Chapter 10! YAY! Ok so I tried really hard to get to the bake sale this chapter but it just wasn't going to happen… but the WHOLE next Chapter will be the bake sale and drama at the carnival. Hahaha YAY! Anyway… this isn't the greatest chapter, I had to intro Carter and set up for some things that are going to happen next chapter so it's a little crazy… but it has its parts hahaha. I also added Peyton, Jenny, and Britt more in this chapter because I felt like I was leaving them out LOL…

It looks like I may be going on vacation again…hahaha Don't kill me guys… anyway if I do it will only be for a few days… nothing like last time, and I will try and get another chapter up before I leave for you guys. But this one is nice and long…

Anyway! Hope you like it! Thank you SOO much for the reviews last chapter! I think we hit a new record… most reviews for a chapter! I was so excited hahahaha Hope you guys like this one! Please review!!

"Ok… Dudes, its toast time" Tim smiled finishing his plate with 4 chicken legs. After Haley had finally fished her children out of the pond, and blow-dried them with her travel hair dryer it was time to eat.

"Oh, No" Peyton sighed pulling Britt into her arms incase she needed to cover up her ears at some point in Tim's Toast.

"I have so much I should be thankful for"

"Tim…" Haley started but Nathan stopped her, it was useless

"My life" Tim smiled dimly

"Please don't" Jake begged

"Beer"

"This is pointless" Bevin whined at Mouth

"Strippers" Tim said dazed, ignoring everyone's remarks

"Good thing Teresa isn't here" Emma laughed

"Illegal hookers"

"Mama what's a hooker?" Britt asked looking up at Peyton

"It's a type of fish…"

"And most of all, basketball" Tim said smiling at the basketball court. Nathan and Jake just shook their heads, if anything Tim had lessoned in maturity since high school

"Do you think he knows that he didn't even mention his wife or baby in that whole speech?" Amber asked

"Tim? Of course not, he cant even remember which girl dad married, he still asks me if I have seen my aunt Brooke lately" Austin laughed

"Mom and dad are going to beat us home at this rate" Emma whined. She always had fun staying with Haley and Nathan. But she missed her room, and her bed and her dog… and especially her parents.

"Can we just eat?" Dana asked stealing a chicken leg off Bevin's plate when she wasn't looking

"Yes, dig in… Brooke come here darling, would you like daddy to give you a roll?" Mouth asked calling the dog to him

"I think I am going to be sick, that sounds so, gross!" Austin gaged

"Emma, remind me to remind your mom about tomorrow" Haley laughed

"What's tomorrow?"

"We get started with Bake sale stuff…"

Lucas, Brooke Maddie, and little Carter drove into the driveway. The house looked so quiet and peaceful, Brooke hated to think how it was going to be an hour from now with 4 children home. Then tomorrow when she was going to have to cook for the bake sale. She had been thinking about it the last 30 minutes of the ride home and decided that she had to do it. She couldn't let Pregnant Charlotte have 1 up on her… but now that Carter was there things were going to get a lot harder. They had just gotten Maddie to the age where she would play by herself, even if it were in Brooke's make-up… Now there was an 18 month old to entertain again.

"Look Carter! This is our house! You can meet Bella!" Maddie giggled

"Madison, can you do Mommy a HUGE Favor baby?"

"Yes"

"Can you run in the house after daddy and let Bella, Taco, Nacho, and Mr. Figgï outside in the backyard?" Brooke asked. She wanted Maddie to feel as included as possible, she had been the baby for 4 years and the shock of being a big sister was going to set in sooner or later.

"Ok! But when is daddy goings to bring in my Baby Gap bags?"

"In a second…" Brooke laughed, Maddie hated for her shopping bags to be left alone in the car. She always swore that they had feelings too.

"They are sad when they have to sit in the cars"

"Your silly"

"I know…" Maddie giggled running towards the house behind Lucas

"Come on Carter, let's get you inside before Emma and Austin get home"

The house was cleaner than they had left it, Alison their maid had obviously been by to clean what Brooke refused to do, Thankfully she had let the dogs out when she was there too.

"Your parents called like 7 times, my mom called twice, Jeff and Linda called, and Tim called" Lucas said plopping down on the couch with Maddie

"But no Bob?" Brooke asked

"Bob?"

