Hey you! As a little apology for waiting a little longer - I wrote a loooong chapter for y'all. So take your time. I hope you like it and laugh at some parts. Thank you for telling me what you think of it.

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Brooke looked at Florence angrily. She couldn't believe that the woman had dared to come into her store. What was wrong with the police? How could they not find her? Just because she was wearing a wig?

"How dare you…" Brooke began but was interrupted by Florence who looked extremely exhausted.

"Sit down. I just want to talk. Please." Florence insisted. She had a knife in her hand and her eyes looked teary. She also looked extremely thin and dirty. Brooke didn't move and jumped up in shock when Florence started to scream loudly at her. "Just sit down, okay. I… I don't want to hurt you. I've hurt enough people."

"Hurt? You almost killed my husband and daughter." Brooke yelled. She couldn't believe what the young woman was saying.

Brooke glared at Florence as she spoke and then suddenly lunged forward. She knew that this was a bad idea but she couldn't help it. She hit the knife out of Florence's hand and slumped down to the ground with her. The knife accidentally cut her hand a little but Brooke didn't even care. She had never really hit someone before. Sure, she had slapped lots of girls in high school but she had never hit anyone with a fist. But there was a first time for everything.

"You fucking bitch. You almost killed them; your own daughter. How could you do that?" Brooke yelled. She hit Florence in her abdomen and pushed her down to the ground again and again. She stopped when she saw the tears in Florence's eyes and noticed that the woman didn't defend herself. Not even for a second. Brooke stood up, took the knife and pointed it at her. "How could you? She loved you."

"I know, I… I…" Florence stuttered. She wiped her bloody nose and the tears that rushed down her face. "How is she?"

"How is she? Don't you dare ask that question!" Brooke said as she stood and picked up her phone to dial 911.

"I already called the police." Florence whispered and shocked Brooke.

"What?" Brooke whispered confused. The woman that sat on the ground looked broken and without any hope. But she couldn't feel any pity. That was the woman who had shot her own daughter.

"I… I… I'm sorry." Florence sobbed.

"I don't believe you!" Brooke screamed angrily. She then walked in front of the door to prevent her from running away.

"I… I didn't want to shoot her. It was an accident. I would never shoot my own baby. She's all I have." Florence said as she sobbed into her hands.

"I might believe you that it was an accident. But you had a choice. You left her in her own blood, scared and fighting for her life. You shot my husband and you poisoned my sons," Brooke said as she moved forward again. She held the knife to her throat. "You definitely had a choice. Believe me when I say that I really wished that you weren't alive."

Tears rushed down Brooke's face now and she really had to hold back her emotions. She wanted Florence to suffer as much as her family had but she also knew that this wasn't the right way to deal with everything.

"Kill me then. I don't mind." Florence whispered and shocked Brooke again.

"I'm not like you!" Brooke said with a voice full of disgust. She looked deep into Florence's eyes and was perplexed to see all the sadness in them. Florence nodded and wrapped her arms around herself, almost like she was giving herself a hug.

"I'm not a bad person. I… I… tried. I really tried." She mumbled.

"I don't want to hear any of your excuses. There is no excuse for what you did." Brooke screamed in rage.

"I know. Gosh, do you think I am proud of it. I… just take care of my baby. She's the… most precious thing on earth and although I… I… wasn't always a good mother she kept on smiling and helped me through a lot. Now it's time that someone helps her and… I couldn't imagine anyone better than you as her mom," Florence sobbed loudly. Brooke didn't know what to say. She could tell that Florence wasn't lying. Florence jumped forward and slung her arms around Brooke's waist and continued to cry. "She… she even has your name as a middle name. We were at the same school, you know. And… there was this picture of you on the wall as the head cheerleader and student president. I wanted my baby to have just the same life ahead… I… please make her happy and be the mother I could never be."

Brooke froze. Her whole body was in shock. She was glad when the police suddenly came inside the store and pushed Brooke back. They quickly headed over to Florence and handcuffed her. Florence didn't even fight back.

"Please, give her everything I couldn't. She's the best daughter you can imagine." Florence screamed when the police pushed her into the car.

Brooke fell to her knees and cried into her hands. This was too much. Everything was so confusing but finally she would not have to fear that Florence would attack them again. Hopefully she would be behind bars forever.

"Mrs. Baker, are you hurt?" a police officer asked her worried. He didn't know what to do while Brooke sat on her knees and cried into her hands. Brooke could only shake her head and tried to calm down but all the emotions from the last months, the fear and the anger just came to the surface.

"Please call Mrs. Scott." Brooke could only say. She couldn't call Julian now because the kids would be worried and she didn't want them to go through anything again.

