A/N: Ok guys I realize the timeline's a little messed up and I've got some clearing up to do…so its about 3 weeks before Christmas, its early December…I never realized until I looked at my plan for the story, and saw that I never mentioned time at ALL. I hope you guys gathered that the early chapters were summer? I've been skipping months cause I wanna get the story going, but we can say Anthony was born late November of the year before since his birthday party was in November, Catherine was born July, and right now its Holiday season. Oh and I guess Haley and Nathan can have a heated pool if they decided to go swimming in late November- I gather North Carolina can get cold? lol And you guys, you're running me dry on reviews…I really appreciate them, cause they're so inspiring…And I would love them to keep the story going…thank you! Ok on towards the chapter…
"Oh my god Brooke, ok. Bag, ok no bag. Keys, keys, ok keys" Lucas said, freaking out.
"Baby, breathe. My bag is upstairs in the closet, my keys are hanging on the rack, and the hospital room is booked…lets go" Brooke said, with a sharp intake of breath.
Lucas drove to the hospital really quickly, scaring Brooke slightly, and he was really nervous and jittery. He helped her out of the car and they appeared in the maternity ward. They wheeled Brooke to her room, and a doctor came to look at Brooke.
"Well, Mrs. Scott, looks like you're about 6 centimeters…you should expect your little one in around 2-3 hours. When you're ready, the nurse will tell you what to do. For right now, calm down, call whoever you need to call, and remember- you're with professionals who've done this many times, so no need to be worried. Oh, and you're a little bit early. We're gonna have to keep the baby in the hospital for a couple days to make sure he or she is doing well"
"Thank you doctor" Lucas said, and she nodded and left the room.
"Lucas, I cant do this" Brooke cried, a tear running down her tense face.
"Yes, you can, Brooke. Ok? Just relax" Lucas said, kissing her softly. "I'm gonna call everyone" Lucas pulled out his cell phone and called Karen, Andy, Keith, Deb, Alexis, Haley, Nathan, Peyton and Jake. They all left poor Erica and Mouth to watch a whiney and homesick Anthony, a crying Catherine, and a pissed off Jenny.
Half an hour later, a nurse came in. "Ok, Brooke, you're 10 centimeters now, ok? You need to just push" the nurse encouraged. 5 minutes later, Madison Caitlin Scott was born.
"Oh my god Lucas she's beautiful" Brooke cooed 30 minutes later, as both of them looked at their baby girl, awake and moving, dressed in her little suit.
"I know…she's amazing" Lucas said, stroking the little girl's face. Brooke looked up and smiled at Lucas and he instantly felt himself fall in love with her…all over again.
"Brooke Penelope Davis Scott…I love you and my little girl more than any other two people in this world…I don't know what I would do without you" he said, whispering in the sexy voice she loved. Brooke looked up and kissed him. They both gazed down at Madison and scrutinized who she looked like.
"Oh, she has my brown hair…and you're blue eyes…omg she's gonna be gorgeous when she grows up…she's gorgeous right now! - I ALWAYS wanted brown hair and blue eyes…what are the boys gonna DO?"
"Stay far, far away from my baby" Lucas chuckled.
Suddenly Karen burst in with Alexis and Andy following close behind.
"Oh, my granddaughter…she cant call me grandma- I'm too young" Karen said, bending over and kissing the little girls face.
"Oh, Brooke! I wanna hold my niece" Alexis said, taking her from Brooke and Lucas and looking at her. "Oh, I'm so gonna baby-sit this sweetheart" Alexis said, handing her to Karen.
"So congratulations, son. I now have a granddaughter" Andy said, hugging Lucas.
"Thanks, dad" Lucas said, hugging him back and gazing across the room at Brooke, who looked exhausted from her recent endeavor, and then looked at Madison, who was cooing and shifting in her blanket. He loved his two girls more than anything in the world.
Peyton, Jake, Haley, and Nathan showed up soon, and everyone cooed over Maddie.
"So what is my niece's name?" Peyton demanded.
"Madison Caitlin Scott" Brooke told her
"Beautiful- I love it!" Haley squealed, stroking the baby's face.
Finally, all of them left and Brooke and Lucas were alone with their baby girl. They played and talked to her, and talked to each other.
"Oh my god, Luke, what about her room?"
"Um well…she can sleep with us for right now?" Lucas asked. Little did they know that Peyton, Haley, Jake, and Nathan were hard at work on the babies room, arranging the furniture, while Haley painted the walls a light yellow color and Peyton painted 'Madison' beautifully across the wall.
