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(A/N: Thanks for all of the reviews, I finally posted my Author's Response so check it out after you finish reading this chapter. I want to thank my beta my Brooke for helping me with the story, she is so awesome. Hopefully she can get back to her fanfics becasue I can't wait to read them!)

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For those of you who are reading this story, I will be working on the ninth chapter this week.

Chapter Eight: Is Everything Okay?

Lucas and Brooke had been dating for three months and Lucas couldn't be happier. Everyone had noticed a change in his attitude, and his game had gotten much better. The Ravens were winning every game and the team was on their way to the championship game, of course, he had Brooke to thank for all of this. Also, Karen and Keith were getting married in a month, and Brooke had been named one of Karen's bridesmaids along with Haley and Rachel, while Deb was the maid of honor.

Lucas had woken up early that morning so that he could help his mom at the café. He had to leave for school in ten minutes; therefore he was trying to rush his last order. He set the tray on the table, rushing into the back of the café, removing his apron and hanging it on a hook. He grabbed his book bag and made his way out the back.

"I'm going heading off ma," Lucas told Karen, stopping momentarily in front of her.

"Well have a great day in school," Karen tiptoed to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Don't let me find out that you've been making out with Brooke in the back of the class anymore."

"It won't happen again," Lucas laughed as Karen joined him. "But don't blame Brooke."

"I don't," Karen quickly replied. "I blame you, if her grades weren't improving because of you, I would have thought you were being a distraction."

"Nope I make sure that my pretty girl stays in line," Lucas smiled.

"You really love her don't you kiddo?"

"You have no idea mom," Lucas answered honestly as he began walking towards the door of the café. He had parked a block away from the café, which meant he would have to do a little extra walking. When he finally made it to his car he pulled his keys out and began to open the door. He felt a hand touch his shoulder, causing him to turn around violently, scoffing when he saw who it was. Dan.

"What do you want Dan?" he asked annoyed.

"That's no way to talk to you father, son," Dan smirked. He wasn't your average father. Dan would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, he would play every dirty trick in the game but for some reason the people of Tree Hill saw him as 'God'. The people who knew him closer, knew differently.

"What do you want?" Lucas asked again, apparently, Dan wasn't going away any time soon.

"I just wanted to tell you that I know about your little scandal that took place in my house when I was away," Dan said as Lucas eyes grew big with worry. "Don't worry, I won't tell your mom. So whose the lucky girl?"

"That's none of your business," Lucas shrugged sending Dan glares.

"Well there's no doubt I will find out," Dan said getting Lucas worried. "Get rid of her, no matter how good she makes you feel or else, she'll end up like your mother."

"Leave my mom out of this," Lucas said almost aggressively causing Dan to laugh.

"I'm just telling you the truth," Dan replied, putting his hand on Lucas's shoulder, but he was immediately shoved off. "If you have any plans on making it big, get rid of her now or forever wish you had."

Dan walked away leaving a pissed off Lucas. He got into his car and slammed the door. He placed his seatbelt on and speed to school. Dan was always getting to him, and he couldn't help but let Dan's words get to him. He didn't care what Dan said though, he loved Brooke, and he would never do anything to hurt her. Would he?

Lucas pulled into the parking lot. He parked his car in his usual spot, right next to Brooke's. He wasn't surprise to see her waiting by her car for him either. He got out of his car, grabbing his book bag out of the passenger seat.

"Hey Pretty Girl," Lucas greeted as he walked over to her, giving her a soft kiss on the lips.

"Hey Boyfriend," Brooke smiled pulling away from the kiss, as she intertwined her hands with Lucas, and they began walking towards the school's campus. "So how did your shift this morning go?"

"It was good," Lucas shrugged. "Except I ran into Dan."

"Ew, what did he say to you?"

"Nothing important," Lucas lied, he didn't want to get Brooke involved with Dan's selfish antics. "So don't worry you pretty little head over anything. Enough about me, what about you?"

"Nothings really going on," Brooke pondered for a while. Did she have anything, eventful, coming up? "Well my parents did go to the Bahamas this week, they sent me and Rachel two thousand each. So much for being great parents, I hardly remember how they look anymore."

"That sucks," Lucas said, pulling Brooke into a hug and kissing her on the forehead. "But you been good without them so far and them being away only makes you the stronger person that you are now. And you have Rachel, I know it's not the best thing but it's close to it."

"Broody," Brooke punched him the arm playfully laughing. "Don't make fun of my god sister, even though you are very close to being correct. Wait until I tell her you were making fun of her, then you're really in for it."

"Unless," Lucas kinked up his eyebrows, "I can keep those lips of your shut for the time being."

