A/N Thanks for the great reviews, this is definitely become one of my favorite stories to write. This chapter will be longer because A LOT is going to happen! Also for a timeline this chapter starts on a Monday.
Flashbacks are in Italics
Chapter 5 Life's Surprises
Lucas got his family up and in the car bright and early the following morning so they would miss any traffic. Brooke had grumbled the entire time until she'd fallen asleep in the car, the boys hadn't woken up at all which meant they'd be stopping for breakfast as soon as they woke up. Lucas was worried about Brooke, she was pale and feeling queasy again. He was determined that when they got home she was going to the doctor even if he had to drag her by the hair. He hated that he hadn't gotten a chance to talk to Haley much, Brooke had though and she told him not to worry. He and Haley had been best friends since they'd been kids, when the boys were born she was the first person that he wanted to call. His phone rang and he answered it before Brooke and the boys woke up.
"This is Luke" He said simply, he glanced at the clock and saw that it was a little after 9, the boys would be awake soon.
Haley smiled, "Hey it's Hales." After talking to Brooke she'd decided that she missed her and Lucas.
"Hales, it's great hearing your voice! What's going on?" Lucas looked over and saw that Brooke was wide awake and staring at him. "It's Haley baby." She nodded and leaned against the window.
"Well I wanted to check on Brooke and see how she was feeling." Haley knew that something was up, there was just something in Brooke's eyes last night even if Brooke didn't know it yet.
"Well I think she's got a stomach bug, she's been kind of queasy the past couple mornings." Haley smiled hearing the worry in Lucas's voice, men were so clueless.
"Really?" She talked to Lucas for a while and then let him go so that she could call the doctor and find out if everything was okay with the eggs and the sperm.
Brooke went back to sleep for a little while until she heard her son's calling her, "Mama…mama…hungry!"
"Luke we need to stop somewhere soon." Lucas nodded he was already looking around for the next exit. They were almost home and soon he'd take Brooke to the doctor for an antibiotic or something. He hated it when she was sick, Brooke was his whole world. "I know you are babies, but daddy has to find a place first." She told them gently, she figured if she never ate again she'd be fine.
"How about Denny's babe?" Brooke smiled, whenever they traveled Lucas had to stop at Denny's.
Soon the four of them were sitting down, the boys hated highchairs but since they were hungry they didn't put up too much of a fight. "Are you feeling better?" Lucas asked after she hadn't eaten anything.
"I'm sure it's just some stomach thing or something I ate, don't worry I'm fine." She said helping to cut Austin's waffle. She knew what was coming, Lucas wanted her to go to the doctor, she'd fight him at first but then she'd give in just to give him some peace of mind. "Can you help Seth?" Seth was trying so hard to feed himself but most of his eggs were all in his lap and highchair.
Haley was thrilled the sperm and eggs were great and she and Nathan could come in a couple days for the transfer. She felt like live couldn't get any better, her friends were back in her life and now she had the chance to be a mommy.
"Nathan!" She screamed happily, she wanted to tell the whole world that by the end of this month she could be pregnant.
Nathan ran into the kitchen frantically, "Baby what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Of course everything's great! I called the doctor and he said we can definitely come in for the transfer!" Haley wrapped her arms around his neck happily. "Our dream might be finally coming true."
"Then let's go out and celebrate, just the two of us." Haley smiled and kissed his cheek.
"I told Brooke last night, they left this morning. She won't say anything to Lucas but I needed her to know, she and I became so close our senior year." Haley told him, she was sure that he wouldn't mind but a long time ago they'd promised never to have any secrets from each other big or small.
Nathan smiled and pulled her close, "I'm glad that you told her, and everything's gonna work out Hales. Now we need to get dressed so we can say bye to Jake and Peyton."
Jake was packing the car while Jenny said her good byes to Grandma Karen and Grandma Deb.
"Peyton it was wonderful to see you, I have really missed you. Call me when this one arrives! " Haley said tearfully.
Peyton hugged her tight, "You have to call me, no more of this 'I'm too busy crap'" She told her giving her another hug.
Soon the three of them were on the way to the air port, Peyton was almost asleep when she heard crying from the backseat. "Jenny what's wrong baby doll?"
