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Brooke and Lucas stood frozen staring at Karen and little Nick. Brooke watched as cars drove by and she and Lucas did nothing but stand there staring back at Karen who was being really quiet.
"We were... Um, testing our new um," Lucas stuttered looking over at Brooke who had nothing better
"We were, having sex! Ok... That is what married people do. I am sorry but that's just the way it is" Brooke yelled half giggling thinking about the experience they 2 of them had just had
"Right...well are you going to invite Nick and I in or what?" Karen asked paying no attention to Brooke's response
"Sure?" Lucas asked looking over at Brooke who was just as dumbfounded as he was
"Good because it is cold and little Nick is going to get sick" Karen ranted as Lucas shoved the door open with his shoulder.
When they got into the house Karen took off her coat and handed Brooke a sleepy Nick to put in the crib with Austin while they talked. As Karen handed him over Brooke almost dropped with the weight of the baby. He defiantly weighed more than Austin and maybe even more than little Emma who was smaller than everyone else in her class.
"You're a big boy aren't you" Brooke cooed at Nick as she carried him up the stairs. About half way up the stairs she realized she was only in her bra and underwear and decided to change before coming back down to deal with Karen.
Lucas waited downstairs in silence for Brooke to come back. Karen obviously wasn't going to talk or lecture before they were both there so there wasn't really anything to say. The fact that he was in his boxers wasn't making matters anymore comfortable. So Lucas and Karen just sat in silence since Lucas was too afraid to ask her if he could go change.
"I see you are still working out" Karen laughed finally breaking the silence and pointing to Lucas's 6 pack
"Yea, um practice does a lot for that" Lucas said awkwardly. He couldn't help but think what might have happened if Karen had come just 5 minutes later.
"Yea, so I hear. So I see that you and Brooke are still on good terms even with her father staying here"
"Yea, he is locked in the bedroom right now..." Lucas laughed pointing to the shut door in the hall
"I see, well I will try and be quiet as I talk. Oh here comes Brooke" Karen said pointing to Brooke who was prancing down the stairs in Lucas's sweatshirt
"Here Handsome... thought this might help" Brooke laughed throwing Lucas a shirt and pants
"Thank you Cheery" Lucas said kissing her as he put on his clothes
"No Problem Broody... wow this is the first time we have both fit our nicknames in a while" Brooke giggled plopping down in his lap after he finished
"Eh erm" Karen said clearing her throat
"Right, ok we're all ears" Lucas laughed rolling his eyes at Karen
"It's nothing big... I was just driving home and listening to this radio station talking about the stress on young mothers, and I started remembering how stressed I was at your age with just Lucas, and here you are Brooke raising 2 kids, going to school and dealing with a husband. So I thought maybe you and I could so something tomorrow... Maybe lunch? Just the 2 of us?" Karen asked
"Sure? I mean I really need to go on campus tomorrow and talk to some professors about the exams I missed today, so yea... Lunch would be great" Brooke lied. Lunch with Karen...Words like disaster and apocalypse came to mind. When she and Lucas were doing it, it was fine. She always had Lucas to back her up...Alone she wasn't sure how she would hold up against "the mother in-law"
"Great... Lucas you can stay home with the kids and Norman."
"Emma has some kind of father/daughter thingy at school that I can't miss" Lucas said trying his hardest to get Brooke out of this thing
"Well then Brooke and I can take Nick and Austin with us... You can go with Emma and we can call a nurse to stay with Norman. Sound good?" Karen smiled
"Uh, sure?" Lucas asked looking down at Brooke who was playing with his pants string
"Yea, That sounds great..." Brooke mumbled
"Ok then... well I am going to bed, I will arrange for the nurse in the morning. Good night you too" Karen smiled walking upstairs
"Just kill me now" Brooke whined once she was out of earshot
"It won't be that bad... I mean its just lunch" Lucas laughed kissing her
"Famous last words"
"Of who?"
"I don't know... but someone I'm sure"
"She is all bark and no bite and you know it Brooke Scott"
"Yea, I might be a little weirded out if your mother bit me" Brooke giggled
"You know what I mean"
"Ew, that would be a nasty 3-some" Brooke squealed
"Brooke!" Lucas yelled
"What? It would" Brooke giggled
"Lets go to bed before you scar me for life" Lucas laughed pushing her off him so he could stand up
"I thought that happened that night we were making out on the couch and your mother and Keith walked out Naked"
"Ok... Now I am totally disgusted."
"So was I! Can we say Flubbery?" Brooke giggled pulling him back down to her
"You're bad you know that?" Lucas asked kissing her
"Yes I do..."
