A/N: Okay everyone, here is the new chapter! And guess what? We are finally to the point from chapter one, the park scene. I did a small time jump in this chapter, probably around four months, but there are two flashbacks from between now and the wedding (from the last chapter). I want to say thank you to everyone who reviewed, this chapter is for you! I wrote it fairly quickly yesterday, and didn't really edit it much, so I hope it is okay! I hope you all like it! And just so you know there will probably only be one more chapter of this story to wrap it up.. Anyways, go ahead, read, review and enjoy!

Chapter Fifty Two- I Want You To Need Me

And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Brooke sat behind the counter of her store and couldn't help but smile. The sun was shining brightly through the panes of glass making her summer designs shine. Her store was filled with bright colors, fun sandals, and an endless supply of summer dresses. There was just something about this time of the year that made her instantly happy no matter what was going on in her life.

"Brooke, I can take over now" A voice said from behind, snapping Brooke from her warm thoughts.

"Huh?" Brooke mumbled, shaking her head and looking to the side to see Millie.

"I'm here, you can leave" Millie said plainly with an easy laugh.

"Right, what time is it?" Brooke asked, answering her own question by glancing up at the silver clock hanging on the purple wall. "I guess I should go pick up Ave from her play group, relieve that poor mom from my sassy four year old."

Millie laughed, placing her hand on Brooke's shoulder. "You know that kid is a miniature version of you right?"

Brooke raised her eyebrows at her friend in shock. "I don't think I have ever had as much attitude as she does."

Millie rolled her eyes and gently pushed Brooke on the back, "Go…and enjoy your weekend."

"Thanks Mill," Brooke said, flashing her friend a quick smile and leaving the store.

Brooke was happy to be back in Tree Hill, and things were going well for them there. Brooke loved living in the small town atmosphere, with the beach just a five minute drive from her gorgeous house. Her Tree Hill store was running smoothly, and Brooke felt more at home in the first store she opened. Averie was also happy being back in Tree Hill. She had turned four a couple of months ago so Brooke and Lucas decided it was time to enroll her into a pre-school. Averie went to her school three days a week and was loving it. Brooke also switched off with a couple of the other mom's and would hold a play group for four of the little girls once a month. They were both happy in Tree Hill, it was and would always be home.

As soon as Brooke pulled into the Jepson's driveway, Averie opened the front door and ran out, still wearing her dance leotard, a tutu, and the fairy wings that she was refusing to take off lately. She was smiling widely and ran straight to the drivers side door. When she reached her destination she pressed the paper she was holding against Brooke's window. Brooke smiled at the picture, hoping the paint that Averie had used to make it was dry.

Averie lowered the picture, gave her mom a big smile and opened the door.

"Hi mommy! I saw you from the window, and I wanted to run and run and run out here to show you this!" Averie squealed, talking a million miles a minute with her high pitched voice as she waved the painting around in the air. "I maked it for you….No, I maked it for Daddy instead!"

Brooke rolled her eyes and squished Averie's cheeks, "Well, I am sure he will love it" she laughed, leaning down and kissing her daughters forehead. Averie climbed into Brookes lap, "Did you and Addison have fun today?"

Averie nodded, "Addie gots new paint and her Mommy let us makes our pictures, and guess what Mommy? We got to use our fingers" Averie grinned, waving her paint-stained fingers directly in Brooke's face.

"Don't worry, its washable" Mrs. Jepson said with a small laugh, stepping next to Brooke's open car door, holding Addison in her arms. "Thanks for coming to play today Averie."

"I will come back soon, don't be sad" Averie said with a sincere nod.

"What she meant to say was thank you" Brooke said, tickling Averie's sides.

"Addie wanted to come out here and say bye, but we will see you in pre-school tomorrow" Mrs. Jepson said, setting Addison down on the pavement.

"Here Avie, I want to give this one to you" Addison grinned, holding out a painting to Averie.

