First of all thanks to all of the reviewers… (dianehermans, chebelle, BrookeLucasForever, jc4127, Brucasfan23, toddntan, brookescott3, ericka x3, jackiehyde4eva, bella, BDavisLScott23, Brucas10 & Long Love BRUCAS) fluffy stories are so much fun I should write these more often… Double thanks to everyone who set story alerts and favorites… You guys are great too…
Oh and I made a mistake last chapter… Lucas told Nathan that he met Brooke in the airport on Wednesday, which would have been Christmas eve… They met on Tuesday…
So after I re-read this chapter I thought it was a perfect ending. With that being said I wanted to know if you guys would like an epilogue set like a year in the future… Or would you like me to start a regular story with the characters that I'll update regularly? Let me know… I'm not gonna decide till next Monday since I'll be out of town…
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas / Happy Hanukah / Kwanza / etc…
Chapter 4:
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I just lay in bed staring at Lucas's breathing for what felt like a few hours. His eyes slowly opened and he looked at me, "Good morning pretty girl. Have you been up long?"
"No, not really" I smiled, "I just realized I never gave you the presents I bought you for Christmas." I jumped out of bed and ran to the closet.
"You bought me a present?" He asked sitting up.
"Yes, you mentioned that Christmas was a big deal to you and I wanted to get you something for making Christmas special this year for me too." I handed him two packages.
He stood up and walked to his bag and pulled out a small box and stretched, "It's too bad I didn't know we were exchanging gifts, I would have bought you something too." He hands me a small blue velvet box. He headed back to his bag and returned with a small box. "Open yours first pretty girl."
"Which one should I open first?" I smile. I'm surprised at how little anxiety I have regarding the ring sized box. 'I guess it went away after I freaked out over the box yesterday that was actually something for Haley,' I thought to myself.
"Open the box first. Now that was purely a guess, I hope you like it. If you don't we can exchange it." He smiles rubbing his head.
"After I open this one you have to open one of yours… The small one I think." I said as I pulled off the bright blue ribbon and the silver snowflake paper. I pulled open the box and shrieked, "Lucas how on earth did you know I loved Harvey's?" I examined the intricate wallet made of ruby red seatbelts.
"I saw the makeup bag in the bathroom. And I noticed the bag you were carrying the other night." He rubbed his forehead, "The black clutch. That was made out of seatbelts too right?"
I kissed him, "Yes. I love this Lucas. I'm going to switch everything from my old wallet right now." I went to grab my purse, "It's your turn."
Lucas was opening his present when I came back, "Cologne. This is great Brooke." He kissed my hand, "Thank you baby."
I squeezed the box in my hand, "Open your other one and then I'll open my last one."
He laughed, "Alright." He pulled at the neatly wrapped paper. He took off the tissue paper and looked down, "Sweaters. These are great too." He slid on the charcoal gray one, "For work I have to look somewhat professional and wearing a suit makes me feel old. I've noticed that a dress shirt sticking out the bottom of a nice sweater never gets a second look. It's like grungy professional." He tilted my head up to him and kissed me softly, "Now quit stalling and open the small one."
"I wasn't stalling." I huffed, as my heart started to thump hard in my chest. I opened the box and gasped, "Luke?"
"It isn't an engagement ring or anything." He laughed, "So you can breathe now." He took the box from my hand, "I guessed on the size I hope it's right," he pulled the ring out of the box and slid it on the ring finger of my left hand, "Wow perfect fit."
"So if this isn't an engagement ring what is it?" I asked examining the sparkling black diamond eternity band, "Because I think it would just be in poor taste for us to get engaged when you're still technically married to someone else."
"Well think of it as practice." He stepped closer to me, "Before the engagement ring."
"Lucas you don't think we're moving too fast?" I asked a little worried.
"Brooke," he took my hand into his and placed it on his chest, "I've never been more sure of something in my whole life. I want to be with you. These last few days have been completely surreal. I keep praying that I'm not dreaming the entire thing. Tomorrow I'm going to call my attorney's office and tell them to give Peyton whatever the hell she wants."