Brooke and Maddie fell asleep soon, and Lucas watched his girls for a long time. Madison looked SO much like Brooke, but she had Lucas's features too. They had already deemed her to be Brooke down to the toes, because she was already a drama queen and she wasn't even a day old. She had big blue eyes and soft brown hair. God, what ARE the boys gonna do? Haha, stay far away, Lucas thought to himself. Brooke stirred a little and woke up, and smiled at Lucas's face.
"Brooding, my baby?"
"As always" Lucas answered, kissing Brooke. "Are you all rested up?"
"Yeah, I feel much less exhausted"
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Scott" the doctor said, entering the room quietly. "How's little Madison doing?"
"Sleeping like a baby" Lucas chuckled.
"Well we ran some tests on her, and she seems fine…no reason for us to keep her here, unless you want to stay here for comfort. If you wish to be discharged, I will be happy to discharge you and Madison at 10 tonight" the doctor offered.
"That would be great" Brooke answered.
"Alright…I'm guessing you guys are first time parents? I'll have a nurse come in and explain signs and symptoms of illnesses and things" the doctor said, and then left.
"Who's a nurse to be telling me how to raise my child?" Brooke pouted.
"She's just trying to help" Lucas laughed, kissing Brooke again.
A nurse came in with some papers. "Alright, Mr. and Mrs. Scott. The one most important thing we like to discuss with our parents is Shaken Baby Syndrome. This is when you shake a baby really hard and they die. That is wrong, morally and illegally, I believe. You should never shake, hurt, or hit your baby, however frustrated you are. That is very important to remember…" the nurse droned on for 30 minutes before leaving them in peace.
"Who would shake a sweet baby like Madison?" Brooke said, kissing the little girl, who was awake now. She rolled over and moved her hands.
"Someone insane" Lucas said, taking the baby from Brooke and playing with her fingers. "Brooke I can't believe she's finally here…how long have we been dreaming about this?"
"Oh…for so long. I'm so happy she's finally here" Brooke said.
Brooke and Lucas spent the next few hours talking and laughing while Madison slept, occasionally being distracted by the baby who would awake now and then. They had some serious talk, and some lighthearted talk, and finally it was time for Brooke and Madison to be discharged.
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"Oh my god they're coming in half an hour!" Haley shrieked. "Good thing we bought odorless paint!"
"Calm down Hales, the room is pretty much ready. They already had diapers and powder and things…I think Karen was smart and sent it to them early" Nathan said, hugging her.
"How do you think our baby is?" Haley asked.
"He's whiny for his mommy…I was talking to Erica and he was whining mama and dada in the background. I talked to him but it was kind of like talking to a broken record…all he wailed was Mama and Dada…Hales…he's too attached" Nathan laughed
"Aw, my poor child…he'll never forgive me"
"He got over it when Erica gave him chocolate ice-cream"
"Oh my god she gave him chocolate ice-cream? He's gonna be SO hyper" Haley whined.
"Alright, I'm done painting Madison Caitlin on the wall!" Peyton shrieked, jumping up and down.
"Oh my gosh, it's beautiful!" Haley shrieked, hugging Peyton.
"Do they HAVE to shriek? I swear it's like they won the Nobel Peace Prize" Jake complained to Nathan
"You should hear the shrieks when Brooke calls or when Peyton calls…Anthony runs for cover…and we all live on the same estate…we're literally 5 seconds away"
"I know…they're nuts…but they're our wives nonetheless" Jake chuckled.
"We heard that" Peyton and Haley yelled together and continued setting things up. Finally, Haley sprayed some air refresher and sanitizing spray to get rid of the paint odor. The room looked gorgeous…now they were gonna wait for Madison, Brooke, and Lucas to come home.
Lucas, Brooke, and Maddie made their way into the house, and saw everyone sitting there on couches, waiting for them anxiously.
"You guys…what are you doing here?"
"We have a little surprise for you"
"OH MY GOSH IT LOOKS GORGEOUS" Brooke shrieked, waking Maddie up, who started crying.
"Oops" Brooke giggled, and picked the little girl up and rocked her gently.
"Aw she's so cute Brooke" Haley squealed.
"I know she's adorable" Peyton cooed. "So who are her godmother and father?"
"Uh…well you all know we love you all so very much?"
"Yah…" they all replied, looking at Brooke expectantly.
"And Haley and Peyton…you've both been best friends to me forever…it would have been impossible to choose between you two. And Jake and Nathan, you've been amazing, for me and Lucas, and you're both awesome dads…so it was near impossible to choose between you two. Um…Alexis is Maddie's godmother… and Nathan's Maddie's godfather" Brooke winced, searching for disappointment and anger.
"Sounds cool" "Ok" and "awesome" were all Brooke heard. She was so relieved about this.
