Chapter 9! Ok… well I you guys reviews totally changed my direction of this story. LOL! But that's ok because I like it this way better, it adds more drama and you guys know how much I love drama! That's why you guys have to always review so I know what you like! Anyway… I hope you like this chapter, its setting up for more… but I tried to make it pretty funny, especially near the end. Please Review!!!
"Brooke, Lucas… Can I talk to you 2 for a second?" Kathy whispered knocking on the door waking both Brooke and Lucas up
It was early, Maddie and little Carter were asleep together on Maddie's bed and Brooke and Lucas were squashed together in the recliner. Kathy of course felt the need to wake them up at 5:30, probably because her shift was ending but it still drove Brooke insane. She and Lucas got up anyway and walked out into the hall where Kathy was standing with another lady.
"So, how was you 2's night?" Kathy grinned. Brooke could tell she was up to something…
"As good as it can be in a hospital I guess…"
"And Carter?" The lady standing beside her asked
"Slept the whole night…"
"Does Maddie like him?" Kathy broke in, a little too cheery for Brooke's taste… especially for someone who just got off a 12 hour shift.
"Yea… she loves that he does what she says" Lucas laughed
"What would you 2 think of taking care of Carter for a while?"
"For a while… you mean like until we leave?" Brooke asked. She didn't like the sound of this.
"I mean more like until we can find him a permanent home" The lady smiled, that's when it hit both Brooke and Lucas who she was, a social worker.
"Wait… you mean like foster him?" Brooke asked
"Yes…"
"Well, um…" Lucas started but Brooke broke in
"We have 3 kids…"
"I know, and we understand if you 2 can't… we're just giving you the choice." The lady smiled. Brooke didn't like her smile, it was almost as if she was using the smile to make them feel guilty.
"We're going to have to talk about this…"
"Brooke…" Lucas started but Brooke wasn't going to do this in the hall
"Lucas! Closet now… could you excuse us for a second?"
"What?" Lucas asked as Brooke drug him into the medical supply closet
"Lucas, we can't take in an 18 month old!" Brooke whispered loudly
"Why not?"
"Lucas… maybe you're the one who needs to be hooked up to all of those tubes in there, or in a mental institution! We have 3 children… 2 of which we haven't even discussed this with! Plus they're finally all out of diapers…" Brooke whined
"Like you ever changed a diaper" Lucas laughed
"That's not the point! The point is I don't know if I have the energy to do this again"
"Brooke, most people don't even have their first baby until they are the age we are now" Lucas whispered. This was the same line Brooke used on him when she wanted Maddie… he just hoped it was going to be as effective on her as it had been on him
"Well maybe if someone could have kept their pants on, we would be in that situation… but we're not…" Brooke mumbled
"Brooke, you were the one who wanted another baby"
"No… see I liked whining about another baby, because I knew it would never happen… Don't you think that if I really wanted another baby I would be pregnant by now?" Brooke asked. They both knew it was the truth, Lucas just wasn't ready to admit it yet
"Brooke…"
"Lucas, I'm sorry… but that baby deserves a home where it is going to get all the attention on the world and the parents are going to have all the time in the world for it, we barely have time to watch the 3 we have now… or do you not remember a certain 10 year old little boy running my brand new convertible into a street light!"
"We could make time…" Lucas said trying to look sad and pathetic
"Where would we put him?"
"Cheery, that's not even a serious question… you do live in our house don't you?"
"Luke, with Maddie the way she is right now… and Emma in Middle school, and Austin well being Austin, Luke please just think about it and don't make me be the one to say no alone" Brooke said now crying, this was exactly what she didn't want to happen, but Lucas should have known with her being her, there were going to be tears
"Ok… If you don't think we have time, we don't have to do it" Lucas said hugging her, he was upset but Brooke came first
"Thank you Luke…"
Nathan, Tim, Jake, Amber and Austin played basketball outside while Emma taught Hannah, Dana, Sally, Nate and Britt a cheer. This was a usual morning in Tree Hill. Peyton and Haley… and Brooke when she was home talked and gossiped about everyone. They guys played basketball, along with Amber who wanted to play too and Emma got stuck with the little kids since they all idolized her and wouldn't leave her side. Today was no different, just minus Brooke, Lucas and Maddie.
