Ok.. This is a shorter Chapter than I wanted to write because I found out like 5 minutes ago that I am not going to be here tomorrow to write the update… NOT COOL! LOL! It is midnight and here I am trying to write an entire chapter before I go to bed…so this one is a quickie… something to tide you guys over until after Christmas! So this is a stand-alone chapter with just Brooke, Lucas and Maddie. Its short and Sweet and of course… a cliff hanger. LOL… So I hope you guys all have a great Christmas and New Years! Like I said there is no telling when the next update will be… LOL but it should be TOO long…
A quick fact: A lot of the hospital stuff is based off of what my sister went through when she was Maddie's age… At the hospital in Chapel Hill and everything. My sister Courtney is now 14… but until she was 10 she was in and out of the hospital sick SO much. I am really glad that I have the chance to show people now kind of what she went through back then with this chapter.
Brooke, Lucas and Maddie continued their trip to Chapel Hill. Maddie had made the whole trip very interesting… with her silly little stories about how Tinker belle and the toothfairy were actually gay and living together in Florida, and how the Easter bunny wasn't a bunny at all. He was a mouse who had dreamt his entire life of being a bunny. All of this was fascinating to Brooke. By the time t hey reached Raleigh, both she and Lucas's stomachs hurt from laughing at Madison's silliness.
"Mommy… your face is red, how come?" Maddie giggled
"That tends to happen to mommy's when their 4 year old tells them that the tooth fairy and Tinker belle are gay…"
"They are!"
"So you said… Ok, you take a break from you stories and rest your lips" Brooke laughed wiping the tears from laughing away from her eyes, in the corner of her eye she saw Lucas doing the same thing.
"My lips aren't sore"
"I don't know how, not" Lucas laughed
"Because she is Maddie…"
"Yes I am" Maddie giggled
"Look Maddie… just 15 more miles and we're there" Brooke said pointing out the sign saying "Chapel Hill 15 miles"
"I want to watch Frosty now"
"You do that" Lucas said still laughing
"How does she come up with this stuff?"
"I truly have no idea… she must get it from you because I was never that creative"
"And I was? I didn't have to be creative with the money I had…" Brooke giggled propping her feet up on the dashboard
"Was Emma this creative?"
"I don't think so… she was content watching Dawson's Creek 24/7 remember?"
"Oh yea… That theme song is burned into my brain for life…what about Austin?" Lucas asked
"He was content pulling Emma's hair…"
"I can still hear the screaming"
"Mommy…" Maddie asked, her tone was now quiet and shalky
"Yea?"
"Does I has to get an Ouch?"
"Maybe 1 or 2" Brooke said truthfully. It was better to tell Maddie the truth than lie to her about it… she wasn't stupid
"Daddy… Will you make me a chicken out of the glwoves again?" Maddie asked still quiet
"The whole chicken family for you Ladybug"
"K… and will you sleep with me at night time mommy?"
"Don't I always?" Brooke asked shooting a smile back at Maddie
"Yea…"
"What's wrong Maddie?" Lucas asked hearing her voice get quieter and quieter
"I don't like ouches…"
"I know… but these wont last long" Lucas said trying to comfort her
"How come I has to get them?"
"Because you are so tiny, and your body doesn't fight off the germs like Emma and Austin's bodies" Brooke aid trying for the 100th time to explain it to poor little Maddie. She and Lucas both knew all Maddie wanted was to be a normal little girl who went to preschool.
"Is it cause I was bad?" Maddie asked quietly. This tone scared both Lucas and Brooke… Maddie was never like this…
"Of course not… baby, you are the best little girl in the world. You're never bad" Brooke said taking her little girls hand
"Is it overs after this?"
"I really hope so"
"And I can goes to school?" Maddie asked getting an excited tone in her voice
"Maybe" Brooke laughed
"And gets a boyfriend"
"No, never ever, ever!" Lucas cut in
"Daddy, your silly"
Lucas smiled at his daughter's sudden change of attitude. Nothing got Maddie upset for long, she always managed to turn it into a joke and make him and Brooke smile, even though they were the ones who were suppose to be making her smile right now. Most 4 year olds would scream and make a run for it at the sight of a needle, Maddie just closed her eyes and held onto Lucas, only letting a few tears slip from her big blue eyes.
When the got to the hospital it was just the way Lucas remembered it, cold, stiff and sad. He hated hospitals more than almost anything else in the world. The fact that his baby girl was having to spend parts of her childhood cooped up in one was almost unbearable for him. He, Brooke and Maddie took the elevator up to the very familiar PEDS floor after a quick stop at the gift shop so Maddie could load up on things to do while she was stuck in bed.
