Ok so the reviews have been dying off a little on this story and I completely get it, it's been getting a little boring and I'm sorry! I just got a little confused on where I wanted it to go but I'm back on track now, writing again because of all the awesome feedback I have gotten on it and of course encouragement from my good friend Lelina!
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I hope you like this chapter (and hope it's not too sappy for you!). Let me know what you think!
Remember this is my first time back writing this story in a while so sorry if I'm a little rusty!
It's the Differences that Matter
Chapter 7
LOVE the Knicks.
"Brooke Davis spotted back stage at Jay-z's Coachella concert"
"Davis donates lump sum to Haiti relief"
"Davis attends Teen Choice Awards wearing Prop 8 t-shirt & Tape across mouth"
"GO JAKE! GO! GO!" The brunette sprung from her boyfriends lap, standing up in unison with her red-headed best friend.
"C'mon KNICKS!" Rachel screamed, pumping her hands in the air. Three pairs of eyes lay locked on the screen as the ball flew from Jake Jagielski's hands, sailing through the air and into the basket of the Los Angeles Lakers home court. Wild screams rang out as both girls jumped in the air, turning to hug each other.
"THEY DID IT! ONE MORE GAME AND WE'VE WON!" Brooke screamed.
"I KNEW THEY COULD DO IT! GO JAGIELSKI!" Rachel cried as Lucas stood up, smiling. Brooke whirled around towards him, throwing her hands around his neck and pulling him down into a passionate liplock before pulling away and jumping up and down again. The blonde laughed.
"That was so close, I can't believe were getting a seventh game for the playoff finals." He said, Brooke nodded eagerly.
"AND at home court too! Were going to win it for sure!" Brooke's phone sounded and she turned to pick it up, sliding across the answer bar before putting it to her ear.
"PEYT!" She squealed excitedly after recognising the number.
"Heya Davis, see our win?" Brooke smiled, recognising the voice on the otherline.
"Jakie!" Lucas' eyes shot to her, the game had just been won and she was already on the phone with the star player. The girl was unbelievable. "You played amazing, that last three pointer was INCREDIBLE!"
"Thanks, it felt pretty incredible."
"Totally worth not getting to see you last week, we missed you Jagielski!" After finding out Peyton was pregnant Jake had asked her to stay with him in Los Angeles for the final two games which would be played there. Peyton agreed, flying back to Tree Hill with Rachel whilst Jake played a home game in New York and then meeting him back in Los Angeles. Jake had never had the chance to stop in in Tree Hill.
"HAHA Peyton has been pining for you guys, your both coming for the final right?"
"Of course! Wouldn't miss it for the world! Were flying to New York in two days then after the game I'm grabbing your fiancé and were of to Tokyo for Anne's premiere."
"Sounds like a plan, I might just join you guys if I'm not too hung-over."
"Were leaving two days after the final."
"My point stands, but you know I'm gonna end up coming anyway." Both parties laughed, knowing that even if they were only flying to Japan for a few days, Jake would not be able to keep away from Peyton for long. "Anyway Davis, I gotta go, the press is hounding me for interviews and Peyt wants her phone back. Can I talk to Rach?"
"Yeah sure, get Sawyer to give me a call later when you two are not getting freaky." Brooke laughed before handing the phone over to Rachel who squealed into it. The dimpled actress turned to her boyfriend again.
"Kinda awesome huh?" Lucas stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Are you kidding Brooke? Your talking to Jake Jagielski a second after the game ended that's incredibly awesome. AND the fact that you got sooo excited about a game is the hottest thing I have ever seen." Brooke giggled.
"I was talking about the Knicks winning."
"Oh yeah, that was pretty awesome too." He leaned down to place his lips against Brooke's, who smiled into it.
"And that" she whispered as they pulled away, looking at his lips "was pretty awesome as well." Lucas chuckled, kissing his girlfriend again, pulling her closer to him.
"Huh-hmm" Rachel cleared her throat behind them causing Brooke to break away from her boyfriends hold and walk over to her friend.
"Whats the matter Rae, jealous?"
"Yeah I am actually." Brooke kinked her eyebrow questioningly as the red head turned her sights on Lucas. "Lucas Scott, you should be aware that she's my girlfriend before she is yours." Full lips parted in joy as Brooke laughed, hugging her best friend. Lucas shook his head in amusement.
"I'll be sure to remember that Rae." Over the last two weeks Lucas had been spending a lot of time at the house and had grown close to not only Brooke but Rachel as well, in entirely different ways of course.
"And unlike you two we have hot sex so, yeah, I have a better shot of keeping her." Rachel joked, causing the dark fashioniestta to slap her playfully.
