It was late Saturday night and the group decided to go out to eat. They had been hanging out all day in the student center playing pool and watching TV but then decided they should eat, but not some crappy school food but some real good cooking none had since they started school. As much as they all loved college life and the freedom, the food sucked pretty bad, so they all decided to go to Lucas's mom's diner that wasn't far from school. Brooke was overly excited to see the dark headed women she liked so much, even if she and Lucas weren't together anymore.
"Ok it's too quite turn on some music." Ashley complained.
"Oh how about we play the radio game?" Rachel suggested as she looked over her shoulder to see traffic then changing lanes.
"What's that?" Jeff asked never hearing that game in his life.
"You ask a question and spin the dial then stop, it like answers your questions kind of." Jennifer explained.
"Oh." Jeff said still confused what the point of the game was.
"Brookie want to play?" Rachel asked Brooke who seemed spaced out the window. "Brooke hello?" Rachel repeated.
"Huh?" Brooke said turning to her friend "You say something?"
"Yeah apparently we are playing something called the radio game," Josh told her, like Jeff never hearing this game before.
"Oh umm…ok." Brooke shrugged turning back and looking out her window.
"Ok I'll go first what is Brooke thinking about?" Rachel said spinning the dial and stopping as they listened to the song playing.
And I don't understand how I can feel this pain
And still be alive
And all these broken dreams and all these memories
Are killing me inside
Was I the only one who fell in love?
There never really was the two of us
Maybe my all just wasn't good enough
Was I the only one, only one?
Tell me what I'm supposed to do with all this love
Baby, it was supposed to be the two of us
Help me 'cause I still don't want to believe
"Hmm…interesting." Rachel smirked and Brooke just rolled her eyes, and turning back out the window.
Rachel just looked in the mirror at Lucas who was fixed on looking on Brooke looking a little hurt. He knew it was just a stupid game just seemed weird that it played on her question since they were well whatever they were.
"Ok Ash your turn." Rachel said as she asked his question and then the car continued until it got to Jeff.
"Ok baby ask your question," Rachel smirked glancing her eyes at Lucas and Jeff just nodded knowing what he was supposed to do.
"Well since Luke doesn't seem to be with us, why don't we see what he is thinking?" He shrugged as Rachel spun the dial "And…stop." They all sat there as music played.
Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever crossed your mind
To me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you not
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
"Hmm…" Rachel smiled over at Brooke.
"It's just a dumb game Rachel." Brooke said knowing what her best friend was thinking, knowing that all this week well past few weeks actually she had been making comments about Lucas. Brooke wasn't stupid and she was just pissed this stupid game was playing right into Rachel's hands.
"No Brooke its fate." Rachel argued.
"Rachel it is not fate, it's a dumb game where you spin the dial and stop, no fate involved."
"Oh really so every song that played has not been exactly what someone was thinking, well everyone one but Jen's unless Josh gets a little kinky." Rachel smirked back as the cute couple making them both blush.
"Yes that's exactly what I am saying watch I will prove it, I will spin the stupid dial three times then stop asking what am I thinking and unless its I am going to kill Rachel Gatina it will be wrong!" Brooke snapped as she spun it and stopped.
Every time I turn around
I run into your pride
Sometimes I'm not so sure if I wanna
Know that guy, know that guy
Because you got a rock hard head
Stubborn as a mule
Oh, yeah, and by the way, I still love you
Brooke's body froze as she listened to the song and looked up at Lucas who just looked at her thinking the same thing she was, they both had heard this song before because Brooke stupidly pointed it out to him on night back when they were together.
Flashback
"Lucas stop," Brooke giggled as Lucas tickled her. They had just left a basketball game and came to sit at the River Court. They had been in Lucas's truck for awhile just sitting and talking and listening to the radio. However they got into a playful argument and Lucas said unless Brooke told him she loved him he was going to tickle her. "Broody wait listen to this song." Brooke said reaching over turning up the radio.
Go on and be that way
Slam that door
Make a scene
Yell some more
Come on let's have it out
Have your say
cause with a love this strong
Baby it's okay
For you to be that way
"It's such a cute song I love it, it has to be one of my favorite songs right now." Brooke explained and Lucas just looked at her. "Just listen to it." Brooke said rolling her eyes knowing he wasn't getting it.
Sometimes what you don't say
Can make the deepest cut
And I get my feelings hurt
And I just go nuts, well a little nuts
So try to ignore that girl
She's just blowing off steam
Oh and I don't know about her
But I hope you say to me
"Every time I hear this song I think of you." Brooke smiled climbing into his lap.
