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RED
Brooke moved around in bed, forgetting that the girls
were in there too. "Lucas," She whined.
Lucas opened his eyes and saw Brooke stirring in bed. "Hey," He
whispered. "You okay?" He asked moving her bangs out of her
face. "Baby, you're burning up,"
Brooke shook her head. "I'm okay,"
"Uh-huh, I'm gonna move the girls, okay?"
Brooke nodded.
Caroline didn't move when Lucas picked her up, making moving her easy.
Maggie on the other hand, thought it would be fun to squirm around
making moving her a little more difficult.
Once Lucas got them all settled he went back over to Brooke, she was
wrapped tightly in blankets. "You okay baby?" He asked again.
Brooke opened her eyes and looked at him. She looked terrible, like
she had been sick and not gotten any sleep, plus worse. "No," She
whispered.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know Lucas!" She yelled panicked.
"Just calm down Brooke, you're probably fine…"
Brooke put her hand on her stomach. She paused for a minute.
Lucas rolled back over, closing her eyes.
"Lucas… I don't feel her," Brooke said horrified.
Lucas rolled over to face her. She was as white as a ghost.
Brooke looked at him. "She's not moving, or kicking or anything," She
said upset.
"Maybe she's asleep,"
"Lucas, she's always keeping me up at night,"
"Brooke, calm down, close your eyes. Go back to sleep,"
She nodded, her chin quivering. "Okay,"
Lucas pulled Brooke to him and wrapped an arm around her then
kissed her forehead. "Good night Pretty Girl,"
Brooke snuggled her head into Lucas and slowly fell back to sleep.
A few hours later Brooke woke up. She put a hand on her stomach,
feeling a little pain. She rubbed her stomach in circles, trying to make
the pain go away. Every few minutes she would move around a lot
trying to get more comfortable as the pain became more intense. She
eventually woke Lucas up.
"Baby, be still," Lucas groaned.
"Sorry," Brooke whispered then got out of bed.
Lucas sat up. "No, I didn't mean you had to get up Brooke," He said
feeling bad.
She shook her head and put her hand in the air. "It's no big deal, I'm
just cramping a little or something… I need to walk around," She said
and grabbed her coat.
"I'll come with you," Lucas said jumping out of bed.
"Luke, it's four in the morning,"
"I know, come on." He said grabbing her hand.
They both walked outside.
"Why'd we bring our coats again?" Lucas asked taking his off and
throwing it back inside.
Brooke laughed. "Luke, you don't have a shirt on,"
"It's four in the morning,"
Brooke shook her head and took off her coat and handed it to Lucas
to put inside for her, and he did.
"You're so beautiful," Lucas said in awe of the way Brooke looked with
the moonlight barely hitting her.
Brooke blushed. "I look pregnant," She corrected with a dimpled smile.
"There is no way I can love you this much," Lucas said shaking his
head.
Brooke tilted her head slightly and let an even more subtle smile
appear. "I love you too," She said then grabbed his hand. "Let's go
walking baby," She said, placing the other hand on her stomach.
Lucas moved Brooke's hand up to his lips and kissed it lightly
Brooke's smiled faded as she got another pain in her stomach.
"You okay?"
She tried to blow it off and nodded then put her hand on her back.
"Brooke,"
"I'm okay," She said cupping Lucas's face. "I swear, my… mmm… my
back just starting to hurt and - - oww, that kinda hurt too," She said
holding her stomach, a tear sliding down her cheek.
"Brooke?"
"Just, let's keep walking, they'll go away," Brooke assured him.
Lucas nodded and they continued to walk. Lucas looked at her every
other second to make sure she was okay.
Brooke laughed as Lucas ran into a post office box. "Baby, (laughs)
you gotta be more careful… watch where you are going," She
giggled. "You know, if you would have knocked it over or broken it or
something you so would have gone to jail… that's a federal offence."
"Well don't you know your American History,"
"I should! I had to take it three times," She scoffed.
