Mommy, Mommy
Chapter Twenty Five: Meet The Parents, Again
Lucas, Brooke, and Kaylie all stood outside the Davis home, for the second time in a few weeks. The last time they'd been here had been successful; Lucas and Brooke had managed to get help from Brooke's parents for Kaylie, and now, Lucas could only hope things went the same.
Brooke, who was still nervous about her newfound relationship with her parents, looked over Kaylie, who was wearing a long sleeved, plain white shirt, an A-line voile skirt with an allover floral print, and blue velvet trim at the drop waist and along the bottom hem, and camel-colored uggs. Brooke had to say, for a three year old, Kaylie was drop dead gorgeous, and Brooke was proud to say that Kaylie had picked out her own clothes! She was a mini-Brooke already.
Brooke herself was wearing a fitted textured short-sleeved white shirt, a drop-waist tweed multi-colored mini skirt, and pink pumps. Her hair was down, and straight, and as she'd recently cut it, it only went to about four inches past her shoulders. Lucas was very proud to say she looked absolutely stunning.
But standing there, in front of her parents' house, suddenly Brooke didn't feel so confident. "I'm not sure if I wore the right thing." She told Lucas, nervously.
"Brooke, you look amazing. Trust me." He smiled reassuringly as they waited for the front door to open.
Kimberly was at the other end when it swung open, and Brooke was slightly surprised. The last two times she'd been here, Kimberly had answered the door. Usually, they had a maid or a butler. Over the years, Brooke had gotten used to her mother never answering the door, as silly as that sounded.
"Brooklyn!" The older woman shouted, wrapping her arms around her young daughter, "We've been waiting for you! I'm so glad you could make it here, Darling."
Brooke hugged her mother back. "Hey, mom."
Kimberly pulled away from Brooke and looked towards Lucas. "Lucas, how are you doing? I'm so glad you three are here, let's go inside."
The three walked into the large house Brooke had grown up in, and then towards the dining room.
"I've had Marcia prepare us a very scrumptious meal for a dinner, I'm sure you'll love it. She's the best cook we've had, I think."
Brooke rolled her eyes to Lucas, but she was wearing a smile on her face. She lifted Kaylie up into her arms, following her mother.
Brooke placed Kaylie down into a chair, and then sat besides her. Lucas sat next to Brooke, and Kimberly sat across from them.
A woman walked into the room, and Kimberly flagged her down. "Alicia, could you please get Lawrence for me, and tell him that Brooklyn, Lucas, and Kaylie are here?"
The housekeeper nodded, walking off to find Lawrence Davis. Kimberly turned back towards the small family and sighed happily. "Look at you, Kaylie. You are absolutely adorable. Oh, I need a million pictures to show to the girls." By the girls, she meant her close group of stuck up friends.
Brooke nodded, clearing her throat. "I can get those for you, Mom."
There was a silence, and Brooke and Lucas looked up to see Lawrence entering the dining room. He took a seat at the end of the table, and gave everyone a smile.
"I'm sorry I'm late. I had a business phone call. How are you two doing?"
"Fine." Both Brooke and Lucas said in unison.
Lawrence's eyes however, were no longer focused on Brooke or Lucas, but now on Kaylie. "Is this Kaylie?" He asked the two.
"Yes." Lucas looked towards his daughter and smiled.
"She's beautiful. Hello Kaylie, I'm your grandfather Lawrence, but I'm sure you can just call me grandpa."
The young girl nodded. "Okay, grandpa. I already have a grandma, but I've never had a grandpa before."
The table was filled with laughter, and Brooke had tears in her eyes, because of her father's words.
After joking around for a while, Lawrence got serious. "How are things going with Tom? He's the best lawyer, and a very good friend of ours."
"Oh, he's so helpful, Dad. Thanks so much for recommending him."
"Yeah, he's really wonderful. Thanks, Mr. Davis." Lucas told the older man, genuinely.
"Lucas, call me Lawrence, after all, you are my future son in law." He smiled, and Lucas felt himself smiling back.
