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Chapter 2:

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We kissed until my lips were numb, "Do you want to go upstairs?" I ask nibbling on his ear.

"Yeah," he replies out of breath, "Just let me pay for our drinks and we can go. You can wait for me by the elevators if you want." I kissed him lightly and turned to the elevators.

My heart was racing as I waited for him to return. 'You haven't wanted someone like this since Julian,' a little voice said in the back of my mind. I sat down impatiently on one of the benches closest to the elevator bank.

I was so lost in my own thoughts I hadn't noticed Lucas reappear, "you ready pretty girl?"

I let my hand find his and nodded, "so Lucas…" I leaned to press the up arrow and smiled seductively, "your place or mine?"

He wrapped his hands around my waist and trailed his smooth hands along my exposed shoulder blades. It felt like an eternity had gone by before the elevator chimed its arrival, "your place would be perfect." We hurried into the waiting elevator, "but we have to stop at my room for a few minutes before we go. This is a total mood killer but I forgot to call Nathan and Haley when I got in and I know Haley will assume my plane crashed or I'm lying dead in a ditch somewhere until she hears from me."

I laughed, "it must be nice having people that care about your wellbeing. I think the only person who would even notice if I fell off the face of the earth is my editor…" I laughed again, "And that would only be after I missed a deadline."

"Don't you have any friends?" Lucas asked as he inserted his card key and turned the handle. "Now I don't have Egyptian cotton sheets and a view but I wasn't expecting company." He said directing me to the seating area.

"It's cute," I say, "All of the rooms are gorgeous here, no matter the floor."

"Thanks," Lucas said unplugging his cell phone and dialing a number. He sat in silence waiting for the person on the other end to pick up, "Hey Hales… I'm in Los Angeles, I'm not dead. So you can stop worrying." I could hear light murmurs from the cell phone end, "Hales I am not gonna drive over there right now, how about tomorrow I take you and Nathan to lunch or something? You know spend some time with you two before all of the wedding guests start to arrive." I could hear the light murmured responses again, "I am aware that tomorrow is Christmas Eve." Lucas listened to her answer, blushed, and turned away from me, "Hales I have to go I am really feeling the jet lag. I'll call you tomorrow. I love you Hales." He hung up before she could protest further.

"She's already perfected the role as protective sister I see," I smiled, "that's so cute Lucas."

"Yeah, she's a really great girl. Nathan is incredibly lucky." Lucas said stepping closer to me. He placed his hand at my waist and pulled me to him, "Now at the risk of sounding incredibly cheesy I genuinely feel like we have a connection and I hope you can feel it too." He kissed my lips softly, "I don't want this to be a one night stand type of thing. I think we could be really great for each other if you're willing to explore this with me."

I was crying and I wasn't entirely sure why, "I feel the spark too Lucas, believe me I feel it, I just don't know how much of me I can give right now… I'm sorry."

He kissed my forehead, "don't be sorry, I can tell from what you've told me that you've had a hellish year." He cupped my cheeks and rubbed his nose with mine, "I'll give you as much time as you need I just wanted you to know that for me tonight is the beginning… Not the end."

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*WARNING SEX SCENE*

Those words were all I needed; I started kissing him more feverishly than I had before. "To a great beginning," I mumbled against his lips. I felt one of his hands shift from my waist to my thigh, I could feel my dress inching closer to my stomach as he bunched it in his hands to grab at my exposed skin.

"We don't have to do this if you don't want to," he broke away from the kiss and said.

I giggled like a school girl, "I want to Lucas… I want you." I kissed his cheek and his mouth. When he parted his lips I deepened the kiss with my tongue and pulled him as close to me as physically possible. I could feel his erection beginning to grow in his Dockers.

He moved his hand to my panty line and smiled, "Garter belts are so incredibly sexy." I pressed my lips to his and shrugged out of my jacket while he removed his blue sweater. He walked me over to the bed in the middle of the room; I sat down on the edge of the bed and realized I was shaking. He got down on his knees in front of me, "what's wrong pretty girl?" he asked rubbing my hands in his.

"I just haven't done this in a long time."

He pushed a piece of hair from my face, "I haven't either," he smiled. I huffed as I flung myself backwards and began to laugh, "What did I say?"

