Chapter 20! It's short but sweet… I am just so busy this week it seems like I never have time to sit down and write a good chapter anymore… which really sucks! But next week should be calmer! Enjoy this chapter and Please Review… because you know you love too hahaha
Brooke and Lucas froze as those dreaded words came out of Emma's mouth. Lawyer. That definitely wasn't a good sign. If this girl had the nerve to go out and get a lawyer then she was serious about taking Carte back. Brooke knew she didn't want to answer the phone, and from what she could tell Lucas was feeling the same way since he was just standing there.
"Do you want me to get it?" Haley asked seeing the looks on both Brooke and Lucas's faces
"No… I'll do it"
"Here" Emma said handing Lucas the phone nervously
"Hello?"
"Mr. Scott?" the lady on the other end of the phone asked
"This is he"
"Hi, This is Megan Askew, Justine Askew's lawyer"
"Are you like her mother or something?" Lucas asked confused
"Something like that, I just wanted to inform you that you might want to get a lawyer"
"For what? She can't do anything until she goes to court"
"I believe I know more about this than you do… good day" She said hanging up
"Ok…"
"What did they say" Brooke asked nervously walking over to Lucas
"Get this… her mother is a lawyer"
"Thank god…" Brooke said with a sigh of relief that confused Lucas
"What?"
"That's a good thing"
"Why?" Lucas asked still confused at Brooke's sudden change of mood
"Its kinda like stage moms! They only end up making everything worse since they are emotionally attached!"
"Brooke…"
"Lucas I know what I am talking about, this is great!" Brooke said excitedly
"Great?"
"Ok well not great considering they are trying to steal our son… but come on Luke, think about it, we can get a kick ass lawyer"
"Like who?" Lucas asked. They didn't know any lawyers
"I don't know… just a good lawyer!"
"Jake knows one!"
"Right, Peyton… we're not hiring the lawyer that gave Nikki partial custody of Jenny" Brooke said shaking her head
"Right…"
"Think… who do we know who is a lawyer"
"How about the lawyer who defended O.J Simpson…" Jim asked
"Perfect! Ok Lucas… come on… shower, then we have work to do"
"Aren't you going to play in the chocolate Mommy?" Maddie asked sadly
"Mommy and daddy have to get some things done… you play in the chocolate for us ok?"
"Ok!"
"Can you guys watch them for us?" Lucas asked
"Yea"
"Ok great… Broody come on"
While Brooke and Lucas went to shower and fun stuff like that everyone else stayed outside in the chocolate. Haley and Brooke decided that they should help everyone have as much fun as possible, so as soon as Karen got there with more condiments that went with chocolate, they played the most fun game of all. "Build a ice cream Sunday… on Jake and Nathan's heads."
"Peyton… what awre we doing?" Maddie asked as Peyton threw another empty can of whipped cream to the ground
"We are making Jake and Nathan a really big mess"
"How come"
"Because there isn't a thing they can do about it" Peyton giggled
"Oh…Add more whipped cream"
"Peyton… Carter and I are totally kicking you and Maddie's ass… Look at Nathan's head!" Haley laughed pointing to the giant mound of whipped cream
"You worked in a café for ever! Plus Maddie is eating all the whipped cream"
"No I'm not… you are!" Maddie laughed
"OK well I am…"
"You think this is doing anything for my hair?" Nathan asked looking into the travel mirror
"Other than making it sticky? Probably not"
"Where did Emma, Austin and Maddie go?"
"Beach to wash off in the ocean" Haley laughed shaking her head
"They are gonna freeze their asses off!"
"You're telling me"
"Oh no! How will they sit down?" Maddie asked with her mouth wide open
"They wont… they will have to walk everywhere!"
"How will they uses the potty?"
"They wont…" Peyton laughed
"Oh my God!" Maddie shrieked covering her mouth with her little hand
"I know…"
"We have to stop them!"
"Don't you want them to be cripple?" Peyton asked laughing
"Hmm…" Maddie giggled
"That's pretty bad she has to think about it"
"Will they sales Austin if he is cipple?"
"Maybe…" Haley whispered
"What bout Emmy?"
"No… she was the first"
"Will you sale Amber?" Maddie asked still thinking
"Sure, I'll sell them all"
"Ok… leave them theres"
"Will do…" Haley laughed grabbing more whipped cream
"Does he look like a crack whore yet?"
"Why you getting bored?"
"No, but nexts I wanna make him look like frosty!" Maddie giggled
"I thought you were over that obsession"
"No… I love frosty!"
