Chapter 17… YAY! OK so I know you guys want more Brucas action and I'm trying! It's just hard with them because of all the drama… Through out these stories they had been through A LOT together and now its just hard coming up with new original stuff for them to do! But I will try my hardest!!
"Brooke… wake up" Lucas whispered rolling over to face Brooke who was sleeping. He had a lot on his mind and couldn't seem to get to sleep no matter how hard he tried. Usually when he talked to Brooke it made him feel better and helped him sleep
"Why… is someone dying?"
"No I just wanted to talk"
"Your such a girl Broody… kiss me and maybe I will think about it" Brooke giggled trying to play hard to get. He wasn't going to get away with waking her up for free and he knew it.
"Come here…" Pulling her towards him so that their foreheads were touching and his arms were wrapped around her. That was how they had all of their best conversations
"So I think the who Peyton/Jake Drama saga is over"
"Really?"
"Yea… Jenny has sworn to be good, Peyton told Jake about the baby and they are all happy again" Brooke smiled looking through the dark into Lucas's sexy brown eyes. She was happy they were happy, and that she had helped get them that way. They deserved it.
"That's good"
"Always… what are you all tense about?"
"What do you mean?" Lucas asked
"I mean I know you love me handsome… you're your squeezing me to death" Brooke giggled sliding even closer to him so that she could feel his breath on hers. She felt safest that way.
"Sorry…"
"Or are you?" Brooke giggled kissing him
"Maddie get to bed ok?"
"Yea… she was mad I made her come home though… she used the whole "Your ruining my life mommy" line on me…"
"Ouch…" Lucas laughed. Maddie was growing up faster than Emma and Austin had. Being small for her age had defiantly done nothing to her maturity level
"She is so much different than Emma…how about Carter, did he get down?"
"Yea… he always does….so much easier then the other 3 ever did"
"It's because he rocks like that" Brooke giggled thinking of Carter. Everything time she thought about him actually being theirs it made her smile
"When did it change for you with him?"
"Luke, what?"
"I thought you said you can read me like a book" Lucas said rolling his eyes at her so she would see it. They were so close he had to strain his eyes to make eye contact
"Yes… but you know I don't like to read… when did what change for me?"
"With Carter… I mean we brought him home and he was so new, when did it hit you he was our boy instead of the new one?"
"When you said you wanted to talk you meant it didn't you?" Brooke giggled running her fingers through his blonde silky hair
"Just answer…"
"The other day… I had just finished helping Maddie get dressed and I was tickling her, and Carter got jealous and wouldn't let go of my hand… so I asked him who he loved and he said Mama"
"And you cried didn't you?" Lucas laughed feeling her tense up as she talked about it
"No… I don't cry, I teared up"
"Crazy…"
"Crazy beautiful maybe… ok your turn" Brooke giggled. She wasn't sure why this was coming up, or what on earth was running through his head but he needed to talk about it or they were never going o get any sleep
"I don't know… I was thinking about it when I was rocking him to sleep… at some point over the last week he just went from Carter… to Carter"
"Are you high?"
"Can I not have a serious conversation with my wife?" Lucas asked trying not to laugh at Brooke who was giggling. He was trying to have a serious conversation and here she was giggling
"You can… Luke… I'm kidding, you're scaring me… what's wrong?"
"I don't like that their growing up I guess"
"Now the truth comes out" Brooke giggled again. She knew it was driving him totally crazy but she wouldn't help it. He knew how she was at night… everything made her laugh… which was why her name was Cheery
"Your not helping" Lucas said giving up and laughing with her
"I always help! Think of it this way… as soon as they are all out of the house! We can have sex whenever, and where ever we want!"
"We do that now…"
"Well we can do it without feeling guilty about it" Brooke whispered deviously
"We don't feel guilty about it now…"
"Well I'm trying to help here and your killing me… so tell me about this camping trip?"
"You heard Dan and I talking?" Lucas asked. He had really hoped she hadn't… that way he wouldn't have to go, but now Brooke was going to make him
"Yep…"
"You and I could go… just us"
"You know I don't too the tent thing Broody Scott… sticks and sex… not a good combination, you boys go and have fun!" Brooke smiled sarcastically sliding closer to him… he was warm and she was freezing
"Carter too?"
"You think I am letting you take my baby boy out in the wild where a bear can eat him?"
"Brooke, there are no bears" Lucas laughed
"Correction… where Dan could eat him… He is fine at home with is mommy thank you"
"You wanna show him off at the PTA meeting tomorrow night don't you"
"Of course! Don't you know that's what children are for? Feel better yet?" Brooke asked taking her forehead off of his and laying it on his chest
"Yea…"
"Its because your snuggling with me… I am so snugable" Brooke giggled
"Your not tired anymore are you?"
