"Oh mom and dad are gonna love this…" Madison muttered to herself. "Mom! Come to the door right now! Bring dad" Madison shrieked.

Brooke and Lucas came running to the door. Both mouths fell open as they saw who was standing at the door- Dan Scott.

"Madison, Anthony, go upstairs and take the kids with you" Brooke ordered. Both obeyed and ran upstairs, Madison taking Lena from Brooke's arms and ushering Hayden and Angelina upstairs.

"Who's that, Anthony?" Angelina asked.

"I don't know, Angelina" Anthony said.

"Neither do I…we were told our grandfather was dead" Madison said, confused.

"Same here…" Anthony said. "Weird"

"Ok well we'll let mom and dad deal with it" Madison said.

"Mama"

"Lena, baby, I'm sorry, mommy's not here" Madison told an extremely articulate almost one year old Lena.

"Mama"

"Lena…" Madison said, frustrated, taking the baby and plopping her down in her lap. "Sleepy?"

"Mama"

"Ugh, Anthony, do something!"

"Mama"

"Who's that" Anthony asked, pointing at Madison.

"Mama"

"Madison sounds like mama to a baby, I guess" Angelina giggled. "Who's that?" she pointed at Hayden.

"Mama"

"Ok it's the only word she knows, I guess" Madison giggled.

Meanwhile, downstairs…

"What the hell are you doing here, Dan?" Lucas asked.

"I'm here to make amends, Luke…with you, and my daughter in law and my grandchildren"

"Ok, you can leave now…remind me why they let you out of prison?"

"I was released early…look I'm sorry"

"I'm not…go away" Lucas shut the door in Dan's face.

"Hey baby are you ok?" Brooke asked Lucas, putting an arm around him.

"Yeah…" Lucas said. "Just a little shocked"

"I would be too…its ok" Brooke comforted, kissing his forehead. "I'm here with you"

"I couldn't do it without you, Brooke" he said, kissing her. "Never"

Over in Dan's lair…

"Stupid man will pay for shutting the door in my face" Dan snarled to Frank, his assistant. "Pay big time"

"I agree, sir, I agree"

"You know, I might give you a raise. Does a man's heart good to see help that actually helps"

"Yes, sir" the assistant said, straightening Dan's collar. "I'm here if you need anything"

"Right…a coffee would be good"

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"I'm so worried, Brooke"

"Worried about?"

"Having a baby…it's such a big responsibility" Alexis said.

"I know you'll be fine though" Brooke comforted. "And Matthew will help"

"I badly wish I lived here…I need help from you and mom and…"

"You should think about staying here until the baby's like at least 6 months old, Alexis…you can't do this alone, not with Matthew working so much" Brooke analyzed.

"I think he works too much, he wants to give me a good life…which is, we have an estate for god's sake" Alexis sighed. "Sometime I think he works to get away from me"

"Not true, Lexy! You've been married for 8 years now, come on, no marriage could last that long if you guys didn't love each other…what time does he come home?"

"6:00"

"That's not bad, Lexy…" Brooke laughed. "You're just feeling it because you have to stay home for the baby"

"Yeah…I guess" Alexis laughed.

"So any name choices yet?"

"No…we're gonna wait to find out whether it's a girl or a boy before we do that" Alexis said.

"I had Madison's name planned out way before"

"I remember! I helped you with that" Alexis giggled.

"Yeah!" Brooke laughed. "Good old times"

"Definitely…it's been 8 years, and I still miss Tree Hill" Alexis sighed. "A lot"

"You know, Lexy, you should consider moving back…like in all realistic views, a new baby, a young parent…" Brooke said. "We can all help you out"

"Yeah…I'm gonna have to talk to Matthew, I know he wants to be with the baby"

"Yeah, well just think about it, ok?"

"Ok"

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Brooke, Lucas, Madison, Hayden, and Lena were sitting at the dinner table, chatting.

"Mom…who's Dan?" Madison asked.

"The devil" Brooke giggled.

"Brooke!" Lucas reprimanded. She giggled again and he laughed.

"Mom?" Madison implored.

"Honey…a bad, bad man" Brooke said.

"Is he our grandfather?"

"Yeah…"

"Then why did you tell us our entire life that he was dead?" Madison asked.

"Because he's a horrible person" Lucas said. "An insane monster of a being"

"What did he do?" a curious Madison asked.

"He basically destroyed your father's life" Brooke explained. "When Grandma Karen had your dad, it was your grandfather Dan's baby, but he left her for Deb, who had your uncle Nathan, and then he married her but basically drove the woman crazy for the 20 years of their married life…so then they divorced and he was sent to jail after trying to kidnap Anthony, and he's also your aunt Alexis's father…she was adopted by Karen but then they found out she was actually Lucas and Nathan's sister…Maddie, you were just a baby when that happened" Brooke breathed in air because she'd been talking so fast.

"Wow…we have a screwed up family" Hayden commented.

"True that" Brooke laughed. "But he's not a good guy, and we'd rather that you're not exposed to him because he's bad…bad!"

"Ba" Lena giggled.

"Yeah baby, bad!" Brooke said, exchanging looks with Lucas.

"We taught her who's who, mom! She is SO smart" Madison said excitedly.

"Yeah? Show us!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Ok…hey Lenny, look over here" Lena turned her head to look at Madison. "Ok baby, who's that?" Madison asked, pointing at Brooke.

