AN: I just wanted to let everyone know this chapter has a little "R" rating, but nothing too explicit. I hope you enjoy. Thanks!

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Chapter 25

Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Tree Hill High

Practice continued with everybody doing nothing right according to Brooke."You know what, lets just call it a day okay. It's obvious that none of you are going to get a damn thing right today. If things are like this again tomorrow, we will definitely stay here twice as long. Do you hear me?"

Everyone stared at her not knowing if she expected an answer in return.

"Hurry up and get out of here before I change my mind and make everyone stay here for a double practice."

All the girls hurried to grab their stuff and ran to the locker room to change. Peyton was the only one to stay behind. She walked up to Brooke.

"Don't you think you were a little hard on them? I know your mad right now, but don't take it out on the squad. They didn't do anything."

"Yeah, I know and that's why I was hard on them. They didn't do anything today."

"You know what I mean Brooke."

"I'm sorry, should I take it out on you instead? I mean your the one who put me in this bad mood."

"Hey, I only told you something I thought you had the right to know. Would you rather I had kept you in the dark?"

"You mean like when you didn't tell me you were seeing my boyfriend behind my back or like when you kept the letter Lucas left me from me?"

"Brooke come on, I already apologized for all of that. What more do you want?"

"Apologizing doesn't change what you did Peyt. Now it's been real fun talking to you, but I'm gonna get out of here before practice ends for them and Lucas tries to talk to me."

"Maybe you should talk to him."

"Peyton you need to make up your mind here sweetie. First you try to keep us as far apart as possible by any means necessary might I add, and now you want me to talk to him. Your really starting to confuse me."

"I don't want to keep you two apart. I'm just saying that maybe you should talk to him."

"And I'm just saying mind your own business."

"Your gonna regret it if you don't. Trust me."

"Yeah, like I'm really gonna do that again. Just stay out of this."said Brooke getting her things and walking out of the gym, not bothering to change out of her practice clothes.

Lucas was about to take a shot when he saw Brooke rush out the door.

"Go ahead Scott. I know you want to go after her. Practice is over anyways."

"Thanks coach. I owe you one."

"Just solve that girlfriend problem so that I have your 100 percent attention tomorrow."

"Sure thing."Lucas dropped the ball and ran after her."Brooke!"

Brooke heard him, but didn't turn to him, instead she picked up her pace.

"Come on Brooke stop!"Lucas caught up to her and grabbed her arm turning her to face him.

"Lucas let go of me and leave me alone."said Brooke trying to pull out of his grasp."I really don't want to talk to you right now."

"Will you please just tell me why your so mad."

Brooke looked up at him. She couldn't believe it."If you honestly don't know why, I'm not even gonna bother telling you."

"You have no reason to be mad. It's not like I cheated on you with her Brooke."

"You think I'm mad because you went out with her?"

"Yes, isn't that why?"

"Your even more clueless than I thought. I could care less who you went out with and what you did with them. I'm mad because you lied to me Lucas."

"I didn't lie to you, we are just friends."

"Yeah, friends who went out on dates."

"I really wouldn't call them dates. We just hung out together."

"Sure whatever you say Lucas."said Brooke again trying to leave.

Lucas pulled her back to him."I promise you they weren't anything special."

"Did you kiss her? Don't lie to me either Lucas. You know I'll find out sooner or later."

"I never kissed her Brooke. Not once. I'm sorry if you think I lied to you, but I honestly don't think I did. We really were just friends. I never let her think anything would happen between us. I was too into you to let anyone else in. You have to believe me."

Brooke softened at his words."I do believe you."said Brooke allowing him to pull her into a hug. She pulled him closer to her hugging him back.

They broke apart and Lucas walked Brooke to her car."So is everything okay with us now?"

"Yeah, everything is fine."said Brooke now standing next to her car, taking a hold of Lucas' hands and squeezing them.

"Good, I hate fighting with you."

"Me too."

"Now are you going to tell me who told you I went out with Alison?"

"Peyton told me right before practice started and that's not all she said."

"Why am I not surprised it was her? What else did she say?"

"Well, she thinks that Alison likes you and wants to be with you."

Lucas laughed."Please tell me you don't believe that crap."

"I don't and I told her that. Alison hasn't done anything to make me think she wants you."

"And she won't because that's not true."

"Lucas I know that."

Lucas opened Brooke's car door.

"I'm really sorry for over reacting."said Brooke leaning into Lucas for a kiss.

"You don't have to apologize Brooke. I'm the one who is sorry. I should have told you about it even if I thought it wasn't important."

"It's okay. Everything is okay now. So are you still gonna come over later?"

"If you still want me to."

"I wouldn't ask if I didn't want you to."

"Well then I'll be there. I just need to drop something off with my mom first."

"Okay, just don't take too long." Brooke got into her car and was about to drive off. Lucas tapped on her window. She rolled it down.

"I didn't want you to leave before I told you how much I love you."

Brooke smiled up at him. She stretched her arm out the window and pulled his head in to the car and kissed him. They stayed there for a couple of minutes just kissing. They finally broke apart."I love you too Lucas."