"I don..don't wanna go home!" She sobbed loudly, Peyton unbuckled her seatbelt and turned around to wipe her baby girls tears.
"You know what, we're going to see them again really soon. Thanksgiving is in three months and Christmas is in four, and in January our baby will be here. I'm going to miss them too, but we've got each other." Jenny smiled and wiped the rest of the tears away.
Jake held Peyton's hand while he drove, it had been nice seeing everyone. It had been a long time since he'd just hung out with the guys. He loved his wife and daughter more than anything, but he needed his male bonding time.
"Alright let's get our tickets and go. New York here we come!" Jenny said happily, the earlier tears and good byes were gone and she was going home.
They were home around 12 and Brooke was exhausted, "Can you put the boys down for their nap?"
Lucas nodded and put the boys down before we got out their luggage, he wondered which doctor he should call, he walked into the bedroom and saw her curled up in her bra and her 'old lady' panties. "Baby, which doctor should I call?" They had argued about it the whole way from Denny's and finally Brooke relented.
"Just call Dr. Ryan." He was their family doctor and would know what was wrong her without having to take a thousand tests. She hated doctors and hospitals.
Lucas said okay and kissed her forehead, she didn't have a fever but she was still pale. Finally he was satisfied, Brooke had an appointment with Doctor Ryan at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He unpacked, started laundry, and called his coach to let him know that he was back in town. Soon the boys were up and ready to play, Lucas took them outside so they wouldn't wake Brooke.
"Higher daddy!" Austin squealed as his daddy swung him through the air like an airplane. Seth was chasing them too waiting for his turn, "My turn daddy!" He yelled happily and soon he was in the air.
Brooke woke up around 5, she was feeling better and hungry. She opened the bedroom door and smiled seeing Lucas watching "Finding Nemo" with the boys.
"Mommy! Mama!" They yelled at the same time, Brooke held them tight. "You have a good nap mommy?" Seth asked holding her hand.
"Yeah I had a good nap, you guys ready for dinner?" Lucas gave her a tight hug and she leaned against him. "What did the doctor say?" She knew that he'd called, he was such a worrier.
Lucas nodded, "Yeah you've got an appointment on Wednesday at 9 and I'm going to take you before practice."
"Luke I can go by myself…I'm a big girl." Brooke argued but she knew it was pointless, her husband was a stubborn man. "Fine, you can come but no getting in the way! Now what do you want for dinner?"
"How about we just order take out, from that Chinese restaurant that you love and the boys will have Mac 'n' Cheese, then their baths, then it's bedtime for them and us." Lucas said smiling, "That is if you're up to it."
Brooke laughed, "Sweetie it's you that might not be up for it." She smacked his butt and went to call the restaurant.
Late that night Brooke was lying in Lucas's arms after they'd made love, "I love you so much Brooke, that's why I worry, I'd be lost without you."
"I love you too baby, and stop your worrying 'cause you're not going to lose me. You, me, and the boys are stuck with each other forever babe!" Brooke said happily. She laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes, she remembered one of their fights their Senior Year of high school. It had been right after they'd gotten back together the second time.
"Brooke she's just my partner for class and that's it! I love you!" Lucas yelled loudly, he knew that she was jealous and had reason to be but it was getting to be too much. "Listen, you're the only one for me and you've got to believe that."
Brooke stood there silently, she did trust him she just didn't trust Rachel. "Luke I do trust you! I just don't trust Rachel, she's made it perfectly clear that she wants you." She didn't want to do this with an audience but they had one, all because their gym teacher decided that they should learn Ballroom dancing and she'd paired Lucas with Rachel. The new girl that from day one had made it her personal goal to steal Brooke's life. "Why does she have to hold you so close?"
"I'll push her away if she gets too close baby." Lucas said softly stroking her cheeks. He'd read her letters and they were back together. "Now let me see that smile." Brooke smiled brightly and he kissed her dimples. "I love you and only you!"
Brooke was still smiling when Lucas walked back into the gym, she'd been partnered with Tim which drove her nuts because he was missing a few brain cells. "Okay Tim let's just get this over with." She told him sternly dragging him onto the floor.
Lucas maneuvered Rachel over to where Tim and Brooke were dancing, "Tim if you're hand goes ANYWHERE it shouldn't I'll kill you." Brooke almost laughed as Tim's hands remained firmly on the middle of her back.
