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"I love Peyton," Lucas stated a few nights later. Brooke shivered in the night air and he drew her closer to his side. Together, they huddled on the bleachers by the rivercourt.
"I know," she whispered. "Our time was over in high school. I would never come between you and Peyton. I think we've all learned our lesson there."
He chuckled softly. "Yeah. I never meant to hurt you, Brooke."
She nodded. In the past twenty years, they had all grown up. "I know. I knew it then, too. It was just so…" She trailed off.
"Hard?" Lucas stated.
"Yeah. God, we were so young." Brooke sighed.
"We were the same age as Jamie and Adam," he reminded her.
She smiled at that, the thought of their son. "He came back to us," she murmured.
Lucas smiled. "People who are meant to be together…"
Brooke finished his words. "…always find their way in the end." He laid a kiss on her forehead and, gently, he squeezed his arm tighter around her, pulling her in to his side.
"Broody?" she whispered. "What if he doesn't like us after all?"
He smiled into her dark hair. "Not possible." He sighed, almost silently. "Brooke, you don't have to be scared anymore."
Brooke, I'm just as scared as you are. She smiled. "I know."
THE END