Hello my Fabulous reviewers! (Its my sisters birthday and I have already driven her to Starbucks twice… hahaha so I am just a little hyper…) Anyway! Chapter 27! YAY! This story is getting long…but then if it wasn't nice and long it wouldn't be my story now would it? Hahaha… anyways! Enjoy this chapter and as always! Thanks for the AWESOME reviews!

Before either Brooke or Lucas knew it the Honeymoon was over and time flew by. Days became weeks and week's months. Before they knew it Brooke was back in school, The Bobcats were number 1 in the country and Allie and Chloë's first birthday came and went faster than Brooke had ever expected. Before any of them knew it, it was December again. Allie and Chloë now a good 20 months old were a bigger hand full than either Brooke or Lucas could have ever imagined. Each with their long dark hair down their backs and big brown eyes could get anything they wanted. They both loved dresses, pretty shoes and for Brooke to do their hair and paint their nails, but even though they were so much the same… they could be totally different too. Allie loved to play mommy. She had more baby dolls than Brooke could even count and every one of them had a name and a story. She was also more out going than her sister, always the one planning the trouble and dragging Chloë along for the ride. Meanwhile Chloë was quieter but not shy… she had no problem throwing a temper tantrum or showing off for a crowd. And while Allie had to play little mommy, Chloë loved animals. For their first Birthday Mike had felt the need to get them kittens… Brooke and Lucas both hated cats with a passion but the girls, especially Chloë loved them so much they didn't have a choice but to keep the damn things. So "Kitty" was Allie's cat and "Catty" who was Chloë's both pretty much lived inside with Lucas's Beagle the girls had dubbed babbles (Actually Bubbles but neither little girl could get it out right).

Poor Lucas was stuck in a house full of girly girls but he didn't seem to mind… at least from what Brooke could tell. Both girls knew how to play basketball and went to every home game to cheer for their daddy. As they got older things seemed to get so much easier, and harder at the same time. They didn't cry when Brooke left them now… they just whimpered and hugged her saying "No go mommy!" In some ways having them be the little chatterboxes they were was even worse. Both talked non-stop and ran circles around poor little James when it came to their vocabulary. Erica told Brooke it was because Chloë and Allie had a sense of competition between each other… what one did the other one had to do. But Brooke swore it was her and Lucas's good genes that made her babies so smart. But with competition or not both girls were attached at the hip and it worried Brooke. Together they were unstoppable but when she and Lucas tried to separate them and take them to do their own things both girls would cry for their "siser." Being home with Brooke 5 days a week all day meant they were both social butterflies. They both knew what to say to make people melt and could work a crowd better than any other children Lucas had ever seen. A lot of times he wondered if that's how Brooke had been when she was that age. But both girls were also genuinely week toddlers… always hugging and giggling. That is until Brooke or Lucas left for school or work. That's when the problems started.

"Ok girls… mommy's going to school to try and learn how to deal with crack whores in the courtroom… personally I think if I just made them think I'd sleep with them it would crack them but apparently not…" Brooke whispered shaking her head at the 2 little girls whose eyes were already brimmed with tears. It was the same thing every time she left… whoever said they grew out of that separation anxiety was sadly mistaken.

"Nowa!"

"Yesa Allie! Hugs, kisses all that fun stuff"

"Mommy!" Chloë cried crawling into Brooke's lap, followed by Chloë. Too the untrained eye this looked like 2 sweet innocent little girls who wanted to sit with their mommy. But Brooke knew better… they knew that she couldn't carry both of them and her books she had in her hand… leaving her stuck on the couch.

"Chloë I'll be back in 2 hours, I promise… but you know what? While I'm gone James is going to come over! And Erica is going to bring baby Tucker over… don't you want to see baby Tucker?"

"I go too!"

"I go!" Allie joined in taking her pacy out of her mouth just long enough to talk, and then sticking it back in.

"No… I need you to take care of daddy for me… can you do it? It's a hard mission"

"Duck!" Chloë squealed shaping her hand to look like a duck. That was Brooke's game with them… it was how she and Lucas had taught them to most everything they knew… only Allie and Chloë saw it as a game.

"Don't make me do the duck"

"Baby duck!" Allie giggled

"If I do the duck will you let mommy leave without making her feel so guilty she cries?"

