Ok this chapter is one my my famous "leading up to something big" Chapters... hahaha so it might be a little boring... certain names of characters are made up... Some aren't... like Roy Williams the Basketball coach is the real coach at Carolina. (I live in North Carolina so I figured I would use what I know.) The Dean Dome is also the real name of the basketball coliseum in Chapel Hill. I hope you like this chapter! Please Review and let me know what you think
OK someone had a question about where Lucas and Brooke were getting all their money... So here's the thing... Royal gave them a HUGE check in one of the chapters in the last story so that is lasting them a LONG time. If you remember he felt guilty fro giving Nathan so much his whole life and not giving Lucas anything so he forked it over. The money won't last forever but for now they have it. Plus Brooke still has some of daddies many credit cards...
They had finally been in the house for 3 weeks when they finally got everything unpacked. Emma and Austin were adjusting well to the new town. They loved having their own swing set that Deb had sent and a huge trampoline Brooke and Lucas had gone out and bought after being there for about a week. Brooke called Peyton and Haley everyday to ask how everything was and what was new. Lucas still hadn't called his mother to tell her they were mature adults, which he knew was slowly driving her mad. Over all everything was pretty good.
"Mommy... wake ups!" Emma yelled into Brooke's ear.
"5 more minutes" Brooke whined turning over to get away from the noise
"But Mommy... We have to go to school" Emma said shaking Brooke's shirt.
"Yea but not for 3 more hours... It's 6:00... We don't have to go until 9:00" Brooke knew how excited Emma was. This was all she had talked about for the past 4 days. Brooke on the other hand wasn't quite ready to let go. After all Emma was only 2 ½.
"We can gwo to almart" Emma said trying anything to wake Brooke up.
"Lucas! Talk to your daughter..."
"Emma... go cook breakfast" Lucas groaned not even looking up.
"Mama" Emma whined tugging on the sheets frantically.
"Alright... I'm up..." Brooke sat up and pulled Emma on the bed.
"We go school now?" Emma asked again
"No... We beat daddy up now because he is lazy!"
"What? How am I lazy?" Lucas asked waking up to hear this conversation
"Do you really want to hear this?" Brooke asked crawling back under the covers. She knew he didn't. For once she actually had a strong case. She had been the one up with Austin all night while he was sick, she had been the one to let the dogs into the backyard at 3:00, Plus she was the one who was going to have to fix Emma breakfast before long.
"No... but I do want to go back to sleep"
"Tell your daughter" Brooke laughed pointing to Emma who was bouncing up and down around Lucas's legs.
"Alright tigger... watch where you're jumping..." Lucas said catching Emma.
"Unless you wanna hear daddy cry, then keep on jumping" Brooke giggled. They had had a similar incident a few days earlier that involved a hyper Emma and Lucas's crotch. Brooke had laughed for 15 minutes but Lucas didn't think it was nearly as funny.
"Run" Lucas laughed trying to get untangled from the covers to chase Brooke.
"Come on Emma run for your life" Brooke laughed running out of the room tripping over a shoe.
"Wait... I have an idea... have we unpacked those water guns yet?" Lucas asked with a mischievous look on his face.
"Yea... why?"
"Ok... you get the guns and I'll get Austin... We'll meet downstairs in 5 minutes... Girls verses boys" Lucas said putting pants on over his boxers.
"Your on Broody, Come on Emma..." Brooke said grabbing Emma's hand and helping her down the stairs.
5 minutes later they met in the living room. All 4 water guns were ready to go.
"Alright, here's the rules... we each get 3 minutes to hide... then we go looking for the other one... once we see them shoot" Lucas said picking out the biggest gun.
"Your such a guy Lucas Scott, you think just because you have that big gun your gonna win... Mines cooler... Size doesn't matter..." Brooke said taking her purple gun.
"Yea, yea, Alright... Now Austin... All you have to do is shoot mommy," Lucas said handing little Austin a tiny gun.
"Oh great... now he is gonna like kill me in my sleep or something... I can see it on 48 hours now... Boy kills his mother because his father told him too"
"Just go hide..." Lucas said running down the hall with Austin in his arms.
"Alright Emma... you ready to kick daddies butt?"
Brooke and Emma ran down the hall to the hall closet. The more they played little games like this the more Brooke thought Karen might have a point. They did act a little immature. But these were things Emma and Austin would remember and smile about in when they were older. All she remembered from her childhood was being yelled at.
"Mommy... its dwark in here," Emma said clenching to Brooke's leg.
"We are going to leave in just a second... now when you see daddy... you have to shoot him with the water... ok?" Brooke whispered picking Emma up.
"Then we gwo to school?"
"Sure..." Brooke lied. She wasn't sure she was going to take her today. The more time she spent with her the more she wanted to keep her home and not ever make her go to school, same thing with Austin. She hated having these doubts.
