OK guys! Sorry about the mistakes lately! I swear I am jut so use to Emma being little I automatically type her name and don't even think twice about it. 2ndly when you have chapters as long as mine are (most of the time these chapters are about 20 pages on Microsoft word) it's really hard to go through and make sure every word is spelled right. If the little red line doesn't pop up under it then I usually don't see it, then after my beta reads it she marks what words she sees are wrong that I may have missed. After that I post it so if I don't catch them, and then she doesn't catch them they usually don't get corrected, which is bad I know… but there's a lot of words in these chapters LOL. Anyway I do REALLY appreciate the reviews telling me… I am going to look harder now.
This Chapter should be pretty interesting since I only had like 4 hours of sleep last night thanks to the WB boards and our Lucas and Brooke thread LOL. I'll do anything for Brucas! Hahaha.
Ok last thing! I will update today… and then probably Wednesday and after that since it is Christmas and New Years… and I have no idea where my parents will be dragging me so there is no telling when I will get a chance after that… it shouldn't be more than a week but who knows! LOL… OK I am on a coffee high right now so I am going to start writing before it wears off… LOL. Please review… you know you want too LOL.
"Mom…hurry up!" Emma whined as they waited for the man to pump their gas
"Do you want to run out of gas?"
"No… but cant you pump it just this one time instead of waiting for the man?" Emma begged
"I don't want gas on my hands…"
"Yea Emma" Maddie laughed
"And this stupid Hummer takes 10 hours to fill up"
"Well we could have taken my car… but I figured since the whole back end was smashed in…"
"Bad Austin" Maddie laughed louder
"Why does this stuff always happen to me?"
"You? It was my car"
"We're gonna be late" Emma sighed. She just knew everything that could go wrong was going too. That was just her luck
"Chill child… How are we going to get this past his mother?"
"He is just going to be waiting outside"
"Sneaky…" Brooke smiled
"Very sneaky" Madison giggled
"Finally! Lets go"
"Your too antsy… you have to let him wait for you" Brooke said turning down his street. Emma didn't know the art of dating yet.
"Yea Emma"
"And what do you know about this Lula?"
"A wot" Maddie smiled
"Sure…"
"Ok so this is just Pizza right? Because I still have to pack… and deal with this damn bake sale"
"You're cooking?" Emma giggled shocked.
"Don't laugh at me… I can totally cook. Can't I Maddie?"
"No" Madison shook her head
"You could have at least lied and said yes"
"This is it" Emma shrieked pointing to the white house on the corner
"Kinda small"
"Dad didn't have much money…"
"Dad is sexy… he doesn't need money" Brooke smiled
"Your hopeless mom…" Emma laughed fixing her hair in the mirror
"I know, I know"
"Here is comes"
"Wow, he's cute!" Brooke said seeing the boy walk towards the car
"Not sexy?"
"He's 13… you can't be sexy at 13, I'm sorry"
"Hey Emma" Tristan smiled and Brooke saw Emma jump. She knew exactly how she was feeling and she was happy for her daughter.
"Hey Tristan… this is my mom and my sister Madison" Emma said cooly
"Your cute" Maddie smiled waving
"Thank you, so are you"
"Watch out Emma…"
Lucas and Austin sat flipping channels. Neither of them could think of anything to do, without the girls at home everything was pretty boring. So as men they did the manly thing, sat in front of the TV and drank root beer.
"What is this?" Austin asked after Lucas stopped flipping
"Weird Science"
"What's it about?"
"Two nerds want to get all the girls... one problem, their nerds. So they make a computerized girl, who can get them anything and if they have questions, she can help them" Lucas smiled. This was defiantly one of his favorites, for more reasons than 1.
"Creepy"
"Mouth tried to do this in the 6th grade" Lucas laughed
"What happened?"
"Well he called Haley and I to help him"
"And?" Austin asked
"About ½ way though trying to wire the robot we realized that we didn't need one because we had Haley" Lucas said shaking his head
"What about mom?"
"There was no telling what your mother was doing in the 6th grade. Mostly hanging out with Peyton I guess… I don't really remember"
"And you wanted them both… Dad that would like make the perfect TV show…"
"Hello" Tim yelled from the door
"Hey Tim"
"What's up men?"
"Watching Weird Science" Austin mumbled
"Where are the chicks?"
"Emma's on a date" Lucas groaned. They usually just ignored Tim when he came over. They figured that was best for everyone
"Right, ok so quick question. What are you 2 doing tomorrow?"
"Brooke and I have to take Maddie to Chapel Hill"
"Ok, so what are Emma and Austin doing?" Tim asked desperately
"Staying with Haley and Nathan"
"Ok… how about they stay with Teresa, Tina and I"
"How about no?" Lucas laughed
"Come on dude… that kid is driving me insane! Its like I cant do anything right with her…"
"What did you do now?"