"Hey Emma, have you heard from your parents today?" Haley asked during a break in their cheerng
"Nope… but she said yesterday that they would be home tomorrow"
"Does that mean you have to leave Emma?" Hannah asked
"Yep… I have to go home to my house"
"Mommy, can we keep her here?" Sally begged
"Yea… Aunt Brooke can have Amber instead" Dana laughed
"Sorry guys… I don't think Brooke is going to go for that"
"What if we don't tell her?" Britt giggled
"Howdy howdy!" Mouth yelled
"Mouth, Bevin" Haley smiled rolling her eyes at Peyton
"Hey Mouth" Emma laughed
"Where is everyone… your missing…" Mouth started looking everywhere for Brooke
"Brooke, Lucas and Madison… their in Chapel Hill" Peyton answered
"Oh, well we brought food" Bevin smiled
"Good… wait, why?" Haley asked suspiciously… Bevin never contributed to anything unless she was forced…
"Because we are all going on a picnic" Mouth grinned
"Oh God, ok Britt, Sally start coughing really loud" Emma whispered
"Why are we going on a picnic?" Sally asked curiously
"Because Mouth and I, well we're" Bevin started but Peyton broke in
"Pregnant?"
"No… we got a dog!" Mouth yelled
"Ok…"
"Name it puddles!" Britt laughed
"Oh No Britt, Puddles is a very bad name for a puppy…" Peyton whispered to her little girl
"She is a Great Dane"
"And her name is Brooke" Mouth added
"Brooke?" Haley and Peyton burst out laughing
"Yea… Brooke has been making out with me all morning" Mouth laughed
"This is so wrong…" Emma giggled
"Mouth says we are naming it Brooke because it's like a babbling Brooke"
"Or maybe its because your husband is in love with Brooke…" Haley whispered to Peyton
"Mouth, you do realize that Brooke is going to kill you once she finds out you named a dog after her…"
"We aren't naming it after her! Its after a babbling Brooke" Bevin added quickly
"Of course it is dear… who is ready for food?"
Brooke was feeling really guilty by the time they walked out of the closet… and it got even worse when she was the one who had to say no, that they couldn't do it… surprisingly both Kathy and the Social worker seemed to understand and supported her decision… even walking back to the room with them.
"Ok, I gotta go… Tony is at home waiting, bye Brooke" Kathy smiled hugging her bye
"Bye Kathy"
"Hey Gabby…" Lucas said walking into the room where Maddie was bouncing off the walls
"Dr. Staurt called, she said you guys can go home today if you'd like" Gabby laughed
"What about the tests?"
"She's worried, but having Maddie cooped up here isn't going to be any good for anyone… we can call you with the results… OK Maddie, IV's out"
"Daddy! Play room, please?" Maddie begged grabbing onto Lucas's neck
"Alright, lets go…hop on. Wave bye bye to Carter" Lucas whispered pointing to the sleeping baby
"Bye, bye Carter…" Maddie whispered
"Brooke, you coming?"
"I'll catch up in a minute, I've got to get his stuff out" Brooke said trying to smile, it wasn't working but it was worth a shot
"Ok Carter… wake up, I'm going to go get a stroller from down the hall, you mind watching him for a minute?" The social worker asked gently shaking the little boy
"No, go ahead"
"Ok, I'll be back in a minute little guy" She smiled winking at him
"Ok, Carter… your going to go on a fun ride!" Brooke said in her baby voice tickling the little boy
"Don't look at me like that, you really don't want to live with us…"
"Your doing this to torture me aren't you?" Brooke asked as little Carter stared up at her with his big brown eyes
"And you know its working don't you?" Brooke asked as Carter threw his little arms up to be held
"Come here…" Brooke said finally caving into the little boys desperate attempts to be held
"Ok Carter! Lets go…is this his stuff?" The social worker asked taking the bad of clothes
"Yea…Bye Carter" Brooke smiled handing the little boy over to her
"Say bye, bye"
"Wait…" Brooke said stopping them at the doorway
"Yes?"
"What… what would fostering him entail?"
"Just loving him, since you have 3 children already Kathy and I found a way to wave the parenting classes" The social worker smiled
"Carter, Do you want to come and live with me?" Brooke asked holding her hands out letting Carter climb into them. She couldn't believe what she was doing… this was the last thing she needed, but no one could say no to those big brown pleading eyes
"I guess we can take that as a yes"
"What the hell am I doing… With 4 children I am going to be the one begging to be adopted" Brooke laughed
"I'll go and get the paper work run… Meet me back here with Lucas in an hour?"
