Brooke woke up early that morning. She knew that Lucas always came over around four, so she got up extra early that morning, her teeth chattered in the cold as she threw on a white turtle neck, and a pair of tight-fitted black jeans. She combed her hair into a loose braid, and applied a tidbit of makeup.

Brooke threw on a black jeaned jacket before she left the house, and into the cool morning. Brooke nervously walked the route to the house she had once thought of as a second home, just because she was there so often.

"God, please let me do this, and let it work out right..." she prayed as she took a deep breath before she walked up the porch steps.

Brooke counted to ten before she rang the bell, but when she did, she immediately regreted it, and a part of her wanted to turn and make a run for it.

But before she could let her nerves get the better of her, the door opened to illustrate a sleepy looking Nathan. He was wearing a plain looking white shirt and a pair of long boxers. His hair was matted to his forehead in the front, and he was still rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

Brooke couldn't get over how cute he looked and couldn't get the feeling of wanting to kiss him out of her system so she quickly looked down to her shoes, so she couldn't see him.

"Brooke?" Nathan mumbled confused.

'Oh God,' she loved hearing her name on his lips.

Brooke felt the blush rise up into her cheeks, "Hey Nathan,"

But Nathan's voice immediately hardened, "What do you want?"

Brooke felt like she was slapped, the hatred and disgust she heard in his voice

"Nathan..." she started weekily, but quickly got herself together, "Nathan I want to talk about what happened... yesturday,"

"Brooke, forget it, i don't care, I don't need this right now, it's okay, I hope you and Lucas are happy together," He mumbled bitterly, wishing everything but happiness for the two of them.

"Nathan, I just want to explain," Brooke whispered sadly.

"Don't, how do you explain that Brooke... how do you explain cheating on me with the guy that cheated on you, my half-brother none the less."

"Nathan, it's not like that, everything just happened so wierd," Brooke started, shivering in the cold.

Nathan saw this, and for a second he mused over just leaving her out there, but then he moved out of the way and walked into the living room, her following close behind.

"Brooke-..."

"Nathan can I just ask one thing from you?" She paused, as Nathan stayed quiet, she took that as a que to go on, "Can i just explain everything to you from the beginning to the end, then i'll do whatever you want, i'll leave right away and never talk to you again if you ask,"

Nathan shrugged, "Whatever, go on,"

"Nathan, I love you so much, I would never cheat on you, and when we went out, I felt like everything was perfect, then at the end of our date, Lucas called me, and told me that he had chest pain, and he needed his medicine," At this Nathan snorted.

"Yeah, and that's why you didn't tell me,"

"Nathan you said you wouldn't intrupt,"

"No I didn't,"

Brooke went on, "And the medicine was in my house, and he told me that you hadn't been practicing for the basketball game, and I don't know, he was in so much pain, and he told me not to worry you, and let you practice, so I know what I did was wrong, but I was so worried, I wasn't thinking straight, and so I lied to you and went to help him."

Brooke sighed miserably, "And that's where everything went wrong, you saw us together and misunderstood everything, and then we had that huge fight," Brooke remember sadly, "And we said things..."

Nathan's cheeks turned a shade of light pink.

"And then, I didn't see you for so long, and Lucas started spending a lot of time with me, and it helped me not cry about you all the time... and then one day he asked me out... and at first I said no, but then on the way back home I saw you and Haley, and you seemed so happy with her... I guess I misunderstood, and I was so hurt, I turned to Lucas... then yesturday we met, and all my feelings came back to me, and made me realize I was never really over you, and never would be, because... I love you Nathan Scott," Brooke said as she stepped closer to Nathan and looked him in the eye, "Your the Scott that holds my heart... now and forever,"

Nathan looked into her teary eyes, and knew she wasn't lieing. "But Brooke, I know now that you do love me, but I still don't believe that your completly over Lucas, you guys had so much together, I don't think that you can erase that, you've always loved him,"

"I can't love someone that would cheat on me with my best-friend twice. The first time we were together, all we did was makeout, that's what I felt for him, it was infatuation, the second time I truly thought there was something there, but then, when I found out he had cheated on me, Nathan the way I felt, I don't think I could ever explain-..."

"Yeah, it's okay, I think I know exactly what you mean,"

"I'm sorry Nathan," Brooke apologized, "And then I met you, and it was so different between us, there was teasing, flirting and everything... and then I fell for you, without even noticing I was ever falling. Our date, it was so wonderful, it was so perfect, I don't know how to explain, but I love you Nathan,"

"I love you too Brooke," Nathan whispered.

For the first time they noticed how close they were. They felt the electricity pass through them. Like always, the magnetic pull caused them both to lean forward, their lips mere inches apart, but before they could get what they both longed for, to feel the other's lips on theirs, Nathan placed a finger between them.

Brooke couldn't help but feel dissapointed.

"Brooke, we can't, not until it's over with Lucas. I know how much cheating hurts, and I won't do it,"

Brooke nodded, and smiled up at him, "And as much as I wanted to kiss you, I love that about you,"

Nathan leaned forward and hugged Brooke, "I'm sorry about the things i've said to you,"

"It's okay Nathan, as long as things turn out good for us in the end, it doesn't matter,"

Nathan pulled back, and looked Brooke in the eye, "So, when are you going to break it off with him?"

"Today,"

"Ok, call me when you do, because I really want to kiss you," Nathan said, with a mock serious look, "I really missed your lips,"

Brooke giggled, "Oh yeah?"

"Hell yeah!"

Brooke playfully shoved him, "Is that all you missed about me?"

Nathan pretended to think, earning a mock-stern look from Brooke, "NATHAN!"

Nathan laughed, "Nah Brooke, I missed you... us,"

Brooke smiled, "Ah man, now I have to get out of here before I can't control myself,"

Nathan laughed, as Brooke winked at him as she walked herself out.

Brooke wanted to dance the second she left his house, everything was going to be normal again, her and Nathan will be... together again!

She hadn't felt this happy for so long, since her date with Nathan.

She couldn't wait to see more of Nathan again.

Her and Nathan...

Before she could finish her thought, her cell rang.

Brooke fished the phone out of her purse, and flipped it open.

"Hello?"

"Brooke?"

"Haley?"

"Yeah Brooke, listen, get to the hospital as soon as you can, Lucas is in critical condition!" Haley cried.

Brooke felt the phone slipping from her fingers...

A/N well we got a bit of Brathan in this chapter:) Whats happened to Lucas! What will happen to Brathan! Review and get you next chapter FAST!