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Chapter 21. Does Santa Claus bring babies?

"Wow, That's really soon" Haley stumbled. "Yah, it wasn't exactly on our to do list" Peyton said.

"Well at least we know Lucas was on yours." Brooke said with a grin.

"Funny!" Peyton said and threw a I'm-being-really-sarcastic-look her way.

It was Christmas, and they had all gathered around Naley's dinning table. Haley and Karen had cooked and Brooke had taken the initiative to help in the kitchen since Haley was now one month pregnant.

Peyton and Lucas had just broken the news to them.

Karen seemed concerned and Brooke had decided to keep her mouth shut, at least till after someone had said something.

When no one did, Lucas said: "I know you all think it's really soon, but we were actually really happy, I'd never thought about, before Peyton told me but I'm already enjoying the idea of being a father."

Karen smiled "I'm happy for you, I really am. I just hope you don't rush things you're only 22."

"I think it's cool now I'm getting a cousin" Jamie said. Everyone started to laugh.

"Well, I'm glad someone is happy" Peyton said.

"I'm not happy" Brooke said. She looked up when she saw everyone staring at her. "Oh yah, that weird out of my mouth, sorry, But I just realised Peyton is going to be pregnant at her wedding, meaning that I have to start all over again with a dress, considering that she's not going to fit into the-skinny-girl-corset-dress." Brooke explained.

Lucas looked at Peyton while lifting a eyebrow. Peyton started to laugh when she saw the expression on Brookes face, while totally ignoring Lucas.

Brooke had made a sad face, one that made Jamie climb onto the lap to play with it.(her face)

"James Lucas Scott! Stop playing with Brooke face before I have to come over there to chop of those fingers!" Haley yelled at him waving with her knife.

Jamie jumped of Brookes lap and sat back on his chair.

"Did I just sound like a total bitch again?" Haley said. "No more than usual" Lucas comment. Haley threw a "you-are-so-dead-look" his way.

"When did you find out" Karen continued the conversation about Peyton's pregnancy.

"This morning" Peyton said. "I've been feeling nauseous for a few days so I decided to take a test, just to be sure."

"Well congratulations" Haley said. "Did Santa clause bring the baby?" Jamie asked.

Brooke looked at Jamie and held her hand to his forehead. "Are you okay? Don't you know that the stork brings babies, not Santa Claus"

"He doesn't?" Jamie asked innocent. "No, you goof" – " Well in that case: Why DID Santa Claus bring me a baby doll" Jamie asked a little insulted by the fact he'd been given a doll.

Nathan started to laugh, and Lucas threw and questioning look Haley's way. Peyton threw quite the same look at Brooke, while Karen and Andy looked at each other and sighed.

Then Nathan said "Santa Clause didn't gave you that doll, your aunt Brooke gave you that, Santa Claus gave you all the other stuff." The last line was just to make sure Jamie wouldn't think Santa didn't bring any of his presents.

Jamie looked at Brooke angry, which made Brooke only having a harder time not to laugh really hard.

"You don't like it?" Brooke said. "No I HATE it, I'm Not a girl!" Jamie shouted.

"Hey! James Lucas Scott Behave! You say thank you for the doll, whether you like it or not!" Haley said.

Jamie sighed. "I'm sorry aunt Brooke, but I'm a boy, I don't like dolls" Jamie said.

"It's okay you goof, I was just teasing you" Brooke said. "Come here"

Jamie jumped of his chair and went to Brooke. Brooke conjured and tiny race car out of her purse.

"Here you go little man that's for you, Merry Christmas!" Brooke said and gave him the blue race car. "The Blue bullet!" Jamie yelled and ran over to Lucas to show him the car.

"Wow that's really beautiful car, have you thanked aunt Brooke?" He said. Jamie shook his head. "Thank you aunt Brooke" He said and then left the dinning room to play with it.

When he was out of sight Haley said: "I told you so"

Dan opened the door of the beach house. Turned out the lights on and dragged his butt to the cabinet with alcohol, where after he sat down on the couch, he closed his eyes and lay back.

He had just returned of his family holiday visit, and it hadn't been much better that those he spent in prison. His grandson didn't get his Christmas present, and his family wouldn't let him in.

He glanced at the shopping bag at the door, Jamie's Christmas present. He had tried to bring it to Nathan and Haley last night but they wouldn't take it then Jamie had woken up and started to shout at him.

He had returned home with hanging head.

So instead of that he spent Christmas now here with scotch.

No Nathan, No Deb, No Karen, Although the last Christmas he spent with Karen was when they were seventeen, No Jamie, that was the hardest. Jamie was mad at him, because he had a temper.

Haley had sent Nathan, Lucas and Andy into the kitchen to clean up, while she, Karen, Peyton, Brooke and Deb leaned back and enjoyed a quiet evening.

Haley lay on the couch with her feet up, and Brooke, Karen, Peyton and Deb had seated themselves around her.

"So, you are all happy for me?" Peyton asked. "Yes, we are okay, sorry we responded so weird." Brooke wined and rolled her eyes, when Peyton asked so for the third time.

Peyton sat in a chair and had her legs hanging over the armrest. With a glass in her hand laughing while Brookes continued her imitations of Chandler from Friends.

The glass contained water, considering the just announced pregnancy.

"How's the wash up going, men?" Haley asked without looking back at the kitchen.

"Don't bother helping us, babe, we're fine. I feel home between dirty dishes and dirty soap water." Nathan said.

"Haaaa I know you do darling, but that was the deal, we cook you clean." Haley responded still without looking back.

"It's okay Hales, Luke loves doing the dishes, clears his head, so he says." Peyton said. "You're funny you know that? Using private information against me." Lucas yelled from the kitchen.

"Was that private?" Peyton said, She rolled her eyes and winked at Haley, who chuckled and rolled her eyes as well.

"Don't we just love Christmas!" Brooke said and threw a pillow at Peyton head and with the same motion Peyton threw the pillow back at Brooke. "Yes, we do"

"Hey Hales can't they just leave the dishes for tomorrow, I'll sent Luke back first thing in the morning." Peyton joked. "Sure, but if he's not back for the dishes….., well let's just say he'd wish he did." Haley said and then asked the guys to leave the dishes for some other time.

Lucas sat down in the same chair as Peyton, She'd stood up and then sat down on his lap. He putted his arms around her and placed a kiss in her neck.

Nathan lift up Haley's legs sat down and let her legs lean on his. Andy sat down in the chair next to Karen's, this was of course for Brooke a reason to comment.

"Ah Andy, you're not sitting with Karen?"

"Well, I am sitting with Karen, but I have different definition of sitting with.." Andy shot right back at her.

"Right" Brooke said with a look that said- did-he-just-shut-me-up?

Love is such a great thing, it was Christmas. Peyton was pregnant, engaged, happy, with Lucas

Haley was pregnant, married, had a son and happy with Nathan like she'd been for the past 7 years. Karen was home and happy with Andy and Lilly.

And Brooke and Deb? Well they have a family and friends and they may not always as happy as the rest of them be who cares if you have friends like that.

"Oh, and did I told you that I am since 3 weeks, the Designer and CEO of C over B" Brooke said.

"What? Brooke that's awesome, they fired you mom?" Haley asked. "Yep, it's bye bye Victoria" Brooke said.

"Why didn't you tell us?" The hole group said and the same moment, being the moment they realized that that happened 3 weeks ago and she only told them the now.

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Love & light Philine