So can anyone say "freaking out"? Because I totally was after the reviews! You guys rock...totally made me happy :)
After the reviews I went straight to work haha, here's the next chapter!
I have a brand new baby cousin. She is beautiful. They named her Makenna Grace but we'll call her Gracie as a baby. I held her for hours one night. I swear I wouldn't let her out of my arms :)
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In God's Hands
Nathan and Haley stopped before making it to their door. Lucas was sitting in front of it with his back resting against the door. He must have fallen asleep.
"Wake up jack ass" Nathan kicked his brother's leg lightly.
"Nate? Hales? Where is she?" Lucas stood up, still trying to wake up from his sleep.
"On her way back to Boston" Haley bit out.
"What!?"
"Yah dumb ass. You pushed her away. Way to go." Nathan side stepped his brother and opened the door ushering Haley and his daughter in. Haley turned around and gave Lucas a small smile before shutting the door on him.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Lucas yelled. When no one answered he turned around and went straight for home.
"Hey kid. Where's Brooke?" Kieth had begun to clean up the living room when Lucas walked in.
"Boston" Kieth stood straight up.
"What? Boston. Why the hell is she in Boston?"
"Because I'm an idiot, that's why!" Lucas threw his jacket onto the couch.
"Where are you going?" Kieth watched Lucas walk down the hallway.
"To my room!" Lucas shouted and Kieth heard the door slam shut. He sighed. This wasn't good.
Brooke paid the cab driver and grabbed her bag. She stood on the sidewalk and looked up at her loft. She was home, but it sure didn't feel like home. In fact, her stomach was sick, like she was homesick. She flicked on the lights to her studio apartment and she slipped her jacket off. Before unpacking she went down the hall and picked up her mail. Once she was back in her apartment she sat down on the couch and tore the envelopes open. One by one she read "Due", "Overdue". She yelled in frustration and sunk back into the couch. This wasn't how her life was supposed to turn out. She wanted to be married, have a family, be successful. So far, she hadn't achieved any of that. Deciding that she was very tired, Brooke got ready for bed and let sleep consume her. She'd worry about her miserable business tomorrow.
"Lucas would you come out of there right now!" he could hear his uncle yell at him through the door. Lucas wanted to get up, but he wouldn't, not until he thought of a way to get Brooke back. Rather than answer his uncle he let out a small groan and he rolled from his left side to his right.
"Hello?" Haley picked up her phone. She prayed it would be Brooke, she hadn't called like she said she would.
"Hey Haley. It's Kieth"
"Oh" Haley said disappointed.
"You mad at me too?" Kieth asked.
"What? Oh no, it's just, Brooke was supposed to call us when she landed" Haley explained.
"About that, Lucas had went to go see her--"
"I know" Haley cut him off.
"Oh, so I guess you met up with him then?"
"Yah we did. What the hell is wrong with that boy? She was here for him the whole time and he just pushed her away like he always does. If I had the ability I would kick his ass all the way to Boston" Haley said loudly.
"Well that's what I want to do. Sort of" now Haley was listening.
"What did you have in mind?"
"Well he'd need to get his act together first, but I checked the flights and there is a flight to Boston on Saturday. That gives him a few days to straighten out. Then we tell him that he's getting on that plane whether he likes it or not" Kieth said proudly.
"I like it" Haley smiled even though Kieth couldn't see her.
"Good, I'll talk to you later alright, Lucas just came out from his room" Kieth hung up the phone. "Where are you off to Lucas?" Kieth noticed the jacket in Lucas' hands.
"I'm going out" was his short reply.
"Alright, just don't be late!" Kieth called before Lucas shut the door behind him. Kieth just sighed. He realized why Brooke left.
Lucas stood outside the cafe for what seemed like hours. All he did was look at it. People would stop and tell him how sorry they were. He would look at them, nod and then return to watching the outside of the cafe. Finally he stepped inside and did a full spin. Before now he had no idea what he was going to do with the place. He couldn't keep it running, and he knew he didn't want to sell it. He wanted to keep it in the family, but he was just at a loss as to what he would do with it. When he had been lying in bed today, between tossing and turning he had thought of the perfect idea for the cafe. Whether it worked or not was a different story.
Brooke squinted when she opened her eyes. The blinds she bought were grogeous but they kept absolutely no sun out. Rubbing a hand over her face she flipped from her back to her stomach and peeked one eye open to see her clock. One more day off work wouldn't make a difference, it was already going down hill anyways. She got out of bed and walked slowly to her bathroom. After surveying herself in the mirror she picked up her toothbrush and brushed her teeth.
"Shit" she mumbled with toothpaste still in her mouth. She had forgotten to call Haley and she was sure that Haley would be freaking out right now. Running to her phone she quickly dialled Haley and Nathan's number.
"Hales! Oh I am so sorry!" Brooke said before anything.
"It's okay, I figured you'd forgotten" she could hear Haley laugh lightly on the other end and Brooke let out a relieved sigh.
"I got in and I was so tired I just went to bed!" Brooke took a seat in her kitchen.
"So the flight was okay then?"
"Yah just fine" both of them stopped talking.
"He's back to his old miserable self" Haley said after a minute.
"I didn't ask how he was" Brooke said matter of factly.
"I know you didn't ask, but I aslo know that you want to know how he is" Brooke smiled softly knowing Haley was right.
"Just take care of him, okay?" Brooke said quietly.
"Brooke.."
"No Haley, I've gotten him out of his room and he has started to move on but the rest he has to do on his own. When he's ready he can come to me, I'll be waiting. I always have been" Brooke hung up the phone and held her head in her hands. Lucas still had her heart she just wished he'd realize that. And soon.
Haley stopped in front of the cafe with her mouth hung open. She stopped pushing Brighid in the stroller and shook her head in disbelief. Her cell phone began to ring and she dug through the pockets in the stroller to find it. She flipped it open.
"Haley, it's Kieth, have you seen Lucas?"
"Uh, yah, he's in the cafe" Haley said distantly.
"He's been there since yesterday afternoon. What is he doing there!?"
"I don't think you want to know Kieth" Haley said still keeping her eyes on the cafe.
"What do you mean I don't want to know? That boy never came home last night, of course I want to know!" she could tell Kieth was stressing out.
"You might want to come see for yourself Kieth" Haley never gave him a chance to reply before snapping her phone shut. "Lucas, what on earth are you doing to your mother's cafe!?" Haley yelled at him. He turned around on the ladder with a nail in his hand and a hammer in the other. He looked at her like she was blind and dumb.
"I'm renovating, can't you see that Haley?" he returned to the window which he was covering with plywood.
"I see what you're doing Luke, but I wouldn't call this renovating. What in God's green earth has compelled you to do this?"
"Brooke" he answered without looking back at her and Haley shut her mouth unable to come up with anything to reply.
Okay, that's it for now. What will happen next? Guess you'll just have to wait and see :)
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