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The next morning Brooke found herself making pancakes for her father.
"You know dad I really have to day I am really happy you came to see me …I have missed you so much." Brooke said as she flipped a pancake. She was trying to avoid the question she knew her father would soon ask. "Where is Lucas at, Brooke?" her father asked as her heart sank.
"Brooke you know why I am really here don't you?" her father asked looking up at her. "What is this about?" her father said placing down a People magazine that had a picture of her and Lucas and in big fat letters saying "DIVORCE?" she looked up at her dad with sad eyes and just as she was about to open her mouth …
"Momma I am hungry …" Caleb said tiredly and he looked up with big eyes to notice his grandfather. "Grandpa Davis!!" Caleb shouted in excitement as he ran into his grandfather's arm and gorge picked him up off the ground taking him into a huge hug.
"Hey little buddy I missed you" gorge said squeezing his grandson and a genuine smile grew upon Brookes face.
"Hey there don't squeeze your grandpa to death! Why don't you have a seat beside him and have some breakfast?" Brooke said quickly picking up the magazine so her son couldn't see it and she placed a plate where the magazine was.
"Momma when are we going to the race?" Caleb asked excited as he took a bite out of his pancake.
"Actually we get to go a little earlier than expected … daddy found out that they are having a special thing for fathers day and you get to race with daddy … isn't that exciting?" Brooke asked with a big smile.
"Yes! … What time are we leaving momma?" Caleb asked with excitement.
"Well actually after you finish your breakfast we need to get ready and leave" Brooke said with a smile
"Is grandpa coming?" Caleb asked looking at both of them.
"I dunk know … dad would you like to come?" Brooke asked
"Of course … would love to see my grandson beat all those other losers out of the race" gorge said and tapped knuckles with Caleb and once again Brooke got that priceless genuine smile on her face.
"Brooke … I still want to talk to you" gorge said and Brooke nodded as her smile fell. She thought all that would end but it seemed like it never did. Talking about it that is. One day she would talk to Haley about it then another Lucas then another Rachel then another her son and then another Nathan and now her dad she didn't know how much more she could take. She just wanted it to go away. All of it.
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"Caleb ...wait a minute please!" Brooke called out as her son ran off excited.
"What momma? Daddy is right there!" Caleb said and once Brooke saw him looking straight at her she gulped, grabbed her sons hand, and walked over towards him.
"Hi Brooke" Lucas said simply looking down.
"Hi Luke" Brooke replied "look my dad is here … so you might want to stay clear of him for a while … he knows … I guess its all over magazines and crap" Brooke warned.
"Oh … ok" Lucas said
"Whoa! Momma look at this!" Caleb said and pointed at the father's day festival.
"Oh … wow this is a little more than I expected" Brooke said shocked as she looked at the park. It was filled with rides and games.
"This is awesome!" Caleb said in excitement
"Hey … we can go on the rides and stuff later right now we have to go get ready to be in the race" Lucas said and Caleb nodded in excitement.
"Lucas" Brooke called out and Lucas turned around looking at her with a smile "be careful with him please" Brooke said and Lucas nodded before turning around.
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"Thank you" Brooke told the clerk as he handed her the bottles of water she had just bought. She walked away only to find her father walking towards her.
"We need to talk … you cant avoid me forever" gorge said as he took one of the water bottles in her hand.
"Of course not I mean you are staying with me and you are my dad" Brooke said in a kind of sigh and then it was silent for a while. Awkward silence is what it was.
"What's going on Brooke?" gorge finally got out afraid of what he would hear.
"Didn't you read it?" Brooke asked not looking at him
"No … I wanted to hear it come from you" gorge said
"Well there is nothing to hear dad" Brooke said looking down in a way ashamed.
"Is it true? Are you getting a divorce?" he asked
"Yes we are … I signed the papers I am supposed to give them to him today" Brooke said simply still not looking at her father.
