A/N: Okay so I'm really excited for this chapter, and I so hope you all love it! The song in this chapter is 'The Space Between' by Dave Matthews Band...I love this song! Enjoy!!
You cannot quit me so quickly
There's no hope in you for me
No corner you could squeeze me
But I got all the time for you love
Chapter Twenty-Five- The Day That Saved Us
"I can't believe you are already leaving" Brooke frowned as she pushed Averie's stroller through the mall.
"I know, it seems like we just got here" Haley sighed. She was walking next to Brooke and pushing Max in his stroller. They had decided to leave Nathan at home and go to the mall before Haley and Nathan had to leave for the airport.
"Let's go in here real quick" Brooke said, stopping in front of Victorias Secret. Haley raised her eyebrows at Brooke. "What? I like their pajamas…" Brooke said, defending herself from Haley's wondering eyes.
"Sure ya do" Haley said with a nod. They walked into the store and Brooke actually did veer towards the pajama pants. "So, Lucas' mom is coming home…how are you feeling?"
Brooke picked up a pair of grey sweats and looked them over. "Uhm, honestly? Not good." Brooke hung the pants over her arm and looked up at Haley. "I mean, this poor lady is going to come home to a new granddaughter…which would be fine if the baby came from her son's wife…well ex-wife…but you know what I mean."
"Yeah, I'm sure its not gonna be easy for Lucas to tell his mom that he cheated on his wife in the first place" Haley said with a dry laugh.
Brooke raised an eyebrow at Haley. She then walked more into the store and stopped in front of the bras and panties. "Is it bad that I want her to like me?"
Haley slowly shook her head, "No, I think that's perfectly normal." Haley reached for a black lacey bra and ran her fingers over it before checking the price and putting it back. "She'll like you Brooke…it might take her awhile to warm up to you, but she'll like you eventually."
"Thanks Hale's" Brooke said with a laugh. She picked up a sexy red bra and went in search for matching panties. Haley walked away with Max while Brooke looked at the lingerie.
"Oh my god!" A teenage girl from behind Brooke shrieked. "You are that girl…Lucas Scott's girlfriend!" Brooke turned around at the mention of Lucas and watched as a young girl excitedly jumped up and down. "Katie! Katie come here…it's the girl from the magazines!" the girl yelled to her friend who was across the store.
Brooke turned around, lifting a hand to her head and trying to act like she didn't know they were talking to her. Brooke looked around for Haley but couldn't see her anywhere.
The two girls linked their arms together and walked up to Brooke. "Is it true?" One of the girls asked as the other chewed on her finger nail intently.
"Is what true?" Brooke asked casually, hiking her purse further up her shoulder and gripping the stroller tightly.
"You and Lucas..." the other girl asked, a 'duh' look on her face.
"Oh…uhm…well" Brooke stuttered, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Katie, she has a baby" the girl whispered in her friends' ear, loud enough for Brooke to hear.
"Oh my god! She has Lucas Scotts baby!" Katie shrieked.
At this Brooke dropped the items she was intending to buy and rushed out of the store, pushing her stroller quickly as her heels clacked on the linoleum.
Haley was smelling different lotions when she saw Brooke leave the store in a hurry so she quickly met her friend outside of the store.
"What's going on?" Haley asked, walking fast as she pushed the stroller in attempt to keep up with Brooke.
"We have to get out of here" Brooke said seriously, heading towards the exit.
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"What happened in there?" Haley asked Brooke as they rode up the elevator to Brooke's apartment. Ever since they left the mall Brooke had been quiet. She seemed on edge and wasn't talking at all…and when Brooke of all people wasn't talking, you knew something was wrong.
Brooke shook her head lightly, picking up Averie's car-seat and stepping out of the elevator as the doors opened. Haley followed Brooke into the apartment. Brooke immediately took Averie into her room to change the baby's' diaper and Haley went into the kitchen to make a bottle for Max.
The two girls met up in the living room with both babies and Haley sat by Brooke on the couch.
"This is so stupid" Brooke groaned, staring down at Averie who was flailing her tiny arms around.
"What is?" Haley asked, holding Max as she fed him his bottle.
"These two girls…"
"What girls?" Haley questioned, she had no idea what Brooke was talking about and was only getting more confused.
