Chapter 8! As far as I can remember I liked this chapter… haha, so you guys should enjoy it! Please review! Lotz of Luv! Thanks always to Kaela! And don't forget to pick up the OTH Friends with Benefit CD out TODAY!
"Megan, here's the thing… I really like you, and your so much fun to be around, but Brooke… she's my soulmate. I've loved her for a long time now, and I can't loose her. She's perfect in everyway… she's supermodel beautiful, insanely smart and gifted and special… I want to serve her forever, be her sex slave and man whore until the day I die?" Lucas asked reading from the script Brooke had written for him, to help him break up with Megan.
"Keep going"
"Brooke… I'm not saying this"
"You don't think I'm super model pretty?" Brooke asked raising her eyebrows at him… she'd had enough of this. Sure she had told Lucas to give it time, but it had been 3 weeks and she was having sex tonight, whether it was with Lucas or not at this point.
"Of course I do… I'm just not telling Megan that as I break up with her"
"You don't think I'm insanely smart and gifted and special…"
"You're definitely… special" Lucas laughed, causing Brooke to punch him in his shoulder. Of course it was his bad one… she always seemed to forget but he didn't have the heart to tell her.
"Lucas!"
"I just think when I do it I shouldn't mention that the second I break up with her, I'm gonna come make out with you"
"When you put it like that it makes me feel guilty" Brooke sighed balling up the piece of paper she had been using to write scripts for Lucas.
"What are we supposed to do?"
"Your right, ok she's not going to let go easily… now pretend I'm Megan again"
"Again?" Lucas sighed getting frustrated with this whole situation.
"Yep! Ok…Lucas, how do you know this is going to work? You guys don't have much going for you in a relationship" Brooke said in what was supposedly her Megan voice.
"The world is going to throw us a million reasons why this isn't gonna work out between us, but i'm armed with one reason why it will…my heart's in it…"
"And I didn't even write that"
"Because that's the truth…" Lucas said giving her a smile. Normally he would have kissed her after saying something like that, but for 3 weeks now every time he had tried she had pinched him.
"And it's not the truth that you'll be my man whore? Fine… just go so I can kiss you when you get back! I'm meeting your mom for lunch"
"Yea… have fun with that one"
"She wants to have a girl chat… She's probably going to hand me condoms and birth control and give me that lecture again where she says she doesn't want grandchildren until she's 50" Brooke giggled remembering their last chat…
"50? That would make us like 32"
"On the other hand… I think her being 50… good idea, call me and let me know how it went?"
"Yep… wish me luck" Lucas sighed kissing Brooke on the cheek. He assumed that was at least ok…
"Luck"
Peyton waited at Starbucks for Karen and Brooke. She was still trying to figure out what she was doing here… this was between Brooke and Karen, not her. But somehow she always managed to get drug into their love hate relationship. When Brooke and Lucas weren't dating… Brooke was like the daughter Karen never had, but the second Brooke and Lucas were a couple, the arguing began. Peyton couldn't wait to see the day that Brooke and Lucas were finally married and maybe even had kids… that's when it would get really interesting.
As Peyton took a sip of her coffee to keep from laughing at how dysfunctional the Scott family really was… she caught a glimpse of the one person who knew more about how crazy the Scott's could get more than anyone else. Haley, there she was sitting across the place, with another guy. Peyton was so shocked she almost spit out her coffee. Haley didn't have lunch with other guys… unless their name was Chris Keller. Not only was she eating with him… she was laughing and he kept touching her hand. Before she could even think what to do, they got up and walked out… passing right by Karen who didn't even notice.
"Hey Peyton… where's Brooke?" Karen asked assuming they would come together. At least that's what she was hoping… if she were with Peyton that meant maybe she wasn't off getting herself knocked up with Lucas.
"Late as usual…"
"Do I want to know?"
"Don't worry… she and Lucas have been very good. She refuses to do anything with him until he breaks up with Megan" Peyton said reassuring an already nervous looking Karen.
"Good for Brooke… maybe he wont break up with Megan"
"Karen…"
"Sorry… kidding… sorta" Karen laughed seeing Brooke hurry through the door.
"Sorry I'm late, what's up?"
