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Author's Note: Keep the reviews coming and I'll keep updating. Also, in this story, Brooke left after she broke up with Lucas after Nathan and Haley's wedding. So, she wasn't there for the rest of senior year, not when Peyton got attacked by the stalker, not when the Ravens won the championship, not when Haley and Karen went into labor. None of that! Basically, everything still happened but Brooke wasn't there and Lucas and Peyton became a couple.

Chapter 3

It had been an hour since the plane took off. Sebastian had gone to sleep from staring at the clouds outside his window. Brooke lay back in her seat with her eyes closed, trying to mentally prepare herself for her return. She hadn't been this nervous since she left Tree Hill four years ago.

...Flashback...

After the school shooting, Brooke threw a party inside the school to help Lucas deal with losing Keith. Lucas storms out of the school.

"Lucas! Please stay." Brooke follows him.

"I can't Brooke. It's not right."

"Why not?"

"You wouldn't understand. You weren't there."

"I may not have been inside that school, but that doesn't mean that I wasn't there. It doesn't mean that I don't carry that day around with me like everybody else."

"I'm sorry, Brooke." his breath caught in his throat. "I know you're trying to help me with this, and I love you for it, but I just-I can't." He walked away.

After clearing his head, he came home to find Brooke laying in his bed.

"Have I told you how much I love you?" he said while making his way to the bed.

"No."

"Well, I do, and even when I don't tell you, it means a lot to me to know you're there. It means everything."

"I am here." she whispered.

"It's good being here, especially with you." he hugged her to his chest.

"I wish it was me." she said. Lucas looked at her, confused as to what she was saying.

"I know that's horrible and I know that's selfish, but I watched you rescue Peyton. And you told me you rescued Dan. And sometimes I just wish you could rescue me."

"From what?"

"From all of it." She stared into his eyes.

"Okay then, I will. If you promise to rescue me back."

"I promise."

"I love you pretty girl." Lucas stared deeply into her eyes as he kissed her sweet lips.

"You already said that. I love you too." She matched his kiss with passion of her own.

Their bodies intertwined as one as they expressed their desire for each other. His touch electrified her body as he showed that he wanted her. Her touch intensified his body as she showed that she wanted him just as much. Their actions and movements were on a race to reach that divine moment of pure bliss.

"Are you okay? Was that okay?" He asked after they were finished.

Too exhausted to form a coherent sentence, she let out a satisfying "mm hmm."

Lucas laughed, "I'll take that as a yes." He kissed her forehead.

Brooke wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a sensuous kiss. "Hell yes!" she said. Lucas laughed again as he pulled her on top of him and tightened his arms around her. Brooke lay her head on his chest and they both drifted off to sleep.

...End of Flashback...

The plane shook a little, startling Brooke.

"This is the pilot speaking. It seems that we are experiencing some turbulence from the weather change. We will try to make the flight as smooth as possible."

Brooke looked over at Sebastian, who was still asleep. She leaned back and closed her eyes again.

...Flashback...

"Brooke, I think I still have feelings for Lucas." Peyton told her.

"You mean you care for him as a friend?"

"No, I mean more than that."

...

It had been a long day. Brooke had spent the majority of the morning throwing up. Her stomach was in knots and she felt nauseous. Now, she had to deal with Peyton.

"Why now, Peyton? Why would you tell me that you have feelings for Lucas now, when I have so much stuff going on in my life? Stuff that you don't even know about!"

"Well, so do I. Okay, trust me. But, I didn't wish for this alright, I wished for Jake." Peyton tried to reason with her.

"Oh, right, you wished for Jake, after you wished for Pete and then Lucas! I cannot believe this is happening again." Brooke shook her head in disbelief.

"It's not okay, it's not. Okay, the last time."

"The last time! Do you hear yourself right now?" Brooke interrupted her. "The last time you tried to steal my boyfriend! He's on the door Peyton! He's on the damn door under me!" She banged her hand on the closet door.

"I don't wanna steal him. okay." Peyton reassured her.

"But you like him."

"Brooke, I'm not gonna do anything about it, okay, I'll just bury it."

"You can't, okay! It's out, it's like the time capsule! And, you could have buried it and not said anything to me about it. So, what is that about?"

