"Ugh that bastard!" Brooke yelled slamming the door into her hotel room, "How dare he think he can be just so ugh!"
"I know Brooke but calm down ok?" Rachel said trying to calm down the crazy brunette.
"Calm down? Are you kidding me? He thinks he can just yell at me like that make me feel like complete shit all over again!"
"I know Brookie but screw him I mean look we have been doing just fine without his sorry ass, we don't need him now or ever."
"What if he tries to take him from me Rach? I can't lose the only thing I have ever truly loved." Brooke said as a tear fell.
"He won't ok, if he tries we will just take Joey and run, run far, you like Cabo?" Rachel laughed which made Brooke finally smile.
"I love Cabo."
"Good sound like a plan. Now we are going to unpack and get some sleep I am extremely tired with all the fighting and being on a plane all damn day." Rachel laughed walking into the bathroom.
Brooke looked over at a sleeping Joey on the bed and smiled, "I love you baby boy." She said kissing his head "Mommy is so sorry she did this to you."
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"What?" Brooke called at the knocking at the door, "Rachel gets the door." She said rolling back over in the bed covering her face with a pillow. "Rachel? Joey?" she said when she finally opened her eyes realizing them not in the bed. Brooke jumped up and looked around ignoring the door, when she noticed a note on the night stand.
"We went out for breakfast, and apartment hunting be back soon and I know you don't want to but you have to talk to Lucas. We love you! Oh also if he hurts you again I'm a phone call away and looking for a reason to kick his sorry ass. - Rachel"
Brooke smiled but the knocking at the door made that smile fade.
"What?" Brooke said slinging open the door. "Oh Hales hey."
"Hey Brooke can we talk?" Brooke just moved and let Haley enter the room. "Is Joey and Rachel here?"
"No they aren't, and look Haley I'm sorry but…"
"No Brooke don't be sorry, I'm the sorry one. I should have been there for you, you're my best friend."
"Yeah I know but still I know you would have been there if I told you, I was just so embarrassed and I really wasn't ready for him to know, so I wasn't going to put you in the position to have to lie to him." Haley just smiled and nodded was she hugged Brooke.
"I missed you Tiger."
"I missed you too Tutor Girl. So we ok?"
"We were never not ok Brookie, but can I say one thing?" Brooke just nodded. "I know you are upset but Lucas was pretty upset when you left last night, he didn't mean the stuff he said he just wants to know his son. Lucas just doesn't want Joey hating him like he and Nathan hate Dan."
"Yeah I know."
"So will you at least give him a chance? I mean for Joey and your sake."
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"Lindsey I need to tell you something." Lucas said walking into the living room where his girlfriend was.
"Ok what's up?" she smiled as he sat down on the couch.
"Ok well remember the night you called and told me about my book being published?" Lindsey just nodded. "Well that night I was pretty messed up not only drunk but hurting pretty bad, well I ran into Brooke and one thing led to another and well we kind of slept together."
"Ok? I didn't know you then and we weren't dating so I mean I can't really be mad."
"Yeah well she is back in town, and she has a kid with her."
"A kid? Like a kid that like yours?"
"Yeah." He said looking down as she got off the couch.
"You're kidding right?" he just shook his head "Oh my god, well maybe it isn't yours if she has a one night hook up with you god knows who else she has with."
"Brooke is not like that!" he said coming off a little harsher then he meant.
"You sure I read your book Luke god I edit it and she was a slut in high school."
"High was forever ago Lindsey and she changed, she changed more than any of us."
"Whatever Lucas I have got to go."
"Wait where you going?"
"I don't know I just can't be here right now not with you." And with that she was gone.
Lucas sat there when he heard a knock at the door; he finally pulled himself up and walked over to the door surprised to see who was standing on the other side.
"Brooke…"
"Ok look he is your son so you can see him, I don't care if you don't believe if he is or not because trust me he is. You can see him whenever you want but you will call me first, Rachel is important to him so you will not be rude to her in front of Joey or at all for that matter. We will not talk about that night ever and as for me and you we aren't friends, we aren't partners we aren't anything, the only time we need to talk is if it's about my son. So there is no need to ask how I am or how my day is ok?" Lucas just nodded while a small smile played on his lips. "Good if you want to meet him you can come by this address, Rachel and I got an apartment for the summer so you can get to know him, here is my number so call before you come ok got it good." Then Brooke turned around letting out a breath she had been holding when his voice stopped her.
"Brooke…" she turned to face him "Thank you."
"I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for Joey" Lucas just nodded "and Lucas if you hurt him I swear they will not hold me responsible for what I do to you."
