Chapter 13... Next Chapter we will be back in Chapel Hill with the usual drama and new drama. This chapter is mostly for some closure between certain characters and good stuff like that. I figured once I got them back to Tree Hill there would be a lot to write about... but I was wrong so instead of making them stay here for 3 chapters like I had originally planned they are only staying for 2. Remember if you guys have any ideas for me PLEASE leave them in your review! I am running out of ideas! But like I said when this fic is finished I will start another Brucas one... of course. It will be written a lot like this one, style wise. I will give you guys a summary about it as I get closer to finishing this one. Hope you like this chapter! Please review... I love them! Plus it gets my dad off my back about writing!
"I have never wanted you so bad...See I told you we should have gotten a hotel room" Brooke whined, seeing Lucas look very sexy in his towel.
"And then we would have had to deal with her there... its only for a few more days" Lucas laughed kissing her.
"Still... I mean your mother knows we have sex. I just don't understand what the big deal is"
"Ok... think of it this way. Would you want to have sex while staying at your parents house?" Lucas asked. He could tell Brooke as thinking really hard about what her answer was going to be.
"Well we had sex at my parents house... just not while they were there. Does that count?"
"We did the same thing here" Lucas laughed running his fingers through her wet hair
"You are killing this for me, you know that don't you? I am going to get the water guns out of the car... I feel like shooting you" Brooke giggled giving him a quick kiss before leaving the room.
That was Brooke... crazy, do nothing-serious Brooke and as much as Karen hated it, he loved everything about her. He listened as Brooke skipped into he den humming the Dawson's Creek theme. If Karen hated that Brooke let Emma watch Dawson's Creek, she was really going to hate what they were going to do next, especially today.
"Daddy!" Emma screamed funning as fast as her little legs could carry her into Lucas's room with her long brown hair bouncing up and down across her back.
"What?"
"Dawson's Cwreek, numer 5" Emma said holding up 5 fingers
"Already? Have you even finished season 4?" Lucas asked picking her up and tickling her
"Yea! Stupid Pacey"
"I know..."
"I love you" Emma giggled hugging him around the neck
"Why does it seem you always tell me that right before a new season comes out? ... You know either me or Mommy are going to end up getting it for you...what I don't know is why you end up begging" Lucas laughed
"I knows... That's why I love you!" Emma said imitating Brooke's cheery voice
"Right, that right there is a sign you have been hanging around with Mommy way to much... You know that? Now go get ready because its water gun time"
Brooke walked out to the car quietly to get the water guns. She didn't want to disturb Karen, Keith, Nick and Austin who were playing some kind of bonding game in the grass. She wasn't quite sure what it was but Karen and Keith were both walking around on all 4's making strange noises, along with Nick who was trying his best to do it with them. Little Austin just sat there, staring at them like they were retarded. Every once in a while scratching his head and looking around, then he spotted Brooke.
"Mama" He squealed funning towards he with his arms up to be held
"Hey baby... You ready to play water gun?" Brooke asked pulling him off the ground. His face lit up at the sight of the guns. For all Brooke knew they were teaching him how to be a mass murder and he was going to end up killing them one day.
"Brooke... Your up! Austin was trying to get out of the crib earlier so we brought him out to play with us" Karen said carrying Nick towards them
"I see that. Austin did you have fun with Meme?" Brooke cooed at Austin who was latched around her neck, holding on for dear life
"Sweetie, mommy can't breathe..."
"Yes... he wasn't very cooperative... You would think since he was older than Nick he would be able to do more animal noises"
"Or maybe since he is older he has the sense not too" Brooke smiled carrying Austin and the water guns away from the car.
"He'll never learn if you don't teach him!" Karen yelled from behind her
There it was again. No matter how far she moved from that woman she and Lucas were never going to be able to be able to raise their children how they wanted without her trying to tell them it was wrong. She was almost to the point of giving up and saying "Here... take them for a day. Teach them whatever you want but they are going to forget by tomorrow" At least she hoped they would. She had spent the last 5 years undoing all hard-core morals Karen had instilled into Lucas and she really didn't have the energy to do that again.
"Hey cheery, you ready?" Lucas asked meeting Brooke and Austin in the kitchen with Emma.