"I don't - I just wanted to be honest with you, all right! I didn't wanna make the same mistake as I did last time. And, you even said last night at TRIC that you really didn't miss him." Peyton said desperately.

Brooke smacked Peyton with all her might.

"Don't you dare! Don't you dare twist my words around to make yourself feel like you are not a back-stabbing two faced BITCH, Peyton, because you are and you know it!"

...The plane experienced more turbulence. This time, it was more violent. Suddenly, there was a crackling sound and then a big BOOM! The plane was flying into a thunderstorm...

Flashback

At Nathan and Haley's Wedding...

Brooke was setting up a table for the reception. Lucas walks over to her.

"Hey pretty girl."

"Hey." She simply replied.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing."

"Come on. Nobody loves a wedding more than Brooke Davis. What's up?"

"I'd just appreciate if you wouldn't talk to Peyton today."

"You're kidding, right?" He chuckled a little. When he saw that she was serious, he stopped laughing. "This is a wedding. We're all in the wedding party. We're all friends here, Brooke!" "You know, could you do me a favor, just once, and put me above your precious Peyton and do something that I ask you to do? Thanks!"

"Woah. What happened?" he asked, confused.

"We had a fight. And I'm stressed out about my speech and Haley's dress, and I'm late...I'm late to get ready, and I'm sorry." she sighed.

"Come here. It's okay." He pulled her in for a hug and kissed the top of her head.

At the Reception...

Lucas and Brooke are slow dancing.

"So, you're going to tell me what this is about?" he asked her as held her close.

"Maybe you should tell me about it." she replied bitterly.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Peyton told me some things about the two of you."

"Look Brooke, I know that you're worried about my past with Peyton, but you have to understand the circumstances this time, ya know. I mean, god, she was bleeding and she thought she was gonna die. And the kiss, it meant nothing."

Brooke looked at him with uncertainty. "What kiss?"

Lucas was speechless.

"Did you kiss her again?"

Still, he said nothing. They stopped dancing and stared at each other on the dance floor, as the music played around them. Brooke looked at Peyton, who was dancing happily with Nathan's uncle Cooper. She looked back at Lucas in disgust, and then she left the dance floor.

Lucas followed her into the dressing room.

"Look Brooke, I need you to listen to me okay?" Brooke ignored him as she rifled through a silver purse, trying to find something. "I understand that you didn't know about the kiss and I'm sorry for springing it on you, but I meant what I said. It didn't mean anything."

Brooke stopped and looked up at him with fire in her eyes. "A kiss always means something." she continued to look into another purse.

"Ok, well, maybe you're right. But it wasn't a romantic moment. And you would know that if.."

"If what? If I was there? As you so sweetly pointed out, at the party, the party that I threw for you, I wasn't there, was I?"

Lucas looked down in defeat as Brooke rummaged through another purse.

"Is it impossible, for you to forgive me? I forgave you.."

"For what?" she asked, with an indignant expression on her face.

Lucas paused and gave her a stern look.

"For sleeping with Chris Keller."

Brooke was taken aback. She never thought he would say that.

"And you know what Lucas, I loved you for that. You had such grace in that moment that I fell in love with you all over again. I can't believe that you would use it now as a bargaining chip."

"No, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not. I just..I need you to trust me, and believe me when I tell you that my heart is with you. But, a part of me feels like ever since we got back together, you've just been waiting, waiting to push me away."

"Oh..great, you kiss Peyton, again, and I'm pushing you away!" she looked through another purse. "God! Why did I make everybody identical purses as wedding gifts!" she yelled in frustration.

"I love you Brooke, I don't know how else to say it."

"How about how you show it? I am not pushing you away Lucas, I am holding on for dear life! But I need you to need me back!" Tears started to fall from her eyes. "Why wouldn't you tell me about the kiss? And why didn't you call me while you were away?" Lucas felt ashamed.

"AND WHY WON'T YOU EVER JUST LET ME ALL THE WAY IN?" She beat her fists against his chest. He looked away, unable to see the pain that he caused her.

...Thunder lit up the sky. Brooke felt Sebastian squeeze her hand, but he kept his eyes closed...