"Three?! What… Brooke,"
"What? I took it sophomore year, but I skipped like that whole year,
Junior year was full of so much drama, I had to spend all my spare time causing it or crying over it. Then last year, senior year, I was so busy trying to
make sure that Junior year was history, the drama and all, then at the
same time, make sure it WASN'T like history, because history - -"
"Repeats itself?" Lucas finished (a/n: ok so jus so u kno, when I was
writing this in my notebook, I wrote the world's best question mark!!
Woot woot!!)
"Exactly," Brooke said.
Lucas laughed. "So you did pass it senior year?"
Brooke scoffed. "Lucas I was on a first name bases with this teacher,
do you honestly think he wanted to see me in summer school?"
Lucas shook his head. "Okay," He laughed. "You feeling any better?"
Brooke looked at her watch. "Ask me that in… oh… two minutes,"
Lucas rose an eyebrow confused, but they continued to walk.
A minute later Brooke closed her eyes as another wave of pain hit
her. "Hey Luke," She said squeezing his hand.
Lucas stopped and turned around. "You okay?" He asked cupping her
face with his free hand,
Brooke put her other hand on Lucas's wrist, her eyes still shut tight.
When the pain didn't wear off after a little bit Brooke spoke
up. "Luke… I don't think they're gonna go away," She said, her eyes
closed.
A tear ran down Brooke's face and Lucas wiped it away with his
thumb. "Okay, can you make it back to the house?"
Brooke opened her eyes and sniffled. She looked back behind her,
finding their place. She nodded, not thinking it was that far.
"Okay, come on," Lucas said and wrapped his arms around Brooke's
waist. "Let me know if you need to stop, okay?"
Brooke nodded. "Okay," She said, her voice cracking.
Lucas kissed her temple and she closed her eyes when he did. "I love
you," He whispered in her ear.
She nodded.
"You're gonna be okay," He assured her.
She turned her head to face him. "I'm scared," She admitted.
"Brooke, no baby, don't be scared, okay? You're okay, it's gonna be
okay,"
She shook her head. "I don't think so… Luke I think I'm going into
labor,"
Lucas's eyes bugged out. 'Labor?! No, no she was just not feeling well
and her hormones and - - oh my God, she's going into labor!' Lucas
thought.
Brooke was trying to hold back her tears, but it wasn't working to
well. "Lucas it hurts," She whimpered.
"Okay, can you make it home or like - -"
"No I think I can, just come on."
Lucas nodded.
"I really don't wanna have her today Lucas, I don't want to, she's not
ready," Brooke cried.
Lucas rushed to the hospital, Brooke sitting next to him. She was
crying uncontrollably.
"Brooke, calm down, it's all gonna be okay, alright?"
Brooke shook her head. "No it's not Luke, I'm like barely seven and a
half months, she can't come yet." She cried.
"Brooke, maybe it's a false alarm - -"
"Lucas…, I really don't think it is… it hurts so bad." She told him,
clenching her teeth in pain, tears still flooding out of her eyes.
"It's gonna be okay, she's gonna be fine." Lucas said, trying to
convince Brooke and himself.
"Luke she's gonna die," Brooke cried.
"No she's not Brooke! Stop thinking that, okay?"
Brooke nodded and laid her head up against the head rest of her
seat, closing her eyes.
"You okay?" Lucas asked.
"Mu-uh… I'm just trying… to make it stop."
Lucas sighed, Brooke was scared out of her mind, so was he, but he
had to be
strong. He couldn't fall apart like Brooke was… it wouldn't help
anything and only worry her more.
Lucas finally pulled into the hospital. "You ready baby?" He asked.
Brooke shook her head. "No, neither is she…" Brooke cried.
"Come on," Lucas said extending his hand to her. He helped her out
of the car and get inside.
"Brooke, you have to push," Lucas told her.
She shook her head. She was not having this baby today, not if she
had anything to do with it.
"Brooke,"
"No," She barked. "I didn't mean to," She said starting to cry.
