A/N: Hey, so I decided to update as quickly as I could. I was a little disappointed because I didn't get quite as many reviews as I thought I would. Sad, I know right? But anyway, regardless of the obvious lack of interest, I am still going to update. Anyway, as always, PLEASE READ AND REVIEW and just let me know what you guys think in general. (KISSES)

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Brooke continued to hold on tightly to Haley until she was sure that the smaller girl was asleep. Once she was satisfied that nothing could wake up Haley, Brooke rose from her position lying in Haley's lap. Brooke lovingly moved a lock of stray auburn hair out of Haley's face before standing up. Once standing up from of the couch, Brooke realized how uncomfortable Haley looked sleeping like that and she knew that she needed to move her. Being very gentle, Brooke picked Haley up expecting her to be a little heavy. Surprisingly, Brooke found that Haley was lighter than any of the cheerleaders on her squad. Besides, she was used to having to carry girls around. "All those years of cheerleading paid off after all," Brooke thought as she easily carried Haley down the hallway and into the master bedroom.

Once inside the bedroom, Brooke gently placed Haley onto the bed after pulling the covers down. After tucking Haley in, Brooke slid into bed beside her. The cheerleader snuggled up beside Haley and slowly slid her arm around the mother's stomach. Finally, Brooke drifted off into a peaceful slumber of her own.

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Brooke woke up the next morning to a warm and fuzzy feeling. When she finally registered her surroundings, she realized that she was in bed with Haley still in her arms. Though she knew she needed to get up and get ready for the day ahead, Brooke couldn't quite force herself to let go of Haley and get out of bed. So instead of getting up, Brooke snuggled deeper under the covers wrapping her arms tighter around the tiny mother. Without realizing it, Brooke drifted back to sleep while planning her day of courting ahead.

Brooke was sure she had only been asleep for no more that five minutes when she was suddenly shot awake by a loud bang from the kitchen. Brooke was about to jump out of bed when she realized that Haley was still sound asleep. So instead, Brooke gently rose out of bed and quietly made her way out of the bedroom while softly shutting the door behind her. Once out of ear shot, Brooke sprinted to the kitchen to see what all the commotion was.

When Brooke entered the kitchen, she couldn't help but smile at the sight before her eyes. There before her was Charlie, covered in flour and broken eggs on the floor. When she looked around, she saw that the loud bang had come from a pot that Charlie had tried to pull out of the cabinet and therefore caused all the pots and pans to fall out.

Charlie quickly saw Brooke and began to whimper quietly. That's when Brooke ran over to the small girl and took her in her arms. She quietly asked, "Charlie, what happened Ladybug? Are you ok?"

"Yes Auntie Bwookie. I'm otay. I just wanted to cook you and my mommy some bweakfast like my mommy makes for me. But I forgetted how she makes da pancakes. I didn't mean to make a big mess. I sowwy," Charlie said as she wrapped her small arms around Brooke's neck.

"Oh Ladybug, don't be sorry. You were just trying to do a sweet thing. You should never be sorry for that. How about we make a deal, let's clean up all this mess and then you and I will both make pancakes for your mommy. How does that sound to you?" Brooke asked as she placed Charlie back onto the kitchen floor.

"I tink that sound like a gweat plan Auntie Bwookie! You so smart. I tink mommy will love it. Come on, lets huwwy up afore mommy wakes up," Charlie said as she pulled Brooke further into the kitchen.

For the rest of the morning, Charlie and Brooke stayed in the kitchen making pancakes, bacon, eggs, and cheese grits.

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After breakfast was complete, Brooke looked around at the mess she and Charlie had made. Flour was all over the floor and counters and table. Pots and pans were strewn about the kitchen. Deciding to leave the mess to be picked up later, the duo went to wake up the sleeping mother. They crept into the master bedroom and found Haley still sound asleep buried under the covers. Brooke couldn't help but thinking, "God, she is so beautiful. She looks so peaceful when she's asleep. Defiantly a big difference from the stressed out and worried expression she has when she's awake. I hope eventually I can make her look peaceful even when she is awake." Brooke was jarred out of her thoughts when she heard Haley scream. It was then she realized that Charlie had run and jumped on her mother's stomach. The brunette couldn't help but smile at the site in front of her.

After her very abrupt wake up call, Haley quickly took Charlie into her arms and started kissing her and tickling her all over. "Mommy! Mommy! You tickle me! Stop it! Stop it!" Charlie giggled trying her best to wriggle out of her mother's grip.

Haley smiled down at her daughter as she said sweetly, "Not until you say the magic words pumpkin!" She loved playing this game with her daughter. It was a game that she used to play with her own father when she was a young child.

"I love you mommy! I love you!" Charlie screamed in mercy. She also appeared to love the game just as much. As her mother finally let her go, Charlie reached up and wrapped her tiny arms around Haley's neck. "I love you mommy," she said again this time in the most serious voice she could muster. Sometimes Charlie would do this, out of the blue, and it touched Haley's heart more than anything else in the world.

As Haley wrapped her daughter in her arms, she closed her eyes, and repeated the comforting words into Charlie's ear, "I love you too baby girl. More than anything and anyone in this whole world."

