Chapter 50: Dinner Party Revelations

(Brooke being the little instigator that she is made sure everyone was invited to dinner. She called Skillz, and Bevin, telling Skillz to bring Mouth. She also invited Nathan and Haley and of course Peyton, Lucas, and Rachel. She figured she's just rip the bandage off and let everything fly. Everyone except Rachel, Peyton and Lucas were there. Brooke was starting to wonder where the hell they were. Everyone was sitting in the living room. Jamie and Molly were playing and the adults were just sitting. Mouth thinking about the fact that he had to see the one love of his life after 2 years of no contact and Haley thinking about how much she hated Rachel even though she knew she couldn't still try to get Nathan and she sure in the hell couldn't get her fired now. Brooke noticed the tension and decided to talk)

Brooke: I wonder where the hell Leyton is?!
Haley: Do you really call them Leyton?
Brooke: Yeah and we call you Naley and Billz and we're Brackson!
Haley: We're not Hollywood stars Brooke
Brooke: Doesn't mean we can't act like we are!

(Haley and Brooke notice Nathan and Skillz are talking about something laughing)

Haley: What's so funny?
Nathan: We know why Lucas and Peyton are late!
Haley: then why don't you tell us?
Skills: Cuz they'd kill us!
Brooke: It must be good so spill

Skillz: Have you ever heard the say when the car's a rockin' don't come a knockin'

Brooke: What are you talking about?
Nathan: Well Skillz and I went to play a little one on one at the River Court and Peyton and Lucas were there

Brooke: So?
Nathan: In their car

Haley: Yeah

Skillz: Makin' love!

Brooke: What?! Peyton?
Haley: Peyton wouldn't do that!
Nathan: Oh she was and what was even funnier was the fact that they had the sunroof open!
Brooke: They didn't?

Skillz: Oh yes they did!

Haley: And you heard them?
Nathan: It was kind of hard not too!
Skillz: Let's just say P. Sawyer must be mighty hand and a damn fine lover because our man was enjoying himself a little bit too much!
Brooke: Oh, this is so good! I can't wait for Peyton to get her now!
Haley: You can't call them out on it. Peyton will die if she knows that we all know

Brooke: Then they shouldn't have been having sex in a public place!
Haley: She's got a houseful of people and she's been gone for four days I'm sure she needed a little loving and I'm positive Lucas did. He couldn't wait for her to get home

Jackson: Damn I wish we would have went to the River Court when you got home!
Brooke: (Looking at him) I took care of things!
Jackson: I know and I'm not complaining it just sounds like River Court sex is pretty intense

Mouth: It can be

(Everyone looks at Mouth)

Mouth: I might as well tell you…

Haley: Tell us what?
Mouth: I slept with Rachel about two years ago

Haley: She was married!
Brooke: So what! Her husband was an ass
Jackson: That doesn't make it right Brooke
Brooke: Oh I know I'm not one for cheating but we're not going to sit here and judge Mouth and Rachel
Bevin: I can't believe she's back
Haley: Me either

Brooke: Back to the River Court sex Mouth

Mouth: That's where Rachel and I were

Brooke: Was it hot?
Jackson: No tact Brooke
Brooke: Better you know that now baby (leaning over and kissing him)
Mouth: It was but not as hot and Peyton and Lucas' sounds…

Peyton: (from the door) What about us?

(Everyone in the room turns to look at Peyton and Lucas standing in the front door. Rachel no where to be found. Everyone starts laughing)

Peyton: I told you Luke that Skillz and Nathan would tell them!
Lucas: No guy code around here anymore!
Brooke: Hey P. Sawyer, soon to be Scott, can Jackson and I borrow that big ass car of yours later?
Peyton: No! and I have half of mind to turn around and leave now!
Brooke: On come on

Peyton: (walking in, holding Lucas' hand) No get your own car!
Brooke: I don't think mine's as big as yours

Peyton: That's your problem
Lucas: Ok stop talking about it! So what we did it in the car at the River Court… It's not like it was our first time there!
Peyton: (Sitting down) Or our last

Lucas: (sitting down next to her) Damn, should we leave now?
Peyton: No but maybe… (leaning over and kissing him)
Brooke: Ok, cool it or I'm turning the hose on you and where's Rachel?
Peyton: She's be right in. She's taking care of something plus she wanted us to come in so everyone would have time to talk about her before she came in. She's not looking forward to tonight so we're all going to be nice right? (looking at Haley)
Haley: Why are you looking at me?
Peyton: I wonder!