"My fiancé, we were planning on going out tonight"

"No… he didn't call" Lucas laughed

"Well, I guess I'll just have to walk the streets of Tree Hill alone in my fish net hose" Brooke sighed

"Emma would probably go with you"

"Very true… but then theirs that whole legal thing…Carter could come with me"

"Because every man wants a hooker with a baby…" Lucas added

"Are we ever going to grow up?"

"Maybe when we realize one day far, far from now that our children has surpassed us in maturity…" Lucas laughed

"Good, we're still got awhile…Come on gorgeous, we've got work to do…" Brooke said grabbing his hand

"What? No… we just got home… I want to sleep… Maddie, Carter and I were going to take a nap" Lucas whined pulling her and Carter on the couch with him and Maddie

"Well poor little Carter doesn't have a bed to take a nap in, or a room or a anything for that matter, move it husband"

"Cant he just sleep with us tonight?"

"He is going to sleep with us for the next like 100 nights… but he still needs a bedroom, go, attic, now" Brooke insisted.

"Which room do you want the stuff?"

"Umm, the guest bedroom next to Maddie's… I'm gonna talk to Peyton and see if she can paint something pretty on the walls" Brooke said excitedly. When they had Maddie Peyton had come to Chapel Hill and painted flowers and ladybugs on her walls, which was why later Lucas had dubbed her Ladybug

"Where is Maddie?"

"Passed out on the couch with Bella, that medicine is getting to her, she might feel better if she sleeps" Brooke sighed looking over at Maddie who was curled up with the dog, with her pacy in her mouth

"Ok what do we need before I get up there?"

"Playpen, crib, changing table, dresser, those bags of clothes that were Austin's, and his old toys, it shouldn't be too hard… Haley organized it for us when we moved in… its alphabetized"

"Thank god for Haley… which Crib? You realize we have 4 of them…" Lucas laughed. They had a whole crib collection, since Emma was still in cribs when Austin was born… so they had 2 cribs, then when Maddie was born Brooke insisted on buying everything new so he had bought one for Maddie's room, and one for their room, leaving them with 4 cribs.

"Hmm, maybe we should buy him his own" Brooke suggested.

"Brooke…"

"Fine…The newest one, whatcha think Carter? Are you spoiled rotten yet? No? Wait till Emma, Maddie and I go shopping for you later…"

"Brooke, we just spent 3 hours at a mall, aren't you tired?"

"I don't get tired! Besides Emma wasn't with us… Madison, Emma and I will go and you Austin, and Carter can do your little male bonding thing or whatever" Brooke laughed

"AKA Build his room"

"I love it when you can read my mind, ok handsome… work up a sweat, Carter and I are going to play"

"What's wrong with this picture?" Lucas asked before Brooke walked away

"Nothing, I'm the Mommy… I play… you're the daddy, you move heavy furniture for your beautiful wife"

"Uh huh…" Lucas laughed heading towards the attic

"Call me if you need me! Come on Carter…"

Emma and Austin were ready to get home, but Haley and Nathan were being so slow. Haley was busy dressing Hannah, Dana, and Sally who refused to take a bath claiming they had had one on the picnic. Nate on the other hand refused to get out of the tub for Nathan claiming that the water had turned him into a fish fighting power ranger and he had to stay in the water to live. Then whenever he tried to take Nate out, Nate tried to bite him. Amber, Emma and Austin just watched and laughed. Haley and Nathan defiantly had their hands full… but they were happy with their big family. Emma just couldn't wait to see the house when all 4 girls were teenagers, Sally 13, Hannah and Dana 15 and Amber 17. All she could think was Poor Nathan.

"Hey guys… its like a circus in here, what's going on?" Peyton asked coming in the back door

"Bath time" Amber laughed

"Ah… Britt just had one. I swear that child's curls are getting thicker and thicker by the minute… I can barely get a brush through them! You 2 ready to do home? I'll drive you if you want… I need to talk to your mom anyway"

"Seriously… I love you" Emma smiled

"Go get your stuff, Hey Haley…"

"Don't… just take me with you where ever you are going, Nathan can watch the kids" Haley sighed running her fingers though her hair frustrated

"You ok mom?"

