Brooke grabbed her acceptance letter out of her purse and sat on Haley's bed. They looked at each other.
Brooke took a deep breath, "On the count of three, we open it."
Haley nodded, "One…two…three."
They ripped open the envelope and pulled out the letter. They scanned the letter to see where their future was headed, Tree Hill or Harvard.
"I got in!" Haley squealed.
"Me too!" Brooke chimed.
Haley wrapped her arms around Brooke, "I'm so happy!"
"We're gonna be roommates!" she squealed.
This was what Brooke needed, some good news. After talking to Johnny, she just wanted to hang out with her best friend and not think about sex. Rather, she didn't want to think about the number of girls that Lucas had slept with.
Brooke sighed and looked at Haley. She was taking a picture to send to Nathan. They were so cute. Brooke was happy that she would be with Nathan, but she was stuck with Johnny.
"Nathan wants to take me to dinner1" Haley squealed with excitement.
She offered her friend a smile, "Congrats."
Haley's smile vanished, "What's wrong?"
Brooke shook her head, "I don't want to ruin the moment, Haley. Go to dinner and then we can talk about it tomorrow."
"If it is serious, I don't want to talk about it as we are getting ready for prom."
Sighing, "Haley, are you going to sleep with Nathan?"
Haley giggled, "What?"
Brooke rolled her eyes, "I'm serious, Haley. Are you and Nathan going to have sex on prom night? I know it sounds cliché, but are you going to?"
She shrugged, "I love Nathan, but I am not going to plan on it."
"So, you're gonna give it up?"
Brooke instantly regretted saying that. That came out all wrong and she wished that she could take it back. "That came out wrong."
Haley had tears in her eyes, "I'm not planning on it, but if it feels right…"
"Oh."
Haley placed a hand on Brooke's shoulder, "What's going on?"
"Johnny and I were talking, and he brought up sex. He was saying he knew the kind of guy that Lucas was and that he was going to want sex on prom night. He also told me that Lucas has had more sex than I have had dreams of Harvard."
"We can't really hold it against them that they did that," Haley said softly.
"But, we don't know what we are doing. What if they break up with us because we suck at it?" Brooke asked as she crimped her hair.
Haley shrugged, "I don't know, Brooke. I just know that if Nathan and I are going to be close to each other, he'll have to suffer every day."
Brooke giggled, "Haley, I'm trying to be serious. It doesn't bother you at all that they might try something at prom?"
"Brooke, I don't know. You are driving yourself, and me, crazy!"
Lucas was sitting in his driveway on the hood of his car. He smiled as he saw Brooke pull up on her little bug.
"Hey, babe," Brooke said as she kissed his forehead.
He wrapped his arm around her, "How was the studying?"
Brooke didn't want to tell him that there was no studying because she'd have to tell him what he said, but she didn't want to lie either.
"Fine."
Lucas sighed, "What really happened? I can tell when you lie."
"You're going to be mad, Lucas."
He removed his arm and kept his eyes locked on hers, "What happened, Brooke?"
"We are both going to Harvard. Don't think that it is just because of me. His parents went to Harvard so that is why he is going…"
She could tell by his face that he was not happy about this. Now, she had to drop the bomb on him. "He wanted to inform me that you just cared about getting in my pants and insinuated that you have slept with a lot of people."
Flinching, "I'm going to kill him."
"Lucas…"
"It's none of his fucking business, Brooke!" he snapped as he jumped off the hood. He turned to face her, red in the face, "I don't like that you are going to the same school and he wants to talk to my girlfriend about sex! You guys have a history and that makes me nervous..."
"He's just trying to help where it isn't needed," Brooke mumbled.
"So, you are sticking up for him!" he snapped.
Brooke scoffed, "You are being ridiculous!"
"Really? So, let me guess, what he said got to you, huh?"
She didn't say anything. Lucas groaned and walked in a circle, trying to calm down.
"Do you expect us to have sex on prom?"
Lucas exhaled sharply, hurt, "you did not just ask me that?"
Brooke needed to know his expectations of the night, "Yes or no."
"I got us a hotel room at the Hilton," he said as he walked up to her.
Tears fell from her eyes, Johnny was right, "Wow…"
Lucas rolled his eyes, "The hotel room is so we can have a romantic night, not like that! We can watch chick flicks and snuggle in bed, Brooke. That's all I had planned, but I mean, if we did—"
"Luke…"
"I swear, I was just trying to be romantic," he said softly.
Brooke knew that having sex hadn't entered his mind, but this wasn't how she wanted to find out that they were going to spend prom night in a hotel. "I'm just scared."
Lucas raised a brow, "Why?"
"Because, you have had sex before and I haven't. What if I suck so bad that you don't want to be with me anymore—"
He placed a finger over her mouth and shushed her, "Brooke, I love you and if it is with the right person, it feels good."
A chill ran down Brooke's spine, was that a reference to Peyton?
"We don't have to have sex on prom night like everyone else. I just thought if it did somehow end up happening, it would be special…"
"I just don't want you to leave me after I give it up to you," Brooke muttered.
"Why do you think I am going to leave you all the damn time?"
She sighed, "Losing my virginity is a big deal to me. You have had more experience and practice at it. It's a scary thing to know that I will always be connected to you."
He sighed, "I know it's scary, but I think that when you do have sex, you won't think about anything but how in love you feel."
Brooke nodded, "I'm sorry, Lucas."
He kissed her forehead and returned his arm to her shoulders, "Brooke, I love you. We all have our insecurities. I am scared that you are going to leave me for Johnny and that makes me a jealous asshole."
Brooke giggled, "He's too pompous."
Lucas pulled out a letter from his pocket, "I got in to North Carolina."
Brooke hugged him, "That's great, babe!"
The future was going to happen no matter if they were ready for it.
AN: Thanks for all of the WONDERFUL reviews that I got! I'm very pleased. So, I decided I would upload these two chapters and you will see the next chunk before the week ends. Thanks for reading and be sure to review! (:
COMING UP: Prom Queen and King are announced. Johnny the Prom Crasher? Does someone lose it like everyone else on prom night? Stay tuned to find out. (:
