Chapter 9
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Beth stood in the door way frozen at what she had just heard out of her mothers mouth, she'd wanted answers for so long and now there they were just floating in the air, Beth saw her parents look at her she felt tears down her cheeks and then for some reason she bolted out the door and to the car not sure where she was going but she needed time to process this new information
Brooke looked at Julian, tear stained cheeks, Julian turned back around to his wife he couldn't believe what had just happened in the matter of 15 minutes, he couldn't look at Brooke he was so mad right now, so he grabbed his keys and walked towards the door
He turned around "I love you, but I need to process this, I'm going for a drive I don't know when I'll be home" he said before walking out
Brooke left their sitting on the couch, she sat for about 25 minutes before she clicked that her daughter knew her secret now, she needed to find her, Brooke grabbed her keys and phone and left
In the car Brooke rang Haley and told her to watch out for Beth to call her if she turned up at there house, she called Karen as well, she had been looking for an hour now and needed to pick Hale up so she drove to school
Brooke and hale arrived home 35 minutes later, Beth still wasn't home, the boys were home eating in the kitchen
"Hey mom" the twins spoke before eating their food
"Hey guys, have you seen your sister?"
"Yeah" jude replied
"You have where?"
"Right their, geez mom are you loosing it" the boys both laughed referring to their younger sister
"Not Hale, Beth" Brooke said frantically
"Then no" he replied
"Ok if she texts you or calls let me know" Brooke said grabbing some fruit out of the fridge for hale
"Here baby" she smiled at her youngest daughter
"Everything ok mom?" Davis asked downing another biscuit
"Yeah it's fine, just need to speak with your sister, I'm just going to be up stairs if you need me, watch your sister, homework too" Brooke gave a weak smile and left to her room
"Something's up" Davis said curious
"Hmm definitely, wait huh?" Jude said scoffing more food down not even listening
"Something's wrong with mom? She's never home by 3 and dads not here, and she's looking for Beth, something is wrong?, let's find beth?" Davis said
"Ok, I'll watch Hale you find her ok break" he said raising his hand as if they were a team
"Whatever, just watch hale I'll find her" he laughed at his idiot brother
Davis got Brooke and went for another drive
Beth was still driving she didn't know where just around, she couldn't get her mothers words out of her mind
BETHS POV ((Beth's thoughts))
((A letter from Lucas that Peyton bought to NewYork?)) I need to see it
((Lucas didn't want anything to do with mom, so he must of not wanted me, that's why mom hates him))
((I need to know why))
I kept driving until I was back at the river court, no one was their so I got out and sat on the cold bleaches
I felt a raindrop on my cheek but still I sat their, I needed to think, I had so many questions? Why? Was a main one, it's started raining heavily
I heard a car pull up and heard my voice being called, I still sat their staring in to space until someone was shaking me, it was uncle Nate
"Beth get up? What are you doing in the rain?" Was all I heard him yell as he helped me up and pulled me to his car, it was as if my feet were stuck in the ground I felt numb, I felt empty
Uncle Nate put a blanket he had in the boot around me and turned the heater on, I could finally feel my feet
"Beth, why were you sitting their in the rain?" He asked me again
I sat their thinking ((Because my parents are liars, because Lucas is a major dickhead, because everything I know is a lie)) was all I could think but when I spoke all that came out was "Because I'm not wanted" followed by tears a lot of tears, they kept coming like a flood or stream
I could tell uncle Nate didn't know what to say "let me take you home?" He said hugging me tightly
I just laughed "huh where's that" I said sarcastically then the back door opened of uncle mates Suv and in jumped Mom and Davis
"Great" I said harshly
"Beth can we talk please?" She said, I knew she was hurting too but how could she lie to me, to my face, i wasn't really mad at her not as much as Lucas so I could hear her out
"Thanks uncle Nate" I gave him a kiss before hoping out and walking around in the pouring rain to my car, I saw my brother sitting in the car he waved, I waved back
I got in my car, and opened the passenger door "Well" I yelled out to her