"Well if it isn't Miss Madison Scott… look how big you have gotten… come here and give me a bog hug baby!" Gabby smiled when they got off the elevator. Gabby was Maddie's favorite nurse in the whole world… along with Brooke and Lucas's. She had been there for all 3 of them during some of the hardest times explaining everything to them step by step. Maddie's face lit up at the sight of her.
"Gabby!" Maddie squealed jumping from Lucas's arms into Gabby's.
"Look at that stuffed animal… is he going to get an ouch too?"
"Yea… he is sick" Maddie said showing Gabby the band-aid she had put on her pony
"Can you help me give it to him?"
"Sure!"
"Well we better do yours first so that he will know what to expect" Gabby smiled
"Right…"
"Run on down to your room baby! The same one you're always in… we have it all set up for you…" Gabby said pointing to her room.
"With Frosty?"
"Of course!"
"Thank you!" Maddie giggled as she ran down to her room.
"Isn't she just a little mess… how are you 2?"
"Good… worn out, motor mouth talked the entire trip" Brooke giggled leaning against Lucas
"I'm sure… she looks good you too. Really good"
"You think so?"
"I know so honey… and Lucas, how is life with all those women? You and Austin hanging in there?" Gabby laughed
"Yea… Emma has a boyfriend now"
"Brooke, please tell me you got the look on your husbands face when he found this out for the first time on film"
"I wish…" Brooke sighed
"Dude… I was totally supportive"
"He took her shopping…"
"Ah…ok you 2 go eat or something… Miss Madison and I are going to have us some fun before I have to set her up with the IV's and stuff" Gabby said winking at them. She figured a 3-hour trip with Madison had to be tiring…
"You sure?"
"Yes… I need to catch up on my Frosty news… go on"
"Thanks Gabby" Lucas smiled
"No problem… go on now!"
Brooke laughed and pulled Lucas by the arm into the elevator. She was feeling pretty good about this hospital trip… Lucas on the other hand needed some serious loosening up. He brooded worst when he was in hospitals. Especially this one.
"Stop it…" Brooke giggled as the elevator doors shut
"What?"
"You know what"
"Ok" Lucas laughed
"How long do you think I will take us to get from this floor to the lobby?"
"About a minute, why?"
"Because we are totally going to make out until then" Brooke said wrapping her arms around Lucas's neck. This should defiantly loosen him up.
"If I hit every button we could have at least 5 minutes" Lucas said poking the buttons as he kissed her
"Even better"
"That is if no one gets in"
"When have we ever cared?" Brooke giggled
"We haven't…"
"Ok… enough talk… we are wasting valuable seconds"
Maddie watched as Gabby set everything up for her "ouch". Everything was so nice and organized so it would stay sterile. Maddie had always wondered what would happen if she touched the syringe or tubing but had always been to scared too.
"Ok baby… which arm do you want it in?" Gabby asked looking at Maddie's tiny arms
"But daddy isn't here yet" Maddie said suddenly getting scared, She had never gotten an IV without Lucas there to rock her
"We're going to wait… I just want to start looking for a vein"
"This arm…"
"Ok…" Gabby smiled
"No… this arm"
"Ok…"
"No, I changed, this arm" Maddie giggled… she could get away with a lot here and she knew it
"How about your right arm?"
"No! My wrong one!"
"If you say so… tell me, what is your new house like?" Gabby asked as she took the light and looked for a good vein
"Its big! And the sink is big so daddy can play day dresser with me!"
"Is that so?"
"Yea! And Austin killded mommy's car!" Maddie giggled
"He did?"
"Yea… but Mommy isn't going to sell him"
"That's good" Gabby laughed
"Knock, Knock"
"Oh, its you" Madison sighed at the site of Dr. Stuart
"Its nice to see you too Madison" Dr. Stuart laughed
"I didn't day it was nice…"
"I know… I was just kidding. Are you going to behave this visit?"
"Of course!" Madison lied giggling
"And not secretly pull your IV's out at night?"
"Me? Never"
"And take your medicine instead of spitting it down the sink?" Dr. Stuart asked
"Maybe"
"And leave the nurse call button alone?"
"Do you has a point?" Maddie asked getting annoyed with her constant questions
"It's been quiet up here with out you… where are mommy and daddy?"
"They wented to the North Pole"
"They did? Why is that?" Dr. Stuart asked
"To tell Santa he neededed lypo"
"Still quite the character I see… Gabby page me when they get back up"
"Ok…"
After Brooke and Lucas finished eating they took the long way back to the room past the playground and the nursery. All the screaming babies and new parents made Brooke smile. Not only because she was happy for them… but because they had no idea what a handful those kids were going to grow up to be.
"Geez, its like a baby boom. There's gotta be 30 babies in there" Lucas said looking through the window at all the screaming babies.
"Looks like we weren't the only ones condoms didn't work for"
"Twice… how the hell does that happen to us twice?"
