Hey you guys! Chapter 20! This story is really getting up there! But as long as you gys keep reading I'll keep writing! Remember… if any of you have ANY ideas on what should happen post it in your reviews! I've said it before, YOU guys are the ones having to read this… I'm just the writer and if there is something you want then feel free to tell me! I love ideas… hahaha saves me from the pain of writers block! While I am thinking about it I wanna thank Kaela for helping me with SOOO many chapters… without her there might not be a story! Hahaha anyways please read and review!

Brooke and Lucas laid in bed with Allie and Chloë between them asleep just like they had done every morning since the girls had come home. It wasn't their old tradition of making out and all that goes with it but it was a new and better one in Brooke's opinion. It wasn't like they were lacking when it came to their sex life… so that little morning ritual having to go wasn't the end of the world… plus it was 10 times more fun to lay there with the girls and talk. It made Brooke feel more mature and it also gave her more time to whine to Lucas about leaving her. He had to leave for his play offs in less than 2 hours and she really wasn't looking forward to being here alone with Karen and the girls. At least when Lucas was home they could over ride Karen's pushiness, but with Lucas gone Brooke had to fend for herself when it came to Karen and the girls and that was definitely going to be interesting.

"Are we ever going to un-pack this place?" Lucas asked looking at the piled up boxes against the labeled "Brucas room". They were lucky they had a bed up… much less sheets on it and pillows considering how busy they were. Who knew 2 babies that were so small could take up that much time and energy.

"Not if I can help it"

"Maybe I'll get back from play off's and it will be all un-packed"

"Or maybe hell will freeze over, Dan will become god and the girls might sleep through the night" Brooke giggled rolling her eyes at the sleeping babies on Lucas's chest… not that she blamed them… Lucas's chest was a comfortable place to sleep, she'd take advantage of it too.

"Yea that'll never happen"

"At least their room is unpacked and all pretty!"

"That's why they cant sleep in there… that place is like Toys R Us… what kid could sleep in a toy store?" Lucas laughed. It was sad when people tried to send presents but couldn't because they already bad everything…

"And whose fault is that Broody?"

"Ours"

"Besides… when have we ever had them sleep in there? Admit it Luke if they weren't in here with us we'd be nervous wrecks" Brooke whispered smiling at the babies. They hadn't left their site since they got home and it was driving Karen crazy. So crazy she had spent all of the past week looking through adoption papers with Andy.

"We'd be? Try we are…"

"We're better than we were 3 weeks ago!"

"Remember when it was just us and we could lay around all day and do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted?" Lucas yawned. Sleep deprivation was getting to both him and Brooke so times when they could just lay there with the girls asleep were precious and far between.

"Seriously… how boring was that?"

"Very… ok I've got to unpack so I can pack" Lucas said laying the babies on Brooke's chest… of course now they didn't wake up, but if it had been 2 in the morning and he had done that they both would have been screaming bloody murder.

"No…. Broody… stay in the bed with us"

"I have to leave in like 2 hours, and I still haven't figured out what I am going to do about the dinner Friday night"

"Luke… I can come if you want me too" Brooke said trying to sound a little tiny bit like she meant it. For his sake, she did hate he had to go alone with out her, and she wanted to go but she also didn't want to leave the girls with Karen for a week

"And leave them?"

"Take um… Take Andy with you! Start the rumor your gay!"

"We've already been that route if you don't remember…besides Mike might get jealous" Lucas laughed pulling clothes out of his box. This was pointless…maybe if it stayed bad enough long enough Karen would get annoyed with it and unpack for them like she had done with every other room.

"You could always meet some random bar slut and take her… that could be very interesting"

"Why am I leaving the girls alone with you for a week so you can corrupt them again?"

"Because you don't have choice… does he girls? Besides… this is perfect time for Haley, Peyton and I to work on wedding stuff… unless you want me to wait so you can help" Brooke smiled sarcastically. She knew he hated wedding stuff… and so she purposely asked him what flowers he liked and how many people to invite on a regular basis… just to annoy him.

"No… no you go ahead… as much as it hurts me to have to miss the planning of our wedding… I am just going to have to learn to deal with it"

"Uh huh… you're such a guy, help me feed the girls"

"Where's my mom? Isn't she usually begging to feed them by now?" Lucas asked starting to worry… clockwork Karen wasn't yelling at them to keep the babies on schedule for once.