"Lets go to bed" Lucas whined pulling away
"I'm sleeping on the couch" Brooke giggled getting comfy in her favorite spot
"Why?"
"Because I am feeling unloved"
"You have to be kidding me..." Lucas laughed sitting down next to her
"You heard your mother... 2 kids, school, dealing with you. It takes its toll" Brooke giggled
"Uh huh... and this wouldn't have anything to do with the fact you are just too lazy to climb to stairs would it" Lucas asked pushing her hair behind her ears
"That too"
"Come on..." Lucas said picking her up
"What a good husband I have" Brooke giggled kissing him as he walked towards the stairs
"Don't try and suck up now..."
"Me? Suck up to you? Never..."
Karen laid up in her bed staring up at the ceiling. Every once in a while she would hear Brooke giggle from downstairs in the den. It was hard for her to believe this was happening. Something about Brooke had always rubbed her the wrong way but she just thought that it was because of what happened. Any girl that would seduce her son into loosing his virginity at the age of 16 was going to rub her the wrong way. She knew after this was over and Brooke was gone Lucas was going to be heartbroken. As were Emma and Austin... but she hoped it would be like it was with Dan and Lucas where they came to understand why Brooke wasn't in their lives.
She listened as Lucas and Brooke came laughing up the stairs finally and then went into their room. This was most likely his last night with her, so she hoped he enjoyed it.
Brooke squealed with laughter as Lucas threw her on the bed, tickled her and then kissed her. His lips were warm and soft, just as they had always been. And the little stubble around his lips tickled her chin.
"Ok... I give you win! Do with me what you please" Brooke giggled
"Hmm, very tempting, but considering my mother is 2 doors down we should probably sleep"
"You suck... Oh! Can we at least make out?" Brooke whined pulling him down to kiss her
"Brooke Scott, I know you better than anyone in this world and we both know what happens after we make out" Lucas laughed
"You don't know me better than Bob" Brooke giggled. She loved to tease him about all of her husbands; it made both their lives a little funnier
"Bob?" Lucas asked kissing her
"My other husband"
"Could I take him?"
"I don't know... he is a football player" Brooke giggled feeling Lucas's arm muscles
"Nice, how did you score a football player?"
"Well as you know, it's usually the basketball players I go after"
"Yea" Lucas agreed kissing her right in the middle of her sentence
"But he was eating this big raw stake and I couldn't resist"
"I see"
"Yea... then we just hopped into the sack" Brooke giggled
"Was he good?"
"I've had better" Brooke laughed rolling her eyes
"Who?"
"Frank" Brooke giggled. She knew good and well Lucas was expecting her to say him, this just added more drama to their little love rectangle
"Who's Frank?"
"My Fiancé"
"Uh huh..." Lucas laughed kissing her again
"He's a baseball player"
"Jocks..." Lucas whispered rolling his eyes at her as he kissed her
"Yea... They are usually good in bed" Brooke giggled
"Really?"
"Yea..." Brooke said quietly laying her head down on his chest
"That's good"
"Hey Luke?"
"Yea?" Lucas asked running his fingers through her hair
"You know how much I love you right?" Brooke asked changing the mood from funny to serious
"Of course I do"
"I mean really? Because I do, if I ever lost you god I don't know what I would do" Brooke whispered
"You're not going to loose me so you don't have to worry" Lucas said kissing the top of her head
"You swear?"
"Yes I swear, now your creeping me out. What's wrong?" Lucas asked
"Nothing, I mean I just see your mom and she's so sad, Luke. It just makes me think what if I had lost you or been too stupid and stubborn to get past the whole you and Peyton thing"
"You know what I was thinking about today?"
"What?" Brooke asked
"Remember that night when we were sitting on the porch and you told me you gave a rats ass about me?"
"Yea... That was a fun night, good sex" Brooke giggled feeling silly again
"That's why I did it"
"Did what?"
"Cheated on you with Peyton. I realized that after spending all this time and energy into trying to love Peyton, I had fallen for you and that scared the hell out of me"
"Nice..." Brooke giggled
"It's not funny" Lucas laughed trying to be serious
"It's very funny! Here I thought I was the one with all the emotional issues"
"Believe me, I have a few of my own. Anyway... now that we have both had our hallmark moments for the night, are we going to have sex or what?" Lucas asked pulling her up out of bed
"With your mother here?" Brooke asked shocked that Lucas would even think about having sex in the same house as his mother, much less do it
"She'll get over it"
Karen woke up the next morning to the sound of Emma and Brooke outside jumping on the trampoline. All she could hear was Emma giggling and Brooke yelling something about being a juggy.