"Yeah"

"Ok… Here's the mommy duck… where are the baby ducks? There they are!" Brooke said tickling both the girls until they made ducks with their hands too. If only the high school version of herself could see her now… making animals with her hands. Just another thing she had sworn she could NEVER do… and ended up doing it anyway.

"Do orn!"

"You want to see my amazing mommy duck grow a horn?" Brooke giggled raising her middle finger… ok so she still wasn't exactly the momish type but she had to do something to keep it interesting. It was even funnier when Chloë had decided to play duck in the doctors office and show the doctor how her duck could grow a horn like mommy's.

"Brooke! Tell me you aren't teaching those 2 how to give the finger" Haley shrieked walking in on what looked really bad. Brooke would have liked to tell her she wasn't seeing what she thought she was… but they both knew that wasn't true.

"There never too young to learn and no… the duck was growing a horn"

"Your terrible… you look…"

"Like?" Brooke asked trying to move Chloë and Allie so Haley could see the whole outfit.

"Not like a lawyer"

"Good… ok kissies girly girls" Brooke giggled tickling and kissing them both. She really did hate leaving them. She did after all have a blast with them everyday… so much more fun than she had ever had with her friends. It was just different with her girls.

"Mama…"

"No go"

"Damn it… girls, babies… I will buy you both a Barbie if you let me go" Brooke begged. Whoever had said that you shouldn't bribe your children to get what you want apparently hadn't been in law school while trying to raise twins.

"Mommy…."

"Brooke… that's pitiful" Haley sighed seeing how distraught the girls looked grasping onto Brooke like there was no tomorrow.

"Shut up… at least I know they love me… Lucas"

"Chloë, Allie let mommy go" Lucas said finally deciding to stop reading and help Brooke out. He was still worn out from giving them a bath this morning.

"Daddy! Bwall?"

"Give mommy kisses and we'll go play ball ok?"

"Are you guys going to play ball! Make sure you wear your wedges to play… and make daddy watch out for your nails ok?" Brooke asked handing the girls to Lucas. Neither fought it… Brooke hoped they had finally come to terms with the fact she had class and would stay home with Lucas willingly.

"Mommy… pway!"

"Mommy doesn't play basketball… Why am I talking to myself in 3rd person? I swore I'd never do this"

"You look hott… 2 hott for a court room, are you sure your not cheating on me" Lucas asked squinting at her just like he always did when she was wondering something.

"Haha… Just because I am trying to be a lawyer doesn't mean I have to act or dress like one, gotta go" Brooke whispered giving Allie and Chloë a quick kiss and Lucas a longer one and then a smile. She was already so late what did it matter now?

"She a little… crazy this morning"

"Exams… Where's James?"

"Damn it I left him in the car again… JAMES!" Haley shrieked running out after Brooke towards her car. Lucas couldn't help but laugh at her. Motherhood was either going to kill Haley, or make her a VERY strong person.

"And she called mommy crazy… what are we going to do for 2 hours?"

"Duckie!" Chloë giggled still apparently having duck on the brain.

"I'm going to shoot the damn duck… no more duck" Lucas whined laying back on the couch with the girls. If he was lucky maybe they would take a nap while he read.

"Daddy…."

"Kitty?"

"No Animals… what about Ice Cream? You want me to take you to get Ice Cream?" Lucas asked. He liked to take them out places… they were always less hyper when they were in public, plus in his opinion they made all the other kids at the park look ugly.

"Ok… Never mind… I forgot I left him with Nathan… Don't scare me like that" Haley sighed walking back inside.

"Weren't you coming over here so James could play with the girls?"

"Right… ok I'm going to go now"

"You do that… I've got ice cream dates"

Brooke rushed into class, of course she was 10 minutes late as usual… but everyone expected that of her. In fact the professor didn't even start class until 1:10 just because of Brooke. Luckily her hott clothes had gotten her somewhere in this place… even if it was an old horny law professor giving her that extra 10 minutes. After giving him a quick smile she sat down at her desk and wiped some of the chocolate away from the sleeve of her coat. Hazard of having two 2 year olds who loved chocolate, nothing was safe… not even the poor dog who had tried to escape Allie and Chloë's chocolate rampage this morning, but had failed miserably and now desperately needed a bath. At least her coat was the only thing that had gotten it… the kitchen table was another story, if Karen only knew how Brooke and Lucas were letting Chloë and Allie eat the precious chocolates she sent she'd have a coronary.

