A/N- I suck. I know I said in my last update that I'd be updating more regularly and what do I do? Not update for over a month. I'm so sorry; it's just I had writers block and didn't know what to write. Like I knew what I wanted to do with this chapter, but I didn't know how to put it together. But finally, it came to me. So here it is.
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Searching For What We Lost
Chapter 13 –
He dragged his feet back into the room, his eyes drawn to the floor.
"Fuckin' doctor." He mumbled under his breath. It was like he was just brushed off. There had to be something they could do to help Alex. Instead it seemed like they were just waiting for him to die.
"Lucas." He picked his eyes up off the floor and faced the brunette who had just called his name. She looked absolutely horrible. "Where were you?" She mumbled.
"I went to go speak to a doctor. Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." He was surprised she was talking to him again, considering during their last conversation, she had told him that she hated him.
Brooke shook her head. "You didn't. A nurse came in to check on him a few minutes ago. I'm surprised I was able to get to sleep before anyway." She explained.
Lucas nodded and took a seat in the chair next to her. "The doctor said there were no changes." He said sadly. "I'm guessing the nurse bared the same news."
Brooke nodded slowly. "Yeah." She glanced quickly at their son and wished she hadn't just done that. It hurt too much. "Look, Lucas…about before…"
"It's okay."
"No it's not. It's not okay." She was on the verge of tears. "I don't hate you; I don't blame this on you. I can't blame it on you…I'm just so lost. If he doesn't make it through this, I…I'll never forgive myself.
About two months after the last chapter -
Lucas woke up and knew that something was definitely off. For starters, the spot next to him on the bed was vacant, and lately he'd been the first one up, and then Brooke would wake up a little after him. He also didn't hear any hint of sound coming from anywhere in the house; no shower running, no television playing the morning news. Nothing.
For a second it all felt like déjà vu, because this was exactly how it had been that morning almost five months ago. Lucas had been left to wake up in complete silence, and that was the same for today. He knew he shouldn't be worried; he and Brooke had been making amazing progress together; they were truly doing great. But, he just didn't know. He thought that if she had somewhere to go she'd at least wake him up to let him know not to worry. And besides, it was only eight in the morning, where would she have to be this early?
He gave her the benefit of the doubt and got out of bed; maybe she was just downstairs reading the paper or something. When he reached the last step, he sighed. She wasn't there. The only thing that'd be worse would be finding a note from her on the kitchen table.
"Great." He mumbled once a nice, crisp piece of paper came into sight. "This is great."
'Don't worry about me. I'm fine. Just need to figure some things out.
Brooke'
Lucas picked up the paper and crumbled it in his hand before throwing it against the wall.
Before he jumped to more conclusions though, he got out his cell phone and dialed her number. To his luck, her phone was off, and it went straight to voicemail.
That was it…he was officially worried. All of their effort to get back to normal, become the couple they once were; it all went down the drain with that single note. Brooke's phone was off, so she was obviously trying to avoid someone, and Lucas guessed it was him. She didn't want to talk to him or face him for whatever the reason may be. And he was confused. Where did they go wrong?
Things really had been turning around since that meeting with the therapist a couple of months ago. Brooke had opened up and she and Lucas were able to finally cope with what had happened. Yeah, sometimes it would be hard and Brooke would have to take a few minutes to calm down, but that was all part of the process. To leave on whim without notice just didn't make sense.
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Lucas had taken a quick shower and threw on some clothes before driving over to Nathan and Haley's house.
Jamie opened the door, with his parents following close behind.
"Hey, Uncle Lucas. Where's Aunt Brooke?" He had grown use to seeing his aunt and uncle together again, and now that Brooke wasn't with Lucas it seemed weird.
"Jamie, we told you not to open the door without one of us." Haley warned as she walked up to the door, realizing Lucas was there. "Lucas, this is a surprise."
"Yeah." He muttered. "I need to talk to you guys."
"Is everything okay?" Nathan asked concerned. The only thing logical that this could have something to do with was Brooke.
"Jamie, honey, won't don't you go upstairs for a little?" Haley asked her son and smiled gratefully when he nodded and walked towards the staircase.
"Luke, what's going on?" Haley redirected her attention back to her best friend once her son was upstairs.
"I don't know where Brooke is." He went right out and told them. "She left a note, like last time, and she's not answering her phone."
"You're kidding."
Sadly, he shook his head.
"Well, what'd the note say?"
"Not to worry and that she was fine. She just needs to figure some stuff out. I mean what the hell does that mean? What stuff is she dealing with? You know, I thought we were finally doing okay. After all the shit we went through, we were finally going to be okay. I guess I was wrong."
"Lucas." Nathan began hesitantly. "Do you think she went back to California? Back to Peyton?"
"I'm trying to trust her. She said she would never do that again. But by running away like this, it's really hard not to doubt her."
"I understand." Haley nodded. "Do you want me to call Peyton?"
Lucas sighed. He really didn't want it to have to come down to this. He shrugged. "I guess…yeah, thanks."
Haley came back a few minutes later, already having called Peyton. "Lucas, Peyton said she hasn't spoken to Brooke since Brooke left her a few months ago. I mean, I know she could be lying to cover up for Brooke, but I don't know. I think she was telling me the truth."
"I just don't know where else she could be." He shook his head as he went over locations in his mind. And then it hit him. "Oh my god."
"What? What is it, man?" Nathan asked.
"I think I know where she is. I gotta go; I'll call you guys later."
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It took Lucas fifteen minutes to get to the place from Nathan and Haley's house. And in those fifteen minutes, he just hoped that he was right; that Brooke was there.
He parked his car, got out, and let out a sigh of relief when he saw her figure in the distance.
She came to the cemetery; obviously she was battling some feelings that hadn't gone away since she came back. He just wished she had spoken to him about it. He walked slowly up to her, not wanting her to be scared and alarmed, however when he called out her name, he accomplished what he had not wanted to.
She jumped up from the sound of her name and sighed when she saw it was just him. "You found me."
"Brooke, what the hell do you think you're doing running away like that?"
"I didn't run away, Lucas. I'm only twenty minutes away from home."
"Yeah, but you had me worried shitless."
"I'm sorry." Brooke replied and shrugged. "I just needed to think some things over."
"What things, Brooke?" He sounded desperate. Was he back to begging for her to let him in? "What's going on?" He placed his hand on her cheek and she closed her eyes. "Brooke?"
"I've been trying to avoid this for a few days now; because I just can't think of anything worse right now. We've been doing great, and I'm finally adjusting but…"
"Brooke, what's going on?"
"I'm pregnant."
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A/N – Sorta mean cliffhanger? Nah, I've done worse :p haha.
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--Melissa