Hey Guys
I'm sorry for the short chapter last night my eyes got tired faster than I did. The reason I made the other team forfeit was because I have a hard time writing the basketball scenes, mostly because I don't know all the technical terms. So here are the thank yous for the last chapter.
PaulineJ: I thought it would be cute to see two 18 year olds playing with the baby toys, I like doing it too and I'm 22. Well the reason I said Brooke was having trouble finding something for him, is because I didn't now what to get him…lol so I bought myself a little time.
Michelsita: Anyone that has a young child like that I love to buy the noisiest presents for because I can leave the parents can't. I would be happy if someone just gave me a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble Bookstore, that is my idea of Heaven.
Team Frank: I'm glad you are enjoying the story no matter how much you catch at a time. I still haven't started soon, hopefully. Yeah, those talks get embarrassing with out the booty bags so I thought I would take it that extra step forward.
Love,
Emily
(Mark Schwann and the WB own the characters depicted in this story I don't own anything… I wish I could say I owned the show but I don't)
After Brooke called Haley and Nathan to tell them of the changes to the plans she and Lucas made sure that they had everything they needed. And left for the airport.
"Can you believe that in a few weeks we'll actually be living in the same city?" Said Brooke.
"Cheery, I can't believe we'll be living in the same dorm." Said Lucas as he hailed the cab to take them to the airport.
"Okay, I was wondering how are you going to move my stuff out of my room in New York by your self?" Asked Brooke.
'Well, I figure you can help a little with the small stuff and I'll ask one of the guys on your floor to help me with the vanity table and other items."
"That's a good idea, who's going to help you bring it up when we get back?"
"Well last night I talked to Mike and he said he would help and I think I have one other guy from the team if I need him." Said Lucas.
"Well, if you guys do a good job I'll buy the pizza." Said Brooke.
"You're on." Said Lucas.
Brooke and Lucas arrived at the airport and got their tickets they were early so they took a seat in the uncomfortable seats with their carryons.
"So do you think Karen and Keith will be home when we get there?" Asked Brooke.
"I don't know Mom might still be at the Café, but Keith should be there. Where do you want to sleep tonight, our room or the basement?" Asked Lucas.
"Well, your mom said we could stay in our room until your grandparents get there, so why don't we stay in there until then and then we'll move downstairs the night before to be on the safe side." Said Brooke.
"You got it." Said Lucas just before the announcement came that they could board the plane.
"Attention passengers for Flight 418 to Tree Hill, North Carolina, passengers with seat assignments 1-20 may start to board, thank you."
"That's us babe, grab a bag." Said Lucas as he grabbed on of the carryons.
"Okay, let's go home." Said Brooke happy to be going to see her family.
"So when do Peyton, Jake, and Jenny get in?" Asked Lucas as they walked on the plane.
"Um, Monday. Peyton has one more final before she can leave." Answered Brooke.
"Cool, so you aren't going to tear up my hand this time are you?" Asked Lucas jokingly as he stored the carryons in the upper compartments.
"Not if you stop teasing me about what about a bad flyer I am." Said Brooke as she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Real mature, Cheery." Said Lucas as he sat down.
"I'm mature, I just don't like to fly that's all. But you keep me calm when we fly together." Said Brooke.
About a half hour later the plane took off and Brooke did surprisingly well during it. Lucas only had one fingernail mark in his hand and there was no blood.
"I'm proud of you Cheery, you didn't make me bleed this time." Said Lucas.
"Thank you, I told you I was going to be good. So after Jake and Peyton get home do you want to go to Blue Post or something." Asked Brooke.
"I think we learned a lesson from the last time we did that, or don't you remember the hangovers we all had the next morning." Said Lucas.
"Well, then why don't we just go to dinner or something we don't have to go out drinking." Said Brooke remembering how bad they all felt the next morning.
"I think that's a good idea." Said Lucas as Brooke rested her head on his shoulder, and they took a little nap.
They woke up to the Captain announcing that they were now getting ready to land at the airport and to put their seatbelts on and make sure their tray tables were up.
