A/N:Hey everyone, a BIG thanks to BrOoKe DaViS23,justawritier,othfan326,flipflopgal ,brookenlucas4eva03 ,GoodnessFootprintsInTheSand and onetreefan for reviewing the last chapter, I was a little disappointed there werent more reviews. Hopefuly this chapter warrants a few more!!Sorry about the delay, for anyone who has to do group assignments, I sympathise!!Please Read and Review!!Lydia
Chapter 23-Ordinary Day
Lucas slowly woke up, disorientated from his surroundings. Still draped across his chest was a certain petite brunette. She remained asleep, a smile displayed on her face. Lucas glanced down her, not wanting to move from the position he was in. If I ever move from this place, it will be too soon he thought as he closed his eyes once again. He wrapped his arms around Brooke, and as he did so she snuggled closer to him and murmured in her sleeping state "I love you…Lucas"
Lucas closed his eyes, planted a soft kiss on her temple before drifting off to sleep.
As the sun started streaming through the windows, the former couple woke up gradually. Brooke stirred, feeling as though she it was the best sleep she had had in weeks. She wriggled under Lucas' embrace, although completely comfortable, was fearful at the same time. The moving of her body next to his roused Lucas from his sleep.
"Hey" he said softly
"Hey" she said smiling slightly
Lucas reached down, without any forethought, kissed Brooke softly on the lips. Although shocked at first, Brooke reciprocated the action, kissing him with more passion he could handle. Lucas moved her small body over so she was lying directing on top of him, her hands roaming through his hair, his on the small of her back. The kisses intensified, Lucas' arousal becoming apparent as it grazed Brooke's thigh through Lucas' jogging pants. Brooke, her lips still attached to Lucas' slowly moved up his body and removed his shirt. She started moving down his muscular body once more, planting butterfly kisses down Lucas' naked torso.
Lucas abruptly flipped her over; and, removed the sweatshirt with ease. Lucas looked at Brooke, every inch of her, from her bed tussled hair right down to her slender legs and wanted to ravage every part of her.
"You're beautiful, Brooke" he whispered before leaning down to give her a heated kiss. Brooke could feel the heat building up inside her; only one man could ever make her this crazy.
"Nah I look like a mess" she said, her cheeks burning a bright shade of red.
"Brooke, you always look gorgeous even if you wore a garbage bag" he said before making a trail of kisses from her neck to her abdomen.
As he reached her navy blue shorts, he looked up into Brooke's eyes, looking for uncertainty. All that shone back was love, and a light in her eyes he had not seen in months. She simply nodded as he began to pull at the draw strings.
As Lucas did so, a cry came through the baby monitor.
Brooke smiled at Lucas before pulling on the sweatshirt and racing into the nursery. Brooke picked up her daughter chatting to her
"Hey baby girl, what's wrong huh?" Brooke said as she nestled into the rocking chair in the corner of the room.
As Ella started feeding, Lucas walked in, leaning against the door frame, watching the scene before him.
If it wasn't any more possible, Lucas thought Brooke looked even sexier at that moment, singing to Ella as she fed. This was a perfect picture, Lucas thought. Brooke looked up to see Lucas looking fondly at the pair.
"Don't think you can just get away with looking all proud like that mister. Go get an onesy from the cabinet so you can change her"
"I'm gonna change Ella?" Lucas said, raising his eyebrows
"Well yeah, I just did all the hard work" Brooke said
"Ok" he said choosing an outfit with basketballs patterned on the outside
Once Brooke saw the outfit Lucas he had picked, she rolled her eyes and muttered "typical" before placing Ella on the change table.
"I guess Haley or Nathan must have bought it" he said shrugging his shoulders
"Ok superstar, just change her, would ya?" she said, watching Lucas like a hawk. She fretted watching Lucas and Ella behind his back.
"Hey Little Girl, lets get you changed here" he said talking to Ella, blowing raspberries on her stomach
His daughter giggled at the action, getting the attention of both of her parents.
"Did you hear that Cheery?" Lucas said
"Ella laughed!" she said
"Do it again, do it again!!" Brooke said
Lucas repeated the action, and once again, a high pitched laugh escaped from the infant
"Isn't that the most precious sound in the world" Brooke said, picking Ella up and rocking her side to side
"It sure is" he said, while Brooke placed Ella back in the crib
Lucas and Brooke watched as Ella drifted off to sleep once more. As Ella seemed to be in a peaceful slumber, Brooke grabbed Lucas' hand and led him out into the kitchen
"Coffee?"
"Yeah sure" he said sitting down at the table
"So…" she said, nervously
"So.."
"I had this feeling that if Ella hadn't woken up…" Brooke continued, her cheeks blushing red,
"Something would have happened that we might regret" Lucas finished
"Well yeah, no, I don't know!" She said shaking her head confusingly
"Which one is it?"
"I don't know, all I know is that this morning when I woke up next to you, I felt like it was the most natural thing in the world. But I'm scared, Luke" she said taking a seat next to him.
"Scared of what?" he said, taking her hand in his.
"Scared of letting you all the way in, scared that you will cheat on me and leave me again" she finally whispered
Lucas scooted his chair closer to Brooke's
"Brooke, I know I have let you down in the past, and I am truly sorry about that. But if you let me, I want to spend the rest of our lives to make it up to you. I want to wake up to you every morning. I want to watch our daughter grow up and I want to make more babies with you. I want to tell you every day for the rest of our lives how beautiful you are, and how much I love you"
Brooke picked at her fingernails nervously, and took one final look into Lucas' eyes.
"Ok. But can we take it slow?" she asked weakly
"Anything for my Cheery" he said as they softly kissed on the lips.
"Ok" Brooke said happily as she got up and started making breakfast
"Ok" he said as he continued to drink his coffee and reached for the sports section of the newspaper.
Brooke continued to make breakfast humming to herself.
Lucas looked up from the paper, watching Brooke cook French toast.
"Hey Cheery?"
"Yep?"
"Do you wanna go on a date?" he asked sheepishly
"Are you serious?" she said giggling
"Yeah. I mean, we haven't had date in years, and it slowing it down, right?"
"I guess, but what about Ella?"
"I'm sure Haley or Peyton would take her for the night"
"I don't know…" Brooke said anxiety flashing through her eyes
"Come on, it will be good for you, for us. Plus you haven't been out of this apartment in a week."
"Well, ok" she said placing the plates of food on the table.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, I will make if up in the next... Brucas' "first" date!
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