Were sorry to say but this might possibly be the last chapter. We want to continue on with other projects but we couldn't without this one being finished. Safe to say that it took us almost two weeks to write this chapter. We wanted to end it perfectly and we were proud with the outcome.

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It's a Love Story, Baby Just Say Yes

"Owen?" She had to say his name again just to clarify that she wasn't hallucinating from her lack of sleep. She watched him walk to the front of Haley's desk and lean against it. Did she have the worst luck or what?

"Hi Brooke," he said shyly.

She shook her head, the anger replacing her confusion. "How did you find me?" She honestly thought that someone hated her up there.

"I asked Millicent," he answered and she cursed Millicent to the depths of Hades while he just watched her with an amused smile.

"Do you think this is funny?" She snapped. "You're just back now and I have no explanation. You just left."

"I know and…"

She held up a finger, signaling for him to be quiet. "I told you I wanted a child and you took off. What do you want from me?" She rubbed her eyes and held the tears in. He was definitely not worth crying over.

"I came to apologize about that."

"How do you know I'll forgive you?"

He sighed. "I don't know but at least I can try. I was spooked when you said that and I'm sorry."

She nodded. "Yeah, join the rest of the group." He didn't hear her from the look on his face. She was about to tell him to continue when the door opened and in stepped none other than Lucas Scott. Brooke looked over and rolled her eyes.

"Does someone hate me up there?" She whispered to herself before she got a good look at him. His eyes looked tired and his shoulders were slumped. He looked as bad as she felt.

"What are you doing here too?" She couldn't help the hiss that came out. This was just too overwhelming for her at the moment. She watched Owen and Lucas look over each other.

"I can see you're busy," he muttered harshly. Her mouth opened in an 'O' before she marched over to him and glared at him.

"How dare you!" She said, so angry that she was nearly shaking. "Can I not talk to another man without you losing your mind?"

"Yeah man," Owen added and Brooke closed her eyes. "Let her talk."

"I just did," Lucas said, obviously pissed off at the both of them. "You two have fun." Brooke grabbed his shirt before he could step out.

"You and I have to talk."

"Brooke I…" She pointed her finger at Owen before she looked back at Lucas.

"Can you meet me in the gym in fifteen minutes?" He looked hesitant. "Please?" He struggled for a moment before he sighed and agreed. He left quickly and Owen had a smile on his face.

Brooke turned and glared. "You're an asshole."

"What?" He said incredulously.

She was shocked. "You scared him off."

"So…"

"Owen," she started. "You left me. You just ran off, leaving no reason as to why. I don't want to forgive you right now."

"I'm still sorry."

"I know but I just need time and I wouldn't be able to give you anything right now anyway," she said honestly. He looked confused.

"Why not?"

"My heart is with someone else right now," she answered quietly.

"I don't want anything from you Brooke."

She raised an eyebrow. "Why else would you be at Tree Hill High apologizing to a girl who you left a month ago?"

He shrugged, seeming to get the point. "I really am sorry though." She nodded to him before she kissed his cheek and left the room. She followed the hallway to the gym and entered to find Lucas playing ball. She hadn't seen him play in a while so she stayed quiet and watched him score numerous hoops.

After his tenth, he noticed someone else in the room with him. He stopped what he was doing and looked around. He spotted Brooke on the bleachers, watching him. He placed the ball on the floor and walked over to the beginning of the bleachers.

"Hey," she said awkwardly. She didn't know what to say. She was hurt and the words that wanted to come out were suddenly too shy to.

"Hi," he said slowly. She could tell that this was making him nervous. He never did well in stressful situations.

"Listen," she began with an exasperated sigh. "I…I want to say that I'm sorry. I just didn't understand."

He seemed confused. "What didn't you understand Brooke?" She looked at him and bit her lip nervously. "You can tell me."

"I didn't understand how…" she stopped and tried to find the right words, "…how you can go from loving Peyton to coming back and loving me." There, she had said it. She didn't want to see his face but her curiosity forced her to peek. He didn't look mad or upset. He still seemed a little confused but also a little hurt.

"I loved Peyton because I thought that she was meant for me. Everyone kept telling me how Peyton and I were made for each other. I listened and didn't think of anything else. Then, when I saw you, all torn up and hurt, I wanted to protect you." She listened to him and found her heart jumping at every word.

