Chapter 4

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Brooke lead Lucas into her house. He sat down on one of the chairs along the island in her kitchen. She went to the fridge. After Pouring herself a glass of wine, and grabbing in a beer, she joined him.

"So this is your place?" Lucas asked. It was a dumb question, but it was always hard to think of something to say in this circumstance. You weren't sure if after this drink, you would be invited upstairs, or if you would be leaving soon.

'Yes. I figured since I was opening a store here, I needed somewhere to live."

"Well, it's nice." What kind of stupid conversation was this?

"You know...talking at this point is kind of pointless," Brooke said. She then took her drink as while as his and put it on the counter. She then pushed all of the things off the table it in one swoop. The next thing she did was take her shirt off leaving her in a a red bra. Lucas got turned fast. He then began to kiss her.

He began to kiss her neck, and work his way down. Though he had wanted to take his time with her, and not rush this, their cloths were both off in under five minutes and he was entering her.

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The next morning Brooke woke up in her bed. Her head hurt a little bit. Brooke then noticed the man laying besides her. It was Lucas, she remembered, who she had met the night before. She needed to shower. She needed him to get out of her bed. Part of her was torn. She had really opened up to him last night, he was a really great guy. He was a guy that was worth getting to know better. Then she thought was anyone really worth it? Seeing him again was not worth it. It had been a nice night of having company. Someone to talk to, and someone to have sex with. It was over now, and he needed to go.

Brooke couldn't help but look at him for a moment while he slept. He was gorgeous!

"Hey sleepy head," Brooke said to him. He began to stir.

"Hey...Brooke...good morning.."

"I had fun last night. Thanks." Brooke smiled.

"Me too."

"I have to shower. I have some things to do today...so...". Brooke had offered to watch Sawyer for the afternoon.

"Alright...I'll get going...but do you think I could take you out again sometime?"

Brooke looked at him for a moment, say yes she said to herself, "No. I am sorry. It's just not a good time for me right now for dating."

"Alright. I am going to leave my number anyway, just in case."

"Sure." He found a note pad and wrote it down and left it on her nightstand.

"Thanks."

"I hope you'll call," He said. Then he get dressed and was gone.

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Haley got up and found that Lucas still wasn't there. Typical. It was hard for her to remember how Lucas used to be. He was in love with Lindsay, and it didn't work out. Why couldn't he see that there was hope? Then Haley thought, who was she to talk? It wasn't like she had anyone either, but at least she wasn't sleeping around. Had never slept around.

Lucas entered in the kitchen where Haley was having a cup of tea.

"How do you feel?" Lucas asked her.

"Better. Where have you been?"

Lucas smiled, "I was actually with a girl."

"Oh, what a surprise," Haley said to him.

"She was great. I asked her out again."

"Lucas! You did!"

"Don't get excited. She said no. I did leave my number though, in case she were to change her mind."

"Well, I hope she does."

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"Did you have fun last night?" Nathan asked Brooke.

That was the first thing he said to her when she entered his house. Part of him was jealous that Brooke could go out when she wanted. Part of him didn't miss it at all.

"Yeah, sure."

Brooke didn't want to get into Lucas. It wasn't worth it.

"I was going to take Sawyer to the Zoo today."

"I'll come. "

"Sounds like a fun day!"

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A/N: I am so sorry for taking such a long time in putting this up. I will start working on the next chapter as soon as I can.