"Thank you guys so much for not being mad" Brooke said. They all nodded.
"Ok, we're gonna leave you and the baby and Lucas alone…call if you need ANYTHING though, ok?" Haley said, hugging them.
"Ok" Brooke and Lucas answered, and waved them goodbye.
"I'm exhausted" Brooke yawned and plopped on the couch with Maddie in her arms, still sleeping.
"Me too…lets sleep" Lucas said. They put Maddie in her crib, and both fell asleep.
Around 1 in the morning, though, they heard a shrill shriek from the bedroom.
"Coming baby" Brooke said, stumbling sleepily to Maddie's room. She was crying in her bed…more whimpering than crying now that she had seen Brooke.
"Aw my darling, don't cry" Brooke laughed, in an unusually good mood for 1 in the morning…she was so HAPPY that Maddie was here, she didn't care how many times she had to wake up. Brooke changed her diaper and fed her, and Maddie was sound asleep in 15 minutes.
"Wow, she's a good baby" Lucas murmured when Brooke got back in bed.
"I know…all I did was feed her and change her diaper and she fell asleep- I didn't even have to rock her…I did though for a few minutes" Brooke whispered.
"That's great" Lucas kissed Brooke, and in a matter of minutes both of them were asleep.
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The next morning, Brooke and Lucas woke up with an almost entire night's worth of sleep…they had only woken up four times during the night, for half an hour intervals. Madison was awake when Brooke and Lucas woke up, cooing contently to herself.
"Hi baby" Lucas greeted her, lifting her out of the crib. Madison continued cooing and Lucas carried her to Brooke, who was sitting up in bed watching TV.
"Hi sweetie" Brooke said, seeing her and Lucas. Lucas handed Maddie to Brooke, and Brooke laid her down in her lap.
"I'm gonna page Martha for some breakfast, ok? What do you want?"
"Bacon and eggs"
"K I want…same I guess…hey Martha yah bacon and eggs for both of us. Thanks so much!" Brooke said, and hung up the phone.
"Here's her bottle" Lucas said, shaking the bottle and handing it to her.
"Thanks, Broody" Brooke said
"No problem". Brooke fed Madison her milk while eating her bacon and eggs, and they had a fun morning with Maddie…with her occasionally fussing and throwing a couple of fits.
"She's exactly like you, Brooke" Lucas said.
"Oh thanks…when she does something cute, she's your child, but when she throws fits she's mine?" Brooke giggled, kissing Lucas.
"Exactly" Lucas whispered, kissing Brooke back.
Madison was an extremely quiet baby but when she wanted to, she could be a drama queen. Alexis thought that was a strange mix of the brooding Lucas and the hyper Brooke.
The next three weeks with Madison were bittersweet for Lucas and Brooke. They hated waking up every night, but they loved being with her. In her defense, she was a quiet and sleepy baby at night, because Brooke suspected her and Lucas wore her out- not the other way around. She was becoming more and more like Brooke everyday, but she did little Lucas things that Lucas loved pointing out to Brooke. They had settled into a routine. Brooke was off from work, but Lucas still had to go to practices and games were starting right after Christmas. As much as she didn't want Lucas to go even for a second…he had to.
Christmas shopping was the next thing to do on Brooke's list, and she had no idea what to get Lucas. He had no idea what to get her, but they both had a pretty clear idea of what to give Madison…lots of toys!
"Brooke Penelope Scott, get your lazy butt MOVING, we have to leave in 3 minutes, and Ashton is WAITING in the limo" Haley yelled.
"Oh calm down Hales, I just wanna tell my baby bye…she's gonna hate me for doing this to her" Brooke whined, not letting go of Madison.
"Brooke, she will be FINE with her daddy" Lucas said, kissing Brooke and grabbing her waist. "I love you, don't forget that" Lucas told her, and let her go. Brooke waved a teary goodbye to Madison before getting in limo.
"She's gonna hate me forever Peyton" Brooke whined.
"Brooke, you're leaving for 5 hours…she'll be fine with Lucas" Peyton laughed.
"Your baby's 5 months old…mines only three weeks" Brooke whined.
"We need to go Christmas shopping for our men anyway" Haley said, hugging Brooke and winking at Peyton. "She'll be fine with Lucas"
"I know…I don't wanna sound like I don't trust him…I'm having separation anxiety…and I'm not the three week old!"
Peyton and Haley giggled and shook their heads, and got off to shop.
"So I'm completely clueless as to what to get for Lucas…I have such a hard time every year...he never WANTS anything"
"You know just buy yourself some hot lingerie and then Lucas will be happy" Haley said, sorting through shirts on the rack.
