Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or its characters...I'm just playing with them. It's fun you should try it...and that was slightly dirty...oh well. Enjoy =)
Authors Note: Howdy y'all!! Not a clue as to why I'm suddenly Southern lol...um...this is a new fic, obviously. I just had this idea pop in my head, sat down, and this is what came of it. This is a very AU story, meaning it never happened!! Just letting all y'all know so you don't gang up on me in review sayin' "This never happened on OTH"-trust me, it's been done before.
Also, big thanks to Angell (angell4NEpats) she looked over this for me...check out her stories...they are awesome!!
Things in this fic you need to know:
1) Brooke is Haley's older sister.
2) Lucas and Nathan are NOT related.
3) Lucas and Nathan are both in the NBA, and Lucas is mentioned in this story, but not a major character...at least not yet.
4) The love triangle from hell never happened, as Lucas is not from Tree Hill, and doesn't know who any of the other characters are.
5) Julian is Jake's friend, and will be a major role in the story later on.
6) Couples will be: Naley, Brulian (eventually), Jeyton, Skevin, Rowen (Rachel/Owen)
7) Brooke does own C/B and will open up shop in TH
8) No attack on Brooke-I will not follow any story line that includes violence, I grew up around it, and will not put anyone (fictional or not) in that situation.
9) Reviews are love, leave some
Brooke James never thought her life would turn out the way it has. She is living her dream as a fashion designer up in New York. She has the best family on the planet as far as she's concerned. Her younger sister of fifteen months, Haley James-Scott is her best friend, and they would do anything for each other. She has a nephew, Jamie, whom she loves to death. She is also the mother to a very bright three and a half year old little girl, who since the day she was born has been Brooke's number one priority.
Emily Danielle James, Emma for short, was a surprise that Brooke wasn't ready for. When Brooke found out that she was pregnant, she told her boyfriend at the time, Lucas Roe. He accused Brooke of cheating, that the baby couldn't possibly be his, they were safe every time. She retaliated saying that when they came home from one of his NBA parties that they were both drunk, and may have forgotten.
He told her to "get rid of it", to which she just got rid of him. She wasn't going to kill her child, or give it to someone else to raise. She immediately called Haley the moment the pregnancy had been confirmed and answered all her questions about Lucas's reaction. Haley was there for Brooke every step of the way throughout the pregnancy. While Nathan was away working toward his own NBA stardom, Haley and Jamie had lived with Brooke in New York. Haley was there for the birth of her niece and goddaughter.
Emily was born on a cool February night at 4:03am. The little girl is the spitting image of her mother, save for her blue eyes which she inherited from Lucas. She possesses her mother's smile, the dimples appearing only when she's really happy. She knows that she is loved, and has only asked about her daddy one time. Brooke showed her a picture of Lucas and said that she could keep it. She never told Emma that he doesn't want anything to do with her. That is a hard thing for a child to live with; the fact that no matter how much you are loved, you weren't wanted by a parent. Emma has her Uncle Nathan wrapped around her little finger and she knows it. She gets whatever she desires from him. If she asked for a pony he would go to the ends of the earth to make sure she got one.
Despite being rich and able to afford anything for her daughter, Brooke wants for Emma to be raised in Tree Hill, where your social status doesn't matter. She wants her to be raised around her family and have friends that will be with her for life. Brooke loves New York, it's been a wonderful place to build her business, but she's ready for home. So for the first time in four years, Brooke is going home. She's going back to the town she loves, and the friends she's only seen a handful of times. She doesn't know what this lifestyle change will mean for her or for Emma, but she knows that she will be able to breathe easier and be a lot happier in Tree Hill knowing that her and her daughter won't have to worry about the dangers of city streets.
Brooke turns her head to look at her sleeping daughter. She had fallen asleep about twenty minutes into the short flight from New York to North Carolina. The pilot announced over the intercom that they would be landing at the airport in a few minutes and to fasten our seat belts. Emma never got the chance to take it off, and neither had Brooke. She'd been too busy thinking about what lies ahead. She's already formulating her plans. She is going to open a Clothes over Bros store in Tree Hill and run her business from her home town. The New York office will be fine with its newest Executive, Millicent Huxtable. Millie had been promoted from Brooke's assistant, and she was affectionately called 'Aunt Millie' by Emma. Brooke couldn't imagine letting anyone else take her place in New York.
When the plane lands, Brooke doesn't have the heart to wake her daughter. She grabs her purse and Emma's V-Smile then carefully unbuckles her and hoists her up. She smiles when Emma snuggles into her neck. She steps off the plane and into the busy air port. She smiles when she sees her baby sister and nephew. Had Emma been awake, she would have ran and crashed into Haley and Jamie. Instead of running into each other, they both smile and Brooke fell into Haley's arms. Brooke once again smiles when she feels Jamie wrap his little arms around her legs. Haley kisses Emma's head and smiles at Brooke again.
