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Knock! Knock!

"Gimme a sec!" Lucas called out as he finished buttoning his shirt. He pulled opened the door and smiled.

"Hey Andy, what's up?"

"Lucas, Hi, Oh you're going out?"

"Yeah, dinner with the wedding party…"

"Sounds fun"

Lucas rolled his eyes "You have no idea…but what's up?"

"Well…I never really congratulated you on the engagement…I'm happy for you Luke"

"Thanks Andy and I never really thanked you"
"For what?" Andy asked a confused expression on his face

"For making my mom happy again..for bringing her smile back" Andy smiled as he walked towards the door "Marriage is a beautiful thing Lucas, and being with the one you love is incredible, I'm really happy you can experience it…Have fun tonight" he said closing the door behind him

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Lucas walked into Karen's café, and walked up to the counter, giving his mom a kiss on the cheek

"Hey beautiful"



"Hey Luke…Brooke's the only one here, she's right over there" she told him pointing to a corner booth where Brooke sat, her eyes glued to the magazines spread out in front of her

"Thanks mom…Can I get a beer?"

"Sure, I'll bring it right over"

"Hey cheery" Lucas said bending down giving Brooke a quick kiss on the cheek

"Broody, which blue do you like better…I like this one, but I think it may be a little too dark...but then this one is just too light…What do you think?"

Lucas laughed "Well, Uhhh…How about that one?" he asked pointing to the first color on the page that caught his attention

"Oh Lucas…that's the ugliest thing I've ever seen"

"I thought the color for weddings was white" he said

"Well of course it's white Lucas, but we need an accent color…" she said "You know for the flowers, decorations…oh just forget it…look at this menu me and P. Sawyer put together this morning, Do you like everything?"

"Yeah this looks great" he said looking at the page in front of him

"What looks great?" Haley asked as she and Nathan slipped into the booth

"The menu" Lucas said as he slid it across the table so she could see it

"Haley, I'm almost finished with your dress, so we'll have your fitting tomorrow" Brooke said her eyes never leaving the colors on the page in front of her



"Hey guys" Peyton said slipping into the booth sitting next to Brooke "Sorry, I'm late"

"That's O.K," Brooke told her 'Now that we're all here, we can get down to business, Peyton already said she wanted the accent color to be blue, we need to pick a specific shade of blue, and of course, pick the dessert for the menu…"

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Brooke sat in front of her sewing machine, putting the finishing touches on Haley's wedding dress when the doorbell rang. Her heart dropped, and she jumped up sending the chair flying behind her. She walked slowly towards the door and quietly called out

"Who is it?"

"Open the door slut" came the voice on the other end

"Rachel" she whispered. She peeked out the peephole and laughed out loud. "Rachel" she squealed opening the door and pulling her inside and into her arms "What are you doing here?"

"I've been away from this place too damn long" she said "I hope—oh my god Brooke, what happened to your face?" she said finally noticing the fading bruises still noticeable on Brooke's face

"Oh, it's nothing, I fell down the stairs"

"You fell down the stairs…right…so what really happened?"

"Someone broke into the store…I was in his way" she said as she sat down next to Rachel

"Oh God Brooke, I'm so sorry" she said hugging her again "Does it hurt?"

"It all hurts" Brooke quietly replied



"What did he take?"

"Computer, cash, and the sketches from my new line"

"Son of a bitch" Rachel muttered. She looked back and noticed the unfinished dress under the sewing machine…"You never stop…do you? "

"It's Haley's bridesmaid dress" she told her "Lucas and Peyton are getting married"

"What!?...he picked Peyton?" she said loudly

Brooke smiled "Yeah…he picked Peyton" she said as she walked back to the sewing machine.

"Wow…I always thought he would pick you"

"I'm not the one for him"

"So…what is the deal with you and Brooke anyway?"

"She's just not ready to commit"

"Right, that's usually what I tell guys I'm not really into"

"And she wants to make sure I'm serious about her plus

Plus what?

She's the one

Why

She just is...I feel it...You know Paschal says the heart has reason that reason cannot know

What did Paschal say about Chris Keller?

Sorry…Cheap shot…O.K take your shirt off

Rachel…

I'm not gonna touch you sissy virgin boy, I'm trying to make a point, take your shirt off



O.K

Alright…you say Brooke's the one...your soul mate, well if that's the case, call upon destiny or providence or whatever forces are gonna bring you two together and make the shot… blindfolded

This is ridiculous…

Come on, it's your destiny…you can't miss…O.K Can you see me?

No…

O.K…I trust you…now follow my voice, Brooke's the one, make the shot

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What happened?

It went it…Nice shot

"Rach, did you hear me? Peyton's the one for him, not me"

"We'll see about that" Rachel though to herself "Look Brooke, I gotta go take care of something, I'll call you later" she said walking towards the door

"You just got here"

"I know…I'll be back...I promise, this won't take long" she said quietly closing the door behind her