Author's note: This chapter is very short and I know it isn't what you waited for, I'm not satisfied with it, but I still hope you'll like it! I'm leaving town for several days, that's why I couldn't write a longer chapter. But I just didn't want to make you wait for update another week, so I just finished it here and I promise, the next chapter will be a lot better! Thank you for the amazing feedback!

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Vergina

Reasons that reason cannot know

Chapter 13

Brooke was driving home. This day, or the last couple of hours with Lucas particularly, were one of the most important and full of emotions in her whole life. There was so much in her head. Lucas saying he and Peyton were not meant to be, the guilt and the pain in his eyes while he was explaining how sorry he was for what he has done to her in the past, his smile and his laugh, the look he had when he told her he wanted her to have his mom's café, the feeling of having her arms around him and his touching her, the sound of his heartbeat, the sound of the words 'I love you", coming from him… After all those years, after everything they've been through, Brooke still felt the same way about Lucas: she loved him so much, she was completely in love with him and she desperately wanted just to stay by his side forever. Suddenly, Brooke needed to go to one other place before going home. After a few minutes, she was there. The Rivercourt. Place filled with so many memories. She sat there and one memory in particular came to her mind.

Lucas is making shots. Brooke smiles. He has this look when he plays basketball, like he has wings. He looks amazing. It's how she loves most seeing him: all sweaty and messy hair, making shots, running on the court. Because that's when Lucas is happier. She stands there for a few more seconds, looking at the boy she loves. Then, he suddenly turns into her direction and a big smile lightens his face. He puts down the ball and runs towards her. She is smiling and walks up to him. He grabs her in his arms, lifts her in the air, and then kisses her. His lips are sweet and soft as always. She can never get enough of kissing him, it's the most amazing feeling in the world. When they break the kiss, he pulls her down and looks at her and she gets lost in his eyes again.

"I missed you, Pretty Girl."

"I missed you, too, Boyfriend. God, I can't believe it has been only 5 hours, it felt like ages."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. So, how was your day?"

They walk, hugging in each other and sit on the bench and she rests her head at his shoulder.

"Boring. Cheer practice, math homework and some other stuff. What about you, what have you been up to?"

"I helped mom in the café and then hang out a bit with Keith."
"You missed him so much, I bet you couldn't be happier, now that he is here and he and your mom finally got together."

"I'm glad things turned out that way. But there is one other thing, actually one amazing girl, that really makes me happy and that makes sense of everything else and right now, I'm the happiest man alive, because I'm holding her in my arms."

He kisses her heard and she kisses his hands.

"I love you, Luke."
"I love you too, Brooke. If I could stay like this till the end of time, I would."

"Me too."

She looks at him and she realizes she doesn't care about grades, college, or anything. There is only one thing she wants in her future and that thing is Lucas Scott. His amazing blue eyes are looking in her hazel ones and she smiles and kissed her and the world seems so far away.

Brooke smiles, remembering how simply happy they were together. Still, her eyes were full of tears. The last couple of hours were amazing, she felt so happy, but they made her ask some questions. What if she didn't break up with him in senior year? Lucas was so sure he loved her, not Peyton, but she didn't believe him, because he and Peyton, they were fate. Would they now still be together, perhaps married? What if she hadn't encouraged him to go to Peyton? What if she has told him when she learned she was pregnant? 'What if's were coming and coming to her head. But she could never know. Brooke has made her choices and she had to live with them. But still, she couldn't help but wonder.

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Lucas was sitting at his desk, still writing. He heard the door opening and Lindsey got inside, caring some bags.

"Hey you!"

"Hey! I wondered where you were, but as I see, you went shopping in the mall, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did. But I'm glad I'm home to my handsome boyfriend."

They kissed and both smiled.

"So, how was your day?"

Lucas sighed. This was hell of a day.

"I met Brooke, we had lunch and talked. Then, she asked me if she could buy my mom's old café, and I said yes. I talked with mom already and she agrees too. Brooke is opening a store here and I really want to help her."

Lindsey smiled. Lucas was glad she was taking the return of his past lovers in tree Hill so well.

"That's great, Luke. So, she plans on staying?"

"Yeah. And she's helping Peyton to open her own record label."

Lindsey looked at him and stayed silent for a while.

"Then you should help her."

Lucas kissed her. She was so kind-hearted and amazing and he was lucky to have her.

"You wanna watch a movie with me?"

"Actually, I'm gonna write."

"You're writing again?"

She seemed pleased of what she just heard.

"Yeah, I've been writing the whole afternoon."
"And how many of it survived?"

"almost all of it, actually."

"That's great, Luke. Keep going, I'm gonna cook something and I'm gonna bring it here."
"Thanks!"

They kissed again and then she started walking towards the kitchen. Suddenly, she turned back to face him.

"You know I love you, right?"

"Yeah, I do. And I love you too."

She smiled and went to the kitchen. Lucas sat in front of his laptop again and looked at the picture sitting on his desk. It was Nathan and Haley's wedding. The two of them were in the middle, Lucas was next to Nathan, and Brooke was standing at Haley's side, Peyton right next to her. Lucas smiled and continued writing.