It had been almost three years since Madison Caitlin Scott had been born to Brooke and Lucas. She was a happy and healthy two, almost three, year old. She loved the mall and clothes, but she also loved to have Lucas read to her, something Brooke didn't quite understand. Even as a two year old, she had a fierce and decided personality. Lucas was still on the Charlotte Bobcats, doing better than ever; at the peak of his career…bringing home the cash, as Brooke liked to say. Brooke wasn't working, still, and she was fine with it. Nathan and Jake were still on the team, doing great, and Peyton and Haley had become accustomed to the stay at home lifestyle. Needless to say, everyone was enjoying mid August in North Carolina, including the kids. Three year old Catherine, almost 4 year old Anthony, and almost three year old Madison were the best of friends. Anthony was their protective 'older brother' and Madison and Catherine were 'best friends'.

"Daddy wakes up!" Madison yelled, bouncing on the bed between Brooke and Lucas.

"Maddie…not this early" Lucas groaned, catching the little girl and kissing her good morning.

"It's not early, daddy, it 10"

"Maddie, baby, that IS early" Brooke groaned, rolling over to kiss Maddie and then Lucas.

"Mommy!"

"Maddie…"

"Good mornings"

"Good morning sweet pea…have you decided to become our own personal alarm clock?"

"No…there one on you table" Madison gestured to the alarm clock. "It makes ring that scare Snowflake" she said, referring to the little kitten sleeping on her silk cushion that Brooke had bought.

"Does it?" Lucas asked, amused by all the chatter.

"Uh huh…beaky fast, mommy?" Madison asked.

"Do you want breakfast baby?"

"Yes…"

"Well then let's get you some, girlfriend!" Brooke giggled, picking Madison up and rolling her eyes at Lucas, who was trying to fall asleep.

"Hey Maddie…go yell in daddy's ear and mommy will give you a cookie for breakfast" Brooke whispered deviously.

"Okays…DADDY!" Madison yelled.

"Maddie, daddy says no cookies for breakfast and mommy's mean"

"Mommy not mean…I's love mommy" Maddie said, planting a kiss on Brooke's cheek. "I get cookie"

"That is sad, Brooke Penelope Scott"

"I know…come on Maddie…chocolate chip or Oreo?"

"Chaco chop!"

"Chocolate chip, baby, not Chaco chop" Brooke corrected, kissing Maddie.

"Chocky chip?"

"Better" Brooke laughed, walking into the kitchen and into the pantry.

"Mommy, Daddy is gonna boom water!" Madison said, pointing frantically over Brooke's shoulder. Brooke turned around to have her face squirted with ice cold water by a water gun.

"Lucas Scott!"

"Maddie, you weren't supposed to tell!" Lucas laughed, tickling Madison.

"No pony?" Maddie asked.

"No pony, baby"

"Kitty?"

"We have one!" Lucas laughed.

"I love you daddy" Madison said.

"I love you too, Maddie" Lucas laughed. "Why'd you tell mommy?"

"Causes she was gonna be wet"

"Yah, Lucas!" Brooke said. "Cause I was gonna be wet!"

"Haha I got you back…." Lucas laughed, kissing Brooke.

"Ew mommy and daddy" Maddie laughed, seeing Brooke and Lucas make out.

"Hey Maddie is this ew?" Lucas said, exchanging looks with Brooke. Whenever she said them kissing was 'ew' they both kissed Madison on the cheek at the same time and it made her giggle.

"Yah Maddie…" Brooke asked, kissing Maddie on her right cheek. Madison giggled loudly and buried her face in Brooke's shoulder.

"Wow we are an interesting family" Lucas commented.

"We are a FUN family, Lucas Scott…we have fun together"

"Yahs, Daddy" Madison giggled, eating her Cheerios. "Looky, I'm eating cheebios!"

"Cheerios, Maddie? You like them?" Brooke asked.

"Yah! They're circles"

"You know your shapes, girl!" Brooke said high fiving Maddie.

