Chapter 27-You Get Me
A/N: Hey everyone, sorry this has taken me so long, uni has been kicking my behind in a major way. Please review, it brightens my normally stressful day!!
"Where are we going Lucas?" Brooke asked
"It's a surprise"
"Isn't the blind fold a little kinky?" she said adjusting the black piece of material around her head
"Ha ha, we are nearly there"
"Come on Lucas tell me" she whined
"No"
"Lucccaaasss"
"We're here" Lucas said as he manoeuvred the car to stop
"Can I take the blind fold off now?"
"In a minute" he said, as he guided her out of the car
Lucas steered Brooke, until he stopped short and removed her blind fold.
Brooke stood, a surprised expression at first displayed on her face, then confusion.
"I don't get it" she said, looking up the dwelling
"I bought it"
"You bought a house"
"No" he said smiling widely "I bought us a house"
"Luke, this isn't just a house, this is my house"
"I know that"
"But..why?" she stammered
"I just missed the girl behind the red door. Come on" he said pulling open the faded crimson door.
Lucas opened the door, revealing the large foyer. They stepped through the threshold.
"I can't believe you did this" Brooke said in awe.
"I did it because I love you, and we made a lot of memories here, and I wanna make more. with you and Ella"
"I don't know Lucas, it's a big step"
"It is, but you love me right"
"Of course I could love you forever" she said smiling brashly
"Then why can't forever start today?"
Brooke twirled around, looking around the empty house.
"Ok, let's do it" she said wrapping her hands around Lucas' waist.
"So B.Davis, what's new?" Peyton said as they drank coffee in Karen's Café.
"Well…" Brooke eyes brightened, her fingers taping nervously on the table
"Ok, what it is Brooke, you have your 'I've got something to tell you and its big' face on"
"Well, Lucas and I are moving in together"
"Seriously? Your not pregnant again are you?" Peyton asked.
"What?! No! Having a 10 month old is a hand full enough! Lucas bought my old house"
"He bought you a house?"
"Yeah, and it's not like what happened in New York, where he didn't even think about what I was going through or needed. I mean, he bought me the one place I loved the most in Tree Hill. I think finally he is finally getting it, he's finally growing up and acting like a man"
"That's really great, Brooke. I'm happy for you" Peyton replied. She was so protective of her best friend, particularly because of the heartbreak she caused Brooke in the past, and Peyton wasn't going to let Lucas do the same thing to her years later.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, B.Davis, it looks like we are all going to end up were we all belong"
"Brooke you can't buy that couch" Lucas said
"Why the hell not?"
"Because it is circa like 1975" he chuckled
"So it's called retro Lucas"
"Or ugly" he muttered underneath his breath
"What's that?"
"Nothing, Cheery" he said as he checked the basketball scores on his phone.
"What about this one, Broody?"
"Yeah it's nice" he replied vaguely
"Come on, broody. I need your opinion"
"Honestly, babe, I don't care as long as I am with you"
"Ok, buddy nice save but we need to decide on a couch before Haley goes crazy looking after 3 children under the age of 5."
Just as they were about to move onto the next horrible couch, in Lucas' opinion, Brooke's phone started ringing loudly. Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls rang through the air. Brooke reluctantly answered the call.
"Hey Rach, what's up?" she said, plopping down another couch. Brooke listened carefully to the call
"Cooper?" she said surprisingly. Lucas watched on, interested as to why Cooper was calling. Lucas, Rachel and Cooper hadn't had a lot of contact since everything blew up in New York. Lucas knew since they had spent time in Tree Hill, Brooke had been talking to Rachel regularly. He still felt awkward taking to Rachel; after all they had been in a relationship for 3 years. Now she was pregnant with Cooper's child, Lucas felt as though it was like a storyline out of one of Brooke's bad daytime soaps.
"Did she go to the doctor?" Brooke asked quietly. She listened to the other end of the line.
"I'll be there as soon as I can" she said gloomily, then hung up.
"What's going on, Cheery?"
"I need to go back to New York"
"Why" he said in a wounded manner
"It's Rachel. Cooper just called, she had an ectopic pregnancy. They lost the baby"
"Oh god" Lucas said, feeling guilty for his initial reaction of jealousy towards Brooke's sudden departure.
"I have to head back to New York, she isn't handling it well"
"I'll come with you then" Lucas offered
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, I care about Rachel. We'll go get Elle from Haley's and we will go ASAP"
"Thanks Luke" she said, kissing him softly on the lips
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Brooke knocked on the large oak door, shifting her feet impatiently.
The door creaked open slowly to reveal a very dishevelled looking Cooper.
"Brooke?"
