And here goes another one. I hope you like.
xoxo Jules
Chapter 11: "I wonder how she hung around this place"
Logan sat on the couch across from both of her parents. None of them had spoken, they were waiting for Brooke to arrive so they could all "talk". When Brooke finally appeared at the door Nathan arose.
"Logan, go up to your room for a second. Your mom and I need to talk to Brooke alone for awhile."
The look of protest in Logan's eyes didn't change Nathans decision, so Logan trudged upstairs, then Nathan opened the door.
"Hey." Brooke said crossing her arms over her chest
"Hey." Nathan and Haley both said. "You can come in." Nathan added
They all sat on the couch, for a moment or two in awkward silence.
"So…" Haley began "You're back."
"Yeah. I um, I moved back from LA about a year and a half ago. I figured that it would be better for Kat." Brooke said, her voice still light and raspy.
"Who's Kat?" Haley asked
"She's my six year old daughter." Brooke said
Haley just nodded with her lips pursed together.
"Look guys, I just really don't what you guys to think that I am trying to take Logan away from you or anything like that. If you don't want me to see her I won't. I made a choice, and I have always regretted it until now." Brooke confessed
"What do you mean until now?" Nathan asked
"Until now I realize that I left her with the best parents she could have had. You raised her well. She seems like a really awesome kid. At that place in my life I just couldn't have done it. I barely get by just taking care of Katia." Brooke sighed. "And Haley took care of her when she didn't have to, so I can't come here and demand that you allow me be a part of her life when you don't owe me anything. I owe you."
"Yeah, you do." Nathan snapped
"Nathan!" Haley said shoving him in the arm
"You live here in Tree Hill, we live in New York." Nathan said
Brooke nodded
"I understand that."
"Brooke, Haley and I talked, and we don't mind you being a part of her life, as long as she doesn't. But honestly if you think about running out again that's it. I don't want my daughter heartbroken."
"I don't want that either." Brooke said
"Logan!" Haley called upstairs.
"Coming!" Logan said as she headed down the stairs, a perfect image of Brooke at that age. "Hey." She said to Brooke
"Hi." Brooke said with a smile
"Sit down Lo." Nathan said, Logan took a seat
"Yeah dad?"
"We just all talked… about well, everything. It's really up to you at this point what you want to do from here. If you want to know Brooke… or go back to the way things were…"
"I don't think that after all of this dad we can go back to the way things "were"."
"Oh yeah, that's right, you're getting drug tested every month from now on." Haley said
"Aw mom, come on, that is totally so unfair." Logan complained
"Well unfortunately it's not your choice." Haley said exercising her inner mom.
Brooke smirked at the exchange.
"I just want -" Logan began "I want to know Brooke but I really don't want to hurt mom."
"It's fine honey honestly." Haley said "I will love you regardless."
"I want to know Katia too." Logan said looking over to Brooke
"She would love to get to know you too."
Lucas walked into Nathan and Haley's house closing the door behind him.
"Jake?" He asked in surprise
"Hey man!" Jake said giving him a manly hug
"What are you doing in town? I thought that Nathan and Hales would be here." Lucas said looking around for them
"They had to run out to Tree Hill." Jake said
"Is everything okay?" Lucas asked concerned
"Yeah! Everything's cool."
"They found weed in her room." Rebecca said as she walked into the room holding a twin in each arm caked with mud.
"Oh." Lucas said shortly
"I found a frog Uncle Jake!" Gabe said holding up the green slimy animal in Jakes face
"That's nice Pal, why don't you put him outside and then you guys get in the bath, or shower, or spray yourselves with the hose or something."
"Kay!" The boys said in unison as they ran back outside
Jake held up his hands
"I just don't know how they do it." He tossed Luke a beer. "So what are you doing here?"
"I'm pretty sure that I'm in the dog house." Lucas said
"Oh Peyton." Jake said laughing. "What happened?"
"I have no idea. It's just everything. I don't feel like we even know each other anymore." Lucas said
"So this is like serious?" Jake asked
"Yeah, I guess it is. It's been this way for like a year." Lucas told him "I don't know what to do anymore. I don't want to be like my father and just like give up on the situation, but I'm not so sure there's much left to try at this point."
"Try talking to her." Jake suggested
"We talked, we fought. It ended with my suitcase on the porch."
"And when was this?"
"About 15 minutes ago." Luca said with a sigh.
Right then Jakes cell phone rang
"It's Peyton." He said looking at the number and the Lucas.
"You can take it." Lucas told him turning back to the basketball game.
"Alright." Jake said leaving the room. "Peyt, are you okay? …. No it's okay, no, I'll be over in a minute, don't worry….. No, no, alright,…… well then I'll meet you there…… Okay, well they'll be there soon just stay calm. She'll be alright. He's with me now…. But Peyton…… Peyt I should tel- …. But….. Okay okay! ……….. I get it. I wont……. Alright……… it will be okay….. Just calm down……. Okay, I won't!" Jake hung up the phone.
Lucas wasn't paying attention the to conversation. He was too involved in the game.
"Hey Luke, I've got to run for a bit, will you be fine here with the kids?" Jake asked grabbing his jacket
"Yeah, no problem. Is everything alright?"
"Yeah it's fine." Jake said
He ran out of the house and jumped into his car heading for the hospital.
What happened? lol, R&R
xoxo Jules