Brooke Davis woke up at 6:30 this morning, just like has for the past five years. She went downstairs, set three plates and three glasses on the kitchen table, and started making pancakes.
"Mmmmm. This smells good." Brooke heard a little voice say from behind her.
"Good morning sweetheart." Brooke said to the little girl, kissing her on the forehead.
"Hi Aunt Brooke." Natalie replied.
"Now Natalie, is there something I am forgetting today?" Brooke asked, with a smirk on her face.
"Aunt Brooke!" Natalie said smiling "You know what today is!"
"Is it…..pancake day?" Brooke asked jokingly
"Aunt Brooke! You're silly!" Natalie said as she climbed to the chair at the table.
"Well, I don't know. But I do know that there is a present in the living room with your name on it. I can't figure out why though." Brooke said to her
Natalie jumped off the chair and ran into the living room.
"Can I open it?" she asked happily.
"Wait one second." Brooke said, wanting to wait for Natalie's mom.
"Mommy!" Natalie called up the steps.
"Coming baby" her mother replied
She walked down the stairs in a skirt and blouse, her hair nicely pulled up and she was putting on her earrings.
"Can I open it mommy?" Natalie asked her as she got down the steps.
"Go ahead baby." She said, before walking over to Brooke.
"Good morning tutorgirl." Brooke said as Natalie's mom Haley walked over.
"Hey tigger, thanks for making pancakes." Haley said
The two girls then looked at Natalie who finished opening her present.
"Mommy look!" Natalie said, running to Haley "A new basketball!"
Natalie loved basketball, and for a five year old she was very good.
"Oh, tutorgirl. I have a surprise for you too." Brooke said
"What?" Haley asked surprised
"Well actually its not from me. It's from your mom and dad, since your birthday is next weekend" Brooke told her
"What is it?" she asked
'Me, and you and Natalie are going on a trip!" Brooke said in a sing song voice
"Where?" Natalie asked, jumping up and down.
"We are going to Rome!" Brooke said
Haley and Brooke were so happy, they were leaving soon though, less then two weeks.
They couldn't wait. They haven't left California since Natalie was born.
"Lucas!" Emma said, running up to Lucas as he was walking into Karen's house.
"Hey buddy." Lucas said, picking her up.
Emma was five next week, she was Lucas' little sister and Karen's daughter.
"Hi ma." Lucas said as he walked into his childhood house, Emma on his hip
"Hi honey." Karen said, kissing him on the forehead.
They talked for a minute and Lucas had to head to Tree Hill High, him and Nathan were the coaches for the Ravens basketball team and their first game was tonight.
Lucas and Nathan had been rooming together in Nathan and Haley's old apartment.
They had girlfriends off and on but nothing too serious.
Two weeks had finally gone by and Haley, Brooke, and Natalie were heading across America and across the Atlantic to Rome. It was a long flight, with one layover in Georgia.
Haley was sleeping and Brooke was teaching Natalie how to play tic tac toe.
The loudspeaker came on "Ladies and gentlemen. It seems that there it a storm that was unpredicted in Atlanta, we will land anywhere possible until the storm blow over. Please stay in your seats and we will inform you when we are landing. We will also get everyone a hotel room due to the difficulties this has caused."
"Where are we landing?" Haley said as she felt the plane hit the ground.
Brooke looked out the window "Oh god. Anywhere but here."
The loudspeaker came on again "Welcome to Tree Hill, North Carolina. We will be grounded for at least 24 hours. Thank you for your patience."