"What shape am I, Maddie?" Lucas asked.

"Mommy says you're a square"

"Brooke Scott!" Brooke clapped her hand over her mouth and looked down at her cereal, trying to hold back laughter.

"Why, mommy wrong?" Maddie asked, concerned.

"Yes, she's very wrong, Daddy's not a square"

"Then you a triangle?"

"Sure, Madison…I'm a triangle" Lucas laughed, exchanging looks with Brooke and smiling to himself.

"Mommy, I love you" Madison said.

"I love you too, baby" Brooke replied. This is what Brooke really loved about Madison. She would tell everyone that she loved them, but she was always sincere about it. She said it to get toys, too, but mostly; she said it to say it. Brooke and Lucas always made sure they told her I love you back. Brooke wanted to make sure Madison grew up hearing I love you constantly, something Brooke hadn't heard very much during her childhood.

"What about me, baby?" Lucas asked, pretending to cry.

"I loves you too, daddy!" Madison giggled, bouncing up and down.

"Aw, thank you, I love you too" Lucas laughed.

"Mommy, can I get ready?" Madison asked, clanking her spoon against her empty bowl.

"Sure baby, you wanna run ahead and pick out your clothes for today?"

"Yah!"

"Ok meet you in your room in 10 minutes, ok?"

"Ok mommy"

"She's so precious" Brooke said to Lucas, hugging him around the waist and kissing him.

"I know…adorable"

"Talk about…ok I better go see what she's picked out for today, I swear she has better fashion sense than ME"

"HUH? Not possible, Cheery" Lucas laughed, kissing her back. "Besides, I love your fashion sense…its so…"

"Skimpy?"

"No…sexy"

"Thanks, Broody" Brooke laughed, walking into Madison's room.

"Maddie bear, how cute!" Brooke held up the halter top and short skirt that Madison had picked out after she was done giving Madison a bath.

"Likes it?"

"Of course, baby…you're mommy's little fashion darling, aren't you?"

"It's not darling, mommy, its dahling, like Pihair says"

"Madison, it's Pierre, not Pihair" Brooke laughed.

"Potato, potato" Madison said in attempt to copy Brooke. Brooke laughed and grabbed Maddie to tickle her.

"Mommy…" Madison giggled, twisting and writhing. Lucas walked in, laughing at the sight. "Daddy…saves me…"

"That's what you get for telling mommy about the water gun" Lucas laughed.

"I loves you!"

"I love you too, babe" Lucas said, picking her up and kissing her. "You smell good"

"Lavender Bath" Maddie explained. "Smells yummy"

"You know mommy used to use that bath on you when you were a little baby" Lucas said.

"I still baby…mommy says I her little baby forever"

"She's right" Lucas laughed. "I don't think we'll ever let you grow up"

"Like Peter Pot?" Madison asked, running her fingers through Lucas's hair and giggling.

"Peter Pan, Madison" Brooke said, getting up and hugging Lucas so that Madison was squashed in between.

"I's squished!" Madison shrieked.

"Hey Lucas, where's Madison?" Brooke asked.

"I don't know, Brooke, where is she?"

"I's right here!" Madison shrieked bouncing up and down. Brooke and Lucas knew Madison loved this game, so they played it every day.

"Do you hear squeaking, Brooke?" Lucas asked.

"I think I do…it might be Snowflake!"

"It's me, mommy!" Madison said. She knew she had to kiss Brooke and Lucas to get them to stop playing the game.

"Ok well if we can't find Madison…lets go to Target" Brooke giggled deviously.

"No, mommy, I's love Target!" Madison said, kissing Brooke and Lucas on the cheek.

"Oh, we found Madison!" Brooke said.

"Yay! Mommy won!"

"No, Daddy won" Lucas said.

"Nono, daddy! Mommy won!"

"If I get you a pony can I win?"

"Sorry mommy, daddy won" Madison said, jumping into Lucas's arms.

"You've converted to the dark side, Madison"

"I have?" she asked, confused.

