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Someday: Chapter 6

Lucas and Lindsey sat in the waiting room for what felt like hours, but in fact had only been around fifteen minutes. Lucas looked at the clock for the thousandth time since they came into the hospital waiting room and cursed the second hand for dragging so slowly, Lindsey tried being more productive with her time flicking through the gossip magazines that were there on the tables but she just quickly flicked through them not really concentrating on the stories or the images and so she got through them pretty quickly. Lucas in a bid to calm his nerves and Lindsey's, grabbed Lindsey's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Lindsey tore her face away from the rapidly flicking pages to look at Lucas who gave her a warm reassuring if slightly nervous smile.

"Mr and Mrs Scott?" a nurse called out looking at all the people seated in the waiting room, causing Lindsey to jerk her head and look straight at the short, plump friendly friendly faced nurse.

"That's us" Lucas replied, removing his hand from Lindsey and lifting it in the air to indicate to the nurse that they were there.

"The doctor is ready to see you." The nurse replied, a cheery smile gracing her warm features.

"Time to face the music huh?" Lucas said, whilst getting up, to Lindsey who mimicked his actions. He grabbed hold of Lindseys hand which was being held stiffly by her side as a mark of solidarity, to show that they were in this together. They followed the nurse to a large room and indicated that they should take a seat before walking out the room and closing the door behind her. They both sat in silence staring out of the large floor length windows to the beautiful view outside, neither of the two quite knowing what to say instead comfortable in the quiet. After a couple moments a doctor walked and sat behind the large wooden desk which the couple sat in front of.

"Sorry I'm late. I'm Doctor MacKensie" The doctor said standing up and holding his hand out to the two, who subsequently stood up and shook it, Lucas silently studied the older gentlemen, who had to have been in his late fifties or early sixties, as he took out a folder and quickly skimmed through it. He had a full head of white hair and his eyes were bright blue, the few wrinkles he had seemed to add to the aura of wisdom that hung around him. "So you've come for the results of some tests you did to find out the cause of your infertility."

"Erm excuse me we're not infertile." Lindsey spoke up, the doctor narrowed his eyes slightly in confusion and looked down at his notes which he studied carefully before speaking up again.

"Correct me if I'm wrong; but you've been trying for the last four years to get pregnant?"

"We tried the first year to get pregnant, and the last three we haven't been trying per se but we haven't not been trying." Lindsey replied in clarification.

"Have you been using any form of birth control in those intervening three years?"

"Erm sometimes…" Lindsey replied

"Than until we know otherwise you are infertile." Was the doctors uninterested response. He then flicked a page over and looked back at the nervous couple. "So who wants their results first?" Lucas closed his eyes, he just wanted this ordeal to be over with, know one way or another.

"Me, I'll get my results first." The doctor looked at his closed eyes and unsmiling face, he recognised a soul who was bracing himself for the worst and having looked at the results earlier wasn't sure if he'd be easing his worry or making it worse.

"Well Mr Scott you don't have to worry its good news, everything checked out, you are in perfect working order." Dr Mackensie watched as Lucas opened his eyes and relief flooded all over his face and kissed Lindsey, his posture changed so that he now sat looking at ease with the world.

"Thank you" Lucas smiled at the doctor, who didn't smile in return as he knew the results for Lindsey, and while the results were good for one of them they weren't good for the other. He knew as much as what he told them a second ago made them happy this news would no doubt devastate them. He waited a few moments trying to think of a way to go about telling them the news. Placing the folder flat on the desk he interlinked his fingers in front of him.

"Well we did a lot of tests and the results aren't promising." The doctor continued staring at the young couple, despite the fact he had to do this a lot with job it didn't make crushing a couples dream any easier. "You have severe scarring in your tubes, I'm sorry it is very unlikely that you could ever get pregnant, and you have a misshaped uterus which means it would be unlikely you that you would ever carry to full term." He took another pause, he noted the tears in the young lady's eyes and the crushed look in the eyes of the man. "I know it is a lot to take in at the moment and it probably seems unfair but you do have options, we can operate and try and fix the problem, although that definitely isn't full proof, and then there is always surrogacy and adoption. Here are some leaflets to help with the problem and some to explain the paths that are open to you now." When he finished talking Lindsey abruptly got up and walked to the door and out the room leaving Lucas and Dr Mackensie slightly dumbfounded at the sudden action.

