Warning—this chapter contains some mature content
Lucas took a deep breath as he heard his cell phone start to ring. He'd given Brooke her own ring tone last night so he'd have a few seconds to collect himself before he answered each time she called. Nathan cracked up laughing as the sounds of Warrant's Cherry Pie filled the air. Lucas cleared his throat and picked up his phone. "It's Brooke," he said.
"I kinda figured," Nathan said, still laughing.
Lucas flipped his phone open and put it to his ear. "Hey, Pretty Girl."
"Hey, Broody, what'cha doin'?" she asked cheerfully.
"Oh, you know, just hanging out with Nathan," he told her.
"Yeah, well, here's a tip, Stalky. If you guys want to spy on Haley and me, then don't use your uncle slash step-dad's bright red tow-truck to do it. What are you doing outside our building?" she demanded.
Lucas cleared his throat. "Oh, you know, just hanging out with Nathan," he repeated, looking up at the apartment window. He saw the curtain fall back into place. "Brooke, I—"
"Lucas, I'm rolling my eyes. Just come up and meet our new roommate. I think you're going to be surprised," she told him, hanging up the phone.
"What'd she say?" Nathan asked.
"We're busted," Lucas said.
"Shit! She knows we're here?" Nathan asked.
"Daddy, don't say shit!" Maddie scolded.
"Sorry, Mads," he said over his shoulder.
"She said we should come up," Lucas told his brother.
Nathan shrugged. "OK," he said.
Lucas sighed. "I really don't like the idea of a male roommate living with them, Nate. I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable leaving Laney there."
"Brooke will watch out for her," Nathan said.
"Oh, really?" Lucas said dryly. "And would you leave Maddie there?" he asked.
"Oh, hell, no!" Nathan exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's what I thought," Lucas said knowingly, putting the extended cab tow-truck into reverse and backing into Haley's and Brooke's driveway to park. The guys got out and grabbed their daughters from the backseat, and then headed for the girls apartment. When they got to the door, Lucas knocked and they stood there waiting. Finally, Brooke opened the door. She immediately grinned when she saw Laney, and lifted her up into her arms. "Hey, Blue," she said, kissing her exaggeratedly on the cheek until she laughed. Then she lifted her eyes to Lucas'. "Do you see how much better this works when you knock versus when you break in?" she asked pointedly.
"Ha-ha," Lucas said, leaning down to give her a kiss.
Brooke stepped back so that they could all enter the apartment. Nathan looked around, Maddie in his arms. "Where's Haley?" he asked.
"She's in our new roommate's room," Brooke told him.
Nathan looked down the hallway and none of the doors were open. "With the door closed?" he asked in disbelief.
"Oh, probably," Brooke said. "You know what a…"she suddenly remembered the little ears in the room. "Well, you know how Haley is," she teased.
Nathan heard her laughing from down the hallway and dammitt, it sounded flirty! His eyes narrowed and he stalked down the hallway still holding Maddie. When he got to Peyton's old bedroom door, he stopped and knocked louder than was necessary.
"Come in," he heard Haley call.
Nathan pushed to door open none to gently and it opened to reveal Haley sitting on a queen sized bed with a dark and light blue striped comforter. "Hey, handsome," she said to him, grinning. "Hey, munchkin," she said to Maddie.
"Where is he?" Nathan asked.
Just then, a male figure stepped out of the walk-in closet. He grinned when he saw Nathan. "Hey, Nate!"
Nathan sighed in relief and then laughed. "How the heck are ya, Mouth McFadden?" he asked.
"No complaints," he replied. "And you?"
"Better than ever," Nathan told him, and it was the truth. Nathan hadn't felt this good in a long time. He was so relieved to see that Haley's new roommate was a friend of his from high school. "Let's go say hi to Lucas," he said, leading the way into the living room. As they walked out, Nate said, "hey, Luke, look what the cat dragged in."
Luke spun around, and then grinned from ear to ear. "Mouth McFadden. How are you?" he asked.
Mouth grinned. "I'm doing well," he said. "Got myself some new roommates. Aren't they hot?" he asked.
"They sure are," Lucas agreed.
Brooke leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "See, Broody? You don't have anything to worry about. Oh, and the next time you want to spy on me, don't bring our kid with you to do it," she told him.
