Chapter Six:
Lucas POV
I couldn't stop thinking about Brooke. I couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened three months ago. And I couldn't get off my mind what happened after Brooke and I slept together.
I'm so tired of the lying. I can't keep feeling my heart break from seeing Megan get so upset without having Brooke around. I'm so disappointed in where my life is at right now. Why can't Brooke and I get our happily ever after?
Because I ruined it, that's why. The only question that kept running through my mind was why did I have to kiss Brooke? And why did it have to lead to more?
"Dad what are you talking about", Megan mumbles next to me and tightens her hold on my hand. I take a deep breath and try to get my words right. Megan doesn't need to know every little detail about that night. But she needs to know what happened because I can't keep a secret from Megan anymore, especially when the two of us are keeping a huge one ourselves. We both need to learn to move on together.
"Your mother and I had a private moment when we were there", I begin to say and stop when I see Megan's face look disgusted.
"Okay I don't need to picture you and Mom sharing private moments", Megan utters and holds her hands up.
"I wasn't discussing that", I laugh when she pretends to puke. "But I told your Mom something and you should know about it".
Her face immediately falls into a frown and she looks nervous. "Dad I thought we were going to tell Mom about my condition together".
My heart drops then and I lean over to wrap my arm around her shoulders. "I didn't tell Mom about that baby. Trust me, when you're ready for her to know, that's when we will tell her". She looks me in the eyes and sighs. I wish she would just face what is happening and tell her Mom. She's going to need her if things get worse.
"So what happened then", Megan mumbles and turns her face away from me.
Here goes nothing.
Flashback:
Lucas POV
The sound of a car alarm going off interrupts me from sleeping. I open my eyes and cringe. I'm definitely not in my hotel room, and I'm definitely not alone.
I turn my head to see there's another body that's snuggling next to mine and it makes my heart skip a beat. Brooke's head is lying over top of my heart and her body is wrapped around mine. She's snoring lightly on my chest and I have never seen her look more beautiful then she is now. I look down and see there is absolutely nothing covering our bodies. The events of last night come back alive in my mind and I can't keep a small smile from off of my lips.
She said she loved me. The words I love you too came from her lips last night. And from the activities that went on in this bedroom, which happened more than once, there's no denying it. We will now and forever be endgame. I just know it.
I can't help myself from staring at her while she sleeps. I lean down and kiss her forehead and try to brush out her hair with my fingertips. At this moment, with her in my arms, I feel complete. This is what love looks like. This is what true love is.
I will now and forever be in love with Brooke. There is no denying how I feel for this beautiful woman. But if there is one thing I know, it's that Brooke Davis is going to change the world someday. She has changed my life with the birth of Megan. And she's changing the world with Clothes over Bros. Who am I to take her away from all of her dreams?
Besides, she's in love with Julian now. She probably was so drunk last night she won't remember any of this. But I won't pretend like nothing happened. This meant something to me and it sure as hell meant something to where we stand now.
I feel Brooke start waking up on my chest and take a deep breath. This is about to all blow up in my face. She is going to regret everything.
She opens her eyes and automatically I feel her body freeze. She lifts her face off of me and groans.
"Shit", Brooke mumbles and looks at me with a sad smile. "Guess we can't re-do last night over again huh".
Brooke just made a joke? She's not mad?
"Not really, not after the first time", I add and she kinks her eyebrows at me.
"Or the second", Brooke smirks and I blush. She does remember everything last night. And she doesn't seem to regret it. What does that mean?
"We should probably get dressed and cleaned up before Megan finds us like this", Brooke suggest and gets out of the bed. She put her arms above her head to stretch and I can see her body fully exposed. God why did she have to be so gorgeous?
"Do you want to talk about what happened", I practically choke out. Brooke stares at me with a blank expression and doesn't make any motion.
"No because if we talk about it, then it actually happened", Brooke whispers. She breaks away from our eye contact and starts picking up her clothes from the floor.
"So you want to pretend that everything that just happened didn't?"
