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Chapter 10 – Something Good.

"Knock, Knock." Brooke warned before entering the darkened bedroom of Peyton Sawyer. Her friend sat in a chair in front of her desk and was peering curiously into the webcam above her computer. The sound of Brooke pulled her back from her peculiar behavior with the remnants of a perplexed expression on her face.

"Uh… Is this a bad time?" Brooke questioned, taking note of the odd scene she had just walked in on.

"No, no, no." Peyton shook her hands in front of her to shoo away whatever weird conclusions Brooke was inevitably making. "It's just that, I've been getting these odd messages from some fan of my website and I'm trying to figure out who it is that's messing with me."

"Or there's actually just some creep on the other end of that." Brooke laughed dryly. "Maybe you should just avoid the whole webcam part of your blog for awhile."

"Naw, I wouldn't put it past Nathan to pull something like this. Him and Lucas got me pretty good last year."

"If you say so, Peyton… But just be careful. There are some real weirdos out there." Brooke advised.

Peyton, however, shrugged dismissively as she stepped away from her computer. "There's also a lot of misunderstood people out there too." She countered.

"Okay, that is so… P. Sawyer of you to say." Brooke accused, with a hint of a smirk in her voice. "Anyways, back to business. Rachel is out for the week because she made out with some boy she met at a bar who was also really sick."

"Rachel got into a bar?" Peyton questioned and plopped down onto her bed.

"Yes, but you're missing the point. This means you and I have to take over practices!" Peyton groaned but Brooke ignored the dramatics. "And it gets better, we get to make banners to advertise the charity game next weekend!"

"That sounds like a lot of work…" Peyton huffed.

"Come on, isn't that what you do here in your room all day anyways?" Brooke couldn't understand why Peyton didn't share the same enthusiasm towards being apart of the Tree Hill spirit. She hasn't even attended this school for a month and Brooke could already feel herself overflowing with Raven pride.

"Yeah, but I don't know… Drawing how I feel is different than painting our school colors on cheap crafts paper." Peyton shrugged a motion she did often. But seeing the pout forming on her new close friend's face caused her to backpedal. "But if you're into it, I guess I can get into it."

Brooke let out a squeal of excitement as she happily clapped her hands together. "Perfect! Well I'll see if the squad is available to practice later today, this will be so fun!"

"Today? But… I was enjoying the day off."

"I know but I can't do it tomorrow, I have plans with Lily." Brooke stated apologetically.

"Wait, with Lily? As in Lucas' sister?" Peyton hasn't even seen Lily in ages, Lucas usually makes up a half-assed excuse as to why Peyton can't come to his house to visit and she hasn't pressed it. But for Brooke to have plans with her means that Lucas had to be in someway involved, an uncharacteristic move on his part.

"Yeah, I promised I would take her to the mall tomorrow when Luke's at practice." Brooke waved her hand in the air in a nonchalant manner.

"Does Lucas know?" She couldn't help but feel a little defensive for the sake of her best friend.

"Of course. He was there when Lily and I were talking about it." Brooke's eyes were fixed on the phone she was toying with in her hands.

"Oh. What's going on with that anyways?" Peyton pursued.

"We were just going to go clothes shopping…"

"No, silly. With you and Luke. Did you tell him how you feel?" The curly haired blonde leaned in with anticipation to hear about the budding romance between Brooke and Lucas.

"Right…" Brooke smiled sheepishly. "In more or less words, yes."

Peyton straightened, absorbing Brooke's confirmation excitedly. "Well what did he say?"

"He didn't exactly say anything. But neither did I." Peyton frowned in confusion. "He kissed me."

"Wait, Lucas kissed you? Are you guys like a…." She motioned in the air to illustrate a relationship. Brooke only shrugged anticlimactically.

"I don't know, to be honest. We haven't really talked about any of it. I mean, I spend every day with him. But he hasn't brought it up and I don't want to scare him off with a label." The brunette confessed, suddenly looking significantly more tired.

"It might take a bit but… If you've already gotten that much out of Lucas, it won't be long before he gets to that point."

"I hope so…" Brooke muttered. "I really like him, Peyton. Like… More than I could even imagine possible.

"Okay, Disney princess. Take it easy." Peyton retorted and they both giggled, breaking the serious streak the conversation had been taking. "But honestly, Brooke. You have brought more out in him than anybody has managed to do this whole year. So I wouldn't doubt for a second on whether he feels the same for you, because you're so good for him. And I think he sees that."

"I hope so…"

X

Lucas shut the door behind him, pausing to catch his breath after returning from the river court. Nathan had kicked his ass today in a game of one-on-one but Luke honestly had just enjoyed the time with his cousin. He was even starting to feel as if he was close to mustering up the courage to go visit his Aunt and Uncle soon at the rate he was going.

The week had been perfect, mainly because it had been full of Brooke and Dan has been gone for all of it. All of his good fortune has been lifting his mood so high that he's considering doing all sorts of things he's been avoiding the last year.

Even yesterday Lucas had managed to let Mouth come over for a few hours to visit, something that hasn't happened since before his mom passed.

With heavy footsteps Lucas trotted up his stairway to his room before peeling the sticky clothes from his body. He glanced at the clock for a moment to make sure he was still in god time. Lily wasn't due back for two more hours and then Brooke would be here to pick her up for the mall.

He turned on the hot water of his shower and stepped under it.

Brooke.