"God…" Peyton sighed
"Carter is it good"
"No" Carter said spitting out the whipped cream
"Carter doesn't like whipped cream"
"He's more into the chocolate, aren't you dude" Peyton asked
"Someone is going to be hyper tonight"
"Oh damn! NO! Nathan look what you did!" Haley shrieked as Nathan sneezed and ruined her whipped cream tower
"I had to sneeze"
"Me" Carter said pointing to the chair
"You want me to build whipped cream up on your head?"
"Yeawa" Carter laughed
"Your mother is going to kill me… ok sit down"
"Me too! Peyton do me"
"Alright Jake, you're finished" Peyton said putting a cherry on top
"Jake…"
"He is slweeping" Maddie whispered
"Great… could he be anymore useless?"
"No" Maddie giggled
"Thanks Maddie… now do me a favor and yell in his ear"
"What do I yell?"
"You're a creative little girl… make something up" Peyton giggled
"Wake up you crack whore pony snowman guy with a cherry head"
"That works"
"I'm up… Peyton what the hell did you do to me?" Jake whined looking into Nathan's mirror
"Don't worry… I have pictures… out of the chair"
"Carter if you want me to build whipped cream on you, you cant keep throwing it at me" Haley laughed
"I taughted him to do that"
"Why am I not surprised?"
"I don't knowa" Maddie giggled
After Brooke and Lucas finished their shower Brooke wasted no time pulling out phone books and calling every lawyer she could find. She figured the one who charged the most was probably the best one. Lucas on the other hand took a different approach, calling the unthinkable for help. Dan.
"Lucas what are you doing?" Brooke asked getting annoyed that Lucas wouldn't stay still long enough for her to get comfortable in his lap, not to mention the fact he was calling Dan
"Brooke the guys an ass but he has some killer connections"
"How do you know he isn't going to screw us over?"
"Because he can't… He won't admit it but this is his only family fight now and if we turn on him then" Lucas started but Brooke interrupted
"Your brilliant! Blackmail!"
"What? No… just persuasion"
"What ever you wanna call it babe… call already" Brooke said dialing the number for him
"Hello?"
"Whitey…"
"Lucas, how are ya son? How are the kids? Brooke? When are you guys going to come by and see me?" Whitey asked with out a breath
"Soon, is Dan there?"
"Yep… hold on a second… Danny, phone"
"Old man, I have told you time after time not to call me Danny" Lucas heard Dan yell
"Just answer the phone"
"Hello?" Dan asked
"Dan…"
"Who is this?"
"Its Lucas…" Lucas laughed
"Lucas, what do you need?"
"What makes you think I need something"
"Because that's when you call" Dan snorted
"Right, I need a name of a really good lawyer"
"Who did you cheat on Brooke with? And how far along is she?"
"Dan, I didn't cheat on Brooke" Lucas sighed. This was typical Dan
"She cheated on you? It was only a matter of time son… they pretty ones always do it… look at Deb, with my own brother, she didn't cheat on you with Nathan did she?"
"Brooke didn't cheat on me"
"Then why the hell do you need a lawyer?" Dan asked confused
"Carter"
"Oh, well then just blackmail the woman" Dan said already knowing what Lucas was talking about by the tone of his voice
"You sound like Brooke"
"Smart woman…you should listen to her"
"I just called to get a good lawyers name" Lucas said getting annoyed with Dan's constant need to be right
"Try Cynthia Elks… she is who helped he fight and win the dealership back when I almost lost it"
"Is she good?"
"Well put it this way… the dealership was 100,000 in the hole and I still got it back" Dan laughed
"Ok then, thanks"
"What did he say?" Brooke asked as soon as he hung up the phone
"Cynthia Elks"
"And?"
"I should listen to you…" Lucas smiled kissing her
"Well you should"
"Ok what now?"
"I am going to go give Carter and Maddie their second bath for the day…you wanna call her?" Brooke asked handing him the phone back
"I'll do it right now"
"Good"
"Have fun bathing the monsters…" Lucas smiled as Brooke reluctantly got out of his lap
"Oh yes… the joy of my life… getting slashed by toddlers"
Brooke walked downstairs to hear Maddie and Carter giggling by the window. Haley, Peyton, Jake, and Nathan were nowhere in sight, which wasn't a good sign. When Madison and Carter were left up to their own ideas things could get pretty bad.
"What are you 2 doing?" Brooke asked walking over to the window where Carter and Maddie were standing
"Mooning the neighbors" Maddie giggled
"Why?" Brooke asked shaking her head. While most parents would be horrified at this, she couldn't help but laugh… at least they weren't self-conscience about their butts
"Cause its fun"
"Madison, sweetie you don't moon the neighbors! That's not lady like"
"Its not?" Maddie asked confused
"Nope… you flash the neighbors" Brooke giggled tickling her
"Oh! What about Carter?"
"He can moon them"
"Mama" Carter giggled running into Brooke's arms
"Wow you 2 are all clean! Did you take a bath?"
