TITLE: Back to You

AUTHOR: Dayz Sollers

SUMMARY: Post season 2 finale. As Brooke, Nathan and Jake come back from their summers away from Tree Hill, the group has to face the trials and tribulations of their senior year of high school, and find out what is really important to them. Mostly B/L but it will take a while. Be patient, it will get there. I promise. P/J and N/H also. R&R

Disclaimer: Don't own One Tree Hill, too bad for me. Also the scenes used for the flashbacks are written by the writers of the show. they don't belong to me. don't sue :-)

Rating: PG13-maybe to an R later on
Category: Romance/Drama

Chapter Four: Familiar Like Yesterday

Nathan was in his old bedroom, the familiar sound of a DMX song playing in the background. He was doing pushups, trying to keep his shape up when he heard a gentle knock at the bedroom door.

"Come in."

Haley entered the room, a bad in one hand and a soda in the other. "Hi," she sighed. "I know that your mom spends the night at the rehab with your father, so I brought you something to eat."

She placed the food on the desk and walked over to his bed to sit down. "I probably shouldn't have come, I just thought you might want a warm meal."

Nathan jumped up, and leaned against his dresser. He nodded his head in thanks, and stared at her. She was so beautiful. It took everything in him to not pull her towards him and shower her with the kisses that he had wanted to give her ever since she had left him, the first time.

"Well, I should get going."

Haley made her way to the door, and Nathan knew she had felt uncomfortable.

"Wait. You just got here. Stay a while."

Haley nodded and sat back down on his bed. Tension filled in the room as Nathan dug into his meal, causing Haley to smile slightly.

"How was Tree Hill this summer?"

"Okay I guess. It's a little weird with everything that happened with Dan."

"Yeah, I heard. Still haven't caught the guy."

"The doctor's said if your mother hadn't found him when she did that he wouldn't have made it."

"That's a shame. The son of a bitch deserved it."

"Nathan," Haley shook her head. As much as she had blamed Dan for being evil, and malicious, she never wished death on anyone. "He is Lucas and your father."

"Whatever Haley. Spare me the lecture alright? I thought we could have a decent conversation as friends without fighting but look. Guess I was wrong," Nathan walked towards the door and held it open. "You were right. You should leave."

Tears threatened to enter Haley's eyes as she stood up and walked towards him. She saw papers in the corner of her eyes and looked down. The annulment papers. Her signature had been signed, but where were his? He hadn't signed them after all? "Nathan…" She lifted the papers up for him to see and her eyes questioned him without saying a thing. He walked towards her and grabbed the papers from her hands.

"I was busy Haley. It doesn't mean anything, I'm gonna sign them later. Now go."

Haley obeyed his wishes and shut the door behind her. Leaning her head against the doorframe a single tear fell down her cheek. Little did she know that Nathan stood on the other side, begging his heart to believe the words he had told her. It hadn't meant anything. Right?

It was a little past 11:00 when Lucas had finally gotten home, he made his way throughout the house but there had been no sign of his mother or Brooke. He knew his mother would be home soon so he made his way into the bathroom to take a quick shower.

Turning the nozzle on, he stripped off his clothes and stepped inside. As the water dripped down his body he leaned against the hard surface and thought back to when he had been with Brooke.

/flashback/

Lucas: Wait, are you sure your parents won't come home?

Brooke: they could. But this isn't there Jacuzzi

Lucas: Brooke- whose house is this?

Brooke: I don't know. Does it matter?

/flashback/

Brooke: Hey, don't you think it makes more sense to buy in bulk? And plus- for desert!

/flashback/

Brooke: I do what I do. And I like what I like. And that's just who I am

Lucas: I know and that's what I love about you

Brooke: Okay but the music you listen to, and the books that you read I'm not into any of that stuff

Lucas: and I never asked you to be okay? I kinda enjoy the fact that we're different

Brooke: Okay… sorry its just you're the first really great guy I've ever dated and that really scares me because I never gave a rats ass before. Ok? But I do now

Lucas: That's good cause I give a rats ass about you too

/end of flashbacks/

A smile spread across his face, as memories threatened to over come him. He wondered to himself if she too had thought about those moments, if she had ever been in an intimate situation that had reminded her of their excursions. 'Yeah. Excursions, there's a word that fits,' he thought to himself but was interrupted by the bathroom door being open.

"Hi Broody."

Brooke opened the shower curtain and peaked inside. She didn't say anything else but giggled as she made her way to the bathroom sink and began to brush her teeth. He mumbled hello, but couldn't find any other words. It had been a little late for embarrassment, she had seen him naked before. But that had been when they were together, and when she had been as well.

"Well, I'm going to bed. See you tomorrow."

And with that, Brooke Davis exited the bathroom, leaving Lucas completely bewildered. He had wondered how they were going to come to see each other again. Whether it would happen at school, or at home, if they would be alone or if their friends would have been around.

Not in a million years had Lucas expected that to happen. Brooke had entered the bathroom taking control of the situation and recapturing his heart with every word. There wasn't a single part of him that didn't want to walk in her bedroom and devour all of her. But he couldn't. At least not yet.

Brooke sat impatiently in her bedroom for Lucas to enter. Peyton and her had discussed the different ways to approach him, but Brooke decided to do things her way. She giggled, Peyton was going to love this.

There was a tap on her door and her heart skipped a beat. She knew he was standing on the other side, waiting for an explanation and demanding answers she wasn't sure she would be able to give. 'But playing with him, that would be fun,' she thought. She stood up, and slipped down out of her jeans and tee shirt to reveal a black bra and panty set.

"Come in."

Brooke stood with her back to him as he entered the room. She listened as he inhaled deeply and she made her way across the room to her closet. Pulling out a sheer robe she turned to him.

"Sorry. It was really hot in here, I guess the air conditioning isn't working."

Lucas gulped, and nodded his head. He stared her up and down before turning to the chair and plopping himself down.

"So uhh…"

"Uhh what Lucas?"

Brooke walked towards him and leaned down so that their bodies were only inches apart. She smiled seductively as he stared at her, daring her to make a move. She licked her lips, and reached down so her hands were on either side of his pants. Grabbing the magazine from under him, she made her way back to the bed.

"Uhh, how was California?"

She had half expected him to ask her way she was home, or at least ask why she had left things the way she had. Another part of her had believed he would skip the talking and make his way to her kissing her passionately. He had simply done neither.

"California huh? Fun. You know me," Brooke opened the magazine and began to flip through it. "The beach, the shopping, the boys." She looked up at the last statement, to see a flash of disappointment cross his face. He recovered quickly, and stood up.

"Well, Tree Hill wasn't the same without you. We're uhh…we're glad you're back Brooke," Lucas walked towards the door.

"Broody?"

Lucas turned and stared at her once more. She looked knowingly into his eyes, seeing the questions left unasked, and the feelings left unspoken and smiled gently.

"Could you shut the door behind you?"

Lucas simply nodded his head and made his way out the door. Before he shut it, he turned once again.

"I missed you."

"I missed you too," Brooke said as she glanced back up at the door hoping to see Lucas standing there. But she had been too late. The door was pulled too, and Lucas had left without hearing her words. She laid down against the pillow and sighed. "What now?" She said to herself.

tbc...