~X~

"Brooke, Brooke!" Haley yelled as she ran into the store. She slumped down on the couch besides her best friend and pulled her into a warm hug. Brooke had finally calmed down a little but cried into Haley's neck again. "Shhhh, everything is all right Brooke. They got her and nothing is going to happen."

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm just…" Brooke tried to apologize.

"It's okay. No need to apologize. I'm glad you called." Haley said and nodded at the police officer who asked whether Mrs. Baker was okay and if they could leave.

"Thank you for coming." Brooke sobbed and took a sip from her water. Then she took a deep breath and explained everything to Haley.

~X~

Julian waited anxiously at the house. He was beyond worried. Brooke had called him and told him everything. Fortunately the kids were already in bed. Finally the door opened and Brooke came inside. She looked extremely exhausted and had a bandage around her hand.

"Oh my god," Julian said as he ran to her and hugged her. Her whole weight immediately sunk into his embrace. "What did she do?"

"It was my own fault. I jumped forward and threatened her with her own knife. I was so close to really using it." Brooke admitted a little scared as she clung to Julian.

"Of course you were. But now everything is going to be all right. She'll be behind bars forever." Julian whispered and sat down on the couch with his loved wife.

"I'm so exhausted. I just want to go to bed and sleep." Brooke whispered not leaving his side for a moment. Both of them walked into their bedroom and looked down their bed. Three little kids were sleeping peacefully in it and almost taking the whole space.

"I'll carry them into their rooms." Julian said but Brooke shook her head.

"Don't. I need my whole family tonight," she whispered and climbed under the blanket. Jude woke up from the movement and yawned as he looked at his mother.

"Mommy, why is your hand bandaged." He asked confused and a little worried.

"I accidentally burned myself when I wanted to cook for me and your daddy. You don't have to worry." Brooke lied. She wanted none of her kids to know the truth. She looked down at Penny when the little girl started to kick out with her legs wildly and made sounds of pain and fear.

"Shhh… it's okay," Julian said softly as he stroked Penny's hair and pulled her into his arm. Penny started to cry with her eyes closed. Julian kissed her nose and she opened her eyes. He then looked into those beautiful big green eyes. "You're with us Penny, everything is okay now."

"Are you my daddy forever?" Penny whispered. Julian wasn't prepared for this question and looked sadly from Penny to Brooke.

"Yes, he is. Forever. Forever. Forever. And I'm your brother." Jude said happily and almost jumped on top of her.

"Be careful, honey!" Brooke told him and he nodded and cuddled closer to his dad and Penny.

"Yes, Jude is right. You will never leave your family again. I'm your daddy forever and Brooke is your mommy forever." Julian explained to her and could tell that she was already half asleep again. Jude yawned loudly and slung his arms around Brooke's neck.

"I'm tired." He said with closed eyes.

"Then try to sleep." Brooke said as she smiled and kissed his cheek.

"I don't want to." he whispered. However, he was sleeping peacefully in a matter of moments. It didn't take long that the whole family was sleeping.

~X~

The next morning the kids were awake way too early.

"Just go play in your rooms. Mommy and I are still too tired and it's six in the morning." Julian told them without opening his eyes.

Jude and Davis rolled their eyes and walked outside followed by Penny. They closed the door to the bedroom and ran into the living room. Davis took the remote control into his hand and tried to turn on the TV but failed.

"I hate when mom and dad do that." He said with a sigh.

Brooke and Julian had decided to put on a code for the TV because the kids tended to turn it on without asking. He tried a few times more to turn it on but in the end he slumped down the couch and pouted. All children looked at Bruno when he started to walk to the door and barked a little.

"He has to pee!" Penny said worried and looked at her brothers.

"Let's just go for a walk with him. We're old enough and I can take care of you!" Davis said proudly but then turned around and ran to the garden. "He can just pee in the garden!"

Although Davis didn't want to admit it, since everything that had happened, he was scared too.

Jude and Penny followed him outside. Bruno immediately peed on the grass and ran around with the kids. Luckily Jude wasn't scared of him any more and laughed loudly.

~X~

"They're playing in the garden." Brooke said as she yawned while she looked out of the window. She smiled and then went back to bed.

"Thankfully we put in the code on the TV. I bet the news is full of you." Julian whispered and slung his arms around his wife.

"Those reporters are a pain in the ass the way they harass people. Can't they stalk someone else? I'm not a celebrity. I just make perfect clothes." Brooke said as she closed her eyes. She was glad that the kids weren't babies any more. Neither of them realized what was happening outside.

