One Last Kiss

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"Nathan man, this is serious...you need to call me back!" Lucas said in frustration down the phone. He had been trying to call Nathan all night but his phone was turned off so he found himself leaving message after message, he even tried calling Brooke once last night but she told him that he hadn't come home yet and he knew that if he called her again asking about her brother, she would start to ask questions.

"You okay?" Keith asked curiously as he walked into Lucas's bedroom.

Lucas looked towards him and forced a smile "Yeah...just...I can't get in touch with Nathan"

"Something important?" Keith asked.

"Yeah" Lucas sighed "You could say that"

"Well you will see Nathan at the wedding anyway, that's if he's going?"

"I don't know" Lucas replied honestly.

Keith nodded "But you should get a move on…if you're picking Brooke up first?"

"I am" Lucas said and looked down at his watch "Damn it" he cursed realizing that he didn't have long to get ready.

Keith chuckled slightly before leaving Lucas alone to get dressed. Lucas watched his father leave and checked his cell again to see if Nathan had texted him or something, but no such luck.


"Urgh! Finally!" Brooke grunted with frustration as she swung open her front door to see Lucas standing there with a smile.

"Sorry I'm late?" Lucas offered knowing that Brooke would probably be a little pissed at him; he knew that she would probably not be in her best of moods today.

"Yeah whatever" Brooke shrugged it off and leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek softly "But we have to get going to the church"

Lucas looked down at his watch confused, the only reason he thought he was late was because he and Brooke had planned to go to lunch first, he hadn't expected them to go straight to the church. "But…the wedding doesn't start until a couple more hours" he told his girlfriend confused.

"Well if you had arrived on time I would have told you that Dan has asked me to come early to help make sure everything goes to plan"

"But-" Lucas stuttered unsure of what to say, this was all too weird. "But I thought…I thought you didn't want to be involved in all of this"

"I don't" Brooke answered "But Dan asked me last night and well…I couldn't really say no" she told him "He has been so nice to me lately…I think he really has changed" she said with a small smile.

Lucas frowned, knowing that her father hadn't changed; at least he didn't think so, especially after overhearing his conversation last night about the wedding being a fake. "Um…is Nathan home?"

Brooke raised her eyebrow "He is in his room…why?"

"I just want to talk to him" Lucas told her and Brooke looked at him suspiciously "About basketball" he clarified.

"Sorry but we don't have time" Brooke told him apologetically "Come on" she said grabbing his hand "You can talk to him later"

"But-" Lucas started but Brooke immediately cut him off.

"Baby, its basketball…its hardly that important, is it?" she questioned.

Lucas sighed loudly "No I guess not" he mumbled before following Brooke out of the house.


"You look…great" Jake smiled as Peyton walked out of her bathroom.

Peyton raised her eyebrow and looked down at her own green dress "Just great?" she asked with a smirk.

"Amazing" Jake grinned "Thanks for coming with me today, Peyton." He told her sincerely. "My parents pretty much forced me to go with them since apparently it's some big Tree Hill social event and I really didn't want to be alone"

"I'm happy to be there with you Jake" Peyton smiled "Besides…I haven't been to a wedding in a really long time…even if this is Dan and Deb Lee's" she laughed.

"Yeah" Jake chuckled "I mean…out of everyone in Tree Hill to renew their wedding vows, those two would have been the last two people I would expected to do it"

"Yeah well the Lee Family never fails to surprise people" Peyton pointed out with a laugh but it faded as she saw Jake's smile falter. "You do know that Brooke will be there"

"Yeah…of course" Jake replied "I'm getting over Brooke…she's… not the problem"

"Well then what is?" Peyton asked curiously.

"You"


Brooke and Lucas walked towards the church hand in hand when Dan came out to greet them. Lucas eyed the man suspiciously…he didn't look nervous or suspicious or showed any type of sign that looked as if he didn't really want to be here, Dan Lee must be a very good actor.

"Brooke" Dan smiled as he admired his daughter in the dress he bought her "You look amazing, doesn't she Lucas?"

Lucas frowned slightly at why Dan directed the question to him but answered with honesty anyway "Absolutely, sir" he replied, always one to be polite and respect his girlfriends parents or any adult really, no matter how much he disliked them.

Brooke smiled at both compliments and looked at her father with a small smile "You nervous?"

"Never" Dan replied and looked again over at Lucas "Will your parents be here, Lucas?" he asked curiously.

"Not here but they will be at the reception" Lucas replied. He didn't even know why they invited his parents, they barely knew each other and even back in High School Keith and Dan never had a good relationship.

Dan nodded before turning back to his daughter "There's just a few more things I need help with if you don't mind?"

"No of course not" Brooke told him before following Dan into the church.

