Hey you guys! SO tomorrow is surgery day… as of right now I am sitting here with a needle in my back (Don't ask… something to do with pain) But I wanted to get one more chapter up for you guys since I am not sure when I can update again! Enjoy and Please review!
Brooke and Lucas waited in the doctor's office waiting room for them to call her back. Of course Lucas had been right, they definitely should have gotten more sleep. She had caught herself drifting off onto Lucas's shoulder 3 times since they had sat down. And they still had to shop after this! Poor Lucas looked tired too… and nervous. Every few seconds he ran his fingers through his spiky hair and looked at his watch. Now it was like a game for Brooke to count and see how often he did it, and it there was any sort of pattern.
"10" Brooke giggled looking over at Lucas who was doing his usual squinted eye, ½ smile you have totally lost me look
"What?"
"That's how many times you have looked at your watch in the past 5 minutes"
"Shouldn't you read or something…" Lucas asked taking her hand looking down at the engagement ring he had picked out
"Your cranky… and you know I don't read… why don't you read and give that watch a break"
"Because I didn't bring a book"
"Seriously? This baby does have you all out of sorts... I didn't even hide it this time" Brooke giggled shrugging her shoulders in awe. Poor Lucas was so out of sorts, but she couldn't help but laugh… usually he was the one who was totally together and with it while she had no idea what was going on
"I need sleep"
"We have to get some Christmas shopping done Luke! Like today… or we aren't ever going to get anything done!"
"Can't we get them all gift cards?" Lucas whined running his fingers through his long spiky blonde hair
"Then what are we going to get them next year when we have a baby? This year we have to be creative!"
"You be creative, I'll sleep in the car"
"What if my creativity gets heavy and I cant carry it?" Brooke asked pouting hoping her sad eyes would make him change his mind. She really hated shopping without him… or doing anything with out him for that matter. But being Brooke Davis she could of course never tell him that's why she wanted him there. Wanting him there just because she didn't like being away from him wasn't "her" so usually she came up with really good excuses about why she needed him to come with her. And even though he knew it was total BS and she knew he knew… that was how they worked
"That's what store people are for"
"Brooke Davis" A older nurse called from the door
"Finally"
"We need to hurry this marriage thing up so I can change my last name already"
"You just wanna be one of those people with 3 names" Lucas laughed taking her hand as they walked back
"Maybe…"
"Right this way"
"It smells in here" Brooke whispered as they walked down the quiet halls
"Its sterile"
"I don't like it"
"Put this on and the doctor will be with you shortly" The nurse said leading Brooke and Lucas into a room and handing Brooke a gown
"I have to wear this?"
"Yes…"
"You're kidding" Brooke asked looking at the ugly piece of material
"Do I look like I kid?" The nurse asked sticking her chart in the door and leaving
"Don't you dare laugh at me"
"Me? Laugh…"
"I'm serious or I am going to go with you next time they make you turn your head and cough!" Brooke whispered glaring at Lucas then looking back at the ugly gown. This definitely was not the Brooke Davis thing to do… but apparently it was going to have to be the Brooke Davis Scott thing to do because she didn't have a choice
"Not laughing"
"Oh My God" Brooke shrieked before Lucas could finish what he was saying
"What?"
"Oh My God!"
"Brooke what's wrong?" Lucas asked worried. Brooke always scared the hell out of him when she said things twice in a row
"That picture!" Brooke whispered pointing to a picture labeled "Child Birth" Hanging on the wall. Lucas hadn't even noticed it when he had come in and now it was like it was staring right at him
"Ah"
"I'm not doing that!" Brooke yelled
"I don't think you have a choice"
"Oh yes I do! Look at that woman's face! She looks like she wants to strangle that baby…"
"Brooke" Lucas whispered clueless about what to say or do. This was definitely out of his expertise
"Oh If I do that I better get a big piece of jewelry out of it" Brooke said glaring from the picture, to Lucas then back to the picture
"You're shaking"
"I realize that…"
"Brooke, come here" Lucas said holding his hand out
"Now I am scared to move"
"Brooke…"
"Don't you use that comforting "Its going to be ok" Tone with me Lucas Scott… You aren't going to have to go that!" Brooke yelled pointing to the picture
"Yea, I got nothing"
"LUCAS! You're supposed to comfort me!"
