A/N: Hey everyone!
Due to some certain people on twitter here is another update lol Happy now? ;) You know who you are hahaha
It is rushed though and not what I really planned for it... But it's 12.15 and I have work in a few hours.
Fate – Chapter Twenty-Nine
Brooke POV
"Hey Jay?" My voice is quiet, not wanting to break the moment.
It feels like a dream that Jay is back in our bed, that his arms are wrapping me in his warm embrace.
"Yeah baby?" His lips find my forehead, fingers playing with my silky hair.
"Promise me something?" I tilt my head back, eyes seeking his out.
"Anything." There's still guilt in his eyes, but more than that there is a promise to make it up to me.
"Don't ever let me come home to you packing again."
"I'm yours Brooke… always."
"Always and forever." I steal a page from my best friends book, sealing the deal with a kiss.
"Hey Brooke!"
"Hey Millie."
"Tell me everything!" She gushes instantly.
"What?"
"I take it, it went well. That smile can only mean one thing." She beams at me, pushing her glasses further up her nose.
"Yeah… long story." She pulls me in for a hug.
"Well, I'll grab the coffee and you can fill me all in on how much of a bitch your mother is." She offers kindly, pulling away.
"We'll be here until Christmas."
"I'm not going anywhere." I nod while putting my bag down, frowning at the envelope on the desk.
"Victoria left that for you. Her parting gift." I frown down at it carefully.
"Parting gift? I thought she left her evil spirit left to linger." I bite out, before tearing into the envelope.
"Oh my god."
"What is it?"
"Her file on Jay… the secrets of his past. The past he won't talk to me about." My hand runs over the file, biting my lip.
"What are you going to do?"
"Shred it." I answer without hesitation.
"Don't you want to know?"
"When he's ready to tell me… I want to hear it from him, not a file. I wouldn't go behind his back and betray his trust like that."
Jay POV
"You ready little man?" Jamie's small hand is in mine as we enter the doors of the precinct.
"Yeah! I can't wait to get the bad guys." I chuckle down at him as we walk inside.
"Let's start you slow hey? I don't want your mum coming after me…"
"Mama can be scary."
"Not to mention your Aunt Brooke."
"I won't tell them if you don't." His cheeky grin is full of teeth as he giggles up at me.
"Hmmm. Can I trust you to have my back?" I mock before scooping him up, enjoying the sounds of his screams.
"Uncle Jay!" I tickle his stomach, enjoying the hysterical laughing and squirming before sitting him on the counter.
"Hey Sarge."
"Who's this? Your new partner?" Trudy jokes leaning down.
"Jamie Scott, pleased to meet you." Trudy raises her eyebrows at his manners, before placing her hand in his.
"Pleased to meet you buddy, I hope you show Halstead some of these manners."
"I'm trying… it's a process." Jamie smirks with the charm I assume he gets from Nathan, sending me a side-glance.
"Good… so how'd you get stuck with him then?" I roll my eyes at them playfully.
"He's dating my Aunt Brooke." I watch her eyebrows rise, silently processing the information that Brooke and I have patched things up.
"Glad to hear it… he can be real stupid sometimes."
"That's what my Mama said." I throw my head back laughing at them.
"Alright, dude let's get you upstairs to meet my team." I help him off the bench, taking his hand again and leading him upstairs to the team.
A chorus of 'Jay's' and 'who's that?' ring out as we come into view.
"This is Brooke's godson Jamie, he's in town and I promised him a visit."
"Hey, my man. I'm Adam." Adam holds his hand out for a fist bump, which Jamie eagerly returns.
"Awww. You're cuter than I imagined." Kim gushes coming over to greet us.
"That's easy when he's in present company." Al jokes, seemingly coming out of nowhere.
"Wanna be a cop little dude?" Antonio asks sitting on the edge of his desk.
"Maybe! Or a basketball player like my dad!"
"Oh yeah! Nathan Scott… I'd love to meet him." Adam almost gushes.
"He's pretty cool." Jamie smiles before making himself comfortable on my chair, swinging around.
"What are you most looking forward to Jamie?" Kim asks, moving over to her desk.
"The shooting range!"
"Whoa! I said maybe… besides they don't just let anyone in."
"I'm not just anyone. I'm a Scott." I shake my head in disbelief at the personality on this kid.
Brooke POV
"Do you have to go so soon?"
"Sorry, but I have to get back to Tree Hill." I pout at my best friend before pulling her in for a hug.
"Thanks for coming… and brining my favourite godson."
"I'm your only godson Aunt Brooke."
"Still my favourite." I throw back, sticking my tongue out playfully.
"On that note I'll leave you with this rascal for another week before I come back to get him. Give Mama a kiss baby." Jamie wraps his arms around Haley saying good-bye.
"Be good for Aunt Brooke and Uncle Jay, don't be getting into any mischief."
"Love you Mum."
"Love you too baby."
"Me too, love you." I singsong, leaning down to join the group hug.
"Aunt Brooke!" Jamie squeals pulling away from our kisses.
Jay scoops him up, saving him from further affection and drops him onto the soft couch laughing as he bounces straight off and onto the floor.
"Ow." He groans.
"I'd offer to kiss it better, but you didn't want the kisses." I stick my tongue out at him again as he jumps onto the couch with his cheeky grin.
"Alright, you two. Some parting advice… relationships take work. It's not all about happy times, there are a lot of hard times. Doesn't mean it's not worth fighting for, or it's not meant to be."
"Thanks Hales." She sends me a wink, as Jay pulls me into his side and kisses my forehead.
