Chapter 19! So I would have had this chapter up earlier but working on the new movie The Beautiful Ordinary had me up basically ALL night 3 nights in a row and so I am SOOO drained haha. But I'm finally home and have a chapter for you guys! Enjoy! and THANKS so much for the reviews!

"Oh Boyfriend" Brooke whispered laying on top of Lucas and kissing his bottom lip. He was completely sacked out… a few days with Erin had them both worn out, and they'd been recuperating ever since Karen had come it get her. Recuperating, obviously meaning sex… but that was beside the point. Not only that, but Lucas was having a hard time dealing with everything going on lately… so Brooke decided, they needed to go do something fun… just for them and this was the perfect weekend to do it. They had a 5-day weekend of no work, class, Peyton or anything for that matter… and the beach was sounding really nice.

"What?" Lucas asked wrapping his arms around her.

"Are you well rested?"

"Why…"

"Because we're taking a little road trip, and I plan on using you for whatever dirty things come to mind…" Brooke whispered this time biting his bottom lip. They needed a weekend of fun just to be crazy, have lots of sex, and think about nothing important.

"I like the sound of that"

"I thought you might… come on, lets get out of here before Peyton decides she wants to come too"

"You think its ok to leave her?" Lucas asked… pissing Brooke off to no end, as soon as he said it he regretted it too. He hadn't meant it like that… he'd only said anything just because Peyton was kinda helpless with things lately and he didn't want her to get hurt to something.

"We're not her parents… Lucas don't ruin this, don't you want to go skinny dipping in the ocean with me?"

"It's going to be freezing…"

"Well then we'll just have to keep each other warm, please! Its Tree Hill… it's not THAT cold…" Brooke whined pleading with him to say yes.

"Its just that she's 8 months pregnant Brooke…"

"And if something happens she can call Jake or Nathan… or Pete, whoever the hell that kids father is, we need to go have fun and be 19 while we can"

"Can we not tell my mom we're there?" Lucas asked finally caving in. Brooke was right…plus he really would rather spend the next 5 days with her and just her, rather than stay here playing scrabble with Peyton.

"Most definitely not telling her" Brooke squealed kissing him.

"Hey you 2 wanna… woah sorry"

"Its ok… we don't have sex with our clothes on… come in"

"I was just wondering if you guys wanted to go get" Peyton started but as usual Brooke interrupted.

"Cant… road trip…"

"Nice… where too?"

"Tree Hill" Brooke said excitedly

"Ew"

"Not ew… Fun!"

"When are you leaving?" Peyton asked, kind of puzzled why they were leaving on such short notice…

"Whenever Lucas gets out of bed"

"Or whenever Brooke gets off of me…" Lucas sighed as Brooke kissed him again.

"Wait… what about Ella?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't tell me you 2 forgot" Peyton laughed. This one definitely shocked her… for 2 people who were as involved with a kid as Brooke and Lucas were, to forget what today was, was kinda bad on their part.

"Forgot…"

"Its her birthday"

"So that's what E's BD meant in my planner… ok well then we kidnap her and take her with us" Brooke said figuring Ella had never been to a beach before…

"They aren't going to let us take her for 5 days…"

"True…plus it's kinda hard to have sex with a 2 year old in the room… so we party today and leave tomorrow?"

"We need presents" Lucas said feeling guilty that they had both forgotten. Even with everything they had had going on lately…

"And decorations"

"Oh… and a cake"

"Split up?" Brooke asked finally getting of Lucas so he could get up.

"I'll meet you 2 there at like 12?"

"Sounds good"

Peyton walked down to the bakery to find Ella a cake. Normally she would have had Brooke come with her, but she wasn't really in the mood to hang out with Brooke today. Lately all Brooke had on her mind was her internship and Lucas… which had been nice for a while, hearing Brooke go on and on about how she didn't want to leave Lucas had helped Peyton get her mind off other things… but now it seemed like the more Brooke talked about it, the more Peyton wished she had what Brooke had. Sure Brooke joked about how she and Lucas were going to strangle each other… or how they were going to be too broke to afford birth control. But Peyton wasn't stupid… Both Brooke and Lucas were seriously happy. She knew they'd get married, have kids (probably not in that order at the rate they were going) but they'd be happy nonetheless. They both had good careers going for them… or at least getting started… and most importantly, they both loved each other enough to give all of that up in a second for the other one.