"Just waiting on Haley"
"Oh…she um…" Peyton started but Haley interrupted walking in right behind Brooke. That meant Brooke had to have seen Haley with the guy… right? She'd at least have to ask her when they left.
"I what?"
"Good… now your all here, coffee?"
"Nope" Brooke and Peyton both said at the same time.
"No thanks"
"Is that because you just finished some?" Peyton asked giving Haley a slight glare.
"What?"
"Nothing…"
"You 3 girls are important to Lucas, and so I thought I should tell you this before I tell him… I'm not totally sure how he's going to take it" Karen sighed trying to get right to the point. She didn't have long before she had to meet Keith to do some shopping…
"You're moving to new Zealand to get back with Andy!" Brooke asked excitedly. How great would that have been? Brooke loved Andy… and Keith… but Andy did have that accent… plus he was a total hottie.
"No… Brooke, I'm with Keith"
"Right…ok then what?"
"You girls have to promise not to tell him" Karen said giving them all a look… especially Brooke, who couldn't keep a secret for the life of her.
"Of course" Haley and Peyton both agreed.
"Brooke?"
"What?"
"Promise" Karen said making sure Brooke meant it.
"I'm not gonna lie…"
"Don't lie… just don't tell"
"Fine…" Brooke sighed. This sucked… now she had 2 secrets to keep. This and Haley's man thing… this wasn't going to be fun.
"Keith and I are…"
"Getting married!"
"Brooke…we're already married, 4 months ago remember?" Karen asked stunned that Brooke couldn't remember, considering she had been Lucas's date to the wedding.
"Oh yea"
"Anyway… we're having a baby"
"Karen that's great!" Haley shrieked jumping up to hug Karen. Even Peyton got a huge smile on her face… but Brooke wasn't sure what to think.
"When are you due?"
"June 7th"
"Congratulations" Peyton laughed hugging Karen. Brooke couldn't help but smile, she had always figured Karen would have another baby some day, not to mention the fact that this was the perfect thing to get her off her and Lucas's backs.
"How do you guys think Lucas will take it?"
"What do you mean?"
"How would you guys take it if your parents had another kid right now?" Karen asked looking nervous again.
"I don't have enough parents for that…"
"I'd love it" Haley smiled reassuring Karen.
"Brooke?"
"I guess I wouldn't care either way… its not like I see my parents, I think Lucas is going to be excited…"
"Really?" Karen asked hoping Brooke was right. She knew Brooke wouldn't lie to her… Peyton and Haley would tell her exactly what she wanted to hear, but not Brooke. She'd tell her exactly what she thought.
"Yea…"
"Thanks so much girls… I'm going to take Lucas to dinner tonight and tell him"
"Tonight?" Brooke whined suddenly not feeling as cheery.
"Yea…"
"But…"
"But?" Karen asked knowing exactly why Brooke was whining, but decided not to say anything.
"Nothing… I've waited 3 weeks… what's another night"
Lucas met Megan at the library in the Novels section where they always met. He was nervous, usually when he broke up with girls it didn't go well… of course they're had only ever been 2. Brooke and Anna… and he guessed that hadn't turned out but so bad. But Megan was different… she wasn't like Anna who was going to say it was all ok because she was gay… at least he didn't think she was. But on the other hand she wasn't as… passionate about the whole thing as Brooke had been. Meaning she hopefully wouldn't make his life a living hell for weeks like Brooke had done.
"Hey" Megan whispered tapping Lucas on the shoulder. She looked upset, wasn't a good sign.
"Hey… what's wrong?"
"Lucas… I have terrible news"
"What?" Lucas asked, nervously.
"I called my parents today… and was telling them all about you"
"Ok…"
"You're not Jewish…" Megan cried letting the tears flow. Lucas didn't know what to say… he wasn't Jewish, that was the truth but he didn't know why she was crying about it.
"No…"
"That's the problem! They said the only way they would support us in a relationship was if you were Jewish"
"Wow… I" Lucas started actually feeling relieved, here they were and she was doing the breaking up… or begging or whatever it was.
"You wouldn't be willing to convert would you?"
