One Week Later
The twins were home. Lucas and Brooke were absolutely in love with them. When Brooke and Lucas had found out she was pregnant, Andy hired a contractor to build another room next to Brooke and Lucas's.
Lucas woke up to one of the twins crying. He looked at the clock and saw it was 3:00. He got up and went to the nursery. Walking into the room he heard it was Paige.
"What's wrong baby girl?" Lucas asked as he picked her up. She immediately quieted down.
"Let's go give you a bottle." Lucas said as he carried her to the kitchen and warmed up a bottle. Brooke and Lucas found it easier to make a few bottles up before they went to bed so they could just warm it up in the night.
"Here you go." Lucas said as he gave it to her.
"She's daddy's little girl." Karen said as she came in.
"Mom, did we wake you up?" Lucas asked.
"No. I haven't been sleeping well since the miscarriage." Karen said as she sat down.
"It's hard with the babies here for you isn't it?" Lucas asked.
"They remind me of Ashton but having them is helping me learn to deal with it too." Karen said as Mason cried out.
"Give me Paige." Karen said. Lucas handed her over and went to get Mason. He came back and warmed another bottle up.
"If you had asked me a year ago if I wanted kids I'd say no. But now that they're here, I can't live without them." Lucas said as he put the bottle into Mason's mouth.
"Babies do that to you." Karen said.
"You were my age when you had me weren't you?" Lucas asked.
"Actually I was a year older." Karen replied as Brooke let out a scream. Karen and Lucas as well as Nathan and Andy went running to the bedroom. Both twins were screaming their lungs out.
"Brooke, it's ok." Lucas said.
"Chris is here! He's going to take the twins!" Brooke yelled. Andy took Mason from Lucas.
"He's not here. See. The twins are fine." Lucas said.
"He's outside." Brooke yelled as she cried. Andy handed Lucas Mason and along with Nathan went outside.
"Look. The twins are safe. They're right here." Lucas said as he showed her Mason and Karen handed her Paige.
"But I saw him!" Brooke said.
"He's not out there." Andy said.
"It was just a dream. It's ok." Lucas said.
"But he was there." Brooke said as she started to cry.
"Luke, let us take the twins so that you can calm her down." Andy suggested.
"NO!" Brooke screamed. Both twins started screaming again.
"Ok. We won't take them. We'll put them in their play pen." Karen said as she and Nathan ran and brought it back. When they had set it up, they left, leaving Lucas and Brooke the twins.
"See. He can't get them." Lucas said as they laid them down, they immediately went to sleep.
"It was so real. I saw him."" Brooke said as they got into bed.
"It's over now. I'm here. I won't let Chris harm any of you ever again." Lucas promised. He looked down and saw Brooke was sleeping again. Sighing he fell back asleep as well.
The Next Morning
Karen and Nathan were up. Nathan had to go to school. They heard both Paige and Mason starting to cry.
"Nate, come with me. We're going to get the twins. Lucas and Brooke need to sleep a bit." Karen said as she and Nathan went and grabbed the twins. Karen looked over and saw Lucas watching them.
"Go back to sleep. I've got them." Karen whispered. Lucas smiled as he fell back asleep. He slept for another few hours before Brooke started to stir.
"Hey." Lucas said.
"Hi. The twins are gone." Brooke said with panic in her voice.
"Mom and Nate came and got them. They wanted to let us sleep because of last night." Lucas informed her.
"I can't help it. I close my eyes and I still see him. He's always in my dreams. I hate him." Brooke said as she started to cry.
"I hate him too. I meant what I said last night. I'm not going to let that thing near you or our children ever." Lucas said.
"I know. I just can't help thinking that he'll get them." Brooke said as they got up.