Hey Guys

So how is your weekend so far? Nothing is really going on here except I'm still looking for work. So we had two reviewers today and they were mags0607 and LuvAngel448 so I just wanted to say thank you to them for their reviews and to enjoy this chapter.

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)

Brooke and Lucas were well on their way home, they stopped just outside Washington DC for breakfast and to freshen up before setting out again.

"You feeling okay this morning?" Asked Brooke as Lucas pulled into the rest stop.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just hungry and in need of coffee that's all." Said Lucas as he kissed her hand that he was holding.

"You know if you want to take a nap I can drive the rest of the way." Said Brooke.

"Brooke, I can drive the rest of the way it's only a couple more hours." Said Lucas.

"Okay, but lets make a deal. You need to be able to move this stuff in so as soon as we hit the North Carolina border, you will let me drive and you will sleep a little." Said Brooke.

"Okay, I promise you that you can drive as soon as we hit the North Carolina border." Said Lucas knowing she wouldn't let up on him.

"Good, now let's go eat." Said Brooke as she got out of the car after they parked.

Brooke and Lucas were seated in the small restaurant and order their drinks, which consisted of coffee and ice water.

"Did you bring your meds in with you?" Asked Brooke knowing Lucas was due to take them soon.

"No, you did."

"What?"

"I threw them in your purse before we left that way I didn't have to go digging through our mound of luggage looking for them." Said Lucas.

"Oh, here they are." Said Brooke as she searched through her purse and handed Lucas the bottle.

"Thank you, Cheery."

"You're welcome." Said Brooke as she took the bottle back after Lucas took one of the pills out and handed the bottle back to her to put back into her purse.

Jake, Peyton, and Jenny set out early that morning also, they had also rented a trailer to bring their stuff back. In order to make everything fit Jake had reluctantly dismantled Jenny's crib, she was still too little for a toddler bed and she hadn't figured out how to climb out yet, which Jake and Peyton agreed that as soon as she did that would be the end of the crib.

"So you think Brooke and Lucas made it home yet?" Asked Peyton.

"Nah, they probably won't make it until about 2 or so." Said Jake as they passed the sign that said 'You are now leaving Idaho'.

"I'm going to call her and let her know we left and to find out where they are." Said Peyton.

"Hello?"

"Hey Brooke, I just wanted to let you know that Jake and I left this morning and I wanted to find out where you guys were."

"Um, we're just outside Washington DC, having breakfast. Where are you guys?" Said Brooke.

"We just left Idaho." Said Peyton.

"So when do you expect to be in Tree Hill?" Asked Brooke.

"Sometime on Sunday hopefully." Said Peyton.

"Cool."

"So who's driving?" Asked Peyton.

"Broody is, but I made him promise that as soon as we got to the North Carolina border that he would take a nap and let me drive the rest of the way home." Said Brooke.

"Good, well I'm going to let you go and I will talk to you when we are closer to home." Said Peyton.
"Okay talk soon." Said Brooke.

"Bye."

"Bye." Said Brooke as she hung up her cell phone.

"So where are they?" Asked Jake.

"Just outside of Washington DC, having breakfast. Get this Lucas actually agreed to let Brooke drive from the North Carolina border to the house." Said Peyton as Jake drove.

"Really, well that's good I mean he drove through the night, he probably needs to sleep soon, and this was probably Brooke's way of getting him to agree to sleep for a little while." Said Jake.

"Yeah, and I know as soon as he gets there he's going to want to get everything unpacked so they can return the car and trailer." Said Peyton.

"Exactly." Said Jake as he glanced into the backseat at Jenny who was sound asleep in her car seat.

Nathan and Haley were getting ready to leave Chapel Hill. Nathan figured either they would beat Brooke or Lucas there or with their luck is behind them on the highway at one point.

"I'm going to call Brooke and Lucas and let them know we're leaving now, and to find out where they are."

"Hello?"

"Hey Buddy, where are you guys?" Asked Haley

"I am just pulling on to the highway outside DC. Where are you?" Asked Lucas.

"Still in Chapel Hill but we're getting ready to leave with in the next couple minutes, do you know where Jake and Peyton are?" Asked Haley.

"Brooke talked to Peyt and she said they just left Idaho, and that was about a half hour ago." Said Lucas.

"Cool, so did you guys hit traffic on your way to DC?"

