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Disclaimer: I don't own anything I talk about in this story
A younger sister is someone to use as a guinea-pig in trying sledges and experimental go-carts. Someone to send on messages to Mum. But someone who needs you - who comes to you with bumped heads, grazed knees, tales of persecution. Someone who trusts you to defend her. Someone who thinks you know the answers to almost everything.
"Glad you're up" Lucas said from the door and I sat up in my bed looking around.
"What time is it?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
"Ten" He replied.
"In the morning?" I asked not knowing saying as with the blanket it was dark in my room.
"No, ten PM" He rephrased and I gave a nod of understanding turning to get up. He walked over to help me up and I just gave a soft laugh at his help.
"You need to eat" He told me with authority.
"My throat hurts" I frowned swallowing slowly through the pain.
"Redhead made you cupcakes" He told me and I just closed my eyes falling into him while he wrapped his arms around me.
"I'm tired" I whispered.
"Let's go" He smiled kissing the top of my head and picking me up bridal style.
"Lucas…" I whined half heartedly and he rolled his eyes at me taking me down the steps and once we were in the kitchen sitting me on the counter showing me unfrosted chocolate cupcakes.
"Eat it" He said handing me one then placing his hands on either side of me. I ate dessert slowly breaking it off and swallowing hardly.
"I hate you" I grumbled once I had finished and he handed me another one.
"I don't care" I growled as I did the same routine.
He handed me another one and I stared at it. "Brooke, just-" His voice was cut off with me pushing the cupcake into his mouth and then breaking out into a raspy laugh.
"Funny"
"Thanks" I smiled sliding off the counter slowly and he grinned down at me.
"I'm sorry" He said with a shake of the head.
"For what?"
"For being sick… and for uh…" he paused when a small smile came across my face and he looked at the ground before looking up. He looked pain. He looked like he wanted to tell me something. "For all those things I said to you a few years ago. It's not an excuse, but Lily had just happened and you just seemed like the perfect target. I'm so sorry" He pulled me in for a tight hug and I wrapped my arms around him confused.
"It's okay. We're better now. We're happier now and she is going to be okay. I can feel it" I said into his chest.
"You forgive me?"
"Yeah, you changed, I changed. We grew up, we matured. We're good" He nodded and I pulled his hand, "Can we go back to bed now?"
"After you take your medicine" He told me and I nodded pulling him up the stairs.
I awoke with Lucas' arms tight around me and I smiled. I turned around to face him and his grip got tighter and I heard rustling at the door.
"See… I told you they were cute together" Rachel whispered.
"I know they are cute together but what if he is using her?" Alex mumbled and I couldn't help but frown.
"He isn't. You haven't seen the way he looks at her" Rachel reassured.
"I don't know…"
"Even if you aren't happy about it just let her do this. Even if it turns out to be a mistake" Rachel said and I thanked her silently before they door closed again and I decided to actually wake up.
I squirmed around and Lucas groaned making me laugh. "We have to get up"
"Why can't we just lay here a little longer?" He asked.
"Because I can't stay in bed all day" I whispered looking down at him.
"How do you feel?"
I shrugged. "My throat hurts but my whole body doesn't"
"You sure? You're not lying?"
"I pinky promise" I whispered wrapping my small pinky around his and kissing it.
"Why kiss it?" He asked me and I shrugged.
"I don't know. I just have always done that" I climbed out of the bed which he followed grabbing my hand pulling me into him.
"Anyone ever tell you how sexy you are in the morning?"
"Sam Sheppard told me it all the time" I smirked and he frowned.
"You really are hilarious" He mumbled leaning into kiss me. I placed my hands on his face pulling him in closer.
"I think I like you" I murmured into his lips and he nodded in agreement.
"I think I like you too"
"That's good. I don't want to go back to Sam Sheppard" He pulled away then and I of course laughed at him.
"Become a comedian" He told me and my face went blank.
"I've realized something…" I said through laughing as I played on the computer.
"What is that?" Grey questioned as she put on makeup.
"I'm hilarious"
"No you aren't!" We heard from downstairs and I groaned.
"Shut up Devon!" I yelled back.
"Nathan, could you get on that?" Easton asked Nathan which made me snort. Whenever we made a remark to any of the boys, one of them will turn to the others and be like could you get on that. It always cracked me up.
"Anywho, what I was saying before being so rudely interrupted, I am really thinking about becoming a comedian"
"Don't, that is my only advice to you" Grey told me seriously and I threw a pillow at her.
"I'm going to have to agree with-"
"Shut up, Devon!" We all yelled.
I forced a smile which he noticed stopping me from pulling him out of the room. "Did I say something?"
"No, no I'm just being stupid" I looked down at our feet and he cupped my face making look at him.
"We all miss people. Things make us think about them. Hell, I can't even hear some talk about Snow White without thinking about Lily."
"Why?"
"My mom used to call her that… and she loves Snow White. I found it funny when you called her Snow because that is what my mom used to call her"
"I'm sorry I won't call-"
"No, she loves that name. It's okay. I sometimes forget things about her." He told me ashamed.
"Lucas…"
"She is so young and she was only four when it happened. I sometimes forget she sounded like and I forget what her favorite things were. I like when I hear about Snow White cause it makes me remember things about. You got twenty years with your sister, I got four" He said brokenly and I felt like I had punched in the stomach.
"I'm so sorry" I said truthfully and he shrugged.
"I've never told anyone that. I've always wanted to say that. I don't know-"
I kissed him. Something about Lucas telling me that he has never told anyone that and the fact he looked so sad. I wanted to make him better. And I didn't know how but to kiss him.
