Brooke sat in the bathroom as she listened to Lucas pounding on the other side of the door. How was she going to tell Lucas about this he would be so mad if he knew it was Chase was back in town.

"Baby girl please let me in" Lucas pleaded from the doorway.

Brooke wiped her eyes and stood up to unlock the door. As soon as she did Lucas opened it to find her standing there in the middle of the bathroom and Brooke's eyes welled with tears and she fell into his arms sobbing.

Lucas knelt to the soft carpet of the bathroom floor with Brooke. He was scared out of his mind that he'd done something to hurt her and if that was the case he'd never forgive himself. He replayed the nights earlier events in his mind trying to figure out if he'd done something to her. "Brooke sweetheart…please tell me what's wrong"

"I'm sorry Lucas" Brooke sobbed into his bare chest "I'm so sorry…I thought he'd go away"

"Who pretty girl?" Lucas asked fear rising from the pit of his stomach.

"Chase" Brooke said through strangled sobs.

Lucas felt the bile rising in his throat. He'd hoped to god that he'd never have to hear that name ever again. After everything that Chase had put them through from harassing Brooke to physically hurting her then Lucas's own jail time for beating the hell out of him you'd think the guy would have learned his lesson. "What do you mean he's here?"

"He's here with my mom" Brooke said. "What do you think he wants?"

"I don't know pretty girl but we're not going to find out" Lucas said getting up from the floor.

"What are you doing?" Brooke asked.

"Get dressed we're going to a hotel" Lucas said "I'll get the kids ready"

"Lucas…no…this won't solve anything and I don't even know if they're still in town" Brooke pleaded as she got up from the floor.

"Brooke…I'm not fighting with you about this…get dressed we're going to a hotel" Lucas spat a little too harshly.

Brooke stopped dead in her tracks and she looked at Lucas who turned to face her "Lucas?"

Lucas walked up to Brooke and ran a hand across her face "Brooke please…we don't know what they have planned"

Brooke nodded and Lucas pulled her into his arms "Don't worry Pretty Girl….I'll fix it…one way or another"

Lucas pulled away from Brooke and walked over to the closet and grabbed a pair of jeans and pulled them on along with a shirt before walking down the hall to get Hannah and Isaiah. Brooke walked over to the dresser and got dressed before putting a few things in an overnight bag for her and Lucas. After a few minutes Lucas came into the bedroom with a duffle bag full of things for Isaiah and Hannah. Lucas already had Isaiah already in his car seat still asleep. Hannah walked in behind Lucas still dressed in her pajamas and climbed up on top of Lucas and Brooke's bed. "Is it a sleepover mommy?"

Brooke forced a smile and looked at Hannah "It sure is a sleepover baby…only we're not going to sleep here….we're going to sleep at a hotel"

"A hotel…what's dat?" Hannah asked clutching her purple monkey to her chest.

"It's a really big place with a lot of beds" Lucas explained as he helped Hannah put her coat on.

"We sleep there daddy?" Hannah asked

"Yeah monkey…we're going to sleep there" Lucas answered.

"We don't bite our friends" Hannah said simply.

"What?" Lucas asked laughing.

"Yo Gabba Gabba…it's a song" Brooke explained.

"Oh" Lucas said as he zipped Hannah's coat. "Let's go"

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Lucas fumbled with the card key to the hotel room that they were assigned. "I don't know why that they can't bring back keys"

"Lucas calm down" Brooke whispered as she swayed with a now sleeping Hannah.

"I'm sorry Brooke I just don't want everyone to know that we're here" Lucas explained.

"Lucas it's past 1 in the morning I don't think that anyone is going to see us" Brooke assured.

"You don't know what your mother and Chase are capable of Brooke" Lucas said as he finally managed to get the door open. He picked up Isaiah's car seat and carried it into their suite.

"Let's just try to get some sleep" Brooke said as she walked into the bedroom and laid Hannah down on the bed.