"Amber, my baby… you didn't jump into a river, and you take bathes… where did we go wrong with the other 4?" Haley asked hugging Amber

"Its ok mom… you can come with us"

"Where are we going?"

"Just to the Scott Palace" Peyton laughed

"I'll get my pocketbook… let Nathan try and give them a bath…" Haley laughed evilly

"Ok we're ready" Emma and Austin said at the same time running back with their stuff

"Britt, you coming or staying?" Peyton asked

"I wanna play with Sally"

"See if you can talk her into taking a bath" Haley mumbled

"Hold on… where are they?"

"Bedroom" Amber laughed following Peyton upstairs

"Hey guys… I'm so glad you guys got home in time to take a bath…" Peyton whispered to the 3 girls

"What? Why?" Dana asked

"Why? Because Jake went swimming in that water, and now we has spiders coming out of his belly button! Then, his har started turning colors and now its falling out! Plus he grew hair on his back and legs!"

"Nate! Get out of the Bath! Its our turn!" Sally screeched running towards the door with Hannah and Dana not too far behind her

"Nice…now wanna try getting Nate out of the tub?" Haley asked

"Already did… he's outside" Nathan said walking out of the bathroom looking pretty proud

"Doing what?"

"Streaking" Nathan, said quietly

"NATHAN!!!"

"Haley, it was the only way he would get out" Nathan laughed

"If you let him streak? Ok… lets go… take me away from here"

"And we thought our house was crazy…" Austin whispered

"You want Crazy? Crazy is Britt last night when Jenny and I went shopping and didn't take her"

"Temper?" Haley asked

"She tried to hit Jake with a bat"

"Sweet little Brittany?"

"Its always the quiet ones" Nathan mumbled glaring at Haley

Lucas finally finished dragging all of the furniture Brooke had requested into Carters room and then met them in the kitchen where Brooke was letting them eat cookie dough and whipped cream, since it was the only thing they had in the house that was edible.

"Daddy! I made a cookie man named, guess his name" Maddie said showing him her blob of cookie dough

"Umm… Cookie monster?"

"No…" Maddie giggled

"Umm, Ginger bread man?" Lucas pretended to guess

"No! Frosty!"

"I would have never guessed… you guys are going to have stomach aches" Lucas laughed looking over at Carter who had cookie dough smeared from one end of his face to the other

"Us? Nope… this family has stomachs of steel…" Brooke giggled

"Any left?"

"Of course… here"

"Brooke, this is like 2 pounds of cookie dough" Lucas laughed as she handed him the huge tub

"Yea… there are two more in the fridge…"

"Haley?"

"Yep… Bake sale, I am guessing… Carter, don't eat it with your nose silly…" Brooke laughed

"Daddy… will you wash my hairs?" Maddie begged

"Tonight after you, Mommy and Emma go shopping"

"Yay! Will you be gay?"

"If I have too" Lucas sighed

"You has too"

"Mom! We're home" Emma yelled from the door

"Uh oh…Things are getting ready to get really interesting"

"We're coming…" Brooke yelled back finishing off her spoonful of cookie dough

"What's the surprise?" Austin yelled

"Wanna clean the cookie dough monsters up or should I?" Brooke asked

"I'll clean them up, you go talk to Emma and Austin"

"If I must…"

"Mom!" Emma and Austin shrieked both running to Brooke as if they hadn't seen her is weeks

"Hey guys… miss me?"

"Yes!" Austin sighed

"Haley… you look frazzled" Brooke laughed as Haley laid down on the couch

"I have 5 children… I'm always frazzled"

"Where are dad and Maddie?" Emma asked looking around the room

"They'll be here in a second… why don't you guys sit down"

"Mom… is someone dead?" Austin asked quietly

"What? No, why would someone be dead"

"Because this is exactly what you did when you vacuumed up my Hamster" Austin laughed nervously

"Who actually vacuums up hamsters?" Peyton asked

"Mom" Emma giggled

"No ones dead…"

"Who's that?" Emma asked seeing Carter run to Brooke and grab onto her legs

"Lucas!" Brooke yelled into the kitchen. She gave him 1 job and he had already screwed it up…

"Dude… I am changing that kids nickname to Flash… I look away to wipe Maddie's hands and he was gone!" Lucas said carrying Maddie into the den

"Emma!" Maddie shrieked

"Hey Lula… Mom, dad I'm confused"

"So are we…" Peyton added

"That's Carter! He's our brother silly…" Madie laughed as if what she knew was obvious

"Well put Ladybug" Lucas smiled

"Thank you!"