"Thanks for these." Lucas said waving the leaflets in front of the doctor, breaking the quiet that had fallen after Lindseys exit.

"Your welcome and I'm sorry it wasn't better news." Dr Mackensie said standing up and stretching his hand out which Lucas accepted.

"So are we." Was Lucas' solemn reply before turning and walking to the door and out the room just as Lindsey had done some moments earlier.

Lucas walked in silence to the car park, he silently drew his keys out from his pocket in preparation to unlock the doors, which to his surprise were already open. He then walked up to the car to find Lindsey sitting in the front passenger seat, her body language stiff and her face devoid of expression. The car drive back was awkward with the music blaring from the radio the thing that broke the silence, although at first Lucas had tried to make some small talk but Lindsey didn't respond and after about 10 minutes of a one sided conversation Lucas gave up the good fight and settled on turning on the radio.

When the entered the house, Lindsey went straight to her study and closed the door behind her, locking it. Lucas was a couple spaces behind her and by the time he got to her office the door was already locked.

"Linds, Linds open the door." Lucas asked as he knocked on the door, when there was no reply he tried again. "Lindsey, we have to talk about this, open the door and let me in." Lucas continued knocking until his knuckles grew sore, and continued asking until his voice grew hoarse. Final realising that his attempt to gain access to his wife was futile and there was no way he could get in until she calmed down, grabbed his basketball and headed down to the rivercourt, his favourite place to think.

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Lucas dribbled the ball before making the hoop and then running off after the ball repeating the cycle over and over again finding comfort in its familiarity and finding joy in how easy it was. Lucas had no idea how much time had passed since he got there and he didn't care, he just carried on dribbling the ball around the courtyard taking shots at both hoops because focusing on playing meant he didn't have to think about what the news they got would actually mean for both him and Lindsey. He didn't hear the noise of kids playing in the park or the sound of cars driving as he blocked everything out except for the sound of his heart pounding and his heavy breathing, so it came as a complete surprise to him when a voice called out his name.

"If you would have played like that in High School Lucas you might have actually given me a run for my money." Nathan called out, making Lucas turn around seeing Nathan standing a few feet behind him he threw the ball which Nathan caught before making a basket, but while Nathan was busy Lucas had already retreated sitting down on the picnic table with his head resting solemnly in his hands. Nathan looked to see where Lucas had gone, eventually spotting Lucas with the gravest expression on his face worrying Nathan instantly. He joined the brooding blonde sitting down next to him, basketball in his lap, waiting for the blonde to start talking.

There was a long period of silence that seemed to stretch out for hours before Lucas eventually opened his mouth to speak, "You know I've always wanted to be a dad, and I think I would be pretty good one too. I know Lindsey would be a great mom" Nathan lifted his head up, looking away from the basketball, and turning it to look at Lucas who was staring straight ahead at the rivercourt, "But we can't conceive." Lucas said sadly.

"What do you mean can't conceive?" Nathan replied, confused.

"We can't get pregnant and even if we managed to beat all the odds there is an even higher chance of miscarriage" Was the solemn reply. "Our only real options are surrogacy or adoption."

"Dude, I'm sorry." Was Nathans lame response, he had no idea what to say or do so he just sat there watching as his brother looked down to the ground his hunchbacked seating position the epitome of dejection and despondency.

"Why does bad things happen to good people you know? There are so many people out there getting knocked up and they aren't able to care or don't want to care for the child and here we are desperate to have one and we can't. Where's the fairness in that?"

"I know I'm sorry bro, the world is such a shitty place, punishing the good and rewarding the bad" Nathan said, "But what about giving those kids homes? You going to rule out adoption?" Lucas raised his head to look at the brunette, thinking about what he said, the doctors words and what the future may hold for them regarding children.