"Cheery wake-up we're almost home, we're getting ready to land." Said Lucas as he tried to gently wake Brooke.
"Broody why did you wake me up." Asked Brooke.
"Because we're there and I wanted to give you a piece of gum." Said Lucas.
"Okay, as long as you had a reason." Said Brooke as she took a piece of gum from Lucas.
They landed safely and there were no injuries to Lucas, which he was grateful for. Brooke called Haley and told her they landed and that they would meet them at the baggage claim.
"Hello?"
"Tutor Girl, we just got here, so we were thinking we would just meet you at the baggage claim."
"Okay, we're actually just pulling up to the airport now. So take your time and I'll see you in a couple minutes." Said Haley.
"Okay, see ya." Said Brooke as she hung up with Haley.
Brooke and Lucas made their way to the baggage claim area and claimed the bags with the presents in them. They started looking around for Haley and Nathan but couldn't spot them until they heard Haley yelling for Brooke.
"Nathan do you see them?" Asked Haley looking for them.
"There's Luke right there." Said Nathan.
"Yell to him."
"Why do I have to yell to him?"
"Because your voice carries farther than mine does." Said Haley.
"Lucas!" Yelled Nathan as three guys turned around except the one that he wanted.
"Oh, you are hopeless, Cheery!" yelled Haley as Brooke turned around and spotted her.
"Hey, Tutor Girl." Said Brooke.
"How was the flight?" Asked Nathan as he gave Lucas a manly hug.
"Fine, Brooke didn't break any skin this time." Said Lucas as he hugged Haley and Brooke gave Nathan a hug.
"He's been teasing me about that since we landed." Said Brooke as she started walking with Haley.
"So what's with all the bags this time?" Asked Nathan as he and Lucas loaded the bags into the trunk.
"Um, the two big ones are Christmas gifts and the two smaller ones are clothes." Said Lucas.
"Makes sense." Said Nathan.
"So where am I leaving you two, the Café or home?" Said Haley as she started to pull out of the parking lot.
"Home, it'll be easier with the luggage." Said Brooke.
"Home it is." Said Haley.
"So what time did you guys get in?" Asked Lucas.
"The same time you did, we haven't been there yet." Said Nathan.
"When do Jake and Peyton get in?" Asked Haley.
"Monday, Peyton had one more final to finish, so what are your plans are you all done shopping?" Said Brooke.
"Um, yeah aside from the little things I'm done, what about you?"
"Little things why don't we go when Peyton gets here, I'm sure she has a few things left to get for Jenny still." Said Brooke.
"Sounds like a plan." Said Haley.
"So what are you doing?" Asked Nathan.
"I'm going to help Keith at the shop and help him put the finishing touches on the basement."
"My mom told me about that, who's sleeping down there?" Asked Nathan.
"Me and Brooke when the grandparents get here." Said Lucas.
"Well at least you aren't right down the hall from Karen and Keith." Said Nathan.
"True." Said Lucas.
A couple minutes later Haley pulled up in front of the house and gave Nathan the keys to undo the trunk.
"Need help getting them up door?" Asked Nathan.
"No I think we can get them." Said Lucas as he handed Brooke one of the smaller bags.
"Thanks guys for picking us up." Said Lucas.
"No problem we'll just think the other team for allowing you guys to leave early." Said Haley.
"Defiantly, I was so not looking forward to getting here at 2 am." Said Lucas.
"Well I'll talk to you tomorrow sometime, and we can figure out something to do." Said Haley to Brooke.
"Great I'll talk to you in the morning." Said Brooke.
Haley and Nathan left as Brooke and Lucas made their way to the front door. Both surprised they hadn't been spotted yet.
"Should we just go in or knock first?" Asked Brooke.
"I say we knock, because I really don't want to catch my mom and uncle in any compromising position where I'm going to be scared for life. Making out is fine, but anything further than that, no." Said Lucas as he knocked on the door.
"Coming, how much do I owe you?" Asked Keith as he opened the door expecting the pizza delivery guy.
"I don't know what do you think, Brooke how much should we charge him?" Said Lucas.
