Brooke walked into her house slamming the door behind her
"Brooke just give me a chance to explain"
"I knew letting you back into my life was going to be a mistake, this is the second time you've let me down since this whole thing...and just for the record we are not dating"
Lucas stood staring down at his feet and he mumbled "My mom has leukemia; I was at her doctor's appointment with her."
Brooke froze in her spot, she couldn't even get out an "i'm sorry"; she followed Lucas' lead and stared at the ground. Slowly she moved toward him and rested her hand on his arm.
"Luke..."
"it's not your fault; you didn't know...I promise I won't let you down like that ever again"
"You should have just told me"
"I know but, I was scared...I kept hoping that it wasn't true"
Brooke grabbed her coat from the ground where she had thrown it and pick up her car keys
She gestured towards the door, pulling Lucas' arm
"come on...let's go"
Lucas had no idea where Brooke was taking him but , he knew Brooke and her heart; he knew she'd take him somewhere that would make him forget everything.
Brooke walked next to Lucas down the street eating her strawberry cheesecake ice cream, she grabbed a bench outside the book store and sat down.
"Now I know if I was tutor girl, I would have taken you to some hill out in the middle of nowhere for you to contemplate your feelings but, ice cream is so much better...plus, I had a huge craving for it!"
Brooke giggled and gave him her cheery smile
Lucas couldn't help but laugh because everything she said was probably true.
Brooke put on her serious face and asked quietly "so what about the café?"
Lucas' smile fell and his heart sank "she's probably going to have to sell it; she can't take care of it on her own"
Jumping up from the bench, Brooke smiled
"I'll take over the café"
Lucas laughed at her idea "Brooke are you crazy?, what about school and you're five months pregnant! How are you going to run a café on your own?...do you even cook?"
"Tutor girl will help me!, she can be my business partner"
"Business partner? Brooke you're a senior do you honestly think you can run a whole restaurant by yourself for who knows how long?"
"Deb will help too and I'll be there all the time, Deb knows the way things run there and Jake and Haley can keep their jobs, it'll be fun! Pleeeeeeeeeease Lucas, let me do it for you mom, it's the least I can do"
With the risk of her continuing to beg Lucas just agreed with Brooke
"Oh this is going to be so much fun!"
Lucas shook his head and laughed..."we'll see how long that lasts"
Next chapter:: Lucas tells Karen that Brooke wants to take over the café, Brooke recruits some help and more...
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