Chapter 13! This isn't the greatest chapter… maybe because its 13 LOL, or maybe because I am sick but whatever reason it has some important stuff in it. I have finally figured out the drama I need for the next few chapters but I have to close up a few loose ends first before I start with all my drama, so that is basically what this chapter is LOL.
The next update may be a little later than usual because next week is crazy for me! This weekend I have to go to Charlotte with my sister for cheerleading, then on Wednesday I turn 16! And Thursday I get my license… plus I have every doctor's appt. known to man for my ankle next week so I will write when I get a chance… probably Monday or Tuesday.
Since this is chapter 13… I am guessing this story will have about 10 more chapters left… give or take depending on what I can come up with. LOL ANY ideas you guys may have please send them in your reviews! I have tried to get my sister to help with ideas but all she wants me to do is make an earthquake happen hahaha… so she is really no help. When this story is finished though I already have 2 more in mind… 1 I have already started called "Sugar and Spice". It is of course a Brooke and Lucas fic, and my beta readers like it A LOT so far… apparently even better than they like this one… so that one will probably be up once I finish this one.
Ok… so enjoy this chapter! Please review… because you know you want too hahahaha
"Brooke… what's wrong… and PLEASE don't tell me your pregnant" Lucas said as it occurred to him what she might be telling him.
"I'm not pregnant"
"That is really good to know… now talk"
"We tell each other everything right?" Brooke asked innocently. She figured if she played the guilt card she could get more out of him.
"Yea, I mean I tell you about everything"
"About?"
"Brooke…" Lucas started but Brooke broke in no longer able to hold in her frustration.
"Ok I am going to come right out and say this… Why didn't you tell me about the basketball thing?"
"What basketball thing?" Lucas asked, then it hit him
"Don't you play dumb with me Lucas Eugene Scott… that is only going to make things worse" Brooke pouted.
"Yea, you mean that basketball thing"
"Lucas…"
"I wasn't sure what I was going to do" Lucas sighed. He couldn't believe someone had told her. Then again he should have known considering this was Tree Hill. There were no secrets.
"So that means you don't have to tell me? This could change out whole lives and you don't think it is important enough to tell me"
"I didn't say that"
"That's what you meant!" Brooke snapped glaring at him. She knew he was feeling major guilt now by how he squinted his eyes at her
"How do you know what I meant?"
"I've been married to you for 10 years! You know how lucky you are that the kids love you?" Brooke asked still glaring at him
"What?"
"Because if they would have let me you'd be buried in the backyard right now and we'd be living off of your insurance with Bob… and Mouth would be in Jail!" Brooke added deciding to make the story interesting
"Ok if scares me how much thought you have put into this…and why would Mouth be in jail? And who the hell is Bob?"
"Because he's the one I'd frame! Hello… and Bob is the secret love of my life… he would never lie to me because he knows that that is the 1 thing that drives me the most crazy! I can deal with a lot… but not lying!" Brooke whispered loudly remembering they did have 4 kids asleep in the other room
"Brooke I was going to tell you, after I thought about what I wanted to do… I figured there wasn't a point to making you worry until then"
"Don't" Brooke said shaking her head at him
"Don't what?"
"Don't make me feel bad for yelling at you… what you did was wrong, and I want to stay mad at you for a night… then in the morning you can make me un-mad"
"Your crazy…" Lucas laughed pulling her to his chest
"But that's why you love me, and you can start your groveling now if you want" Brooke giggled. She couldn't stay but so mad at him… he was after all Lucas.
"Groveling?"
"Yep…"
"Too tired to climb upstairs?" Lucas asked knowing exactly what she wanted
"Too tired, too lazy…whichever… you know me too well"
By the next morning Brooke wasn't really mad at Lucas anymore. She was still hurt that he hadn't told her, but he had paid his time and she really didn't want to take Emma and Austin to school, so Lucas who was still feeling guilty did, letting her, Maddie and Carter sleep in.
"Maddie…" Brooke whined looking over at her make-up counter where Madison was admiring all of her make-up.
"What?"
"What are you doing?"
"Playing" Maddie giggled opening up Brooke's red lipstick
"In my room?"
"Yes"
"Why?" Brooke asked too tired to really care
"Cause Emma lockeded her room" Maddie laughed walking over to Brooke's side of the bed
"Maybe I should lock my room…come here, come snuggle" Brooke smiled pulling her under the covers with her, hoping Maddie would fall back asleep
"Daddy kiddednapped Emma and Austin"
"He did?"