"Oh Cheery" Brooke heard Lucas yell walking down the hall.
"Ready?" She asked kicking open the closet door and drenching Lucas with water.
They played "Water Gun" as Emma referred to it for about another hour. They tried switching teams about half way through but Austin hadn't understood that switching teams meant he had to shoot Lucas instead of Brooke so that round it was Lucas, Emma, and Austin against Brooke. Then about 8:00 Emma started getting antsy about school again so they had to postpone the rest of the game. So Brooke decided it was time for her bath.
"Alright... come get in the towel" Brooke said lifting Emma out of the tub.
"And then we gwo to school?" Emma asked grinning from ear to ear.
"I guess so... but do you really want to leave mommy all day? I am going to be home with 2 boys" Brooke said trying to talk Emma into staying home. But by Emma's face she could tell it wasn't working. Brooke had set up classes so she only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 until 2. Lucas's was almost the same except he was from 8 until 4 because of basketball and he also had 1 Tuesday, Thursday class at 10. This way they weren't gone from the kids but so long. Of course it was going to take them a lot longer to finish school this way but their babies as she called them were more important.
"Emma... are you sure you want to go?" Brooke asked with pleading eyes one last time
"You have Belwa" Emma comforted patting Brooke on the shoulder.
"Ok well then we better go pick out the hottest outfit in your closet so that all the boys love you"
"Brooke..." Lucas said walking into the bathroom.
"Yea?"
"I don't think we should send her" Lucas said handing Austin to Brooke and picking Emma up.
"Why?" Brooke asked coolly. She didn't want him to think she had cold feet about this.
"Because she's so small Brooke... I, I just think maybe we should keep her with us forever" Lucas said hugging the little girl tight.
"Lucas... Believe me I want to keep her here as much as you do but we don't have anyone to watch her and Austin."
"Alright... Emma... Do you really want to go to school?" Lucas asked
"Yea"
"Ok... I'll get Austin dressed and out of these wet clothes and we'll be ready in 20 minutes" Lucas said trading kids with Brooke.
"Alright Emmy... Lets go and get you looking hott"
Brooke took Emma into her room and blow dried her hair super straight with her Hello Kitty hair dryer and then pulled out the little sailor dress she and Lucas had picked out especially for today. Usually she dressed Emma about like she dressed herself in mini skirts, flared jeans, and come kind of stylish shirt. It was the same thing with Austin. He was a walking add for baby gap. But she thought today Emma had better look her age.
"Do I look prettyful?" Emma asked after Brooke had finished getting her into her dress and French braiding her hair in pigtails.
"Like a princess... but you need one more thing" Brooke pulled out her pink lip gloss
"Open your lips... and don't tell daddy, he is already having enough issues with you growing up. If he knew I was letting you wear make-up he would kill me"
"Okay" Emma smiling.
"Ready to hit the road?" Brooke asked picking her up
"We have to fine me a boyfrin" Emma said matter of factly.
"Don't tell your daddy that either... unless you want him to beat up all the little boys at preschool" Brooke laughed. The sad thing was what she said was probably true. Lucas was very protective over his little girl.
Brooke walked down the steps to find Lucas pacing in front of the door. Austin was sitting on the couch with his little head following Lucas's every move. His blonde hair swaying as he tired to keep up. He looked more and more like Lucas everyday.
"Calm down Broody... it's just pre-school... for 6 hours tops... besides the lady said we can stay with her today and make sure she adjust." Brooke said comforting Lucas.
"But I have a basketball thing at 11:30... maybe we should do this tomorrow" Lucas said trying one last time to talk both girls out of this. He really wasn't ready for his little girl to leave him. Sure it was just pre-school as Brooke put it but soon it would be just Kindergarten and then just High school. This was just a lot to take in
"Well you can stay until then and come back when its over, Lucas if we don't do this today then we never will. Believe me I know us... We said the same thing about condoms...lets try a different route this time. Here... take her"
Brooke handed him Emma and picked Austin up off the couch.
"Your daddy is silly" She cooed kissing his forehead.
"Daddy... Lets gwo!"
They drove about 10 miles down the road to a church labeled St. Timothy's. It served as a church and a preschool. It was an old big brick church about 5 stories high. There was playground equipment everywhere. Poor Emma sat in her seat taking it all in.
"We're here" Lucas said pulling into the parking lot.
"Ready to go meet your new friends?" Brooke asked unbuckling Emma's seat. But Emma didn't say anything. The child who talked non-stop 24/7 was now silent. Both Brooke and Lucas were both amazed and a little worried.
"Carry me?" She finally said throwing her arms up to Brooke.
They walked past the playground where tons of children were screaming and playing. Emma was fixated on every little thing, pointing and waving at all the children. The only person even close to her age she had ever played with was Jenny. Well and Tim considering his maturity level. Everyone else had been a teenager. When Brooke thought about it Emma had probably never even spoken to another child her age. This was going to be very interesting.
