Alarms ringing, lunches being packed, and kisses being blown were all in a Monday morning in January for Brooke. She had stopped working again because of Lena and because she really didn't want to work. Brooke sighed with relief when she saw the limo pull out of their driveway and Madison and Hayden sitting in there happily enough for a Monday morning.

"Lenny…is mommy a prudish mommy now?" Brooke groaned to her little daughter, who sat up and looked around, confused, but then decided that she was going to ignore her mother and just babbled to herself contentedly.

"I'm gonna take that as a yes" Brooke sighed, kissing her daughter and spooning some yogurt into her mouth. "Eat, Lena, eat" Brooke sighed. "Don't be Madison…eat" she laughed. Lena opened her mouth and Brooke fed her the yogurt.

Lucas came over from behind and kissed Brooke on the cheek. "Hey gorgeous" he whispered.

"Hey" she smiled, kissing him. "Where were you this morning?" she asked.

"Shower" Lucas laughed.

"At 7 in the morning?" she asked, confused.

"Uh huh…practice starts in 15 minutes" Lucas informed her.

"Lucas…no…you have to go?" Brooke pouted.

"Yah…hey baby doll" he said, picking up Lena and kissing her. She giggled and leaned her head on Lucas's chest.

"I don't want you to go though…" Brooke said, coming up and kissing Lucas.

"I'm sorry" he laughed, kissing Brooke and rubbing Lena's back. "When I get back we'll do something fun, ok?"

"With or without the kids?" Brooke asked, a smile dancing on her lips.

"Without…" Lucas winked, kissing Brooke one more time, and handing Lena to her. "Don't be too naughty…bye Lena, I love you, keep your mommy in line…bye Brooke" he laughed. "I love you"

"Love you too" Brooke pouted, finally giggling and blowing him a kiss. Lucas smiled, walking out the door, casting a loving glance at Brooke and Lena before shutting the door behind him.

"Hey Lena…you know, one time, when your mommy and daddy were silly teenagers, daddy was on the basketball team and mommy had the flu…" Brooke said suddenly, recalling one of her favorite memories.

"Brooke…how are you feeling?" Lucas asked, walking into her bedroom where she was lying on her bed.

"Not good…Lucas do you have to go?" Brooke whined.

"Yes baby…I'm sorry, I love you, ok?" Lucas said. "I wanted to come and say bye before we left for the game"

"I can't believe I can't come"

"I'm sorry…you got sick at the wrong time, its ok" Lucas whispered, stroking her damp hair.

"Don't go Lucas" she said, a tear slipping down her cheek.

"Brooke?" Another tear slipped down her cheek. "Are you ok baby?"

"No" Brooke sobbed. "I don't feel good"

"I know sweetheart you have the flu…what's the matter?" Lucas asked, harboring a seriously concerned look on his face.

"Don't go Lucas" she said, grabbing his hand. Lucas couldn't bear seeing Brooke like that. On top of that her forehead was really hot and her cheeks were red.

"Did your mom give you your medicine?"

"She's in Florida"

"Who's here?"

"A bitchy old maid who can't understand me" Brooke said. "She never brought me my medicine"

"Oh…Brooke" Lucas said, wiping a tear from her face and kissing her forehead. "I won't go" he said. "I won't leave; I promise…I'm gonna go get you your medicine from the medicine cabinet, ok? I'm not leaving" he said, returning 10 minutes later with juice, pain killers, water, and yogurt.

"Thanks for staying Lucas" Brooke said, half delirious.

"I'll never leave you, ok?" he said, kissing her forehead and taking her hand.

"So Lenny, he stayed there all night, missed his basketball game, and made sure I took the medicine" Brooke said, smiling and tearing up a little at the memory. "So try to find a guy like that, ok?" she laughed, kissing Lena and sitting her down on the couch.

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"Brooke…" Haley whined on the phone. "My husband is missing"

"Mine too" Peyton said, enjoying being able to three way call her best friends. "The coach has stolen our husbands" she sighed.

"Don't complain, I have a baby I have to watch…all your children are at school" Brooke laughed.

