A/N: Thanks so much for all the reviews on this story and on my last chapter with The Other Side of Life, I will have a few Naley in here everyone now and then with phone calls and such and they may even come visit idk yet haha, but yes a agree with all of you that said they were glad Rachel was in this story, idk why I love Brooke and Rachel's friendship I guess it reminds me of me and my best friend but I hope you enjoy this chapter and the rest that follow :))


Brooke's smile faded, her breath caught in her throat and she was almost positive for a few minutes her heart stopped completely, the person who had been invading her thoughts all these months and had been in her dreams was just a few feet away, he was right there talking to her best friend and his team.

"Lucas?"

"Ok I know don't freak we don't have to go over there we can I don't know run away." Rachel shrugged like it was that easy.

"Why is he here Rachel? I have been doing so well without him." Brooke said as Rachel gives her a yeah right look "Ok well I am trying to do ok without him." Brooke fixed.

"He is kind of Jeff's new roommate." Rachel said.

"Without who? Who are we talking about?" Jennifer asked completely confused.

"Him, they guy next to Jeff." Brooke said pointing over to the guys who had yet to turn and notice the girls standing there.

"Oh Lucas." Ashley said getting a weird look from all the girls.

"How do you know Lucas?" Brooke asked a little annoyed.

"Well I ran into him this morning, when I came to see you. I kind of knocked his bags out of his hands and he was cute so I hit on him." Ashley shrugged like it wasn't a big deal.

"You hit on my boyfriend!" Brooke screamed causing a few people around to turn and look at the girls.

"Brooke he isn't your boyfriend." Rachel said even though she knew it hurt Brooke to hear, it was the truth.

"Ok your little comments aren't needed Rachel." Brooke shrugged her off.

"Brooke it's not a little comment, I know it hurts and I know you miss him but you broke up with him remember."

"Of course I remember I was there Rach, I just ugh this sucks." She groaned.

"Ok so wait that guy over there is you're ex boyfriend?" Jennifer asked pointing at Lucas.

"Yes."

"You date him, you got to kiss him, and god touch him?" Ashley asked extremely jealous.

"Yes I did get to do all those things." Brooke smiled at the thought.

"She also did a lot of other things with him." Rachel smirked as Brooke smacked her.

"That is so not fair, because well, Brooke he is fine." Jennifer laughed causing the other girls to laugh and lightening the mood some.

"Yeah I know he is." Brooke smiled looking at Lucas. He looked the same, his hair was a little shorter then when they were together but she liked it, he was a little bit more built and Brooke defiantly like that. She loved Lucas's body not that she didn't love everything else about him because she did but his body she loved so much and not for the shallow look at my hot boyfriend reason but for the fact that when he held her she felt safe like nothing wrong would ever happen. "I'm going to go talk to him." Brooke said as she started to walk over but Rachel grabbed her arm.

"Brooke you sure you want to because you don't have too."

"No I want to, I want to see him." Brooke said as she inched over to him looping her arm through Rachel's for support.

"So Luke you play any sports?" Brandon another guy on the team asked.

"Umm... I play basketball actually."

"Really that's cool. They team here is really good." Josh added.

"Yeah I heard I'm pretty excited." Lucas smiled, he loved basketball it was his favorite thing to do, and after Brooke left; he kind of throw himself into it so he wouldn't think of anything else, he actually improved a lot, which surprised a lot of people since he was pretty great already.

"Lucas." he heard a raspy voice call, he recognized that voice from anywhere but it was impossible it couldn't be her voice so he shook her out of his head cursing himself for thinking of her again.

"Broody are you just going to ignore me?" he heard again but this time he knew it was her and she was really there, he spun around to find her. The girl he had been thinking of so much and missing was right there walking towards him with Rachel attached to her, she was nervous he could tell her body looked as if it was shaking and if she let go of Rachel her knees would give out from underneath her, he just stood there frozen, she looked amazing her hair was longer and looked to be darker but it was still that auburn color he loved. Her shirt was rolled up some tied behind her back where just a small amount of skin was showing, she had on a pair of jean shorts that made her gorgeous legs he loved seem to go on forever.