"Ok… so she was trying to climb out of her crib…" Tim started but Lucas thought he knew where this was going
"Tim… what did you do?"
"I taped her diaper down…"
"Teresa didn't like that?" Austin asked pretending to be shocked
"She is making me take a freaking parenting class! Dude… I use to hang out with your kids and they're all ok"
"Sorta…" Lucas laughed
"Dad!"
"Where's Peyton?"
"With Jake?" Lucas asked
"Dude, I totally meant Brooke"
"Maybe it was his parents that needed the parenting class" Austin whispered rolling his eyes
"Why do you want Brooke?"
"Because Brooke Davis can raise 3 kids and have them all make it to their 4th birthday… anyone can"
"Dude, that's my wife" Lucas laughed
"I know… I have it written on my hand see"
"Diapers, Milk, Keg?"
"Oh, that's the grocery list… Damn it I forgot the groceries!" Tim sighed
"Bye Tim"
"Bye"
"Has he always been like this?" Austin asked once he was gone
"Sadly, yes"
Maddie and Brooke sat at a table alone while Tristan and Emma sat at their own table talking. If Lucas knew Brooke was letting them sit alone he would kill her, but as usual what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him.
"Hey you 2…" Haley said carrying Nate in
"Nate!" Maddie squealed
"Hey Maddie, lets go play"
"How's it going" Haley asked looking over at Emma and Tristan
"Good I guess… ok this is boring as hell Haley! Aren't first dates supposed to be fun?"
"For them, not you!"
"What did you and Nathan do on your first date?" Brooke pouted
"Well "someone" sent us on a scavenger hunt…"
"And that was fun right?"
"Sure… why not" Haley laughed
"And on my first date with Lucas we got drunk, tattooed and had sex!"
"You want Emma to get drunk, tattooed and have sex?"
"God no… but she seriously has to do something more than just sit there, Shouldn't they at least be smiling?" Brooke asked
"They look like they're having fun to me"
"Forget you, I'm hungry"
"I miss first dates…" Haley smiled
"Why?"
"Everything is so new…"
"I don't… its too awkward and if the boy was any good all he wanted to do was talk" Brooke giggled
"Until you managed to corrupt him, sleep with him and turn against his mother" Haley coughed
"Who says I was talking about Lucas?"
"Lucas is the only good guy you ever dated" Haley laughed
"True… but if Karen had had her way he would have married someone like, I don't know…"
"Peyton?"
"Probably, and he would have been miserable!" Brooke giggled. She loved her and Haley's little talks.
"True…"
"Mommy!" Maddie giggled
"What?"
"Nate wet his pants"
"Again? This kid is impossible! I'll be back" Haley sighed taking Nate to the bathroom
"Have fun"
Emma sat in her chair trying hard not to show how nervous she was. Brooke had always said how easy and fun dating was, but for Emma it was nothing but hard and nerve racking. It wasn't that Tristan wasn't nice or fun. She just didn't really know what to say. All he wanted to talk about was sports and that wasn't really her area of expertise, even if her dad was a pro basketball player.
"So, what's your favorite basketball team?" Tristan asked taking another bite of his pizza
"Charlotte Bobcats…"
"Why?"
"Because my dad plays for them" Emma laughed
"I'm boring you with sports talk aren't I?"
"No, it's just I don't really know much about sports"
"Sorry… I've just never done this before, been on a date" Tristan said suddenly turning shy
"Really? Everyone at school says you…"
"I know, they think just because I play sports I must date like every weekend. Truth is I hadn't even thought about dating until you called me"
"Really? So you having a girlfriend in Kinston was…" Emma started
"A rumor… There are a lot of those around here"
"Believe me… I know"
"So have you ever had a boyfriend?" Tristan asked. Emma really didn't want to answer but she figured it wouldn't be the best idea to lie on the first date.
"1, his name was Cooper. My dad hated him"
"My dad hated every guy my older sisters dated"
"You have older sisters?" Emma was shocked at how little she actually knew about Tristan
"4 of them…"
"So that's why you're so sweet?"
"Guess so, so your friends with Maggie and Christine?" Tristan said trying not to blush
"Yea…"
"You might want to watch out. Those 2 are evil…"
"Evil?" Emma laughed
"Well Maggie is all about the grades… she'll do anything to get an A, anything"
"Yea… she tried to get me to let her copy my homework last week"
"And Christine… she is a basket case. She has more issues than anyone else at that school combined" Tristan said shaking his head
"Wow…"
"Yea…"
"How do you know I'm not all about grades or that I'm not a basket case?" Emma asked
"Because your mom lets you wear that to school, and she cares enough to bring you here, and your dad obviously loves you to let you come on a date at 12"
"Your very perceptive, I think you're my new best friend!"
