Sorry about the LONG wait, we have moved and I haven't had the internet hooked up yet, so the next few chapters might be spaced out :(
"Aunt Brooke."
Brooke woke to a small child calling her name as she felt a small shake of the bed. She rubber her eyes and rolled over to see Jamie standing by her bedside staring at her.
"What?" She asked groggy.
"Momma told me to ask you if I could stay with you for a few hours?" he asked.
"Yeah, that's fine." She yawned as she pulled herself up.
"YES!" Jamie yelled as he dashed for the hallway.
"Hey." Haley called from the door way. "I take it you told Jamie he could stay with you." she laughed.
"Yeah." Brooke smiled. "Where you going?" She asked noticing Haley dressed up.
"I have a few meetings at school this morning that I totally forgot about. Are you sure you don't mind watching him?" She asked.
"No, its not problem Hales. I was going to go to the store and over see the construction and I wouldn't mind having the company." Brooke said.
"Okay, well I should be done no later then one." Haley said. "Thanks again."
"No problem." She smiled as Haley turned to leave the room.
Brooke suddenly felt a wave of nausea hit her as she stood up out of bed. "Great." She sighed making a dash across the hall to the bathroom.
Haley stood in the kitchen and placed Jamie's breakfast in front of him as he sat down at the counter.
"Now I want you to be good for Aunt Brooke. You do what she says, understood?" She said.
"I will mama, I'm a good boy." he smiled as he took a bite of his waffle.
"I know you are baby." She smiled as she tousled his blonde hair before hearing Brooke enter the room.
"What some Orange Juice?" She offered, turning towards her.
Brooke quickly covered her mouth and nose with one had and placed her other hand on her stomach as the smell hit her.
"Oh, gotcha." Haley said as she quickly placed the juice back in the fridge. "Morning sickness getting worse?"
"Yeah its just starting back up again." She said softly as she sat down next to Jamie.
"It will get better I promise." Haley smiled. "Okay kid, I gotta go but I will see you this afternoon, okay?" She asked.
Jamie nodded his head as he took another bite of toast, getting jam all over his face.
"I love you messy boy." She said giving him a kiss on the forehead before grabbing her purse. "Call me if you need anything."
"We will be fine." Brooke reassured. Haley smiled and grabbed her keys before headed out the front door.
"Okay Jamie, you finish breakfast while I go get dressed and we will head over to the store, sound like a deal?" She asked.
"Yup!" He smiled.
"Good." She said before heading back up stairs to get dressed.
"Jamie! No basket ball near the manikins please." Brooke called after the small boy as he darted between workers chasing his ball.
"I'm really sorry, please let me know if hes getting in your way." she told one of the construction workers as he over looked three other workers putting up shelving units.
"Its no problem ma'am." He smiled polity.
Brooke smiled and continued to fold some cloths she had shipped from New York to put in the store until her new line was ready. "That looks great!" she said as the workers finished putting up the shelves. "Now, I was thinking about putting the old cafe quote above the door, what do you think?" She asked.
"I think it would look nice, does it have a personal meaning for you?" A worker asked.
"Yes." She smiled. "Jamie what do you think?"
"I think it would look great!" He smiled.
"Okay, then we will do it. Thank you." She smiled as the work nodded his head and got back to work.
"Uncle Lucas!" Jamie yelled and ran for the door when he noticed his uncle coming in.
Brook spun around and watched as Lucas picked Jamie up and hugged him. "I've missed you buddy!"
"I've missed you too. Where have you been?" he young blonde asked.
"I've been busy, but I promise I will take you out for ice cream soon to make up for it, deal?" He asked.
"Deal!" Jamie grinned.
"Okay now go play while I talk to Aunt Brooke." He said putting Jamie back on the floor and watched as he continued to play with is ball before walked over towards Brooke.
Brooke continued to fold cloths as Lucas walked towards the counter. "Hey." He said softly.
"Hi." She said not looking up.
"Mom said someone bought the store..." he said looking around the store.
"Yeah, I thought this would be the perfect place for a new store." Brooke said. She was kind of put off by his body expressions, she couldn't tell if he was happy about it or not.
"It looks great!" He smiled.
"Thank." She said.
"So how are...things?" Lucas asked awkwardly.
"Okay." She said, placing a shirt she had folded aside. "How'd things turn out with Peyton?" she asked.
"I don't know. She moved her stuff out of the house." He sighed.
"I'm sorry Luke." Brooke said softly, "I didn't mean for things to turn out like this."
"Its not your fault, I should have told her about New York, even if I didn't remember us actually...hooking up."
Brooke stood uncomfortably as a wave of nausea hit her. "Um..." She cleared her throat as she placed her hand over her mouth.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Can you watch Jamie for a minute?" She asked.
"Yeah sure, but-" He said but before he could say anything more she was running towards the back bathroom.
After a few minutes Lucas walked back and knocked lightly on the door. "Brooke, are you okay?" He asked.
He listened as the toilet flushed and the water in the sink run before she opened the door. "Yeah, sorry." She said.
"Can I get you something? Ginger ale or anything?" He offered, confused as to what to do.
"No its just morning sickness, nothing really helps." She stated walking past him.
"Are you sure? Maybe saltine crackers, mom said they helped her with Lily."
"I'm sure Luke." Brooke said, annoyed. "Why the sudden interest anyway?"
"Um, I was just trying to help." Lucas said, slightly offended.
"I'm sorry its just, the last few days you could have cared less unless it had something to do with Peyton." Brooke said.
"That's not fair Brooke, this affects her too." He said bluntly.
"Oh, excuse me for not putting Peyton's feeling first." Brooke scuffed as she made her way down the hallway towards the front of the store.
"I didn't mean it like that." Lucas said.
"Whatever I'm not discussing this here." Brooke said noticed the workers around and Jamie keeping a close eye on them.
"Fine, I should go." Lucas said. "Jamie I'll see if mommy will let you and me get some ice cream tonight okay?" He asked. Jamie nodded his head and Lucas tousled his hair before going towards the door. "Congratulations on the store Brooke." He said before walking out the door.
"Why are you and Uncle Lucas fighting?" Jamie asked innocently.
"Its just grown up stuff, Jimmy Jam." Brooke said. "Nothing to get worried about."
Jamie sigh and looked down at the floor.
"Hey..." she said lifting his chin to face her. "I promise its nothing, okay?"
"Okay." he sighed.
Brooke phone started to ring, and as she pulled it out of her pocket the caller ID read Haley. "Here Jamie, its mommy." She said handing him the phone.
He smiled wide as he took the phone. "Hi mama!" he said as he ran over to the couch.
Brooke couldn't help but smile. Jamie adored his mother, and she only hoped that her child would feel the same with her one day.
"Mama's coming to get me." He said bringing back her phone.
"Okay sounds good!" she smiled at him.
A few minutes later Haley arrived to pick up Jamie. She was thrilled at how well the store had come in just a few days and was so happy for Brooke that she was getting a fresh start. After Haley and Jamie left, Brooke finished up a few things with the store before getting a call from the realtor on the house to meet at his office to finish the paper work.
"I'll be right back Tony." She said to the construction manager.