Every time Peyton saw them hug… or hold hands, or watched how Lucas blushed when Brooke kissed his cheek… or even heard how Brooke giggled as Lucas whispered god only knew what, into her ear and then kissed it, it made her jealous… not jealous of who Brooke had, she'd learned a long time ago that Lucas definitely wasn't her type… but jealous of what Brooke had. The lyrics to the Saving Jane song… "Girl next door" always popped into Peyton's head when she thought about Brooke. Which was funny because Peyton hated that song… she'd always related it to Brooke and Haley until recently… now she was alone and pregnant… and Brooke and Lucas were playing mommy and daddy to some kid who wasn't even theirs. Talk about karma.

The bakery was empty as usual…just a few random people sitting drinking coffee, and Haley… who Peyton really hadn't expected to see there, but then again she hadn't been able to predict anything lately.

"Hey Hales" Peyton said grabbing Haley's attention away from the pre-made cakes.

"Oh Peyton… hey, you never saw me here"

"Why?"

"I'm surprising Nathan tonight with a romantic dinner and I don't have time to make a cake" Haley whispered… like Nathan was standing right there next to her or something.

"Nice… lie to him about cooking"

"He knows I can cook… so hey, how are you feeling?"

"Ok I guess... I don't know how I'm supposed to be feeling" Peyton laughed trying to think of the last time she saw her feet… or anything below her waist for that matter.

"Right… Can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"Well… its just that Nathan asked me last night who the babies father was… and I told him it was Jake, but then I realized I hadn't even ever asked… I was just assuming… its Jake right? I mean it's not some stupid college student you had a one night stand with or anything… because if it is I'll totally kick his ass for you" Haley laughed nervously.

"Of course its Jake" Peyton smiled. She didn't have the heart to tell Haley it could be Nathan… she wasn't even sure if Nathan remembered they had slept together… plus Haley seemed so concerned for her, and had helped out so much lately. As much as she hated the thought of Nathan and Haley getting back together, for her sake… she felt bad for wishing bad things for them at the same time.

"Good… come here! Call me if you need anything ok?"

"Definitely…"

After what seemed like endless hours shopping, (technically it was only 30 minutes… but shopping with Brooke always seemed longer than it really was) Lucas and Brooke finally made it to the children's home, equipped with tons of presents and decorations. Usually when they got there, Ella was sitting alone in a corner somewhere… playing with a Barbie or doll. But not today… today she was dressed up, sitting on the edge of her toddler bed, talking to an older couple, maybe in their 40's. Of course that didn't last long…As soon as Ella spotted Brooke and Lucas, she ran over with her long brown curls trailing behind her and jumped into Lucas's arms, completely forgetting about whomever she was talking too.

"I 2" Ella shrieked showing Lucas and Brooke her 2 fingers

"I know baby girl and that's why Lucas and I are here to throw you a fabulous party…"

"With presents" Lucas whispered as he lifted Ella up onto his shoulders, which was her favorite thing to do lately.

"Lots of presents"

"Hi… are you friends of Ella's?" The older lady who was talking to Ella asked, walking over with her husband. Brooke didn't like the looks of her. She was too prim and proper… it reminded her of her mom and how she dressed.

"Oh Patty, Marshall… this is Brooke and Lucas. They volunteered here for a while…"

"We just came to throw her a party for her birthday… don't mind us"

"Why Ella… you didn't tell us it was your birthday, why don't you come and tell Marsh and I all about it?" The lady smiled offering to take Ella from Lucas. Ella wasn't thrilled about this, and neither were Brooke and Lucas. They had never had to share Ella before, and neither of them were planning on sharing her today…

"Nowa…"

"Come on… we haven't finished our chat… we must be polite"

"Uh Uh" Ella whined motioning for Brooke to hold her

"What if… I come with you, and we chat together?" Brooke asked pulling her into her arms. Brooke wanted to hear everything these people had to say to Ella, and find out why they were even there in the first place.