"What are you guys doing here this early?" Asked Keith as he hugged the kids.
"We caught an earlier flight." Said Lucas.
"Karen! What about the game, weren't you playing tonight?" Asked Keith.
"The other team lost eligibility, so they had to forfeit." Said Lucas.
"Oh my goodness, what are you doing here I wasn't expecting you this early?" Said Karen.
"The game was canceled, so we caught an earlier flight." Said Brooke as she hugged Karen.
"How'd you get here from the airport?" Asked Keith.
"Nate and Hales picked us up." Said Lucas.
"So you called your brother and told him you were coming in early, and didn't call and tell us?" Said Karen.
"Yeah, they were picking us up anyways, and we wanted to surprise you." Said Lucas.
"So are there any other surprises that we should know about?" Asked Keith.
"No, I don't think so." Said Lucas.
"Well, why don't you two go get settled, and then come have dinner." Said Karen.
"Okay, we're going to crash in our room until the night before Grandma and Grandpa get here, is that okay?" Said Lucas.
"Yeah that's fine." Said Keith.
Brooke and Lucas got everything settled in their room and then went and joined Karen and Keith for dinner in the kitchen.
"How were your grades this past semester?" Asked Karen.
"Um, 3 A's and 2 B's." Said Lucas.
"Wow, what about you Brooke?" Asked Karen.
"3 B's and 2 A's." Answered Brooke.
"I am so proud of you both, you do so well in school, that I don't have to worry about you two." Said Karen.
"So did you find out what classes you have next semester?" Asked Keith.
"Yeah, we actually have two classes together." Said Brooke.
"Which ones?"
"Um, English Lit, and Ethics." Said Brooke.
"What about your rooming assignment, did you get a single or do you have a roommate?" Asked Karen.
"I got a single, and a really good looking neighbor." Said Brooke smiling at Lucas.
"You already met your neighbor?" Asked Karen.
"Yeah, we went to high school together." Said Brooke stringing Karen and Keith along.
"Really, Lucas do you know this person, too?"
"Yeah, and so don't you quite well." Said Lucas as he took a drink.
"Who is it?" Said Keith.
"You're looking at him." Said Lucas.
"You guys are going to be neighbors, how did that happen?" Said Keith laughing at the irony.
"Well the guy that lives there now is leaving and they gave to room to Brooke." Said Lucas.
"Did you put a request in?"
"No, it was just a fluke. They didn't know we were together." Said Brooke.
"Well, at least you'll be close by and you can keep an eye on Luke." Said Keith jokingly.
"Don't you mean me keep an eye on her? I think I've done pretty well on my own." Said Lucas.
"Well, you know keeping a relationship secret, doesn't show me you can take care of yourself." Said Karen jokingly.
"I was not alone in that decision, it was Brooke's idea."
"Oh, it was not and you know it. So stop trying to make trouble or it's going to be a cold winter and I don't mean just outside." Said Brooke.
"I'm going to shut up now." Said Lucas.
"I thought that would work." Said Brooke laughing.
"So other than tonight how's basketball going?" Asked Keith.
"Good, we lost a guy just after Thanksgiving, but other than that good." Said Lucas.
"What happened, did he transfer?" Asked Karen.
"No, he got his girlfriend, who is now his wife pregnant." Said Lucas.
"Yeah, he did that, and the whole team got lectured for about 2 hours the night he got home." Said Brooke.
"What was the lecture about?" Asked Karen.
"Safe sex, and then the coaches proceeded to hand out brown paper bags of about 300 condoms." Said Lucas.
"Are you serious?" Asked Keith.
"Yes, I felt like I was in high school again." Said Lucas.
"Tell them what the other guys did to buy their Christmas presents this year." Said Brooke.
"They started selling them for a buck a piece, around campus and then go out and buy more to replenish the stash." Said Lucas.
"Please tell me you don't deal condoms." Said Karen.
"No, they are under the bed." Said Lucas.
"Actually, they're in my suitcase." Said Brooke.
After catching up for another couple hours everyone decided to go to bed and then catch up more in the morning.