"But Lucas you can't give her an annulment you would be committing a crime you could go to jail." I was crying.
He smiled and wiped at my tears, "I'm not going to give her an annulment. There's something else she wanted that I really didn't want to give her. But now I don't care anymore, we've been fighting for eight months and I'm tired."
"Lucas I don't want you to do anything hasty because of me," I cried.
"Brooke, I've been thinking about what you told me about your life with Julian. You guys weren't together for very long before he was taken from you prematurely. I don't want to lose you; Peyton isn't going to dictate my life any longer." He pressed his forehead to mine, "Life is too short pretty girl. Life is just too damn short. I want to spend the remaining years I have with you so if that means I have to give Peyton some extra money for her to just disappear I'll do it. Because I guarantee it now that she knows I have a girlfriend her list of demands probably increased substantially."
"I'm sorry Lucas. I shouldn't have gone with you to the wedding yesterday. Whatever it costs you that it wouldn't have last week I'll pay for. I have some money in my savings that I was going to use to buy a place." I was rambling I tried to stop but the words just kept coming, "I wanna be with you too, you make me feel alive again. When Julian died a part of me died with him, but being with you I feel complete."
He kissed me slowly, "After this magical trip ends I'm coming back with you to New York. I have already put the request into my boss to be transferred and put on a desk. I'm not gonna travel anymore, and while I'm there I'm going to shop my novel around to different publishers."
I sobbed harder into his brand new sweater, "I love you Lucas. If you want to go with me to New York I will be the happiest woman on the planet."
He picked me up into his arms and spun us in a circle, "I love you too Brooke. So does this mean you like the ring I bought you? The woman at the jewelry counter said that black diamonds are more exotic and unique. And it wouldn't seem too much like a wedding band."
"I love it Lucas," I placed my hands on my hips, "But aren't we a bit old for promise rings?"
"Nope, we're only as old as we feel." He laughed.
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The beginning of the week was a blur after that, Lucas had called his attorney's like he planned and told them to do whatever it took to get him divorced. The signed agreement papers were Fed'Exed and in the lobby Tuesday afternoon. I found out that the "little thing" Peyton wanted was Lucas's beach house. "I can't believe you gave her your house." I sulked from the club chair in the living area.
"I wasn't living there so it didn't matter." Lucas was reading over the paperwork before we went to FedEx to send them back. "If we ever have kids I want to raise them in the house I grew up in. My mom left me her house when she moved to New Zealand 5 years ago."
"What's in New Zealand?" I asked.
"Her husband," Lucas smiled, "He was one of her college professors. They're been married almost 7 years now. Andy's a pretty decent guy, his mother became ill like right after the wedding and he traveled back to New Zealand to take care of her. Mom sold her café and made sure I was alright with her decision and she's been there ever sense. She visits as often as she can." Lucas pulled out his wallet and showed me a few pictures, "That's my mother… Karen."
I stared at the beautiful raven haired woman in the wedding picture, "she's beautiful Lucas."
"Oh and these 2 cuties," he pointed to another picture, "Are Ella and Reese." I looked at the beautiful little girls and noticed how much they resembled Karen, "They're my little sisters. I wish I got to see them more but they're both in school now so I mostly get emails, letters and telephone calls."
"How old are they?" I asked.
"Ella is 6 and Reese is 4 ½." Lucas ran his hands thru his hair, "I think Andy would love a son, but I think mom is done having kids so Andy will have to settle for me… his surrogate adult son."
"They are so cute; maybe we could plan a trip there sometime next year." I smile, "I'm still sorry about the house thing."
"Don't worry about it, I never liked it anyways. Peyton fell in love with it so we bought it… well I should say I bought it. The beach air messed up all of my iron furniture." He laughed.
"So are you really gonna come with me to New York?" I ask with a grin.
"Yes, Seth already submitted the necessary paperwork; I'll have a job when we get back. So there's no turning back now." He hugged me, "So I know Christmas wasn't a big deal in your family what about New Years?"
"Ummm… I typically spend New Years Day alone watching the Rose Parade. I love all of the amazing floats. And New Years Eve was always spent at some party. I was sort of trampy in high school." I laughed, "I was really sulty in high school, that's part of the reason I left."