"Brooke, you didn't do anything,"
Brooke nodded. "Yes I did! Remember when Haley was having
Caroline… ow… they made her… walk around… to… Lucas it hurts so
bad," She said, starting off strong, but quickly breaking down to a whisper as she felt even more pain.
Lucas pushed her bangs back and kissed her forehead. "Brooke, you
didn't do this, okay, but you do have to push,"
"Her heartbeat's dropping," A nurse said.
Lucas looked at Brooke with urgency.
She shook her head. "I can't"
"Brooke, you have to, her heart - -"
"Mr. Scott, you're wife's heart rate is dropping as well, we are going to
need to do C-section before their heart rates drop anymore,"
Lucas looked at an almost passed out Brooke. "Okay, do it, do
whatever, I don't want anything to happen to them,"
"God you had me so scared that day," Lucas said remembering the
day his daughter was born.
"I was so out of it," Brooke said.
Lucas laughed. "You look a little out of it now,"
Brooke, with her eyes closed, smiled and nodded. "I feel like it,"
"I'm sorry baby," Lucas said rubbing her hand that he was holding.
Brooke took a deep breath. "So what if… maybe… that's what is wrong
with Maggie, maybe it was my fault." She sobbed, opening her
exhausted eyes.
"Brooke, baby, whatever, if anything, is wrong with Maggie, it is no way
your fault, okay? Even if it was from when she was born, that was still
not your fault, you were scared and just trying to protect her - -"
"Yeah, but it didn't' work," Brooke said looking at Maggie. "She's so
amazing Luke… I can't lose her,"
"Whoa, where'd that come from? You're not going to lose her!"
Brooke shrugged. "That's what I've been thinking about I guess… and
I don't know I'm just worried."
Lucas nodded. "Well, she's okay, you're going to be okay and we'll
get you out of here and you can go home and sleep in your own bed,"
Brooke groaned. "Mmm, I'm tired of my own bed… I wanna sleep with
my husband again," She whined.
Lucas laughed then kissed her forehead. "You should try and get
some sleep, stop worrying or you won't be leaving here for a while,"
He said rubbing the side of her face.
Brooke snuggled her face into his hand. "I love you," She told him.
"I love you too," He said and stroked her cheek. "I'll wake you up
later,"
Brooke nodded and closed her eyes, drifting to sleep.
BLUE
"Mmm," Haley moaned waking up. She looked over at
Nathan and smiled.
Nathan woke up minutes later. "Hey baby," He said giving her a kiss.
Haley smiled. "Good morning," She said stretching.
"Good morning,"
"Mmm, my head hurts,"
"I'm sorry," Nathan said rubbing the side of her face.
Haley nodded. "Hey Nate?"
"Hmm?"
"Where's your daughter?"
"Hales, she's OUR daughter…"
Haley closed her eyes. "Sorry, I just…"
"Don't worry about it,"
Haley nodded.
"And she's with Brooke and Lucas and Maggie in Brooke's room."
Haley nodded. "Do you think… before you go get her… we could talk?"
"Sure, what's up?"
"I want to remember Nate… I really, really do… but I don't know how
to…"
"Okay, um… what's the last thing you remember?"
Haley laid her head back on her pillows and closed her eyes,
thinking. "Um… you and Lucas were playing and me and Brooke and
Peyton were all cheering… at half time, you came over to talk to me
and… we started fighting… you said I was being a bch and then
Brooke got involved, then Lucas because Brooke was really pissed…"
"Go Ravens!" Haley yelled. She looked up at Brooke and they both
began to crack up.
"Shut up you guys," Peyton laughed, knowing what they were laughing
at.
"Peyton, it was hilarious," Haley laughed.
"You wanna know what's hilarious? How you keep looking at that guy
on the other team… number 12… hope Nathan doesn't notice,"
Brooke looked at Peyton. "Peyton," She said shaking her head
like 'was that necessary?'
Peyton just shrugged.
