KNR: I have realized that my story is kinda sad right now so I am making it happier in this next chapter...also Haley will be home soon as you will read in this chapter...thanks for reviewing!

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"I have an idea!" Brooke whispered as Lucas slept next to her. Lucas didn't move, "Luke, did you hear me? I said I have an idea!"

"What?" Lucas said rubbing his eyes. He hadn't been getting much sleep lately because of everything that had happened in the last month.

"Let's throw Haley a welcome back party!" Brooke always loved parties, one could call her a wild child with children.

"I don't know if that's a good idea." Lucas said propping himself up on his elbow.

"Why not? What girl wouldn't love a party?" Brooke leaned on her elbow as well facing Lucas.

"Haley's isn't exactly a party kind of girl." Lucas crinkled his face up, something he learned from Braden.

"Haley not a party girl? We must know two different Haley's. Don't you remember the parties she's thrown? They're amazing!" Brooke sat up to protest Lucas.

"That was the old Haley. You got to be careful around Haley now." Lucas layed his head back on the pillow.

"She's not sick and she's not dying Lucas. Are you the only one who can't see she's the same Haley as before the accident?" Lucas always acted like she only had another week to live and she was fragile. Hell she couldn't feel anything from the waist done. You could do anything you wanted to her legs and she wouldn't even know.

"She's not the same Brooke. You know it and I know it." Lucas closed his eyes. He didn't feel like arguing with Brooke over this.

"She's exactly the same Lucas. Start treating her like it is. You're the reason she acts sad because you baby her. She' eighteen Lucas and she's perfectly capable of doing everything herself." She's not stupid! She's just a little broken at the moment! Brooke wanted to scream.

"I still don't think a party is a good idea." Lucas didn't feel like giving up his point just as much as he didn't want to fight.

"Well I do." Brooke flipped her hair before laying back down on her pillow, "And so does Peyton so if you want to argue about this go talk to Peyton."

"That's okay. I've taken too much of her hormonal outbursts already." Lucas wrapped his arm around Brooke, "'Night babe, love you."

"Love you too." Brooke laid there with her eyes still opened. She had a lot of party planning to do.

"Peyt, the parties on!" Brooke said the next morning at a reasonable hour. Lucas had left for work at the café.

"How'd you talk to Lucas into it?' Peyton said happily on the other end.

"I told him he'd have to talk to you to change your mind." Brooke smiled contently. She knew exactly how Lucas worked now.

"Okay." Peyton said not understanding why exactly just the thought of talking to her was so persuasive but now that the party was on it didn't matter.

"We better get to work immediately. I was thinking we could use the café since there are no stairs to worry about." Brooke scribbled ideas on a piece of paper whenever they popped in her head.

"Tomorrow night right?" Brooke could hear Peyton scribbling too but she didn't know if she was writing or sketching.

"Yup, that gives her time to rest and get settled back home." Brooke had most of the party planned she just wanted to run the ideas by Peyton so that they could do it all together.

"Good thinking." Peyton nodded in agreement even though Brooke couldn't see her, "Food and drinks?"

"I'm going to go shopping when Lucas comes home and pick up a bunch of snacks and some liquor. Should we do liquor?" Brooke waited to see if she should cross liquor off her to do list.

"Well no one's going to come if there's no booze. You wouldn't." Peyton added thinking it over.

"True that sister." Brooke starred the liquor, "What are we going to charge?"

"I don't maybe. Maybe five or ten dollars a head." Peyton was never good with the planning of anything.

"Let's do ten. The more we earn the better." Brooke wrote down the new ideas. They were going to charge everyone to get in and then give the money to Haley and Nathan to start over.

"I agree." Peyton said suddenly getting hungry, "I got to go eat. You'll be fine on your own for a bit right?"

"Of course bestest friend." Brooke said cheerfully. She liked it better doing things by herself, "This is a party remember? My specialty."

"I seemed to have forgotten." Peyton laughed, "I'll stop by later."

"Okay, see you." Brooke hung up the phone.

"Mommy," Braden walked over dragging his teddy bear.

"Yeah, sweetheart?" Brooke leaned down to talk to Braden.

"Park." He said and pointed towards the door.

"Mommy's busy right now," Brooke saw the disappointed face on his face, "Let's call Grandma and see if she'll come with us."

"Grandma!" Braden yelled excitedly. He loved Karen so much. Hanging out at the café or the park or just hanging out.

"Karen?" Brooke asked as the phone picked up.

"Yeah, Brooke?" Karen sounded tired.

"I need a big favor." Brooke wasn't sure if she could ask her right now. Karen had so much on her mind right now with Keith's second proposal.

"What?" Karen loved Brooke like a daughter but sometimes she didn't feel like doing anything but think.

"Could you come to the park with me and the kids. I need some help because I'm planning a welcome home party for Haley and it's just too much." Brooke pleaded. With Lucas at work and Peyton pregnant and Haley in the hospital she had no help.

"Sure Brooke." Karen gave in, "I'll meet you there in a half hour."

"Thanks you so much Karen! I owe you big time!" Brooke said happily cleaning up some of her papers.

"I know you do!" Karen laughed. She was so happy to be in her grandchildren's lives. They were her world sometimes but sometimes she just needed a break.

"See you soon." Brooke hung up and began gathering the thinks the kids would need at the park.

"Park?" Braden said seeing his mother's hurry.

"Yes park with Grandma!" Brooke said happily trying to get Braden all psyched.

"Yay!" Braden clapped his hands and ran into the living room where Bella was playing in her playpen, "Bella! Park wit Grandma!"

"Sh!" Brooke said packing a back with snacks, drinks and diapers, "Chill baby."

"Chill baby!" Braden yelled in a mocking voice. Braden was going to be two in a few months and already Brooke could sense the terrible twos coming on.

"Watch it Braden." Brooke said warningly, "Or no park."

"Mommy no!" Braden said tears filling his eyes.

"And wipe away those crocodile tears." Brooke said touching his cheek.

"There are my beautiful grandchildren!" Karen opened her arms and Braden ran to her.

"Grandma!" Braden yelled happily. He had been afraid that Brooke would make him sit in his room for yelling but she didn't so he was happy.

"Thank you so much Karen." Brooke said sitting down exasperated, "I have so much to do with this party planning and all."

"I know. That's why I'm here." Karen said lifting Braden on her hip, "I'll leave her with you until she wakes up."

"Thanks a bunch." Brooke took out her notes and began scribbling new ideas and the definite plans waiting for Peyton finish her lunch.

Brooke finally after about another half hour to herself was able to finish her party planning getting more and more anxious about tomorrow night and how Haley would react.

"Peyt, it's me. Spread the word." Brooke hung up and went to relieve Karen of her grandmother duties.

"I'll talk to you soon Brooke." Karen kissed her daughter-in-law on the cheek.

"Come to Haley's welcome home party tomorrow night. It's at the café." Brooke said leaving only after Karen agreed to come.