From Pain Springs Happiness
By: TracyCook
Disclaimer: I own nothing. These characters belong to the creator of One Tree Hill.
Couple: Haley/Brooke
Rating: M
Chapter 14
No Kisses for You
Brooke had spent a good majority of the night working on the new line that she was inspired to make, it was inspired by the clothing that she had witnessed Mia wearing in the studio over the past few days. While she was in New York City she had suffered from depression which had helped her focus on her work, but had left her without a muse, so now that she had one, she wanted to get all of her drawings done before she lost it.
She had woken up in the middle of the night with a sudden epiphany. She knew exactly what she wanted her next line to be and she needed to get up and start drawing immediately.
Haley had been beyond adorable when she had climbed out of the bed. The teacher had reached out for her and wrapped her arms tightly around her, whimpering and attempting to pull her back into the bed. Seeing the other woman with such a sad look written across her face at the loss of contact had almost convinced Brooke to crawl back into bed with her, but she had begrudgingly forced herself out of the bed and downstairs so that she could work on her designs in the lit living room.
She cast her hazel eyes to the clock and let out a sigh as she realized that she had been working on the designs for over five hours straight.
"They're probably gonna wake up soon and I still have so much more to do."
Brooke chewed on the back of one of her colored pencils, staring down at the current design that she was working on as she debated if she should stop or not. Finally, she decided that she would stop and make her wonderful girlfriend and her godson breakfast for when they woke up. She knew that in a way she was living in a delusional world. That there was still so much that needed to be taken care of with Nathan, and that she would never be Jamie's mother, but a part of her liked feeling as if they were a family.
In fact, she loved every moment of it.
It just terrified her knowing that it probably would not last. They could not pretend forever that the outside world did not exist.
The designer moved through the kitchen collecting ingredients so that she could make some pancakes and sausage, her mind consumed with thoughts about her relationship with Haley and what all would happen in the future. Things that she was worried about, as well as things that she was excited to share with Haley. As she finished making the pancakes she set them out on a plate with the sausages on another plate, before pouring four glasses of milk.
"Mornin'." Peyton said as she walked through the kitchen picking up a sausage and taking a bite out of it, and downing her glass of milk before turning to head through the living room.
"You're in a hurry." Brooke stated the obvious, with an all-knowing grin as she watched her best friend put on her jacket and start out the front door.
"Yep, gotta go in to the studio for an early recording session. See ya!"
"Say hi to Mia for me!"
Peyton did not say anything in response. She merely rolled her green eyes and shut the front door behind her, leaving Brooke to laugh amusedly and shake her head before returning to the task at hand.
After she had set up the plates to perfection she clapped her hands together and let out a squeak as she smiled proudly. She was not used to being in relationships or having a family, so these small moments made her feel extremely proud of herself. Brooke knew that it probably was not that big of a deal. Many people made meals for their friends, girlfriends, or family, but she rarely did.
"Haley! Jamie! Food!" She shouted out, her voice echoing throughout the house.
The designer waited a few minutes, tapping her nails against the countertop as she stared in the direction of Jamie's room and then to the staircase that led up to her and Haley's room. She was not surprised to see that Haley had not woken up. Brooke could recall when they lived together during high school, that Haley had not been a morning person. Now she just assumed it was because school was sort of her life, so whenever she got the chance to sleep in she probably took advantage of it.
"Haley! Jamie!" She called out again.
This time when there was no response, she let out a sigh and decided it would be best to just go and get them. Heading into the hallway she smiled softy as she pushed Jamie's door open and peeked her head inside of his room.
What she saw was Jamie sprawled out on his bed, he had his blue eyes open, but they were drooping and he appeared to be drowsy. Along with this, he was letting out soft sounds of pain and coughing every once in a while. Brooke hastily came to the conclusion that the young boy had caught some sort of illness.
"I don't feel so good, Auntie-Brooke." Jamie grumbled out as he stared across the room at her.
"Oh, sweetie!" Brooke said, rushing to his side and reaching out to place her hand on top of his forehead in order to see if he had a fever. His forehead felt warm, but not too hot, to her relief. "You probably just have a cold or the flu."
"Am I going to die?" He asked in an over-dramatic way.
