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Before going to Brooke's he decided to stop by his house for a second just to get something very important. He was just supposed to get it and rush back out but he was delayed when he saw Chase sitting on his front porch.

"Dude, what are you doing here?"

"I needed to talk to you."

"Can't this wait? I'm kind of in a hurry."

"Please, I promise it won't take long."

He was in a hurry to go to Brooke, but it seemed like Chase needed him right now. It may have looked like once again he put her on hold to save someone else, but he just felt that whatever Chase's problem was, it had to have something to do with her. He decided to stay even just for a very short while.

"Okay. So what is it man?"

For the past few minutes they were talking about Brooke leaving for California the day after until their conversation changed to Brooke and Chase's relationship. Apparently, they only dated for 3 months, much shorter than Lucas thought. They had broken up a few months back but decided to keep their friendship which was why people still thought they were going out.

"So what happened? I thought you guys were going well."

"She never let me in."

Chase shook his head as he let out a small sigh. At the beginning of their relationship, he really thought that she had already moved on and was ready emotionally to start a relationship with him. She seemed like she was, but then again the signs were there, they just weren't too evident for him to realize. She did give him a chance, but it's just that no matter what he does, he still can't get through her heart. It wasn't because it had a wall protecting it, it was because it was never there in the first place; it already belonged to someone else and he knew exactly to whom it did belong to. He resented Lucas for hurting her that way and he is the reason why he and Brooke could never work out, but honestly deep inside he knew that he was the right one for her.

"I'm not sure if she even really loved me."

Pictures of Brooke's confrontation with him at Nathan and Haley's wedding, came rushing back in Lucas' mind. Upon hearing Chase question her love for him, it made him wonder if because of him not letting her all the way in made her question his own love for her. He always did tell her he loved her and tried showing it through romantic gestures but he wasn't able to give her his trust. Isn't love about entrusting yourself to that person without question because even if you feel vulnerable? Isn't it when you know you're going to get hurt but take that sacrifice for a moment together? Yes it is, and he couldn't do those. Did that mean that he didn't love her? Certainly not. But why couldn't he trust her? Why couldn't he love her enough to let her all the way in?

"Or maybe she did, she just didn't love me that way. I know she's still inlove with someone else."

As Chase released a long sigh then looked up to see Lucas' face fall to the ground. Lucas couldn't help but feel guilty. Hearing Chase's feelings made him think of how Brooke felt when they were in this situation. He didn't pay too much attention on her insecurities thinking that she was only over-reacting. All the times that she asked him about Peyton he would just shrug the question off thinking that Peyton wasn't worth fighting about, but what he was oblivious to is that to her it seemed like he was just trying to avoid talking about her.

Maybe it really was a big issue and it just got bigger and bigger because it was left unresolved until it eventually came back biting them on the ass. Both of their insecurities lead to the collapse of their relationship.

She loved him much more than enough to let him all the way in despite what he had done to her before. She loved him in such a way that she put her heart out again for him to take, but he didn't take it. Instead he just watched it and admired it from afar.

Probably he was scared, scared of hurting her again, and hurting himself in the process. He loved her but decided on playing it safe. He was scared of how he felt. He was afraid that if he let her all the way in that what he felt for her might become bigger, and though he didn't want to think about it, he was afraid that there may come a day that she gets bored with him and just leave him scarred for life. He was so caught up thinking of his own feelings that he forgot about hers. In trying to avoid his fears, he made hers come true.

"Maybe that was why it was so easy for us to be friends. There was no tension after the break-up; it was like we were never really romantically linked."

Maybe that was why he and Brooke lost touch of each other these past few months, because it was easier that way. They could never be just friends, because they both knew that they were so much more than that, and subconsciously wanted much more than that.

"You do know she loves you right?"

"Yeah, I do, it's just sometimes, I don't know. Sometimes love just isn't enough." Bullshit. He shook his head and let his face fall to the floor. He knew that what he just said was just a bunch of crap. This was exactly what he's been saying to himself since the day he'd given up on their relationship, but he knew that there was always something he could have done it just got too hard on both of them. They both threw in the towel, so what else was there worth fighting for? - Their love.

"It's more than enough. You just have to make sure that your love is real and believe that you're going to make it through. Without love and faith, no relationship, and I mean like a real relationship not just some casual relationship, would last. You will just be heading into a relationship that's bound to fail. Sometimes you just got to have a little faith that things will work out."

"But how are you so sure that things are going to work out?"

"I'm not. No one is, but that doesn't stop them from at least trying."

"Thanks dude that really helped. I mean it. You just made me realize by talking to me for 5 minutes what everyone else has been telling me for months now. Thank you." he said as he placed his hand on his shoulder and gave him a geniune smile. He did mean it. They only spoke for a few minutes but it really did help him realize a lot of things, things that may not really seem logical, but hey, who ever said love should be logical?

"Anytime," he said as he returned his small with a small smile of his own plastered on his face. Some may think it was fake, but it wasn't, he truly was happy to help especially Brooke. He believed that she deserved to be happy and so did Lucas, and the only way that would happen is if they finally realize that they belong together.

Sure it wasn't easy for him to let her go, he did have strong feelings for her, but he still did it. Sometimes you find happiness in other people's joy because their success somehow gives you hope. It makes you believe that happy endings really do come true, and that someday, you may have that too. He thought if they would become happy, then maybe someday he will be too.

Lucas decided that he wasn't going to waste anymore time. He was determined to get Brooke back, no matter what happened. He was going to do everything to get her to stay, but if he was going to do this, then he needed support. How was he going to make her believe whatever he was going to say? She might think he's just making things up just to make her stay. He knew that Brooke wouldn't think that low of him, but still he had to find a way to prove to her just how much he meant to her and he knew exactly how. So he turned around, headed inside his room, got what the thing which he was supposed to get before his encounter with Chase, from inside his closet and came rushing out the door once again. He was about to hop into his car when Chase stopped him.

"Hey man before you leave, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure. Go ahead."

"Do you love her?"

Lucas pause for a moment as a smile slowly crept on his face. He finally knew the answer to all his own questions. 'Did he still love her?'

"Yeah, I do."

So what do you think of this chapter? hope it didn't suck that much! hahaha:) So what do you think was the the thing he got? dundundundun! I hope I got you wondering and all the more eager to read the next chapters and find out! hahaha:) I already have an idea on what that thing is going to be but maybe you could also give me your ideas, maybe yours is better than mine and I can use yours instead! With your permission of course! haha:) Just tell me what you think okay? I'll try to update as soon as possible! PLEASE REVIEW!:)