Chapter 15

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Two months had flown by and now it was a couple of days before Karen and Keith's wedding. Life had chance a lot for Lucas Scott. He had finally finished his book and was getting ready to send out to see if it would get published. Brooke told him that they would be crazy not to publish his book. His relationship was better than before and he was thinking of proposing to get soon.

The situation with Dan wasn't the easiest thing he dealt with but it was getting better. At first he decided that Dan didn't deserve a second chance but as time went on and he saw how dedicated Dan was to make things his heart began to chance. They began with phone conversations over the phone. They did those for the first month. In the beginning it was awkward and they didn't have much to talk about. But as time went the conversation became longer.

Karen was not thrilled about Lucas and Dan working things out but Keith convinced her that this was something Lucas needed to do so he would go through the rest of his life wondering what if. Lucas was glad that Keith understood and knew in time his mother would accept it also.

Brooke was happy that Lucas and Dan were taking the steps to a new relationship. She knows what it's like to want a relationship with a parent and they don't want anything to do with you. She would give anything to have her parents tell her that they want a second at a relationship but she knew that would never happen. She hadn't talk to Victoria since she fired her. Rachel told her that Victoria tried to talk to the board and deem Brooke incompetent of running a company but the board didn't listen to get allegations. She couldn't remember the last time that she talked to her father.

She shook her head of all those thoughts she was happy for Lucas and that was all that mattered. She returned to her task at hand. She was sitting in her store adding the finishing touches on the dresses.

The store turned out to be a success. At the beginning when they first opened things were so but as word increased the store starting showing progress.

Karen entered the store as Brooke was once again loses in her thoughts. She smiled at the young women on front of her.

Brooke snapped herself out of her daze as she felt the presence on the store. She pick her head up from what she was doing and spotted Karen walking towards her with a big smile on her face. She got up from her spot and greeted her with a hug.

"I'm so proud of you Brooke," Karen said.

Brooke looked at her with tears building in her eyes.

"You have come such a long way from the girl you used to be. I remember when you first started dating Lucas I was wary if you but you proved me wrong. You have the biggest heart out of anyone I know and you are a wonderful mother." Karen said.

Brooke couldn't keep the tears at bay anymore as Karen continued to speak.

"You're probably wondering why I'm telling you all this now."

Brooke nods her head as Karen begins again.

"I see how it hurts you that Lucas is building a relationship with Dan. And I know it's not because you don't care for Dan but you want a relationship with your parents and they are too selfish to care. But I need you to no matter if they want a relationship with you in the future or you never talk to them again you have a family with us. You are like a daughter to me and that will never change. I love you Brooke." Karen said.

Brooke was now full on crying as Karen hugged her. As they pulled away from the hug Brooke spoke.

"I love you too, Mom" and Karen began to cry.

That's how Lucas found his mom and girlfriend. He had come by to surprise Brooke and take her out to lunch. But as he opened the door to the store he was shocked to see them hugging each other and crying. His first thought was that something was wrong. So he rushed over to them to figure out what was going on.

"What?" he questioned. "Did someone die?"

The two of them let out a laugh.

"No one died. Mom and I were just talking," Brooke replied.

At first Lucas was a little shocked that Brooke said mom but a smile graced his lips as he understood what this meant to Brooke.

"Well I was just leaving I promised Lily we would go to the movies before the rehearsal dinner tonight. I'll see you kids later," Karen said.

"Bye Mom," they said in unison.

"Is it weird that I'm calling your mom, mom?" Brooke questioned.

" No, my mom has always thought of you as a daughter ever since you moved in with us in high school," Lucas answered.

"I just didn't want you to think

I was taking your mom from you," she replied.

"Pretty Girl, this is your family now too," he said as he pulled her into a hug and placed a kiss in her lips.

"So what brought you by here today not that I'm complaining?" she questioned.

"Well I was in the neighborhood and decided to take a very sexy fashion designer to lunch before all this craziness began," he replied.

"You know, I just so happen to be sexy and a fashion designer who would love for her boyfriend to take her out to lunch. Is Noah coming with us?" she asked.

"Nope I drop him off with Nathan and Haley. It's you and me Pretty Girl." he said

"I like the sound of that" she said with a smile as they left the store hand and hand.