Averie took the painting from Addison, gave her a small smile and then examined the picture. She then looked back at Addison, and then to Brooke. She held the paper back out to Addison, "You can keep it" She said with wide eyes and a serious tone.

"Averie!" Brooke said under her breath, watching as Addison's light blue eyes started to fill up with tears.

"But Mommy" Averie whined, "Its all…scratchy."

Brooke took the painting from Averie, "Its very pretty Addison, thank you. Averie, get in your seat, buckle up." Brooke said, trying to hide her embarrassment while pushing Averie off of her lap and letting her crawl into the back seat. "Thanks again for letting her come over" Brooke said, smiling at Mrs. Jepson who held her crying daughter and was in obvious shock over what Averie said. "We will see you guys tomorrow."

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"So…" Haley started, staring at Brooke from across the table, "How is Lucas doing?"

Brooke shrugged her shoulders, "Fine I guess. He's still in New York so I don't know."

"I thought he was supposed to be coming here, that's what Nathan said…"

"Yeah, I thought so too" Brooke sighed, pushing her food around on her plate. "But I guess he got held up, he said he wouldn't be here until Sunday morning so we'll see."

"Well, that will still give you all at least a day together before Monday comes around and you are back to work and Ave is back in school" Haley said with a small smile, always trying to look on the bright side.

Brooke nodded, "Thanks again for dinner Hale's" She said, effectively changing the subject. "Your cooking is one of the many things I love about living in Tree Hill."

"I second that!" Nathan called from the living room, making Brooke and Haley laugh.

Haley gathered up the dishes from the table, "I wish the kids felt the same way" She laughed, noticing all the food they left on their plates. "But thank you, I am glad my services are appreciated."

"Oh and they are" Nathan said, wiggling his eyebrows as he entered the kitchen. He rested his hand on Haley's hip and kissed the side of her cheek. "Since you made dinner, how about I am in charge of desert?"

"Uhm Nathan, maybe you should wait until you are alone before you start talking about desert. I am not a fan of hearing about your boring married sex" Brooke said, scrunching up her face and wiggling her finger around between her two friends.

"Brooke!" Haley squealed, her cheeks starting to turn pink.

"Well its true" Brooke shrugged.

"Oh Davis, your just jealous" Nathan winked, "Where is Lucas anyways? I thought he was going to come into town and make you less grumpy? And just so you know, I was actually talking about desert" He said, opening the freezer and pulling out a carton of ice cream. He held it up in the air like a super-hero before setting it down, "Who wants ice cream?" He called, and waited until he heard three sets of tiny footsteps running across the carpet.

"We do!" Averie and Max said together, jumping up and down and waving their arms excitedly as soon as they entered the kitchen.

"Me ice ceam!" Tessa squealed, stumbling into the kitchen moments after Averie and Max.

"Are you sure those little monsters need any sugar? They seem to have too much energy as it is" Haley smiled, watching as Max and Averie jumped and pulled on Nathan's free arm.

"Don't worry Tutor-Mom, they always crash fast after a sugar high, huh princess" Brooke said, lifting Tessa into her arms and setting her on the counter.

Flashback

"I guess ice cream wasn't such a bad idea after all" Brooke laughed, watching as Averie's eyes slowly closed and her head drooped onto her dad's shoulder.

"Not at all" Lucas laughed. "It always surprises me how fast she can go from bouncing off the walls to sleeping."

Brooke nodded, watching Lucas run his hand along Averie's back. She pulled her coat on and wrapped it tight around her, suddenly getting cold inside the colorful ice cream parlor. It had been a week since Jake and Chae's wedding, a week since the kiss she had shared with Lucas, and three days since she reluctantly moved back into his house with Averie. To say things were awkward would be an understatement, but for Averie's sake, the two adults were trying to act as normal as they possibly could.

"Are you ready to go?" Lucas asked.

Brooke nodded and stood up, grabbing Averie's red coat and draping it over her daughters back. "I have to be at the store early tomorrow morning," She rambled, "But you can drop her off to me on your way to the studio if you want."