"Mama"

"That's right! And who's that?" Madison asked, pointing at Lucas.

"Dada"

"What'd I say? Baby genius…and Lenny, who's this?" Madison asked, pointing to herself.

"Mammy"

"You got the Maddie sound" Madison laughed. "Who's that?" she asked, pointing at Hayden.

"Mama"

"Ok no baby that's Hayden" Madison laughed.

"Our daughter is a genius" Lucas informed Brooke importantly, kissing her. "An absolute brilliant mind"

"I know! She's barely 1 and can already identify all of us!"

"Smart, smart child, huh baby?" Lucas asked softly, picking her up out of her crib and sitting her down in his lap.

"Dada"

"Yeah angel"'

"Ok I'm gonna go, mom…I'm going out with Adrian again" Madison informed her.

"Ooh…any kisses yet?" Brooke asked.

"Brooke! My 12 year old isn't kissing anyone! And I don't like that Adrian boy…"

"You didn't like Conrad or Jackson"

"Well…I'm allowed to not like them" Lucas whined.

"Daddy…"

"Sorry teddy bear…have fun, and be safe, ok?"

"Ok…and please don't call me teddy bear?"

"Sorry…bye Madison" Lucas laughed.

"Dad…Mom…I'll call you"

"Alright girly...bye!"

"Why are you two so close?" Lucas whined. "I feel like I barely know her! What if this Adrian guy is totally different from what we imagined him to be?"

"Lucas, honey, calm down…it's ok" Brooke laughed, caressing his arm. "She's got a good head on her shoulders, she'll be fine"

"I don't know…"

"She'll be fine"

"Lena's never dating"

"Whatever floats your boat, babe"

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"So Dan like kidnapped me for a day?"

"Yeah…it was a really scary time for us and he actually got sent to jail for it" Haley explained to Anthony and Angelina, who were sitting there in complete awe.

"We were always told he died"

"Yeah…we did that to protect you guys- seriously" Haley pleaded. "And to us, after all he did, he was dead"

"Yeah" Nathan said. "We hope you guys understand…"

"Definitely, mom, dad…he doesn't sound too peachy anyway" Anthony laughed. "Anyway, dad- you and me, one on one?"

"Bring it on, sonny!" Nathan yelled, chasing his oldest child out the door.

"Wanna cook, Angel?"

"Yeah! Cookies"

"We made those yesterday" Haley laughed, hugging her daughter.

"Well, they were good and daddy and Anthony ate them all!" Angelina protested. "And I love cookies"

"How about we make like bread or something?"

"Hawaiian?" Angelina asked excitedly.

"Whatever you want, babe"

"I love Hawaiian bread! It's so good…and then it's all warm and Anthony eats it" Angelina giggled. "Mommy…can I ask you a question?"

"Yes sweetie"

"Will you have another baby like Aunt Alexis?"

"Sweetie…I think I'm a little too old to handle a newborn baby, don't you think?" Haley laughed.

"No! I want a baby sister"

"Lena's like your baby sister" Haley pointed out.

"Yeah…true"

"I suppose another baby would be fun" Haley laughed. "We'll see, Angie"

"Ok"

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"Madison! Come here!" Brooke called.

"Yeah mom?"

"Which one do you like better?" Brooke asked, holding up a halter and a tank top.

"The tank top…ooh date with dad?" Madison asked.

"It's my date with destiny " Brooke said dramatically.

"You're having your date with destiny with a man you've been married to for 20 years?"

"Don't pop my happy bubble, Maddie" Brooke sighed.

"Sorry mom" Madison giggled, hugging her mother. "You look gorgeous…I wish I was that pretty"

"Aw Madison you're beautiful do you see all those men lusting after you?"

"Lusting? Hardly…Conrad basically begged me to break up with him"

"No he didn't…" Brooke said. "And if he did, then he's not worth it"

"Exactly what I told myself over and over again before breaking down into sobs" Madison said.

"Its ok…its your first time not with him, you know? You'll be fine, Maddie…and guys will love you"

"Promise?"

"Promise" Brooke giggled, hugging her daughter. "Now go, me and your father are leaving…watch your sister, ok?"

"Ok mom…how long will you and dad be?"

"Knowing your dad and I?" Brooke giggled.

"Good point…am I getting paid by the hour?"

"Madison!"

"Kidding mom" Madison laughed. "Bye…have fun…and remember, as much as I love Lena and Hayden, I don't want another sibling!"

"We'll remember that Maddie" Lucas laughed, hugging Madison. She waved them off as Lucas and Brooke made their way to the limo.

"You look sharp, Lucas" Brooke giggled, kissing him softly.

"You look absolutely stunning, Brooke…seriously…like I'm dying here"

"Aw! Lucas…" Brooke said. "Thank you…how sweet"

"Anything for you…shall we?" he asked, opening the door to their Lexus for her.

"We shall"

A/N: Alright…not much to say lol but REVIEW! And that the reason this chapter was still cheesy was because it's the CALM before the storm, and believe me, the storm will be BIG! Big storm…big, big, big. Lol…ok review, please? I love you guys for all the reviews, but I only have like in the early 20s and my story's been up for like a month almost! Hehe…and my other one's been up for like a few days and already like broke 30…not that I mind at all! Review both! Lol this story is running dry anyway…it'll be ending pretty soon…anyway…REVIEW!