Lying Helpless in Her Arms
Chapter 36 - Noah
It was Valentine's Day and Julian's birthday. Not exactly his birthday yet but Brooke really didn't feel up to two celebrations separated by only two days. She even suggested them to get out on the fifteenth because it would be exactly between both dates but Julian wanted to give her the perfect Valentine's Day and it didn't included celebrating it in the following day.
Actually what he planned didn't include any big celebration. He went to their new house and set everything up hoping that though it was simple it would touch Brooke's heart. It was a good thing that he was the producer and could work in the shooting schedule as he wanted. Actually most scenes weren't shot in the Hamptons and he had already shot most of them. He had been thinking about buying the house since Brooke and he got together and instinctively he scheduled most of the scenes there, regardless of their order in the movie. When they got the baby news more than fifty percent had already been shot and ever since the other fifty was almost gone too. Among the few scenes remaining it was a big fight between Juliet and Charles that would lead her to labor a few weeks before her due date. Julian decided that this scene couldn't be anticipated. He wanted Kate and Ethan to feel what Juliet and Charles were feeling and for that he needed them to go through all the problems they had in their relationship. The final scene was also in the house and just because of superstition Julian always liked his movies' first scenes to open the shooting and the last scenes to close it and this one wouldn't be any different.
But for now he had the house to himself and he wanted his and Brooke's first night in their house to be memorable. He wanted everything to be perfect to the woman he loved so much. If anything after they found out her pregnancy he loved her even more. He loved their baby but it couldn't compare to what he felt for the woman that helped him to create a life. Brooke was the consummation of everything he never dreamed about because he had already been convinced that he didn't deserve to have. She was the person that changed his life forever and no matter how many babies she gave him he would never love anyone more than the dimpled girl.
Taking a last look it seemed beautiful and he hoped Brooke would like. She had been a little bit unpredictable lately. He had tried to make special dinners and take her to their places but she either complained about the smells in the house or how she wanted to eat something different of Villa's and the Italian place. He knew the hormones were a bitch but he also suspected it had a little to do with the appointment she would have in two days. He was anxious about it too and he had expected her to share her own anxiety and fears with him but she never mentioned it. Except earlier that day when she had been adamant about going to the appointment alone. She even assured him to get different dates from next month on so he wouldn't lose her pregnancy appointments because of the cancer appointments but this month both were at the same time.
Julian thought about opposing to the idea but he knew better than tell her otherwise. He called the doctor and asked to have the two things separated so he could be there during the sonogram and leave her to do the cancer tests – against his will. The doctor said it was going to be done like that anyway and Julian only had to convince Brooke of letting him be there at least to hear the heartbeat of their baby and to find out the sex.
Brushing off the negative thoughts he took a last at the scenery and everything looked perfect. The only thing missing was the woman of his life but he was going to take care of that. Taking his Blackberry he dialed number two and in no time the raspy voice he loved was greeting him.
"Hey Baby" she cheerfully answered the phone.
"Hi, Honey. How do you feel today?" he said with a smile plastered in his face. Not only he was listening to her voice but also she seemed to be in a good mood.
"Missing my fiancé like crazy" she confessed. Today was one of those days that she craved for Julian and she knew it was because of the appointment she had in less than thirty-six hours.
"And how about we change that?" he suggested grinning and she knew he was showing his indefectible smile.
"I would love to"
"Well, so what about you come to our house so we can be together and celebrate Valentine's Day?" he suggested.
"Are you in the Hamptons?" her smile was now matching his.
"Yes, waiting for my beautiful fiancée to make me company in our first night in our house"
"What are you scheming Julian Baker?" she asked suspiciously.
"Nothing that you aren't used to. I am being my humble self and that alone already makes you love me more and more. So nothing new, just the amazing Me and that Honey is already enough to make you melt" he cockily offered and though she rolled her eyes at his words and the smile in her face never dropped.
"In your dreams" she tried to cover her reaction but both knew better than that.
"Oh Honey in my dreams you are covering People's magazine confessing your undying love to the most perfect, handsome, charming and hot man in the world. I can even see the headlines 'There is no man in the world like Julian Baker and I am the lucky woman to have him and I am totally in love'" he chuckled and he knew she would be annoyed.
"No, Baby, you can't have it all. It is either Lucas' name or I'll have to change those headlines to something like 'Julian Baker got me pregnant and now I'm stuck with him'" she loved their banters and with that she knew she had hit a nerve. Julian still hated Lucas more than anything else.
