Hi! I am so sorry that it's taken me forever to get this chapter up, like I said before I wrote it a long time ago, but then when I went to save it on a disk, it got deleted, and before I got a chance to re-write it, I went on my vacation to Florida for my brother's baseball tournament. SO… since there was no computer, I didn't have a chance to UD but I just got back this morning and I'm bored so here is an ud!

Lucas leaned against the door as he closed it behind Haley. They had spent the last hour, talking and catching up. It mostly consisted of him assuring her that everything would be alright in the end. For both their sakes, he hoped he was right. Lucas' heart went out to his best friend and wished everything would turn out good, but he knew that she had a long road ahead of her.

He flopped down on the couch, grabbing the remote. After flipping through the channels, he settled for highlights on ESPN.

Hearing the door open and footsteps, Lucas looked up to find Brooke standing in the doorway. When she spotted him sitting there, she froze.

"Oh, hi. I didn't realize you were in here. I'll just leave," she said jerking her thumb in the way she entered,

Lucas shook his head. "No, don't worry about it. I'll leave," he said, starting to get up.

"Don't be stupid. You were here first. I'm leaving."

"Look, there's plenty of room for the both of us," Lucas said giving Brooke a slight smile. She seemed to ponder it as he gestured to the spot next to him on the couch.

"You sure you don't mind?" Lucas shook his head.

Brooke smiled, "Okay," she said sitting down close enough to Lucas that she didn't make it seem awkward but far enough away so they weren't touching.

Several moments passed in silence before Brooke interrupted, "Is basketball, like, all you think about?"

Lucas didn't respond. He then handed the remote out to her, which she gratefully took. After several minutes of flipping through the channels so fast it gave Lucas a headache, Brooke proclaimed that there was nothing on.

"Nothing on? We have like 700 channels and you can't find one thing to watch?" Lucas asked incredulously.

Brooke shot him a look in response. "Let's watch a movie," focusing her attention once again to the television. "What do you want to watch?"

Lucas glanced over the movies they had on Pay-Per-View. "Let's watch Hoosiers. That's a great movie,"

Brooke wrinkled her nose, "Uh, thanks but no thanks. Ooh! Legally Blonde! I love that movie."

Lucas raised his eyebrows, "gee, as fun as that sounds, I'm going to have to pass. What about The Ring?"

Brooke shook her head vigorously, "Too scary." She scrolled through several more movies, "oh A Walk to Remember! That's my ultime favorite movie!"

Rolling his eyes, Lucas said "Brooke. You have a different ultime favorite movie every week."

Brooke pouted her lips. "Please Lucas? Please? With a cherry on top?"

Lucas sighed and gave in. "Fine!" Brooke squealed and hit select.

An hour and a half later, the movie was over and Brooke was asleep her head resting against Lucas's leg. Lucas smiled down at her, noticing how beautiful and peaceful she looked. He got up and got her a blanket, draping it over her and sitting back down. Brooke shifted in her sleep her head now lying in Lucas's lap. Lucas smiled and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight Brooke."