1Chapter 8

A/N - There are links for all three girls dresses. Please take a look at them. Sorry it's been so long since the last update. I've been crazy busy. This is the second to last chapter so enjoy and please let me know what you think! Thanks!

It's quarter to seven
That boy's at the door
And her daddy ushers him in
And when he takes off his cap
They all start to cry
Cause this morning where his hair had been
Softly, she touches just skin

Brooke sat in the living room with her mom and dad awaiting Lucas's arrival. Brooke reached up again to fiddle with the scarf tied around her head. "Brooke's if you keep messing with it it'll fall off."

Brooke's hand dropped at her mother's warning. She stood up and wandered over to the mirror. She peered at herself wondering what everyone would think when they saw her.

Her dress was a Nicole Miller black chiffon beaded halter gown. The neckline, plunged down to the beaded sash that sat snug under her breasts, revealing a decent amount of cleavage and the back plunged in a V to right above the curve of her butt. The dress fell to the floor even with her three inch heels and trailed along the floor in the back. The scarf that she wore on her head was black with a vibrant blue flower pattern. (Brooke's dress)

Her mother had offered to buy her a wig but she had decided against it because she didn't want any hair unless it was her own. She looked beautiful even without her hair and had finally decided that she was okay with how she looked. She glanced up as the door bell rang."

Her dad stood up and headed for the door. "I'll get it." As he swung the door open Brooke could hear him and Lucas greeting one another.

Lucas walked in looking hot as can be in a tux. Brooke started to smile until she noticed the baseball cap he wore on his head. "Lucas Scott! You are SOOO not wearing a hat."

Lucas gave her a half smile as he reached up and pulled the hat from his head. All Brooke could do was stare as her eyes filled with tears. She was utterly speechless as she stepped up to him, tears running down her face. She reached up slowly and ran her hand over just skin. She threw her arms around his neck and cried on his shoulder. "Thank you, Lucas."

Lucas rubbed her back lightly. "You're going to mess up your makeup."

Brooke laughed as she pulled back. She took a deep breath and turned to her parents to find tears running down their faces. She turned to leave the room, a smile on her face. "I'm going to go fix my makeup. I'll be back in a minute." She placed a light kiss on Lucas's cheek. "I love you."
After Brooke left the room both of Brooke's parents gave him a hug. "That was very sweet of you Lucas."

Lucas smiled. "Well, Brooke's in for a surprise because I'm not the only one who did it. "

Brooke's mother smiled as tears once again filled her eyes. "She has such good friends. I'm so glad that she has you guys." She gave him another hug as Brooke returned to the room.

"Okay, I'm all ready."

Lucas turned to her. "You look gorgeous."

Brooke smiled as she took Lucas's arm and he led her to the limo. "We have to go pick up Nathan and Mouth. They're at Nathan and Haley's and then it's off to pick up the girls at Peyton's." He held the door for her and she slid in. He followed, slipping his arm around her shoulder as he settled in.

When they arrived at Nathan and Haley's he turned to her. "Do you want to come up?"

She shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

They both got out and walked up to the apartment. When Nathan opened up the door, Brooke's eyes teared up again. Both Nathan and Mouth had shaved their heads. "Oh, you guys." She hugged Nathan and then Mouth.

Lucas smiled. "All the guys on the team shaved their head to support you."

Brooke sniffled as she tried to hold back her tears. "Thank you guys so much. Now come on before I mess up my makeup." She hurried back into the limo beating them all back and sliding in.

When they pulled up to Peyton's house they all piled out. Nathan knocked on the door and Peyton threw it open. She wore an ocean blue dress with a V-neck charmeuse dress, the straps criss-crossing across her back. It was fitted across the bodice and down over her hips before flaring out to floor length.(Peyton's dress) On her head she wore a scarf almost identical to the one on Brooke's head.

Haley walked up behind her, her dress was a matte satin burgundy. It was off-the-shoulders dress that was pinned at the top with a silver crystal pin. (Haley's dress) It was fitted at the top and flared out softly from the hips. On her head was a black and burgundy scarf.

This time Brooke was not able to hold back the tears and they began to run down her face as she hugged both of her friends. "I love you guys..."

Haley smiled. "Come on in, guys. We're gonna be a few minutes. We're going to have to fix Brooke." She and Peyton led Brooke back to Peyton's room where they calmed her down and fixed her makeup.

"Just a warning so that this won't happen again, all of the girls on the squad are going to be wearing scarves." Peyton explained as she finished fixing Brooke's makeup. "Let me tell you, it saved us all a bunch of money on getting our hair done."
Brooke laughed. "Thank you guys. This night is already one that I will never forget."

Haley smiled. "That's what we were hoping for. You ready to go?"

Brooke nodded and the three of them headed back to the living room where the guys were watching the television. In each of their laps was a corsage. "Where did those come from?"

Lucas flipped off the television and jumped up. "We were hiding them." He slipped the corsage onto her wrist, Nathan and Mouth following suit. "We all set?" At the nods from the group they set off from the prom which promised to be a night to remember.