"She probably got lost in the house somewhere… I don't know… maybe she and Andy finally made up and they are…"

"Gross… that's my mom"

"I was going to say scrap booking…" Brooke giggled sticking her tongue at him. She had glad that she wasn't the only one Karen was driving totally insane… it was Andy, and Lucas too…

"Sure you were… and that's why you have those little lie lines on your forehead"

"What? I do not have lie lines…"

"Yes you do! You get 2 little lines on your forehead whenever you lie" Lucas laughed laying back down beside Brooke. He'd pack later… he wasn't going to get anything done with Brooke and the girls in here.

"Its time I find a new man… someone who cant tell when I'm lying"

"Good luck… but I like your lie lines" Lucas smiled kissing her forehead

"Do you really have to go?" Brooke whined not looking him in the eyes. She knew if she did it was just going to make things that much harder. How pathetic was she that she was too scared to stay home alone without her Lucas?

"Its only 5 days"

"I know… but you realize I haven't been away from you for 5 days since like our senior year… that was 5 years for me to get way too attached to you and if I cry you cant hold it against me!"

"I'll call you like 5 times a day" Lucas said kissing her and then taking the babies back so Brooke could sit up and rant better… he knew she wanted too but wouldn't until he gave her the chance

"You better… and bring back presents… all can be forgiven with presents"

"I can do presents… Allie's demanding food"

"Allie… I am whining to your daddy for presents… this is benefiting you too." Brooke said taking Allie from Lucas and sticking her tongue at him one last time before deciding to take Chloë too.

Peyton drove up to Brooke and Lucas's house right behind Haley. Seeing the house made her feel sick to her stomach. Who got to live like this? In high school they were taught the people with the good jobs, who made good grades, were nice to everyone, never partied… they were the ones who got to live the dream like. People like Haley… but while Haley wasn't struggling she didn't get to live in some mansion and stay home with her baby all day… she actually had to work to afford their 3-bedroom house. Meanwhile Brooke, the most popular, party hardy girl in high school never even had to stop living like she was 16 because everything was being handed to her on a silver platter. The hott but loving pro basket ball playing husband, identical twin girls, Brooke the stay at home mom who does nothing but shop… she was living out the 21st century cliché of a rich family… a clishe that Peyton wanted to be living out more than anything. Now she was here to help plan a wedding that she had at one time planned on destroying. Not that hanging out with Jake and Jenny wasn't fun… only now Jake was getting married too and he didn't have the time like he used too… making Peyton once again feel depressed and lonely… and really want Lucas.

"Hey Hales, Peyton" Lucas said taking little James from Haley. He was definitely Nathan's child… down to the big brown eyes and dark hair. Not a bit of Haley in that baby anywhere.

"Hey Luke… isn't it a little early for you to be off?"

"I was supposed to leave an hour ago… but the car wont start"

"Brooke?" Haley laughed assuming Brooke had found a way to sabotage his trip to keep him home with her

"At first I thought maybe but Brooke couldn't figure out how to screw up a car if her life depended on it"

"How about not taking the convertible? Leave it here with Brooke and we'll get it fixed"

"A 2 seater with Brooke and twins? Speaking of that can you guys keep Brooke pre-occupied while I'm gone… just don't let her get lonely, or sad or stressed out?" Lucas asked scatching his head as he spoke… like he always did when he was stressed out.

"You got it… if you can get there"

"So true…"

"I can take you if you want, actually it would work really well that way because I really need to stop by my dads and he's only about 30 minutes away from there" Peyton lied seeing the perfect opportunity. Lucas didn't know her dad was in Maryland and if her plan worked they wouldn't be leaving the hotel room much.

"That would be great… let me go tell Brooke bye"

"Already… I was hoping it wasn't going to start" Brooke whined into Lucas's chest as she hugged him. This totally sucked. Damn basketball and its play offs! Didn't they know this was a bad time?

"It didn't… but Peyton's going to ride up there so she can see her dad"

"You and Peyton… wont that be cozy"

"Brooke… I love you, if you want I'll leave you on speaker phone the whole ride up?" Lucas laughed, he saw how uncomfortable Brooke looked with the whole situation and thought about just calling Mike to turn around and come get him but then Brooke came around.

"No… have fun, love you too… remember presents, say bye bye to daddy girls"

"Bye girls… I love you, Brooke… call me if you need anything… ok?"

"You got it" Brooke smiled giving him a really good kiss just to piss Peyton off. But Lucas didn't have to know that. Men were so clueless when it came to this sort of thing… it was really sad

"Come on Luke… road trip"

"That was very mature of you Brooke" Haley laughed as Lucas and Peyton walked to her car together.