"I can take her with me if you need me too" Lucas said, pushing the door opened with his back, the frigid December air catching him by surprise and making him shiver.

They walked quickly down the street, Lucas guiding Brooke with his gloved hand while he held Averie in the other arm. They got into the car quickly, Averie clinging to Lucas as he tried to put her in her car seat. She relaxed and let go, leaning her head on the side of her seat and falling back into sleep.

As Lucas navigated the New York streets driving her car, Brooke couldn't think of anything except her decision to just be his friend. When he was sitting so close to her, singing along softly with the radio she couldn't help but want to touch him. But it wasn't as bad now as it was at night when they would sit up after Averie went to bed, she had overwhelming urges of wanting to kiss him, drag him into his room and rip his clothes off. She had no idea if he was feeling the same, but she had a feeling that he was. She noticed the way he would stare at her, subtly touch her hand, and hold his breath every time she entered the room. She knew the friends thing was her decision, that she could change it. But she was moving back to Tree Hill, and Lucas was still in New York, and last time they were apart their relationship failed, and she didn't want to take that chance again. She knew that if they were meant to be together that they would find their way in the end, it just wasn't their time right now, as unfair as that was.

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Brooke was on the computer looking at the new spreadsheet that Millie had just sent to her showing the new summer inventory. This was the biggest line that Brooke had so far in her career, and everyone was crossing their fingers that it would sell. It seemed to be doing well in New York, especially since her line was up against very popular and in-demand designers. The next couple of weeks would be big in selling and promoting, and Brooke felt a rush of butterflies in her stomach at the thought of the new line. Trish told her not to worry, both of her stores were doing fine, and the closer it got to summer the more desperate people would get for her clothes. Brooke hoped that was the case. She was also working on the finishing touches to her new children's clothing line, and was about ready to send her sketches off to the distributor who now made her clothes. How she balanced work and family was still unknown to her.

"Mommy" Averie whined, for the millionth time, bouncing up and down in annoyance.

"What baby?" Brooke asked, turning away from her computer and looking at her daughter who was trying to act as pitiful as possible.

"When is daddy coming? Can we go to the park now? I'm so so huuungry," Averie pouted, pulling on Brooke's arm as she spoke, attempting to pull her mom away from the computer screen.

Brooke stood up reluctantly, knowing she had to meet the demands of her very rambunctious child. Averie had been bouncing off the walls all morning and Brooke was having a hard time keeping her occupied. She needed to get a little bit of work done, but it looked like that would have to wait until after bedtime.

"Alright Sassy pants" Brooke sighed, standing from the chair and watching Averie's pouting face turn into a grin. "Lets go get you a snack and then we can go to the park."

"But what about daddy? Is he coming to the park?" Averie asked, looking up at Brooke with her big, round, sad blue eyes.

Brooke sighed, and lifted Averie into her arms. "His plane should be here soon, maybe he will meet us there."

Averie nodded and then grabbed Brooke's cheeks with both hands. "I really really really want a popsicle, you know, cause it is very warm and melty outside."

Brooke rolled her eyes and set Averie down onto a barstool. "Oh really? But I thought you were so huuuuungry?" Brooke asked, mimicking her daughter.

"Well, I meaned that I was just a little bit" Averie said, using her thumb and fore-finger to measure how hungry she was. "Just a little bit hungry for a blue popsicle."

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Brooke and Averie walked through the park, Averie pushing her plastic doll stroller and singing the new song she learned in pre-school. Brooke pulled her phone out of her purse and checked the screen again. Lucas hadn't called her, or texted her, or made any sort of contact with her. When she talked to him the night before he told her that his plane would be getting in at 10 a.m. But it was already nearly 2 p.m. and Brooke still hadn't heard from him. She chose to push this into the back of her mind for now, and decided that she shouldn't worry. Instead she texted him, saying that her and Averie had went to the park without him and that they would see him later.