"In the store, they noticed me from the magazines and kept asking questions" Brooke told Haley. She readjusted Averie on her lap then turned towards Haley. "They noticed Averie and started putting things together and I just freaked out" Brooke shrugged.
"I'm sorry Brooke" Haley frowned, knowing that this was something Brooke didn't want to deal with.
"Yeah, it's gonna come out eventually…and they were just two teenage hotties anyways…it just kinda freaked me out" Brooke sighed, standing up and bouncing Averie when she started to cry.
"It's okay Brooke" Haley said, smiling softly at her friend.
"Can't you just stay?" Brooke asked sadly. "I'm not ready for you to go yet…"
Haley frowned, looking over at the suitcases that Nathan had packed. She hated seeing Brooke upset, and she wished there was something, anything, she could do. It made it even harder considering that Brooke just started letting Haley back into her life again.
"Speaking of leaving" Nathan said, walking into the living room.
"Where were you?" Haley asked, staring up at him confused.
"You weren't here when we got here" Brooke added, her eyebrows furrowed.
"I ran down to the lobby for a minute" Nathan explained and both girls nodded. "I called a cab…it should be here in a few minutes," Nathan said, lowering his head. He knew that Brooke and Haley hated to say bye, and he felt bad for the two. He walked towards Brooke and wrapped an arm around her, trying not to crush Averie who was lying against her shoulder. "I love you B." he said as he hugged her.
"I love you too Natey" Brooke said, her voice quivering as she tried not to cry.
"You take care of yourself" he said, pulling away from her. He then leant down and kissed Averie on the head. "Take care of her too…If you need anything call, okay?"
Brooke nodded, biting on her lip in attempt to stop the tears that were forming behind her eyes. Nathan walked towards Haley and took Max from her so that she could say bye to Brooke.
Nathan lifted one of Max's tiny hands and waved it towards Brooke, causing her to laugh.
"Bye handsome" Brooke said to Max softly, walking towards Nathan and kissing the baby's bald head. "I'll miss you…so will cousin Averie."
"Make sure and tell Lucas and Chae bye for us" Nathan told Brooke. He looked over at Haley who was sitting on the couch refusing to look at Brooke. "We'll be in the lobby…" he told his wife before he and Max left the apartment.
"So" Brooke said sadly and watched as Haley stood from the couch. Averie had finally fallen asleep so Brooke laid her in the small bassinet that was in the living room. She then walked towards Haley and pulled her into a tight hug.
"I don't wanna leave" Haley said sadly, gripping Brooke tightly.
"I know best friend" Brooke said, tears now slowly running down her face. By now both girls were crying. Brooke pulled back and watched as tears fell down Haley's face. She started to laugh through her own tears, causing Haley to laugh as well.
"We're pretty ridiculous aren't we" Haley half laughed, half cried.
"Mmhmm" Brooke said, smiling through her tears. She bit on her lip and roughly wiped at her eyes. "I love you Haley James."
"I love you Brooke Davis" Haley said sadly, pulling Brooke into another hug. "Be careful with your heart" she whispered into Brooke's ear. Brooke nodded and they pulled away from each other once more. Haley walked towards Averie's bassinet and kissed two fingers before placing them on the baby's head. "Bye Ave" Haley said, standing from the bassinet and walking towards the door.
Brooke followed her and the two hugged once more. "Call me when you get there kay?"
"I will" Haley nodded. She smiled at Brooke softly before she walked out of the door, Brooke closing it behind her.
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Chae walked into her and Brooke's apartment a little after 4 pm. She found Brooke in her room, sitting on her bed and bouncing Averie over her shoulder. Chae climbed onto the bed and smiled at Brooke.
"So did they leave?" Chae asked, placing a hand on Brooke's knee.
"Yeah" Brooke sighed. She hated when she had to say goodbye to Haley, it had always been hard. She remembered the summer after 7th grade…it was her first time going away to cheer camp, and her and Haley refused to let go of each other when the bus was about to leave. Even when Brooke got to camp and met a lot of new girls, she still couldn't help but be homesick for her best friend. Brooke knew she would be okay, if she could live without Haley while she was away at cheer camp, she could live away from her now that she was 22.
Chae leaned over, and looked at Averie whose head was resting on Brooke's shoulder. "She's asleep ya know?"
Brooke nodded, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah…and that's good right? But every time I try to lay her down she screams, then I pick her up and she stops."
