Okay, so I know not many of you liked the last chapter or Lucas. I decided to write this chapter more from Lucas's perspective so you can see things his way. I hope this makes you guys enjoy the story a little bit better and I've decided that I'm going to wait to update until I get a fair share of reviews since I have been devoting my time to this. So let me know what you think and review please! And you will see that Lucas is starting to change. This chapter takes place three months later.
All alone in an empty room
Nothing left but them memories
Of when I had my best friend
And I don't know how we ended up here
I don't know, but it's never been so clear
We made a mistake
"I love you Brooke Penelope Davis. One day we are going to get married, have a bunch of babies, and a beautiful house. I want to give you everything you ever want," he said as he smiled at the beautiful girl curled up in his lap. They had been together for a little over a year, but he knew he wanted her in his life forever.
She rubbed her nose against his. "You're all I ever need to be happy Lucas Eugene Scott. All the material things in the world don't matter to me." Her smile was breath taking and her prominent dimples always made him smile back. Even as a child she was always the prettiest girl he had ever seen.
He closed the gap in-between them and captured her lips with his own. He could never get enough of her. Her scent of coconuts and strawberries, soft lips, and skin that felt like silk drove him crazy. Whenever she was close to him like now, his body instantly reacted to hers. "Promise me something Pretty Girl," he asked as he pulled away from her.
She ran her hands across his jaw. "Anything," she simply replied and he knew she meant it.
"Promise me, no matter what that you will love me forever. Promise me that we can have our dream someday and that you will always protect my heart. I don't ever want to feel like I am not good enough," he said with sad eyes. She was the only one who really knew what he had meant by that. He always felt like he didn't belong in his family. His parents adored his twin Nathan and his baby sister. His parents loved him, but he knew not as much as his siblings. His father had even said in a fight with him that he wished he had never been born. He told him that he wished that it were just Peyton and Nathan. If it had been than he wouldn't always have to do everything to even get Lucas a chance at a good life.
Brooke was the only one who knew that. She was the first person; aside from his siblings that he knew cared and loved him. She was the one who made him a better person, helped him raise his grades, sat for endless hours while he practiced, and even got scouts to come and see him at games. Even though her parents weren't around and didn't care for her, they did whatever she asked. And her father was friends with many scouts, so he called in favors for his daughter. And Lucas couldn't tell her ever what that meant to him. She gazed intently into his eyes, "I promise Lucas that I will love you forever, we will have our dream, I'll protect your heart, and you will always be good enough. I promise I'll never let anyone hurt you," she said as he kissed his cheek and rested her head against his heart.
Lucas sat at his desk and tore his eyes away from the picture in-between his fingers. It had been three months since he had spoken to Brooke. She had kept her word and acted as if he meant nothing to her. He hated it, and it hurt so much. He never let anyone see that though. He couldn't bring himself to apologize to her, but he knew he had been wrong. He knew that she was having his baby, and he knew that it was his baby.
Lucas had closed himself off from pretty much anyone. He banned Peyton and Nathan from saying her name when they were around him. It hurt too much when he was away from her to have to think about her. Nathan had tried to talk to him once and that ended up in a fistfight, so they never brought it up again. Come to think of it, the only time Nathan and him talked anymore was when they were at school, basketball practice, or talking about basketball.
The person Lucas felt the worst for was Peyton. He loved his baby sister, but this whole situation was hard on her. Brooke no longer came over and if she wanted to see Brooke she had to go to her house. She was torn between her brother and her best friend. Lucas knew that this whole situation had taken a toll on their friendship, and for that he was sincerely sorry. They had been inseparable for years and Brooke had asked her to not say anything to her parents and if they did notice, Brooke told her to tell them that she was with someone else and that's who the father was. For this he was grateful to her. Brooke knew that whatever relationship Lucas had with his parents would be severely damaged if they found out. He wondered why she would protect him though if she hated him.
And I see
The broken glass in front of me
I see
Your shadow hanging over me
And your face
I can see
Lucas had his own secrets. Both he and Brooke had fallen from their pedestals at school. They used to be the king and queen, became the gossip, and then no one cared about them anymore. Sure he was still co-captain and she was captain of the squad, but it seemed as if they lost their respect. This didn't bother him and he knew she didn't care either. She used to say how she wished she could be one of the regular kids that no one cared enough to talk about.
No one saw, but he still watched her. When they had classes together he would get lost looking at her. She never noticed, or if she had than she ignored it. She looked absolutely beautiful still and even being five months pregnant, he loved everything about her. Actually pregnancy looked wonderful on her. Of course, no one knew he thought about this or her, but he did everyday. Sometimes he would drive by her house and just look at the light on in her window and wonder what she was doing that very moment. Nathan caught him once, but never breathed a word to anyone.