Lucas Scott is going to be the death of me.
Lucas left a few hours ago. I made him. He needed to go home, or hang out with Nathan or do something manly. He had spent the last few days taking care of me and he needed a break. I was flipping through the channels when I came to my favorite talk show and kept it on.
When Grey and I were younger we would always watch Chelsea Lately every night at eleven. Grey would always ramble about how all she wanted was to work for Chelsea Handler. I told her when she would know when she was famous when she was on the show.
"Tonight, I have a special guest who has just wrapped her second season of the hit show Saving Grace" I smiled sadly as the screen cut to a scene of the show.
"Grace, we have to talk about this" Asher followed Grace down a hallway trying to catch up with her.
"No we don't. You don't do it for me. I don't want you anymore. What is there to say?" She said with her usual uninterested attitude.
"Don't lie to yourself, you want to be with me. You need me" he try to explain and she shook her head.
"I don't need anyone"
The screen cut back to Chelsea Handler sitting in her chair. "Grey Simon"
Grey walked out from backstage and she looked beautiful as usual. I was surprised to see her hair was back to its original blonde state. She was dressed in a pale pink dress that looked similar to one she bought me before she left, a grey cardigan, and black peep toe heels. She looked better since the last time I saw her. She looked my big sister.
"Hi" She smiled broadly hugging Chelsea before taking a seat across from her. She laughed at something Chelsea had said and I can just imagine how excited she was.
"Wow, I can't believe I'm here. I can say I'm famous now" She smiled when a look crossed her face. One of sadness before Chelsea asked her something and she pulled herself out of it.
"I'm better. You have one trip and people think you are crazy, but I'm good. I don't drink often, so I kind of over did it."
"Then I overdo it every weekend" Chelsea replied and I let out a small laugh along with Grey, "So who's Loo?"
Grey looked at her hands for a few seconds and her leg started bouncing. Is big time actress nervous? "Loo… is probably watching this. She has seen every episode. Told me I'd know I'm famous when I got here…" She paused letting out a shaky laugh, "She was my best friend from back home. Saw her as a little sister. You know I uh… hurt her pretty bad. I cut her out of my life along with a few other people didn't deserve it. I wouldn't be here without her though. She's the reason I'm Grey Simon. She was the only one that supported me when everyone else thought it was just a joke"
"When was the last time you talked to her?"
"Face to face, oh god… three years I guess. She called and I finally answered few days ago and I pretty much told her to go to hell."
"Why did you leave her?"
"I tell myself I left her and… this other person, because I thought it would help them. They wouldn't be in this light all the time because they didn't want that. She probably tells herself cause I didn't care enough. I don't know which way it is."
"So take it all back. Trust me, its not worth going through this. Even if you think she doesn't care, if she is still watching maybe she does"
"I tried, but by the time I realized how big of a mistake I had made they had moved and I didn't think they wanted me anymore. It was like losing your family. I lost my best friend. I will never see her or her brother graduate high school or when they get married. I made my bed and now I have to lie in it"
"And do you lie in it with sexy man that we see you with" Through tears I watched Grey make a disgusted face which probably mirrored mine.
"Eww… that's gross. He is seriously like a big brother. Eww…" She cringed making funny faces.
"You are seeing someone thought right, because this picture…" Chelsea held up a magazine where Grey was holding hands with some guy.
"That is from filming"
"Grey Davis, you little liar" I laughed.
"Really? Filming finished a while back from what this article says. And unless the show decided to take a different route that could offend most people…" Chelsea responded making the audience laugh.
"He's gonna kill me" Grey covered face as it turned red.
"So how'd that one come to be?"
"Well… as we all know my on screen boyfriend, off screen doesn't like"
"Kaslopis" Chelsea interjected and Grey laughed throwing her head back.
"Yes, which he is very proud to say. Well, he is my gay best friend and one day during filming he decided he'd rather go make out with his boyfriend than me and told me to practice with Beck and I was like okay." She said all giddy making Chelsea laugh. "I mean have you seen my boy? Let's just say, I wished his character was a possibility for Grace."
"But it isn't because you two are siblings"
"Yes, my boyfriend plays my brother on my TV show. It's so weird telling people that…"
"But you haven't told people right?"
"No, we have kept a secret. Someone is great with a camera" I laughed.
"Is it serious?"
"We are two years in so…"
"Wow… so you guys got together near the beginning of the show?"
"Yes" She smiled broadly.
"Is it awkward when you have to go make out this guy and he is just hi, I'm the brother"
Grey moved in her seat to get more comfortable and started her hand gestures. "You would think, but since Matty would never have any feelings for me I should be nervous when is around Beck cause they definitely have a bromance. So, all those weird things they do in the show were made from things they actually do. I love them, but Matty better keep his hands to himself"
"And what about for you when he is with girls?"
"It bothered me at first because you know that was the first time I had done any show or acted at all and he is big man in Hollywood and uh… was kind of a player before me-"
"I don't think he has ever had a serious girlfriend."
"He hasn't. So you can see why I was cautious and was partly happy that he wasn't my romantic interest. I was bummed Matty is gay because I couldn't even to use him to make him jealous. He told me though before every scene he does that involves him and a girl that they don't get to take him home. He tells me he would never mess it up because he wouldn't be with me if he wanted to be with others. I'm not worried" She smiled.
"Well, we are all proud. I have seen him and the things I would do to him" I laughed turning off the TV with a smile on my face.
My sister's in love. And she misses me… things are looking up.
Now I don't own Chelsea Lately but it is my favorite talk show ever. Chelsea Handler is my idol so of course if Grey is going to be on a talk show it is going to be that one.
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