Pilot, Can You Help Me?
By: MissUnderstood92
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the ideas in my head :)


Brooke and Lucas had made such progress over the past seven months as a couple and as a family with Georgie, that it was amazing. Lucas had been so proud of her, he wanted to do something nice for her. He woke up that morning, seeing Brooke still asleep, he slipped out of bed with her and walked across the hall to Georgie's room, checking on him quicky seeing he was just waking up. "Hey buddy" Lucas smiled, reaching into crib and lifting him out. "Have you ever seen mommy surprised? Because with what I have planned for tonight, I'm pretty sure she'll go through the roof. But you'll have to go to Grandma's tonight. Are you okay with that?" Georgie gurgled and smiled at him, causing Luke to laugh softly as he kissed the baby's forehead. He proceeded to move downstairs, putting Georgie in his high chair and pulled out the ingredients to make Brooke's favorite breakfast: Chocolate chip pancakes and hot chocolate.

Brooke cracked an eye open as the sun hit her eyelids. She stuck her arms out, stretching her limbs when she felt something crawl up her legs. She opened her eyes once more to find her son on her stomach, smiling down at her. She laughed softly, pulling him towards her and bringing him down under the covers with her. "Now how did you get out of your crib young man?" She asked, kissing his forehead lightly. "Ahum" She turned her head toward the door where she saw Lucas leaning against the door, with a tray of pancakes and her favorite mug on it along with a small vase with a single sunflower in it. "Well, well. Am I dreaming, or have you taken my butler idea into consideration?" Lucas laughed, walking over to her and leaning down, placing a chaste kiss on her lips. "Well you see," He took a seat at the edge of the bed, putting the tray down on the bedside table. "I have this incredibly strong and amazing wife, who I would like to give an extremely amazing day today"

Brooke raised an eyebrow, sitting up in bed, and putting the baby on her lap. "Oh really? Now who is this wife? Do I know her?" She smirked a bit, showing her dimple on one side of her face. "I'm pretty sure you do, considering she's the only woman in this bedroom right now" He took Georgie into his arms, situating him on his hip, then taking the tray from the bedside table and putting it on Brooke's lap. "Now eat up; our boy and I worked pretty hard on those pancakes and hot chocolate. We even used the jumbo marshmallows like you love" He smiled proudly, beginning to walk out of the room. "We're going to go set up the rest of your day. Enjoy breakfast babe" Brooke picked up her fork, yelling a 'thank you' after them. It was kind of surreal how Lucas and she got to where they were so quickly. Don't get me wrong though, there were days where Brooke still didn't feel like getting out of bed because she missed Mattie; but today wasn't one of those days. Today, she was going to accept Lucas's big date day, and just have fun, and be surprised.

Upon finishing her breakfast, she scooped out the only unmelted marshmallow and popped it into her mouth, picking up the tray, and going down to the kitchen, putting the plate and mug in the sink before beginning to wash them before a pair of hands were suddenly on her sides, pulling her away from the sink. "I don't think you understand the meaning of a nice day for you, love" Lucas said into her ear as he pulled her into him. "It means you get to do absolutely nothing you normally do in your day, which includes washing dishes" Brooke pouted a bit "But Luke, they're just going to sit there all day and not be cleaned. You know that will bother me to no extent" He laughed, shaking his head a bit. "Then you go and watch TV with Georgie, and I'll do the dishes. But after that, we're going to part two of what I like to call, your 'Lucas surprise'" He pushed her lightly toward the den, and she turned her head to look at him before walking into the room. "Well that sounds a bit kinky, Mr. Scott" She put a half smile on her face before sitting on the couch with Georgie in her lap, turning on some baby channel that had come with their TV package.

After about ten minutes, Lucas came into the den, sitting down next to Brooke and putting his arm around her. "Dishes are done" He stated simply, taking the remote from her and putting on some basketball game. "Hey! What if I was watching that?" She looked up at him with furrowed brows. "Babe, I don't think even Georgie was watching that. The baby channel bores him. Basketball is definitely more interesting" He gave her a smirk and kissed her forehead. "Now c'mere. The Lakers are up and I want to bask in this glory when I make fun of Nate when the Celtics lose" She laughed softly, snuggling into the crook of his arm while Georgie played on her lap. After halftime, Brooke began to fidget. "I don't wanna watch the game anymore Luke" She whined, and Lucas laughed at her acting like a child. "I'm sorry little girl. What would you like to do?" He turned the TV off, and pulled her up with him from the couch. "I want to..." The trailed off as she put their son down on the ground, and thought of something. "I want to go visit Mattie" Her voice changed to a somber tone instead of excited, and her perkiness faded a little.

