Baby, baby this situation's driving me crazy, crazy

And I really wanna be your lady, lady

But the one before you left me so

Damaged, damaged, damaged, damaged,

I thought that I should let you know

That my heart is Damaged,

So Damaged, so damaged,

And you can blame the one before

XXX

It'd been exactly one week since Brooke's last encounter with Nick. The next day, Mr. Chavez quit his job with no notice, he just left; no one has seen him since.

Lucas tried finding him; he even found the address in Brooke's phone of where he lived. But when he showed up, looking for revenge, the place was empty. Which meant one of two things, Nick had left town…ready to start new, or he was hiding, waiting for the perfect time to strike again.

Lucas didn't want to take any risks though. Brooke and even Rachel a few nights were now staying at his house. Lucas literally couldn't function if he didn't know Brooke was safe.

"Luke…are you awake?" Brooke whispered that Monday night, after the two had been silent for twenty minutes.

Lucas turned over on his other side, so that he was now facing Brooke, giving her a concerned look. "Yeah, what is it?" He asked, instantly worrying about her.

"I was just thinking…"

"About what pretty girl?" He asked, softening his voice as he noticed nothing was wrong.

"The Sparkle Classics; and how happy we were, all of us. You know, during our routine when the entire audience stood up and started dancing? You and I…we were just so happy. Dancing throughout the entire song…and when we separated and I danced with Peyton and Haley…and your mom and Keith were in the audience, hell getting engaged. Where did it all go so wrong?" Brooke asked, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I wish I could answer you. But it'll be like that again Brooke…" Lucas replied softly, moving his hand on top of hers beneath the covers. "We'll all be happy soon enough…"

"I don't know though Lucas; there are just so many things that are left unsaid. I don't know if I'll ever speak to Peyton again, and she was my best friend. And you…I thought I was gonna marry you Luke…and look where we were? We barely spoke before all this happened. Just five months ago things were so much easier…and now…I'm lost."

"Brooke I promise you things will be back to how they used to be. You and Peyton have gotten in a million fights before, they always get solved…and me? Don't worry, you will marry me. This whole broken up thing is just a momentary lapse of judgment…" He replied smiling before he winked.

Brooke couldn't help but smile at his words. Deep down, she knew things were far from okay. But hearing Lucas say that they would be? It made her have hope again.

You try to gain my trust

Talking is not enough

Actions speak louder than words

You gotta show me something

"I love you." She whispered, very softly; almost inaudible. But Lucas heard her loud and clear.

"I love you too, pretty girl…" Without another word, Brooke moved her lips onto his and gave him a soft, yet passionate kiss. The one they'd both been longing for.

And with that, the two fell into a sleep, buried in one another arms. For once, they both felt safe…and somehow, happy. It seemed like things might be falling back into place.

XXX

"Please tell me you two are finally back together…" A pregnant Haley asked as Lucas and Brooke walked up to her, hand in hand.

"We're back together!" Brooke announced happily before releasing Lucas' hand to give Haley a hug.

Just as the girls pulled apart, the other Scott brother joined the trio at Haley's locker.

"Nathan they're back together! You owe me ten bucks!" Haley gloated, a huge grin on her face as she watched Nathan fish out a ten dollar bill from his wallet.

"You guys bet on us?" Lucas asked, raising his eyebrows while looking back and forth between the two.

"Nathan thought it was at least going to be another week til you guys were back together, and I said by the end of this week. So therefore, I won!" Haley explained before snatching the ten dollar bill away from Nathan and shoving it in her purse.

Just as Brooke opened her mouth to reply back, the first period bell rang.

"Ugh…I hate English…" Brooke sighed as the bell finished ringing.

"Come on pretty girl…" Lucas laughed as he wrapped his arm around her protectively before heading off to the classroom.

There was a bright side and a dark side to their first period. The bright side was that they had it together, and that Lucas knew Brooke was safe. Plus, Nick wasn't their teacher anymore. The down side was that this was the ONLY class they had together…which meant besides lunch Lucas barely saw her throughout the rest of the day.

Luckily, Lucas convinced Brooke to tell Nathan and Haley about Nick, although she was still very hesitant about telling the principle. She just didn't want to remember her last few months of highschool going through a court case.

Nathan however had Brooke in four other classes, which mostly consisted of younger grades since Nathan and Brooke both decided to slack off during their freshmen and sophomore years…which meant noe they were retaking classes to graduate.

So since Nathan knew, he promised Lucas to keep an eye out for Brooke; which Lucas appreciated greatly.

XXX

It was third period now, right before lunch. However, if you knew Brooke Davis; when she had to pee, she had to pee.

"Mr. Yang, can I use the restroom?" Brooke asked, putting on her dimpled smile. She always goes to the bathroom at this exact time, which got irritating for the teacher.

"Miss Davis, can you ever sit through an entire class period without interrupting the class to fulfill your personal needs?"

"Well unless you wany to hear all about a women's monthly cycle then I suggest you let me go…"

"Very well then. Take the pass." Mr. Yang replied, pointing to the pass laying on his desk.

Brooke smiled and stood up, very pleased with herself. The 'period' excuse worked once again, even when she really wasn't on her period.



"Brooke…" Nathan said as he watched her stand up, worry in his eyes.

"I'll be fine Natie, school's still in session. Plus the bathroom's right around the corner. I'll be back in no time." She replied before winking at him, then skipping out of the classroom.

Nothing could ruin Brooke's good mood, not today. Her and Lucas were finally a couple again, and it appeared that Nick had left town. Maybe things really were falling back into place.

Brooke walked into the bathroom, still smiling as she chose a stall. When she finished, she came out and walked over to the sink, washing her hands before starting to mess with her hair, twisting it around to make the curls stay in. Maybe she had been too focused on her hair to here the door open, and someone walk inside. Or maybe she didn't care, figuring it was just another girl coming in to go pee.

"So, you and Scott are back together…" And that's when she knew she was wrong.

Ah cliff hanger! Hahah sorry to do this to ya guys, but it makes it more exciting!

Thanks again for the wonderfulllllll reviews! There were a few concerns I wanted to point out. If any think this story is going fast, I agree; it is. BUT I plan on making this LONG…with new things happening. There will be many changes in the lives of everyone coming soon, which is why I'm getting this all out so quick…that way I can fit everything in ;)

Also, someone pointed out I accidently put a man 'half her size'. Hahah thank you for pointing it out! I totally didn't even realize til you said something haha, since Nick is CLEARLY half of Brooke's size.

And one last thing, thanks for the people who actually liked Dan saving Brooke. I figured since it was 3 in the morning, most people would be sleeping. Plus, I have a secret soft spot for Dan...Ah don't shoot me haha!

Well anyways, hope you enjoy the chapter!!