"Yeah…I guess that we should" Lucas said nodding as he stripped down to his boxers and grey t shirt before taking Isaiah out of his car seat and placing him in the middle of the bed. Brooke changed into her pajamas and placed Hannah beside her so that her and Isaiah were in the middle.

Lucas turned the light out and turned to look at Brooke. "Try to get some rest"

"Lucas you should go to sleep too" Brooke said with a yawn.

"I will Brooke…don't worry about me you just rest" Lucas forced a smile and looked at Brooke.

"Lucas please" Brooke asked "Don't get upset over this I mean there's a chance that it's not even him"

"It's him…and I'm going to protect my family" Lucas said "No matter what I have to do"

"Lucas…" Brooke's voice trailed off.

"Brooke…I'm not going to fight with you over this I know what I need to do and if he tries to hurt you or our kids or any of our friends and family…I will kill him…and that's a promise" Lucas said rolling back over onto his side.

"He won't do anything" Brooke said trying to assure Lucas along with herself.

"Brooke…I know that you don't believe that and I sure as hell don't so just drop it…if he comes to the house I'll take care of it" Lucas said getting out of bed.

"Where are you going" Brooke asked sitting up in the bed.

"I can't sleep so I'm going to go and watch some TV" Lucas said walking out of the bedroom and shutting the door behind him.

Brooke got up and put a few pillows around Isaiah and Hannah so they wouldn't roll out of the bed before walking out into the living room of the suite. Lucas was sitting on the couch flipping through the various infomercials that were on. Brooke walked up beside of the couch and looked at Lucas.

"Are you going to talk to me about this?" Brooke asked softly.

"There's nothing to talk about…" Lucas didn't take his eyes off of the TV as Brooke sat down on the couch beside of him.

"Lucas…what do you think he wants?" Brooke curled up on the couch and looked over at Lucas.

"My guess is you…and I really don't think that anything is going to stop him this time….I just can't believe that your mother is behind this" Lucas shook his head and kept his eyes on the TV.

"I just don't understand what it is that she wants from me" Brooke ran a hand through her hair and sighed.

Lucas scooted over to Brooke and wrapped an arm around her "Brooke…your mom wants your life…I mean look at everything you've accomplished you're 25 and you're the most gorgeous girl that I've ever laid eyes on and you've got your company and great friends and the two greatest most beautiful and amazing kids in the whole world not to mention a husband that would do anything in the whole world for you…and he's not bad looking either"

"Yeah…I do have some pretty great kids and friends" Brooke smiled.

"And…" Lucas's voice trailed off.

"And….a successful company…and I'm totally a rock star when it comes to designing clothes" Brooke rested her head on Lucas's shoulder.

"And…" Lucas said.

"I guess I'm pretty hot too…I mean who wouldn't want to date me?" Brooke sat up and looked at Lucas who sighed and got up from the couch.

"Yeah you're just one of a kind" Lucas got up and started to walk away from the couch.

Brooke got up and grabbed Lucas's hand and pulled him back so that he was facing her "You didn't let me finish you see I also have this husband who is the most amazing man that I've ever met….he's surprises me everyday…he's also the greatest father to our son and daughter and while we may have our arguments…I couldn't imagine a better life than one with him…he's the one for me…he always has been and he always will be"

"You know your husband is a pretty lucky guy to have such a wonderful wife" Lucas smiled and kissed Brooke on the forehead.

"Yeah….you know you should meet him sometime" Brooke teased.

"Oh I would but Peyton wouldn't like that" Lucas pulled away from Brooke and walked back to the couch.

"Ha ha…you're so funny Lucas" Brooke rolled her eyes and folded her arms and pouted.

"You started it…don't be jealous of what Peyton and I have" Lucas shrugged his shoulders.

"That's fine if you want her…go…don't let me stop you…I mean everyone I talk to is always surprised that you two aren't married anyway" Brooke walked over to the mini bar and grabbed herself a water and took a drink of it.