Chae laughed lightly, running a finger on Averie's soft cheek. "Well that's new for her…"
Brooke nodded obviously stressed out about the situation, "Yeah, I know!"
"So where's Daddy when you need him?" Chae asked with a smirk as Brooke rolled her eyes.
"He'll be here soon…we're going to dinner with his friends tonight…remember?" Brooke said, watching as Chae nodded her head slowly. Brooke wasn't very excited to meet Lucas' friends. She was worried about what they would think of her and Averie. It was a weird situation all together, Lucas did get her pregnant while he was married…and that just didn't look good. She was just worried about how his friends would react to that.
"Totally forgot about that" Chae said, raising an eyebrow at Brooke. "Hopefully Sassy will be good at dinner" Chae said with a laugh.
"Sassy?" Brooke questioned, her face scrunching up. Chae always seemed to come up with crazy names for everyone, and even Brooke couldn't keep up half the time. This was weird, because Brooke was always known for never calling anyone by their real names.
Chae laughed, shaking her head in disbelief. "Averie has the sassiest personality ever…"
"Right" Brooke said as she nodded her head. "If that's your story…"
"She does" Chae giggled. "When does Lover-Boy get here? Do you want me to take her for you so you can get ready?"
Brooke shook her head, when it came to her and Lucas she had to pretty much ignore everything that came out of Chae's mouth. But she couldn't get mad, because Chae was a really good friend and just wanted her to be happy. "That would be great if you could take her…I don't think this will make a good first impression" Brooke said, looking down at her tight sweats and small tank top…she was just happy she was fitting back into all of her clothes now.
"Well, you did say one of them was a guy…I'm sure he wouldn't complain" Chae giggled, and Brooke pulled at her shirt, trying to cover her stomach. "But then Luke would probably get jealous…then again, a jealous Lucas is a hott Lucas" Chae said, tipping her head to the side as she reasoned.
"You are horrible" Brooke said, shaking her head and rolling her eyes at Chae's comment. She carefully handed Averie to Chae and skipped off towards the bathroom.
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Lucas sat on the couch holding Averie. Chae was flipping through a magazine on the chair, and Brooke was still in the bathroom getting ready.
"How long is she gonna take?" Lucas questioned, growing more impatient.
Chae laughed, "She's been in there forever…hopefully soon. I'll go check on her."
Lucas nodded and Chae left the room. Lucas looked down at Averie who was lying on his legs, she was so tiny and perfect and Lucas still couldn't believe that he helped bring her into this world. "You look just like your mommy" he whispered, "and she's beautiful." He leaned down and kissed Averie's forehead. When he leaned back up he ran a finger over her dark silky hair.
"She's almost ready," Chae announced, bouncing into the room. "She wants Averie to wear this" Chae told him, handing Lucas a light pink cotton dress.
Lucas nodded and started to change Averie. After the baby was dressed Chae put a matching pink bow-headband in her hair.
"Ready?" Brooke asked, walking into the living room acting as if she was waiting on Lucas instead of the other way around. She was dressed in a pair of dark, tight jeans and a silky red strapless top. Her hair was curled lightly at the ends and fell over her soft shoulders.
Lucas stood from the couch, cradling Averie in his arms. "You look amazing" he told her. He walked towards her and placed his free hand on her waist; he then leaned in and kissed her cheek. Chae couldn't help but smile widely at the Brucas moment.
Brooke smiled at him softly and then turned her attention to Chae who was still grinning. "I'll see you later…"
"Mmhmm" Chae said, still excited for Brooke and Lucas. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do" she said with a wink.
"Well that just leaves our night full of options" Brooke said, sticking her tongue out at Chae before leaving the apartment.
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Brooke was totally nervous on the ride to the restaurant. Lucas had met up with his two friends a little over a week ago and he had filled them in on everything that happened. He said that they were shocked, but they weren't disappointed. From what Brooke could tell, the two had only met Peyton briefly, but neither of them got a good impression of the fake blonde. She just hoped that they weren't too hard to please, and that they actually liked her.
Lucas looked over at Brooke and smiled, resting a hand on her knee, "Don't be nervous."
Brooke dropped the piece of hair that she had been twirling around her finger. She looked over at him and sighed, "I'm not nervous…" He laughed lightly, causing her to laugh as well. "Okay maybe a little." She said with a tiny shrug.