They walked to the front office and got the attention of a lady standing at a Desk. She was older with short tight curls that reminded Brooke of Peyton's.
"My name is Lou, May I help you?" She asked flatly
"Hey... That's cool... Lou, You," Lucas laughed noticing the rhyming but Lou didn't seem amused.
"We brought our daughter Emma" Brooke said smacking Lucas in the arm.
"Full name and age" Lou asked
"Emmalyne Katherine Scott and she's 2 ½."
"She is in Miss Ashton's 2 year old class... go down the hall, take a left and it is the red door" Lou said pointing down the hall.
"I don't like red..." Emma said as they walked down the hall.
"But red is a sexy color... that means you have a cool class" Brooke giggled tickling Emma to lighten the mood.
They walked up to the blood red door and knocked. A small stature lady about 40 or so came to the door. She had dark brown hair and freckles.
"Hi... You must be Emmalyne," She said smiling at Emma.
"Emma" Emma said quietly.
"Well here we call each other by our full first names and yours is Emmalyne" Miss Ashton said sweetly but not sugar coated.
"Yea we have always called her Emma... I don't think she will even come to Emmalyne" Brooke laughed.
"Well then she will just have to learn... Come one Emmalyne... let go of your..." Miss. Ashton paused looking at Brooke.
"You are her sister or her mother?" She asked sternly.
"She's my mommy" Emma answered before Brooke could say anything.
"Right... well your mother and I guess he's your father may come in with you for today... You are our 3rd new student today Emmalyne. We have a little boy named Cooper who is here with his mother and a little girl named Bernadette who is with hers.
"Ok" Emma said getting down from Brooke and walking into the classroom. Lucas and Brooke both followed slowly.
"Now you may sit over there with the other parents" Miss Aston said pointing to a corner.
"Hey I gotta go... I'll be back about 3?" Lucas said handing Austin to Brooke.
"Go... She's fine... look she is already flirting with that little boy" Brooke joked.
"Call me if anything goes wrong... I am serious..."
"Go!" Brooke said pushing him out the door.
"Bye Emmy"
"Bye daddy" Emma said running over giving him a quick hug and a kiss before going back over to a group of kids.
Brooke walked over and sat beside the two women. One was blonde talking on her cell phone. From the way she looked she couldn't be much older than Lucas and Brooke. The other was older with gray hair. Both women were slightly overweight. Brooke looked over at Emma who was talking to a little blonde boy. She was close enough so that she could pretty much hear what Emma was saying.
"Hi, I'm Emma... You are my boyfrin, ok?" Emma said patting him on the shoulder.
"Ok... Your pretty. My name is Coop." The boy responded smiling.
Brooke couldn't help but laugh...she knew Emma was a lot like her but this was crazy. Emma had no fear of rejection. Not only that she went for the cute blondes.
"That your girl?" The blonde girl sitting beside Brooke asked hanging up her cell phone and pointing to Emma.
"Yea... that's Emma" Brooke laughed.
"She is a cutie, That's Cooper she's talking to. He's mine" She said frowning
"Yea... Emma just told him he was her boyfriend."
"She can have him... Maybe it will get him out of my hair faster. I mean don't get me wrong... Leaving him here from 5am until 7pm is going to be a godsend but I just don't know what to do with him the rest of the time... I'm Callie by the way" She said.
"I'm Brooke... You leave him here for 14 hours?" Brooke asked shocked.
"14 hours 5 days a week... Saturdays and Sundays he is with his dad" Callie smiled
"Wow... You must work a lot of hours"
"Nope...I don't work... Or go to school for that matter... I just don't like having him at home while I am trying to watch TV and stuff" Callie said smacking her gum
"Wow, I am having trouble leaving Emma here for just 3 days a week 6 hours a day" Brooke said. She couldn't believe what this girl was saying, that poor little boy.
"Wow... those two must have the same daddy" Callie said pointing to Austin.
"Yea... my husband... Lucas"
Lucas sat in the seats at the Dean Dome fidgeting. Part of him worried about Emma the other part worried about this meeting. Today was where it was decided if he was good enough or benched. His whole like depended on this one meeting. He could tell the other guys around him were feeling the same way.
"Hey... I'm Jeff" A guy said tapping Lucas on the shoulder. He was average size guy with dark hair and brown eyes. He reminded Lucas a lot of Nathan.
"Lucas..." Lucas said shaking his hand.
"So this your first year?"
"Yea... you?" Lucas asked
"Yea... To tell you the truth I'm kinda nervo" Jeff started but he got cut off.
