Hey guys! Loved all of your reviews! They inspired me to update so here is Chapter 9!

Chapter 9

Lucas was walking home when he ran into Peyton. She was walking to Jake's new apartment that happened to be close by Lucas' house.

"Hey Peyton." Lucas said and began walking with her.

"Hey Luke, some day you had huh? I mean first you and Brooke don't even talk or glance in each others direction and then all of a sudden you and Brooke got back together basically in front of everyone at school." Peyton said.

"Were not together." Lucas replied sadly.

"What? But I saw you…" Peyton began.

"Yeah, we talked and she said we weren't back together." Lucas finished.

"Oh." Peyton said quietly.

Lucas stayed quiet.

"I'm sorry Lucas. Do you…do you still love her?" Peyton asked.

Lucas knew he did. He knew that he always had and probably always will but he just didn't understand why Brooke couldn't just let it all go. I mean, didn't she see that he loved her with all of his heart?

"Yeah…I do." Lucas said.

"Then you should talk to her. But I can see where she's coming from I mean you guys haven't really said anything to each other except for today so maybe she just freaked out." Peyton said.

They didn't know. Any of them. Lucas and Brooke had been so good about when and how they got together that none of them had a clue.

"But that's just it…we were talking before that." Lucas said trying to get Peyton to understand.

"What do you mean? Like you guys were talking about getting back together before lunch today?" Peyton asked, still confused.

"No like I mean we…" Lucas stopped. Should he even say anything at all?

"What…?" Peyton asked.

"We were sneaking around with each other before lunch! Ever since the banquet actually. None of you even knew it though. You guys just found out at lunch but it was so much more then that!" Lucas exclaimed.

Peyton was speechless. How could she not know? Her and Lucas were so close, she thought he told her everything. And Brooke, she and Brooke were friends again so why hadn't she told her?

"What do you mean?" Peyton asked seriously. She needed more detail, she needed the whole story.

"At first, all we did was kiss. Like when that guy that Brooke doesn't like winked at her and she ran into the bathroom. I ran out after her, I didn't get more food. And then after I hugged her because we were trying to be friends, we just kissed. And kissed, and kissed, and kissed and before we both knew it we were sneaking around in different classrooms and just spending so much time together." Lucas explained.

"So why didn't you guys make it public?" Peyton asked.

"It got more serious. Our feelings got in the way. We both didn't want that; we wanted to be single and happy and we were…it's just we were happy together." Lucas said and sighed.

"So, your telling me that Brooke got mad that you both felt something towards each other?" Peyton asked trying to understand.

"Well yeah. But then we actually became friends. Like the night she went to talk to you, she was at my house before. Then she went to your house and she was so tired that she spent the night at my house. We woke up together, and she freaked out and left. Then lunch happened and we were just like a couple again…until we talked about it."

"Well what did she say exactly because sometimes Brooke doesn't talk like normal people, she has her own code." Peyton said trying to make Lucas smile. It worked for a second, but then it faded into a frown.

"After the banquet, we both said that we weren't right for each other."

"Okay…still not getting it." Peyton said.

"She brought it up again when we were talking about where our relationship was going. She asked me 'what happened to not being right for each other?' And then I said I don't know and she said until I could figure it out, we weren't together." Lucas said, remembering the whole incident just made him feel worse.

"I'm sorry Lucas. But it seems like she's just afraid again. But the real question is…can you really answer what she asked you?" Peyton asked.

Lucas thought about it. He knew he loved Brooke but it seemed like they went through such a rough patch before that his mind just didn't say they were right for each other. Then things were so great again and his heart was screaming they were right for each other now. That he was just scared being with her again that night. But how could he put that into words?

"I…I just know that we are. I don't know how to explain it. The last time we were together, it was rocky. But this time, this time things were so good Peyton, that now I'm in love all over again." He said and smiled just thinking about her.

"Well then maybe that's what she needs to hear Luke." Peyton said and began walking away from him.

"I've gotta go see Jake. I'll talk to you later!" She yelled and crossed the street to the new apartment buildings.

Lucas waved and said good luck to her and started walking home. Someone knew. He had told someone. It felt good to be off of his chest, but he was afraid of what Brooke will say when she finds out.

Brooke lay in her bed at Rachel's. Rachel was out at a party and surprisingly, Brooke didn't want to go. So she just stayed in bed. But now she was getting sick of it. She was getting bored, and she hated bored. So she decided to get up and get dressed and go out and see Karen. She was like a mother figure to her and Brooke's drama was with her son so she figured she was a good person to talk to about her problem.

Brooke walked to the café and saw that nobody was in there. She loved it when the café was like that. So empty, but so cozy. It was her favorite time to go in there. Sometimes when she and Lucas were still dating they would just sit in Karen's café with her and they would all talk about everything. She missed those days, a lot.

Brooke walked in and saw Karen cleaning the counter. Karen looked up after she heard the bell and saw that it was Brooke.

"Brooke! I haven't talked to you in such a long time!" Karen exclaimed and went around the counter to hug Brooke.

Brooke smiled.

"I missed you too, Karen." Brooke said and returned the hug.

"So can I get you anything? Coffee? Hot chocolate?" Karen asked. She loved having company and ever since Keith passed, she hadn't had much. But Brooke was her favorite because Brooke was always happy and cheery. Karen needed that some days and Brooke was just the person to make everyone smile. But today, it seemed like it was Brooke's turn to have someone cheer her up.

"Hot chocolate sounds great actually." Brooke said and sat on a stool.

"So how are you Brooke?" Karen asked.

"I'm doing great." Brooke said trying to sound cheerful.

"You don't sound great." Karen said.

"It's because I'm not." Brooke admitted.

Karen looked at her, waiting for her to add on.

"Oh Karen it's just that I think I'm falling for your son again which really sucks because I've opened my heart to him twice and he's broken it twice and now he wants to be with me again but I don't want to risk it but oh Karen I just can't help it!" Brooke whined.

Karen was confused. Weren't they broken up?

"I thought you guys weren't together?" Karen asked.

"Well, we weren't. But then we kissed one time and we just couldn't stop after. Then it was more then just making out but that's not how I wanted it to be because we were broken up, done you know? But then we kissed in front of everyone so he asked me if we were back together. And then I remembered that he didn't think we were right for each other so I asked him what happened to that theory and he said he didn't know. So I said until he figures it out were not together. But now I'm kind of regretting it." Brooke said so fast that Karen had to really think about what Brooke said to give her advice.

"Well, I think you were right not to rush into anything if that makes a difference at all." Karen said trying to make Brooke feel better.

"Well, it kind of does. I just I don't know what I'm going to do. Should I trust him again? I mean he's your son so you should know how he is. Do you think he's worth trusting again?" Brooke asked Karen seriously.

"Well…" Karen began.

Okay, okay, sorry for leaving you there but I just had to. Sadly, the story is winding down to its last chapters though. Please review to tell me what you think!