Luke leaned on the lockers outside of room 114 waiting for the bell to
ring. Ms. Greene; Algebra. He still knew Brooke's schedule by heart.
Finally the bell rang and immediately kids began pouring out of classrooms.
So far no one coming out of room 114 was the person he was waiting for.
Finally, Brooke came out and walked right passed him. He immediately fell
in line with Brooke and was walking with her to her next class.
"Hey Brooke," Lucas greeted her. But she said nothing. "Do you think we can talk?" he asked.
Brooke looked at him, and gave him a please-tell-me-your-kidding look. She shook her head and did the best she could to ignore him, and ignore the part of her that wanted to hear him out, and the other part of her that wanted to tell him. But she couldn't - she couldn't let him in again. She couldn't hear him out of she would forgive him and want nothing more than to be safe in the comfort of his arms.
"Come on Brooke, talk to me please." Brooke was about to turn into her classroom but Lucas caught her arm. "Just hear me out. If you don't like what I've got to say, then I'll never talk to you again if that's what you want." Lucas told her giving her a wary smile.
Brooke looked at him, really looked at him this time. She stood there staring at him for a few minutes getting lost in those eyes; those expressive, blue-gray eyes. Brooke's features softened, and her heart thawed. She felt as if she wanted to cry; she's been doing that a lot lately.
Brooke nodded. "All right. We can talk," she said, trying to keep her voice even as possible.
"Thanks Brooke." Lucas kissed her on the cheek without even thinking. He must've realized what he done by the shocked and surprised look on Brooke's face. "I...uh..I'm sorry."
She shook her head, telling him not to worry about it. "When do you want to talk?"
"How about I'll meet you outside of your eighth period class and I'll drive us over to the café to get something to eat?" he suggested.
"Sounds good to me. I...will see you then," Brooke agreed, giving him a smile and walking into her class.
The next hour an a half was complete and total torture; it was agonizing. Many times, Brooke berated herself for feeling happy and hopeful about talking with Luke later. She wanted to hate him, to be angry with him but that task was proving to be much more difficult now. That look in his eyes melted her heart, and that kiss on the cheek wiped away her anger and hatred towards Lucas. Coming out of biology, she spotted Lucas lounging against the wall waiting for her.
"Hey," Brooke said, approaching him.
"Hey," he smiled at her. "Are you ready?"
"Can we just stop off at my locker? I don't want to carry all these books."
He nodded. "Ok."
They walked in awkward silence to Brooke's locker. She spun the dial, entered her combo and pulled open the door. She placed her textbooks in and took her English one home for homework. She slammed the door shut. "Ready."
Luke led the way to where his truck was parked. He got in and drove them to Karen's Café. They grabbed the empty table by the window.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Brooke prompted when Lucas wasn't saying anything.
"I wanted to apologize to you Brooke. I really am sorry for everything that happened, the way it happened," Lucas started, staring straight into her eyes. "I never wanted to hurt you Brooke."
"I hope you're not expecting me to say 'Oh its ok I forgive you' Luke."
He shook his head. "I'm not, I-"
"Good, because Luke you broke my trust. It's going to be awhile before I can trust you again and really forgive you."
This time, he was interrupting her. "And I'm planning to work at that. To earn that trust back. I want to be friends again Brooke."
"It's hard not having you in my life Lucas, a lot harder than you probably think. It's no secret that I've been with a lot of guys, but Luke you were the first one I have ever opened up to. The first one that I showed the real me too," Brooke admitted to him.
Lucas grabbed her hand. "I know," he said softly. "And I want to make that up to you. I want us to be friends Brooke. I want to hang out with you and get to know you again. And then maybe if you feel you can trust me again...we could give us another show?"
"What about Peyton?"
He shook his head. "I don't want to be with Peyton. She was what I always wanted so finally when she said she wanted everything I wanted I went for it... But it wasn't everything I imagined. It was nothing in comparison to what we shared. Peyton and I are done with. That's over for me." Brooke said nothing in response to this. "So what do you think about being friends and starting a friendship between us?"
Brooke nodded, and was forcing herself to not allow the wide smile that was sneaking into her lips. She gave him a small smile instead and answered, "I'd like that Luke, I'd really like that."
"I'm glad."
Haley walked in, not noticing Brooke and Lucas sitting there and rushed to clock in. She relieved the waitress before her and started helping the few people on line.
"I'll be right back." Brooke left her table with Lucas and waited on line. Finally after a few minutes she was next. She stepped up to the counter. "Hey Haley."
Haley looked up from the last coffee she had to make. She handed it to the man who went on his way. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Luke came to talk to me!" Brooke exclaimed in a low voice, so Luke was not to hear. "He wants to be friends again."
"That's great Brooke!" Haley congratulated her. "So did you tell him yet?"
"Shhhh...no I have not. He said he wants to be friends Haley...I don't want to ruin that now. I'll tell him I promise."
Haley sighed, but understood. "I understand. I hope everything works out for you Brooke, I really do."
"Thanks!" she squealed. "I was wondering...can you fix me up with something chocolatey?"
Haley laughed. "Already getting those sugar cravings?" she asked, smirking.
"Very funny."
Haley cut a piece of a double chocolate cake, and she cut it big enough that she knew Brooke wouldn't be able eat it all by herself, at least yet. She placed the slice of cake on a plate, and handed her two forks. "Enjoy," she said, grinning.
