Author- Emily-Grace Mendes

Disclaimer- I don't own One Tree Hill, I don't own Brooke, or Lucas, but I own this story. So I guess that at least counts for something.

A/N- Thank you for the reviews you guys :) I appologise if there are a few errors in this, but I've been checking it over with a hang over, so that probbaly wasn't the best idea. I hope you enjoy, and please leave a review at the end. xxx

Just Watch Her Move

No Time

Her words left him reeling, blinking like a rabbit caught in head lights, not knowing which way to run, or even, to run at all. The smile was still playing on her lips, throughout everything she had told him, it hadn't faltered, not even once.

"You….you have cancer" He repeated, almost as if trying to make it go away by saying the words, though he knew it couldn't. He hoped she'd crack up laughing now, tell him that it was all a joke, how she'd fooled him, worried him. Maybe she'd offer him a scotch, tell him she was sorry for joking around. But she didn't.

Her arm was still slung loosely over his shoulder, the same position that it had been for most of the night. Except now it hung there with caution, and he hoped she wouldn't take it away. He needed to feel her now, touch her lips one more time, hear her raspy voice poking fun at him, or flirting dangerously in front of Brandon.

When she said she'd give him a two for one deal, Lucas' smile had been wider than ever, his blue eyes twinkling as Brooke whispered hoarsely in his ear

"I want you"

Their lips locked, her tongue tracing his lips before he allowed it to enter his mouth fully, meeting his own. All through this he'd known that dimpled smile was on her face, he could feel it. Her body was practically on top of his now, one of his legs slightly in front of the other, leaving a gap for her small body to push up against his, the heat radiating around them.

Only now Lucas felt cold, still trying to comprehend her words.

"How long?"

She shook her head and shrugged, her voice a lot tinier than he'd ever heard it. "I don't know"

"How long?" he repeated again, a little angrier this time. He wasn't angry at her, he had no right to be. He was angry at Peyton because she'd lied to him, he was angry at himself for staying trapped in a marriage that he hated for so long, and he was angry at God, because the one thing he wanted most was being taken from him. And he could do nothing about it.

"A few months" she told him, her hazel eyes searching his. Her arm had fallen from his shoulders now, it hung loosely by her side as she tried to press his body into hers.

"I'm not loosing you"

Lucas grabbed Brooke's hand and pulled her away from the dance floor, away from the loud beats of music drowning out their conversation, away from fun. They stood, a little outside of the club, in an alleyway, not one of those seedy ones you see in movies, where it looks like someone could get shot, but an alley which was lit well enough, but quiet so they could talk.

"Lucas lets not do this here" She told him, practically begging, he'd never seen her like this before and it scared him. He didn't know how to act, what to say. He was all so used to it being flirty and light-hearted, and now, he was overwhelmed by too many different feelings.

"Tell me everything"

It was as if he'd ignored her completely, focused on what he wanted to know, not what she'd wanted to tell. He was in control now.

She shrugged again, not blinking back tears like he might have expected, but she watched him, waited.

"God damnit Brooke!" His hand slammed against the wall, pain searing through it as it started to bleed. But he didn't care right now, it didn't matter.

"What do you want me to say Lucas?" She raised her voice now to match his as he brought his hand to his chest, as if cradling it.

"And your secret?" She asked him, that eyebrow raised ever-so-slightly as he smirked at her, proud that he'd gotten her to admit something about herself.

"We didn't agree that I had to tell you anything."

"You tell me this secret, and I'll give you a two for one special."

"Two for one?"

"Two secrets instead of just that one."

But she didn't give him time to tell her anything before her lips encased his, his blue eyes still open from shock. Sure she'd admitted that she wanted him, but he hadn't expected her to act on it. Flirting was what Brooke seemed to do best, and that's how Lucas thought it would stay.

But as soon as her tongue reached his lips, his eyes closed involuntarily as his mouth opened a little wider, answering the question her tongue had asked. His hands were tangling in her hair now, the formally sleek brown mane twisted and untidy-looking beneath his hands. She didn't care.

Lucas was the first to break away, looking straight into Brooke's eyes as she opened them, ready to tell her something about him. He didn't get the chance though, as her arm stayed around his shoulder, the position they had been previously dancing in.

"I have cancer"

"A few months isn't enough time for me to get a divorce" Lucas told Brooke, his voice quieter now, contemplating what he was going to do.