"I would never hurt him Brooke I promise that."
"Yeah well I heard that promise before so excuse me if I don't believe it." Brooke didn't wait from him to say anything else she just got in her car and drove in silence,until her phone started to ring a number she didn't recognized.
"Hello?"
"Brooke its Lucas you think I could come visit my son?" Brooke let out a small laugh but got rid of it quick, but Lucas already heard it and smiled.
"Yeah thanks for calling."
"I promised I would, I'll be there soon."
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"Rachel where is Joey?" Brooke said walking into her new apartment. It was funny how quick they got it, they told the women they would give her an extra 100,000 if she left then and let them keep the furniture, which she happily did.
"He is in the bath why?"
"Lucas is coming over to meet him and before you give me that look, its ok I told him too."
"You sure?"
"Yes now I'm going to go get my son dressed wait for Lucas will you?" Brooke said as she started up the stairs "And Rachel, be nice."
"Yeah yeah whatever." Rachel said rolling her eyes and falling on the couch. About 20 minutes later the door bell rang and Rachel got off the couch and rolled her eyes yet again knowing who it was.
"Rachel." He said passing her and walking in.
"Brooke the ass is here." She smirked looking at Lucas.
"Ok I'll be down in a minute." Brooke yelled from upstairs.
Rachel just went back to the couch and watched TV leaving Lucas standing awkward with his hands in his pockets. "He is 4 Lucas he isn't that intimidating." She said not looking up at him.
"I know that."
"Ok good then shut your head up I can hear you're thinking from over here." Lucas just rolled his eyes but then turned to see Brooke coming down the stairs with Joey in her arms.
"Ok Joey I want you to meet someone. Say hi baby."
"Hi I'm Joey." He smiled sticking out his hand making all three adults laugh.
"Hi Joey I'm Lucas." he said taking the little hand in his.
"That's my name too." He smiled. Brooke saw as Lucas's face lit up and smiled at her.
"Really?" he asked looking up at Brooke.
"Yup Joseph Lucas Davis." Brooke smiled but saw how Lucas's face went from happy to sad when she said Davis, an awkward silence fell upon them as they all just stood there. "Ok Joey now mommy has to tell you something." She said putting him down and getting down on a knee so she was eye level with him. "You know how you ask about your daddy?" Joey just nodded. "Well Lucas is your daddy."
Joey just looked up at Lucas who was smiling at him, he then looked over at Rachel and his face turned sad. "I don't want a daddy."
Brooke looked up and saw Lucas as his heart broke right in front of her. "Baby you always say you want a daddy to play basketball with and stuff, Lucas plays basketball and reads."
"But I don't want him."
"Joey…" Brooke said trying to think of something anything; this wasn't going how she planned at all.
"No Brooke it's ok." Lucas said trying to put on his best fake smile, but Brooke noticed that smile she knew Lucas and all his looks and the one on his face right now almost broke her heart.
"Baby why don't you want a daddy?"
"Because if I have a daddy I don't get and Aunt Rachie." He cried.
Rachel jumped over the back over the couch and knelled down in front of him. "You will always have an Aunt Rachie." She smiled.
"But you said that everyone has a daddy and not everyone has an Aunt Rachie, I want to keep my Aunt Rachie." He cried hugging her. Rachel felt a small tear build in her eye and gave Lucas and I'm sorry look because even though she hated the guy she did feel bad right now because his face looked like he was about to break.
"Ok gorgeous look at me. You are extra lucky because not only do you get an Aunt Rachie, which you do always, but you get a daddy too."
"And your daddy is pretty great." Brooke added with a smile. That wasn't even a lie yeah maybe he wasn't great to her but she saw him with Jamie and Lily and always knew he would be a great dad she just never thought he would be her sons dad.
"Promise I get to keep Aunt Rachie?"
"Promise." Both girls said at the same time. Lucas couldn't help but smile, they were great with him and even though he and Rachel don't see eye to eye and probably won't ever she was good to Joey and it was clear how much Joey loved her.
"Ok then." Joey smiled taking Lucas's hand which made Lucas smile even bigger. "You want to come play with my toys?" Lucas looked up at Brooke who just nodded.
"I would love too." He said as he followed them upstairs, before they made it to the top he turned around and gave Brooke a smile and wink then he went into Joey's room.
"We are in trouble." Rachel sighed looking at her best friend.
"Why?"
"Because you still love him."
"I do not!" Brooke squealed slapping Rachel's arm.
"Yeah ok." Rachel said rolling her eyes walking to the couch. Brooke just looked back up at the stairs and smiled, then thought 'God I'm in trouble.'