"How do you plan to that?" Brooke asked knowing where this was going.

"Like this," Lucas leaned in to kiss her, he felt himself pulling Brooke closer, he wanted to feel as much as he could from her because he just couldn't get enough.

"How gross!" They heard a voice say breaking them apart. "PDA on a school campus is so not acceptable."

"But when you and Natey do it, it is?" Brooke asked kinking her eyebrow in the same manner her boyfriend just did a few seconds ago.

"Okay, you got me there," Haley blushed, walking up to her two best friends. "So besides the love fest that been going on, how is it going?"

"Couldn't be better," Brooke smiled. "Well tutor girl and boyfriend, I have to leave, so promise not to miss me too much while I'm gone." Brooke said as she kissed Lucas goodbye and slapped Haley playfully on the butt, before bouncing away in her cheery manner.

"She's crazy," Haley laughed.

"Yeah, but she's my girlfriend and I love her," Lucas laughed along with his best friend. "Haley I have to tell you something and you can't tell anyone else not even Nathan and especially not Brooke or Rachel."

"What is it?" Haley asked getting worried.

"Dan wants me to break up with Brooke," Lucas sighed running his a hand through his messy blond hair. "He thinks she going to get in the way like my mom did with him."

"What an ass," Haley blurted out surprising Lucas. "I'm sorry but that is ridiculous and Dan is an asshole. I mean who fault was it that Dan couldn't keep it in his pants?"

"Well definitely not mine," Lucas commented, grinning at Haley's comment.

"You're not going to listen to him are you?"

"Of course not," Lucas stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I love Brooke, I wouldn't give her up that easily, especially not for Dan."

"Good," Haley looped her arm around Lucas'. "Well we have History first period, let's get to it."

Lucas was practicing in the gym. He was alone at the moment, and was using his free period to practice some moves. He had to get better and prove Dan wrong; he had to show Dan that Brooke wasn't a distraction and that she actually helped his game get better. He hated how Dan was getting to him. He just needed a way to forget what he said, but it wasn't working as planned. Lucas dropped the ball and watched it roll away from him, he was about to run and get it when he noticed someone picking up the ball for him.

"You got to be more careful with keeping control of the ball," the person told him and he rolled his eyes.

"What do you want Sarah?"

"Nothing from you," Sarah threw the ball to him. "I'm just about to practice for the squad, they're having an opening since Theresa broke her leg."

"Are you sure you can make it?" Lucas knew Sarah and Brooke had problems, with Brooke being captain and Sarah being her enemy this couldn't be good. "I mean Brooke wouldn't let you on the squad, no matter how good you are."

"That's where you're wrong," Sarah shrugged. "If Brooke discriminates just because she doesn't like a certain person and it is reported she can lose her spot as captain."

"Whatever," Lucas decided he was going to ignore her. He made another three-pointer and smiled.

"How do you do that?" Sarah asked.

"The three-pointer?" Lucas asked confused as Sarah nodded her head. "It's easy."

"Teach me," Sarah began walking towards Lucas and grabbed the ball from him; he looked a little uneasy. "I'm not trying to make a pass at you, I'm just interested in learning how to do that."

"What could it hurt?" Lucas shrugged.

"Okay so do I hold the ball like this?"

Lucas laughed at the way she was holding the ball with her fingertips. Lucas shook his head and walked up behind Sarah, "First off place your hands on the ball, not your finger tips. Second of all it's all in how you flick your wrist." Lucas instructed as he placed his hands on top of Sarah's.

"Oh," Sarah nodded her head. "So then I just--"

Sarah threw the ball to the hoop, but it bounced off rim and was making its way towards hitting Sarah. She began running and screaming causing Lucas to laugh, she stopped and placed her hands on her hips glaring at Lucas.

"You think this funny?"

"Well yeah," Lucas continued laughing.

Sarah picked up the ball and threw it at Lucas, hitting him in the head causing Sarah to burst out in laughter.

"You think that's funny?" Lucas asked as she nodded her head 'yes', Lucas began chasing her around the gym as she ran away giggling. She tried to run into the bleachers but she tripped giving Lucas the upper hand, he caught her and tossed her over his shoulder. "Now who is king?"

"Not you!" Sarah spat laughing.

"I think your falling," Lucas teased her causing her to scream.

"Okay, okay," Sarah gave in. "You're king."

"Wow if this wasn't my boyfriend and my enemy I would have thought how kinky is this?" Brooke smirked walking in with the squad behind her. Lucas placed Sarah down on the ground.

"Brooke this isn't--"

"I know Lucas," Brooke nodded her head. "It doesn't matter anyways because I have tryouts to hold."