"I dunno, Lindsay hasn't said a word to me and locked herself in her study. I think she took the news worse than I did" Lucas slowly stood up and walked to his car leaving Nathan behind. He wanted to go home and show Lindsay he wasn't going to go anywhere, they were a couple they were going to get through this as a couple, and when Lindsay was calm they would talk about the options they had open to them now. With these thoughts all dancing round his head he put the keys in the ignition and turned hearing the unmistakeable roar of the engine as it came to life and he drove off.

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Peyton took a piece of the chopped watermelon and put it in her mouth savouring every bite of the sweet fruit. Her eyes closed as she felt every bite brought her closer to heaven.

"You look like your enjoying that." Haley joked, taking a piece herself putting it in her mouth and promptly chewing it.

"Watermelon is the greatest fruit on this planet I'll have you know, and I would ask you please not to interrupt during the consumption of this sacred food." Peyton joked causing Haley to laugh.

"Whatever weirdo." Haley shook her head and then looked over at the pool where the children were swimming. "Evie NO! Don't take off your armbands sweetie. Jamie make sure she keeps them on." She shouted running over to the side of the pool where Evie was taking off her armbands in preparation of a big jump in the water, while Jamie played on a lilo in the water, drifting lazily on the water glancing at his mother with one eye open when she called his name. Peyton watched as Haley struggled to get her daughter back in her armbands, once she did she stalked back over and dropped herself down in the chair next to Peyton.

"You know its amazing how much Jamie looks and acts like you and how much Evie looks and acts like Nathan." Peyton smiled sweetly looking at the children playing, "Infact I think on one of my home videos Nathan does exactly the same thing only difference is he makes it into the water my dad had to jump in after him." Peyton smiled at the long forgotten memory while Haley was reminded how far back Peyton and Nathan actually went. She thought it was beautiful that these two old friends despite everything they had been through still managed to stay friends with each other.

The two women spent the next few minutes in silence watching the two children splash water at eachother, with Haley shouting the occasional 'Be careful' at the two.

"What would you say is your biggest regret?" Peyton asked, her tone serious although her gaze was still looking at the two carefree souls having the time of their lives in the water with no regrets waking up to each fresh day with excitement and playfulness, an expression of wanting and sadness on her face. Wanting to go back and be that happy and carefree and sadness knowing that that was impossible, there were too many regrets and upsets in her life for that to be a possibility

"Having Jamies peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this morning, I love that boy dearly but he gets the ratio all wrong," Haley joked, then noticing Peytons serious expression, thought deeply for a couple moments before replying "I really don't know there was a time I would have said going on tour back in Junior year because of what it did to me and Nathan but I think it made us stronger as a couple and the experience was amazing and it really taught me a lot so I don't think I have any major regret. How about you? Is it turning down Lucas' proposal?"

"Could you imagine us married? Ugh it would be a nightmare, no I regret more my actions after that, I was a real bitch and I pretty much lost a friend in Lucas as a result." Peyton bowed her head,

"Well the two of you are patching things up right?" Haley asked concerned

"Yeh, our relationship is on the slow road to recovery not that I deserve it... I think my biggest regret was leaving Jake in Savannah" Peyton said pensively. "Its my what if scenario, I always imagine how my life would be like if I stayed with him so I would say its my biggest regret." Haley looked at Peytons downtrodden face, "I wish life gave you second chances, but it's a cruel mistress and you have to learn to live with your mistakes." Peyton let out a sharp bark of laughter causing Haley to jump and the children to stop what they were doing and look over. "Look at me brood! I could give Lucas a run for his money. Now I vote to go play in the water"

"No we're going to talk about this" Haley countered

"No, we're going to swim, and I win because we're in our bikinis and I want to swim"

Haley admitting defeat made a mental note to talk to Brooke about Peyton, leant over and pulled Peyton into a warm embrace, "I don't know whats brought this on but there is someone out there for you a great guy, you just have to try and find him ok sweetie?" Peyton nodded and they ran to the pool and jumped in holding hands and immediately went to push Jamie off the lilo with Evie doggie paddling around the two.

