Lucas stood up, his face fixed on Brooke… He still had a firm grip on Haley's hand…
"Ch-change??"
Brooke just stood their, panting and panting…. She was trying to get her breath back, she had just run from the baby ward, all the way down to intensive care…
"Brooke??"
Lucas quickly kissed Haley's hand, then his hand parted ways with hers as he rushed over towards Brooke. He grabbed both her shoulders and looked into her eyes… She looked into his eyes… In her eyes, Lucas could see urgency, worry and sadness in her eyes… Lucas was now pleading with her…
"Brooke???"
"H-her he-heart…"
"W-what???"
"I-it's stopped…"
And before Brooke could finish, Lucas was out the door and sprinting down the corridor… As he passed Dan, he was stopped… Dan took Lucas' arm, as he stood to his feet. He spun Lucas around to face him…
"Lucas…what is it, what's wrong???"
"Let go of me Dan…"
"Lucas…"
"It's Anna ok…"
"Anna"
"Yeah and right now my daughter needs me, so I suggest you let me go.."
Dan just whispered…
"Yeah"
Lucas ripped his arm out of Dan's tight grip and ran into the distance… He never slowed down… His daughter was in trouble, she needed him. He had to protect her, she was his life. Her and Peyton… Lucas ruptured into the room, to see a group of doctors surrounding Anna, trying to get her heart to restart… He looked over to the corner and he saw a devastated Peyton sobbing her heart out… She as sat with her arms wrapped tightly around her skinny legs… Lucas walked over to Peyton and sat down next to her… He placed his arms around her and pulled her in tightly… She pushed her head into his chest and cried even more…
"Hey Peyton…. It's ok… she'll be ok…"
"I-I can't loose her Luke…I can't…"
"You won't loose her… I promise…. It will be all three of us…"
"I-I hope so…"
Lucas and Peyton looked on at their daughter, hoping and praying that she would wake up… Minutes had passed, but to Lucas and Peyton, it seemed a life time. Lucas held Peyton, they watched the doctors, as they tried to restart Anna's heart…
"Come on Anna wake up…"
Peyton keep whispering the same words over and over again… Lucas just kissed her, as he looked on…The minutes kept on passing… As they did, Lucas and Peyton grew even more nervous… Anna's life was slipping away and there was nothing they could do about it… Peyton placed her head in her hands… The minutes kept on passing… One of the doctors began to speak….
"I think we should call it…"
Lucas looked up immediately….
"No!!….just try once more….Please…"
Lucas was now pleading with the doctors, to give it one last shot…. The doctor looked over to the others, that were hovering over Anna… They nodded…
"Ok…one more cycle and then if there's no change we'll have to call it…"
The doctors began again…. Time passed…. It kept passing and there was no change… Peyton still had her head in her hands…. But, then she felt Lucas sigh… At the same time, she heard the doctor speak…
"She's back…"
Peyton took her hands out of her head and looked over to Lucas almost immediately… Lucas pulled her into a tight kissed as Peyton's voice broke…
"She's ok???"
"Like I said, me you and our daughter…."
The consultant began to approach Lucas and Peyton… As he did, Lucas and Peyton stood up… Lucas had his arm tightly around Peyton's should, as she had one of hers around his back…. The as the consultant reached Lucas and Peyton, he began to speak…
"Mr and Mrs Scott, as your probably aware we have managed to get your daughters heart beating again and luckily she's awake. However, your daughter has been through a traumatic experience and most importantly, we have received her test results…"
Peyton began to worry… She was so protective of Anna, she was her daughter. Whatever they faced, they faced together….
"What is it??? Is everything ok??"
"You daughter has a heart condition called Arrhythmias…"
"What is that what does that mean???"
"Believe me, it sounds worse than it actually is, but it is a very serious heart condition… Arrhythmias is a disorder of the heart's beating rhythm, it can be very serious at times or not so serious in some cases… In your daughters case, she unfortunately is one of those who has it very serious… But, it can be treated, we will have to put her on a dose of drugs, which should prevent her heart stopping and she will need to be brought in to hospital on a regular basis…"
"What do we do now???"
""We want to keep her in for observations, but, she will be free to go home in the next few days…"
"Thank you… thank you so much…."
Lucas and Peyton slowly walked over to Anna's bedside… Peyton began to speak to the doctor, before he left the room…
"Can I hold her???"