"Hey, Cooper, how is she?" Brooke asked as she walked inside
"Not good, she hasn't got out of bed since we got back from the hospital"
"Do you mind if I go see her?"
"No go ahead; it's the second door on the right"
"Thanks, Coop" she said squeezing his arm before ascending up the stairs.
"Coop?"
"Yeah?"
"Why'd you call me? I'm sure she has closer friends than me"
"Not really. I think you are the only real friend she has" Cooper said, smiling sadly
"Rach?" Brooke said as knocked lightly on the bedroom door
"Brooke, what are you doing here?"
"Cooper called, he's worried about you"
"I'm fine"
"You're eating a pint of butternut pecan ice cream and watching Guiding Light. You're not fine"
"I'll get over it"
"How are you feeling?"
"Jealous of your skinny ass, bitch" she said weakly
"Nice try. Talk to me, Rach"
"There's nothing to talk about. I was pregnant, now I'm not" she said frankly
"What did the doctor say?"
"Something about just one of those things that was destined to fail from the start"
"I'm really sorry, Rach"
"It's not your fault, its mine" Rachel muttered
"It's not your fault Rachael, why would you think that?"
"Because of everything I've done. To you. And to Lucas.To Cooper"
"Don't be silly. These things happen. I mean if it happened to me…"
"But it didn't though, did it. After everything I put you through with Lucas, you had a beautiful baby"
"Yeah but no one has it easy. Sure I have Ella, but think how sick she was when she was born. And it took Lucas and I 5 years to put our act together"
"You and Luke are together?"
"Yeah"
"Since when?"
"About 3 months"
Lucas and Brooke sat on the bench in Central Park, Brooke's legs draped over Lucas' lap, a tartan blanket covering them both.
"Are you sure Ella is going to be ok?"
"She will be perfectly fine, my mom loves spending time with Ella"
"I know, I'm glad you parents are here, considering how my parents are"
"Have you heard from them?"
"No, not since I left a message on their machine when Ella was born"
"I'm sorry they are so awful to you"
"You know, I don't think it matters anymore, because you and Ella are my family now."
"Really?"
"Of course, I always felt that family should be a group of people that love you unconditionally. I never had that with my parents. I think I have that now"
"You do." Lucas said, kissing Brooke on the lips
"I love you, Broody"
"I'm the guy for you Brooke Davis, and I want us to be us again"
"What do you mean?"
"I want us to be non exclusive have a date night once a week, I want to be the only guy in your life sort of way. I want to be a boyfriend again"
Brooke leant against Lucas listening to his heart beat increase as he talked.
"No one could make my heart beat this fast but you" she recalled from their first post Ella date.
"Ok, boyfriend"
Lucas just smiled in return, wrapping his arms tightly around her.
"What?" she said
"I missed you calling me that"
"I'm happy for you, Brooke" Rachel said, smiling briefly before slumping back in the bed
"Tell me how you have been" Brooke said, climbing into bed next to Rachel
"I was happy. Not the sort of happy that came after losing 50 pounds and thousands of dollars of cosmetic surgery can buy. Cooper and I were happy, the truth was out, we were having a baby, and all was good. Then I lost the baby. I wasn't sure I was going to be a good mother. Now I will never know"
"Hey, of course you are going to be a good mother. I mean you looked after me more than anyone senior year, when I was going through all that crap with Lucas."
"I just don't think I have the strength anymore, Brooke" Rachel whispered before tears started to spill rapidly down her drawn out face.
Brooke hugged Rachel tightly,
"Honey, if having Ella has taught me anything, that life wasn't made to be easy."
Rachel sobbed
"I know, I just didn't think it would be this hard"
Brooke lay down next to Rachel, her head resting against her friend's. She didn't have anything she could say. She didn't disagree with Rachel, but Brooke didn't think it was the best emission to make at the moment. The recently reformed friends remained in silence both facing the television, but neither taking the imaging that were passing by the screen. A light tap on the door woke the girls from their reverie.
"Sorry to interrupt" said a sheepish Cooper " But Brooke, Lucas is on the phone"
"Thanks, Coop" she said before stepping out into the hall
"What's up, boyfriend"
"Well we have bit of a situation"
"What? Is Ella ok?" she said her voice squeaking in fear
"She's fine, Brooke, it's just we don't have any bottles in the hotel room"
"And she's hungry"
"I've tried everything else"
"Well, can you come over here?" she said glancing nervously at Rachel
"I don't know…I mean its Rachel after all…" he said reluctantly
"It will be fine, Luke, besides Rachel is in really bad shape"
"Ok, we will be there soon"
"Bye, babe love you"
"Love you more"
A/N: I know this seemed like a filler chapter, but it is setting up what's to come.Please bear with me,there is more Brucas to come!