"Well what can I say….I can't help that she's into me…this Jaglieski marriage is just a cover up" Lucas turned his attention to Brooke from the TV and smiled when he looked at her.

"You can stop cause I'm getting pissed off now" Brooke sat her water down on the on the coffee table and walked back over to Lucas.

"Aw…does that make you mad babe?" Lucas asked getting up from the couch.

"No…I mean why should it I can respect what you and Peyton had" Brooke straddled Lucas's knees and sat down.

"I mean what can I say women love me" Lucas wrapped his arms around Brooke's waist and pulled her closer to him.

"I'll remember that when Jake kicks your ass" Brooke whispered before leaning in to kiss Lucas on the forehead.

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"I wonder who that is this late?" Brooke asked moving off of Lucas.

Lucas looked at his watch "Oh…it's Peyton"

"I heard that" Brooke sighed.

"I said it loud" Lucas laughed.

Brooke walked over to the door and opened it to find someone she really never expected.

"Well looks like someone missed Chris Keller" he said standing in the doorway.

"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked.

"Well since you asked I was doing a set in town and my manager so kindly put me up in this hotel and I was out for my late night cheeseburger when what to my wondering eyes appear but Brooke and Lucas and the Scott spawn…who knew?" Chris said.

Lucas walked up behind Brooke and shook his head "What contest in hell did we win to observe this honor?"

"Good to see you to Luke" Chris said from the doorway "So can Chris Keller come in?"

"If you must" Brooke said steeping out from the doorway.

"So what brings the two of you to this lodging last time Chris Keller checked you were neighbors with the infamous Haley James" Chris said picking up a bag of chips from the mini bar.

"Scott" Lucas added.

"My bad…Haley James-Scott" Chris sat down on the couch and threw his legs up on it. "So how have you guys been?"

"Good…I'm just surprised…that you're here" Brooke said.

"Well I just thought I owed it to the two of you to come and see you guys….I've missed you guys" Chris opened the bag of chips and started to eat them. "We should hang out more"

"Yeah….I can't imagine why we don't hang out with you Chris" Lucas said walking up behind Brooke.

"Deep down that hurts me Luke…so how are Nathan and Haley…are they still married?" Chris asked as he ate his chips.

"Yeah…they're still married…in fact they have two kids now" Brooke told Chris.

"Jeez….kids creep me out…I mean they're tiny and they cry and throw up…they're just gross" Chris said shaking his head. "Oh…I'm sure that yours are nice though"

"So how long are you planning on staying here?" Lucas asked

"The night I guess….Hey man the Sham WOW I have one of those they're so cool" Chris said turning to face the TV.

Brooke turned to look at Lucas "I'm going to go and get some ice so that I can make you and I some really REALLY strong drinks…I'll be back in just a minute"

"Oh boy thanks for letting me hang out with Chris while you're gone" Lucas said sarcastically.

"You're welcome" Brooke grabbed the card key and the ice box and took off out the door.

"So you much have you missed Chris Keller?" Chris asked as Lucas sat down next to him.

Lucas groaned and threw his head back against the back of the couch.

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Brooke walked down the hall to the ice box and started to fill it up.

"Hey….I've missed you"

She knew his voice in an instant and it sent chills down her spine. Brooke turned around and saw him standing behind her. "Chase"

"If it's even possible you look more beautiful than the last time I saw you" Chase said smiling

"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked backing away.

"I wanted to see you…I'm working for your mom now…I'm her lawyer…I've missed you so much Brooke" Chase said.

"How did you meet my mother?" Brooke asked backing away from Chase as far as she could get.

"Oh…she heard about what Lucas did to me and she felt like she needed to make it up to me so she hired me" Chase took a few steps towards Brooke and smiled.

"Well it's good to see you too Chase…goodnight" Brooke forced a smile and walked past Chase and then everything went black.