As soon as they reached the park bench, Averie abandoned her doll stroller and ran towards the playground, nearly tripping on the long, pink princess dress that she had been wearing all weekend. Brooke watched as her daughter climbed and crawled and slid. She bit on her lip as Averie eyed the monkey bars, and hoped that the four year old didn't have the guts to attempt them. She let out a relieved sigh when Averie stopped staring and ran in the opposite direction towards the swings.

"Mom!" Averie called, waving Brooke over with her hand. "Come watch me!"

Brooke walked towards her daughter with a smile, and stood beside the swing set. "What new trick do you have for us today?"

Averie grinned at her mothers delight and rested her tummy on the swing. She then used her feet to run forward, and lifted them up as she swung backwards. "Whhheeeee!" she called, grinning and laughing as her feet flung wood chips everywhere.

"That is a really good trick" Brooke laughed, loving the way her four year olds mind worked.

Averie stopped suddenly and nodded, "That makes my tummy feel all wobbly. Now you can watch me go on the tall tall spinning slide!" Averie cheered, standing from the swing and running back towards the playground.

Averie loved being at the park, and Brooke knew she would stay there forever if that was an option. So she let her daughter play, and get out some of her pent-up energy. Even though there were a few close calls of Averie climbing up the outside of the playground and falling off, Brooke knew it was good to let her be a kid, even though she was on the verge of broken bones. Nevertheless, she loved being able to spend their Sundays at the park, hearing Averie laugh and watching her try new things. But she still couldn't imagine where Lucas could be.

After watching Averie run around for a half hour, she left her to practice swinging on the swings by herself. She checked her phone again, and there was still nothing from Lucas. She went to gather up their things, letting Averie play for a few more minutes. Brooke looked up, and was surprised when she saw Lucas standing beside her.

"Hey" he said softly, smiling at Brooke not only with his mouth but with his blue eyes.

"I didn't think you were going to make it" Brooke said, her voice serious but trying not to sound vulnerable. She didn't look at him, instead she kept her eyes focused on Averie.

"I told you I would be here, so of course I'm going to be here" He told her, reaching a hand up and placing it on her arm.

Brooke looked over at him and into his blue eyes. Blue eyes that matched her daughters. "I know Lucas. Sometimes you just need to try harder, at least for her…"

And that's when Averie spotted him, "Daddy!" she squealed, jumping off of her swing and falling to the ground. She stood up, brushed off her dress and continued running towards her mom and dad, a huge smile gracing her face.

"Hey princess!" Lucas smiled, noticing how much she looked like her mom. He kneeled down and opened his arms to catch his running daughter.

"I missed you" Averie whispered into his neck as she hugged him tight.

"I missed you too" He said, pulling back and kissing the little girl.

Brooke watched them together and couldn't help but smile. She listened as Averie laughed and Lucas guessed what was different. The haircut that Brooke had taken Averie to get on impulse yesterday. Afterwards she couldn't believe she had taken her baby to get all of her precious long locks of hair cut off, but she had to admit, the short hair cut brought out the blue in her eyes and the dimples in her cheeks even more.

Brooke broke herself from her thoughts, remembering that she was in fact upset with Lucas at the moment. "Ready to go Ave?" Brooke asked.

Averie narrowed her eyebrows, placed one hand on her hip and shook her head no. "I want to play more, I am not even tired yet!"

"How about five more minutes?" Lucas suggested, looking towards Brooke to make sure that was fine with her, she nodded and Lucas shrugged his shoulders towards Averie.

"Okay," Averie said, knowing that five minutes wasn't long enough. She ran towards the playground anyways, this time taking her doll Lucy with her.

Lucas took the opportunity to link his fingers with Brooke's and lead her toward the park bench behind them.

"I'm sorry I was late" He said, turning towards her and keeping her hand tightly secured in his own. "Our meeting ran a little late this morning and I had to catch a later flight. I would have called you but my phone died. I drove to the house and you weren't there, so I called Haley and she said you two mentioned coming here."