"Well, you don't need to be" he said, rubbing her knee. He pulled into a parking garage and parked, waiting as Brooke quickly touched up her lip gloss. They both got out of the truck and Brooke waited for him as he got Averie's car seat out. The baby had started whimpering lightly once the truck stopped moving and now she was crying.
"I doubt she'll stay in there" Brooke said with a laugh, motioning to the car seat that the crying infant was still laying in. "She's been wanting to be held all day" Brooke explained.
"She's probably just upset she hasn't seen me all day" Lucas said with a light laugh.
"Oh really" Brooke said, smiling widely. She unbuckled Averie from her car seat and lifted her into her arms letting Lucas carry a now empty car seat. "Hey, will you grab her blanket from my bag" Brooke asked. It was spring time, but it was still a little cold at night, and Brooke was still unsure of bringing her baby out.
Lucas reached into her bag and pulled out the pink blanket. He covered Averie with it and they began to walk towards the small restaurant that they were meeting Mouth and Rachel at.
"So its Mouth and…" Brooke said, squinting her eyes and trying to remember his friends' names.
Lucas laughed; he placed a hand on Brooke's lower back to lead her through the busy streets. "Rachel…Mouth and Rachel" he told her, and she nodded her head in remembrance. They finally reached the tiny Italian restaurant and Brooke was glad that Lucas had picked somewhere low key. He held the door open for her and they walked inside. "Reservation for Scott" Lucas told the hostess as they reached her.
"Party for four?" She questioned, grabbing four menus. Lucas nodded and she began to lead them through the restaurant. "The other two haven't arrived yet," she told them as Brooke and Lucas sat down next to each other in the booth. "I will send them your way when they get here" she said, smiling at the two.
"Thanks" Lucas said, smiling back at the girl. He then turned his attention to Brooke. "Here, let me give you a break" he told her, taking Averie from her arms.
"Thanks" Brooke smiled, reaching for the menu once her hands were free. She hadn't been looking at the menu for long when she heard a loud, squeaky voice.
"Lucas Scott!" Rachel practically yelled from across the restaurant.
Lucas shook his head, and stood from the booth, glad that he had let Brooke sit by the window. "Hey" he smiled, wrapping the redhead in a one armed hug.
"Long time no see" Mouth said from behind, his voice screechy as he smiled. Brooke was still staring at her menu intently.
"God, who in their right mind would give your scrawny ass a baby?" Rachel questioned, staring at the baby in Lucas' arms, "She is cute though…" Rachel shrugged.
Lucas laughed and sat back down in the booth, his friends then noticed Brooke for the first time.
"So you must be-" Mouth started as Brooke looked up from her menu.
"Oh my god!" Brooke said, dropping her menu in shock as she looked up to see Lucas' friends for the first time.
"Alright Skank," Rachel mused, placing her hands on her hips, "I haven't seen you in how many years and that's the reaction I get? You could do better than that."
"Wait do you two-" Lucas started as he looked between the two girls.
Brooke lifted a hand up to her head and pushed Lucas out of the booth with the other. Once he was finally out of her way she stood from the booth and threw her arms around Rachel.
"Know each other?" Mouth asked, finishing Lucas' sentence.
"God, Rachel" Brooke said, pulling back from the hug in shock. She couldn't believe that Lucas' friend Rachel was her old best friend from Jr. High.
"I missed you too fat ass" Rachel said with a smirk.
"You are still such a bitch" Brooke smiled; she had really missed her friend.
Both girls finally sat down, Brooke next to Lucas and Averie and Rachel next to Mouth.
"I can't believe you left out the fact that you knocked up Brooke Davis" Rachel said, with a laugh, shaking her head.
"How was I supposed to know you two knew each other" Lucas said, still confused.
"How do you guys know each other?" Mouth asked, setting his water glass back down on the table.
"We were best friends growing up" Brooke started.
"But when we were 15, my parents moved us to New York" Rachel said, starting where Brooke had left off. "And that's when I met you two dumb asses" she explained with a wink.
"Right" Lucas said with a nod, still finding it hard to believe that the two girls knew each other.
"Rachel was like the school whore" Brooke said with a giggle, remembering all of the trouble they used to get into together.
"And Brooke was the easy cheerleader" Rachel said with a tip of her glass. "Come to think of it, I think that's why we were friends."
"That and the fact you are both smokin' hott" Mouth said, his smile still big as he stared at both girls.
