Chapter 10- Confessions

"What do you want?" Brooke asked as she opened her bedroom door and saw Lucas standing on the other side.

"I took the test." Lucas handed her a piece of paper.

"Oh, boyfriend, the results were negative, I am so happy." She leapt into his arms. "Why didn't you tell me that you were going to take the test?"

"I didn't want to tell you and then put you through the angst of waiting for the results with me. I figured that it would be better to let you continue being mad at me for a few more days and then I could tell you that not only I took the test, but that I also had the results." Lucas looked towards Brooke and as he spoke her face softened.

"Good enough reason for me. Why don't you come in?" Brooke stood back allowing Lucas to walk in front of her. "How have things been these past few days?"

"Fine, same old. Haley went with me to Charlotte to take the test, so that was fun. Some bonding time, we hadn't had any of that in a while." Lucas worried for a second that Brooke would be jealous that Haley went on the trip with Lucas, but her face didn't show it if she was. "How were things in Tree Hill while I was gone?"

"Well, I went to TRIC with Peyton to see the Wreckers, who absolutely rocked by the way. And you won't believe this, but Chris was supposed to open for them. Peyton said she threatened him, telling him that if Nathan saw him he would beat his ass. Chris heard it and left, so he is gone. I am pretty sure he is gone for good. Peyton said that he looked pretty freaked out."

"Yeah, Nathan can be pretty scary." Lucas knew first hand that his little brother packed quite a punch. Lucas had been on the receiving end of that punch quite a few times.

"It all looks like it worked out for the best." Brooke looked at Lucas again, "Is something going on? You look a little out of it."

"Well, I might as well tell you this now." Lucas paused for a minute, knowing that he had no idea what kind of reaction this new would bring. "I am going to be moving in with Dan."

"What? Why? You hate him." Brooke looked shocked.

"He is recovering from the heart attack and needs help with the rehab. Maybe he isn't such a bad guy Brooke, maybe he is changing." Lucas tried to sound convincing.

"You are going to have to do better than that Lucas. Dan Scott is the devil, both you and I know that. I know that there is more to it than that." Brooke looked towards Lucas and could tell that there was more to it, "Remember, no secrets this time. We are going to do this right. So spill, what is really going on?"

"Okay, I will tell you but you cannot tell anyone. Not even Peyton, promise?" Lucas looked towards Brooke and she nodded, confirming that she would keep his secret. "This is pretty messed up. You know Jules, Keith's girlfriend? Well it seems that Keith slept with Deb a little while back. So Dan is paying Jules to make Keith fall in love with her, and then break his heart."

"What? I told you he is the devil." Brooke shook her head.

"It worked, Keith has fallen in love with Jules. But Jules told me that she really fell in love with him. So I let Dan know that I knew this secret, hoping to convince him to let it all be, to let Keith and Jules be happy together. Well, he said that the only way he would do that is if I moved in with him, so I am. Keith deserves to be happy, after all the heartache my mom caused him. I just want him to be happy, and if I can do something about it I will, so I am sucking it up."

"Wow. That is nuts. What did you tell your mom?" Brooke knew that Karen wouldn't let her pride and joy go easily.

"The same thing I told you, maybe he has changed, all that. I don't think that she believes me any more than you did, but I have to stick to my story. I can't let my mom know because she won't stand for it, she will cause more trouble that Keith just doesn't need."

"I guess if we are looking for a bright side, besides Keith's happiness. At least the devil's lair is nice and big, you will definitely be living the life." Brooke thought for a minute, "How long do you have to live there?"

"I don't know, until Dan says I guess. I don't like this either, but for some reason Dan has a soft spot when it comes to me. I have to try and use that advantage as best I can to protect my friends and family from him. If I am living there hopefully I can catch on to any new plans and ideas he dreams up and hopefully talk him out of it. He has done enough bad things to the people I love, I won't see it continue." Lucas took Brooke's hand. "I also couldn't take the risk of him being disappointed in me not living with him and risking him trying to do something to you. He knows that you are back in my life and how happy I am about it, I just couldn't take the chance of him lashing out and doing something to you. This way I know that both you and Keith are safe."

"It seems unreal that he such a bad person, I mean look at you, sure you make mistakes but you are such a good person. Even Nathan, deep down he really is a good person, and we all know that now. How is it that such good people could have the devil as their father?"

"I know, it is crazy. I don't know what makes him that way. I think that it hasn't always been like this, because my mother wouldn't have ever dated him if he was. I don't know if something happened to make him this way or if it just happened, but whatever caused it I hate it. I hate that you can sit there and call my father the devil and I completely agree with you. At least now I am doing something, I am not just sitting back and letting him hurt the people I love." Lucas had thought about it a lot, this was the only way, the only way to cause the least hurt.

"Well, just don't be offended if I don't want to spend a lot of time over there."

"Makes sense to me, we can just spend all of our time here, that is fine with me. After all, your parents are never home so we always have our privacy." Lucas leaned in towards Brooke.

"Speaking of that, why don't we make good use of that now?" Brooke leaned in the rest of the way and kissed Lucas.

"Why don't we?"