"Ok class… as you know today is your exam. But I will also be giving 2 of you the opportunity to work with me over the summer at my firm. This will get you way ahead of the game"

"You'll get one" Angie whispered form behind Brooke. Angie had been in almost everyone of Brooke's classes since she came back and had decided to be Brooke's best friend. The only problem was there probably weren't too many people on the planet who were as annoying as Angie. She was the type who thought she knew it all… always giving Brooke marriage and parenting advice like she actually needed it.

"You think?"

"Brooke… he's like in love with you"

"Ew… and even if I did I couldn't do it, I don't see my children and husband enough as it is" Brooke sighed looking down at her notebook which had a picture of her, Lucas, and girls in front of the house. It looked so cliché… not to mention she and Lucas looked all of 10 in the picture.

"Brooke… you only have classes twice a week! And we both know you and Lucas aren't lacking in the sex area"

"That's true…but seriously, No time! I am looking forward to this summer off to spend doing absolutely nothing! Besides I think its time Lucas and I had a 2nd honeymoon… only somewhere like Florida or something" Brooke giggled. Ok… so Angie wasn't so bad when she actually knew what she was talking about and for once she was right. The internship wouldn't kill her…and she did really want to do it.

"You 2 are like rabbits"

"Rabbits are cute!"

"Did you study for this thing?" Angie asked cringing as the professor handed her her test face down. She looked as nervous as Brooke left.

"You try studying with whiney 2 year olds and whiney husband! First its them whining for mommy to lay with them… and then its him whining for"

"Enough… I don't want to know anymore"

"Besides this stuff is common sense… I haven't studied for an exam all year" Brooke smiled. She was lying of course… she had had to pull all nighters with Lucas for almost every big exam…, which always included black coffee, lots of whining on her part and usually had her and Lucas falling asleep on the couch just in time for the girls to wake up and want breakfast.

"Liar"

"I know… I was cramming last night until like 3AM. The girls made very good book proper uppers between trying to make me play"

"You should have waited until you were finished with school" Angie sighed starting again with her "Angie knows best". That seriously pissed Brooke off. She usually just ignored Angie except when it came to her girls. No one told her what she should and shouldn't do with them. She love those 2 more than anything… probably even more than if she had waited to have them if that was possible. People like Angie didn't get it… to her Allie and Chloë were like little annoyances. Whenever she came over to study she treated them like dogs… telling Brooke to put them in a bedroom somewhere.

"Please… you sound like my mother in law"

"I'm just saying… think of how much easier this would be if you didn't have a husband to worry about and 2 kids to worry about feeding and spending time with"

"Ok… last time I checked I wasn't here for the money and Angie… If it weren't for that husband I have to worry about… and my girls I probably wouldn't be here… I'd probably he a stripper at Felix's club or something… not that that wouldn't be fun but I'm getting off topic here… I actually like my husband unlike you and your boyfriend" Brooke whispered. She was pissed now…so pissed she didn't really care what she said, it just made her madder and madder to the point where she HAD to do better than Angie on this exam.

"The exam will begin now…"

Lucas waited outside Chili's for Brooke with Allie and Chloë who were asleep against his chest. They had played outside for an hour before leaving to meet Brooke and now they were both totally worn out. But he was glad… he wasn't in the greatest mood, not since he had gotten off the phone with his mom… and he was scared that if they were awake and wanted to play he might take his bad mood out of them and he really didn't want that. It was just his mom was driving him crazy. She and Andy were trying so hard to adopt another baby… and kept failing miserably. And yea. He felt terrible for them obviously but all the calls Karen put in crying to him about it… all the time she spent worrying about it she could have been spending with the kid she did have. But no… as usual she was too wrapped up in something and ignoring what she did have. Just as Brooke drove up and got out of the car with a big smile on her face his cell phone rang.

"Hello?" Lucas asked flipping open his phone.

"Lucas… its Peyton. Before you hang up because I know you want too… just hear me out. I'm here in Charlotte and I was wondering if you, Brooke and the babies wanted to meet me for dinner maybe?"