"Are you sure?" He asked, raising his eyebrow, and Brooke nodded. "We have to go sometime. Georgie's getting bigger, and he needs to know about his brother. Even if he won't remember it now" He nodded, agreeing with her "I'll get him ready since I already showered, and you go get ready, okay babe?" He left a soft kiss on her cheek before going after their son, who had crawled into the foyer by now, and brought him up to the nursery. Brooke took a deep breath and walked up the stairs, taking a quick shower and blowdrying her hair. After getting her clothes out from the closet and putting them on, she sat down at her vanity mirror to do her makeup. A picture frame there caught her eye; it was one of her, Luke, Georgie, and Mattie after they were born. Brooke thought she looked disgusting; her hair was pressed to her forehead and wet from sweat, and Lucas wasn't even looking at the camera. His arm was around her, staring at their sons. She wasn't either though; she remembered that she didn't want to take her eyes from them for even a second, in case they disappeared or something. "Too bad I took my eyes off him, and he disappeared" She said softly to herself when a few tears began falling from her eyes to the dark wooden chest her mirror stood on. She felt a pair of hands on her shoulders, and held one with her hand. "It's okay" She told him, "I was just remembering" She sniffled a bit, wiping the tears from her eyes, deciding not to wear mascara that day.

After the family was ready, they piled into their Range Rover, and Lucas drove them to the cemetery. Lucas took off his seatbelt and was ready to get out of the car, when he stopped upon noticing Brooke was just sitting there, frozen. "Are you sure you still want to do this?" He asked, turning to face her, and putting a hand on her thigh. She nodded, unable to speak for a moment. "You two go; I'll be there in a second. I promise" He gave her thigh one last comforting squeeze before getting out of the car and picking Georgie out with him. After he shut the door, Brooke eased a little. What am I doing here? I can't do this. I'm not ready. How can Lucas do this? He's been so calm about all this. She looked out the window of the car, seeing a young woman at a grave, crying as she set down a bouquet of lilies. Brooke watched as the young woman sat there, and her mouth began moving, like she was talking to the gravestone. Brooke opened the car door, walking to the woman. "Do you think they can hear you?" She asked softly, not meaning to scare her. "I think he'll always be able to hear me." The woman looked up at her, giving her a small smile. "He was my brother; and now, he's my guardian angel." She placed a kiss on her two fingers, then placed them against the cold stone "I truly believe that, but it doesn't mean that I don't still want him here, with me. I'd trade a million guardian angels just for that" She pulled her jacket closer to her, leaving Brooke to her own thoughts.

Brooke walked toward Lucas and Georgie, who were standing at Mattie's grave. "This is your brother, buddy" She heard him tell their son. "He was going to be the best brother ever to you" Brooke added, leaning against Lucas's chest as she softly cried. Lucas nodded, a few tears escaping his own eyes. Brooke pulled away from her husband's chest, kissing her two fingers, then placing them on the cold granite. "I'll always love you baby boy" Lucas looked to the sky, and nodded. "We both will" He added, bringing Brooke back close to him as they walked away. He rubbed her back as they walked, and when they got to the car, he put Georgie into his carseat, and closed the door. He took Brooke completely into his arms as she began shaking from crying. "I know baby, I know." She pulled her head from his chest, looking to him. "How can you be so strong throughout this whole thing? Our son died Luke; our son. And it feels like I'm supposed to be over it because you are"

Lucas shook his head, not really surprised by her statement. "I have to be strong. One of us has to, and that doesn't mean I don't miss him Brooke. Because I do. I look outside, and I see all these dads playing with their sons, and I know I can't do that with both of mine. Do you know how much that kills? That I promised to love and protect you until the day we both die, and I couldn't protect our son? I couldn't protect him, and in that I couldn't protect you. I couldn't protect my own family. I should've fought harder to make you two stay home, and I live with that every day of my life. That I could have protected you two, but I didn't. But I have to be strong for you now, because you're hurting from this, and if I'm not strong, who will be? I told you I would rescue you, and I'm trying Brooke, I really am. But just because I don't show it all the time, doesn't mean for a second that I don't miss him just as much as you do; not for a second." He repeated stronger, bringing her into his arms again, holding her tightly. "I'm sorry" She said into his jacket, and he rested his chin on top of her head. "It's fine. Let's just go home, okay? We haven't finished your surprise yet, but I have to drop him off at my mom's. Okay?" He pulled her away from his chest, and bent down a bit, getting eye level with her. "I love you" He smiled a little bit, wiping the tears from her cheeks with his thumb. "I know; I love you too" She nodded as she sniffled again, getting into the car.