"Uh huh"

"Nuh uh" Madison protested

"Uh huh"

"Nuh uh"

"Uh huh"

"Wanna go to Target?" Lucas asked, laughing.

"Yes!" Madison shrieked, bouncing up and down. "I's love Target"

"You own all of Target, too" Brooke said, laughing. "We have to get dressed, first though"

"We do?" Lucas whined, kissing Brooke.

"Sorry, Broody, we do" They walked back to their rooms to take a quick shower, and then got ready.

"Madison!" Brooke called.

"Yes, mommy?"

"Which shirt?" Brooke held up a halter top and a tank top.

"The halter!" Madison said. "Then we can match!" she giggled.

"Ok baby" Brooke said. "Thanks"

"You're welcs"

"Madison…" Brooke laughed.

"Mommy…" Madison replied, jumping up on Brooke and Lucas's bed and bouncing lightly.

"Ooh, Brooke, you look hot" Lucas said, grabbing her around the waist and kissing her.

"What about me, daddy? Do I look hot?"

"You look beautiful, baby" Lucas said, picking her up.

"Let's go, family" Brooke giggled, dragging Lucas by the hand out the door.

"Mommy, Ash driving?" Madison asked.

"Yes"

"Ash!" Madison yelled, seeing Ashton.

"Miss Madison" Ashton said fondly, waving at her. "How are you today?"

"Hot"

"I see…Sir, Madam" Ashton nodded at Brooke and Lucas.

"Ashton, we have been at this for 3 years now…it is Brooke and Lucas" Brooke insisted. Ashton just smiled and got into the front of the car.

"Mommy can we sing?" Madison asked.

"You can sing babe, mommy and daddy singing would break the windows" Brooke laughed.

"Ok!" Madison started singing 'Achy Breaky Heart'.

"She can sing surprisingly on tune for a 3 year old" Lucas commented. "I wonder who she got it from"

"Yah…we both suck at singing…hey my mom can sing! Maybe that's where she got it from" Brooke said.

"I guess…remember when she was little and you insisted she could sing on tune? I guess you were right"

"The woman of the house is always right, Lucas" Brooke giggled.

"Uh huh…" Lucas said, pointing at Target. "We're at Target"

"Mommy! Target!" Madison shrieked.

"I didn't think someone could love Target this much" Brooke laughed, climbing out of the car.

"Apparently, Madison can" Lucas said, laughing at the sheer look of joy on Madison's face.

"I swear, she would live here if she could" Brooke laughed.

"I know…" Lucas laughed.

"Mommy…toy section!"

"Ok, baby, toy section" Brooke laughed, picking her up and walking to the toy section at the back of the store.

"I'll be over there somewhere, Brooke" Lucas said.

"Ok babe" Brooke said, kissing him.

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"Mama" almost 4 year old Anthony said.

"Yes, sweetie pie?" Haley asked Anthony

"When's kitty cat coming?"

"Tonight, babe, when we go to Karen's house"

"Oh…Maddie coming?"

"Uh huh"

"Yay!"

"Hello, family" Nathan said, walking in. "Munchkin"

"Daddy!"

"My wife…" Nathan said, kissing Haley. Anthony giggled.

"What's so funny?" Nathan asked Anthony, tickling him.

"Mommy…" Anthony said, twisting and giggling.

"You're on your own, babe, mommy's cooking"

"But Mindy cooks"

"Mindy's sick babe" Haley laughed.

"No!" Anthony said, shocked.

"Yes, sweetie" Haley laughed. His devotion to Mindy amused Haley a lot.

"I'll make it better!" Anthony said, running off to get his doctor's kit.

"He's gonna be a doctor" Haley said.

"Oh no…basketball player"

"Doctor"

"Basketball player" Nathan said, kissing Haley.

"Ok maybe he can be a basketball player" Haley giggled.

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"Mother, I'm waiting!" 12 year old Jenny called from her room.

"Coming sweetie!" Peyton laughed. Jenny loved it when Peyton French braided her hair, something not most 12 year olds would like from their mothers.

