Lucas stood nervously at the airport. He bounced around so much on his feet that the bottom of them was starting to hurt and he cracked his knuckles so much they were turning numb. He was nervous, beyond nervous and he was so petrified that everything was about to be blown out of the water.

"Luke!" he glanced up from the ground to see the almost mirror of his mother. Her long dark hair cascading down her shoulders, that big smile that was always plastered on her face and that light in her eyes he always wished he kept. She looked good, she looked happy and he really wasn't sure why his mother was so worried about her.

"Lex," he grinned, walking through the sea of people to reach his little sister, quickly engulfing her into a hug. "How are you?" he squeezed her tight, never realizing how much he had actually missed her until now.

"I'm doing alright, what about you? How are things going?" she pulled back knocking her hair from her face.

"Um…they're going," he let out a chuckle, reaching down to lift her carryon bag. "But we are going to need to talk about some things."

"Lucas, I just got here can we not go into a lecture of whatever mom said?" she begged really wanting to maybe have one night's sleep before getting into all the wrong doings she had been putting her family through.

"No, it's not that," he shook his head at his little sister. "I mean we are going to talk about that I guess at some point but there are things I need to tell you. Things that are really important."

"Lucas, are you ok?" Alex freaked never seeing her older brother so serious.

"Why don't we get your bags and then maybe go get some coffee?" he suggested really not wanting to get into it in the middle of the airport, especially when he isn't sure how his sister might react.

"Ok," she agreed, suddenly very worried about the boy beside her.

"He was married!" Rachel freaked for about the millionth time since Brooke let her in on that information.

"Rach will just you chill," Brooke rolled her eyes. She was already trying to relax into the idea of the boy she was falling for being married, she didn't want her friend to repeat it over and over again.

"Brooke, he was married and lied to you about it," her hands slapped down onto Brooke's counter not understanding why her friend wasn't more bothered by this.

"He didn't lie to me Rachel," she shook her head. "I never ones asked was he married so look no lie."

"Brooke…"

"Rachel look he was married and now he isn't, I was engaged and now I'm not. It's a past and we all have one and I'm not going to completely destroy him for it."

"Being engaged is a little different then actually being married. I mean what do you even know about this guy Brooke?"

"I know he has a brother who is some big basketball star or something and he has a mother he loves and an Uncle who is the only man he has ever looked up too. And I know he has a sister in law who is without a doubt been his best friend since he was about five and he has the cutest nephew I've ever seen in my entire life," she said thinking with all the personal things he has shared, the fact he didn't tell her he was married, something that all night he apologized for and went into detail about she wasn't going to hate him. "I do know him Rach," she defended her relationship.

"He has a brother who plays ball?"

"Yes," Brooke rolled her eyes not getting that was all she took from that.

"Let me see your computer," Rachel slid beside her, and grabbing her laptop.

"Oh no problem, I was done," Brooke flipped her hands up.

"Oh shut up," the red head brought up the search engine. "What is his brother's name?"

"Nathan," Brooke leaned over confused to what she was doing.

"Scott?" she asked and Brooke nodded. "Ok," she went to Google and typed in his brother's name.

"Rachel what are you doing?"

"If his brother is some basketball player nine times out of ten he will be able to Google, find his bio and find out about his family," she clicked on the top link of Nathan Scott.

"Rachel stop, we aren't going to do a background check to see if he was honest about who his brother was," she groaned, sinking back into her seat.

"I'm not seeing that Brooke, but tell me you aren't a little curious?" she asked and Brooke just grumbled something that Rachel took as a go ahead. "Ok, Nathan Scott, son of Deb and Dan Scott," she cut a look over at Brooke. "I thought his parents were Keith and Karen?"

"Nathan is his half brother, Karen and Dan had Lucas in high school and then Deb and Dan had Nathan a year later in college."

"Busy man," she scrolled down, Brooke nodding in agreement. "Well he is married to Haley James- Scott," she looked over to get a confirmation of knowing that from Brooke. "He has one son and a brother, Lucas Scott."

