Locking Up

Lucas stood waiting outside Mr. Matthews's office waiting for him to make his appearance. HE was nervous because it was his first day of work. Though this was his second job, his first being at Karen's Café, His boss was his mom so there wasn't much to worry about. Plus this was a night job. He had to work all through the night. He wasn't thrilled to be working as a janitor but he needed the money if he wanted to help his mom pay his way through collage.

Lucas no longer could play basketball because half way through last season he found out he had HCM. One of the only things his jerk of a father had given him in his life. So he wasn't going to get into collage on a scholarship for playing ball. After giving it some though he decided to go to school to study journalism. But in order to do that he had to earn the money. Just then he was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of voices coming up the hall way.

"Don't forget to fix the lose tile in the ceiling of Forever 21, we don't want it falling on someone and having a lawsuit on our hands now do we?" A short stout man, with slightly graying hair came walking around the corner with a taller, much thinner man at his side. The taller man looked to be a maintenance man from what Lucas could tell.

"Yes sir. I'll get right on it." All the shorter man did was grunt in response to the mans answer as he scurried off.

"Who might you be? And why are you standing outside my office?"

"I'm Lucas." He said looking at the man. After a few minutes and no answer Lucas went on. "Lucas Scott. You hired me for the janitor position last week. You told me to start today."

"Oh yeah. Right. Well then lets not waist anymore time. Step into my office please. I'm Mr. Matthew's. I will be your boss as long as you work here you will follow by my rules you got that?"

"Oh….um….yes sir."

"Good. So are you a slacker?"

"No, Atheist actually. Sorry nervous humor."

"Well it was a simple question. Are you lazy?"

"No. No sir I am not." Lucas said with the Scott smirk. Yet one other thing he had handed down from his father.

"That's good to hear. The last guy I hired was a bum. He didn't do anything right. I don't need guys like that on my staff. You understand?"

"Of cores sir."

"I want you to be sure you do your job at all cost. Got that?"

"Yes sir. Um…. About my uniform? Well it kind of smells and I was wondering if I will be getting a new one of my own anytime soon?"

"If you work out you can get yourself your own stinking uniform. Now you will start on the first floor in the main hall. Sweep and mop then polish every inch of the tile. Then you will enter each store and vacuum, dust and pick up all trash. After you finish with that you will clean the bottom floor restrooms and I mean even the toilets. I want to be able to eat off of them when your done do you hear me?"

"Yes sir"

"Then you move to the second floor and repeat the same routine. Get it?"

"Got it."

"Good. Now I will be leaving you to your work."

"Ah… wait your leaving?"

"I'm not here to baby-sit you, you don't need me. Just get the job done. Now I'll be turning off the lights so that it's only every other on lit up. "

"Wait no one told me I'd be alone here."

"I'm sure you'll do just fine."

"Don't I get my own set of keys or something?"

"No on gets their own set of keys on the first night. I mean no one. Have a good night son." He said as he walked out leaving Lucas standing in shock.

Finally Lucas went to the janitor's area and got all the things he would need out and headed off to do his work. This was going to be a long night. It took him over and hour to mop and sweep the entire floor on the bottom level, but he got it done. He took a quick rest before heading into the Men's room. He figured he do that one first sense they were usually the messier ones. HE scrubbed the toilets and then the sinks, then set to work mopping the floors. Soon he found himself in the lady's room. He was stunned just how much cleaner it was in there compared to the men's. He went to the first stall and scrubbed the toilet. Then the second. But when he hit the third he was stopped in his tracks. Sitting on the toilet sleeping was none other then Brooke Davis. Tree Hill highs head cheerleader and most popular girl in school. He was exactly her biggest fan but he did find himself very attracted to her. He wasn't sure what to do. Should he wake her? Of cores he should wake her, she shouldn't even be here. He slowly reached his hand out and shook her shoulder in attempts to wake her up.

Brooke slowly opened her eyes and was completely taken back by the sight in front of her. Was she dreaming? Why in the world was Lucas Scott standing within 10 feet of her? This couldn't be. But she soon realized this wasn't a dream.

"Oh my God. What the….?"

"Whoa whoa Brooke it's ok. You must have fallen asleep."

"Oh….ok….well I guess I should get going then." She got up and pushed passed him and started walking out. When she left the bathroom she again was taken back by what she saw. Soon she was once again joined by Lucas coming up from behind her.

"You're kind of stuck here for the night Brooke."

"What do you mean I'm stuck here for the night? You have got to be kidding me."

"I wish I was. God how I wish I was. But I'm not."

"What are you doing here anyway?" She said folding her arms across her chest and giving him a death glare.

"I kind of work here." After he said that Brooke let out an evil laugh.

"I forgot people like you have to take jobs like this just to make it by."

"Yes Brooke not all of us were raised spoiled little brats and have rich daddy's who buy us everything we want." He said getting angry with her already and it was only a few minutes into the night.

"Well if you work here shouldn't you have a key to let me out?"

"Again I wish. It's my first night so unfortunately I don't."

"Arg" Brooke was really starting to get anoid. What the heck was she suppose to do for the rest of the night. Things were not looking good. She did not want to be anywhere near Lucas. Despite the fact that he was very attractive, his attitude was nothing short of jackassish.

They gave each other a look that said stay away from me as they both headed off in different directions. Yep this was indeed going to be a very long night.