Although Peyton had lied to Lucas, he felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He had to tell Brooke. He had to make this work. He got into his car and sped over to her apartment.

"You're moving in with Nathan! Finally!" Brooke shouted as she hugged Haley.

"You're not mad?" Haley said.

"Well I'm gonna miss my Tutor Roomate, but I'll be fine alone. And Nathan needs his Tutor Wife!"

Just as the girls were celebrating Haley moving back in with Nathan, there was a knock.

"I got it Tutor Girl!" Brooke said happily.

She opened the door to see Lucas.

Haley saw him at the door. "I think I'm gonna go... Brooke, call me later." Haley slipped out of the door.

"Hi." Brooke said.

"Brooke, we need to talk." Lucas said sternly.

"Luke, what is there to talk about?" Brooke said exasperated. She wasn't ready for another sobfest.

"Can I come in?"

"Sure." She didn't really have a choice. They sat down on the couch.

"Peyton isn't pregnant."

"Oh, are you happy?" Brooke was going to do whatever she could to keep the conversation from drifting to the situation between her and Lucas.

"Kind of. I don't think me or Peyton were ready to be parents."

"You guys went to the doctor?"

"Actually, no, Peyton lied. Don't ask me why she did, but she lied."

"Lying about being pregnant is so last year." Brooke laughed. Lucas couldn't help but laugh at this comment.

Lucas had to ask, "So, what's going on with you and Chase?"

"I broke up with him today actually."

"Really?" Lucas couldn't help but sound happy.

"Yup."

After a few seconds of silence and nothing else to talk about, Lucas had to say something.

"Brooke... About last night..."

"Lucas..." Brooke started.

"No, you're going to listen to me. I made a mistake letting you go, Brooke. But my feeling's for you weren't as strong then as they were now. I'm being completely honest. But now, I love you. I'm in love with you. And trust me, I've tried to fight it and deny it to myself for so long. But I can't. And I know you love me too."

"Of course I love you Lucas. That's not the problem. The problem is I need a garentee that you're not going anywhere this time. I don't want to hurt like that again. Do you know that after you ended things with me I'd cry every night for two months straight? And that was just the physical effects of how much you hurt me. My heart ached in the worst way whenever I saw you and Peyton. I had to pretend I didn't care about you and I had to pretend it didn't hurt."

"I know it hurt Brooke, but I'm not going to hurt you again."

"Luke, it's getting late. You can say you aren't going to hurt me, you can tell me I can trust you, but I can't trust you until you prove yourself to me. I'm going to bed. You can stay for the night if you want."

"Are you sure? I'll sleep on the couch."

"Don't be stupid. You can sleep in the bedroom with me"

"I'd love that."

"Me too."

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Peyton's cell phone rang. The ID said: Jake.

"Hi you!" Peyton said excitedly as she answered the phone.

"Pack a few things. We're taking a trip."

"Where!?" Peyton couldn't help but feel truly happy. Jake was who she loved.

"You'll see! Hurry up though! Jenny's waiting with me and wants to see you!"

Peyton packed a few things and dashed out of the house. Jake's convertable gleamed in the sunlight and Peyton felt as if her entire future were sitting in that car.

"Hey gorgeous!" Peyton said as she got into the car.

"Hello beautiful." Jake said.

"I wasn't talking to you Jake!" She playfully hit him. "I was talking to Jenny! She got so big!"

"Well you may have been talking to Jenny, but I still was talking to you. You're still the most beautiful girl in all of Tree Hill, Peyton Sawyer. I guess some things never change."

Peyton blushed. She leaned in to him and kissed him. They began to drive. Peyton rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Everything felt perfect. Everything was perfect.

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Lucas woke up smiling. The love of his life was laying in his arms. And although Brooke wouldn't agree to be with him exclusively until she saw that he was really not going to hurt her again, Lucas knew Brooke loved him. She had even said it.

Brooke stirred. She was in the middle of a dream about Lucas... He had came over one night and without even saying anything, because everything was understood, they just spent the entire night kissing. She woke up to find herself in Lucas's arms.

"Hey Pretty Girl." Lucas whispered into her hair.

"Hi Broody Boy." Brooke said happily.

"And why are you so cheery this morning, Cheery?"

"Well I had this great dream."

"Oh? Who was it about?"

"This great guy I know." Suddenly Brooke's walls melted away. All she wanted was to kiss Lucas... She looked up at him and kissed him.

Lucas didn't want to question anything, he just kissed her back.

Brooke pulled back. She looked worried.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked nervously. Had she changed her mind so fast?

"You're not going to hurt me again, right?"

"I would never even think about it." He kissed her again.

"Good, because I really don't think I can hurt anymore." Brooke said. Lucas looked into her eyes. She seemed so weak. But he wasn't going to hurt her again.

Lucas kissed her. "Can we lay here for a few more hours?" he asked.

"How about the rest of the day?" she replied. She curled herself against Lucas and felt safe for the first time since Lucas had left her.

"That would be perfect." Lucas watched as Brooke's eyes slowly shut and she drifted to sleep, again. He followed her lead.