"Mouth" Lucas warned, not liking his friend making comments about Brooke.
"This one time, Rachel's parents went out of town" Brooke started, moving her hands around as she talked, "And so we threw the biggest party at her house-"
"Do we really wanna hear this?" Lucas questioned, he saw how Rachel's face lit up at the mention of this party, so he knew something crazy had to have happened there.
"Okay, maybe you don't" Brooke giggled, making a face at Rachel.
"If you two were such great friends, why didn't you keep in touch?" Mouth asked, looking up from his menu.
Brooke frowned and Rachel sighed, deciding that she would take this question. "We had got caught at school with alcohol…for the third time in one week. My parents were actually around then, and they weren't happy. My dad decided to take a job in New York, deciding it would be best if me and Brooke didn't see each other anymore, he said she was a bad influence and it would be better off if we didn't hang out anymore." She said with a shrug.
"Since when do you listen to your parents?" Lucas asked raising his eyebrows.
"I don't know, I guess at 14 its hard to stay in touch with people when you leave…yeah it sucked, but I just looked at it as an opportunity to corrupt a whole new school" she said with a flirty smile. She hated talking about leaving Tree Hill, because as much as she hated the small boring town, she loved it.
"You were excited to corrupt a new school? And you ended up with these two…job well done" Brooke said sarcastically, raising her eyebrows with a laugh.
"Don't question my corruption skills…I mean, Lucas did knock you up didn't he?" Rachel said, smiling slyly at the two.
They spent the rest of the evening mainly listening to Brooke and Rachel reminisces about old times. Lucas sat back and just enjoyed listening to the sound of Brooke laughing. Every now and then, during a funny part of one of her stories, Brooke would lightly touch his chest or his knee and Lucas was content with that. Rachel even held Averie for a few minutes, declaring that it was the first time she had held a baby. Mouth had pretty much stared at Brooke with his jaw on the floor throughout the whole dinner, and as uncomfortable as it made Lucas, Brooke didn't even seem to notice.
Averie was getting fussy, and they decided it was probably time to leave. Brooke and Rachel said their goodbyes, and the four made plans to meet up soon. Brooke and Lucas sat in the truck in silence as she fed Averie before they left. She hoped that the baby would fall asleep on the way home and hopefully stay that way. When they finally made it back to Brooke's apartment, Lucas carefully lifted Averie from her car seat.
They rode the elevator in silence, and quietly walked to the door. Brooke unlocked it and they walked in, Lucas immediately went to Brooke's room and laid Averie in her crib, covering her with a blanket.
"Love you Ave" he whispered, before leaving the room and closing the door softly behind him.
He found Brooke in the kitchen, smiling as she looked through a stack of mail. "That was fun Luke." She said, smiling as she looked up at him. "Thanks for inviting us…"
"Anytime" he said, smiling softly. "That's pretty crazy that you and Rachel know each other…"
"No" Brooke giggled, "its crazy that you and Rachel know each other." She dropped the envelopes on the counter. "So what's up with her and Mouth? Are they a…thing?"
"I think he wishes they were" Lucas said honestly. "They've always had a weird relationship. I think she really likes him, the whole commitment thing just freaks her out."
"Typical Rachel" Brooke said with a nod.
"Yeah, I think one day she'll just stop playing games and they'll get married" Lucas said with a laugh.
"Married?" Brooke questioned, raising her eyebrows at him.
"Married" Lucas nodded, "They are together all the time, he travels with her when she leaves for modeling…once she admits she loves him that'll be it."
Brooke smiled, glad that Rachel had her life together. It seemed like she was doing really well, and making tons of money which was a plus. She was happy that Rachel had a great friend like Mouth that she could count on, and hoped that one day her red-head friend would be happy in love. But weren't those the same things she wanted for herself?
"Well" Lucas said, staring at the clock that was shining on the microwave. "I should probably get going..."
"Yeah" Brooke nodded, smiling softly as Lucas took her from her thoughts.
The two slowly walked towards the door, and Brooke held it open as Lucas stood out in the hallway. "Thanks for coming tonight" Lucas said, keeping his eyes locked on Brookes.
"Yeah" she nodded, "It was fun…"
"So, I'll call you tomorrow" Lucas told her. They stood there for a few seconds neither of them saying anything until Lucas leaned towards her, pulling her into a hug.