"Oh how so?" He asked her as she leaned in kissing him.
"Because…" she smiled rubbing her hand through his hair "We can fight all the time,"
"Which we tend to do." he teased and she just smacked him.
"Like I said we can fight all the time but at the end of the day it's ok because I love you so much that it doesn't even matter." She smiled leaning into kiss him but he pulled away before she could deepen it.
"Good, because I love you too."
Go on and be that way
Slam that door
Make a scene
Yell some more
Come on let's have it out
Have your say
Because with a love this strong
Baby it's okay
For you to be that way
Baby let's get emotional
What do you say we let it all go
Let it go
Flashback Over
"Guess you are right Brooke it's just a stupid game that means nothing." Rachel said turning up the radio as Brooke just feel back into her seat looking in the mirror at Lucas. God she hated this stupid game.
The group finally reached Karen's Café and Brooke was thanking god, she didn't want to stay in that car and longer not with the crazy tension and the looks she felt Lucas giving her. She figured being in an open café may not be as uncomfortable, she was actually excited, she was hoping to see Karen and she loved the older brunette women, even if she only meet her on a few occasions.
"Hey mom," Lucas smiled walking into the café to see his mom at the register.
"Hey sweetie just have a seat I will have someone with you in just one second." She said not looking up, trying to count out some change for the man who just paid for his order.
"Mom wouldn't you like to say hello to my friends?" Lucas asked his mother but more aiming at saying hello to Brooke, his mother loved Brooke and gave Lucas the longest lecture of his life when he didn't chase after her.
"Oh sorry sweetie, umm...Hi" Karen looked up and a big smile spread across her face "Brooke!" she said rushing over to the young girl hugging her tight ignoring the customer she was helping.
"Karen Hi." Brooke smiled hugging the woman.
"God I can't believe you are here and I can't believe you didn't tell me!" Karen scolded her son.
"I'm sorry, but think how hurt I am my mother rushes to hug Brooke and not her own son." Lucas mocked placing his hand on his heart pretending to be hurt.
"I'm sorry sweetie but I talk to you almost every day and I see you almost every weekend so excuse me if I am excited to see Brooke." Karen explained and Lucas just laughed.
"Yeah plus she has always loved me more so get over it." Brooke laughed for the first time since this little adventure began.
"Yeah whatever." Lucas said rolling his eyes. "But anyway back to my other friends this is Jeff, Jennifer, Josh, Ashley and I'm sure you remember Rachel."
"That I do, how have you been Rachel?" Karen asked.
"Really good actually, thanks." Rachel smiled, like Brooke Rachel thought Karen was the sweetest women in the world and not understanding how in the hell she was with Dan the ass.
"But it's nice to meet all of you."
"Yeah well you know they aren't as great as your precious Brooke here but they are alright." Lucas laughed, causing the group to laugh and Brooke blushing slightly.
"Ok well take a seat all of you and I will get whatever you want." Karen smiled as she walked back over to her other customers.
"So Lucas that's your mom?" Jennifer asked as they walked over to a table taking a seat. Rachel being Rachel made sure a certain broody blonde was sitting next to a certain brunette, and was very pleased with herself.
"Yup that would be my mom." Lucas smiled.
"She is so young," Ashley stated and Lucas just nodded.
"And she seems to really like our Brookie here." Jeff smiled getting a nice job look from his girlfriend.
"Yeah she only meet Brooke like 4 times but loved her already," Lucas said "But you don't have to spend that much time with Brooke to fall in love with her." Lucas smiled locking eyes with the girl next to him as she just smiled back until breaking the gaze.
"So what we going to eat?" Brooke said grabbing a menu trying to change the subject.
After everyone had finished eating they all just sat around talking about stuff. Well everyone but Lucas, his mind was more focused on the girl he guessed he would call his ex now. Every time she would laugh or talk about something it made him smile, he would have to stop himself from brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, or place his hand on her knee like he had done some many times before.
Every now and then she would look over at him and give him a look. It wasn't really a look one could explain just a look he knew was only his, that only she gave him. He wished every day she would talk to him about what happened in his room, but she wouldn't, Lucas couldn't believe he confessed all his feelings for her and she just left how she did. Yet he knew he shouldn't be surprised since other people walked in the room, other people including a girl that Brooke thought he was with. He hated how she was so afraid to admit her feelings, he knew she loved him or at least cared for him by the way she would look at him, or the way she kissed him a few days back. it wasn't just a kiss, it was a full on Brooke and Lucas kiss and every time he looked at her he just wanted to do it again, but he had to get her to admit her feelings.