"K"

"Is she your wife?" The man Lucas guessed was Marshall, asked once Brooke and his wife had walked away. This kinda caught Lucas off guard… not so much the question, just the way it was directed… he wasn't like most guys who seemed interested as he asked, this guy sounded like he just wanted to make small talk.

"Future wife"

"Very nice… are you two planning on adopting one day?"

"Uh… we haven't really talked about it" Lucas laughed scratching the back of his head like he always did when he was nervous. He hadn't expected this many up front questions from a perfect stranger.

"Right… sorry I just figured since you were here, … my wife and I are looking to adopt, I've authorized so many adoptions in my time, and now its time for one of my own"

"You authorize them?"

"I'm a judge… my wife has taken a liking to that Ella… pretty little thing, good temperament, doesn't talk much" Marshall smiled watching as Brooke, his wife and Ella talked on the bed.

"Until she wants something…"

"What?"

"She picked it up from Brooke I think… when I take her to the park or to get ice cream she talks constantly" Lucas laughed. He used to think of Ella as quiet… until she had spent enough time with Brooke to know that quiet wasn't going to get her anywhere…

"You guys spend a lot of time with her?"

"Yea…we're kinda attached"

"I could tell by the looks your girlfriend was giving my wife…"

Brooke sat with Ella in her lap on the bed, while the woman tried desperately to get Ella to talk to her. Brooke couldn't really blame Ella for not wanting to talk… after all the woman was talking to her like she was some kind of an idiot… talking to her like Brooke talked to Gucci, like she was a dog or something.

"Now who is that? Come on… tell me! Tell me!"

"Ella… who am I?" Brooke asked rolling her eyes at Patty. This was just too embarrassing to watch any longer.

"My Brooke"

"That's nice…"

"Go play…" Ella whined trying to pull Brooke off the bed towards the toys. Usually Brooke would have gone in a second… they always had fun playing Barbie's together… Brooke taught her tons of things she shouldn't know, and always made her Barbie's have affairs and scandals… but today Brooke was more interested in Patty and Marshall, and why they were here.

"We cant Ellie… but when Peyton gets here we'll have cake!"

"Ella… well that name will definitely have to go. You look like a Morgan"

"What are you talking about… Ella's a fabulous name, Isabella…" Brooke trailed off as the realness of the whole situation set in, these people here actually here to adopt Ella… not just visit, or look into adopting her. This woman clearly had her mind made up and it was making Brooke's stomach churn… and causing her head to hurt worse than it already did.

"Morgan suites a little girl… you spend a lot of time with her, I can tell"

"Yea… Lucas and I decided we needed someone else to spoil other than each other"

"Well… spoiling can be un-done too, tell me about her, so when we get her home" Patty smiled. She seemed sincere enough… she was clearly interested in Ella, and knowing all about her… but that didn't mean Brooke was going to tell her anything… at least not anything true.

"Home?"

"My husband and I are looking into adopting her… we've always wanted a daughter but work seemed to get in the way" Patty smiled…. Confirming Brooke's biggest fears. She could tell by the look on Lucas's face as he talked to Marshall… he had come to the same realization.

"You don't want her… seriously… she's like scrawny"

"We can fatten her up"

"Well… she, um… she likes to burn things" Brooke said trying to think of anything to make Ella as un-appealing as possible.

"Nonsense"

"She has an STD"

"At the age of 2?" Patty laughed, this time she was doing the eye rolling. Brooke felt completely helpless… this was the first time in a long time she couldn't do anything to stop what was happening… it wasn't like she and Lucas could say 'hey! Ok… lets adopt Ella' 1. They were only 19… and 2. They definitely weren't ready for the job of full time parenting.

"I always heard they start younger in New York"

"How old are you?"

"19…" Brooke sighed. She knew that Patty knew what she was thinking… it wasn't like she was being subtle.

"You're still a child yourself, I could adopt you… She'll be happier this way"

"Sorry I'm late… Hey Ella" Peyton panted carrying in the very pink cake and breaking up the awkward conversation.

