They hadn't talked for 7 days exactly, ever since that night nothing was the same. They hadn't gone back to before, it had got worse just like he expected. Him and Brooke hardly ever fought and if they did it lasted about 15 minutes at most but this time was different, they weren't fighting, they weren't anything. Ever since that night Lucas had felt an ache in his heart, so he did the only thing he knew would make it go away.

"Where are you going baby" She asked curiously, lifting up.

" I have to go, you know how it works Peyton, I'll call you" Lucas retorted, before walking out of the room quietly. He was sure he heard her say something like, you can't keep doing this , but he didn't care. Why should he, the girls he hooked up with meant nothing to him. There was only one girl who meant something to him and he had lost her.

"Brooke, please stop sulking it is really getting annoying" Rachel sighed, sitting next to Brooke on the sofa. Brooke had been staying at Rachel's for the past week she could go home now because her dad had called saying he had to stay for a few more weeks, but her house always felt so lonely. And she definitely wasn't going back to Lucas.

" Are you going to get dressed for school today, or are you just going to skip again!" Rachel asked emphasizing the last word. She knew what was wrong with Brooke but she really didn't see what the big deal was. So Brooke and Lucas slept together, she had to admit at first she was shocked but it was kind of expected.

" I am not going in to school, Lucas will be there" Brooke replied, she couldn't face Lucas. He had practically told her he loved her and she had just shoved it back in his face.

" You are going to have to sort it out at some point, you two have been best friends for like ever" Rachel responded, she was sick of the depressed Brooke, She missed the fun cheery Brooke. And if talking to Lucas was what it took to get that Brooke back, then that was what would happen.

" He virtually told me he loved me, and I just said can we just act like that never happened" Brooke explained, She knew she would have to face him at some point but she was going to hold out as long as possible.

" Well he can't love you that much because he has been sleeping with that slut Peyton like all week, everyone knows" Rachel said casually, she didn't want to tell her but she had to say something, and if she knew Brooke as well as she thought then her plan would work.

" What!, he would not do that, he knows I hate her she slept with my boyfriend when we were freshman, Lucas kicked his ass for it" Brooke explained, Lucas wouldn't do that, he hated Peyton as much as she did. Peyton had hurt her and he hated it when people hurt her. Why would he do that, just because she didn't say she was in love with him. God he was such an asshole.

" He would not sleep with that whore, would he?" Brooke asked, more to her self than to Rachel.

" I'm sorry but he has, everyone at school knows, they guessed that's why you weren't in school. I think one of the rumours was … You found them in bed together and killed your self… or there is one that you got so jealous that you slept with some random guy on the street and got HIV" Rachel said laughing, she didn't think the first one was funny but the HIV one was, only because she made that up though, she had to do something after all Brooke was her only competition in Tree Hill and that definitely put people off.

" I don't care about stupid high school rumours I need to speak to Lucas, there is no way he would sleep with Peyton Sawyer!" Brooke snapped, this had to be a rumour to Lucas would not be so mad that he would the worst thing possible. Rachel couldn't help but smile, of course she was right, she always was.

" And Rachel, Bevin called she just wanted to know if I had HIV and when I asked who told her she said someone called…. Rachel Gatina isn't that weird how you have the same name" Brooke shouted knowingly, Rachel just looked away nervously before Brooke slammed the front door. She would deal with Rachel later, right now she had to speak to Lucas.

Lucas had done nothing but sit in front of the TV all day, he really didn't want to go in school today. He knew Brooke wouldn't be there, and he knew Peyton would be and all she did was complain. If he wanted a girlfriend he would get one, and it definitely wouldn't be her, Peyton Sawyer was a slut and only good for one thing. His thoughts were interrupted as Brooke burst through the door looking very pissed off. She didn't speak she just walked up to him and slapped him, hard, he flinched as he heard the noise echo throughout the house.

" How could you fuck that slut!" Brooke screamed, furiously. Oh it all made sense now, to be honest though he thought he deserved more than a slap.

" Brooke… I'm so sorry" Lucas replied, he knew that wasn't good enough but that was the only words that would come out.

" Your sorry!… Lucas you could have slept with anyone to get back at me but why her, out of all people you chose her" Brooke snapped, she wished it wasn't true but by the look on his face when she said he had slept with someone, she knew it was true. She felt disgusted how could he sleep with Peyton if he supposedly loved her.

" It was a mistake it meant nothing… I love you, I don't want anybody else just you but you don't want me you made that very clear" Lucas retorted, she didn't have the right to be angry she rejected him, what did she expect for him to wait around until she was ready for a serious relationship.

" If you loved me you wouldn't of slept with her Lucas, you don't know what love is, neither of us do and that's why we are so messed up… because no one has ever loved us" Brooke cried defeated, she couldn't shout anymore. It didn't change what he did he had done it and that was all there was to it.

" That is not true, I love you Brooke" Lucas responded, he hadn't cried in front of Brooke since he was 8 years old when his dad made him play basketball for 14 hours without stopping, and then when he missed a shot whacked him to the floor. Nothing was ever good enough for his father. But he didn't care he just wanted to be good enough for Brooke.

" I just need you to let me in, I just need you to let me love you" Lucas said, he sounded like he was practically begging. Brooke couldn't remember the last time Lucas had cried in front of her but it had been a long time, he was always the strong one in their friendship. But here he was asking her to let him in and she wanted to, but it was just hard for her she had always found it hard trusting people, even Lucas. But she couldn't lose him.