"I'd rather be your boyfriend" Tristan smiled
"You can be that too"
Lucas was defiantly bored at home. He couldn't think straight knowing his oldest daughter was out with some strange boy, and then there was the pressure of Maddie's tests tomorrow, plus the whole basketball thing. It was a lot of his mind and he was starting to get a headache. Austin on the other hand seemed perfectly content watching Weird Science, every few minutes laughing and pointing at the screen.
"Dad…" Austin asked breaking the long silence
"Yea"
"Am I am autumn or summer?"
"I am going to kill your mother" Lucas laughed shaking his head.
"Why? What did I do? Hey Austin" Brooke smiled kissing Austin on the top of the head
"That! You did that!"
"Oh, Austin your more of a spring"
"Thanks" Austin laughed
"How was Emma's date?"
"Ok, you have to look me in the eyes and swear you aren't going to freak out" Brooke said plopping down in Lucas's lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. He could only get so mad at her while she was making out with him.
"Why?"
"Because there is a chance you will…" Brooke started but Lucas broke in. This wasn't going in her favor
"Brooke"
"Look me in the eyes" Brooke giggled kissing him
"I don't want too…"
"Daddy! Emma is at Tristan's house!" Maddie giggled running in with her new barbie
"Madison!" Brooke sighed
"Oops"
"She's at his house?" Lucas asked as Brooke tried to change the subject by kissing him. It wasn't working.
"They were having fun… Luke don't look at me like that"
"Mommy's in trouble" Maddie whispered to Austin
"Thanks to you, you little monster… go pack your toys before I beat you up" Brooke giggled
"I'll help her" Austin said taking Maddie up to her playroom
"Hey Weird Science… turn it back on!" Brooke said as Lucas turned the TV off
"Details…"
"All they did was talk… seriously, I was bored out of my mind"
"Did they not talk enough at dinner?" Lucas asked still trying to figure out why Emma was at a boys house and not home with them
"Well they did… but apparently he is like a green belt in Tae Kwon Do and he wanted Emma to show him stuff…stop stressing"
"I'm not stressing" Lucas lied
"You are… look at me, in the eyes… now smile. Now kiss me"
"Demanding today aren't we?" Lucas asked giving in to her pressure and kissing her
"Yea… it's been a long day…"
"Tomorrow is going to be longer…"
"Are you nervous? Because I am" Brooke said leaning back and putting her head on his shoulder. That was the way she felt safest and most comfortable, and that was the way he was easiest to talk too.
"Yea, I've been trying not to think about it too much" Lucas said quietly taking her hand
"If she would just grow a little I wouldn't worry as much, she is so tiny"
"Emma was like that"
"But Emma didn't almost die of croup at the age of 1, and then again at 2 did she?" Brooke asked. Lucas knew she was right, Emma had over all been a healthy child, and so had Austin… Poor Maddie seemed to sick enough for everyone
"But she was kidnapped but a psycho maniac" Lucas laughed trying to lighten the mood and make Brooke feel better
"God don't remind me… turn the TV back on" Brooke said snuggling closer.
"Austin had never seen this. How can he be our child and never seen Weird Science?"
"You've got me"
The next morning came early. Since Brooke had put off packing she was up until 3:00 trying to figure out what they were going to need clothes wise. The weather up there was so unpredictable, and while she was perfectly content wearing a mini skirt in all kinds of weather, Maddie wasn't. Lucas hadn't been much help since as soon as Emma had come home he had taken her for ice cream and stayed gone for 2 hours. Then when they finally came back Emma had shopping bags and Lucas seemed ok with the whole "boyfriend" thing. How 12-year-old Emma had talked Lucas into being ok with it she had no idea. Their relationship was way too complicated for her to even begin to decipher.
Maddie had been quiet all night, sticking to Brooke like glue. Hugging her and kissing her, telling her she loved her… and actually being sincere about it instead of doing it just because she wanted something. Brooke figured she probably knew deep down that the next 3 days weren't going to be any fun for anyone. Madison was a handful but she was a very sweet and loving child. She knew when it was time to stop joking and be serious about things. So Brooke spent from 8:00 until 10:30 that night playing with Madison and doing her make-up, until she finally fell asleep watching Lady Lovely Locks.
Now it was morning and they were on the road. After dropping Emma and Austin off at Haley and Nathan's at 7:00, they stopped by Wal-Mart to get Maddie some "Prettyful" Bedroom shoes as she called them, and then they were back on the road. Madison had fallen asleep watching Frosty on the portable DVD player in the back so now Brooke had on her Music.
"Are you trying to kill me? Because if you are its working" Lucas whined trying to cover his ears and drive
"You like Jessica Simpson and you know it. She use to be on your elevator list, remember?"
"I remember, but I hate her music. She just looks hott. Can we please listen to U2?"