Nathan was throwing the ball in and Haley moved closer to him. "After
the game…" She whispered.
A smile crept on his face, one that didn't go unnoticed by
Lucas. "Hales! Go cheer!" He yelled at how she was distracting his
brother.
Haley smiled and went back to her spot.
The half time buzzer went off. The Ravens were down by 7.
Number 12 walked over to the Raven Cheerleaders… one in
particular, "Hey,"
Haley turned around, a smile still on her face. "Hi," She laughed
"I'm Taylor," He said holding out his hand.
"Haley," She said shaking his hand, then turning back around with
Brooke and Peyton.
"Um Haley…"
She turned back around, this time a little bothered. "Yeah?" She
asked, trying not to show her frustration.
"Would you…"
Haley rose an eyebrow and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.
He caught a glimpse of her wedding ring and remembered the 23
above her butt… Nathan Scott… he remembered. "Time to make him
sweat," He whispered. "Could you show me where the bathroom is?"
"Um… sure, here, turn this way," Haley said putting her arm around
the guy, turning him. "You see the big sign that says restrooms… I
think that might be your answer." She said talking to him like he was
a little kid.
He smiled. "Thanks," He said and winked and walked away.
Haley rolled her eyes then saw Nathan come up to her. "Hey baby,"
she said wrapping her arms around his neck.
Nathan pulled away.
"What's wrong?"
"Why were you flirting with that guy?"
"What?" Haley asked pissed.
"Flirting… you know, what I do with you?"
"Nathan, I know what flirting is, and I wasn't doing it."
"Why'd you put your arm around him?"
"I was showing him where the bathrooms were and he was being an
idiot so I treated him like one…"
"Kinda like how you're treating me now?"
"Nathan, come on."
"No, Haley, you're being a bitch,"
Haley took a step back. "What?"
"You heard me,"
"Yeah, did I?" Brooke asked stepping in.
"Stay out of it Brooke,"
"No, did you just call her a bitch?"
"Brooke,"
"That's boy for yes," Brooke said then slapped him across his face.
"Brooke," Haley squealed.
"You don't get to talk to her like that Nathan Scott, I don't care if
you're married, divorced, dating, hate each other, but she's my friend
and you don't talk to my friends like that, got it?" Brooke barked.
Lucas saw Brooke hit Nathan and jogged over to her. "Brooke, come
on…" He said pulling her away.
"I'm not joking Nate,"
Nathan looked at Haley, she had a few tears in her eyes. He didn't
mean to hurt her.
Haley looked up at Nathan, she didn't mean to make him mad, she ½ smiled as he looked at her and let a tear roll down her cheek, then walked back to the girl's locker room leaving her husband standing alone.
"That's it?" Nathan asked.
Haley nodded. "It seemed really bad then, but I mean now… I guess
it's not that big of a deal - -"
"No it is!" Nathan said. "I shouldn't have called you that, not ever…
and you weren't being one, I was just all messed up about being
behind,"
Haley nodded understandingly.
"So you don't remember anything else from that night?"
Haley shook her head. "Mu-uh,"
"Okay," Nathan said.
"Peyton!" Nathan yelled noticing about 2 minutes into the second
half that Brooke and Haley weren't there.
Peyton looked at him. "Hmm?"
"Where's Haley?"
"She's with Brooke,"
"Is she okay?"
"You should talk to her Nate,"
"Why what happened?"
"Scott! Get over here!" Whitey yelled.
"Peyton, where's Haley?!" Nathan asked blowing off his coach.
"She's in the girl's locker room."
Nathan took off to the locker room. "Haley!" He yelled. "Haley!"
"Shut up Nathan!" Brooke hissed. She was sitting down with Haley's
head in her lap.
"What happened?" He asked squatting down rubbing Haley's head.
"That guy she was "flirting with" started flirting back, a lot…"
"Oh my God," Nathan sighed.
