Most people knew Lucas Scott as being the sweet guy whos head was always in a book. Sweet Lucas, always there to help.
There was a side to him that only a few people saw. A dark side. While Brooke worried about going to school he didn't have to.
He could just blame it on the alcohol that he never had. He could just walk in give a small smile and apoligize for his actions the night before whereas Brooke would be left to pick up all the pieces. Or so he thought.
Walking into the school on Monday morning he had a smug smile on his face. He noticed the dirty looks he got from all of the cheerleaders but that was
to be expected. Whenenever he and Brooke broke up they would all give him dirty looks, when they made up again, they would all give him sweet smiles.
Of course that was all Brookes doing. She didn't want him to be mad at her so she made sure they would make the extra effort to be nice to him.
This time she had no intentions in making up with him. It wasn't because of what happened with Peyton. She was upset about that sure, but more with Peyton than Lucas. She had come to not expect that much from him. Peyton though, she meant the world to her and she betrayed her, twice. Lucas spotted Petyon standing over at her locker with Haley and Nathan. His smile growing wider he walked over to the three.
"Hey guys." He said in his usual sweet tone.
The only one to even look at him was Haley. She managed to give him a small weak smile before turning away.
Anger filling his body he shook his head "So this is how its going to be?"
Sighing at his brother Nathan looked up "Look, not right now ok."
"Why not?"
"Brooke is right over there." He answered keeping his voice quiet.
Lucas looked over at Brooke who was surrounded with a group of girls "Can't believe she turned up."
Peyton rolled her eyes which he noticed he opened his mouth to say something but was stopped by a voice comming from behind him.
"Well well look who is it, the jackass." Rachel grinned.
"What do you want?" He asked angrily.
Ignoring him she kept walking giving small smiles to the three standing next to Lucas.
"Lucas what do you want?" Brooke said as he walked over to the group, Haley and Nathan rushing over to them, Peyton standing behind them looking down.
"I just wanted to know how you were feeling." He smiled.
Brooke flashed her dimples "I'm awesome."
He knew what she was doing, she was putting her mask up. Unfortantley for him, not alot of people were going to know that. "Really?" Even though you lost your baby."
She raised her eyebrow "Baby, what baby?"
He was getting angry, she was winning and he didn't like it.
"You mean the baby that you made up when you were wasted Friday night?" Rachel added rolling her eyes.
"I wasn't wasted."
"Right, so you are just a jackass at any time." Bevin chimed in.
Lucas shot her a look "I wasn't talking to you."
"How funny, I'm not talking to you either." Brooke said with a smile and walked away, the girls following after her.
Rachel stayed behind and Lucas shook his head "She knows that there was a baby."
"Thanks to you the whole school does."
Lucas sighed, his temper rising "Then why is she saying that there was no baby."
Taking his role from earlier it was her turn to be smug "Because there wasn't."
"Yes there was!" He shouted causing people to stare on
Giggiling she shook her head and stepped closer to her "That might be true but who is the school going to believe. You or Brooke."
"Your a bitch." He fumed
"Yes, yes I am." With that she grinned and he pushed passed her walking out of school having enough of the day already.
"So how is she really?" Haley asked
Rachel smiled "Shes fine."
Haley sighed "Come on, we can see past those fake smiles she is given out."
"How do you think she is? She didn't even know that she was pregnent and he goes and tells her that shes lost her baby."
"Atleast everyone thinks Lucas was lying." Peyton said speaking for the first time.
Nathan nodded "That doesn't stop her from knowing the truth though."
These were all the people who could see past Brookes act.
"Look she is doing the best that she can right now." Rachel smiled sadly.
"I talked to her last night, it's like the more time goes by the more she closes me out." Haley replied
Rachel shrugged "You just need to give her some more time, she is going through something that none of you could even imagine.
Peyton was the only one who got suspicious of this and Rachel saw the confusion take over the blondes features. She shook it off and smiled "I've got to go now, just don't push her right now or I'll push you."
Rachel smiled and started to catch up with Brooke who was at the other end of the corridor talking to Whitey.
"That's not fair!" Broome moaned
"Brooke you cannot cheer with that arm of yours." He looked at Rachel and sighed "Maybe you can talk some sense into her."
Rachel put her arm around her friend "Come on, it's not that long untill your arm will be healed."
"Why isn't your cast on?" Whitey asked looking down at her arm.
Feeling self concious shes folded her arms "The doctor told me I could."
"It's only been a week."
Whitey was nice and everything but he was damn nosey.
"It healed up faster than they thought it would, she just has to keep the bandages on for a while longer."
Not buying it he shook his head "I've seen many accidents in my time. Never once have I heard of that."
Brooke winked "I'm one of a kind."
With that she walked away and Rachel smiled at her "That she is."
OTH
It was know night and Rachel and Brooke were down at the River court. Rachel didn't know why they were there, Lucas could turn up there at any time. That didn't seem to bother Brooke.
"Do you ever think about what would have happened if we, you know?"
Rachel nodded "All the time."
Hearing this made Brooke look down on the floor "I wanted to, I was just scared."
"I know." Rachel smiled "I knew that you would go back to Lucas, you always did. He would break up with you and you would go back to him when he wanted you back."
"I tried to leave him that night at the beach." Brooke spoke quietly.
Closing her eyes the red head nodded knowing all about that night "I can't believe he did that."
She let out a small smile "It was nothing."
"Brooke." She said in a loud whisper "Brooke he tried too..."
"He didn't." Brooke whispered "Thanks to you."
None of them spoke for a while. They just sat in silence, confortable silence. Brooke was the first to speak up.
"That's when I knew." She whispered
Looking up Rachel nodded "I always knew what I wanted, you." She smiled sadly "We both did, I just wasn't the one lying to myself."
Brooke moved her hand down to Rachels cheek "I didn't want to hurt you."
Nodding Rachel moved closer, their faces inches apart she looked down at Brooke lipss before looking up at the bruntte who was doing the same. She brought her lips down to Brookes, capturing their lips together.
She ran her tongue along her bottom lip, tugging at it a little with her own lips, trying to pry Brookes mouth open for better access. Brooke responded to her, kissing back and opening her mouth. Her hands cupping the redheads face gently.
Both of them lost in the moment, unware of the pair of eyes on them.