"Maybe the whipped crème did something to them" Brooke giggled
"Maybe…"
"There all so tiny"
"Except that one… it's huge" Lucas laughed
"And Oh My God! Look at the nose on that one!"
"Your mean… those are babies"
"So… that doesn't mean they can't be ugly" Brooke said plainly
"Your still mean"
"We're so lucky we have hot children"
"Defiantly…" Lucas agreed. He knew he had to give her that one
"Ready to head back?"
"No…"
"Come on…" Lucas said pulling her away from the window
"Wanna give me a piggy back ride?"
"Not really…"
"Please… my feet hurt" Brooke whined hanging onto Lucas
"From what?"
"Riding in the car all day?"
"You're going to kill my shoulder…get on" Lucas laughed
"You are like the bestest husband ever… you know that?"
"Yes…"
Once Brooke and Lucas got back to the room it was time for Maddie's IV to get started. Maddie seemed prepared at first and latched onto Lucas with one arm to feel safe, but as soon as they brought that needle out things went down hill… fast.
"Daddy… please don't make me" Maddie cried with her face in Lucas's chest as he rocked her back and forth. Brooke had long since been outside in the hall. She couldn't stand to watch them stick Maddie… she actually cried harder than Maddie just seeing it.
"Lady bug you have too"
"It hurts" Maddie whimpered
"I know" Lucas said rubbing her head, still rocking her back and forth
"Mommy… Take me home"
"We cant" Lucas whispered
"Ok Maddie…"
"Please… I don't want an ouch…" Maddie cried harder into Lucas's chest. He could feel his chest getting wet from the tears soaking through his shirt
"Just one little stick"
"Where is Mommy…"
"Mommy couldn't watch. It makes mommy cry to see you cry… she'll come back in as soon as they finish" Lucas said still rocking his little girl
"Daddy… don't let them hurt me"
"They're helping you… I promise"
"Mommy…" Maddie wailed holding ight to Lucas
"Are you ready Maddie?"
"Wait… no, not yet"
"We have to do it soon. It will go really fast" Gabby smiled
"I want Mommy too"
"Ok Maddie on 3"
"No…. Mommy" Maddie cried
"She didn't use to scream like this"
"She was too weak to fight it then…" Gabby whispered as she whipped the area with an alcohol swab
"Please d-don't"
"Ok Madison… here we go" Gabby said pulling the needle out of the pasket
"Mommy"
"I'm here" Brooke finally saif walking in and sitting down next to Lucas. She didn't know which was worse… actually seeing them stick her baby… or listening to little Maddie crying from the hallway
"Brooke… you don't have to do this" Lucas said, he knew how hard this was on her
"Either I hold her hand, or listen to her scream my name out in the hall…"
"Mommy, take me home, please. I'll be reallys good"
"1, 2, 3" Gabby said and Maddie cried in pain
"Its all over…"
"That wasn't so bad was it?"
"It w-was terrible…I-I w-was going to d-die" Maddie said shaking and grabbing tighter to Lucas's chest
"Drama queen… if I didn't cry, you should cry" Brooke giggled kissing Maddie on the forehead
"Ok… you're in a hep-lock now" Gabby smiled
"A hep-lock?"
"No tubes… just the catheter in your hand. Your free to roam the halls until 5:00"
"God don't tell her that" Lucas laughed
"I wanna lay withs mommy and daddy make chicken people" Maddie said still shaken up
"Whatever you want until 5:00"
"Chicken people…"
The rest of the day was slow… Maddie roamed the halls wondering into everyone's room trying to cheer all the sick kids up showing them her IV in her hand and her chicken people Lucas had made her. Then when Lucas and Brooke finally found her and drug her back to her room at 5:30 they hooked her up to her fluids and she was stuck in the bed for the rest of the night, depending on Lucas and Brooke to entertain her.
"There… your all prettyful!" Maddie said putting the last hair clip in Lucas's hair
"You do realize that you are the only person in the world I would let do my hair right?"
"Yes…" Maddie giggled knowing good and well she had her daddy wrapped around her little finger
"Good… ok Mommy's turn to play"
"Mommy is sleeping…shhh"
"Mommy is faking it… wake up Cheery" Luca said throwing a rubber glove chicken at her
"Daddy… she is sleepy!"
"So am I…"
"I'm not…" Maddie giggled
"Are you ever sleepy?"
"No…"
"Hello?" Dr. Staurt said from the doorway
"Brooke… Dr. Stuarts here"
"A few of Madison's results are in… lets talk"
YAY! OK it is 12:38 and I'm finished! Sorry if this is a totally crappy chapter… I know it is short and all but it was this or nothing… This is how much I love you guys! Hahaha my parents think I am crazy for staying up to write this, but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging. Hope you enjoyed… have a GREAT Christmas and I will update sometime next week with a much longer Chapter… I swear! Please review…