"Why? I mean I don't understand it … what happened?" he asked
"Well first he cheated on me and with my best friend then I gave him a chance … I actually let him back in for only a fragment of time that was the biggest mistake of my life … then I gave him the choice of me and Peyton and he chose her" Brooke said like it was something simple.
"I can't believe this … you guys seemed so in love and so happy" he sighed
"I thought we were … but hey things aren't always as they seem" Brooke said and shrugged her shoulders as she walked over to the fence that she would soon watch her son and soon to be ex husband race behind.
"I told him never to hurt you …" gorge said beginning to get angry.
"Dad! It doesn't anymore beating him up isn't going to change any of it and it wouldn't make me happy so it doesn't even matter" Brooke said and shrugged the pain in her eyes.
"Oh but it sure as hell would make me happy" he said and Brooke laughed a little.
"I am so sorry baby girl" gorge said and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Yeah … I know" Brooke said sadly as a tear fell from her eyes and he slowly wiped it away.
"Hey Brooke … oh hi coach Davis" Haley said surprised to see him.
"Haley we aren't in school anymore you can just call me gorge" he said with a smile
"Oh right … sorry" Haley said
"So where is Lucas and Caleb?" Haley asked
"They are actually getting ready to be in the race," Brooke said hoping Haley wouldn't notice her puffy eyes.
"And Owen?" Haley asked
"Not here … I was hoping to see him later tonight though" Brooke said
"Are you okay?" Haley asked noticing her puffy eyes.
"Yes I am fine hales" Brooke assured her
"Oh here they come out!" Haley said excited pointing to Lucas and Caleb. Brooke rooted for them with a loud scream.
"Hey maybe we should do a little cheer" Rachel said coming up behind her.
"Hey Rachel! What are you doing here?" Brooke asked shocked as she took her into a hug.
"I was bored and Haley said she was coming here so I decided to give it a look," Rachel explained
"Hey gorge" Rachel said and waved at brooks father.
"I swear you are way to comfortable with my dad … get your own," Brooke said and Rachel stuck her tongue out.
The girls screamed in cheers as the engines started and the cars took off. Caleb and Lucas were stuck in second for a while but sure enough they pulled through in the end and won.
"Did you see me momma? I won!" Caleb said in excitement as Brooke handed him water.
"I know baby I saw you … you did so good" Brooke said and lightly kissed his forehead before standing up and handing Lucas water.
"Here you go," she said as he took it
"Thanks" he replied simply with a smile. Things were still pretty awkward between them. Brooke didn't trust him now that he wasn't with Peyton she wasn't sure what stunt Lucas was going to pull.
"Momma can we go on some rides now please?" Caleb asked with a big smile.
"Well first we will go get your prize for winning then we can go on some rides" Brooke assured Caleb.
"Momma can you and daddy go on the Ferris wheel with me again? … Like last year?" Caleb asked
"Oh cal I don't kn…" Brooke began but was cut off.
"Maybe" Lucas assured his son, which pretty much always meant yes so a smile appeared on Caleb's face.
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"Momma what's that?" Caleb asked as they sat at the top of the ride.
"That is a freeway," Brooke said pointing to it. The ride was really awkward Lucas was on one end Brooke on the other and Caleb was right in the middle asking a bunch of questions. Brooke felt Lucas' hand rubbing her back but she did nothing about it … not in front of her son she told herself. So many thoughts went through her mind as he rubbed her back. 'What if he thinks this is okay? Am I okay with this? No I cant be okay with it he didn't pick me and we are getting a divorce … I have to let him know this isn't okay'
Brooke pushed Lucas' hand off of her softly so it didn't disturb her son from his gaze.
"Momma how long is grandpa staying for?" Caleb asked as he looked out towards the world
"I don't know baby … I suppose for a couple of weeks or so," Brooke said and Caleb nodded
"Momma do you think we can see our house from here?" Caleb asked
"I don't know baby … if so it would be really small" Brooke said and Caleb concentrated as if he was trying to find the house.