"Rach he is just staring at me." Brooke whispered as she and Rachel got closer.

"He looks like he wants to ripe your clothes off right here." Rachel smirked as Brooke just rolled her eyes.

"You think I am supposed to hug him? I'm not sure what to do." Brooke whispered again.

"Well you better figure it out quick because we are here." Rachel whispered back as her and Brooke came in front of him, he still have yet to speak. All they team looked at the two girls confused as Jeff let out a big smile to Brooke and a wink.

Brooke just smiled at him, and he smiled back not speaking as he pulled her into him with a tight hug. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he squeezed her tight as he lifted her off the ground making her giggle.

"God I can't believe you are here." Lucas smiled as he put her down but still keeping his hand on her hip rubbing the small amount of skin that showed with his thumb. He didn't really realize he was doing it, more like a habit, truth was to everyone around they seemed to be standing a little too close.

"Me I can't believe you are here." She smiled back, she was getting goose bumps from his touch but she didn't remove his hand she missed him touching her and she missed the shivers it sent through her body. Her hand was rested on where his hand was on her side and rubbed his hand with her thumb like he was doing to her side.

"Well I moved here to be closer to my mom." He explained.

"Oh Luke that is great, how is Karen doing? I miss her." Brooke smiled and it was true, Brooke met Karen on many occasions when she came to visit Lucas. Brooke loved her, she was so sweet and kind, and she made Brooke feel so welcomed unlike Dan who made Brooke feel like she had no business dating someone like his son.

"She is good I am sure she would love to see you."

"I would love to see her maybe we can have lunch or something." Broke smiled really wanting to spend time with her. Brooke and Lucas just stood there looking at each others, his blue eyes locked on her hazel once not wanting to look away afraid if they did then this wouldn't be real just a dream or something.

Jeff let out a fake cough making both them snap back into focus of the world around them. "Umm… hey Underwood." Brooke smiled.

"Hey Underwood? Is that anyway you talk to your best friend? I am truly hurt Davis." Jeff frowned putting his hand on his heart like he was really hurt.

"Oh come here you big baby." Brooke smiled letting go of Lucas's hand and hugging him "We will talk about this later." Brooke whispered to him as he just laughed. Brooke wasn't mad he didn't tell her about Lucas but Brooke was more than certain her best friend knew about Lucas all day and he could have told her sooner instead of her finding out at a baseball game where she had nowhere to run off too.

"Ok well we have got to go warm up, see you ladies later." Jeff said as he kissed Rachel "Brooke you take care of Lucas here." He winked walking away as Brooke just rolled her eyes.

"Come on Broody I will give you the privilege of sitting with me and Rachel." Brooke smirked looping her arm through his and walking over to the stands.

"Oh I am honored." He teased.

"You better be." Rachel smirked

The girls sat with Lucas the whole game laughing and catching up. It wasn't as awkward as Brooke thought it would be, it was like no time had passed at all. Of course Brooke had her jealous moments when it seemed that Ashley would get a little to flirt with Lucas but Rachel would just kind of bump into Brooke as if to say it's ok. The game ended and Jeff's team won, Brooke was excited for her friend but in all honesty she didn't pay much attention to the game more on the broody blonde next to her.

"So we are all going out ya'll want to come?" Rachel asked Brooke and Lucas.

"No I am actually going to head back to the dorm, but go have fun I won't wait up." Brooke smirked hugging Rachel.

"Fine what about you Scott, you up for some fun tonight?"

"I was actually going to see if Brooke wanted to hang out catch up some. I mean if you want to." Lucas said over to Brooke who just smiled.

"Yeah that sounds good." Brooke smiled as Rachel just winked at her and walked away.

Brooke and Lucas headed back to Brooke's room that just happened to be in the same building as Lucas's just on a different floor. When Brooke and Jeff moved here for school the made sure they were in the same building so they knew at least each other, and when Rachel called and said she was going to school in California Brooke and Rachel decided to room together.