Lucas stood there and watched her drive away and then he walked back into the gym and saw Peyton still there. He went up to her.

"Hey Luke what's up?"

"You know you really had me fooled. I actually thought you were sorry for everything you did, but now I'm not so sure because it looks like your trying to break me and Brooke up."

"Lucas I'm not trying to break you and Brooke up. I'm trying to keep you two together."

"Well, whatever it is your trying to do you need to stop! Just leave us alone."

"Fine, but like I told Brooke, you need to keep an eye on Alison or you'll regret it."said Peyton a little hurt by his words. She turned and walked away.

Haley and Alison walked up to Lucas."What was all that about?"asked Haley.

"I was just about to ask the same question. I heard my name."said Alison.

"It's a long story."

"Well we're waiting for Nathan so we have the time. Spill."

"Peyton told Brooke that Alison and I went out in Charleston."

"What? Why would she lie about something like that?"

"Well she really didn't lie. We did go out in Charleston twice, but from what she told Brooke she made it seem like we were going out and wanted to keep it from Brooke."

"She asked me about us earlier and I didn't want to lie. I said it wasn't anything and I told her not to say anything because I was afraid of how Brooke would react. I don't know her well enough to know her reactions."

"As you all saw, she didn't take it very well."

"I'm sorry Lucas this is all my fault. Brooke must hate me right now."

"Brooke doesn't hate you Alison. She knows what Peyton is trying to do. She was more upset at the fact that I lied to her about it, then us actually going out."

"You lied to her?"asked Haley.

"Sort of, but not really."

"Okay."said Haley not really understanding what he just said."Care to explain in more detail?"

"I told her we were just friends and we were, I just didn't tell her we went out and that's why she said I lied."

"Well Lucas you sort of did."said Haley.

"No I didn't Haley."

"Luke you lied by omission."

"I guess, look I'll talk to you guys later, I have to get to Brooke's."

"Is she still mad at you?"asked Alison hoping she was.

"No, not anymore. We talked about everything outside."

"Oh."said Alison as she turned to hide her disappointment.

"I've got to go."said Lucas and turned and ran out the door.

"I know that Lucas says Brooke isn't mad at me, but what do you think?"

"Well what happened with you and Lucas exactly?"

"It's just what he said. We went out twice and that's all. I don't want to be with Lucas and I never have."

"Good because he's happy with Brooke and I don't see that changing anytime soon."

"I know that and I'm happy for them, but I can't help but think that Brooke is gonna hate me for not telling her I was with Lucas."

"You weren't with Lucas and I don't think Brooke will hate you, but we'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out."

"I hope your right."

"There's Nathan, lets go. You do still need a ride right?"

"Yeah, thanks. Lets go."

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Brooke's House

Lucas arrived at Brooke's house right after dropping off the storage key to the café. He also stopped at a flower shop before heading over there. Lucas knocked on the door and waited for Brooke to answer.

Brooke opened the door and smiled when she saw Lucas holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers."What are those for?"said Brooke allowing him to enter.

"These are for you."said Lucas handing her the flowers."I know this is corny, showing up at your house with flowers and I want you to know I wouldn't do this for anyone else, but I really wanted to show you I was sorry. I want you to be able to trust me like I trust you. I will never lie to you about anything no matter how unimportant I think it is. I don't ever want to fight with you again Brooke."

"It's okay Lucas. We don't have to get into this again. It wasn't necessarily a lie so lets forget about it."

"Well according to Haley it was a lie by omission and she's right?"

"That's Haley, always the wise one, but still lets forget about it."

"If your sure you can then..."started Lucas.

"I am."said Brooke cutting him off. She put the flowers down and went to kiss him.

When they broke apart Lucas was the first to speak."So what were you doing before I got here?"

"Just watching T.V. Are you hungry? I was about to fix my dinner and there's more than enough for two."

"I am pretty hungry."said Lucas grabbing his stomach, walking with her to the kitchen. He saw she was pouring herself a bowl of Lucky Charms."Is that what your eating for dinner?"

"Yes, it's my favorite cereal. I can eat this stuff all day."

"You can't eat that. You need to eat a real dinner. Why don't you let me take you out?"

"That sounds great, but not tonight okay? I'm not really that hungry."

"Well that's a first, you not being hungry."

"Shut up Broody."said Brooke hitting him on the shoulder.

"Hey watch the shoulder, you know I'm trying to play basketball again."

"Sorry. So how's that going? I wanted to ask you earlier, but I was mad at you."

"It's going alright I guess. I haven't had a practice like that in a long time. It was hard, but then again I was distracted by my girlfriend giving me the evil eye."

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"It's cool, now are you going to let me take you out?"

"No, not tonight. I really want to stay in, and it won't kill you to skip one well balanced meal. Now do you want some or not?"

"Sure, why not. I like cereal."

Brooke fixed him a bowl and escorted him to the living room, where they ate their dinner in front of the T.V. watching a rerun of Friends on the WB.

"Well since I fixed us dinner it's only fair that you take these dishes to the kitchen and wash them."said Brooke handing her bowl to Lucas.

"I guess it's the least I can do, seeing how you worked so hard on this meal."

"I know, now hop to it."

Lucas washed the two bowls and walked back to the living room just as Dirty Dancing started."Oh come on Brooke, we don't really have to watch this do we?"said Lucas taking his seat.

"Yes we do because the last time we rented it you didn't let me watch it. We had to watch that stupid Dawn of the Dead movie."

"It wasn't stupid Brooke."

"Yes, because all great movies have pregnant zombies or vampires or whatever the hell those things were."

"Well I liked it."

"You would."said Brooke turning off the lights and going to sit next to Lucas on the couch. She got comfortable as she rested her head on his lap.

Lucas couldn't believe he had to watch this movie. He watched for a while before dosing off. When he awoke he saw the ending credits already rolling. He looked down and saw that Brooke was asleep. Seeing that it was dark out he decided to take her up to her room. He slowly lifted himself up and then her, taking her to her room where he gently placed her down on the bed. He started to walk toward the door when he heard her voice.

"Where do you think your going handsome?"said a sleepy Brooke.

"Hey, I thought you were still asleep. I was just going to straighten up the living room."

"Don't worry about it. It's fine."said Brooke patting the vacant space next to her on the bed.

Lucas walked to the bed and layed down next to her. She rested her head on his shoulder wrapping her arm around his waist. He gave her a quick squeeze and a kiss on the forehead."It's late Brooke, you should get some sleep."

"Okay, goodnight Broody. I love you."

"I love you too."said Lucas closing his eyes.

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Early the next morning Brooke awoke to find the space next to her empty. She got up and put her robe on. She opened her room door and immediately smelled coffee. She quickly walked to the kitchen and saw Lucas making breakfast."Good morning gorgeous."

"Hey, I was just going to wake you."

"You did all this?"

"Yes, I figured since you didn't eat a real dinner last night that you should at least have a real breakfast."

Brooke walked up to him and kissed him."Your amazing you know that. Thank you, your the best boyfriend ever."

"You don't have to thank me Brooke. I wanted to do this. Now hurry up and eat, we still have to get ready for school."

Brooke took a bite."This is really good Lucas."

"I know that. Did you think it was going to be bad?"

"Kinda, but it really isn't."

"Thanks. Did you forget that my mom is a cook?"

"She taught you well. I might have to let you cook for me more often. Do you do dinner too?"

"As a matter of fact I do."

"Great, your going to cook for me sometime."

"Is that an order?"

"No, you said you love cooking for me?"

"I love doing anything that makes you happy."

"You sure are being cheesy this morning."

"You bring it out in me."

Brooke and Lucas finished their breakfast and went to her room to get ready for school. Lucas went to take a shower. He turned around when he heard the shower door open and saw Brooke standing there.

"I saw that it was getting late and I figured that we could save time if we showered together."said Brooke with a smirk.

Lucas stared at her naked body not able to tear his eyes away."You know there is no way that taking a shower together will save us any time. In fact it doesn't look like we'll be making it to school on time."

Brooke looked up at him and laughed. She pulled him down to her and kissed him, pushing him up against the shower wall. Her arms wrapped around his neck as she kissed him harder, her tongue now massaging his. Water poured down on them as Lucas reversed their positions, with Brooke now up against the wall. He moved her hair to the side exposing her neck, his lips now moving along her neck and shoulder. His tongue began to slide all over her neck, finding it's way to her mouth. His hands slid effortlessly to her breasts, cupping them and giving them a squeeze, causing Brooke to moan into his open mouth. He tightened his grip on her bare breasts knowing she loved every minute of it. His mouth soon replaced his hands as his tongue tasted every inch of her breast. Brooke let out an even louder moan as Lucas' teeth found her nipple. She pushed his head further into her body. Lucas slowly kissed his way to her mouth. Brooke wrapped her arms tighter around his neck, giving him no space to move. He quickly picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Lucas slowly entered her causing yet another moan to escape Brooke's mouth. He lovingly thrusted in and out of her, with her back smashing up against the wet shower wall. Lucas looked up at her."Are you okay? That sounded bad."

"I'm fine, don't stop."she practically whispered as she pulled him closer. She continued to kiss him hungrily.

Lucas took that as his que to go faster. Another round of moans were being muffled by Lucas' furiously moving tongue capturing hers. Brooke dug her nails into Lucas' back feeling her release nearing and right when she thought she couldn't wait any longer it came causing one last long, wonderful moan."Lucas."she moaned closing her eyes, not wanting the feeling to end.

Hearing Brooke moan his name was too much for Lucas to handle. His release came too." I love you Brooke."said Lucas still holding her up against the wall.

"I love you too."said Brooke with her heart still pounding. Every time with him just kept getting better and better.

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the love scene at the end. I figured it was time for another. I think it was done tastefully, not too many details, but I think you still got a good picture. Let me know what you think. Read and review.

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Coming Up:

What does Brooke say when she sees Alison?

Whitey needs to talk to Lucas and Nathan.

Peyton is even more suspicious of Alison.