Lucas fell asleep last night after praying that Brooke was alright, she was his whole world.
Rachel Gietta sat in a bar in New York, she was pissed and ready for something different. She thought about heading back to Tree Hill, she wondered how Lucas and his little bitch were doing. After giving it some thought she decided to head back, and stir up some trouble, maybe she would get Lucas Scott after all.
Two days later Haley was told that she could come in early for the transfer as everything was already ready, "Nathan this is it!" She told him happily, she called Brooke and frowned when she heard the voice mail. "Hey this is Mrs. Lucas Scott… leave a message" "Hey Brooke it's Haley, today's the day of the transfer and I just wanted to call and tell you and see how you, Luke, and the boys are. Hope that you're feeling better. Give me a call. Bye Tigger."
Nathan and Haley sat in the doctor's office ready to go, "Nathan where's that doctor?" Haley was tired of sitting, she wanted to get the show on the road.
"He'll be here soon baby, just try and relax." Sure enough Dr. Feldman came out smiling.
"Now I'm sure you're anxious to get started, we are transferring 4 embryos, this should be painless so if you feel any pain at all no matter how small you let me know alright?"
Haley nodded she was already in a gown, normally she got nervous at the OBGYN's office but here she felt different, soon it was done and Haley took a deep breath and prayed. "Alright Mrs. Scott, I want you to just lay here for a couple hours to rest and then I'll send you home. I want to see you back in 11 days though so we can do the blood test."
"Thank you so much doctor." Haley said tearfully, if this worked this man had changed her and Nathan's whole lives for the better. "Nathan is something wrong?"
Nathan held her close, "No baby, I want this just as much as you…but I just don't want you to get so excited…if well it doesn't work out." He hated being the realistic one but every time she was disappointed he felt horrible.
"Nathan everything is going to work out, I do know that sometimes it takes more than once to get it right but that's okay at least Dr. Feldman has told us that there's a good chance, which is more than any other doctor." Haley told him brightly, "So stop worrying, no matter what happens i'll get through it, because I've got you."
Lucas and Brooke were in the waiting room waiting on the doctor, the boys had gone to daycare where they went three days a week to get used to being away from mommy and daddy for when they started school and to make other friends besides each other.
"Mrs. Scott, the doctor will see you now." The nurse said happily, she ushered them in and handed Brooke a gown. "Please change into this and I'll be right back."
Brooke changed into the gown and sat down on the side of the bed, "Broody sit down." She said impatiently as Lucas paced the floor.
"Okay Mrs. Scott what are your symptoms?" The nurse said walking in a few minutes later.
"Well I've just been really queasy lately but I've not thrown up, and I've been tired and pale for a couple days now." The nurse smiled and nodded as she took Brooke's vitals.
"The doctor will be right in." Then she was gone again.
Brooke checked her phone messages, "Hey babe, Hales called me." Knowing the doctor would take her sweet time she went ahead and called her back.
"Hey tutorwife how are ya?" Brooke said brightly.
Haley smiled, "I'm great they did the transfer an hour ago and now I'm resting. I'm so happy Brooke."
"I'm happy for you." She started to say more but the doctor walked in, "Hey I'm sorry to cut this short but I gotta go I'll call you tomorrow so you can rest tonight. Bye"
Dr. Ryan was in a mid forties and the mother of five children and grandmother of three. "Brooke what brings you by today? Are Seth and Austin alright?" As a mother of twins herself she hated calling them 'the twins".
"They're great, but I've been feeling kind of bad the last couple of days." She told her the symptoms, "Other than those I've felt fine and I haven't thrown up."
"Alright well to make me feel better why don't we get a little blood." Dr. Ryan said smiling, she knew her patient well and she'd seen the signs before.
Brooke frowned, "Is that really necessary?" She'd just figured she had a small bug.
"As I said this is just to make everyone feel better." Brooke nodded and stuck out her arm, she hated giving blood, not because it hurt but because she hated the sight of blood.
Brooke sat in the passengers seat while waiting for Lucas to turn start the car, "The doctor said she would call, there's no use in brooding about it."
