Chapter 24: I've Been Waiting
"Breakfast, my dear?" Lucas asked, bringing in a platter with eggs and sausage and toast. Brooke groaned and sat up.
"Ooh that looks good"
"I'm glad" Lucas said, climbing into bed with her. They ate silently for a few minutes until Brooke's expression changed. "Hey…you ok?"
"No- Lucas, I think I'm in labor"
"What?"
"Yeah…we need to go to the hospital"
"Ok where are the keys…damn it!"
"Sweetie on the table" Brooke said, grimacing. "Come on…I want those drugs, the strongest ones that'll knock me out"
"Ok" Lucas laughed, helping her into the car. "Ok so where's the hospital?"
"Just a few miles away"
"Ok I'm freaking out a little bit" Lucas said.
"You're not the one having the baby!"
"I'm sorry"
"Drive faster Lucas we're not in slow motion!"
"Sorry the speed limit-"
"Screw the speed limit, do you want me to have your daughter in your new car!" Brooke screeched.
"Sorry, sorry" Lucas said, hitting the pedal. "Can you call Nate? I'm gonna need support"
"I'm in LABOR, Lucas, I am not going to call someone when I'm in-god damn it the phone is ringing and oh my god look its NATHAN" Brooke said sarcastically.
"Is it really?"
"No it's flashing Peyton- why the hell is she calling you?"
"I don't know"
"Hello?" Brooke answered.
"Hey Lucas is Brooke there?" Peyton asked really fast.
"It's Brooke, and Peyton I'm in labor!"
"What!"
"Yeah"
"I'll be at the hospital and I'll call Nate and Hales"
"Ok bye" Brooke said with a sharp intake of breath.
"Are you ok?"
"Do I LOOK ok?"
"Sorry stupid question"
"Uh huh"
"Ok we're here, Brooke"
"Ok now do something!"
Twenty minutes later, Brooke was situated in her bed. "Ms. Davis, you are 8 centimeters, so you should be able to meet your daughter anytime now!"
"Great- can you crank up the pain meds?" Brooke moaned.
"No more, ma'am" the nurse said. "And it looks like you're 10 centimeters"
"Already!" Brooke screeched.
"Yes…ok…push…Brooke, you have to push"
"Squeeze my hand, Brooke" Lucas said, holding it out.
"Lucas…I can't-"
"Brooke just push" Lucas said. Brooke groaned and pushed.
"Here she is" the nurse said, holding up the baby and wiping her clean. She weighed her, measured her, and wrapped her in a blanket.
"She's beautiful" Brooke said, looking down at the little baby in the bundle.
"I know"
"Name?" the nurse asked.
"Eleanor McKenzie"
"Beautiful" the nurse said, writing it down. "Ok, I will take her and freshen her up a bit, then take her to the nursery and have the doctor check you up and then you and little Eleanor can return home tonight"
"Sounds good" Lucas said, taking Eleanor from the nurse and stroking her cheek. "She looks exactly like you Brooke"
"I know" Brooke smiled.
"She has beautiful eyes…hazel green like yours"
"And dark hair" Brooke said, holding her arms out so that she could see the little girl. "She's so pretty"
"I wanna see my niece!" Haley said, bounding in. "Oh my gosh she's adorable! What's her name?"
"Eleanor McKenzie"
"Beautiful name" Haley said. "Congratulations!"
"Thank you" Brooke smiled. The nurse was finally able to whisk Eleanor away to do all the technical stuff.
"Ok we're gonna leave the proud parents with their daughter and we'll visit tomorrow with presents, ok?" Haley said.
"Yeah- and Emmy and Lyssa have to meet their cousin" Brooke smiled. "They're gonna be best friends"
"Duh" Haley smiled. "And oh my gosh, they'll be the same age as Adrian"
"We've got four little babies almost the exact same age on our hands" Peyton laughed. "Strange…ok lets get going…bye Brooke, Lucas, and tell Eleanor I said bye!"
"Bye" Brooke and Lucas waved. Lucas sat on the bed next to Brooke.
"So…you did good mommy"
"Thanks" Brooke said, smiling. "I love her so much already"
"I know, me too…she's my little girl"
"Here, Ms. Davis and Mr. Scott…Eleanor is all ready, fed, and cleaned up" the nurse smiled and handed a little bundle of pink to Brooke a few hours later.
"Hi Eleanor…I'm your mommy and that's your daddy and we love you" Brooke cooed, kissing the little girl's nose.
"Should I get the car ready to go home?"
"That would be good" Brooke said. "Are they gonna wheel me out?"
"Do you wanna be wheeled out?"
"Yeah! It sounds like so much fun!"
"What?" Lucas said.
"It's like a roller coaster!" Brooke giggled. Lucas shook his head and kissed her forehead. Brooke was Brooke.
"So Ella…you have a pretty baby room that's pink and yellow and has hearts and swirls all over it and I had your name painted on the wall and it's so pretty…you'll love it" Brooke talked to her daughter.
"We're ready to take you out Ms. Davis"
"Ok" she said. A nurse wheeled Brooke out to Lucas's car. "Good luck tonight, and call Eleanor's pediatrician if you need anything, ok?
"Ok…thanks"
"No problem" the nurse said, shutting the car door and wheeling the wheel chair back to the hospital entrance.
"So tonight should be interesting" Lucas said.
"Our nights are gonna be interesting for the next 3 or 4 years" Brooke laughed. "But I love Ella so, so much"
"I know" Lucas smiled, glancing in the rearview mirror to see the little baby that was quietly asleep in her, of course, pink carrier.