"Nothing," I replied pulling him on top of me, "If we keep stalling we're going to kill the mood." I kissed his neck and nibbled on his ear and listened to him breathe on top of me. It had been forever since I felt a man's body on top of me and I could just tell that Lucas's body was amazing. I started to unbutton his shirt and pulled it over his head revealing his well defined chest and abdomen. Next I grabbed at his belt buckle and in one quick movement pulled it completely off. Lucas was kissing and sucking on my neck and collar bone. I let out a soft moan of approval and went back to the button on his trousers.

Lucas sensed my dilemma and quickly unbuttoned them, kicked off his shoes and shimmied out of the remainder of his clothing. He was standing over me completely exposed, "Now I've been trying to untie that knot and I can't get it. I actually seem to be making it tighter." He said with a defeated look on his face.

I giggled and sat up put my hands over my head, "Just pull it off this way it's quicker." He obliged quickly, touching every inch of my burning skin as he bunched my dress in his hands and pulled it off and threw it across the room.

"Your skin is so soft I can't get enough of it," Lucas said as he eased me back down on the bed and crawled on top of me. He started kissing my breasts thru my lacy La Perla bra making me cry out, he slowly placed butterfly kisses all over my stomach and hips. I heard a snap and noticed him unhooking the silky nylons from the garters. He ran his hand up and down my bare legs and I arched my back in pleasure. He continued to kiss my abdomen and moved down to my pelvic bone. My breath hitched in my throat as I gasped his name.

I pulled his arm and brought his lips to mine. We were laying in each others arms practically naked; I was wearing nothing but my matching black lace bra and panties and Lucas was only wearing a pair of boxers. Whenever he moved his erection would slip out and I stole a peek. I wrapped my legs around him and kissed him gently. I moved one of my hands in between us and began to stroke him hard. He moaned against my lips. "Brooke," he said from my neck. He sucked so hard that time I knew I would discover a hickey the next morning but I didn't care, being with him made me feel alive again.

He unclasped my bra and threw it to the floor and pushed aside my panties and stuck his index finger inside me, I gasped with every movement of his hands. He quickly added a second finger and pushed inside me again. I felt my body tensing with orgasm and I squeezed his penis without thinking, "sorry" I said pulling away from his grasp.

"You don't need to be sorry," he said smiling at me, "Were you close to finishing?"

I nodded vigorously and inched on top of him and kissed down his stomach. He arched his body towards my face. I slowly placed my lips on his erection. He struggled for breath as I deliberately took my time sucking all the way to the base. I sucked hard and fast and continued slow and soft. Lucas's body tensed and I felt his fist clinch the sheets beneath him as he ran his other hand thru my messy hair. I could hear his heart thumping in his chest and his breath shallowed so I stopped and moved up to face him again. I kissed his lips hard and he flipped me on to my back. He put his head between my legs and parted my wet lips with his tongue and began to suck on my clit. He gently moved and thrust 2 fingers inside me again. "Lucas," I almost yelled in ecstasy.

When he sensed me getting close again he pulled away and whispered, "I'll be right back, don't move." I saw him jogging back to the bed and tear open the condom wrapper. He carefully unrolled it over his hard erection and put his head between my legs again to make sure I was still wet I assumed. He pulled my body to his and gently thrust inside me, using my hips to keep him steady. I arched against him ravenously and moaned his name. He leaned down to me and kissed my lips, his were salty with sweat.

"God Lucas," I panted underneath him. He thrust faster and faster and pushed deeper and deeper inside me. My mind was being pulled in every direction imaginable when I felt an orgasm about to rock my body. I grabbed his back and dug my nails into his shoulder blades and screamed as I felt my body go limp. He kept thrusting for a couple seconds more then I felt his body quake with an orgasm of its own. He quickly pulled out of me, rolled over and disposed of the condom clinging on to his deflated erection. When he returned to bed he pulled me close to him and I could feel his heart racing thru my back. I was suddenly panicked, "Lucas," I called with alarm.

"Yeah Brooke what is it," he said out of breath.

"Your heart is racing pretty hard, are you ok?" I felt like I was going to burst into tears at any moment, "I remember you telling me you had HCM or something like that and you had to give up basketball. What we just did was pretty strenuous, do you need a doctor or an ambulance or a hospital." I was rambling I and my voice was laced with shrilly tone.

Lucas kissed my forehead, "I'm fine I swear. I take medicine to keep the heart attacks to a minimum." He laughed trying to lighten the mood, "I only have a hard time when I'm doing a taxing activity for a prolonged period of time… Like a 2 hours basketball game." He locked his arms around my waist and pulled me against his naked form, "thanks for the concern though pretty girl." I was about to ask him about 'pretty girl' when exhaustion overtook my body and I drifted to sleep in his warm arms.

