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"I can't wait to pick you up on our very first date!" Brooke read Haley the text she had just received from Lucas.
"Ah, a Blink one-eighty-two reference, how cute!" Haley gushed as she curled another piece of Brooke's hair.
Brooke smiled, "Yeah. I just hope that everything goes perfect. I mean, he really is the sweetest guy when he's not with his awful friends."
"Well, where is he taking you, anyways?"
Brooke shrugged, "I have no clue but he gave me two options on what to wear. Im wearing a cute blue sweater and light blue jeans."
Haley smiled, "Where is he taking you, blue man group?"
Brooke scowled, "No, I just picked the blue sweater but now, I am going to wear the yellow one."
Haley nodded, "That's better."
"Are you finished yet? Lucas is going to be here any minute." Brooke snapped.
Haley nodded, "You, my dear, are done and ready to greet the Prince."
Clockwork, the bell rang. Haley rushed to the door and opened it. She groaned.
"Can we come in?" Lucas asked politely with Nathan at his side.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Nathan asked Haley.
Haley scoffed, "Funny, I should be asking you the same thing."
Brooke walked over to Lucas, "Hey you!"
"You look gorgeous!" he said as he twirled her around. He kissed her, flipping off Nathan behind Brooke's back.
Haley smiled, "I thought you said that you were going on a date?"
"We are," Lucas answered. "I have to take Nathan home first."
"You can drive to hell?" Haley retorted. Brooke and Lucas laughed hysterically.
Nathan tensed up, "Don't push it."
"It's funny, at school you talk a big game and make fun of me, but when I say something good—you got nothing!" Haley teased.
"Oh, okay, Haley," Brooke warned. She grabbed her purse and hugged Haley.
"Well, we better go," Lucas said as he looked at his Rolex watch.
"I can take Nathan home, if you want?" Haley suggested.
"Oh, hell no!" Nathan snapped.
"That actually would be really helpful. We have a reservation in ten minutes and we don't have time," Lucas said as he opened Brooke's front door.
The group stepped outside while Brooke locked the door.
"Bye, Hales! I will tell you everything when I get home!" Brooke said to her friend as she sat in the passenger seat of Lucas' black car.
"How long do you think it will take for Nathan to go insane?" Lucas asked jokingly. He started the car and began to drive.
Brooke giggled, "I think he is already there."
Lucas pulled out a black clothes and smiled sheepishly at Brooke, "Would you think badly of me if I asked you to put this on?"
She raised a brow, now questioning his motives, "What do you plan on doing with me?"
He chuckled, "I don't want to give away the surprise."
"I don't want to put this on and then get shot!" Brooke said dramatically.
Lucas kissed her and put the blind fold on her, "Blind trust."
"Was that the kiss of death?" she jokingly shot back.
Brooke felt like she had been held hostage for ever. Where were they going? Brooke had asked Lucas countless times and still, he had not told her their exact whereabouts or their final destination.
The car came to a halt, Brooke snapped her body to the left, "Where are we, Luke?"
He chuckled, he shut his door and opened Brooke's, "Babe, if I wanted you to know, I wouldn't have blindfolded you."
"Touché, Mr. Scott," Brooke said as she wrapped her arm around his.
Brooke stumbled over her feet and she was highly agitated. She got that he was being cute, but she hated not knowing where they were going.
"Alright, take off your blindfold!" Lucas announced.
Brooke yanked off her blindfold and gasped. Lucas was sitting on a blanket with a picnic basket. He had candles that were lit, although it was still light outside. Brooke blushed it was beautiful! They were next to a little river and flowers surrounded them.
"Lucas, this is so beautiful!" Brooke gushed as she sat by him.
Lucas smiled, "I thought that you weren't one of those girls that I could buy something and they'd swoon!"
Brooke giggled, "No, I love this. This really is perfect, Luke."
"Thank you. I tried," he answered as he got out the salads, chicken sandwiches, and corn on the cob.
"So why did you pick this spot?"
