Chapter 9! We're getting on up there! Glad you guys like it so far! I finally finished my other Fic so I have more time to spend on this one. Like I use to say in this Fic's prequel... If you guys have any ideas please send them! I need all the help I can get! Thank you so much for all the reviews. As you all know I love to read them. Plus they help me A LOT now because my parents read them to see how other people like my writing since this is school work for me. So THANK YOU SO MUCH! Ok on to this chapter. Hope you like it!
"So that sex thing obviously isn't bothering you as much as you let on" Brooke giggled rolling over to kiss Lucas.
"Yea... well you were jumping up and down... Now how was I supposed to resist that?" Lucas asked kissing her back
"You weren't... That was my plan"
"Uh huh..." Lucas whispered putting his fingers to her lips to quiet her
"Again?"
Peyton walked through the grocery store with Emma and Austin in the cart. Surprisingly unlike most kids they weren't trying to grab everything off the shelves. When she had taken Jenny shopping for Jake she had always thrown a fit for everything. Emma and Austin just sat in the cart watching the people around them. Probably because Brooke and Lucas only bought junk food in the first place so there really was no reason for them to beg for it.
"What beautiful children you have! How old are they?" An older lady of about 40 asked walking down the same isle as Peyton.
"Oh... They are almost 3 and almost 1."
"They look just like you! Such beautiful eyes though, Must have gotten them from their handsome father?" She laughed patting Emma and Austin on the head as if they were dogs.
"Yea... Their father does have beautiful eyes"
"What are their names?" She cooed at the kids
"I Emma and he's Awson" Emma pointed at her brother who was trying to open the cereal
"She talks! How precious! These children could be in movies" The lady laughed
"I don't think their father would go for that" Peyton laughed
"Mommy sayed I can be a movie star" Emma said putting her hot pink star shaped sunglasses over her eyes and smiling. Not only did she have Brooke's natural beauty and poise but she also had inherited her incredible people skills.
"And what about you?" The lady asked Austin
"No" He said quietly shaking his blonde hair.
"He speaks too! What talented children you have! You are very blessed" The lady smiled patting Peyton on the shoulder and walking off.
"Creepy" Peyton said laughing once the lady was out of earshot
"Or smart" Victor said coming up behind her
"I see you got my message. Want the good or the bad news?" Peyton asked continuing down the isle
"Both"
"Well the good is that Brooke and Lucas were barely speaking when I left this morning. The bad is that his game is tonight and in high school it was like a ritual that they had sex after games... even if they were fighting they still did it. So we have to work fast." Peyton said grabbing a bag of goldfish
"Don't those 2 ever get tired? I swear! They are going to end up with like 8 children and then we are going to have to deal with all the baggage when we finally get them" Victor complained
"Wait... she hasn't told you?"
"What?" Victor asked
"Brooke... She can't have any more kids. It was this whole sad long drawn out thing after Emma. Then they had Austin, which was like 1 in a million. But that is like the only thing I have ever heard them really fight about. Lucas always wanted a big family. Brooke feels guilty, 1 because she never wanted kids and 2 because now she can't have anymore."
"I think we may have just found our angle. I will tell you one thing as soon as I get her to myself those rats right there are going far, far away. If it is like you said and she doesn't want kids then it shouldn't be a problem" Victor smiled
"I want those rats. Lucas and I will take them"
"Then its settled... now lets plan"
"Where the hell is Peyton? It's been like 2 hours." Brooke said after she finished drying her hair. As it turned out they had finally gotten their shower after all.
"I don't know, but I kinda wanted to see the kids before I had to head to practice."
"Wait till you hear the cheer I taught Emma. I tried to teach Austin too but his attention span isn't quite there yet, not to mention his vocabulary" Brooke laughed
"Brooke... please don't turn him into a cheerleader" Lucas begged
"Why not? Come on... imagine all the girls he would get! Didn't you see Bring it on?"
"Yes unfortunately... You made me, about 500 times and Austin is not going to be a cheerleader... He is going to play basketball"
"Ok Dan" Brooke giggled
"Ouch!" Lucas laughed throwing his towel at her
"Oh Wait! Emma and I bought you some underwear to wear tonight!" Brooke said running to her pile of shopping bags she still hadn't unpacked
"Duke blue devils? No...Brooke! I am a tar heel, not a blue devil and when I started dating you, you were a tar heel too"
"Yes, and I still am but I figured I should be open minded. You should too! Now put them on!" Brooke yelled while running downstairs to get the phone.
"Hello?"
"Brooke... How are my grandchildren?" Karen asked
"Hey Karen... I am fine, thank you for asking!"
