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Chapter Fourteen
As she walked into the grand hall, Brooke noticed that there were dozens of people already dancing inside. It surprised her even more that when she looked carefully at most of these people, she knew who they were. Lucas has contacted almost all of her friends, and invited them to the 'Prom' he had hosted for her.
"Brooke!?!" She noticed a blonde girl running towards her.
"Bevin? Bevin Mirskey?" She asked excitedly, taking the girl in her arms.
"No! Bevin Taylor!" She said flashing the ring at Brooke.
"Taylor? Bevin, did you and Skills get married?"
"Uh huh." She answered excitedly. "Now I get to be his 'shorty' forever. He's right over there with Mouth."
'Wow,' Brooke thought 'Who would have ever thought Bevin and Skills would actually get married?'
Bevin walked away, promising to return so they could 'catch up', leaving Brooke alone with Lucas.
"Pretty shocked by that?" He laughed.
"They got married! I would say that's so 'Naley' but I keep forgetting we're all twenty years old, and getting married at twenty isn't as scandalous as getting married at sixteen."
He laughed at her comment, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "I guess it's a lot to take in, huh?"
"Yeah, but I'm glad I have the chance to actually get to take it all in."
They sat there in silence for a moment, the silence only being broken after Lucas stepped away, and held out his hand.
"May I have this dance, Miss Davis?"
"I thought you'd never ask." She smiled, taking his hand and following him onto the dance floor.
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" Baby-
You're my angel
Come and save me tonight
You're my angel
Come and make it alright
Come and save me tonight."
"This song is amazing." Brooke said as she danced with Lucas, his arms around her, with her head placed softly on his chest.
"Yeah, it's one of my favorites."
"You know, Lucas, you really are my angel."
"How's that?"
"Because I believe that if you hadn't been there the last two years, visiting me and speaking to me everyday, I probably wouldn't be here right now in your arms. I heard everything you said Lucas, and while it took a couple of days to actually realize everything that had been said, I knew that you were the one who was giving me the strength, hope, and love to actually wake up."
"I love you, you know that right?"
"Yep." She smiled sweetly. "And I love you too."
He leaned down to kiss her, and took her into his arms once more. Even after the song had ended, they stood there holding each other, neither one wanting to let go.
Unknowingly to them, they were getting quite a lot of glares from the girl standing at the bar.
"I think it's time you give up, Renee." Ashley said, sipping her martini.
"I don't give up, Ashley. And I sure as hell won't lose to her."
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Brooke and Lucas sat at a table with all of their friends. Brooke was blissfully happy, knowing that life really couldn't get any better at the moment.
"Hey Lucas, we're going to take off now. Thank you so much for inviting us, this was amazing." Ashley said as she and Renee walked over to the table. She shook the hand that Lucas had offered, and then turned to face Brooke.
"I really hope you had a great night tonight Brooke. You look absolutely gorgeous, and I just wanted to let you know that I had a great night." Ashley said to Brooke, who thanked her for her genuinely sweet comments. She ignored the glares she was getting from her friend.
"Lucas," Renee said seductively, pulling him in for a hug. "I'm sorry we didn't get to dance tonight. Maybe some other night, okay?" As she pulled away from the hug, she let her fingers rest on his cheek for a moment.
"I don-" He started only to get interrupted by Ashley.
"Ok, Renee. Night's over, let's get you home." She pulled her away, flashing a 'goodbye' smile to them all.
Renee knew that this was a small victory for her cause. She got evil glares from all of Lucas' friends, but more importantly, she got one from Brooke.
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Brooke was already half asleep by the time they had arrived at their apartment, so he had to carry her up the stairs and into their home. The night had continued on amazingly. Everyone danced the night away, and they all felt especially happy for Brooke, who finally got to have her Prom.
Lucas tucked Brooke into bed, and he crawled in beside her, pulling him close to his body. He lay there for several minutes realizing that his life was completely perfect, and that nothing could change that.
"I love you Broody." He heard her small, tired voice say.
He smiled, and kissed her temple.
"I love you too, Brooke."
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A few weeks later brought the end of college for Lucas, Peyton and Haley, and a greatly welcomed summer break. Brooke had planned a road trip for the first few weeks of June, not wanting to wait to long, seeing as how Haley was getting bigger by the day.
She sat in her room, making a maternity shirt for Haley, when she heard the door slam.
"Lucas? Are you okay?" She walked out from her room only to find a very distressed Lucas.
"Brooke, we need to move back the road trip."
"Lucas, we can't. Those were the only days that worked for everyone. Jake called off work, and Nathan already told his coach he'd be missing those days of practice. What's wrong?"
"I'm going to have to miss the first three days." He said, feeling guilty.
"What!?! Why?"
"I guess there's some conference in Georgia. For some reason we all have to go, there's like no getting out of it. I tried as hard as I could."
She couldn't help but notice how cute he was when he was upset. She walked over to him, taking his hand and kissing the top of it.
"Lucas, it's ok. We're driving to Florida anyways. By the time your conference is over we should be in Georgia, and we can pick you. It'll work it out, I promise."
"You're the best, you know that?"
"Yeah. And I also know that you're going to have to thank me." She smiled at him.
"I'm sure there are ways." He chuckled.
He picked her up, and as she pretended to fight back – kicking her legs and wiggling her body – he placed her over his shoulder.
"I don't see how this is thanking me, Mr. Scott!" She played along.
He laughed as he carried her back to the bedroom, her giggling the whole way.
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Brooke looked at the van they had rented for the trip. It was completely packed, and they were ready to take off on their road trip.
Lucas had left earlier that morning, having to meet at the agency to get on the charter bus they were taking to Georgia. Brooke had gone with him, to say goodbye. She realized after she had dropped him off that this was the longest they had been apart since she woke up.
"Brooke let's go!" She heard Peyton yell from the van.
She squealed with excitement as she got into the van, and they pulled out, starting "Brooke's Road Trip '09!"
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The bus pulled into the hotel parking lot later that evening, and Lucas was well ready to just go to his room, shower, and go to bed. He was feeling sad that he was missing out on the fun that his friends were currently having, but he was even sadder when he realized how much he missed Brooke. This would be the first time either of them slept alone since Brooke came home to the apartment months ago. As if on cue, he felt his cell phone vibrating.
"Hey there Pretty girl. How's the trip going?" He placed his bag down on the ground and walked away so he could talk to her in private.
As Renee sat in the hotel lobby, waiting to get her keys to her room, she watched in envy as Lucas sat in the corner talking to Brooke.
"Lucas?" She heard Trish yell. "Lucas Scott!"
She walked over to their editor who was sorting out dozens of hotel keys.
"He's on the phone right now Trish, but I can give them to him when he gets off."
"Thank you Renee, you'd really be helping me out."
"Not a problem." She smiled. Trish hadn't heard her though, she had already turned around to sort of the other keys that sat on the counter.
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The gang decided that Virginia was far enough for the day, and they had stopped at a hotel right off the highway.
Brooke flopped onto her bed, her body aching with pain from sitting in the car all day. She wasn't complaining though. This trip had already been loads of fun, and would be even more fun in two days when Lucas joined them.
Lucas. Her mind had been on him all day. She missed him terribly, and wasn't looking forward to sleeping without his arms securely around her. Feeling herself dozing off, she decided to call to see how his day went and to say goodnight before she fell asleep. She picked up her cell phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" She heard a female voice answer.
"Is Lucas there?" she said bitterly
"Oh, he's in the shower. He said he wanted to take a quick shower before we went to bed. Can I help you?"
"No, thanks." Brooke said quickly before slamming her phone shut.
