"So what am I supposed to say?" Alex asked as she followed her brother down the sidewalk.

"Nothing," Lucas repeated for about the millionth time. "I mean you can talk about Nate and Haley and Jamie. Dabble in mentions of mom and dad and even Peyton but nothing else. She can't go knowing about what I do or you know…Kate"

"I just don't get it," Alex ran her hand through her hair confused. "I mean what kinda bubble does this girl; this town live in if they don't even recognize you?"

"I don't know honestly," he admitted. "I think some do but are almost too polite to say anything. I mean they stare and whisper and girls giggle but I don't know about Brooke. Her friend I think noticed me the first time we met but he left last week for some family thing but he was always cool. Never really said anything but with Brooke…I don't know."

"Maybe she just thinks it's almost too surreal to be true," Alex suggested. "Like no one like you would come around this place and if they did they wouldn't approach her."

"Yeah or the fact I'm more in the tabloids now then actually working," he pointed out and Alex chewed her lip not wanting to be the one to actually state that. "And Brooke doesn't keep up with that stuff. I'm telling you Lex this place is almost like on pause from the rest of the world. Kinda why I like it so much," he shrugged and she nodded.

"So," she did a smile skip on the sidewalk. "No work talk, no Kate talk. Everything else is fair game. But Luke," she placed her hand on his arm to stop him from walking. "Are you sure this girl is worth all this?"

"Yes," he answered without having to think. "Alex you spend two minutes around her and you will understand. I want her in my life and I think… I think maybe I can work it all out so I don't look like some douche bag to the public and that maybe after it's all said and I sit and talk to Brooke she will hear it all out. She will understand."

"And if she doesn't?" Alex questioned the one thing she was sure had to run through her brother's head. "I hate to say it Lucas but she could get really hurt, she may not want to sit down and listen to it."

"No," he paused on the sidewalk to think. "No she will," he nodded, clearly not so sure. "I mean…she has too."

"Why? Why does she have too?"

"There is this thing Brooke always says. She says it about her brother and best friend but it's this line that I laughed at but I do agree with."

"Which is what?"

"She says two people meant to be always find their way in the end," he repeated the line he has heard countless times from the brunette. "And I at first thought it was just stupid and not at all true but when I'm with her…I don't know Lex. I've never gotten this feeling about someone before."

"That makes me nervous," she told him. "I love you Luke, you're my brother and I don't want you getting hurt but I don't know if this will go the way you want. You need to be ready for it if it doesn't."

"It's going to end right Lex. I have this figured out, I understand what could happen but why would there be some power or whatever the hell people say that causes two people to fall for each other and make me feel this feeling if it's not supposed to be right? Why would the world of fate even let me meet this girl if I'm not supposed to be with her?"

"Oh boy," Alex ran her hand through her hair. "You got it bad Luke, I mean real bad," she told him something she was sure he already knew. She never saw her brother so crazy about a girl before, he wasn't even this crazy about Peyton before and he married her.

"She is perfect Alex, and you know I don't use that word often but she is I swear to god perfect."

"Ok," she tucked her hair back. "If you are so sure she is so right I will walk in and play my part but I'm just worried you might get hurt."

"I won't, stop worrying," he placed his hand on her back and pushed her forward. "Now come on I want you to meet her."

"Brooke you scrub that counter to much and you will work a hole in it," Chase teased as he cleaned off a table.

"Well maybe it would make the damn thing look better," she growled scrubbing and spraying it with the cleanser. How people made such a mess was beyond her. She couldn't seem to understand how hard it was to keep their damn drink in their damn glass.

"You ok?" Chase looked at her concerned not at all liking how tense the girl looked. Normally she was pretty mellow, hell the last few weeks she has been extremely mellow and chipper. This was the first time in a long time he ever saw her snippy.

"Fine," she lied, snatching some glasses of the bar and dropping them into the sink. "Just hate working on my day off."

"I'm sorry," he apologized and she nodded leaning against the bar. "Oh he-" he went to great the blonde entering the bar but he held his finger to his lips to silence him. Lucas slowly walking up behind the girl with her back to him.

"Hey Pretty Girl," he slid his arms around her waist and drew her close. "I've missed you today," he whispered kissing her cheek and she cringed.

