A/N: Thanks 4 the reviews. This chapter has Lucas and Peyton. Later it will have the Scott household, Haley and the Davis'

CHAPTER 3

Lucas' POV

He has been awake since 6 am this morning thinking of the girl in the limo. She was beautiful. He wondered if he would see her again. Lucas remembered that he had promised Peyton that he'd help her renovate her room. It seemed that she was doing that a lot these days... changing.
As he left his mom reminded him about the dinner later that evening. He didn't want to go, but he knew this meant a lot to Keith. Keith was his uncle. He had married Karen a year ago. Keith was always there for him, unlike his dad.

"Yup, i'll be here. I'm going to Peyton's , i'm helping her out in her room." Lucas said to his mom as he walked out the door. He got in his pickup truck. As he drove to Peyton's house he thought of the girl again. Why couldn't he just forget her? It wasn't like they were ever going to see each other again. Lucas pushed 'her' out of his mind.
He arrived at Peyton's house. There was no use in ringing the doorbell, she never heard it. He opened the front door and heard music playing loudly. Peyton knew her music. She had hundreds of records, but that wasn't her only talent. She was also an artist. She was going to paint her room herself. He had to do the dirty work; building the shelves for the records and carrying the heavy things.
He walked up the stairs, as he entered her room he saw that she had already started.

"Hey Peyt!" Lucas shouted over the noise. Peyton turned. He couldn't help laughing. She had paint everywhere on her face. She looked at him confused. "What are you laughing at?" she asked. "Your face" he said, handing her a cloth while still laughing. She quickly cleaned it.
"Watch it buddy. I can make an artwork out of you" she said grinning widely. Lucas lifted his arms up in surender.

Peyton's POV

She didn't even hear Lucas come in. She had been so caught up in her painting. She felt so embarrassed about the paint on her face, but it didn't look ike Lucas noticed her embarrassment. She asked Lucas for his help with her room today, because she wanted to get closer to him and she wanted to put her plan of getting Lucas in action. Usually she does the renovating by herself.

"So Peyton, Jake told me you guys broke up. How come?" Peyton wondered why Lucas asked her about her and Jake's relationship. She sighed.
"Luke, we just grew apart. He has his dreams and i have mine." The real reason she broke up with Jake was because she wanted to be with Lucas. Jake just didn't know that. No use in hurting him more.
Lucas looked over his shoulder to where she was standing with her back turned towards him. He remembered how hurt Jake was and still is. "You know he loved you with all his heart Peyton. He still does." Peyton turned around.

"Lucas, a part of me will always love Jake, but i don't think it will work. Could we just stop talking about my love life." Haley was right, Peyton had changed. She is so secretive these days. "Anyway, what about your love life Mr. Scott?" she asked. Lucas thought about telling her about the girl he had seen, but decided against it. "No, nobody special.

They worked until 6pm, chatting casually and taking breaks. Lucas looked at his watch. "O goodness!! I've got to go!" Lucas said as he hurriedly stood up. "Keith's got a business dinner and the family is supposed to be there." Peyton stood up. She didn't want him to go so soon, but either way he would have left. It was a wonderful day for her. Peyton hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks again Lucas. I appreciate it." Lucas smiled at her. "Any time".

Lucas drove as fast as he could, careful not to break any rules or cause an acident. He heard a funny noise. The truck started slowing down. Don't break down, don't break down. Lucas repeated in his head. But unfortunatly for him, it did. He didn't try to phone his parents, because he knew they putt off their phone's at dinners. He phoned a tow-truck company to come fix his car. Lucas was really frustrated. Now of all nights the truck broke down. He couldn't believe it. The tow-truck arrived an hour later. He missed the dinner.

Lucas was extremely upset. He had not wanted to be at the dinner, but Keith had relied on hin being there. It took another half an hour to fix the truck. The battery had died. He arrived home and saw a red convertable. Looked like the guests hadn't left yet. He quickly parked the truck and locked it. Then ran up the steps to the door. Hurriedly he opened it.

"Ma! I'm her..." He stopped and stared. It's her, the girl he had dreamed about the past few nights, standing in this house. In his house. She stared right back. There was a silence, but not the awkward kind. A peaceful one. They looked in each others eyes. Both feeling as if they were in another dimension or rather in their own little world.

The silence was broken by Karen coming into the room. "Lucas Eugene Scott! Where have you been? Dinner is finished." Lucas momentarily looked at his mom, before looking back at Brooke. "Sorry mom, my truck broke down and i had to wait an hour for the tow-truck to come and another thirty minutes for them to fix the battery."
"O well, please apologize to your uncle Keith." Karen turns to Brooke. "Brooke, i came looking for you. I thought you got lost or something."