"Speaking of which," Kimberly broke in, "Have you two thought of any dates for the wedding? Or starting planning at all?"
"No," Brooke confessed, "Not yet. We've been putting the wedding off for a long time, due to some stuff."
Lawrence furrowed his eyebrows. "You two are okay, aren't you?"
"Oh, yes, of course, Dad. It's nothing like that. We've just had some troubles, and drama around us, so we haven't had time to think about the wedding."
"Well you should start thinking soon," Kimberly nodded, "In that way you can give me some more grandchildren.."
"We aren't sure we were going to have anymore kids." Brooke told her mother, hesitantly. Lucas looked down as his fiancé said this. He wanted more kids, it was just Brooke and her phobia of being a bad mother that prevented them.
"Mom, I got pregnant a while ago, and then had a miscarriage. I wasn't sure I wanted to have many more children after what happened. I fell down the stairs of our home, and that's how I lost the baby."
"Oh Honey," Kimberly's eyes filled with tears as she leaned across the table and reached for her daughter's hands, "Brooklyn, that must have been very hard on you. Why didn't you call us? We would have been there." Lawrence nodded at his wife's suggestion.
"Sorry, I just wasn't really proud of what happened, so I didn't really mention it to many people. Can we not talk about this, please?" Brooke begged.
"Of course, Darling. Oh look, our food has arrived." Kimberly smiled as salad was placed around the table for everyone.
They began eating, and by looking into her mother's eyes, Brooke could see that Kimberly was disappointed that Brooke didn't want to have anymore kids. Brooke was sure her mother had always wanted more kids, but had never had the chance to have any.
"But," She grabbed Lucas's hand, "If we were to have any other kids, I'd love the name Audrey, what do you think?"
Kimberly's eyes lit up as she grinned. "That's a beautiful name, isn't it Lawrence?"
"Yes, it is. Who was it that came up with Kaylie's name?" He looked back in between Lucas and Brooke.
"My daddy," Kaylie spoke up, her blue eyes twinkling, "He said that as soon as he saw me, he knew that my name would be Kaylie."
"Is that so? Well, I think Kaylie is a beautiful name as well. Do you know what it means?"
Lucas laughed. "I think it means wise child."
There was more laughter at the table. "Well that certainly seems to be the case."
"Brooke, I didn't get to tell you this last time you came, but I'm very proud of you. I think you and Lucas are an amazing couple, and I'm very proud of you for finding such a nice young man."
Brooke smiled. "Thank you, Daddy. I'm glad I have your approval."
"You'll always have my approval, Brooke, always."
Brooke stood up and gave her father a hug. "I'm so glad we came to you for help, Daddy."
"Me too," He kissed her forehead, and watched her sit back down, "Me too."
Once they were back in the car, Brooke looked over at Lucas. "Luke," She smiled, "My parents really like you."
"I know. I always thought they'd like, hate me, you know?"
She shook her head, before bursting into tears. Lucas pulled the car onto the shoulder of the road.
"Brooke, what's wrong?" He looked back into the backseat quickly to make sure Kaylie was still sleeping. She was.
"It's just- my parents have never approved of anything I've ever done. But they approve of you, and that really means something to me," She shrugged, "It makes me really happy to know that they actually approve of something I've done. Hell, the most important thing I've done."
He smiled. "Well, then why are you crying?"
"Haven't you ever cried when you were happy?" She grinned, pecking his lips softly.
"Maybe a couple of times." They hugged for a little while, before Brooke pulled away.
"You've been really emotional lately, you know that?" Lucas chuckled softly.
"That's because I've had a lot to be emotional about." She slapped his arm playfully.
"Okay, okay." He held his hands up in defense.
"Wow, I'm so glad my parents liked you. It's like this whole new chapter for me and them, getting alone. But with you thrown in, I wasn't sure how they would react, and I'm just, wow. You don't known how relieved I am."
He laughed, shaking his head. "Not as relieved as me."