Here it is, chapter 5. Sorry it's a so late (I kept on forgetting to take it somewhere with Internet), and so short (but I couldn't think of anything else to put in here), but it's up now, so I hope you enjoy it!

July 4th -Independence Day

(Officially my favourite holiday of the year!)

I am on such a high right now. I just got back from my date with Luke, and I could write all night.

Ok, I'll start at the beginning.

9am- I woke up and: exfoliated, cleansed, moisturised, toned and put make up on.

10.30- I met Peyton and hit the shops!

1pm- We stopped for a bite to eat. Peyton told me about how Mr Scott nearly caught her and Nathan last night. P had to hide under Nathan's covers until his dad had gone. (You see, that's the difference between me and my best friend – Brooke Davis doesn't get caught…)

3.30- I am shopped out (I know, how did that happen?) I have bought: some gorgeous white cut-offs, a 'chartreuse' pink babydoll top, and a 'good value' (ok, damn expensive) denim jacket with faux fur lining. Oh, and these divine pink shoes. I know that doesn't sound much for… wait a minute… 4-odd B. Davis shopping hours, but I was really choosy about what to buy, since it was for my date, after all.

4- I arrived back home, where I showered, changed into my new stuff and redid my make up about four times to get it perfect. I left the house in the Beetle and drove to where Lucas said he'd meet me.

5.30- Arrived at Karen's café. Even Karen said I looked nice! Lucas saw me and stopped, looked me up and down and smiled before leading me outside with his arm around my waist. How perfect is this guy?

5.45- We caught a bite to eat on the riverfront.

6.15- We hit the Blue Post before the real crowds did. Lucky I made Luke that fake ID. Unsuspecting members of the public watch out, here come Gretchen and Henry…

6.45- After thrashing Broody's ass at pool, we each got a drink and sat down away from the bar, where I suggested we played twenty questions, you know, to find out a little bit about each other. He wanted to narrow it down to ten. I said ok, because I thought once he found out twenty things about me he'd realise how boring and self centered I am. I was wrong, but there you go. This is how it went:

Lucas: OK, describe yourself in three words.

Brooke: Um, fun, up for a laugh and… cheery? Now you describe me in three words.

L: Well, let's see. Sexy, focused, and beautifully self-assured.

B: (cue to smile)

L: What's your family like?

B: I have two parents – a mom and a dad, who, most of the time, completely ignore me. (Sigh…) So, how many girlfriends have you had in the past?

And so it sort of went on like that for a while. I found out: he has only had on girlfriend before and that was in grade school; he has a best friend named Haley; he likes to eat pizza; he works part time at his mom's café and his uncle's garage; he is into the Constantines, Kings of Convenience, Travis (I didn't even pretend to have heard of them); and, well, he'sa virgin (I'll be careful with this one!)

And when he asked me questions he actually seemed to be getting more interested in me, and not bored with me!

Oh, I think I'm falling in love!

So:

8.30- After the crowds started coming to the Blue Post, we headed outside. The air was warm, but not humid, so I took off my jacket – there had been air-con in the club- and Lucas said 'wow'. Just wow. Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I took him to the house of Ben Sheppard, who I was dating at the time of Independence Day, a couple of years ago. That night we watched the fireworks from this bit at the bottom of his garden, and it was so romantic, so I planned to do the same thing tonight, but with Lucas instead. Yeah, I know that's like breaking and entering, or whatever, but I wanted our second 'first' date to be really special. So we didn't have to have a third.

When we got there, Broody sighed and said "Wow, this is really beautiful. The river and the lights and…" He trailed off. I carried on with "I know his house isn't big, but it does have a killer view."

Lucas turned to me. "His house? It isn't yours? Then aren't we trespassing?".

I smiled 'So?' and shrugged, then smiled. I caught his eye and took a sharp breath in. Those eyes really are beautiful. Our heads started slowly moving towards each other's, and his tilted, and I braced myself for a totally mind-blowing first kiss.

But that's when the first firework went off, and our heads jerked towards the river, where they were. We watched every rocket, every spinning wheel. About half way through I rested my head on Lucas's chest, and he put his arm round me, holding me close. It was heaven.

When we thought they'd finished, I looked up to him and he stroked my hair, then leaned in just in time for the fireworks in my head to be joined by a final sparkling shower from the riverbank.

It really was mind-blowing.