Meant to Be

Author: ggfan01

DISCLAIMER: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of its characters. I also don't own any of the song lyrics I may use.

Summary: After many years apart Brooke and Lucas finally reunite. However a secret threatens to tear them apart.

A/N: This chapter basically sets the story up. The first part of this chapter is in Elizabeth, Brooke and Lucas' daughter's 'POV'. The second half is in Brooke's 'POV'. The lyrics are from Nick Lachey's What's Left of Me Now.

Chapter One- The Past, Present and Future

Watch my life
Pass me by
In the rear view mirror
Pictures frozen in time
Are becoming clearer
I don't wanna waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes…

Eighteen years ago my mother ran away from everything she had ever known. She always tells me she never regretted it but sometimes I see something flash in her eyes that tell me otherwise. My mom moved to Charlotte before I was born. She'd found out she was pregnant and my father's life was on the fast track and my mom didn't want to ruin it. Also my father and mother had a difficult relationship; they'd dated in high school and college breaking up a few times along the way. The night I was conceived was somewhat a one night stand; the final chapter of a romantic relationship between the two. What my mom never planned for was me; Elizabeth Valeria Davis, seventeen years old, daughter of Brooke Davis and Lucas Scott, although he doesn't know. I am the secret that has been kept for this time; my father would have no reason to believe he had conceived a child with his high school sweetheart on the last night they were together.

Today my mom is a 38 year old successful interior designer who has maintained her size 2 figure from college. Many people mistake us for sisters. We're best friends though sometimes she takes up the role of a mother but only when it concerns my father. My mom hasn't fallen in love since my father though plenty of men have chased her.

My father, Lucas retired from pro basketball a few years back. When he played pro I watched all of his games; I don't think I even missed one through the years. My mother never set any strict boundaries but she totally forbad me to get into contact with Lucas, so watching his games and interviews was the only way to get to know the person who had fathered me. I, however, went to a game once and got his autograph when my mom thought I was at a concert with my friends. When he asked me my name, I reminded myself to switch the last name to prevent any connections he might form. However I was still worried; what if he stared right into my deep blue eyes and saw himself reflected in them?

Over the years, though I knew my mom would probably never budge, I begged and pleaded to meet my father. However my mom strictly forbad it and we often got into very heated arguments about it. In the end I would ask for forgiveness while my mom tried to explain to me all the heartache she was trying to avoid both of us. What my mom doesn't know is that my heart is set on telling my father who I am. I plan to do it this summer after all I'll be 18, an adult but most importantly because I feel that this has gone on long enough and that my father deserves to know and I deserve to have a relationship with him.

Brooke's POV

"Your living room will be completed by Saturday, Mrs. Hart," said Brooke to her annoying but high-paying customer before hanging up. "Gosh rich people"…wait I was one growing up; she thought and laughed to herself.

Then her mind returned to the past something that brought her a lot of memories of pain and regret, but, was thought of none of the less. A lot had changed in the past eighteen years. She'd left her whole life behind and started over by herself. She'd established an interior design company and raised a child with no guarantee that everything would work out. But everything had, if you didn't count the fact that she had no contact with old friends or her family. Sometimes Brooke wished she could forget the past, but she knew that was impossible as she was reminded of it everyday; every time she saw her daughter Elizabeth or Lizzie as she affectionately called her. Not only could she see qualities of herself (good fashion sense and her auburn brown hair) but those of Lucas too. Her deep ocean blue eyes, the brooding expressions she made sometimes, and her love for books. Elizabeth was also going to major in journalism; Brooke had never been good at writing but Lucas had. He'd written Brooke many letters when they had been together.

Sometimes Brooke truly regretted keeping Elizabeth away but she had been afraid to get hurt again. Keeping everything hidden was always easier for her. Illusions always vanished when one had to face reality.

Author's Note: This chapter is on the short side but like I said before it's just setting up the story. Thanks for reading and please leave me a review. Constructive criticism is appreciated.