"Isn't a little early to be jumping?" Karen asked walking outside to meet them
"It keeps us in shape, plus it wakes us up" Brooke giggled
"She is going to break her neck" Karen yelled up at the trampoline
"Or she is going to have fun like a normal child"
"Normal 3 year olds don't jump on a trampoline... where is Nick?"
"In the sandbox with Austin... alright baby, lets go get ready for school" Brooke said out of breath.
"And Daddy going to come with me?" Emma asked pointing to Lucas who was getting sand dumped all over him
"If he isn't buried alive" Brooke laughed picking Emma up to carry her into the house
About 8:45 after everyone had eaten breakfast Brooke had finally gotten Emma and Lucas out the door she took Austin and Nick into the downstairs bedroom to torture her father while Karen cleaned up the dishes she had insisted on cooking with.
"Hey Austin remember when mommy told you about Godzilla? That's him!" Brooke giggled pointing to Norman
"You're funny Brooke, must have gotten that from your mother's side"
"Sorry, anyway... you need anything before I take Austin and Nick to get dressed?" Brooke asked
"A nice cup of tea would be great" Norman smiled
"Yea... see, I was just being polite. I'll tell Karen to make you one. Anyway we she and I are going out to lunch today so I am going to have to call a nurse to watch you"
"A good one?" Norman asked
"Depends on how much money you want to spend on one"
"My wallet is in my bag" Norman sighed
"Don't need it... I have your card numbers memorized... Karen will bring your tea in a minute" Brooke giggled leaving the room
Lucas carried Emma into her classroom where all the other kids were with their fathers. Most of them from their suites looked like businessmen, who were only there because their wives were forcing or threatening them.
"Ok Emmy... what first?" Lucas asked sitting her down
"Mr. Scott! So glad you could make it and on time today! Good morning Emmalyne" Ms. Ashton said cheerily
"Good Mornings" Emma said hugging her teacher
"Sweetie... your costume is in the cubby. Go and get it for me and I will help you with it, ok?" Ms. Ashton smiled
"Ok" Emma giggled running to the cubby
"Mr. Scott," Ms. Ashton started
"It's Lucas"
"Lucas, Your wife always prefers Mrs. Scott" Ms. Ashton chuckled
"She just like the sound of it" Lucas laughed
"Right, well please do make yourself comfortable. We are having our play first, then snack, and then crafts. Little Emmalyne missed it yesterday so she should be very excited today... that is if you guys are staying and not shopping"
"Yea... I'm not taking that child to a mall. She is just like her mother in that aspect" Lucas laughed
"Well she is a sweetheart, please take a seat." Ms. Ashton smiled pointing to the tiny chairs.
"So which one is yours?" The man beside Lucas asked
"Emma" Lucas said pointing to little Emma who was in the corner flirting with Cooper
"You're Emma's dad! That's my Daughter Sarah. My son Dane in the 4-year-old class is in love with Emma. I think every little boy here is" The man laughed
"That's what I was afraid of..."
"So I think our wives met yesterday... She says your wife is quite the looker"
"She is" Lucas agreed laughing
"My wife Marsha can be quite the handful... She told me about yesterday, Sorry. Women, if their child isn't the best in the world they freak out, I'm Dean by the way"
"Lucas"
"Lucas, so tell me. Do you really care if Emma is smarter than everyone else or is prettier? Just so long as she is happy?" Dean asked
"Not really, as long as she is happy"
"Yes! My Marsha could care less what Dane does, but when it comes to the girls they have to be the best in everything... is Brooke that way?"
"Not really... but Emma is the spitting image of Brooke so anything she does Brooke thinks it is the best thing ever. And then Austin is her baby so he can blow a bubble and Brooke would take a picture" Lucas laughed
"It's always that way with the baby... you have 2 kids? Started young... that's good! You have the energy to play with them and stuff. Me I have 5 kids and another on the way, Meggie Beth is the oldest... she in the 4th grade, Then we have Lisa Anne, she is in 2nd grade, Then Mary Jane is in Kindergarten, Dane is in the 4 year old class, Sarah Grace is here, and the new baby is a girl who we want to name Dora Jean. Dane is the only boy, and if you ask me... I think he has homosexual qualities" Dean chuckled
"Dude... you have 5 kids? I think Brooke would hang herself before having that many kids... she hates getting fat" Lucas laughed
"Marsha never seems to care. She loves the whole being pregnant thing. We're just lucky I am a cardiovascular surgeon... I make the money and I only have to deal with the kids 4 hours a day. What do you do?" Dean asked
"I play ball for Carolina"
"Ah ha! The next Michael Jordan... Women... see look at us; we are having a nice civilized conversation. They always have to fight, oh here comes Emma" Dean laughed
"Does I look prettyful daddy?"
