First of all, I'm REALLY, REALLY SORRY for not updating sooner. I had some things going on in my life so please forgive me. But, I'm back now and I plan to finish this story. I hope, people will still be reading it... And, last but not least, I want to thank everyone who took time to review, it really means a lot to me!

I do not own OTH or the characters...

Previously...

''We should totally kiss!''

''I totally agree!''

Lucas pulled Brooke into a gentle kiss, but it turned to so much more when Brooke parted her lips to let his tongue enter her mouth. The kiss was passionate and long, neither of them wanted it to end. But, unfortunately it did... Right at the sound of Rachel's voice behind them, screaming Lucas' name...

You're a coward

''Oh, hey, Rachel!'', Lucas said giggling with Brooke laughing right behind him.

Rachel was obviously not amused, actually, she was pissed, really pissed. ''Don't, 'Hey, Rachel' , me! Were you just kissing her?'', she asked pointing at Brooke.

Lucas looked between the two girls, he was so drunk he could barely tell them apart. He finally looked at Rachel, ''Yeah... I think I was.'', he said before he started laughing.

''Listen, I'm not in the mood, Lucas -''

''No, you listen!'', Brooke interupted her, ''Lucas is not your boyfriend and he can kiss who ever the hell he wants. So, just back off! He's with me!'', Brooke couldn't believe she could actually be so harsh, but she liked it. It made her feel superior.

Rachel was shocked, who would have thought such a tiny person could be so aggressive. She put her hands on her hips and looked back at Lucas, ''And you agree with her?!''

Lucas scratched the back of his head, ''Well, you see Rachel, the thing is -''

''Don't! I don't want to hear it!'', she said hurt and left.

''Do you think we were too mean to her?'', Brooke asked honestly concerned.

Lucas thought about the question a nd shook his head, ''No, we weren't. She deserved it. Somebody had to teach her a lesson.''

Brooke nodded in undertandment. ''So...What do we do now?'' , she asked in a more cheerful way.

''Well, what were we doing before Rachel interrupted us?, he asked in a flirty way.

''Oh, I know!'', Brooke put her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Things were finally getting better for the two of them. They were in each others arms, together and Rachel was no longer in the way...

The next day, Brooke got up early and decided to go to the Rivercourt hoping to find Lucas there. Surprisingly, he was nowhere in sight. She figured he would come later, but nothing. She gave up on waiting after about an hour. She would see him in school on Monday, anyway.

The weekend passed by slowly and when Monday finally arrived, Brooke couldn't wait to see her new boyfriend. She noticed him at his locker with Nathan and decided to say 'Hi'.

She got closer and quickly kissed him. ''Hey, you! I missed you during the weekend!''

Lucas looked around the hall as if he was checking if anybody saw Brooke's gesture. ''Hey, Brooke.'', he finally said coldly.

She noticed the change and it was confusing her, ''Lucas, what's wrong? I thought –''

''Let's talk somewhere else.'', he interrupted her. They went to the restroom and while walking there, Brooke was getting really anxious.

''So, will you tell me what's wrong now?'', she asked slightly annoyed by this whole situation.

He looked deeply into her eyes and sighed. He was going to regret this and he knew it, but he couldn't change, not for her, not for anyone. It was just who he was, a player and he will always stay one. ''Listen, Brooke, I think this was a bad idea...''

''What are you saying?'', his words hurt her more than she thought they would. She wasn't even sure if she heard them corretly.

''After the party, the next day, I realized that I'm not what you need, I'm not the guy for you. I don't do relationships and I think this wouldn't be fair to you.'', he finally said it. And, even though this was supposed to make him feel relieved, his feelings were all mixed up.

''You don't do relationships?!? That's the worst excuse I have ever heard!'', she just couldn't understand why he was doing this, why he was ruining everything.

''I'm sorry...'', was all he could say.

''You're nothing but a coward, Lucas! You're afraid of your own feelings and you know it!'', she said bitterly. ''I gotta go.'', she turned to the door.

Lucas just stood there, looking at the floor. ''Can we at least stay friends?'', he whispered.

Brooke stopped and turned back to him, ''I'm not sure if I want you as a friend anymore...''

It was Biology class and Brooke was being bored to death. Who cared about all those insects? It's not like she was going to need it for The University of Designs in California. Just as her eyes were about to close, a note was thrown at her desk. She opened it and saw an unfamiliar handwriting. The note said:

It didn't last long, did it? You really thought you got him?

Obviously, you were wrong because the day after the party he came running back to me!

He'll never change and you know it!

Brooke looked around the classroom only to see a redheaded girl with an evil smirk waving at her. This was definetely war! She could barely control herself not to jump at her throat and kill her. But, more importanly, she wanted to kill Lucas. She couldn't believe he would actually go back to that slut. He couldn't be that stupid, right?

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