"Um"
"I called to see if you could come for Thanksgiving, and they said I could only bring Jewish boys home… and so if you were going to come, you'd have to convert like now" Megan said handing him a book titled 'Judaism for Dummies'
"I can't convert"
"Why?"
"Because…" Lucas said not sure what to say next…
"Then we can't be together, I wont lie to my parents"
"I um… I'm sorry"
"At least think about it for a few days… ok? Let me know after break…" Megan said trying to smile. Lucas could tell she was really hurt and he felt terrible… even though this actually wasn't his fault.
"Sure… hey wait… so are we broken up?"
"I'm sorry Lucas"
"Yea… me too" Lucas said hugging her. He was still trying to figure out how he had gotten off the hook so easily…
"You'll think about it though right?"
"Sure…"
"Ok… bye" Megan whispered. Lucas could tell she was trying to smile, but she was failing desperately… he actually felt bad for the girl, she couldn't help liking him anymore then he could help loving Brooke.
"Bye…"
Brooke sat boredly on Lucas's bed waiting for him to come back. She was debating in her mind about what to tell him happened at lunch. She could lie… and leave him totally blindsided for tonight, or she could slip him little hints so that he would at least be prepared for Karen's big news. I mean she knew he was going to be excited… that was Lucas, but it was still a lot to take in for anyone. Finally she heard the doorknob twists and her heart skipped. Of course, be it her luck it was just Nathan…
"Man… are you ever going to leave now?" Nathan whined seeing Brooke laid up in Lucas's bed. He could tell by the look on her face she was never leaving again…
"Not if I can help it"
"Hey, did Haley get a new number?"
"I don't think so… why?" Brooke asked thinking back if Haley had mentioned something about it. She'd been kind if pre-occupied lately and hadn't been giving Haley or Peyton her complete attention.
"I called her cell earlier and it sounded like a guys answered"
"Maybe she did… I'll ask her next time I see her"
"You know she's seeing someone though right?" Nathan asked completely blindsiding Brooke. Of course she knew Haley was seeing someone… but Nathan wasn't supposed to know!
"What?"
"She told me at breakfast a while back…"
"I'm sorry Nate…" Brooke sighed. Poor guy… she couldn't imagine how bad he had to be feeling right now. It didn't matter if he was with Haley or not. That didn't make him love her any less… and she could tell from the look in his eyes, he definitely still loved her a lot.
"I mean it's not a big deal… I actually can't say anything about it; she's not my wife anymore. It's just hard… I mean after you and Lucas being the way you were… are, could you ever seriously date someone else again?"
"Lucas and I weren't married…"
"You might as well have been. I just can't see myself out with anyone else, I haven't even met the guy she's seeing and I already hate him" Nathan ½ laughed. Brooke knew exactly what he meant. The name Anna came to mind actually… she had hated that girl so much just because she had been with Lucas… and now when she thought about it, it seemed stupid since Anna was bi and Lucas loved her… maybe things would work out just as well for Nathan and Haley.
"Don't worry Nate… It'll get better…"
"Hey" Lucas interrupted opening the dorm room door.
"My Boyfriend!" Brooke asked hopefully bouncing off the bed. By the look on his face it was too hard to tell… it was actually like torture… until he finally grabbed her and kissed her.
"My Girlfriend"
"I'm gonna go…"
"How'd it go?" Brooke asked kissing him again as soon as she finished the question… she wasn't sure why she was even asking questions! Kiss now, questions later.
"She broke up with me actually…"
"Wow…"
"Yea" Lucas said pulling her closer. It felt so good to hold her like that, and not feel guilty… well that and to not have her pinching him for the first time in 3 weeks.
"So we should celebrate now while we can…"
"While we can?"
"Before your mom drags you off to dinner tonight" Brooke sighed. This sucked… the mood was totally dead now.
"No…"
"Sorry…"
"I was gonna take you out" Lucas said kissing her forehead. Leave it to his mother to completely ruin this…
"Really? Cause I kinda wanted to stay in if you get my picture…"
"Cant I just tell my mom I'm sick?
"Lucas, how often is she here?" Brooke asked completely torn with what to do. She really REALLY wanted Lucas to just say screw dinner, and stay there with her. But on the other hand what Karen had to tell him was pretty important….
