"It's Christmas!" Brooke yelled, padding to the living room where the Christmas tree was lighted.

"It's also 5:00 in the morning so shush" Haley groaned, rolling over in her bed.

"But it's Christmas!" Brooke shrieked. "I- Lucas!" she greeted her boyfriend who walked through the apartment door that minute.

"Hey babe" Lucas walked in. He looked beat, but he was up and had come to the apartment because he knew Brooke would love it if he was there. Nathan stumbled in after him, rubbing his eyes and blinking at the bright Christmas lights.

"Hi…Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas" Lucas said, kissing her softly and pulling her into his arms. He was cold and she was warm and…well, he just wanted to hold her.

"Merry Christmas Brooke" Nathan mumbled sleepily, collapsing on the couch and dropping off.

"Nuh uh! You can't do that!" Brooke shrieked. "We have to have hot chocolate and then open presents one by one"

"Brooke…" Haley padded into the living room. "Nathan…Lucas- hi!"

"Hey" Lucas greeted his best friend. Nathan got up and hugged his wife. They were having a vow renewal in a couple of months, in the meanwhile they were hashing through everything together.

"I'll make the hot chocolate" Brooke said. The late sleeper Brooke Davis seemed to wide awake and happy.

"I'll sleep" Nathan said.

"I'll join" Haley yawned. Nathan pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his arms tightly around her. Haley snuggled up closer to him and put her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Somewhere in their mind, they both appreciated that they could do this again, after a while of being apart.

"Ok lovebirds here's the hot chocolate" Brooke said, handing it to Nathan and Haley.

Haley yawned and took a sip of her hot chocolate and looked expectantly at Brooke.

"So…I have a game!" Brooke giggled.

"Oh no"

"Lucas!"

"I mean oh yes"

"Better" Brooke giggled. Lucas kissed her forehead affectionately and pulled her closer.

"At the beginning of Christmas season, I told you all to write a wish- do you remember that?" she asked.

"Yeah" they all nodded.

"I saved those wishes…and I never read them. And when I was little my nanny told me to write a wish and at the end of Christmas day it would come true- if I deserved it…and stupid as it sounds, to this day I do it"

"Ok"

"And so now I'm going to read your wishes"

"Oh no" Haley sighed. She couldn't remember what she had written but it was most definitely about Nathan.

"Haley…'This Christmas season, I wish that Nathan would find it in his heart to forgive me, and I wish that we could be friends again'" Brooke closed the piece of paper and looked up at her. "So…"

"Guess it came true" Haley smiled.

"Nathan…'This Christmas season, I wish that Haley and I could be friends again and then eventually renew our vows"

"Wow! That really came true" Lucas commented.

"Lucas…"

"Great"

"'This Christmas season, I wish that I could tell Brooke I loved her and ask her out'…aw, Luke!" Brooke said.

"Well…" Lucas shrugged. "Its true…I love you"

"Love you too" Brooke smiled, her heart beating faster.

"As for me…'This Christmas season, I wish that the ache in my heart for Lucas would go away" Brooke closed the slip quietly and looked at Lucas, who just sort of looked at Brooke.

"And lets read Peyton's" Brooke said, trying to change the subject. "This Christmas season, I wish that my screwed up upside down life would be back in order"

"Does she really feel like that?" Haley asked.

"Yeah" Brooke looked sadly down at the paper. "At least Jake's trip wasn't delayed by more than a week"

"Yeah, or she would've had a cow" Haley said.

"I know" Brooke said. "It makes me sad thought that she feels alone and helpless…I wish we could help"

"Hi!" Peyton walked in. "What's up?"

"Peyt- hi!" Brooke jumped up to greet her best friend. "What's up?"

"Well, its Christmas and I knew you would want me here at the crack of dawn" Peyton laughed. "Ever since we were 10 years old"

"Yup" Brooke handed Peyton a mug of hot chocolate.

"Oh, and I brought someone" Peyton ushered someone in…and that someone was Jake.

"JAKE!" Brooke threw herself on him. "Omg, hi! How's Jenny?"

"She's good…ask her yourself" Jake pointed to Jenny, who toddled in. She was barely 11 months, and already knew how to walk. She couldn't talk, though.

"Aw…hi Jenny!" Brooke said, kneeling down to hug the little girl. "I haven't seen you in a while!" Jenny giggled and tugged on Jake's pants, and he picked her up and kissed.

"Jake…dude…long time no see" Lucas said, bumping fists with him. "And Jenny…hi"

"Hey" Nathan said as he went up to Jake. "Came back just in time, huh?"

"Yeah…I'm back for good, for sure"

"Yay!" Brooke said. "Have some hot chocolate…what does Jenny like?"

"Her milk" Jake laughed, pointing to the little girl who was drinking out of the bottle quietly in Jake's arms.

"No hot chocolate?" Brooke asked.

"Brooke, babies can't have hot chocolate" Peyton laughed. She looked happier and brighter just because Jake was in her presence.

"Fine then…can I hold her?" Brooke asked.

"Of course" Jake laughed, handing Jenny to her, who scrunched up her face like she was going to cry and then decided that she liked Brooke and cooed.

"Aw she likes me!" Brooke giggled.

"Yeah, she does" Jake smiled. Lucas laughed and shook his head. He thought it was cute that Brooke got so excited that Jenny liked her.

"What, Lucas? Little children don't normally like me" Brooke pouted. "But this one does" Brooke kissed the top of Jenny's head.

"She does" Lucas said. "And I like you too…does that mean I get a kiss?" he asked.

"Oh yes" Brooke kissed Lucas softly. Jenny giggled and then squirmed to get down. "Hey Jenny!" she said. The little girl looked up and giggled at Brooke. "You wanna play a game?" she asked the baby. Jenny didn't really answer but sort of moved towards Brooke. "I'm gonna take that as a yes" Brooke said, grabbing the little girl and twirling her around.

Lucas watched Brooke as she played with Jenny. Brooke was good with kids; he didn't know what she was talking about. He smiled to himself when he remembered Brooke's statement. When I have kids, Luke, I'm gonna make them all a mini me and my husbands gonna be very annoyed with my 3 girls walking around in tutus.

"Ok, come on, lets open presents" Brooke giggled, sitting down with Jenny in her lap. Jenny had taken quite a liking to Brooke and now was even reluctant to go to her father.

Everyone assumed their position around the tree. Brooke reached for the first present.

"Lucas…from…me" Brooke handed it to him. "Hope you like it"

Lucas opened the present and a huge smile spread across his face. It was the picture Brooke had taken on her phone of them kissing. They both looked insanely in love. He smiled and reached over to kiss her.

"Thanks babe…I love it"

Squeals were heard everywhere as everyone saw and opened their presents. Temporarily, everyone's problems seemed to be in the past. Nikki was forgotten, so was Rachel, and Brooke and Lucas, Haley and Nathan, and Peyton and Jake could assume their normal roles of being madly in love and being able to be with each other for yet another beautiful Tree Hill Christmas.

A/N: Yay! Hope you liked the chapter…midterms are in like 4 days, so I wont be updating so I'll try to update a lot this weekend…I'll leave an authors note if I cant squeeze another chapter in before I go to Italia! Review please! Thanks!