Chapter 14

Previously

"Lucas…you have…HCM." She choked out.

"Lucas…if you need anything, I'm here." Brooke said as she laid a hand on his arm to comfort him. He nodded and then looked away from both of them. Tears were forming in his eyes, but he didn't want to show them. He was supposed to be strong, not weak. Strong so he could be dependant on.

"Could I just get a moment alone?" He said. When he saw they didn't move, he pleaded. "Please." They finally got out and Lucas let the tears fall down his cheeks.

"Karen, is he going to be okay?" Brooke asked as tears formed once again.

"Just let him take it all in and then tomorrow he will be his normal self." She explained and brought Brooke with her to go get something to eat.

It had been four days since they found out he got HCM. Karen was wrong, tomorrow Lucas was going to be released from the hospital and he still didn't let anyone see him except for the doctors and nurses. Lucas often cried himself to sleep and wouldn't speak to anyone. Everyone was now very worried and was afraid of how he would be when he would get out. Nobody knew what to do. When Brooke didn't spend time with him, or tried to see him, she was over at Peyton's house.

"He won't even listen to me Peyton." Brooke said as she lied on Peyton's bed and grabbed more tissues from the almost emptied box.

"I won't tell you it's going to be ok because I don't know and nobody knows when we are going to be okay. You simply got to have faith in him." Peyton said trying to comfort Brooke. She nodded and cried a bit more.

Suddenly Brooke jerked her head up and had huge eyes. "You're a genius P. Sawyer, I have a plan…"

The next day was the day Lucas was being released. Surprisingly to him and Karen, Brooke wasn't there. Keith and Karen helped him out, even though he was fine to walk. The car ride was silent and when they arrived home, Lucas went straight to his bed. He was going to read but was too tired. So he did what he was best at; brooding. During his brooding he fell asleep and didn't hear somebody come in.

"Stop brooding or sleeping to whatever you're doing, Broody." Brooke whined and came face to face to him so that when he woke up he would only see her.

Her plan worked and he opened his eyes and saw his girlfriend. Brooke had a huge smile plastered on her face, the one which showed her dimples.

"Broody! What is that?" He asked, finally being happy of being asked other things then 'Are you okay' and crap like that.

"Your nickname, stupid. Like it?" She said.

"Not really--" He started but Brooke cut him off.

"Oh well, your stuck with it." For the first time in a few days he smiled, wondering on how she could be so…full of life at a time like this. "I've missed that smile." She said more sadly and serious bring him out of his thoughts. She grabbed his hand and tried to pull him off, but he wouldn't nudge.

"Come on, get up." She said as she pulled again.

"I don't want to." He whined like a five year old.

"Too bad. You've hardly gotten out of a room in a week, so either you like or not you are coming with me. Anyways or else you're going to lose that hot body of yours…" She whined back. Knowing he wouldn't win he got up and followed her out the door.

"Where we going?" He asked as they walked hand in hand in the familiar streets of Tree Hill.

"Just for a walk." She simply stated and looked away before he could say more. Most of the time of their walk it was silent. After a few minutes, Brooke peaked in the backyard of a house and so did Lucas to wonder what she was looking at. "Come on."

"What! Brooke this isn't even you house?"

"That's the whole fun of it."

"You're are crazy…Cheery."

"I like that nickname." She said as she started talking off her clothes. "You're not going to go in the hot tub fully dress? Right… unless you want me to take your clothes off for you." She cocked her eyebrow and he chuckled and started to kiss her neck…