After they had gotten home from Karen's, Brooke went upstairs to wash her face, and Lucas went to the study to write a little bit before they left. "Hey, are you ready to go?" She asked, leaning against the study door. Luke nodded "Yeah, just give me a sec" He quickly saved what he had wrote and got up from the chair, moving toward the door and putting a hand on her back, guiding her to the foyer. "Where are we going?" She asked curiously "Somewhere" He smiled, grabbing her coat, and helping her put it on before grabbing his and putting it on. "So you're not going to tell me anything tonight, are you?" He shook his head, "Nope. My lips are sealed, my dear" He gave her a small smile, grabbing the keys for his car, and walking out to it. When they both were in, Lucas began driving to their destination. When they left Tree Hill, Brooke fell asleep, and Lucas had to wake her up when they got into Charleston. "Where are we?" Brooke asked as she stretched out "Charleston" He replied simply, driving into the parking lot of the Carolina Ice Palace. "Ice skating?" Brooke raised an eyebrow "Yup" He nodded "I know you always wanted to go ice skating, and now that it's winter and we can, I figure why not?" He shrugged his shoulders as they walked into the place.

"You rented out the rink for us?!" Brooke asked, completely shocked. "Why the heck would you ever do that?" She turned to him as they stepped onto the ice. "Because I suck at ice skating, and you deserve it" He gave her a smile, before skating to her cautiously and kissing her lightly. He took her hand in his as she began skating. "Now let's have some fun, okay?" She nodded, laughing as she let go of his hand and skated off. "Catch me!" She squealed, and he shook his head, skating after her. After a couple hours of falling, chasing each other, and laughing while having the most fun they've had in a while, they both got tired, and Brooke began whining about her sore feet. Lucas checked his watch, and nodded. "Alright, we can leave now then. But we have to hurry so we won't be late" After they took their skates off, and thanked the people at the rink, they left and got back into the car. Lucas began driving to their next place, with Brooke falling asleep again. "Jeez Brooke. Try getting some more sleep at night" He laughed softly to himself after seeing her asleep for the second time.

As he pulled into the restaurant, he woke Brooke up again. "Babe, you might wanna get more sleep at night" He smirked, poking some fun at her. "You're not funny" Brooke said sarcastically as she stuck her tongue out at him. "Now where are we?" She asked, looking around as she got out of the car. "Circa 1886. It's a nice restaurant here in Charleston. Plus it's right on the beach, so we can just go there after we eat" He brought her into the restaurant, getting their own secluded booth as he had requested. "Luke, you didn't have to do all this, you know that right?" She took his hand in hers as they sat down, and he shook his head. "I wanted to. You've been so strong these past seven months, and you deserve a break babe. So I'm willing to give you one" He smiled, kissing her hand as the waiter gave them some house wine and took their order.

After dinner, Brooke and Lucas took a walk on the beach, lacing their fingers together as they held hands, and their shoes discarded in the other hand. "Did you have a nice day?" He asked, looking over at her as she watched the sunset. She nodded, moving her gaze from the falling sun, and looking to her husband. "It was one of the best days of my life" She smiled widely, both her dimples coming into full view. He kissed her softly "Good. But there's one last surprise, and you'll find it over there" He nodded his head in front of them, and when Brooke looked, she gasped. There was a small dance floor set up on the sand, with a piano player set up. "Care for a dance?" He asked, putting his hand out for her to take once again. She nodded, placing her hand in his as he guided them to the dance floor. He nodded to the piano player, who began playing Everything by Michael Buble. "Babe, it's our song" She said happily as she moved to the music with him. He nodded. "Did you think I would use any other song?" He leaned forward and kissed her softly, holding her securely as they moved along the dance floor. As the final chorus began, he started to sing to her, and she smiled to herself as he serenaded her.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah

Brooke stood completely shocked as the song ended, leaning into Lucas's chest and giving him a hug, then pulling away and crashing her lips to his. "I love you so much, you know that? You're the most amazing man I have ever met, and I'm so glad you're my husband" She let out as she pulled from his lips. "I love you too baby, and don't you forget it, okay?" He gave her a small smile as the piano player began playing another slow song, and as she leaned against his chest, they danced again, together for the rest of the night. And when they got to the hotel that night, they made love. For the first time in seven months, and afterwards, they just held each other, basking in their eternal love for the other.


AN: Here it is guys, hope you like it. The song, Everything by Michael Buble, is actually a favorite of mine. Hope you guys like the chapter. Review!