Lucas stayed back for a moment and brought his cell phone to his ear in attempt to call his girlfriends brother, again, his phone was switched off. The blonde grunted before making his way into the church.


"Me?" Peyton asked with a nervous laugh "How am I the problem?"

Jake shrugged and took a step towards her "Because…I really like you, Peyton"

"And I like you, Jake. We are friends" She told him confused but also had an idea of what he was getting at.

"The other week…when we…almost…" he trailed nervously and Peyton carried on for him.

"Kissed?"

"Yeah" Jake nodded and bit his bottom lip lightly before continuing "I…I really wanted to kiss you back then, but I was scared" he admitted "You scare me"

Peyton again let out a nervous laugh "Uhm…thanks…I mean…that's not really the reaction I want to give boys when we go to kiss but okay"

Jake smiled at her attempt to make a joke but it really wasn't a humorous moment "You make me feel things…things that I haven't felt since Brooke, things that I never even felt for Brooke"

"Like what kind of things?" Peyton asked quietly.

"I don't know" Jake replied honestly "I wish I did, but I don't" he confessed "But I like you, Peyton. I like you a lot"

Peyton smiled "I like you too Jake, a lot…I mean"

Jake nodded and let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't ready for a new relationship, he knew that…and he was pretty sure that Peyton knew that too. But the fact that they have both admitted that there is some feelings between them that is more than friendship is a step forward and it excited him for what would happen between them in the future. But for now, they were happy as what they were, friends…but a little more than that.


"Are you nervous?" Lucas asked coming up beside Dan as they watched some guests make their way into the church.

"Nervous?" Dan replied with a chuckle "Why would I be nervous?"

"I don't know" Lucas shrugged "I mean…it's a wedding, right? People get nervous; it would be strange if you weren't"

Dan turned to face him and frowned "What are you getting at, boy?"

"Nothing" Lucas replied with a fake smile "Just making conversation, sir"

Dan stared intently at his daughter's boyfriend, wondering if there was any hidden meanings in that comment, especially since he saw his car leave late last night after his conversation with Deb.

Lucas smiled at Dan's sudden nervousness before taking a step back "Hope everything works out well…with the wedding and all" he smirked before walking away.

Dan watched him go and blinked worriedly for a moment…there was no way he could have known? Could he?


"Hey" Brooke smiled as she slowly approached Peyton and Jake who were standing outside "You look great Peyton" she admired.

"Thanks" Peyton smiled "So do you"

Brooke smiled and looked towards her ex-boyfriend "Hey Jake"

"Brooke" Jake said with a small smile. "Nathan not around?" he asked trying to make conversation.

Brooke shook her head "No…but I don't know…maybe he will show up"

"Not liking this idea much then I take it?" Peyton asked and Brooke nodded.

"No not really" she admitted "I can't really blame him though"

"I'm just surprised that you're here…supporting this" Peyton told her honestly. Out of the Lee twin's she would have thought that it would be Brooke who would be the angrier one in all of this rather than Nathan.

"I know" Brooke replied simply "But…if this is what they want to do then well…I don't know…I guess I shall have to be okay with it"

Peyton nodded in understanding before Jake cut into the conversation. "Well we better get inside…my parents are keeping us a seat"

"Oh okay" Brooke said with a small smile "See you at the reception later then?"

"Sure" Peyton smiled before her and Jake walked into the church.

Brooke watched them walk in for a second and sighed, she regretted hurting Jake and wished that they could still be friends but obviously life wasn't that simple. However a smile appeared on her face as she saw a taxi pull up and Nathan stumble out of it.

"Nate!" she grinned "You made it!"

"Don't look to happy!" Nathan hissed and stumbled towards her and Brooke immediately could tell that he had been drinking.

"Nathan! For god's sake this is a church! I can't believe you showed up here drunk!" Brooke scolded and made her way towards him "Are you trying to ruin this day for them?"

"Why the hell are you being so supportive of this, Brooke?" he asked in disbelief. He wasn't too drunk…just tipsy, so he still pretty much knew what he was doing. "Don't you realize that something has to be wrong with this whole thing?"

"Stop it Nate, please…people are staring" she hissed, knowing that if her father found him like this then he would be in deep trouble.

"I don't give a damn!" Nathan shouted annoyed "Something isn't right with this, Brooke! I think Dan is manipulating Mom into doing this!"

Lucas slowly approached them and noticed that Nathan looked a little drunk "Nate man…there you are! I have been trying to call you all day!"

"Lucas! Can't you tell your girlfriend that there is some serious shit wrong with this wedding?" Nathan asked and looked at Brooke with a glare "She might actually listen to you!"

