Sports Agents and Love Affairs
Chapter Three
Summary: Future eventual Brucas fic. However starts out as Leyton later then becomes Brucas. Brooke is fresh out of NYU and is a up and coming spots agent. Unrealistic I know, but its mine so shush. She has never met Luke and basically she fall for him even though he is her boss. And he starts to fall for her but they are too afraid to approach the other.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except Sophia Bush...I wish.
6:30 a.m.
'Ring, Ring'
Brooke jumped and then groaned at the sound of her alarm clock. She roughly swat at it to shut it off. Damn that thing, she had been in the middle of a very good dream, one that involved a certain sexy blue eyed man.
Brooked got out of bed and walked over to her kitchen to put on some coffee. Next she headed to the bathroom; she flipped on the light and then turned on the shower. When it finally reached the perfect temperature she slipped out of her nightgown and stepped inside. The warm water felt good against her skin.
As the water cascade down her body she slowly felt herself begin to wake,
then it hit her. Today was the first day of the rest of her life. Sure, it sounds cliché, but it really was. Today, she started the real word. She sighed, the real world, a place where you can't run from your problems, or rely on mommy and daddy's money. The real world is also a place where bosses are off limits.
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Ten minutes later she stepped out of the shower. She grabbed her towel and wrapped it around her tiny frame.
She walked into her bedroom and then to her closet and began to search for an outfit. It may have taken her fifteen minutes to decide, but she finally ended up choosing a simple black skirt and jacket suit with a white blouse and 3-inch Jimmy Choo heels to match.
When she was fully dressed she made her way over to her mirror and did a once over. In other words she checked every little detail to make sure she looked perfect. It was her first day of real work and she wanted to look good. And if Lucas also happened to think she looked good, well she would just have to suffer through it.
After five minutes of checking and re-checking she finally decided she was ready, "Perfect."
She made her way to the kitchen and got ready to fix some coffee, but she happened to look over at the clock and noticed that it was already 8:19. "Damn it." She cursed. Guess she took longer than expected to get ready.
Brooke grabbed her purse and her keys and rushed out the door. She hurried over to the elevator and repeatedly pushed the down button until it arrived.
When the elevator finally reached the parking garage she rushed out and walked briskly over to her Mercedes, a graduation gift from her parents. She jumped inside and put the key in the ignition and backed out and headed for work.
Brooke arrived at the office five minutes before 9:00. As she walked into the hall of the 23rd floor of the building she walked past the desk of the rude secretary and noticed she wasn't there. This actually made Brooke glad, she did not need to deal with her attitude today, but it also meant there was no one to help her.
She decided to walk over to Lucas' office and ask him for a little direction. She walked over to his door and knocked on the door. A few seconds later he opened the door and then smiled when he saw her, "Brooke."
"Hi. Um, I'm sorry to interrupt, but the secretary is not at her desk and I have no idea what to do."
"Wait. Jessica's not at her desk yet?"
"No."
"Hmm. That's odd, she is usually here early."
"If you want I can wait." She said preparing to head back to the front area.
He stopped her, "No. I can help you." He smiled at her, "It'll be my pleasure."
Brooke smiled back and tried to remain calm, which was becoming increasingly hard, seeing as how he looked better than he did the day before and his smile was making her melt. "I'm sure it would."
He laughed, "Okay, well, how about I give you the grand tour?"
"Sounds good to me." Brooke smiled fighting to retain her composure. What she didn't know was she was making it hard for him to stay composed.
"Well, then let's go. Do you want to set your stuff down in here?"
"Can't I just put it in my cubicle or something?" He laughed. "What?"
"Brooke you don't have a cubicle all agents get offices."
"Oh, I knew that. Then can't I put in my office" Brooke mentally scolded herself, 'Great job, Brooke, your first day and he is already laughing at you.'
He smiled, "Well, you could, but I want to save the best for last." She smiled and handed him her things, he walked in and seat them on a small leather sofa. He then turned back to her and shut the door to his office.
They made their way down one of the many corridors when he spoke again, "So, Brooke, tell me about yourself."
She looked at him, "What do you want to know?"
'Everything, Pretty Girl. 'He thought. "I don't know. I just really like to get a sense of my employees get to know them. I think it's a part of being a good boss.
She nodded, "That's smart."
"Did you expect anything less?"
"Well you are blond." They both laughed.