"I know you and my son are... it's those babies I worry about" Karen laughed
"Their fine. Shopping with Peyton right now while Lucas and I..."
"Don't finish that sentence... How is Peyton? She wasn't doing well when she left here, I mean after Jake everything with Jake and the baby"
"Peyton's fine, Karen, what baby?"
"The baby... I swear! Can you teenagers not keep your pants on for 5 minutes?"
"Wait! Peyton is pregnant? Oh My God!" Brooke said in total shock. Maybe Karen was good for something.
"No, Peyton was pregnant. She had a miscarriage. You didn't know? Everyone here does, Nathan and Haley offered to let her stay with them but she said was needed to get out. Jake went looking for her but we didn't know where she had gone. I told him to give her sometime...How is she? Jake was upset with her"
"I don't know! I didn't even know she was pregnant! What the hell is Jake's problem?"
"Well he wasn't sure it was his... I mean Peyton has been kind of wild lately. Then she started on the depression medicine she wasn't the same person"
"Karen! Slow down! Peyton is on depression medicine?"
"Yea, Ambien. After the baby she got depressed. She talked to me one day before she started the medicine and she was just so confused about life in general. Her dad is gone all the time. You guys moved. Haley and Nathan are just so obsessed with that baby and Jake was so tied up with Jenny. No one was just there for her anymore"
"Wow... I mean she seemed a little upset about the whole Jake thing but it wasn't anything big I didn't think. God how is Jake?"
"Brooke... I gotta go!" Lucas yelled from the door
"Hold on a sec... By Handsome! Are you wearing the underwear? If you not I am going to personally bring them to you!"
"Yes..."
"YAY!! Good luck! Look for us"
"Bye..."
"Ok where were we?"
"Brooke... Maybe you should just ask Peyton" Karen said finally
"Why? She won't tell me! You tell me"
"That's about it... Just call me if you find out anything..."
"Will do! Bye" Brooke said hanging up. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. Peyton pregnant and running around on Jake? That wasn't Peyton. She didn't run around on people, she was the girl who people ran around with. Brooke thought for a minute. The only way Brooke was ever going to be able to figure this out was if she asked.
"Mommy!" She heard Emma yell from the door
"Hey baby... I'm in the kitchen"
"Hey... You and Lucas make up? Smells like sex in here" Peyton laughed
"Um yea...Hey Emmy why don't you take Austin into the den... you can catch the last episode of Dawson's creek"
"Comes on Pacey wuver" Emma whined
"What's up? You look like you just saw a ghost... your grandmother isn't haunting the place is she?" Peyton laughed
"I just talked to Karen...You were pregnant?"
As Lucas drove to practice it hit him that Brooke had won again. Every time they had a fight she somehow managed to turn it around to fit her so she got what she wanted. Leaving him to question what the fight had even been about in the first place. He drove into the parking lot just as Jeff and Linda did.
"Hey man..." Jeff said helping Linda out of the car
"Hey... you ready for tonight?"
"Hell yea! You?" Jeff smiled
"Jeff... Don't curse" Linda laughed
Linda was looking weaker and weaker every time Lucas saw her now. She was pale and had lost so much weight. She almost looked like a skeleton. But as far as Lucas knew she was doing ok. Jeff hadn't said other wise.
"Sorry..." Jeff apologized
"Yea I'm ready"
"Ah, Brooke help you with that?" Jeff laughed making kissing noises
"Jeff!" Linda squealed
"What? This is what men do Lin..."
"Its fine... and yes she did" Lucas said blushing
"See Linda..."
"Where is Brooke?" Linda asked ignoring Jeff
"At home getting the kids ready and talking on the phone" Lucas laughed
"Exactly what she is supposed to be doing. Exactly what I am going to do when Jeff and I get married and have kids"
"Yea, yea woman! You're not going to do any such thing" Jeff said kissing her
"Right, that's my Q to go and get warmed up" Lucas said giving Jeff the thumbs up
Peyton and Brooke sat at the kitchen table in silence. Brooke wasn't sure if she should ask again or what.
"Peyton"
"It was a Monday. Jake and I were sitting outside with Jenny watching her cut her Barbie's hair off. She wants to be a beautician. Jake said something about it being the 21st and I realized I was late, really late. So I went to the drugstore and bought a test and of course it was positive. I wasn't going to end up like that Brooke... I couldn't. So I told Jake I was pregnant and before I could fit the fact that I wanted to have an abortion in there he freaked out. He was excited Brooke. So I decided maybe I should be too. After all what kind of person grows up in Tree Hill and doesn't have a baby before they are 20? It was a Wednesday when I woke up and it was just over. Jake took me to the hospital and the doctors said it was just one of those things that couldn't be helped."
