"Please Bella take a nap." Lucas pleaded to his tiny baby.
Bella didn't seem to hear him or else she was just ignoring him because she kept wailing and trashing to no avail. Bella was a smart baby and she knew her mommy wasn't home and she would not sleep until Brooke got home. What Bella didn't know was that could be a week and Lucas knew she couldn't hold off that long.
"The faster you go to sleep the quicker mommy will be home." Lucas was trying any move he could but hearing the word mommy made the infant scream louder and harder.
"Girls," Lucas said over his shoulder to Braden who was sitting up happily watching Lucas struggle. Braden began to giggle and toppled over on top of his stuffed teddy bear.
"I think I might have to call in some reinforcements." Lucas said talking to himself. He supported Bella in one arm and moved to the phone to call for back-up.
"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the phone was tired and drained.
"Hey Jake, it's Luke," Lucas said waiting for Jake to say something but he just grunted, "I need some help here."
"Why don't you call Nathan?" Jake had just gotten Jenny to sleep after a long night.
"Because he's childless and wouldn't understand how to get her to sleep." Lucas hated asking Nathan for help.
"If I keep helping you how are you ever going to learn?" Jake was not driving over to Lucas' place to put his daughter to sleep because he had to deal with Jenny.
"I'll learn with time. But right now I need her to sleep." Lucas needed some help now.
"Well Luke you struck out here. Call Nathan, he'll be able to help you." Jake hung up the phone and fell back to sleep, leaving Lucas right where he started.
"Some friend you are." Lucas said while looking at the phone debating whether to call Nathan or not. The baby screaming in his ear chose for him.
"Hello." Nathan answered the phone still engulfed in the game.
"Hey Nathan it's Luke." Lucas sifted Bella around until she fit comfortably on his shoulder.
"What's up man?" Nathan said turning up the game.
"I need some help with the kids." Lucas admitted finally. He always felt like he was weak if he asked his brother for help. They had always strived to be better than the other and it would take sometime to get used to this whole brotherly love thing.
"So Brooke's gone and you need someone to play Mommy?" Nathan laughed. He loved making Lucas suffer.
"Exactly." Lucas wished Nathan was here so he could smack him upside his head.
"So you pick me?" Nathan didn't understand, "I'm flattered."
"Jake wouldn't come so you're the only one left." Lucas didn't really want to talk on the phone right now. He wanted Nathan here helping him and saving the sarcastic remarks for someone who could appreciate them, which would be no one.
"So I'm like you're last resort? I'm your second choice?" Nathan pretended to sound hurt, "I though we're supposed to be brothers."
"Nathan cut the crap." Lucas said sharply, "I need some help so will you help me?"
"For my niece and nephew?" Nathan asked like there was no question about it, "I'd do anything."
"Thank you." Lucas sighed with relief.
"Uhhuh." Nathan said hanging up the phone and taking one last look at the game before he headed over to save Lucas.
Bella was driving Lucas crazy. Braden had been so much easier; maybe it was a guy thing. Guys depend on guys and girls depend on girls. It was all too complicated to think about right now with his screaming daughter in his arms.
At the rate Bella was going she was going to make herself sick. She had been crying for hours now and Lucas needed to make her stop. He wondered how Jake did it. Jake was so good with Jenny and Lucas wished he was that skilled.
Lucas found himself making his daughter a game. Objection: Get her to sleep or at least stop crying. Reward: Peace and quiet (for a little while anyway). Jake had already mastered Lucas' game and now Lucas needed to join the winners circle.
"The help is here." Nathan said walking into the apartment.
"Thank god!" Lucas cried with relief, "Take her for a second while I get her a bottle or something."
Nathan unwillingly took the screaming baby into his arms and almost immediately she stopped crying. Lucas thought he went deaf or something because it was suddenly quiet.
"How did you do that?" Lucas was stunned.
"I guess it's just skill." Nathan smirked with satisfaction.
"Skill?" Lucas laughed, "The only one she gets quiet for is her mother."
"What can I say?" Nathan didn't wipe the smug look off his face, "All girls find me irresistible."
"I see you like 'em young." Lucas motioned to his exhausted daughter that was slowly drifting off to sleep in Nathan's arms.
"I can't control who falls in love with me. It just happens." Nathan studied the tiny child ever so carefully. Just holding Lucas' kids made him want one so much more. But he knew neither Haley nor he was ready and they were going to wait until they were out of school. They needed some money to their name.
