Lucas walked into the cafe that his wife and his best friend had made and brought back to life. He needed to be in a place that felt like home, and where he could feel Brooke's presence. He sat in the corner of the cafe, near the window so that he could look at the people outside. He missed the touch of Brooke's kisses on his cheek, and her warm hands touching his arms. He could sometimes feel her, when he thinks about her really hard. He could still feel her warm touches on his skin.
"Luke?" Someone said confusedly. Lucas looked over with a wide smile, he saw Millie walking towards him with a pregnant stomach. She was getting bigger by the moment. Lucas' eyes widened in a surprise. He stood up, greeting Millie with a wide hug. Millie was confused for the reason of Lucas being here. She hadn't seen Lucas in weeks. Lucas sat back down his chair. "I didn't know that you would be here." Millie said to him. Lucas shrugged his shoulders, he didn't know that he was going to be here either.
"Brooke wouldn't want me to wallow and be miserable." Lucas laughed a little, wondering what Brooke would tell him if she was here. Millie laughed with him, taking it upon herself to sit in the chair across from him. Millie smiled happily, wondering what Lucas had been up too since Brooke.
"Where's Davis?" Millie's eyes widened, looking around but Davis was nowhere to be found.
"He's with Haley." Lucas said to him. Millie could tell that Lucas was distracted by something outside. She glanced outside the window, there was nothing intresting but the people.
"What are you looking at?" Millie asked questionably. Lucas chuckled, he said the same thing to Brooke once.
"Brooke would always sit in this seat, and stare out the window. I would ask the same question..." Lucas turned around to his jacket that was laying on the chair. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a white envelope. He looked at it for a moment, he couldn't wait to find what was inside, what mysterious adventure Brooke would take him on this time. "I guess I'm going to have to find out." Lucas said to himself. Millie leaned forward, trying to see what was in his hand.
"What is it?" Millie asked him. Lucas tapped the evelope on the table.
"It's a letter, from Brooke." Lucas answered her. Millie's smile faded, she didn't know what was going with Lucas but she didn't think it was funny.
"If this is some kind of sick joke," Millie started to say, quickly standing up from the table. Lucas stopped her by grabbing her hand before she walked away from him.
"It's not a joke, before Brooke..." Lucas swallowed, he didn't want to say it. "She wrote these letters." Lucas told her. Millie was confused, there must be a reason for this.
"Why letters?" Millie sat back down. Lucas chuckled, he didn't have an answer for that. He remembered when they were in high school, they had written each other letters. It started with Brooke when she moved away for the summer and now it was going to end with Brooke.
"It was kind of our thing...i guess." Lucas narrowed his eyebrows in confusion, he didn't know what to call it. Millie smiled, Brooke was always full of mysterious. Millie was proud of Brooke, she was glad that she was one of her friends.
"Well, I'll leave you alone then." Millie winked at him, walking away. Lucas nodded, thanking her with a smile. Lucas couldn't wait any longer, he slowly opened the letter and couldn't wait to see what behold of Brooke Davis. He saw the cursive letters, the words were written in a pink pen. His turned his mind off, reading letters and only hearing Brooke's voice.
Dear, Lucas.
I am here at the cafe, it's almost done. Haley and I are trying to figure out what color paint we want. She says brown but I think brown is boring. I'm thinking of a kind of purple, a nice purple that brings out the room.
Lucas quickly looked up, seeing the paint on the walls. It was purple, he didn't even notice. He smiled, he guessed that Brooke had got her way. He glanced back down at the letter and contuined to read.
She's giving me a hard time but I think that I can presuade her. It's just going to take longer. I sit near the window, looking outside at the people that make this town. I watch them walk and talk to the person beside them. I see the shops across the street and the people that run it. They all have this mark in this world, and now I get to have mine. I have this store, I have my Davis and I have you Lucas Scott. I've made my mark on the world, now it's time to make yours. I want you to look across the street, next to the Jewerly store, there's a book shop. Ask for Jimmy, he has something for you.
