Hey Guys
Every night I come on here and tell you thanks, and I mean it every time. So tonight is no different, I finally finished my paper and I go on winter break next week so I think I will do longer chapters, and I apologize for the shortness of them lately my eyes get tired faster than I do.
PaulineJ: They've made it sound like that on the show and you see how much time Brooke spends there so I feel he must have some sort of fatherly connection to her.
LuvAngel448: So many possibilities, so little time. I started seeing him as a romantic when he pimped Brooke's locker on the show. And just the little things he does for her.
Bluetiga: I just think it gives a whole new dement ion to it. I mean they have to get food somehow, right.
Team Frank: Life for me never goes according to plan except here. Happy X-mas to you too, and enjoy your holiday. We'll see you when you get back.
MARIALAFFERTY: I like the family together too; it is so easy to write. The main reason I have Deb and Larry like that is it's been said that Larry practically raised Brooke and I feel that Deb has seen Brooke grow up a lot since we first met her, so she feels that connection to her.
DanaJaycee: I grew up going to this little pub with my parents and if they had to run errands the bartenders would baby-sit me and I was the only one allowed to change the station on the big screen to cartoons. When I go there they still know me, it's scary.
mag0607: I didn't see your review for chapter 40 until after I already posted 41 so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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 the family was done eating they paid for the meal and took their left overs, and the food that Kate felt a need to send home with Lucas and Brooke (free of charge), back to the dorm and then set out to the Boston Commons to walk around.
"So do you guys like here?" Asked Deb.
"Yeah, I mean it's a little colder than we're used to, but I think with a little bit of time we'll get used to it." Said Lucas.
"So you guys are coming home for Easter right?" Asked Karen.
"Yes, I think we leave the week before but then we have to leave the day after." Said Brooke.
"So what are the plans for tomorrow?" Asked Keith not exactly sure what to expect.
"I think there are a couple tours, and somebody I know got roped into being the tour guide on one of them." Said Lucas joking around.
"I had to all the cheerleaders did." Said Brooke.
"What tour are you leading?"
"The dorm rooms, they kind of made this not only Parents' Weekend but also a Perspective Student thing too, so now I have to show people the different dorms but luckily I don't have to really walk around they gave my section the shuttles."
"Well, that's good at least you won't freeze to bad what dorms are you showing?" Asked Larry.
"Um, Mike's, and couple of the other buildings I'm not a hundred percent sure yet." Said Brooke.
"Well you should have fun anyways." Said Keith.
"I just hope I don't ramble to much." Said Brooke knowing her bad habit.
"You'll be fine if you can address the entire student body of Tree Hill High I think you can handle a bus of complete strangers." Said Lucas.
"I know but that was different we knew everybody there." Said Brooke.
The family walked around the commons some more before deciding to head back to the dorm and hang out and catch up some more. In her room Brooke showed Karen and Deb her designs and some of the clothes she had finished, which they seemed very pleased with. She then showed them some of the pictures she and Lucas had taken and had not sent them yet. She told them about what they did for Valentine's Day and how Lucas surprised her with the roses. Then Karen brought up the topic no one wanted to yet.
"Brooke, I know I can't ask Lucas this, because I won't get a straight answer out of him, but how's he doing with not playing?" Asked Karen gently.
"He has good days and bad day, some days I know he misses it, but on the really good days unless you knew him you wouldn't even be able to tell that it had even been that important to him." Said Brooke.
"How did the appointment go the other day?" Asked Deb.
"Dr. Montgomery said he's fine, his heart is working great with out the stress of an intense game on it. Like I said he has his good days and his bad days." Said Brooke.
"Okay, we just worry about him. Every time I talk to him and ask him how he is I get the same answer."
"Oh, you mean his 'I'm fine quit worrying' yeah I get that in the morning." Said Brooke as both Karen and Deb nodded.
"You know he just doesn't like to admit defeat, and he's stubborn, it's hereditary every Scott man gets it." Said Deb.
"I know I just was hoping Lucas didn't get as much as Nathan did." Said Brooke with a laugh.
Meanwhile in Lucas' room the men were talking about everything but the topic that Keith really wanted to. They talked about every other sport but basketball, Brooke's clothing line and any other subject came up. Finally Lucas broke the ice and finally brought up the topic of basketball.
"Hit me with the question I know you both want to ask me." Said Lucas.
"You sure, I don't want to upset you by bringing this up." Said Keith.
"You won't, that's why I did." Said Lucas.
"How did your appointment go the other day?" Asked Larry.