"We'll be here…"
Lucas and Maddie walked into the playroom, which was pretty much empty except for 2 little boys fighting over racecar. They had waited down the hall for Brooke but Madison had gotten restless so Lucas had to take her ahead. Knowing Brooke she had probably gone shopping to clear her head, whenever she was upset about something and didn't want to talk to Lucas about it she shopped, or took Emma or Maddie shopping…
"Daddy… lets play pony" Maddie begged
"We can play pony at home ladybug… why don't you play with the toys here?"
"Cause you a good daddy"
"That's not going to work, and you know it" Lucas laughed
"It wases worth a shot"
"Lets color… what are you going to color?"
"Frosty!" Maddie giggled
"I'm shocked…"
"Your pants awre singing daddy" Maddie said pointing to his pocket where his cell phone was ringing
"That's my cell phone silly… Hello?"
"Lucas"
"Coach…" Lucas sighed looking over at Maddie who was looking through his pockets.
"What are you doing?" Lucas whispered
"Looking for the tiny singing peoples"
"Just calling to see if you had put anymore thought into our last phone call"
"I have, and I don't know…" Lucas said turning his attention back to the phone call
"Scott, we need you… this team needs you"
"So does my wife, and children" Lucas added
"Your children are older… they'll understand, and Brooke's a good one… she knows what basketball means to you"
"I need more time… I still haven't talked to Brooke about this…"
"I got that impression when I called the other day… look you think about it, and when my wife and I come down in a couple of weeks you let us know… give Brooke and the kids our love" The coach sighed
"I will"
"Look daddy… mommy's here, and she broughted Carter to play" Maddie giggled running over to Brooke and the baby
"Um… I'm going to have to call you back"
"Broody, Ladybug…" Brooke smiled setting Carter down
"Brooke, I"
"Don't… Maddie, take Carter to color… can you do that for me baby girl?" Brooke asked prying Carter's hands from around her neck
"What happened?"
"I couldn't give him to that woman… I mean at least with us we know he will be safe and loved… I kept having Laney Da ja vu… what if he ended up with someone like her parents?" Brooke asked
"That's true"
"I'm not changing diapers…"
"Emma and Austin are going to kill us" Lucas laughed
"Or Emma is going to be excited to have another baby in the house and Austin is just going to be glad there is another boy"
"Your parents are going to be happy"
"Its not about them though Luke, or even Emma and Austin and Maddie… Its whether or not he is going to make us happy, are you sure this is what we want?" Brooke asked sitting down next to Lucas on the table
"I am if you are"
"When we play water war from now on we can have even teams" Brooke giggled
"You girls are so going down…"
"Not if I teach Carter to shoot you and not me"
"Who would of thought that you and I would end up having a baby without the sex…" Lucas laughed, no one in Tree Hill was going to believe this
"On the bright side I didn't get have to get fat"
"And he sleeps through the night"
"And he doesn't talk yet…" Brooke giggled laying her head on Lucas's shoulder
"We're lying to ourselves now… you do realize that our house is going to be pure chaos from now on…"
"When is our house not pure chaos?"
At the river court there was a very heated game going on… Tim and Nathan against Mouth, Fergie and Jake. It really wasn't a fair game but it was fun to watch anyway. Haley and Peyton were busy trying to keep Sally, Hannah, Dana, Nate and Britt from jumping into the water while Emma, Amber and Austin sat on the picnic tables watching. Peyton and Haley's challenge was much more interesting… 5 kids against 2 adults was defiantly entertaining…
"Who do you think will be the first to jump in?" Emma asked watching the 5 little kids trying to find a way
"Sally… defiantly Sally"
"I think Britt, she doesn't listen to anyone" Austin laughed
"Your both wrong… there went Nate" Emma giggled watching the little boy jump in
"Nathan Daniel Scott Jr.! You get out of that water right now" Haley screamd
"Mama, I am swimming like a fish" Nate yelled back
"Its cold!"
