What's Mine
Chapter 8
"Who's Toby?"
With that Brooke looked at Luke, she had more tears in her eyes and one sliding down her cheek which Luke wiped off with his hand. He held Brooke close to him and kissed her forehead.
Brooke looked away from him now and towards her window.
"I had twins." She said quietly and Luke opened his mouth to say something. "Let me finish, please."
He nodded and when she tried to pull away from him he let her go.
"I couldn't take care of them both, couldn't barely take care of Sadie. I had to give one up, because even though I loved them both, I just couldn't take care of them. I knew he'd have a better life, Toby, that's what I named him, and so he went into the adoption agency and some guy who wanted a son for no reason. I don't know who it is and I don't even know if he's ok, or have any pictures of him."
Brooke let a tear fall and looked back at Luke who seemed to be in shock over all of this. "You think this is bad? Try finding out your pregnant and then having twins." She joked but didn't laugh. Lucas gave her a small smile.
"I got to hold both of them, Sadie and Toby, and it broke my heart to give him up, not letting him grow up with his sister. I didn't give them both up because I figured I'd be too bad of a mom, but I guess I am already because I let him go." She said and walked over to the window and looked out. "And now because I let Sadie go with my parents." She said and started to get teary eyed even more, her voice cracking a little. She'd lost both of her children now.
Luke had tears in his eyes too, just finding out he'd had kids with the only girl he'd ever loved and now he'd just found out one was gone, and one was with... wait... He pulled out his wallet, still with a shocked expression on his face. And looked at the picture he had of Toby, his Toby, his son, the one he'd gotten because he wanted to prove to his mom of his responsibilities and one that would love him and one that he would love back. He would teach him everything. It was a stupid reason to adopt a child, he knew, he was lucky though this time.
"Brooke." He said softly pulling out a picture and going to stand by her. Brooke looked over at him and felt sorry for having to tell him like this.
"Look." He said handing her a picture of Toby when he was just a baby, it matched the picture Brooke had, only with Toby's sister cut out.
Now it was Brooke's turn to be shocked. She knew this couldn't be real... He couldn't be her son.
"I didn't tell you something I should now. I adopted a boy, a baby when he was only a few weeks old, his name was Toby Lucas and they wouldn't tell me the last night. Or he didn't have one. I didn't really care at the time."
Brooke narrow her eyes at him. Could he really have saved their son from being taken by somebody else? That's what she'd named her Toby though. She gave him his father's name for a middle name. And she named him Davis, but now she figured he had his fathers name, Scott.
More tears welled up in Brooke's eyes and she smiled at him. "You...you have Toby?" She said in a tiny voice like it was unbelievable.
Luke nodded and she hugged him tightly. He pulled her even closer. "Where is he?" She heard him murmur against him.
"He's with my mom and Keith." He told her as she pulled away from him.
"I have to see him Luke." Brooke cried. "I missed him everyday since I gave him up."
Luke smiled. "Of course, I'll call them, but here." He said and handed her a recent picture of Toby. She ran her fingers across it. "He looks so much like so." She heard Luke tell her.
She smiled slightly. "Sadie looks like you." She said quietly and tearfully. She couldn't have lost her daughter. It hurt so much.
Luke pulled her to him. "It'll be ok, Brooke, I promise. I'm here now and I won't leave." He whispered quietly.
Brooke let more tears fall on him, it seemed like they'd never stop. "I missed you so much." She cried softly.
"I never should have left with my mom, I'm so sorry I missed all this." He told her, his voice full of regret with leaving Tree Hill.
"I don't blame you." She told him wiping some of the tears against him on his shoulder and she wrapped her arms around him.
"I still love you." He told her quietly, looking down at her with a small smile and she went quiet. She smiled at him and was about to say something back but Peyton coming in distracted them for the moment.
"Sorry." Peyton said and gave them a smile. "But Brooke, I hadn't heard anything about Sadie, just your parents, I wanted to be sure so I called back."
Brooke froze. There was a chance her daughter was still alive. Luke held her tight against him still as they both watched Peyton expectantly, the seconds seeming like hours.
"Is she ok?" Brooke asked after Peyton didn't say anything.
At that Peyton just gave her a huge smile.
A/N Ok wow, this is going good so far I hope. Anyways I might not have another chapter up for over a week because I'm going to camp next week. Hopefully I'll get another one done tonight or tomorrow though. Thanks for the reviews so far! Please tell me what you think!