"Well thanks for walking me to my room." Brooke grinned as she reached her door "I mean I know how much it is out of the way it was for you." She joked making Lucas smile. "And thanks for buying me some coffee."

"No problem." He smiled as he stood awkwardly with his hands in his pockets, "It was good seeing you Brooke. I missed you."

"Yeah I missed you too." She smiles as they lock eyes again, she didn't know what she was doing she knew it was probably a bad idea but she kissed him.

He was caught off guard by it not that he didn't want to kiss her just wasn't expecting it, but he pulled back and looked at her as she just covered her mouth.

"Oh god Lucas, I'm sorry I didn't mean…" she started but got cut off by his lips crashing into hers again. He pushed her up again her door as his hands held on tight to her side; Brooke reached her hand behind her back trying to find the door knob to her room not once removing her lips from his.

Once the door opened they stumbled back into her room then falling back onto her bed. His hands roamed her body as she pulled him into her as close as she could get him, his tongue grazed her bottom lips and she parted her lips so he could enter. Brooke flipped them over so she was straddling his lap and leaning in to kiss him, his hand ran up the back of her shirt as hers held tight on to the back of his neck.

"God I missed you." He mumbled into her lips as she just grinned into their kiss. She missed him too more then he would know but then it hit her what they were doing and she pulled back up from him.

"Wait..." she said as he looked at her confused "We can't do this."

"Yes we can." He grinned leaning up and kissing her neck knowing it would drive her crazy, he sucked hard knowing full well this would probably leave a mark but not really caring he missed her and was so happy she was her, in his lap kissing him.

"Lucas…" she moaned as she held on to the back of his head but again snapped herself back to reality "No, no we really can't." She said pushing her hand again his chest.

"Why?" he groaned falling back onto her pillow frustrated.

"Because Lucas it's been months since we broke up remember, we broke up."

"Yeah I remember but I really, really want to do this right now." He smirked leaning up and capturing her lips with his, he was pretty sure she was about to give in but then again she pulled back.

"Ok I do to but we can't." she said pushing him back again.

"We could." He smirked rubbing his hand up and down her bare thighs. She sat there thinking about it with a smile on her face, he could tell she was debating it and know that she wanted to just as much as him.

"No. no we can't." she said shaking her head "Will you please stop doing that." She laughed taking his hands off her legs.

"Why? I'm not doing anything wrong." He said all innocent as she just rolled her eyes at him.

"Look, I want to do this just as much as you, god trust me I do but we just can't" she said as he groaned making her laugh "I'm sorry but I think maybe… maybe since you are here we should try at being just friends right now."

"Friends?" he asked raising his eye brow confused. If she wanted this just as much as him then why does she want to be just friends?

"Yes, Lucas a lot has happened in the last few months and we may not even be good together. So why instead of rushing things we just try being friends."

"Fine." He groaned feeling defeated. "We will try to be friends." He said stressing the word try.

"Good." She grinned clapping her hands together excited that this may work.

"Whoa Pretty Girl you can't be doing that." He laughed to stop her from bouncing since she was still straddling him.

"What?" she asked confused but then looked down and laughed "Oh sorry." She smiled climbing out off his.

"Hey I didn't say you had to move just couldn't be bouncing like that."

"Lucas Scott do you let your friends normally straddle you?" she smirked kinking an eye brow.

"If I say yes will you come back?" he grinned and she just shook her head no "Fine then I guess not." he said climbing off her bed "I really did miss you Brooke." He smiled brushing a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Yeah I missed you too." She smiled back.

"This is going to work right?" he asked as he walked over to her door "this 'friends' thing I mean."

"Yeah I think it will." She smiled leaning up and kissing him on the cheek.

"I guess I will see you later." He said as he walked out of the room.

"Defiantly." She smiled as he walked down the hall and she shut her door, walking over falling onto her bed looking over at her night stand where there was a picture of the two of them. Haley took it when they were at his house one day watching a movie, Brooke was laying in Lucas's lap looking up at him as he smiled down at her, she loved that picture of them. She picked up the picture rubbing her thumb over it with a sigh.

"At least I hope it works."

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