"Uh uh… and your woke me up so that means you have to stay up and talk to me all night"
"Do we have to talk…" Lucas whined
"You are such a guy…"
"I'd hope so or else you'd be married to a girl"
"Kiss me before you go any farther with that comment and get me out of the mood" Brooke giggled
"I can do that"
Brooke was woken up by the bed shaking back and forth with Maddie jumping up and down as fast as her little legs would allow her too. Lucas just ignored it… he was use to it and knew it he said nothing she would get bored and go bug Emma or Austin. But Brooke couldn't stand to have Maddie there and not give her attention.
"Lady bug… what are you doing?" Brooke asked as Maddie bounced up and down
"Bouncing" Maddie giggled
"Why?"
"Cause you lockeded your make ups!"
"I did! No… that wasn't me… it must have been frosty… come here" Brooke laughed pulling the little girl under the covers with her
"I climbded on the bed all by my self"
"I know… go wake daddy up" Brooke whispered pointing to Lucas
"No…"
"Go do it… it will be funny" Brooke giggled
"Brooke…" Lucas sighed rolling over
"Oh My God!"
"What…"
"Maddie… Sweetie, I love you" Brooke giggled kissing Maddie on the forehead
"Brooke… what?"
"You like unicorns don't you Luke?"
"Not really… why?" Lucas asked suspiciously
"Because you have stickers of them all over your head" Brooke burst out laughing
"Ladybug what did you do?"
"I gave you tattoos! Sticker tattoos" Maddie giggled
"I already have a tattoo"
"Now you has more"
"This is funny…" Brooke laughed
"Come here Madison, Princess" Lucas smiled making space for her
"Why?"
"Because I have a surprise for you"
"Don't go Maddie! It's a trick… stay with mommy" Brooke whispered
"You know she cant resist a surprise" Lucas laughed… it was the truth… Maddie would never be able to hold back and of course she didn't… as soon as Brooke let her she left into Lucas's arms
"No daddy! Don't—tickle—me…" Maddie squealed with laughter as Lucas tickled her
"I am going to go wake up the other 3… have fun Maddie!"
"Mommy—Help—me!" Maddie giggled
"Nope… I told you not to go! Not you have to endure the torture!"
"Ahhh"
Brooke giggled as she walked into Carters room hearing Maddie's shrieks of laughter through out the house. That was worth all the trouble and pain having her right there. Carter was in his crib trying to pull the eyes off his bear and grinned at the site of Brooke, which of course made her heart melt. Having little children had made her so much softer than she had ever thought she would be.
"Anger management issues this morning I see… what did you bear do?" Brooke asked pulling Carter out of his crib and into her arms
"Baree"
"Uh huh… Barry the bear… you're so smart…" Brooke laughed
"Mama"
"Mom… are we going shopping today?" Emma asked coming into the bedroom already dressed and ready to go. Lucas had told Brooke what had happened after she had gotten home from Peyton's with Maddie and Carter
"Morning babe… yep… as soon as we get the guys out of here and Maddie and Carter to Tutorwife's house!"
"Did dad tell you what happened?" Emma asked quietly leaning against the door frame
"Yea… hug, come here… baby I'm sorry… guys suck"
"Except Carter… your rock dude"
"We'll talk about our revenge plan later after I get them out of here… K?" Brooke asked trying to make her feel better. If anyone knew what it felt like to be cheated on it was definitely her
"Ok…"
Finally by 10:00 Lucas, Austin and Dan were out of the house and out on their camping adventure. Brooke couldn't wait to hear stories about this one… Karen had been by once she was released from jail to pick up Nick and Haley was there with Nate to pick up Carter and Maddie. Brooke felt bad about leaving them with Haley but Haley insisted that Brooke take Emma out and spoil her even worse so that she could get the boy troubles out of her head, so Brooke gave up and agreed.
"Ok… tutormom are you sure about this?" Brooke asked one last time as she put Carter and Maddie's coats on
"Yes… go have fun and then you 2 can come over tonight for dinner if you want"
"Mommy… how come I can't go too?" Maddie cried clinging to Brooke's neck
"Because you have to keep tutormom straight… you know how she can be"
"We can play with BUGS!" Nate laughed
"Ew…" Maddie gagged
"Nate… no bugs, they have feelings too"
"Do Spiders?" Nate asked looking up at his mom
"Yes"
"What about Cats?"
