What's Mine

Chapter 7

Peyton watched helplessly as her best friend cried. She had been told that Brooke's parents had died in a car crash, they'd ran off the side of a mountain when it was raining so hard nobody could see. Of course, nobody had mentioned Sadie so she assumed she had been in the car crash also.

"Brooke, its ok." She said getting tears in her own eyes, she loved that little girl like she was her own niece.

Brooke looked up at Peyton, she felt like her whole world had just fallen apart. She had nothing more to live for. Her daughter was gone. Her parents were gone. She had tears streaming down her face. "No its not!" She cried.

Peyton frowned, she didn't know what to do but suddenly came up with a plan. "I'll be right back, Brooke." She said and left the room and dialed a number on her cell phone.

By the time Peyton had come back Brooke had cried herself to sleep on the floor and so she didn't notice the person who was beside her best friend. "Is she ok Peyt?"

Peyton sighed, looking at Lucas. "I don't know, her parents just died Luke, its something she has to live with the rest of her life." She said, not exactly meaning her parents but Brooke's decision to let Sade go with them.

Luke frowned and bent down next to her, he pushed her bangs softly away from her forehead and kissed her forehead, like he hadn't done in years. He carefully picked her up and cradled her in his arms like a baby, slowly, as to not wake her up; he then carried her upstairs to her room.

He entered her room and was amazed by all the pictures of her and her parents, her parents, her and a little girl, and the same little girl and her. Once he had put Brooke down on her bed he went over to one of her dressers and picked up a picture of Brooke and that little girl and smiled. Maybe Brooke had a little sister?

He then looked around the room, for the first time noticing a bunch of baby toys and littler kids toys scattered all over the floor. He saw a teddy bear in the corner with the name 'Sadie' stitched across the front of it. There were pictures of this little girl by herself all over, but one picture caught all of his attention. He walked over to her nightstand and picked up a picture of two babies, they looked like they had just been born and were in the same bed and it was at the hospital, that much he could tell.

Curious as to why Brooke would have a picture of two babies in her room, and wondering why all the other pictures were in there of the little girl, he flipped the picture over, only to get the shock of his life.

"Luke?!" Brooke yelped jumping up from her bed, she had apparently woken up and had forgotten at the moment why she had been asleep. She winced for a second as the world spun around her and held her arm out for something to grab and even though Luke was in shock, he took her arm and pulled her to him, putting an arm around her waist to steady her.

Luke put the picture back down on her nightstand and had confusion written all over his face. He sat on the bed, puling Brooke down next to him.

"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked after the world had decided to quick its spin fest. She also moved away from Luke and saw the picture he had been holding. She mentally scolded herself for being so stupid to leave that out. She snatched it up and put it in the drawer of her nightstand then stood up, looking at Luke.

"Peyton called." Luke said slowly, not knowing how Brooke would react. "She said you needed somebody."

Brooke glared at her doorway before looking back at Luke, remembering what Peyton had told her and even though unshed tears welled up in her eyes she shook her head. "No." she said quietly, looking around the room at the pictures of her baby.

"Brooke who's in all these pictures?" Luke asked her standing up also, he knew she wasn't ok but he didn't want to press the subject.

"My parents and I." Brooke told him quickly and winced.

"No." Luke said knowing she knew what he meant. "Who's the little girl?"

Brooke bit her tongue, this was just what she needed right now.

Luke knew though. He just wanted to see if she would tell him. That picture had told him everything he needed to know.

"My..." Brooke stopped and glared at him. "Sadie. Her name's Sadie." She said wishing the pain would go away, she'd lost her daughter, her baby.

Luke sighed and went over to Brooke.

Brooke had tears in her eyes and had wrapped her arms around herself. "My daughter." She said very quietly, if Luke hadn't have come close he wouldn't have heard.

Luke tilted Brooke's chin up to look at him. "Our daughter?" He asked quietly back also.

She nodded before letting the tears fall. Luke pulled her close to him and held her tight, letting her cry. She didn't know why she gave into him so easily and had told him without barely a second thought.

"Brooke?" He asked after she'd calmed down a bit, he'd moved them back to the bed again.

"Huh?" She asked softly.

"Who's Toby?"