"Mason comes in like an hour…why do they dismiss kindergarteners at 1? And not 3?"

"Madison used to get off at 12" Brooke laughed. "I think 15 whiny 5 year olds for more than three hours would kill the poor teachers"

"Oh I know…when I was teaching, I had 17 first graders and I wanted to kill myself by the end of 2 hours" Haley laughed.

"You taught?" Brooke asked, confused.

"I was a substitute teacher for a really long time when one of the teachers came down with something"

"Oh"

"Should we go shopping?" Peyton asked. "I'm bored"

"I can't take Lenny out, she's a little sick" Brooke said. "And it's kinda cold"

"Yah Mason's gonna be here in like 40 minutes…I should go"

"Ok bye!" they all hung up.

"Lena…I'm bored" Brooke said. "You had to get a cough when mommy wanted to go out, didn't you baby?" Brooke laughed. Lena ignored Brooke pleasantly and closed her eyes and yawned. "Ooh someone's sleepy" Brooke said, sitting down and curling up on the couch. She threw a light blanket over her and Lena and rubbed Lena's back. The soft rhythm of Lena's breathing and her exhaustion proved to be too much for Brooke and in a short few minutes, she was asleep.

"Br-" Lucas was about to yell her name when he saw her and Lena asleep on the couch. He smiled when he saw his girls and kissed each one on the forehead. He would let Brooke sleep, she looked exhausted.

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"LUCAS SCOTT!" Brooke yelled at the top of her lungs.

"What Brooke?" Lucas grumbled.

"Did you eat the last brownie!" she yelled again.

"Yes…" Lucas said sheepishly. "What's so bad about that?"

"I wanted a brownie" Brooke whined, coming over and sitting down in Lucas's lap.

"You could make some more"

"What, so you and Hayden could devour them before me and Madison can even get to them?"

"Maybe" Lucas said, kissing her.

"Lucas…" Brooke whined, kissing him back. "I'm being serious"

"About the brownie?"

"No, about…I don't know, I'm BORED" Brooke whined again. "Where are our children?"

"Doing their homework"

"What? Did they not listen to everything I taught them?"

"What did you teach them?" Lucas asked suspiciously.

"Nothing…"

"They have to do their homework, Brooke" Lucas laughed.

"I know…what's taking so long? Madison's only a 6th grader; I never had that much homework in 6th grade"

"That's cause she's in the honors program and a year ahead" Lucas laughed, kissing her. "She has to do her work and do it well"

"How annoying…Hayden!" Brooke called her son.

"Brooke!" Lucas reprimanded.

"I don't care, Lucas, I'm bored…Haydie, your homework done?" Brooke asked, hugging her son.

"Almost mom" Hayden said. "Just some grammar left"

"Ew…grammar…I hate Mondays" Brooke sighed.

"Me too" Madison said, walking in with her sketches tucked under her arm. "I'm almost done mom...where's Lenny?" she asked.

"In her bedroom…sleeping" Brooke giggled. "All that girl does is sleep"

Madison laughed and went into Lena's room. "Hey baby" she said, picking her up. "How are you, I haven't seen you all day!" she laughed, kissing her little sister. "Come on; let's go see mommy and daddy"

"Lena!" Brooke said, seeing her daughter. Lucas held out his arms and Madison handed Lena to Lucas.

"Here, daddy wants you" Madison laughed, handing her baby sister to Lucas and plopping down on the couch. "I'm bored"

"Let's shop Madison"

"Ok…but isn't Lenny sick?"

"Yes, but Lenny also has a super sweet ultra loving daddy, right?" Brooke said, kissing Lucas softly on his right cheek. Lucas closed his eyes for a second and then nodded.

"I'll watch her, you girls have your fun" Lucas said. "Don't spend too much money" he laughed.

"Bring me back a cookie!" Hayden called after them. Madison flashed him a look and rolled her eyes before grabbing her Gucci purse and walking out the door.

"So where we going Mom?" Madison asked.