"What did you do to the cat?" Haley asked shaking her head
"We gave him a bath in the potty!" Maddie giggled
"Gross…" Emma laughed realizing she had been petting the cat earlier
"Carter… my only sweet innocent child left… ignore everything they tell you. Who loves you?" Brooke asked taking little Carter into her arms
"Mama"
"Ok… Haley you see this? Do not mess it up…"
"Brooke…" Haley laughed
"Right… now Maddie, give me a hug"
"I love you mommy"
"Love you too baby… ok be good for tutormom ok?" Brooke asked almost begging
"Ok…"
"No para shooting, or mud sliding or make up"
"How am I sposeded to fight the ding bats?" Maddie asked confused
"We'll fight them in water war tonight, k?"
"K… goes to baby gap"
"You got it" Brooke laughed
Dan, Lucas and Austin drove up to the campsite. Austin and Lucas were both so ready to get out of the car they almost fell out as soon as Dan stopped. It had only been a 15-minute drive but Dan had made it seem like hours with his talk about basketball and selling cars. Austin had never been so bored in his life, when he usually came with Lucas they talked about sports and girls… and even when he was with Brooke she always made it fun for him and talked about whatever he wanted… after all she was his mom and she and Lucas both new him well enough that he was comfortable enough to talk about anything with them. Dan on the other hand had just totally reversed that feeling in 1 car ride.
"Ok! Lets race and see who can put up their tent the fastest" Dan yelled as he pulled 3 tents from the back of the truck
"What do you mean? Dad, please don't make me sleep in a tent alone"
"You're turning him into a wimp Lucas"
"God… I knew this was going to happen. Dan… you, out of all people are not giving me advice on how you raise Austin" Lucas laughed shaking his head. He knew the minute they walked out that door that this was a bad idea but he looked past what he was feeling in his gut. Now he was regretting it.
"Lucas, I just want us to have fun! There are 3 generations of Scott men here and we should reflect on that!"
"This is going to be a long weekend dad" Austin sighed shaking his head
"Just ignore him…"
"Are you still going to tell me Pecos man and screaming skull stories?"
"Yep… and just imagine Dan as a mix between the both of them…" Lucas laughed
"Austin… we're here!" Amber yelled from Nathan truck
"Amber! Thank god…"
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Amber wanted to come camping so we came" Nathan laughed
"Dan's here" Lucas whispered giving him fair warning before he had no choice but to stay
"I know, Brooke called… she thought that you might could use some back up"
"Dad can Amber and I go play?"
"Yea, you know the drill be back by dinner" Lucas said throwing them each a can of Pepsi. AT least now that Nathan and Amber where here Austin wouldn't have to deal with Dan but so bad and since Nathan was there they could double team him like they use too if they had too.
"I was going to bring Nate… since this was a guy thing, but Maddie wouldn't part with him and neither would Haley… Thank god Amber isn't prissy"
"Nathan…" Dan said walking back up to the cars
"Dad"
"Where's Nate?"
"At home with Haley, I brought Amber" Nathan said almost in monotone. Come to think of it that was the only way Lucas could ever remember Nathan talking to Dan, in a cold bitter voice
"On our guys weekend?" Dan asked obviously not amused by the fact that Nathan had brought his daughter
"Amber doesn't mind dirt…"
"Great…"
Brooke and Emma walked through the mall. Emma was quieter than Brooke had expected… she had forgotten what it felt like to loose something you thought you had. Part of her hoped that she and Tristan could work things out, just because she and Lucas had and they were happy. But then the mother in her hoped that Tristan flunked out of school, became a cocaine junkie and ended up in jail somewhere for breaking her daughters heart.
"Your quiet…" Brooke said ask they walked down the way to Belk.
"Just thinking"
"Sit…" Brooke said pulling Emma down on the bench beside her
"I can't believe I turned Cooper down… I mean he would have never cheated on me!"
"You know… when I started dating your dad… I thought if anything I was going to be the one to cheat on him… I mean I wasn't really the type to stay with just 1 guy. Then about a week into dating him I started to fall for him hard… and I thought to myself that I definitely wasn't going to cheat on him… and he was just way to sweet to cheat on me, so unless we got into some huge fight we were going to be great together, I was so blindsided by the way I felt for him I didn't even see the whole him and Peyton thing when it was right there in front of me. The point is babe you don't know that Cooper wouldn't have cheated on you… love is a risk, and your not even 13 yet Em, I don't want you hating it before you get old enough to see what it really is"
"So I shouldn't have a boyfriend?" Emma asked letting a tear slip down her cheek. She was so confused in what to do… she was just thankful she had Brooke there to help her
"Just don't get too attached, have fun… maybe you should have like 3 boyfriends… that's how I did it"
"Isn't that cheating?"