"Peyton... I'm so sorry" Brooke said hugging her tight
"That was about 2 months ago. I was ok for a while but Jake wasn't. He just wasn't him, which made me rethink us. That's why I came here. We didn't have a fight. I just left. There was something I had to do here. Something that just wasn't in Tree Hill anymore, something that had moved on" Peyton said secretly talking about Lucas
"You know I am here for you... and Lucas. We would do anything for you"
"I know you would. Now I get to ask you something that I have been wondering" Peyton smiled
"Anything"
"Would you consider dating a guy like Victor if you didn't have Lucas?" Peyton asked
"That was random but yea I guess, I mean he's a guy right? Before Lucas I dated every guy" Brooke laughed
"Very true" Peyton agreed.
"Right... Well I have to get my munchkins ready. You need anything?"
"Nope... Need help? Austin and I have got the whole bonding thing going on" Peyton laughed
"Then here is his shirt and jeans... Good luck" Brooke laughed handing Peyton the clothes.
Lucas walked down the empty halls of the Dean Dome. They were the same halls that Michael Jordan had walked to play his games while in college. Of course they had been renovated and made more modern since then but still. This was the place that was going to either make or break his basketball career. Compared to the other players on the team he wasn't bad. There were a few better but they had all been on the team for a few years.
"Well, well, well if it isn't Lucas Scott?" A voice said behind him
"Coach"
"Ah, it's Whitey now. How are ya?" Whitey smiled
"Great... Nervous" Lucas laughed
"And the family?"
"About the same as when we left. Brooke is still spoiling the kids rotten and spending all our money. Emma thinks she is about 16 and Austin is finally speaking for himself" Lucas laughed
"Good to know... Lucas, your shaking" Whitey laughed
"Nerves" Lucas said grabbing his hand to stop the shaking
"Why are ya nervous boy? We know how you are at games... you blow the first and last of every season" Whitey laughed
"Thanks coach... You're really helping"
"It was that 2nd game of yours I remember. I walked out to talk to you afterwards and you had a naked cheerleader in your car"
"That would be Brooke... I totally forgot about that" Lucas laughed. It calmed his nerves some to think about his old games and Brooke. Between offering his 3-somes and Jacuzzi's she had been a total stalker. A beautiful stalker but none the less still a stalker.
"She gonna get naked in your car again tonight?"
"This is only my first game coach"
"Not the way I see it. As a kid you screwed up a lot. Game 1, you're an adult now this is your game 2. Just do us all a favor and don't screw up the last game... it's the most important" Whitey said patting him on the shoulder
"Brooke called you didn't she?" Lucas asked
"Yea... You got a good woman their Lucas. Talks a mile a minute. But it's all about you. She also told me to ask you what she said to you in the car that night"
"Dude, she was naked in my car and I ... she did say something about you being grouchy. She told me that right then, that was when it all changed. She wanted me to remember that moment and I do. She was right you know... That night changed everything. When I think of Brooke I still see her in that car naked"
"With that leopard Bra" Whitey laughed
"Dude... That's my wife"
"Like I said... you found you a good one Lucas. She found a good one too. I am heading over there right now to see those kids and get my stuff settled for the next 3 nights. By the way I brought someone else with me who might make this game a little easier" Whitey smiled leaving Lucas in the hallway alone again
"Emma come here!" Brooke yelled from her room
"What?" Emma asked skipping into the room with her light blue and white cheerleading outfit on. Her hair was up in 2 curled pigtails with a tiny blue and white bow in each. She also had a tattoo of a Ram on her left cheek
"What do you think is sexier? This one... or this one?" Brooke asked holding up 2 shirts
"The bwlue one"
"They're both blue!" Brooke laughed
"The tank top"
"You don't think that is too slutty for a basketball game?" Brooke asked slipping it on for the 3 year old to see
"Mommy... Your easy not sleazy" Emma giggled
"Ah, I see Audrey has come on Dawson's creek then?"
"Yea... I go play now?" Emma asked trying to shorten her dress in the mirror
"Yes... Go practice your cheer for daddy" Brooke laughed. Emma was going to be a handful once she actually understood what she was saying. The child did have a killer fashion sense though.
"Brooke! I give up!" Peyton yelled from Austin's room
"Right... Austin are you giving Peyton a hard time?" Brooke asked when she got into the room
"No"
"Yes... Now lets get dressed. Its cold outside"
"What a good example you are setting" Peyton laughed
"What? I have to look hotter than all of his teammates girlfriends..."