"Welcome to the Dean Dome for our annual Basket Ball meeting. My name is Roy Williams and I will be your coach. First I would just like to say that everyone here is good. I am here to make you great. We have had some great players play here over the years... for example Michael Jordan. My goal is to get at least one of you to the pro's. Ok enough jibber jabber... Lets get started... I have enough paper work here for you to fill out for hours. But as I was walking down here I decided that I wasn't going to make you do it... instead we are going to have a friendly game of b-ball."
"Ok Children... We are going to watch a video about Noah's ark now" Miss Ashton said gathering all the children on the rug.
Brooke didn't know how she did it. She could barely keep up with 2 kids but this woman had 10. The past 2 hours had been interesting. After the first hour and 1/2 Emma had gotten bored with the kids and decided to take on the teacher. She tried to explain to her for 10 minutes why Dawson's Creek and ER were better than Noah's Ark and how she got to wear make up today. It was safe to say that by the end of that conversation Brooke was getting some pretty evil looks from that teacher.
Austin on the other hand loved every minute of it. He watched the children play and talked to Brooke in his baby talk. For once he didn't have Emma breaking in every 5 minutes and it was as if he was carrying on a whole conversation with Brooke.
"Alright children... Can someone tell me who Noah was...Now remember raise your hand."
The second Emma raised her hand Brooke knew what was going to come out of her mouth.
"Yes Emmalyne"
"Noah Wyle! He's Carter!" Emma shrieked obviously very proud of her self.
Brooke burst out laughing. That was defiantly her child.
"Someone needs to teach that child some biblical knowledge." The older mother sitting beside Brooke said.
"She has biblical knowledge. She knows Hell means something bad..." Brooke laughed.
"Yea Cooper knows that one too" Callie laughed.
"Well my Bernadette knows no such word."
"Emmalyne... this isn't Must See TV Thursday... This is preschool. Ok darling" Miss Ashton said smiling sweetly. Brooke was glad that Miss Ashton was at least nice to Emma.
"I can not believe we just won that" Jeff said throwing his towel down on the floor.
"I know! I don't know what I was worried about" Lucas laughed
"So you wanna go get a drink or something to celebrate?"
"Ah Man I cant... Pre school calls..." Lucas said grabbing his bag. Jeff looked confused.
"Pre School?"
"Its my daughters first day..." Lucas smiled
"Ah... you got a kid? How old is she?"
"2 kids... Emma is 2 ½ and Austin is 8 months now." Lucas said pulling pictures out of his wallet.
"Cute, so the mother lets you see them on special days like this?"
"What do you mean?" Lucas asked confused. He really hadn't wanted to get into this. He and Brooke had decided it would probably be easier for both of them if they didn't tell the whole world about them and their kids.
"Well Rob over there... he has 2 kids and the mothers only let him see then certain times is all"
"Oh no Emma and Austin have the same mother...Brooke... my wife" Lucas laughed
"Right... Sorry I didn't know. I have Fiancé, Linda... she is in Haiti right now with some doctors program"
"Wow... look dude I gotta run... I'll see you at practice" Lucas said heading towards the exit.
Brooke and Lucas met in the hall.
"Hey... How's Emmy?" Lucas asked kissing her.
"Hey, I was just coming out to call you. She is fine... I was hoping that maybe she would at least have some sort of separation anxiety or something but she is being really mature... She can't wait to introduce you to her new boyfriend, Cooper. He's cute! Blonde, blue eyes, His moms a little on the crazy side though" Brooke said all excitedly.
"I think Emma is more mature than both of us sometimes..." Lucas laughed.
"You ready to take her home?"
"Hell yes!" Lucas said taking Austin from Brooke.
"I'll go get here..."
Brooke walked down the hall to the red door and motioned for Emma to come on.
"Are you ready to go home baby? You can come back next week and play" Brooke said once she got out of the room.
"Ok..." Emma said reluctantly.
Brooke waved bye to Miss Ashton who just stared sternly at Brooke.
"Daddy!" Emma yelled grabbing onto Lucas's legs.
"Hey Monkey... How was school?"
"Cooper and me payed dolls!" Emma giggled.
"Cooper huh? Remember Sex is bad Emma bad, bad, bad" Lucas said seriously.
"Lucas... She is 2..." Brooke laughed. She thought it was funny how worked up Lucas was getting over this.
"I know" Emma giggled.
"So how was your meeting?"
"Can we talk about it when we get home?" Lucas asked. He was so tired. It had been a long day, long 3 weeks.
"Ok... when we get home... Water Gun... this time with Chocolate syrup in the back yard..." Lucas laughed.
"Your on Broody" Brooke knew they not be the best parents in the world... or the most mature but they were them. They taught their children right from wrong and how you have fun.
Spoilers for the next few chapters: Brooke and Lucas both start School. Brooke meets a new man. Lucas deals with family, school, and basketball. A present is left on their doorstep... We find out more about Jeff and Callie News from Haley, and SOOO much more! Please Review!!
Special Thanks to Courtney who is my Beta!