~X~

"Hey, Davis, Jude, Penny. Are you okay?" A man asked. He was sat with another and the two men were sitting behind their fence and talking to the kids. All three stopped running around and looked a little scared at them.

"Who are you?" Davis screamed madly and took a stone into his hand. He stood in front of Penny and his voice shook slightly as he said. "Our dog is very dangerous."

"Don't be scared. We're just very happy that Penny is okay again. Could you three smile into the camera?" the paparazzi asked the kids.

"No!" Jude said and whispered to his siblings to go inside.

The paparazzi took some more photos and then went away when the kids were inside again. The kids headed to their parents room and opened the door to wake them up.

"Mommmmyyy." Penny laid her head on Brooke's head while Jude and Davis shook Julian not so nicely.

"Kids! It's not even seven. Can't you…" Julian started but Jude interrupted him.

"There were some men in the garden and…"

"What?" Brooke and Julian jumped up and looked at their kids as if they were hurt. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, they took photos and asked lots of questions. Those stupid papapazos," Davis rolled his eyes.

"Paparazzi," Jude corrected him and jumped into the bed.

"I can't believe this!" Brooke jumped up and immediately called her lawyer. Fortunately they had a security camera outside.

~X~

"Do you really think we should do that?" Julian asked Brooke when she walked into the boys' room while Penny was already sleeping.

"Yes! We may have traumatized them forever. We need to talk to them." Brooke argued.

"They are six, Brooke. We can't have the talk with them now," Julian whined. "Do I have to be there?"

"What?" Brooke looked shocked at him.

"Isn't that a mother's task. I mean…"

"Julian! There aren't any tasks just for moms or dads. You won't leave. You act like the fourth baby in the family." Brooke said amused.

"Fine! But when Penny gets her periods and breasts, you talk to her because you once experienced it." Julian said and kissed her nose and walked into the kids' room. Jude and Davis were sitting on the floor as they did a jigsaw. Both Brooke and Julian sat on the floor with them.

"Hey boys, we wanted to talk to you." Julian said.

"We didn't do anything. I swear." Davis immediately answered and wiped his mouth.

"Right, next time you steal the chocolate again, make sure to wash your mouth!" Brooke said as shelaughed and tickled Davis.

"Fine, I'm sorry," Davis smiled back and gave the rest of the chocolate to his parents.

"So, we want to talk about what happened some nights ago," Brooke started. Jude and Davis looked confused up at them. "When, um… mom and dad were wrestling around."

"Yeah, you screamed real loud like daddy was hurting you." Jude said as he continued the puzzle.

"You have to be more careful with mom, daddy. She's a girl and not as strong as you are." Davis told his dad who blushed a little.

"Great idea, talking about it." Julian whispered to Brooke.

"Anyways, we just wanted to tell you that dad didn't hurt me and…" Brooke said to her sons.

"Why were you wrestling around in the middle of the night? We don't do that." Jude added.

"Yeah and it should stay that way for more than fifteen years." Julian joked and moaned when Brooke hit him with her elbow in his side.

"I didn't scream because of pain but… but because of joy." Brooke said and hoped that it was a good idea to talk to them.

"And you wrestled around naked!" Davis then said and made his parents speechless.

"And dad was naked on mom." Jude said to his brother and both nodded.

"Um… yeah… I did… because… well, do you know how children are made?" Julian blurted. Brooke gave him a shocked look. She definitely didn't want to have that conversation now. Jude and Davis were the only ones in the room who weren't really bothered by the conversation.

Both of them thought about it but then shrugged their shoulders.

"We came out of mommy's tummy. Penny did not but you're still her parents," Jude answered and then raised his eyebrow. "How did we get in there?"

"Well… um… you know, when two people love each other, they sometimes cuddle with another." Brooke started.

"Like you and daddy?" Davis asked with a smile.

"Exactly. Only grown-ups cuddle in this way and from the cuddling a child can be made." Julian said and hoped that his boys would be pleased.

"But only by grown-ups? I don't want to have a child. And sometimes I cuddle too." Davis said a little astonished.

"Yes, yes. Only grown-ups and it's a different way of cuddling." Julian answered promptly.

"Okay, can we have some ice cream?" Jude asked with a wide smile.

"Um… no, you have to go to bed soon. Are you… are you okay with our explanation?" Brooke asked a little unsure. This was not as hard as they had imagined.

"Yeah, big people cuddle and scream then because they like it which is weird and then a baby can be in the mommy's tummy and she gets fat," Davis summarized it and continued the puzzle. "Oh, but don't cuddle when we sleep in your bed, you will wake us up, mommy, if you scream that loud."

