Chapter Four:
Part One:
Brooke POV
It's passed midnight when I get into my hotel room. On the way over I made sure I texted Lucas which hotel I was staying out along with the room number. I decide to take off my dress and heels as soon as I walk in the room. Throwing on a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt I go to the bathroom to remove my makeup. Looking at myself in the mirror I can't help but stare at my reflection. My lips have a plastered smile that seems like it won't ever go away. Being with Meg and everybody else tonight was amazing. But this next conversation I'm about to have isn't going to go the same way.
As if it was on cue, I hear a knock on the door. This is it. I take a deep breath and walk to answer the door.
Opening it I see Lucas with a small grin on his face.
"Hey", I whisper and stare into his eyes.
"Hi", Lucas whispers and stares back at me. It's like an electric shock goes through my body every time I look into his eyes. Each time I see him it's like he gets even more handsome. He always has a sparkle in his eyes and the famous Scott smirk. However by looking into his eyes right now, I can tell there's something behind them, and it looks like sadness. I've only seen that look a few times in my life, most of them revolving around me.
"Come in", I wave my hand and open the door wider. He nods and steps in the hotel room.
"Do you want something to drink or anything?", I ask trying to be nice. I head towards the mini fridge in the room and look to see what's in there.
"I don't think drinking again is such a good idea, if you do remember three months ago", Lucas spits out. I wince at his comment and take a deep breath.
"Actually I was going to suggest a water bottle", I utter and hold the bottle for him to see. He takes his eyes off of me then and looks towards the ground. That's what I thought.
"Lucas can we please not fight right now, I just want to talk about everything", I sigh and walk over to sit on the bed. He's standing in front of me now and nods his head for me to start.
"Again you know how sorry I am for what happened three months ago", I try to explain but I'm quickly cut off.
"If this is just another apology for this I don't want it. I got all of your messages and emails about it for the last three months. An apology in person isn't going to change what happened", Lucas announces and crosses his arms over his chest. He can barely look at me and I try to ignore the stabs in my heart.
"Your right, I shouldn't be saying sorry. I just don't want you to hate me anymore", I let out and take another deep breath.
"That's the thing Brooke. I wish I could hate you for what you did. But I can't. I could never hate you", Lucas shakily confesses and finally looks at me. "I can't hate you because you're the mother of my child. I can't hate you because every day I look at Megan I can only think of you".
I swallow the lump in my throat and try so hard to not let myself cry.
"Then forgive me for what happened then", I suddenly whisper.
He stares at me then and shakes his head no.
"How's your fiancé by the way?", Lucas smirks and starts walking even further away from me.
"Why do you care Lucas?"
"Well I just was curious to see if you guys were still together or not. Since you guys are, that means you haven't told him", Lucas says and turns directly towards me.
I panic then as I realize what he's referring too.
FLASHBACK:
Brooke POV
Labor Day weekend has finally arrived as I am anxiously waiting for the arrival of Megan. I haven't seen her since fourth of July which feels like a lifetime. I just have my driver pull to the airport pick up when I spot Megan and Lucas. What was he doing here?
I open the car door and start waving to Megan.
"Mom", Megan yells and runs towards me. I open my arms out wide and feel immediately crushed when she reaches me. I throw my arms around her and squeeze tightly.
"Hi Megger", I whisper in her ear and lean down to kiss her head. She squeezes me one more time and releases her hold of me. I take my hands to her face and kiss her forehead.
"I've missed you", I cry. She smiles her dimpled signature one and rolls her eyes.
"I missed you too Mom", Megan laughs and hugs me again. I look over her head and see Lucas staring with a huge smile on his face.
"Hey Luke thanks for coming", I choke out release Megan to walk over to hug him.
"Yeah no problem", Lucas mumbles as he hugs me back.
I ignore how good he smells and look towards the ground to see two suitcases.
"Are you staying too", I practically scream when he lets go of me.
"I'm staying at a hotel. I have to work on my book tour dates with Lindsey", Lucas answers back. I nod my head.
"Okay Meg lets head out then", I cheer and grab her bag to put in the trunk. She walks with me and when I go to shut the trunk she stops me.
"Aren't you going to ask if he needs a ride", Megan uttered and I glance at her to see she has her armed crossed of her chest.
"He's a grown man he can find his own way to his hotel", I sighed back and close the trunk. I look at Lucas then and see he's standing nearby to say good bye to Megan. Megan walks backwards and mouths "please", but I roll my eyes.
"Bye Dad I'll see you on Sunday", Megan mutters and hugs him. Lucas hugs her back and smiles.
"Okay Kid. I love you", Lucas says back and leans down to kiss her cheek. I smile sadly at the two and take a deep breath.
"Hey Luke come on let me at least take you to your hotel", I shrug and open the door to the car.
"You sure", Lucas mumbled and looks hesitant. I laugh and nod my head.
He picks up his duffle bag and I open the trunk up again.