Flashback

"Brooke Penelope Davis, how could you be so stupid?" Victoria yelled through the phone. Brooke called her mom to tell her that she was pregnant and to tell her that she was moving to New York with her.

After ten minutes of her mom berating her, she asked "Are you going to send me a plane ticket or what?"

When she got to New York, she had to adjust to the fast-paced city. There was no more Tree Hill. Brooke only kept in touch with Haley and Nathan. Victoria hired a personal tutor so she could get home-schooled. There was no more cheer squad and no more parties. The only thing Brooke did for fun was designing clothes.

On more than one occasion, Victoria had tried to convince Brooke of getting an abortion or putting the baby up for adoption. She decided to keep the baby because she would have someone that would love her unconditionally.

Victoria constantly showed that she was displeased and disappointed with Brooke. When Brooke gave birth to Sebastian, she was alone. Her mom never came to the hospital.

Brooke raised her son the best way she could. When she sewed and stitched designs, Sebastian was right there with her, sitting in her lap.

When Brooke's Clothes Over Bro's line sky rocketed into the fashion design world, Victoria saw dollar signs. She started to help her daughter more. Brooke hardly ever left home unless it was business related, therefore no one knew she had a son other than Victoria, Millie, and her employees at her company. When Brooke did go out, Victoria babysat her grandson, for a price of course.

...End of Flashback...

"We have safely arrived in Tree Hill, North Carolina. The time is 1:40am. The weather is currently 58 degrees. It is still storming, so don't forget your umbrella. Thank you for choosing this to fly with us." The pilot concluded his announcement.

Brooke nudged Sebastian. He blinked his eyes, unaware of his surroundings.

"We're here. Come on, let's go." She unbuckled his seatbelt and grabbed their carry-on luggage from the over-head storage. As they reached the end of the runway, Brooke grabbed his and her hooded jackets from the suitcase.

"Mommy, I'm tired." Sebastian said.

"Okay sweetie, let's get a cab, so we can go to Aunt Haley and Uncle Nathan's house."

"Who are they?" he asked in a sleepy voice.

"They are the nice people I was telling you about."

When they got to the pick-up exit, Brooke waved down a taxicab. The driver put their luggage in the trunk as they got in.

"Where to?" the driver asked.

Brooke pulled out a piece of paper with her friends' address on it. She had written it down, when she talked to Haley the other day. She hoped she wasn't imposing on them.

"Ma'am, where to?" the driver spoke again, breaking her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, sorry." she said, as she told him the address.

When they pulled up to the house, Brooke was impressed. Her friends were doing really well to afford a house that big.

Brooke paid the driver, then she got out and scooped up Sebastian in her arms. She walked to the door and rang the doorbell. The driver was grabbing the luggage out of the trunk, when Nathan opened the door.

"Brooke?" Nathan was surprised.

"Hey, Nate." she said, as the rain poured down her face.

"How are you? " he asked.

"Wet." She said.

Nathan noticed the little boy in her arms. "Oh, sorry. Come on in." he stepped aside and Brooke walked into the house.

"Hold on a sec." Nathan told them. He grabbed some cash from the table by the door and tipped the driver. He brought the luggage in and locked the door.

"Honey, who is it?" Haley's voice carried from upstairs.

"Hales, come downstairs and see." he said in an excited voice.

"You wanna sit down?"

"No, I'd rather stand and watch her reaction." Brooke smiled. She sat Sebastian on the chair. She reached over and hugged Nathan.

"It's good to see you again." she told him.

"It's good to see you too. I'm glad you finally decided to come home." Nathan replied.

Haley appeared at the top of the staircase. When she saw Brooke, she nearly flew down the stairs. Nathan and Brooke laughed.

"Oh My Gosh! Brooke, you're here! You're actually here!" Haley hugged her tight. After what seemed like forever, she finally let go.

"I missed you so much!" Haley told her.

"I missed you guys too." Brooke said, as she hugged both Nathan and Haley again. She felt something tug at her jacket.

"I have someone that I want you to meet." Sebastian clung tightly to her leg. "Don't be shy sweetie." Brooke picked him up and he buried his head in her chest.

"This is Sebastian." she said, as she took his hood off from over his head.

"He's my son."

Nathan and Haley looked at each other and then back to Brooke.

"Son?" They both said at the same time.

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