"Very!" Lucas laughed
"Does I look is pretty like Mommy?"
"Just like Mommy...ok, Give me a kiss then you better go finish getting ready" Lucas said pulling her up into his arms
"Love you" Emma giggled
"Love you more... Good luck" Lucas laughed kissing her on the forehead
"And don'ts have sex" Emma giggled as she skipped away
"I see how this is... that one there has you wrapped around her finger" Dean snorted
"That she does..."
Brooke helped Karen load Austin and Nick into her car after the nurse got there, She was young and Blonde so Brooke knew that her father would have no problem if she stayed all day. Knowing Karen and her lunches that just might be the case.
"Do we have everything?" Karen asked looking around the car
"I think so, Austin do we have everything?"
"No" Austin giggled
"Austin says we are missing something" Brooke laughed
"And he is right, breast milk"
"Ew, that was a little too much information... ew ew ew!" Brooke gaged climbing into the passenger seat in front of Austin
"Don't you know it is good for them?"
"Well if was good for Austin until he was 3 months old... then it was bad... right baby?" Brooke asked sticking her hand behind her to tickle him
"Fine, whatever... lets go... it's in the diaper bag. Where too first?"
"I need to stop by Duke to talk to a professor..."
"We can do it..." Karen smiled popping a Animal sounds CD into the CD player
"Oh god... what the hell?" Brooke asked covering Austin's ears
"It teaches them animal sounds..."
"It sounds more like Sex noises! Ew, Imagine what Emma would say if she were here" Brooke laughed
"I don't even want to think about some of the things that come out of that Childs mouth"
"Please just take it out" Brooke whined
"Fine, your car... your music" Karen smiled fakely. She was trying hard to keep her cool with Brooke until they got to the restaurant where she could finally confront her with what she knew.
"Austin what do you want to listen too?"
"Baob"
"Bob 93.3 it is" Brooke smiled turning on the radio
Lucas watched as Emma did her final little line in the play saying something about the evil Pacey and then everyone stood up to clap. Brooke had been right about one thing; Emma had defiantly stolen the show. She had even managed to somehow turn it into Dawson's Creek.
"Dids I do good?" Emma asked running to Lucas as soon as the play was over
"Wonderful! Better than Katie Holmes" Lucas laughed
"We go eat now?"
"I have no idea" Lucas said looking around to see what everyone else was doing
"Me either" Dean said walking over with a teary eyed Sarah who had frozen when it was her turn
"Hi Sarah, you did a good job" Lucas said patting the little girl on the shoulder
"Say thank you Sarah" Dean coaxed
"She is is shy" Emma whispered into Lucas's ear
"Are you shy?" Lucas laughed
"No..." Emma giggled
"I didn't think so" Lucas said hoisting her up onto his shoulders
"I's tall!" Emma squealed
"Very...you could be a basketball player"
"Ors a giants wike in that books" Emma giggled
"Gulliver's Travels? Yep" Lucas laughed
"Ok everyone, time for snack"
Brooke carried Austin down the halls of her geography building. She figured maybe having the cute baby with her might make her professor a little more lenient, or at least make him stop staring down her shirt while he talked to her.
"Ok baby, be cute" Brooke whispered in Austin's ear as she knocked on her professors door
"Yes?"
"Hi, It's Brooke Scott... I missed your exam yesterday?"
"Yes... Miss Scott. Please do come in and tell me what your excuse is" Her professor laughed
"Well see..."
"What's the little guys name?" Her professor cooed
"Austin, anyway I wasn't here yesterday"
"He's cute, latched on to you for dear life though"
"Yea, anyway see" Brooke started again
"Is he your brother? People are doing that a lot now days you know... sending one child off to college and having another one"
"No he is my son..." Brooke said annoyed
"I see, doesn't look a thing like you... does he?"
"No, he looks like my husband, are you going to let me tell you why I wasn't here or not?" Brooke said almost yelling
"Oh well... anyway no need to explain. Victor told me about your dilemma and I can let you retake the test at anytime"
"Victor told you? What exactly did he tell you?" Brooke asked. Victor... that asshole. He just didn't know when to stop! It was like having Mono.... It just wouldn't go away
"About your mother in law... his mother. What a pity, anyway I understand. Just let me know when you are ready to take the test"
"Sure, why not" Brooke laughed walking out of his office. She was now married to Victor... Lucas was going to love this one
She walked back out to the car where Karen was standing outside in the warm air with Nick.