"I used to go here with my mother and I just figured, you'd like it here," he said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"Yeah, I do love it here," Brooke took a bite of her sandwich. She froze, "Oh gosh! Haley is going to kill me!"
"Why?" Lucas asked.
"'Cause, she had to take Nathan home because you said we had a reservation!" Brooke explained.
Lucas chuckled, "No, she offered to take him! Besides, it would be good for them to hang out!"
"Match maker, Luke?" Brooke questioned.
"Well, they are gonna be seeing each other a lot. Nathan won't be an ass to her and I know deep down, they have a thing for each other. They just need a good shove!" he said with a chuckle.
Brooke rolled her eyes, "Lucas, Nathan is totally not Haley's type!"
"Baby, you fell for me and I'm the most arrogant asshole there is!" Lucas teased.
Brooke grinned, "Good point."
Lucas wrapped his arm around Brooke, pulling her closer to him, "I'm glad you came with me."
"I don't think I had a choice. Im sure if this goes sour you have a gun to shoot me, while im blindfolded!" she joked.
"I like you too much to shot you!" he said as he kissed her forehead.
Brooke blushed, "I like you too, a lot. Im surprised that you and I are dating, giving the circumstances.
Lucas sighed, "Yeah, it's gonna be hard but we can get through it. besides, im glad we had today off of school so we can hang out and then go to school."
Brooke smiled, "Me too."
A loud rap song began to play. Brooke turned and watched Lucas pull out his phone. He ignored the call and shoved it back into his pocket. Brooke eyed him. the music began to play again.
"Take it," Brooke insisted.
Lucas answered the phone, "Hey, I'm busy can we talk later?"
Brooke sat there and listened to the conversation.
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry!" Lucas said as he ran his fingers through his hair. "Yeah, well I am in the middle of something, can you wait a few hours?"
Brooke placed a hand on Lucas' shoulder, "If you have to go, go!"
"You sure?" he whispered back. Brooke nodded. "Peyton, I'll be there soon!"
Brooke froze, he was leaving her for Peyton Sawyer!
"Sorry, Peyton really needs me," he said as he tossed everything into the basket.
Brooke folded the blanket, still waiting for an explanation, "Why?"
"Look, I know this looks really bad but its not what you think. She really is a friend and you know I wouldn't lie to you." he explained.
Brooke sighed, "So why does she need you so bad that you have to leave our date?"
Lucas sighed, "Her dad was in an accident and he's not doing very well. Peyton's freaking out because it's on the news and her cars in the shop so she needs a way to get there."
Brooke felt horrible for second guessing him, "Oh, wow. I'm so sorry…"
"I wouldn't leave you if this wasn't an emergency," he said softly.
Brooke kissed him passionately, "I had a lot of fun and that is all that matters."
"That is so cute! Sounds like you had the best date ever! Well, minus Sawyer ruining it!" Haley hissed on the other side of the phone.
Brooke sighed, "Yeah, I know. Lucas called me and talked to me about it. he feels really bad about it but I told him I would do the same if it was Haley. I'm not mad at him at all."
"A guy that takes you to a scenic place for a picnic, isn't just trying to get in your pants," Haley added.
Brooke giggled, "I really like him a lot, hales. I just hope that tomorrow goes better than today."
"Im sure that it will be better. So let's talk about that car ride with Nathan!" Haley snapped.
Brooke giggled, "what happened?"
"He complained the whole time, we got ina fight, and then…I don't really know, but he wasn't an asshole."
"Explain!" Brooke said quickly.
Haley giggled, "Dan came out and started yelling at him so I felt bad. I told him I'd drop him off somewhere else. So I dropped him off at River court. But, we were talking like normal people and that façade was gone."
"Aw, that's like how it happened with Lucas!" Brooke chimed in.
Haley scoffed, "I am not falling for Nathan Scott."
Brooke laughed, "Yes, you are!"
"Goodnight, Brooke!"
"Night, Mrs. Nathaniel Scott!" Brooke teased. She giggled as Haley had hung up.
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