AN: Here it is! The chapter you all have been waiting for. This feels a little bit shorter and get's slightly boring after Luke wakes up, but I included some details that feel a little random, but they're so I don't have to answer a couple questions in the next chapter.
This is a BRUCAS fic, so please keep that in mind as you proceed.
ENJOY!
"I love you Lucas Eugene Scott. I hope you can hear all of this because God, I love you so much it hurts. So wake up. Your family needs you. If you can hear me, once you wake up, I want to be with you. Please wake up. Come back to me. Come back to Lily." She kissed his cheek and leaned back in her chair and just watched his chest rise up and down. Turning around, he looked at Keith and Karen.
"I have to wake up."
"Lucas." Keith breathed, pulling him in for a hug. "You take good care of our little girl. And I better not have one of these scares again… You have a long life left to live."
"I love you, dad."
"I love you too, son." Turning to his mom, Lucas smiled sadly and she threw her arms around him.
"You're going to do great things. You and Brooke will do what Keith and I never had the chance to do; raise Lily as a family. I love you so much, you'll always be my little boy." She kissed his cheek and released him. "Go to them."
And just like that they were gone. Looking at his body, he smiled.
"Time to wake up."
xXx
It took longer than he thought, he didn't realize it took so much concentration to wake up from a coma. They had moved him to a new room by the time he woke up.
Opening his eyes, he turned his head and saw Brooke sleeping next to him, her head resting on the bed by his lap. Reaching his hand over, he put his hand on her head and smiled softly. Her eyes began to flutter open and she turned her head to look at him.
"Hey Pretty Girl." Her eyes filled with tears and she sat up and put her hands over her mouth as he smiled. "I heard everything you said." It felt like it took half a second before she threw herself in his arms, her head resting on his chest as she listened to his heartbeat.
"I'm so sorry it took me so long to tell you Lucas. I love you so much." Chuckling weakly, he stroked her hair softly.
"I love you too. Can I get my kiss now?" Laughing, Brooke nodded and readjusted herself.
"Yes, you can have your kiss now."
Leaning in, Brooke pressed her lips against his softly. For a second, she felt like the entire world stopped. Putting his hand on the back of her head, he pulled her closer, deepening the kiss. Kissing Brooke Davis was better than Lucas ever imagined, it was everything you would want out of a kiss. Her lips were soft, and everything about it was passionate, full of love. Almost 8 months of waiting was well worth it, and as far as epic kisses went, for Lucas, this was the definition of one. He knew he was going to remember this moment for the rest of his life. When she finally pulled back, his face broke out in a grin as her cheeks turned red.
"That wasn't very friendly Davis."
"Things have changed now Scott." She giggled, running a hand through his blonde hair. "When you get out I think you're going to need a haircut."
"We confess our love to each other and have an epic, long awaited kiss… And you care about me getting a haircut? I would say I'm shocked, but that's so you I'm not even gonna bother." He laughed, pushing her bangs out of her face and kissing her forehead.
"I'm going to tell the nurse you're awake and see if I can bring Lily in." She smiled, giving him another deep kiss before walking out of the room. The same nurse from the night before was walking down the hallway. "Oh, my fiancé is awake."
"Good! I was just going to check on his vitals. Congratulations Ms. Davis." She smiled as Brooke continued down the hallway. Smiling as her friends came into view, she looked at everyone.
"He's awake!"
"Really?" Nathan smiled, looking up at her from playing with Lily in her carrier. "Let me guess… You're here to take Lily to see him?"
"You're very smart Nate." She laughed, taking the carrier from him and making her way back to her boyfriend's room. Setting the carrier down and pulling Lily out, Brooke smiled at the nurse who was finishing up the vitals.
"You two have a very cute baby." The nurse said, smiling at the baby who smiled back. "Do you mind me asking what her name is?"
"Lily Roe Scott." Lucas replied, reaching his arms out and settling her in his lap. "She's the best thing that ever happened to us."