"To beat you Broody? Always, Ok new turf same rules... Girls against boys?" Brooke asked handing Austin over to Lucas
"Fine with me... we only have an hour though."
"Ok then, speed round... Since Emmy doesn't have a cast anymore she can run. New rule! You see Karen or Keith... Run like Hell" Brooke laughed as she finished filling up her water gun.
"Ok... On your mark... get set, go hide!" Lucas said running with Austin towards his bedroom.
"Come on Emmy... Lets show those boys how it's done" Brooke giggled pulling Emma into the hall closet.
"Ready?" Lucas yelled
"Yea"
Karen walked into the kitchen to finish breakfast while Keith took Nick for their scheduled bonding time. They both had him from 5-8. Keith had him from 8-12 while she made breakfast and Lunch, then she had him from 12-6 while Keith worked and then they shared him for the rest of the night. The schedule worked very well that way they could both teach him and bond with him. She had never gotten to do this with Lucas and partly thought that was why he had started to rebel at 16. Nick was not though...ever.
"What on earth is going on?" Karen yelled hearing Brooke and Lucas scream
"They are shooting each other with water guns" Keith said in amazement
"What? Keith that's not funny! What's wro" Karen started to ask but then she saw it. Lucas, Brooke, Emma and Austin drenching each other with water guns
"Your going down Scott" Brooke giggled
"You're a Scott too"
"Shit, I forget that everytime... ah Emmy run!" Brooke yelled
"We got them Austin!"
"Stop! What in heavens name is going on here?"
"We play water gun" Emma giggled squirting Karen with her water
"Lucas, Brooke, Kitchen Now! Keith... you get Emma, Austin, and Nick in a bath so they will he clean for the lunching
"I got to take a bath with a boy?" Emma asked shocked
"A little boy... you do what Meme says and follow Keith" Karen smiled
"But me see me nakie! Mommy sayd only she's and daddy see me nakie" Emma complained
"Go... You don't have to ask them... Meme said it was ok" Karen said frustrated
"No... Mommy" Emma cried running towards Brooke and Lucas
Karen pulled Brooke and Lucas into the kitchen by their wrists as if they were 5 year olds. Emma followed slowly
"What one earth has gotten into you two?"
"Mom... we were just having fun" Lucas said seeing his mothers anger rise. He was having dajavu from the time when he was 9 and he and Haley had tried to cook chicken nuggets in the dryer.
"Do you want to know why you are 20 and have 2 children? That is why... you're not responsible! Especially you Brooke! You don't think! You are supposed to be teaching those children not to do things like that and here you are egging them on! One day when they are gone from you, you will understand" Karen yelled
"No" Emma cried
"Emmy... Go watch Dawson's Creek while Me and Mommy talk to Meme... ok?" Lucas asked
"Maybe we just don't want our children to grow up and resent us for all the rules we laid out. Every rule I had as a child I broke on purpose just so my parents would acknowledge me... They said be home by 10, I didn't come home all night. Emma and Austin wont be like that! But Lucas was and you know why? Because you babied him! When I first met him he was willing to do anything I asked just to have some fun in his life. Nick will be the same way! My god! No one has scheduled time with their children unless they are divorced!" Brooke yelled back
"Lucas... do you agree with her?" Karen asked quietly
"She has a point"
"You know what? We will deal with this later. I have to get dressed and ready and so do you. We will talk tonight" Karen said coldly
Brooke and Lucas both stood there in silence. Neither knew what to say. Brooke wasn't sure if Lucas was mad at her, or what. He was doing his brooding thing, the same one he did after she had told him about Victor.
"You're right you know?" Lucas finally said grabbing Brooke into a hug
"About what? Lucas I just blew out your mother" Brooke laughed putting her head against his chest.
"She's not pissed off about the water guns... she is pissed off that we have the life we have, the life she wanted with Dan after me" Lucas understood what his mother was going through. She had spent so much of her time and energy on him so that he wouldn't end up like her. What she didn't understand was he wasn't like her. He had a woman he loved and would so anything for, and she would for him. He was happy.
"Lucas, I need to tell you something... Dan is serving her with a court order today for a paternity test on Nick"
"Wait... what?" Lucas asked totally confused
"Haley told me yesterday... and Luke when you think about it there is a chance he is Dan's..."