After the warm exchange between mother and daughter, Brooke felt as though she was intruding and as though she was in the way. She quietly and discreetly tried to turn and leave the bedroom to begin cleaning the kitchen. However, before she could even turn around all the way, she heard someone addressing her, "And where do you think you're going young lady?" Brooke couldn't help but smile as she recognized Haley's voice speaking to her. She fully faced the duo to see Charlie still clinging to Haley. She then noticed that Haley didn't have her eyes closed anymore, instead, she was looking dead into Brooke's eyes. Brooke felt her heart flutter and her face flush as looked back into Haley's eyes. She felt as though the love flowing between the mother and daughter now included her. She was broken out of her trance by Haley's voice breaking the silence again, "That's what I thought. Now come over and get in on this group hug."

Brooke made her way over to the bed after the obvious invitation. She sat beside Haley and wrapped her arms around Haley on one side and Charlie on the other. Before either girl could say anything, Charlie let go of Haley's neck and started talking making mother and friend smile. "Mommy, Auntie Bwookie and me maked bweakfast for you. It in the kitchen. We maked pancakes, bacon, and gwits. Huwwy up and get out of bed because I is hungwy!" Charlie jumped off the bed and ran out of the room. Brooke and Haley faintly heard Charlie say "It gonna be so good!" before they heard the TV cut on and cartoon music fill the air.

Haley decided that maybe she should get out of bed. She had a shift to work today at the café so she needed to get ready anyway. Before she got out of bed, she looked over at Brooke and noticed she was looking at her already. For some reason, this made her blush and made her heart flutter. Her thoughts soon started to run away with her, "God she is so gorgeous! Why does she have to be the hottest girl I have ever met. And why am I having all of these weird feelings for her. I know, because she is amazing. She is beautiful and perfect and she loves my daughter and she doesn't judge me. How could I not fall in complete love with her? If only she felt the same. If only I was pretty enough for her and she was into girls. If only…"

Haley was broken out of her thoughts when she heard Brooke address her, "Yo, earth to Hales. Helllooooo…" When Brooke finally saw that Haley was looking at her and not through her, she began speaking again, "Gosh Hales, you zoned out major! What were you thinking about?" Brooke was curious. She seemed to be thinking about something important and she couldn't help but wish is was her.

Haley realized she had been caught so she couldn't deny it. Besides, she was probably the worst liar in the world so she decided to tell the truth. "You," was her simple reply.

This answer defiantly caught Brooke off guard. She hadn't expect to hear that. Sure she was hoping and praying that was the case, but she didn't really think that it was going to be true. She decided to take this opportunity and try to run with it. "Oh really? And what, pray tell, were you thinking of exactly?" Brooke couldn't help but feel nervous though she didn't know why. She had plenty of experience flirting and whatnot, but she had never tried this with someone quite like Haley. Someone so innocent and perfect and not to mention, the love of her life.

Haley started to get a little anxious. Should she tell Brooke her true feelings at the risk of losing her forever? Should she just play it cool and flirt back? Should she lie and make something up? AH! There were so many decisions. "Well, I was thinking about last night and how much fun I had. I don't even remember coming to bed. The last thing I remember was falling asleep on the couch with your head in my lap and feeling like everything was perfect." Ok, so maybe she hadn't told the whole truth, but she did say something about her feelings last night. That was a start.

Brooke was a little disappointed. She was hoping it was a little better than that. However, she can't complain because Haley did say she felt perfect last night and that was a start right? "Really? You felt perfect? How do you mean?" She was going to milk this for all it was worth. Besides, she remembered her promise to her herself from last night about starting to court Haley today. Maybe she would make her first real move right now.

Haley now regretted saying anything at all. She decided she didn't want to spill her guts to Brooke. At least not yet. She was really enjoying having a friend and she didn't want to lose that because of her stupid, screwed up hormones. "Well, ya know, I haven't had a girl's night like that since before Charlie was born. Mainly because I haven't had any friends. So it was perfect feeling close to someone other than my daughter again. And I do, I feel close to you. I don't want to lose that Brooke," Haley said as she reached out and took Brooke's hand in her own. "I love you and I love whatever it is we have." Whoa! Where did that come from?! I love you?!? What the hell am I thinking? Am I trying to scared her away! Well it's gonna work if I keep this up! Haley thought as she kept her hand in Brooke's and gazed into the taller girl's eyes.

It was Haley's turn to be surprised as she heard Brooke speak, "I love you too Hales. Probably more than you know." Haley looked deeper into Brooke's eyes to see if she could read what Brooke was thinking and where this was going. As she did, Brooke seemed to be leaning in at an excruciatingly slow pace. Haley closed her eyes waiting for the inevitable kiss that was to follow. Just as she felt Brooke as close as she could be, noses touching, she felt Brooke's hand on her cheek guiding her head closer and closer.

Just before the contact she had been wanting since last night, Charlie burst into the room and starting talking causing the two girls to break apart, "Mommy, can we eat breakfast yet? I hungwy!"

Brooke and Haley smiled softly at each other and Haley spoke to her daughter, "Sure honey, lets go. I'm pretty hungry myself. Come on." Haley got off the bed without looking at Brooke and followed Charlie out of the room and into the kitchen leaving Brooke by herself on the plush bed.

"Shit! What have I just done? She won't even look at me now" Was all Brooke could think as she rose off the bed herself and followed the mother and daughter into the kitchen.

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A/N: Well, that was an update. Hope it was ok. I'm not too happy with it but it's been like a year since I updated so I figured I should put something on there so you know I haven't forgotten. Please R&R so I know what you want. I'm open for suggestions. Please help me out here people.