"Peyon!"

"Lets get this party started…Wow, what's with you and Lucas looking like someone died"

"Headache…" Brooke whispered wiping her eyes

"Hol me" Ella whined clinging to Brooke's legs.

"Ok… are you ready to sing?"

The rest of the afternoon was spent opening presents and playing. Ella rotated between Brooke and Lucas… usually staying with whichever one was offering the most attention. But Brooke and Lucas were both pre-occupied with the fact that Patty and Marshall had left ½ way through the party to go and talk to some of the staff. Neither Brooke nor Lucas had talked about it yet… but they could tell what the other one was thinking… so much so they didn't really talk through the whole party. Brooke had a headache and wasn't in the mood to hear Lucas tell her for the 100th time, how they were young and there was nothing they could do to stop these people… Brooke was actually enjoying her little denial session she was having over in the corner with Peyton, the denial queen. She'd actually plotted a way to run the odd couple as she called them, out of the country before Lucas had interrupted her thoughts.

"Hey… you ok? You're looking kinda pale" Lucas asked sighed sitting down next to Brooke on the cold tile floor. She looked like she was off in some sort of a daze.

"Thanks… that's the best compliment I've had all day"

"Sorry, you ready to head home?"

"You mean before the stepford family?" Brooke sighed playing with her fingernails so she didn't have to look at Lucas. She was actually kinda pissed off at him… although she wasn't sure why. He hadn't done anything… and he did have his arm around her rubbing her shoulder, which always made her feel better. But not right now, she felt more like punching him or yelling at him… or something to get her frustration out.

"Its not like they'll be able to do anything today… there's a whole process, and Ella's sacked out, she'll never even know we left"

"I know…"

"We can go pack for tomorrow…" Lucas said hoping that would make her feel a little better… no such luck.

"I'm not really in the mood"

"We knew this could happen Brooke"

"Not now… please, I'm not really up for the whole speech about how we're only 19 and we knew this would happen" Brooke sighed leaning into his shoulder. Really she just wanted to go home and cry…and maybe hit something.

"I hate it as much as you do…but we can't let something control our lives, that we have no control over"

"You've been going over this in your head all day haven't you?"

"Sorta…" Lucas laughed, it wasn't supposed to make Brooke laugh, but it did.

"What if…we get fake ID's and tell them we're like…. 30?"

"Somehow I doubt that one is gonna work"

"We could always like… kidnap her and move to like, Tahiti" Brooke sighed. Actually she really wanted to go to Tahiti…

"We don't have the money to move to Tahiti"

"Right… being 19 sucks"

"We could be 40…" Lucas laughed trying to help her see the bright side.

"You know what I was thinking about?" Brooke asked, deciding to play it serious for a minute. She'd had this on her mind for a while now…

"What?"

"If I had been pregnant Jr year… Ella's almost the same age that baby would have been"

"Are you trying to tell me something?" Lucas asked giving her his squinty look

"No… Its just I was so sure then, that if I was pregnant that I didn't want it"

"Look at how different things were though… we weren't even legal, or together at the time"

"I know… its just weird how much things can change in just 2 years ya know? I used to think about that scare everyday… try to imagine the different ways it could have played out… the best at the time was I killed Peyton" Brooke giggled, forgetting that Peyton was only like 2 feet away.

"Bitter…"

"Just a tiny bit… but the point is… at some point, I just stopped thinking about it, and haven't thought about it again until today actually… what if 2 years from now we completely forget about all of this?"

"Then hopefully we'll be happy enough then that we wont have to look back on this" Lucas smiled, not totally sure what he had just said… but it seemed to help whatever it meant.

"Your cryptic lines kill me"

"Lets get home… I was promised sex this weekend"

"Uh huh… because we've definitely been lacking in that department since classes ended" Brooke laughed sarcastically. They never had sex after serious conversations anyway… at least not ones that had mentions of pregnancy scares in them. They'd go home and maybe do something semi productive… or at least get some work done so they didn't have to live off of rice for the next month.

"We'll come back tomorrow and visit… just incase"