"Lucas I'm not asking you to…."

"I don't want her Brooke." his hands reached up to her face, the good one outlining the shape of her eyes, her nose, her lips. "I want you."

And then they were running, running where she didn't know. He didn't know. But Brooke followed him, her hand still clutching his tightly as the stores became a blur in the corner of her eye. They seemed to be heading somewhere, like he had a route planned in his head for such an event. But truth be told, he just had no idea what to do. Running seemed the easiest option.

"Lucas where are we going?" Brooke finally managed to get out, as his pace seemed to slow, his heart hammering in his ears as he tried to block everything out. It was swirling in his head now, all of the words she'd ever spoken to him, the words that had meant anything and everything.

"I don't know Brooke okay" His voice was close to cracking, she could tell. And then it crossed her mind, that maybe she shouldn't have told him, maybe she shouldn't have let herself get this close. But she'd wanted to. She'd wanted to feel him against her, not just dancing, but perhaps in a bed somewhere, underneath the stars, in her drop top Mercedes.

It had all sounded so perfect in her head, and of course, in the back of her mind, she'd expected some reaction like this, she'd known he's be upset, angry, confused. But she'd ignored that, focused on what she'd wanted to do for once. And it felt good, to know that she didn't have to keep anything to herself any more. No not good, it felt like a release, that the breath she'd been holding in for so long had finally been let out.

He fell against the wall, bringing his hand up to his head. "I just don't know what to do."

"Stay with me" Brooke told him, bringing his hand away from his head so that she could hold it against her chest. "Tonight, stay with me."

He wasn't stupid, he knew they were going to make love. He knew he was going to cheat on Peyton, but that didn't matter. He needed Brooke now.

By the time she had unlocked the door of her apartment, Brooke's arms were wrapped fully around Lucas' neck, pulling him further into her as he kicked the door closed behind them. They had made it as far as the couch before Lucas removed Brooke's shirt, tossing it haphazardly on the floor. He didn't have time to place it neatly anywhere. Time wasn't something they had much of.

Her red bra drew him to her, his chest heaving with every breath as her hands snaked to the front of his shirt, her fingers swiftly undoing the buttons. His shirt too, was flung somewhere across the room, perhaps landing on the floor, perhaps on a door handle. They didn't bother to stop and check.

His eyes were closed when Brooke looked at him, a sign that he was definitely enjoying this, but she had to wonder, was he rushing too much? Sure they didn't have that much time, but she didn't want this experience to be hasty, rushed. She wanted to enjoy every minute.

"Lucas" she said softly, his eyes opening immediately. "Just go steady"

His hands stopped fumbling for her bra clasp, and instead, found their way to her neck, stroking the skin softly as he inched forward to kiss her sweet lips once again, loving the taste of the strawberry lip gloss.

They lay there, between the crisp white sheets acting as some kind of a barrier from the outside world, a world where she could be taken from him any day. Her breathing was even, he knew, because he'd done nothing but check to make sure that she was still inhaling, and the her chest was moving up and down. Her head was resting on his chest, her hair tickling him a little, but he didn't mind, not if it meant he could just lay there with her, her lips curved into a small smile as she slept.

"You don't have to watch me ya know" Her eyes weren't open, and Lucas had had no idea that Brooke was even awake, but her smile was wider now, her dimples showing, and he could imagine those hazel eyes twinkling under the lids.

"Kinda makes me feel a little weird" She giggled and opened her eyes to look at him, and sure enough, they were twinkling.

"Sorry" he couldn't help but smile when he looked at her, even though there were lines across his forehead, and Brooke knew he wasn't relaxed.

She reached up and traced the lines until they went away, her finger leaving his skin tingling. "You're brooding."

"I was thinking"

"I'm gonna call you Broody" Brooke nodded to herself, as if pleased with what she'd decided.

"Broody?"

"Because you brood so much" she explained. "Besides, you look like you've never had a nickname before."

"How can you tell that just from looking at me?"

"You're easy to figure out"

It amazed, him, how even though they were now in bed, the barriers which had previously been between them now completely broken, she was still able to come out with lines that made him want her even more.

And that was dangerous, because now he had something to loose. He could give his whole heart to this girl, even though he hardly knew anything about her. And if he did that, if he gave his heart, he knew he wouldn't get it back.

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