Chapter 16

Brooke came back to the hospital, bags of muffins and two hot chocolates in hand. She sat in the waiting room for ten minutes until Luke came out on crutches.

"Hey babe. It feels so good to be on my feet again. Sort of." Lucas laughed. "Smells good! What'd you get me?" Lucas was starving. "Ready to go rest?" He grinned, knowing full well what she had meant by that.

"Hey baby. Lucas, we are not 'resting'. You seriously need to rest. We have to go see your mom after this. Lets go. Bye Dr. Coppenhighmer, thanks!" Brooke called out as she and Lucas walked out to the car. They got home, ate and "rested." At 5:00, Lucas got up and dressed. He woke Brooke up and told her to get dressed. He was nervous about seeing his mom. He didn't want to have to choose between Brooke and her, and he was afraid Karen would want him to.

Brooke drove Lucas to Karen's house and helped him out of the car. They walked up to the door and Lucas reached for doorbell, but Brooke grabbed his hand and then hugged him.

"I love you babe." She said, and then kissed him. She wanted him to know that she was there for him no matter what happened.

Lucas laughed. He brushed Brooke's hair behind her face and kept his hand there. "Brooke, I love you too," he said, before kissing her again. Then he rang the doorbell.

Karen opened the door and threw a disgusted look at Brooke. "Come in, sit down on the couch." She said icily.

"Mom, lets just talk, like adults, ok?" Lucas asked, he was afraid what she was going to say to Brooke.

"Lucas Eugene Scott, you are not an adult. You are my little boy. Don't talk to me like you know more than me. I raised you when I was 16 and I don't want you to have to do the same thing. Why the hell did I trust you alone in this house? I should have known you would have brought some slut over to have sex nonstop." Karen said, glaring at Brooke.

"Mom! Stop!" Lucas was shocked that his mom was behaving so childishly. " I am an adult. You may have raised me as a kid. Kudos to you. But that just proves that you were stupid enough to get pregnant so young. You have no right to talk to Brooke like she is some slut, because she's not. I love her Mom! I cant imagine not having her here close to me, and smiling back at me. She was here for me when you weren't Mom, so don't talk to her as if she is an immature child! Right now, she is being more of an adult than you ever have been. I cant imagine spending my life without her, and I don't ever want to! I also don't want hear you talk to her like that again. If we are only here to hear you criticize my girlfriend, then we are leaving. Why do you even want us here?"

"Luke.." Karen started. She had never seen her son's eyes look so disgusted when he looked at her. Karen realized that Luke really did love Brooke. Before, she thought that they were together for the sex, but when Luke looked down at Brooke, she saw the same look that she used to have in her eyes. Karen looked down, realizing she was completely wrong. "Brooke.. I'm sorry. I was wrong. You took care of my baby while I had fun in Italy. I thoroughly apologize. I was way out of line. Can you forgive me?" Karen asked. It sucked having to apologize, but she knew she would have to in order to ever earn her son's respect back.

Brooke looked Karen up and down. Was she serious? Lucas wasn't sure if his mom meant it or not, but he was glad she apologized. Brooke decided that even if Karen wasn't serious, she was trying, and Brooke gave her credit for that. In a lot of ways, Karen was like an older Brooke. She was stubborn and could give an icy glare, but they both had a good heart, and Brooke knew that Karen would begin to like Brooke, someday. Plus, they both loved Lucas completely.

Brooke walked over to Karen and hugged her. She smiled and then walked back over to Lucas. "Of course, I'd act the same way if I walked in on what you did." She laughed.

"Thanks Mom," Luke said, " I'm going to take Brooke out to dinner, I'll call you later, ok?" Lucas asked. He was proud of his mom, and of Brooke.

"Ok, be back before 11." Karen said. She may not totally like Brooke, but Luke did, and she would have to learn to live with that.