"Rachel!" She let out, slightly amused, slightly mortified.
"What, it's true! Three weeks no sex. She must really like you Blondie." Lucas rubbed the back of his head awkwardly but didn't reply. Brooke grabbed her best friend by the wrist.
"Didn't you say you were going to meet a boy for a date or something?"
"Yeah but not for half an hou- wait stop!" Brooke had started dragging Rachel out of the room, much to her protest. "UNHAND me now!"
"I think it's time for you to go Rae."
"I need to get my-" Brooke snatched Rachel's bag off the counter in the entrance way, shoving it into her hands before opening the door.
"Goodbye Rachel." Rachel sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Fine, see you later Brookie, but you know I was only saying what you were thinking." She turned on the spot, disappearing out the door. Brooke closed it before turning and walking back into the lounge room where Lucas was waiting . She smiled.
"Sorry about that."
"No problem, she's a real character that one." Brooke nodded.
"Yeah, she is. A pain in the ass most of the time but I love her. She's pretty damn amazing once you get to know her."
"I love that you know." Brooke looked at the blonde in confusion.
"What?"
"The way your face lights up when your talking about your friends."
"Their more than my friends, their like a part of me, I love them to death. They made me who I am."
"And for that I am very grateful to them." The English teacher stepped forward, encircling his arms around the brunettes waist. Brooke reached up to place her hands on his chest before pushing him back into the sofa. Lucas lost balance careening into it, bringing her down on top of him. Brooke giggled before lifting herself up to straddle him. Before he had the chance to question her, she bent down to place her lips on his, her tongue slipping into his mouth. Lucas moaned, responding instantly as his hands ran up her legs.
"Awesome" Brooke whispered, pulling away and running her hands along his chest.
"I'll say."
"So" she played with the buttons on the blondes shirt. "I was thinking, we need to celebrate."
"What did you have in mind?" Brooke leaned in, whispering in his ear, her warm breath sending tingles up his spine.
"You." She paused "Me." She paused again "A bed." Lucas coughed in surprise.
"Pr-pretty Girl are you sure?" Brooke bit her lip, her boyfriends shyness at this point was incredibly cute.
"Yes, Lucas, I've waited long enough and I. Want. You." She moved in to kiss him again, her lips moving against his feverishly. Then she pulled herself off his lap, standing up before holding out her hand. "We have the place to ourselves but I'm thinking a beds the best idea, just incase Rae brings somewhere home. We can catch up on the rest of the house later." She winked at him as he took her hand, standing up. She went to lead him away but he stopped her, pulling her back against him. He looked into her eyes.
"Your beautiful." He stated "And we don't have to do this, I'm fine waiting." Brooke laughed.
"Lucas, I'm done waiting and I can tell you are too." She looked down at his crotch before giggling again. She grabbed his hand again, pulling him towards the stairs and this time, he did not protest.
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"Okay so you never dated Ashton Kutcher?"
"No were just good friends, I was one of his bridesmaids for gods sakes! Demi is like the nicest girl you will ever meet. The whole cheating scandal was ridiculous, I was dating Tyson at the time anyway."
"Ritter?"
"Beckford."
"Who?"
"A model, you wouldn't know him." Lucas sighed, the two sat opposite each other in bed, Brooke wearing only Lucas's top and Lucas just in boxers. The two had an amazing night of sex before falling into a light doze, they woke up around four am only to go for another round before grabbing some ice cream from the freezer and returning to bed to talk. Or gossip really, Lucas was deciphering all the headlines he had heard or Haley had read off to him.
"Okay enough about the dating gossip, I only want to know about the guys you didn't date, not the ones you did."
"To be fair me and Tyson weren't really dating more like fuck bu-" Lucas groaned.
"PLEASE do NOT finish that sentence." Brooke giggled, digging her spoon into the ice cream container and helping herself to a large chocolatey chunk.
"Don't worry Broody, I haven't seen him in years."
"Good to know. I don't need any male models skulking around you Davis." Brooke looked Lucas up and down admiring him, based on body alone the man could be a model easily.
"After the performance you put on tonight, why would I need anyone else?" Lucas smiled, leaning over to give the stunning actress an ice creamed kiss.
"Thankyou baby."
"No worries pookie." Brooke mirrored jokingly, causing both to laugh.
"Please also never call me that again." The brunette rolled her eyes.
"Can't talk about my sex life, can't call you Pookie. What am I allowed to do?"
"What ever the hell you want, just if you want to spare my feelings I'd leave those two out." An amused eyebrow raised.
"I'll keep that in mind." There was a brief pause in which both munched on ice cream, just enjoying each others company.