"Well Honey, let's see what People brings next week after you come here and see what your amazing, extraordinary, fantastic fiancé got you and we will see where Lucas Scott stands" he retorted sort of annoyed.
"Can't wait" she answered back sarcastically.
"You'll see. By the way you don't need to stop by the penthouse I've got everything you need to spend the night here. Sheets, towels, clothes with matching purse and shoes, jewels and make-up" he proudly informed her knowing that with that little piece of information he would win the banter. And he couldn't be more right.
"Oh, Baby, you did all that to me?"
"Yes, Dimples, you deserve that and much more. Did I mention that I've got three different outfits?" he smiled cockily.
"Well in this case I guess that People cover is totally happening. You are perfect, Julls" she melted over the phone.
"I know Honey, so why don't you come here and tell me this in person. It never gets old to see your adoring eyes when you say it" and though he sounded very arrogant, he didn't mean it like that. The loving face she showed when she told him things like that was definitely the best thing in life for Julian.
"I'm on my way" she closed her laptop and sketchbook and put both in his safe. She was already used to the routine he imposed to her. He never allowed her to bring any work home and they would never leave the office after six in the night unless he had to shoot night scenes but in this case he would take her home before going to the locations.
"Love you" his voice became soft and sweet.
"Love you too"
It took Brooke nearly an hour but she finally made it to the Hamptons. She couldn't believe the house was indeed theirs. That was the first time she would be stepping inside the house as the owner and this alone let her excited. And there was Julian and Valentine's Day. Both had agreed that they didn't need any extraordinary gifts anymore. She was happily wearing both rings he gave her and even more happily carrying the baby she was going to give him in a little less than six months.
So she only bought him watch that she saw him staring in the mall a couple of weeks ago in one of their mall rides. She knew he would get her something similar to this but that really didn't matter. The man inside of the house was all she cared. That and their baby.
She parked her car in the driveway and headed to the front door. She couldn't wait to see what he had prepared to her. She knew she had been a bitch to him lately and sometimes she even thought that she made him feel like nothing he did was enough to her but she couldn't stop her hormones swings and Italian food was the only thing that ever made her sick since she got pregnant. Too bad because nobody made a better pasta than her fiancé.
"Baby, I am home" she announced as she entered. She couldn't help but say it. That was going to be their house in a few months and she honestly couldn't wait.
"In the backyard" she heard him yelling.
She made her way to the backyard and though the house was pretty much the same as the last time she came there, including all the cameras and stuff they used to shoot, it felt different in that night. If felt personal and cozy. Just like Julian loves, she wondered passing through the kitchen.
"Hey, Baby" she said from the doorway seeing him leaning in the wall by her side, with his arms crossed and his arrogant grin in place. But she couldn't understand the cockiness, actually she was surprised that everything was just… the same. No special decoration, no table set, no tent, no anything. Wasn't it supposed to make her melt?
"I've missed you" he moved from his spot and wrapping his arms around her him leaned down and kissed her slowly and softly just like he loved to do.
"I've missed you too" she told him as they broke apart and with that one kiss she had already forgotten about whatever surprised he led her to believe in.
"Are you hungry?" he couldn't avoid but move his eyes and one of his hands to her stomach.
"Not yet"
"So how about a walk at the beach?" he suggested bringing his lips to hers again to a quick peck.
"Okay" she nodded mesmerized by the man she loved. Maybe it was because they had only seen each other early in the morning when they left to the studio. They rarely went the whole day without seeing each other and today had been especially tiring for her. With the appointment around the corner and so the movie's fashion show her days had become wearing both physically and emotionally and in days like these there was nothing she needed more than him.
"And these need to go away ASAP, Miss" Julian knelt in front of his fiancée and reaching for her boots, he took them off.
"I already explained you. Flats make my legs hurt more than heels. Do you want me to wear sneakers? Because those are the only that actually help" she explained relieved to feel her feet on the cold floor.
"So how was work today?" she asked him curious to know what he had done as clearly he didn't plan anything special to their first Valentine's Day together. While she wasn't disappointed as they both agreed that they had a lot of things going on she still expected something even if small. They had decided for simple because everything in their relationship seemed so intense and fast that they wanted things to be normal and quiet. But simple didn't mean nothing.