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I woke up this next morning to the pleasant aroma of breakfast. "Hey sleepy head," Lucas called from the chair sipping a cup of coffee.

I stretched my arms over my head and realized too late that my breasts were completely exposed. I blushed and wrapped a sheet around my naked body. "How long have you been awake?" I asked rubbing my hair. 'I probably look terrible,' I thought to myself.

"Not too long. I've only been out of bed about 30 minutes; I couldn't make myself leave that hot little body of yours." Lucas smiled and kissed my forehead, "It's not everyday a woman sleeps with you, lets you see her when she is most vulnerable and talk about you in her sleep."

My cheeks reddened, "I did?" I pulled the sheet up to my face.

Lucas pulled me into an embrace and said, "Hey none of that, it was incredibly sexy. That's part of the reason it took me so long to get up. You looked so peaceful and your head was on my chest. I haven't had that in a LONG time. It was nice to feel wanted for a change."

I pulled him down on the bed and kissed him, "Believe me I know the feeling."

"So I wasn't sure what you liked for breakfast so I ordered just about everything they offered on the room service menu." Lucas smiled.

"I don't usually eat breakfast; I am a coffee and a bagel type of girl." I saw the sadness register on his face, "but after all the calories we burned last night I'm starving."

"Oh really," Lucas asked with a wink and pulled away my sheet, "what are you hungry for?" he said nuzzling his scruffy cheek into my neck.

I couldn't stop the giggles, "pancakes, french toast, eggs, food in general."

Lucas moved away quickly, "good, I was hoping you would say that." He handed me the sheet, waited for me to a fashion a toga and pulled me to the waiting carts.

"Wow Lucas you weren't kidding when you said you ordered a lot of food." I stared at the two tables filled with covered plates.

We sat down to eat and I was overwhelmed I didn't know where to start so I just took little pieces of everything, when I sat back down I had one pancake, half a piece of french toast, scrambled eggs, sausage bacon and lots of fruit. "If you finish everything on that plate, I'll give you $20.00." Lucas said.

"Hey I may be thin but I've got a hollow leg Lucas Scott, I could put away at least double this." I stuck my tongue out and grabbed a croissant.

"Whatever you say pretty girl," Lucas said with a laugh.

"Why do you call me pretty girl? You said it the first time yesterday in the Sky Bar at LAX." I asked between bites.

"It's a term of endearment," Lucas paused to stuff his mouth with syrup smothered pancakes, "would you prefer hey you?"

"No, it was just different from all the other pet names I had heard before." I was picking at the rind of an orange and I took a piece and threw it in Lucas's direction.

"OK, well if we're being honest here I saw you in the airport way before the taxi line. I saw you at baggage claim and you looked so very sad but all I could think of was how beautiful you were." Lucas stopped to eat a piece of cantaloupe, "when I saw you again in the cab line I knew I had to talk to you. Imagine my surprise when you agreed to get a drink with me and I had the pleasure of seeing that unbelievable smile of yours. I've been on cloud nine since Brooke."

I had goose bumps on my arms and I felt as if my whole body had reddened. "Well now you can't ever call me anything but pretty girl," I smiled, "So what time are you meeting Nathan and Haley? I know its Christmas Eve and you probably have plans with your family for the holiday but I would to spend some more time with you while we're both in town."

"I'm staying here till January 3rdand then its back to Tree Hill." Lucas appeared, "I'm trying to finish my first novel before the basketball season picks up again and I'm on the road so much I can't think straight."

This was the first moment I realized a relationship between me and Lucas could never work, "Well I'm here till the 10th… But I'm only actually working thru this Friday. I put some of the vacation time I had saved up to good use."

"Well if I cancelled my room for the remainder of my stay I could afford to change my ticket back to North Carolina," Lucas said, "If you want me to that is… I could stay here with you till the 10th."

My heart stopped at his words, "You would do that for me Lucas?"

"Yeah I would. I think we met for a reason Brooke and call me crazy I'm not willing to let go of this feeling just yet." Lucas smiled and put his fork back on his plate. "Now throw on some of my clothes and get upstairs to your room, I'm taking you to meet my family."

"You're what?" I ask a little shocked.

"You don't have anything scheduled till that guy Jimmy's show on Friday right?" Lucas asked as he pulled some things from his suitcase.