"Can you make it extra pretty today?"

"Uh huh…why?" Peyton asked, giggling.

"Cause…Michaels gonna be at Stacy's today" Jenny laughed, looking down.

"Oh…don't let Dad hear you say that"

"Don't let Dad hear her say what?" Jake asked, walking in with Catherine.

"Nothing…" Jenny giggled.

"Oh no, not Michael again!"

"Dad…"

"Jenny! I can't let you date, 12 is too young!"

"Uh, no its not" Peyton said. "I had a boyfriend when I was 12"

"No, Peyton…" Jake whined. "Catherine's never dating"

"Yes I am, daddy!" Catherine giggled, jumping up and down.

"No you're not cookie monster"

"I'm not a cookie monster, I'm Catherine, remember?...Mommy!"

"So you finally noticed me, huh?"

"Uh huh" Catherine jumped up in Peyton's lap.

"Can you French braid my hair?"

"Sweetie, it's too curly, like mommy's"

"But Jenny's is straight…"

"I know babe" Peyton said uncomfortably, brushing through Jenny's brunette hair. Catherine didn't quite grasp that Peyton wasn't Jenny's real mother. Technically, Peyton was Jenny's mother, just not biologically.

"Catherine, you wanna go sit in the Jacuzzi?" Jake asked.

"Uh huh!" Catherine said, running to her room to get her bathing suit.

"Ok, I'll join you two later" Peyton said.

"Ok"

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"Mommy, LOOK!" Madison shrieked gleefully, running to the shoes. "I's need new shoes"

"That you do teddy bear" Brooke laughed. "Pick out a pair!"

"I like these" she said, holding up tiny flip flops.

"Aw how cute, Madison!"

"I knows" she giggled, throwing them in the cart. "I's have good fashion sense, mommy?"

"Of course baby doll, you have excellent fashion sense" Brooke laughed, turning her foot to examine how the shoe looked on her foot. "Hey diva, how do these shoes look on mommy?"

"Stepcalular!"

"Stepcalular? You mean spectacular?" Brooke laughed.

"Uh huh"

"I think so too" Brooke laughed, throwing her shoes in the cart.

"Hey" Lucas said, throwing an armful of things in the cart.

"Hey yourself, sexy!" Brooke giggled, kissing Lucas. "How was shopping?"

"Fun…" Lucas laughed, kissing Brooke back.

"Maddie picked out an adorable pair of shoes"

"I'm so proud of her" Lucas laughed.

"You should be…are we done, Madison?"

"Uh huh" she giggled, tugging on Lucas's pants in indication for him to pick her up.

"Come here Maddie bear" Lucas said, picking her up and kissing her. "Did daddy's princess get everything she wanted?" he asked, fully aware of how much he was spoiling her.

"Uh huh…thank yous daddy" Madison said, kissing him on the cheek.

"Anything for my princess" Lucas said. Brooke rolled her eyes and moved the cart to the checkout lane. "And my other princess" he laughed, kissing Brooke.

"Thanks, Broody" she giggled.

"No problem, Cheery" he laughed, handing the cashier his credit card. She swiped it through and handed it back to him.

"Have a good day, sir"

"You too" Lucas smiled and they carried the bags out to the Mercedes where Ashton was waiting.

"Ash! I's getted new shoes!" Madison told him.

"That's wonderful, Miss Madison" Ashton said, climbing into the front seat.

"He's so formal" Brooke whispered.

"Honey, he's a chauffeur, of course he's formal" Lucas laughed.

"Still…"

"Where to?"

"Uh, Karen's" Brooke said, leaning back against the seat with Madison in her lap. "Maddie, shouldn't you be in your car seat?"

"Nono! It sayses only peoples who're 80 pounds" Maddie explained. "Jenny told me"

"Sweetie, I think Jenny meant you have to sit in the car seat until you're 80 pounds"

"That's silly, mommy!"

"I'm sure sweetie…but since you're mama's baby, you can stay in my lap" Brooke laughed.