She doesn't say anything as she picks up her t-shirt and shorts she had on last night. Brooke stares at me finally with a blank expression.
"I have a boyfriend Lucas. I just cheated on my boyfriend with my ex. Not to mention my fifteen year old daughter is down the hall where she could have walked in on us any minute. Look at how careless we were. We can't be doing this anymore between us. We are divorced we are not together'.
I shake my head at her explanation and get out of the bed. I walk to stand in front of her and smile sadly. She doesn't move as I reach my hand to her face and caress it.
"I love you Brooke, I have been in love with you since I was sixteen years old. You can't tell me that last night didn't mean anything to you, even if it was wrong. There is no denying that were supposed to be together".
She closes her eyes and I can see a single tear fall down her cheek. I take my thumb to wipe it off for her and she looks at me.
"I can't do this Luke, please".
"Why can't you do this Brooke? Why can't you just follow your heart? Why can't you just love me back?"
She looks at me stunned then and lets a few more tears fall.
"I want us to be a family again Brooke. I want you to be my wife still. I want everything we were supposed to have together. Please lets be a family again. Because all I've thought about for the last five years is why I ever let you go".
I lean down to her lips and kiss them tenderly. I'm surprised to feel Brooke kiss me back with as much emotion as I have. Releasing my lips from hers I lean my forehead against hers.
"If you can look me in the eyes and tell me that you don't love me anymore, then I'll leave. I won't tell anyone this happened. And I'll let you go", I announce. I lean down and take her face between my palms and smile sadly.
She closes her eyes and breathes out. She has a blank stare on her face and I know she's contemplating on what to say. It's then I think she does love me, she's never stopped. This is the moment where I get Brooke back in my life. This is where we become a family again.
"Lucas, I", Brooke mumbles and takes my hands from her face. "I don't love you anymore".
This is what a heart break feels like. I can't even make any eye contact with her now. I step back and turn around, trying to hold myself together.
"Lucas", Brooke whispers and tries to grab my hand. I flinch at her contact and start finding my clothes.
"I'm going to head to my hotel room to get my stuff. I'll pick Megan up at eleven so we can make our flight", I croak out when I'm finally dressed.
"Please don't be mad", Brooke cries. I look at her then and frown.
"I'm not mad Brooke, I'm not mad", I confess and walk away, not looking back.
End of Flashback:
After telling the story, I can't help but flinch at Megan's face. She has no expression and seems stunned.
"Please say something", I say and reach over to hold her hand.
"I don't know what to say", Megan says and turns her head to reveal tears coming down her face. "It explains a lot but I just can't help but think that she lied".
I roll my eyes at the comment. Brooke didn't lie that day; I can't have hope that she still has feelings anymore. "She's getting married to Julian. Your mother has moved on. And that's why I want to move on now too. We both need too", I announce.
"What do you mean", Megan whispers and I squeeze her hand tighter.
"We need to move on by forgiving her. No matter what she's your Mom and she's my Brooke. I will always love her and I'm sad that she's not in your life. But what's done is done. It's time to not waste my time in the past when I am happy right now. I have you and I have the rest of our family. Let's not have her dictate our happiness anymore just because she's not a part of our lives".
Megan wipes the tears from her face and tries to stop crying.
"So come on, let's forgive her Meg. Let's stop waiting for her to come back, let's just start being happy. Together", I insist and she nods.
"Your right Daddy, it's time to forgive her. But can we do it later, I'm exhausted", Megan cracks and tries to smile.
"I keep forgetting it's the middle of the night", I smile and stand up with her from the porch.
We walk into the house and I lock the door behind us. I see her walking towards her bedroom and smile when she turns around.
"I love you Dad", Megan winks and starts to walk in her room.
"I love you too Meg. I think tomorrow morning we should meet up with your Mom", I announce.
Megan frowns but nods her head. "Yeah I think we should too. Maybe it's time to tell her some other things as well".
I try not to shed a tear at the mention of the other things, but I nod back. She stares at me for a little bit longer but turns towards her room.
Only one thing can help me out with the preparing for tomorrow and that is Haley James Scott.
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