He knew when Brooke had her appointments because Peyton always went with her. What no one, not even Brooke knew, was that he was there too. He would park his car in a secluded parking lot and watch. This was just so that he knew she was okay though. At least this is what he told himself. Brooke always gave 'Aunt Peyton' a copy of the sonograms, but she didn't know Peyton gave them to Lucas. He and Peyton would get into a fight when he told her that he burned them, but no one could know. It would show his weakness. He didn't know why she always gave him a new one, but he cherished them. He knew that she gave them to him hoping that he would feel something, but he would never show emotion in front of anyone, he pretended as if the whole situation didn't faze him. Every one of those pictures was in his locked drawer. Every night he would look at them and smile. She was going to have a beautiful baby boy, his son. Sometimes he even cried, because even if he wouldn't admit it out loud, he was so proud of Brooke and proud of his son that she carried.
Lucas was very much looking forward to tonight's game. All of the major scouts were coming tonight and they were also playing against another top scoring team. Lucas hated their captain. He had been at high flyers with him and Nathan. He was an arrogant ass and knew how bad things had gotten between Dan and Lucas because of a fight that happened when Dan visited. He had used that to get to Lucas, and it had worked. He had also stolen Lucas's packages and pictures from Brooke, even though he denied it. Lucas HATED him and couldn't wait to win tonight's game. Nothing would be better than seeing the look on Felix's face when his team lost.
The Ravens were warming up when the panthers came into the gym. It was a packed house tonight. The only people missing were the Scott parents. They had a social event to attend and apologized that they couldn't make it. He knew it upset Nathan, but it had no effect on Lucas. He knew his game would be better without Dan breathing down his back. He was feeling confident and happy for the first time in months, until he looked over and saw Felix talking to Peyton and Brooke. His blood started to boil and he clenched his fists at his side as he walked over to the cheerleaders.
"Harassing cheerleaders Felix. You never stop do you," Lucas hissed out.
Felix turned to him and smirked. God how Lucas wanted to wipe that smug look off of his face. "Still playing Lucas? I thought you would have given up by now," Felix laughed.
"I'm better than you on my worst day, and that's what pisses you off," Lucas retorted. He could feel Peyton and Brooke starring at him.
"Better than me," Felix scoffed. He looked around the gym for a minute. "Daddy doesn't think so. He didn't want to be embarrassed by his pathetic excuse of a son, so I see he skipped out tonight. At least my father cares enough about me to support my love of the game."
This made Lucas snap. Dan was his weak spot and not being good enough was the other. He hated when anyone, let alone this prick reminded him. He edged his way closer to punch him in the face when Brooke stopped him. He watched as she turned from him and walked to Felix.
And through the trees
I will find you
I will heal the ruins left inside you
Because I'm still here breathing here now
I'm still breathing now
I'm still breathing now
Until I'm set free, going quiet through the trees
"Felix is it," she asked and waited for his nod. "You know nothing about that. You are just jealous that you will never be better than Lucas. You use low blows to try and impress us and just so you are clear no one is impressed. So while you still have some pride, tuck your balls in between your legs and walk away," she said and smirked. This earned giggles from everyone and infuriated Felix.
Lucas was taken aback. She had just stepped in-between him and Felix and defended him. After the way he treated her he knew he didn't deserve it. She had kept her promise about never letting anyone hurt him. She knew that was the one way to get to him and she didn't allow it. He felt a small smile form on his lips until Felix spoke.
"You bitch," he got out and grabbed her arm. It was clear to everyone standing there that his grip was hurting her and Lucas lunged at him.
"Don't fucking touch her,don't you dare," he said as he raised his fist. Felix let go of Brooke, but it was her who stopped him again.
"Thanks, Luke. You need to walk away though. There are scouts here and this isn't a way to impress them. So go and have a good game," she said and smiled.
He waited until Felix walked away before he left. He turned around and mouthed a quick 'Thank you' to her and she nodded and gave him a small smile.
The Ravens won by twenty-one points and everyone in that gym was excited. It was the best game Lucas had ever played in his entire life, and he was proud. He knew that he had played so well partly because of her. He knew he had to talk to her and after he was done talking to the five scouts that was first on his list. He couldn't believe how many of the scouts were interested in him. Many had been there before, but now they were all making him offers. He felt like he was on top of the world. He had the pick of the crop and all of his dreams were within his grasp. He couldn't stop smiling at how everything was working out for him.
And I remember how we used to talk
About the places we would go when we were free
And all that we were gonna find
And I remember watching our seeds grow
And how you cried when you saw the first leaf show
The love is pouring from your eyes
So can you see
the branches hanging over me
Can you see
The love you left inside of me
And my face
Can you see
For some odd reason Brooke had waited around for Lucas. She felt like she should congratulate him. She was proud of him, no matter how much he had hurt her. She almost had the wind knocked from her when he ran and hugged her. He thanked her for getting him here and then it was silent. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence though. He finally asked her if he could walk her home and they could talk. At first she was hesitant, but he promised to be nice. She laughed and agreed.
They had gotten to just about the end of the parking lot and she had already heard about how many scouts wanted him and how he could go wherever he wanted. He got so excited her hugged her again. She couldn't help but smile deeply when he almost cried saying how he was finally getting all of his dreams. He deserved it and she was so proud.
Both of their lives were about to change within the next few minutes. They both looked up startled when they saw six people sneak out from the trees. Brooke instantly clung to Lucas in fear and he held her behind him, equally as scared but needing to protect her.
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