"It's Jeffrey, not Jimmy." I smiled, "And I was planning on spending an ungodly amount of money today. I may not celebrate Christmas but the sales are pretty sweet."

He flung sweats and a t-shirt at me, "We can shop after lunch… I promise. You just gotta promise me that you'll try on lots and lots lingerie." He scooped me up in his arms and kissed me, "Now hurry up and get dressed before I decide to take advantage of you again."

I pushed out of his arms and smacked him in the stomach, "do you wanna meet me upstairs in an hour? We can shop a little before lunch I think."

I smiled and pinched his nipple, "Ouch, what was that for?" he yelped.

"Just making sure this is real." I grinned before I threw myself back into his arms and pulled him towards the bed. "We have a few minutes if you're interested."

Lucas growled, "Do you even have to ask?" He was now pulling at the sheet wrapped snug around my small frame.

I moaned out lightly as he thrust inside me without any of the hesitations from last night, "where did you come from Lucas Scott?" I gasped as he thrust deeper inside me.

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About twenty minutes later I finally made it upstairs to my lonely hotel room and took a quick shower. My whole body reeked of my recent sexual escapades. After the shower, I settled on a pair of straight leg jeans, stiletto Dolce boots and a cerulean blue sweater. I would also bring my black double breasted pea-coat and a blue, gray and white stripped Paul Frank scarf. My mind was racing a mile a minute, 'this is all happening way too fast,' I thought to myself, 'just go where your heart takes you,' I argued with myself. I was brushing my teeth when I heard a key in the door. "Brooke?" Lucas called.

I walked out with a tooth brush still in my mouth. "I'll be just a few more minutes." Fifteen was more like it, the closer it got to lunch time the more my stomach started to hurt, 'why had I said yes to meeting his brother' I thought, 'they're going to think I'm completely insane. Hi I'm Brooke Davis I have known your brother for less than 24 hours, he's great in the sack and I'm meeting you guys to guarantee he fucks me again.' I shake off the uneasiness and head to get dressed.

I walked out wearing a pale pink bra with matching panties and I was pulling a white tank top over my head, "Can't you just go out like that?" Lucas asked touching my naked waist with his warm hands.

I pushed his hands away, "Stop it Luke… I just took a shower and did my hair if we fool around I'll have to start all over." It wasn't until after had I realized what a bitch I sounded like.

"What's the matter with you, my pretty girl left me an hour ago and she was just fine." Lucas sat down on the bed and pulled me down to him, "Did the pod people suck out her brain?"

I wiggled out of his grasp and began to pull on my jeans, "I'm still the girl you just had sex with if that's what your implying," I had gotten them buttoned before I noticed I had forgotten my socks, "shit."

"Brooke what's going on?" Lucas asked with a concerned tone.

"You're kidding me right," I put on a pair of light blue socks, "I met you yesterday, and today you want me to meet your family. Why doesn't that seem strange to you?"

"I'm sure it would seem odd to normal people, but I have never felt this way before. It's like you awoke a part of me Brooke that I never knew existed." Lucas fidgeted with his wallet, "I'm sorry if I'm coming on a little strong. You don't have to meet Nathan and Haley with me today. I don't know what I was thinking when I asked you."

I paused in the middle of pulling my jeans up for the second time, "I like you Lucas, believe me I feel it too. I haven't let any guy come near me, let alone touch me since Julian died. I just want to know how long this fairy tale is going to last?" I threw my scarf at him, "And I want to know how many other women you have tried this on before me… you said you traveled a lot."

I saw anger register on his face, "Did you think anything I said to you last night was genuine Brooke? Or did you think it was all some sort of bullshit scam to fuck you?"

I flinched at the harshness in his tone, "I just don't know if we should be starting something that has to end in two weeks. I don't think that any of the words you've said have been a lie… I was just insecure I guess."

Lucas handed me my sweater, "Well stop it alright. I don't know what this is either but I know that it can't be a bad thing." He curled his finger around my belt loops and pulled me to him, "And who says this has to end in 2 weeks?"

"But Lucas… we live in different states. We both travel a lot." I pulled on my sweater, "I couldn't see this progressing further unless we…"

"Fell in love?" Lucas finished.

"Exactly," I gulped.

