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Thanks again to everyone who alerted. And to anyone who reads my Brucas story, I'm working on an update. It's becoming harder and harder the more I wait. It's not that I don't have ideas, its just difficult trying to find where I should start after the last chapter (I kind of left it loose)

Chapter Two: Heartless

April 15th, 2009 8:30PM

There is something about the Santa Monica Pier at night. Someone so lost, could find their way through all the attractions. The way the ocean collided against the brown sand created a sense of completeness, as if you belonged.

Julian Baker found himself, watching the ocean while his three other friends went to grab themselves a water bottle.

A few moments later, he heard Chris' and Mark's voice coming from behind him.

"We should head over to the Promenade; Helen is bringing a few of her single friends." Julian felt Mark give him a slight push; however, Julian wasn't paying any attention, he was looking at the goofy smile on Chris' face with the mention of his girlfriend.

Julian didn't know where he fit in with Mark and Chris. Chris was the guy in a serious committed relationship; while Mark's idea of a good time is finding a girl and waking up to her the next morning.

I guess I'm the one who wants what Chris has but is always stuck in Mark's position.

The three began to walk away, with Julian trying to memorize the sound of the ocean.

April 15th, 2009 10:50

Two drinks into his time at the club, and Julian was already having a blast. Thirty minutes before, the group had been at the restaurant when one of Helen's friends Emma suggested that they hit a club before calling it a night. Chris wouldn't let Julian say no, claiming that "It's been two weeks, get over it. It's just a girl."

Not any girl, Brooke Davis.

Currently, Julian, Emma, Helen and Chris sat at a table, in the middle of the club. While, Mark was at the bar flirting with a young, tall blonde and Helen's other friend, Larissa flirted with the bartender.

Julian took a sip of his third glass, each time he gulped it down, and he felt a piece of his heart go back to shape. His hope was by the end of the night, he wouldn't be able to remember her face or picture their happy family sitting on at the dinner table with his Italian specialty sitting on the kitchen table.

Julian closed his eyes and he didn't picture Brooke's face but her body and the way she dressed. Brooke always dressed very sophisticated yet young and Julian had always wondered if it had to do with her high school experience- she was never taken seriously.

"So, Julian." Julian opened his eyes to see Emma staring back at him with her large blue eyes.

Everything that happened afterwards happened very quickly. Emma's voice caused a eruption in him. Within seconds, he found himself lip locking with her and gulping more alcohol down.

The two pulled away for a moment, and Emma whispered that she would be in the lady's room.

"I'm not that guy, Brooke." Julian heard himself saying in his head.

He wasn't this guy either.

Emma came back to the table and Julian decided to go for it because if he didn't now, tomorrow he would wake up with that same empty feeling and an empty bed, except he would be hung over. He needed change.

Emma was no Brooke Davis. Although, her brown hair and eyes may look similar to the color Brooke had, everything else was different, from her smile to her skimpy outfit that showed everything except something that could possibly get her arrested.

"You know what I think?" Julian pulled away from her ear nibbling to look her in the eyes.

Try Julian, just try.

April 16th, 2009 10:05am

When Julian opened his eyes the next morning, he faced the large window that he never got any curtains for. The sun blinded him and in a instant his head began to pound. He turned around to open his eyes.

That's when he saw her.

Emma gave her a toothy smile while she put on what she called a "dress", while Julian grabbed his head in pain. He didn't know what hurt more, the confusion of this girl in his room or the pounding in his head that never seemed to stop.

Suddenly, Emma's phone rang off and it was a song Julian was familiar with.

How could you be so heartless?

"Leave." Julian sternly said turning to her. Emma's eye brows looked at him confused.

"Leave." This time, she didn't look, she just left.

She was never heartless.

April 16th, 2009 2:15

I really shouldn't be here.

The sun was shining brightly on this warm California day. After Julian was relieved of his hangover, the guilt still lived in his stomach. After three Advil's and never ending amount of water, Julian realized alcohol would never be the answer.

But taking a drive would.

Julian drove thirty minutes to Beverly Hills; he took in all the sites and sounds. Currently, he looked at the store that was built in front of him. Through the corner of his eye, he watched as twenty-something's eyed at him. Julian wanted to avoid giving any of them any ideas.

Taking a deep breath in, Julian finally took a step towards the store.

A step towards her.

In the store, upbeat music played and gorgeous girls walked about helping customers.

She would be thrilled knowing that everything was great.

A tall, red head with strong legs walked up to Julian with a small smile.

"Welcome to Clothes over Bros, is there anything I can help you with?" Julian gave her a smile.

"Yes, I'm buying for a lady friend. I don't exactly know what to get her."

"Well, what are her personality traits?"

"Well… She's strong, unbelievably beautiful and sophisticated." Julian looked down. She was so much more than that.

For a few moments, the two just stood and looked around the store, until the red head started to lead him to the back of the store.

"This is a new addition to the collection." She pulled a beautiful crafted red dress that was long and oozed elegance. Julian took a moment to take it all in.

"Perfect."

April 16th, 2009 2:23

While exiting the store, with a large bag in his hand, Julian stopped moving. Except, it wasn't just his legs, his body completely stopped. He couldn't feel his heart and the pulse that went wild when she was around stopped. He couldn't feel anything.

But he could hear…

And here's a note
To say the words I couldn't say
Dear you
I say that you're the only one for me
Say that I will never ever leave
Dear you
I see the future growing old again
Settle down with no other girl in the world

It was their song, and he felt like he could watch her smoothly move to music just like she had the first time they had heard it. Except, the person wasn't him – he was blonde and tall.

Despite the numbness, Julian ran out of the store and didn't stop until he got to his car and by then the numbness turned to pain and the pain turned into everything he could think off.

"Why didn't you get off the plane?" He took the dress that he had spent almost a thousand dollars on and took it off and looked at it. Why had he wasted that money? He turned to his right and saw a beautiful young woman, wearing baggy clothing probably loosing her mind to some addiction.

She was full of heart, that girl.

Julian found himself in front of the girl, as he got closer he noticed the bruises that covered her body, probably from a young man who didn't know what he had.

"Here." He told her, handing her the bag. The woman looked at him with her big green eyes, which were filled with surprise.

"Excuse me?" She whispered.

"Take it- I bought it for a woman who didn't love me. I want you to have it- show the dress the love I didn't get."

The woman took the bag, telling Julian thank-you a thousand times before he waved, walking away.

That's why I loved her- her heart.

A/N: Okay, so second chapter! I am kind of nervous about it. I don't know if it was all over the place. Julian is getting better even though it might not seem like it. Hopefully in the next two chapters it will become more noticeable that he's beginning to realize that. After those two chapters, only three are left (one being a prologue).

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