"I'm at work," she took his arms from around her and pushed them to his side.

"No one's here," he pointed out glancing around the bar to find it empty. Normally they have an early crowd that leaves about two then it doesn't pick back up against until about five or six. Plenty of downtime.

"And I'm still at work," she shoved away from him and towards the door that lead to the break room. "I don't have time to screw around. I don't come to your work and bother you so don't come to mine," she pushed the door open and slammed it behind her.

"Well she's a real peach," Alex slid down on the chair beside her brother who sent her a glare. "Kidding."

"What's wrong with her?" Lucas asked really confused.

"I don't know man. She's been like that all day today," Chase told him really not getting her mood. "Maybe it's her monthly gift or something."

"You know that's so typical guy talk," Alex slapped her hand on the bar, not at all knowing who this guy was but it annoying her. "Does it ever register to you men we can be pissed just to be pissed? Maybe we are having a bad day that has nothing to do with our periods," she said watching them cringe.

"I don't think that's it," Lucas shook his head very aware of when Brooke is…well…unable to…do things. He experienced that moment about two weeks back and it was the longest five days of his life. "But it's something. Excuse me," he moved around the chairs to follow Brooke.

"Hello," Alex flashed a smile at the cute boy beside her. "Alex, Lucas's sister."

"Chase."

"Brooke…" he pushed open the door to find her at her locker.

"You can't be in here," she ran her fingers under her eyes to fix her smeared make up.

"Seriously?" he let out a bitter laugh walking over to her.

"Lucas…" she pulled in a weak breath as he pushed her up against the metal lockers.

"We literally fucked right here three days ago," he reminded her like she somehow forgot. "But now…" he grabbed her chin turning her to face him when her face dropped to beside her. "But now I can't be in here? Now I can't touch you because you have work? I call bullshit."

"And I'm calling you on yours," she hissed shoving him back from her.

"What does that mean?" he looked at her confused, never seeing such a look of hate in her eyes.

"It means that you are a liar and a cheater and I never want you touching me again," she said through clutched teeth and sees the look that runs over him.

"What?" his heart raced not understanding. Not knowing how she knew that. "Brooke look I can explain…" he rushed to tell her hating the look of disgust on her face.

"Explain?" she lets out a dry laugh. "There is nothing to explain Lucas! You have done nothing but lie to me from the moment we met!"

"I have not lied to you Brooke. I mean…I never…" he ran a loss of words to say. He couldn't say he hadn't lied because he had lied and saying that would just add one more lie. He wanted to say he hadn't lied about anything he couldn't explain but he could tell she really didn't care. She looked more as if the site of him made her ill.

"I thought you cared about me," her voice cracked looking at him. Not understanding why the first guy in the longest time she started to care about was just like the rest. It seemed so unfair to her. "I thought I meant something to you!"

"You do mean something to me!" he yelled back at her. "God Brooke if you let me explain I can get you to understand this," he repeated. "I know it seems messy but we can get through it. I want to be with you Brooke, I just want you," he told her wanting so bad to comfort her when the tears started to form. "Brooke…" he moved over to her, taking her face in his hands. "All I want is you," he told her and she let out a whimper.

"Lucas?" the door cracked open to reveal the same dark haired girl from yesterday that Brooke saw. "Hey sorry to interrupt but-"

"Are you kidding me?" Brooke let out a harsh laugh shoving Lucas away. "You want me but you bring her here! Bring her where I work?"

"What?" Lucas looked at her confused to what she was talking about.

"Did you just want to ripe me apart a little more? Maybe hope I would play nice bartender and pretend I don't have a damn clue who you are?"

"Brooke, what are you talking about?"

"You want me to fix a nice little drink for your slut," she threw her hand towards the door.

"Hey!" Alex felt offended crossing her arms. "I'm not that much of a slut," she muttered more to herself.

"And pretend you haven't been spending the last month and a half fucking me!"

"Gross," Alex cringed thinking about her brother doing that.

"Brooke…" Lucas took a calm step towards her, suddenly everything clicking in him. "Pretty Girl just breathe, so we can talk."

"I don't want to talk to you Lucas!" she screamed knocking his hands away from her. "And I told you I don't want you touching me!"