"Whoa tutor girl…getting sexual lately?" Brooke giggled.
"I am not sexual, Brooke Scott…" Haley shot back, throwing a shirt at Brooke. Brooke cast a hideous glare at the shirt, and tossed it on the floor.
"Uh, I wouldn't wear that for my life…tutor girl tell me you weren't gonna buy that"
"Uh Brooke if I wanted to look like the lead singer of a crazy metal band, I would, but fortunately for me I have good taste in clothes" Haley laughed and made her way to the perfume section. "I figure I'm going to give Nathan cologne"
"You're original" Peyton commented.
"So are you miss tie-shirt-shoes-hug" Haley stuck her tongue out at Peyton and they continued looking.
"Ok, let's cut this shit guys. I'm getting my baby the video game he's been hinting about, a Play Station, and some cologne. Haley, you're getting Nathan a new wallet, an expensive watch, and an Armani suit. Peyton you're getting Jake a new cell phone, an Armani suit, new shoes, and that TV he's been whining about. Now lets go to the lingerie store and make our men happy on Christmas Eve" Peyton and Haley stared at Brooke for a few seconds before giving her hugs of admiration.
"You totally saved us, Brooke" Haley commented as they piled everything in the back. They had done some hardcore shopping. Brooke had bought Madison the entire Baby Gap store, and then she had proceeded to hit Toys R Us to buy her the entire store as well. Haley had bought Anthony God knows what…but a lot of it. Peyton had gotten Catherine a lot of cute stuff.
They all sat in the backseat of the limo discussing Christmas.
"Well…I've never been a religious person but…I've always believed in God, you know? I'll encourage Madison to believe in God. There's no way I could get this far in life without a guiding force, you know? Just because I don't go to Church every Sunday doesn't mean I don't believe in God" Brooke said.
"Yah, that's the way I am too. I mean there were times I believed God didn't care or that he wasn't with me but you know…everyone feels that way" Peyton agreed.
"Well call me a goody good but I enjoy Church when I go…but I would never force it on Nathan or Anthony ever" Haley added in.
"Christmas is awesome though" Brooke giggled and gesturing to the trunk which was full with shopping bags.
"I know…I really loved that brilliant red bra you bought, Brooke…I'd love to see Lucas's reaction when he sees that thing" Haley giggled.
"He'll love it…its every guys dream to see me in a hot red bra" Brooke chuckled and winked at Haley who rolled her eyes and leaned against the seat. "I love my baby…but I don't wanna go home and have to do everything" Haley whined. "I thoroughly enjoyed an entire day to myself" Haley slumped down in her seat and sighed pathetically.
"I, for one, can't wait to get home to my Maddie but that's just me" Brooke said, laughing at the look on Peyton's face.
"I love kitty cat…but she's such a drama queen. If she didn't look like me right down to her little toes, I would say you were her mother…drama queen inside and out" Peyton chuckled.
"Anthony's spastic like me…according to Brooke…even if he does look like Nathan's mini me"
"Madison is a character to say the least…quiet, but loud when she wants to be…she has definitely got a mix of me and Lucas" Brooke commented, imagining "Maddie bear" as Lucas liked to call her.
"Children…the joys in our life"
"Oh Hales you sound like an after school special"
"I know" Haley giggled and motioned to the circular driveway which Ashton was driving up.
"The Scott Palace" Peyton giggled.
"Oh please don't 'the Scott palace' me Peyton…your house is just as big as ours, if not bigger" Brooke whined.
"Who are you kidding? You know Lucas makes more than Jake and Nathan" Haley commented.
"Well I told you I got the better Scott" Brooke smirked and Haley stuck her tongue out at Brooke before climbing out of the car.
"We're home!" Brooke yelled through the house. Lucas immediately meandered into the room and hugged Brooke like he hadn't seen her in ages.
"Wow, I missed you too. Where's our Maddie bear?"
"Sound asleep in her crib"
"Nicely done Scott…we were just discussing how I got the better one"
"Well, I wouldn't object…what did you get?" Lucas asked, trying to look in the bag.
"Uh-uh, sorry baby…you have to wait another week!"
"But Brooke…" Lucas whined, kissing her passionately.
"Broody, hot kisses aren't gonna do anything" Brooke giggled and pulled away.
"Well if it isn't Brooke and Lucas Scott making out" Nathan commented, carrying in Anthony on his shoulder and hugging Haley tightly.
"Shut up Scott Jr.….I'm awesome and you know it" Brooke said, hugging him too.
"I know you are" Nathan laughed and handed Anthony to Haley.
"Where's Catherine?" Peyton asked, hugging Jake.