"Yeas, he said he wasn't bringing them back" Maddie giggled excitedly
"Hmm, maybe we should have a party then"
"Peyton is already here"
"What?" Brooke asked… Maddie's constant lack of information was starting too cause problems… poor Maddie just didn't think.
"Yea…she is downstairs"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Cause you didn't ask silly…" Maddie laughed
"How long has she been down there?"
"Like a hundred minutes"
"God… Can I not get any peace around here?" Brooke asked getting out of bed and putting her bathrobe on
"Carter wants you" Maddie giggled jumping up and down on Brooke's bed
"Everybody wants me… that's life"
"This is wallgreens"
"No more TV for you… go down stairs and eat something crazy girl" Brooke yawned pulling little Maddie off the bed
"Ice Cream?"
"Why not… Tell Peyton I'll be there in a second"
After Lucas dropped Emma and Austin off at school he swung by his moms to talk to her about the whole Keith/paternity test thing. He knew she wasn't going to take it well but someone had to talk to her about it, and he was the only one with enough courage… other than Brooke of course, and that probably wasn't the best idea, considering Brooke's way of handling things. His old house was just the way he remembered it as he drove up. Tiny but cute, and homey… It was never a bad house and he and Brooke defiantly had some memories there. Karen and Nick were outside on the porch when he got out of the car doing god only knew what.
"Mom…" Lucas yelled as he walked up to the front porch
"Lucas! Come join us in our yoga" Karen laughed
"I don't do Yoga…unless it's with Brooke"
"Where are the kids?"
"Emma and Austin are at school, and Brooke's at home with Madison and Carter" Lucas answered. He didn't know why she asked when she already knew the answer.
"Have Maddie's tests come back yet?"
"Nope… but no news is good news I guess… Can I talk to you alone for a second?"
"Sure… Nick go inside and have a snack… there is some peanut brittle on the counter" Karen smiled patting him on the head
"Don't you think he should be doing some kind of sport?"
"What and become a jock like you, get a girl pregnant at 16, and then again at 18? No… sorry Nick is just fine the way he is" Karen smiled sarcastically
"Mom… Nick needs a man in his life, growing up with you is great… but at least I had Keith"
"Yes, and that's when all the trouble started with you… when I went to Italy and left you with Keith… if I recall when I came back you had a tattoo and a crazy girlfriend"
"Who is now my wife… see good things mom, focus on the good things" Lucas laughed sitting down on the swing. There wasn't a point in arguing with her about Brooke or anything that happened back then. She would just use her motherly ways to make him feel guilty and he still had guilt left from Brooke last night.
"I am sorry but I will never see how you and Brooke keeping that baby was a good thing"
"But see, now she is basically 13 and she can watch our other 3 monsters… and don't I recall you saying something to the affect of I need to stand by Brooke whatever her decision is? Anyway, to each their own. Now back to what I am here for"
"Do I even want to know?" Karen laughed
"No, but you need to know. Keith wants Nick to have a paternity test"
"What?" Karen gasped.
"Yea, and either you do it now or he is going to take you to court for it"
"And I wonder who could have put this idea into his head?" Karen snapped knowing this was all Lucas's doings.
"Who knows… anyway I just thought you should know"
"Well since you felt the need to look out for Nick's well being by telling me this I guess you wouldn't mind watching him while Keith and I have a little chat?" Karen smiled grabbing her pocketbook
"I-I have to get home to Brooke"
"Well if she is as understanding as you make her out to be she will understand…"
Emma walked into class where Haley was grading papers. Maggie and Christine were of course right behind her. She had been trying to ditch them al day so she could so find Tristan but they knew the school a lot better than she did so it was like an impossible task. Brooke had defiantly been right about having groupies… it wasn't all it was made out to be.
"And so I was like I don't get zits and he was all like yes you do and I was like never" Maggie ranted on and on about her zit like it was some major thing. Emma was getting so annoyed she wanted to hit her.
"Wow! That is so crazy" Christine laughed like it was actually funny
"I know its like that's what make up is for… when I am finally aloud to wear it"
"Emma… do you think your dad knows who I am?" Christine asked changing the subject totally
"Duh… you have met him like 20 times" Emma laughed rolling her eyes at her ver blonde friends.
"I told my mom I wanted to marry him and she was all like Me too!"
