A/N – Part 2!
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Collect the Memories
Part 2 –
Julian's getting used to waking up in the middle of the night and finding Brooke's side of the bed vacant.
It's been happening for the past week and he absolutely hates not waking up with the beautiful love of his life beside him.
She's worried; and he knows that.
What had been thought to be a pregnancy with one baby turned into one with two.
They would be having twins.
Turns out, Brooke had been right in suggesting that she was growing rather large; bigger than she thought she would be at this stage of her pregnancy.
She had seen Haley go through two pregnancies, and she hadn't gotten that big until the very last stages.
It was surprising, unexpected news.
But it was truly wonderful and incredible.
Of course, that didn't stop the worry that had crept into the back of Brooke's mind.
What if she screws up? What if, when the babies arrive, it'll be too overwhelming caring for two newborns at the same time.
And as much as she wanted to just sit back and marvel at this miraculous pregnancy that she was blessed to be given, these thoughts continued to plague her mind.
"Come back to bed." His gentle voice breaks her inner thoughts.
She's standing in the doorway of the unfurnished nursery. She's been doing that a lot lately.
She turns around slowly to meet his gaze and shrugs. "Sorry."
Julian smiles softly and pulls her into an embrace. "You don't have to apologize, baby. I just missed you next to me in bed."
"I guess I've just been thinking about a lot of stuff." She sighs.
Nodding, he frowns slightly and rubs her back consolingly. "Want to talk about it?"
And though it's nearly four o'clock in the morning, there's nothing he'd rather do in this very moment then reassure his wife that things will be okay; that there's no need to worry.
Grabbing Julian's hand within her own and placing it on her stomach, Brooke begins. He's touch always makes her feel safer. "I guess I'm just scared. I mean that's normal for first time mothers right?"
"Of course. But you know as well as I do that you're going to be an amazing mother, Brooke."
She nods at his words. "I just want to make sure that I'm the best possible mom to our children. I want them to grow up feeling all the love that I never did." She explains. "And sometimes, I just wake up and it all seems so surreal. Months ago, I couldn't even imagine this happening. And I wake up and it hits me – it is happening. And I guess that's the scary part; fearing one day I'll get up and it'll all be a dream. It'll all be gone." Her voice goes hollow as she expresses her doubts.
"Brooke…" Julian begins ever so quietly. "This is real. And…four months from now…we're going to have a family." His face breaks into a smile. "It's not just going to be the two of us anymore. There's going to be four of us. And I promise you, we're going to be happier than we ever have been before. Because in four months, all of our dreams, they're going to come true. So you shouldn't be worried, because everything is going to be just fine." He leans in to kiss her forehead as his little speech comes to a close.
Moments like these are what remind Brooke exactly why she fell in love with this man. When he talks, suddenly all her worries get pushed to the side and everything seems right with the world. He completes her like nobody else can, and the fact that she gets to share a family with him gives her a sensational feeling she can't even describe.
Moments later, as the two stayed locked in a hug, both their hands still intertwined on her belly, they feel a movement coming from her stomach.
Brooke looks up in wonder at her husband, smiles brightly, and lets out a small laugh. "Did you feel that?"
It's one of the most amazing things Brooke had experienced. A fluttering, ticklish feeling coming from her stomach – The first time she feels her babies kick.
Julian joins her in the excitement and squeezes her hand. He too had felt it. "That was amazing." He says, and kisses her. "And you know what?"
She looks up at him curiously.
"I think that that was our babies telling us that everything is going to turn out perfect and great. And that their mommy shouldn't worry."
And she can't help but to agree with his reasoning. The timing was just right.
These are the experiences that she's so grateful to be able to have with Julian. To actually feel her babies growing inside her is a true miracle. And she's never been more thankful.
A few weeks later, Julian is working on the cribs for the twins.
Now, there's only three months left to go, and he knows that Brooke is still a bit on edge.
So he tells her that it's okay. It's okay to be a little nervous. She's allowed to worry. He just wants her to know that he's there when she does worry. He always is.
And when he measures that she's now thirty-eight inches around her stomach, somehow, her concern seems to dissipate.
It's becoming all the more real.
Soon, they'll have a family.
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-Melissa