She hoped out and got in closing the door
She looked Sad, she looked worried, and hurt everything I was feeling, we both looked terrible our hair was dripping wet as were our clothes, and moms makeup was coming down a little
"Beth I'm so so so sorry that you found out that way, I was planning to tell you tonight, I'm sorry I waited awhile but I didn't think you, him or I or anyone was ready to know, I'm sorry I lied when you asked me I just didn't know how to tell you and I'm" I cut her off I couldn't hold it in anymore
"Why doesn't my Dad want me?" I broke down and more tears followed
Mom just reached out and hugged me tightly, I needed it, she kissed my head and shh me, she knows it relaxes me
"Baby the Lucas I knew would of done anything for you if he knew, And after all these years I thought he knew I sent him letters and he didn't want us, and I couldn't understand how he could do that to you or me, so I lied about him being your father and over the years it stuck because it came naturally, but it came to my attention a few days ago that he never knew baby" was all she said
"Did the letters not make it to him?" I replied wiping a tear away
"Not quiet, Peyton had kept them and not given them" she said my blood started to boil
Anger was filling my body, how could she do that to a kid, to her bestFriend to a family "So I've had no father because that BITCH never gave him the letters?" I was so angry
"Language, and no you had a father Julian is your dad he always will be don't forget that, he loves you, but yes, i will deal with her if you see her stay away, I mean that Beth, now I need to know" she took a breath, I knew the question was coming "Do you want Lucas to be in your life? You don't have to answer me now, but I know he will want to be apart of yours, it's up to you weather or not, I'm just sorry that it's happened this way baby" she said finally breathing properly she rapped her arms around me
((So Peyton ruined my family, Lucas is an idiot for marrying her, and I have two step sisters who I hate, what was going on in my dysfunctional family)) "I'm not sure can we just go home" I said I was cold and tired from crying
She just smiled and nodded, "I'll meet you at home" i said
The whole drive home felt slow like I needed to be somewhere else right now not going home just yet, I knew where I needed to go, I turned off and went another direction
Lucas POV
My eyes opened and I saw Peyton sitting next to me, I was so angry I could hardly look at her, maybe if I just closed my eyes I wouldn't have to talk, oh to late she knows I'm awake
"Hey baby? How are you feeling?" She says
((How am I feeling, you knew I HAD A FREAKING CHILD and you sent them away)) I wanted to scream
"Alright" I spoke harshly, she knew something was wrong, just then the doctor arrived
((Thankgod, I couldn't be with Peyton right now))
"Mr Scott, we have your blood tests back, everything looks good but you need to relax more ok, also no physical activity for 6 weeks but other than that your a healthy man who can go home today, Mrs Scott can you come sign the papers and I'll let you take your husband home" he smiled, I felt like punching him in the face, I was so angry so hateful right now I didn't want to be around anyone
Peyton was walking out when she saw a young girl dripping wet walking towards her husbands room "what are you doing here? He's up for no visitors and its family only right now sorry" Peyton said smiling
"Well then I guess I'm allowed aren't I" Beth said harshly back to her giving her a smile
Peyton was in shock, as beth was just about to walk in Peyton grabbed her arm "Your are not family, just because he made you doesn't make you his, you are nothing, you were a drunken mistake, you and your mother, don't think for one minute he would want you now, if he didn't want you then" Peyton said to the young girl
Beth looked at her, how could she be so mean, how could this woman of been moms bestFriend once, "Could you just tell him I stopped by" Beth said walking away fast before tears came down
BAKERS
Beth arrived home she ran straight upstairs and lay on her bed, tears pouring out
Brooke heard her and went up stairs
BROOKES POV
I knocked in the door and saw my little girl upset, it broke my heart to see what I put her through, I never wanted any of this
I sat on the bed rubbing her back, soothing her, she sat up and turned to me "Why doesn't my Dad want me?" She said again every time it broke my heart
I pulled her In as tightly as I could without breaking her "baby what happened? Did you go see him?" I said rubbing my hand up and down her long wet hair she nodded softly
