A/N: I'm so so SO sorry for the wait on this chapter. Hectic last few days of summer and I'm preparing to start school on Tuesday so I don't know how fast the rest of the chapters will be posted. But be patient! I promise to keep you guys updated.

She Will Be Loved..... Chapter 4

"I'm Sorry"

After several minutes of silence between the three, Carley finally spoke up.

"Lucas.... I think you should go. Brooke and I need to talk."

"Yeah.... I'll ummm.... talk to you later?" Lucas said nervously, making his way to the door. Brooke stood angrily at the door, still comprehending what was going on. "Bye Brooke," he said quietly, looking at her for a second. Her face softened as she looked into his eyes.

"Bye Luke." As soon as the door was closed after Lucas, Brooke blew up. "What was that?! I trusted you Carley! You're my sister! How could you bring him here?!" she yelled.

"It's not like that Brooke!" Carley pleaded. "I had to tell him what was going on! He knew I was from Tree Hill. He would've caught on eventually! I was gonna tell him about you when you showed up! I swear Brooke....I would never do that to you." Brooke nodded with tears in her eyes. She looked down before finally speaking again.

"I'm sorry Carley.... It's not your fault it's mine. Just seeing him here....it touched a nerve," Brooke said, her voice cracking as she spoke. "It's just.... I trusted Lucas with everything I had!" she said, finally letting out everything she had built up inside her the past few months. "And now it's like I can't trust anyone or anything ....because I don't want to get hurt again." She said on the couch and put her head in her hands, her tears now flowing freely from her eyes. Carley sat down next to her and tried to comfort her.

"Brooke, you're gonna be okay. And it's his loss. He lost you because of his stupid mistakes. And if he can't realize what a great person you are... then he doesn't deserve you," Carley said, hugging Brooke and tucking her hair behind her ear.

"I need to talk to him," Brooke said, sitting up and wiping her tears. "I have to know....I have to know why he did this."

"Brooke are you sure you want to do that? I mean you were doing fine until you saw him. What if you break down again?"

"I need to do this Carley. For my sake..... and his." Carley only nodded as Brooke made her way to the door. "Do you.... know where he might be?" Brooke asked quietly.

"I'm not exactly sure where he lives now but I have a pretty good guess where he might be anyways," Carley said, opening the door for Brooke.

'What was I thinking? No wonder Keith told me to be careful. She's only the sister of the my now ex-girlfriend who hates me,' Lucas thought as he slowly dribbled the basketball. It wasn't until after he had left Carley's house that he realized how he knew her from before. A small framed picture next to Brooke's bed. He remembered seeing it but not thinking much about it. It was a young Brooke smiling brightly with a young Carley whose smile was glowing just as much. He never asked about Carley though. He wondered why.

'"God you're so stupid Scott. You came here to get away from all that and all you do is dig your hole even deeper," he said to himself.

"Do you always talk to your basketball when you play?" asked a voice from behind. He turned around to see Brooke walking towards him, a small smile on her face.

"Nah.... only when I really have something to say," he said, smiling a little himself. 'Oh God, please don't smile!' Brooke thought.

"So.... you and Carley huh?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah... another troubled child in the Davis clan," Brooke said looking away.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Brooke shrugged.

"You never asked," she said looking down. "You didn't ask much of anything about me actually."

"Brooke, you know I cared for you...." Lucas said, walking towards her.

"Well apparently not enough," she said, her eyes welling up with tears. She quickly blinked them away.

"Brooke, why do we always have to do this?! I'm sorry, okay?! I'm sorry!" Lucas yelled. She flinched as his voice became louder.

"You want to know why we keep doing this?!" she asked, her voice becoming stronger. "Because you tore me up inside. I've never felt so unwanted in my LIFE! I was finally happy with myself and my life and you had to go and cheat on me with Peyton. You were the first guy that ever made me think about what I wanted in my life!" She was now crying, but she didn't care. She was used to crying. Lucas looked down. He couldn't stand to see what he had put her through. "All I wanted was a chance..... all I wanted was you," she said, her voice now quiet as she looked down.

"I'm so sorry," he whispered.

"Why?" she asked, looking up.

"Why what?"

"Why did you do it? Was it me? Did I do something? Was I that bad of a girlfriend?"

"No no...." he said, walking towards her and wiping a tear from her cheek. She closed her eyes and for once, he could feel the pain he was putting her through. "It wasn't you..... not at all. Everyone wants the unattainable. And that's what Peyton was to me. I loved being with you, really. But with Peyton.... I don't know. I thought she was what I wanted."

"And now?" Brooke asked, looking up into his eyes.

"Now.... I don't know what I want anymore. I don't know what's right or wrong. I just know.... that I'm very sorry for ever doing this to you. You didn't deserve it," he said, holding her face in his hands. Brooke swallowed and nodded.

"I'm sorry too," she whispered.

"For what?"

"For not giving you a chance. I accepted your apology a long time ago I just never let you know. And I'm sorry if it was me or even part of me that drove you here."

"You didn't drive me here, I drove myself here with the decisions I made. I don't want you to ever feel like it's your fault, ok?" he asked. She nodded before pulling herself away from him. She still loved him. Maybe she always would. But she would never tell him that.

"I should go..... Carley's at home by herself." Lucas nodded. "This might be weird... but can we still talk?"

"Of course," he said. "If you ever need me for anything.... you know where to call." She smiled a little before cautiously giving him a small hug. She breathed in his scent and for a second, she was at peace again. She looked up at him and he leaned down. 'Oh my God is he gonna kiss me? I don't think I could handle it if he did' she thought. Instead, his lips stopped at her forehead where he gave her a small peck before pulling back and grabbing her hands. He squeezed them before letting go.

And with that.... she left.