Brooks Prentiss was the birth son of Lance Prentiss and Leslie Brooks Prentiss. He was the adopted son of Lorie Brooks. In 1981, With trouble brewing in Lance and Lorie's marriage, Lance began an affair with Monique. Realizing, however, that he wanted his marriage to work, Lance Prentiss sent Monique back to Paris and set his sights on wining back Lorie. Lucas Prentiss told Lance and Lorie that he had located Leslie at Jonas'. Jonas supported Lucas's efforts to win back Leslie. But Leslie had fallen in love with Jonas. Casey Reed ended her association with Lucas after realizing that he was still hung up on his wife, Leslie.