"All buy our self!" Maddie said proudly
"Oh God… where? Please don't say in the potty"
"No…silly mommy! We didn't take one in the potty"
"Then where did you take one because you are too little to get in the bathtub alone" Brooke sighed
"We tookded one in the sink"
"Lovely… at least your clean… where are Peyton and Tutor girl"
"Slweeping…" Maddie whispered
"I swear… they have to stamina, alright you 2 whatcha wanna do?"
"Jump on the bed!"
"Yeahwa" Carter agreed
"It kills me how you 2 would rather jump on a bed then our big trampoline"
"Please" Maddie begged
"Pese"
"Ok you win… lets go jump on the bouncy bed in the guest bedroom" Brooke smiled leading them towards the bedroom
"You jump too"
"Don't I always?"
"Mom… towels, heat fast" Austin cried from the door where he, Emma and Amber were shivering
"You guys do realize it's the middle of December right?"
"Mom…" Emma whined
"What? It's fun watching you shiver"
"You are mean"
"Go get in the Jacuzzi… its warm" Brooke giggled
"Did your butts fwreeze off?"
"Almost…" Amber laughed
"So your not cipple"
"What are you talking about Ladybug?" Brooke asked confused
"I don't know"
"Do you ever know?" Emma laughed
"No"
"Wow… ok lets go jump before I get anymore confused than I already am… I'll send Haley out for cold medicine later"
"Why?" Amber asked ringing some of the water out of her hair
"Do you even need to ask?"
"Your right… why are they passed out on the couch?" Austin laughed hearing Jake's snores
"Because I left them alone with Maddie and Carter all afternoon" Brooke giggled
"Your so evil"
"I know… you 3 go get warm!"
"K, and Mom…Karen said to call her, apparently she is having issues with the whole having to let Nick stay with Keith on weekends" Emma sighed knowing Brooke didn't really care
"If she calls back tell her I am dead…"
"Ok…"
"Wait… no something better! Tell her I am upstairs with Lucas, with the door closed, she'll hate that" Brooke giggled
"Will do"
"Mommy! Come on" Maddie whined trying to pull Brooke to the bedroom
"Gotta go… the jumping bed awaits me"
"Can we come?" Austin asked shivering
"After you get warm"
"Jumping will make us warm!"
"Your guys are worse than Maddie and Carter, go… go jump and become professional jumpers, then you can support your dad when he is old and gray" Brooke giggled throwing them each a towel
"What about you?"
"Mom isn't going to ever get old and gray" Emma laughed
"Oh…"
"And Mr. Kent yelled at me telling me to get my brother and sisters butts out of our window?"
"That man is crazy… ignore him" Brooke giggled
"We moonded him"
"Austin use to moon everyone… We're all use to it"
"Jumb" Carter whined tugging on Brooke's shirt
"Carter's ready to jump…lets go"
Lucas waited while the phone connected. It seemed like every beep was getting longer and longer. This phone call was probably one of the most important phone calls he had ever made and he was definitely brooding now if he had ever before. Finally a secretary picked up.
"Hello, Cynthia Elks office"
"Hi… Could I speak with her?" Lucas asked nervously
"She is in court right now… would you like to leave a message?"
"No, I'll call back… thanks"
"Broody… come on there is a serious jump off going on downstairs and the kids are kicking my ass! I need back up" Brooke giggled jumping onto the bed with Lucas
"Yea"
"What's wrong, what did she say?"
"Nothing… she was in court… so how bad are you loosing?" Lucas asked laughing at Brooke's desperate attempts to win
"I am up against 5 hyper active children…"
"Gotcha… lets go"
"There's the smile I love!" Brooke giggled wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him
"We can worry tomorrow"
"Or maybe the sun will come out tomorrow" Brooke giggled
"Don't you dare start singing that"
"Why not? You know you want me to serenade you"
"No… not really" Lucas laughed quieting her by kissing her
"Come on Luke, sing with me"
"No…"
"The sun will come out to…. No fair! Tickling is cheating…" Brooke giggled trying to escape
"Cheating… how am I cheating…."
"Don't make me call for help" Brooke giggled trying to catch her breath
"Who is going to help you"
"The 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed downstairs"
"Come on…" Lucas said grabbing her hand
"Where are we going?"
"To win a jumping contest"
"Are we ever going to grow up?" Brooke giggled as they walked downstairs
"Hope not…"
Spoilers: Haha yea… ok 10 chapters left! Things heat up with Evil woman (Carter's mother) Peyton and Jake get some bad news, Haley gets an offer she cant refuse, Lucas deals with pressures from his coach and Dan, Lots to come… all leading up to the end! How depressing… ENJOY and as always… Please review!
