Omg! Last chapter…so sad. It's gonna be a short, short one…because short and sweet is my motto!

"I can't believe it's our last night in Hawaii" Brooke sighed sadly.

"I know…and then school…and work" Peyton sighed.

"You don't work, Peyt" Brooke said, confused.

"Will let you let me have my dramatic moment?" Peyton cried.

"Sorry…work…and school for the kids" Brooke said sadly.

"Come on end the pity party, you guys are going shopping!" Haley said chirpily. "We'll have tons of fun and we have tons of souvenirs to buy!"

"Yay" Brooke said unenthusiastically.

"Brooke Scott, I have never heard you sound so down on shopping!" Haley exclaimed.

"I'm sorry…I love Hawaii…can we move to Hawaii?" Brooke pleaded.

"No sweetie we can't" Lucas laughed, coming in and pulling his wife into a hug. "I love you, ok? Have fun shopping and have lots of it…buy your heart out- you deserve it"

"Jeez I wish Nathan told me things like that" Haley said loudly.

"Same goes for you, babe" Nathan called from the couch.

"Lazy" Haley muttered.

"Haley!" Nathan cried. "We're on vacation"

"I love you?" Haley giggled.

"Mhmm" Nathan said, popping a cheeto in his mouth. "Is Angie going with you?"

"Yeah…all the GIRLS, Nathan, that would mean Angelina too" Haley giggled. "You wanna come?"

"No!"

"Fine, fine, let's cut the arguing slash disguised flirting and tell Madison which shirt looks better on her- maroon or green?"

"Maroon" Brooke, Haley, Peyton, and Catherine chorused.

"I don't like those shirts" Lucas whined.

"Why not?" Madison asked.

"Too revealing" he mumbled.

"Lucas, they're halters! And we're in Hawaii!" Brooke said.

"Fine, whatever…is Lena going with you?" Lucas asked.

"You think I'm going to lug a 1 year old around with me on my shopping day?" Brooke asked. "I love you, Lenny" she giggled at her daughter.

"Ok so I watch her today?" Lucas asked.

"Yep!"

"Ok" he sighed. "Bye…have fun"

"Bye babe"

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"Grand total of 5,000 dollars worth of shopping!" Brooke and Madison high fived in the limo.

"What did you BUY?" Peyton asked.

"Um…we raided the Gucci and Coach store?" Brooke said sheepishly.

"Omg…I got this adorable Dooney and Bourke purse" Catherine giggled. "Mom picked it out and it's SO cute"

"It is" Peyton agreed. "I love it…beware, Catherine, you just might never see it again"

"You should have bought yourself one"

"I should've" Peyton sighed.

"I'm excited about the luau!" Haley said.

"I know…roasting what is it, pigs over a fire?" Brooke asked sourly.

"Mm what's the matter with Brooke?" Peyton asked.

"I don't wanna leave!" Brooke whined.

"We'll visit" Peyton patted Brooke's shoulder.

"We will, mom, and it can be just the two of us" Madison suggested.

"Fine, fine" Brooke sighed, leaning against the leather. "If you say so"

"We love you, Brooke" Haley giggled. "Luau!" she shrieked.

"Hales…calm" Peyton said, rolling her eyes at Angelina who was giggling quietly.

"Are you corrupting my daughter against me?" Haley asked, cracking open an eye.

"You're way behind, Hales, I've already done that" Brooke giggled. Haley sighed and closed her eyes again. "My feet hurt"

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"Mm! This is good" Brooke said, biting into her pineapple.

"I think Brooke likes pineapples" Nathan joked.

"Shut up Scott Jr.! I'm married to Scott Sr. and he'll kick your ass" Brooke said.

"Ooh I'm terrified" Nathan mocked Brooke.

"Our parents are such children on vacation" Anthony laughed. "Hey Catherine, can we talk?" he asked. A worried look flashed across her face but she nodded and handed Madison her coke. Madison shot Anthony a warning glance but he shrugged it off.

"Ok what did you wanna talk about?" Catherine asked when they were at a safe distance.

"Well I was out souvenir shopping and I found this bracelet that I thought would be totally perfect for you" Anthony said, taking a bracelet out of a velvet box and opening it. Catherine Allison was inscribed in the back of an oval circle, which glittered with red stones.

"Anthony, it's so pretty" Catherine said, throwing her arms around him.

"Happy early birthday I guess?" he laughed.

"That was really sweet of you" Catherine smiled, hugging her boyfriend again.

"Turn it over" he laughed. On the back of it, in italic letters, it said I love you.

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"Brooke…you wanna go on a walk with me?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah" she smiled. They took a winding trail down the white Waikiki beach.

"So did you have fun in Hawaii?" he asked.

"Yeah…so much. Thank you, Lucas…for all of this"

"Anything for you" he said, kissing the top of her head softly.

"Well…I'm gonna miss Hawaii" Brooke said sadly.

"Hey…wanna dance?" Lucas asked.

"Sure…but there's no music, Lucas" Brooke laughed.

"I don't care…you said the same thing that one day on the basketball court 8 years ago, but we danced anyway, didn't we?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah…and we had fun" Brooke said, remembering the rainy day.

"That's right…come here" Lucas said, pulling her to his chest. Right there, under the bright stars, in the warm Hawaiian breeze, Brooke and Lucas danced to music that wasn't even there…they danced to the music that they heard in their hearts, they danced to the music and harmony that had been theirs throughout the course of their life and marriage…the music and harmony that would be played over and over again silently…never heard, but always there.

A/N: Well…that was the ending of my sequel...Again, I cried. God I'm having like a crying day lol…yeah but anyway, hope you liked the last chapter and then I'll post the epilogue, and then this story will be done. Gosh I cant imagine like never writing about Madison or Anthony or Catherine again in the context of this story…what would ya'll think about me writing a story about Madison and Catherine and Anthony's lives? Tell me if the story's been milked to its potential lol…NOW I'm gonna go all Hallmark on you…Thank you every single reviewer that ever reviewed, no matter how short or how long- you were the reason I continued with the story even when I felt frustrated with the plot or storyline or whatever…thank you for reading, for sticking with the story through its uh…"dark" times, and thank you for being SO supportive! I'll always appreciate that!