Nobody Wants to be Lonely
Part 2 of 2
Brooke leaned in so that her lips lightly touched Lucas's, sending shivers down both of their spines. Brooke felt that giddy smile play across her face, while Lucas broke the kiss so that he could see her properly.
"Mmm Brooke, are you sure this is o.k?" Lucas asked cautiously as he put his lips back against Brooke's again. She nodded and opened her mouth wider so that she could massage Lucas's tongue with her own. He let go of the towel that he had been holding, and neither of them noticed as it fell to the ground beside them.
They stayed in the same position for a few minutes, neither of them wanting to let the moment pass. Brooke broke away, giving Lucas 'his' smile before they decided to get dried.
Brooke pulled a towel out of the closet and handed it to Lucas before pulling out another one for herself. Lucas put the towel up to his face and shut his eyes, taking in Brooke's scent.
"Hey Broody, you're never gonna get dried like that" she laughed, her eyes twinkling as she gave him a peck on his lips. Lucas laughed back and the two got dried together, Brooke not caring what parts of her that Lucas saw.
They showered together to 'save water' as Lucas suggested. Brooke laughed when he said that, remembering that's what she used to say when they were together last year.
They decided that they would have dinner at a small restaurant just near where Brooke lived, so of course this meant Brooke spending ages deciding on what to wear. Lucas had two shirts and a spare pair of trousers so after deliberating for a few minutes over which shirt to wear, he picked out the blue one, hoping that the place they were going to wasn't too fancy.
Brooke stepped out of her closet wearing jeans, flip flops and a lilac silk camisole which showed off her tanned body.
"You look amazing" Lucas said, his eyes never leaving her body.
"Thank you Broody, I have certain talents" she laughed. He couldn't help but smile at her. There was just something about her that lit up a room, something in her smile and her laugh that made him want to kiss her every time she did anything.
He couldn't help himself, and kissed her with such passion that Brooke felt her knees starting to buckle beneath her. Lucas had his hand on her back, supporting her as she kissed him back, sighing with contentment as they broke away.
"I'm not sure if I want to go now" Brooke giggled "But I guess we should feed ourselves. Your body is a temple you know Broods"
"Broods?"
"Yeah, I just thought of it. It has a nice ring to it don't ya think?" she laughed
"Anything you say has a nice ring to it" Lucas whispered quietly, but loud enough for Brooke to hear.
"O.k, well we should get going before this turns into 'mush-fest 2006'"
Lucas laughed as Brooke pulled him out of her room and down the seemingly-never ending staircase to the front door.
By the time they had gotten back to Brooke's house, the sky was black and clear so that they could see all of the stars.
"It's so beautiful out here at night" Brooke said as she leant against Lucas, their hands entwined.
"I know. I can see why you stayed here"
"That's not why I stayed here Lucas" Brooke said quietly
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I stayed here because I was hiding. Hiding from you, hiding from other people, hiding from the truth"
"The truth?"
"Yeah, that I actually wanted to be with you, and I messed up on the day I left."
"Brooke you didn't mess up, and you didn't need to hide from me. If anyone messed up, it was me doing what I did last year, and I'd do anything I could to take that back"
Brooke stared at the floor, not wanting to look Lucas in the eye.
"It's fine, really" she said, still keeping her eyes fixed on the floor, but Lucas tilted her chin up towards him with his thumb so that he could see her face.
"Brooke it's not fine, I hurt you, you trusted me and I wasn't there for you. But I'll always be there for you now, no matter what"
She shut her eyes to stop the tears from falling. She knew that he was sorry, and that he would do anything to make it up for her, but there was that small part of her that would never really forgive him, and that's what she didn't like.
"I forgive you, and I'm trying to trust you Luke, I really am, but there's always this doubt in the back of my mind that you might hurt me again."
They stopped walking and Lucas pulled Brooke in close to him, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her hair. She let a few tears fall, but quickly wiped them away before she thought Lucas had seen. He pulled away and smoothed the wet skin under her eyes with his thumb.
"I'm sorry I make you cry Brooke, I just want to make this better for you, and I thought that if we talked about it……"
He was interrupted by Brooke crashing her lips against his in a way that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
"It's o.k" she whispered in between kisses.