"Stranger things have happened right?" Lucas ran his hands thru his hair, "I mean it was snowing last night." I nodded, "I know I come on a little strong, I'm sorry for that, but I really like you Brooke, who knows maybe by the end of my holiday…" I knew what he was going to say and it scared me to think about it so I pressed my lips firmly against his and didn't let go till both of us were out of breath.

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We never did make it outside the hotel to go shopping, as it was we were late meeting Nathan and Haley at the café right across the street. I stopped outside the door, "Lucas do you think they're going to like me?"

"Baby they're both gonna love you," Lucas winked as he pulled me thru the crowded restaurant.

I noticed them before Lucas had. I would have known those eyes from anywhere; they were the exact same shade as Lucas's. 'He's right though,' I thought, 'other than the eyes they look nothing alike.' Nathan looked like a giant in his café chair, he's got to be at least 3 inches taller than Lucas, he had black hair that looked recently cut and porcelain skin almost the same pale tone as mine. The bride to be on the other hand was breathtaking in a plain sort of way, her hair was wavy and hit just about her shoulders cut in a bob style like mine, she had warm brown eyes, a patch of freckles on her nose and a wide smile that could light up the entire room. She also had that happy people glow about her. "Here goes nothing," I said aloud in a whisper.

Lucas placed his hand on the small of my back when we reached the table, "Nathan," he shook his hand, "Hales" he leaned in and kissed her cheek, "sorry we're late, last minute Christmas shopping can be a pain." They both were staring in my direction, "I'd like you guys to meet Brooke Davis…" I put my hand out to shake theirs, "Brooke this is my brother Nathan and my soon to be sister Haley."

"It's a pleasure to meet you both," I smiled, "I've heard so much about you."

Haley was beaming, "I wish I could say the same." She looked down at her menu, "You two should sit, I'm starving. And unlike some people," she kinked an eyebrow in Lucas's direction, "we were on time."

It was quiet until we all ordered then Nathan said, "So Lucas why didn't you tell us you were seeing anyone?" Here we go I thought.

"I wasn't really ready to share her yet," Lucas said squeezing my hand under the table, "Our relationship has been a complete whirlwind from the start…"

"To say the least," I interrupted causing Nathan and Haley to both smile.

"Plus we're still trying to work out the kinks… Brooke is a New Yorker when she isn't traveling the world for work and well you know how much the magazine sends me out." I didn't here the rest of what he said because I thought about since we met the most distance we have put between us was 2 floors. I chuckled to myself hoping no one would notice.

"How long have you two been working out the kinks Lucas," Haley narrowed her eyes at him as she spoke. She's attempting to catch him in a lie.

"About how long would you say pretty girl?" Lucas was rubbing my hand against his leg.

"Three months," I said without skipping a beat.

"And how did you two love birds meet?" Nathan asked with the same smile I had seen plenty of times on Lucas's face.

"In the airport," I smiled.

Lucas moved his hand between my legs, "Yeah I saw this little vixen waiting to catch a cab and I asked her if she wanted to get a drink with me," he leaned in and kissed my hair, "we have been inseparable since.

"What an amazing story," Haley said, "almost sounds too good to be true." Haley looked at me, "So Brooke will you be accompanying Lucas to our wedding next week?"

"I hadn't planned on it, I assumed Lucas had RSVP'd long before I came into the picture." I sipped my water, "Plus I have some work to do while I'm here, I'll have plenty of things to keep me busy next week."

Nathan rubbed Haley's hand, "Well we would love it if you decided to come."

"If it isn't too much trouble I just might have to drag her along," Lucas laughed squeezing my inner thigh.

The food arrived and Haley said, "So Lucas mentioned that you travel a lot for work? What is it that you do?"

"I write a fashion column for Vogue Magazine." I replied taking a bite of my Caesar salad, all morning with Lucas had made me positively famished, "I was just recently in Paris covering the winter shows, I had mentioned to Lucas I had to fly to Los Angeles this week when he reminded me about your wedding next week. I figured since I hadn't spent any quality time with him in weeks I would stay out here a while longer than I needed to for work."

Haley picked out the mandarin oranges from her sesame chicken salad, "it sounds like your day to day life is pretty exciting," she flicked an orange at Lucas, "what are you doing with a boring homebody like Lucas?"

"Lucas has helped me realize I could love again, you see Haley last year I lost my boyfriend Julian to cancer and I became a complete recluse afterward," I put my hand in Lucas's, "Lucas finding me in that airport was one of the best days of my life."