"I's STILL your baby?" Madison asked, making Lucas laugh.

"Uh huh, you'll always be my baby"

"Yay!" Madison said. "I's your baby daddy?"

"Of course princess" Lucas laughed.

"Yay!"

"Look, we're at Grandma's house"

"Grandma!" Madison cried, seeing Karen.

"My baby!" Karen said, coming over and hugging Madison. "Grandma missed you!"

"I misseded you too" Maddie said.

"Mom" Lucas said, hugging Karen.

"My other baby"

"Mom…" Lucas groaned.

"Brooke, sweetie"

"Hey Karen" Brooke said, hugging her mother in law. "How are you?"

"Good"

"How's Lexy?"

"Home from college for just another couple of weeks…" Karen said sadly.

"Aw…Harvard has made its calling, I guess"

"She graduated early, and on top of that, is currently at the top of her class in Harvard" Andy added in proudly as him and Alexis walked out.

"Daddy…" Alexis groaned, hugging Brooke and Lucas tightly. "I haven't seen you guys in forever, where have you been?" she asked.

"Busy, busy…" Brooke laughed. "Maddie, Lexy's here"

"LEXY!" Maddie shrieked running towards Alexis. "I misseded you!"

"Aw my bumblebee!" Alexis said, picking up Maddie and hugging her. "I missed you too!"

"I's getted new shoes at Target"

"Did you? That's awesome" Alexis asked, laughing. "Your child, Brooke"

"I know" Brooke laughed. "Come on, lets go inside" They all walked inside into the house and saw everybody already there.

"Kitty cat!" Madison said, running to Catherine and giving her a hug.

"Maddie!" Catherine said, hugging Madison back.

"Look, they remind me of us when we were younger" Brooke said to Peyton.

"I know! My blonde child and your brunette…a.k.a. me and you!"

"Maddie!" Anthony said.

"Anthony! I's got new shoes at Target" Madison informed Catherine and Anthony, who bent down to examine her shoes. "Let's have races, Maddie!" Catherine giggled.

"Ok!" Maddie said. Brooke glanced at Lucas and they exchanged a look, both knowing that Maddie was the smallest and the slowest, and she wasn't gonna like it when she kept on losing.

"Ok ready go!" Catherine shrieked. Anthony and Catherine started running ahead but Anthony stopped. "Maddie comes with us…we going to Alaska!" Anthony said, walking back to Maddie and grabbing her hand. "Kitty cat, wait for Maddie!" Anthony instructed bossily. Catherine ran back and took Madison's other hand. "We going to Alaska!" she informed Madison.

"Really?" Madison asked.

"Uh huh…daddy told me it cold" Catherine shivered.

"Does they have a Target?"

"I dunno" Catherine said.

"Aw Anthony saved the day" Brooke laughed, leaning against Lucas. "And Madison's definitely the baby, they play mommy and daddy to that girl" Brooke said.

"Oh I know, the other day, Anthony told me he was Maddie's big brother" Nathan laughed. "I thought it was so cute"

"Well, he's pretty close…big cousin" Haley laughed.

"Mommy I's going to Alaska!" Madison yelled over her shoulder.

"Ok baby have fun!" Brooke called. "I'll miss you!"

"I'll misses you too! Love you!"

"Love you too darling"

"Dahling, mommy!"

"Sorry dahling…bye!"

"Byes!"

"That child is so precious" Alexis said.

"Tell me about it" Haley said. "Cutest thing alive"

"That's cause she's mine" Brooke giggled. Everyone rolled their eyes and Alexis leaned over her plate and stayed quiet.

"You ok, Lexy?" Brooke asked.

"Uh not really"

"Oh no you're not pregnant are you?"

"No, Brooke, I'm not pregnant" Alexis laughed. "Ok everyone I have an announcement to make!" Alexis stood up and everyone looked up surprisingly from their plates. Andy and Karen shared confused looks and looked up at their daughter.