--NY--

With her hair in soft curls blowing behind her in the breeze created as she walked at a fast pace in the garage to the lift. There she stood as she smoothed her dark blue dress down and placed some hair behind her ear. It had been a stressful day making sure the final designs for fashion week and the coming fall and winter season were all finished and ready to be shipped out to stores. Then there were the briefings for the representatives that would be at the shows as she and Rachel weren't going to be able to make them. Brooke was ready to collapse on her bed but she still had to pack and think about how she was going to tell Lucas. In fact despite her desperate want for sleep she doubted there was going to get any until Saturday evening. With a groan she got out the elevator unlocked the door walked to her bed and fell face first onto the covers with a deep muffled groan once she landed. Her hair lay in a pool surrounding her head her arms by her side, basking in the silence. However that didn't last long.

"Brooooke your home!" a voice screamed a she felt someone jump on the bed next to her. "You're a designer so you know whats fashionable, can you help me pick an outfit to wear when I see Haley for the first time?"

"Your finally home, Julian and Sam keep calling trying to get you to wish you luck." She heard Rachel drawl, "Its 7pm and you haven't even packed yet?! You better get to it, oh and what do you want? I'm ordering Chinese."

"We all hanging out in here?" Brooke heard a mans voice say, Brooke finally beaten moved her hands and lifted herself up from the bed.

"No Cooper we are not hanging out in here, Rachel I'll have some Chicken and Mushroom with extra noodles and some vegetable soup. And lets go to your room Issy." And with that they all left Brookes bedroom, Issy and Brooke to look through clothes, Rachel to order dinner and Cooper with nothing else to do went to the living room and turned on the flat-screen to watch some sports.

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Brooke walked in to Issys bedroom and looked around, it looked like a bomb had hit it, clothes and books were strewn all over the floor so that the ground was barely visible.

"I can't decide what books to took but I'll eeny meeny miny moe them. I want your help with clothes" Isabella looked at Brooke with a 'please help me' expression on her face. "You always look so nice. Will you help me?"

Brooke beamed at the girl, "of course I will" Brooke got up and walked over to the clothes closet, he hands softly touched the different clothes and outfits a smile on her face. "You have quite a number of my designs in here" Brooke informed, the smile already on her face getting wider.

"Yeh, mum loved your designs she brought some for me for special occasions." Issy said turning to look at Brooke who was making piles of clothes, before turning back and choosing which books to take. "We're going for 2 weeks right?" When Brookes nod confirmed this she turned and looked at her two piles of book, seemingly in agreement with the decision she made, and placing one the pile of books in the suitcase with her toiletries and pyjamas. However she kept looking back longingly at the other pile before deciding that they could come too. Once she finished with the books she turned round to look at Brooke who neatly folded her clothes into neat stacks of dresses t-shirts trousers and skirts.

"You can just put these in the suitcase, I also chose an outfit for you to wear tomorrow and that's at the top of your bed, if you don't like it you don't have to wear it you still have plenty of clothes in the wardrobe- you have quite the fashion sense young lady" Brooke told her with a hint of pride in her voice. "Once you've finished you can come help me pack if you like?" She tried not to look to hopeful after all it had only been a day since Issy said she accepted her, and they had seen her parents video.

"Sure ok." Issy replied and Brooke left the room happy at how well things were now going between the two of them the smile still present on her face.

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Dinner had finished a couple hours ago, and after watching some television and dragging Issy, Rachel and Coopers suitcases to the hallway Brooke retreated back to her room to get some serious packing done, Issy followed her a little later after her programme finished. When Rachel came in to the room later, only Issy could be found lying on her back on the bed, holding a book up against the light reading, confused as to where Brooke was she went into the en suite bathroom- no Brooke. Thinking she must be somewhere else in the apartment Rachel walked out the room and around the apartment again before coming back to Brookes bedroom- the only plausible place she could be, walking inside the room again she caught a glimpse of brown hair and a red satin dress disappear into the walk in closet while a mini mountain of clothes sat by two suitcases. Rachel dramatically hit her forehead with her palm and exclaimed

"Of course the walk in closet." Rachel then walked inside and observed Brooke trying desperately to choose between a pair of cute pumps and wedges.

