A/N: Hey guys! Hope the new year was good! Sorry the update has taken forever and a half, I've been busy with my own life and school. I have finals this week, but I found a little inspiration to add a new chapter, so here it is, hope you enjoy it!

ALSO: If any of you happen to be a Vampire Diaries/Glee fan, I wrote a crossover, it's my first crossover, and I think it's okay, but I'm biased. So if any of you are interested, please take a look, it would mean a lot to me. THANKS!

Long after Lucas had fallen asleep, Brooke still laid there, awake. She had a million things running through her mind. She was thankful to Peyton, but she was confused. For some reason, now that she was allowed to have Lucas, and she used the term 'allowed' very loosely, because Brooke Davis sure as hell did not need permission from anyone to have happiness, but now that she had him, she was beginning to think about Lindsay and Peyton, and Lucas's relationships with them.

Brooke, Peyton, Lindsay. That was the order of the never-ending love affair. Well, in reality, it was more of: Brooke, Peyton, Brooke, Peyton, Lindsay, now Brooke again...? And somewhere after the first time with Peyton he slept with Jake's baby mama, Nicky, who everyone hated. And Rachel was almost in that list, the girl certainly tried hard enough to get with him, but he was too in love with Brooke to give into Rachel. Brooke admired his strength.

But now? Brooke didn't want to date Lucas for a period of time and then have him break up because he realized that they were just rebounding from Lindsay. If she was going to be with him, she needed to be with him, no second thoughts, no running to the former lovers. She felt like she was mentally creating an ultimatum for him, and they just started officially dating a few hours ago!

She looked around Luke's room. The same room he'd had since she'd known him, the room that at one point was hers, because he wanted her to stay in Tree Hill. He'd even painted the door red, because that's how he saw her, not a rich, snotty, slutty cheerleader, though she'd admit, she was that. All of it. But Luke looked past that, he saw the girl behind the red door, and she loved him for it. He saw her as a person, and Brooke had never truly been seen that way.

Brooke had always carried a secret, and maybe that's why she was the way she was in high school, lately she'd thought a lot about it. It had began haunting her memory since before Lucas and Lindsay split. She'd never talked about it, not even to Peyton. Most nights, when she wasn't fucking guys or getting trashed, she cried herself to sleep.

She looked over at Lucas to make sure he was definitely asleep, and when she was positive he was, she slipped out of bed and found her underwear and his shirt. She slipped both on and walked out to the kitchen. She flicked a light on and sat at the table.

Brooke didn't care too much about talking about the past. She and Lucas never talked about anything prior to their meeting each other, mainly because Lucas knew of her reputation and Brooke turned out to not be that girl at all, so he figured he'd know the true her from being with her, rather than hearing of her past, and Brooke liked it that way. If Lucas knew her secret, he'd still love her, but he'd be more watchful, and perhaps extremely angry.

Now Brooke wrestled with so many thoughts. The thought of Lucas and Lindasy reconcielling, the thought of Lucas and Peyton reconcielling, the thought of Lucas discovering the truth about Brooke's past. It was overwhelming. Yes, it was only three things, but Brooke was so in love with Lucas that these three things may have been three thousand. And should Lucas discover her secret, chances are Haley and Peyton would have to be told, and Lucas would probably confide in Nathan. Brooke began to shake a little, out of fright, she was beginning to panic.

A/N: Well? I hope you all enjoyed it. Reviews are very much welcome and appreciated. Sorry about just talking about Brooke's secret and not going into detail. I didn't want to get into detail because I have several ideas for this secret and have yet to decide which I want to use, so here is a challenge for you, my lovelies, IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR THIS SECRET, SEND IT TO ME IN A MESSAGE! YOU WILL BE CREDITED WITH GIVING ME THE IDEA IF I CHOOSE IT! Today, where I am, is January 15th, I will try and have the next chapter up by the 20th, so if you want me to see your idea, send it to me by the 19th, please! Okay everyone have a wonderful morning/afternoon/evening!

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