"Or we can talk… that's fun" Brooke giggled
"Or we could listen to U2. That's fun too"
"I'm the wife and I'm over ruling you, so spill… what did Emma say to make you ok with the whole boyfriend thing?"
"Nothing, I just thought about it and when I was a 13 year old boy all I was thinking about was basketball" Lucas laughed. He loved that this drove Brooke crazy.
"Not me? I'm hurt, and your lying… what did she say?"
"I'll never tell, your dad called this morning"
"Wait… I bet I can tell you exactly everything he said. Lucas… how are you? How is Madison? What about Brooke? When are you going to give us another grandbaby? Well that's too bad, Helen and I would like another one. Good luck, call us and let it know how it goes" Brooke giggled in a deep voice imitating her dad
"Your good"
"I know…"
"But there is the fact that he says the same thing every phone call" Lucas laughed
"Oh! Did you tell him we weren't rabbits?"
"No…"
"That's what I usually tell him." Brooke smiled changing songs on the CD
"Their just lonely"
"I wouldn't mind another baby, I wouldn't even mind getting fat… It's the childbirth part that I would rather you do"
"Would we even have time?" Lucas asked. Having Madison was like starting all over again… which was something he wasn't ready to do.
"Probably not… Its ok Luke, I know you don't want another one"
"You could probably manage to change my mind… I didn't want anymore after Austin" Lucas laughed. But had that persuasive way about her and she knew it.
"I remember, but Maddie was worth it right? I mean all the money and crap we went through to get pregnant, and then here being so early and so sick"
"Maddie was worth it and then some… Can you seriously imagine a day without her?"
"Of course not, but if she had been first she would have been an only child" Brooke giggled thinking about what a handful she was
"I 2nd that"
"Ok I'm talked out, more Jessica"
"No…" Lucas whined
"You married me knowing my awful taste in music… deal with it Scott!"
"Your lucky I love you so much… because this is seriously terrible music"
"Are we there yet?" Maddie yawned from the backseat
"Nope… sleep good?"
"Yep! No Chickens… but there was a rooster"
"A rooster?" Lucas asked shaking his head
"Yea… he was eating Emma's hwair"
"I think I must have eaten too much poultry when I was pregnant with her" Brooke sighed leaning her seat all the way back so she could talk to Maddie
"Daddy?"
"What?"
"Will you buy me a cow?" Maddie asked very seriously
"Why?"
"So then you don't has to mow the grass silly!"
"She calls me silly…what would I do instead of mowing the grass?" Lucas asked trying hard not to laugh at Madison
"Play gay hair man with me"
"What is it with your obsession with Gay Hair Dressers?"
"She knows they do the best hair… Honey, Daddy is way too straight to do good hair" Brooke giggled
"He does prettyful hair"
"Where did I go wrong?" Brooke asked shaking her head
"Are we there yet?"
"No…" Lucas laughed
"Now?"
"No…"
"When?" Maddie asked. She hated Car rides as much as Brooke and had to be doing something the whole time, which was good for Brooke because that meant no more boring car rides for her
"Later"
"Mommy" Maddie smiled taking playing with Brooke's rings on her finger
"What baby?"
"Will you buy me a piggy?"
"Why?" Brooke laughed.
"Cause Austin said I can ride his bike when he sees a piggy fly"
"She gets her blondness from you, you know" Brooke said to Lucas who was laughing so hard he was almost crying
"What?"
"I'm not blonde… you are" Brooke giggled
"This is going to be a long drive"
"What about a Pony" Maddie asked guessing that a pig was out of the question
"We can do a pony" Lucas answered.
"Lucas you are not buying my baby a pony so she can fall off and break her neck!"
"She wants one"
"She also wants a cow and a pig" Brooke laughed
"Daddy?"
"What…"
"Can I name my pony Princess Rainbow Banana slit baby bubbles?" Maddie asked ignoring Brooke's desperate attempts to talk her out of it
"Remember when she couldn't talk?" Brooke finally asked giving up
"Things were so much simpler then… you can name it whatever you want ladybug" Lucas laughed
"What about bob…"
"Why Bob?"
"Cause that's the pony's name in Jingle Bells Mommy" Madison giggled
"Right, Bells on Bob's tail ring… How the hell"
"Did she figure out that? She's my child" Brooke smiled proudly. She loved how when Maddie was having a blonde moment she was Lucas's child. But whenever she was having her brilliant moments, she was all hers.
"Are we there yet?"
"No…"
Spoilers: Lucas debates whether or not go end his hiatus from basketball, Everyone deals with Karen… Emma deals with the pressures of having a boyfriend and friends, Madison has her tests! Brooke does a bake sale! Austin deals with boys at school. Lucas and Austin go camping! PLEASE REVIEW!