He smiles at me and walks over to sit in the car. I take a deep breath and pray this isn't as awkward I think it is going to be and get in the car.
I'm thankful Megan is in the middle when I climb in.
"Lucas where are you staying at", I ask so I can tell my driver Calvin where to go.
"I'm staying at the Hilton", Lucas answers.
"Calvin before we go to the apartment I need you to stop at the Hilton Hotel", I tell Calvin.
"Of course Ms. Davis", Calvin nods and turns to start the car. "Hello Ms. Scott", Calvin adds before turning the car on.
"Hey Calvin nice to see you again, this is my Dad, Lucas Scott", Megan announces to Calvin.
Calvin looks in the review mirror of the car and nods towards Lucas. "So you're the famous Lucas Scott'.
Lucas laughs lightly and so does Megan. "The one and only", he grins and winks my way.
I roll my eyes and take my phone out to check and see if I have any messages.
"So Mom what do you have planned for us to do", Megan suddenly asks and taps my leg for my attention.
"Well tonight I have planned to go out to dinner with Aunt Rachel and Julian. Even Grandma Victoria and Grandpa Richard are coming", I tell her and kind of get disappointed when Megan frowns.
"Julian's coming", Megan huffs and rolls her eyes.
"Yes Megan. He's my boyfriend. And he lives with me", I say for the millionth time and try not to get upset.
"Well if he's going can Dad come", Megan response back and I look to see her give me puppy dog eyes.
Lucas looks at me and grins. "You don't have to invite me when your boyfriend there with your entire family. It's fine".
I close my eyes and take a deep breath about to response when Lucas says, "I don't want him to get all intimidated since your family loves me and well our history".
My jaw drops at his comment and I hear Megan giggle softly.
"You know what, sure, you can come tonight. We're going to Anthony's Italian restaurant, Meg's favorite", I add and see Megan's face light up.
"Oh my gosh yes", She squeals and pulls out her cell phone. "I have to text Jamie and tell him. He's going to be so jealous'.
"Make it in a group text to Uncle Nate too, he loves it just as much as you guys", Lucas adds and we all start to laugh.
There's a comfortable silence when we reach the Hilton front entrance.
"Thanks for the ride. What time should I be at Anthony's", Lucas asks before he opens the door.
"Be there at 7, and you can dress casual", I answer for him and he nods back.
"Okay. We'll I'll see you guys later. Wish me luck Meg", Lucas whispers and kisses Megan's cheek again.
"Good luck Dad. See you tonight", Megan cheers and scoots over in the seat.
I turn my head to look at her and she smiles brightly at me. Yeah that face I've missed so much. This is going to be a great weekend. As long as I keep that smile on her face it should be.
Later that Night…..
"Hey babe you look beautiful tonight", Julian announces as I walk into the restaurant.
"Thank you handsome", I smile and lean up to kiss his lips. I turn around to see Megan behind me and stick my hand out to her. She takes it and I drag her to stand next to me.
"Megan you remember Julian", I ask and plead with her to be nice.
"Yeah sure, hey dude", Megan sighs and nods her head at Julian.
"Hey Meg nice to see you again", Julian smiles brightly and sticks his hand out for her.
"My name is Megan", Megan snaps and turns to me with a irritated look on her face. "Where's everyone at Mom"?
"Well the life of the party just arrived", Rachel suddenly shouts from behind us. Megan quickly turns around and hugs her.
"Aunt Rachel", Megan gushes and Rachel hugs her back.
"There's my favorite Scott. How's that father of yours? Raising you right", Rachel asks and wink at me when she notices I'm staring at them.
"Why don't you ask him yourself", Megan says and winks at Rachel. "He's coming to dinner too".
"You're ex is coming to dinner", Julian yells and I mentally kick myself for forgetting to tell him ahead of time.
"Yeah my Dad is. Got a problem with that", Megan utters and starts to walk up to Julian.
"Okay Brooke Junior, let's go get to our seats. Victoria is coming tonight so we need to be on our best behavior", Rachel intrudes and takes Megan towards the back of the restaurant where are private table is. One of the many perks of being the owner of Clothes over Bros.
"I'm sorry Julian. I didn't know he was coming until two hours ago. Please don't be mad at me. I want to enjoy tonight", I say and wrap my arms around my boyfriend.
"Of course I'm not mad. But either way I don't think it's going to be a great night. Megan can't stand me", Julian sadly laugh and I sigh.
"She just doesn't know you. But I'm hoping tomorrow you can hang out with us and stuff", I shrug and lean up to kiss his cheek.
"I can't, I have to work tomorrow. I have to fly out to Phoenix to see if there are any potential spots to film in".
"Well this sucks", I laugh sadly and start pouting.
"Oh come on Brooke. You get to spend the entire weekend with just you and Megan. You've been talking about it for months now", Julian chuckles and leans down to kiss my lips. We kiss for a little bit longer until the sound of someone coughing stops it. I look over and see its Lucas staring at me. For some reason I start blushing and wish he didn't have to see that. It's like my heart is shattering because he doesn't need to see Julian and I kiss. I wouldn't know what to do if I saw Lucas kissing another girl. But then again, why should I care? We are divorced.