"Take 'em both" Rachel whispered in Brookes ear, making her jump a mile as she had been so absorbed in making the decision she hadn't heard Rachel come up behind her.

"I can't I'm already taking too much- I'm taking more for two weeks than normal people take for two months."

"You've never been normal" Rachel replied, she left the closet and lay down on Brookes bed next to Issy, making Issy put down her book for a couple moments to study Rachel and Brooke before bringing her book back up to carry on where she had left off.

They carried on in those positions for a while, Issy happy on the bed engrossed in her book occasionally listening in to Brooke and Rachels non conversations, Rachel lying there observing Brooke making an occasional quip and snide comment and Brooke scurrying between the closet, bathroom and bedroom before sitting on the floor folding her clothes neatly into the bag.

"Ha finished!" Brookes triumphant voice called out both females on the bed looked over as Brooke zipped up the last bag and rolled each one out to the hall. Once she finished her task she jumped on the bed and lay down between Rachel and Issy one hand on Rachels bump and one arm round Issy, neither would admit it out loud but both found it comforting, nice and oddly easy although Issy felt a few pangs of guilt like she was betraying her parents but her thoughts drifted to the video and what they said and quickly they disappeared.

"I don't think I packed enough" Isabella shifted her body round so she could look up at Brooke, her face full of worry.

"You've packed enough" Brooke replied.

"But I only have 1 suitcase, what if I run out? You and Rachel have two suitcases and they are really full" her voice heavy with concern.

"Sweetie if you run out I'll buy you new stuff ok? I'm just really bad at deciding I need options and Rachel is just high maintenance. Plus we're older we have more stuff" Brooke replied taking her arm from Rachels belly and placing it around Issy pulling her into a hug.

"Heey, I'm not high maintenance" Rachel protested, "I just know what I like and what looks good."

"How is my future god child doing today." Brooke asked with a smile, ignoring what Rachel just said.

With an eye roll Rachel answered. "Just like yesterday, its very happy to live off me for the time being, and who says you'll be a god parent."

"What? So I'm not going to be god-mother"

"I guess you'll do, but you better not lead it astray with any sex, drugs or rock n' roll, that's my job." Rachel said with a laugh.

"Rachel!" Brooke said warningly. "That's seriously inappropriate"

"What was?" Rachel asked confused and as if on cue, a soft giggle could be heard from next to Brooke, who using her head indicated to Rachel the young girl next to her.

"What she probably already knows about all that stuff, I already did when I was her age" Rachel replied with a yawn, looking at Brookes unimpressed face, "Whatever I'm tired I'm going to bed." And she swung her long legs to the side of the bed stretched and then walked out of the room leaving Brooke and Isabella behind.

"I like Rachel, she's funny." Isabella informed Brooke before picking up her book to carry on reading plunging the two into silence again. A nice comfortable silence which Brooke was glad of as she was too busy stressing about what was going to happen tomorrow, what was going to be said and done, to be able to keep up any real conversation, every possible scenario playing out in her head. The silence was broken by the sharp rings of the phone which pulled Brooke put of her reverie as she lent over to the phone to pick it up.

"Heey baby." Brooke immediately brightened at the voice on the other end of the phone.

"Julian!"

"What you thought I'd forget to call you?" And Brooke could imagine his smile on the other end of the phone. "I'm here to wish you luck." Brooke rolled to the side of the bed, phone still next to her ear, and she got out the bed and the room, sinking to the floor in the corridor outside. "Brooke?"

"Still here." Brooke replied. "I need all the luck I can get. I'm playing the scenarios all out in my head and none of them end up with the two of us still friends."

"Well your just focusing on all the negatives. Julian responded.

"What are the positives?" Brooke said, switching the phone to her other ear.

"That little girl" was his deft reply, "Sure he'll be upset at first, he wouldn't be human if he wasn't but he'll forgive you, Isabella and what? 12 long years of friendship will mean the two of you will get back on track so don't over think things beautiful." Brooke smiled down the phone, Julian had no idea how his calm reassurances were making her feel better, more calm and ready to face what was coming, and he probably never would.

