I just want to start by saying how sorry I am that it's taken this long to update. I can't lie for a long time I lost the heart to go on with it, but that's not fair to you guys. I know how much I hate when people start stories and don't finish them. So, I'm going to finish this one. Maybe with OTH starting back tonight it will give me the drive and spark that I need to update more often. I've missed you guys and it's because of your very nice PM's and reviews that gave me the drive to update. Hope you guys like the chapter.

"Brooke, are you okay?" Julian asked as he walked up behind the brunette who was clutching the table.

"What did you do to me?" Brooke asked as she looked at Julian who smiled softly at her.

"I didn't do anything, Brooke" Julian said with a sly smile as he wrapped his arm around Brooke. "Nothing that we both don't want anyway"

"I have to go" Brooke said as she started to stumble towards the front of the club.

"What's the rush, Pretty Girl?" Julian asked as he walked after her.

"Don't call me that" Brooke didn't turn around as she walked closer to the door.

"Baby, don't be that way" Julian said as he walked after Brooke.

"I'm not your baby" Brooke's temper flared as she turned around to look at Julian.

"I'm just trying to help you out you don't have to be such a bitch" Julian said as he walked closer to Brooke.

"Is there a problem?" a voice over Brooke's shoulder asked.

Julian looked up from Brooke and saw Haley standing behind Brooke. Haley walked over to Brooke and gently touched her arm.

"You okay, Tigger?" Haley asked as she saw her friend's thin frame sweaty and shaking as she struggled to hold onto the wall.

"I don't know" Brooke answered. "I felt fine a few minutes ago, I think Julian spiked my drink"

Julian spat out a laugh before shaking his head "You can't just go and accuse people of things like that Brooke. You don't have any proof, you were hitting it hard earlier and you are dressed like a whore, maybe one of your little fan club members did it. You are Brooke Davis-Scott after all. With the big fashion empire and the famous writer husband. It could've been anyone in here doll"

"Julian, I think you've done enough for the night" Haley said as she pulled out her phone.

"Who are you going to call?" Julian asked as he felt the beads of sweat start to pool at the back of his hair.

"I don't know, Julian" Haley said as she started to dial "I think my friend needs to go to the hospital, and I think the police might have a few questions for you, too"

"I didn't have anything to do with what happened to Brooke" Julian sneered.

"Yeah, but you did "rescue" her so why don't you help her out and tell us what you saw" Haley raised an eyebrow at Julian and put her phone up to her ear.

"You'll regret this Haley, you should have minded your own damn business" Julian walked past Haley and roughly bumped her shoulder.

"You're such a man, Julian" Haley called as she watched Julian start to walk away.

Julian turned on his heel and looked at Haley "You don't know what I'm capable of Haley. Don't say I didn't warn you"

With that, Julian turned back around and stormed out of the club. Haley turned her attention back to Brooke who was slumped against the wall.

"We're going to get you some help, Tigger" Haley said as she pushed 911 on her phone and hit the send button.

Lucas was awoken by the sound of his cell vibrating and he groggily rubbed his eyes as he looked at the time and saw that it was 3 am. He reached for his phone and saw Haley's name on the screen. Lucas' stomach dropped as he pushed the answer button on his phone.

"Hello?" Lucas asked as he sat up in bed.

"Luke, there's been an accident" Haley said softly "Brooke's in the hospital"

"What happened?" Lucas asked as he quickly got out of bed and flipped the lights on.

"We were at the club and her drink was messed with. She's going to be fine, she just has to stay overnight for observation"

"I'm on my way" Lucas said as he went to the closet.

"Luke, no. Brooke's going to be fine. She didn't want me to call and bother you. But, I just felt like you needed to know. Luke, Julian is the one who did it" Haley said.

"What? I'll kill that son of a bitch for this" Lucas couldn't help the rage that filled his body as he thought of Julian even touching his wife.

"Luke, remember what happened with Chase? Don't do anything stupid. Let the police handle it this time" Haley pleaded.

Lucas shook his head as he listened to Haley on the other end of the phone. "I can't promise you that, Haley"

"Lucas, please. I can't watch this happen again" Haley said softly. "I've got to call Nathan and tell him what happened"

"I'm going to be there in a few hours, Haley" Lucas grabbed his duffel bag out of the closet and threw it on the bed.

"Luke, you don't have to. She's fine" Haley said

"I'll be there, what hospital?" Lucas asked.

