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Only three chapters left, including this one! Don't worry people.
Now that we have OTH back on TV it won't be too hard without this story.
Plus i have already starrted planning ideas for the sequel! :)
OH MY GOODNESS! i was so excited to see a new OTH on TV yesterday! i dont necessarily think it was the greatest ep ever,
(too much clay & skills drama, not enough brulian, naley together) but it was enough to quench my dire OTH haitus thirst.
(Although i never find there is enough brooke ever!)
I saw previews from next week and am totally super excited about it!
Chapter 35
Brooke was still half asleep when she heard Julian shushing Tristan as they left the bedroom to get breakfast started. She could also hear Nolan in another distant room yelling about something. She felt the sun beaming through the windows and hitting her closed eyelids. Tiny thumping feet were now getting closer and closer until the sun was blocked by something standing over her. Brooke finally decided to open her eyes and she was met with a sad looking Jordan.
"Nolan said she hates me."
"Aww sweetie. I'm sure she didn't mean it. Come here."
Brooke grabbed her daughter and pulled her in close. Jordan shifted so her back was against Brooke's stomach and buried her head into Brooke's arm. Brooke rubbed Jordan's side and somehow fell asleep again. She was exhausted from the three A.M feeding of Bentley and then the four A.M feeding of Sienna.
She woke up about an hour later to her body bouncing up and down lightly on the bed. She leaned up on her arm to find Tristan jumping on the end of the bed, Jordan's arms wrapped around her stomach, and Nolan lying with her head on the back of Brooke's knees.
"Hi Mumma!" Tristan squealed. "Daddy says get up now."
"Oh really?"
"Yep. Girls a' lazy."
With that he jumped off the bed and scampered out of the room before Brooke could reach him. Brooke rubbed the hair out of Nolan's eyes and tried to free herself from Jordan.
"Girls…wake uh-up…" she sang softly.
She heard some grumbling before their eyes opened. Two minutes later, Brooke was in the kitchen greeting the rest of the family good morning. Jordan rode on Brooke's back and jumped down to join Nolan and Tristan at the table for the pancake breakfast their dad had just made. Brooke approached Julian from behind, wrapped her arms around his middle, and kissed his shoulder blade.
"Good morning. I hear that you think I'm lazy."
"Oops..."
"Yeah, oops!" Brooke slapped his butt.
"There's mommy little angel!" Brooke ruffled Tristan's hair as she walked past the kitchen table and over to the baby swings. Sienna was wide awake while Bentley still slept. Sienna grabbed her finger when she knelt down to her level.
"I just fed and burped them" Julian informed her.
"Okay babe. Any sound coming from Eli's room yet?"
"Nope. Still sound asleep. It's near impossible in this house but she's mastered it."
"Yeah well, good. She needs rest…"
"No I don't. I need to start living." Eli emerged from her room at that exact moment and padded her way slowly to the nearest kitchen stool. "Morning. Water please."
Julian got her a water bottle from the fridge as popped the two pills she had in her hand into her mouth. One was a prescription pain killer and the other was anti-nausea medication since her chemo started soon.
"Are we going to bring Jeremy home today Mommy? It's his turn to come home." Jordan asked with her mouth full of pancakes.
"Well Daddy and I have to go visit with his doctors but he won't be able to come home with us, no sweetie."
"Oh."
"And Mommy also has to take Ben and Sienna to get checkups too."
"Can I come?" Jordan asked sweetly.
"No I wanna go!" Nolan protested.
"Umm…" Brooke looked to Julian for help.
"Hey girls, don't you want to go out with me and Tristan. I was planning on taking a ride to the beach and we could go to your favorite restaurant."
"Cheesecake Factory?! I wanna go!" Jordan screamed.
"Okay then. Go get your bathing suit and a nice sundress."
"Swim!" Tristan jumped off his chair and ran down the hall to his room, not that he would get his own clothes out though.
Nolan looked at Julian. "Thanks Dad, but I think I wanna go with Mom."
"Whatever you want, princess."
He found it odd that she didn't want to go to the beach but respected her decision.
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Brooke and Julian packed up the kids in their respective cars and headed to the same place: the NICU. The nurses in that part of the hospital had become like family to them, so Brulian felt comfortable leaving the five kids with them for a few minutes while they talked with the pediatric specialist about Jeremy.
"Now weaning him off the ventilator was a huge step forward, but he still has a big hill to climb. His motor skills are not up to where they should be and he is not feeding or gaining weight the way he should…Blah blah blah."
Brooke tried to block out the negativity while she cradled Jeremy in her arms. This new doctor was just being realistic, but Brooke definitely liked the old one better.
"Is there any way that you could give us a time table for bringing him home?" Julian read her mind sometimes.
"Well once he gains some more weight and gets more on track with his siblings, the nurses teach you to use his feeding tube. Then you could bring him home anytime. He will also need extra doctors' visits once he goes home to monitor his care. It may not be ideal for a large family like yours to be overwhelmed with his extra care, but if that's what you want--"
"IT IS! Of course it is!"
"Then he could potentially be going home next week."
Brooke and Julian smiled. Their family would finally be together.
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When Julian left the hospital with Tristan and Jordan, Brooke made her way downstairs and across the hospital with two baby carriers, a diaper bag on her arms and Nolan.
"Why didn't you want to go with your dad to the beach?"
"I did…but I wanted to get away from Jordan."
"What? Why sweets?"
"She's been driving me crazy. Ever since you had to stay in the hospital, I've been stuck with her. She's getting on my nerves for months. She's almost three years younger, but we get lumped in together. I mean, I love her and all, but enough is enough…"
"Oh sweetie, I'm sorry. I know things have been crazier than crazy for a while now but things are going to settle down. School will start up again before you know it and you'll be hanging out with kids your own age. I promise, things will get better."
"Okayyyy… I never thought I'd be looking forward to school."
Brooke laughed at Nolan. She was proud of her for letting her feelings out.
"But I did want to spend the day with you and the babies too. I miss you Mom."
"I missed you too baby. I love you."
"You too."
"Baker?" Brooke's head turned to the nurse.
"Right here."
The nurse helped Brooke get the babies into an exam room and Nolan helped her undress them. Brooke noticed how Nolan was an extremely good big sister. She bounced Sienna on her knee while Brooke and the doctor talked about Bentley and vise versa. She held each baby's hands and distracted them while they got their shots. Nolan was a natural at being a big sister. Brooke could even start to see how much Nolan's personality was reflected in Sienna already.
"Do you think we could get ice cream before we take the babies home?"
"I think that's a great idea honey."
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major Brulian in the last two chapters! :]
(p.s. there will be some rated M stuff so beware!)
~Haley