"That little crackwhore… she knew exactly what she was doing! Allie, Chloë That's what you call evil. Pure Evil… damn whore what the hell is her problem? You don't see me going after Jake or anyone else she likes or I don't know… is married too! Why the hell cant she let is just be happy? You know why? Because she is acting like coked up whore, that's why…" Brooke muttered rolling her eyes at Peyton as she sat down on the front porch steps. Her little rants always made her feel better… but she had a feeling she was going to need a lot of little rants with this one.

"Why'd you let him go?"

"Because I trust him… just not her, and besides what kind of person would I be if I said no… if she tries anything we'll just frame her for Karen's murder"

"Karen's Murder?" Haley laughed looking to make sure Karen was no wear in earshot. That was the last thing Brooke needed.

"2 birds with one stone… lets go plan a wedding"

"Glad to see your back to your normal self… clothes and all"

"Me too… it feels good… almost like high school again, only this time I have my little minions on my side… and I don't need a fake ID anymore, and I don't have to listen to anyone, except Lucas and he is pretty reasonable" Brooke said pretty much talking to the girls and not Haley. She found herself doing that a lot lately.

"Whose that?" Haley asked seeing a silver Lexus pull into the driveway where Lucas and Peyton had just backed out

"My mother"

In the car Peyton was talking a mile a minute… almost as much as Brooke did usually, which was totally unlike Peyton and was making Lucas uncomfortable. He was already missing the girls and Brooke and kinda just wanted to sit and think… which was what he and Peyton were usually best at when they were around each other. But apparently not today, she seemed almost nervous as she talked to Lucas… slurring her words and forgetting what she was saying. It was the all too familiar feeling that he had had at the beginning of their senior year. So he decided to talk to her… maybe she would stop shaking.

"So… other than running the café and Tric while my moms gone… what are you doing?" Lucas asked stopping his IPOD pretending he had been listening to Peyton the whole time. He just hoped she hadn't always said something about her work.

"Oh, um not much really… living off what I make drawing… that sort of thing. Its nice to have a steady income though, you've gotta love having money"

"I don't really care about the money… you know I'm content with a book and my Ipod, actually if I didn't have Brooke to spend it all I don't know what Id do"

"You'd probably have a lot more than you have now" Peyton laughed starting to feel more comfortable. Talking about Brooke wasn't as bad as she thought it would be… not nearly as awkward.

"That's the truth… but money's not worth anything if you don't have something to spend it on… what's the use of having it if its just going to sit in a bank somewhere"

"Coming from the guy who wouldn't even spring for a limo to take us all to graduation"

"Dude… you don't need a limo for graduation!" Lucas insisted rolling his eyes then laughing. He couldn't believe she was bringing this up after all this time.

"I know… that's what you said over and over… We tired to tell you we did need one but no… not until Brooke begged you did you finally say ok. You knew even then didn't you… about you two?"

"Part of you always knows I think. You know that's all I wish for the girls when there older… that they find someone who loves them as much as I love Brooke"

"Oh god" Peyton said making a gagging motion with her finger in her throat. It had happened… Lucas was officially a dad, as screwed up as that was it was also kinda cute and funny to see him acting like that.

"What? Don't laugh at me! I'm serious… when you have kids you'll get it"

"If you say so… graduation… at least you remember what happened"

Graduation… that had been an interesting day if there ever was one… especially considering all the drama everyone had in their lives at the time. He and Brooke had slept together the night before, Peyton was pretty much high the whole graduation, Haley and Nathan were right in the middle of a pregnancy scare, Jake was gone, the only people who seemed to have everything in order were Mouth and Erica.

"Ok… so I chose the 5 of you because well basically you're the only ones who said yes and aren't drunk out of your minds… just say what we practiced" Whitey said handing them each a sheet of paper to look over before going out to make their speeches

"Are you kidding me? Golly… my Experience at Tree Hill High was neat? I'm not saying that" Brooke laughed crumbling up her paper and throwing it at Peyton to see if she'd even notice.

"That's not as bad as mine… Gee, I wish I never had to leave this educational institute? Who wrote this crap?" Lucas asked squinting at the paper

"Mouth…"

"Screw this"

"Hold it you 5! I don't give a damn what your issues are today! Brooke, Lucas… you have to live together all summer… so my suggestion, deal with your sexual issues. Nathan and Haley! Take a goddamn pregnancy test! And Peyton… drink some coffee and take a cold shower…I'll be back" Whitey said shutting them in the small classroom as he left. Leave it to Whitey to know exactly what was going on

"He's good"

"So are we actually going to say this crap?" Nathan asked looking down at his paper that read 'The things I have learned here are priceless to me, come to Tree Hill High and you will see'

"Hell no… who wants to get out of here" Brooke asked flashing her devious smile at Lucas.