Lucas hated the feeling of just being her friend, and then he would think if they were even friends. Brooke and Lucas never started out as friends, they started off flirting, then fighting, then touching, and then fighting again, to him telling her his feelings, never were they friends. He wasn't even sure how to be friends with someone he still loved so much.
Lucas just sat there thinking about her and them and everything in between before just standing up and walking away from the table not saying a word to anyone.
"Is he ok?" Ashley asked as the all noticed the distant look on Lucas's face then him just getting up without saying a word.
"I don't know," Brooke sighed worried "I hope so."
"Hey sweetie you ok?" Karen asked seeing her son walk in the back of the café.
"Fine," Lucas lied as he refilled his drink.
"Ok you do know you are the worst liar right?" Karen laughed as she finished stocking. "So tell me what's up? I mean this wouldn't have to do with a certain Brooke Davis would it?"
"Am I that obvious?" Lucas sighed hoping he hid his feelings better than that.
"No but I am your mother and I also know how much you cared for her, so I'm pretty sure it was going to take more than a few months to get over that, plus now she is back in your life so I'm pretty sure all the progress you made to get over her went straight to hell." Karen explained walking over to her son.
"Yeah, your right on that, I was doing so good, ok that's a lie I was doing terrible but then I came here and there she is. I mean she broke up with me because the distance which even thought it killed me I understood, but now she is here and she wants to be my friend. We try to be friends and we end up…" Lucas paused looking at his mother "Well we end up in my room but not doing whatever you think we did."
"I don't think I want to know what you did." Karen said shaking her head, she wasn't dumb she knew what people said about her son, the stuff he did but didn't change that she didn't want to actually hear him say it.
"No mom I swear, we went to a party and got in a huge fight, I mean real bad I was a complete ass and said something I shouldn't have."
"Ok now I am confused."
"Like I just said something dumb and she got really upset and drank a little too much, I tried to take her home but she didn't have a key so I just took her to sleep it off. But then I woke up and she kissed me and told me she loved me, however then all of a sudden she freaks out and asks what she was doing in my room and why I kissed her." Lucas paused and his mom just nodded "Well then I tell her what happened and told her how she said she loved me and she said she didn't mean to say it. Can you believe that she didn't mean to say it what kind of shit is that?"
"Lucas…" Karen started to talk to her son but he started up again.
"Then she says how she thought she was just dreaming, I mean what the hell she dreams about me and in her dreams she loves me but then in real life she wants to be my friend. I mean I don't even know how to be her friend, how the hell are you supposed to be friends with the person you love?"
"You can't" Karen said quick before Lucas started another rant "I know it hurts to hear, but I don't think you can be just friends with Brooke, I think it would hurt you too much because you clearly still head over heels for that girl. I think she still loves you too just maybe a little scared." Karen explained.
"Why would she be scared?" Lucas asked frustrated with hearing how scared she was, he was the one that got broken up with and he also was the one who kept putting himself out there for her to do nothing back.
"Lucas listen to me, it is so hard to love someone, to give yourself to someone completely and fully, and Brooke did that with you and I know you did that with her. Yet it ended badly and I know it killed her just as much as it did you, and it's scary to give yourself to someone again especially if it is the same person that your heart got broken by to begin with."
"She broke up with me, shouldn't I be scared, and shouldn't I be the one fighting against us being together not her?" Lucas groaned.
"Yes I get that but think about her for a second, she has been through some rough stuff in her life hasn't she?" Karen stated knowing about Brooke's past and what happened to her.
"Yeah." Lucas sighed never thinking about it like that before.
"So you could understand why she is so afraid of giving herself to someone again, even if that someone is you, but I know she loves you and I know that soon her fear will subside and she will probably even feel guilty about waiting so long. You just have to decide if you want to wait for her, because if you say you love her as much as you do then you will." Karen smiled picking up a tray of food "You just got to figure it all out."
Lucas stood there thinking; ok all his mother just said made since. Brooke had been through some much stuff and he knew it all. She was so afraid to give herself to him the first time, and then even if she broke up with him he didn't chase after her, or even call so why was he so stupid to think she would just jump at being with him again. They both messed up when it came to them, they both made mistakes and he regretted not chasing after her and he regretted never calling her, she thought he just gave her up, didn't fight for her or them and maybe a part of him did. However now he was ready, he would do whatever he had to do to get her back, to get back his Brooke, his Pretty Girl and he would wait however long it took, he would wait and he was going to get her back.
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