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Lucas slammed Chris against the brick wall, his hand firmly pressed against Chris's throat.
Brooke's eyes immediately widened. Letting out a terrified yelp, she tried to grab Lucas's arm. "Lucas! Get off of him!" She screamed, causing a scene.
A police officer noticed the distraught brunette and walked over to the fighting teens. "Is there a problem?" He asked, glancing at the scared girl.
Brooke shook her head profusely."No, officer. There's no problem. Right, Lucas?" She asked in a warning tone, trying to pull Lucas's hand off of Chris.
Lucas broke eye contact with Chris to look at the officer. "No problem. We were just havin a little fun." He said, casting his arms in the air.
The officer looked at Chris, who was rubbing his throat. "Is that true?"
Chris looked at Lucas, then at Brooke. "Yeah." He said as he placed his free hand around her waist.
The police officer nodded his head. "Consider this your warning." Was all he said before walking away.
Brooke looked at Lucas with an evil look in her eyes. "What the hell is your problem?" She asked in a rude tone.
Lucas closed his eyes. He didn't want to tell her that he was in love with her in front of CHRIS. "Can we please talk in private?"
Brooke icily shook her head 'no'. "No, Lucas. We can't. Whatever you have to say, just say it. Right here..Right now."
Lucas threw his hands up in the air. "Forget it, Brooke. You are so stubborn."
Brooke laughed. "Pot calling the kettle. Just tell me."
"NO."
"Yes."
BROOKE, NO!"
"Yes!" She was angry.
"I'm in love with you!" He screamed, his face turning red.
Brooke's eyes clearly widened in shock. "Shutup." Was all she could muster. Even that seemed to come out in a husky whisper.
Chris broke the silence. "I'm sorry. You're what?" He asked Lucas, clearly agitated.
Lucas looked at Chris. "I'm in love with her." He then turned to Brooke. "I'm in love with you." He said, much calmer this time.
Tears brimmed her eyes. "I thought...Peyton." Was all she could seem to get out.
Lucas shook his head. "I love Peyton, I do. As a friend. You're the one I want. The ONLY one I want."
Brooke looked up at him with regret. With a single tear rolling down her cheek, Brooke shrugged her shoulders. "Well I've moved on." Was all she said before grabbing Chris's hand and walking away.
Lucas put his head down in shame.
Haley, who had silently watched the entire exchange, hugged her best friend..and brother in law.
Meanwhile, Brooke was silent as she gripped onto Chris's hand for dear life. Once they reached his hotel room again, Brooke let herself inside.
Once he closed the door, Brooke turned to him. "I need to know something..And I need you to be honest with me." Her voice was hoarse and shaky.
Chris slowly nodded his head. "Sure."
"I need to know that this isn't some game for you. That you aren't going to give me up when the next hottie comes to town, Chris. I just gave up a great friendship because of you. I need to know that you're willing to do the same." She put her head in her hands when he was silent.
Chris looked out the window. Things with Brooke were never this serious. They were always fun and playful. Sighing loudly, Chris plopped himself down next to her on the bed. "Brooke, I like you...a lot."
Brooke turned to look at him. Their faces were mere inches apart.
"You're different than all the other girls." He finished. She wasn't going to get some grand 'I love you' out of him just yet, but this would have to do.
Brooke nodded her head, trying to stop the tears from falling. She leaned in and kissed him softly on the lips. Think..Naley during the 'nothing else matters'
scene.
Resting her forehead against his, Brooke spoke. "That's good enough for me, Kellar."
Chris laughed as he wiped some of the tears from her face with his thumbs. "Good, now don't go getting all mushy on me, Princess."
Brooke laughed as she leaned back onto the bed. "Let's go to bed." She said.
Chris laughed as he positioned himself on top of her. "Oh, yess. Let's go to bed." Chris seductively said before leaning down to kiss her.
Once the kiss was broken, Brooke laughed. "This isn't sleeping."
Chris kissed her again. "Who the hell said anything about sleeping?"
Brooke laughed. "Well what do you plan on doing to me, Rockstar?"
Chris gave her a passionate kiss. "I don't know if you've noticed, but EVERY single time we're about to have sex, there's an interruption. There's not this time."
Brooke leaned up to kiss him. "I like the way you think."
After that, no more words were spoken. When they were together, they forgot all about Lucas, and Haley, and music, and parents, and Tree Hill. It was just Chris and Brooke. That had quite a ring to it. Chris and Brooke. Brooke and Chris. Together.