"Please Nathan…don't do this here!" Brooke spat "Luke can you do something?" she asked in annoyance as more and more people started to look over.

"Like what?" Lucas asked dumbly and looked back at Nathan, he really needed to tell him what he heard last night but the brunette didn't seem to be in the right state of mind to hear it.

"Nathan!" Dan's stern voice echoed towards them.

"Oh great!" Brooke muttered under her breath before turning to face her father "It's okay, Dan. Luke and I have got this"

Dan looked at Lucas with a glare then towards his son in disgust "You should be ashamed of yourself, Nathan!"

"Oh yeah? And why the fuck is that!" Nathan shouted in anger and went to charge into his father but Lucas held him back.

"Nate, come on man…calm down" Lucas told him reassuringly as he stood in front of him "He isn't worth it" he said quietly and Nathan nodded in agreement and took a small step back.

"You're right! He isn't…so you know what…I'm just going to let you get on with it, I don't give a damn anymore!" he slurred and tried to walk back towards his cab and almost fell over but luckily, Lucas was quick to hold him up.

Brooke sighed and looked at her father who looked pretty angry right now "It's fine Dan, we can handle this" the female brunette told him reassuringly.

"Just get him out of here!" Dan warned sternly before storming back inside of the church.

Brooke sighed and watched as Lucas helped her brother into the cab. "What are you playing at, Nathan?" she asked tiredly "How did you think this was a good idea?"

Nathan muttered something under his breath that Brooke couldn't understand before Lucas shut the door and paid the cab driver to take him home. Lucas turned around to face Brooke who had a nervous smile on her face "Welcome to a Lee family event" she half heartedly joked and Lucas smiled before pulling her in for a hug.

"Don't worry" he told her reassuringly "Everything will turn out okay in the end" he said softly and kissed her forehead.

Brooke nodded against him and Lucas was left to think about what he heard from Dan the night before and how this could change everything…part of him wanted to stop the whole thing, but he knew that he couldn't do much…but what he did need to do was talk to Nathan about it, properly talk to him…especially since he overheard something that Nathan could preferably know the answers to without even realizing it. He just hoped that he would be sober by the time the wedding was over with and they were back at the Lee household for the reception.


The wedding was underway, Deb had walked up the aisle, her and Dan recommitted their vows and apart from Nathan making an appearance, things were running smoothly, well…at least they seemed to be.

David walked into the Lee household and smirked as he took a glass of champagne from one of the many small bars that were temporarily placed around the conservatory, garden and dining room. His smirk grew more as he saw Nathan slumped in one of the chairs on the porch, staring out at some of the guests that were standing out in the garden. He walked towards him and sat down next to him without a word spoken.

Nathan turned his head and looked at his uncle coldly "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Dan's my brother" David replied with a shrug.

"He hates you" Nathan pointed "You're not wanted here"

"That's not true" David smirked "Your mother invited me"

"Yeah well she doesn't know anything, does she?" Nathan asked coldly before standing "Leave me the hell alone David" he hissed angrily but David was quick on his toes.

"I don't know who the hell you think you are, Nathan, but we made a deal, remember?" David warned threatening.

"Is there a problem here?"

Both David and Nathan snapped their heads towards Lucas who was looking at them curiously and raised his eyebrow at David.

David glanced at Nathan then back at Lucas "No son, no problem at all"

"Well it certainly doesn't look like it" Lucas said and glared at the man his father was friends with "Nathan obviously doesn't want to be in a conversation with you right now so why don't you take a step back?"

"And what do you know?" David challenged and Lucas smirked.

"I know a lot more than you think, David" Lucas smirked and David glanced at Nathan who was also smirking. He scoffed before picking up his glass of champagne and walking back into the house.

"Thanks man" Nathan sighed as he rubbed his head "I really couldn't be bothered to deal with him right now"

"I take it you have sobered up" Lucas stated.

"Unfortunately" Nathan muttered as he rubbed his head in pain "The after effect isn't good"

"No it's not" Lucas agreed "But I need to talk to you about something" he said seriously "It's very important"

"Okay" Nathan agreed "Come upstairs, there won't be anyone up there" he told him before the two made their way into Nathan's room.


Nathan sat down on his bed confused. "So whatever they are hiding, I know about it?" he asked puzzled.

"Well…Deb said you know part of it and whatever it is, it mustn't be good…at least not for Dan" Lucas told him seriously "Something about what she told you in California"

"California" Nathan mumbled confused "She told me a lot in California" he said frustrated and put his head in his hands.

Lucas sighed "Do you think it might have something to do with the whole fake wedding thing?" he asked.

"No…not if it was about California…Mom was losing it there, she said that Dan was trying to kill her and - oh my god!" he gasped with wide eyes and stood up in shock and fear.