"What?" Emma asked still confused

"Some of us are still lost"

"Right so Carter, his parents abandoned him at the hospital" Brooke said blankly pulling the little boy into her arms

"Brooke, Lucas…you didn't…" Haley started

"We couldn't just leave him there! Besides Maddie loves him"

"Don't worry Austin… we don't has to sell you if we keep him" Maddie said patting Austin on his head

"Good to know Maddie"

"So you guys are what like fostering him?" Peyton asked

"He needed a home"

"He likes Frosty!" Maddie added in randomly

"How old is he?" Haley asked

"18 months" Lucas answered

"Can we take him upstairs and play with him?" Emma begged. At least she was happy with her new brother

"Yea" Austin added

"I'll get the toys out of the hall" Lucas said taking Carter from Brooke and handing him to Emma

"Wow, when you guys said surprise we thought you go Maddie a pony or something" Haley laughed

"So you guys are really going to do this?"

"Yea, I mean why not?" Brooke asked

"Well its hard enough having a baby… but adopting one?" Peyton sighed

"Isn't there a lot that could go wrong?" Haley asked. Brooke was shocked by all their questions. Couldn't they just be happy for her and Lucas?

"So because we were scared we were supposed to leave him there to end up with some crazy people who wont love him?" Brooke asked

"No, Its just I figured if you guys had another one it would be "yours"" Haley whispered

"He is "ours"! Or at least he will be when they settle everything"

"Look, don't think I'm not happy for you guys… because I am…but aren't these things usually planned?" Haley asked

"Emma and Austin weren't planned…"

"But they were "yours"" Haley said again. This whole "Yours" Business was pissing Brooke off. What did his or hers have to do with anything in a situation like this?

"So because he doesn't have our genes and blood we cant love him like we love Emma, Austin and Maddie?"

"I'm just saying maybe you guys should have thought this through first… you have 3 children" Haley sighed

"You have 5"

"Brooke you know that's different!" Peyton said

"How Peyton? How is that different from you and Jenny? Its ok for you to love someone else's child but is not okay for Lucas and I too?"

"I didn't have a choice with Jenny, Brooke, you guys… you guys 3 children who love you and are YOURS… how is that baby going to feel when he is their age? You are Lucas take so much pride in Emma, Austin and Maddie being yours… what if you regret this one day?" Peyton asked

"Your right we do take pride in them because they are ours… but not because they have our genes or blood, its because their our children, just like Carter would be. Peyton when you were with Jake and Jenny I supported you the whole time even though I didn't think it was the best idea! And Tutorwife, when you and Nathan kept popping out those babies just because you wanted a boy I never said a word! Do you guys regret those things now?"

"No…" Haley sighed

"Then why should I?"

"Brooke, you say people don't change…but your wrong. The Brooke I knew 13 years ago would have never done this… if you and Lucas think this is what is best then I'm here for you" Peyton smiled. Brooke could tell she still want happy with what they had done, but at least she was trying to be supportive

"Thanks Peyton"

"Me too…" Haley sighed

"Thanks Tutormom!"

"So Emma, and Austin didn't seem upset or anything" Peyton laughed

"Its because Luke and I raised them right… plus theirs the fact that Emma loves babies and Austin wanted another boy in the house"

"If you did this to get out of the bake sale tomorrow it isn't going to work" Haley grinned

"Damn"

"So are we going to cook or what?"

"After we shop" Brooke smiled

Emma, and Maddie played with Carter while Lucas and Austin worked on the crib and other things for Carter's bedroom. There was defiantly enough stuff to put in there and Lucas was starting to wish that they hadn't taken it all apart in the first place, since now the instructions were long gone and everything was guessing.