"Told you," Brooke gave a cocky smile at the fact to she knew all this. Rachel's eyes squinting at the screen as she read a passage confused. "What?"

"It says Lucas Scott, none more as Luke Scott is a famous young actor from Charleston. At eighteen he stared in his first minor role in a small television series."

"What?" Brooke grabbed the screen and turning it to face her. "Though still young he is in looks to be on a start of a great career. He has starred in romantic teen dramas and a remake horror film."

"Here," Rachel spun it back to face her. "Let's just Google him," she typed into the computer way to many links popping up. "Luke Scott recently broke up with on and off again girlfriend model Kate Jones. Scott thrown out of club, Scott arrested for possible driving under the influence, Cops called to Scott and Jones bad blow up outside of restaurant. Scott-"

"Will you stop?" Brooke asked trying to process it all. "I don't want to hear all this."

"Scott trying to rebuild career," Rachel leaned back in her chair scrolling down to the most recent article on him. "Rumors Scott is trying to gain back his old image in the public eye. It hasn't been confirmed but it's been said that Scott is in the process of filming new TV pilot. Though details and location are still unknown it is rumored to be in the south and that is staring many unknown stars," she continued to read, looking up to see her friend looking confused and lost beside her. "Brooke…"

"I knew he was here on business," she mumbled, picking at a chipped toe nail, making a note to go get them redone.

"Brooke he lied."

"He didn't lie Rachel, I've never really asked him what he did," she defended. "Maybe he just doesn't want me knowing because he wants me to treat him like a person. Not like some stupid bubbly tart into what he does."

"Brooke why do you defend everything he does?" Rachel let out a harsh laugh wondering where he strong confident best friend was who didn't take crap from anyone. "Why Brooke? Why are you so quick to just let him get away with all of this," she waved her hand at the screen.

"Rachel," she groaned, spinning on the stool and away from everything staring back at her.

"Brooke clearly he is a liar, he really hasn't told you the truth in anything he's been doing. Any other guy you would have kicked to the curb but not him, not some guy you've said was just a fun time! What is so damn special about Lucas Scott anyway?"

"Just leave it alone Rachel…" Brooke grumbled, dumping the rest of her coffee into the sink.

"God the guy must just give one hell of an orgasm because other then that I couldn't possibly see a good reason to keep him around. Maybe I should give it a try if he is that good. I mean-"

"I falling in love with him Rachel!" she spun around to face her shocked looking friend. "Is that not an enough reason to just let it go? Because in the last few weeks I've been the happiest I've ever been and because I am falling so fast for him that him not being here anymore is scaring the life out of me."

"Brooke…" she looked down at the computer shaking her head. "You don't even know him."

"Yes I do," her voice cracked. "I may not know he was some big actor person or that he was previously married but I do know him. I know the way he makes me feel and the way he looks at me and I know when I'm with him that it's him. When we are together I know we are truly together and Rachel I am so falling for that guy."

"I don't want you getting hurt Brooke," Rachel sighed really not wanting that for her friend.

"You can't protect me Rachel. It's no one's job to protect me and honestly I don't want you looking out for me. Yes ok I'm letting maybe too many things slide and maybe I might be heading down a mistake but Rachel I'm not going to completely turn my back on him for this, not until I talk to him first."

"I think trusting him is a big mistake Brooke."

"Yeah…well it's my mistake to make," she grabbed her stuff from the counter and headed towards the front door. "And you know maybe you should fix your relationship instead of fixating so much on mine. Because what you're doing Rachel is most definitely a mistake," she said, before opening the front door and walking out.

"Lucas you know you're engaged right?" Alex asked trying to process everything her brother just told her.

"Yes Alex I know this but it's not something I want," he repeated. "I did that because my agent thought it would look good to be in a stable relationship."

"Nothing about you and Kate are stable," she mumbled taking a sip of her drink.

"I know but it was supposed to look good. I only agreed to it because I wanted to fix everything. I never thought I would meet someone Alex but I did and now I can't imagine not knowing her."