"I hope your skanky ass isn't on the list," Rachel rolled her eyes at the girl in front of her.

"What if it is?" Sarah asked, crossing her arms.

"I just might have to kick your skinny little blond ass," Rachel smiled as the blond rolled her eyes.

"Come on girls let's see what they got," Brooke and the squad began taking their seats in the bleachers, as they noticed some guys from the team entering the gym including Nathan. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Why wouldn't we be here?" Nathan asked. "I mean this is cheerleading tryouts, we have to make sure we have the best right?"

"I am so telling tutor wife you were here," Brooke laughed as Nathan took a seat next to her.

As time passed by all the girls who signed up were horrible, it was now time to see Sarah's routine. She put her CD into the radio and hit play; the song 'Striptease' by Danity Kane began playing. Sarah began dancing seductively, Brooke couldn't help but noticed all the boys had their eyes on Sarah, including Lucas, she rolled her eyes and turned back to Sarah. She was doing pretty good, but Brooke couldn't stand it, she was doing flips and splits all over the place.

Her routine finally ended and all the boys began clapping and some of the girls on the squad, Rachel and Peyton looked at Brooke who just mouthed the words 'I know'.


"So did I make it?" Sarah asked.

"Well--" Brooke hesitated, how was she going to get out of this.

She heard the gym doors open and Haley walked into the gym, she waved at Brooke. Brooke smiled and got off the bleacher and immediately ran to Haley's side.

"I'm sorry Sarah the position has been filled," Brooke smiled.

"What?" Haley and Sarah asked simultaneously.

"You heard the position is filled," Brooke replied coldly. "You can go now."

Sarah stormed out of the gym and Haley immediately turned to Brooke, "I don't want to be a cheerleader."

"It has some perks," Brooke smiled trying to think of one.

"Like?"

"You'll be able to keep those whores away from Nathan!"

"You have yourself a cheerleader," Haley laughed as Brooke hugged her. "This better not be a lot of work."

Lucas waited for Brooke in the parking lot. She walked with her duffel bag over her shoulders. She smiled at Lucas and he smiled back at her, as she gave him a quick peck on the lips . He looked a little distracted and Brooke couldn't help but noticed, he was going into one of his broody moods.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Lucas lied, he was still worried about Dan. "What was that with Sarah?"

"Friendly competition?" Brooke tried to put on her best smile but it wasn't working for Lucas. "Okay, but I don't like her Lucas, she's a bitch."

"She's not a bitch," Lucas laughed.

"Don't defend her," Brooke pouted crossing her arms. "You're suppose to be on my side."

"I am always going to be on 'Team Brooke'."

"Promise?"

"I promise Pretty Girl." Lucas leaned down kissing Brooke gently on her lips.

"How cute," they heard a voice interrupt them, the second time today. "Shouldn't you kiddies save that for the bedroom? Preferably mine?"

"What do you want Dan?"

"That's your father?" Brooke asked.

"I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting," Dan extended his arms and Brooke took it, he kissed her hand. "I'm Dan Scott."

"And I'm jail bait," Brooke pulled her hand away, she already knew he was creep and disgusting for even trying to flirt with her. "Brooke Davis."

"Davis?" Dan eyes grew wider, the Davis', he had a lot of information on them. "Of Victoria and Robert Davis?"

"That's them, how did you know?"

"Business," Dan simply replied. "Luke don't forget what we talked about this morning, I just might have some things that would further your decision."

"Go away," Lucas barked at Dan.

"It was nice to see you again son," Dan smirked. "And it was lovely meeting you Ms. Davis."

Brooke nodded her head and rolled her eyes as soon as he was further away, "What a pervert! Now wonder you guys don't like him. What did you two talk about this morning?"

"It's nothing important," Lucas lied again. "At least I hope."

Author's Response

brookenlucas4eva03- Lol, I don't know if you read it over but added one just for you. Hope you enjoyed it.

BRUCAS EQUALS LOVE- Thank you so much for the review. I hope Lucas doesn't hurt Brooke either but it looks like Dan is trying to force him and Sarah seemed pretty pissed off that Brooke didn't pick her. So who knows? Hope you enjoyed.

tanya2byour21-Thanks, I am so glad you like it and I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will try to post a chapter once a week.

CheerandBrood323- I finished school on June 13 but I had to go back to take regents, if you don't know what that is, it's like finals but for the state. So I'm finish with school now and I'm on vacation! I'm glad you love the story, thanks so much for the review and I hope you enjoyed.

oth234234, flipflopgal, pink5288, Princesakarlita411, Brooke D.- Thank you so much for reading and reviewing the story so I couldn't write out full reviews for all of but it is currently three in the morning and I just wanted to get this up for you guys.