"So who's idea was this?" Austin asked

"It was mines!" Maddie giggled from the corner of the room where she, Emma nad Carter were playing

"It was not" Lucas laughed

"Well it almosted was"

"It was the social workers"

"He's sweet! Carter… can you say Emma?" Emma asked but Carter just giggled

"He's really quiet too…"

"You think moms down there getting the 3rd degree?" Austin asked

"She can handle them… as good of friends as Haley and Peyton are to her they were raised in Tree Hill… Change is scary for them, they are going to have to learnt to be open minded"

"How come you and mom aren't like that?" Emma asked curiously

"Cause we went through a lot at young ages… then got far, far away from here"

"I am just glad you guys didn't bring home another girl" Austin laughed

"Be careful… Maddie and Emma might turn him into one at this rate"

"He don't have enough hair to be a girl… and he has something else" Maddie giggled

"Lula! How was the hospital?"

"Crazy! I got a brother! And daddy has people who sing in his pants" Maddie shreiked

"Ok?"

"Ok girls… shopping time… Haley and Peyton are coming with us… Broody, Broody Jr. Looking good in here…" Brooke said walking into the room

"This crib might collapse in the middle of the night" Austin laughed

"Ok maybe not so good… well we are going shopping… for thongs and such"

"Mommy! We has to buy baby stuff!" Maddie giggled climbing into Brooke's arms

"We do? Why?"

"Cause we has a baby!"

"Wow! Your right… no thongs?" Brooke asked sadly

"And no bras" Maddie added

"Your going to upset daddy… ok lets go chicks…"

"Bye dudes" Maddie yelled as the walked out

"Bye"

"You think they are really going baby shopping?"

"They'll come home with just enough to look like they did but really their going for them" Lucas laughed, he knew Brooke to well…

"Girls…"

The rest of the day went by quickly for everyone. Brooke, Haley, Peyton, Emma and Maddie shopped until their feet hurt so bad that could barely walk to the car, except for Maddie's who didn't have to walk at all. They of course went to Toys R Us and baby gap again… but they also made their rounds in Victoria Secrets and Bernie & Cecil. Madison was the most unselfish Brooke had ever seen her, she was dead set on buying "her" brother every toy at Toys R Us… telling the manager that her daddy was rich and he could buy him out.

Meanwhile at home Lucas, Austin, and Carter finished the bedroom and then went outside to teach Carter how to play basketball. By the end of the night he was making "Slam dunks" when Lucas held him up to the goal and let him drop the ball in. Then as soon as he did it h clapped his hands and giggled, never getting bored of it. After they finished basketball and finally drug little Carter away from the goal they went inside to try and find something to eat… when that failed they ordered Pizza and watched the ECU vs. Carolina game.

Finally Brooke, Emma, and Madison got home and passed out on the couch, (Brooke on top of Lucas so as to block his view of the game) By 10:00 everyone was warn out and ready for bed… which was a first in the Scott house hold. Emma and Austin both drug themselves up to their room whining about something that Brooke wasn't paying attention too, Next Maddie and Carter fell asleep on the floor playing with one of his new toys and Lucas carried them up to bed, putting them both in their own beds, which left Brooke and Lucas lying in bed talking, both struggling to keep their eyes open.

"So did Bob ever call?" Lucas laughed running his fingers through Brooke's hair

"Of course he did…You don't just not call Brooke Scott" Brooke giggled from Lucas's chest

"I didn't…"

"Well you were playing hard to get, which was not smart I might add" Brooke laughed

"Not smart…" Lucas agreed sleepily

"You don't think what we did was a mistake do you?"

"Nope… Do you?" Lucas asked

"Nope…But Haley and Peyton do"

"Haley and Peyton have no room to judge…"

"I know… so what did you boys do while we were gone?" Brooke asked curiously

"Played basketball… Carter was making slam dunks"

"Nice…" Brooke giggled

"What about you girls?"

"We hired a mechanic stripper, then went and got wasted… Emma can hold her alcohol!"

"Fun…Keith called" Lucas laughed sleepily…

"What's his drama?"

"He's just lonely… apparently he saw Mom and Nick at the grocery store"

"Ouch… You should go see him tomorrow… spend the day with him or something" Brooke whispered

"Who is going to watch the kids?"

"Emma and Austin can fend for themselves at the carnival, and Maddie and Carter can hang with me"

"Wasn't the bake sale supposed to be at the Halloween carnival?" Lucas asked.