"I know... and I think she knows that too. Hints the rushed wedding, But as of right now there is nothing we can do about it so lets just go get ready"
Brooke and Lucas both decided to just let the matter drop since there was obviously nothing they could do about it. Instead they spent the rest of the morning getting ready and getting the kids ready. Emma wore a pink dress with embroidered yellow flowers at the top. It was a very classy short dress, so short that Emma had to wear special underwear that were pink and lacey because when she raised her arms up you could see them. Austin wore just a simple baby blue jumper with a white shirt under. He looked very nice compared to Nick who Karen had dressed in a kilt and tights.
"You look hott Mrs. Scott" Lucas said kissing Brooke once they were finished getting ready
"Why thank you Mr. Scott... you don't look so bad yourself." Brooke giggled
"What abouts me?" Emma whined
"You look beautiful" Lucas said kissing her on the forehead
"I know" Emma giggled
"Hey Emmy... doesn't daddy look silly in a tie?" Brooke asked straightening it
"Yes"
"Ha ha, ok lets go... Come on Austin. Us dudes have to stick together around these women" Lucas said putting Austin on his shoulders
The Lunching was crowded with a ton on people Brooke barely knew. So she, Haley and Peyton hung out at their own little table making fun of all of the old peoples wrinkles.
"Oh My God!" Haley said turning her head away from where they were looking
"What?" Both Brooke and Peyton said at the same time
"See those 2 people Lucas is talking too?"
"Yea..."
"Those are Karen's parents!" Haley whispered
"Strange... I didn't know the devil had parents" Brooke snorted
"I am serious! They like disowned her after she decided to keep Lucas. I guess now that she getting married they have decided to come back into her life"
"Damn! There are some mean parents in this town" Peyton laughed
"Tell me about it... Oh no Lucas is motioning for me... turn around and pretend you don't see" Brooke said looking the other way
"Brooke... Go" Haley and Peyton laughed pushing Brooke up out of the chair
"You 2 are so, so, so dead when I get back..." Brooke said glaring at them
"Brooke... Thank god" Lucas mouthed
"Hilda, Wilson... this is my wife Brooke" he said putting his arm around her
"Hi there sweetie! Aren't you a pretty thing! So skinny! Oh but when you have children you will loose that, enjoy it while it lasts" Hilda laughed
"So they say" Brooke smiled looking over at Emma and Austin who were playing under a table with Amber.
"Lucas... how old is you these days boy?" Wilson asked punching him in his bad shoulder. Brooke felt his grip around her shoulder tighten with the pain.
"20"
"That's right because our Karen is 38...Brooke here the same age?" Wilson asked
"I'm a month younger"
"Well isn't that nice! So sweet... We haven't talked to Karen in 7 years now... then she called us out of the blue about a month ago. So as you can understand we aren't quite caught up in everything that is happening" Hilda smiled grabbing Brooke's hand
"I better go check on the kids..." Brooke said conjuring up the best excuse she could to get out of there.
"Kids?"
"Good Luck Luke" Brooke whispered kissing him on the cheek quickly and then headed back to the table where Haley and Peyton were sitting with the kids
"You just ditched your husband" Haley laughed
"And yours would be where?" Brooke asked
"Playing basketball with Jake... So Emma what are you going to eat" Haley asked quickly changing the subject
"Basketti" Emma giggled
"Spaghetti?" Brooke asked
"That's what I sayed... Basketti"
Lucas listened as Hilda and Wilson lectured him on how "The apple doesn't fall far from the Tree" until finally Karen and Keith, announced that it was time to eat.
"Hey handsome... so how bad of parents are we according to them?" Brooke asked when Lucas sat down beside her.
"We didn't get that far...Thanks for abandoning me though"
"Yea, Austin was trying to eat a slug" Brooke lied
"Sure... you just hate talking to old people" Lucas laughed
"Yes I do! It depresses me that you will be that old one day"
"And you wont?" Lucas laughed
"No... I wont get old"
"Hey... Tuck everlasting... Look Dan and Deb are here" Peyton whispered
"I thought someone else had to give her the papers"
"Maybe he is going to try and reason with her" Haley suggested
"Or maybe he is just going to kill her... That's more like Dan" Brooke laughed
"We have to talk him out if this... Let him do it tomorrow but not today... my mom will be really embarrassed. Someone go and distract him" Lucas whispered
"Why is everyone looking at me?" Brooke whined knowing exactly what she was going to have to do.