"Luke..." Haley started

"What hospital?" Lucas asked again.

"Carolinas Medical Center University" Haley said finally giving in.

"I'll be there as soon as I can" Lucas said before hanging up the phone.

Haley walked back into Brooke's room and shut the door. Peyton and Rachel were in the corner talking softly while Brooke slept.

"How long has she been asleep?" Haley asked as she sat down on the couch nest to Peyton.

"Like 15 minutes" Peyton answered as she looked over at Brooke. "She was so worried about what Lucas was going to say"

"It's not her fault this happened" Rachel said "It's that ass hat Julian who did this"

"Rachel" Haley said giving the redhead a look.

"Well, it is. I knew when that guy came to town he was bad news" Rachel folded her arms across her chest and looked at Haley and Peyton.

"Really? Cause I seem to remember you saying something along the lines of "Oh, that Julian he's so hot. If I wasn't married I'd show him the proper Tree Hill welcome" Peyton said.

"That's before I knew what a total and complete waste of space this guy is" Rachel reached down for her purse to get her iphone and looked for any missed texts or calls.

"I just don't know how he managed to start out so charming and then end up such a complete and total..." Haley trailed off unable to find the right words for Julian.

"Ass hat" Rachel added never looking up from her phone.

"I have to agree with Rachel for once" Peyton said as she looked back over at Brooke and then to Haley. "I hope that the police caught him"

"I hope so, too" Haley said "For Lucas' sake"

Lucas pulled into the parking lot of the hospital just as the sun was coming up. He parked and walked in and took the elevator up to the floor that Brooke was on. The whole way to Charlotte all he could think about was Julian hurting Brooke. Sure, he'd already been through this with Chase but he didn't think he could just sit by and let this go. He had to protect his wife and if revenge was the only way to do that then he'd have to do whatever it took to make Julian pay.

Just as the elevator doors opened Lucas was face to face with Haley.

"Hey" Haley said softly.

Lucas knew by the look of her that she'd been up all night. He walked out of the elevator and pulled his best friend into his arms. "Is she okay?"

"She's fine, she's resting" Haley assured as she and Lucas broke apart from their hug.

"What room is she in?" Lucas asked as he looked down the empty hallway of the hospital.

"Down the hall first one on the right" Haley answered "Do you want a cup of coffee?"

Lucas shook his head no and went down the hall just as Haley had told him.

Lucas walked into Brooke's room and smiled to himself. Peyton and Rachel were both asleep on the couch and Brooke was laying in the bed. He quietly walked over to where his wife was and gently kissed her on the forehead.

Brooke's eyes fluttered open and she looked up at Lucas as her eyes adjusted to the sunlight coming through the room. "Luke"

"Hey, Pretty Girl" Lucas smiled down at her and brushed her hair over her forehead. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm just tired" Brooke answered "I don't know what happened, I took a sip of my drink and everything went kind of fuzzy"

"It's OK" Lucas assured as he looked down at Brooke "You're alright and that's all that matters to me"

"I feel awful, I know how much you admired Julian" Brooke said softly.

"Don't even worry about Julian. I will take care of that" Lucas forced a smile as he looked down at Brooke.

"Are the kids OK?' Brooke asked.

"Yeah, they're with Nathan. He's trying to use this time to prove to Haley they can have another baby" Lucas answered with a small laugh.

"Another Naley baby?" Brooke smiled at the thought of it.

"Yeah, which means when you get to feeling better we really need to get started on a little Brucas baby as Rachel likes to call them" Lucas smiled at his wife who rolled her eyes.

"I don't think you and Nathan could handle two pregnant wives at the same time" Brooke said as she reached up to rub Lucas' shoulder gently.

"It's funny, I was just talking to Nathan about this last night" Lucas replied.

"That doesn't surprise me. You two are something else when you are together. You think Haley and I don't know that you guys talk about us" Brooke smiled as she looked up at Lucas.

"We...we don't...we don't talk about the two of you" Lucas stumbled over his words.

"Sure...I know that I believe that" Brooke covered her mouth as she yawned.

Lucas forced a smile as he looked down at Brooke "Get some rest, Cheery. I'll be right here"

"I love you, Luke" Brooke whispered as she closed her eyes.

"I love you, too" Lucas replied. He moved to take a seat next to Brooke just as his phone started to vibrate. He pulled the phone out of his pocket and the color from his face fell as the name Julian flashed across the screen.