Hey Guys

I can't believe I started writing this story a month ago today… you guys deserve a major Brooke planned bash since you have stuck through with me on this. Anyways before I get to the individual thank yous I would like to welcome othfan2004 to the fold. I also wanted to say all is right in the OTH world, Naley and Brucas are together and now all we need is Jake back and everything will be as it should be.

PaulineJ: I thought the letter would be a sweet idea; I gave the kids a chance to say all they wanted to say to all of the parents without the nervousness of standing there and saying it out loud.

DanaJaycee: My father does that too, I prefer it that way. From both my parents I usually tell them to give me gift certificates and I'll go get what I want. I swear the hoody has become another character to me lately I try to put it in when I can. I have tried to come up with gifts that I would like my guy, if I had one to get me.

Jeytonlover: This thank you to you will cover both chapters, I'm glad you are enjoying this story so much. I'm trying to give all the couples equal 'screen time' but it just comes out Brucas sometimes but I'm working on it.

othfan2004: Welcome, I can't believe you read the whole story today it takes a lot of time to do that, so thank you. Well I felt bad that we don't get to see Jake's parents on the show so I put them in. Updating every night is my pleasure because it's either this or watch boring TV until my OTH fix at 8.

(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)

Keith decided to give out the gifts that he got the kids.

"Okay, I'm going to give you guys the gifts I got you all, now they all have the same amounts on them." Said Keith.

They kids took the envelopes and opened them, wondering what they were. All the kids got two gift cards they all got one to Barnes and Noble Bookstore; the second ones were for the boys Best Buy and for the girls Bath and Body Works. They were each for $20.

"Thanks Uncle Keith, I love it." Said Brooke as she hugged Keith.

"Your welcome, sweetie." Said Keith as the girls stood up and hugged him.

"Keith really these were a good idea." Said Lucas.

"Well I figured you all could use them for school if you needed to." Said Keith.

"I have a book that I actually have to get for next semester so this will really help." Said Haley.

"Guys I think this is a good time to give the gifts that were really hard for us to get." Said Nathan.

"I agree, and you three better appreciate the trouble we went through to get them." Said Jake knowing what Nathan was talking about.

"What did you guys do?" Asked Karen sternly.

"You'll see. Here." Said Nathan as he hand the girls their gifts.

"You guys went to Victoria's Secret on your own, you mean without me pulling you in against your will." Said Brooke.

"Yeah, and you better enjoy that little fact now because it will be a long time before it will happen again." Said Lucas.

"Did anyone see you? I mean you did go in while the store was open right?" Asked Haley knowing how much the guys hated the store.

"Yes, it was open and Theresa works there actually." Said Nathan.

"Some how I can't picture you three in Victoria's Secret." Said Larry laughing.

"I try not to." Said Jake.

"Okay I think it is time for the mothers to give their gifts out." Said Deb.

"You guys we have been working on these since you all left in September. And well we hope you like them." Said Lorna.

Keith picked up the stack of boxes and handed them out to each of the big kids and one to Peyton for Jenny.

"Oh, wow, you guys it's wonderful." Said Haley looking through the photo album that started with her baby photos and her birth announcement.

"Now all the albums start from when you all were born and go up until last night. And there are pages there for you all to continue on your own." Said Deb.

"How did you guys get all my pictures?" Asked Brooke as she looked at hers.

"I called your parents Brooke just after everything happened and explained the project and asked them to send whatever they could, I have the rest of it at my house if you want it, I f don't want it just yet. It will always be there for you when you do." Said Larry.

"Thank you. I can't believe I'm crying. But this has been my best Christmas so far." Said Brooke as she instinctively leaned closer into Lucas as he rubbed her back.

"Sweetie, we didn't mean to make you cry come here." Said Lorna.

"No, it's good." Said Brooke. "It's just every Christmas before this I've either spent it with Larry and Peyton, and don't get me wrong guys those were great. It's just that I always wanted my parents to be there, and this is the first Christmas I haven't wished that. Because I realize now that my parents are here in this room." Said Brooke.

"Brooke you will never have to feel that way ever again, sweetie. I promise you that." Said Deb as she hugged Brooke.

"Thank you for this." Said Brooke.

"You're welcome." Said Karen.

"Okay, enough of me crying I think Little Miss Princess here has some presents to open." Said Brooke as she sat down next to Jenny.

"Autie Book you k?" Asked Jenny as she climbed into Brooke's lap.

"Of course, now how about we open Uncle Nate's gift first." Said Brooke.

"Okay." Said Jenny.

Brooke handed Jenny Nathan's present to her since it was right next to her.

"Open it, see what you got." Said Brooke.