"Yeh Sam also warned me against the danger of over thinking. Thanks for making everything seem that little bit easier."

"Heey no need for the thanks, it's what I'm here for. Now while I'm on a roll I hear you've been having problems with your mother." Brooke let out a loud groan at the sound of the word 'mother'

Brooke wasn't sure how long she was on the phone for as she hadn't looked at the clock when she started talking to Julian but she knew it was a long time. They spent time talking about work problems, Tree Hill, friends and every other subject under the sun. Brooke ended up lying down on the cold marble floor her eyes to the ceiling with the phone pressed to her ear by one hand with the other hand on her stomach occasionally swapping the two when she swapped ears. By the time she got up and walked back into her room, the light was still on and she smiled at the sleeping form on the one side of the bed. Isabella had fallen asleep reading, Brooke quietly leaned over and put the book on the dressing table and after getting changed into her p-js climbed into bed too, however not falling into sleep as easily as the others in the house and having a very uneasy sleep.

--TH--

Lucas had had an uneasy nights sleep as well, Lindsay came out of her study for dinner which would have been a completely silent affair had it not been for Lucas' constant attempt to try and talk about what happened. After about 10 minutes Lindsay shouted at Lucas that there was nothing to talk about and then grabbing her plate went back to her study where she locked the door. Ignoring Lucas' attempt to speak to her though the door and when Lucas woke up the next morning and looked at Lindsays half of the bed it looked like no-one had slept in it all night meaning she must have slept in one of the beds in the spare rooms. With a sigh he got up out of bed and walked into the kitchen where Lindsay was already standing biting into some toast. Unlike Lucas who looked rough, Lindsay looked refreshed dressed in a plain white vest and a pair of skinny jeans, her hair pulled back in a ponytail.

"Good morning." She greeted him cheerfully kissing his cheek.

"You seem very cheery." Lucas said, his tiredness slowing his brain functions as he stood there confused by the almost completely personality reversal Lindsay went through since he last spoke to her last night.

"Yup, sorry about yesterday I just had to deal on my own you know."

"No I don't" Lucas swiftly replied, his brain finally waking up. "We're married. We needed to deal with this together, it affects me too its not just you."

"Your not the one with the problem are you mr perfect working order?" Lindsay snapped back "Its problems with my body that's stopping us, you could never understand its something I have to come to terms with myself."

"No its not something you need to come to terms with, its something we do." Lucas corrected. "And why don't you make me understand, its not like we don't have options. You can have an operation, there is surrogacy and adoption."

Lindsay stared at Lucas fire burning in her eyes, the cheerful woman from a few moments ago gone. "I know we have 'options', but do you know how hard it would be for me to see someone else carry our child knowing that could never be me, if we adopted it wouldn't be our child but someone else's child we'd be looking after and operations terrify me so you tell me if these options are really options."

"Well they aren't options if your not willing to think about them." Lucas retorted, "This relationship is about the two of us not just you."

"Whatever. I'm going to the office I'll speak about this later."

"The office? On Saturday?"

"Yes the office on Saturday." Lindsay stalked down the hallway and picked her bag up from the sofa and walked out the door slamming it behind her. Lucas ran to the door and opened it watching Lindsay unlock the car and climb in it but before she closed the door he shouted to her.

"We're having dinner at Nathan and Haleys" Lindsay gave no indication that she heard him, she just slammed the door shut and Lucas watched her speed off down the high street before turning the corner and disappearing.

He walked into the bedroom to get dressed, as he pulled the white wife beater over his head he thought with some anger at how stubborn Lindsay was being. Why wouldn't she consider any of the options open to them? Why was she being so difficult and shutting him out. By them time he got to brushing his teeth he realised that their argument this morning was actually a breakthrough, Lindsay had spoken-well shouted, about something that yesterday she refused to speak a word about, maybe by tomorrow they would be having a proper discussion about it. Lucas cheered up at this thought, and a few minutes later was picking up his wallet and his keys and walking to his car.