"All this is giving me a headache," she admitted, rubbing her temples finding this all hard to understand.

"I know and I'm not asking you to agree with this, I understand if you don't. All I'm saying is that Brooke is important to me and that I need you to play along. Brooke is completely innocent in all of this and I don't want her hurting until I figure it out."

"Lucas I don't think any of this is a good idea. I'm afraid it won't turn out how you want," she told him honestly, seeing all the troubles circling around in his head.

"I'm falling for her Lex, I mean hard and fast and I will figure it all out but I just need to know you will help me here. God I will give you anything you want if you please, please don't tell Brooke. Please help me."

"You know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you. If you need me I'm here and I will help but Luke," she reached over touching his hand. "Someone is going to get hurt in this. I mean really hurt. We aren't kids anymore; we can't be playing these games."

"Brooke's not a game to me," he told her, a small smile gracing his face at the image of the girl. "She is honest and sweet and has the most amazing heart and she cares about me Alex. And not you know Lucas Scott star of blah blah whatever, she cares about me. She doesn't see the perks to being with me she just sees the real me and for some reason it's enough for her."

"I like the real you," she gave his hand a squeeze, really wondering where the real Lucas had disappeared to. She hadn't seen him in years and honestly didn't think she would see him again. "And if this girl brings that out of you then I will play along. When I meet her I won't say anything."

"Thank you Alex," he let out such a sigh of relief at that. "Now come on," he stood up tossing some money on the table and outstretching his hand. "Let's go show you my new apartment."

"Yeah," she clapped excited skipping out of her chair and taking his hand. So excited to be spending at least some of her summer with him.

So many things were racing through the brunette's mind as she walked through the streets of Tree Hill. She could lie to her best friend and say it didn't bother her, say she would let him explain but in her mind she knew she was losing trust in him. She had been in the relationship of lies and she didn't think she had that with him.

She had almost fully convinced herself that he lied about what he did because he didn't want her knowing. She herself could only imagine what it would be like in the spot light he was in and maybe he really didn't want Brooke treating him like that. Maybe he wanted her to know him and not being blinded by his fame however she wouldn't do that. He had to know that. He had to trust she was in it for him and not what he was or what he did. And if he didn't know what she was going to make him realize it.

Turning the corner and down the sidewalk a gleam of a smile perked on her face when noticing the blonde walking out of the small diner they sometimes frequented, grabbing the phone from her pocket and dialing his number with a smile. Greatly loving when she saw him reach for his phone from his pocket and looking at the screen with a smile before answering.

"Hello Pretty Girl."

"Hey Broody Boy, what-" and her words caught in her throat when she saw some dark haired girl walking out of the diner, giving a playful slap to Lucas's cheek as she skipped down the step to the sidewalk.

"What you say?" She watched him pinch the girl's side making her yelp and jump away from him.

"Are you still at work?" she asked, knowing he ran out of her bed early the morning claiming he had work.

"Work?"

"Yeah you said this morning you had work," she felt the pressure building in her eyes as she watched Lucas freeze on the sidewalk and the girl take his keys and skip over to his car, with a big smile on her face.

"Oh…" he trailed off a moment and her heart sunk.

"I umm…have to go," she rushed to say really not wanting to hear him lie to her.

"Brooke are you ok?"

"Yeah but work is calling on the other line. I'll talk to you later…"

"Ok, well I would like to meet for dinner or something. Maybe I can come by."

"I'll let you know because Gary is probably calling to tell me to come in. But I'll let you know, bye," she slammed her phone shut, looking up to see him staring at his phone confused. Suddenly one more lie adding to his pile, however this one being harder to ignore and understand.

Thank you my loves for the reviews! I hope you all enjoy!

However also wanted to say I know normally my stories are longer but I never planned on this one being as many chapters as my others. I just wanted to explain that so ya'll didn't think it was all being rushed or something!

But let me know what you think! You know I love hearing it!

Review :)