He tells bạn that he needs you, that he's sorry for all the pain he's caused bạn over the years.

"Why now Lucas?" bạn have to know why he would choose today of all days to confess that he still loves you. "Why did bạn have to wait until today?"

"I know the timing sucks Brooke," He lets out a đắng, cay đắng little laugh. "It always does with us doesn't it?"

bạn can't think of a proper response so bạn just nod your head slightly. It's true, timing has never been a specialty of your relationship with him.

"I had to make sure bạn would know that this has nothing to do with Peyton. I'm not in tình yêu with her anymore, I haven't been for a long time, since before we even divorced to be honest, but I knew bạn would never accept that. bạn would have insisted that i was just hurting hoặc in denial, whatever reasons you've been giving yourself for the past seven years." He gives bạn a knowing look, one that says 'Don't even try to act like bạn wouldn't have done that.' and bạn can't. "I know bạn Brooke Davis, and I know that this was something I could never rush."

"It's too late Lucas!" bạn try to fight back the tears that are welling up. "It's just too late..."

You're eyeballing the door now, but he's too quick for that. Before bạn can even think about it, he's standing in front of your only possible exit.

"It's never too late! I tình yêu bạn BROOKE, I tình yêu bạn so much it hurts sometimes. I know I'm an idiot, I know I've screwed things up too many times to count, and I probably don't deserve another chance, but I'm begging bạn Brooke, please give me one thêm chance. This time I promise you, I'll never let bạn go again."

He's clutching your right hand, his eyes pleading with bạn to just say yes, but bạn can't...

"I'm sorry Lucas," bạn slowly extend your left hand, shaking the whole way through. "Julian proposed last night." bạn hear him suck in a sharp breath and it cuts like a knife. "I đã đưa ý kiến yes."

He slowly lets your hand drop from his, stepping away from the door as well.

"I'm gonna go now." bạn give him one last small Kiss on the cheek. "I'll understand if we don't see each other for a while."

You've made it almost all the way out the door when bạn hear the words that will haunt bạn for a long time coming.

"I never truly believed we could be over..."

bạn almost turn around and run straight in to his arms, but bạn don't. No matter how much it hurts to admit, sometimes it's just too late.