"YEs you are, big boy!" Brooke smiled, watching her son have the time of his life was almost heart breaking. To think she missed almost a year of this boys life, it was a horrible truth.
"Hey you." A famillar said from behind her.
Brooke turned around to see Peyton smiling, "Oh hi. Look at him? He's gotten so big!"
"I know. I remember when i first saw him at the rivercourt party. Wow driving at such a young age, bad parenting Brooke." Peyton joked. Then regretted it when she saw Brooke frown, didn't realize her comment was taken personally. "Oh no, no Brooke i didn't mean it like that. You're a great mom!"
"No im not Peyton! I left my son for nine months for an abusive boyfriend!" She cried, tears were starting to form in her brown orbs.
"You had no clue he would do that to you! You need to stop blaming yourself." Peyton said clearly.
"I know." Brooke high pitched cried and crashed into her friend's arms. "I just feel so bad."
"I know sweetie, its okay. Come on, lets get you two home." Peyton whispered to her friend.
Brooke nodded into her shouldler and broke away. She looked at Bennett who was getting out of his car and running to her. Brooke knelt down and opened up her arms only for him to come running into them. She held him close to her heart, feared to let go but the he wiggled his way out.
"Mama cwy, mama cwies!" He frowned, as if looking concerned.
"I'm alright, sweetie. Lets get home okay." She grabbed his hand and walked to her car, Peyton beside her to. Brooke put him in his carseat and shut the door, "Listen, i got it from here. Do you want to come over?"
"Uh sure." She jumped in the passenger seat and then they were off. The whole car ride home was in silence, she could feel like they weren't close like they were. That made her sad.
When they got back to the house though, Rachel was glad to see Peyton.
"Oh good you're here Peyton. We have lots to plan and now that you're here we can start." Rachel said prancing down the stairs in a pair of victoria secret sweats and white tanktop.
"Huh?" PEyton asked confused then turned back to Brooke, "What is she talking about."
Brooke sighed and went into the kitchen with her son, she didn't want to do this, steal Nathan back. But she definately loved him, stealing him would just be wronge.
"Well Peyton, were on a S.B.N. misson. Steal back Nathan." She smiled proudly of thinking up a name.
"What? Why would you want to steal Nathan, Rachel?" Peyton was confused.
"Not me dummy! We're stealing him back for Brookie!" Rachel exclaimed, walking into the living room. She went to sit down by Brooke who had Bennett asleep against her chest. Peyton followed and went into the living room but didn't sit down.
"You really want Nathan back?" Peyton asked,
Brooke nodded, she felt ashamed. Last time, Nathan had wanted her but she was too stubborm and went off to find Damien. Damien. That name was like poison on her tounge.
"I thought you were over him. He wanted to be with you Brooke, but-but instead of being happy you-"
"Ran away and went to Damien." She finished the curly-blonde's sentence. "I know. I can't help how i fell though! I've always been in love with him but was to stupid to realize it.
You know how it feels to be in love Pey, i feel like another piece of me isn't there."
"So what-a-ya say blondie? You in on our SBN misson?" Rachel asked, though it didn't matter if she was, Rachel was gonna get back her sister's man for her, not what it takes.
Peyton laughed, Brooke was her bestfriend. Of course she was in, even though Daphne was a good person. "What do you have planned." she grinned.
Rachel squealed and got off the couch and started jumping with Peyton. Brooke looked at her sister then at her bestfriend, couldn't help but smile. "Shh Bennett's sleeping. I'll be right back." She got up and went upstairs to put her son to bed. Five minutes later she came back down and saw her sister and Peyton talking and giggling. "Alright so what's first."
"I was thinking MURDER!" Rachel called out. "That way she don't come back into the picture!"
Peyton and Brooke's mouth both dopped open.
"Oh come on! A couple bricks, some rope and she'll be down in the lake within seconds." Rachel joked.
"No! This has to be legal, alright." Brooke laughed.
"Fine-" Rachel pouted and began to think of better way.