"I didn't understand it at first but then I started having different feelings for Peyton. I knew that Jake was back in town and I knew that she wasn't over him. It didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would when she told me she cheated. All I could think was 'I can have Brooke now'".

He was out of breath and she watched him collect his thoughts. She felt awful for thinking that he was just playing her but she still didn't trust herself and she let the fear swallow her.

"I…I didn't know you felt that way," she said lamely. It was all she could say. The rest of her words would be traitors; just like the butterflies in her stomach.

"Brooke, I do love you and only you," he said and she could hear the sincerity. "I want you to know that." She looked down at the floor and realized that he was being honest but a part of her was still hurt.

"What about Peyton?"

He knit his eyebrows together. "She's leaving with Jake." Brooke's head shot up and looked at him with dread.

"What?"

"She's leaving," he repeated and she tried to rid the guilt that was suddenly coming upon her.

"It's my fault." She felt like it was all her fault. She didn't know Peyton was going to leave. Everything she tried hard to keep was leaving or making her fall apart. She placed her head in her hands as she tried to keep the tears in.

"It's not your fault Brooke," he said. "She just wants to get away and I don't blame her."

"No, you blame me."

He shook his head. "I don't blame you for anything." She didn't know what else to do so she stood and walked down the bleachers.

"If I didn't ruin your relationship then she wouldn't be leaving," she said as her voice went an octave higher.

"No, if you didn't then Peyton and I would be in an awkward situation." She waited for him to continue. "We would have eventually realized that it wasn't meant to be." She replayed his words in her head.

"I told Owen that he couldn't have me," she said once she reached him. He stared up at her since she was a little taller from the bleacher she stood on.

"Why?" At first, it seemed like a 'why didn't you' question but then she realized that he wanted to know the real reason. She sighed and looked around the gym before her mind began to race with unanswered questions.

She decided to ignore his question. "We had a lot of good times in this gym," she mused. "Then there were the bad ones."

He laughed quietly. "Yeah, we did have a pretty crazy high school but it wouldn't have been the same without you Brooke Davis." She smiled down at him before she took the last step and landed on the floor with a 'thud'.

"So, where does this leave us?" She said, unsure of herself. She was still confused but she knew that if she walked away now, there wouldn't be another chance with the man of her dreams.

He shrugged, trying to ease the tension. Then he smiled before looking down at her. "You could kiss me?"

She looked up, hesitant at first. She knew her eyes were filled with confusion but she had to take this chance with him. Maybe it wouldn't turn out as badly as she thought it would. She reached up and placed her arms around his neck. Then she leaned up and placed her lips on his.

Before he could even place his arms around her waist, they heard someone cough. They pulled away and Lucas looked over her shoulder to see his team staring at them, some laughing and some smiling.

"Hey guys," he said awkwardly and Brooke put her head on his chest. "Is it time for practice?"

Then Nathan stepped out from behind the team. "What is everyone looking- oh." Lucas rubbed the back of his neck nervously while Nathan laughed. "It's alright. Lucas is just sucking face with his um…friend?"

Brooke turned around and waved at Nathan while the rest of the team snickered. "Hey." Nathan laughed a little to embarrass her before he nodded to the both of them.

"We have practice, so…" Brooke and Lucas nodded before they left the gym. Brooke could still hear Nathan laughing.

"Remind me to hurt him when I get the chance," she said to Lucas once they got to the courtyard.

"Brooke? Luke?" Brooke looked over at Haley and smiled. "You guys talked?" Brooke nodded and Haley smiled before waving and going to her class.

"Does everyone just pop up when good or bad news happens?" Brooke asked, curious as to why her friends always seemed to appear when something major happened. Lucas laughed a little before he led to a bench and they sat down.

"So why did you tell Owen that he couldn't have you?" Lucas said and she stared at her hands, damning him for remembering.

Just tell, you coward. She sighed and cursed her thoughts. "I told him that because I couldn't give my heart to someone else when there was another person who had it."

He smiled before he leaned closer to her. "I'm glad to know that." She found herself getting closer to him. She got as close as she could until he placed an arm around her shoulder and she placed her hand on his stomach.

"I could get used to this," she said, finding herself becoming more comfortable with him.

"Me too," he whispered before he kissed her head.

We were really happy with this final chapter. You guys can tell us how you liked the story or if you liked the ending. There might be one more chapter; an epilogue possibly but were not completely sure. Anyways, we hope you all enjoyed the story and you can check out our new one on our profile.

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