"A lot lately…"
"Besides, if your sick… she's gonna want to come over and take care of you, just go have a quick dinner, and I'll be here with you get back"
"We still have a little while" Lucas whispered giving in. If he wasn't going t o get to be with Brooke tonight, he'd at least make the best of the time they had now.
"Uh huh…" Brooke giggled kissing him… the second she felt his lips touch hers, of course there it was. Lucas's phone.
"Damn it! How does she know?"
"It must be that thing mothers get when they have kids… that 5th sense or something"
"6th sense" Lucas laughed
"No… that's the sense when you see dead people"
"Hello?" Lucas asked still laughing at Brooke's response.
"Hey Lucas… I don't know if Brooke told you about dinner or not but"
"Yea, about that I"
"Keith and I are actually going to stay in… Breakfast in the morning?" Karen asked. She could hear Brooke giggling in the background. As much as she hated the thought of canceling dinner, and leaving Brooke and Lucas up to god only knew what. She just wasn't up for dinner tonight.
"Sounds great…"
"Ok… see you then"
"And…" Brooke asked waiting for Lucas to explain the smile on his face.
"No dinner"
"I love your mother"
"Breakfast in the morning…" Lucas whispered grabbing her tight .
"Well we better get started now so we can get some sleep then…"
"What do you have in mind?"
20 minutes later Brooke had drug Lucas all the way across campus. This definitely wasn't what he had had in mind. It was freezing and starting to get dark… and with the look on Brooke's face there was no telling what she had planned. Or how long she had had it planned. Which meant 1 of 3 things… it was going to get them arrested, sick, or probably cause some kind of pain. Not to mention she had conned him into giving her a piggy back ride ½ way there… which usually wasn't a problem for him. But it wasn't easy to walk… and have Brooke Davis kissing your neck at the same time.
"Ok… we're here" Brooke said jumping off his back. She was still debating on whether or not this was a good idea. They used to do stuff like this all the time in high school… but now, at least in the past few months they had both matured, and it just didn't seem as daring… so much as it did stupid.
"The Fountain…"
"Yep"
"Do I want to know?" Lucas asked not even trying to guess what she had in mind.
"Depends, how much do you miss seeing me naked?"
"Brooke"
"Chill out Broody… I'm not going to do it here, but you've been with that Megan chick way too long… and I must get every bit of Prudyness out of you" Brooke whispered kissing him. That should at least calm him down long enough for her to explain her plan.
"I have no Prude ness"
"Uh huh… ok then grab my ass in front of those girls" Brooke giggled watching his cheeks turn red. She loved how she could make him blush, and say completely inappropriate things like that… and he didn't care. Usually he just shook his head and kissed her.
"What?"
"See! 3 months ago… you had no problem with that, Megan has corrupted you to the good side and I wont tolerate it"
"Brooke… can we please go back to the room? Its cold and I'll do whatever you want in there" Lucas whispered taking her hands in his.
"Lucas… its not like I'm asking you to skinny dip in the fountain with me, we both know you wouldn't do that"
"Who says?"
"Lucas… I love you but come on, it took me an hour to convince you to do it in my heated pool when no one was there" Brooke giggled kissing his cheek. She had to admit though, that's what she loved about him. He kept her from getting too crazy…
"It did not"
"It did too… and admit it, you had a blast…"
"I did… ok Brooke Davis, you're on" Lucas whispered kissing her cold cheek.
"Wait what?"
"I'll do it if you do it"
"Wait… I never said" Brooke said trying to figure out how this had gotten so turned around… all she had wanted was to walk with him by the fountain and then go get some coffee!
"Wait… pretty girl are you chicken?"
"No… it's just really cold, and wet"
"Need I remind you of the snow storm of 2006?" Lucas asked reminding her of the huge snow storm they had had last year… and Brooke's brilliant idea to see exactly how hot and heavy they could get… and if it would melt the snow. It hadn't really ended well…
"Need I remind you of how cold that snow was!"
"Ok… if you don't want too, and you thought Megan turned me I into a prude…"
"Ugh fine… strip, your on… first one out looses and has to be the other ones slave for a week…" Brooke sighed slipping off her coat and gloves. Of she froze to death… at least she'd die as Lucas's girlfriend.
