Hey guys. It's been a while. I'm really sorry for the lack of updates. I'm writing on the next chapter right now so hopefully there won't be to long before next update. Love / Malin
Chapter four:
Late that night there was a knock at Lucas' door; he got out of bed and stumbled to open it. Outside he found Brooke in nothing but her pj's.
"Brooke? What are you doing here at…" He looked over at his alarm clock. "…2am?" He said in a sleepy voice.
"Sorry, I couldn't sleep and I wanted to apologize for earlier." She apologized.
"Don't. I was out of line, I shouldn't have said all those things about you."
"So we're cool?"
"Yeah, we are."
"Then are you going to let me stand out here and freeze my butt off or are you going to invite me in?" She said with a smirk.
"Well, that's a tough question. I think I have to think about that for a while, could you wait out there for… about 24 hours?" He teased.
"Fine, I'll just invite myself then: Brooke would you like to come inside? Yes, I would love to." She said before pushing past him, walking over to his bed and getting under the covers.
"Hey! That's my bed!" Lucas protested.
"Your point being?"
"I get the best side."
"Which is?"
"The right."
"No way, that's my side!" She said and scooted over.
"Brooke!"
"Fine, I was just messing with you. What's the big deal with you and the right side of your bed anyways? Are you secret lovers or something?"
"I'm just going to ignore your last comment for your own good. I have always slept on the right side, don't expect me to change now." He said before laying down beside her.
The next day was spent at Lucas' house, they sat in the backyard talking and as they were eating lunch Lucas' phone rung.
"Hello?
"Yo Luke!" Skills voice came on the other end.
"Hey Skills, what's up?"
"Where are you Luke? I thought we were playing ball today?"
"Shit! I'm sorry you guys, I'm just hanging around in my backyard and I forgot. I'm really sorry."
"Nah, it's ok man. Raincheck?"
"Yeah, sure. I'll see you at school tomorrow then. Bye."
"Bye."
Lucas hung up and turned back to Brooke.
"Sorry about that."
"It's ok Luke, so what are we doing next? Oh, I know lets have a water balloon fight!"
"Oh no!" Lucas sighted as Brooke ran inside to get the balloons. A few minutes later he heard a sound and as he turned around he saw Skills walking toward him.
"Hey Luke, What are you doing that made you forget our b-ball game?"
"Um, not much just hanging here." Lucas answered uncomfortable and before Skills could comment Lucas nervousness they heard a voice from behind them.
"Lukey? You better watch out best friend, or you'll get soaking wet!" Brooke said in a sing song voice as she appeared in the door, she threw the water balloon she was holding and it was a perfect hit in Lucas' face. He reacted on reflex and ran after her back into the house.
"You are so dead missy!"
After they had disappeared into the house Skills stood outside with a confused look on his face. What was one of the most popular girls at school doing at his best friend's house? It was no news that Lucas was a bit of a loner. He walked after them and found them in the kitchen, Lucas on one side of the table and Brooke on the other, and they both had water balloons aimed at each other.
"Give up B, you know you're never going to win." Lucas grinned.
"You're just saying that so that you won't lose." She smiled sweetly at him.
"I'm just saying it for your own good, if you give up you won't get wet from top to toe."
"Or if I give up your ego won't get bruised." She mocked.
"My ego will be just fine, your clothes however will not be."
"Oh and your clothes are?" She teased.
"Well, no, but that's not the point."
"Then what is the poi…" She was cut of when a water balloon hit her chest. "Luke!" She shrieked and before he could react she had climbed over the table and threw her balloon at the top of his jeans.
"Holy crap! That water is freezing Brooke!" He shouted in shock. She tackled him to the floor and straddled him, aiming another water balloon at his face.
"Are you ready to lose?" Brooke asked.
"I'm not losing." She threw the last balloon in his face but before he could say anything they heard Skills clear his throat behind them. Skills found the situation quite weird: Here he was standing in his best friend's kitchen and in front of him Lucas, the loner, was laying on the floor with Brooke, the bad girl, on top of him. Lucas and Brooke immediately got up from the floor.
"Um, hey Skills." Lucas said unsurely.
"Skills? This is the guy who called in the middle of our lunch?" Brooke asked.
"Yep, the one and only." Lucas answered.
"Yo, guys? Not to be rude or anything but what the hell is going on here?" Skills asked.
