Okay, so I know it's been a REALLY REALLY long time since I've updated this story but recently I was going through my email and I saw all my old reviews from it and I missed writing so much that I had to make a comeback. Now, I've realized it's going to be hard to just pick up after so long so that's why I did a small time jump. This chapter sucks I know but I'm just getting back into the swing of things so bare with me. K, great! Thanks everyone :)


Two Months Later…

"And one more for little Angie…" Brooke sang as she fed Angie another spoonful of the Baby Gerber food she had picked up earlier that week in the grocery store. "That a girl," She smiled down at the baby as she swallowed the spoonful and let out a little laugh.

These last two months with Angie had been amazing. Brooke had actually started calling Angie her daughter whenever she was asked. She was always with the little girl. Brooke spent every waking hour doting on the little girl and she was thankful for her great friend Millicent who was really helping out with the company. Everyone had also been good with Baby Angie. Haley and Nathan had been working out their marriage issues and after the arrival of Angie, Nathan had decided he was ready for another child so he and Haley were trying for that. Jaime had openly accepted his god sister with open arms after awhile and was now like a big brother to her. He tried to protect her so much it was adorable. Lucas was still Lucas. He came around everyday whenever he had free time. He was more like a father to Angie than an uncle. He adored that little girl and spoiled her rotten. He and Brooke were like the best of friends now and were practically inseparable. He was still somewhat trying to fight for Lindsey but Brooke saw that it was wearing him out and she wasn't sure if he knew what he wanted anymore. Peyton, while jealous that Brooke and Lucas had grown so close, was actually a pretty good help. She put her feelings aside and helped Brooke with the baby when she could and she was actually pretty good with Angie. Everything seemed so peaceful in Tree Hill for the first time in a long time but Brooke knew it was the calm before the storm. Nothing remained perfect for long in this small town.

"Uncle Luke!" A small male voice laughed through the front door and then some rustling followed it.

"Hmm…and who do you think that could be?" Brooke asked Angie, with a fake look of confusion as she stood up and put the baby on her hip, walking towards the front door. She knew exactly who was at the other side of the door. She reached for the brass doorknob and slowly turned it, opening the door to reveal Lucas and Jaime engaged in a play fight. "Oh it's just Lucas and Jaime. No one important Angie." She said down to the little girl whose face lit up at the sight of her two favorite guys.

"Aunt Brooke!" Jaime turned in Lucas' arms and smiled up brightly at her.

"Now Brooke don't act like you aren't excited to see our faces," Lucas remarked with a smirk as he let go of Jaime, playfully ruffling his hair.

"Nah I'm actually getting pretty tired of seeing you guys every day. How about you Ang?" Brooke asked in a playful tone as she looked down at the baby who was staring down at Jaime laughing.

"I think she's disagreeing," Lucas laughed as he walked into the house and closed the door behind him. "Hello princess," Lucas greeted bending down and giving Angie a kiss on the forehead. "Hello my other princess," Lucas smirked, also giving Brooke a kiss on the forehead.

"Oh whatever," Brooke rolled her eyes playfully and looked down at Jaime who was making faces at the baby which was causing her to laugh. "And how is my favorite guy today?" Brooke asked, leaning down to be at Jaime's height.

"I'm great. How about you?" Lucas asked from above her.

"I was talking to Jaime," Brooke told him matter of factly, laughing at Lucas' defeated face. "I still love you though, Broody." She said with another laugh. Lucas mumbled something under his breath and waved Brooke away as he walked past the trio and into the kitchen.

"I'm good. Uncle Luke took me out for ice cream after his practice today and then we came over here." Jaime explained as he tore his eyes away from Angie and put them on Brooke.