"Handful but I hope it pays off" he told her as they reached the garden. Brooke winced because the grass was colder than the cement and also wet.
"Come here" he took her in his arms and headed to the sand.
Soon she saw a blanket that really looked like the one he used the first time they made love at that same beach.
"I hate to tell you this, Mister, but there is no way I am making love to you outside. It's freezing and I guess you really don't want me to get pneumonia" she tapped the tip of his nose "Though I am absolutely up for a make-out session" she brought his lips to hers but didn't deepen the kiss as her words had suggested.
Julian stopped his walking as he felt her soft mouth on his. He couldn't manage to keep carrying her and tasting her sweet kiss all at once.
"How about we leave both for later?" he suggested as soon as they had broken apart.
"You are no fun" she whined while he resumed his journey and soon reached for the blanket. Julian lay on the blanket and Brooke snuggled in his chest until she found the best position for her sore body. There was nothing more relaxing for her than being in his arms.
They'd spent nearly one hour talking about nothing important, caressing and kissing each other while admiring the beautiful view they had. They talked about their days, about their schedule for the following week and some non-important things about her pregnancy. Purposefully none of them mentioned the appointment in a couple of days. They preferred to schedule it on a Saturday afternoon in hope to attract less attention from the media. The big winter clothes really helped Brooke with her tiny bump but they knew at any time she would show and according to Haley and Isabella it would be from night to day.
Brooke didn't mention the appointment because she was already anxious and afraid about any bad news and Julian because he was waiting for her to share with him her feelings and he could see as clear as crystal how much it affected Brooke.
"It's getting cold" she broke one of the comfortable silences between them in the past hour.
"Yeah, let's get inside, I don't want my babies to get a cold" he kissed her forehead.
Both stood up and he took the blanked and folded it twice handing it to her and bringing her still petite body to his arms, bridal style.
"Cover you. The breeze is really cold" he told her despite the thick coat she was wearing.
She did as he suggested, mainly in her legs where her coat didn't cover, especially because she was wearing a dress under it and was barefoot. As soon as she was finished she moved her arm to his face and for any reason that she couldn't rationally explain she cried.
"Hey, what's it?" he asked softly as she buried her head in his chest, trembling slightly.
"It's just I love you so much and these damned hormones keep making me cry" she confessed partially.
"I love you too, Honey and I am here, so there's no reason to cry, okay?" he soothed but didn't stop walking. He wanted to get her inside because of the cold weather and he knew she really didn't show him any vulnerability lately and he didn't want to stop her showing.
"But you are so perfect to me" she sniffed.
"Because I love you too much and because you deserve everything I do for you and some more" he held her tighter as they reached the back porch. Brooke motioned to get down but he only kissed her softly in the lips and made him way upstairs. He waited for her to keep talking but she was quiet again.
"What about a movie?" he suggested as he got inside the master suite.
"As long as it won't make me cry even more" she wiped the last tears as he brought her down to her feet.
"I can't assure you that part" he kissed her hair and only then she realized that he had a very old projector set up in the room, across their bed.
"It was a gift from my grandfather" he explained as he saw her looking the projector.
"You never mention him but he seems to care a lot about you" she turned back to her man.
"Actually I never really met him, well not that I remember. He died a few months after I was born. I was his only grandson so far so he left a lot of things to me though Iz also got some stuff" Julian clarified.
"I am sorry. I guess a person like him would have been good to you" she brushed his cheek softly.
"You can't miss what you never had so I guess it was okay" he shrugged and she only nodded muttering a yeah.
"So, up to the movie?" he changed the subject. If she didn't like to show vulnerability, Julian was even worse.
"Yeah"
"It is a very special one that had never been released and I am sure you will love it" he took the tape from over the side table and put it in the projector.
The film started with old tapes style and some blurred words that were slowly becoming clearer. In no time she identified the caption. Juke Plus One.
"Hey, it is not fair. We agreed to keep it simple. Making a film about us doesn't make it simple. All I've got you is a watch" she protested.
"Is by any chance it is a certain Rolex?" he raised one of his eyebrow and she smiled shyly nodding her head.
"So we are totally even here, Honey" he chuckled as he kicked off his shoes, took off his coat and moved to the bed.
"Totally not the point" she crossed her arms in her chest.
"Dimples, it's just a simple and short documentary. A lot of boyfriends do that on Valentine's Day but I'm not sure a lot of them get a Rolex. Now come here and let's watch it" he smirked.