She laughed softly and shook her head, stroking her fingers through his short blonde hair. "No, you aren't going to die sweetie. You just need to stay in bed for the day and get some rest." Brooke smiled down at him and tucked his blanket around him so that he was secure. "I made you some breakfast buddy, I'll go get it and bring it in here for you to eat."
Jamie snuggled into his blankets and nodded his head as Brooke headed out of the room and back down the hallway toward the kitchen.
On her way to the kitchen, a loud bang sounded throughout the house, coming from upstairs and she snapped her head to the staircase. Her heart was hammering away in her chest as she started to worry about all of the possibilities and she rushed up the stairs into the hallway at the top. There, she saw one of the most adorable scenes she had ever witnessed.
Lying in the hallway, wrapped up in a blanket from head to toe and staring up at her with a pout on her lips was Haley James. It was apparent that the teacher had tripped and fallen in her attempt to make her way down the stairs. Thankfully, she had not fallen down the stairs. Brooke did not know what she would have done if the woman that she loved had severely injured herself.
If she did not feel so terrible, Haley probably would have blushed due to the embarrassment that she felt as she looked up at Brooke awkwardly. But instead, she simply pouted even more as Brooke started to laugh at her.
"I don't feel so good." She whined out to her girlfriend.
Brooke laughed even louder at this, until it looked like the other woman would start to cry due to her teasing. "Brooke, this isn't funny. I really feel sick and I can't get up."
"I'm sorry honey; I just couldn't help but laugh. You look so freaking cute wrapped up in that blanket and whining. Plus you said the exact same thing as Jamie and that's just precious." Brooke rushed to Haley's side and held onto her hands, allowing the shorter woman to use her body as leverage and stand to her feet.
"The same thing Jamie said?"
"Yeah, he isn't feeling so well either."
"Aw, my poor baby." Haley muttered out before she started to cough against Brooke's shoulder. She was allowing the designer to lead the way. Honestly, she found that she was so sick that she probably would have let Brooke lead her out into the street at this point and she wouldn't even notice. Luckily, she did not lead her out into the street, but instead into Jamie's room.
Haley moved across the room to her son's bed and sat down on the edge of it, checking to see if he had a fever, before pulling him into a hug and telling him it was going to be alright and that mommy was sick too.
"Okay, you two. Get settled in." Brooke told them, pulling the covers over both Haley and Jamie, before tucking them in. This time, the teacher did blush. She was not used to having someone take care of her and she did not know if it was something that she enjoyed or not. In a way she did, but in a way she had been a mother so long that it felt strange being taken care of. "I'll be right back with your breakfast." She flashed Haley a dimpled smile, catching her large puffy eyes with her own.
Haley offered her a weak smile in return before attempting to sit up and kiss her girlfriend.
"I don't think so. I have no plans of getting sick. No kisses for you missy."
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Haley and Jamie had finished their breakfast and now Jamie was sleeping again. The teacher rested her head against Brooke's shoulder and smiled contentedly into her neck. Placing a gentle kiss against the sensitive skin that she found there. She loved it when the other woman held her.
"Do you need anything else?" Brooke asked worriedly. "Because, I will totally get you whatever you need."
"Do you want to know what I need, Brooke?"
She nodded her head. "Yeah, anything."
"I just need you to hold me while I rest and talk to me." Haley informed her, putting the woman she loved at ease. She did not need Brooke to be running around frantically, trying to make the situation better for her. All that she wanted and needed was to be close to her and she was happy.
"I can do that." She smiled and pulled Haley's body tightly against her own.
Smiling, Haley glanced up into beautiful hazel eyes and she could not help but get lost in them. She stared from them down to her perfect lips and then back up. She was completely surprised to feel Brooke's soft lips brush against her own in a sweet but short kiss. As Brooke pulled away, she tucked a few strands of hair behind Haley's ear and smiled nudging her nose with her own, before placing a kiss to it.
Haley scrunched up her nose in response to the kiss and laughed a little. "What happened to me not getting any of those?"
"Well, I decided that I wanted to. Besides, I'm my own boss, so screw it. Who the hell cares if I get sick anyway?" She laughed and planted another kiss on her girlfriend's lips.
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Authors Note:
Thank you all for reading! I hope that you enjoy this short fluffy chapter before some more drama begins! Please do tell me what y'all think and I will continue to add more chapters soon! I love your feedback. You guys make my day. :)
Thank you all very much!
-Tracy Cook