A/N: Disclaimer: I own NOTHING.

"Lucas… you really hurt me last year… I let you into my heart and you ripped it out and stomped on it. I mean… it wasn't just that you cheated on me… but, you cheated on me with my best friend. My head is screaming at me… once a cheater always a cheater, right? But my heart is begging me to give you another chance. I'm giving you my heart again, Lucas… it's almost rebuilt… don't break it." Brooke said. He kissed her.

"I love you, Brooke… you're amazing." Lucas said.

"I love you, too, Lucas… I always have." Brooke said. They just laid down on his bed… both content in each other's arms.

"Nate, Hales… what's up?" Lucas said, Brooke and Lucas finally catching up to their friends.

"Nothing, Whitey needs you in his office, man." Nathan said. "He called me down… He wants to talk to us together."

"Alright… let's go. Bye, baby, love you. Catch you later." Lucas said. He kissed Brooke and the headed for the locker room. "Hey, coach, what's up?" Whitey handed the two envelopes. He was smiling.

"You two are being invited to HiFliers." Whitey said. They read their letters.

"Coach… it's the whole summer… I don't think I could do that… I've got to make rent and no income for three months could kill us. And I don't think I can be away from Hales that long." Nathan said.

"Me neither… no Brooke for three months sounds like torture." Lucas said.

"You can't go without sex for three months is what you mean." Nathan laughed.

"Boys… you don't know how good this will look for college scholarships." Whitey said.

"Know what, coach? Some things are way more important." Lucas said. He looked at Nathan. "And it's not sex, dumbass." They went back and found the girls. "Hey, Brookie."

"Hey, Lukey." Brooke kissed him. "What did Whitey want?"

"There's this camp… HiFliers… me and Nathan were invited to go down to Florida for the summer. It's no big deal… I turned it down." Lucas said.

"What? Why?" Brooke asked.
"He'd miss sex too much." Nathan laughed.

"Babe, I think you should do this." Brooke said. "I will come with if you want. I mean… Florida all summer doesn't sound bad."

"Brooke… you don't have to do that for me." Lucas said.

"I love you, Broody, why wouldn't I?" Brooke said.

"You're the greatest girlfriend ever." Lucas said.

"Remember that tonite." Brooke said. Peyton came over to the group, Jake in tow.

"Hey, guys… me and Jake are moving to New York next month." Peyton said.

"What?" Brooke said.

"Well… Nicki came back and we need to get away from her." Peyton said.

"I'm gonna miss you P. Sawyer." Brooke said.

"We still have a month together." Peyton said.

"No… me and Lucas are heading to Florida next week." Brooke said.

"Hey… Brooke, you don't have to come… you can stay here until Peyton leaves and then you can come down." Lucas said.

"Okay." Brooke said.

In September, they all headed back to Tree Hill High. The gang kept in touch with Peyton and Jake.

"Babe… I miss Peyton. School is so different without her." Brooke said. "I miss her."

"You guys talk on the phone a lot." Lucas said.

"Yeah… but it's just not the same, you know?" Brooke said.

"How does a weekend in New York sound." Lucas said. Brooke's face lit up. She kissed her boyfriend.

"Seriously?" Brooke said.

"Why not?" Lucas said. Brooke and Haley went… Lucas's treat.

"Lucas… do you think you and Brooke will be together forever?" Nathan said.

"I don't know… I hope… what's up, dude?" Lucas said.

"Haley… she… she wants a separation, man. I don't know what I will do without her. I mean… this came so out of the blue. I thought things were going great. I guess I was wrong." Nathan said.