"I cant find it!" Caleb said in a frustrated sigh "dad after we get off the ride can we go play a game?" Caleb asked
"Sure buddy … we will go to the basket ball hoops and see if we can win you a prize" Lucas said and tapped Caleb on the head as the ride began to come to a stop.
All three of them got off the ride and Caleb and Lucas walked over to the basketball booth and Brooke stayed with Rachel and Haley watching Lucas shoots the basketball in the hoops.
"I need to stay away from him," Brooke said simply.
"What?" both girls asked shocked
"I think I am falling for him all over again and I don't want to" she said not taking her gaze off of him.
"Wow" both girls said looking at each other shocked.
"I signed the papers … I have to give them to him today … you guys I am so confused! I have all these weird feelings … part of me hates him … and part of me just wants to rip his shirt off and kiss him" Brooke said "get it out of your mind Rachel!" Brooke said and Rachel stuck her tongue out.
"Well first of all this is not the place to talk about this and second what the hell are you going to do?" Haley asked
"I don't know Haley … I am so lost" Brooke sighed and looked down as Lucas and Caleb just won a huge teddy bear.
Lucas bent over and whispered something in Caleb's ear. Caleb ran over to Brooke and handed her the big teddy bear.
"Here momma … dad won it for you" Caleb said and Brooke took the teddy bear.
"Thanks baby" she said with a simple smile as Caleb walked back over to Lucas. Brooke looked at Lucas with a small smile then she turned around sighed and ran her fingers through her hair frustrated.
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"Momma is daddy going to come home now? … He is being good" Caleb said
"I am sorry baby … daddy isn't coming home …ever … it is a lot more complicated for him" Brooke said as she watched her sons face fall and heart break.
"Listen to me" Brooke said and got down to his level "I am so sorry that you are hurt by this and that isn't what I want for you so if you would like to stay with daddy at the hotel for a couple days its okay with me" Brooke said
"I want daddy to come home and be with us," Caleb said sadly and Brooke didn't know what to say. She hated that this was hurting her son. Brooke looked up as she heard hollering from afar.
"Please Lucas … just listen to me for a second!" Peyton pleaded in tears.
"No Peyton! I told you it was over and its done with there is nothing you could possibly say that would change my mind! … You need to leave now! I am trying to work on my marriage!" Lucas shouted as he tried to push her away.
"Lucas please … I love you" Peyton begged
"Peyton we are too old to be playing these "I love you" games ok! Just go home take a bath and relax … I am trying t o hang out with my son today" Lucas said
"Lucas, stop it! Listen to me damn it! I love you Lucas … with my entire heart ok! I love you far more than Brooke ever will! And as for Caleb we can have our own kids or we can sue for custody!" Peyton said and Brooke overhearing this walked over angrily leaving her son with Haley as she heard Lucas yelling back.
"Peyton you better shut up" he said
"You stupid little …" Brooke said and slapped Peyton not saying the last word so her son wouldn't repeat it.
"What the hell?! ... This is none of your business Brooke!" Peyton said angrily in tears as she held her red cheek.
"Oh it sure as hell is! You have no idea what you are talking about ok? For one you could NEVER in a million years love Lucas as much as I do and I hope to god you end up bitter and alone for what you said about taking my son away from me! I would die before I let him live with your vermin butt" Brooke said and spat in Peyton's face.
Peyton wiped away the spit and looked at Brooke shocked.
"Brooke you have no idea who you are dealing with here ok … I have been taking all this shit from you and your little army over there" Peyton said pointing at Haley Rachel and Nathan "but I am done taking this crap from you! I am willing to fight for Lucas …and trust me I am determined to win." Peyton spat.
"Ooh! I am shaking in my goddamn jimmy Choo's! Bite me bitch! I am not even remotely scared of you! I could take your ass down any day …and I would have my "army" and a freaking person in jail on my side!" Brooke said referring to Dan.
"Remember high school? Felix? I am sure I could dig up a little more stuff from your past" Peyton said with a glare.
"Okay Peyton that's enough" Lucas said and pulled her away
"No leave her!" Brooke said and Lucas looked at her confused letting Peyton go.
