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Brooke didn't want to tell Hannah that she had to tell a complete stranger about her past. It was hard enough for Hannah to tell Brooke.
In Hannah's room Brooke stood by the entrance and smiled as she watched Hannah read. Well, try to read a book Lucas gave her. She thought about the first day she met Hannah and when she brought her home. Hannah was shy and afraid to talk, but now she was happy and all smiles. Brooke didn't want that to go away. Hannah looks up at Brooke.
"Are you okay?" Hannah asks curiously.
"Well, we need to talk." Brooke tells her as she walks over to Hannah and sits next to her.
"I didn't do it." Hannah says quickly.
"No. It's nothing like that, crazy." Brooke laughs and pulls Hannah into her lap. "Remember when I told you that I have to sign some very important so that you can stay with me forever?" Hannah nods. "Well, that man.."
"Is he taking me?!" Hannah says cutting Brooke off. "I don't want to go with him! I want to stay with you!"
"Hey! He will not take you, okay? But I need you to do something for me."
"What is it?"
"Well, there's this Judge and for you to stay with me forever you have to tell him everything that mean man did to hurt you." Brooke explains to her.
"Everything?" Hannah asked worried.
"I know that it will be very scary but sweetheart this is something you really need to do." Brooke tells her.
"Will you be there?" asks Hannah.
"Well, I don't know if they will let me in the room, but I will be right outside."
"You promise?" Hannah asks as she lifts her little pinky up.
"I promise." Brooke says as she wraps her pinkly finger around Hannah's then she hugs her tight.
Brooke and Hannah spent the rest of their night laying in bed, watching tv, and just hanging out. Brooke was trying her hardest to make sure Hannah's mind wasn't on anything but where she was now. And that she was happy. They couldn't lost eachother and Brooke wasnt going to let that happen.
At the courthouse Brooke, Peyton, and Hannah pull up into the parking lot. They all get out the car, but Hannah turns and sees Ted. Brooke notices that tighter squeeze Hannah has on her hand and looks at where Hannah is looking. She picks Hannah up and continue inside the building.
"Hey Rockstar. How you doin?" Peyton asks Hannah who is quietly sitting on Brooke's lap. She was so nervous that whole day and hadn't spoke to anyone, not even Brooke. They are waiting impatiently for the Judge to open the door.
"Hey, you okay?" Brooke asks Hannah who just nods.
The door opens making Hannah jumps a little. The judge walks out and smiles at Hannah.
"Hannah Davis?" He asks her.
Hannah gets up from Brooke's lap and faces her.
"Are you okay, sweetie?" asks Brooke.
"I'm a Davis now, right?" Hannah asks speaking up for the first time that day. Brooke and Peyton laugh.
"Yes. Yes, you are, my angel." Brooke says pulling Hannah into a hug.
"Then I can do it." Hannah says confidently. She walks into the room by herself and Brooke and Peyton watch in disbelief.
"Did you hear her?"
"You're doing great with her, B. Davis." Peyton tells her while wrapping her arm around her.
A couple hours had passed by. Brooke was a nervous wreck walking back and forth near the room Hannah went in. She didn't understand what was taking so long.
"Brooke, sit down." begs Peyton.
"I don't want to sit. What is seriously taking so long?"
Right when Brooke finishes the door opens and Hannah runs out into Brooke's arms. Brooke quickly picks her up and hugs her tightly. You could tell Hannah had been crying and that worried both Brooke and Peyton. The Judge walks out.
"Miss. Davis, can I speak to you for a moment?"
Brooke nods but brings her attention back to Hannah.
"Can you stay with Peyton until I get back?" Hannah nods and Brooke hands her over to Peyton. Hannah wraps her arms around Peyton's neck and rests her head on her shoulder while Peyton rubs her back softly.
Brooke walks into this office and takes a seat while the Judge does the same.
"Is everything okay? Why was she crying?" Brooke asks.
"She did very well. I can't really give you all the details just yet on what's going to happen, but Hannah did very well. It was quite disturbing some of things she could tell me but the rest of it was too hard for her to say so I had to stop her."
"Yeah. She has a tough time talking about it. She hasn't really told me everything either but the nightmares she has is just enough for me to see."
"Well, I have to speak to the agency Hannah was staying at and I have to speak to Mr. White." He tells Brooke.
"If everything is good is there a good chance that I will be able to adopt her early?" Brooke asks.
"It's possible. Right now just take her home. She's had a long day."
"Thank you." Brooke says as she gets up.
Brooke walks out into the hall where Peyton and Hannah are sitting down waiting. Brooke picks Hannah up.
"You alright, babygirl?" Brooke asks her.
"Yes."
"Well, what do you want to do now? I heard you did very well and I'm very proud of you. So, what is one thing you want right now?" Brooke asks her.
Hannah thinks for a minute. "Can I go play with Jamie?"
"Of course you can. Let's go."
At Haley and Nathan's. Jamie and Hannah are in the backyard running around playing while Brooke, Haley, Nathan, Lucas, and Peyton are sitting out on the porch watching them.