"How's bout you tell him your feelings?" Peyton suggested, her mind wasn't as devious as Rachel's.
"Now where's the fun in that, kill joy." Rachel piped up.
"Peyton might be right." Brooke said, thinking if might feel the same way about her. "Fat chance." She thought to herself.
"I got it! Just have another kid with him, that'll make him your bitch." Rachel said with full honesty, even though she mufled a laugh.
"Oh ya like that worked out the first time." Peyton chimed with sarcasim.
"One kid's enough." Brooke finaly said, "I don't know what to do. I think im just gonna beg for him back."
"Oh no, sweetie the last thing you wana do is beg." Rachel said.
"I agree." Peyton said, those words foreign to her vocabulary. She was always used to agree to disagreeing not agreeing, even more foriegn when she said those words to Rachel,
Rachel Davis, the one who suggested Murder.
Brooke sighed and ran a hand through her shoulder-lengh hair. She appreciated them for trying to help but it wasn't their problem, it was hers.
"Why don't you start spending time with him and Bennett, like as a family. It'll make Daphne jealous and try some crazy shit, then he'll realize what a tamp she is and dump her for you." Rachel said, probally the most sanest things she has said in the last three hours.
"Wow, that's not a crazy idea." Peyton was shocked at the words she was speaking to Rachel. "But how are you gonna do that?"
"Simple. Bring him to Bennett's doctors appointments, check-ups whatever and then spend as much time with him. Also start bringing up memories andd the good old days." She said excidely.
"Are you sure your my sister? Haha you're right, making Daphne jealous will only make her sound crazy and possesive. Oh i love it! I guess i could ask him to go for his doctor's appointment in charolette." Brooke practically squealed, something changed in her that momment. She was no feeling witty and confident, Rachel's plan was genious.
"Perfect. That's like a half an hour drive, you'll definately have the whole day with him. Now don't worry, we'll take his little tramp to the mall and stomach a day with her, won't we Peyton." She asked.
Peyton was replying to a text from lucas when Rachel asked something to her. "Uh.. uh yeah. Sure we can pick her up at four when she gets out of class."
From the time Rachel asked Peyton until she blabbled on, she was able to grab the whine glasses from the cabinet and bring the bottle back to the living room. Brooke sat back down in her original spot and popped the cork. "Well ladies i think our plan is set. Here's to- uh to"
"Stealing back what's rightfully yours." Rachel giggled, already holding up the glass.
"I wouldn't say rightfully, or would I? Of course not." Brooke said to her self, then raised her glass and smiled. "To stealing." Hint no back. "What should be mine."
Peyton was last to lift her drink, and laughed. "I guess i can't toast to that."
CLING CLING! There crystal whne glasses touched lighty one anothers.
KNOCK... Knock! More like a pounding sound, someone was deffinately at the door.
Brooke sighed and raised off the couch slowly. She handed her glass of whine to Peyton and started walking towards the front room and door. SHe opened the door in one swift movement and there he was. Her soulmate. Father to her child. The guy she's loved more than any other. Nathan Scott standed patiently at her front porch, one hand on his hip and the other resting on her door frame.
THis is going to be easier than she thought, maybe...
"Hey can i come in?" He asked, Nathan was antsy. Its like he had to build up the strengh to say it.
Brooke's eyes looked him down from head to toe, then a smile crept upon her face and she stepped outside. Shuting the door, of course. "Yeah, but why don't we talk out here."
Nathan nodded and walked over to the stairs to sit down, his mind was zoning in and out. He just wanted to get this over with. "Uh. uhm i mean. uhhh-"
"I have something to ask you." She insisted, not paying attention to his babbling.
"Oh. uh-okay. Shoot." Nathan said, trying to calm himself.
"Well Bennett has an appointment tomorrow with a new doctor up in Charolette. I was wondering if you'd like to come with us and check it out, see what-ya think." Brooke tried to hide that she was desperate but her voice ended up sounding excited.