"Well, mommy really loves what daddy is doing with her. That's why she sometimes can't shut up." Julian said. Brooke blushed and looked angrily at him.

"Okay, time to go to bed now." Brooke said and stood up. The boys jumped happily into their beds.

"Mommy!" Jude looked at her thoughtfully.

"Yes, honey?" she asked as she sat down on his bed and went through his hair.

"When you cuddle a lot does this mean that we get more brothers and sisters?" he asked. Brooke and Julian looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

"No, mommy and daddy can decide whether we want more kids or not. But for now it's a no." Brooke kissed his nose.

"But if you want more, then make sure it's a boy," Davis smiled.

"That would be mean for Penny. I rather want another sister." Jude answered proudly. He definitely liked being a big brother.

~X~

Brooke and Julian sat down on the couch and enjoyed the peace. Three kids was a blessing but also extremely challenging from time to time. But they didn't want to miss one day.

"This is our life. That's what I've always wished for." Brooke said when Julian gave her a glass of wine.

"Me too. I cannot even imagine that we almost broke up because of Alex." He said.

"Well, that's a long time ago." Brooke laughed.

"Yes, but imagine if we hadn't have talked about it or tried again. Three little kids wouldn't be here now." Julian answered.

"Well, Penny would be," Brooke said. "I hope Florence won't play any role in our lives any more."

"I don't want to say it but if Penny still lived with Florence, who knows how long she would be alive." Julian said sadly. Brooke nodded in agreement.

"I love you!" Brooke then said and looked confused at Julian when he laughed. "What's wrong?"

"I just… I remember when you told me not to tell you that I love you," Julian burst out laughing again. "You were so cute."

"Julian! That's not funny. I was very insecure back then and not prepared for… for these words," Brooke hid behind her hands and then pointed at him. "Well you got yourself beaten black and blue because you had left Davis in the car."

"Ouch, touché! Don't remind me of that." Julian said as he rolled his eyes and couldn't believe how stupid he had been.

"Talking about all this makes me feel so old. And one day we'll wake up and we have three teenagers that can only think about dating." Brooke slumped into his embrace.

"Hopefully not too soon."

"I hope they don't use us as their role models. I was too wild and you… you were too boring." Brooke joked and laughed loudly when Julian tickled her merciless.

"Just because I had my first time at twenty and not at fourteen doesn't mean that I was boring." He told her.

"Oh don't remind me of that. I prefer twenty for our kids than fourteen. I was way too young and so confused. I remember how my mom reacted."

Brooke was alone in her room and cried into the phone.

"P. Sawyer, how could I forget it? I don't want to be pregnant. I can't be a good mother and…" suddenly the door opened and Victoria came into the room. Brooke jumped up in shock. She didn't have a clue that her parents would be home again. She had been alone for two months now. Victoria then snatched her call phone. "Mom!"

"Brooklyn. Don't call me that way. My daughter has to go to the doctors with me now." Victoria said to Peyton. She shut the phone down and took Brooke harshly at her arm.

"Cookie. What happened?" Ted asked. Brooke was even more shocked to see her parents in one place. Normally they prevented seeing each other or were just fighting nonstop.

"Your precious Cookie jumped from one bed to another without thinking. She isn't the little girl you think she is, right daughter?" Victoria said the word daughter without any feelings.

"Well, you're not the best examples!" Brooke screamed and wanted to run into her room but her mother had a hard grip on her.

"Don't you talk to us like this. Do you think you can take care of a baby? Are you old enough to have a job? To feed it, to be a good mother?" Victoria continued for a while until Brooke cried loudly into her hands. "Why didn't you use a condom?"

"I forgot." Brooke screamed madly back at her mother but felt very guilty in the meantime.

"How many men have you slept with? No, don't answer. I don't want to know it." Victoria then screamed and dialed a number.

"It was my first time." Brooke whispered sadly and crossed her arms in front of her chest and leaned back against the couch. Victoria didn't even listen to her own daughter.

~X~

"No! I don't want to. Please mom, please. I… I don't want to," Brooke cried as Victoria pulled up outside the doctors' office. Victoria had insisted that she got checked out. It would be her first time for that too. Victoria forced her out of the car and into the building.

"Stop crying. If you're old enough to have sex with men, then you're old enough to get checked through." Victoria pushed her inside the doctor's room.

~X~

Brooke's heart was shaking like hell when she was checked through. She bit her lip and closed her eyes while the doctor touched her private area. She was glad when the doctor told her that everything was all right and that she wasn't pregnant but would get the pill and should use condoms.

"Okay, thank you!" Brooke answered fast and almost ran outside the room.

~X~

At home Brooke sat in front of her parents with crossed arms.