"What the hell are you going to do?" Peyton asked bitterly.
"Lets just say you are lucky my son is here or you would be in a hospital bed by the time I am through with you" Brooke said bitterly getting in Peyton's face.
"Whatever Brooke! Lucas would pull you off of me and you know it! You know why too! It is because he loves me! He gives a fuck about me and it kills you!" Peyton said and Brooke's eyes began to fill up with tears as she punched Peyton hard in the face.
"That was for using your dirty words in front of my son!" Brooke said and pulled Peyton's hair slapping her. "And that was for being a true solemn bitch!" Brooke said and walked over to her son saying, "lets go" picking him up.
Leaving "the army" to glare at Peyton and Lucas to sigh frustrated.
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"Peyton what the fuck are you doing?" Lucas yelled.
"I am fighting for you Lucas" Peyton yelled back.
"Well stop! You are wasting your time okay! I have done the relationship wit you over and over again and it just doesn't work okay! Its because I know what I have with Brooke is better and I cant live without Brooke … so just quit all this shit!" Lucas said
"Lucas …" Peyton said tears pouring down her face.
"No Peyton ok! It seems like you just royally screw things up for me! I try to be with Brooke and it is actually going good for a moment and then you step in and break everything up! I am done playing this repeat of a game with you!" Lucas said angry.
"One day! One day I will show you … somehow in some kind of way" Peyton said and walked away in tears.
"Are you okay Lucas?" Haley asked
"Yeah I am fine … I am just worried about Brooke … I think that things have officially gone down the drain for us" Lucas sighed frustrated.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that … she did say she loved you" Haley said
"What?" Lucas asked confused
"Earlier when she was arguing with Peyton as I can quote she said "For one you could NEVER in a million years love Lucas as much as I do" remember?" Haley asked and Lucas got a smile on his face
"I think you should go see her," Haley said and Lucas nodded before walking away.
"Oh Haley what did you do?" Nathan asked
"Yes little miss 'I like to butt in' what did you do?" Rachel asked
"I just did my job as a brides mate!" Haley said and stuck her tongue out at both Rachel and Nathan who was holding Amanda.
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"Listen baby … I don't want you to repeat any of the words either I or Peyton said tonight you hear?" Brooke asked as she walked into the house. Caleb nodded sadly.
"What's wrong?" Brooke asked as she looked into her sad sons eyes.
"I guess I just don't really like aunt Peyton at all anymore … she hurt your feelings and mine momma," Caleb said
"Yeah I know baby … like I said don't think about what she said okay?" Brooke asked
"Its hard momma … all I can think about is when she said that daddy loved her," Caleb said and Brooke looked down at the floor sadly.
"Look why don't you go play basket ball in the back yard for a little while … then you can maybe take your mind off of it" Brooke said and kissed her sons forehead before he walked out the back door to go play.
She was so sad. It made her feel horrible that her son had to feel this kind of pain so young. She thought of the words that Peyton had broke her sons heart with as a tear fell to the floor and Brooke was taken out of her thoughts with a door opening. She wiped her tears away before turning around to see whom it was.
"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked and stood up.
"I came to see if you were okay," Lucas said
"Lucas I don't want to hear that okay! I don't want you to come here and ask me if I am okay or if I need anything or that you love me … none of it! We are over … broken up Lucas!" Brooke said angry.
"Why don't you want me to say it Brooke?" Lucas asked getting angry as he stepped a little closer to her.
"Because Lucas I don't want to feel this again! Never again okay! It was bad enough feeling it this time around but to go through it again … I wont do it! I wont fall back in love with you and get my heart crushed again!" Brooke said
"But you don't need to fall back in love with me again right? I mean you already do love me and you know it … and I would never do it again it was a huge mistake doing it once and I wont do it again!" Lucas said
"Your wrong … I don't love you" she said not looking him in the eyes as she dug through her purse throwing papers on the counter towards him. "There is your proof," she said still not looking at him as he lifted up the papers.