"Not much, not like dead lock or anything." Said Lucas.

"Alright well I just wanted to see where you guys were and call me when you get to our state." Said Haley.

"Okay, I'll talk to you then, bye Hales." Said Lucas.

"Bye Luke." Said Haley as she hung up.

"Where are they?" Asked Nathan as he came back in the room.

"Brooke and Lucas are on the highway just out side of DC and Peyton and Jake just left Idaho about a half hour ago." Said Haley.

"Good."

"I told Lucas to call when they got to the state." Said Haley.

"I can't believe our entire family will be back together by the end of the weekend." Said Nathan.

"I know." Said Haley.

A couple hours passed and Brooke and Lucas were now passing through Virginia and almost to the VA-NC border after that it would only be about 3 hours to get home and that was the stretch that Brooke was driving.

"So I was looking at the map and I think we should stop in Emporia it's right at the border and I'm sure they have a rest stop close by." Said Brooke.

"Okay, Emporium it is." Said Lucas.

About twenty minutes went by and Lucas saw the sign for Emporia and found the rest stop about 5 miles down the road. He pulled in and they decided to go and get drinks before setting out for the last stretch of their journey.

"Who you calling?" Asked Brooke.

"I told Haley I'd call when we got to the border, and then I think we should call Mom and Keith and tell them that we are close by." Said Lucas.

"I'll call Haley and Karen, you should call Skills and give him, Fergie, and Junk a heads up." Said Brooke.

"Okay." Said Lucas.

"Luke, man where are you guys?" Asked Skills as he answered his phone.

"What's up Skills? We just got to the VA-NC border and we should be home in about 3 hours, so can you get a hold of Fergie and Junk and give them a heads up for me?" Asked Lucas.

"Yeah, hang on, Yo Fergie, Junk! Luke and Brooke are about 3 hours away." Yelled Skills.

"Where are you guys?" Asked Lucas.

"Where do you think we are?" Asked Skills.

"Alright, well I've got to go and try just one more time to keep Brooke from driving the rental with a trailer hitched to it."

"You go do that, why don't you guys meet us at the River Court when you get in, that way we can all go over together and get this done." Said Skills.

"You got it, actually I just gonna have Nate meet us there to, it'll be easier. Is Bevin still planning on coming too?"

"Yeah, she had to work today. But she gets out in an hour so tell Brooke she'll be there."

"Will do see ya." Said Lucas.

"Peace." Said Skills as he hung up.

"Brooke you still talking to Hales?"

"Hang on, yeah why?" Said Brooke.

"Tell her to just meet us at the River Court the guys are already there." Said Lucas.

"Hales, Lucas said to meet us at the Court when you get in the guys are already there." Said Brooke.

"You got it, is Bevin still coming with us?" Asked Haley.

"Lucas is Bevin still planning on coming?"

"Yeah, Skills said that she's working for another hour and then she'll be there." Said Lucas as they got in the car with Brooke in the driver's seat.

"Yeah, she's working now but she'll be done by the time we're there." Said Brooke to Haley.

"Great. Okay so you probably want to get on the road again so I will see you when we get there." Said Haley.

"Okay, see ya." Said Brooke.

"Bye." Said Haley as she hung up with Brooke.

"Did you call Mom or Keith, yet?" Asked Lucas as he leaned the car seat back.

"No, but I will right now." Said Brooke.

"Karen's Café. Deb speaking."

"Deb, it's Brooke, I just wanted to let you guys know that we're about three hours away, Jake and Peyton are somewhere in the Midwest and Nate and Hales are leaving Chapel Hill right now." Said Brooke.

"Okay, so where exactly are you guys?" Asked Deb.

"At the Virginia border, about to cross into North Carolina then when we get into town we're going to head to the River Court so we can get all of this stuff unloaded and then we'll stop at the café and see you guys." Said Brooke.

"Okay, well then we'll see you guys then." Said Deb.

"Definatly, well I'm going to get going so we can get on the road again I'll see you in a couple hours." Said Brooke.

"Okay honey I'll tell Karen for you." Said Deb.

"Thanks Deb." Said Brooke as she hung up with Deb.

Brooke got back on the highway and headed for home, with Lucas already half asleep in the passenger seat. Brooke was disappointed that he didn't stay awake longer but knew he was more tired than he would let on to her.