"Well Abercrombie for you and then we can go to some other places for me" Brooke said, sighing and leaning back against the plush leather seats. "So what's up with Anthony and Catherine?"

"I don't know…they're being so like…secretive about it, you know? Like they won't do anything every time they see each other…its frustrating" Madison sighed. "And this whole situation appeals to my matchmaker side, so I'm mad they won't match!"

"You're my child through and through…I got Hales and Nate together" Brooke grinned.

"The famous Aunt Haley Uncle Nate pair was you?" Madison asked, a look of admiration spreading across her face.

"Oh yes…and I was also responsible for your father and me"

"Oh come on mom" Madison laughed.

"I was! I wanted him, so I undressed in his car after the basketball game…"

"I've heard…" Madison laughed.

"But your dad is awesome"

"I know…I love daddy" Madison laughed.

"So are we gonna get Catherine and Anthony together or what?" Brooke asked Madison.

"Oh yah"

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"So dad what exactly are we watching?" Hayden asked with his nose scrunched up.

"The Wiggles" Lucas answered. "Lena loves the Wiggles" he laughed.

"Didn't Madison and I hate the Wiggles?" Hayden asked.

"Oh yah…Maddie would scream whenever she saw it and you would throw a temper tantrum if anything but basketball or Sesame Street was on" Lucas laughed, recalling the memory.

"Lena…you're interesting kiddo" Hayden laughed, watching his little sister sitting up on the couch intently watching the Wiggles.

Lucas had an arm around Lena to stop her from falling off the couch since she was bouncing up and down enthusiastically. "Lenny…baby…don't bounce" Lucas sighed, lifting the little girl and shifting her to his lap. "She bounces more than Madison used to and that girl was like queen of kingdom bouncy"

"I bet she gets it from Maddie"

"You know funny thing is, she looks exactly like Madison regarding facial features and she acts exactly like Madison too, but she has blonde hair and hazel eyes" Lucas said, studying his daughter.

"So how's the jump shot?" he asked.

"I still suck" Hayden sighed.

"I'm sure it'll get better" Lucas said. "You have to work on it…you have a strong jump shot though"

"Yah Anthony sucks at that…and can throw a free throw from the other end of the world"

"Yah…he's good" Lucas admitted.

"We're gonna go pro"

"You better" Lucas laughed.

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"Mom! Look at this skirt!"

"I dunno Maddie…its past knee length…way past"

"But its cute mom…are you still trying to instill bad behaviors in me?"

"Don't use big words like instill, Maddie…I'm big word illiterate"

"You just used illiterate"

"Good point"

"Anyway, I like this skirt" Madison tried it on and it fit perfectly on her figure.

"It looks cute"

"Those shoes mom…they're awesome" Madison laughed, pointing to Brooke's metallic sparkling gold shoes"

"I figured I'd wear them to your PTA meeting and piss all the soccer moms off"

"Mom…" Madison laughed.

"No I'm not going to be a cookie baker mother" Brooke said stubbornly. "My children know I love them more than life itself, I don't need to attend PTA meetings to prove it"

"I agree" Madison laughed digging through Brooke's purse for her credit card. "Hey mom, we're at the checkout and my name isn't Brooke Scott" Madison said, pointing to the receipt.

"Oh right" Brooke signed for the purchases and then they left the store.

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"Good night Madison, Hayden…Lenny" Brooke laughed when she saw her daughter sitting up wide awake in her crib.

"Lena…sleep sweetie" Lucas said, picking her up and sitting down on the rocking chair and rubbing her back.

"How do you do that?" Brooke asked 10 minutes later when Lena was fast asleep.

"I'm good like that…now for the Jacuzzi, Brooke…" Lucas said, kissing her and pulling her to their bathroom.

A/N: Ok so the chapter was kind of pointless, but like I said, I'm trying to establish characters and storylines and I promise drama will come…I just don't know when lol…and for the basketball terms like free throw and jump shot and stuff…I'm the least athletic person you'll ever find, so I'm kind of improvising from what I heard from my dad and brother…lol anyway review! Thanks to the reviews so far…they're very motivating!