"Ok I won't touch you," he held up his hands in defense. "But will you just listen to me…"

"No because you are just going to lie to me again!"

"I'm telling you Luke, a real keeper here," Alex teased and Lucas once again sent her a glare that quickly silenced her.

"Luke?" Brooke lets out a harsh laugh. "I get snapped at for calling you Luke but with her it's ok? Guess it should make since being as you don't want to upset your slut. Be a shame if she didn't fill your ever need right?"

"Actually, if I'm the girlfriend that makes you the slut," Alex corrected and Brooke's eyes hardened.

"Alex, that's enough just get out of here."

"No Alex," Brooke spit her name out like it was poison. "You stay, I'm leaving," she snatched her coat and shoved passed him towards the door.

"My sister!" Lucas screamed grabbing Brooke's arm.

"What?" Brooke yelled back, jerking her arm.

"Alex, my sister. She's my sister," he told her and saw how the hate an anger filling turned to humiliation and something blank he couldn't read.

"Sister?" her voice quivered and he nodded.

"I told you she was coming to visit, well she's visiting," he let out a dry laugh tossing his hand up and Brooke's flew to her mouth.

"Hi," Alex gave a wave when she turned to look at her. "I didn't mean the slut thing. I mean yes that is kinda the definition, well I think more mistress but that's not the point. The point is I don't think you're a slut. Unless you are and if so that is totally cool."

"Alex…" Lucas growled giving his sister a warning glance.

"What? I'm just letting her know I have no judgment what so ever," Alex waved her hands in front of her with a smile.

"You're Lucas's sister," Brooke mumbled, feeling her heart race in her chest.

"Yup, for a full eighteen years now," she smiled reaching out her hand. "We haven't met officially but I'm Alex, the non slut who is definitely not doing anything with Lucas, very weird, and very gross," she told her with a hint of humor.

"Brooke…" she mumbled almost numbly shaking the hand in front of her.

"Alex, just go…go wait outside please," Lucas asked really needing time to talk to Brooke alone.

"Ok, but I was just letting you know that Chase, super cute by the way, said that some of the regulars came in and they won't let him make their drinks."

"You know how to make shit, just fake it," Lucas waved at her.

"Oo yay!" she clapped her hands excited those skills would finally come in handy and skipping out of the back room.

"Brooke…" he placed his hands on her shoulders feeling her tremble. "Pretty Girl…"

"I'm so sorry," she spun around to face him, never so embarrassed in her life. "I didn't mean to say that to her. I didn't… I mean Lucas I just called your sister a slut and told you her we have been sleeping together."

"Alex knows I'm not a virgin and sadly I know that's not the first time she's been called that," he let out a laugh trying to lighten the mood.

"Lucas I called her a slut! I yelled at you and your sister and oh my god," her hand flew to her mouth ones again. "I can never talk to her again."

"Oh Brooke stop," he slipped his arms around her waist pulling her close. "It was a mistake, a very easy mistake to make."

"I just saw you two together," she told him. "Yesterday while on the phone I saw you with her and I just thought… I thought you were with her," she admitted knowing everything else she found out about him weighed in on that decision.

"I'm not," he shrugged. "She's just my sister Brooke," he brushed her hair back. "My quirky, a little inappropriate sister, who I've spent the entire day talking to about you and has been pretty excited to meet you."

"I can't meet her Lucas! My god I just called her a slut to her face!"

"And she understands," he told her knowing Alex wouldn't hold that against her. Except he did get a little taste of what it would be like if Brooke did find out the truth. Alex was more than right, he needed to find out a way to figure things out and hope she never found the truth about Kate. "Look I bet an hour from now we will be laughing about this."

"I don't think there will be any laughing about this," Brooke sent him a glare not at all finding the humor in any of this.

"Just go talk to her Brooke, you might be surprised," he held out his hand hoping she took it.

"O-ok," she caved, sliding her hand into his and he let out a sigh of relieve. "But Lucas," she spun around to face him before walking out the door. "I'm sorry, I… I overreacted. I didn't mean what I said to you."

"It's ok," he brushed her hair from her face and dropped his head down to give her a sweet kiss. "But I did miss you yesterday and most of today. Even if you spent the day hating me."

