Same Mistake Twice

Disclaimer- Don't own One Tree Hill… that's all Mark's

AN- Thanks to everyone who has been reviewing, I'm so sorry that I didn't get a chance to update, but it was the weekend and I was so busy. I was also having a bit of writer's block, but now I think I know what I want to do with this story! Thanks again for reading it!

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"What… What are we going to do?" Brooke asked quietly as she sobbed into Lucas' shoulder. After Lucas' little run-in with Felix, he and Brooke had both decided that they had lost their appetites and that they just needed to head back to Karen's house, which was a safe distance away from Felix. They had been in Lucas' former bedroom for about a minute before Brooke started to cry in fear of what she was going to do. Up to this point, she had thought that she would never have to deal with Felix Targago (AN- Sorry, I think that's how you spell his last name, if you know, PLEASE write it in a review!). She had also quietly decided that she would probably end up keeping the baby. She would feel so wrong just abandoning something that had grown inside of her, much less killing it while it was still there. She knew that if she could have half of the happiness that Karen enjoyed with Lucas, her life would all be worth it.

Lucas looked down at the girl that was bawling into shoulder and sighed, which was never a good sign, he was unsure of what to say to make her feel better. He decided not to sugar-coat it at all and ended up telling Brooke exactly what he was thinking. "I don't know, Brooke. I wish that I could come up with some master-plan to take all this hurt away, and god knows that I would if I could, but, I just can't."

Brooke unburied her head so that her tearful hazel eyes could meet his caring blue ones. She simply smiled at how compassionate he was being. He truly cared for her, and he didn't even need to tell her, she just knew it by his simple actions. "It's okay, Luke," Brooke finally replied. "I probably shouldn't be so dependant on you for support like this…" She said slowly as she tried to move out of his grasp. She didn't budge. Lucas has a tight, yet gentle hold on her body that made her feel comfortable, but at this moment that wasn't what she needed. She needed to be alone and think about what she was going to do with her life, and with this baby's life.

"Brooke…" Lucas started, knowing that she was trying to push him away, "You're not being dependant on me in a bad way. I've never felt obligated to help you. I want to."

"But Luke…" Brooke started to say.

"No." Lucas interrupted her with a firm response. "I know what you are trying to do. It might have worked on Felix, but it's not working on me. You can't scare me away. I'm going to be here no matter what. There isn't anyway that you can push me away now."

'Why is he doing this?' Brooke silently asked herself. She was trying to give him a way out of the madness in her life, but he was wanted to stay in. Why would he want to be part of something like this? "Lucas, I'm not trying to push you away, I just need to try to start dealing with things by myself, and I mean that's the way that it's going to be when the baby comes, so I might as well get used to it."

Lucas responded with a groan. Obviously, Brooke didn't understand what he was trying to say. He wanted to become a permanent part of her life and a part of this baby's life. Just then, the idea hit him like a bag of bricks, a grin came to his lips and Brooke took quick notice of this.

"What? Lucas, what is it?" She asked, just by looking at the smile on his face, she thought that he had probably come up with the cure for cancer or a way to world peace.

"I think I can help you." 'Well, that's almost as important as world peace.' Brooke thought to herself.

"How?" She asked quietly, trying not to get her hopes up.

"I'll be the father." He said looking into her hazel eyes, which stared back into his blue ones. They were clouded over with confusion. For the first time in her life, Brooke Davis was speechless.

Once she regained her speech she looked at Lucas in confusion. Her speech was still surprised and her voice came out quickly and incoherently, "But… Wha… How… Luke?" He turned to face him completely, looking for an answer.

"Brooke, calm down. I won't REALLY be the father, but as long as this kid needs me, I'd say for the next 60 years, at least, I'm here." Brooke still looked at him in confusion. Lucas continued sharing his plan. "We'll tell everyone that I'm the father." Brooke looked up at Lucas, completely shocked that he would take on such a huge responsibility.

"Lucas," She began to speak, as she slowly regained her voice. "I couldn't… I mean, it's a sweet offer, really, but you know I can't put you in this position. This is my problem. I should be taking care of it. You really don't need to take such drastic measures like this. I mean I really do appreciate it. It's probably the most amazing thing that anyone has every offered to do for me." She said with a genuine smile that reached past her eyes, then continued, "But, I just can't accept, I really wish I would, but I can't."

Lucas looked as Brooke, trying to mask the pain that her rejection had just caused him, unfortunately, it didn't work. "Brooke, I really want to do this. Please, just let me do this. I need to help you and I want to help you." He said, seeing the concern on her face, he tried a different approach, "You can't let this kid near Felix, and if he thinks I'm the father, he won't come near us." He looked into Brooke's hazel eyes, trying to find an answer. "Come on, Brooke, you know that this could work. It can be your way out of the madness." He said as he nudged her shoulder with his own.

"Are you sure, Lucas? I mean your mom would kill you for doing this and possibly hurting your future. And, Felix, well, as unpredictable as he is, he will probably ask for a paternity test as soon as he finds out that I'm pregnant. And everyone in this town will probably figure out that it was Felix's kid by the timing. I was with him up until like a month or so ago. They'll figure it out." By this time, Brooke was just rambling. Lucas couldn't control her at this point. He had to find a way to shut her up.

Just as Brooke started to discuss that this kid would probably look exactly like Felix, just to spite her, Lucas interrupted her with his lips. He had meant for it to be a small, distracting, possibly, sweet kiss. He had expected that it would last only a second and that he would probably end up with a very pissed off Brooke by the end of it. He never expected what happened next. Brooke reached her arms around his neck and pulled him closer towards her. She was kissing him back.

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Sorry to leave yall off right there, but I thought it would be a good cliffhanger. Plus, I'm pretty sick and I need to get to bed. But, I will DEFINITELY be updating tomorrow. I hope yall liked this chapter!

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