"I-I You said…" Lucas stuttered shaking his head to stay awake
"That was a test and you just flunked… Don't you think I know what I am going to have to do? My parents use to show me pictures when I was like 12 to make sure I wouldn't get pregnant… ever, but you Mr. Scott are going to have to get a little better at this before my hormones get even worse… I have heard of pregnant women killing people and then not having to go to jail because they used their hormones as an excuse… hmmm maybe I should pull out my hit list… Lucas? Lucas… Lucas are you sleeping?"
"What… no"
"Don't lie to me… I know when you're lying, your forehead gets that cute crinkled look I love" Brooke giggled sitting down in his lap and leaning her forehead against his and kissing him
"Well I can see how you 2 made the baby… now lets get started" The doctor said walking into the room
Peyton sat on the floor in her apartment working on her wedding speech. This was going to be great! Who better to write this speech than her? Of course she wasn't invited to the wedding yet… but once she and Brooke became "Best friends" again she knew Brooke would invite her. Brooke couldn't say no… and that had been ½ her problem in high school. The other ½ being boys couldn't say no to her either. Especially Lucas. Their senior year Lucas and Peyton had an on again of again romance going… while of course Brooke was on again off again with Felix. But she and Lucas were definitely a lot friendlier than friends should have been… and it seemed like he always took Brooke's side… leaving Peyton even though she was his girlfriend as a 3rd-wheel.
One night they had all been Tric for work and the plan was for Lucas and Peyton to go out afterwards. By this point Karen had Brooke working at Tric as… well know one really knew what Brooke's job was. She did a little bit of everything… especially bar tending when Karen wasn't there to Veto it. On this particular night they had closed up early and it was just Brooke, Peyton and Lucas left having their usual beat and bash about everyone who had been there that night. What they were wearing, who they were with… mostly with Peyton and Brooke talking while Lucas listened and rolled his eyes.
"Are you kidding me? I swear to god Teresa is pregnant! Or she is getting a Beer Belly!" Brooke giggled rolling her eyes at Peyton. Teresa was such a slut she wouldn't doubt it.
"Well maybe if you would stop giving all your friends beer!"
"Who's the daddy then?" Lucas asked trying to join in on the girl's conversation
"Probably Felix" Brooke muttered looking the other way
"Brooke… why do you take his shit?"
"Yea! I mean you didn't take mine!" Lucas laughed trying to lighten the awkward conversation up a little bit. He hated the fact that Brooke was with Felix, and he knew she did too, so anything that made things funny was good for him
"Its different! I don't want to go to prom alone…"
"Brooke Davis go to prom alone? Do you know how many guys would be after you the minute you dump him?"
"Yea… but I don't know any of them! Plus come on… Felix is hott! I wanna show my grandkids a picture of me at prom with a hott guy when I am old" Brooke whined and then giggled
"Alright… its your life, come on Luke"
"You have a ride home?" Lucas asked grabbing his keys from behind the cabinet
"Um, yea I'll call Felix"
"Ok… bye" Peyton smiled taking Lucas's hand and waving to Brooke
"Brooke come on" Lucas said throwing her her coat
"Lucas… you don't have too! You and Peyton go on your date"
"Yea Luke… come on… she's fine"
"Brooke… come on" Lucas said ignoring both of them and taking Brooke's hand to help her up
"Lucas"
"Felix is probably drunk off his ass somewhere… I don't want you in the car with him"
"Is it that you don't want her in the car with him or you don't want her with him" Peyton snapped getting pissed at how this conversation was going
"Peyton"
"Look you 2, I am going to go… I'll walk home or something" Brooke said trying to ease the tension between them
"Brooke, no… That's even worse"
"Lucas! This is Tree Hill! What's going to happen to her?"
