Hey guys, so this is the sequel to my previous story La Bella Vita. To my previous readers, I hope this lives up to your expectations. To my new readers, hopefully, you don't need to read that story to understand this one but if you have any questions please feel free to ask; as well as if you would like see a certain plot line, I am more than willing to try and work it in. I hope everyone likes this and enjoys reading to see what happened to Lucas and Brooke four years from where La Bella Vita left off at.

Sittin' here tonight,
By the fire light,
it reminds me I already have more than I should.

I don't need fame, no one to know my name,
at the end of the day,
Lord I pray, I have a life that's good.

"Merry Christmas, fiancé." I said, leaning up on my elbows and kissing Lucas

"You know it's not Christmas yet babe, it still Christmas Eve."

"Yea, I know. But that was one of the best presents I've ever gotten." I said, smiling at the idea that we just had hot passionate sex on the floor of the living room.

"Well, there is plenty more of that came from."

"Oh yea, well why don't you show me." I said, egging him on. And Lucas fell for it, he rolled over and was now on top of me and kissing me ever so gently. That was until the house phone started ringing.

"Luke…not that…I don't love this…but the phone is ringing." I said in between kissing.

"Yea, I know."

"So, you don't plan on stopping so one of us could answer it?"

"Nope."

"Fine..." I started to say, until my cell phone started ringing. "Babe, who ever it is, it must be important because they keep trying to get in touch with us."

"Alright, go ahead and answer it." Lucas said, causing me to get up and get my phone, with a sheet wrapped around me.

"Hey Hales…" I started to say, while Lucas was kissing my shoulder and making his way up my neck, but stopped when he noticed I tensed up. "…slow down…take a deep breath, I'll be down there as soon as I can. Just be strong until I get there and call if you hear anything."

"What's going on?" Lucas asked, now too getting nervous.

"Nathan was in a bad car accident, Haley is a mess. I need to go down and be there for her." I said in a quick tone, running my fingers through my hair.

"Where the girls with him?"

"No, thank God."

"Cheery, you know I love you and love Haley and Nathan too, but you can't go down there right now. There's a storm going on and it's only going to get worse."

"I know Luke, but what am I supposed to do? She'd do the same exact thing for me. I need to go, how about you come with me? I feel more comfortable with you driving with this weather and it will give me some company during the drive." I was trying to keep my emotions in check, but I felt so helpless.

"I'm ok with that, you go pack us an over night back and I'll get the car ready."

"Ok, and hey Luke?"

"Yea?"

"I love you for doing this, and I love you so much for being there for me."

"I love you too, and I don't mind because you are right, they would do the same for us." Lucas said, kissing me before going our separate ways. The drive down to Nathan and Haley's took about 5 hours and shockingly I fell asleep in the car on the ride down. Low and behold we were there, making own way through Raleigh Memorial trying to find Haley.

"Aunt Brooke!" Four year old Bella screamed and ran towards her 'aunt', causing her mother to snap her head towards the new visitors

"Hey you…I missed you." I said, once I situated Bella in her arms, not having seen the girl in person for a couple of months. This in turn caused Bella to curl up real close to me, almost as if she was falling asleep; I planted a loving kiss on her head.

"I've miss you too." Bella said, yawning. Once they made their way back to Haley, I gave Bella over to Luke so I could comfort my best friend. I embraced Haley asking the number one question on her mind.

"Hales…what happened?"

"Nathan was going out to get some milk or something, I don't remember…he was gone for a while…and then I got a phone call saying he was in a bad accident and they said he was in critical condition. I…I…I didn't know what to do. The kids where already sleeping and…" Haley stammered, crying again that night.

"Shhhhussshhh." I said, trying to somewhat relax her. "You listen to me...Nathan is going to be just fine."

"How do you know that?" Haley said, snapping at me.

"Because that boy loves you and those kids… and he'll fight like hell to make sure that he is by your side. Now, I will wait here with you while Lucas takes the kids back to your house. It's not right for them to spend the whole night in the hospital, and not to mention it's the early hours of Christmas morning too."

"No, you have to go get some sleep too. It's late and you just drove five hours in this storm."

"Hales, stop being so stubborn; I'm fine. And besides I need to be here for you. I don't want to leave you alone."

"I know you don't and I thank you for that, but it will make me feel somewhat better if I know that at least one of us will be sleeping in a bed tonight and be with the girls."

"Are you sure?" I asked, knowing that once Haley made up her mind, nothing going to change it.

"Positive"

"Fine, but you call me the minute you hear something, you hear me? No if, ands, or buts."

"Yes Mommy." Haley said, giving me and Luke a hug and ushering us off. Lucas grabbed a four month old Skylar's carrier, she was content and sleeping since I and Lucas got there. While I grabbed Bella who was now sleeping. As we walked out of the hospital, Lucas put his hands on the small of my back and whispered in my ear.

"Even though this isn't the right time or situation, but you look so sexy with Bella in your arms; I can't wait to have kids of our own." He was right, this was most definitely not the time for that, but I couldn't help but feel the same way too.