"Whitey's here" Peyton said seeing his car drive up through the window
"Good that means he has already talked to Lucas and taken "you know who" to see him"
"Hello" Whitey yelled from the door
"Whitey!" Emma squealed jumping into the mans arms
"You have gotten big... ok that's a lie, you re tiny just like your mother. Where is your mother?" Whitey laughed
"She upstairs twying not to look like a slut" Emma said matter of factly
"I see... You talk like your mother too"
"Hey... Did you talk to Luke?" Brooke said carrying a naked Austin downstairs
"Yea... He seems fine now, what are you doing to that child?"
"He wont let me dress him. He wants to b a streaker don't you baby?" Brooke laughed
"Give him here" Whitey said taking him from Brooke
Brooke and Emma watched as Whitey laid Austin on the floor and handed him his shirt
"Can you put that on?" Whitey asked
Austin looked up at him totally confused, then looked at Brooke then back to Whitey and handed him the sweatshirt.
"Karen ever tell you she had the same trouble with Lucas?" Whitey asked
"Yea she just never told me how to fix it"
"This worked for Lucas, of course he was 7 when he finally figured it out with him. You have to make him ask to be dressed. No one forces clothes on you do they?" Whitey laughed
"Lucas does when we have company..." Brooke giggled
"I knew I should have asked" Whitey said putting the shirt over Austin's head
"So Whitey, what would you say if I asked you to move in?" Brooke laughed
"I would say there are way too many hormones in the house for me"
"Damn, Emmy we were so close!"
"You better go if you are going to surprise him" Whitey smiled
"Right... Thanks guys! Emma, Austin be good!"
Lucas walked into the coliseum.
"I can't believe you're here dude..."
"I know... Brooke called and said she had talked to someone and gotten me the gig for tonight. If I do well then who knows... They might keep me"
"Did she call you Lips?" Lucas laughed
"No... She said Mouth"
"Wow... I guess she is maturing. So you nervous?" Lucas asked
"No... I don't get nervous. I was sweating bullets when Brooke was talking to me on the phone though" Mouth laughed
"What is up with guys wanting my wife today?"
"Speak of the devil" Mouth laughed seeing Brooke walk into the empty coliseum with her fitted tank top and tight jeans.
"Hey Mouth!" Brooke smiled hugging him.
"Brooke" Mouth said
"And you can tell me what a great wife I am tonight after the game" Brooke said kissing Lucas
"Thank you" he said hugging her
"You know what else I did?"
"What?" Lucas asked almost afraid to hear the answer
"Well Mouth doesn't know it yet but he, Peyton and Whitey are going to watch Emma and Austin tonight after the party and you and I are... well it will be fun" Brooke giggled kissing him again
"You naughty, naughty girl... Do you still have that bra?"
"Of course"
"Scott... Stop making out with your girlfriend and get changed. God knows enough children have been created on this floor. I can use the help setting up." Roy laughed
"Roy is this is my wife Brooke and our friend Mouth, Guys this is Roy Williams...my coach"
"Hi" Brooke smiled sweetly.
"Wife huh? Nice job Scott."
"Thank you" Lucas laughed
"If you don't mind Brooke I am going to steal your husband for awhile. This one here has promise" Roy said winking at her
"I know he does... Bye gorgeous... See you after the game. Listen for Emma's cheer" Brooke said kissing him bye
"Emma... She a hot chick too?"
Peyton and Whitey sat and watched Emma's cheer for the 500th time.
"You're not watching" Emma whined
"Yes we are!"
"Okay good" Emma smiled
"That one right there is all Brooke. Attention seeking, flirty, and cute as a button" Whitey laughed
"And this one?"
"Lucas... I remember when Karen would bring little Lucas to see me. Austin looks just like his daddy. Acts like it too. Don't know what kind of a name Austin is though" Whitey laughed
"Austin? What about Emmalyne?" Peyton laughed
"I don't understand what happened to good old fashion names like Frank and Camilla"
"Well I'll make you a deal. If I ever have daughter I will name her Camilla, Anna Camilla" Peyton smiled
"Beautiful" Whitey laughed
"Well we better get going... Come on Brooke Jr. Lets go" Peyton said looking at her watch
"I'm not Brooke Jr. I'm Emma member?"
Brooke walked up to find a spot on the bleachers after leaving Mouth at his announcement place. Peyton and Whitey weren't here with the kids yet so she had nothing to do but mingle with the other early people.