"Do you want to risk something happening to her, god its just a ride home before you and I go out!" Lucas yelled throwing her her coat
"I just wanna go out!"
"Well you know what! I don't want to anymore! You think it's so safe to walk home… Go ahead! Come on Brooke"
Peyton never knew if Brooke had gone with Lucas or stayed since she stormed out of the club. Thankfully she did have her car there and she liked to think that Lucas was thinking the same thing when he told her to walk home. But it wasn't just that one time… there had been numerous times Lucas had done things like that. Taking Brooke over her. That's why she felt so dumb for not knowing it was Brooke he was with in the first place. Of course it was Brooke… for some reason it had always been Brooke, even when she knew he wanted her more. He went to Brooke. And as for Brooke's prom picture… she got her hot man to show her grandkids. She and Lucas went to prom together after Peyton he and Peyton had broken up. It was the same old story every time.
Lucas listened as the doctor explained things to Brooke. By the look on her face he could tell she wasn't too thrilled about what she was telling her. She kept looking at the doctor then at her stomach then at Lucas giving him pleading looks to do something… like he was going to actually be able to make it all better. He hated those looks. She was like a lost little girl begging for help and he could do nothing… for the most part she was in this alone. He could be there for her, and help her with whatever she wanted or needed but that was about it. This was going to be a long couple of months.
"So just remember, no Alcohol, roller coasters or Hot tubes…any questions?" The doctor asked smiling and handing Brooke pamplets
"What! No Hot tubes!"
"Not if you want a healthy baby"
"This kid is so freakin lucky" Brooke muttered to her stomach. Giving up rollercoaster, no big deal, Alcohol… it sucked but she didn't have to drink to be happy… but her hot tube! What were she and Lucas supposed to do on hot tube night?
"Or you are lucky to get this kid"
"Don't start with me lady" Brooke moaned glaring at the doctor
"Is she always like this?"
"Um, Uh… you ready Cheery" Lucas asked taking Brooke's hand and trying not to make I contact with the doctor…
"I could have had a better visit if I had seen a vet!"
"We'll see you in a few weeks then"
"Well we get to shop now" Lucas sighed changing the subject to something happy for Brooke
"That's why I love you!" Brooke giggled stopping just to kiss him
"Why?"
"Cause you can always make me feel better! Where to first?"
"Its up to you…"
"Just what I like to hear… Mike!" Brooke asked stopping and staring at Mike who was waiting in the waiting room
"Dude, what are you doing here?"
"I came to the appointment"
"We see that… why?" Lucas asked shaking his head
"Well I figured since I am the honorary uncle and all… I wasn't sure what I am supposed to do"
"Wait… who says your…" Lucas started but Brooke broke in
"Shhh, Mike… honorary uncles do lots of things… like buy the mommy to be presents, and um yea that's about it"
"Really? That's easy…"
"Very…" Brooke giggled. Mike was easy… she sure as hell didn't want him buying her baby anything… he'd probably come back with baby Beer bongs and G-strings… but if he bought her something it was bound to be good
"Well I better get started"
"You go do that…"
"Who told him…" Lucas started but Brooke broke in again
"I have no idea… let him buy us things… It'll be fun! Now lets shop Broody"
"Are you sure you want to shop in this weather…"
"Fine… you win… we can go home and take a nap… but only because I love you and I am looking out for your health…" Brooke giggled wrapping her arms around Lucas's neck and giving him a quick kiss
"Your tired too…"
"Soooo sleepy… can't make it to the car"
"Good god, hop on" Lucas said knowing what she was getting at… so he figured he might as well offer so she didn't have to beg and that way it would save them both time and energy
"What are we going to go without a hot tube!"
"Actually sleep"
"How boring…at least she didn't say anything about whipped cream" Brooke giggled
Karen starred out the passenger's side window. She and Andy had been driving since early that morning. Thankfully she had been able to get him out of the there by 9 so they could at least be in Charlotte 11… that is if Andy didn't get them lost like he usually did. He was the typical guy when it came to directions and driving… he never knew where he was going and asking for directions was a BIG no no. But today he was just going to have to deal with the fact that she wanted to get to Charlotte as soon as possible, even if that meant him risking his manliness and asking for directions.