"You signed them?" Lucas asked angrily as he ran his hands through his hair to keep him from punching a whole in the wall.
"I don't care … I wont sign them!" Lucas said and threw the papers back on the counter.
"You have to Lucas!" she argued
"I do not! And I will not! You love me and you know it Brooke!" Lucas said
"I think its time for you to leave" gorge said as he walked through the front door.
Lucas sighed and walked out of the door.
"Hey buddy lets get you to the bath tub" gorge said as he saw Caleb who had just seen the whole argument between Brooke and Lucas.
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"Is he okay?" Brooke asked
"He is a little quite but he will be fine" gorge assured her.
"God dad where did I go so wrong in my love life? Did I just make the wrong choice all around or what?" Brooke asked as she took a drink of her coffee as she sat comfortably in her loose sweats and one of Lucas' shirts that was big on her as always.
"No baby … you didn't go wrong … you were in love and so was he" he said and sat down beside her.
"Then what happened because I never pictured this happening to me" Brooke said and wiped away a tear that fell.
"Did you ever expect yourself to be a huge fashion designer or even meet Lucas? I didn't think so" he said as she shook her head no "see what you never expect to happen is usually the best thing that happens to you … I think when all of this is over you will be able to use this in a good way" gorge said
"There is no way in hell this can be turned around in a good way … my son is crushed" Brooke said as she wiped yet another turn.
"There is always a way to turn things around … for one at least Caleb wont be a cheating bastard" gorge said and wiped away Brookes next tear as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"I missed you dad," Brooke said
"I missed you too baby" he said and kissed the top of her head.
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PeterClaire- ok well thank you very much for the review! I am glad to hear you like the interaction between Caleb and Brooke! Actually to be clear Owen and Brooke haven't officially broken up! Well I hope you were pleased with the chapter please let me know and review!
Brooke6404- lol well I am glad we agree he earned one ball I think he gets his other one back when he gets Brooke back ey? Well as for Brooke's dad I think you will be seeing a lot more of him in the next chapter! Hope you liked this chapter please let me know!
Joka Popcorn- thanks for the review! I am really happy to hear from you! I totally understand everyone's life gets hectic I hope yours makes a smooth landing though lol! And can I just say aww! Thank you so much it makes me so happy to hear that you like the story and that you think I am a talented writer! It truly means a lot so thanks very much! Well I sure hope you liked this chapter please do review!
BrOoKe DaViS23- hey thanks very much for the review! Well I say Lucas is 100 manned up once he gets Brooke back! As for gorge Davis! I think in the next chapter you will see a lot more of him! Thanks again for the review please review for this chapter!
TeamxxBrucasxx- hey thanks for the review! I really think that in the next chapter Lucas will talk to Brooke but I am not sure yet! Well thanks again for the review please review for this chapter!
Princesakarlita411- hey thanks so much for the review! Brooke dad should bring a lot more drama next chapter! A lot is going to go on in the next chapter actually! It will defiantly be a challenge to get Brooke back! Thanks again for the review please review for this chapter!
NYGIRL09-hey thanks for the review! I am really happy to hear you are enjoying the story and the parts with Brooke's dad and Owen and Lucas fighting! Thanks again for the review! Please do review again!
CheerandBrood323- hey thanks for the review I am glad to hear that the pucas breakup makes you happy! You will see a lot more of gorge in the next chapter! Thanks again for the review please review again!
Onetreehillgirl066- I say he gets both balls back when he gets Brooke back! Lol I so agree but sadly Lucas is stupid lol! Well thanks for the review please review again!
Brookenlucas4eva03- hey thanks for the review! Brucas will be coming soon I promise! And lots of it! Please review again!
Othfan326- well thank you very much for the review! As for the whole gorge situation you will see more of that in the next chapter! Thanks again for the review I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
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Tanya2byour21- oh yes!! The confrontation between Lucas and Brooke well you will see that in the next chapter! Well thanks for the review please review again for this chapter!