"Brooke" Lucas said out loud while walking to the living room.He liked the way her name rolled over his lips.After his mother had talked to him, Brooke and she went back to the living room. He didn't even get a chance to say something to Brooke. He probably even wouldn't have, he was so shocked to see her in his home. He had gone upstairs to get dressed. Lucas entered the living room and apologized to Keith. He saw Brooke sitting next to Haley and Nathan on the couch, they were deep in conversation. Lucas introduced himself to Shane.

Brooke felt Lucas' eyes on her. She looked over her shoulder. He was leaning against the doorframe and was wearing a tux. She couldn't help thinking that he looked so handsome. Lucas smiled at her and her heart skipped a beat. She smiled back at him.

To Lucas she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. She looked beautiful in the black dress she was wearing. When she smiled he felt something stir inside him. He couldn't understand the feeling. Lucas decided to join the conversation. He walked over and sat next to Haley. Haley read the message in Lucas' eyes. She excused herself and Nathan, saying that she had to get home.

"Hey, i'm Lucas, I don't think that we had the chance to really meet." Lucas extended his hand to her. Brooke looked down at his hand then put her's in his. " Yeah" she chuckeled. "Brooke Penolope Davis".

Lucas laughed "Nobody knows my second name except my family, Hales and now you. Don't say anything." Brooke laughed. "Promise i won't say anything."

"That's great, would you like to take a walk with me through the house?" Lucas asked her. Brooked looked unsure. "I don't think i should." Keith and Shane had been listening to their conversation. "Brooke, why don't you go with Lucas?" her dad said. Lucas stood up and waited for her.

"So, tell me about your family" Brooke said. "Well, you know my mom. She had me when she was our age. Keith isn't my dad, he's my uncle. Nathan is my half brother. And Haley is like my little sis. She's my best friend." Lucas said. He looked at Brooke. " What happened to your real dad and Nathan's mom?" She asked a little confused. "Dan wasn't a good dad, he left my mom to persue his basketball career. He married Deb and they had Nathan a few months after i was born. Dan and Deb died in a car crash when Nathan was 5.Dan never wanted anything to do with me or Nate. My mom adopted him. And last year Keith married my mom. He adopted us. He is like our dad." Brooke could see that Lucas was sad. " I'm sorry.It must have hurt, not having a dad that wanted you." Brooke said. "It did, but now i'm glad i never got to know him. Keith is great" Lucas awnserd and smiled at her. What was strange to him was that he told Brooke about his messed up life. He never showed what was in his heart and now with Brooke he opened up, even though he had just met her. These feelings in him were really confusing.

"What about your family?" Lucas asked. He wanted to know as much as posible from her. "I'm an only child, and you've met my dad. No mom."

"What happened to her? Your mom?" Lucas waited for an awnser, but it didn't come. He looked at Brooke. He could see the sadness in her eyes. "Brooke? Are you okay?" She smiled at him. "Lucas, i really don't want to talk about ot now. Maybe one day." Lucas understood. He was the same with his emotions.

Brooke was enjoying the walk with Lucas a lot. When he was talking she couldn't stop staring at his mouth. That was the problem. She hadn't been looking where she was walking and tripped over her own feet. Brooke felt two strong arms grabing her waist. Lucas had caught her before she fell. He held her until she stood upright again. She looked in his eyes. "Thank you..."

Why does his eyes magnitize me so much? Brooke wondered. Lucas grinned and took her hand. They walked in silence. "Brooke do you want to watch a movie?" Brooke nod her head. She sat on the couch as Lucas put in a DVD. Then he came and sat next to her. "The Notebook. Impressive Mr. Scott." The movie started and that was the end of their conversation.

Lucas woke up with someone in his arms. He looked down at them. It was Brooke. She looked so peaceful and beautiful lying there. They must have fallen asleep during the movie. Lucas lightly stroked her hair, careful not to wake her. These feelings inside of him must be his imagination. He had just met her, for goodness sake! As he looked at the clock Nathan walked in. "Luke, her dad's waiting. They're leaving. Lucas didn't want to wake her so he picked her up and carried her to their car. He put her in the back seat and said goodbye to Shane.

Lucas and Nathan walked towards the house together. "Luke, she's really pretty, isn't she?" Nathan asked. "Yeah, she's beautiful." Lucas and Nathan went their seperate ways when they got to the top of the stairs. Lucas couldn't stop thinking about her... She was pretty, funny, beautiful, quirky, fun and adorable. He knew he was going to dream of her that night and now that he knew he was going to see her again, he welcomed them.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Review please.