"There go Sally and Britt" Austin laughed
"I knew they would win"
"Good thing Maddie isn't here, knowing her she would manage to slip onto a boat like she did last summer when we were here visiting"
"Hannah, Dana… don't you dare jump in that nasty water!" Haley cried
"Why does she bother?" Austin asked laughing
"And she thinks I am the bad child" Amber added
"She knows you're the good one… she just wants you to be better"
"Did your mom and dad do that?" Amber asked
"What?"
"Carve that into the table… BD 3 LS?"
"Probably… they were into tattooing things back then I think" Emma laughed
"Nathan! Stop your stupid basketball game and help me fish out your children before a boat hits them!" Haley screamed
"If that happens we can just start over…" Nathan laughed still playing
"Jake!" Peyton cried
"Peyton… we only have 1 kid… cant you get her out?"
"I don't want to get wet!" Peyton whined
"Mom and Dad use to skinny dip in there" Austin laughed
"Ew"
"I am counting to 3!" Haley screamed
"Mama, I am a fishy! Look!" Nate giggled
"Nate, don't drink that water…"
"He is going to get some disease" Amber laughed at her little brother who was gulping down river water
"That's my phone, Hello?" Emma answered
"Hey babe"
"Hey Mom!"
"Guess what?" Brooke asked
"What?"
"Guess…" Brooke whined
"Your dumping dad for Brad Pitt?" Emma giggled
"No…"
"Dad's dumping you for Hilary Duff?"
"Ew, no" Brooke giggled
"Wait… Dad is dumping you for Brad Pitt?"
"I wouldn't mind seeing them both shirtless… but no…" Brooke added
"I don't know"
"You never know… anyway we're on our way home"
"Really?" Emma asked excitedly…. She was just ready to get back to life as normal
"Yea… long story but we'll be there like around 1ish… where are you guys?"
"On a picnic… Mouth and Bevin bought a dog and named it Brooke" Emma laughed
"Your kidding me…"
"Never"
"What did I ever do to deserve this?" Brooke whined
"Who knows… so what's the surprise? I gave up guessing"
"You'll see when we get home"
"Will I like it?" Emma asked suspiciously
"Hope so, ok I gotta go, tell your brother I love him… love you… oh and do me a favor and talk lips into changing that dogs name?" Brooke sighed
"I'll try mom"
"Bye babe"
"That was mom" Emma said hanging up her cell phone
"What did she say?"
"She hates you and she and uncle Luke are selling you" Amber laughed
"Funny"
"She said she loves you and she will be home around 1… they have a surprise for us"
"What do you think it is?" Austin asked
"I have no clue… knowing mom and dad it could anything!"
Brooke buckled Maddie and Carter into their car seats. After they had signed all of the paper work and checked Maddie out of the hospital they made a quick stop at Target to get everything they needed. Maddie seemed pretty happy with the arrangement… she insisted that they stop buy baby gap to buy her "Little brother" as she called Carter all new clothes since he after all, had to be a Gap baby too. Brooke and Lucas on the other hand were feeling nothing but nervous and anxious… Brooke was talking non-stop like she usually did when her nerves were shaky and Lucas was Brooding, but "happy" Brooding as Maddie called it.
"Ok are we ready?" Lucas asked putting the last bag into the back
"I think so…."
"Only us…" Lucas laughed
"Only us what?"
"Would come up here with 1 child and leave with 2"
"We're Brooke and Lucas… I would expect nothing less… now before we go kiss me and tell me everything is going to be ok" Brooke said wrapping her amrs around Lucas's neck
"I can do that"
"Mommy and daddy does that a lot…" Madison laughed
"Oh god…"
"What"
"Imagine the things she is going to teach him" Lucas sighed
"Lets go to the mall… we need expose that baby to the mall"
"You 2 ready back there?" Lucas asked getting in the drivers seat
"Since I got a little brother, does that mean I cant gets a pony?"
"Damn it"
"Lucas…" Brooke started
"We may have to make a phone call" Lucas laughed
"What did you do?"
"Well she looked so pitiful when she was begging for a pony" Lucas started
"So you got her one!" Brooke giggled
"Just a little one…"
"She has got you so whipped… your going to have to call them back now"
"Why… Why cant she have a pony?" Lucas asked
"You didn't let me finish… you cant get her a pony and not get Carter a pony, do you want a pony Carter?" Brooke asked the little boy, then waited for him to giggled and shake his head
"Can I name his pony too?"
"Ask him" Brooke laughed
"Can I name your pony too?"