"Brooke" Linda yelled from her seat
"Hey! Oh my god thank god you are here! I am bored out of my mind" Brooke laughed sitting next to her
"I know what you mean! I hated these things in high school... I never went to a single game"
"Sadly I went to every single game...I was a cheerleader. Cheerleading captain actually" Brooke said embarrassed
"So you and Lucas had the whole Jock, cheerleader thing going on" Linda laughed
"Feisty cheerleader meets tortured jock. It was fun but Lucas wasn't the most popular jock when I met him"
"Really... Do tell" Linda said eagerly
"Not much to tell really. He was Lucas Scott, kinda an outcast because of his family situation. I was Brooke Davis, Popular cheerleader who cared for nothing but boys and beer" Brooke laughed
"Lucas had a bad family?" Linda asked
"Bad dad, Great mom who hates me guts"
"Of course she does" Peyton laughed helping Emma up
"Hey Friend... What took you guys so long?"
"Mommy! I pwaticed!" Emma said proudly
"Good! Say hi to Linda"
"Hi Linda" Emma said hugging her
"Friendly" Linda laughed
"Oh Whitey this is Linda, Her fiancé Jeff plays with Luke"
"Nice to meet ya" Whitey smiled
"Can I cheer for daddy now?"
"Not yet" Brooke laughed taking Austin from Peyton
"Aw, let the girl cheer Brooke Scott"
"Someone just kill me now and get it over with... please" Brooke whined seeing Victor take a seat below her
"What?"
"What are you doing here? You don't even go here"
"Who says I cant be a tar heel?" Victor pouted
"If you say so" Brooke said. She assumed living in the Chapel Hill Durham area he could very well he a Tar Heel fan.
"Who is this?" Whitey asked
"Victor... he has classes with me"
"You know Brooke's husband was my student. Her husband is a good player, her husband has great potential" Whitey smiled emphasizing the word husband each time he used it
"Yes, I can't wait to see him play." Victor said annoyed. Their plan was going to be harder than he thought with Brooke and Lucas having so many old friends here who liked them together. He felt sure as long as he could get Brooke to drink something, anything during the party he was going to be ok though.
Finally the game started. Mouth announced the game very well along with the other people up in the box. He was sure to say Lucas's name as much as possible. Emma got into a fight with a 30 year old about which team was going to win. It took Whitey and Brooke to break them up. After that Emma did her cheer over and over and over driving the 30 year old insane. By ½ time the score was 20 to 16 with Lucas's team winning.
"I told you daddy was gwoing to win" Emma said as soon as she knew Brooke wasn't listening.
"It aint over tell its over" The man said
"Mommy sayed only rednecks say aint"
"Ok Emmy... Lets go and get a snack" Brooke said pulling her away from the man
"But I not hungry!"
The rest of the game went pretty smoothly. Lucas made a ton of baskets along with Jeff, The end score being 34 to 28 Lucas's team.
"I tolded you..." Emma smiled sweetly
"Why did you like that team so much?" The man laughed
"Cause my daddy sayed I had too" Emma giggled
"Come on Emmy... Lets go see daddy before you get beat up" Brooke laughed
After congratulations and stuff like that most everyone headed out to party. Including Brooke, Lucas, Peyton, Whitey, Mouth, Jeff, Linda, and Victor who went to Brooke and Lucas's house to party.
"So you guys have beer?" Victor asked
"Yea Peyton got some this morning at the grocery store"
"Mouth... Why is you name Mouth? Did yours mommy no like you" Emma asked
"So Brooke Scott... Where is Lucas Scott?" Victor asked getting Brooke alone in the kitchen
"Peyton forgot the margarita mix"
"How do you get it? Beer I mean" Victor asked edging closer to Brooke. He knew as soon as Lucas got back Peyton was going to distract him so he had a free shot.
"It's called a fake ID" Brooke laughed
"Right... So what are you doing tonight after the party?
"Lucas and I have a hotel room" Brooke giggled
"I see... Wouldn't he rather have a room with Peyton? I mean they are into more of the same stuff"
"Well considering he married me I guess not" Brooke said irritated
"Because they looked pretty cozy when I saw them kissing the other day"
"Your lying through your straight little white teeth" Brooke smiled
"Wait... Brooke! I swear it to you... Maybe you should kiss me and see what it is like"
"Or maybe I should just slap you now and get it over with. How much have you had to drink?" Brooke laughed. He was obviously very drunk and she wasn't... thank god.
"But Brooke...Brooke, Brooke, we're standing under misled toe. You aren't one to break tradition are you? I didn't think so" Victor smiled leaning in to kiss Brooke
Spoilers: Will Brooke break down and kiss Victor? What will Lucas do when he finds out Victor's plan? Back to Tree Hill for a week... Birthdays galore! Please Review!