"So why are you in such a good mood," Rachel asked as she sipped her coffee and starred at her sister sitting across from her with a smile plastered on her face.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Brooke said with a grin as she stirred the sugar into her coffee.

"It might have something to do with the shit eating grin plastered on your face," Nick said as he nudged his shoulder into Brooke's.

They had all decided to meet up for coffee this morning as part of a new ritual they were having as a family. It was something they had started to do on the weekends just to get together and check in with one another. If there were any problems that needed to be discussed or something they wanted to share this was their time. Just the siblings meeting up and spending quality time together.

"Did you finally have sex," Rachel blurted out causing Brooke's mouth to fall open and Nick to spit his coffee out.

"Rachel," Brooke squealed. "That is so inappropriate."

"Like any of us has ever been appropriate," Nick laughed "Look at any one of our pasts and all you see is flaws," he said getting a laugh from all of them. "But I'm not sure I want to know about you having sex with random guys either," Nick said in his protective tone.

"What if he's not random," Brooke asked, arching her eyebrow and smirking.

"Lucas. Did you have sex with Lucas? Or was it Owen," Rachel asked in her overly nosy tone. Brooke just shrugged her shoulders. She knew it would annoy them, but she wasn't having sex and even if she was it wasn't their business.

"It better not be Lucas," Nick huffed in his glass and Brooke shot him a glare. She knew about the conversation Nick had with him, but she didn't want him hassling him either.

"Not that it's either of your business, but no I didn't have sex. Lucas and I did make our relationship official though," Brooke said with a smile and sipped her coffee.

"Bout freaking time. Don't want to lose your virginity to a guy who isn't your boyfriend and we all know Lucas loves his sex," Rachel laughed and got a confused look from Brooke.

"What is that supposed to mean," Brooke asked not being able to hold back her curiosity.

"Ask anyone around town," Rachel scoffed. Now this conversation was starting to annoy Brooke. They didn't know Lucas like she did and he was not one to sleep around with a bunch of different girls.

"Okay, okay enough about this," Brooke said as she waved her hands around telling them that this part of the conversation was not up for discussion anymore. She didn't want her relationship to be gossip, even to her own family. Besides things were brand new between the two of them and she didn't want to curse anything.

"What are you doing here," Lucas asked the blonde in front of him. Seeing her here made him uncomfortable and it bothered him that he didn't know why.

"I miss you," she said as she tucked her hair behind her ear and gave him a shy smile. She liked when she saw him smile slightly at her words. But as soon as she saw it, it was gone.

"Well whose fault is that? You left, not me," he said as he went to shut the door but her small hand stopped him.

"I made a mistake Lucas. I love you and I shouldn't have left," she said as she felt the tears pooling behind her eyes.

She saw the inner battle he was having with himself and a part of her liked that she knew a part of him, even if it may be tiny, still cared for him.

He sighed loudly and held the door open for her to come in. He glanced at the clock nervously and hoped that whatever Brooke was doing would keep her busy for a little while. He didn't want her to get the wrong idea if she came back. He was with her now and that wasn't something he was willing to just give up. If he didn't try with her he would never be able to get past the regret because deep down he knew he had been in love with his best friend for longer than he was willing to admit out loud. And even though he had been in love with the girl in front of him for years, she had broken his heart.

"Why are you back Lindsey," he asked as he pulled a shirt over his bare chest and spoke almost icily to her.

She shuffled over to his bed and sat on the corner. She crossed her legs and leaned back on her elbows. "I love you Lucas and I made a mistake leaving," she said as she sat up and pulled him closer by his hands. "Do you still love me Lucas," she asked looking up at him with her big honey brown eyes.

He sighed loudly as he looked at her. "Linds, I'll always care about you but-" he said but was cut off when she stood and pressed her lips against his. He didn't push her away at first because it all felt so familiar. It didn't feel like it had been months since he had been with her, more like days. But when she went to deepen the kiss he realized how wrong this whole situation was. He was in a relationship with a girl who was innocent and pure and would never hurt him. It wasn't right for him to be letting Lindsey kiss him when he just officiated things with Brooke the night before. He gripped her shoulders and pushed her back.

She seemed to be persistent though because she tried to kiss him again. He knew he would have to stop her. "Lindsey enough," he said as he backed away. "You can't come back here telling me you miss me and you love me. You left," he said as he ran his hands through his hair. "Things changed Lindsey. I couldn't sit around and wait for you forever. I moved on, I'm with someone," he stated with an air of confidence that she had never seen before. When he had opened the door she swore she had never seen the smile that graced his face on him when they were together. She should have figured that he was expecting someone.

She knew that letting him go had been a mistake but now it was too late. "Is..is it anyone I know," she asked torturing herself.

"Lindsey," he said shaking his head. He knew he had to tell her because the look in her eye was one of determination. She wasn't about to give up on her fight for him. He knew when he told her it was Brooke that she wouldn't fight him on it. He knew Lindsey was jealous of Brooke because she always felt that Lucas had wanted her, and for the most part she had been right. "It's-"

"Boyfriend, please tell me your lazy ass is out of bed," he heard Brooke's voice booming in the hallway. Panic ran through his veins because he knew that Brooke wouldn't like what she was about to walk into and no sooner he thought the words, she burst through the door.

Brooke vision was only on the boy standing in front of her. She had been so happy to come back to see him after her breakfast with her siblings. And when he greeted her at the door she pulled him into her arms and kissed him hard on the mouth. It felt good when she felt his arms snake around her waist but for some reason he felt hesitant. She just hoped he hadn't changed his mind about being with her. "I was hoping I'd find you in bed still," she mumbled against his lips and liked when she felt him smirk and squeeze her hips.