"Oh so you ask about our daughter before you ask about me?" Jake teased.
"No…I love you. How are you Jake Jageilski? How's life treating you? Where's my munchkin?" Jake laughed and pointed to guest room where Catherine lay sleeping.
"Asleep, I hope?"
"Sound"
"Good…lets eat, I'm starving"
"Good idea…MARTHA!" Brooke shrieked.
"Mrs. Scott…" Martha came sliding in.
"Hey there girlfriend…can you cook us up something good? Oh and you have the rest of the week off" Brooke smiled
"Mrs. Scott you really don't have to do that…"
"I want to…you deserve it, you have a family too…take the rest of the week off and enjoy it and don't worry…the house may be chaotic without you but we'll manage"
"Thank you Mrs. Scott…how does pasta sound tonight?" she asked.
"I love your pasta…sounds amazing!" Brooke said.
Haley plopped down on the couch with Anthony who was playing with her earrings.
"Sweetie…don't play with mommy's earrings" Haley laughed, tickling Anthony. He shrieked and ran to Nathan.
"Oh, so you're gonna go to daddy when I tickle you? Fine then…now mommy sad" Haley said, pretending to cry. Anthony giggled and ran back over to give Haley a kiss.
"Aw I love you too" Haley said, kissing him before sending him off to do whatever he was going to do.
Suddenly, they heard a baby crying through the baby monitor.
"I wonder who it is…Madison or Catherine?" Peyton asked
"Uh sounds like my Maddie bear" Brooke said. Sure enough, Madison was screeching in her crib but quieted when Brooke picked her up to change her.
"Hey baby…mama missed you" Brooke said, hugging her.
"Hey need some help?" Lucas asked, strolling into the room.
"Hey! Yah could you hold her down? Maddie bear is being a little impossible for mommy today" Brooke asked, kissing Lucas.
"Sure…hey teddy bear" Lucas said, stroking Maddie's face. Brooke's heart melted at Lucas's tenderness but she suppressed her urge to kiss him passionately and continued dressing Madison.
"All done baby" Brooke told Maddie. "Wanna come with Mama?" Brooke picked her up but Madison shrieked. "Thought so…you want some daddy time, don't you?" Brooke giggled and handed Madison to Lucas. They walked back into the living room where everyone was sitting looking like someone had died.
"Guys…guys what's matter?" Brooke asked nervously, tightening her grip around Lucas's arm.
"Uh well Dan called…" Nathan said, holding up his cell phone.
"And…" Lucas and Brooke prompted.
"He wants the entire Scott family and the grandchildren to have dinner together"
"Like hell I'm letting teddy bear anywhere near that monster" Lucas said indignantly, sitting down on the couch playing with Madison's fingers.
"Yah and Anthony does not need to be exposed to him…poor Deb, thank God she divorced that man" Haley said, hugging Anthony closer as to protect him against Dan.
"Its ok, we'll figure something out" Brooke said deviously, her eyes twinkling.
"School, marriage, and childbirth has done absolutely nothing to her mean streak" Peyton giggled.
"Hey…it's why Lucas fell in love with me…right baby?"
"Your mean streak? Hardly" Lucas said.
"Lucas!"
"Yes babe" Lucas said, putting his arms around and kissing her.
"Mrs. Scott…dinner" Martha announced.
"Alright my darlings lets go" Brooke motioned to the dining room and everyone walked over.
"Wait…what about our children?"
"That's what Martha's for…MARTHA!' Brooke called. "Can you watch the monsters while we eat?"
"Yes, Mrs. Scott"
"Thanks you're a doll" Brooke said, handing her Madison.
"Come on darling…you too Miss Catherine" Martha said, taking her from Jake and taking Anthony and Jenny by the hand.
"Wow…that woman can multi task" Peyton commented.
"She's great" Brooke said, taking a bite of her pasta. "This is good" she commented, glancing over at Lucas who was totally lost in eating.
"Hey Broods…snap out of it honey we know you love pasta" Brooke said, blowing him a kiss.
"Brooke…" Lucas chuckled and struck up a conversation with Jake over some basketball thing Brooke didn't understand and didn't care to.
"So what do you think they'll get for us?" Brooke asked Haley in a semi whisper.
"I don't know honestly…probably lingerie, knowing Nathan" Haley said, giggling and glancing over at him. "God he is so hot…look at those eyes and that hair and the way he talks…ah" Haley said.
"Hales, chill, sister…we know you've got the hots for Nathan" Peyton said.
"Hots? Peyton I'm married to him" Haley said giving Peyton a weird look.
"I know I just really wanted to say that" she answered. For some reason that made Brooke laugh really hard which made Peyton and Haley crack up and soon all 6 of them were laughing.