"You sure?"
She nodded and Lucas took her hand again as they continued walking up the hill back to Brooke's.
By the time they got to the front door, they could hardly keep their hands off each other, their kissing breaking only momentarily while Brooke fumbled around in her bag for the door key, and then they continued, making their way upstairs to Brooke's room, loosing items of clothing as they did so.
They fell onto Brooke's bed, which she was happy to have a decent size, not like the one she had to have back in Tree Hill. Lucas stopped and looked into her eyes.
"Brooke, I didn't come here just for this, it just kinda……."
"It's o.k, I know" she said in her whisper voice that made Lucas's stomach flip.
"Are you o.k with this? We don't have to…"
"I want this Lucas" she whispered before kissing him again, undoing his belt with her hands as he did the same to her.
The rest of their clothes formed a pile on the floor by the bed. Brooke closed her eyes as Lucas started to kiss her body, making his way from her lips to the soft material of her lingerie. He smiled when he reached her tattoo, and traced it gently with his hand. Brooke knew why he had stopped kissing her, and she opened her eyes, staring at the tattoo on his arm, and she smiled again.
"Remember that night?" she said softly
"How could I forget?" he joked quietly before returning to her lips, kissing them softly, running his tongue over them as she pushed her body up towards him, unhooking the back of her bra with one hand.
Lucas took her bra away from her body, throwing it so that it landed on top of their other clothes. He started to kiss his way down her body again, letting his tongue run over every inch of her, remembering what he had missed all of this time.
Their bodies moved in sync with each other, their eyes locked in a loving gaze as they brought each other over the edge with pleasure.
"That was amazing" Brooke said as she collapsed onto Lucas's chest, sweaty and breathless. He kissed her hair and smoothed it with his fingers while absent-mindedly trailing his and up and down Brooke's stomach.
"I know" he whispered into her neck, his hot breath sending shivers down her spine.
They laid there silently for a few hours, just enjoying being back in each other's arms. Brooke looked at the clock which showed the time to be 11:20. Her naked body shivered in Lucas's arms and he pulled her closer to him, planting soft kisses along her collarbone. She giggled and sighed contentedly.
"Oh my God, you know what we should do?" Brooke exclaimed, practically jumping out of bed.
"I'm guessing that sleeping's not what you have in mind" Lucas groaned. He was enjoying just laying there with her, and now the bed was cold where she wasn't laying.
"No, well yeah. Well kind of"
"You wanna explain that?" Lucas laughed as he reached for his boxers before getting out of bed. Brooke had wrapped her dressing gown around her, but she was now eyeing up the grey hoody that had been thrown on the floor earlier. Lucas saw where she was looking.
"It's all yours" he said
"You're the best Broods!"
"Just don't call me Broods."
"Why not? It's kinda cute" she replied, letting her dressing gown fall to the floor, where Lucas was staring open-mouthed, and then pulling on the hoody, letting it fall off one of her shoulders. "and sexy" she added.
"That looks sexy" he replied, kissing Brooke softly, before pulling in his jeans that he had worn to the restaurant.
"Why thank you Broodylicious"
"Brooke, no"
"Ooh, I like that one. Broodylicious"
"It's like that song" Lucas groaned, knowing that she wasn't going to change her mind now.
"Yeah, I could be Bootylicious, and you're Broodylicious!" Brooke exclaimed, clapping her hands together in the way that she always did when she was excited.
"So where are we going?" Lucas asked "I'm sensing it's not out in public, otherwise you wouldn't be wearing that." Brooke raised her eyebrows and Lucas groaned.
"It's a surprise"
"Brooke, where are we going?"
"Lucas, if I tell you, it will ruin the surprise"
"In other words, if you tell me, I won't come"
"Got it in one my Broodylicious boyfriend, now come on!"
Brooke pulled Lucas down the road, both of them receiving stares from any cars that past them. Brooke was only wearing Lucas's hoody, and he was topless.
"I can't believe I actually came with you" Lucas half-whispered, half-shouted.
"You know you wanted to" Brooke giggled.