Brooke: Where's Ellie?
Peyton: With Rachel. We left her out there so Rachel wouldn't have to come in all alone.

Brooke: So you left a 4 year old to come in with her

Peyton: Well Rachel wouldn't let me stay with her and Ellie told her she'd stay and it made Rachel smile so she agreed

Brooke: Great!

(The front door opens and Ellie comes running in followed by Rachel carrying Adian. Ellie jumps up on Haley's lap and Rachel walks over to where Peyton and Lucas are sitting. Bevin gets up and walks over to her)

Bevin: Rach, it has been so long! It's so great to see you! (hugging her)
Rachel: it's good to see you too

(Peyton gets up and takes Adian. Rachel smiles at her)

Haley: (still holding Ellie) Rachel you look great

Rachel: So do you and of course your husband looks amazing like always!
Haley: I see you haven't changed much…
Rachel: (smiling) Just trying to break the ice… I'm a little nervous here. Plus Nathan's really not my type anymore

Skillz: (getting up and hugging Rachel) It's great to see you

Rachel: Thanks Skillz

(Mouth gets up and walks over to her. He wraps her in the tightest hug and she smiles)

Rachel: Mouth, I've missed you
Mouth: I've missed you too why didn't you return my calls?
Rachel: It's been a long two years Mouth and a lot has happened and I want to tell you all about it just not yet

Mouth: fair enough

(Molly and Jamie walks into the room)

Molly: Hey Ellie!
Ellie: Hi Mol

Jamie: What do you have in your hands, Ellie?
Ellie: A present for your mom

Brooke: What? You always bring me a present now you're giving Aunt Haley presents?
Ellie: (smiling at her Brooke) Sorry Aunt Brooke but I didn't know you like to read

(Everyone laughs)

Haley: What'd you bring me baby girl?
Ellie: (handing her a book) This… It's called I love you Always and Forever. Its about a daddy and his son but when I saw it I thought about you and Uncle Nathan because you are always saying to each other always and forever so I thought you'd like it.

Peyton: She used her gift card from Grandpa Larry to buy you that book

Haley: Oh Ellie that was so nice of you

Ellie: You like it

Haley: (hugging her and kissing her on the head) I love it thank you baby girl!
Ellie: You're welcome

(Everyone smiles at the sweet little girl. She really is kind-hearted and always thinking of others.)

Haley: So if I start the introductions do I get to meet that handsome little boy that Peyton is hogging?
Rachel: Oh, I'm sorry. He's my son Adian

(Mouth looks at her in shock. He stares at the baby in Peyton's arms and he knows. He can just tell by looking at him and he knows that's why Rachel is back… He knows that little boy belongs to him. Why did she keep him from her? He starts go get angry… No, Mouth give her a chance. She may have a great reason and she's here now)

Haley: He's beautiful
Mouth: That he is
Rachel: thanks (sitting down next to Peyton and Adian reaches her for her. She takes him from Peyton and he snuggles his head into her chest)

(Ellie jumps off of Haley's lap and walks over crawling on Peyton's lap. Jamie goes and sits between Nathan and Haley and Molly goes to sit on Brooke's lap. The girls really missed their moms while they were gone and have become a little clingy)

Haley: This is Jamie

Jamie: James Lucas Scott to be exact… Who are you?
Rachel: (laughing slightly) I'm Rachel. I went to high school with your parents

Jamie: Cool

Brooke: This little girl is Molly and this is my fiancé Jackson

(Jackson gets up and walks over to shake her hand)

Rachel: Nice to meet you Jackson… You too Molly

Molly: Nice to meet you too

(Everyone sits back down in silence. No one is saying anything. Jamie decides to break it)

Jamie: We went to the doctor

Peyton: Is everything ok?
Jamie: Yeah we went to your Dr. Smith

Peyton: Oh what did he say?
Jamie: (looking kind of disappointed) We're having girls

(Everyone laughs)

Ellie: Did he give you the heartbeat tape?
Jamie: Yeah and you were right it's cool!
Ellie: I listen to it before I go to bed

Jamie: I have it in my room too
Ellie: That's cool

Peyton: Congratulations on the girls!

Haley: Thanks we're excited and we're also hoping you'll help us with the nursery. We'd like to have a P. Sawyer original on the walls. When you did Ellie's nursery in LA it was so cool…

Peyton: Of course. We need to get our nursery done too (looking at Lucas)
Lucas: Ok, ok I get it. Tell Brooke over there to make time since you promised she could help us

Brooke: you're still whining about that?
Skillz: He whines about everything and I do mean everything….