"Yeah, but I'm still your boss."
"True. No, sir, I did not. I only expect the most intelligent of things from you." They both laughed again.
"As it should be. But remember, call me Lucas. Oh, and Luke is expectable on Fridays."
"Gotcha."
Lucas looked up, "Wow for a grand tour I haven't shown you much." He smiled.
'No, you have, trust me.' She thought. "That's ok."
As the passed a small table with two chairs he decided to speak up, "How about we sit right here for now and you can tell me your life story."
"Okay." She nodded and sat down.
He smiled and sat down across from her, "So how about this. For every question I ask you we both answer. Okay?"
She smiled and nodded, "Sure. Shoot"
"Where are you from?"
"Laguna Beach, California."
"Oooh."
"What's that suppose to mean?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing." He smirked.
"Whatever." She smiled. "So, what about you?"
He smiled, "Tree Hill, North Carolina. It's just a small town in the middle of nowhere." He chuckled lightly.
"Hmm. It sounds nice. I've always liked small towns. They're always so beautiful."
'No, you're beautiful.' Lucas fought his urge to tell her what he really wanted to say, "Yeah, it was, especially in the fall. What can I say? I'm a sucker for natural beauty." And he said the last part to himself, 'Like yours.'
"Fall's good and all, but I'm a summer girl. Perfect shopping weather. But I see where you're coming from. They always have the best sales in the fall." She said half joking half serious. He laughed, "Hey, don't laugh at me!."
He cleared throat, "Sorry. It's just, that's funny."
She smiled and looked at him, "Don't get me wrong I love stuff like that, but give me a credit card and a mall and I'm in heaven."
He smiled, 'Cute.'
"So now that I have officially embarrassed my self. On with the questions."
"Alright. So when's your birthday?
"September 21. Yours?"
"January 7."
She frowned. "What? You don't like my birthday?"
"No, it's just it is so close to Christmas."
He chuckled, "So?"
"I'm just saying you get less presents that way."
He looked genuinely curious, "How so?"
"People can give you one gift for Christmas and your birthday. With one further from Christmas, you know you get more." He laughed. "Hey! I'm just saying,"
And that is how they spent the next half hour getting to know each other, exchanging little facts about their pasts and presents and future plans. What they didn't know was how much the other was enjoying this….each other.
Thirty minutes into there conversation, Jessica, Lucas' secretary walked up, "Excuse me. Mr. Scott, your brother's on the phone." She didn't even acknowledge Brooke's presence.
"Huh? Oh, tell I'll be there in a minute. Let me show Ms. Davis to her office." With that Jessica walked off, it was obvious to Brooke that she wasn't a big fan.
"Morning, Jessica." Brooke called in a cheery voice.
Jessica turned and shot her a fake smile, "Good, Morning to you too, Ms. Davis."
In return Brooke shot her a similar fake smile and turned back to Lucas.
"So you ready?" He asked while standing.
"Yeah." She said as she stood, but as she stood up she bumped into someone. "Oh, Sorry."
When she turned around she came face to face with another pair of electric eyes. 'Uh-oh.' She thought as she turned to face a very good looking man.
"Oh, I am so sorry. Are you alright?" The man asked in a gentle masculine voice.
"Yeah. I wasn't paying attention. Sorry." She offered him a dimpled smile.
"No, it was my fault. I wasn't looking." He flashed a sincere smile.
Lucas could feel himself getting jealous. Why? He couldn't place a finger on it yet, but all this smiling was getting to him. "Ahem." He cleared his throat.
Both people turned to face him. "Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt." The man told Luke.
"It's ok, Damien." He motioned toward Brooke, "Damien meet Brooke Davis. She is the new agent we hired yesterday."
Damien extended his hand towards her, "Nice to meet you."
She smiled and shook his hand.
He turned back to Lucas, Well, I gotta go. Duty calls. Some new record company told one of my clients he couldn't rap."
Lucas and Brooked both laughed, "Good luck with that." Luke told while walking over to Brooke. "Ready?"
She offered him a small smile, "Yeah." As they turned to walk down the hall Damien called at them.
"Hey, Brooke. We'll have to get to know each other soon."
"Definitely." She smiled and she and Lucas made their way towards her office.
And with that they made their way towards her new office. With flashing a smile her way every now and then and when he turned back around she would slow her pace a bit to get a better look at his butt. Could you blame her?
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