A/N: Hope that you enjoyed the last chapter! Here's a new one : - )
The next month went by quickly. Kevin and Holly went out some more and enjoyed themselves. They made plans to go to the movies together, so that night, the doorbell rang.
"Can someone get that please?" Kevin yelled from upstairs. Brooke walked to the door and opened it.
"Hi Holly." She said warmly.
"Hey Brooke!" Holly answered, hugging Brooke.
"How are you?" Brooke asked.
"Pretty good. How about you?"
"I'm good as well." Just then, Kevin came down the stairs. He smiled when he made eye contact with Holly. He came over and they hugged.
"Ready to go?" He asked her.
"Yep." She said. Kevin took her by the hand.
"Ok. Guys, we're leaving." He yelled.
"OK." Brooke said. "See ya." Kevin and Brooke left. Soon, Joe came running down the stairs, looking nice himself.
"Where are you going?" Brooke asked.
"I'm taking Lindsey to dinner." He said. Brooke had always liked Joe's girl friend.
"Ok, have fun."
"Will. Bye." He said, and walked out the door. Brooke made her way upstairs and into her room where Melissa was reading.
"What do you think of Holly?" She asked her little sister. Brooke looked up.
"I like her a lot. What about you?" Melissa sat her book down and looked at Brooke.
"I like her. It's weird though, you know? It's always been dad taking MOM out to a movie or MOM out to dinner. He was always hugging MOM. Not some other chick."
"Yeah, I guess I know what you mean. But you have to realize, mom's gone. She's been gone for 8 months. It's time we get used to dad being with other women."
"I know. It's just hard, that's all." Melissa said. Brooke nodded and hugged her older sister.
"Give it time." She said. Finally, Melissa went back to reading, and Brooke put her headphones on. She turned on her favorite CD and leaned back on her bed, listening to it.
Down the hall, Chrissy worked on her English essay.
"Write 500 words or more on why or why not you think the driving age should be changed to eighteen." She read aloud. She looked down at her paper and counted.
" 'I think that the driving age should stay at sixteen because'-Eleven words. Eleven of 500. Great." She sighed, and began writing.
An hour passed, then two. The house was quiet. Everyone seemed to have something to do. Melissa read, Brooke listened to her headphones, Chrissy wrote her essay, Joe was out with Lindsey, and Tyler talked on the phone. Then, Brooke heard a car door close outside of the house.
She walked over to the window and saw her father and Holly walking towards the house. She took of her headphones and left the room. She made her way down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, she turned and saw Holly and her father. She was about to speak when Kevin leaned toward Holly and kissed her. Holly smiled and kissed him back. They stood there kissing for a moment before Holly burst into tears. The couple quickly separated and ran over to her.
"Brooke, what's wrong?" Kevin asked.
"You're only supposed to kiss mom! MOM!" Brooke cried. Kevin out his arm around Brooke and pulled her close.
"Brooke, honey, mom is" He didn't finish his sentence. "Now it's Holly and I. Mom isn't here anymore." Brooke slowly calmed down.
"I'm sorry." She said. "I guess it just kind of came as a shock, seeing you two kissing. I'm not used to it-at all."
"No Brooke, I'M sorry." Holly said. "I shouldn't have done that. I know that you guys are still going through that loss." Holly took Brooke into her arms and held her tightly.
"It's OK. You're fine-you didn't do anything wrong." Brooke said. Kevin leaned over and put his arm around Brooke as well. They sat there for a minute then stood up.
"You're tired." Kevin said to Brooke. "Let's go upstairs, OK?" He asked. Brooke nodded then turned to Holly.
"Sorry again. Really, you didn't do anything wrong." She said. Holly smiled weakly at her.
"You're a cool girl, Brooke. Really cool." She said. They hugged once more, then Kevin said goodbye to Holly and kissed her quickly good night. She left, and Kevin and Brooke walked upstairs together. It had been a long day.
The next month went by quickly. Kevin and Holly went out some more and enjoyed themselves. They made plans to go to the movies together, so that night, the doorbell rang.
"Can someone get that please?" Kevin yelled from upstairs. Brooke walked to the door and opened it.
"Hi Holly." She said warmly.
"Hey Brooke!" Holly answered, hugging Brooke.
"How are you?" Brooke asked.
"Pretty good. How about you?"
"I'm good as well." Just then, Kevin came down the stairs. He smiled when he made eye contact with Holly. He came over and they hugged.
"Ready to go?" He asked her.
"Yep." She said. Kevin took her by the hand.
"Ok. Guys, we're leaving." He yelled.
"OK." Brooke said. "See ya." Kevin and Brooke left. Soon, Joe came running down the stairs, looking nice himself.
"Where are you going?" Brooke asked.
"I'm taking Lindsey to dinner." He said. Brooke had always liked Joe's girl friend.
"Ok, have fun."
"Will. Bye." He said, and walked out the door. Brooke made her way upstairs and into her room where Melissa was reading.
"What do you think of Holly?" She asked her little sister. Brooke looked up.
"I like her a lot. What about you?" Melissa sat her book down and looked at Brooke.
"I like her. It's weird though, you know? It's always been dad taking MOM out to a movie or MOM out to dinner. He was always hugging MOM. Not some other chick."
"Yeah, I guess I know what you mean. But you have to realize, mom's gone. She's been gone for 8 months. It's time we get used to dad being with other women."
"I know. It's just hard, that's all." Melissa said. Brooke nodded and hugged her older sister.
"Give it time." She said. Finally, Melissa went back to reading, and Brooke put her headphones on. She turned on her favorite CD and leaned back on her bed, listening to it.
Down the hall, Chrissy worked on her English essay.
"Write 500 words or more on why or why not you think the driving age should be changed to eighteen." She read aloud. She looked down at her paper and counted.
" 'I think that the driving age should stay at sixteen because'-Eleven words. Eleven of 500. Great." She sighed, and began writing.
An hour passed, then two. The house was quiet. Everyone seemed to have something to do. Melissa read, Brooke listened to her headphones, Chrissy wrote her essay, Joe was out with Lindsey, and Tyler talked on the phone. Then, Brooke heard a car door close outside of the house.
She walked over to the window and saw her father and Holly walking towards the house. She took of her headphones and left the room. She made her way down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, she turned and saw Holly and her father. She was about to speak when Kevin leaned toward Holly and kissed her. Holly smiled and kissed him back. They stood there kissing for a moment before Holly burst into tears. The couple quickly separated and ran over to her.
"Brooke, what's wrong?" Kevin asked.
"You're only supposed to kiss mom! MOM!" Brooke cried. Kevin out his arm around Brooke and pulled her close.
"Brooke, honey, mom is" He didn't finish his sentence. "Now it's Holly and I. Mom isn't here anymore." Brooke slowly calmed down.
"I'm sorry." She said. "I guess it just kind of came as a shock, seeing you two kissing. I'm not used to it-at all."
"No Brooke, I'M sorry." Holly said. "I shouldn't have done that. I know that you guys are still going through that loss." Holly took Brooke into her arms and held her tightly.
"It's OK. You're fine-you didn't do anything wrong." Brooke said. Kevin leaned over and put his arm around Brooke as well. They sat there for a minute then stood up.
"You're tired." Kevin said to Brooke. "Let's go upstairs, OK?" He asked. Brooke nodded then turned to Holly.
"Sorry again. Really, you didn't do anything wrong." She said. Holly smiled weakly at her.
"You're a cool girl, Brooke. Really cool." She said. They hugged once more, then Kevin said goodbye to Holly and kissed her quickly good night. She left, and Kevin and Brooke walked upstairs together. It had been a long day.