"Wait what are we laughing about?" Nathan asked.
"Well Haley has the hots for you" Peyton chimed.
"Uh…hots? Peyton I'm married to her"
Brooke, Peyton, and Haley all burst out laughing and the guys gave them a strange look across the table and continued on with their basketball talk. Finally, everyone left, and it was just Lucas, Brooke, and Madison.
"Hey baby stop crying" Brooke begged Madison, frustrated, trying to change her. Finally she gave up and hugged Lucas and buried her head in his shoulder. She loved it when she did that and he stroked her hair and they just stood there for a while. It was 'their' way of bonding.
"I love you Brooke" Lucas whispered.
"I love you too Lucas" Brooke said, trying to ignore Madison shrieking because she was being fussy and a drama queen.
Lucas pulled Brooke into a passionate kiss like Brooke hadn't had in weeks…she hadn't felt like this in weeks, ever since Madison was born, anyway. Brooke and Lucas made out for a few minutes, and when they pulled apart, Madison had stopped crying.
"Maddie stopped crying Lucas!" Brooke said.
"I know…its cause she knows her mommy and daddy are busy" Lucas said, kissing Brooke again.
"This child is gonna be SO scarred for life after tonight"
"That she is…lets put her to sleep…teddy bear are you ready to go to sleep?" Lucas asked, picking Madison up out of her crib and sitting down on the rocker. Brooke watched as Lucas rocked his girl to sleep and her heart melted again.
"What did I do to deserve a guy like you?" Brooke asked.
"You were you, Brooke…bighearted, loving, beautiful…I'm the lucky one, not you, and don't you EVER forget that"
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"Merry Christmas beautiful!" Haley yelled into Nathan's ear.
"Merry Christmas angel" Nathan said, rolling his eyes and kissing Haley. "Where is our loving monster? He didn't bounce on the bed like yesterday"
"He's still sound asleep…let me go wake up my munchkin"
"ANTHONY!" Haley shrieked.
"That woman is too wired for 8 in the morning" Nathan mumbled to himself.
"Here's daddy…go get him" Haley giggled and put Anthony on the bed.
"Dada!" Anthony shrieked jumping on Nathan.
"Hey baby" Nathan said, tickling him and catching him.
"Say Merry Christmas daddy" Haley instructed, climbing back in bed.
"Mama Daddy" Anthony giggled.
"We need to expand his vocabulary"
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"Merry Christmas my dearest family!" Peyton shrieked through the intercom.
Jenny stumbled into the room and climbed on top of the bed. "Daddy, mommy is shrieking through the intercom again…its 8:30" Jenny whined. Jake chuckled from under his pillow.
"Be happy Jenny, it's Christmas!" Peyton said, hugging Jenny tightly.
"When do I get to open my presents?" Jenny said, hugging Peyton back and settling in her lap.
"At Aunt Brooke's…go get your sister up" Peyton instructed.
"Kitty cat mommy says time to wake up…" Jenny called walking into Catherine's room.
"You think Catherine's gonna wake up?" Jake asked.
"No"
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"Merry Christmas!" Brooke said, hopping up and down on the bed.
"Merry Christmas babe" Lucas said, kissing Brooke. "Teddy bear still asleep?"
"Yup…So the troops are coming here for dinner and such…Martha cooked us a feast before she left this weekend"
"Gotta love Martha"
"Tell me about it...now up, Broody! We have tons of crap to do"
"Wait, Brooke…" Lucas said, pulling her down. "There's a present I have for you that I don't want to give you in front of everyone"
"Uh Luke you didn't get me condoms for Christmas, did you?"
"No, Brooke" Lucas laughed and kissed her. "Here" he handed her a velvet box.
"Lucas you're not proposing are you? Wait…we're already married!" Brooke giggled and opened the box. "Oh…Lucas!" Brooke gasped when she saw it. "It's amazing! Thank you so much!" It was a gold and diamond ring inscribed with Brooke and Lucas Scott…May 23rd, 2003
"Oh Lucas did you get yourself one too?"
"Mine doesn't have diamonds on it…its plain gold"
"Oh thank you SO much Lucas you don't know what this means to me…and I hope this is the only present you got me"
"Uh…not quite" Lucas chuckled.
"Lucas! This must have cost like a house and two cars"
"Wrong…besides, money doesn't stop me when it comes to you"
"Lucas I love you, you know that? I did nothing worthwhile in my life to deserve you and here you are…thank you" Brooke said, tearing up.
"Brooke…its me who doesn't deserve you…and you're very welcome…I love you more than you'll ever know…come here…don't cry Brooke!" Lucas chuckled and hugged Brooke tightly, stroking her hair just like she liked.