After murmuring a 'humph' and getting rid of her coat, she joined him under the comforter.
It wasn't anything fancy or well produced, just a compilation of pictures of them during Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and some other casual pictures taken in the set, locations, at Haley's and surely the sonogram as the grand finale.
"I hate my tears ducts!" she wiped the salt drops rolling down her face as the credits started.
"And I love everything about you, ducts included" he removed her hands from her face and kissed the remaining of her tears until all of them were whipped by his lips and he motioned them to her own, kissing her passionately.
Brooke answered his actions and moved her arms to the back of his neck.
He slipped his hands in her legs, reaching her thighs and leading Brooke to close her eyes and moan in pleasure. As she worked in his buttons he worked in her zipper and having a better self-control than her soon he was done with her dress also pulling it down her beautiful body. He finished the work her hands had started and took the chance to also get rid of his pants before meeting her body with his again.
"I missed you the whole day" he confessed as he kissed her neck.
"Me too, Baby. I craved for this the whole day" she whispered trying to hold back the moans that were already in her throat.
"I love you, Brooklyn Penelope Davis" he kissed her in the lips.
"I love you too, Julian Michael Baker" she replied when they broke the contact of their mouths.
Julian unclasped her bra and then reached for her panties rolling it down her perfect legs leaving a trail of kisses where the lacy material slipped. He made the way back to her upper body kissing and caressing with his hands her calves, thighs, hips, stomach, chest and finally reaching her lips again. While his mouth worked in hers his hands reached for her perfect and even more voluptuous breasts. The pregnancy flattered her body and though he thought it was impossible she looked even more beautiful and attractive. She moaned loudly at the firm and still delicate touch of his hands on her, leading both of them to be even hornier.
He moved to the spot right behind her ear and led his fiancée to moan loudly his name. There was nothing more arousing to Julian than listening to her raspy voice cry out his name while they made love. He couldn't wait one more second to have the stunning feeling of being inside of the woman he loved so much. He leaned on his elbows, which were lying by her head side and looking at her he lay down his body until he entered her.
Brooke couldn't hold the cry back as she groaned in pleasure feeling his length occupying every inch of her center. As he entered she moaned louder and louder and when he finally started the thrusts she was already absolutely wet and excited.
Julian was very careful in his actions. He knew her body was probably sore but just because he was gentle, it didn't it wasn't intense and hot. The way his hands possessed and massaged her breasts were absolutely electrifying and inflaming and soon she was close to the climax.
Julian could feel Brooke's body trembling under his also shaking frame. A day hadn't pass that he wouldn't remember the feeling he got when he was inside of her for the first time in his life in that same house though not exactly inside of it. And now that he was reliving it he could see that his memories didn't make her justice. It was much better than he ever remembered.
Feeling her tossing under him he saw that she would soon come. He sped up his thrusts and brought her calves to rest on his shoulders. He didn't want to make her legs even more sore and taking them out of his way finally gave him the change to fully enter her and his fast and deep thrusts soon led her to the climax.
Brooke cried out his name and many other intelligible words as she released her cream on him. He gave her a couple of minutes to finally recover and soon he intensified the thrusts again, even harder than before and in no time he also released in her.
He detached her legs from his shoulders and lying down in the bed while both of them relaxed.
"By the way, the Rolex is a joint gift for your birthday and Valentine's Day" she provoked him after she recovered her breath.
"Hey, two dates, two gifts, no saving here" he whined smiling.
"That's what you've got for being born two days after Valentine's Day" she stuck her tongue at him and laughed.
"I'll make sure we'll get married in March, Miss, what do you think about March fourth?" he retorted playfully but it was enough to annoy her.
"No way will I get married on my birthday" she protested.
"In that case we can try the second or the sixth" he smirked.
"I hate you!!!" she exclaimed but couldn't keep the frown in her face.
"Honey, we already cleared how much you love me. It even makes you cry" he smirked and not giving time for her to answer back as he reached for her lips and kissed her passionately.
Everything had been so fast in the past couple of days. Julian was there during her sonogram but much to her surprise he was also there when she left Dr. Nash's office after the mammogram. The exam showed the nodes had disappeared and the big smile in her face as she jumped on him proved that thankfully everything was fine with her and all they needed was to wait the blood tests to confirm it.