"Well I don't think you're a slut pretty girl," Lucas pulled me towards the sofa.
"Oh no?" I laughed, "I knew you what… 3 hours before I had sex with you?"
"That's a different story, you know that." He tickled my stomach.
"So what is the plan for New Years Eve, they say that the guy you kiss at midnight will be your boyfriend for the next year." I grabbed my glasses out of my purse, "When I wear these I feel like an old lady."
"I think they're super sexy." Lucas said nuzzling my neck, "I thought we'd go to Nathan and Haley's for New Years Eve if you felt up to it."
"When are they leaving for their honeymoon?" I asked as I made a list of ideal places to search for an apartment in New York.
"They're not going till May I think. Haley didn't want to leave her students."
"I didn't know Hales was a teacher." I asked continuing my list. "Living arrangements are going to be tricky when we get back to the city. My roommate is Mormon and she hates when I bring boys home."
"I can stay at a hotel till we find something, when is your lease up?"
"I don't have a lease; Riley is the best friend of one of the girls I work with. Her parents have more money than they know what to do with, so my rent buys her new handbags and other luxuries her parents find risqué." I laughed thinking of Riley, "she's going to have a stroke when she finds out about you, I can here it now, 'Brookie Cookie you shouldn't give the boys the milk for free or they'll never buy the cow.' She lives in the Stone Age, I don't even think she likes me but I feed her label habit."
"There will be plenty of time to figure out the living arrangements… stop getting me off topic. Do you want to go with me to a New Years Eve party at Nathan and Haley's?" He asked as he went to kiss my neck again.
"Lucas, how am I supposed to think when you do that," I giggle.
"You're not… just say yes," he continued kissing my neck.
"Yes!" I moved on top of him and removed my top, "yes!"
He kissed my ring finger which was now adorned with the band he had given me for Christmas, "I love you pretty girl."
"I love you too," I pulled off his shirt and he stood up and carried me to the bed.
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"So what is the dress code for this party honey?" I stood there in just a bra and panties, "Should I wear a dress or just a pair of jeans?"
Lucas couldn't stop staring at my body, "What did you say baby I'm sorry I wasn't listening," he gave me a wicked grin.
"Lucas Scott, can you focus please. What should I wear tonight?" I stomped my foot at him.
"You're so cute when you're angry. And I think just a pair of jeans and a sexy top would be fine." He wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Alright, I need 10 minutes then we can go." I pulled on a pair of straight leg jeans, "did you call ahead for a cab, I'm sure they're busy tonight?"
"No I rented a car," he smiled, "then we can leave whenever we want to."
"That was a good idea," I blew a kiss in his direction. I sat down on the bed to put on my brown Gucci healed boots. "Am I only going to know Nathan and Haley?" I asked and grabbed a white tank top to put on under my cream colored cowl neck sweater.
"Chelsea will be there I think," he too was getting dressed. He wore a pair of light blue jeans and crimson colored dress shirt and a black sweater over it.
"Cool, we should get going." I smiled, "I don't want them to think we're always late."
"Alright, alright, let's go." He grabbed his wallet and the keys to the rental car.
When we were in the elevator I asked, "So what kind of car did we get?"
"A new Dodge Charger." I kinked an eyebrow at him, "hey none of that, hot girls need a hot car."
"Sure, you didn't rent a muscle car for me." I laughed and playfully smack him in the stomach.
"True, but I've always wanted to drive one, now is as good a time as any." He smiled, grabbed my hand and headed out the lobby doors.
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"I'm so glad you guys came," Haley said at the door, "I didn't know if you had the connection with some kind of Hollywood party."
"I'm sure this will be more fun," I gave her a hug. "So how does it feel to be married?"
"Fantastic," she winked at Lucas, "you should try it."
"Hales quit trying to bring my brother over to the dark side," Nathan called from the hall, "He had a bad experience last time."
"Yeah," Lucas said inching his hand around my waist, "but I'm sure next time will be a million times better."
"Me too," I said pulling a few strands of lightly curled hair behind my ear. I saw Haley's eyes light up as she caught sight of my hand.