"Ya i'd lo- like to go check it out. What time is the apointment?" He asked.
Brooke was pratically throwing a party in her head that she almost didn't here him, "What? Oh it's at two-thirty."
"Damn, i have class until two-thirty. Uh but thats okay, my Government teacher wouldn't mind." Nathan smiled, he wouldn't mind getting out early either.
"Greeat. So i'll pick you up at Duke say, two-ish." She was so glad he wanted to come. Brooke got up from the stairs, stepping up one so she was on the porch.
"Ya, two is perfect. Uh..." Nathan wanted to ask about her feelings towards him but then Peyton opened up the door.
Peyton's eyes grew wide when she first saw him then looked back to Brooke. "There you are. Bennett woke up and he peed Everywhere! YOu need to get in here, quick."
"Okay i'll be right in," Brooke said and watched her friend shut the door, not all the way though. Then she turned back around to Nathan, "What was it you needed to ask me."
"Nothing that can't wait until tomorrow. Go clean up Bennett, we can talk later." He grinned, Nathan was starting to look forward to tomorrow with her and Bennett. It almost seemed like they were an acual family when they did.
"Alright, see ya-" Brooke made her way to the door and went inside, looking back at him, the door was almost closed.
"Give Bennett a kiss goodnight for me." Nathan said while walking back to his car.
"Okay i will, bye." She slammed the door, and turned around to see Rachel and Peyton two feet away. "Geez, you made my heart stop for a second. Let me go clean up the mess."
"Oh there was no mess, Rach just told me to tell you that." PEyton said.
"Hey." Rachel slapped Pey's arm playfully but not in a flirting way.
"Hello, you guys. Brooke here." She waved her arms infront of their faces. "Why'd you come out to get me?"
"Never mind that." Rachel hissed. "What did he say? Did you ask him..."
Brooke followed them back to the livingroom and sat down in her spot. "He said yes!"
"Perfect." She said. "Now all we gotta do is get tramp to spend the day with us."
"Yeah, uh right." Peyton gave a smile, even though Daphne was cool to her she wasn't gonna object her Best friend. "Well im gonna head out. Me and luke are having a late dinner with Karen."
"Kay, thanks Pey for comin' over. See ya-" She gave her friend a hug and watched her leave.
Nathan got back to the apartment and Daphne had already gone to bed. All the lights were off inside so he decided to sleep on the couch, not wanting to wake up her up and start an arguement. He just wanted a nice sleep before school in the morning. Nathan laid down on the couch after slipping off his shirt and shoes, took a deep breath. He had no clue what was going to happen the next day, but he was looking forward to it.
~Next day: In Gov. class
Nathan could here the clock tick slowly, but not enough. It was 1:54, according to the clock located at the front of the class. He was counting down the minutes, six more to go and he was still thinking of an excuse to leave early. Since Daphne was in that class with him to it wasn't going to make it any easier. Nathan was going to tell her about it in the morning but they'd left at different times like always. It wasn't like he was trying to avoid her.
1:56...1:57
It was finally time to go. He gently lifted out of his seat and walked towards Mr. Howard's desk, not looking back to see his girlfriend, wait fiance, confused. "Uh sir." He whispered.
"Yes, Mr. Scott." He asked, the old fat man had been teaching at Duke for over twenty years, he could care less being there anymore.
"May i leave early, i have my son's doctors app." Nathan had no better excuse than the truth, well maybe not to Daphne.
Instead of Mr. Howard asking, "Oh u have a son? I had no clue." He just let out a heaved breath and shooed him out of the class.
With that he was out the door and on his way to meet Brooke. There she was, right at two o'clock, and driving her old blue bug. "Hey handsome, get in." Brooke grinned.