"Uh…"

"Hey Handsome…" Brooke smiled not noticing he was on the phone until she had finished kissing him.

"Let me ask Brooke"

"Lucas… how many times have I told you? We are NOT going to have sex on the Chili's table… Applebee's maybe but not Chili's" Brooke giggled to try and lighten the mood. He had that look… the one he had had every night this week, the look that made her want to strangle his mother.

"Its Peyton… she wants to know if we want to have dinner?"

"That would explain the look…"

"Look… if you guys don't want too then I get it" Peyton told Lucas over the phone. He didn't know what to say… it was all so random and sudden. Definitely the last thing he had expected today.

"Tell her sure… I know the girls would love to meet her" Brooke smiled. She had spent a lot of time hating Peyton over the years… until one day when she was showing the girls high school pictures and it had hit her how much she missed Peyton.

"She says ok…we're at Chili's if you want to meet us here"

"Ok… great, bye"

"That was random" Lucas sighed letting Brooke lean into his chest. She looked tired… this was the last thing either of them needed to be doing tonight. Between his bad mood, the girls sleeping and Brooke being worn out from studying all night it was definitely going to be interesting.

"What's wrong?"

"You mean other than my mother's complaining, and now the fact we're having dinner with Peyton?"

"I'm sorry Luke…" Brooke whispered taking his hand. This seriously sucked… seeing him like this. It wasn't fair of Karen to be doing this to him… he had his own family to worry about, his own kids and wife… he shouldn't be stuck with her problems too.

"Yea… I'm just tired I guess, give me some good news"

"I totally nailed my exam" Brooke said excitedly. If that wasn't good news she didn't know what was

"That's what I'm talking about"

"And… I got offered a summer internship!"

"See… that's why I married you" Lucas smiled. Almost instantly he felt better… just being there with her made it somehow better. He didn't even want to think about what his life would have been life if he had married someone else.

"Because I'm so smart and hott and fabulous… and I have us beautiful babies"

"That… and you just made me forget why I was in such a bad mood"

"That's what I'm here for… what did you do? Drug those 2?" Brooke laughed looking at the girls who were totally out… which was rare for both of them to fall asleep at the same time.

"Backyard… I finally finished the swingset with Mike"

"Yay! Wow… you and I could have fun on that thing… we'd just have to watch out for splinters… ew…"

"Wanna take a baby?" Lucas asked. His shoulder was killing him… as the girls got heavier his shoulder seemed to get worse.

"I'll take them both… and they aren't babies anymore… Their toddlers!"

"They're going to by my babies when their 40…"

"I know…Damn she was close when she called" Brooke said seeing Peyton's Mercury Comet pull into the parking lot. She couldn't believe she still had that some old car… then again she and Lucas still had that red corvette so she really couldn't talk.

"How do you know its her..."

"She still has that same damn… holy shit… take the girls"

"I… uh" Lucas started but couldn't really find the words…

"Yes… I am, you can close your mouths now… wow, they've gotten so big"

"Yea… I, um… yea"

"Brooke… its not like you haven't ever seen a pregnant woman before" Peyton laughed. But Brooke could tell it wasn't real… she had tears in her eyes, and streaks down her face… but she was definitely pregnant… not HUGE but a good 4 months.

"Right… Its good to see you P. Sawyer…"

"You too B. Davis… Scott, actually I'm not that hungry now… can we talk?"

"Um, yea sure… the girls probably need to get home anyway… its kind of cold, Luke?" Brooke asked giving Lucas her own look. It would be easier this way… Lucas could go home and brood away his problems while the girls slept, and Brooke and Peyton could discuss… well everything.

"I'll take them… call me later?"

"Yea… bye girls" Brooke whispered kissing her babies then Lucas.

"So… we can take my car somewhere"

"Are you kidding me Peyton? I have 2 babies to live for… You're not driving me anywhere… come on, I've got Luke's car, we'll look hott in it"

Lucas drove into the driveway to see his mother's car in the garage. This was the 3rd time this week… so his night was now basically shot to hell. That was unless he locked himself in his room with the girls (Who were wide awake now) and read to them. Whatever his mother wanted he wasn't in the mood to deal with it right now. Maybe he'd just leave and take the girls to get some ice cream or dinner or something since they hadn't eaten yet… but then again Karen had probably cooked some elaborate meal. He started to pull back out of the driveway when Brandon came running to the car.

