Brooke was already at the Café. The night before, they had agreed that Brooke would open, because it was Lydia's birthday. If it had been any other day then Haley would have been there around five thirty.

"Good morning, birthday girl." Brooke said with a smile, as Lydia ran into the Café.

"Good Morning, Aunt Brooke." Lydia as she ran, to give her a hug.

Haley was waddling in behind her. She was messaging her own back with her left hand. She stopped at one of the tables just inside the door and sat down. Brooke thought that that was weird; but didn't want to worry Lydia by asking Haley questions.

"So Miss Lydia Bob how's your birthday?" Brooke asked.

"Good; we had French toast for breakfast."

"Cool. I know that your party isn't 'til Saturday, but I have a surprise for you?"

"What is it?" Lydia asked. Brooke was distracted watching Haley, who was now wincing in pain. Brooke was worried. "Aunt Brooke?"

"What?"

"Where is it?"

"Where's what?"

"My surprise."

"Oh, it's upstairs, in the playroom; go look."

"Okay." Lydia said in a sing-song voice, as she went up the stairs to the second floor and proceeded to the playroom.

Brooke and Haley had decided that since there were four rooms above the café that one could be used as a storage room. One was going to be used as an office. And the other rooms would be a playroom for Lydia, Jude, and Davis to use when they were there during the day and the other was a room for them to take naps there a bunk bed with a trundle and there was also a crib in the room.

While Lydia was upstairs, Brooke decided that it was the perfect time to talk to Haley, "Hails are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?" she was now up busting tables and still rubbing her back.

"Let's see, you came in and sat down, which you never do. You have been rubbing your back more that you usually do; and I saw you wince. You've been acting weird the last few days."

"Brooke, I'm fine." Haley said; having to stop walking till the twinge in her back went away. "My back is hurting is all, I promise."

"Okay." Brooke said. She acted like she had believed her, she had wanted to believe her, but she knew that there was something going on with her best friend. But she stopped questioning Haley when she heard Lydia coming back down the stairs. Changing the subject she asked, "Did you find it Lydia?"

"Yes, I did." Lydia had come back in to view carrying a teddy bear; it was white with pink ears, nose, and paws; and it was almost two feet tall. On the bears left foot it had Lydia's initials. Lydia showed her mom the bear saying, "Momma, look what Aunt Brooke got me?"

"Wow, that's a big bear."

"Thank you, Aunt Brooke! I love it."

"Your Welcome, I thought that you should get at least one present, on your birthday."

"Jamie gave me one today, too."

"Cool, what was it?"

"It was a book he made for me the day I was born."

"Oh I remember that, I was there, when he made it."

Lydia sat at the counter and played with the bear while Brooke and Haley worked. Then, since there was a break between the breakfast and lunch rushes, Haley had decided it would be the perfect time to go to Red Bedroom Records, to do what she needed to do there.