Hey guys!!! I'm so sorry for the long update! I've been very sick with some weird flu like thing and I'm finally starting to slowly get better. Here is Chapter 14. Hope you enjoy! There will be many problems for Brooke to face before she ends up with her true love. Ah, tragedy. Thanks for the reviews!! Enjoy: )

Previously,

"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.

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After what seemed like an eternity in heaven, Nathan broke the kiss.

"And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a rosy circle drawn around the verb "to love." A kiss is a message too intimate for the ear, infinity captured in the bee's brief visit to a flower, secular communication with an aftertaste of heaven, the pulse rising from the heart to utter its name on a lover's lip: 'Forever'" –Edmond Rostand

"Brooke, I love you. I never in my entire life ever thought that I would love someone other than Haley, especially my brother's wife, but I do. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

He stared deep into her eyes and she felt her knees go weak once again. She replied in a way that showed her approval. She kissed him once again.

"I love you, too, Nathan Scott. But I don't want to do this," she motioned between them, "while I'm still married to Lucas. Although our marriage has been pretty rocky lately, I know this is going to break him and I don't want to hurt him anymore than I have to."

"I agree. I never wanted this to hurt him. And I don't want to be sneaking around and cheating behind his back when he is in oblivion. He's going to be really hurt though after everything that happened between Shelly and the accident."

"I know. And it kills me. But you can't control fate, can you?"

He chuckled. "No, you sure can't."

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart" –Marcus Aurelius

"I'm going to go right now and tell him. He deserves to know the truth. And the sooner the better for both of us and for the kids."

"Want me to go with you?"

"Nah, I need to do this on my own for once. But thank you."

"No problem." He leaned down and brushed his lips lightly against hers. "I'll be waiting for you when you get back."

"You better," she joked. She winked at the raven-haired boy and then made her way to the door, dreading the conversation soon ahead.

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---"Hey Mr. Lawrence, it's Lucas Scott from Tree Hill High School."---

---"Yes, I've decided to take you up on your offer."---

---"Yes, yes, thank you. I will be talking to you soon. Goodbye!"---

Lucas Scott strolled back into the kitchen, putting the phone gently in its place. He was smiling vividly, pleased with the decision he had just made. Brooke's going to be so excited, he thought. He went back to checking the chicken. A nice meal for good news. He heard the front door open. Yes! She's home!

"Lucas?"

"I'm in the kitchen, honey!"

As Brooke made her way to the kitchen, a delightful aroma filled her nose. Did Lucas cook dinner? He never cooks unless it's a special occasion. Curiosity engulfed the brunette.

"Luke, are you cooking?"

"Yes, baked chicken breast with sherry-peach sauce. Oh, and raspberry white chocolate mousse cake for dessert."

"Isn't that what we had at our engagement dinner?"

"Yes, and I remembered how much you loved it," he said as he gave her his million dollar smile.

"Wow, Luke…" She was aghast. A mixture of shock, horrification, and gratefulness ran through her. Her heart was slowly breaking because she knew deep inside that she was going to crush him in a minute.

Ugh…this is going to be way harder than I thought. How can I do this when he made such a wonderful meal and is so happy?! I guess it's now or never, she thought.

This is the perfect moment to tell her! She's going to be so happy, he thought.

"I have something I need to tell you."

"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie." –Thomas Mann

Eeek! The end of chapter 14! Sorry for leaving you like that. Hope you guys liked it!! PLEASE R&R!!! Thanks!