"Who was it?" Brooke pretended not to hear anything and looked away.

"Brooklyn. We can easily get all your credit cards, your car and everything else that matters to you." Victoria told her firmly.

"Mooom!" Brooke whined. Her eyes were still teary. "The day has been hard enough, okay. I don't need this now."

She stood up but when her dad told her madly to sit down again, she did so.

"We thought you would take better care of yourself. You are old enough to know that what you did was wrong." Ted started. He couldn't believe that his baby girl was growing up. "Did he hurt you?"

"No!" Brooke whispered, "He was nice."

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"No."

"How old is he?" Ted then asked. Brooke looked a little shocked at him. She knew that she couldn't lie to them now.

"Eighteen." she mumbled. He was the most popular senior and Brooke adored him.

~X~

"God, they sent me to summer camp after that." Brooke said as she leaned against Julian.

"If Penny did that, I'd probably react the same." Julian told her.

"Julian!" Brooke looked shocked at him.

"What? At fourteen? My baby girl must be at least 21. You were really irresponsible." Julian shook his head.

"Thank you very much. Yes, I was irresponsible but I never had the support you got from your family. Well at least from your mother. And if Penny acted that way, one day, or Jude or Davis, we'll sit down with them and talk calmly and find out a solution. Together." Brooke told him. Julian suddenly burst out laughing.

"What?" Brooke asked confused.

"You would never stay calm." Julian kissed her cheek softly.

"Fine, but I would not react like my parents," Brooke reassured him.

"Well, it's not like my parents acted way better."

~X~

Julian sat in his room and looked at a picture. He was really in love with the girl but didn't dare to tell her anything. His mother came into the room and sat down on his sofa.

"Hey buddy, why don't you just tell her? You're a handsome boy, beautiful, intelligent, funny and lovable. You just need to be a little more confident in yourself." Sylvia told him.

"Mom! She's way out of my league," Julian argued and led down on his bed.

"Well, but remember. The little thing between your legs wants to be used at times. Not only by your own hand." Sylvia slurred.

"MOM!" Julian put his pillow over his face. He couldn't believe that his mom had just said that.

~X~

Some days later Julian was flushing. Finally he wasn't a virgin any more and he felt different. Like a real grown-up. He couldn't stop smiling and sat down on the table with his mother.

"Your favorite meal for my darling," Sylvia kissed his cheeks, "Today's a special day. You're a real man, now!"

"What?" Julian looked shocked at his mother. He loved the close relationship but sometimes she could be a little too close.

"I'm so proud of you! How was it? As a man it doesn't hurt but trust me, as a woman it does. Was she a virgin?" Sylvia asked without thinking that these questions could embarrass her son.

"Mom! I really don't want to talk about that." Julian said with a red face.

"Honey, you can tell me everything. I even bought you this." Sylvia gave him a pack of condoms.

~X~

Brooke couldn't stop laughing at Julian. This story always amused her.

"Oh stop it!" Julian whined while Brooke held her stomach in pain.

"It… it's just… oh my god… you…" she stuttered between laughs.

"Well, I want my kids to wait too." Julian said as he crossed his arms and pouted.

"Okay, I agree with that," Brooke hugged him tightly. "I wonder whether we would have been together in school. I mean on your show yes but in reality?"

"Well, I would have fallen for you but thought that you were out my league, which would be true." Julian said.

"I hate that word. League. We're all the same, Julian. Just because I'm prettier, smarter, funnier and more creative than you, I'm not out of your league," she joked and screamed when he jumped on top of her and both fell down the couch as he tickled her. "Okay, okay. Stop. I'm not."

"So, would you have fallen for me?" Julian asked with a smirk.

"I wished you would have been in school with me. You could have prevented me from all that triangle pain. Yes, I'd have fallen for you. Lots of people just saw me as a superficial rich girl. You would've looked behind my façade," she kissed him softly.

"I really wonder what experiences our kids will have." Julian then wondered.

"Me too. But it will be different. They are not alone. We grew up without siblings but they do." Brooke said happily.

"Oh god, Jude and Davis will be so overprotective of Penny. I can already imagine her complaining." Julian laughed loudly.

"Probably. I just hope there won't be any rivalry between Jude and Davis and Penny will probably fall for a friend of theirs. Two years older, perfect match." Brooke joked.

They continued talking for hours. They were really looking forward to everything that would happen in the future.

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As I said before, I have a lot to do and the end is near although I got so many ideas in mind. I'd like to ask you if there is anything that you'd wished to see/read before it's "the end" (who knows, maybe one day I'll be able to do a sequel...). THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT IN THE CHAPTERS!