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Sorry for my super late update.
What's happened so far…
To make it easier for you guys to recall Phoenix, this is how the story is so far…
Brooke met lucas at pump station, owned by a family friend :jake. brooke almost hit lucas with her car when she rammed into the workers' lounge but was more interested in her car, of course. This made lucas slap her, which in turn induced brooke to steal/take his bag.
Turns out that lucas is vying for a spot in ucla and his essay to apply to it is in the bag. Brooke has no date to go to her friend's wedding. Lucas came begging her for the bag/essay back and so becomes brooke's instant date.
Feelings set in. Brooke threatens to jump overboard (very titanic, I know) when lucas refuses to admit that he has feelings for brooke. Of course, lucas grabs brooke just in time.
Up next in this chapter… short-lived near-fluff.
"We're here!"
"Are you sure your friend is ok about this?"
"She is in Asia, in a real backward place called Singapore or something. She'd rather we use it than to let dust eat up this place. Yes, DAD, she is okay with it."
"Singapore ain't backward Brooke."
"And you're not my dad, so stop sounding like one."
"Speaking about your dad, are your parents okay with this? We'll leave before it gets dark okay?"
Brooke kept quiet.
"Alright boring Uncle Luke, we'll leave before dark. But for now, just enjoy the moment with me okay?" Brooke put on her signature pout. "We have a castle all to ourselves and all you could think off are my parents?"
"Not really." Lucas bent slightly and kissed Brooke so gently that she couldn't really be sure if he had. But she had no time to ponder over it as Lucas was already carrying her into the villa.
"This place really is like a castle." Brooke did not say anything to that. She was too happy to.
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"You cooked all this?" Lucas asked Brooke who placed the last two dishes on their table.
"You 'betcha boyfriend."
"Do you also cook for Moe's? Cause I saw some of their food delivery boxes stashed away in the laundry basket."
"You're creepy, you snoop around too much."
"What's a little creepiness when you're in lo…"Lucas caught himself midway in his sentence. He couldn't believe he almost said that. God, he was creepy.
Lucas looked at her. Every time those eyes met his, he felt… unsure, nervous and out of place. Yet, at the same time, he felt relieved, happy, warm, contented.
Complete.
And he felt that way since before they started dating a month ago. It was during the time they first met. Who knew that being nearly hit by a car could be so wonderful?
But he did not think that Brooke felt that way. Sure, Brooke likes him and wants to spend time with him. But what if it's just a passing phase for her? What if he is just something new and exciting to her? Excitement fades off.
As much as Lucas was in love with her, he had to be realistic. Rich girls like Brooke Davis don't fall for pump attendants. Not for too long anyway.
"When you're in what Luke?"
"Uh… I lost my train of though there." Lucas replied, lamely.
"Lucas Scott, we're you about to say that you're in love with me?"
"Look, Brooke…"
"Lucas, Lucas, I thought I made it clear from the beginning to you."
"Brooke, listen…"
"No, you listen. I told you right from the beginning what kind of girl I am, and what I thought about, you know, commitment."
"Brooke you don't really have to explain anything, I know, I understand."
"That is why I have to tell you that, as surprising as it sounds, I think I'm falling for you."
"Brooke, look I think that we need to…. What?" Lucas blinked once. Twice,
"I'm in love with you Luke. Now say it back before I change my mind."
"I love you too."
"Good, I was about to think that you didn't"
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"What are you thinking about?" Brooke was leaning on Lucas on the love seat, facing the view of the starless sky.
"I was thinking about this villa."
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"I was thinking that I would buy for you one day." Lucas said quietly.
Brooke couldn't help but smile to that.
"When would that be?"
"Um…. In say… ten years?"
"Ten years, huh?" And Brooke turned around to get her kiss. A kiss to seal their promise.
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"Brooke Penelope Davis, what do you think you're doing?"
Brooke woke up with a start. No, she practically jumped off the chair. They fell asleep on the love seat.
And they were awaken by the roar of none other that her father's voice.
"You told your mother that you were here with Peyton, your FEMALE friend."
"Dad, I… Mum it's not…"
"I find it puzzling that, driving through the street, I find Peyton walking out of a nail salon, with no idea where you were. Or a trip to this villa."
"Mr. Davis, sir, we…" Lucas tried to improve the situation.
"You stay out of this young man, if you know what's good for you." James Davis looked at Lucas, then at Brooke and finally at his wife.
"Jennifer, take Brooke to the car." Swiftly, the women left the room.
"Listen up. Brooke is my daughter. Stay away from her."
"But sir, I don't see why we can't be together." James studied Lucas from top to bottom and then top again. He seemed disgusted by what he saw.
"You're not good enough for her."
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What do you guys think? Reviews welcomed!