"Yeah, I walked by and… it didn't really look like she was wanting to
go with him… but she was upset Nathan, she loves you so much and it
kills her when she thinks she hurts you. But, Haley's really pretty Nate,
guys won't care if she's married or not, if they see an emotional,
unstable hot cheerleader… you're just asking for someone to take advantage of
her," Brooke said honestly.
"But he hadn't - -"
"No, but he could have,"
Nathan knew Brooke was right, he hated it, but knew she was
right. "I'll stay with her, you go back out there," He told Brooke.
Brooke nodded and laid Haley in Nathan's arms. She immediately
clung to him. Brooke ½ smiled then headed back out to the gym.
"I'm so sorry Haley,"
Haley nodded. "Me too," She said, her eyes still closed.
Nathan kissed the top of her head. "You wanna go home?"
Haley nodded.
Nathan stood up, still holding her.
Haley had woken up by the time they got home. "Hey Nate?" She asked, opening their door.
"Hmm?" He said, right behind her.
Haley turned around and stood on her tip toes and wrapped her arms
around Nathan's neck. "Thank you,"
"For what?" Nathan asked.
"Leaving your game for me,"
"My game or my girl… I pick you every time Hales,"
Haley smiled and kissed him.
Nathan deepened the kiss and picked her up and carried her to their
room and closed the door.
"Nine months later Caroline was born,"
"Nathan," Haley cried. "I was so close to being able to remember that,
Caroline…"
"Haley, it's okay,"
"No it's not! It's my fault!"
"No it's not Haley! This is not your fault okay?" Nathan assured her as
he wiped away some of her tears.
Lucas then walked in with Caroline holding his hand. "Someone woke
up…" He said.
Haley smiled at her daughter.
"Morning munchkin," Nathan said picking his daughter up.
"Hi daddy,"
"How's Brooke?" Nathan asked.
"I'm not real sure," Lucas said honestly.
Nathan nodded. "Let us know,"
"I will," Lucas said. "I'm gonna get back to them," He said and walked
to the door. "See you guys later,"
"Bye Uncle Luke!" Caroline yelped.
Everyone laughed then Lucas went back to Brooke's room.
Caroline laid her head down on Nathan's shoulder and looked at Haley.
Haley smiled at her, Caroline smiled back,
"Did you have fun with Maggie yesterday night?"
"She gots sick too,"
"Yeah, I know, she feel better?"
Caroline shrugged. "Aunt Brooke gotted really sick this morning, her
eyes were crying and she was shaking… Uncle Luke moved me and
Maggie off her bed."
Haley could listen to this kid talk all day, which is pretty much what
she did, but Haley loved to hear her talk, to see how bright and
energetic this little girl was… her little girl was.
"Mommy?" Caroline asked.
Nathan rubbed his hand up and down Haley's arm, getting her
attention.
"Oh sorry, what?"
"When do you get to leave?"
"Um…" Haley said and looked at Nathan.
"It'll probably be a while baby," Nathan told her.
"Why? Aren't you all better?"
Haley couldn't answer her question. "Nate," She whispered.
"Caroline, your mom is still sick on the inside… you can't see it, but
she can feel it,"
"Oh! Like Jamie's love" Caroline in awe, as much awe as a four year old could have.
"What?" Nathan laughed.
"Landed said that Jamie's love is like tha wind, you can't see it, but he can feel it!"
"Where did that come from?" Nathan asked still laughing.
"Aunt Brooke," Caroline said like it was obvious. "We watched her Walk to Reindeer movie, but it didn't have any reindeer in it," Caroline explained placing her hands on her hips shaking her head.
Nathan laughed knowing now what movie Caroline was talking about, "Wow, we gotta stop letting you hang out with her," he said tickling his daughter
"Daddy!" She giggled, then looked up at Haley, "Can I still lay up here with you?"
Haley smiled and nodded. "Yeah,"
An even bigger smile overtook Caroline's face as she snuggled up next to her
mom.
Haley laid her head on top of Caroline's and they both closed their
eyes.