" I … L Lo… Lo" Brooke stuttered, it was then that she realized she had never actually ever said I love you to anyone, not even her parents.

He quickly leaned forward to capture her lips with his own, he didn't need her to finish her sentence.

He felt giddy. Exhilarated. Hot. Horny, even. But most of all he felt love. Lucas knew from the first time he met Brooke he had wanted this. He knew the first time Brooke touched his hand, when the electricity shot through him, She was the one. He needed for Brooke to love him. Yet, she never did.

Until now.

At first she moved slowly. Beginning with placing her hand on his knee, until she slowly slid it further and further up his leg, making him instantly hard. Lucas' breathing hitched the further up her hand travelled. It wandered back towards his knee again, teasing him, driving him crazy. At one point she was so dangerously close to his throbbing erection he thought he would cum right then and there. But he just managed to restrain himself, enjoying the shocks and shivers flowing through his body.

Then, the teasing got the better of him and Lucas pulled Brooke down into a long, heated kiss. At first she didn't respond to him, probably due to complete shock. When she did, he thought he would explode with happiness. He had wanted to kiss Brooke for so long since the first time they kissed, not only was he kissing her but she was kissing him back. Brooke's tongue flicked out and tried to prise his lips open. Obediently, he opened his mouth and allowed her to slide it in. The tip of his tongue touched hers as he lightly sucked on it, making her gasp. The need for air was beginning to get to both of them. Lucas had to breathe, but he didn't want to pull away from probably the best, kiss of his life.

Regrettably, he pulled away, panting like a dog. Brooke looked over at him, noticing a small glow emitting from his face. This was the first time she had seen him glow. She smiled knowing it was her who had caused it. Lucas' lips were red, puffy and bruised. Brooke couldn't help but think hers must look the same. Her deep, hazel green eyes stared back into his ocean blue ones. His, she noticed, were slightly darker with lust. Not knowing how to feel about it Brooke broke the gaze.

Brooke leant over him and whispered in his ear. Her words making his already hardened self, harder. "I want you"

All previous thoughts about what he knew was banished from his mind. Instead, Lucas found his head leaning into Brooke's neck as he sucked on it gently. Brooke gasped as he bit down on it slightly, leaving his mark. Lucas kissed it as though apologising then sucked on it once more, more softly this time.

Brooke couldn't take his teasing any longer. She needed him. And now. He wasn't sure how, or when but soon Brooke was straddling his lap on the sofa, kissing him once again. Breaking away Brooke stood up and pulled him up with her. She hastily grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bedroom across the hall in his house.

They entered it in a flurry of heated kisses and careless footing, colliding with various objects along the way.

That's how they got where they were right now. Laid upon the bed, Lucas could feel his heart rate get faster and faster as her chest, hips, bum and legs were revealed to him at an excruciatingly slow pace. When she reaches for the waistband of the boxers she borrowed from him, Lucas twitched in anticipation, almost drooling with the amount of sex appeal she contained. But she stops. Lucas whined in frustration and annoyance, getting fed up of her teasing.

Brooke smirked at him. She knows what she is doing to him, and she is taking full advantage. Brooke walked over to the bed and pushed Lucas back, getting on top of him and kissing him full on the lips.

She pulls away, smiling down at him . "These need to come off," she whispered in his ear whilst tugging on his boxers. They were pulled off quickly and discarded somewhere near the bed. She goes to where his top button lies. Slowly, once again teasingly, she undid each one, her lips following the trail made by her hands. Lucas shirt is quickly discarded too.

Lucas look into her eyes again. The same, lust-filled passion is still there. He stared at her for approval and she nods quickly. Somewhere within him, he thinks she loves him. Deep down, he just hopes it is true.

She let him get on top because she knows he wants to be the dominant one. She knows he likes to be in control of any situation, why should this be any different?

Forgetting all about foreplay Lucas thrusts into her without warning, she knows he doesn't mean to hurt her, but that doesn't stop the sharp intake of breath or the painful whimper that emitted from her mouth. He stops dead in his tracks, to allow her time to compose her self.

"I'm sorry, Brooke. Are you okay?" he asks concerned. 'you just thrust into me without warning how would you feel if I stuck a stick up your ass?' Brooke snapped viciously.

The burning pain subsided slightly as she get used to him again. "Carry on" she whispered, barely audible. But he heard her, and began to rock his hips back and forth slowly, hesitantly even. Then, the thrusting began. Soon Lucas built up a steady rhythm, getting faster and faster. Brooke's pain from before eventually dulled as her body gave way to pleasure, eliciting moans of ecstasy from both of them.

Lucas decreased his pace but got rougher as he neared his peak, and his hand travelled down towards Brooke's wetness, helping her along by stroking it in time with his thrusts. That was all she needed. As she emitted one long, loud moan as she was pushed over the edge, Lucas followed shortly after. Then collapsed on top of her, physically drained. He wrapped his arms around her, enjoying his body against hers.

After he pulled out he lay next to her. His arms still wrapped around Brooke. Until he heard her breathing even out, indicating she was asleep.

"I love you," Lucas whispered, kissing her forehead. He didn't know when but at some point he fell asleep too, just hoping she was still there when he woke up.