a/n: Hey guys...finally i have an update for you. sorry it's been so long...i had a little writer's block, but finally it's gone and i actually have a little bit to add to the end of chapter 2, so that is what the first part is before chapter 3. please review. thanks )

Too much happiness…they are too happy. But not for long…soon I will have my revenge.

He's been planning for years…thinking up the perfect way to get back at Nathan and Lucas for taking away is own life and happiness. And finally he's figured out a way to take it all away from them.

He chuckles as he watches them laughing together from a few yards away. They're so in love…so happy…but not for long.

"Enjoy your time together now." He says to himself, grinning. "It won't last much longer. There's just a few things left to do."

He chuckles again before turning around and walking away.

Chapter Three: Just a Dream

Beep…beep…slow beeping she can faintly hear, like the beeping of machines in a hospital. Her eyes are closed and she is lying down, but she can still hear voices, particularly Lucas. His is standing out to her the loudest, although all sounds are faint to her now. But she can feel his hand in hers and his voice is soft and sad.

"Come on, baby…you have to come back to me, Brooke. I love you so much and I need you…the girls need you. You have to pull through this…you have to hold on…please…"

He is crying so hard. And she wants to wake up and comfort him and stop his tears, but…BEEP…BEEP, BEEP…louder more persistent beeping and quieter, fading voices before nothing is heard anymore…

Brooke sits up in bed, sweating and startled by the dream, the nightmare.

"Whoa…" She says out loud and Lucas sits up next to her after feeling her push away from him in bed.

"What is it?" He asks groggily.

"I don't know." Brooke replies. "A nightmare I'm still trying to figure out."

"Well, are you okay?" Lucas asks, rubbing her back.

Brooke looks at him and throws her arms around him.

"Thank God it was just a dream." She says.

"What baby?" Lucas says, holding her close before pulling out of the hug and saying. "You're shaking. Tell me what happened…tell me about the dream."

Lucas leans against the headboard and Brooke leans into him and explains the dream to him.

"Well it was just a dream." Lucas says when she finishes.

"I know, but it felt so real and really weird and random."

"I hate those kind of dreams. But you're okay. It was just a dream. Do you feel better now that you've talked about it?"

Brooke peers up at him and replies, "Yeah, I do. I always feel better and safer with you."

Lucas smiles before they kiss.

"No…don't…please…Mom! Dad!"

Haley and Nathan enter their son's bedroom after hearing his screams from their own bedroom down the hall. James is rolling around in his bed, still yelling. Haley and Nathan rush over to his bed and sit on either side of him and try to wake him.

"James," Nathan says, rubbing his son's head. "Wake up, buddy…come on."

James wakes with a start and sits up, panting.

"It's okay, baby." Haley says, running her hand over his sweaty forehead and through his light brown hair. "You're okay…it was just a bad dream."

"You okay?" Nathan asks and James nods.

"Are you sure?" Haley wonders with concern. "Do you want to tell us about it?"

James stares at his mother as he thinks about the dream again. Maybe if I don't talk about it, it won't come true, he decides to himself and he replies, "No…I, um…I don't remember."

"You don't?" Nathan says, finding it hard to believe by the frightened look on his son's face.

"No…really I don't. I'm okay, but I'm tired. I just want to go back to sleep."

"Okay, sweetie." Haley agrees. "You get some sleep, but we'll be right down the hall if you need us."

"I'll be okay, Mom. It was just a bad dream, remember?"

Haley smiles and kisses her son's cheek before standing up.

"Sleep tight then, buddy." Nathan says before following Haley out of the room and closing the door.

James slowly lies back down in his bed. He looks over at his nightstand at a professional photo of his family taken recently. He reaches for the frame and stares at it closer, particularly at Haley, when he lies back down.

"It was just a dream." He says. "That's all…just a dream."