Caroline was curled up in Nathan and Haley's bed asleep, Haley's
arms around her protectively.
Nathan stood in the doorway watching them.
A smile formed on Haley's face. "Morning," She whispered.
"Did I wake you?" Nathan asked sitting down next to her.
Haley nodded. "I could feel you watching me,"
"Oh, I'm sorry, go back to sleep, I'll leave," He told Haley rubbing the
side of her face.
Haley closed her eyes at Nathan's touch. "I love you," She sighed, her
head rested comfortably in Nathan's big hand.
"I love you too," Nathan whispered then kissed her forehead. "Go
back to sleep, I'm serious, I'll go do something, okay?"
Haley nodded and pulled Caroline closer to her and snuggled down
further in her bed.
Nathan walked to the door and looked back at Haley and Caroline.
"I can feel you Nathan," Haley whispered, her eyes still shut.
Haley's eyes fluttered open and she looked at Nathan.
"You okay? Did I wake you?"
Haley shook her head. "I could feel you watching me… I just had a
dream or… de'javu… something… but it was about… I don't know…
ugh," Haley said then groaned in pain her hand on her head.
"Hales, you okay?"
"Just a headache,"
Nathan nodded. "Don't worry about trying to remember Haley, I mean,
I know you want to… but I don't' want it to hurt you any more, okay?"
Haley nodded.
"Go back to sleep baby,"
"K," Haley said and snuggled back into the bed. "Hey Nate?"
"Hmm?"
Haley smiled, her eyes closed. "I can feel you watching me,"
Nathan smiled back, remembering how Haley used to say that to him
all the time when he watched her sleep.
RED
"Hey, look who's up," Lucas said holding Maggie as Brooke slowly opened her eyes.
"Hi momma!"
Brooke smiled. "Hey baby, how you feeling?"
Maggie shrugged. "Tired,"
Brooke scrunched up her nose. "Mmm, me too, come on," She said
and patted the bed.
Maggie jumped off Lucas's lap and ran to Brooke.
Brooke kissed her forehead.
"I loves yous mommy,"
"Aww, I love you too baby,"
Lucas was about to say something, but there was a knock on the door.
Brooke looked at it panicked.
"It's okay," He assured her.
Brooke tightened her grip around her daughter as the doctor walked in.
Brooke was sitting in the doctor's office, her foot shaking, she was beyond nervous.
"You okay?" Lucas asked.
Brooke nodded. "I'm good, just… Lucas this is gonna change our lives
forever,"
Lucas got up and wrapped his arms around her as she leaned into his
chest. "I know,"
"I'm scared,"
"Why?"
"Because we're still too young to have a baby," Brooke whined into his
chest.
"Brooke, we're not for sure yet,"
Brooke looked up at Lucas. "Are you kidding, Luke, I wouldn't have
said anything to you if I wasn't sure,"
"So you've been to the doctor already?"
"No, but I just know and I needed to come here and I wanted you to
be where with me, God is that so bad?"
"No, Brooke, no, it's okay, we're gonna be fine, this is gonna work
out,"
"Alright you two," The doctor said walking in.
Brooke took a deep breath and clenched Lucas's hand.
"I've got two kinds of news,"
"Can you just tell us," Brooke asked.
"Okay, Brooke, you are indeed pregnant,"
Brooke exhaled.
"Okay, but there is some bad news,"
Brooke's heart stopped, 'bad news? No, there wasn't supposed to be
any bad news,' she thought panicking.
"Brooke are you okay?" Her doctor asked.
Brooke nodded. "I'm fine, I'm just feeling a little sick, that's all,"
Lucas rubbed her back.
She looked up at him, fear obvious in her eyes.
Lucas nodded, assuring her she was gonna be okay.
Brooke nodded back and Lucas kissed her forehead.
