Okay so this chapter took a lot longer to write than I expected but please note that I wrote essays, conclusions, lab reports plus compositions in Italian while writing this. So here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy. Give me some suggestions with what you want to happen next.
I know a lot of people liked how I wrote the last chapter and I will go back to that format in the next chapters to come I just wanted to get something out of the way in this chapter. I'm predicting a surprise character and some of our favorite Tree Hillers! Review! Review! Review some more! I want at least 5(five) reveiws before I post the next chapter!
"Rise and shine kiddies!" Seth said barging in the pool house.
"Dude don't you knock." Lucas squinted as the sunlight poured through the opened doors.
"Last time I check this was my house, though my family is highly out numbered by our tenants." Seth opened the door wider.
"True," Lucas nodded in agreement rubbing his eyes. He felt in the bed next to him to wake Brooke but she wasn't there, "Where'd she go?"
"Let's think man," Seth came sitting on the bed next to Lucas, "She's a girl and a mother. Where else do girls go?"
"Bathroom." Lucas said flatly and Seth nodded in agreement.
"You are a fast learner." Seth did his best ninja imitation which was pretty bad but no one had the heart to tell him.
"So I'm told." Lucas through the covers off and walked over to the small bag he had packed for his short vacation that turned permanent.
"Who told you that?" Seth asked curiously watching Lucas dig through his bag.
Lucas paused a second. No one had actually told him he was a quick learner he just thought it was the right thing to say at the time, "Just people."
"Yeah okay." Seth stood and walked towards the door.
"Anyway Mom says breakfast will be ready soon, which is quite funny because she can't cook for her life so usually we just get cereal or a bagel or something but for you and Brooke she's going to attempt the impossible." Seth walked outside, "Pray for us."
"Who was that?" Brooke said towel drying her hair with Adam wrapped in a towel in her arms.
"Um, Seth." Lucas was never very good with names. Brooke handed the wet, naked Adam to Lucas.
"Figures. He's like the Cohen's wake up call." Brooke went to her dresser and picked out an outfit for the day, "I'll be right out so you can use the bathroom. Give me five minutes."
"Sure." Lucas was left with Adam who was having fun hiding in his towel, "Alright so what do you want to wear?"
Lucas went over to the only dresser in the pool house and tried to find some of Adam's clothes. Finally he came upon that drawer and tried to pick out something; he didn't care if it matched because putting this stuff on him would be the hardest part. He found a basketball shirt and short set and brought it over to the bed. He wiped Adam down, completely drying him and the started to dress him.
"No diaper huh?" Lucas realized when he almost put on the shorts first, "Let's go find a diaper."
Lucas began searching any logical place he could think of in a desperate search for a diaper. He found a baby bag, which he assumed to be a diaper bag, and there he found some diapers and wipes.
By the time Brooke came out, which was not five minutes later, Adam was diapered and dressed and ready to go.
"Wow," Brooke smiled slightly thinking about the awesome job Lucas did with Adam, "Maybe you'll make a better father than I thought."
"I'm going to be the best father ever." Lucas said both seriously and joking, "I'm going to go take a shower now."
"I'm going to go feed Adam." Brooke lifted Adam up in the air, "Meet us in the house."
"Alright I'll just be five minutes." Lucas joked. Brooke normally would've hit him or thrown something at him but her hands were both full at the moment trying to tame her wild beast.
"Good morning all!" Brooke said cheerily walking into the kitchen.
"'Morning Brooke." Sandy said pouring himself some coffee.
"You're mighty cheery today." Seth pushed around his cereal, "The only time I'm that cheery is when I did 'you know what' the night before."
"Seth!" Ryan said losing his appetite.
"Well it's true." Seth smiled happily, returning to his cereal.
"To answer that little comment of yours we didn't do anything." Brooke sat down and place Adam on her lap.
"Sure you didn't." Seth raised his eyebrows not looking up from his cereal.
"We didn't!" Brooke got all defensive.
"Yeah, yeah." Seth smiled, seeing how much this was getting to Brooke.
"Seth enough." Kirsten cut in, "If she says she didn't do anything than she didn't do anything."
"Okay Mom." Seth was still smiling, content with the conversation, "But I guess we'll never know."
"You're right." Brooke said holding a bottle in Adam's mouth.
"So did you time me?" Lucas said walking through the back door.
"Yes, six minutes and twenty-seven seconds." Brooke glanced at her watch.
"You seriously timed me?" Lucas sat down next to Brooke at the table shocked.
"No I just made up a random number." Brooke laughed lightly, "You really are blonde."
"I resent that." Lucas said firmly, "I'm gullible not blonde."
"Dude, you're hair's blonde." Seth whispered loud enough for everyone to hear.
"I mean I'm blonde just not blonde." Lucas tried to explain, "Do you get what I'm saying?"
"Spoken like a true blonde." Seth shook his head.
"Good one Seth." Brooke laughed and held up her hand for him to high five.
"Thank you very much." Seth said seriously.
"I'm blonde and I'm not dumb or gullible." Ryan added.
"I second that." Kirsten said from over her piping hot cup of coffee.
"You have to be a natural blonde, Mom." Seth said coming off as a smartass.