"And miss graduation?"

"Its not like anyone is here to watch me…"

"She's got point, I'm in" Lucas said throwing his paper at the trashcan in the corner of the room and missing.

"I cant… my parents are here"

"I cant… her parents are here" Nathan yawned glaring at Haley.

"Peyton?"

"Huh?" Peyton muttered wiping her washed out eyes to try and focus on who was asking her a question and pretend she was actually lucent enough to be here

"Never mind… come on Broody, let's end this school year the way we started it"

"And how was that?"

"I'm not really sure… and I wasn't sure then either, lets go" Brooke giggled grabbing his hand. This was going to be fun… her and Lucas alone all summer in Tree Hill, living together. Talk about a dream come true. Stuff like that never really happened!

"They're so going to have sex" Haley muttered as they walked out

"Where are we going?"

"Its kinda hot… Beach sounds fun"

"We don't have suits" Lucas said squinting at Brooke who was giggling as the snuck past Whitey's office

"Exactly"

Brooke sat on the couch with the girls while her mother, yes HER mother cried with her face buried in her hands like someone had died. Talk about a site…Apparently becoming a grandmother was the end of the world… but not as bad as finding out your only daughter was getting married to a Scott. Brooke pretty much found the whole thing amusing… and apparently so did Allie and Chloë because this was the quietest they had been since she and Lucas had brought them home. But this served her mother right… she shouldn't have just shown up! She hadn't seen her in 5 years, of course things were going to be different.

"Why would you do this to me! Are you trying to punish me?"

"No mom… I'm trying to have a life… my OWN life" Brooke sighed not believing this. How did things like this always happen when Lucas was gone? Was there some kind of rule she had to deal with these things all on her own to prove she was worthy of some great prize or something?

"You did this just because I wouldn't like it didn't you! You knew how I felt about THAT boy… and now you have gone off and had his babies and they are his aren't they… because if you tell me they aren't…"

"Mother… their his, and you can leave now" Brooke smiled pointing to the door like that was actually going to work… yea right. In her dreams maybe. That woman was like a termite… once you had her you couldn't get rid of her no matter how hard you tried.

"What am I supposed to tell your father?"

"I don't know… how about something like 'honey… Brooke is very happy with her life right now, she loves her fiancé and she has 2 fabulous little babies… lets be good parents and stay out of her life for once"

"Brooke… you're not thinking rationally… It's probably the hormones. Give those 2 to their nanny and lets go out and have some lunch" Her mother said pulling out her wallet and counting her bills. It made Brooke want to gag.

"Allie! Chloë! Did you hear that? You have a Nanny! No… Mom the girls not have a Nanny"

"And why not?"

"Because Lucas and I are perfectly capable of taking care of our children… we made them… we can raise them, besides I don't want them to have a nanny" Brooke said getting comfortable on the couch with the girls. She had a feeling they were going to be there for a while at this rate.

"You loved your nannies Brooke!"

"I know I did! I loved them more than you! And I hated you for that…unlike you I like being with my babies"

"Brooke… lets not do this, I did what was best for you as a child"

"Here we go… Chloë, Allie your first lesson in Bull shit… get ready" Brooke sighed rolling her eyes again at her mom.

"Brooke, what's going on?" Karen asked walking into the living room carrying baby blankets.

"Hey Karen, the grim reaper decided to stop bye and say Hi…Mom this is Karen… Lucas's mom"

"Here… give me the girls, they can come with me and nap"

"They're fine" Brooke smiled wanting Karen to go away and leave the girls alone for once… they didn't have a Nanny but they sure had Karen which sometimes was almost as bad.

"You're active in the girls lives?" Brooke's mother asked as if something suddenly went off, and Brooke knew what it was. Karen was the model grandmother, always there for her grandchildren and children, helping out, cooking… it was like competition.

"Yes…Brooke, take a break"

"No… Karen we're fine, thanks" Brooke said getting annoyed. What part of 'leave us alone for once' didn't she get? It wasn't like she was saying Karen could never see the girls again… she just wanted to sit there with them.

"Well I can be a grandmother too"

"Why… because you're jealous that Karen is?" Brooke laughed. This was unbelievable…

"No… because I want us to be closer, let me help"

"We don't need your help, thanks… Brooke its best if they stay on schedule, I know"

"There are 2 of them… Brooke you look like you need sleep, give them here"

"No… the girls need me, not you!" Karen said gritting her teeth and trying to take Chloë from Brooke.