"Not if you tell them you don't believe in dating just one guy at the age of 13. Cheating is going behind someone's back" Brooke giggled
"You know you are like the only mom in the world who would tell her daughter it was ok to have 3 boyfriends"
"I know…"
"I'm glad you are" Emma laughed
"I'm good like that…"
"One more thing… how did you trust dad again? I mean after what he did to you?"
"Well considering I was pregnant with someone who shall remain nameless I didn't have much of a choice. I knew I loved him, and I couldn't do it alone… and the rest just kinda came with time… but your young… there are going to be a million other boys before you find the one" Brooke promised. She knew Emma had to be seriously confused by all of this. There was no reason for her to have been cheated on.
"Your sure?"
"Yep… at least I am hoping for your dads sake because I don't think he could take you being "in love" quite yet…"
"I feel so much better" Emma smiled hugging Brooke. It felt like a weight had been lifted off her chest
"Good… that's what I'm here for"
"What now?"
"We could shop more… or" Brooke said starting to giggle. She had a plan that was going to beat all plans
"Or what?"
Haley graded papers while Maddie and Nate tortured Sally, Dana and Hannah and Carter started at the red marks she was drawing on the papers. Her house was crazy… but that was they way she liked and expected it to be, unlike Peyton's house where everything was perfect and organized… and Brooke's where she had a maid to do all her dirty work. Haley liked it just like this.
"Haywee" Maddie asked walking up to the couch where she and Carter were sitting
"What-ee?"
"What are you doings?"
"Grading papers with Carter… why?" Haley asked suspiciously. Maddie had the look. The same look she always got when she and Nate had done something to destroy the house
"Nate is in trouble"
"Why?"
"Causes he turnded him into a girl" Maddie laughed
"He didn't cut anything off did he?"
"Nowa… but I did is make up!"
"Oh Brother…" Haley sighed seeing Nate run into the den ½ naked covered in blue eye shadow
"I am a sister! Not a brother!" Maddie laughed
"It's a good thing Nathan isn't here… Nate! Come here"
"I'm a power ranger!" Nate yelled kicking the t able
"A blue power ranger cat" Maddie added
"Your whole face is blue…"
"I know mom… I am a power ranger! Hi-ya!" Nate laughed kicking the couch, almost hitting Haley
"Don't kick your mother… I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it"
"Not with my karate chop!"
"What are you Maddie… in that outfit" Haley laughed seeing Maddie in her belly shirt and short skirt
"I am a hooker…"
"Uh huh…" Haley smiled shaking her head
"Now Nate just has to get a car! Like on Vice City… and then we beeps the horn and I gets in" Maddie added
"Carter… and your mother was worried we were going to corrupt you. Power Ranger meets Hooker huh? I wouldn't doubt it… What are Sally, Dana and Hannah?"
"I locked them in the closet and put tape in their hair" Nate laughed
"Nate! Your daddy is going to spank you when he gets home"
"He told me to do it"
"Why do I even bother" Haley asked Carter who was fixated on Nate's blue face
"Can we do play some more?"
"Go… have fun… Nate just let your sisters out of the closet"
"If I have too… Come on Hooker!" Nate yelled
"Coming Pimp man" Maddie laughed running behind him
"I'm a Power ranger!"
"Pimp, power ranger… no difference, lets go fight the dingbats!"
"Ok! Hi-ya!"
By 6:00 it was dark and Amber and Austin were back sitting in front of the camp fire with Lucas, Nathan and Dan ready to hear a Pecos man story. The Pecos man was North Carolina's version of basically what big foot would be. He lived in the woods or the mountains. Everytime they went camping Lucas and Nathan would tell stories about their encounters with The Pecos man when they were camping as teenagers and scare Austin and Amber so bad they wouldn't sleep for nights.
"Ok tell us a Pecos man story now dad!" Amber whined
"Yea… tell us the one about the time you guys were camping in the mountains and you saw the screaming skull, the Pecos man, and the wolf man and all of them were playing poker in the cabin when you guys were looking for a camping spot"
"What are you talking about?" Dan asked clearly confused
"Ever since they were little we have told them stories about how Nathan and I had encounters with the Pecos man"
"Its so awesome"
"You wanna hear a real story! Its about love, heart break, loss… terrible" Dan said shaking his head
"When you lost Deb?" Austin asked
"No… I was talking about when I lost basketball"
"Right…"
"Don't laugh… it was a very emotional time in my life… I would give anything to have basketball back" Dan whispered
"Not this again…" Lucas sighed. He really wasn't in the mood to listen to how Dan's career was ruined
"Amber… do you play?" Dan asked
"I take Dance"
"Figures… Austin?"
