Hey guys!! Hope everyone's having an awesome day…I am! Here is Chapter 13. It's a good length. It brings back the Brooke/Lucas/Nathan love triangle. Sorry for the long wait! I've had a pretty busy weekend. I'm hoping to finish the story before school starts back up for me. Thanks for all the reviews!! We are nearing 100!! Anyway, enjoy!
Previously,
Nathan's head perked up. What was she feeling? "Brooke, what are you feeling?"
She hesitated for a moment. Should she tell him? Things were already screwed as it is. She had already reached rock bottom. What the heck, what harm could it do now? "What am I feeling? I'm feeling things that I shouldn't be feeling, Nate! Butterflies in my stomach. My heart beating like it's going to explode out of my chest. An inevitable feeling of extreme attraction. Intense passion like nothing ever before. The whole nine yards! I feel like I'm falling in love all over again…." She looked up, gazed into his eyes, and quietly whispered the last part. "And it's all because of you."
It was his turn now to be speechless.
And then, as if on cue, they heard the front door open and a familiar voice exclaim, "Nathan, Brooke honey, I'm back!"
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At the sound of Lucas's voice, both Brooke and Nathan hurried around, trying to rid all evidence of that morning. They put back on their clothes, straightened out the bed, and tidied up the room. As the sound of Lucas' footsteps upon the staircase filled their ears, Brooke spoke up.
"We'll finish this conversation later. Act normal." What the hell does that mean? Act normal…the situation's far from normal!, he thought.
"Brooke…"
"He's my husband, Nathan." Slap. That's what it felt like for one Nathan Scott. He knew Lucas was her husband. God, he was reminded of it everyday by the sight of Brooke's wedding ring. But how could she pour her heart out to him, give him hope, then rip it all out by saying that Lucas is her husband? What was he then? Some fling whenever her husband wasn't there?
"Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longesthurts the deepest and feels the strongest" -Anonymous
The sound of the door opening broke his train of thought. There stood Lucas Scott.
"There you guys are! I was looking everywhere!" the blonde man exclaimed. He dropped his suitcases on the ground and surveyed the two people in front of him.
"Luke, I thought you were coming back in a few more weeks?" his brother retorted.
"I was, but I realized what an ass I've been and I came home to fix it." He then turned his attention to Brooke. "Brooke, I shouldn't have left you like that in the hospital. I was so angry but that's not an excuse at all. I've been a horrible husband these past weeks. I'm so sorry baby! I'm here now and I want to help you with your memory, day and night."
"Funny, your appearance is a bit late. She got her memory back this morning. You would know though if you had been here." Nathan said, venom dripping from his words.
Lucas looked up shocked. He opened his mouth to speak but she cut him off.
"Lucas we need to talk. Alone." She looked at Nathan who shook his head and then exited the room.
"Oh my god, Brooke, you got your memory back! That's awesome!" He rushed to her and enveloped her in a huge hug.
"Lucas we have a lot of things to settle. About Shelly, what happened with me and Nathan, and my accident." She extracted herself from Lucas's arms and stood in front of him.
"Brooke, while I was away I had a lot of time to think and I could only come up with one thing. I love you Brooke Davis-Scott. I love you so much. And I know you and Nathan made a mistake in the past but I can overlook that. We all make mistakes. And I know you and Nathan wouldn't do that to me again. I love Shelly so much and I will always think and treasure her as my daughter even though she's Nathan's. And I want to be there to help raise her, every step of the way. I want us to be a family, you, me, Shelly and Aaron. I made a jackass move by running away from you when you were in the hospital, from running away from my problems. And I apologize greatly for that. If I could take it back I would in an instant. All I'm really trying to say is that I love you and I'm sorry. Do you forgive me?"
Brooke stood there shocked and speechless. A few minutes ago she had planned this exchange all out. She would tell Lucas that she slept with Nathan and that she was falling in love with him. And that she couldn't be married to a guy who left her when she was helpless and when she needed the most help, love, and support. But after that speech there was only one word she could utter.
"Yes."
He brought his arms back around her and gave her a passionate kiss which she only half-returned, but that went unnoticed by her husband.
God, what am I doing? Why am I digging myself deeper and deeper into a hole? Why am I doing this to myself? And most importantly to Nathan? Ugh, what will I tell him?
But she didn't have to tell him anything. He had heard the whole conversation through the door and stood out there feeling heartbroken, angry, and defeated.
"Falling in love with someone isn't always going to be easyAngertearslaughter.. It's when you want to be together despite it all. That's when you trulylove another. I'm sure of it." -Anonymous
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Brooke emerged later into the living room to find Nathan just lying there on the couch. Lucas had left earlier to pick up the kids and go back home.
"Got room for another?" she spoke.
"Sorry, liars aren't allowed." Ouch…I guess I deserved that.
"Nathan…"
"No Brooke! You have no fucking right to talk to me! You tell me you love me but when your husband shows back up you instantly act as if theirs nothing going on between us and you go back to happy family land. Was your 'I love you' speech even true or did you just bull shit it because you were bored and needed another guy to screw while your husband was away?"
Nathan kept on rambling on and Brooke kept on getting more and more agitated by the second. She needed to shut him up and only one thing came to her mind. She slapped him. Hard. That sure did do the job.
"Will you shut up for five freakin seconds so I can explain!?! I meant every single word that I said before! I am falling in love with you, idiot! Crazy hard core love! This past week I've felt more passion for you than I've felt in the last year with Lucas. And I was going to tell him, but after he said all that stuff…I don't know…I just got scared. Scared that my marriage was finally over, scared about my future, and scared that I'm falling head over heals in love with you. You never told me how you feel about me! And you know what? I still don't know how you feel!"
"You want to know how I feel? This is how I feel." He pulled her into him and gave her the most passionate, breathtaking, knee-weakening, romantic kiss ever.
"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous." –Ingrid Bergman
Awee, how cute right? Don't worry more drama is in store! Hope you guys enjoyed chapter 13!! PLEASE R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!
Oh, if you have any suggestions or ideas of stuff for the upcoming chapters, please tell me :)