"This is so gross…" Emma gagged. She hated it when they talked about her dad like this… like he was some kind of object they could win.
"So do you think your parents will like ever get divorced?" Maggie asked
"I hope not…"
"Right because that would be bad… but then I could like marry your dad, and I could like be your step mom!" Christine shrieked
"Only in Tree Hill" Emma sighed
"Emma… come here" Haley called from her desk
"Alone?" Emma asked almost begging
"Sure…"
"Thank you…"
"Here is your test…we can all be thankful you didn't get your mothers studying habits" Haley laughed handing her the paper with an A on it
"But I didn't study"
"Well then we can all be thankful that you got your own smarts… Are you trying to avoid your posy?" Haley asked noticing Emma's attempts to get away from them
"They're just kinda annoying, and they ask way too many questions, and they're in love with my dad! Its gross… and I have to cheer with them today… fun" Emma laughed
"Oh… being popular is so hard… like I would know, don't worry I wont pair them up with you today…"
"Thanks aunt Tutor girl"
"No problem" Haley smiled
Brooke walked down the spiral stairs with Carter to meet Peyton who was in the kitchen making Maddie eggs and toast for breakfast. She looked frazzled, her hair was everywhere, and she had bags under her eyes… and she was beating the eggs to death.
"Peyton… chill those eggs never did anything to you" Brooke laughed
"Mommy! Peyton is making me scanbled eggs!" Maddie shrieked
"Wow! Peyton is awesome like that huh… where did we get eggs?"
"Left over from yesterday… Brooke lets go shopping… We need a girl day, just us! I need to get out and do something"
"Sounds good… but we have a problem…" Brooke sighed pointing to Maddie and Carter
"Can't you get a babysitter?"
"All the babysitters I would consider letting watch my children are in school"
"Lucas?" Peyton asked desperately
"He was going by to talk to his mom… no telling when he will be home"
"What about your parents?"
"I guess… I mean I haven't actually told them about Carter yet… so I was kinda" Brooke started but Peyton broke in
"Brooke…"
"I'll call them… if you need a girl day that's what we'll do" Brooke smiled. She knew Peyton really needed her right now… things were tough for her and Brooke hadn't exactly been the most reliable person the past couple of weeks.
"Thank you…"
"Ho's over bro's… although in this case I am not sure how that applies but whatever…." Brooke laughed dialing her parent's number
"Ho's over children"
"Hello?"
"Hey dad" Brooke said sweetly
"Brooke… it's been days since you called! How was Chapel Hill?" Norman asked nervously
"Good… I need a favor" Brooke said jumping right to the chase
"Babysitter?"
"Please?" Brooke begged knowing he would say yes
"When and where?"
"Here and now… you might wanna bring mom"
"Why?" Norman asked
"You'll see" Brooke laughed hanging up
"Are they coming?"
"Of course! I wonder if this whole guilt thing is going to last forever with them"
"You can only hope" Peyton laughed
Austin and Amber sat alone at their desks. Since Amber had had the brilliant idea to stab Jonathan Baker with a Pencil and Austin had supplied the pencil their teacher decided that it was best if they both stayed in for recess and thought about what they had done. Amber of course was not feeling the least bit bad about what she did… claiming that he deserved it and she would do it again if she had too but Austin just wanted to go outside and get out of the old stuffy classroom.
"Amber… why? Why stab him with a pencil?" Austin asked tracing his desk with his finger
"He deserved it!" Amber yelled slamming her fist on her desk, and then bursting out in laughter
"He didn't do anything but eat your Twinkie!"
"I like in a house with 5 children! We only get 1 Twinkie! And that was MINE!"
"Ok… but couldn't you have just stolen his gummy snacks?" Austin laughed but Amber didn't seem amused
"Don't you think that is a little babyish?"
"And stabbing him with a pencil wasn't?"
"It was all I could think of!" Amber giggled
"So what are we supposed to do for 30 mire minutes while we wait for them to come back in?"
"We could ramble!"
"Or we could not… I am still in trouble for the car incident…" Austin sighed. He wasn't sure if he was ever going to get off the hook for that one
"We could pull the fire alarm?"
"Are you trying to get suspended?"
"Maybe…" Amber giggled evilly
"Ok you 2… have you thought about what you have done? Austin, Emma?" The teacher asked walking back in the room
"All I did was give her the pencil"
"Did you know she was going to stab Jonathan?"
"Yes" Austin sighed
"Are you sorry?"