"Lucas! Mom cooked dinner and she brought over more presents to put under the tree"

"Did they fit?"

"No… Are you coming in? Its cold"

"Yea… let me get the girls"

Inside it Karen had cooked some kind of Chicken thing that Lucas hated. If she was going to come into his house she could at least cook something he liked. As usual she looked totally drained… and Andy was nowhere in site.

"yaya!" Chloë squealed at the site of Karen.

"Hey Allie"

"That's Chloë mom"

"Sorry… hey Chloë, where's Brooke? Dinner's ready" Karen said… almost in monotone. He didn't see how she could act like this in front of Brandon. The poor kid had been through enough as it was in his short life and now he was having to deal with this…

"She's with Peyton… you should have called mom"

"Lucas I drove 4 hours to see you and that's all you have to say?"

"It's the 3rd time this week… I'm just saying you can't keep doing this. Go home to Andy" Lucas said laying down on the couch. He wanted everyone to go home and for Brooke to come home. That way they could put the girls to bed and then just lay there together… relax…

"Not in front of Brandon"

"Fine… Girls come on, you guys want to play in the Waterfall?" Lucas asked referring to when he filled the bathtub up ½ way and turned on the shower… it kept him, Brooke and the girls laughing for hours.

"Yeaya… siser" Allie said reaching for Chloë's hand but Chloë was already playing Kitty Car on the floor with the kittens…

"Meow"

"Ruff"

"Are you a dog now Al?" Lucas laughed watching Allie and Chloë play with the kittens and bubbles. Their biggest worry was whether or not Lucas read to them or Brooke painted their nails.

"Ruff"

"You shouldn't let them crawl around on the floor like that Lucas" Karen snapped not looking up from her place at the table.

"You shouldn't drive Brandon 24 hours a week just because you don't want to complain to Andy… Come on guys"

Brooke and Peyton stopped at the park to talk. Of course they decide to stay in the car since it was freezing but the park seemed quiet enough. Peyton hadn't said a word the whole way there… every once in a while Brooke would here a sniffle or see a tear fall down her cheek… but until they parked and un-buckled she said nothing. She had never seen Peyton like this… at least not since her mom had died… and she had that same look. It made Brooke wonder what had happened… she was scared to ask and guessed Peyton would tell her when she was ready but how long would that be?

"So… those girls are beautiful Brooke" Peyton whispered trying to not to cry. She had bee crying for 3 days and she had had enough of it.

"Thanks… they're rotten" Brooke giggled thinking about her babies.

"How old are they now?"

"Almost 2…"

"About time to add another one…" Peyton smiled. She knew Brooke didn't want any more kids and she knew they wouldn't have anymore. She was just trying to do anything to steer away from what Brooke wanted to talk about. Why she was here… the fact that she was pregnant…

"Nope… we have our 2 babies…"

"I can't have a baby Brooke" Peyton said after a long pause. It caught Brooke by surprise… Peyton had always seemed like the type who would love to have a baby… and it wasn't like she was too young, and obviously there was a man in the picture.

"Yes you can Peyton… If I can, anyone can!"

"Not with him gone… I cant do it"

"Who?" Brooke asked really confused. She was starving so she wasn't sure she comprehending everything Peyton was saying.

"Allen… I met him in Europe. And God Brooke he was great, and we were so excited"

"So what happened?"

"He swore he wasn't doing it Brooke… he promised me, he said that he just got a little wired after he played… it was his personality" Peyton cried. She was so upset Brooke could barely make out what she was saying…

"Peyton…"

"He left… he we-went to the bank, took all the money and left…Todd said he's been using it to b-buy drugs for years"

"God, Peyton I'm so sorry" Brooke whispered hugging Peyton. Now she was crying… how was it fair that this kind of stuff always happened to Peyton… She hadn't ever done anything to deserve anything this bad… she deserved to be happy.

"I'm broke, for once in my life I have nothing"

"You have me Peyton! And Lucas and everyone here… and you have that baby"

"Brooke I'm scared" Peyton sobbed

"Peyton… you don't have to be…"

"I'm scared because I don't know what to do…I need help"