"Hey I'm Lucas Scott, you must be Joe", Lucas interrupts and sticks out his hand. I send Lucas a glare because he knows that's not his name but he just grins instead.
"It's Julian, actually. Julian Baker", Julian pronounces and shakes Lucas's hand hard.
"My mistake, pleasure to meet you Julian", Lucas nods and releases his hand. "Where's are table at".
"It's in the back room, this way", I answer and lead the way.
"That's one thing that hasn't changed", I hear Lucas mutter from behind me.
"And what's that", I laugh and kink my eyebrows when I glance behind to look at him.
"When Brooke Davis does something for someone she loves, she goes all out", Lucas says and grins.
I swallow the lump in my throat and nod my head. This place is special for the three of us, that's why its Megan's favorite. When Lucas got his first book published when Megan was four, we came here to celebrate. Every time Lucas got another book published, it was our tradition as a family to come here. After our divorce five years ago, the three of us still come here to celebrate, just with the rest of our family. Because even if we aren't together, this is our Megan's favorite place, we owe it to her.
"Well, well if it isn't Lucas Scott", Rachel shouts when we reach the table.
"If it isn't the beautiful Rachel Gatina", Lucas grins back and walks over to hug her.
"You're looking great Luke. Meg says you're taking great care of her", Rachel smirks and Lucas rolls his eyes at her.
"Thanks for the compliment kid", Lucas grins and ruffles Megan's hair when he take his seat next to her. He sticks his tongue at her and she giggles loudly at him. She leans over to kiss his cheek and he smiles at her.
I take my seat next to Megan and see Julian sit across from me. "Nice to see you Rachel", Julian nods towards my best friend and she smile back.
"Why did Aunt Rachel tell me I'm not supposed to call your Mom Grandma", Megan says and I look at Rachel and laugh.
"She wants us to call her "Victoria" because she doesn't want to sound so old", I explain and laugh at Megan's expression.
"I've met the lady three times in my entire life and she sends me tons of cash on birthdays and holidays. I'll call her whatever she wants me to", Megan shrugs and I laugh at her innocence. I take my hand through the back of her hair and rub her back.
"She's really better now. She actually schedules a lunch with me every week", I say and glance at Megan and she looks at me interestingly.
"That's really great to hear Brooke", Lucas adds into the conversations which makes me look at him. My eyes take me to his piercing blue gaze and I automatically take a deep breath. His stare is a comforting one, the proud one, and I know he is really proud of me for accepting my Mom. It's a battle that's taken a lot of years to ease at. When I was pregnant with Megan, my parents immediately didn't want anything to do with me. After a couple of years, they contacted me and forgave me. When I first started working on my company I asked my Mom to help me with the funds, and she agreed. Now we're partners in the company but were growing into a mother-daughter bond. I finally have a real relationship with my parents, and I'm hoping they are going to want to have one with Megan now too.
"Hello everyone", Victoria's voice shouts through the room as I follow the sound to see her walk in.
"Victoria", I cheer and stand up to hug her. She kisses my cheek and hugs me back.
"Sorry were late your Dad was stuck in a meeting so I came by myself", Victoria gushes and looks at the table and smiles.
"Hey Megan", Victoria smiles and walks towards her seat. Megan smiles at her back and stands up.
"Hey Grandma, I mean Victoria", Megan slurs out and laughs uncomfortably.
"Please were in public, Victoria only", my Mother insists and hugs Megan. Megan is shocked at the hug but hugs her back with a freaked out look.
"It's great to see you. Brooke talks about you so much it's nice to really see you instead of through stories or the pictures of you", Victoria smiles and releases her.
"Oh my gosh Lucas I didn't think you were going to be in town this weekend", Victoria shout and goes to kiss Lucas's cheek.
"It was a last minute meeting for my upcoming book tour. You look fantastic Mrs. Davis", Lucas grins and kisses her cheek.
"Oh please I told you when you were 17 years old, call me Victoria', she grins and goes to sit at the seat across from Lucas which is next to Julian.
"Brooke I thought this was a family dinner, why is your boy thing here and your assistant", Victoria mentions and glares at Julian and Rachel.
"Mother stop", I shout and she just holds her hands up to defend herself. "Rachel is my best friend and Julian is my boyfriend".
"So", Victoria sarcastically laughs and picks up her menu.
"You don't care about Lucas being here", Julian snaps and points at him from across the table.
"Because unlike you, Lucas is family", Victoria winks towards my ex-husband. He blushes lightly and coughs to hide his laugh.
"Well how about we all decide what we're ordering", I pronounce and pick up my menu to try and remain calm. I place my hand on Megan's leg and squeeze it. She places her hand on tops of mine and laces them together. When it all comes down to it, my daughter is my favorite person in the world. This is what I live for, this is who I live for.
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