"Honey, sweetheart, Love of my life...Woman of my dreams"
"Can we do what we talked about this morning?" Brooke asked cutting his pathetic begging off
"Sure... why not"
"Ok... I'll be back... Emma come with Mommy" Brooke smiled pulling Emma away from her food
"Ok baby... I need you to pretend to be sick... really sick ok?" Brooke said picking her up
"Why?"
"Because I am going to get Deb and Dan to take me and you to their house to get you some cold medicine... now I need you to be like an actor in one of Dawson's movies... ok?" Brooke asked
"Ok" Emma agreed falling limp into Brooke's arms
"Drama queen..."
"Brooke... Emma... Brooke is she ok?" Karen asked stopping them midway to Dan and Deb
"Yea... she is just playing... Lucas wanted to see you" Brooke lied sending her over to their table
"Hello Brooke" Deb smiled
"Deb, Danny Boy... I need a huge favor!"
"Yes?" Dan asked
"Emma has a terrible cold and she is coughing and wheezing and I left all of her medicine at Karen's... since you guys are closer I was wondering if you could let me borrow some?" Brooke asked
"Sure! Of course, Dan will drive you... wont you Dan?" Deb said elbowing him in the rib
"Sure" Dan grunted
"Great... Lets go" Brooke said grabbing him by the arm and dragging him towards the car
Lucas watched as Brooke pushed Dan into the car. If Karen only knew what Brooke was doing for her right now she might not be so ready to kill her.
"Lucas... aren't you worried about Brook with him" Haley asked watching them drive off
"Brooke? I'm more worried about Dan... between Brooke and Emma he is going to have his hands full" Lucas laughed
"Lucas... Brooke said you needed me" Karen smiled
"Right, um, I was just wondering if Nick wanted to play with Austin..." Lucas said
"Oh... Sure why not" Karen laughed sitting Nick on the ground with Austin who looked mortally terrified
"I do wish those 2 would just learn to share you" Karen said patting Lucas on the head
"Yea... me too, well you better go and make your speech or whatever... this thing is almost over"
"Right... Bye, Bye Nick... be a good boy" Karen smiled
"Amber! Don't hit Nick... that is not nice" Haley laughed
"Poor kid, getting beat up by girls already" Peyton said pulling him into her lap
Brooke, Emma and Dan drove down the street towards Dan's house
"Hey Emmy... remember when mommy told you there was no Boogie man? Mommy lied. Dan is the boogie man" Brooke giggled
"You're funny Brooke" Dan snarled
"I know... It's a gift... So tell me Danny, why the need for a paternity test on Nick? She told you he was Keith's"
"Karen lies about a lot of things... and I think Keith is sterile" Dan laughed
"What? Why?"
"Because when we were kids... I hit him with a hammer while he was asleep" Dan said proudly
"Ouch! Why?"
"Because my dad had just told me that he hoped that Keith never had kids to pass on his bad genes" Dan replied
"Interesting... well from the looks of things you had enough kids with enough women for the both of you" Brooke giggled
"Hey... you are no better than me"
"At least mine are both with the same guy... who I am married too, and actually love" Brooke laughed
"Who says I don't love Deb and Karen?"
"Me... and I'm the boss so deal with it... right Emma?" Brooke asked
"Wight"
Brooke couldn't help but laugh at Dan. There were making mistakes... like she and Lucas had, and then there were mistakes like Dan had made. Pretty much all mistakes that monkeys could have handled better. Not Dan Scott though.
Finally the lunching ended without trouble. Dan and Brooke got back right was everyone was leaving. Which meant Deb was ready to leave too, leaving to time for Dan to talk to Karen. According to Lucas everything had gone according to plan. Karen had to idea, Peyton was stuck watching Nick the whole time and Keith was totally wasted... cussing like a sailor.
When they got home Karen was in too good of a mood to talk to Brooke and Lucas about earlier that day so she kept the kids while Brooke and Lucas went for a drive.
"Where are we going?" Brooke begged
"I'm not telling you... I swear, cant you just be surprised?"