"Okay Romeo, let's go put her in her crib before she wakes up again." Lucas lead the way to Bella's room. Lucas stood there a few minutes after Nathan put her down and just watch in awe as her tiny chest rose and fell in an even pattern. He couldn't believe that he made her; that this little girl was part of him. It was amazing.
"I'm turning on the game." Nathan said with Braden on his lap. The two loved watching basketball together. Nathan and Lucas both knew that Braden would be the basketball players they both were. Lucas couldn't wait to teach Braden how to play and then watch him score those points in the game. Nathan too wanted to be the one to teach his little nephew the ropes of the game but he would make it fun unlike what Dan had made it for him.
"Come here buddy." Lucas said sitting next to Nathan.
"Is that my new nickname?" Nathan asked quizzically, "Because I really don't like that one."
"I was talking to Braden, dumbass." Lucas smacked the back of his head.
"Wait 'til Brooke hears these nice words you're teaching him." Nathan smirked knowing that Brooke would kill Lucas if she knew he was using foul language around their son.
"Grow up Nathan." Lucas cradled his son in his arms in hopes that he would fall asleep.
"You're supposed to be my big brother and you're teaching me such bad words. My virgin ears!" Nathan loved messing with Lucas' head.
"Like you haven't said worse." Lucas whispered trying not to disturb Braden's descent into sleep.
Before either brother could come up with another insult there was a weak knock at the door. Lucas looked at the clock which read eleven o'clock. Any of his friends would have a key so he couldn't understand who would be visiting so late.
"I got it." Nathan said leaping from the couch, "Lucas, you've got a visitor."
Nathan came back into the room looking stunned. Nathan then stepped aside and revealed the broken girl they both knew.
"Madison what are you doing here?" Lucas asked standing up and waking Braden up in doing so.
"I need help."
I know it's short but I've got a bad case of writer's block right now. I'm hoping to get one more chapter out by tomorrow then you all would have to wait a week until I can get another few chapters up. Until tomorrow all!
Up Next: Why did Madison show up on Lucas' doorstep and will her brother and the girls be able to her before she tries any familiar stunts? Which girl will develop a crush on the new guy in their mix?
Bella didn't seem to hear him or else she was just ignoring him because she kept wailing and trashing to no avail. Bella was a smart baby and she knew her mommy wasn't home and she would not sleep until Brooke got home. What Bella didn't know was that could be a week and Lucas knew she couldn't hold off that long.
"The faster you go to sleep the quicker mommy will be home." Lucas was trying any move he could but hearing the word mommy made the infant scream louder and harder.
"Girls," Lucas said over his shoulder to Braden who was sitting up happily watching Lucas struggle. Braden began to giggle and toppled over on top of his stuffed teddy bear.
"I think I might have to call in some reinforcements." Lucas said talking to himself. He supported Bella in one arm and moved to the phone to call for back-up.
"Hello?" The voice on the other end of the phone was tired and drained.
"Hey Jake, it's Luke," Lucas said waiting for Jake to say something but he just grunted, "I need some help here."
"Why don't you call Nathan?" Jake had just gotten Jenny to sleep after a long night.
"Because he's childless and wouldn't understand how to get her to sleep." Lucas hated asking Nathan for help.
"If I keep helping you how are you ever going to learn?" Jake was not driving over to Lucas' place to put his daughter to sleep because he had to deal with Jenny.
"I'll learn with time. But right now I need her to sleep." Lucas needed some help now.
"Well Luke you struck out here. Call Nathan, he'll be able to help you." Jake hung up the phone and fell back to sleep, leaving Lucas right where he started.
"Some friend you are." Lucas said while looking at the phone debating whether to call Nathan or not. The baby screaming in his ear chose for him.
"Hello." Nathan answered the phone still engulfed in the game.
"Hey Nathan it's Luke." Lucas sifted Bella around until she fit comfortably on his shoulder.
"What's up man?" Nathan said turning up the game.
"I need some help with the kids." Lucas admitted finally. He always felt like he was weak if he asked his brother for help. They had always strived to be better than the other and it would take sometime to get used to this whole brotherly love thing.
"So Brooke's gone and you need someone to play Mommy?" Nathan laughed. He loved making Lucas suffer.
"Exactly." Lucas wished Nathan was here so he could smack him upside his head.