"Couldn't you have called from the office or used an airport phone? You were supposed to be back Friday, but it got delayed, then you were supposed to be back this morning, and that got delayed. I can understand that, but she can't Lucas." Brooke said, looking from Lucas to Averie. "It's just…it's bad enough that you are always back and forth. I miss you Luke."

"I know, I'm sorry" Lucas said again, lifting his free hand to gently move a strand of hair out of Brooke's face. "But, you didn't even let me get to the good part yet" he said with a smile.

"And what's the good part?" Brooke asked, knowing that she could never stay upset with him, no matter how hard she tried. She couldn't help but let a small smile start to spread across her face at his excitement.

"Well" He said, holding her hand in between both of his now, "I am officially out of my contract with the afternoon sports show, and I met with my publisher this morning, and he thinks that I should start writing again…from Tree Hill."

Brooke's eyes lit up and she nearly jumped into Lucas' lap, "Really!" She squealed, throwing her arms around him, "So you are here now? For good?" She asked, holding his face in her hands.

"Yeah Pretty Girl, that's what I was trying to say" He said, "No more flying back and forth, no more delayed fli-"

Brooke cut him off, not being able to stop her lips from attacking his. She had to control herself seeing as they were at a park and all, but she couldn't help but kiss him hard and let her hands wander down his chest.

He pulled away from her laughing, "Slow down baby, we can celebrate later."

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Flashback

Lucas came out of Averie's bedroom and found Brooke curled up on the couch reading a magazine. He smiled when he saw her, and watched for a few seconds as she flipped through the glossy pages. She looked up at him, barely noticing that he had entered the room.

"She's out like a light" Lucas announced, "She was asleep before I finished reading the first book."

"Good" Brooke smiled, moving over on the couch to give Lucas a spot to sit.

"It's okay," he said, motioning to the couch, "I think I am just going to go to bed, its been a long day."

Brooke nodded, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then."

He told her goodnight, and as he walked away he could swear he saw a hint of sadness in her hazel eyes. He quickly got ready for bed, and settled into his covers, not actually tired at all. He just couldn't be around her right now. She had been living with him for three weeks, but would be moving back to Tree Hill in five days. Lucas couldn't imagine not living with her anymore, especially not living in the same city as her. He was going to miss Brooke and Averie like crazy, and wasn't looking forward to only seeing them on weekends. He took the book off of his nightstand and willed himself to be taken into a different world than his own.

He didn't know how long he had been staring at the pages of his book, not being able to read, when he heard a small knock on the door followed by, "Can I come in?"

Lucas cleared his throat, and nodded, "Yeah, its open."

Brooke slowly pushed the door open, moved from foot to foot, and fidgeted with the sleeve's of her shirt as she stood in his doorway. She looked like she wanted to say something, but he wasn't sure she was going to.

"Are you okay?" He asked, and watched as she slowly and sadly shook her head 'no'. He frowned at this, turned to his side and lifted up the blankets to his bed, "Come here" he told her, and watched as she crossed the room and awkwardly climbed into bed with him, trying to keep her distance.

They sat together in silence for a few minutes, and then finally Brooke turned towards him. "Lucas, I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry." She said, her eyes round and her voice filled with sincerity. "God, I can't believe how badly I screwed things up. I'm leaving in five days, a choice that I made, but still all I can think about is you. I don't know how I could have acted so stupid."

Listening to her broke his heart, "Then stay. Don't go Brooke, just stay."

She bit on her bottom lip and shook her head, and he watched as tears started falling down her cheeks.