"No...I need to know... I hate surprises! Lucas" Brooke whined
"Ok... just close your eyes and put this over..." Lucas said handing her a blindfold
"You're mean... you know that?"
"Just do it!" Lucas laughed
Brooke finally put it on and Lucas drove into the parking lot and parked.
"What are we doing here? Lucas this is where we had our first date!"
"I know... we are going to play pool" Lucas said helping her out of the car
"Wow... it's hard to believe it all started here... Imagine if you had said no to me that night" Brooke laughed
"No to what? As I remember it you made me do 3 things compared to my 1"
"What? No I didn't... wait... Drink, Tattoo, Sex... well it was a long book" Brooke giggled
"It was Stienbeck..."
"Hey... after we play pool, can we..."
"Do you have to ruin all my surprises?" Lucas asked
"Yes...I'm your wife remember? Now come on Henry... You may have won water war but I can still kick your ass at pool"
After Karen put Austin, Nick and Keith down for a nap she pulled out an old photo album and sat Emma on the couch.
"What's that?"
"This is a book of pictures of when your daddy was little" Karen smiled
"Mommy got a book wike that for me and Awson"
"Really?"
"Yea, and it gots pictures of her and me and daddy when's I was a baby" Emma giggled
"I remember when you were a baby. I came to see you and your mommy and daddy were so happy"
"Was you happy Meme?" Emma asked
"And then your mommy got really sick and I had to take care of you"
"Wheres was daddy?" Emma asked confused
"He was taking care of your mommy"
"Oh, was that daddy?" Emma asked pointing to a picture of Lucas at his 3rd birthday
"Yes it was, and there is your aunt Haley beside him, and there is Peyton and..."
"She looks like me!" Emma said excitedly
"That was your mommy, She must have been in Lucas's pre-school class. I didn't know that" Karen smiled
"This backseat is smaller than I remember" Brooke laughed trying hooking her bra back on
"Maybe we were smaller then?" Lucas asked giving her a hand
"Maybe you were...I think I need a new car"
"Really, why?" Lucas asked
"Because I do... I want a Toyota Solaria. Oh! A white one, convertible of course" Brooke said breathlessly
"How did we just go from sex to cars"
"Because I'm me and your you... that's what we do Broody"
"You know I had to look that up in class the other day... you know it means something about chickens sitting on eggs?" Lucas laughed
"Yes I do" Brooke giggled
"And you know what came right after it in the dictionary?"
"No, what?" Brooke asked kissing him
"Brooke"
"If that wasn't a sign I don't know what was..." Brooke laughed hitting her head on the roof
"Home?"
"Please"
The rest of the week went on as planned. There were no signs of Dan trying to talk to Karen or to Brooke's relief no Victor sightings. On Wednesday Night they had the rehearsal dinner. It was ok, nothing compared to Brooke and Lucas's. Just a few people... all-old talking about babies and wrinkle cream. So as usual Brooke, Haley and Peyton decided to do they're own with, same with Lucas, Jake, and Nathan. The end of the night had been the most interesting when Jake had gotten down on one knee and proposed to Peyton, who was totally thrilled and said yes right away.
When they got home that night Emma really was sick, coughing and whining and clinging to Brooke with her runny nose and droopy eyes.
"Baby... how did you get sick? Maybe you were too good of an actor" Brooke said rubbing her forehead
"I sleep with you tonight?" Emma asked putting her head in Brooke's lap.
"Yea, and daddy can sleep with Austin... Sound good? Stay out, let me get the phone" Brooke said grabbing the cordless phone just as the answering machine picked up, since everyone else was in the den talking.
Karen started to get up and answer the phone but stopped once the machine picked up and she heard Brooke answer it.
"Hello?"
"Brooke! It's Teresa! Look me and some on the girls are going out tonight and we want you to come! It will be like old times!"
Karen, Keith and Lucas listened.