"It was the cutest thing." Brooke tells them. She had just got done telling them about what Hannah said to her before she had went to talk to the Judge.
"She's a cute kid. And she's right. She's just like you, Brooke." Lucas tells her.
"Yeah, but she's going to be better. I will not leave her like Victoria did to me."
"I'm sure she know thats." Haley says. "Jamie is just in love with her."
"Which is understandable since he is so in love with his Aunt Brooke." Nathan says as the rest laugh.
"I'm sorry that I'm an awesome godmother to my godson and that he loves me more than either of you." Brooke tells them.
They all laughed. They all knew Brooke is a great Godmother but she is a great Mother, too. They just weren't sure if Brooke ever believed it.
Out where Jamie and Hannah are swinging they were also looking up at the sky.
"That cloud looks like Chester!" Hannah exclaims.
Jamie laughs. "It does!" He looks over at Hannah. "Are you staying with Aunt Brooke forever?"
Hannah nods. "She told me I am. I believe her."
" Aunt Brooke never lies. She doesn't like liars." Jamie tells her.
"Me either. Jamie, you're my best friend."
"You're mine, too." He smiles at her and takes her hand.
In the house. Brooke and Hannah were getting ready to leave. Haley had Hannah in her arms.
"I'll see you tomorrow, right?" Hannah asks Haley.
"Of course you will. Don't you always?" Haley laughs.
"I'm just making sure. Don't forget to take Jamie to school."
"I don't think she could ever forget that, Munchkin." Nathan tells her.
Haley gives him a look then back at Hannah. "I won't. And you make sure Brooke is up on time."
"I will." Hannah hugs Haley. "Bye."
"Bye, sweetie."
Brooke takes Hannah's hand and they walk out.
"Lucas and Peyton surely do kiss a lot." Hannah tells Brooke.
"Yeah, they do. They are in love."
"Why aren't you in love?"
"How old are you again?"
Hannah holds up five fingers. Brooke laughs. "Are you sure you're not fifteen?"
"I'm five. And you didn't answer me."
"I don't know, sweetie."
Brooke really didn't know. She was in love but she just wasn't sure why he wasn't there. It could be because having a kid could be too much or it could just be her. She wasn't sure and didn't think she'd ever be but her focus had to stay on Hannah.
The next day Brooke is walking down the school hallway with Hannah at her side. She runs over to Jamie and Haley.
"You remembered!" Hannah said in excitement.
"Momma never forgets." Jamie tells her.
"That's right. Alright, have a good day, sweetie." Haley says as she kisses Jamie.
Hannah turns to Brooke and hugs her. "Bye!"
Brooke pretends to look hurt. "That's all I get?"
"I love you!"
"Much better" Brooke laughs. "I love you, too, angel. Have fun. Jamie, you know your job, right?"
"Yeap!" answers Jamie.
"Good." Jamie takes Hannah's hand and they go into the classroom.
"She's so cute." Haley says to Brooke.
"She uses it, too. You know last night she asked me why I wasn't in love."
"What?" laughs Haley.
"Yeah. She is too smart for her own good."
"Then she and Jamie are perfect for eachother. So, did you think about it?" asks Haley.
"I still think about him, Hales. But he isn't ready for a kid."
"But he doesn't know about Hannah." Haley informs her.
"Then I guess he never will. Have fun at school teacher-girl." Brooke says hugging her then walking off.
Sometimes Haley knew Brooke better than Brooke knew herself and Brooke knew that. Which is why she got out of the conversation as fast as she could. She didn't want to explain herself to anyone. Not even that five year old adorable little girl she had.
Brooke walks into her house even though she should be at her work but she wasn't feeling it. When she walked in she noticed boxes scattered everything. Peyton walks out with another box.
"Hey."
"Finally getting your ass out of here?" Brooke laughs.
"I thought it was time. Plus, I'm at Lucas' half the time anyway." Peyton tells her.
"True. Hannah's going to miss you."
"Let me tell her why I'm moving out, please?"
"Yeah, sure. I'm going to miss you, too, ya know." Brooke smile sadly.
"No worries. I'll still be around. You can count on that." Peyton says as she pulls Brooke into a hug. "I'm always here for you, Brooke. Don't ever forget that. I love you."
"I love you, too, P. Sawyer-Scott." They laugh.
Later that day after hanging out with Peyton and helping her move her stuff into the car Brooke sat on her couch and tried to draw. But things weren't turning out the way they should because one she needed her little critic and two he was on her mind. She picks up her phone but quickly puts it back down. She can't call him. It was his turn. Maybe she didn't deserve him. Maybe they weren't mean to be. Why was she even thinking about him Brooke thought. What if he never even thinks about her. She had to stop. If she never finds love then it'll be alright. She has her friends. She has Hannah. Her phone rings making her jump a little. It wasn't him. It is the school. Brooke answers it quickly.
"Hello?!" she practically yells into the phone.
"Miss. Davis, we can't find Hannah." the woman on the other side says. Brooke hearts starts racing.
"WHAT!?"