LP.

But wasn't the Jamie/Brooke/Lucas cute? Yay or Nay? PLUS JAKE JAGELSKI IS BACK!
You know the drill! Update please!!