"You excited to come to work with me little buddy?"
"Yes! But it won't beat Uncles Jay's work." I frown down at Jamie as we walk into my store.
"But I have cute clothes… and me."
"But Uncle Jay puts bad guys away."
"Did you hear the part about me?" I wink at him before placing a kiss to the top of his head.
"Hey Jamie." Millie calls out as she comes from out the back.
"Hi Millie."
"You excited-"
"He'd rather be with Jay, we went over this already. Don't need my heart stomped on again." I quip sarcastically, watching Millie roll her eyes and Jamie shrug innocently.
"I was going to say, you excited to be in Chicago?"
"Oh…" I mumble.
"Yep! I've been waiting since my birthday to visit. Aunt Brooke is going to take me to Navy Pier!"
"I'm surprised you don't want Jay to take you…" I grumble almost bitterly.
"Come on Aunt Brooke, you know you're my favourite god mother."
"I'm your only god mother."
"Still my favourite."
"You're too smart for your own good." I narrow my eyes at him as he giggles.
"Honey, I'm home." I smile automatically at the sound of Jay's voice, knowing the words coming form his mouth sound right.
"Hey babe. Good day?"
"Just got better." His arms wrap around me from behind, kissing my cheek softly.
"Where's Jamie?" He questions, looking around.
"Getting into his PJ's, he just had a bath."
"Uncle Jay!" I feel Jay's arms leave me to catch Jamie who was running full speed towards him.
"How was your day?"
"Alright. I watched soap operas and Aunt Brooke lose it at people on the phone."
"I would argue… but fair call. In my defense I told him to cover his ears for the bad words though." Jay chuckles before leaning in to place a kiss on my lips.
"Ew! Stop." Jamie calls between us.
"Please tell me you aren't cooking." Jay finally notices the vegetables I'm cutting.
"You're so mean." I grumble with a frown.
"But true." I roll my eyes at him.
"It's really annoying you look that good and are talented." He smirks at me before winking at Jamie.
I throw an elbow back into him playfully, frowning when he stifles a groan, a look of pain on his face.
"But seriously, you're not planning to cook right?" He asks, a smile back on his face.
"Don't worry, I'm just prepping… you can cook." I raise an eyebrow, debating with myself about the look of pain on his face.
"Feels right baby."
"I guess it does… I could actually come around to you being my house husband."
"As long as you don't take my gun and badge away, I'll be anything you want."
"Great, there's some laundry that needs doing while I finish this."
"You walked right into that one Uncle Jay."
"Seems so."
"You alright babe?" I question watching Jay put away some washing, rubbing moisturizer onto my legs.
"Yeah why?"
"You locked the door while you showered tonight… worried I'd sneak in and ravage you." I raise my eyebrow, biting my lip.
"Gotta protect myself, you can't resist all this." He smirks over at me, gesturing to his body.
"I really can't… so why don't you bring your sexy body to bed." I push up onto my knees and shuffle towards the end of the bed, my arms going around his neck and pulling him close.
Our lips touch softly, before I move to trail my lips down his neck while moving my hands up his shirt and over his abs.
His warm hands circle my wrists, stopping them in their tracks.
"Jay?"
"Hmm?" He questions, lips pressing against mine once before pulling away and walking over to his side of the bed.
"What's going on?" I frown concerned, mind thinking back to the few occasions tonight he seems to have flinched in pain and now pulling away from my advances.
"Nothing."
"Why don't you want to make love with me?" The rejection shining through in my tone was unintentional.
"What? Brooke… of course I do." Jay reaches out for me.
"Uh huh." I raise my eyebrow, a look of determination on my face.
"We're not sleeping until we talk about this are we?" He finally asks.
"Nope." I reply crossing my arms and waiting, a tiny part of me loving how he knows me so well.
"Look I didn't want you to worry or freak out… especially in light of our harsh but frank conversation the other night."
"Jay, what are you talking about?"
"I got shot today." My body goes cold at the mention, my heart jumping into my throat.
"What?!" My voice is loud in reaction, not able to be quiet for Jamie's sake.
"I'm okay." He assures me quickly.
"Not once I kill you, you won't be!" I lean forward to punch him on the arm.
"What was that for?"
"You got shot?! And didn't tell me?!"
"I didn't want you to be upset… you know, kinda like you are now." I narrow my eyes dangerously at him.
"Where did you get shot?"
"My chest, my vest caught it though. I'm okay."
"Why didn't Kim tell me? I'll be having words with her."
"I told her not to." I frown further, still needing to speak with his team at work.
"To her credit she had that tortured look on her face that will probably keep her up all night and cave in the morning, telling you anyway." I roll my eyes, letting go of my anger.
"Let me see." My voice is soft again as I crawl towards him, gentle hands pulling off his shirt to see the harsh bruise.
"Oh baby." I whisper, leaning forward to press a kiss to it.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want you to see it and… worry about me. We both know my job is dangerous but we didn't need such a drastic reminder just a few days after our fight." There are tears shining in my eyes as I nod my head.
"Please don't keep things from me… especially this. I love you… and it's part of my job description as your girlfriend to worry and fuss over you."
"You're right, I won't ever again. I love you Brooke." He pulls me close, my head resting over his beating heart.
A few tears slip down my cheeks, the surreal nature of the event hitting close to home.
He could be taken away from me by a bullet at any moment, if his vest didn't catch the bullet today he might not have come home to me.
I close my eyes, inhaling his scent and thanking whatever god is listening that he was spared today.
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