"So the Brangelina Brats, your their godmother?" Brooke's eyebrows furrowed.
"Don't call them brats, I love those kids."
"Sorry, force of habit from Hales I guess, I don't think she means it in an actual bratty way though."
"I get that, it's the stupid media, anything to make a catchy headline."
"I saw the word Brucas in the paper the other day, I like it."
"I bet you would but I've had to endure 'Bryson' 'Brake' 'Byan' 'Brolando' 'Brustin' 'Bronaldo', and it goes on." Lucas laughed.
"Okay, I get your point." Brooke considered for a moment.
"Brucas defiantly is better though."
"Defiantly."
"Now wait, what was your question again?"
"The Brangelina br-uh-kids, are you godmother to all of them?"
"Just Madd, Shiloh and Pax but I love them all the same, their amazing kids." Lucas moved aside the ice cream container that was now finished before lying down and taking Brooke with him, she rested her head on his bare chest, closing her eyes.
"Your amazing." He stated, kissing her head. Brooke let a small smile play on her lips. "I can't believe your leaving in two days."
"Technically it's one and a half days now." Lucas groaned.
"Don't go."
"I have to, and even more, I want to. But I don't want to leave you." Brooke had grown accustomed to seeing Lucas' face nearly everyday, she didn't want to leave him. Then an idea popped into her head. "Come with me." Lucas was taken by surprise.
"What?"
"Come with me. I mean you don't have school at the moment, it's holidays. Come to New York and then on to Tokyo, it'll be fun!"
"Are you serious?" He was growing excited now, a trip away with Brooke, even if it was soon, sounded amazing.
"Yes, deadly."
"I would love to Broke but I'm not sure I could afford the first class flight your used to." It was cringe worthy to admit but he didn't have a choice, his heart fell slightly when Brooke giggled.
"Lucas, seriously let me worry about that."
"I'm not letting you pay for me, I'll work something out."
"No Luc, trust me. I-uh-I" Now it was her time to be embarrassed. "I kinda have a jet." Lucas' eyes shot open in surprise.
"WHAT? Really?"
"Yeah and we pretty much get all the other stuff for free so you don't need to worry about any of that either."
"I don't want to feel like I'm intruding or-"
"Lucas I swear to god if your one of those guys whose going to get all controlling and needing to be the only successful one in the relationship, I really don't want that bullshit. It's soooo Steve circa season two in sex and the city." Lucas chuckled
"Okay Davis, I promise not to be Steve circa season two in Sex and the City, the trip sounds amazing, I would love to come. BUUUT the second we get to Tokyo I'm taking you to the finest restaurant there is and I'm paying."
"Deal." Brooke gave a small squeal of excitement "YAY! Your coming!"
"Yeah, I guess I am."
"Have you ever been court side at a Knicks game before?" It was only then Lucas made the realisation, he was going to be sitting court side with Brooke Davis at the seventh game final of a Lakers Vs Knicks game.
"We get to go to the Knicks game?"
"Yeah, of course, we have five season tickets, all court side."
"WOW!"
"Wait, you didn't think of that when you decided to come?"
"Honestly I was too wrapped up in the idea of us taking a trip together."
"Well it gets better, Knicks game and then onto Tokyo to see Anne Hathaway's new action flick WITH Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman."
"No. Fucking. Way. The premiere is for 'Knights Road'?"
"Yep." Brooke smiled at Lucas' excitement. Her eyes were still closed, enjoying the sound of his heart beating.
"This is amazing Brooke, thankyou so much."
"Not a problem Broody boy, I'm glad you wanna come. Just promise that your still gonna want to spend time with me even with all the cool things going on."
"Of course, Brooke it's more exciting that we get to spend time together. The other stuff is cool but you being there is why I'm really going." Brooke smiled in content. She started tracing small circles along his warm skin before opening here eyes and sitting up slightly.
"How'd you get that scar?" She asked, running her hands over a long pigmented piece of skin on one of his pecks.
"Uh-I had heart surgery when I was younger, it's why I can't play ball anymore." Brooke frowned, she'd known he'd had a heart condition and couldn't play serious basketball but she never knew he had had heart surgery. "I know, it's gross." Lucas must have misread her face. She leaned down to kiss the pink flesh.
"I love it." She said "It's like a protector of your heart plus there's something really sexy about it." Lucas gave out a husky laugh as Brooke lay her head back against his chest, closing her eyes again as she ran her fingers along his scar. Lucas enjoyed the feeling for a moment, sliding his hand down to rest on her lower back.
"Brooke" he said after a while "I have to say something but I want you to just lie there and listen okay?"
"Uh-Okay?"
