A/N: sorry this took so long, it's not an amazing chapter by any means, but I thought I should get something out there so here it is. The next update will not take as long as this one did I am already in the process of writing both chapters 4 & 5 so they should be up soon. I know I said this chapter was supposed to be up sooner but I've been having some family issues as well as some serious writer's block. I wrote this chapter three times before I was satisfied. I changed the direction I was going in for this but it will all make sense in the end.
FYI: everything in Italics is Brooke's POV; everything in Bold Italics is a memory of past events
Brooke couldn't remember when she had felt happier, more at home. The events of the previous night didn't seem real. She never thought she would be with Lucas Scott again. She never thought he felt the same way she did, she didn't even know she still felt that way. She had promised herself that she would never fall that hard for a guy again but here she was lying in his arms and she wall falling fast. There always was that little voice in the back of her head telling her that this was all happening to quick, that it would never last. Once a cheater always a cheater right? But just as quickly as that voice would appear she would send the thought right out of her head. She knew Lucas was sorry and even though she hadn't really admitted it she had forgiven him. At least to the best of her ability she had. People learn from their mistakes. This is what she told herself. Plus if she could forgive Peyton and let her back in Lucas deserved that same chance. Lucas shifted in his sleep and Brooke hoped he wasn't waking up. She wasn't ready for this feeling to end. She didn't want to get back to the real world. At least not for another few hours. Everything was better here in her room with Lucas.
Last night had been a very interesting night, not only the part where she and Lucas got back together but also the events that had unfolded as the night went on mainly the whole Felix debacle.
It all started when she and Lucas got back to her place. She hadn't seen Felix since he and Lucas had the fight at Tric that night. Truth be told even if she had run into him she wouldn't have noticed she was to wrapped up in Lucas. That's probably why she didn't notice that her bedroom door was open even though she had closed it before she left, or the fact that her lights were on now but weren't on when she left her room to go to the club. If she had noticed all these things in time then the whole thing could have been avoided or at least been handled better. It wasn't until she and Lucas had separated for a moment so that she could change into something more comfortable and neared the bathroom that she heard the distinct sound of running water. She did a double take to make sure this was indeed her room, her house even. No one was ever home and even if they were it was well known that her room was off limits. When she was sure this was in fact her room the next question she asked herself was who was in her bathroom? That question was answered sooner than she had expected when the door opened quickly to reveal a half-naked Felix standing in the doorway. Lucas didn't take it well. Brooke remembered saying something to Felix but her words were lost in the commotion. Felix was the first to speak after the initial shock wore off. He made some comment about how he should've expected a slut like Brooke to have someone on the side. That was about the time Lucas landed his first punch, which connected with Felix's nose. Brooke then retorted that the rules of friends with benefits didn't mean they were exclusive as he had plainly demonstrated earlier that night when he showed up at the opening of Tric with a date. That's when Felix confessed his true feelings. He said he loved her and that he hadn't said anything because he didn't want to scare her away. He knew she got burned in her last relationship. He then proceeded to ask why Lucas was in Brooke's bedroom and Lucas in turn directed the question at Felix. "I'm with Brooke now so you can take your sorry ass out the same way you came in." Brooke remembered that's when the fight happened. She could see it coming. See the anger and tension building within Lucas. She hoped it wouldn't happen but Felix asked for it with that last comment. Fists were flying everywhere. She couldn't tell who was hitting whom or where. What she did know was that she needed to break up the fight before someone was seriously hurt. Namely Lucas. When the buys finally broke apart Brooke could see the beginnings of a black eye and a swollen lip being sported by Felix. Lucas escaped relatively unscathed with only a small cut above his eye. Having about as much as she could take she proceeded to tell Felix that not only were she and Felix over they were never really together and that was only wishful thinking on his part. She had whom she wanted and that was Lucas. When Felix began to protest again that was Lucas' cue to throw Felix out the door and out of their lives. At least for the night anyway.
The plans she and Lucas had originally had in store for the night were out the window. They were both to tired to think let alone do anything else, but the comfort of knowing that Lucas would be there when she woke up was all she needed. That alone would satisfy her.
Thinking back on it Brooke couldn't believe she had let her life get that screwed up. If I had just told Lucas how I felt I never would've been with Felix. It didn't matter now though she had Lucas. She knew Felix wouldn't just let it slide though. He wouldn't let himself be used like that, but that was a matter for another time. For now all she was going to do is snuggle closer to Lucas and have that feeling last for as long as it could. They could deal with the outside world later for now it was all about them.