"Ugh." I groaned as I opened my eyes. The sunlight was pouring through the window and I had a horrible headache. I looked around and saw some pillows and a blanket on the floor.
"That's weird." I thought. I didn't remember seeing those there. I shrugged it off, and walked slowly down the stairs, afraid I would fall because I was so dizzy. When I reached the
bottom of the staircase, I heard the blender in the kitchen. "Okay, what the hell is going on." I thought out loud. I slowly walked into the kitchen and saw the back of a tall, blonde
haired boy. "What the hell are you doing in my house?" I asked the boy, rather loudly. He turned around, and I instantly recognized him. "Oh, you're up. Do you want some breakfast?"
he replied. "Lucas…what are you doing in my house at 9:00 in the morning?" I asked him again, more politely this time. "Do you remember what happened last night?" he asked me. "I
remember going to a party at TRIC and seeing you. I also remember dancing and having way to much to drink." I told him. "Oh my God!" I exclaimed. "Didn't you get in a fight with some
guy last night?" I asked him. "Yeah. He was all over you, and you told him to get off you, but he wouldn't." I said, somewhat sheepishly. "And you brought me home and stayed to
make sure I was okay?" I asked him. He nodded. "Wow, you're so heroic." I said, somewhat sarcastically. "I just wanted to show you that I am not the same guy I used to be." He
replied. There was a short silence, but I broke it when I said, "Well thank you for taking care of me. Things are looking good for you." I said with a slight smirk. "So…what's for
breakfast." I asked with a small laugh.
"So that's what brought me back to Tree Hill." Lucas said, finishing his story. "Wow. That was quite a journey you took." I responded. After we ate breakfast at my house, we went for
a walk around town. We had been out for nearly 2 hours. I was beginning to really think he changed. Plus, hearing his story made me a little softer. "Yeah, but I learned a lot through
it. I just wish I didn't hurt so many people that were close to me in the process." He replied. I nodded my head. I was about to say something when I stopped dead in my tracks.
"What's wrong?" he asked me, concerned. "Oh my gosh! It's finally in stock!" I said excitedly, as I speed-walked into the store. "Girls…" I heard Lucas say under his breath. "They have
it in my size! I have to go try this on." I said. "Do you mind?" I asked Lucas, hoping he wouldn't. "No, it's fine. I'll just look around." He said. "Thanks!" I called, as I walked into the
dressing room. A few minutes later, when I had the shirt on, I walked out of the dressing room, looking for Lucas. "Lucas" I called. "Yeah?" he answered. "I need your opinion. What do
you think?"I asked him. "I think it looks great." He answered. "Really?" I asked him. "Definitely. You can wear it tonight." He said. "Tonight? What's tonight?" I asked him, confused.
"Have you checked your cell lately?" he asked me. "No." I replied, while pulling it out. 2 voicemails, 2 texts my phone displayed. "Hold on." I told Lucas. I called my voicemail and listened
to the messages. The first voicemail was from Peyton. "Hey B. Davis! I was just calling to let you know we are all going out tonight. By the way, I didn't see you leave last night? Give me
details later. Speaking of details, Haley will call you to let you know what's going on. Okay see you later!" I listened to the next one, which was from Haley. "Hey Brooke! I know Peyton called
you already, but we are meeting at that cute restaurant on the river walk. I can't remember what its called. Nathan will text you later and tell you. We are meeting at 7:00 tonight. Just so you
know, Lucas is going to be there, so please be nice! Love you! Bye." After I listened to the voicemails, I checked my texts. The first one was from Nathan. Hey Brooke. Haley told me to text
u…we r meeting Lou Mati's. Cya then. The next text was from Bevin, one of the cheerleaders. I won't be at practice tomorrow. Sry! "What a shock" I said after reading Bevin's text. "So, did
they call you." Lucas asked me. "Oh. Yeah they did. According to Haley, you are coming too." I said. "I was planning on it. Is that okay?" he asked me. "Well, if you would have asked
me that yesterday, I would have said 'Hell no' but since I can tell that you have changed, and that you deserve a second chance, I don't mind." I replied. "Thank you, Brooke. I really
appreciate that." He said, sincerely. "No problem. Just don't be an ass like that again, and we won't have a problem." I said seriously, but with a smile. "You got it." He replied with a
smile.
We continued to shop for another 2 hours. "Well, I better get going. I need to get ready for tonight." I said, as we excited the last store. "Yeah, me too." Lucas said. "Alright, well I will
see you tonight!" I said, as I started to walk in the direction of my house. I turned around, and added, "By the way, thanks for everything. I mean, last night and for today. I had a lot
of fun." "I did too. We should do this again." He said. "Definitely. I think this friends thing is going to work." I said with a smirk. "Me too." He said. We went our separate ways, and I
thought about what a great day I had...and the boy who influenced it all.
I am so sorry for the lack of updates. It was crazy coming back to school after the holiday break, and I had finals all this week. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please leave a review if you can. I will try to update sooner this time! Enjoy! :)