"That was fast"
"Yea... Victor saved my ass... jerk" Brooke laughed buckling Austin into his seat
"Victor?" Karen asked putting Nick into his
"Long story..."
Lucas and Emma sat on the floor drawing pictures of their favorite foods. Emma of course drew "Backyeggs" as she called them and Lucas drew whipped cream. Poor Emma may have been an awesome actress but her art... well it wasn't anything to be desired. Especially since she drew her eggs blue.
"Is my picture prettyful daddy?" Emma asked holding it up when she was finished
"Beautiful. You might even be better than Peyton" Lucas lied just like any other parent would.
"Now... since this is bonding day for you fathers and your children. We are going to go around in a circle and each tell how your child got the name they did. Every child in this room has a name that means something. Dean... you and Sarah will go first" Ms. Ashton smiled
"Sarah is Sarah Grace because she reminded my wife of the book Sarah plain and tall. Grace because that is her mothers middle name" Dean laughed
"Very nice, now Lucas... we are all wondering here how Emmalyne got her name... I have to say that is the most interesting name here" Ms. Ashton laughed
"Ah, her mother is going to kill me...right, so Emma was born 4 weeks early... of course because being Emma and Brooke's child she had to make an appearance right before anyone was ready... we had no name or anything. So Brooke is yelling every cuss word known to man and then she stops everything and decides that we have to have a name right then before she is born... and the doctors were all yelling at her telling her there was no time but Brooke has not letting that baby be born nameless... so I suggested like 10 names, which of course she hated every one of them... Either they were too plain or named after someone. She was determined to give Emma her own name. So Brooke being the person she is makes me get out my laptop and look up to see what names fit the words Surprise, Spontaneous, and Hard working. So we came up with Emmalyne Katherine. 5 seconds later Emma was born" Lucas laughed
"I was is a hard baby" Emma giggled
"Wow, well we will never wonder again" Ms. Ashton chuckled
Brooke and Karen sat in their booth at Chili's (Brooke's all time favorite place in the whole world) waiting for their food. For a woman who wanted to make Brooke unstressed she sure was stressing her out by being so quiet. When she did talk it was short and too the point. So Brooke didn't think anything of it and just ignored the whole thing totally. The real conversation didn't happen until after their food was gone.
"Brooke, I need to talk to you about something... it may seem strange at first but it is important" Karen Smiled her usual fake smile that she always did around Brooke
"Ok..."
"Well first of all your young, really young to have children, and I was just wondering how you felt when they were born? It's ok if you were mad or upset... I just need to know"
I guess if you need to know..." Brooke laughed
"Ok"
"Well I mean it's hard to explain... With Emma it was shock mostly. Having something so tiny that you love more than you love yourself... and that was big for me. But I wasn't ever mad or upset about her, Even if I had wanted too I couldn't have been... I loved her too much, you know?"
"Uh huh" Karen nodded... but took serious note how Brooke had said "loved" She really needed to get information about this so she would know how to approach the subject.
"Then with Austin it was fear mostly. He was my baby boy and he was just so tiny and weak. I think I needed him more than he needed me though." Brooke laughed pulling Austin into her lap from the high chair
"I see... Brooke I want you to just sign the custody over to Lucas. None of them deserve to have this pro-longed. Your just making things harder on all of us" Karen said quietly
"What? Karen what the hell are you talking about?" Brooke yelled
"I know about your plan Brooke! Why they hell do you think I am here? How could you do this to them?"
"Again... what the hell are you talking about?"
"Brooke... I know about you and Victor! I know how you are planning to trade Lucas the kids for the money! I know how this is all just some big decoy and you can't do it anymore... you want to know why? Because I will not let ruin my son's life again along with his children's. You don't give a damn about those children or my son and you never have... how long was it after you were pregnant did you realize the child support payments would give you money? Is that why you had Austin too? And you know what? Deep down Lucas knows this... All of this but knowing him he is too afraid to say anything. He is a good boy Brooke. And when I tell him yes, it's going to break his heart but he will know it is for the best"
"You know what Karen? You can say a lot of things about me. I was pretty much a slut until I was 16, I drank and had sex way too young and yes, I ruined a lot of people's lives in the process. But you will not come into my life and try to question whether or not I love my children and husband. They are the only things in this world that I actually give a damn about. Lucas saved me from a life of god only knows what and those kids are everything to me! I am sorry I took your son away from you Karen. But as far as I am concerned you can go to hell"
Spoilers: The big question... Will Lucas choose his mother or his wife? DRAMA... I love it LOL! Please review!