"Mom... you can turn it off now... Brooke has the phone"
"You didn't believe that Brooke was a bad mother... just listen to this... see what she says" Karen smiled
"Teresa, I cant... Emma is sick and she only wants me" they heard Brooke say over the machine
"So... what is she like 2? Lock her in the bathroom with a bottle of children's cold... she will be out like a light" Teresa laughed
"Mom Turn it off"
"Lucas... you need to hear this... some women aren't meant to be mothers"
"I, I guess... No, Teresa, She isn't a dog she is my child. I can't just leave her when she needs me, I am not my parents"
"See mom... she said no... now turn it off"
"Just listen... she has that tone in her voice... just a little more talking and she will be out that door so fast" Karen laughed
"Come on Brooke! You turned out cool! We miss you and want you to come out... Leave her with Lucas, she will get over it"
"Right... the way I got over my parents... Look I have to go, maybe next time I am in town. Bye" Brooke said hanging up the phone
"Lucas... I"
"Mom... don't talk to me right now... just don't" Lucas said standing up and carrying Austin down the hall to his room.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Lucas asked seeing Brooke lying on the bed with Emma asleep on her chest.
"Nothing, Teresa called and wanted me to go out with them, I told her no... Stupid Bitch" Brooke laughed
"Ok now that was random"
"Yea well she is, anyway... come join us... apparently we are having a sleep over" Brooke said patting the bed
"Dude... Boys don't have sleepovers"
"Really because according to Haley not only did you 2 have sleepovers but you also painted each others" Brooke started
"Ah! Not in front of Austin... he is going to think his daddy is fruity" Lucas laughed covering his ears
"Lucas, you play Barbie's with Emma..." Brooke laughed
"Hey... Mine is a G I Joe and he is married to the sexy stripper Barbie..."
"Sounds kinky" Brooke giggled
"Very..."
"And Emma's Barbie's?"
"Joey and Dawson... but she does use that telletubby someone gave her as Pacey" Lucas laughed
The next day was the wedding. Poor little Emma was jacked up on so much cold medicine that she couldn't see straight and clung to either Brooke or Lucas at all times. For the life of her Brooke couldn't figure out what the tension between Lucas and Karen was for. The morning was the usually wedding day chaos. Karen getting cold feet, Keith was totally wasted... but by 12:00 it seemed like everything was going to be ok... that is until Dan showed up"
"What the hell..." Haley whispered seeing Dan march up to Karen
"Maybe this is it?" Brooke asked
"Karen... we need to talk! I did wrong with 2 of my sons and I don't want the 3rd one to be the same way" Dan said taking Karen's hand
"Dan... he isn't your son... he couldn't be"
"He has to be, ask Keith why!" Dan yelled
"Dan! You swore you would never bring that up again! How do you know what you did even worked? Huh?" Keith asked
"What the hell is he talking about?" Lucas asked
"Dan smashed his balls with a hammer when they were like 6" Brooke laughed
"Oh My God!" Haley squealed
"I know because no one can take a blow like I did to you and still work right down there... the doctors even said so" Dan said
"Dan! Keith! This is my wedding day! Stop fighting" Karen cried
"So, do we just stand here?" Peyton asked looking around to see what everyone else was doing
"I guess so" Brooke laughed
The arguing went on for another 2 hours... at points Keith was winning, and then it would switch to Dan. Finally Karen gave up.
"You know what! I don't care... I don't love either of you, and no! I don't know whose baby Nick is but I do know that he is mine and he needed a father! A real father who was married to his mother, not like what Lucas had. Nick is going to grow up with 2 parents and go to college, get married, start his career and have kids in that order!" Karen yelled
"Hey Luke, what was our order?"
"Kids, married, college, career" Lucas laughed
"At least we got the married part right"
"Brooke, Lucas! Would you 2 shut up? I don't need this from you! Yes we know you are happy because you did it the wrong way, you took the path less traveled, who cares! It was still wrong!" Karen yelled
"Mid life crisis?" Haley asked
"Or mental breakdown" Brooke answered
"I am not marrying either of you... I am not in love with either of you. Nick and I are taking the plane tickets to Italy and staying there for a few weeks! Maybe I will get my head straight! Thank you everyone for coming to the wedding, feel free to stay and eat the food! Peyton hand me Nick!" Karen yelled and then drove off. Lucas and Brooke assumed it was to the airport.
"So that was interesting" Nathan said looking down at his shoes
"Wanna shoot some hoops before Brooke and I head home?" Lucas asked
"Why not... Girls, have fun shopping" Nathan laughed throwing Haley his wallet
Spoilers: Back home! Finals, Stress, games, SO much! Please review!
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