Authors note: Ok…I am thinking one more chapter, probably short, to tie my story up. Flashbacks are in italics, so watch out for those, lol. I hope this fits for everyone who has been reading. I am glad for all of the reviews, it really makes this much easier. I didn't want to pick up with Brucas and Davis arriving in Savannah, because as much as I am not a Peyton fan I have written her being ok with Brooke and Lucas, so I didn't think there was much of a point in exploring that…I hope everyone understands. I have one more chapter for sure, and thinking maybe an AU fic about some of the characters in this story…not sure though. Hope you like, and as always please review! Thank you everyone!
"So are you ready for this," Haley asked with a smile as she opened the door to her best friend.
"Yeah," Brooke whispered with a huge smile on her face, "I am." Today was going to be one of the good days, that was for sure in her heart. Today was going to be perfect.
"Thank you," Lucas said as he laid wither in his arms.
"For what," she asked quietly watching her son sleep.
"This," he said brushing her hair from her face, "Brooke, this was the best Father's Day. Coming to Savannah to see Sawyer was your idea, so thank you, and thank you for being here."
"You're welcome," she said turning towards him, "and Luke, there is nowhere else I want to be."
"That's good to know," he smiled.
"I love you Lucas Scott," she said kissing him.
"I love you," he said as she laid her head against his chest, he kissed the top of her head, "I always have and always will."
"Everything is so amazing," Haley smiled looking at Brooke. She was still amazed by the strength Brooke possessed, "and you look beautiful, Brooke. Everything is so perfect."
"Today is going to be good," Brooke smiled.
"Sometimes I just feel like screaming," Brooke said frazzled as she slammed the door behind her. Lucas was sitting on the couch and smiled when he saw her walk in. "Here it is two weeks before Christmas and my mother of all people decides to be family? I think not!"
"Bad day," he asked as she sat on the couch beside him.
"Mildly," she said as he wrapped his arms around her, "the boy sleeping?"
"Yeah," Lucas smiled, "he's out and Peyton picked Sawyer up about an hour ago."
"Sometimes I just want to run away, Luke, just us and the kids," she said with a sigh. They had been together six months now, officially, since Father's Day. And the truth was, sometimes she did want to get away, take Davis, Luke and Sawyer and just go, anywhere.
"Marry me."
"I mean it," she was saying as she sat up, not sure if she heard what he said she looked at him, "what?"
"Marry me," he said with a smile. "I mean it, Brooke, I love you so much, and I want this everyday for the rest of my life, pretty girl, and I want it with you."
"Luke," she whispered, knowing he was serious, her heart racing, she was shocked. They had only been together six months, a million thoughts were running through her head as he pulled out a ring.
"Brooke," he said holding the ring, a ring she had seen years before on the hand of Karen Roe, "I love you. I have loved you since you showed up in my backseat after that game," he laughed, "we've been through a lot, Brooke, good and bad, but the one thing in my life that is constant is you. You," he said kneeling in front of her, "you're it for me. I told you once that I was the guy for you, that you were gonna change the world, Brooke, what I forgot to tell you is that you're the girl for me, and you did change the world, my world. Everything we've been through," he said looking into her hazel eyes, "it's brought us here, together. I love you, Brooke, I love Davis, and I want this life, with you, with us, Sawyer and Davis, all of it. So," he smiled at her, "will you marry me?"
"Yes," she whispered, tears streaming her face, she smiled as she touched his face, "yes, Lucas Scott, I will marry you."
"You did good tigger," Haley said as she hugged her best friend.
"Ladies," Lucas said as he walked in, "it's time."
"I'll see you two out there," Haley smiled as she left them alone.
"You look amazing," Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around her, "have I told you how much I love you today?"
"Not really," she smiled looking at their reflection in the full length mirror.
"And now the bride and groom have written their own vows," the minister spoke, "Lucas."
"Brooke," he said with tears in his eyes, "I love you." It was a small simple ceremony on the beach, just the way she'd imagined it would be. It was April, and the sun was just setting. Haley stood beside her, Nathan beside Lucas and their kids sitting in the sand. Only a handful of guests had been invited, they'd both done the big wedding, and this was their day, and they wanted intimate and meaningful. "I have loved you for so long that I don't know what it would be like not to love you. You came into my life and you changed me. You made me laugh, you made me smile, you made me live. And I can't imagine what it would be like without you. You are my world, Brooke Davis, you and our children, this is everything that I ever imagined in my life, and I am so happy today. I am the luckiest man in the world because you, Brooke, you, love me back. I promise you that I will love you forever, that I will do whatever it takes to make this work with us, because this," he said holding her hands, "this is where I belong, this is where I am meant to be."
"Lucas," she said softly, trying to fight back tears, "I love you. You make me a better person, you make me honest, and you make be vulnerable, and all of that used to scare me. You used to scare me because you could see through everything I tried to hide behind, now, after all these years, I know it's not something to be afraid of. Luke, it's what saved me. You have saved me so many times, you have held me up when I couldn't stand, Lucas, you lead me when I couldn't see, and you loved me even when I didn't want to be loved. I am so grateful for you, for what you have brought into my life," she said smiling at Haley, "Lucas I love you and I cannot even imagine spending one day without you in it. You, and our kids, our family and friends, this is my life and there is nowhere in this world that I want to be but here. With you," she said wiping her eyes, "I am me. I love you today, and I promise to you that my love will only grow. I promise that I will stand beside you Lucas, like you have me. Life isn't always easy, and things will be bumpy some days, but I know we'll be ok, because we'll be together. This is where I belong Luke, it's where I am meant to be," she smiled.
"I do," he said with a smile, "I love you Brooke Scott."
"I love you too," she smiled as she turned towards him. "How long have you been standing there," she asked with a smile.
"Not long," Sawyer smiled, "but it is time," she said standing in her lavender gown.
"I cannot believe we're here," Brooke smiled as she looked at Sawyer.
"Well," Sawyer smiled, "we are. Davis is getting married today and if the two of you want to see it," Sawyer said, "you better get out there."
"We're going," Lucas said as he kissed the top of his daughters head. They made their way to the front pew of the church hand in hand. Brooke took in the sight of their family and their friends and it warmed her heart. This was a good day.
"They're grown up," Brooke whispered as they watched their boys stand nervously at the altar. Davis, was now twenty two, standing beside his brother, seventeen year old Hayden, and his older cousin Jamie. The three boys, who were now men, were so handsome. Brooke looked towards Haley, who was sitting with Nathan, both mothers so proud of their children. Grace sitting with her fiancé, Dalton, and Jamie's wife, Hannah, was holding their son, Oliver who was four. They watched as Sawyer made her way down the aisle. She was a bridesmaid for the beautiful bride. Avery was one of the most beautiful brides Brooke had seen, of course she had made the gown for her soon to be daughter in law. She couldn't believe that they were sitting there watching Davis Scott Baker getting married. She placed her hand in Lucas' as she kissed his cheek, "I love you."
"I love you," he smiled.