Have a tissue handy
Brooke walks away from Edmund, and her back is toward him...
Edmund: Because there is nothing to be ashamed about. How we feel about each other comes from deep inside our souls... you have said that. That's why it's now or never Brooke. It's Tad or it's me.
Brooke turns back toward Edmund...
Brooke: I can't make that choice. I can't.
Edmund: The clock has run out, the game is over. Time to go home to Tad if that's what you want. But I won't be there anymore if you look back. Not anymore. This is it. It's him or it's me... It's your call.
Brooke lunges into Edmund and hugs him, the tears start rolling down hard....
Brooke: Ohhhhh Edmund, how can I let you go...
Edmund and Brooke are hugging. Brooke is crying because she knows she can't be with Edmund, and Edmund is smiling because the thinks that Brooke has chosen him... He grabs Brooke's hair, and then her head with both hands.
Edmund: You'll... you'll stay? You'll stay with me? You'll leave Tad?? He has his left hand on her face, and is stroking her cheek with his thumb.
She is giving him this lost look because she can't tell him that she can't leave Tad.
Edmund: You won't regret this. I'll help you. I will help you. All right?
Brooke reaches up and touches his face and is rubbing his temple with her index finger while Edmund is still stroking her cheek...
Edmund: We can talk to Tad together, or seperate if you want, it's... it's your call. And and if you want I will make sure Tad knows that Jamie... I won't try to replace....
Brooke takes her hand and puts it over Edmund's mouth so he will stop talking, and then she turns her back to Edmund again, even though Edmund's hand is still holding Brooke's face, and she is holding his hand onto her face. Brooke has her eyes closed through most of this and is crying, very emotional scene....
Edmund: I'm in left field here aren't I?? You... you can't do it. You can't do it can you?
Brooke shakes her head no... Then she turns back towards Edmund, she is holding one of his hands with both of hers, and he brushes the hair off of her cheek with his other hand...
Brooke: We're married. I took vows.
Edmund: To be um... faithful till death do you part.
Edmund starts to get emotional here and turns his back away from Brooke and starts to lose it...
Edmund: YEAH BUT 5 MINUTES AGO YOU JUST....
Edmund takes a few seconds to let everything sink in. When he turns around he sees Brooke, who is holding both of her hands over her face and is crying. Her mascera is running down her face for this whole scene because she and Edmund are crying the whole time.
Edmund: Okay okay okay okay...
Brooke and Edmund can't stay away from each other, so yet again, they lunge towards each other...
Brooke: OHHHH I LOVE YOU!! I WANT YOU....
Edmund holds Brooke's head, and kisses her on the cheek, and Brooke holds Edmund's face in her hands also...
Brooke: But I married him. And and....
Edmund is now crying along with Brooke....
Edmund: And you took vows
Edmund kisses Brooke on the forehead and holds her face in his hands, and strokes her cheek again with his thumb...
Brooke: Obviously I don't know myself very well, or maybe I am a hypocrite or something. But then those vows mean something to me. They mean family, they mean commitment.
Brooke puts her hand on Edmund's, which is still holding her face...
Brooke: And that has to come first. It has to no matter how much I want something else, or someone else. You...
Brooke starts rubbing Edmund's shoulder... Then, Edmund is still holding Brooke's face with both hands. Brooke puts both of her hands on top of Edmund's while he holds her face... Brooke's tears are still coming strong....
Edmund: You've made up your mind?
Brooke: If I have to choose now, it has to be Tad.
Edmund walks away from Brooke. He kind of throws his arm in disbelief of everything happening. You could see the tears in his eyes, and his nose was running also from all the emotion in this scene...
Brooke: I'm sorry.... I'm so sorry Edmund.... I just... tonight it was like a had a glimpse of the world without... without you and I... I guess I just got carried away.
Edmund: We both got carried away.
Brooke is still doing the water works strong, and Edmund's face is wet. Edmund can't look at Brooke, he is looking away while she talks to him...
Brooke: And we didn't make love, and that's thanks to you. And even if we had, things wouldn't have changed.
Edmund: Yeah... family comes first Brooke: It is like you said... the game is over, and neither one of us can look back, and when we say goodbye this time, it really does have to be forever.
Edmund is really crying harder at this point, Edmund is breaking down....
Edmund: Forever is a very long time Brooke. I don't know if I can do it. Edmund is now looking at Brooke...
Brooke: It has to be as you said. That we have to let go of each other. And never look back.
Edmund: We tried that.
Brooke: Well we have to stop trying and just do it.
Brooke is being the stronger one here, Edmund is having trouble accepting everything Brooke is saying... Brooke is still crying though...
Edmund (in a cracked voice): How???
Brooke: Don't you feel it? It's different this time. It really is the end of it all.
Edmund takes a deep breath...
Edmund: The end of it all.... I'm gonna go... go get dressed
Brooke: Edmund....
Edmund: Don't say anything else..... I know
A heartbroken Edmund slowly walks to the bathroom to change.... Edmund comes back out and him and Brooke are both dressed again in their original quicksand clothes. (They were washed)... He is rolling up his sleeves...
Edmund: You know I couldn't have done all this without you... Nail Westfall, bust up the scam, keep breathing.
Brooke walks a little closer to Edmund...
Brooke: We're even
Edmund: Thanks
Brooke: I am gonna miss... working with you
Edmund: Yeah the game was great while it lasted
Brooke: I guess I just wanted any excuse to be.... near you
Edmund: I guess we both did
Brooke: Well at least we are honest
Edmund: We always were. Now get out of here before I do something I shouldn't.
Brooke starts walking out of the cabin, and get's to the door...
Edmund: We'll always have the quicksand...
Brooke stops and she almost starts to cry again. She takes a couple seconds, then she turns around and quickly walks back into the cabin and over to Edmund. They desperatly grab each other, and Brooke is lost in his arms, with her eyes closed and her mouth is open...
Brooke: I love you Edmund
Brooke pulls herself away from Edmund without looking at him, and walks out the door without looking back. Edmund watches the woman he loves walk out of his life forever... Or at least that's what they thought!
And that was the last we saw of Brooke and Edmund! These scenes are the most emotional gut wrenching scenes I have ever seen. Nobody can truly understand why there are so many Brooke and Edmund fans unless they have seen these scenes!
THE END!