"That would explain the chocolate all over your face," Brooke said, noticing the chocolate ring around Jaime's mouth. "Let's get you cleaned up," She stood up, still with Angie on her hip and held out her hand for Jaime. The small blonde took and let Brooke lead him to the kitchen where Lucas was busy making himself a sandwich. "Take her Luke," Brooke told him as she handed Angie over to him. Lucas took the baby in his arms and started playing with her. Brooke grabbed Jaime up, put him on the counter near the sink and began to wipe the chocolate off his face. The silence in the air a comfortable one. Brooke looked over at Lucas who was tickling Angie, his sand which forgotten about, and Lucas looked up at her. They both exchanged a smile and Brooke winked at Lucas before going back to the blonde boy she was cleaning up.

ONETREEHILL

"You cheated!" Jaime yelled hours later as he and Brooke looked over at Lucas who was sitting on the other end of the coffee table. They were playing a board game with Jaime and Brooke both lounging on the couch lazily, Angie was trying to stand up in her playpen to see what all the commotion was about and Lucas was just lazily sitting on the floor. Jaime was convinced that Lucas was cheating.

"I did no such thing." Lucas laughed, looking at Brooke for help.

"Nope. You got yourself into this mess," Brooke smirked, shaking her head at Lucas. "Get yourself out of it," She told him simply.

"Uncle Lucas stop cheating!" Jaime whined before letting out a small yawn.

"Someone is tired," Brooke sang.

"No…no I'm not. We have to finish our game. Uncle Lucas has to stop cheating," Jaime protested as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and let out another yawn. Lucas looked at Brooke skeptically and she nodded, looking at the clock on the TV and noticing that it was already ten.

"Its past your best time J. Luke. Go put your pajamas on and we'll finish the game tomorrow. Without Uncle Luke cheating," Brooke persuaded as she reached over and grabbed Jaime's chin gently in her hand so that he would look at her. "I'll even read you a bedtime story," Brooke smiled down at her godson.

"Aunt Brooke I'm too old for bed time stories." Jaime laughed pulling away from her.

"But I know Angie would really like it if she got to fall asleep with her big cousin," Brooke tried, earning a look from Jaime before the little boy ran up the stairs to get into his pajamas. "Go help him, Luke," Brooke told Lucas who was getting up anyways.

Lucas nodded and followed Jaime up the stairs squeezing Brooke's shoulders gently causing her to smile up at him before he disappeared. Brooke then stood up from her own seat and grabbed little Angie from her playpen, laying back down on the couch and smiling down at the sleepy little girl. Two minutes later, Lucas and Jaime were back downstairs. Lucas carrying a huge blanket with him. "Move it," He laughed pushing Brooke's leg from off the couch so that he could sit next to her.

"Auntie Brooke it's my turn to sleep next to you!" Jaime protested when he realized that Brooke was holding Angie. He always had a fit with Brooke about not being able to fall asleep in her arms. Brooke laughed and looked at Jaime.

"Okay…okay." She said as she handed Angie to Lucas and scooped up Jaime in her arms. She laid him gently across her body so that his feet were just slightly off the couch and his head lay on her shoulder. Lucas pulled himself closer to the pair so that he could put his arm around the back of the couch. Angie nestled her head into the crook of Lucas' neck and let out a tiny yawn before settling quietly against him. Lucas smiled and put the huge blanket over all of them.

"Ready for the story." Jaime announced once they were all comfortable.

"Once upon a time there was this handsome prince named Eugene," Brooke started, smirking at the name she used. Lucas playfully glared over at her when Jaime began to giggle at the name. "And he was a noble prince. He did a lot for his kingdom. He had even saved it numerous times from his evil uncle Royal who was trying to take over the kingdom. But then something terrible happened! Royal had locked up all the giants and was planning on training them to attack the kingdom so that he could take over. Prince Eugene had to act fast so-"

