Sorry for the waitI've been really busy...believe me my stories are always on my mind! I will never end them unfinished! I hope you like the new ud! I know some of you are mad Lucas died but I did that for a reason..it's not the end of him so stay tuned! Please review they keep me writing!

Nathan walked through the pouring rain until he reached his doorstep. He opened the door and was greeted by Debb.

"Sweety are you ok?" asked Debb. She touched his shoulder and he backed up in shock. "Where have you been? Your soaking wet."

Nathan gave her a blank stare and yawned. He was exhausted from all the crying. He was steadily shaking from the coldness.

"Nathan look at you!" consoled Debb. "Your going to catch a cold in these clothes. You need to change out of them this instant."

Nathan just stared at her with a lonely and blank expression. He ignored her orders and made his way up the stairs. Walking into his room he shed off his coat on the floor and pulled off his wet tank. He flopped on the bed and buried himself under the covers. Closing his eyes he drowned himself in his own tears.

Meanwhile...

Brooke and Haley just arrived home after their long drive home. They walked into the apartment in complete silence and made their way to their rooms.

Brooke laid on her bed and looked out the window. She listened to the constant tapping of the rain against the window seal.

She stared crying again when she thought about her last in counter with Lucas. He was so upset with her and she could never explain the truth to him now. He died thinking she didn't want him, and in the end he was all she wanted.

Flashback

"Chris come on, you got to leave," yelled Brooke.

"I know you want me!" Chris yelled back. "I know you think about our night together! I do every day."

"Oh yeah all the time!" Brooke snapped sarcastically. "Look that night was a mistake Chris. I love Lucas with all my heart."

Chris grabbed Brooke and smashed his lips against hers in a kiss.

Lucas opened the door to the apartment and witnessed the scene in front of him. His mouth flew open as he saw them together again. Images from them in bed flashed through his mind."

Brooke realized Lucas standing at the door and broke free from Chris.

"Lucas it's not what it looks like," defended Brooke.

"Yeah me and Brooke were just preparing for tonight," lied Chris. He gave a sly grin to Lucas.

A small tear ran down Luke's cheek as he stormed out the apartment in anger.

Brooke glared at Chris and ran out the apartment in anger. "Lucas wait," screamed Brooke as she ran after him in the dark. She caught up to him and grabbed his arm.

He refused to look her in the eye. "Leave me alone Brooke," he yelled.

"Lucas let me explain," she yelled back. "He kissed me. I didn't want him to."

Lucas finally looked her in the eye. "You could have turned away."

"He caught me off surprise," cried Brooke. "Please believe me."

"Just leave me alone Brooke, I can't deal with this now," he stated. He was too upset to give a shit about the truth right now he just needed to be alone.

Reality

Brooke turned around in her bed and wiped tears. "I really did love you Lucas," she cried. "Please know that."

Brooke tossed and turned in her bed and the horrifying call from that night replayed in her head.

Flashback

Brooke grabbed her phone from her purse. "Who is calling me at 1 in the morning?" she whispered to herself. She glanced at the top of the celland Nathan's name showed up. "Why is he calling me?" she asked herself as she answered the phone.

"Nathan there better be a Damn good reason for why your calling me right now,"Brooke yelled from the receiving end.

"Lucas is dead," he whispered in a low hoarse tone.

"What?" she asked in a shocked tone. She wasn't sure if this was a joke or not, if it was it was a sick one! Who would joke about that?

"He's dead Brooke," cried Nathan. Nathan choked on his own words and broke out in tears.

"What are you talking about?" she asked frantically. Her heart began racing, this can't be real .

"I...I...," Nathan couldn't get the words out.

"Tell me your lying?" cried Brooke. "Please tell me this is some sick twisted joke."

"I wish it was." he cried through the phone.

Brooke began to cry loudly now, this couldn't be happening. Not with the way they left things. Lucas couldn't be gone! "Nooo..." she screamed.

"I fell through the ice, he got me out but by the time Keith pulled him out he had already drowned," informed Nathan. "It was all my fault, I didn't mean to," cried Nathan.

Brooke was swarmed with questions. Why would he fall through the ice? Why was Keith there? Was Nathan ok? Where was Lucas? Why did this happen to her? Did he say anything about Brooke before he died? Was it painful for him? Where were they at now? Did he hate her so much that he just let go and died? Brooke dropped the phone on the ground and fell to her knees in tears. This couldn't be happening, Lucas couldn't be gone.

Reality

Brooke closed her eyes and tried blocking out all of those bad images. They just made her more upset. That night was the worst night of her life and she didn't want to remember it! Christmas was now her least favorite holiday because it would always be the day Lucas died. It was a sign that the new year would bring nothing but sadness. She tried listening to the rain but all she could concentrate on was the loud sobbing across the hall.

Haley took the news just as bad as everyone else, maybe even worse. Just like Brooke that night brought nothing but sadness. Haley lost her best friend and husband in the same night. Brooke knew Haley and Nathan had this big blowout but she wasn't sure what about.

Brooke got up off her bed and walked across the hall to Haley's room. When the door opened Haley looked up at the still figure standing at her door. Brooke walked to Haley's bed and laid down next to her.

Haley looked at Brooke all teary eyed. "I miss him Brooke," she cried.

Brooke hugged her tightly. "Me too."

"Lucas and me were always together, he was my best friend," cried Haley. "Who am I going to go and cry to now? Who is going to listen to me wine all day and tell me everything will be ok? Who am I going to stay up all night with and just talk with? I need Lucas, he can't be gone." Haley broke free from Brooke's hug and dug her head into her pillow.

Brooke laid back on Haley's bed, "I can't be cheery without my broody,"she whispered.

Meanwhile

Karen walked through her kitchen and down the narrow hallway to her room. She stopped at Lucas's room before she made it to hers. There was no blaring music, no pages of books being turned, it was silent. That was the worst part! Karen slowly turned the door knob to reveal a dark room. She slowly walked inside, her heart beating a million times pr second. Looking around the room reminded her so much of her son. The open books spread over the bed, cd's scattered across the table, a closet filled with sweatshirts.

"Lucas Eugine Scott!" Karen screamed loudly. "How could you do this to me? Come back to me this instance! Now!" She began to whimper and her knees bucked underneath her. She could no longer stand so she fell to the ground in tears. "Don't you dare do this to me. I order you to come back now."

All she wanted was her son back. She just wanted to hold him in her arms. Was that so much to ask?

Keith walked in Lucas's room and joined Karen on the floor."It's ok," he comforted as he griped her in his arms and stroked her back.

"No mother should have to bury her son," she cried. "Lucas was my baby."

Keith didn't know what to say because he was equally in shock. He just tried his hardest to make Karen feel better, she had to be in pain. No person should have to go through the pain of losing a loved one. Lucas was so young, he was a great kid! Keith loved the boy as his own. He just wished he was able to tell Lucas that. He felt so bad for yelling at him the last time he saw him. After he left he realized Lucas only did what he did because he cared. Lucas cared about everyone.

He was a hero!

People reach their breaking points and refuse to deal anymore. Who will be there to stop them before they do something stupid?