"Oh my God, oh my God! It's that chick from that WB show. It's Brooke Davis."

"No way, it can't be her. I knew she was tiny but not that tiny."

"Trust me, it's her."

Lucas and Brooke heard two girls behind them debate the subject in hushed whispers. They just smiled to each other. Brooke was like every other girl her age. She liked to go to restaurants and movies and she loved Bath and Body Works at the mall. She refused to let her celebrity hinder normalcy. She and Lucas often ventured into public mingling with the regular folk. Most of the time she was recognized but either the fans were too afraid or too respectful of her privacy to bother her.

They were in the middle of "date night" standing in a semi crowded theatre line to catch "The Aviator". It was supposed to be a quiet night out with a movie and dinner but wherever they went someone always seemed to recognize Brooke. The fan attention didn't bother her too much and Lucas had grown accustomed to it as well. Although she didn't pursue autograph signers, Brooke was always happy to oblige in public when anyone wanted an autograph or a picture.

They made it into the full theatre just in time before the show sold out. Sitting in the back row, holding hands, and feeding each other popcorn, they enjoyed Leonardo DiCaprio's mesmerizing performance as the eccentric billionaire tycoon, Howard Hughes. The movie was one they both enjoyed. For Lucas it was all about the story and the fascinating life of the real life man being portrayed. For Brooke's part, it was all about the acting. She loved to study the craft of her fellow thespians, noting how they carried the scenes and played out various emotions. Regardless the reasoning, those were the times they both cherished. It felt good to be just two normal people out on a date doing normal couple things.

After the meal, Lucas whisked his fiancée away to a romantic, private and candle lit dinner for two at a nearby Greek restaurant they had come to start frequenting. Over Pita Bread, Biftekia, and Herbal tea, they held hands and discussed tentative wedding plans for the date they had set. Age and time together apart, for the most, their friends and family had been thrilled to hear of the engagement and Brooke couldn't wait to make a public and formal announcement.

"So what do you want to do now?" Lucas asked.

Brooke sighed. It had been a nice evening so far. A good movie and a delicious dinner. She could only think of one more thing to make it even more perfect.

"I have an idea."

"Uh oh. What might that be?"

"I haven't had the pleasure of kicking your ass in a while so why don't we head on over to Dave & Busters."

A tiny grin began to spread out on Luke's lips. Dave & Busters was a huge video game complex and a place where adults could go, kick back, and act like kids.

"You're on, my lady."

Like two giddy teenagers they made the trek across town. Holding hands and giggling, they practically skipped through the door.

"Excuse me, sir. You can't go in there."

The couple turned around and looked at the employee who had summoned their attention.

"Is there a problem?" Brooke asked.

"Yes ma'am. I apologize but this establishment doesn't allow sleeveless shirts."

They both looked down at the sleeveless Wake Forest basketball shirt Lucas was wearing.

"No biggie", he sighed. "What do I do, man?"

"Sir, you can buy a D&B tee shirt."

Brooke and Lucas exchanged amused glances.

"Ah, now I see the gimmick", Brooke whispered.

"Fine, dude", he said. "How much?"

"Four dollars, please."

Lucas looked in his wallet, which was void of all things cash.

"Babe, you got any money on you?"

"No", Brooke said. "I thought you did."

"Yeah but just enough for us to get some quarters and play some games."

"Honey, I have no bills on me. All I have are credit cards."

"Shit", Lucas muttered. "Is there an ATM around here?"

The man shook his head.

"What are we gonna do now?" Brooke laughed.

"Baby, that purse of yours is huge. You could fit my laptop, lunchbox, and half of Brittany's toys in that thing and still have room let over. There's got to be something in there."

Lucas Scott and his male pride and determination. Brooke couldn't help but giggle as they rummaged through her oversized bag and literally scurried for pennies to buy the shirt. She laughed even harder every time Lucas would grin in victory as he discovered a dime or nickel.

"I'll give it to you, Broody. You are quite resourceful."

"That I am", Lucas said proudly. See? 97…98…99…there! Four whole bucks!"

"Why didn't you just let me charge it?"

"Because charging a four dollar shirt is asinine. Besides, I knew we could do it. I knew there was enough change in that suitcase you call a purse. Babe, our whole house is practically in there."

"Lucas…"

"What? I'm serious", he smiled. "Make up kit, contact case and solution, a calculator? Come on, Brooke. And damn baby. You even have a video tape in here."

Brooke jumped. The tape. She had forgotten all about the tape. She hadn't heard from Felix and she was the owner of several color coordinated handbags so she hadn't used that particular one in weeks…not since the day she had paid Felix off.

"Oh that? Um, that's something for work. Some audition scene we did that I had to look over…"

Lucas shrugged, seemingly satisfied but rather uninterested in his girlfriend's frantic excuse. Soon the man returned with what appeared to be the shirt but looked more like a wrinkled clump. The look on Luke's face was priceless and Brooke, still fidgety but nevertheless thankful for the distraction, couldn't help but to laugh.

"Hey man, you got an iron back there or what?" Lucas joked.

"Be nice, babe."

The employee gave them an exasperated scowl and walked away as Brooke nervously clutched her bag.

"You ready?" Luke asked.

"Sure", she said, gathering her composure as they made their way to their favorite game station of Virtual Tennis. "Let the ass kicking commence."

It had been a perfect night and they'd had so much fun together. Those were the most special of times when the two could just be their silly selves and make each other laugh. It was so satisfying to go out and have fun together. Those precious moments reminded Brooke what was important…and exactly what was at stake.