"Ok, I know this is gonna sound so weird and totally a bad idea" Alexis started. "But as you all know, I've been dating Matthew since I was in 10th grade which was a few years ago. And as mom and dad know, as Brooke, Peyton, and Haley, know, and as my protective older brothers, Nathan and Lucas know, I love him very, very much" Alexis paused and took a deep breath. "Last night, while we were out by the river, Matthew proposed to me…and I accepted. And before angry protests arise, I just wanna make a point to you all. Nathan and Haley got married when they were 17, and they had their share of ups and downs, but look where they are now. Brooke and Lucas have been dating off and on since junior year in high school, and look how much they love each other. And same with Peyton and Jake. And people may say teen love isn't real, but I think it can be, because 4 examples of it are sitting right in front of me. So I ask for everyone's blessing on me and Matthew's marriage, because I do love him" Alexis said. Stunned faces greeted her, but Brooke was first to speak.

"Oh my god…shopping. We get to shop!" Brooke freaked out, hugging Alexis.

"She makes a good point…" Lucas trailed off. "As much as I don't wanna see my baby sister getting married"

"I'm all for it" Haley said. "If me and Nathan worked out, her and Matthew are definitely gonna work out…I see the way they look at each other…congratulations Lexy"

"Thank you…Mom? Dad?"

"Congratulations baby" Karen said, wiping a tear. "You're growing up so fast" she said.

"Ugh mommy don't cry…dad?"

"My blessings" Andy said, hugging her. "I approve of that boy very much"

"Oh wow well looks like another one of the family is getting married off!" Brooke giggled, hugging Alexis. "Can I be the bridesmaid?"

"Who else, Brooke?" Alexis laughed.

"That's what I thought" Brooke giggled, blowing Lucas a kiss. He shook his head and came over to hug her.

"I can't believe she's getting married" Lucas said.

"Aw, feeling a little protective?" Brooke asked, hugging him.

"A little…Madison's never getting married"

"Ok baby…whatever you say" Brooke giggled.

"Dinner, everyone!" Andy announced. Everyone walked to the dinner table and sat down, and began to discuss the upcoming wedding plans.

"Well we wanna spend some time engaged to each other, so we thought late January, early February?"

"Sounds perfect" Brooke commented, cutting Madison's chicken into little pieces and feeding them to her. "Hey Maddie, you like grandma's chicken?" she asked.

"Uh huh!" Madison said enthusiastically, bouncing up and down.

"Sit still baby, or you're gonna choke"

"Oops" Madison settled against Brooke and continued chewing her chicken. "Kitty cat, you like chicken?" Madison asked.

"Uh huh" Catherine answered from Jake's lap.

"Me too!" Madison shrieked. Peyton and Brooke exchanged amused looks and continued eating their food. Everyone disbanded after dinner and decided to go home.

"I can't believe Lexy's getting married…I remember her when she was 5" Brooke said.

"I know…" Lucas whined. "Not fair! I didn't get married for a while"

"Lucas, we were engaged for like a year and a half"

"Well we're good like that"

"Look, Madison's asleep" Brooke laughed, pointing at Madison fast asleep in Lucas's lap. "She's so tiny…I don't know if she eats enough"

"She eats fine, Brooke" Lucas whined, kissing her.

"I don't think so"

"She eats fine" Lucas laughed, getting out of the car and walking over to the mailbox to get the mail out. "Omg Brooke come here!" he called. Brooke rushed over and looked at what Lucas was holding up.

"YES!" Brooke shrieked, jumping up and down. "We're going to California!"

A/N: ok so you guys are probably confused right about now lol but you'll see…I hope you liked Maddie a little older, I thought she was hilarious. I have a dirty secret though lol she's not from my imagination as much as I would like her to be, she's based off of my little cousin who was the funniest person ever so yah…I thought she was really cute….I enjoyed reading her communicating with Brooke and Lucas when I was proof reading, so I hope you did too! Ok read and review and keep telling me if you want a sequel or not! Reviews…I love them! ;-)