"Yes but that bitch Charlotte moved it up just to piss me off"

"I'll call Keith in the morning..."

"Lets sleep…" Brooke whispered falling asleep on his chest

"I can do that…"

By 7:00 the next morning Haley, and Peyton were already there to cook. Apparently while Brooke had been gone Charlotte had changed her separate cooking idea into one where they all 4 cooked together at Brooke's house (Since she had the gourmet kitchen) so she had called and said she would be there by 8. Emma and Austin were off somewhere around Tree Hill with Amber and Jenny shopping for stuff to wear to the carnival and Maddie and Carter were right under Brooke's feet, wanting her to play with them. Carter was feeling more at home now and Brooke was having Emma/Austin Da ja vu. So after Lucas left to go to Keith's Brooke sat Maddie and Carter on the couch with Frosty on TV and they were set for at least 45 minutes.

"Do I really have to do this?" Brooke whined looking down at the brownies she was supposed to be mixing

"Brooke… we have already been over this, Charlotte will be here any minute" Haley sighed

"She's like an elephant! She is so big she is going to smash all my expensive stuff with her clumsiness!" Brooke whined louder trying to get her point across

"She's pregnant… now Mix" Peyton laughed

"Mix?"

"How do you work this oven?"

"Wait… your seriously asking me?" Brooke asked

"Right, what was I thinking?"

"Mommy! A giant pumpkin is at the door!" Maddie screamed

"Charlotte is here… Maddie will you open it for me baby?"

"Hello there… is your mommy home?" Charlotte asked the wide-eyed little girl

"The pumpkin talks! Carter… RUN!" Maddie screamed running to Brooke and clinging to a leg, then Carter came and clung to the other one

"Charlotte…" Brooke smiled trying to walk with 2 children on her legs

"Brooke"

"Who is this?"

"This is Carter" Brooke smiled pulling both children into her arms

"Is that your boyfriend Madison?"

"Ew! He is my brother! APEST!" Maddie gagged

"Incest Maddie, incest… not apest" Brooke laughed

"I didn't know you had another one"

"We didn't until yesterday… Carter, Are you watching Frosty with Maddie?" Brooke asked, Carter just giggled and hugged her

"Well are we ready to cook?"

"Ok Carter… go with Maddie" Brooke said sitting them down on the floor

"Your kitchen is gorgeous! Your so lucky to have it" Charlotte squealed when she saw the kitchen

"I didn't want a kitchen… Lucas made us have one" Brooke whined

"Hey Charlotte… you are looking, orange today" Peyton laughed seeing her bright orange jump suit

"Haley… Peyton… Lets cook! I have a schedule made out!"

"Kill me now" Brooke cried putting her head on the table

"Mommy…"

"Maddie what did I tell you guys about staying in the den?" Brooke asked sitting down on the floor so she could be at their level

"Me and Carter miss you" Maddie whined hugging Brooke. Maddie's medicine always made her clingy for a few days after she came home so there wasn't really anything Brooke could do

"I miss you guys too but the wicked witch of the west is making me slave over a hot stove and cook food for people I don't even know for free!" Brooke shrieked to add drama and make Carter laugh

"But Mommy! We want to play with you, we love you!"

"I love you guys too! Come here… sit…you each get a knee… You guys want to help me cook?" Brooke asked sitting Carter on one knee and Maddie on the other

"Yea!"

"Ok… I'll let you guys make me some cookies… you can put whatever you want in them, lets get you into the high chairs"

"You're going to let them stay in here?" Charlotte asked

"Yes… they love me and want to spend time with me" Brooke giggled

"But didn't you tell them to stay in the den?"

"Yes, but they don't want too… they want to help… Haley can you hand me Carter's bottle" Brooke asked

"It just seems like you are teaching them not to respect you by doing that"

"Why don't you do what you're best at and cook, and I'll do what I'm best at… play with my children"

"Brownies first" Charlotte sighed handing Brooke a bowl of batter

"This is going to be a long day…"

Spoilers: BAKE SALE!! Lucas talks to Keith about his basketball Problem, Brooke finds out, Brooke's parents meet Carter, Karen meets Carter, Emma and Austin go back to school, A LOT… hahhahaha Please Review!