"So you pick me?" Nathan didn't understand, "I'm flattered."
"Jake wouldn't come so you're the only one left." Lucas didn't really want to talk on the phone right now. He wanted Nathan here helping him and saving the sarcastic remarks for someone who could appreciate them, which would be no one.
"So I'm like you're last resort? I'm your second choice?" Nathan pretended to sound hurt, "I though we're supposed to be brothers."
"Nathan cut the crap." Lucas said sharply, "I need some help so will you help me?"
"For my niece and nephew?" Nathan asked like there was no question about it, "I'd do anything."
"Thank you." Lucas sighed with relief.
"Uhhuh." Nathan said hanging up the phone and taking one last look at the game before he headed over to save Lucas.
Bella was driving Lucas crazy. Braden had been so much easier; maybe it was a guy thing. Guys depend on guys and girls depend on girls. It was all too complicated to think about right now with his screaming daughter in his arms.
At the rate Bella was going she was going to make herself sick. She had been crying for hours now and Lucas needed to make her stop. He wondered how Jake did it. Jake was so good with Jenny and Lucas wished he was that skilled.
Lucas found himself making his daughter a game. Objection: Get her to sleep or at least stop crying. Reward: Peace and quiet (for a little while anyway). Jake had already mastered Lucas' game and now Lucas needed to join the winners circle.
"The help is here." Nathan said walking into the apartment.
"Thank god!" Lucas cried with relief, "Take her for a second while I get her a bottle or something."
Nathan unwillingly took the screaming baby into his arms and almost immediately she stopped crying. Lucas thought he went deaf or something because it was suddenly quiet.
"How did you do that?" Lucas was stunned.
"I guess it's just skill." Nathan smirked with satisfaction.
"Skill?" Lucas laughed, "The only one she gets quiet for is her mother."
"What can I say?" Nathan didn't wipe the smug look off his face, "All girls find me irresistible."
"I see you like 'em young." Lucas motioned to his exhausted daughter that was slowly drifting off to sleep in Nathan's arms.
"I can't control who falls in love with me. It just happens." Nathan studied the tiny child ever so carefully. Just holding Lucas' kids made him want one so much more. But he knew neither Haley nor he was ready and they were going to wait until they were out of school. They needed some money to their name.
"Okay Romeo, let's go put her in her crib before she wakes up again." Lucas lead the way to Bella's room. Lucas stood there a few minutes after Nathan put her down and just watch in awe as her tiny chest rose and fell in an even pattern. He couldn't believe that he made her; that this little girl was part of him. It was amazing.
"I'm turning on the game." Nathan said with Braden on his lap. The two loved watching basketball together. Nathan and Lucas both knew that Braden would be the basketball players they both were. Lucas couldn't wait to teach Braden how to play and then watch him score those points in the game. Nathan too wanted to be the one to teach his little nephew the ropes of the game but he would make it fun unlike what Dan had made it for him.
"Come here buddy." Lucas said sitting next to Nathan.
"Is that my new nickname?" Nathan asked quizzically, "Because I really don't like that one."
"I was talking to Braden, dumbass." Lucas smacked the back of his head.
"Wait 'til Brooke hears these nice words you're teaching him." Nathan smirked knowing that Brooke would kill Lucas if she knew he was using foul language around their son.
"Grow up Nathan." Lucas cradled his son in his arms in hopes that he would fall asleep.
"You're supposed to be my big brother and you're teaching me such bad words. My virgin ears!" Nathan loved messing with Lucas' head.
"Like you haven't said worse." Lucas whispered trying not to disturb Braden's descent into sleep.
Before either brother could come up with another insult there was a weak knock at the door. Lucas looked at the clock which read eleven o'clock. Any of his friends would have a key so he couldn't understand who would be visiting so late.
"I got it." Nathan said leaping from the couch, "Lucas, you've got a visitor."
Nathan came back into the room looking stunned. Nathan then stepped aside and revealed the broken girl they both knew.
"Madison what are you doing here?" Lucas asked standing up and waking Braden up in doing so.
"I need help."
I know it's short but I've got a bad case of writer's block right now. I'm hoping to get one more chapter out by tomorrow then you all would have to wait a week until I can get another few chapters up. Until tomorrow all!
Up Next: Why did Madison show up on Lucas' doorstep and will her brother and the girls be able to her before she tries any familiar stunts? Which girl will develop a crush on the new guy in their mix?