His mind wandered and he forced it to re-focus. He had to admit he was excited to see her, even if it was only in passing to pick up his sister. Lucas was grateful for that too. Lily's face always lights up whenever Brooke was around. And he wasn't sure why she insisted on submerging herself in their lives but it was hands down the best thing that has happened to either of them in a long time.

Lucas stepped out of the shower and pulled a pair of sweats on before drying his short, wet hair. Tossing a shirt over his head, Lucas took a seat at his desk to open up his recent read when the door bell rang through the house.

He glanced up at the clock, before tentatively making his down the stairs towards the front door. Lily wasn't supposed to be home yet and he doubted Mouth would drop by unexpectedly.

Swallowing the lump in his throat that formed at the potential of Dan returning early to mess with him, Lucas opened the door and held his breath.

But instead, he revealed the perfect frame of his brunette neighbor. Lucas felt his heart pound in a different way than it was before.

"Hey, Broody." The dimpled smile greeted him as she entered his silent house.

"Brooke, you're here early." Lucas smiled and closed the door behind her. She cocked her head the way she routinely did when she wasn't catching on.

"I thought I was supposed to take Lily to the mall at 6?" Lucas nodded, in agreement.

"You are, but it's 4:30…" Brooke let out an embarrassed laugh and shrugged her shoulders.

"Whoops!" Brooke took a seat on the couch and Lucas followed, sitting directly beside her. "Sorry, I've been all over the place this weekend. My sense of time has been terrible."

"That's okay, I'm glad you're here." Lucas admitted, his whole house seemed five shades brighter when Brooke was here. Not to mention he hadn't had a moment alone with her since he first kissed her. Lily was far too excited every time Brooke was over to give them a moment of piece. "What have you been doing this weekend to make your time so off?"

"Well, Rachel got sick so I've been running cheer practices with Peyton and making the banners and flyers for the charity game." She explained. "It's been a lot of fun, but it just takes up so much time that I've been having a hard time keeping track of it apparently."

"Wow, that's a lot to take on for someone who just came here." He was impressed. Everything about Brooke continuously caught him off guard. She was always so cool and collected, while still remaining busy and bubbly. It was something he had never seen pulled off before, and yet she was flawless at it.

"I really like it here." Brooke shrugged, leaning back into the couch and resting her head against the back.

"I really like you here." Lucas couldn't' help but continue to slew her with compliments. Her face graced him with a soft smile at his words. It had been a week since he kissed her, and they hadn't discussed it since. Although he had been trying to muster up the courage to tell her how feels, Lucas wasn't entirely sure it was safe. But his eyes continued to wander to the softness of her lips when she spoke.

"Good, mind if I stay until Lily gets here then?" There was an almost nervousness to her voice that killed him. Brooke had a well constructed mask that kept her emotions leveled out to a constant happiness, but every once in awhile that crack in her rasp would show and Lucas would catch a glimpse of the insecurities that she hid so well.

"I was going to ask you to if you didn't." He gave her a reassuring smile and the nervousness depleted. It killed him, nonetheless. She should know how incredible she is and more than anything Lucas wanted to tell her.

No, scratch that. He wanted to show her. Every single day.

Brooke sat up and grabbed the remote to flip the television on. Idly she began scanning channels, her knee lightly brushing his with each movement. Lucas' eyes glazed over to the screen, watching her pass multiple shows until finally landing on an episode of Full House.

Satisfied, the brunette leaned back into the couch wearing a smile filled with amusement. Lucas drummed his fingers impatiently against his knee, trying to decide if he wanted to change the mood or just enjoy another hour in her company.

She must have noticed him watching her because she turned quickly and gave him a quizzical look.

"What is it?"

Instead of attempting to play the endearing look he was just caught giving her, Lucas took the opportunity. "Nothing." He said softly, holding the expression towards her. Clearly that wasn't enough of an answer for her as she continued to stare at him. "It's just that… I can't help but think about how elegant you are, Brooke."

"Lucas…" Her eyes searched his, trying to read his thoughts. Reaching out, Lucas brushed a strand of her chocolate hair that was hanging in front of her face so that he could take a closer look into the beautiful hazel of her eyes.

His hand lingered on her cheek, gently stroking her soft skin. She leaned her head into his hand affectionately, never taking her eyes off his. Tentatively, he bridged the gap between them with a slow kiss.

Brooke's breath caught in her throat as their lips began a sweet dance that only they knew. Sweet, and unhurried they moved together. His tongue asked for entrance and she granted it, tasting hers against his as they explored.

Her hands crept up his chest, resting them there as the quick pace of his heart beat against her palms. Lucas deepened the kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist as she pulled him down to rest on top of her.

He held her as tight as he could, convinced that he could never be close enough to her. Breaking away from her lips for the first time, Lucas kissed down her neck, and she let out a small sigh in pleasure.

Brooke couldn't help but get caught up in the feel of his body against hers as she wrapped her legs around him. Trying not to focus on the fact that thing material of his sweats caused him to rest tightly against her.

Lucas found her sweet spot, something that rarely happened to Brooke has he sucked on the sensitive skin behind her ear. She ran her hands along his back in approval, making her way all the way up to the back of his head.

She couldn't believe the way he was making her feel but she could honestly do this all day for the rest of time. Suddenly his lips were connected to hers again, never quickening the pace Lucas found his way back to her tongue.

His hips moved slightly with the slow rhythm of their kiss and Brooke suppressed the moan that was threatening to escape her lips at the feel of him against her center. Although the heat between them was electric, they never crossed the line into full-blown lust. With each touch of their lips, and roll of Lucas' hips the intent was clear in his actions.

Sheer romance.