"Alright, like I said, you are pregnant, but your uterine wall isn't as
thick as it should be…"
Lucas looked confused. "Okay, um, sorry… what exactly does that
mean er… I'm kind of lost,"
Brooke and her doctor explained everything to Lucas, helping him
understand. Then the doctor explained the risks to Brooke and how
she is to take it easy and be sure to take her vitamins during this
pregnancy, how important it was to her baby that she did.
"I'll leave you two alone for a little bit,"
Lucas nodded then the doctor left. "Brooke," He said rubbing Brooke's
leg.
She inhaled shakily through her nose, her chin quivering.
"Hey, baby, it's okay, we're gonna have a baby."
"Maybe,"
"No, Brooke"
"Lucas what if I lose it?"
"You won't baby,"
"Lucas I'm scared,"
Lucas hugged her tight, letting her cry on him. "Baby, you gotta be
strong for her,"
Brooke nodded, knowing Lucas was right, "I'm scared," She whispered.
"She's gonna be okay, I mean, B I'm fine… she's gonna be okay,"
Brooke nodded. "Come here Princess," She said and pulled Maggie
into a tight hug.
"Mommy, I'ms gonna be okay, rights?" Maggie asked, her chin
quivering.
Brooke looked her in the eye and told her that she was and not to be
scared.
Maggie nodded, fully trusting her mother.
"And Mrs. Scott?" The doctor asked.
Brooke looked up.
"You are all set to go, just before you go, stop by the front desk and…
be sure to get this prescription filled," He said handing Brooke a
prescription he had filled out.
"Okay, thank you,"
BLUE
Caroline's eyes fluttered open, her mother's arms were wrapped tightly around her. She looked towards a chair and saw her dad. She smiled when he looked at her.
"Hey baby," He said walking over to her.
"Hi,"
"You still sleepy?"
"Um…" Caroline pondered then shook her head no with a big smile.
"God you look like your mom,"
Caroline smiled even bigger.
Nathan laughed.
Caroline looked at Haley, then back at Nathan.
"What?" Nathan asked.
Caroline shrugged.
"Care what's up?"
"Does mommy… she's different daddy,"
Nathan sighed. "Yeah?"
Caroline nodded.
"How?"
She shrugged and looked back at Haley. "She just is, to me, not you,
but just me… is she… is she mad at me or something because I yelled
in the car? Because I didn't mean to, I wasn't mad, I was just scared."
Caroline cried.
"Oh Caroline, no baby, no, she's not mad at you,"
"Are you sure? Daddy I don't want her to be mad,"
"Why do you think she is?"
"Because daddy!"
Nathan nodded and pulled his daughter to him and let her cry on him.
"Do you think she… still… loves me…?" Caroline cried.
"Caroline, why wouldn't she?"
"I just want her to love me," She cried.
"She does,"
"No, she doesn't, she's mad,"
"How do you know baby?"
"Because she hasn't said she LOVES me,"
"Yes she has,"
"Nu-uh, not how she used to say it, now Is say it first and… she says it
back, but she doesn't mean it…" Caroline exclaimed sounding much older than she was.
Nathan's heart broke, his daughter was more perceptive then he
thought. He knew Haley was doing the best she could, but Caroline was right, she wasn't the
same
PURPLE
"Knock, knock," Brooke said.
"Hey, come on in here, how are you?" Nathan asked hugging his sister-
in-law.
"Mmm, sore, but I think I'm okay… Carry Lyn, what's wrong precious?"
Brooke asked walking over to her niece.
Caroline shook her head.
Brooke looked at Nathan, he shook his head.
Haley began to stir around in bed.
"Do you think I could talk with her for a little bit, alone…?"
"Oh, no, go ahead, come on munchkin," Nathan said picking up his daughter.
Brooke grabbed Caroline by the waist and kissed her forehead. "I love
you sweetie," Brooke said stressing the word love. "Got it?"
Caroline nodded then buried her head into Nathan's shoulder as he
left the room.
"You can open your eyes now Hales," Brooke said once the door had
closed.
Haley did exactly that.
"Hey," Brooke greeted.