"Yeah of course you can, just be careful not to knock any of the wires… if there's a problem, come and get me immediately…."
"Will do…."
And with that the doctor left Lucas and Peyton with their daughter…
"Hey Luke, I think we should get her christened…"
"Yeah, I was meaning to ask you that…"
"Well there's no need now…"
"Come on…"
Peyton carefully picked her daughter up off the bed and held her in her arms. Lucas took a seat next to her and placed one arm around Peyton, while the other held Anna's hand….
"Hey princess, you scared mommy and me…."
"Yes you did madam, you can't scare me like that ever again do you understand, because your Aunt Brooke and me will have to kick your tiny butt… now that's your mom tell you now…"
Lucas and Peyton just laughed… Peyton looked up at Lucas and he smiled… Then he pulled her into a tight kiss and they were left as one happy family… Brooke was sat talking to Haley, Jamie was sat on her knee, still clutching the scan picture… Brooke had tears rolling down her face, as she had her head rested on Jamie's…. All she could think about was Anna…. Jamie looked up at Brooke and noticed she was crying…. He hated to see her upset, she was his favourite girl…apart from Madison…But, she was his Aunt Brooke…
"Aunt Brooke, why are you crying???"
"I'm just thinking about Anna…"
"She'll be ok… she's a Scott…"
Brooke just smiled….
"Yeah… you got that bit Jame…"
"Don't cry… I don't like to see you upset…"
"OK, can I have a hug off of my favourite boy???"
"Yeah, I suppose so…"
Brooke pulled Jamie into a tight hug…. In a split second, Brooke looked up, as she saw Julian enter the room… She stood up and took Jamie's hand, as he walked closer to them… She looked at him….
"How's Anna???"
Julian just looked… he looked like he was going to cry and then he smiled… A huge smile…
"She's fine….she's alive and awake…"
Brooke let out a sigh of relief…
"Thank God…"
Jamie tightened his grip on Brooke's hand…
"See I told you…"
"You sure did Jame…"
She kissed Jamie on his forehead and rushed over to Julian and they shared a long and passionate kiss…. At that moment Skillz walked in…
Hey .."
"Uncle Skillz"
Jamie ran and hugged Skillz… Skillz lifted Jamie up and carried him in his arms….
"How's Anna??…"
"She's alive and kicking… still no change with Hales…"
"Yeah tutor girl will make it, she never fails…where's Nate???"
"He just went to go and take a shower… so he should be back soon… hey Skillz, can you stay with Jamie, I was just gonna go and grab a coffee with Julian before we take Jamie home for the night.."
"Sure-"
"But, I want to stay here with daddy again…"
"No Jamie, you have spent two nights here and it's not healthy for a young boy like you, your dad with stay with your mom and of there's a change he will ring…""But-"
"No buts…"
"Ok Aunt Brooke…."
Brooke and Julian left, as Jamie and Skillz sat down….
"So you excited for you dad, now he's in the Chiefs??"
"Yeah I suppose… I really hope he makes it to the NBA…"
"Yeah we all do mate…."
"Hey Uncle Skillz, are you dating Miss Lauren??…"
With a little hesitation, Skillz answered….
"Y-Yeah….Are you ok with that???"
"Not really, I mean you go from grandma Deb and now to my teacher….it's just weird and it hurts when things don't work out.."
"I know Jame, but I don't mean to hurt you, I would never want that…"
"I know…"
Jamie just looked up at Skillz, he had a look of guilt on his face…
"You really like her don't you???"
"Yeah Jamie, I do, I just really want you to be ok with it…"
"I will be, as long as you stay away from Madison…"
Skillz just laughed….
"Yeah don't worry, I will…"
Brooke and Julian, were sat facing each other, in the hospital canteen… Julian had his hands on the table, with Brooke's hands in his…
"So Brooke Davis, when do you want to get married???"
"I don't know, I haven't really thought about it, with Haley and Anna been in hospital… it seems that I've spent the last few months in this hospital…."
"Yeah I know, but, you deserve some happiness and I think we need to lift the mood around here… "
"Yeah, I guess…"
"They all want to see you get your fairytale ending …. So Brooke Davis when would you like to get married???"
"In the next few weeks….how would that suit you???"