"He decided on going to his rival kingdom and asking them for help," Lucas took over the story for Brooke. "So, he summoned up as many soldiers as he could and began his long journey to the other kingdom. Now one thing you must know about this Prince Eugene was that he was very uptight. He never had any fun and many people saw him as a little cold but he was still a good prince. So, on his way to the other kingdom he ran into a bunch of nasty ugly Ogres picking on this poor girl. Prince Eugene couldn't just leave her to be attacked like that so he had to act fast. He quickly drew his sword and headed in the direction of the attack but once he got there he was surprised to find this poor innocent woman fighting them back and winning! After a very tiring struggle the ogres ran away in fear of this woman since she was kicking their behinds. Prince Eugene noticed that the girl was very tired and he didn't just want to leave her in the woods all by himself so he made his way over to her, got off his horse and gently asked her what her name was. When the girl looked up, Prince Eugene laid his eyes on the most beautiful woman in the world. She smiled up at him and told him that her name was Penelope," Lucas smirked over at Brooke who just stuck out her tongue at him.

"And this Penelope woman wasn't having any of Prince Eugene's crap. She knew exactly who he was and she wasn't going to fall for him like so many women in the kingdom did. So, Prince Eugene nicely asked her if she would like to accompany him to the other kingdom. Penelope thought about this before finally deciding she had no other choice. She had no mother or father or anyone. So, she accepted as long as she got her own horse…a red one," Brooke continued.

"A red horse!" Jaime laughed at this.

"This princess Penelope was crazy! Anyways, Prince Eugene gave her the red horse she wanted and she accompanied him to the other kingdom. On the way there Prince Eugene and Penelope grew close. It was a week's long journey and they had to stop to rest. So, while everyone was resting up Penelope would sneak Prince Eugene away and they would have all kinds of fun. Swimming in lakes, water fights. They would talk about everything. Finally, after a week they arrived at the other kingdom. Prince Eugene asked nicely if they would help him and they told him no. So, defeated they headed back for their kingdom. The week was fun and Penelope helped Prince Eugene forget all about his problems. They finally arrived back to their kingdom and Penelope announced that she had to leave them. Prince Eugene pleaded with her not to leave but she said she had to. Prince Eugene was sad to be seeing her leave," Lucas took over before Brooke once again took control of the story.

"Penelope was also sad to have to be leaving Prince Eugene but she had to. So, Penelope left back home and Prince Eugene went back to the castle. The day for battle came quickly and Prince Eugene was scared that he would be losing his kingdom. They went to battle and it was horrible! They were both losing men left and right. All of a sudden Prince Eugene found himself in the middle of a horrible fight with his Uncle. He had him cornered and Prince Eugene couldn't get out of it. All of a sudden, Uncle Royal groaned in pain and Prince Eugene was surprised to see him collapse. When Uncle Eugene looked up, he was pleasantly surprised to see Penelope standing there. Sword in hand," It seemed at this point that both Brooke and Lucas were caught up in making this a talk to remember.

"And in that moment Prince Eugene knew that he was head over heels in love with Penelope. He knew he wanted her right by his side when all his dreams came true and he took over the kingdom as King. She was the one for him and would always be. They worked together to defeat Uncle Royal and his army of giants before marrying in a huge ceremony. Prince Eugene had finally found his princess and he was never letting her go for if he did he knew he would be losing the greatest thing that ever happened to him," Lucas told quietly as he looked over at Brooke who was looking at him with a mixed expression of amusement and awe.

"The end." Brooke whispered giving Lucas a small smile. After staring at each other for a moment, they looked down to see Jaime fast asleep against Brooke and baby Angie knocked out snuggled into Lucas' chest. "I think our story sucked," Brooke laughed quietly.

"I enjoyed it," Lucas shrugged before letting out a small chuckle. He watched as Brooke let out a yawn of her own and settled against the couch. "Someone is tired," He sang mimicking Brooke's earlier statement to Jaime.

"I am," Brooke agreed as she smiled lazily at Lucas.

"Goodnight then. I love you…Penelope." Lucas smirked as he used the name given to the princess in their story and Brooke's middle name. Brooke let out a little laugh rolling her eyes.

"I love you too, Prince Eugene." She mumbled before letting herself drift into a deep sleep. Lucas looked at her for a moment and he knew that something just changed in the air. What it was? He couldn't exactly put his finger on it yet but sooner or later he would know.