"She was their and she said why would he want me know when he didn't want me before, and all this mean stuff, but I thought what if she's right what if he doesn't want me I mean I don't even know if I want him"
I was so Angry right now at Lucas and especially at Peyton, I told Beth to take a shower before she got sick and that I was going to pick up dinner, but I was going to have a serious talk instead
Lucas and Peyton arrived home, Peyton and the girls went to get Dinner Lucas wasn't hungry he said he was tired so he lay on his bed, next think he heard his side door open wide, and in walked his ex girlfriend
Lucas POV
Brooke was so Angry and I could tell she was hurt she had this look in her eye, next think you know I was standing up facing her just as I was about to hug her it was like a time bomb had finally gone off
"HOW COULD YOU LET PEYTON TALK TO HER THAT WAY, HOW COULD YOU STILL BE WITH HER, IM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW I COULD KILL HER" she yelled
"What are you talking about?" I said not knowing what she was actually talking about
"PEYTON TOLD YOUR DAUGHTER YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH HER, IM SO PISSED RIGHT NOW LUCAS, HOW could" I cut her off
"I did not say that, Brooke when are you going to believe me for once take my side" I said back Wrong choice of words I guess
She looked shocked, and then More yelling came "TAKE YOUR SIDE HOW COULD I TAKE YOUR SIDE WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU THIS IS NOT ABOUT SIDES LUCAS, THIS IS ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER, and you know what makes things worse is you not only are still with Peyton, it's that when you were away, you never even called like I was nothing to you ever, like our relationship meant nothing to you, how could you do that" tears were running down her cheeks, it felt like this had happened before
I took her hands in mine "Brooke I'm so sorry I never called or visited, I was so hurt, so hurt because in the end you dumped me, you took my heart and crushed it, for gods sake you meant EVERYTHING TO ME BROOKE, you were the one person I could see me spending my life with" this time she cut me off like I said time bomb
"I CRUSHED YOUR HEART, I CRUSHED YOURS, ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME, BEING WITH YOU WAS TOURCHER, it was Hard but it WAS ALSO EXCITING AND ADVENTUROUS, I loved you so much, you were my first love, my everything but you don't kiss your girlfriends bestFriend, you don't lie about it either, what we had was everything to me, but you DESTROYED me, you took my heart and stomped on it that day, and when I told you to go, Go be with her that physically broke me, they say the best love is the act of sacrifice, and how I knew you never loved me was because you NEVER SACRIFICED ANYTHING FOR ME" I can't believe she's saying this to me, I'm hurt that she would think she was nothing to me
"Brooke" I said as her tears kept pouring, she wouldn't let me touch her either I just wanted to touch her make everything better
"Brooke, I would've sacrificed anything for you, for our two boys and a girl, for the summers in France for all of it, but when you told me you stopped missing me what was I suppose to say, You stopped missing me Brooke" I felt sick and Hurt about bringing this all up again but we hadn't really talked about it we argued and nothing more "now when it concerns Beth, I want to know her, I want what I missed all these years, I want to be her dad" I said a tear escaping it had just hit me I had another child with the ex-Love of my life, she still had tears down her cheeks not even looking at me
"Brooke please, I don't want to loose her now I know about her, I can't loose you again" I said trying my luck by caressing her cheek, I felt her face brush my hand like it use too, so I pulled her in tight and hugged her
Brooke's POV
He always knew what to say, but I needed to learn to trust him again, and I was willing to if that's what Beth wants, but even now his arms around me I missed him, I just wanted this to be all a dream and be back in this room 17 years ago I might've done it different but I'm thankful the way my life turned out
"Brooke were going to have to talk about Beth?" I heard him say as I pulled away
"Yeah well I don't want Peyton around her so we'll talk about that too" I said harshly I was so sick of Peyton getting away with everything
"Yeah I need to talk to her too" he said finally he was catching on about her
I'd hope.