Peyton: Don't go there again, Skillz

Skillz: I can't' help it you two were really….

Lucas: Skillz stop or she won't do it again!
Skillz: Sorry man
Bevin: And if you keep going on about it neither will I!

(Everyone laughs and Skillz smiles sheepishly at Bevin)

Molly: Come on Jamie and Ellie let's go outside and play

Brooke: ok but don't go any further then the swing set and stay away from the water!
Peyton: Ellie, did you hear Aunt Brooke?
Ellie: Yes, mommy I'll stay away from the water!
Haley: You to James

Jamie: I will man. I'm the oldest I'll take care of them!

(The kids bounce out of the room only leaving the adults. Brooke elbows Jackson)

Jackson: I should start the steaks

Lucas: I'll help you

(Jackson and Lucas walk out of the room and outside to the grill)

Brooke: I have to get the other stuff ready

Peyton: Let me help you

Haley: I'll help too

Bevin: I'm going to go play with the kids since I don't have my own. Rach, can I take Adian with me?
Rachel: Sure. thanks

Skillz: I'm getting a beer and heading out to make sure they make my steak bleed a little when it comes of the grill

Nathan: I'll join you

(Everyone leaves the living room and leaves only Mouth and Rachel sitting there)

Mouth: They did this on purpose you know that right?
Rachel: Yeah I asked Brooke to get us alone tonight

Mouth: Why?
Rachel: I need to talk to you Mouth… It's kind of important

Mouth: Ok, (not able to tell her no) Would you like to go for a walk? Dinner will be at least an hour it is always is when those guys are trying to grill and Brooke, Peyton and Haley are in the kitchen
Rachel: Ok sure

(Mouth and Rachel get up and walk out of the house. They walk along the beach for a while before finding a cliff with rocks and sit on it)

Mouth: you look good

Rachel: You too

Mouth: How's Mark?
Rachel: Hell if I know

Mouth: What?
Rachel: I left him

Mouth: Why, you were so happy

Rachel: No I wasn't. I just pretended like I was because I thought that's the life I wanted to live

Mouth: (seeing the pain in her eyes) Rach, what happened?
Rachel: A lot… He was an ass (starting to cry)
Mouth: If he hurt you…

Rachel: It's over now I'm just glad to be away from him… There's something I have to tell you and it's not easy for me…

Mouth: It's about Adian isn't it?
Rachel: How'd you know?
Mouth: Rachel, I look at myself in the mirror every day. He has my eyes

Rachel: He looks just like you…
Mouth: Well luckily he got your nose and soft facial features

Rachel: why aren't you yelling at me?
Mouth: I'm waiting to hear your reasons before I react any way…
Rachel: I'm sorry Mouth
Mouth: I don't want to hear excuse Rach. You've always been full of them. I just want to know why

Rachel: Fair enough

Mouth: If you're not ready I'll wait but I'm not going to pretend that we're fine and happy and even friends right now. I want to know why you'd keep my son from me

Rachel: (tears running down her face) I had too

Mouth: Why?
Rachel: He would have hurt him if he knew…

Mouth: Mark?
Rachel: He was an asshole, Mouth. He hit me and abused me sexually. It was really bad

(Mouth wraps an arm around her and she lays her head on his shoulder)

Mouth: You're safe now… Tell me about it, please…

Rachel: I don't know…
Mouth: No judgment, Rach. Just be honest with me

Rachel: Ok (leaving her head on his shoulder so she didn't have to look him in the eyes)

(Rachel sits and tells Mouth about her horrible marriage and the abuse and how her parents helped her and how seeing Brooke and Peyton made her strong enough to come home and face him again. She didn't tell him that Adian was sick yet. She needed a few more minutes before she told him that. Plus she was sobbing uncontrollably and Mouth had tears in his eyes. He just sat there and held her until they were both able to talk again. He took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes)

Rachel: Thank you for protecting my son and I'm so sorry that happened to you. You should have called me I would have gotten you out of there…

Rachel: I was afraid you'd hate me for keeping Adian from you

Mouth: Rachel, I could never hate you. Don't you know that by now?
Rachel: I've changed Mouth I really have

Mouth: I can see that
Rachel: I'm trying to be a better person

Mouth: Rachel, you are a good person…

Rachel: Mouth, there's one more thing I have to tell you…

Mouth: Ok, what is it (feeling that he wasn't sure he could take anymore)
Rachel: Adian's sick…

Mouth: What's the matter with him?
Rachel: He has leukemia

Mouth: Cancer…

Rachel: Yes

Mouth: But he looks fine

Rachel: He just started chemo so his hair hasn't started falling out yet. I just found out a few weeks ago. At first I just took him home and held him and cried. My mom was actually really awesome. They come to visit once in a while and when she saw me she decided to stay for a few days. She told me I couldn't let my baby boy die without fighting for him and she went to the doctor's with me. She then told me I had to tell you. I wasn't going to but when I found out none of us was a match I knew I has to tell you, you might be his only hope now

Mouth: Hope for what?
Rachel: He needs a bone marrow transplant.