"I am a natural blonde Seth." Kirsten protested touching her hair sub-consciously.
"So what are those visits to the salon for?" Seth smiled widely knowing he had her beat.
"I have to get my roots touched up." Kirsten said not making eye contact with any of them, "So I have dark roots. Sue me."
"Maybe we will." Seth folded his arms acting like his father did when he was in trial.
Just in time the doorbell rang and Kirsten ran to get it.
"Saved by the bell." Seth yelled after her. Kirsten came back followed by someone.
"Lucas someone's here to see you." Kirsten sat back down at the table revealing Haley.
"Hales," Lucas said softly getting up to hug her.
"You were just gone. You didn't even call me to let you know where you were." Haley broke out into tears, "I was waiting around since about three o'clock in the morning when we supposed to be leaving and you just never came."
"I told you where I'd be." Lucas didn't know what else to say to her. He had more important things on his mind right now and he didn't need to get lectured on how irresponsible he was being.
"You didn't say you'd be out all night!" Haley was so enraged with Lucas' attitude towards the conversation, "You need to learn some responsibility Lucas. You'll never grow up will you!"
"Haley, that's why I'm here!" Lucas yelled back.
"Who is that? His girlfriend or something?" Seth whispered across the table engulfed in the fight that was happening in the doorway of the kitchen.
"No that's just Haley James. They've been friends forever, practically siblings. She's dating his half-brother or at least she was when I left." Brooke tried to give them some privacy but it was hard.
"What do you mean?" Haley didn't want it to mean what she thought it meant.
"I'm staying here," Lucas let out a breath, "With Brooke and Adam."
"What!" Haley exploded, "What about me or your mom or Peyton or Jake or even Nathan? Are you just going to forget about us?"
"No! I could never forget about you guys." Lucas rubbed his eyes with his hands, "It's just where I need to be right now."
"Did you tell your mom because I so bet she's not happy with this." Haley held back her tears. Lucas wasn't going to be around Tree Hill anymore. It wouldn't be the same without him.
"She agrees that I need to be here with my son and Brooke." The last thing Lucas wanted to do was hurt Haley but this was the way it had to be.
"But you and Nathan just started to get along and you and Peyton were finally back on track and everything. How can you just give up on all that?" Haley couldn't help but cry. Her best friend in the entire world was staying in California as she went back to Tree Hill; all the way on the other side of the country.
"I'm not giving up on that. I'll call and write and we'll come home for a visit every now and then and you guys can come out here." Lucas pulled Haley into a hug, "We'll work it all out."
"I got to get going if I want to make my plane." Haley said pulling away. Her life as she knew it was over.
"Call me when you get home alright?" Haley nodded, "Give everyone my love and make them understand okay?"
"I'll try." Haley wiped away her tears and hugged herself tightly, standing awkwardly in front of Lucas.
"Want to say goodbye to Brooke and Adam?" Lucas wanted everything to be the way they used to be when they were back in Tree Hill and everything was fine.
"Uh, yeah I do." Haley didn't know what else to say. She really hated Brooke for ruining Lucas' life for him. He had so much going for him and now he had to be a father.
"Brooke! Come here." Lucas turned to their little audience.
"Tutor girl." Brooke whispered softly.
"Tigger." Haley said back smiling a bit, thinking back on their good times. They pulled each other into a hug with poor Adam sandwiched in between them.
"Hey, I want my son to make it to his first birthday." Lucas reached in between them and pulled Adam out.
"Keep me updated on everything that happens, alright guys?" Haley backed away fresh tears coming to her eyes.
"Of course." Brooke smiled sweetly giving Haley on last hug, "Take care of yourself Hales."
"You too." Haley turned to Lucas, "and you too. You better raise that kid right."
"Don't worry Hales." Lucas pulled her in for one last hug, "I love you Hales."
"I love you too Luke." Haley pulled away and walked out the door alone.
"What a Hallmark moment." Seth said wiping away an invisible tear.
"Seth, shut up!" Ryan said slapping him in the back of the head.
"What that was sweet!" Seth said defensively, rubbing the back of his head.
"Are you ever serious?" Lucas asked sitting back down at the table.
"Only when I'm doing one thing." Seth cocked his eyebrows and stayed serious.
"There goes lunch." Ryan said pushing his chair out and standing up.
"Whoa, man where are you going?" Seth asked standing too.
"I'm going to go hang out with Marissa." Ryan said grabbing a set of keys on the counter.
"What about our guys' day out thing?" Seth followed after him like a little puppy.
"I've had my fill of dirty talk for the day." Ryan walked past Sandy and Kirsten, "Be back later."
"Mom!" Seth sounded like a two year old kid.
"I don't blame him." Sandy said folding his newspaper. "No one wants to hear about your sex life."
"Just because you don't get any doesn't mean I'm not able to talk about it." Seth said and stomped away.
I made it extra longer than my usual chapters (I think) to hold you over until next week. Look for the next chapter this weekend, that is if I receive 5(yes FIVE) reviews!
p.s. quick question...would anyone be interested in reading another One Tree Hill crossover because I know a lot of people don't like crossovers...I haven't really decided what would be the other show but if people are interested I'll think it up!