He was amazed at how she knew that. He really did want to go with her. Anything that Brooke had in mind was always fun, even if it was going to the mall. She made everything exciting.
"You gonna tell me where we're going?" Lucas asked as they turned the corner. Brooke shook her head.
"Nope"
"It's not the mall is it?"
"Broody even I wouldn't go to the mall dressed like this, although, maybe we should go there tomorrow. Good idea"
"Oh God" Lucas groaned, wishing he hadn't mentioned the mall. He didn't really mind going though. If he was with Brooke, then he didn't care where they went.
Brooke stopped when they had walked a few meters around the corner. Lucas looked up and saw a house which looked quite a lot like Brooke's, although not quite as big, and it didn't have a red door. In fact, Brooke's house was the only one he had seen with a red door. He liked that it was different.
She gave his hand a squeeze and then checked to see if anyone was looking. There were no lights on in the house, and the curtains of the house over the road were closed.
"Perfect" Brooke said softly, dragging Lucas around the side of the house, giggling.
"I can't believe I'm actually doing this, I should have guessed it was something like this." Lucas said as Brooke switched on the hot tub.
"You know you want to"
"I'll do anything with you"
"Cheesy, but sweet all the same" Brooke laughed before taking off the grey Hoody, revealing nothing underneath.
"Brooke! Couldn't you have put a bikini on or something?"
"What would be the fun in that? It just takes longer to get to the good part" she replied, raising her eyebrows at the end.
"Just get in before anyone sees you" Lucas said, standing behind her until she was covered by the water of the jacuzzi.
"Aww, look at my knight in shinning armour protecting me" Brooke giggled. Lucas squinted at her and then removed his clothes quickly before jumping into the Jacuzzi, splashing Brooke.
Lucas slid over so that he was right next to Brooke. She sat herself in his lap and rested her head against his chest, playing with the beads that Lucas was wearing-the ones she had given him when they first started dating. They were his reminder of how much he loved Brooke.
"Isn't that your house?" Lucas asked, pointing over the fence to the house which was stood a way from them, but nevertheless, it was still next door. Brooke giggled and nodded, kissing him on the cheek.
"So we are using next door's hot tub, even though you have one of your own? Brooke, that's not normal"
"When have I ever been normal? Besides, there's no fun in using your own tub"
They made out for a few minutes before Brooke decided to take things further.
"Brooke we can't do this in someone else's hot tub!"
"Broody, you've got to stop being so uptight, it's not good for you" she giggled, kissing him. He gave in and kissed her back as their bodies moved in sync with each other once again.
Lucas tried to get Brooke to quieten down as her moans became louder.
"Please don't stop" she moaned as she grasped the side of the tub, grinding her body against his. Lucas saw the look on her face and kissed her to quieten her down as he brought them both over the edge with pleasure.
"Oh my God" Brooke gasped as she collapsed against Lucas, her chest heaving up and down with every breath. She kissed him again and settled back against his chest where she had been so comfortable earlier on.
"I guess that was worth sneaking around" Lucas laughed as he saw the happy look on Brooke's face, the sparkle in her eye and her dimpled smile.
"Totally worth it"
"You think we should head back to yours?"
"Probably, before whoever lives here finds that there's some people in their hot tub" Brooke laughed, climbing off Lucas and stepping out of the tub, realising that they hadn't brought towels. Shrugging, she picked up Lucas's hoody and pulled it over her wet body, smiling as she handed Lucas his jeans. He pulled them on, grimacing as he felt the harsh material rub against him.
"Well that's both pairs of my jeans that are wet, so I don't know what I'm going to wear tomorrow" Lucas laughed. Brooke turned the Jacuzzi off and started to place the cover back over it when the house door opened and a light came on.
"Who's there?" A voice shouted from inside the house. "Leave or I'll call the police!"
Brooke and Lucas didn't hear the last part as they were busy running down the road as fast as they could. When they reached Brooke's house, she broke into a fit of giggles when she saw the look on Lucas's face.
"See that is why I don't break into people's back yards and use their hot tubs" he said, shutting the door quickly after Brooke had opened it.
"Admit it though, you had fun running away"
"How do you know me so well?"