"What is that," she shrieked.
"Relax Hales," Lucas said with a chuckle, "It's an 'I love you' ring not an engagement ring." I had insisted he stop referring it as a practice ring, it sounded so tacky. "So will one of you tell me where I can get a beer?"
"Yeah come with me bro." Nathan called; Lucas leaned in and kissed my cheek.
When they left Haley picked up my hand to examine the ring further, "Brooke it's gorgeous."
"I know," I giggled, "It was a Christmas present. This all is moving so fast but to be honest I don't care. Life is too short to take everything slowly. I love him and he loves me, we'll see where that takes us."
"Nathan told me about how whirl-wind your relationship truly has been and I think it's amazing." Haley beamed, "If it had been up to Nathan we would have gotten married our junior year of high school. I was the one that insisted we wait. I mean we were only 16 for crying out loud."
"Well I'm glad you waited, because I wouldn't have been at that one." I laughed, "People only get married that young on television."
Haley left a short while later to go mingle with her other guests I went outside to get some air and I felt arms slink around my waist, "what are you doing out here all alone," Lucas asked kissing my shoulder blade.
"I was just getting some air, it will be midnight soon. What are you going to wish for?" I asked turned around to face him.
He thought about his answer for a moment, "I already got what I wanted. I don't need to wish for anything."
"Really… not one thing comes to mind?" I kinked my eyebrow.
"OK, well I guess I'll wish for us to have a happy fun filled life together." Lucas kissed my collar bone, "I'd wish for us to get married in front of our friends, have 3 beautiful kids" he kissed my neck, "2 boys and a girl that looks just like you."
"That's a great wish." I smile, "You want an odd number of kids?"
"Yeah, and I want our daughter to be the baby so we can spoil her rotten and when she's older her brother's will be there to watch out for her." Lucas smiled, "I want our kids to know the love that we both lacked growing up: me with my absentee father, you with your absentee parents. Our kids are never going to have that problem."
"Sounds like you've thought this thru," I laughed, "Kids might happen sooner rather than later."
"Why?" Lucas asked.
"Because when sex is spur of the moment we never have a condom, and we've had lots of spur of the moment sex the past week." I kissed his bottom lip.
"We can be more careful if you want?" He asked me looking concerned.
"No Lucas, I like you're New Years wish… We should get started right now," I kissed him again and as he wrapped his arms around me tighter I deepened the kiss.
"I think Nathan and Haley would notice if we weren't there for the midnight countdown." Lucas said between my wet kisses.
"So?" I asked.
Lucas pushed me back slightly, "Let me think for a minute."
I pushed back and kissed him again, "it isn't very nice is it," I laughed and slid my hand under his shirt and rubbed his bare skin.
"It's impossible to put together a coherent thought when you do that pretty girl." His breathing became shallower, "Someone will notice."
I giggled, "That's exactly what I told you yesterday." I stepped away from him, "Now come on lets go inside maybe Nate and Haley got sparklers… I love sparklers."
"I have a better idea." Lucas said pulling around the side of the house.
"Where are we going?" I asked a bit confused, "We're going to miss the countdown."
"I think we can make it if we hurry up." Lucas said pulling me towards the rented Dodge Charger.
"Lucas Scott are you out of your mind?" I asked pushing him against the car.
"Come on baby don't act surprised, you started it." Lucas scanned the other cars and houses, "No one is going to see get in the car."
"I absolutely will not." I folded my arms.
"Brooke baby, I know you want to," he started kissing my collar bone and neck.
"Lucas I'm wearing jeans, this isn't going to work." I snapped trying desperately to ignore his advances.
"Just get in the back seat pretty girl." Lucas smiled innocently.
I looked around and didn't see anyone, "fine." I smiled mischievously, "I feel like such a teenager, that's twice in one week."
*WARNING SEX SCENE*
He both hurried into the car, "Damn this is pretty spacious, I might seriously have to buy one now," Lucas smiled as he leaned me back against the seat.
"Stop talking about the car Lucas." I sighed.