"He ate my Twinkie! I am a starving child with no food and parents who lock me in a closet from 2:30 when I get home until 7:30 the next morning! That Twinkie was all I had!" Amber yelled making very dramatic hand motions as she did it
"Amber… I know your parents…"
"They aren't my real parents… that's why they hate me so much, they found me in a dumpster, at the mall!"
"Have they ever thought about putting you in therapy?" The teacher laughed
"Many, many times… but mom says she use to be the same way… so its all good"
"And Austin I am guessing your family life is messed up too? Your parents force you to work and clean and cook?"
"No… but we did just get a new brother if that counts for anything" Austin laughed
"Sorry, no I talked to your mom yesterday at the bake sale… I would like you each to write "I will not stab people with pencils" 100 times"
"Finished!" Amber giggled handing her a sheet of paper that read exactly "I will not stab people with pencils 100x"
"Amber… that's 200 times for you now"
"I think that I am not well liked around here" Amber giggled
Lucas walked into the house where Nick was sitting on what use to be Lucas's old bed playing his game boy and eating peanut brittle. What was sad was the inside of the house still looked exactly the same… of course it had been just sitting there for years but his old walls still had his Michael Jordan Posters up, and his pictures on Brooke on his night stand… which was now Nick's night stand.
"So, mom went out for a little while, and I just talked to Brooke and she is going shopping and leaving the kids with her parents so it looks like its just you and me" Lucas said sitting down on the bed next to Nick
"Ok"
"So we can do whatever you want"
"I am fine playing game boy… I have almost won!" Nick snorted
"Yea… so we could go outside"
"Do you really have a tattoo?"
"Yea…" Lucas said lifting up his sleeve
"That's gross"
"Right…"
"Any piercings?" Nick asked very interested
"No…"
"That sucks"
"So you know who your real dad is don't you?" Lucas asked giving up on the small talk
"Of course! Mom tells me everything"
"So who is it?"
"I can't tell… she says he will take me away" Nick said still staring at his gameboy
"Mom… mom is a little crazy… ok a lot crazy"
"She said you would say that"
"Dude… don't you want to go to school and have friends and stuff?" Lucas asked. He knew it had to be miserable for him to be at home with Karen alone all day!
"Why? What's the point? They all just stab you in the back anyway"
"Who says?"
"Mom" Nick laughed
"Like I said… loony"
"She probably wouldn't like you talking about this with me" Nick whined getting annoyed with all of the questions Lucas was asking
"She has to know I am… Who is your father Nick?"
Brooke sent Peyton home to get dressed, and at least brush her hair before they went out. There was no telling where Peyton was going to drag her, probably some thrift store or some smelly book store that she and Lucas were so into… as long as it wasn't CD Alley Brooke was good. When her parents finally got there Carter was hanging with Brooke, and Madison was gold only knew where doing god only knew what with her free time.
"Knock Knock" Norman yelled from the door
"We're here… Madison, guess whose here"
"Pepa!" Maddie squealed running into the den
"Madison"
"I knew that would get her in here… hey dad…" Brooke smiled
"Pepa guess what! I am going to be a ho for Halloween!" Maddie laughed
"Brooke…" Her mother sighed hearing Maddie's announcement
"Ok so this is Carter"
"Playmate of Maddie's?" Norman asked
"Sorta… this is Madison's new little brother… ok you guys have fun!"
"Brooke wait…"
"Damn I knew that was too easy" Brooke whined sitting back down on the couch with Carter
"What are you talking about?"
"Well you guys were begging for more grandchildren"
"We meant a baby…" Helen sighed
"He is a baby… aren't you Carter?" Brooke asked the little boy
"Yes, but he is someone else's baby"
"Not anymore he isn't… well not as soon as we get those papers"
"He's a Carter" Maddie added
"But he isn't…"
"Now Helen you be quiet, let me see the boy… Carter, who is that?" Norman asked pointing to Brooke
"Mama"
"He's their baby alright… Brooke ignore your mother… she's dingbat" Norman said seriously
"Norman!"
"Dingbat" Maddie giggled
"Oh No…Maddie learned a new word"
"You go have fun shopping Brooke" Norman said handing Carter to Helen
"Does that mean Grama can fly?" Maddie asked hugging Brooke bye
"Dingbats cant fly baby, they Para shoot, I'll be back later, love you, love you Carter"
"Go to BabyGap!"