"But why couldn't she just tell us something…anything!" Lucas was beginning to wish he'd never called the doctor, "If she doesn't call us soon I'm going to call her!"
The cramps had begun early that morning, she figured they were just Braxton-Hicks contractions so she wasn't worried. Now she was worried, blood was all over her panties. "Oh no!" She was thrilled that Jenny was at school, "Jake! Jake!"
"Baby what's wrong?" He ran into the bathroom and saw the blood, "Okay baby I'm going to take you the hospital and then call the doctor." Peyton nodded and put her arms around his neck as he lifted her up.
"I'm scared Jake…what if I lose the baby?" She cried into Jake's shirt.
The E.R wasn't full so Peyton was able to go right in, thankfully her doctor was on call with another patient. Jake was sitting in the waiting room about to go nuts, he'd seen the pain and fear in her eyes. "Doctor how is she? How's my wife?"
"We got the bleeding stopped, you're baby is alright but you're wife will have to be on complete bed rest until the baby is born and it would be safer for both your wife and your child to induce her labor and have your child by c-section. I would like to keep her here just for observation" Jake nodded.
"Of course, anything so they'll be alright. May I see Peyton?" The doctor nodded.
Peyton's face was red from crying, "Jake the baby's going to be okay." She told him happily, she'd been so afraid that she'd done something to cause a miscarriage. "I was so scared."
"I know baby, so was I, but everything's okay now." Peyton smiled and closed her eyes, after today she was glad to be on bed rest. She just wanted to sleep. "I called your friend Anne and she's going to pick Jenny up and stay with her." Jake said quietly, he knew that Peyton was still awake because of her breathing. He loved her so much, she and Jenny, and their new baby were his everything.
It was Monday again and still no word from Dr. Ryan or even a nurse and now Brooke was throwing up, "Baby maybe I should call her?"
"No Lucas, they said they'd call and they will now calm down and go get the boys breakfast ready and I'll take them to daycare." Brooke was determined that just because she had a small stomach bug her life wouldn't stop. "Then I'm going to the store."
Lucas wanted to argue with her but he knew it was pointless, "Well come home and rest if you get tired alright." It wasn't a question but Brooke nodded, she wanted him to stop hovering.
The daycare was a nice place and Brooke felt good about leaving Austin and Seth there, "Ok you guys be good alright?" They smiled and nodded, "Good now give mommy kisses, you guys know that I need my kisses."
They laughed and lunged at her covering her with two year old kisses, this…Brooke decided was what made being a parent worth all the poopy diapers, bed wetting, spills, and stains. "I love you guys, how much do you two love mommy?"
They both held out their arms as far as they'd reach and laughed, "This much!" The teacher smiled seeing their morning routine. When Brooke left Seth went to play but Austin waited at the door for a little while silently.
"Austin come play buddy." Ms. Mary said smiling, Austin ran over and gave her a hug.
Brooke's Boutique was a short distance from the daycare, which was the way she liked it. If she had to she could run there, "Hey Jessie, how's business?"
Jessie Andrews was Brooke's store manager and good friend, "Going great, how are the boys?"
"Daycare's much easier then it was, no more tears Seth goes and plays but Austin will stand at the door waiting for me to come back until something else gets his attention." Brooke smiled, Austin was so much like his daddy. "Lucas is driving me nuts!"
"Why what's going on?" Jessie made Brooke feel young because the girl was 22 and had just graduated from college.
Brooke sighed and sipped her coffee, "Well we went to the doctor on Wednesday and they haven't called yet so now Lucas is all worried and upset."
"He's just worried about you, I think it's sweet." Brooke smiled.
"Yeah it used to be and now it's just annoying, I wish he'd leave for a road game but sadly for the next couple games they're home games." A customer came in and Brooke was pleased to do something without thinking of Lucas, the boys, or the doctor.
At home Lucas was outside working on his truck when the phone rang, "You've reached Lucas, Brooke, Seth, and Austin we're not home right now, so leave a message…BEEP" "Mrs. Scott this is Andrea calling from Dr. Ryan's office calling about your blood work, we got the results in and if you could give us a call at 678-989-3132."
A/N I have to work tomorrow and Friday so it maybe a while before I'm able to update but I'll try and update no later than Friday night. Please read and review