Without further more, Nathan was opening up the door and getting in. He let out a sigh and looked at his phone that recieved a text, it was from Daphne...of course. 'Where ya goin'
His finger moved over the keys and then he hit send, just telling her they'd talk later...much much later(: The car ride was silent, he didn't really want to talk about her feelings just yet. Right before getting there Bennett started to fuss alittle, probaly to get his parents attention but Brooke just told him they'd be there soon. She wasn't surprised that he was getting antsy, he'd never really been on a journey so long besides the plane but that was when he was a baby. Five mintues later they were pulling up to the place, it was a huge, two-story medical center that had different kinds of doctors. They had to go up on the second floor for Dr. Malone's office, when they walked in it was pretty crowded. Kids were either in their mom's laps or playing on the floor. "I'd never let my child play on such a filthy ground." Brooke whispered to Nathan before walking up to the front desk. Since it was his first time, she had to fill out paper work. It was only a couple of sheets though with a basic information and then a bunch of yes or no questions reguarding her son. Most of them were no.
Around two-fourty five they were sent back to go meet with his doctor. Of course they still had to wait in the room for fifthteen minutes for her but that was expected. "I don't get it, the nurses always say 'the doctors ready for ya' when you get called into the back but they never see you right away. They're with the person that had to wait 15 minutes when they were called before us."
"Yeah, i guess." He tried to bite back his laugh.
"What's so funny?" Brooke cocked her eye brow.
Nathan started laughing, ful on. "You're always in such a hurry Brooke, just chillax. Take a chill pill or somethin?"
Brooke smirked, "Oh i want this day to go very slow." She said to herself. "Yeah, i guess you're right."
"What's diis mommie?" Bennett asked, he had reached over the counter and grabbed a jar of big popsickle sticks.
"No, Bennett put those back!" She walked over to him but she was too late. He had putten it on the edge of the counter and it fell off, shattering to pieces, also scaring the cap out of her son. "uhg greaat." SHe said, Bennett was now crying and she picked him up. "Are you okay baby? Oh man look at this mess." Then she heard the door open and in came the doctor. "Why couldn;t you of came just two minutes faster." SHe joked.
"Oh, my. I'm sorry, its no problem why don't we go into the next room. I'll have cleaning come pick up this mess. thiss way."
Brooke bounced Bennett up on her hip alittle more and followed the tall blonde, middle fourties. They walked literally into the next room and sat down, Nathan was so close to her it was hard not to smell his delicious scent. "Its nice to meet you Dr. Malone. I'm Brooke Davis." She shook her hand. "And this is Nathan, Bennett's father." She watched her shake Nathans.
Brooke couldn't help but wish she could say boyfriend or even husband to. Only if Nathan was hers.
Dr. Malone checked out Bennett from head to toes. He was a perfectly healthy todler. At around three-fourty they left the doctors office, the original plan was to go back to Tree Hill but then Nathan suggested ice cream. She stopped at a 31 flavors they saw on their way in town, they got out and went inside. Bennett was excited to eat ice cream in the afternoon time,
before dinner. Brooke got an ice cream cone with one scoop of chocolate and a scoop of rain bow sherbert. (A.N: My personal favorite! lol) She ordered Bennett a kid-sized cone, and then Nathan ordered a plain vanilla shake. "I can't believe we go to a 31 flavors and you get a vanilla milkshake!" SHe laughed, then took a few licks.
"And... i like vanilla." Nathan grinned.
Brooke raised her hand in defense, then she looked at her son who was scarffing his done, chocolate melted everywhere on his. He even had some in his hair. "Aww look at the mess you made." She joked.
"Ice-keem yummie daddy!" Bennett smiled up at Nathan.
"I agree, son." Nathan laughed and ran his hand over the top of Bennett's head.
"Alrighty, i think you're done." Brooke looked at him and then the emptied cone with nibbled edges, Bennett didn't want to eat it. She grabbed the cone and tossed it in the trash along with Nathan's cup. Then she sat back down and grabbed the wipes out of her purse. She took a few out and then started wiping off his messy face and hands. "You ready Scott?"