Brooke wrapped her arms around his neck as he snaked his around her waist. She leaned her head against his chest and couldn't help but notice how good he smelt. She had missed being so close to him. The only times she really had been lately were when she was upset…and that was just different.
Lucas pulled back so that he could see Brooke's face, but he still kept his hands securely on her waist. Neither of them said anything and he watched as she licked her lips. She looked into his bright blue eyes, and slowly bit her lip.
It seemed as if this moment was lasting forever, and it was hard to believe that they weren't the only two in the world. Lucas watched as Brooke's face slowly moved closer towards his, and before long he could feel her warm breath on his lips. She still had her eyes on his when she locked her hands tighter around his neck and suddenly crashed her lips onto his.
Lucas gripped her waist tighter as he tried to pull her as close to him as he possibly could. The kiss was tantalizing and slow, and he almost forgot how perfect her lips fit against his. She closed her eyes and relaxed into his arms, her fingers slowly making their way into his hair.
Lucas traced his tongue along her lip until she parted them, allowing him entrance into her mouth. The kiss slowly sped up as they got reacquainted with each other. Lucas' hands trailed up the back of her shirt, causing goose bumps to form all over her skin.
The kiss seemed to last forever, and Brooke smiled against his lips before slowly pulling away from him. He opened his eyes, and looked down to see Brooke's perfect white teeth and amazing dimples.
Lucas smiled as he lifted a hand and traced the side of her face with his fingers. Neither of them wanted to say anything, in fear of ruining the perfect moment they had shared. Lucas leaned towards her, kissing her softly once more.
"Talk to you tomorrow?" he asked, as they finally released each other.
"Count on it" Brooke said, smiling as she watched Lucas who was grinning like an idiot.
He leaned towards her, unable to stop himself from kissing her quickly once more before finally leaving.
Brooke closed the door, leaning her back against it. She couldn't help but be happy about her kiss with Lucas. But what worried her was that now that she had kissed him again, she didn't know if she'd be able to stop…
The space between
In your heart and mine
Is the space we'll fill with time
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Sara (brucas2006)- Okay so I pretty much just love you! You are like my favorite! So I loved your review! I love how you like go into each thing that happens, its awesome! I love hearing what you have to say...I pretty much just love your reviews all together! I am so excited for you to read this chapter :) ahhaha but really I am like DYING here for an update of YOUR story...I really don't think I can wait...not with the way you left it! seriously I'm so excitedd! I still can't get over you being excited for snow! I just think its so funny! I am transferring schools in the fall and I'll be living like almost in the mountains and the snow is gonna be horrible! I am sooo not excited! But whatever, now I'm just rambling ahhaha. But hey, thats what we do best right?? Yeah, I think so! I still need to make that cake! I think I will on friday probably! I am excited! I'll tell you how it turns out :) hehehe. Thanks for reviewing! Love you Sar!! BRFF!!
BrucasNaleyluvr- hahaha I love how you wrote that review like early in the morning and I was still sleeping! Thats awesome! You know me, I don't condone waking up before 10 am ahhahahaa. So if you loved the last chapter, then you will for sure of loved this one! Yeah, so that sentence made no sense! Whatever, I'm like talking to you on MSN right now! I'm excited to read your chapter :) thanks for reviewing buddy!!
brucas2008- hey friend! I'm glad you loved the last chapter!! I bet you liked this one even more :) Thats crazy that you want to move here...Ireland is just so pretty in all the picture's I've seen of it! But I've heard it rains a lot lol. I'm watching OTH and its the one where Brooke is telling Lucas to fight for her awww. I love that part! Its like heart-wrenching! And Lucas is all 'how was i supposed to know' and she's like 'you just are'! It like makes me wanna ccry everytime hahaha. Okay so anyways! Thank you for reviewing!