"We should start picking up some names" she suggested as they entered the house. Though it was his birthday and she now felt more inclined to a celebration, he assured her the best gift he could get was the news they received earlier that day and they settled for another night at the house.
"Maybe we should start with the surnames" he offered and she looked at him as if he had three heads "Well we never really discussed if you are going to be Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Davis or Mrs. Davis-Norris so we should start from there actually"
"Are you keeping the Norris?" she asked and he just nodded quietly. She never asked why he only changed his name for professional purposes but still kept his father surname.
"But I guess Davis-Baker has a better ring on it" she pondered while she muttered both combinations. "Davis-Norris sort of rhymes. It is cheesy"
"You can keep your name, I really don't mind" he shrugged but she knew better and she also wanted to have his name.
"I guess picking up names is much more exciting. We already agreed that we won't get married before the baby is born so I guess we have time to decide the surnames. And there are only three combinations while the names is a totally different story"
"I don't like anything different and I actually like Bible names" he suggested.
"Really?" she asked surprised. Julian was anything but a religious person.
"Yeah, it is a nice thing I guess" he smiled.
"Okay. Well I guess I don't know any Bible names" she confessed.
"Really? What about Mary, Rachel, John, Joseph, Jacob, David, Rebecca, Matthew, James, Ruth, Eva?" he smiled, leading her to blush a little. She really didn't know a lot about the Bible.
"Oops"
"What do you think about Noah? I've always liked it" he promptly suggested. For any stupid reason he had always loved that name though he never really thought he would have a son someday.
"I really like it and I actually know this story" her lips curved slightly and he thought she was just too cute for him to resist.
"And I really love you" he reached for her and kissed her lips softly.
"Noah Carter?" she said a few seconds later.
"It is a good option. What about Noah William?" he took a notebook from their nightstand drawer and took note of the names.
"Or Noah Michael like his daddy" she suggested and saw how his features changed, showing pride, happiness and excitement.
"Adding to the list" he offered her his perfect smile. "Noah doesn't need to be the first name if you like anything else"
"I guess we should be open to possibilities. I really like Gabriel, Aidan, Tristan, Alexander but my favorite is definitely Julian" she winked to her fiancé.
"As much as I'm flattered that you even considered my name I guess this one I may pass though I really like Gabriel and Tristan even though the latter is not biblical. I also like Samuel, Daniel and Joshua"
"Cut Daniel from the list and we are good" she informed him.
"So we've got Noah, Carter, William, Michael, Gabriel, Tristan, Samuel and Joshua. I guess we've made great in just a few minutes" he looked proudly at their list.
"Baby I don't want to disappoint you but that was just the first round and don't you think eight names is already a lot to consider?" she made her way to his lap and kissed him slowly.
"In this case I could keep getting you pregnant so we won't need to discard any name" his hands moved to under her top but not exactly to caress their baby.
"You are pretty aware that you can't get me pregnant while I am already pregnant, right?" she smiled and he looked at her with his best naughty look.
"I'm mastering my already perfect skills" he cockily added as he reached for her waistband.
"I am all for the practice" she smirked as he undressed her.
AN: Hey guys.
Well I am not really in the mood to write lately though the lines still keep coming easily to this story and Stockholm (btw I haven't even started the next chapter of that one but I hope to do it early in the next week) but then I've got a few reviews asking me to update and I couldn't do not update it :)
Thanks to everybody who reviewed and though I take criticizes very nicely I think to call my grammar atrocious was a bit too much. I know I make a lot of mistakes, I am Brazilian and Portuguese has really nothing to do with English but I read a lot of fics here and I can say that atrocious sounds a bit harsh compared to what I read around - which doesn't give me an excuse but as a foreigner sometimes I see that I make less mistakes than some natives. My beloved beta Ashley can't review my chapters now and she is not replaceable because I really like her. So I really hope you guys to have some patience with me and if you see a mistake that I keep making I really don't mind if you mention it in the reviews.
So far so good for Brooke and Julian but how will things be when Lucas is back and moves temporarily to New York? And what happens when Brooke has some bad news and so does Julian?
The fic is in its final chapters and I can't believe it will be longer than forty chapters. I tend to think that long fics are tiring but I couldn't shorten this one.
I hope you liked this chapter and I am sorry I am not mentioning all the people that reviewed but it is late here and I am very sleepy. But I do love your reviews and I hope you liked this chapter.
Talk to you soon.
Babi