"Yeah, lets go." Nathan got up from the booth and they headed out to her car. He helped Bennett in his carseat while Brooke went to start the car. When he got in she backed out of the shopping center and headed towards Tree Hill. Ten minutes they were in the middle of know where, they were in-between towns. THere was nothing and no one surrounding them, it was the worst place to break down. And there they were driving at sixty mph when the light blue bug started to slow down and then come to a dead stop. Nathan wasn't paying attention, he was just staring out the window and up at the newly darkened sky. "HEy why are we stopping?"
"I-i don't know." Brooke mumbled. "I just put in a full tank of gas, yep i've still got a half a tank. What could it be?"
"Let me check it out." He grunted and pulled open the car door. A big gust of wind came in, smelling of rain and it was breezy. He shut the door and went to the fron of the car,
Brooke had aalready popped up the hood so all he did was lift it up. No smoke came rushing out which was a good sign until he smelled oil. He looked inside but couldn't see any, then he dropped down on his knee's and looked under the car, of course it was too dark and he needed a light. "Ay brooke i need a flash light."
"Kay." She said, and reached over to the glove box and pulled out an orange one. Then she opened her door making the car light inside go on, before getting out she looked in her rear view mirror and saw Bennett was sound asleep. 'Good.' She got outside and handed him in, "Why are you on the ground?"
Nathan took the flashlight and flashed it under her car. "Ah-ha. I know what's wronge."
"You've been leaking." He said, getting up.
"Excuse me?" Brooke asked, what did he mean by that...?
"YOur cars been leaking oil, you just ran out. Looks like we're gonna have to get a toe-truck." He said, his head was alittle cocked to the side.
Brooke nodded and looked at her cell phone, "Great, no reception. You?"
"Damn it, no! Well this is great! How am i gonna explain this to-"
"Daphne? Did you tell her you were with me?" Brooke asked.
"Uh, well i- no but i was. She's gonna kill me!" Nathan groaned and leaned against her car. His hand was rubbing his eyes.
"Well it could be worse." She tried to smile. Then like clock work the thunder rolled and rain came pouring down in huge drops. Her laugh was trying to be put back but she couldn't help it. Her hair was already starting to get soaked, and so was her dark jeans and grey jacket. Her good mood was starting to fade when she saw him walking back towards Charolette.
He didn't get very far though, maybe ten feet before she yelled, "Where are you going?"
"To get help, what else does it look like." Nathan said sternly, for some reason he wasn't happy to be stuck with Brooke.
The harshness in his tone made her start to cry, he didn't love her, he didn't want to be stuck out in the middle of nowhere. She let him get another ten feet before she cried, "You don't want to be out here with me! Then why'd you come, you'd rather walk twenty miles in the rain than be with me." The realization was hitting her hard and her sob choked her.
Nathan stopped dead in his tracks. Did he not want to be stuck with her? Didn't he still lover her? He turned around and even though it was raining Nathan could tell she was crying, her eyes were begginig to redden. 'Oh shit, no i love you! I'm ssorry i didn't mean for you to cry' THe words were stuck on his tounge, so he jogged back up to her. They stared at eachother for a few seconds before he whispered, "Its not that, Brooke."
Brooke was speechless, she just stood there akwardly until he grabbed her face. Nathan wiped any tear drops or tears from under her eyes and cheeks with his thumb, then without wasting anymore time he pushed his lips onto hers. This was no gentle kiss, this kiss was passionate and rough. He backed her up against the car door, and pryed her mouth open with his throbbing tounge. They didn't care about the rain or how cold it was, all they cared about was their lips moving on one anothers. After what it seemed like forever and eternity, Nathan slowly broke away but his foreheads never lifted from hers. His hot breath was short and fast, he was panting. Then let out a big sigh, what the fuck was he going to do next.
Brooke smiled and thought to herself, "FINALY!"
(A.N: There you have it! OMG i love how i ended this... sorry for not updating as fast but i needed to think of a good way for them to ya-kno connect again(: Alright well its time for me to sleep. Let me know what you think, did you like how i did this chapter? Hope so. ~MaryKristin)