Brooke shook her head. "You are too much. Thanks Hale." Brooke took her chocolate treat and headed back to the table, taking her seat. She placed the dessert on the table and handed him a fork. "I figured we could use a decent dose of sugar and chocolate."
Lucas laughed. He missed this...he missed her.
END PART 5
"Hey Brooke," Lucas greeted her. But she said nothing. "Do you think we can talk?" he asked.
Brooke looked at him, and gave him a please-tell-me-your-kidding look. She shook her head and did the best she could to ignore him, and ignore the part of her that wanted to hear him out, and the other part of her that wanted to tell him. But she couldn't - she couldn't let him in again. She couldn't hear him out of she would forgive him and want nothing more than to be safe in the comfort of his arms.
"Come on Brooke, talk to me please." Brooke was about to turn into her classroom but Lucas caught her arm. "Just hear me out. If you don't like what I've got to say, then I'll never talk to you again if that's what you want." Lucas told her giving her a wary smile.
Brooke looked at him, really looked at him this time. She stood there staring at him for a few minutes getting lost in those eyes; those expressive, blue-gray eyes. Brooke's features softened, and her heart thawed. She felt as if she wanted to cry; she's been doing that a lot lately.
Brooke nodded. "All right. We can talk," she said, trying to keep her voice even as possible.
"Thanks Brooke." Lucas kissed her on the cheek without even thinking. He must've realized what he done by the shocked and surprised look on Brooke's face. "I...uh..I'm sorry."
She shook her head, telling him not to worry about it. "When do you want to talk?"
"How about I'll meet you outside of your eighth period class and I'll drive us over to the café to get something to eat?" he suggested.
"Sounds good to me. I...will see you then," Brooke agreed, giving him a smile and walking into her class.
The next hour an a half was complete and total torture; it was agonizing. Many times, Brooke berated herself for feeling happy and hopeful about talking with Luke later. She wanted to hate him, to be angry with him but that task was proving to be much more difficult now. That look in his eyes melted her heart, and that kiss on the cheek wiped away her anger and hatred towards Lucas. Coming out of biology, she spotted Lucas lounging against the wall waiting for her.
"Hey," Brooke said, approaching him.
"Hey," he smiled at her. "Are you ready?"
"Can we just stop off at my locker? I don't want to carry all these books."
He nodded. "Ok."
They walked in awkward silence to Brooke's locker. She spun the dial, entered her combo and pulled open the door. She placed her textbooks in and took her English one home for homework. She slammed the door shut. "Ready."
Luke led the way to where his truck was parked. He got in and drove them to Karen's Café. They grabbed the empty table by the window.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Brooke prompted when Lucas wasn't saying anything.
"I wanted to apologize to you Brooke. I really am sorry for everything that happened, the way it happened," Lucas started, staring straight into her eyes. "I never wanted to hurt you Brooke."
"I hope you're not expecting me to say 'Oh its ok I forgive you' Luke."
He shook his head. "I'm not, I-"
"Good, because Luke you broke my trust. It's going to be awhile before I can trust you again and really forgive you."
This time, he was interrupting her. "And I'm planning to work at that. To earn that trust back. I want to be friends again Brooke."
"It's hard not having you in my life Lucas, a lot harder than you probably think. It's no secret that I've been with a lot of guys, but Luke you were the first one I have ever opened up to. The first one that I showed the real me too," Brooke admitted to him.
Lucas grabbed her hand. "I know," he said softly. "And I want to make that up to you. I want us to be friends Brooke. I want to hang out with you and get to know you again. And then maybe if you feel you can trust me again...we could give us another show?"
"What about Peyton?"
He shook his head. "I don't want to be with Peyton. She was what I always wanted so finally when she said she wanted everything I wanted I went for it... But it wasn't everything I imagined. It was nothing in comparison to what we shared. Peyton and I are done with. That's over for me." Brooke said nothing in response to this. "So what do you think about being friends and starting a friendship between us?"
Brooke nodded, and was forcing herself to not allow the wide smile that was sneaking into her lips. She gave him a small smile instead and answered, "I'd like that Luke, I'd really like that."
"I'm glad."
Haley walked in, not noticing Brooke and Lucas sitting there and rushed to clock in. She relieved the waitress before her and started helping the few people on line.
"I'll be right back." Brooke left her table with Lucas and waited on line. Finally after a few minutes she was next. She stepped up to the counter. "Hey Haley."
Haley looked up from the last coffee she had to make. She handed it to the man who went on his way. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Luke came to talk to me!" Brooke exclaimed in a low voice, so Luke was not to hear. "He wants to be friends again."
"That's great Brooke!" Haley congratulated her. "So did you tell him yet?"
"Shhhh...no I have not. He said he wants to be friends Haley...I don't want to ruin that now. I'll tell him I promise."
Haley sighed, but understood. "I understand. I hope everything works out for you Brooke, I really do."
"Thanks!" she squealed. "I was wondering...can you fix me up with something chocolatey?"
Haley laughed. "Already getting those sugar cravings?" she asked, smirking.
"Very funny."
Haley cut a piece of a double chocolate cake, and she cut it big enough that she knew Brooke wouldn't be able eat it all by herself, at least yet. She placed the slice of cake on a plate, and handed her two forks. "Enjoy," she said, grinning.
Brooke shook her head. "You are too much. Thanks Hale." Brooke took her chocolate treat and headed back to the table, taking her seat. She placed the dessert on the table and handed him a fork. "I figured we could use a decent dose of sugar and chocolate."
Lucas laughed. He missed this...he missed her.
END PART 5