"Looks like we better get planning then…"
"Come on then, we better go and get Jamie and we can talk and start planning the wedding…"
Julian and Brooke stood up and they kissed… They held hands as they began walking back to Haley and Jamie… Brooke was completely startled, when she stopped, as a familiar figure walked in front of her….
"Peyton??? What are you doing??"
"We're taking Anna home…"
"But, I thought she had to stay in for a few days…"
"Yeah but, we wanted to take her home, she's been in this hospital a bit to much, they just said bring her in tomorrow and they have given us the medication, so she should be fine…"
"Ok, we are gonna go and get Jamie and take him home for the night… I'll swing by tomorrow…"
"Ok then…. night…"
Brooke and Julian carried on walking to Haley's room… It was getting pretty late now and Jamie would need his sleep… As Julian and Brooke entered the room, they were greeted by Nathan…
"Hey Nate…"
"Hey Davis, you ok???"
"Yeah, listen me and Julian are gonna take Jamie home for the night, if there's any change, you better call ok???"
"You bet ya…"
"Come on Jame…"
And on that note Jamie left with Brooke and Julian… It was about a ten minute drive back to Brooke's place but, it had taken about twenty as they stopped off to get Jamie a change of clothes… Brooke and Julian walked hand in hand up to the door way with Jamie trailing behind… As Brooke opened the door, she was shocked at what she saw… After all the talks she had with Sam about Victoria, she couldn't believe that she had betrayed her…
"Jamie go upstairs in my room and get changed, I'll be up in a minute, I just need to talk to Sam for a minute ok…"
"Ok"
Brooke stormed over to Sam, filled with rage, anger and disappointment….
"Sam!!…what the hell do you think your doing???"
"Talking to Victoria…."
"Brooke…"
"You can shut up and get out, I want to talk to Sam alone…"
"Brooke…."
"Just go!!!"
"What the hell do you think your playing at???"
"She's your mom and I was only talking to her…"
"She is in no way my mother…. You have to earn that title and she has never been there for me… I told you things about my life, because I wanted you to have the best start I could give you… I trusted you Sam but, you betrayed that trust…"
"Brooke…just go easy, yeah"
"No I wont, this is between me and Sam…"
"After everything we have been through, you do this to me…"
"Look Brooke, I would give anything in the world to be with my birth mom again, to have a decent relationship with her and she's here in your life, I would give my life to have that opportunity with my mom…"
"S-Sam…"
Brooke calmed her tone as she said her name…but, it was too late, Sam stormed out and slammed the door behind her… Brooke knew she wouldn't be back till morning… As she did, Brooke ran to the sink and it wasn't long before she was sick….Julian rushed over to Brooke and held her hair back aswell as patting her back… He tried his best to comfort her…
"Brooke….you ok???"
Brooke wiped her hand across her mouth and took a glass of water…
"I'm gonna go and put Jamie to bed….will you try ringing Sam's cell for me???"
"Sure…"
As Julian phoned Sam, Brooke headed upstairs into the spare room where Jamie was…
"Is everything ok Aunt Brooke???"
"Yeah, me and Sam had a little argument but, everything is fine…"
"Any word on momma???"
"No not yet Jame… Here, I'll read you a story…"
Brooke pulled out Jamie's book of stories and began reading… They were snuggled up together as she had one arm around his back… Julian slowly walked up the stairs, to check on Brooke… He was greeted by a beautiful sight… Brooke and Jamie had fallen asleep… They looked like mother and son… One day that could be him and Brooke…. He slowly tiptoed over and took the book out of her hands…He then placed a blanket over them and switched the light off…. Back at the hospital Nathan had his hands tightly wrapped around Haley's, still pleading with her to wake up… He was scared at the thought he'd be without her…and the baby…Scared that it would be just Jamie and him… Nathan placed his head down, as he kissed her hand. Nathan's head shot up with worry, as he heard Haley's machine go from a constant bleeping noise to one long beep… He looked at the monitor to see that there was no sign of life….
A/N - Just a quick note to say thank you for your reviews, I really appreciate them and them and they make me feel better. I love reading them so please review if you read this story… I really appreciate it and I have had a brilliant response from those who have taken time to review… Also, thanks for reading. Not too sure when the next update will be but, there's a lot in store for the characters… I have a lot of story lines in mind, but if you have any ideas that you would like to be included, feel free to let me know…. So the next few chapters planed out, they just need writing…. So expect a tragedy for one character and their will also be a lot of happy and challenging times coming up….