Mouth: Oh…

Rachel: My parents and I aren't matches

Mouth: I'll get tested tomorrow

Rachel: (crying) Really, you don't even know him and I kept him from you

Mouth: I don't need to know him I already love him and it doesn't matter that you kept him from me he's sick and he needs both of his parents

Rachel: (looking at him softly) Thank you, Mouth

Mouth: No need to thank me… He's my son. You guys are going to come stay with me. Skillz moved in with Bevin so I have a two bedroom apartment to myself. You can stay there with me and we'll face this together

Rachel: But I have an apartment and job in New York
Mouth: Rachel, let me help you! I'm sure we can get you a job here. Brooke has a clothing store, Peyton has a record company and Lucas has a night club. I'm sure one of those places could use some help. If not I'm sure I could get you a job at the TV station. Please… stay so I can get to know my son and I can help you through this, please

Rachel: (unable to resist Mouth, whispering) ok…

(Mouth sits there holding Rachel and she cries. She's crying because Mouth took it so well and she's crying because he wants to help her and she's crying because for the first time in years she feels safe in a man's arm… They just sit there for a while just being together)

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(Brooke, Peyton, Bevin, and Haley were sitting in the kitchen cooking and talking.)

Haley: So is the kid Mouth's?
Brooke: Yeah and I hope she's telling him right now

Peyton: They've been gone a long time
Bevin: I know and I hope they come back soon I'm starving

Haley: You're as bad as the kids

(Brooke grabs some chips and salsa and sits in out on the counter)

Bevin: Thanks

Brooke: no problem
Haley: Why did she keep him from Mouth?
Peyton: Her husband was an asshole

Haley: That bad?
Bevin: What'd he do?
Brooke: Beat the shit out of her

Haley: Oh my God!
Bevin: Why'd she come back?
Peyton: Adian has cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant

Haley: Wow!
Bevin: I'll get tested

Peyton: I thought about it too but I can't because I'm pregnant

Haley: I can't either

Brooke: I never thought about it but I'll get tested too

Peyton: Maybe Lucas should get tested too

Lucas: (carrying Adian followed by the other guys) get tested for what?

Peyton: To be a bone marrow donor

Lucas: Who has cancer?
Brooke: Adian

Skillz: So that's why she's back.
Nathan: He's Mouth's kid isn't he?
Bevin: Yeah

Jackson: I'll get tested. If it were Molly I'd want someone to try to help her if I couldn't

Skillz: We'll all get tested

Brooke: You guys are awesome. We'll tell Rachel when she gets back

(The front door opens and Rachel and Mouth walk in. They both look rough but no one says anything about it. Mouth walks over to Lucas and takes Adian out of his arms. He hugs the little boy and kisses him on the forehead)

Mouth: (looking at the gang) He's my son… I have a son (smiling ear to ear)
Peyton: Rachel we told everyone about his cancer

Rachel: Oh, ok

Skillz: And we all goin' go get tested to see if we a match to save baby boy there

Rachel: (tearing up again) really?
Lucas: really that's what friends are for

Haley: Peyton and I can't but will help you any other way we can

Rachel: thank you guys so much
Mouth: Rachel's going to stay here with me and she needs a job so can anyone help her with that?
Lucas: She can work at the club

Brooke: Or my store

Peyton: I need help too

Mouth: (smiling) see I told you

Rachel: You guys are amazing thank you

Nathan: Ok enough with the drama for one day. Let's eat already!

(Everyone laughs but agrees with Nathan. Brooke has set up a huge table out back so they all go outside to eat. Everyone's talking and Mouth hasn't let Adian down and now the small child is sleeping in his arms. It was a great feeling to have everyone back together and almost everyone happy. Even though Adian was sick Rachel and Mouth were somehow happy… Probably just to be together.)

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A/N: Sorry that this was Rachel and Mouth centered. I had to write it though because of the whole bring Rachel back… There will be more Leyton with some Dan interaction in the next chapter… Also all these blood tests are going to find more than just a match for Adian…

Please review and enjoy!