Lucas looked outside the window, he saw the jewlery store. The young man walked outside the store, he seemed to be working there. He talked to the people on the street, greeting them and trying to get them to buy his jewerly. Lucas looked over to the left, seeing the small book store that was there. He needed to know what Brooke left for him there.
I love you Lucas Scott. It's time for you to make your mark on this world. Start writing again and take the ravens to the championships. Be the Lucas that I love. Make our son Davis proud of you. I wish that I could be there with you when your dreams came true. But I can't. You have to do it on your own now. Give Davis a kiss for me. I will always love you.
Love, Brooke
Lucas felt a tear escape his eye but it wasn't a sad tear, it was tears of joy. He laughed to himself, he couldn't believe of how amazing Brooke Davis even when she was gone. He heard conversation and whispers in the cafe. He looked up, there was a crowd near the enterance of the cafe. Lucas stood up confusedly, he wondered what was going on. Then, he saw his friends. Mouth, Haley, Jamie, Nathan, Rachel, Skills and Millie. There was some other people that he didn't know. Millie turned around, glancing between the crowd at Lucas. She waved her hand, signaling Lucas to come over. Lucas walked over towards them, embracing their hugs that they welcomed him with. Lucas laughed with joy, he didn't even know that he was smiling.
"What's going on?" Lucas asked them, looking over at Haley. Haley had this excited smile on her face, tears in her eyes. There was something large behind her, covered with a black cover. Skills placed his arm Lucas' shoulder.
"Here's Davis, Luke." Nathan said to him, handing Lucas his child. Lucas looked into his sons light blue eyes, seeing how they lit up when he saw Lucas. Lucas held onto his son tightly. Lucas couldn't help but see Brooke in Davis. Davis had her cheeks and her dimples. There was so many things in Davis that reminded him of Brooke. Lucas started to rock him slightly.
"What's going on?" Lucas smiled, asking again.
"This cafe wouldn't be here if Brooke didn't help." Haley said to her. "This cafe meant so much to her and us...we spent our entire lives in this cafe." Haley looked at everyone. Lucas was still confused at what Haley was getting at. "Brooke was a big part of our lives." Haley nodded, they all agreed. "Brooke was always here for the biggest moments of our lives, and she will be here for the rest of them." Haley promised everyone. Millie whipped the tears from her face, smiling through the pain that she felt. "So, with that being said." Haley turned around, holding up the object covered in black. "Brooke's story will never end." She removed the black cover and hung the painting on the wall. She stepped away so that everyone could see it. Lucas stopped moving, he paused, his mouth hung open and his eyes widened. It was a painting of Brooke Davis. It was like picture in a painting. It was her, with her bright smile looking off into the distance like someone said something funny. Her eyes were bright and squinted a little. It was her. Lucas placed his arm over Haley, hugging her tightly as he could. He couldn't believe this.
"Thank you, Haley." Lucas said to her. Haley smiled, staring at the painting.
"You know I watch that video every day." Haley told him. "I miss her, Luke." Haley said to him. Lucas stared at the painting, Brooke's life was lived the way she wanted it to be. There was a part of him that didn't want to let go. "She's still here, Luke." Haley looked up at him.
"Can you hold Davis?" Lucas handed Davis to Haley without hearing her answer. "I'll be back," Lucas swore to her, he quickly raced out of the cafe. He looked at the book store across the street. He ran across there, not looking for cars or the people in his way. He opened the door, he heard a slight bing from the door opening. He looked around the tight space of the book store.
"Who is it?" A voice said in the back. Lucas stood there, not saying a word. The old man appeared from between the book shelves, he stopped, he saw a young man standing in the middle of his store. Lucas didn't know what to say or what he should be looking for. The old man changed the surprised look on his face to a 'i knew you were coming' look. He walked behind his desk.
"Your Lucas Scott." The old man bent down, grabbing a box and putting it on his desk. "I've been waiting for you to arrive." The old man smiled to him.