"I don't think I could ever hate you Lucas," she told him honestly. "That's what scares me," she let out a dry laugh.

"I know," he leaned in kissing her again. "Trust me I do," he whispered against her lips before adding more pressure with his. Her hands reaching up to cup his cheeks and pulling him closer, kissing him always being something she never tired of. "Now come on," he pulled away taking her hands in his. "I have someone I want you to meet," he tugged her out the door. Finding his sister behind the counter laughing with an old regular as Chase stood beside her with an annoyed look. "She showing you up?"

"Take her back home. She is acting like she is so great," Chase scuffed and Alex flashed him a big smile.

"And here you go," Alex flipped a bottle in her hand before pouring it into a glass and handing it over. "Enjoy," she winked as he smiled laying down a tip and walking back to his table.

"I have a college degree you know," Chase informed her and she just kept her cocky smirk.

"And yours still just a busboy."

"Take her home Lucas," Chase ordered, walking passed them, both he and Brooke seeing his smile as he walked into the kitchen.

"He is so cute," Alex grinned and Lucas rolled his eyes.

"No boys," he ordered. "Especially Chase, you would corrupt the poor boy," he teased very aware of his sister's ways.

"I'm an innocent little flower," she gave her innocent smile that he rolled his eyes at.

"Yeah Brooke tells Weston that all the time and I know for a fact it isn't true," he smirked and Brooke just buried herself more behind him blushing.

"All little sisters are amazingly innocent," Alex told him. "And only certain boys know how untrue that really is," she smirked and groaned. "Right Brooke?"

"Yeah," Brooke tilted her head from around her boyfriend's shoulder. "Alex I just wanted to say how truly sorry I am. What I said was so out of line."

"Oh no it wasn't," she flipped her hand at her. "If I thought my boyfriend had brought some other girl to where I worked calling her a slut would be the nicest thing I would have done," she told her honestly knowing she would have pulled ever hair out of her head.

"It was still rude. I just assumed and it was so wrong. So, so wrong," she repeated and Alex shrugged.

"Oh it's fine, now we have a fun running joke," Alex again flashed her a signature smile that seemed to really realize Brooke.

"How about I make it up to you?" Brooke said resting her head on Lucas's arm. "There is a little party going on at the beach tonight and how about I take you? I assume you like parties?"

"I love parties!" Alex grinned at the idea. "Will you bring the cute busboy?"

"If you would like I could ask Chase," Brooke laughed at that. Alex she was sure could swallow Chase whole and completely destroy the poor guy and she was pretty sure he would completely enjoy it.

"Awesome!" she clapped her hands. "I like her Lukie, she's a hot slut," she winked skipping from around the bar and Brooke blushed. "Chase! Come show me how to make a drink," Alex whined pushing open the kitchen door.

"Take her home Lucas!" they heard before the door swung shut.

"I like her," Brooke admitted looking up at him. "She's cute and sweet and like a mini Rachel."

"Which clearly shows why I'm concerned?" Lucas teased and Brooke laughed sliding her arms around him and resting her head on his chest. "Brooke…" he dropped his head to her shoulder and giving it a kiss.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry I hurt you," he whispered feeling so guilty. "I don't… I don't want to hurt you."

"I know," she leaned up on her toes kissing him.

"And you do mean so much to me," he told her hating she questioned it earlier. "The happiest I've been in a very long time has been since I've come here and met you."

"I know what you mean. I haven't been this happy in so long and I think that's why I got so upset. Because Lucas I'm not lying when I say I'm falling for you. I want to be honest with you, I want you to know things about me and I want to know that you feel the same," she told him wishing he would tell her the truth about the things she actually knew.

"I know," he smiled dropping his head down to give her a tender kiss. "Now come on," he tugged her towards the kitchen. "Let's go save poor Chase from my crazy sister."

"Ok," she nodded, hating he missed the disappointment in her voice and hating that he still had not at all opened up to her in the ways she had hoped.

So I promised Laurie an update on this story so I delivered! I hope you enjoy it girl! I had wanted to put it up sooner but me and the little brother went out and stayed out a lot longer then I planned! We didn't get home until almost seven and then had dinner and then I sat down and finally finished this chapter! Hope you liked it!

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