"Fine, he said that my heart was working better without the stress of a game on it, and that as long as I stayed on the plan, I be fine." Said Lucas.
"Good, are you having trouble sleeping on the meds, they have you on?" Asked Keith.
"Not really, and if I do I just try to stay as still as possible so the pain doesn't escalate and also so I don't wake Brooke up." Said Lucas.
"Okay now next time I call and ask you that will you not give me your line of 'I'm fine don't worry' and just tell me straight out how your feeling." Asked Keith.
"Yeah, I just do that so the girls don't go into mother modes on me." Said Lucas.
"Hey we understand but just be honest with us guys alright, it's important and I promise whatever you say to me will not get to your mother unless I feel it extremely important to tell her, got it." Said Keith.
"Got it."
It started to get late and the adults decided to leave the kids and go to their hotel and get ready for the next day, the adults talked to Lucas and they decided to somehow try to get on to one of Brooke's tour of the dorms and see how many questions it would take for Lucas to bug her. Which he decided that it would probably only take a few.
They all got up early and Brooke left the dorm around 9 since her first tour was to start around 10 and she still didn't really know what she was doing yet. The parents arrived shortly after Brooke left and told Lucas that they had gotten on Brooke's first tour. They all placed their bets on how many questions it would take to get her irritated at Lucas, with the highest bet from Keith at 9, Larry at 7, Karen took 5, and Deb took 4, while Lucas already knew what questions he was going to ask her so he didn't place a number.
They arrived at the place where the tour started and got name tags for the day, everyone wrote their names on theirs except Lucas who wrote 'Broody' and then he asked for another one and wrote 'Cheery' on it for Brooke. The family hung back from the crowd so Brooke wouldn't notice them yet.
"Hi Guys my name is Brooke and I will be your guide around the dorms, so to get warm why don't we get on the bus and then we can get going to our first stop." Said Brooke, as she still didn't notice her family.
"Hey I think you spelt your name wrong on your name tag so I got you another one." Said Lucas as he made his present known to her and put her new nametag on her jacket.
"Lucas! You can not be on this tour." Said Brooke knowing he would be.
"I can't help it if we got assigned to you, it's luck of the draw here, Cheery so calm down and enjoy the day." Said Lucas as he tried to stop from smiling.
"You do anything to embarrass me today, I'm sleeping alone for a month." Said Brooke.
"That's kind of punishing yourself though isn't it?" Asked Lucas as she realized that it was.
"Fine, a week you got it?" Asked Brooke.
"I promise I won't embarrass you today."
"Okay, now get on the bus." Said Brooke.
"How did it go?" Asked Karen.
"I got threatened." Said Lucas.
"Do we want to know?" Asked Deb knowing already what he was talking about.
"No, she said not to embarrass her, but she didn't say anything about irritating her." Said Lucas.
"Okay, now that you are all getting warmed up, I just wanted to say Welcome to Boston University and again I'm Brooke and I'm an Interior Design major, so if you have any questions please feel free to ask." Said Brooke as she noticed Lucas' hand go up.
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry but did you say your name is Brooke, because that's not what your nametag says." Said Lucas deciding that if he succeeded with his little plan he could sacrifice a week for the cause.
"The nametag was a gift from my moron of a boyfriend, and yes I did say my name was Brooke." She said as she stared Lucas down.
"Okay." Said Lucas thinking she's called him worse than that.
The tour went on and Lucas didn't ask Brooke any of his questions yet, he was waiting for the right opportunity to zing her one. Finally that moment came.
"This building houses 35 students and the rooms have anywhere from 1-4 students in each."
"Excuse me which building do you live in?" Asked Lucas as Brooke rolled her eyes.
"On the other side of town with my husband and 5 children." Responded Brooke.
"What are their names?" Asked Lucas trying to throw her off a little.
"Nate, Haley, Jake, Peyton, and Jenny." Said Brooke laughing as she was saying the first names that came to her mind. While Lucas could do nothing but laugh with her.
"Nice names they sound familiar, though." Said Lucas back at her.
"Okay if you are done we should move on now." Said Brooke.
The tour lasted another half hour and there were no more comments or questions coming from Lucas. The parents enjoyed watching Lucas trying to make Brooke come unhinged, and the fact that what ever he threw at her she came back with something that would throw him off.
"I told you that if you embarrassed me you slept alone for a week."
"Did I embarrass you, at all?" Asked Lucas.
"No, so I guess I can't carry out my threat, so after the parents leave tonight me and you?" Asked Brooke.
"Did you really have to ask?"
"Nope." Said Brooke.