Brooke left Lucas's house, on her drive home she was trying to get a hold of Julian but he hadn't answered, then he called back, she was happy he'd called
"hey baby I'm so sorry, can you just come home" brooke said
"Hey baby, I'm sorry I freaked out like that, I was just upset cause I thought if Lucas is in the picture I won't be Beth's dad anymore and I" Brooke cut him off
"Julian you will always be Beth's father no matter what, She loves you and so do I, just come home"
"I know your right, I just needed some time, I'm just in Charlotte at the moment for a script I liked, I needed a drive, but I'm on my way home now, I'll see you soon I love you babe" he said
"I love you too, we all do" Brooke smiled
BAKERS
That was 4 hours ago, he should've been back by now, Brooke was cooking dinner, it was kids pick tonight and majority of them picked lasagne so that's what she was making, Hale was standing next to her on a stool stirring the pasta sauce, the boys were sitting in the lounge playing their PlayStation while Beth was up stairs sketching
"Mommy, the police are here" hale said bringing Brooke out of her daydream, the little girl saw flashing lights on the window and ran over and stood watching as two men in uniform walked to the front door
Brooke started to panic, she walked over to the door as they knocked
She opened the door "Hello Mrs Baker?" They asked
"Yes what's wrong?" She had this feeling in the pit of her stomach
"Mrs Baker, where sorry but their was an accident, a driver lost control and slid in to your husbands car, he ah he I'm sorry but he didn't make it, where so sorry for your loss"
Brooke was in shock, Julian had been killed, she felt her knees go weak, and the police men grab her arms to steady her
"Mam, I'm sorry but we need you to come with me to identify his body"
"My ah kids, I can't just go right now, ah Davis Call Aunt Haley and uncle Nathan tell them to come over right now" Brooke said holding on the door
"Why?" He called out
"BECAUSE I SAID, NOW DO IT" she yelled, she never yelled at her kids so Davis knew something was wrong he called his uncle and told him to come over
Brooke was starting to having a panic attack so she sat down near the door in a chair trying to breathe
15 minutes later Naley arrived and the police told them everything, Nathan and Brooke went to see the body, Haley stayed with the kids
All that was going through Brooke's head was flashing lights, she wasn't listening to anything or anyone
Peyton had arrived home, they had dinner then Sawyer was taking Ellie out to the movies, Lucas gave her money because he needed to speak to Peyton, he needed a talk they had been needing to have the last 10 years, the girls left so Lucas walked in to the lounge
"Peyton I want a Divorce" He said bluntly even surprising himself how easily it came off his tongue
Peyton was in shock "WHAT" she said loudly standing up to face him
"I can't do this anymore" Lucas said
"Can't do what?"
"I CANT BE WITH SOMEONE WHO DID WHAT YOU DID TO MY DAUGHTER, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME? TO BETH OR TO BROOKE?" He yelled
Peyton knew he'd find out, but she thought she'd have a plan
"Lucas all I've ever wanted is me and you forever, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Brooke ok, you know I had issues with you two, I just froze and acted on instincts to protect you, I'm sorry ok" she then started the water works walking closer to him
He wasn't buying it this time, he was done "YOU HAD ISSUES, you have some cheek, you knew she had trust issues with us and then we broke her heart, and still after all that you chose not to tell me about MY DAUGHTER" he started yelling more, his heart was racing, so he took a few deep breathes
Peyton looked at him, he was different "STOP YELLING AT ME, I said I was sorry, I said I'm sorry ok" she yelled back
"SORRY doesn't even begin to cut it, we are done, we are over we can figure something out with the girls, but I want you gone" he said turning away from her
"Lucas please, Don't do this, I love you she will never love you" she was referring to Brooke, she knew he still wanted to be with her, she was furious
"I have to try, but we, me and you are done, I need you to pack your stuff and be gone by the time the girls are back"
"SO THATS IT, 16 years of Marriage, two children later and you want to end it" she said tears streaming down her face
"YOU ENDED IT WHEN YOU DIDNT TELL ME, I will never forgive you for this, you made me to be the one person I didn't want to be, Dan." He said
"IM SORRY, Lucas please" she yelled
"Just get your stuff and leave, I'll let you know what's happening with the girls" he said walking out of the house slamming the door
Lucas forgot his mobile at home and Haley been trying to call him, she'd left 6 missed calls and 4 messages, she was starting to worry, Beth had been in her room the whole time, she had heard the police talking to her mother, she didn't know what to think she felt like she was in a nightmare but she wasn't waking up, she decided she needed air but Haley properly wouldn't let her leave so she grabbed her hoodie and shoes and jumped out her window and down the pipes on the side of her house, she started walking to the only place she could think of her home away from home
The River Court.