"No Luke, its not only that. It's everything. Last summer when I lost our baby, I felt like my whole world was crashing down around me. I felt like I had done something wrong, because why else would something so horrible be happening. And then you had to go to New York, and you were still so good to me. You were always there for me, but I was vulnerable and I was hurting. I don't know why but I felt like I didn't deserve you. I mean, I lost our baby Luke, why would you want me? I didn't even like being around myself, so why should you have to. When your friend came back, it was the perfect opportunity for me to let you go and not feel as bad about it. But I do feel bad, I regret it everyday. I regret letting you go, and letting myself go." She stopped for a second, sucked in her breath and wiped at the tears that were streaming down her face. "I tried to hide from everything, the only reason I woke up in the morning was for Averie. I thought it would be easier to stop loving you, but I realized that wasn't going to happen." She paused again, and looked away from Lucas and instead examined the palms of her hands. "Because I love you Lucas, I always have, and the biggest mistake that I have made was letting you go."

Lucas was surprised, because the Brooke Davis he knew wasn't ever this open about her feelings. He didn't waste any time before he scooped her up into his arms, letting her head rest on his shoulder while she cried. He gently rubbed her back and ran his fingers through her hair. He whispered that it would be okay, that he forgave her. And when she stopped crying, he lifted her face with his finger under his chin, and he told her, "I love you too, Brooke Davis."

His words seemed to bring out a new set of tears from her waterfall eyes. He hoped that she believed him when he told her he loved her, because he did. Because he always knew that her saying would be put to the test, and that when it was that they would find their way back to each other. He knew that Brooke was his future, and he knew that she knew that even if she was too scared to admit it. He didn't resent her for pushing him away, even though at times he wanted to. Instead he held on, and waited for her to come back to him. And somehow, with every day apart, he grew to love her more.

"I told you I have been waiting for you to come back to me" He said into her hair, a hint of happy in his voice. "You deserve to be happy, you know that right? And I do love you. I have loved you since the day I saw you attached to Kade's arm at that basketball dinner."

At that she let out a small laugh through her sniffles, and peeled her face away from his shoulder to look at him.

"Why are you being so kind and forgiving? I don't deserve it Lucas" She frowned.

He couldn't help but smile at her, "I wish you could see yourself the way I see you. You are brave, and scared. You're stubborn, intelligent, your beautiful and kind. Your caring, a great mother, and you have an amazing heart." He used his thumb to gently wipe the tears from her face. "You are the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I go to bed. You are it for me Brooke Davis, and I am completely lost without you."

"But why Lucas? Why aren't you mad? You should be mad…"

"Because I love you Brooke."

Brooke couldn't believe that after everything they had gone through, everything she had put their relationship through, that he could sit there and forgive her of all she had done. She didn't know how she got so lucky to have Lucas Scott love her, but she decided that she would never let him go again.

He cupped the side of her face with one hand and slowly moved closer to her. He touched his lips against hers softly, tasting the salt from her tears. When she tensed up he wrapped his other arm around her, pulling her closer and waiting for her to relax into the kiss. She moved her hands up to his face, slowly kissing him back. His tongue met hers, and it was the sweetest taste he had ever known. Their kiss started to speed up, and when her breathing matched his own, he lowered his fingers down to her stomach. He let his fingers slide under her sweatshirt and graze her cool, soft skin. She shivered when his hands made contact with her skin, but moved closer to him upon instinct.

She moaned into his mouth as his fingers massaged her abdomen and sides. She reached for his hands, willing them to dispose her of her shirt. He smiled at her urgency and willingly slid her shirt above her head, their lips losing contact for only a moment. She brought herself to her knees, unlocking her lips from Lucas' and staring down at him. She smiled shyly as she pulled of his shirt, and piece by piece they removed the rest of their clothing.

Lucas took control from there, showing Brooke how much he loved and missed her. He made love to her slowly, taking his time to make her happy. He had missed the way they fit so perfectly together, the way they both wanted the same things, and the way his name sounded on her lips. After their release, he held her in his arms, and she was more than happy to be there with him.

He ran his fingers through her hair until he thought she had fallen asleep. Then he reached over turned off his lamp and settled into bed with Brooke, closing his eyes and remembering the feeling of everything being right in the world.