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I woke up to find myself alone. I hated that more than anything in the world. After lunch ended yesterday Lucas and I split up to do a little shopping. I stopped at a lingerie store and purchased a naughty elf outfit to surprise him with. I also wanted to find Lucas a present since he was now my Christmas date but it was almost impossible to shop for someone you hardly knew. I settled on some new sweaters from Bloomingdales and a bottle of Hugo Boss cologne. When we met back up with each other it was dinner time and Lucas was officially my roomie for the remainder of my stay at The Peninsula. Lucas and I had spent the night talking about my reasons for not having anyone to celebrate Christmas with…

*Flashback*

"So you don't even have any friends you could exchange gifts with?" He asked as we walked hand in hand down the hallway to our room.

"Not really," I tried to rake my brain for friends that might have been possible with, "The only person I was ever remotely close to freaked out after Julian died and I haven't seen or heard from her since."

"That's too bad; before he got sick did you guys make a big deal out of Christmas?" He asked as he slid the key into the card reader to open the door.

"No because he was too sick by the time the holidays rolled around." I didn't want to tell Lucas but for Christmas Julian had only requested one thing, that he be able to make love to me the way he could before he was sick. It hadn't worked out the way he had hoped but it was one of those instances in my life that would stick with me forever.

"You mentioned your parents were in Switzerland or something. Why didn't you go with them?" Lucas asked refusing to let the issue of my lack of a great Christmas story go.

I plopped down on the sofa, "Lucas I think my parents resented me more than they loved me. My dad's answer to everything was to throw money at and my mom drank so much I don't think she even remembered my name. The Davis's only had a child because it was something everyone else was doing in the 1980's. They skipped out for birthdays, dance recitals, parent / teach conferences, graduations and holidays. For the longer time I thought Olga, my nanny, was my mother."

"That's awful Brooke, is there ever a time when you remember having an authentic Christmas experience… either as a child or as an adult." He sat down next to me and pulled me into his arms.

"Nope," I smiled, "But I did always imagine having a big green tree covered in white twinkle lights with blue, silver and pearlescent ornaments sparkling from every available branch." I was so relaxed in my arms I felt myself drifting to sleep, "Oh and it would be topped with a brightly glowing star. And I always wanted to wake up Christmas morning to find my house decorated with all of the Christmas standards, garlands, mistletoe and bows…" I breathed heavily, "That would have been sublime…"

*End Flashback*

I noticed the doors between the bedroom area and the living area were closed. I hadn't closed them before I fell asleep. I pulled myself out of bed and wrapped my silky red robe around my shivering body. 'Lucas must have changed my clothes after I was asleep' I thought staring down at the plaid pajama bottoms, I knew weren't mine, falling from my waist. I tied the strings tighter and headed for the door.

I pulled the double doors open and what I saw brought me to tears, "Lucas," I called.

He came out of the bathroom, "Do you like it pretty girl?"

I leapt in his arms, "Lucas how did you do… how did you know I…" the room was covered in holiday garland and big silver bows. Christmas lights sparkled along the ceiling.

"You crashed out pretty early last night and you had said you never had a proper Christmas so I decided to make our first one together a special one." Lucas covered my arms with his. "You haven't seen the best part yet," he pulled me to the large window overlooking the terrace.

I choked back tears, "it's my tree. Lucas you got me my dream tree."

Lucas turned me around so I was facing him, "I know you are scared about how fast this is going, I am too, I would be lying if I claimed anything different. But these last few days have been magical Brooke. I dread the day we have to leave the confines of this suite," he paused for courage, "Brooke," he cupped my cheek, "pretty girl I think I'm falling in love with you. And if that means when we leave this place that I have to travel to New York on the weekends and during any and all of my available time I will."

I started to sob, "Lucas I have known people my entire life who wouldn't do for me what you have done. I promise to take time to see you in Treeville, North Carolina whenever my schedule allows." I took a deep breath, "Lucas I love you and I don't want to lose you."

Lucas pulled me to his chest and kissed me, "I love you too… And I live in Tree Hill not Tree…" I silenced him with another kiss. I looked up and started to laugh, "What?" he asked.

"I can't believe you even remembered the mistletoe."

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I know I said the Naley wedding was going to be in this chapter but I added some stuff that made this chapter a bit long… So sorry Naley fans, the wedding is going to be the first part of chapter 3…

But don't fret; because I saved it I added a lot more to it… So the wedding is going to be the majority of the chapter.

Please read and review…

Thanks!

Krystal