"Nathan told you,"
"No, Lucas actually,"
"Oh,"
"But Nathan told him,"
Haley laughed.
"So what was wrong with your baby girl?" Brooke asked
Haley looked at her confused.
"Oh, Caroline, what was up,"
"Brooke it was so bad," Haley said beginning to sob.
"Whoa Haley, calm down sweetie, what was, hey, shh," Brooke said
hugging her friend.
"I heard her talking… and she doesn't think I love her… I just met her
yesterday and I already love her,"
"Most people do,"
Haley nodded, crying still.
"Haley, I know you don't remember, but you've raised a pretty good 4
year old, okay? She knows you love her and on the inside you know
you feel that connection, that love for her too, don't you?'
Haley nodded. "I know, and I know I love her… but I can't REMEMBER
her Brooke,"
Brooke nodded and tucked her hair behind her ear. She put her
forehead up against Haley's. "Listen, it's gonna come back to you,
okay? Don't worry,"
Haley nodded.
Brooke sat back in her chair.
"So… are you… okay?"
Brooke nodded. "Yeah, I'm a little sore, but besides that, I think I'm
okay,"
Haley nodded.
Brooke lauded. "What do you wanna know?"
"Your daughter?" Haley asked curiously.
Brooke smiled just thinking about Maggie. "Maggie, she's about six
months younger than Caroline… um…" Brooke laughed. "She looks
like me, but um… did Luke ever tell you about his HCM?"
Haley paused. "… Brooke, I'm…"
"No, don't worry, um," She said looking up trying to stop her tears from falling, "…Maggie's got it too," Brooke whispered, her voice cracking.
"Oh Brooke, no she's gonna be okay,"
Brooke laughed through her tears. "I'm actually heading home, so I'll
get Nate and Carry Lyn back in here - -"
"Carry Lyn…"
"Oh um, it's just what I call Caroline, her middle name is Brooklyn.
Nathan swears it's because I just like to hear my own name but…
everyone kind of has their own nicknames for the girls…" Brooke said
then yawned. "Sorry," She laughed "It's been a long few days,"
"No, you're fine, go home, I'll see you later,"
"Alright, mmm, I love you,"
"You too," Haley said hugging Brooke back.
RED
"Lucas carry me in," Brooke whined.
Lucas laughed. "What about your daughter?" He asked looking at
Maggie who was drifting to sleep.
Brooke looked back at her daughter. "Mmm… leave her?"
Lucas laughed. "No,"
"Fine, you carry me and I'll carry her,"
"Can you just not walk?"
"Lucas, I hurt,"
"Okay, I'm sorry, I'll take her in then come out and get you,"
"Fine," Brooke whined.
Lucas got out of the car and opened the back door. "Come here
Maggs, oh, hi." He said as he picked the toddler up.
"Where's mommas?"
"Shh," Lucas soothed, rubbing Maggie's back. "She's coming,"
Maggie nodded and fell back asleep.
Lucas turned around walking back to the car to go get Brooke. He jumped scared when he saw her in front of him. "Hey baby, I was gonna come get you,"
"I know, but… will you carry me to our room?"
"Come here," Lucas said as he gracefully picked up his wife and
carried her to their room and laid her in their bed
"Mmm, I'm going to sleep,"
"You do know it's the middle of the day…"
Brooke nodded. "I'm so worn out baby,"
"Okay, hey I got something planned for Maggs for later, you wanna
be surprized?"
Brooke nodded, just wanting to get to sleep.
Lucas kissed her forehead. "I love you,"
"I love you too," Brooke said and drifted to sleep.
NEXT TIME!!!
"Lucas you did not!" Brooke yelled.
"Mommy!" Maggie screamed.
And
"Nathan," Haley said still appearing to be asleep.
"Hales, you okay?"
Haley shot up. "Where's Caroline?!" She asked panicked.
Sorry 4 the wait guys!!! Is this long enough?!!? Lol lol
xoxo