Chapter 8
"Who's Toby?"
With that Brooke looked at Luke, she had more tears in her eyes and one sliding down her cheek which Luke wiped off with his hand. He held Brooke close to him and kissed her forehead.
Brooke looked away from him now and towards her window.
"I had twins." She said quietly and Luke opened his mouth to say something. "Let me finish, please."
He nodded and when she tried to pull away from him he let her go.
"I couldn't take care of them both, couldn't barely take care of Sadie. I had to give one up, because even though I loved them both, I just couldn't take care of them. I knew he'd have a better life, Toby, that's what I named him, and so he went into the adoption agency and some guy who wanted a son for no reason. I don't know who it is and I don't even know if he's ok, or have any pictures of him."
Brooke let a tear fall and looked back at Luke who seemed to be in shock over all of this. "You think this is bad? Try finding out your pregnant and then having twins." She joked but didn't laugh. Lucas gave her a small smile.
"I got to hold both of them, Sadie and Toby, and it broke my heart to give him up, not letting him grow up with his sister. I didn't give them both up because I figured I'd be too bad of a mom, but I guess I am already because I let him go." She said and walked over to the window and looked out. "And now because I let Sadie go with my parents." She said and started to get teary eyed even more, her voice cracking a little. She'd lost both of her children now.
Luke had tears in his eyes too, just finding out he'd had kids with the only girl he'd ever loved and now he'd just found out one was gone, and one was with... wait... He pulled out his wallet, still with a shocked expression on his face. And looked at the picture he had of Toby, his Toby, his son, the one he'd gotten because he wanted to prove to his mom of his responsibilities and one that would love him and one that he would love back. He would teach him everything. It was a stupid reason to adopt a child, he knew, he was lucky though this time.
"Brooke." He said softly pulling out a picture and going to stand by her. Brooke looked over at him and felt sorry for having to tell him like this.
"Look." He said handing her a picture of Toby when he was just a baby, it matched the picture Brooke had, only with Toby's sister cut out.
Now it was Brooke's turn to be shocked. She knew this couldn't be real... He couldn't be her son.
"I didn't tell you something I should now. I adopted a boy, a baby when he was only a few weeks old, his name was Toby Lucas and they wouldn't tell me the last night. Or he didn't have one. I didn't really care at the time."
Brooke narrow her eyes at him. Could he really have saved their son from being taken by somebody else? That's what she'd named her Toby though. She gave him his father's name for a middle name. And she named him Davis, but now she figured he had his fathers name, Scott.
More tears welled up in Brooke's eyes and she smiled at him. "You...you have Toby?" She said in a tiny voice like it was unbelievable.
Luke nodded and she hugged him tightly. He pulled her even closer. "Where is he?" She heard him murmur against him.
"He's with my mom and Keith." He told her as she pulled away from him.
"I have to see him Luke." Brooke cried. "I missed him everyday since I gave him up."
Luke smiled. "Of course, I'll call them, but here." He said and handed her a recent picture of Toby. She ran her fingers across it. "He looks so much like so." She heard Luke tell her.
She smiled slightly. "Sadie looks like you." She said quietly and tearfully. She couldn't have lost her daughter. It hurt so much.
Luke pulled her to him. "It'll be ok, Brooke, I promise. I'm here now and I won't leave." He whispered quietly.
Brooke let more tears fall on him, it seemed like they'd never stop. "I missed you so much." She cried softly.
"I never should have left with my mom, I'm so sorry I missed all this." He told her, his voice full of regret with leaving Tree Hill.
"I don't blame you." She told him wiping some of the tears against him on his shoulder and she wrapped her arms around him.
"I still love you." He told her quietly, looking down at her with a small smile and she went quiet. She smiled at him and was about to say something back but Peyton coming in distracted them for the moment.
"Sorry." Peyton said and gave them a smile. "But Brooke, I hadn't heard anything about Sadie, just your parents, I wanted to be sure so I called back."
Brooke froze. There was a chance her daughter was still alive. Luke held her tight against him still as they both watched Peyton expectantly, the seconds seeming like hours.
"Is she ok?" Brooke asked after Peyton didn't say anything.
At that Peyton just gave her a huge smile.
A/N Ok wow, this is going good so far I hope. Anyways I might not have another chapter up for over a week because I'm going to camp next week. Hopefully I'll get another one done tonight or tomorrow though. Thanks for the reviews so far! Please tell me what you think!