"What do you mean Peyton still loves me? How do you know this?"
"She told me the day of Nathan and Hailey's wedding. It is the reason I was so mad at her that day and ever since".
Lucas seemed stunned, lost, and confused. Yet at the same time things were also starting to become more and more clear.
Brooke continued. "And when you told me about the kiss which I now realize really didn't mean anything I freaked out and made a mistake". In her head she was still saying "Say I love you, say I love you", but she couldn't.
Lucas almost speechless, and with a perplexed and brooding, almost mad look on his face tried to get the words out. "I don't know what to say Brooke".
Brooke began to get worried. For as much as she put him through, he had been through just as much, if not more. She anticipated his next words with fear and suspense.
Lucas paused for a moment and then said…
"Brooke, I love you. Anything that has to deal with Peyton will be dealt with, but I do not feel for her how I feel for you. She is just my friend, we will only be friends. I want more with you Brooke…. I love you pretty girl."
With that Brooke, with a tear in her eye finally realized it would all be ok and let herself go…
"I love you too Luke, I love you too".
They embraced and the glisten in Lucas' eyes and the tears of joy in Brooke's washed away everything that had happened before. A new beginning had dawned for Lucas Scott and Brooke Davis.