She pulled away fast as lightening when she heard someone clear their throat behind her. She spun on her heels and felt sick when she saw Lindsey sitting on Lucas's bed dress in a tank top and shorts that were so short she was sure they were underwear. She moved so that Lucas's hold on her fell away and she looked at him. She saw how uncomfortable he looked and her mind started going in all the wrong directions. She turned her gaze back to Lindsey.

"W..What are you doing here," she asked as she folded her arms across her chest. She noticed Lindsey get that look like she was better than her as she crossed her legs and leaned forward towards her.

"I came back for Lucas," she said like there was no need for any further explanation. Brooke looked between Lucas and Lindsey and suddenly she felt like she was the one who didn't belong here. Her ears were ringing loudly and she could see that Lucas was saying something but she just couldn't hear his words. When she saw him reach for her she backed further away.

"I…I have to go," she said as she turned on her heels and sprinted out the door. She heard Lucas behind her but she just couldn't bring herself to turn to him. She turned the keys in the ignition and sped away as she saw Lucas in her rear view mirror. She was thankful that she had stopped by the auto shop and picked her car back up. She felt the tears running down her cheeks but all she could feel was numbness. She and Lucas had finally got to where she wanted to be and Lindsey showed back up. She could see that Lucas wanted her there and was torn between the two and she wasn't going to stick around and wait for him to leave her.

Brooke rushed through the door of her house and stopped to compose herself when she saw her family. Her parents and siblings were all in the livingroom watching a film. Cooper and Rachel were wrapped together in a chair and they asked her to join them but she declined, telling them she was not feeling well and was going to take a nap.

She walked into her room and flopped down on her bed. Her eyes moved to her night stand and danced along the picture of her and Lucas from a few years ago. Things were so much simpler then when neither admitted their feelings and they were both in relationships with other people. She sighed as she turned on her other side and brushed the tear from her eye. She heard her door open and felt her bed shift lightly.

"Brooke, you wanna tell me what has you so upset," Nick said as he ran his hand up and down her back. He had known the minute she came through the door that something was off. He saw her try to hide her emotions but he could see through it.

"I'm fine Nick..I just-" she said but the doorbell interrupted her thought. She waited to speak as she held her breath to hear who was at the door. She closed her eyes and balled her sheets in her hand when she heard his voice.

"You just what Brooke," Nick asked encouraging her to speak. He looked up when he heard a light knock on the frame of her door. When he locked eyes with Lucas he looked between the two. He knew then that whatever had his sister upset had to do with him.

"I'm fine Nick," Brooke said as she gave him a quick hug. "Can you give me and Luke a couple of minutes," she asked and finally looked at the blonde boy at the door. She knew her brother was hesitating but that didn't stop her. "It's fine Nick," she said as he nodded and made his way past Lucas.

She sat up against the back of the bed as Lucas quietly shut the door and stood looking at her. He shoved his hands in his pocket and bounced from one foot to the other.

Brooke pulled her knees to her chest in a protective manner. She knew he wasn't sure how to start so she did it for him. She didn't turn to look at him as she spoke. "I know why you are here and it's fine Luke," she said as she kept her emotions in check and her tone as emotionless as possible. "Now that she is back I know you want to be with her and that's okay."

"What," he said shocked. He looked at her and didn't understand where any of this was coming from. She finally looked at him and he could see her putting up all of her defenses to block him out. He sat on the bed and brought his hand to her face. He ran his fingers lightly along her cheek and watched as her eyes fluttered closed. "I want to be with you Brooke. I don't want to be with her, just you," he said and watched as she studied him closely.

"Are you sure," she asked as she pulled his hand into her own.

He chuckled at her and leaned in to her. He pushed his lips against hers and mumbled yes. "You're the girl I want to be with Brooke, no one else. If you had actually listened in my room you would have heard me telling Lindsey that it didn't matter what she came back for because someone else kind of took my heart and I was hoping you would know that you couldn't give it away," he said and watched her smile stupidly at her. He watched her closely as she brought her hand up and traced her fingers along his chest.

She brought her hand to his and raised it towards her chest. She placed his hand right where her heart was. "Lucas Scott this has belonged to you for more years than you will ever know, but I can't fully give it to you until I know it's all that you want. Are you completely sure that you only want me?"

Lucas laid down on her bed and pulled her on top of him. He cupped her face as his lips moved slowly and gently against hers. "I'm positive that I want you Pretty Girl. And I'm pretty sure I've wanted you for longer than you will ever know," he said as she smiled and kissed his chest.

He closed his eyes as her hand pushed up his shirt and kissed all over his chest. She liked when she felt him let out a moan when she kissed along the button of his jeans. She ran her hands along his ribs when she felt his hand run through her hair.

As her lips worked up his body and along his neck she felt him groan. "God Brooke," he said as he pulled her lips to his and flipped her on her back so he was on top of her. "Okay, okay," he breathed out heavily as he pulled away from her.

"What's wrong," she said as she ran her fingers through his hair.

He smiled and gave her lips a quick peck before pulling back. "When we are like this I want to go further and I know you're not ready so we need to stop."

"What if I said I was ready to go all the way," she smirked as she ran her leg along him. She felt his body respond and watched as his eyes fluttered.

"You're not ready baby. I know in the moment it's hard to stop but I want it to be the right time. I want you to be ready and one hundred percent sure," he said as he brushed her hair back. "But until then I think we should go watch that movie with your family," he said as he stood up and pulled her with him.

Okay so I know I'm late, but I've been real busy and had a lot going on. I know this chapter is pretty short and I apologize but I wanted to get something up. Review and let me know what you thought. And thanks for all the reviews last chapter! You guys are awesome and keep me writing! So THANK YOU all!