"Left?" Andy asked turning out of the traffic
"Left"
"Your sure"
"Of course I am sure" Karen sighed. Andy was making things much more frustrating than they had to be
"This is a nice place" Andy smiled pulling into the parking lot
"My son the basketball player… I just hope his head hasn't grown with his wallet"
"Lucas, no… once a sweet boy… always a sweet boy"
"Nice Try, Park here" Karen laughed pointing to an empty space
"I still think you should call him love, maybe he is entertaining company"
"You mean having sex? Lucas learned his lesson about sex before marriage… believe me"
"Here we go…" Andy walking up the steps with Karen, who was almost shaking
"What?"
"Just do me a favor and remember he is 23"
"And do me a favor and remember I am his mother… knock"
Brooke laid on the couch in Lucas's arms wrapped around her waist. He was of course totally out of it, and he had been the second his head hit the pillow. She on the other hand just wanted to lay there with him for as long as she could and enjoy it. This whole thing with Peyton really had her thinking about what could have happened if things had been different and it really freaked her out. Especially with a baby on the way… the thought of not having or loosing Lucas was hard enough for her as it was… but now if something ever happened she wound not only have to deal with this but also a child. Usually she tried to avoid thinking of this kinda stuff… it totally freaked her out but ever since Peyton had made her way back and the whole baby thing was happening she found it harder and harder to keep it out of her mind.
"Sleep" Lucas whispered hugging her tighter
"How did you know I was awake?"
"You aren't snoring"
"I don't snore!" Brooke giggled turning over to face him so she could look him in the eyes. In her mind that was the only way to have a conversation… forehead to forehead… just close enough to him so she could lean in for a kiss if things got messy but far enough away to still be serious
"I will be glad when we have this baby and it can take my side on these things"
"Never… it will learn in time, just like you did that I am always right"
"Oh god… this kid is going to be a clone of you isn't it?" Lucas sighed pulling her even closer
"Duh…"
"Please let it be a boy…"
"Why so you can corrupt it? If I remember correctly I corrupted you and Haley… so either way I will work my magic" Brooke giggled kissing him. They both knew how this was going to go… boy or girl
"I'm sure you will"
"You ready to shop"
"Or…" Lucas whined reaching up her shirt
"Or what? Lucas Scott you are not getting out of this, there is nothing you can say or do to get out of Christmas shopping!"
"Or we could make out…"
"I hate you so much, cant we do both?" Brooke pleaded and giggled as he kissed her
"I only have the energy for one"
"Just shut up and kiss me… your lucky your so hott"
"I am hott aren't I?" Lucas asked
"Oh god… I have fed your ego way too much"
Outside Karen stood frozen with Andy… this was it. Now she just couldn't bring herself to knock… and since Andy refused to do it, at this rate they could be standing there all day… or at least until Lucas came outside. Just as she was getting ready to knock a guy in his early 20's walked up beside them and stared for a minute, then he checked his watch, the number on the door and looked back at Karen pulling a key out.
"You live here?" Mike asked confused
"My son does"
"Your Luke's mom! Dude… so that makes you like my honorary mom!"
"What?" Karen asked looking from Andy to Mike
"Is he not home?"
"I haven't-…"
"Here I have a key" Mike said pulling out the key he had stolen from under Brooke and Lucas's door matt
"You are?"
"Mike" Mike said plainly unlocking the door
"Karen, and this is And- Oh My God" Karen screamed seeing Lucas and Brooke
"Mike what the hell!"
"God damn it! 5 minutes later and I could have seen some nudity! Brooke, not you" Mike yelled
"Mom?" Lucas asked confused looking from Karen to Brooke who looked more shocked than he did
"Lucas!" Karen yelled
"Karen…" Brooke sighed nervously
"Brooke?"