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(Brooke and Lucas)

(Lucas about to leave her hotel the next morning)

Lucas: Thanks for listening.

Brooke: Yeah.

(Lucas turns round)

Brooke: Hey Lucas?

Lucas: Yep?

Brooke: maybe we can do it again over lunch?

Lucas: I'd like that 1:00 okay for you?

Brooke: (Nods) Great.

(Lucas leaves)

Brooke: What are you doing Brooke? Pull it together you didn't come to play house with Lucas.

(Brooke calls Peyton; but quickly hangs up and calls Haley)

Nathan: Hello?

Brooke: Is Haley at school?

Nathan: No its teacher workday and she played hooky.

Brooke: Can I talk to her Romeo?

Nathan: Yeah. Haley! Phone!

Brooke: Right in the ear.

Nathan: Sorry here she is.

Haley: Hey.

Brooke: Its Brooke. I need your help.

Haley: What is it?

Brooke: Its Lucas.

Haley: Oh!

Brooke: He came to my hotel room a few hours after he dropped me and Peyton off after getting us out of jail and he stayed the night.

Haley: Okay maybe I need to sit down for this. (Sits and rubs head)

Brooke: And then for some reason I asked him to lunch. What am going to do?

Haley: Back up okay Jail? Lucas stayed the night?

Brooke: Graffiti and nothing happened we just talked.

Haley: Okay well back to the lunch. Do you want my opinion?

Brooke: Yes!

Haley: I think you should go. It'll be good for you. Then maybe you can have some more closure and move on.

Brooke: Move on... yeah okay thanks tutor girl.

Haley: That's what I'm here for.

(Brooke sits down as Lucas pulls out her chair for her)

Brooke: To be honest I wasn't going to come.

Lucas: I was debating whether or not to, too- to be honest with you.

Brooke: Why does this have to be so?

Lucas: Uncomfortable? Weird? Scary? Hard?

Brooke: (Nods) Yeah. Look I don't want to come between you and another woman.

Lucas: And you're not.

Brooke: What about your girlfriend?

Lucas: We broke up.

Brooke: Because?

Lucas: Because I wasn't quite on the same page as her.

Brooke: Oh I'm sorry. (Shakes her head) Actually no I'm not.

Lucas: I know what happened hurt you and I'm sorry so very sorry. But I love you and I know somehow this can work.

Brooke: You know when I left I thought missing you was only going to be for a day and I thought needing you would eventually fade away. Wondering if my life could ever feel complete again. Lucas I wont let myself be hurt again and again by you.

Lucas: I know Brooke. I don't want to hurt you.

Brooke: Then why do you do it and always with my best friend?

Lucas: I don't have an answer Brooke.

Brooke: (Nods with tears in her eyes) Well then I have to go.

Lucas: Brooke come on that's not what you want! I said I was sorry. No matter what I say it isn't going to make what happen go away.

Brooke: I just want it to go away.

Lucas: What?

Brooke: The hurt... Loving you. You may not of chose this life but it's what you got and I can't be apart of that.

Lucas: (Nods sadly) I understand that I'm human I make mistakes. But you're right I didn't choose this life but I took the path that was in front of me and that path right now is leading to you. What are you going to do about it?

Brooke: Damn it! (Stomps her foot) I hate it when you're right! (Lucas smiles relieved)(He stands in front of her) Well don't just stand their stupid kiss me. (She smiles and so does Lucas)

Lucas: Yes ma'am. (Brooke raps her arms around him and they kiss – Fade out)