Natalie (ilovemedou)- Okay so I totally get your name now! hahaha I thought you just didn't know how to spell do and spelled it dou...which is odd cuz why would you spell do dou hahaha. thats funny! I'm glad you loved the last chapter! If it made you smile lots then I bet you liked this one too! Make sure and let me know :) Thanks for always reviewing!!
brucas3- I love Brooke being a drama queen hahaha. So how did you like this chapter? I bet you liked it a lot hahah. Thanks for reviewing!!
othfan326- I loved your review! I'm so happy that the last chapter left you like speechless for a minute! That is like awesome hahaha. I love Chae too...I love her with Brucas and Averie! Nathan is definitely the level headed one when everything is like chaotic! He's just so hott haha. So I love your reviews and I always watch for them cuz they always make me happy! haha. I hope you liked this chapter and I can't wait to hear what you have to say about it! Thanks a million for always reviewing :)
chasitybsp- I'm so glad you are back! I was excited to get your review...i was wondering where you were! hahaha. Glad you are back though! A lot is definitely going on, but it'll start to calm down! So how much did you love this chapter! I seriously can't wait to get your review for it hahaha. Thanks for always reviewing :)
Katherine- Okay so I agree, that quote is just amazing and is definitely up there with the famous quotes by famous people! I have another quote for you but I'll put it at the end of the thank you :) I love Averie as a tiny baby too! I'm glad you do too! I'm glad you like all the details, cuz I think some people don't write much about babies when they are tiny and it kind of makes you forget they are there! And its not good to forget when they are like a huge part of the story ahahah. I just love that you love all of the Averie moments :) it makes me happy!! I've missed Brucas I just like need them back together too! hahaha. Thanks for always reviewing! I love your reviews, they seriously make my day and I always like waaaaiiiit for them! Once I read it I feel so much better just cuz I know you are always totally honest with me ahaha. You really are the best! Okay...quote time hahhaa..."This sucks...I mean it sucks cuz Peyton's here" "Okay, Peyton here, I like to steal boys but I'm afraid to tell them how I fell" Brooke frowns, "Okay, Peyton here again, have I mentioned that if you love me you're probably gonna die soon...see mothers one and two"..."My name's Rachel and I have red hair!" hahaha that has got to be the funniest car ride ever!!
chebelle- I'm glad the last chapter didn't disapoint :) I hope that this one was just as good! You are right, Brooke can whine all she wants but it is good that the public finds out!! So I pretty much loved your review and I'm glad you got a chance to read and review! You are awesome! I hope you loved this chapter and I can't wait to see what you thought about it! Thanks for reviewing!!
Kaite (BrOoKe DaViS23)- I'm glad you loved that last chapter! I love Brucas and Brucas babies too! They are like the best aren't they!! I hope you liked this chapter! I think you will :) Thank you for always reviewing! PS I'm still jealous of your brucas birthday party ahahaha.
Cass (CheerandBrood323)- Wow it sounds like you had a crazy day! I want soup...that sounds good! I'm hungry! Well, I hope you had a good day today! I seriously did nothing, I skipped school (which was only yoga) and went shopping hahaha. So yeah its been a pretty chill day! haha. WEll, I hope you liked this chapter! I think that you will! Thanks for reviewing and I hope to hear from you soon! love ya friend!
Brucas3Naley23- I'm glad you loved the last chapter! THings are just getting better and better hahhaa. I hope you liked this one as well! Thanks for reviewing :)
Jem (flipflopgal)- I'm glad you liked the last chapter! ANd I'm also glad that you are happy haley stopped hating lucas so much hahaaha. I hope you liked this chapter! Thanks for alwasy reviewing!
BRUCAS EQUALS LOVE- I'm so glad that you loved the last chapter! Hahaha. I have a feeling you'll like this one even more!! Make sure and tell me what you thought :) thanks for always reviewing!!
onetreehillgirl066- hahaha I think thats a good goal...it should be easy to achieve! haha. I like that it totally made me laugh! Your grandma sounds like an amazing person...I bet you will miss her so much. Any woman than can raise her kids on their own amazes me! She sounds like she's funny too and thats a good combo. She sounds amazing and I can tell why you like to tell people about her! I'm glad I could help you vent! Anytime! I hope that this chapter maybe lifted your spirits if only for afew minutes :) hang in there..
MarianaTeresia- I'm glad you loved the last chapter! We will be seeing Karen soon :) Thanks for reviewing...I hope you liked this chapter!
Kate- hahaha I loved your review 'She's gonna kill him (and fall in love with Brooke and AVerie)' hahaha I seriously loved that! so great! Thanks for the awesome review! I hope you liked this chapter :)
brucas333- Soooo...after reading this chapter how much do you love me?? hahhaa I totally laughed at your review 'i stopped there and prayed' hahahhaa. I'm sorry to let you down, but I hope I've made up for it! hheehhee. Thanks for reviewing! Tell me what you thought!!