"Being with you this past few weeks has been incredible and I know it hasn't been long but I have honestly felt things with you that I have never felt with anyone before."
"Lucas -"
"No don't speak, gimme a second." He drew in breath "It might be scary and crazy but it's the best feeling in the world and I don't want to frighten you off but, I've never been in love before. Not until now."
"What?" Brooke couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"I love you Brooke." Lucas stated simply, because he did. He knew it. He had never felt this way before, his heart swelled at the thought of just seeing her.
"I-just I-" Brook stammered, she was caught completely off guard.
"It's okay, you don't need to say anything, I didn't say it so you would say it back. Right now I'm just hoping I haven't made you want to ask me not to come away but-"
"I love you too." The blondes heart skipped a beat.
"What?" Now it was his turn to be caught of guard.
"As you said it's crazy and yes Lucas I have been in love but it's never been this quick or intense. I love spending time with you, I love being with you and I love you. Every part." Lucas smiled from ear to ear.
"I've been waiting for you for twenty six years Brooke Davis, what the hell took you so long?"
"Sorry, my flight got delayed." It was a corny joke but they didn't care. The happiness and content they felt inside at that moment completely heightened their tolerance of corny.
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A few days later the two sat next to each other, watching the Lakers take on the Knicks. Lucas sat on oneside of Brooke while Peyton and Rachel took up the two seats to the right of her and next to them was Brooke's twenty eight year old agent, Clay Evans, who they often took to games. It was an intense match, the Knicks only being up by four as they went into the last few minutes of the second half. Jake was on fire, having scored eighteen baskets already with three assists.
Brooke, Lucas, Clay, Peyton and Rachel chatted, drunk beer out of plastic cups, ate fried food and waved to Jack Nicholson (who had managed to grab tickets even though it wasn't a home game for the Lakers) across the court. The amount of celebrities who were there that night was staggering. Courtney Cox-Arquette and her husband David Arquette sat in between Jack Nicholson and Ellen Pompeo who was there with her husband. Next to Clay ,Beyonce and Jay-Z sat, faithful Knicks fans till the end, and next to them was Liam Neeson, enjoying a chat with Kevin Bacon and Chris Rock. Also around the stadium Jake Gyllenhaal (Who Brooke really did not want to run into), Leonardo Dicaprio, Ethan Hawke, Jason Bateman, Tom Cruise and even Calvin Clein himself, could be spotted.
Clays phone vibrated in his pocket and he reached to grab it. Reading a message before whispering 'shit' Peyton, who was closest to him, looked away from the game. "What's up Evans?" she asked.
"Their putting Brooke and Lucas on Kiss cam in about five minutes."
"Crap." Peyton whispered, turning to pass on the news to Rachel who in turn told Brooke.
"What are you going to do?" Three pairs of eyes turned to Brooke. There were three ways to play this. One, she kissed him, publicly announcing their relationship to the world. Two, she gave him a peck on the cheek, disappointing many-a-knicks fan. Or three, she kissed Rachel instead causing a massive scandal but not disappointing anyone but her publicist. She sighed, turning to Lucas who was focused on the game.
"Luke." He turned to her.
"Yeah?"
"I need to know if your ready for us to go public."
"What?"
"I kinda need to know in the next few seconds if you want this relationship to go public."
"Um-uh, is that what you want?" He was confused.
"Honestly I have no fucking clue what I want, going public means a Brangelina-esq paparazzi tirade but it's going to come out eventually anyway."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying I can't choose, I'm saying I need you to decide. Should we go Public?" Lucas thought for a moment.
"Yes." He said after a moment, just in time though. "Yes, lets go public Brooke sho-" Then the kiss cam was announced and Lucas only had a second to register it before Brooke's lips crashed against his. The girl truly was unbelievable.
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The next few days were like whirlwind. The Knicks won and many parties ensued. Lucas swore her was drunk for two days straight. Then they flew to Tokyo in Brooke's amazing jet which had everything you could ever want on board of an aeroplane and then some. When they got their Brucas spent pretty much a whole day in bed, avoiding the paparazzi. They attended the premiere, as an official couple, which Lucas found amazing.
Meeting Anne, one of Brooke's closests friends was an incredible experience. As well as meeting all the other amazing people that were there. Brooke was elated to see how easily Lucas could keep a conversation going and network with the various celebrities and industry types at the event.
All too soon it was time to fly back to Tree Hill, something neither the couple, nor Jake, Peyton or Rachel wanted to do. Tokyo was an incredible city and they had had so much fun there. With a tearful goodbye to Anne, who promised to drop into Tree Hill soon, the five boarded the plane and headed back to what would be their home for at least the next six months.
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