"Well I wish you two the best of luck. I'm clocking out now, and it looks like you'll get discharged before I can come home." Brooke nodded and waved at the nurse as she left.
"So, you and I are engaged?" Brooke blushed and nodded.
"It was only because she didn't think I was family and I didn't know I was your emergency contact. Haley and I figured that they wouldn't tell me anything so she has loaned me her ring until after you get discharged." She smiled and held out her hand, "What do you think? Am I going to be able to pull off my own ring one day?" He took her hand and nodded.
"Looks good, but I'm going to have to get you your own sometime soon." Lucas smirked, running his thumb over the ring as Brooke blushed before changing the subject.
"So, you heard everything while you were in a coma?" She asked, earning a nod in response.
"Yeah. You're going to think this is crazy but, I was with my parents." Smiling, he kissed Lily's small hand. "They think we're doing a good job. And they want us to raise Lily together, the way they didn't get to."
"I think we can do that." Brooke smiled, leaning over and kissing him softly before turning to pay attention to Lily.
xXx
Everyone filtered in and out of Lucas's room, until finally they were down to Nathan and Haley. Brooke had excused herself to go get some food, promising she would be back as fast as she could. Taking the opportunity, Nathan turned to his brother with a smirk on his face.
"You two finally got your shit together?" Pretending to be offended, Lucas covered Lily's ears with his hands.
"Don't use that kind of language in front of Lily. Not unless you want me to figure out a way to make sure your sons first word will be the f bomb." He warned, his frown turning into a smile as Lily grabbed his hands and began to play with them.
"Sorry dude," Nathan replied, patting him on the shoulder. "I'm glad you're okay. Does this mean…"
"No more basketball? I can still play, but I not like I did at the game." He sighed sadly. "It's okay though, it's for the best. I'm not sure if Duke will still want me after this…"
"Have a positive attitude," Haley smiled, "I'm sure they'll still want you for your academic skills if not for your basketball ones." Nodding his head, he looked at his brother and sister-in-law for a moment before he asked a question he'd been wondering for months.
"Do you think that Brooke and I would make it if we got married?"
"Are you kidding? All that's missing with you and Brooke is a real wedding ring and the legal documents. You've been practically married for this entire school year." Haley laughed, shaking her head. "But, don't try to push Brooke. It took a lot for her to tell you she wanted to try being with you, I don't think wedding bells are going to be coming anytime soon."
"I'm not going to push her to get married, I was just wondering. Like, I can see it. Us, being married." Lucas mumbled, "You know, my parents were on team Brucas."
"Luke, we all are. If you couldn't tell, your mother hated Peyton. Not because she was a rude person, but because she wasn't Brooke." Haley said, almost as if it was the most well-known fact on the planet. "In terms of you and Brooke being married, I'd wait at least until the end of the school year before you get down on one knee."
"Yeah, and I can help you this time, even though nobody helped me the first time I proposed to Haley." Nathan said, giving his brother a smile. "Do you think it'd be okay if we headed home? As much as we'd love to stay until you got discharged, we have a Doctor's appointment for our little man tomorrow."
"No, no, by all means go home. Haley, I'll make sure Brooke gets your ring back to you." Hugging his friend's goodbye, he turned his attention back to Lily. "I don't know what I would do without you and mommy." He said, tickling her belly and then kissing her chubby cheeks.
"I said bye to Nathan and Haley. The rest of the team is heading home, and you aren't getting discharged for a couple more days, so it's just gonna be us for now." Sitting down in the chair next to the bed, Brooke watched as Lucas continued to play with their daughter. "And for the record?"
"Yeah?" He asked, turning his head and smiling at her.
"I don't know what I would do without you and Lily either." She said, leaning over and kissing him again.
He was never going to get tired of kissing her.
Alright! We're going to do a time jump to the end of the school year in the next chapter! Which means the Naley baby will be coming! Don't worry, you'll be getting plenty of Brucas moments in that chapter too… But also a confrontation with Brooke's parents!