"Welcome home, Tigger," Haley says with a squeeze of Brooke's free hand.
"Yeah Aunt Brooke, welcome home," Jamie says looking up at his favorite aunt with a smile.
"Thank you, Jimmy Jam. Lets go get our bags and get out of here," Brooke suggests, not letting go of Haley's hand.
After baggage claim, and getting Emma in her car seat, the foursome is ready to leave the busy parking lot. Jamie is content in the back seat watching one of his DVDs and Emma still hasn't awoken yet. Brooke is watching the scenery fly by and inwardly she's thinking about how great it is to be home. You don't get scenery like this in New York. You get over populated streets and sidewalks, and too many skyscrapers to count. She's glad to be home, Emma will love it here.
"What's on your mind, B?" Haley asks, noticing that her normally gabby big sister is suddenly a mute.
Brooke tears her eyes away from the window and smiles. "Just thinking about how great it is to be home. And thank you for putting Em and I up until I can locate a place. I promise, we will be out of your hair as soon as I find a house."
"Brooke, it's no trouble at all. It's going to be like old times. Only instead of sharing a room, we can share a whole house. You know that you can stay with us as long as you want. I told Nathan that you guys were crashing at the house until you found a new place to live and he was about to jump on the next flight from LA to Wilmington just so he could be here to help you and Emma get settled in."
Brooke smiles, she can imagine her brother-in-law doing exactly that. "Typical Nathan. When is he coming home anyways?"
"In a couple weeks. They are playing the Kings this Friday, and if they beat them, they will play the Lakers for the championship title. So we're hoping that the Bobcats are the champions. But if they aren't, it just means that I get to see my husband sooner, which I'm okay with."
Brooke nods and smiles. She's always envied Haley and Nathan. They have been the true definition of 'True Love'. Having been married at sixteen and in the middle of their high school career, Brooke was always rooting for them to work out, and at times she really thought things would end. She remembers when Chris Keller came rolling through brought Haley out of her shell, and wanted her to go on tour with him. She told Nathan and he gave her an ultimatum. The tour or him. She remembers staying up with Haley and their older sister Taylor for the better part of the night that night, Taylor and Brooke had advised Haley that in the end it was her decision to make. She had to do what was right for her.
So, Haley went on tour with Keller. Nathan was livid. He had been hoping that she would pick him, but she chose her dreams instead. After she had left, Nathan reverted back to his old ways, before Haley had come into his life. He started drinking and partying more, Brooke tried to help him sober up and realize that what he was asking of Haley was unfair. You shouldn't have to choose between your dreams and your husband. When Nathan received the letter about High Flyer's, he went without a second thought, with the idea in his head that since Haley had given up on their marriage, he could live his dream as well. His father, Dan had annulment papers drawn up and hand delivered it to Haley while she had been on tour. That really put things in perspective for her. She realized that no dream was worth giving up on her marriage and the boy she loves. She left the tour that night, which was also the night that Nathan came home from High Flyer's. She had gone to Brooke's first, who informed her that Nathan was home again, and she showed up on his door step.
It took them a while, but they soon were back to being Naley, as Brooke nicknamed them. Now at twenty-two years old, and sharing a beautiful son, they are both able to live their dreams. Nathan was pursing his dreams of playing professional basketball, and just recently their friend Peyton Sawyer got Haley back into the recording studio. Peyton had recently opened up her own record label, Red Bedroom Records, and was in the process of recruiting every talented person she could find. Her first artist, Mia Catalano is doing extremely well, and crashed at Brooke's place when she went to the city for Good Morning America.
"So, what else has been going on in Tree Hill since Christmas?" Brooke asks, trying to change the subject.
Haley smiles and jumps into all the town gossip that is going on and of course what their friends have been up to. Peyton and Jake have rekindled their love, and are on the verge of marriage. Jenny is going into the third grade, and is almost as smart at Haley was when she was that age. Jake's friend, Julian Baker is a new face in town and was happily accepted in their group of wacky friends. Mouth is living his dream as a sports reporter for the local news station. Skills and Bevin have just announced that they are expecting their first child. The new bartender, Owen, has been claimed by Rachel, too bad the poor guy doesn't know it yet
"Wow, that's a lot to take in. I can't wait to see everyone. I'm so glad to be home, Haley. I never realized how much I missed it here. I missed everyone, but mostly you, Jamie and Nathan."
"We missed you too, Brooke. You have no idea how much," Haley responds, turning into the driveway of her home and turning the car off. "Come on, let's get you settled. I'll start dinner after everything is all set up for you guys."
Brooke smiles at her little sister knowingly, "Food of the Gods?"
"You know it. Only the best for my big sister and favorite niece."