"I take dance too" Austin laughed
"What?"
"Kidding… I play"
"Are you training right now?" Dan asked early
"I play soccer and I surf too… I don't really train"
"Well you should… you have the gene! You could be a great basketball player"
"I want to be a Neurosurgeon" Austin laughed
"What good is that?"
"It saves people's lives…"
"Lucas what have you done to this kid?' Dan asked shaking his head. Lucas couldn't help but laugh at him
"Ok who wants a hot dog" Nathan asked trying to change the subject
"This is going to be a long night…"
"Tell me about it"
"OK Pecos man Story… Nathan and I were out in the woods looking for a campsite, when we came across a cabin where inside we saw the moth man, the Pecos man, the screaming skull, the wolf man and big foot playing poker. Then! The Pecos man sees us at the window… and he didn't look too happy" Lucas started. HE could already see Amber and Austin getting nervous
After Brooke called Haley and asked her if she could watch Maddie and Carter for the rest of the night Brooke dug into the back of her closet for the clothes she liked to call her "crap" clothes. They were going to need them if she and Emma were going to go through with their plan.
"You ready Em?" Brooke asked finally getting dressed in something she felt like she could get dirty… it was muddy outside and she had a feeling Lucas was going to want revenge
"Yep… This is going to be so funny"
"They aren't going to know what hit them!"
"Isn't this kinda mean?" Emma asked laughing
"Kinda… but don't you wanna see the looks on their faces when we scare the hell out of them?"
"Yes!"
"That's my girl… ok… here" Brooke said drawing black smudges under her eyes
"What's that?"
"I don't know… but it looks cool"
"I look like a football player" Emma giggled
"Maddie is going to be so mad we didn't bring her… I'm going to have to take her and Carter to Chucky Cheese or something next week"
"Ok… I think we are ready…"
"You wanna drive?" Brooke asked throwing her the keys
"What?"
"Kidding… but your face was classic"
"Your feeling mean tonight aren't you?" Emma laughed
"Sorry… you can drive on the country roads…"
"Ok Lets go…"
Brooke and Emma drove to the campsite where Lucas, Nathan, Amber, Austin and Dan were already in their tents asleep. By now they should have told their scary little stories and were probably shaking in their sleeping bags. At least Brooke hoped they were.
"Mom"
"Austin… shouldn't you be asleep?"
"What are you doing here?"
"We are scaring the hell out of your dad and uncle! Help us…"
"Ok… what do I do?"
"Just walk up to the tent and start shaking it and yelling like a crazy person!"
"They are going to jump out of their skin!"
"Can I do Dan's? Please…"
"You and Emma… I'll do Dad's and Nathan's"
They each walked up to a tent and when Brooke gave the signal started shaking as hard as they could. The looks on Lucas, Nathan, and Dan's faces were the most priceless things Brooke had ever seen in her life. They came out of those tents looking like they had seen a ghost… while Amber sat in her tent laughing hysterically at her dad.
"That… that was mean" Lucas laughed once everyone was calm again
"That was brilliant Broody and you know it! Haha you looked more scared them than when I told you I was pregnant!" Brooke giggled grabbing him around the neck and kissing him
"I wasn't scared" Lucas lied
"Liar…"
"I was!" Nathan yelled from Amber's tent
"Nathan tells the truth"
"You are so going down!" Lcuas said shaking his head at Brooke
"Me?"
"Wow… look at all the mud, wouldn't it be a shame if you fell in it?"
"Bring it Broody! I am prepared!" Brooke giggled showing him her old shirt
"You want to get dirty don't you?"
"Maybe…"
"And Emma… my oldest daughter, come here… give your father a hug" Lucas laughed
"Run while you still can Emmy! RUN!"
"And Austin… Dude…"
"Sorry dad… it was just too funny" Austin laughed running with Emma
"Where is Dan?" Nathan asked looking around
"Hiding in the truck"
"Ok… its time for some serious revenge… mud wrestling" Lucas said pointing to the huge mud puddles at the bottom of the hill
"Your on Broody!"
Spoilers: Lucas's coach comes and stays for a few days, Hahaha, Brooke and Haley help Peyton out. Keith fights for Nick, Someone from Carter's past comes into the picture! Lots to come! Please review!