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Brooke walked alongside Isabella who was pushing the trolley with their suitcases. Rachel and Cooper just behind them. It had been a long flight, Isabella had spoken non stop about the different singers and bands she liked and the authors she was into at the moment. Brooke welcomed the distraction and enjoyed learning more about Issy but it didn't stop her mind from wandering at times and the butterflies to occasionally make unpleasant return visits, although since they landed Brooke could have sworn they had taken up permanent residency in her stomach. Isabella seeing Brookes pained smile decided silence was probably for the best now.

As they walked through the doors Brooke had to smile seeing the brightly coloured balloons and the brightly painted banner that said 'Welcome Home Brooke, We Missed You' one side being held by Jamie while the other side lay on the floor which confused Brooke, although the reason becoming clear seconds later when she was almost knocked off her feet backwards as someone barrelled straight into her.

"Brooooke" Evie shouted as she hugged her legs. "I'm wearing the dress you made me and grandma's wings."

"Heey my little faerie don't you look pretty." Brooke said picking the little girl up and placing her on her hip. "Wow your getting big." Brooke exclaimed as the three of them walked down to Peyton Haley, Nathan and Jamie, Nathan having picked up the dropped side and holding it with a cheeky smirk. Rachel and Cooper also made their way over.

"Well isn't this quite the little reunion." Rachel said from behind Brooke

"Heey where's our sign?" Cooper asked feigning hurt,

"Dude its right here." Nathan replied pointing to his heart with his free hand jokingly.

Issy hung back as the others got all the hugs and kisses out the way. She found it fascinating to observe Brooke joking with Nathan and Haley and how she was with her god children. She couldn't help but wonder if how it would have been if Brooke had kept her, would she have been held like that and had dresses made for her and been loved like that? Instead they had 11 yrs to catch up on, but she knew for a fact that Brooke loved her and that was enough for now.

"You must be Isabella, we've heard a lot about you" Someones voice pulled Isabella out from her thoughts and daydreams and placed her smack bang in the middle of reality again.

"Yeh and your Haley James Scott!" Isabella exclaimed, "Wow, Brooke said you wouldn't mind signing my CDs, you don't have to but I brought them just incase." Isabella was itching to go into her bag and to get the CDs out but waiting for Haleys yes.

"She's a big fan." Brooke whispered to Peyton who smiled

"Ahhh the child has good taste I see" replied the curly haired blonde.

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Lucas watched from a far the large group standing, he noticed Rachel and Cooper walk off and Haley sign some CDs for a young girl, 'The kid Brooke adopted' he thought to himself, and despite the bad last couple of days he felt himself brighten up. The smile that had been missing from his face returned without his noticing almost as if by magic. He looked at the large colourful balloons that surrounded them as well as the big banner the children had obviously made. This was what was important in life, friends and family, but most importantly having love no matter where it came from. Even if he and Lindsay never had children it wouldn't matter because he already had so much love in his life. With these thoughts he walked over to the group.

"I guess I missed the big welcome back scene huh?" Lucas asked the group, before giving a big hug and whispering "Hey Pretty girl welcome back" in her ear. As for Brooke the number of butterflies in her stomach seemed to have grown within seconds. She smiled numbly back.

"I'm Lucas you must be Isabella right?" Lucas held his hand out for Issy who just stared at it, shock at seeing her biological father when Brooke said she probably wouldn't see him until tonight. She hadn't prepared herself for this and only realised how rude she was being when he took his hand back.

"Yeh I'm Isabella," She said looking up at him with what she hoped looked like a smile but due to her nerves looked more like a grimace. With the atmosphere now one of slight awkwardness, Brooke decided to step in.

"I need to talk to Lucas alone you guys, so you brought your car right?" Lucas nodded completely forgetting the fact Brooke had wanted to talk to him. "Well why don't you all go back to your place tutormom, Lucas and I will bring our suitcases back to my place and we'll have our talk." With that in place Brooke gave everyone a goodbye hug lingering on Issy and whispering "be good" in her ear as the two groups went their separate ways.

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