Once Brooke was gone Norman and Helen sat with the 2 children for a second, each with their own agenda with what they planned on doing with the baby, leaving Maddie to do as she pleased.
"Grama, Pepa… hola?" Maddie said trying to get their attention
"Young ladies do not sit around in their pajamas all day now do they? Go up to your room and get dressed please" Helen said sternly
"Alone?"
"You are 4… you can do it like a big girl"
"But I am a little girl" Maddie whined
"Well its time you grew up"
"Peter Pan doesn't think so"
"Upstairs" Helen said again
"Pepa?" Maddie asked hoping for some kind of back up
"Do what your grama says"
"But"
"Go…" Helen said now very irritated
"Mommy is right, you 2 are fustating"
"Frustrating? Aren't you our girl?" Norman laughed
"No. I am mommy's girl, Carter can be your girl"
Brooke walked up the pathway to Peyton and Jakes house where Jake was asleep on the front porch swing. It made her mad to look at him, he was tearing Peyton apart slowly and he didn't even realize it. It probably wasn't even really his fault… Jenny was his daughter and he wanted what was best for her… it just seemed like sometimes Brittany and Peyton were put to the side so that Jenny could get what she needed to wanted.
"Brooke… don't glare at me like that" Jake laughed as Brooke walked up the steps
"Me? I'm not glaring… I am taking your wife shopping though"
"Not everyone has life as good as you and Lucas, so stop judging me"
"I'm not judging you!" Brooke laughed
"You were judging from the second you stepped out of that car"
"I don't judge… Peyton come on!"
"Coming… Jake I'll be back later" Peyton said kissing him before she walked to the car with Brooke.
"Bye"
"What's his deal" Brooke asked once they were out of Jake's sight
"Jenny was out all night last night… he didn't sleep a wink"
"Seriously when is someone going to knock some sense into that girl?"
"Lets just shop… I don't want to even think about this anymore" Peyton sighed fixing her hair in the car mirror
"You got it… shopping, that's it"
"And I need to tell you something…"
"Anything P. Sawyer" Brooke smiled
"I think I'm pregnant"
Lucas drove Nick to the schools to pick up Emma and Austin who were both waiting in the office when he got there. Emma of course for dress code… her skirt being too short, so they wouldn't let her stay for cheerleading, and Austin for the pencil incident and refusing to apologize… so Lucas had to walk in and bail them both out.
"It isn't fair dad! I didn't do anything wrong! I just let her use my pencil" Austin ranted as he walked to the car from inside Emma's school.
"And who cares how short my skirt is…its cute!" Emma added
"Austin, Teachers here are idiots… Emma, very cute skirt… everyone happy?"
"But I have to stay in ISS tomorrow"
"But they are making me stay in Detention all day tomorrow! Do you know what kind of people are in detention?" Emma asked
"People who make out under the bleachers, in janitors closets, in locker rooms…. Basically your mom and I"
"Dad… cant you talk to the principals?" Austin begged
"I already tried… look you 2 just don't have to got o school tomorrow Ok? Everyone happy"
"Thank you!" Emma shrieked
"Now you get to spend the whole day tomorrow with us!"
"And we can do like we use too and go to the park!"
"You 2 didn't plan this did you?" Lucas laughed
"No… I really wanted to cheer today"
"Whose in the car?"
"Nick… long story" Lucas said shaking his head
"Gotcha…"
"Can we go get ice cream?" Austin asked climbing into the car handing Lucas his ringing cell phone
"Yea… Hello?"
"Lucas… this is Helen" Helen said in a panic
"Helen… how are Carter and Maddie?"
"Carter is fine… Maddie just tried to Para shoot from the top of the stairs with a plastic grocery bag as her Para shoot"
"Are you kidding me…did it by any chance work?" Lucas asked knowing it didn't
"It was a plastic bag…"
"Is she ok?"
"Norman and I don't know" Helen cried
"Is she breathing?"
"She is crying a lot… calling the stairs a crack whore and fire wood, oh and she refuses to walk saying it hurts…"
"How long ago did this happen?" Lucas asked shaking his head
"About 45 minutes ago"
"And you just calling now?"
"We thought we could handle it" Helen whispered
"We'll be home in 10 minutes"
Spoilers: Lucas's coach comes and stays for a few days, You will find out who Nick's dad is I swear! Hahaha, Brooke and Haley help Peyton out. Austin and Lucas go camping, Emma has to make a hard decision… and Dan and Deb are back! Lots to come! Please review!