"I'm such a basket case" Brooke sniffled. "And there goes our teddy bear" Brooke said hearing the familiar whimpering 'I want attention' noise Madison made.
"You want me to get her?"
"No I'm cool"
"Alright"
"Good morning Madison" Brooke said, picking up the little girl and changing her. "Merry Christmas!" Brooke kissed Maddie and dressed her in her adorable Baby Gap clothes.
"Teddy bear!" Lucas said, seeing Madison. He took Maddie from Brooke and kissed her good morning. "How's my girl?" he asked Brooke.
"She's good…" Brooke said, kissing Lucas.
"Merry Christmas Maddie" Lucas said and laid her down in her carrier. They walked into the kitchen and sat down to eat their breakfast. Maddie babbled and Brooke fed her the breakfast while trying to eat her own.
"Madison, don't do this" Brooke sighed, wiping Maddie's face. "Good thing she has a huge bib on. Maddie bear, you cannot spit your food back out, then you'll be hungry and make mama and daddy miserable on Christmas". Madison swallowed the mashed banana. "Aw thank you for swallowing the banana. So what does Madison wanna do on Christmas? You wanna go pick up some hot guys? Hmm ok you can be Hooker Jr."
"Brooke!" Lucas said
"Just kidding Maddie daddy wouldn't like that too much"
"No daddy would not" Lucas said, kissing Brooke.
"Come on babe mama's gonna go get ready…wanna come watch?" Brooke giggled and cleaned Madison's face and picked her up.
"I'll come watch" Lucas chuckled. Brooke giggled and kissed Lucas and they walked to their room.
"So which one's hotter, Madison?" Brooke asked, holding up two sweaters.
"I like the green one" Lucas commented from the bathroom. "But do you seriously think our 3 week old daughter's gonna tell you?"
"Uh, she's my child, of course she's gonna tell me" Brooke giggled. Maddie babbled. "The red one babe? Yah I liked that one better too"
"Hey! I like the green one…its skimpier" Lucas said.
"Lucas…" Brooke said, hugging him.
"Brooke…" Lucas said, kissing her. "Madison looks very…Christmas-y"
"I know, I'm good like that. She also looks hotter than any other baby out there…watch out Gerber baby!"
"You're so cute Cheery"
"I know…but doesn't our Maddie look cute?"
"Absolutely adorable…never seen a cuter baby" Lucas said, glancing at Madison, who was very entertained by Brooke and Lucas's constant stream of talk.
"Ok Broody pants hold our child while I do my makeup" Brooke instructed, handing him Madison. Lucas watched intently as Brooke went through the various phases of putting on makeup.
"I don't get how girls do this, do you Maddie?"
"Lucas you're such a guy"
"It's so pointless though! You're beautiful the way you are" Lucas chuckled.
"You're so after school special" Brooke giggled, kissing him.
"I know, that's what makes me awesome"
"We're here!" Peyton called.
"This is definitely Tree Hill…no one ever knocks" Brooke commented
"I wonder how they opened that gigantic door"
"Peyton's good like that…hey Peyton!" Brooke said, running over to hug her best friend. "Jake, Jenny, Kitty Cat…how are you guys?"
"Good…how are you Aunt Brooke?" Jenny asked, hugging Brooke tightly.
"You've got good manners girl!…I am proud of you!" Brooke said, hugging her back.
"Where do we put the presents? I have like 20 bags" Jake complained.
"The tree" Brooke laughed, taking Catherine from Peyton. "Kitty Cat…how are you?" Catherine giggled and played with Brooke's earring.
"There goes teddy bear…she must be jealous" Brooke said, handing her to Peyton. "Madison, baby its ok" Brooke laughed, picking up the girl who instantly quieted. "Good girl, you're such a good baby for mama, you know that right?" Brooke asked her, kissing her and hugging her tightly.
"We're here!" Haley called through the house.
"Tree Hill" Brooke muttered to herself, amused, and went over to greet Haley, Nathan, and Anthony. "Hey baby…Nathan…tutor wife" Brooke said, hugging all of them.
"Presents?" Nathan asked, holding up at least 15 bags.
"Tree"
Karen, Andy, Alexis, Deb, Keith, Whitey, Erica, Mouth, and Amelia soon arrived.
"So when's church?" Alexis asked, plopping down on the couch.
"In ten minutes" Lucas answered.
"Big brother!" Alexis said, hugging Lucas.
"My little sister…how are you doing?"
"Good…where's my niece/goddaughter?" Alexis asked.
"With her mother"
"Ah…Brooke!" Alexis called.