"What?" Lucas asked anxiously.

"I'm going to be sick!" Nathan said quickly before running into his bathroom and slamming the door shut after him.

Lucas frowned confused and also in fear as he wondered what Nathan had discovered, whatever it was, he knew it wasn't good…he could tell that already by the sound of Nathan throwing up in the bathroom.


"Well, well…don't you look pretty"

Brooke immediately swung around and gulped slightly under David's fierce gaze. She felt like throwing up as she noticed his eyes roaming up and down her body before landing on her breasts. She wrapped her arms around her protectively and looked around the room noticing that nobody else was in there, they were all outside as Dan and Deb were giving their toasts and speeches. She had come in side, not really wanting to hear about her parents 'love' for each other, they may be trying to sort things out now but that didn't mean that they didn't resent each other six months ago.

"What…what do you want, David?" Brooke asked coldly and took a step back; however David took a step forward as she did so.

"I just wanted to tell you how beautiful you look" David smirked and placed his hand on her arm and let his fingers glide down it slowly. "I bet Lucas hasn't told you that today"

Brooke flinched and pulled back yet again but as she did she jumped slightly as she fit the wall, with David standing right in front of her.

"Why are you running away from me, Brooke? I'm not going to hurt you" he smiled "Unless you want me to" he whispered into her ear and Brooke closed her eyes tight.

"Please…leave me alone" she breathed out fearfully, all the memories from her 14th birthday party rushing back to her with such a massive force.

"Why?" he asked huskily "When you look so beautiful" he whispered and lifted his other hand and ran it through her hair.

Brooke immediately snapped her head away and shut her eyes tight to stop the tears from falling, why did she feel so weak all of a sudden? "I will scream for help" she warned but she couldn't quite find the force in her voice, it was if she felt 14 all over again, weak and young.

"Oh yeah?" David asked with a chuckle "And who's going to hear you? They are all outside toasting the happy couple…the music is playing loud…it's a nice day too; nobody is going to want to come inside right now, especially in one of the only rooms that don't have bars"

"What do you want from me? Why can't you just leave me alone!" Brooke hissed angrily and fearfully.

"Did anyone ever tell you that you look sexy when you're angry?" David asked with a chuckle "I bet Lucas hasn't seen your fiery side yet"

"If he finds us like this…he will kill you" Brooke threatened but it went nowhere as David laughed amused.

"Lucas Scott?" he chuckled "Yeah right…he is just like his father…not a violent bone in his body"

"You'd be surprised!" Brooke spat knowing that Lucas did have a temper…it wasn't like Nathan's or Dan's, but he still had a temper and part of her hoped to god that he would walk in here right now and beat the crap out of David so hard that he would never be able to hurt her again, even if that didn't happen, she just wished that he could come and stop this, save her from this.

"Ssh" David smiled smugly as he dipped his head down onto her neck.

"Get off of me you pervert!" Brooke screamed angrily suddenly finding some power in herself before she slapped him hard against the face as well as kneeing him in the stomach and made a hurried sprint towards the door however David was too quick for her and as soon as she pulled open the door David slammed it shut and grabbed her roughly by the arms and slammed her against the wall angrily.

"Bad move" He growled into her face angrily.


"I can't believe he would do that!" Nathan ranted as tears filled into his eyes; he paced up and down his bedroom, fists clenched by his side and his head shaking furiously. "There is no way he could do that!"

"What are you talking about, Nathan!" Lucas cut in frustratingly just wishing that Nathan would tell him what was going on.

However Nathan continued to rant and ignored Lucas's interruption. "He's a sick bastard! If this is true…then…I will kill him!" he said angrily "I mean it, Lucas, I will kill him!" he shouted in anger but slamming his fist against his bedroom door in rage.

"Nathan you need to calm down!" Lucas warned him seriously, Nathan's face was red with anger and his eyes were glistening with tears, what he assumed were angry tears and he knew that whatever was going through his girlfriends brothers head right now was not good.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Nathan screamed at him and Lucas jumped slightly in shock, he had never seen anyone this angry before.

"What the hell did he do?" Lucas asked with a raised voice. "What has gotten you this mad? So angry?"

Nathan snapped his head towards Lucas and his nostrils flared angrily. "Cooper" he let out and Lucas frowned confused. "It was Dan"

"What?"

"I think Dan killed Cooper…and now he wants to kill me" Deb said fearfully.

"It was Dan! He killed Cooper!" Nathan told him with anger and disgust. "It was him"

Lucas's eyes widened in shock. He certainly wasn't expecting to hear that.


A/N: Sorry to leave it there guys! :) But please review! As it always inspires me to write more! And I love reading them.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed on the last chapter, it means a lot.

Sara x