"Everyone has that adrenaline rush when they're frightened"
"I wasn't frightened!"
"So what was that look on your face? Cos it sure as hell was happiness" Brooke laughed
"Fine! I was a little bit, only a tiny bit scared." Lucas replied. "Does that make you happy?"
"A little" she replied, remembering back to the night at the bar where she kicked Lucas's ass at pool.
"So we're done now? We can go to sleep" Brooke shook her head.
"That's not what I was planning for us to do"
"So when you jumped out of bed where I was all nice and comfy, you had no intention of borrowing next-door's hot tub?"
"Nope. That came to me in the process."
Lucas shook his head. "So what are we doing now?"
"When I first moved in here, I spent a whole night just looking out of the window at the view of the city, and I always thought that if I wasn't alone, I would spend a night outside just sleeping under the stars. But I was always alone, and I didn't feel safe, so I never did." Brooke swallowed. "Is that stupid?"
Lucas shut his eyes. She must have been so lonely here by herself all of this time. How could her parents just abandon her like this? They had promised that they would spend time together as a family.
"It's not stupid at all, it sounds perfect" he whispered, pulling her in for a hug.
"Are you sure, cos we don't have to if you'd rather sleep in a bed."
"No, I'd really like to do that"
"Great, well we need to get some pillows and duvets so that we're warm. Oh, and we need snacks!" Brooke exclaimed
"Snacks? Brooke it's almost midnight?"
"So? Ever heard of a midnight feast Broody?"
Lucas grinned and grabbed the duvet and pillows off of Brooke's bed as she went to get more covers and snacks from the kitchen.
"Meet ya outside in five" she shouted to him as Lucas went out the back door, carrying all of the things Brooke had dumped in the hallway for him to carry. He laid the covers down on the ground near the middle of the back yard, placing the pillows at the end so that they were facing away from the house. Lucas sat down on the edge of the covers waiting for Brooke to come out. He could see her through the window. She had a smile on her face, and she could see her standing in front of what looked like a microwave. He let out a little laugh when he saw her jump up and clap her hands at the microwave-she was obviously making popcorn.
Brooke came out of the house a few minutes later, dropping the latch so that nobody could break in. She shook the keys at him to signal that she hadn't locked them out. Lucas watched as she stopped at the fence and touched something. She stood back and after a few seconds, the top of the back yard was lit up by tiny fairy lights which made patterns on the water of the pool.
"You like?" she asked as she sat down beside him.
"It's beautiful Brooke"
"I did it one day when I was going to throw a party to get to know people, but then I decided that I didn't really want to party. It would have been just another place where I was known as Brooke Davis, the drunken slut ya know?"
Lucas didn't know what to say to that. That's what she was seen as a year ago at school, but she wasn't seen like that now, and certainly didn't see her like that.
"It's o.k, you don't have to say anything" she whispered "I didn't expect you to"
"Brooke, I don't see you like that, and I don't think many people do. They know you're better than that."
"Yeah, because you made me better than that."
"I didn't try and change you Brooke, I just wanted you to know that you were better than that….."
"Well I'm glad I'm not like that any more" Brooke smiled "Now eat up cos I think I made too much" she laughed, waving the bowl of popcorn in his face.
He took a piece and threw it at her, and Brooke reciprocated by getting a handful and stuffing it in Lucas's mouth until it was so full that he could hardly chew.
"Brooke!" he tried to say, spitting out a few pieces of popcorn in the process.
"What? You looked hungry"
"Maybe because you're wearing me out with all the sex. Twice in the space of a few hours Brooke. That's got to be a record, even for us" he laughed. Brooke smacked his chest playfully.
"I hope that's not a complaint"
"Never" he said, swallowing the popcorn and pulling her down to him, kissing her neck so that she moaned softly, closing her eyes at the feeling.
"You wanna increase it to three?" she mumbled into his lips as they laid down under the covers.
"If you do" he replied, not wanting to break the kiss between them.