"Alexis!" Brooke shrieked, hugging her.
"Where's bumblebee?"
"In her room in her crib waiting while I greet people"
"Ok" Alexis went over to pick Madison up and showed up in the living room 10 minutes later with her.
"How's the baby?" Deb asked, taking Madison from Alexis.
"She's doing awesome" Brooke answered.
"She looks just like you Brooke! But she has Lucas's eyes…aw" Karen cooed over the baby. "My baby has a baby…Alexis you're not having any children" Karen laughed.
"Mama…" Alexis laughed.
"Alright everyone Ashton has the limo ready…I don't think we can fit everyone in one though…" Brooke announced.
"Uh we brought ours" Andy offered.
"So Peyton, Haley, Karen, Alexis, Erica, Deb, and the children can come with us" Brooke said. "And the guys can go in the other one"
"But what if I miss my teddy bear?" Lucas asked, grabbing Brooke around the waist and kissing her.
"Maddie will miss you too…love you, see you in Church" Brooke said, kissing Lucas back and letting him kiss Maddie before following him out the door to the limos.
In the car, everyone was discussing Dan.
"That man is a monster and I hope Anthony and Madison never know that that man is their grandfather"
"Isn't he gonna show up at you guys' house tonight?" Brooke asked Haley.
"We got a restraining order" Haley said.
"Dan Scott…a criminal…how fitting" Deb snorted.
"Madison you know how mommy said monsters don't exist? Well Dan is a monster" Madison babbled, completely ignoring Brooke.
"We're at church" Alexis pointed to the large stone building.
"Are the kids seriously gonna stay quiet?"
"Uh…the kids are going in the nursery"
"I am NOT parting with Madison"
"Brooke"
"Karen, NO"
They walked into the church where a nun looking woman was standing.
"I'll take her, sweetie" she said to Brooke.
"No that's ok, sweetie. My daughter will stay with me" Brooke smirked.
"She cant, she'll disturb the service"
"Madison? Try me"
"Please, Ma'am"
"Lucas, I am NOT giving my three week old child to a strange woman, I don't care WHERE we are" Brooke snapped. "DO something"
"Look lady the baby's staying with us, ok?" Lucas said, and Brooke and Lucas marched ahead with Madison.
"Bitch" the nun muttered.
"THAT IS A SIN!" they heard someone screech. Everyone turned around to see the priest shaking his finger at the lady. "You do not CURSE in the house of GOD, Sister Rose. I am DISAPPOINTED IN YOU" he screeched, and marched up to Brooke and Lucas. "Good morning madam and sir, Merry Christmas" and marched up the podium. Brooke suppressed giggles and glanced at Lucas who was holding back laughter. This reminded both of them of a time in high school where they had been caught making out in the back row…by the same priest that was standing up there right now.
"Brooke we cant do this my mothers gonna kill me"
"Yes we can Broody pants, you watch" Brooke giggled and pushed Lucas over. They were sitting in an empty pew at the very back of the humungous church full with people.
"Brooke" Lucas whined.
"Lucas" Brooke said, and kissed him.
"Brooke…" Lucas said, trying hard to resist her kisses.
"Lucas…" Brooke giggled and kissed him harder. Lucas didn't know what happened, but all of a sudden both of them were full on making out. They had been making out for 15 minutes when they felt someone tap their shoulders.
"Sorry to interrupt your little lovemaking session, but I'm trying to run a service here" the priest reprimanded. The entire church, including Karen, was turned around and looking at them. "I am disappointed in you Landon Scott" the priest sighed.
"It's Lucas"
"And Miss Bridget Davis"
"Brooke Davis"
"Whatever, I'm not surprised. Both of you owe the church 100 hours of community service between the two of you" the priest stomped to the front of the church.
"Merry Christmas, Landon Scott"
"Merry Christmas, Bridget Davis"
"Merry Christmas Landon Scott" Brooke giggled.
"Merry Christmas, Bridget Davis" Lucas chuckled.
Brooke and Lucas had an amazing Christmas surrounded by the people they loved. Presents were handed out right and left. At the end of the night, Madison had 7 bags of toys and 3 bags of clothes. Lucas had a play station, a few games, a few suits, ties, and of course, Brookes present…a watch with his name inscribed on the back. Brooke had lots of makeup, jewelry, clothes, shoes, and a ton of money and gift cards. All in all, it had been a very Merry Christmas.
Ok guys I hope you liked the chapter…please, please, please review, I haven't had a review since like chapter 6…lol. Please! Lol. Anyway, a lot of stuff coming up…any ideas, anything is welcome…you guys are awesome! Please review ;-)