Reasons To Fall
Chapter 9
You're all i needed. All this time.
You and Me. It could never be.
Weeks later
Lucas carefully took the headphones off Brooke's now 18 week baby bump. According to what he's read about pregnancy. The babies could hear now.
Brooke reached over taking ahold of the photo album.
She opened it starting to look through it.
She wasn't exactly sure why she held on to this. Memories of her and Lucas as a couple in happier times.
"We happened. We were real. And I want our babies to know that their parents had a love story. Despite the fact that it ended." Brooke said.
"We did. What we had changed us and shaped who we became."
"That's the love we created them with. And I don't regret that."
"Being with you." Lucas confessed.
Brooke looked to him.
"Tonight was nice. Dinner. Hanging out at you're place. The nursery is alot more warm and comfortable then i expected."
"What if I hadn't broken up with you. Would we of been together now?" Brooke asked.
"Yes I do. We were in love and mistakes and distance had happened. But our feelings weren't fleeting."
"I pulled away. I wasn't able to let you in."
"I wanted us to try again. Back then but it was too late."
"That's on me." Lucas stated matter of fact.
"You gave up on me and I don't blame you. I deserved that." Lucas said.
Brooke didn't know what to say. A part of her longed to hear these words from Lucas for so long.
"I'll be right back." Lucas said. Leaving the living room.
Brooke carefully sat up. Enjoying the warmth of the fireplace.
When he emerged back in front of her. The sight of the box in his hands.
Made her heart leap. She got up from where she was seated and walked over.
"The box containing you're letters from that summer."
"I could never get rid of or throw it away."
"I read them over more times then i want to admit." Lucas admitted.
"Why are you telling me this?" Brooke questioned.
"I love you Brooke. I'm in love with you."
"I want the four of us to be a family. For us to live together in one house. To wake up and go to sleep together every night." Lucas confessed. The emotion in his voice thick.
Brooke didn't know how to respond. Her heart aching.
Lucas put the box down. Took her in his arms.
Leaned over and kissed her.
Brooke kissed him back.
The feelings she refused to face and had pushed away for years.
Began to come to the surface and she stopped the kiss.
Pushing him away. "I can't do this."
"Its wrong. Its selfish. It doesn't matter what i feel."
"I won't hurt anyone else again. We need to stop this." Brooke insisted.
"I'm need to go home. Forget about this night." Brooke added in.
Lucas took her hand. "Brooke. Stay." He insisted.
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