"Sorry," he laughed, he moved to take off my shoes. "I'm gonna throw everything in the front passenger seat so we know where everything is."
"OK," I hurriedly pulled at his sweater. I unbuttoned my jeans and shimmied out of them and Lucas put them in the front seat. He leaned down and put his head between my legs.
"You are so incredibly sexy," Lucas said as he pushed aside my panties and began sucking on my clit. For a second I forget where we were and moaned loudly.
"Sorry," I giggled.
Lucas was still sucking on my clit when he pushed a finger inside me, "does that feel good."
"Yes," I moaned out, "I want you Lucas."
He sat up and said, "I think the best thing to do is…"
I interrupted him with my lips pressed against his, "shhhh baby," I smiled and pushed him flat against the seat. I looked outside and still didn't see anyone. I unfastened his jeans and pulled down his zipper and felt his erection under my finger tips. I took him in my mouth for a minute and felt his whole body tense beneath me. I moved my lips up and down his hard penis until I heard his breathing become labored. Then I sat up and straddled him, I pressed myself down on his penis and smiled as I heard him moan my name.
I pushed down hard and he scrabbled to thrust deeper inside me, I felt my flesh burning. I gasped "Lucas" and pushed down with all of my strength as an orgasm seized my body. Lucas pulled me down close to him and tensed with an orgasm of his own. "Did we miss the midnight countdown?" I asked out of breath.
Lucas's chest heaved up and down below me and he glanced at his watch, "No we still have 5 minutes, if we hurry up and get dressed we can make it."
I pulled myself off long enough for Lucas to slide out from beneath me. "Can you hand me my pants please?"
He smiled and tossed me my jeans, "I'm gonna stand watch." He said stepping out of the car, I watched him readjust himself and buckle his belt.
I quickly pulled up my jeans and hopped out of the car, "I needed to be standing up to button them. It's too hard sitting down." He laughed and grabbed my boots out of the front seat. I pulled on my boots and looked at my reflection in the tinted glass, my skin was red and my lips were swollen, "Haley is gonna know we had sex." I shrieked.
Lucas ran a hand thru his tousled hair, "I think you look fine, no one is gonna know unless you go in that house and announce we just made love in the back of our rental." He kissed my cheek and led me to the house.
"How is it that you look better now than you did before?" I asked pushing my breasts back into my bra. Lucas simply laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
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We slipped back inside undetected and found Nathan and Haley in the living room lighting sparklers. Nathan noticed us first, "Man we didn't even sneak off for a quickie and we're newlyweds." He punched Lucas playfully in the arm.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Brooke left her purse in the car." Lucas smirked but I couldn't cover up the all telling grin on his face.
"No need to lie," Haley laughed bringing us two sparklers, "If it hadn't been our party I'm sure Nathan would have suggested the idea as well." She winked at me, "It wasn't anywhere in the house was it?"
"No, we went…" I stopped myself, but it was too late.
"Deny deny deny baby. That's all you had to do was deny it," Lucas and Nathan laughed, "We were in the clear."
"Alright everybody… on my count," Haley called from the footstool; Nathan had his hand planting firmly around her waist.
"10…" everyone cheered together, I intertwined my fingers with Lucas's.
"9…" Lucas pulled my body next to his and I pressed my cheek firmly against his chest and closed my eyes.
"8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3…"
"2…" I pulled back from his chest and looked at Lucas excitedly.
"1… Happy New Year!!!" Everyone roared. Before I could finish saying happy New Year Lucas's lips were pushed to mine. I felt him deepen the kiss with his tongue and I made my New Year's wish… I wished that everything Lucas had said about our lives earlier came true, that no matter what we were together.
"Happy New Year pretty girl," Lucas rubbed my cheek and felt the warm fresh tears, "why are you crying my love?"
"I don't know," I choked back tears, "I love you Lucas and I wanna spend the rest of my life with you."
He pulled me into his grasp and rocked back and forth, "I love you too." He kissed the top of my head, "marry me Brooke Davis?"
I had every intention of saying no; I didn't feel like we were ready for that after a week of total bliss but my heart overruled my brain and I screamed, "Yes!"
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*The End*
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Krystal