Beth's POV
My mind felt like it was running, I didn't know what to think, my mother was going to identify my dads body, how was the even real right now, how could he be dead, I don't understand, what was that, great it's raining
I walked in to the river court, no one was here thank god, I stood in the middle of the court thinking, thinking about times me and Julian had been here, all the times he would bring me here to hangout or for ice-cream, I missed him so much, I thought about the first time he bought me here
Memory
Brooke and Julian had just moved to TreeHill, She decided to show him around, She looked beautiful in her red dress and I could tell he was in love with her, even though I was only 2 yes I remember things at a young age, but I knew by the way he looked at my mom, id never seen it before and to this day I always wanted that kind of love, a love strong enough to face anything, a love that no matter what would alway remain the same
Julian got me out of the car and carried me over to the court, mom grabbed a basketball and walked over to us , he held my hands up and I started walking, he let go and I was doing it , I was walking by myself for the first time I didn't need anything or anyone to hold me up, I took my first steps that day, Julian was so proud he bought me ice cream all week
Present
More rain pulled me out of my dream, I was freezing but I couldn't move, I felt numb I felt broken, I didn't even
I heard someone call my name but I was so frozen I didn't even look, I felt him grab my arms I just repeated what was going in my head "I didn't even get to say goodbye" over and over
Lucas had found Beth, she was standing in the middle of the river court, getting soaked in the rain, he only saw her because he stood under the bus shelter while it poured , he was on his way home
BAKERS
Brooke and Nathan arrived home, Brooke could hardly breath, she sat down at the counter, and out her hands to her head, Haley came over and hugged her
"Mommy Where's Daddy? Brooke heard her little girl, she turned towards Hale and felt even worse, the little girl stood their in her pjs rubbing her eyes
Hale walked over to Brooke, as Brooke kneeled down to her daughters level, hale whipped her mothers eyes, "why are you crying mommy?" She said
Brooke's heart just broke even more if that was possible "baby, I'm ok, can you go get Bethany for me please?"
Hale kissed her moms cheek and walked up stairs
Brooke stood up and fell in to Nathan's arms "shh I'm so sorry Brooke" Nathan was trying to calm her
"Mommy Beth's not here?" Hale said from the top of the stairs
Panic mode kicked in, Brooke Was pacing back and forth for the last hour, there was a knock on the door Nathan got up and walked over to open it , he was surprised when he saw his brother holding his niece who was shaking cold
"I found her at the river court, She's not making any sense either, what are you doing here?" Lucas asked his brother as he walked his daughter inside
"Brooke, she home?" Nathan yelled out
Brooke walked over to the door, she locked eyes with Lucas and felt pain, then she looked at her daughter and felt even worse, Brooke reached out and pulled Beth in to a hug, kissing her head
"Don't ever scare me like that again, I'm so sorry baby" Brooke said hugging her tighter
Lucas looked at them all, why was everyone here? He was confused "who died?" He said joking around
Brooke just looked at him hatefully "get out" she said
He was way more confused "wait what? What's going on?" He asked
Brooke walked up stairs with Beth
"Luke, Their was an accident Julian was killed in a car crash" Nathan said tears in his eyes, Haley came over and hugged Nathan,
"I just spoke to Jaime, he'll be home tomorrow" Haley said
"Guys I'm so sorry" Lucas didn't believe it, he felt horrible now
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