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The semester began, and everyone fell into their own routines. Unfortunately, they all had heavy loads and between daughters, cheerleading, and basketball, it was hard to coordinate their schedules to spend any time together. This was great for Lucas, who was four weeks closer to winning his bet with Nathan. Not so great for Brooke, who desperately wanted some alone time with her boyfriend. Haley was in her bedroom studying one night when her door was thrown open and Brooke barged in. She immediately started pacing.
"It has been a month, Haley. One month!"
Haley looked up, barely listening to Brooke. "One month since what?" she asked uninterestedly.
Brooke sighed. "Since I've had Lucas' extremely capable manly parts inside of me! And I am going crazy!" she exclaimed.
"Brooke—it's just sex," Haley said amused.
"Says the girl who's never had it!" Brooke snapped. Then she fell dramatically on Haley's bed. "I'm sorry, tutor girl. I don't mean to be a bitch. It's just…that I'm so horny," she explained.
Haley slammed the textbook she was reading shut and cleared her throat. "Well, there," she said. "Thanks for sharing."
Brooke sighed. "Haley, what am I going to do?" she whined.
"Here's an idea. Go and study to take your mind off it," she suggested.
"I can't…concentrate, Haley. Not on anything. Except for the fact that I'm not having sex."
Haley laughed. It always came back to that. "OK, well, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but…maybe a good Brooke-ing is in order," she told her friend.
Brooke looked at her in disbelief. "What? You don't think I've already tried that? It didn't work!"
"It didn't?" Haley asked.
"Well, it did work," Brooke told her. "But it's not the same."
Haley laughed at that, and then looked at her clock. "Brooke, I hate to bail on you, but I have a huge test tomorrow and…I have to ace it. I only have few more hours to study so…go!" she told her friend.
"Haley!" Brooke whined.
They heard a key in the front door, then the sound of it opening and closing. "Oh, Mouth is home!" Brooke said excitedly, bouncing off the bed and heading for Haley's bedroom door. "He'll listen to me," she said smugly.
As Brooke left, Haley just rolled her eyes and laughed. Thank God for Mouth.
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Lucas had just left class and was walking down the hallway looking at the syllabus in his hand, so it caught him completely off guard when someone grabbed him and pulled him into the janitor's closet, slamming the door shut behind them. "Brooke," he said, surprised. Before he could get another word out, her mouth came hungrily up to his. His backpack fell to the floor, forgotten, and both of his hands came up to rest on her cheeks. He walked slowly forward until Brooke was against the wall, and then he pressed one of his legs between hers until she had no choice but to spread them. He moved in to stand between her thighs. His mouth left hers and moved to concentrate on her neck. He could hear her breathing heavily and she moved her head to the side to allow him better access. "Are you wearing panties?" he asked between gasps.
He felt her nod her head yes.
"What color?" he asked.
He heard her moan.
"What color?" he repeated when she didn't answer fast enough.
"Black," she whispered.
"Lace?" he asked.
He felt her nod again, and then her hands came up under his shirt to softly stroke the stiff muscles in his back. As Lucas' hand went to the hem of her shirt to pull it up, she pushed him away. He looked at her, puzzled. He watched as she reached down and lifted her skirt. She brought both hands to her left thigh, then tore at the seam on that side of her panties. He stood there, mesmerized by the sight before him. She reached over to the other side and did the same, then pulled them away from her body and pushed them into his hand.
"So that you don't forget what you're missing," she said straightening her skirt and then heading for the door.
But Lucas was too fast for her. He shoved her panties in his pocket, and then grabbed her arm before she could leave. She looked up at him questioningly as he lifted her up by her upper arms and placed her on the small counter. He reached for her knees and then pushed them apart. His hand went straight to her center, and when he heard her sharp intake of breath, he knew he'd found what he was looking for. She reached her hands up to his shoulders and squeezed them, anxious for him to continue. As his thumb began to move rhythmically over the sensitive spot, she wiggled her hips trying to get closer to him. When he finally heard her moan, he pulled away. He grabbed her hair and tipped her head back, then plunged his tongue into her mouth for one last kiss. "So that you don't, either," he said with a triumphant gleam in his eyes, then left her sitting there unsatisfied.
Well, that certainly didn't go as planned, Brooke thought, still unable to catch her breath—and fully aroused.
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Fuck, Lucas thought, walking out of the building. He could still smell her. He gave a deep sigh, shoving his hands in his pockets. It was going to be a long six weeks.