"I'm there grandmother too! I know something about little girls"

"Guess what! I'll tell you… I'm their mother and I don't need either of you! I can take care of MY babies… yes I know… shocking but you 2 are welcome to stay here and duke it out if you'd like, I'm going to go spend some quality time with my babies, alone" Brooke smiled. She knew she was acting pissy but she didn't really give a damn. Maybe this would show Karen and her mother that they had no rights to her girls what so ever… she could do just as good of a job as they could if not better.

"Brooke… you cant take them out!"

"Watch me… They're 4 months old, they were a loud to go out a month ago…oh and they're mine… so actually I can take them out. Allie, Chloë you wanna go to the park with mommy?"

"Brooke!" Karen yelled once last time as Brooke headed into the kitchen.

Peyton walked with Lucas into the hotel lobby hoping he would invite her up. She didn't want to see her dad, and she hoped Lucas would realize that and offer to let her stay so she could talk to him. They had had a fun ride up… talking and laughing just like they had back in high school. All the sparks were there and they deep connection that once was, was shining back through again. Now the hard part was telling him and dealing with the guilt of doing this to Brooke. Her best friend… she had just gotten her back and now she was going to ruin everything again. But it was like Karen had once told her… Best friends can forgive each other for anything… so she and Brooke would be fine. Hopefully Brooke would be able to find someone or maybe things between Peyton and Lucas wouldn't even work out. But she had to try…

"So…" Peyton said after they had checked in and were waiting for the elevator. This was the moment of truth and she planned on it working out perfectly.

"Thanks so much for driving me Peyton… seriously I appreciate it"

"Hey, no problem… you'd do the same for me"

"Yea… so tell your dad I said hi" Lucas said as the elevator opened. He started to get in but Peyton grabbed him by the hand and stopped him before he had a chance. He knew this had been too good to be true… now dare he be friends with Peyton and still be with Brooke. Of course not… it didn't work that way.

"I actually was thinking about not seeing my dad. Maybe I could stay here and watch you play"

"I guess if you want too… I'm sure they have an extra room"

"Or I could stay in your room" Peyton said playing with his fingers as she talked to him.

"Peyton… no"

"Lucas…come on, didn't you have fun coming up here?"

"Yea… I did but as friends, I wont do that to Brooke, or you again… or my girls. I'm sorry" Lucas said trying to be nice about it although he wasn't sure why. She didn't deserve nice, or anything for that matter…

"Is this because of Brooke?" Peyton snapped rolling her eyes at him

"You mean my fiancé and the mother of my children… yea I think so… and me, and the fact I don't want to be with you Peyton!"

"Are you sure about that?"

Brooke drove aimlessly around Charlotte basically wasting her gas. Allie was in the backseat screaming while Chloë slept. It was almost 3 and it wasn't like they had anywhere to be… or anything to do. She had fed and changed the girls and usually they were asleep my now but Allie just wasn't going to have it. She was crying so loud and hard her poor little face was red and she was burning up. Finally not being able to take the screaming Brooke pulled into a parking lot to let herself cry and make sure she didn't wreck the car. Why the hell was this so hard? If she went home she was just going to be proving to her mother and Karen that she couldn't do this… but Allie who was still screaming even when Brooke laid her up against her chest was burning up… and there was nothing Karen or her mother was going to be able to do for that other than blame Brooke for taking her out. Lucas would know what to do… but if she called him he was going to want to come home if he thought that Allie was sick… and they both knew he needed to be there. So now it was just her… own her own with her babies.

"Allie… baby don't cry! Mommy doesn't know what to do… you've got to help me out here ok? Ok… so your not like super hot, just a little warm… that's a good sign! Or not… damn it… oops mommy didn't say Damn it, screw this… plan B I'm going to put you down for just a second so we can go see someone who is going to make you feel all better ok?" Brooke whispered kissing little Allie's head and putting her back in her car seat so she could drive. She needed to do something before she started crying harder than Allie.

Brooke drove slowly until she pulled into a short driveway in a cute little neighborhood and then sat in the car for a second rocking little Allie back and forth one last time to try and calm her down… it didn't work. After pulling sleeping Chloë into one arm and still trying to calm Allie down in her other she made her way up to the drown door at the house. Realizing she didn't have any hands to knock with she decided kicking the door was here best bet… they'd understand. Finally after giving it a few good kicks she heard footsteps and the door opened.

"Brooke…" Erica gasped coming opening the door standing next to Mouth

"Erica… I need your help"