He was exhausted and energized. He was content and needy. He couldn't close his eyes, because he wanted to spend the night watching Brooke sleep in his arms. He willed his eyes closed, happy with the feeling that she would still be there when he woke up in the morning.

"Broody" She mumbled, just when he was about to let himself go to sleep.

"Hmm" He responded, running his fingers along her arm.

"I love you" She said sleepily, smiling contently, and then nuzzling her face into his chest.

"I love you too Cheery," he whispered, knowing that she had already fallen back to sleep.

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Ever since she moved back to Tree Hill, her and Lucas seemed to be inseparable. He spent his time between New York and Tree Hill, and they had settled into their new life together.

Brooke and Lucas sat on the couch while Averie rifled through their shelf of movies. She was curled up in his arms, and was feeling bad about how she acted earlier at the park. She sat up straight, letting his arm fall from her shoulder. "I'm sorry I freaked out earlier, but I was worried and I was looking forward to you coming home and I kind of had my own exciting news to tell you" she rambled, biting down on her bottom lip.

Lucas laughed, and rested a hand on her knee. "It's okay baby. I should have called you" he said, running a hand over her cheek. "And what was your exciting news?"

Brooke lifted a hand to her face and started chewing on her fingernail, "Well, I" she started, dropping her hand back down to her lap. "It's been a weird week, lets just say that, you were in New York, and I was busy and I didn't really notice that I was late." Lucas raised his eyebrows, not understanding what she was trying to get at, so she continued. "And I didn't really think anything of it, and then on Friday when I was waiting to see when you would be coming home I decided that I might as well….and so I did…"

"You did what?" Lucas said with a smile, trying not to laugh as he watched Brooke fidget. He grabbed her hand and held it in his as soon as she started to tug on the hem of her shirt.

"I took a pregnancy test…and I'm pregnant Lucas" She said, searching his face for his reaction.

He shook his head quickly, and then pulled her into his arms, not able to contain his shock and excitement. "So we, you're.."

"We're having a baby Lucas" She said into his ear, trying her hardest not to cry, even if they were tears of joy.

Averie, alarmed by her parents sudden movements and tears ran towards the couch and pried them apart. "Mommy" She said in the hiccup that comes before crying, her chest starting to heave up and down and her breathing started to speed up as her eyes filled with tears.

"I'm okay honey" Brooke said, smiling through her tears.

"Mommy is crying because she is happy" Lucas tried to explain, but it didn't work and tears started to rush down Averie's cheeks, the little girl clinging tightly to her mom.

"You is happy crying?" She asked through her tears into Brooke's hair.

"Yeah, I am happy crying" Brooke laughed.

Averie sat back and examined her mom. She wiped the tears from her cheeks and stared between her mom and her dad. "But, but why?"

"Because Ave, mommy is going to have a baby" Brooke smiled, wiping the tears from her daughters cheeks and then from her own.

"Like, a little one?" Averie asked, looking from her mom to her dad and trying to make sense of what they were saying.

"Yeah. Do you know what that means?" Lucas asked, Averie just shrugged her tiny shoulders. "It means that you are going to be a big sister."

"Just like Max is a big brother to Tessa" Brooke explained.

Averie suddenly began to smile, "I can have a Tessa now too?" She asked, feeling quite fond of her baby cousin.

Brooke and Lucas laughed, "You get your own baby brother or sister" Lucas told her.

Averie thought about this for a few seconds, and then crawled off of Brooke's lap and onto the floor. "Okay" she said, nodding her head. "Can I pick a movie now?"

Lucas laughed, pulling Brooke back towards him. "Yeah, go pick a movie."

Brooke leaned into Lucas and kissed him slowly, she pulled away from him, both of them smiling, they both watched Averie, amazed that they had made one perfect child together and were getting the chance to do it again.

"We're having another baby Luke," Brooke said contently.

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A/N: What did you think? I am hoping you are all pretty happy right now! Make sure and let me know what you thought in your reviews!