"So…Karen didn't come to see her" Brooke said quietly.
"I know…I'm sorry she's such a jerk, Brooke"
"Not your fault"
"I know but I feel responsible…she could have at least come to see her granddaughter if not you or me. I would call and yell at her but I'm too happy right now to really do anything mean"
"Yeah Ella does that, doesn't she?"
"Yeah" Lucas smiled. "We're home…hey Ella, this is your house"
"Are you filming this Lucas?"
"I will be as soon as I turn the camera on" Lucas laughed, grabbing his video camera. Brooke carried Ella's carrier out of the car and up the apartment stairs.
"This is your house, Ella, and your mommy is carrying you up the stairs and she's opening the door and-"
"Lucas, honey, when she watches this she'll be so bored…be exciting"
"It's exciting for me!"
"Ella, you're asleep right now" Lucas laughed. "And your mommy is being mean to me"
"I am not!" Brooke giggled. "Anyway…we're home and it's about 4 in the afternoon…I've been at the hospital all morning"
"More like afternoon" Lucas said, shutting off the camera.
"Yeah…come on Ella, wanna sleep?" Brooke asked the little girl, who whimpered and scrunched up her face like she was gonna cry but then changed her mind and settled down. "Ooh I just closely avoided a crying baby" Brooke giggled, picking Ella up and putting her in her crib. The second Brooke put her down, Ella started screaming.
"Ella, what's the matter?"
"What does she want?" Lucas asked.
"I don't know!" Brooke said. Here it came, the 'I don't know what to do, but my baby is crying' realization. "Maybe she wants something to eat? Hey baby, you want something to eat?" she asked, pulling out a bottle and putting it in Ella's mouth. Immediately the little girl quieted down. "Oh thank God" Brooke sighed.
"See? I told you you'd be fine" Lucas said, kissing Brooke softly. "I love you and Ella so much, ok? Don't forget that"
"I know" Brooke said softly, smiling as she sat in the rocking chair, rocking Ella back and forth. "I love you too, Lucas"
"I'm gonna run to the grocery store"
"Ok"
"Call me if you need anything, ok?"
"I will"
"You sure you'll be fine?"
"Yeah"
"Alright…love you"
"Love you too" Brooke smiled. "Ella, your daddy is so silly and overprotective…he's not gonna let you play with any boys when you're older. But that's ok, we'll find you a hot boy toy" Brooke giggled. "I love you" she said, kissing Ella on the nose. "More than you'll ever know"
Lucas quickly bought the biggest bouquet of roses he could find and then went to Toys R Us before it closed. He smiled as he looked at all the toys and stuffed animals. He loved Ella so much, and he couldn't believe that she was here already.
"Hello sir, do you need any help?" a young employee asked.
"Yeah, do you have any newborn toys?" he asked.
"Yes, we do. What sort would you like?"
"For a baby girl" Lucas smiled.
"Oh, how cute! What's her name?"
"Eleanor"
"Aw"
"Yeah, she was born today"
"Oh, really a newborn"
"Yup"
"Are you her older brother or something?"
"Her father"
"Oh…I'm so sorry…its just you looked so young-"
"Yeah, can I just have the toys?" Lucas asked angrily. Why was it that he always got this reaction from people? He loved Ella very much, and so what if he was her father and not her older brother or uncle or something? Lucas grabbed the teddy bear and mobile and some other things and proceeded to the checkout.
"Ella, I wonder where your silly daddy went" Brooke giggled, playing with the little girl's fingers as she fed her with her bottle. "Look, your bottle has butterflies and roses on it…two of mommy's favorite things" Ella gurgled and continued drinking her mile. "Ok well I guess mommy's interests aren't so amusing, huh?" Brooke asked, laughing.
"I'm home!" Lucas yelled, walking in.
"Good, I was wondering where you were"
"I went and got Ella some toys and my beautiful wife some flowers" Lucas smiled, holding out the freshly cut roses for Brooke.
"Aw Lucas that's so sweet!" Brooke said, blowing him a kiss. "See, this is why I love your daddy, Ella" she smiled. "He's so sweet"
"I wanna hold my baby girl" Lucas said.
"She's drinking her milk"
"Its ok I can feed her…you should go grab something to eat and take a quick shower or something, Brooke, you've had an exhausting day"
"Ok…you'll be ok with Ella?"
"Yeah" he smiled, kissing her quickly.
"Ok" Brooke said, walking to her room.
"So Ella…what should we talk about?" Lucas asked. "Oh wait, you can't talk" he laughed, adjusting her. "Your mommy is so loony, Ella, but I love her anyway…and tonight you can meet your Aunt Haley and Uncle Nathan and your big cousins Emmy and Lyssa and Aunt Peyton and Uncle Jake and Adrian and Jenny…all of whom love you very, very much. But no one loves you more than your mommy and me" Lucas said. "We love you no matter what, Ella; because I don't regret having you for a second, and I hope your mom doesn't either…because I love her and you too much for words"
"I don't regret it, Lucas…" Brooke said, turning around. "And I love you and Ella too much for words, too"
A/N: There we have it! Baby Scott number…3! Wow! I'm so happy, I loved writing this chapter lol…it's like I'm a part of their lives, I love it! Lol I'm a dork…anyways, the story should be ending pretty soon, not too soon, I'll tell you guys when it'll have like a couple more chapters left but I've got things planned, so yeah…and there'll definitely be a sequel! So review!