"Definitely"
They made love under the stars, never once breaking eye contact until Brooke shut her eyes in ecstasy, breathing in the moment as Lucas kissed her softly on her lips, savouring the sweet taste while her body shuddered beneath his touch. They collapsed once again into each other's arms, their sweaty chests heaving, their eyes sparkling as Brooke opened hers and they looked at each other. A look of love.
It was late, but neither of them wanted to sleep. They didn't want to miss a single moment, because each minute was one they couldn't get back. They'd wasted enough time already.
"So do you like California?" Brooke asked, playing with Lucas's hand.
"Definitely" he grinned, pulling her even closer, if that was possible.
"Maybe we should do some sightseeing tomorrow"
"I'd rather do some sight seeing here with you"
Brooke grinned and kissed him, feeling like no matter how many times she did that, it would never be enough.
"Brooke, you know, I didn't come here with the intentions of doing this…….I was just worried about you and I wanted to make sure you were o.k" Lucas whispered to Brooke. He could see she was fighting to keep her eyes open, but they were starting to fill with tears.
"I know" she said softly "And thank you"
"For what?"
"For making sure I was o.k. I'm glad you came when you did"
"Well I'm glad I came when I did too." He replied "You weren't o.k were you?"
Brooke shook her head.
"I wasn't, but now I am"
"Good" he said, kissing her again "I'm sorry I left things like I did, I just wanted you to know how I felt. I didn't know if you were coming back, and I hoped it might make you stay. I didn't mean to make it harder for you"
"Lucas it's…….."
"No, don't say it's o.k, because I make things hard for you Brooke, and you don't deserve the kind of life you got. You should have had better."
Brooke nodded, biting her lip to stop herself from crying.
"I'm glad you told me how you felt Lucas, cos it would have been worse going to California thinking that you still liked Peyton, when I felt about you the way I did. I needed to know that you felt the same way, because I think it would have killed me wondering what you guys were doing while I was gone."
"Brooke, I wouldn't have ever done anything with Peyton. What happened last year…."
Lucas felt Brooke tense up and the sparkle in her eyes was replaced by a look of pain.
"It was a mistake and I don't have any feelings for her like what I feel for you."
Brooke sniffed and kissed Lucas. It was the only way she could convey what she was feeling.
"I've missed this" he said softly as she rested her head in the crook of his shoulder.
"Me too" she whispered back as he put his arm over her bare stomach, making it feel like it might burn under his touch.
"So are you enjoying sleeping under the stars?" Lucas asked
"Yes, and I couldn't think of anyone better to do it with"
They spent a few minutes trying to name some of the constellations in a competition, but after Lucas had picked out the five different ones, Brooke gave up, rolling her eyes and saying that since she hadn't read the book that he had learned this in, she couldn't be expected to know.
"So what made you decide to come find me?" Brooke asked, her eyes almost shutting.
"I was listening to a song, and I thought of you."
"Really?" Brooke asked "I was listening to a song too, and you were all I could think about.
"Which song?" asked Lucas, stroking her arms lightly with his fingers in a soothing way.
"Nobody wants to be lonely"
"I was listening to that exact same song." Lucas said softly, pulling her closer to him.
"It's true though isn't it?" she asked sleepily
"What is?"
"Nobody wants to be lonely. At least, I don't"
"Me neither. But if I couldn't have you, I'd rather be on my own"
They fell asleep together, their breathing even and their bodies exhausted, but happy. Lucas woke up once when he felt Broke stir, and he watched her sleeping for a while before kissing her and whispering that he loved her, and that he'd never stopped. He turned his body slowly so that he didn't wake Brooke, and then he rested back down again so that he could see her face with a 'that' smile on it.
"I never stopped loving you either" Brooke whispered, then snuggled into Lucas's chest, warming her naked body against his. They fell back to sleep at the same time, both knowing that things might now be alright, and that they didn't need to worry.
Hey guys, I was thinking about maybe doing another 2-parter to folow on from this one. What do you think? I'd base in in California-no drama.
Tell me what you want, or whether you think it would be a good idea.
Also, if you have anything in specific you would like me to write-certain story lines/specific genres please let me know. I love writing when people have given me a focus. also, I can write based around a song. (I only do Brucas though lol. Or either of those two on their own.)
Emily-Grace xxx