"It Tigger wook." Said Jenny excited as she saw 'Tumble Time Tigger'.

"I see, nice job Nate." Said Brooke.

"Yeah, Yeah." Said Nathan. "Honey why don't you see Auntie Haley got you."

"Yeah!" Said Jenny. "Elmo, see it Elmo." As she held it up over her head.

"It hooks up to the computer and you can program it to say things like her name and stuff." Said Haley.

"That'll be great, thanks Hales." Said Peyton who couldn't believe that her friends were giving her two-year-old things that talked and sang songs.

"Okay, mine and Auntie Brooke's turn we decided to give you this from us both." Said Lucas as he handed Jenny the present that Brooke had wrapped for her.

"What is it?" Asked Jenny before she unwrapped it.

"I don't know open it and find out silly." Said Brooke.

"A fwoggie!" Said Jenny.

"It's a froggie that will teach you to count, and say your ABC's." Said Lucas as he got on the floor.

"Tank you!" Said Jenny, as she wanted to start playing with her toys.

"Your welcome." Said all of them.

All the grandparents got Jenny clothes and a few stuffed animals. While Peyton and Jake got Jenny a tricycle that they had to leave in Seattle but they got her a helmet and pads for it.

"Okay, now I have a present for Karen." Said Keith

"What did you do?" Asked Karen.

"Nothing, but I asked Luke for permission to do something a few years ago and it didn't work out, but now I know then wasn't the right time to do it, but now it is. Karen, will you marry me?" Asked Keith down on bended knee in front of his whole family.

"Yes, I will Keith."

"Finally!" Said Lucas.

"Luke!" Scolded Brooke.

"What? I have been waiting 18 years for these two to get their act together and do this." Said Lucas.

"Well, you know I was waiting until you were out of the house, right?" Said Keith joking around with Lucas.

"Well, if it's like that then you should have done it the day I left." Said Lucas matching Keith's tone.

"I think what Lucas is trying to say is congratulations." Said Brooke.

"Thank you, Brooke." Said Karen as she hugged the girl that she hoped would one day be her daughter.

Everyone offered his or her congratulations and then something donned on Nathan.

"Okay you know what I just thought of?" Said Nathan as he shook Keith's hand.

"What not only is Lucas my brother but now thanks to Keith he's also going to be my cousin." Said Nathan.

"He's right." Said Haley realizing that this was to crazy for words.

"What have you done?" Said Lucas to Keith laughing.

"I just brought this family closer together." Said Keith.

"Well, no matter what there's no backing out now. This family is the closest I have ever seen it and I've been around you all for a long time." Said Whitey.

"I agree, we've all been through our ups and downs but we all came through it stronger than we would have ever been apart. I mean I know I wouldn't have gotten everything with N-I-C-K-I if it wasn't for knowing you all would be here to come home to." Said Jake.

"I think we all have a few moments like those. Where no matter what happened we felt we could all come back some how and it would be alright." Said Peyton.

"Well, all I have to say is Karen welcome to the family again." Said Royal.

"Thank you, Royal." Said Karen as she hugged Royal and Mae.

Larry gave Deb a diamond tennis bracelet and Bruce gave Lorna a single stone diamond necklace. Whitey gave all the kids gift certificates also to Barnes and Noble thinking they could use them. Jake and Peyton ended up giving everyone copies of the video that was made during the first ambush called 'Making of Ambush: Directors' Cut'.

The video looked like it was professionally done Jake and Peyton had put theme music to it and even put credits in it that said 'Jake and Peyton as The Masterminds' then 'Nathan, Haley, Brooke, and Lucas as The Victims' and even Jenny had a credit that said 'And Introducing Jenny as 'Wake up Call'.

The boys gave their moms and Mae a day at the spa, and gave Keith, Larry, Bruce, Royal, and Whitey a day to play golf. The girls gave them all gift certificates to the mall so they could shop on their dime and get what they needed.

Christmas dinner was filled with laughter and conversation that included Karen asking all the women to be her attendants and Brooke to be her maid of honor, and Keith asked all the men to be his and Lucas to be his best man. To which they both happily agreed and Karen asked Whitey if he would do her the honor of walking her down the isle. To which he also happily agreed. Jenny was set to be flower girl. Karen decided on Brooke being the maid of honor because she hoped that one day her son would do the right thing and marry the girl and over the past couple years she and Brooke had become so close that to Karen, Brooke wasn't just Lucas' girlfriend she had in essence besides Deb and Lorna become her best friend.

The long day had come to an end and everyone packed up their stuff to return to the houses where they would stay for a couple more days and then it was back to school for the kids and back to work for the adults.