"God… Lucas, your terrible" Brooke giggled shaking her head as they drove
"I bet you spent more on clothes for Maddie in the past 2 weeks than both those horses are going to cost"
"Well she needs clothes… she doesn't need a horse"
"He sayd yes… we'll name it Frosty" Maddie smiled
"Frosty the pony?" Lucas asked
"He hases to be white"
"Yea…" Brooke agreed
"Since I has a new brother, are we going to sell Austin?" Maddie asked hopefully
"No" Lucas laughed
"How come?"
"Because we love Austin…" Brooke sighed, Maddie's obsession with selling her brother worried her, but Lucas thought it was hilarious
"Oh…"
"Are we going to sell Emma?"
"Maybe…" Brooke giggled
"Mommy!"
"I'm just kidding… look Carter thinks I'm funny" Brooke said turning back to the smiling, giggling baby
"Is daddy going to teach him to play basetball?"
"What do you think?" Brooke asked
"He neededs a nickname"
"His nickname is monkey… I've already named him" Lucas broke in
"Are you a monkey?" Brooke asked Carter
"How bout Frosty?" Maddie asked ignoring Lucas's suggestion
"Why Monkey, Broody?"
"Because he was climbing all over me earlier"
"I am going to call him Fred" Maddie finally said looking over at Carter
"But he is Carter silly"
"Oh, I forgotted"
"Maddie, you kill me" Brooke laughed
"No mommy! You can't die"
"I was kidding, my blonde baby" Brooke said now laughing harder
"What is Carter?"
"He is my brown eyed baby, look at those big brown eyes"
"Mine are blue" Maddie giggled stating the obvious
"I know…"
"MALL!!" Madison shrieked as the turned in
"I didn't think a child could ever love a mall like Emma did, but I was wrong"
"Baby gap… Lets go…" Maddie whined and struggled to get out of her carseat as Lucas parked
"Chill child"
"I-I- cant gets out" Maddie cried
"Press the button…" Brooke laughed
"It wont go…Mommy"
"She's weak, that medicine does it to her every time"
"Come here dude… here's the deal, don't listen to these women about anything, us guys have to stick together, deal?" Lucas asked pulling Carter into his arms
"Oh No! Mommy! Daddy is courewtinhg Carter!" Maddie shrieked finally freeing herself from her car seat and climbing into Brooke's arms
"Corrupting… let him do his damage, Carter will be a mommy's in no time after I get my hands on him…"
"We'll see about that" Lucas laughed
"Silly daddy, mommy always wins" Maddie giggled
"Whose side are you on anyway ladybug?"
"My own"
"She is her own person" Brooke laughed
"Until she wants something"
"Mommy… walk faster, its callinging my name" Maddie cried seeing Baby Gap
"What is?"
"Gap…"
"You have ruined her Brooke…" Lucas laughed
"Hey, She isn't ½ as bad is Austin when he sees so damn sports store and you know it"
"Can we name him Baby gap?" Maddie asked
"Name who?"
"The Carter" Maddie said as if it were obvious what she were talking about
"The Carter… Maddie his name IS Carter… he isn't A Carter, Lucas look what your blonde genes have done to this child" Brooke laughed
"You keep thinking it's my blonde genes, Have you met your mother?"
"Your funny, you know that?" Brooke asked grabbing Lucas's hand
"Yes…"
"Your just lucky I looked past your funniness when I fell in love with you" Brooke giggled
"You know what's going to happen don't you?"
"What?"
"Nathan and Haley are going to want another boy" Lucas laughed
"Good luck with that one, they'll have 6 more girls"
"Baby gap!" Maddie shrieked as they walked into the store
"Oh Good Lord go… here is a basket, just put everything you want in it… remember you where a 3X" Brooke said setting her down and handing her a basket
"She can't grasp her ABC's but she can find her size clothes?"
"Its all about what she WANTS to do…"
"Apparently…" Lucas laughed
"Hand over the baby… he is going to shop with his mommy"
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Go call Emma and Austin and torture them about that the surprise is, then we'll drive home really slow so they have to wait and see" Brooke giggled evilly
"You're mean…"
"I know… go call, they miss you"
Spoilers: Maddie, Carter, Lucas and Brooke go home… Brooke does the Bake sale, Lucas gets another call about basketball, Austin and Emma deal with life in general. Please Review!!