"Um, I, um, we…" Lucas stuttered.
"What Lucas is trying to say is: We have been best friends since we were born and we've kept our friendship a secret since we started high school because of the drama and now we are having fun. Well, that was the short version." Brooke explained and both Skills and Lucas stood dumbfounded in front of her. Lucas because he had not expected her to tell the truth and Skills because he had not expected that answer. "Well this is fun." Brooke said when none of the boys spoke. "Hey Luke! I'm just going to borrow a shirt from your room, I'm so not walking home in a wet T-shirt. A white, wet T-shirt I might add." She said as she walked toward Lucas' room, leaving the boys alone. As she left Skills pulled out of his daze and turned to Lucas.
"You're best friends with Brooke Davis?" He asked.
"Yeah, actually I am." Lucas responded.
"And you hang out with her on the weekends?"
"Yep, she comes over Friday nights after whatever party she has been on and spends the night and then we spend Saturday's together." Brooke walked back into the kitchen as he said this.
"You make it sound like some weird friends with benefits deal Luke and that's just gross. You and me together, you know, like that? Ew!" She made a disgusted face.
"Tell me about it." Lucas agreed.
"I'm going to go home now Luke, I'll see you at 'tutoring' on Monday. It was nice to meet you Skills. Bye." She waved as she left the house.
Lucas spent the rest of the day telling Skills the whole story about him and Brooke growing up together and Skills promised not to tell anyone about it.
It was Monday afternoon and Lucas was sitting in the tutoring center, waiting for Brooke to show up for her so called tutoring session. She was late as always and he was about to pick up his things and leave when she burst through the door with her books in her hands.
"Hey, I'm sorry I'm late. There was this guy that…" He cut her off.
"Save it, lets just start ok?"
"Fine Mr. Moody what's up your ass?"
"Nothing, you want me to tutor you or not?"
"Yeah, tutor me since my grades are the worst ever." She said in a sarcastic voice.
"Well, do you see these numbers and letters here, they make an equation…" They continued for over an hour and then she left with another few sarcastic comments.
The rest of the week passed quickly and soon it was Friday again. Brooke was at a party as always and Lucas was home reading a book. Brooke came over late that night, drunk and tired, and she spent the night as usual. Lucas had promised his friends that he would meet them on Saturday morning for a game of b-ball since he missed it the weekend before.
"Lucas." Brooke moaned when she woke up. "Get me something for this headache please." She pulled the covers over her head and tried to block the pain out for a little while. Lucas was not awake yet and she knew it was hard to wake him up in the mornings but she tried anyway, with little success. Lucas was still asleep and she was still hung over, she snuggled closer to her friend hoping that he would soon wake up so she could get some painkillers or something.
Skills walked into Lucas house annoyed with his friend, this was the second time he had missed a game, and it was not popular with the other guys either. He went closer to Lucas' room and he heard a female voice.
"Luke! Wake up god damn it. Don't make me leave this bed, you know how it went last time." Brooke said frustrated as she tried to wake him up for the third time but still with no success.
Skills peeked through the door and saw Brooke laying in Lucas' arms but not for long, she tried to get out of bed by herself and managed to do so but she had not more than stood up before she fell to the floor.
"Damn it!" She cursed. "I can't even get my own damn painkillers, that's it I'm never drinking again." She muttered. "LUCAS!" She yelled and he immediately sat up in bed.
"What!" He asked as he tried to locate what had woken him up, when he saw Brooke he rose from the bed and sat down beside her. "Are you okay?"
"Does it look like I am?" She spat back at him.
"I'll be right back." He said before he went to get her some pills, he met Skills in the doorway and gave him a confused look. "There you go." He said as he gave Brooke a glass of water with the pills. He then scooped her up into his arms and put her back into bed, gently tucking her in and giving her a kiss on her forehead before walking over to talk to Skills. "What are you doing here man?" He asked.
"You missed the game again dude."
"Oh, crap! I'm really sorry you guys, wanna play another one now?"
"Sure, why not. You're gonna tell me what this little scene was about?" She gestured toward Brooke.
"Just normal Saturday routine. She wakes up with a hang over, I get her some painkillers, I put her back to sleep and then I usually go and play a game of b-ball with you guys."
"Oh, that's cool. You wanna go over to the court now?"
"Hell yeah." Lucas picked up his basketball before they walked out of the house.
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