Equal But Opposite Reaction

By: Sari

Disclaimer: No, I don't own OTH. If I did Brooke and Lucas would be back together and Felix would be in a ditch somewhere. Haley wouldn't be going insane and she and Nathan would be back together.

Summary: AU Brucas. Successful bachelor Lucas Scott meets hard to get, feminist Brooke Davis and a rollercoaster ride occurs as both begin to fall in love.

Prologue: Just a Back Story

It was hard, Lucas realized, to be successful and still maintain a relationship. The first time it had been with Laura. He remembered her and their relationship as if it had just happened yesterday. She had been a beautiful red head that he fell in love with in college, but as soon as opportunity came knocking he had made the choice to leave her. She had kicked him out on Christmas when he told her his decision. He never spoke to her again. Next there had been Tanya, a feisty girl from California he met at one of his basketball games. She had enticed him with her looks, kept him with her intelligence, and then lost him when he found out she slept with a member of his staff. She blamed him and his job before skipping town. He could probably rattle off ten more names of girls he had been with only to have his heart stomped on when they kicked him out on the curb because of his job.

Who was he? Lucas Scott, age 24, youngest sports agent out of the University of Miami now living in New York City. One half of his job consisted of him flying around the United States visiting colleges and scouting out those who could possibly make it in the NBA, while other half was taking care of the athletes he already sponsored. Making sure that every one of their needs was met where ever they went. It was a demanding job that barely gave him any free time but it paid the bills and kept him in his custom-tailored Armani suits.

So what if he hadn't been on a date since the last chick, Maria, had broken up with him? That was a year ago and he was perfectly content with going to his large 1.2 million dollar penthouse alone. At least he didn't spend his money on some girl just out for his money.

Ok, so maybe he was lying. He was lonely and he knew it. There was only so much his friends and his job could do. Lucas Scott wanted a girlfriend, something long term, someone who could fill his bed at nights. Now the only problem was finding that perfect girl.

He should just keep on dreaming. Perfect girl his foot, he gave up on that notion after Girl #14, he didn't even remember her name.

But Girl #15 seemed to be the lucky one. Suddenly life began to seem a little more interesting when he met Brooke Davis.

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She wasn't famous, far from it, but she was proud and beautiful and everyone who ever came in contact with her seemed to know it. Brooke Davis had grown up the trouble maker back in Tree Hill, North Carolina. She was the bad girl; the rebel without a cause, the one voted "least likely to succeed." She smirked to herself every day when she thought about everyone back home. They had been surprised to say the least when she had come back two years after college to tell them she had started her own magazine. They had been even more surprised when she had nonchalantly pointed out the magazine on their coffee table, Filly, an entertainment magazine geared towards women.

Brooke Davis, age 25, and editor of the hot Filly magazine based out Manhattan, New York. Jeez…who would have thought?

Her magazine and her laid back lifestyle in the busy, bustling city of New York City was more than enough to keep her content. Soon enough she knew her life would blow up and she'd be one of New York's socialites. It was a given when Filly was doing so well. But for now, she would enjoy the quiet time she had now to just live life with her family and friends by her side.

But that doesn't mean that she can't find someone to share her life with.

After living through high school labeled the class slut all through college she had been wary of men. They were scheming, scandalous, backstabbing, cheating piles of vermin that main purpose was to get in your pants. End of story.

Of course there are the lucky ones who find Mr. Right. Mr. Prince Charming who though you don't know it eventually comes and sweeps you off your feet. That's what she wishes she could have some time. Besides the fortune and the respect, she wanted Mr. Right to be waiting at home for her with loving words and kind gestures.

Unfortunately life wasn't so easy and no one ever really got what they wanted, or so she thought. That was until she met Lucas Scott, and her world got turned upside down.

A/N: The idea popped up for this story right in the middle of writing This Time Around and now that I've finished This Time Around I figured I would get this story idea out of my head before I wrote the sequel to This Time Around. Hopefully you guys will like this new story from me! Reviews are always welcome, they're my drug.