A/N-Here is the new chapter…I hope you all enjoy it.

Keith and Lucas step out of the car and smile when they see Karen standing on the porch.

"My boys are finally home!"

Keith runs up the porch and kisses Karen softly. Lucas looks around and rubs the back of his neck.

"Alright, I am going to go see my daughter," Lucas says before walking off.

Keith pulls away from Karen and puts his hand on her stomach.

"How are you feeling?"

Karen smiles softly.

"I am doing okay now that you are here."

"Why don't you go back inside while I unload the car okay? Then I'll tell you about my trip."

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Lucas steps inside and smiles when he sees his daughter sitting in her chair, Brooke looks up from her spot on the counter and smiles.

"How are my favorite girls?"

"Daddy!"

Lucas smiles every time he hears the words coming out of his daughter's mouth. Lucas kisses Sophia on the head and looks at Brooke.

"Hey Brooke."

"Hi," Brooke says with a small smile.

Lucas sits down next to his daughter and sighs.

"I owe you a huge apology," Lucas sees Brooke raise an eyebrow. "I shouldn't have told you all that stuff when I was leaving. I was wrong, but I meant what I said."

Brooke nods her head. All summer she thought about what she was going to say to Lucas. She had everything planned. She knew what she wanted to say, but seeing Lucas again it made her chicken out.

"I'll think about it Lucas. It's going to take time."

Lucas nods his head.

"So, I talked to Haley the other day and she told me about the end of the summer beach party you are throwing. It sounds like it's going to be great."

Brooke smiles and nods her head.

"It is. You're mom said that she would watch Sophia. She said something along the lines of being a kid for awhile because once high school is over I'm not a kid anymore, I'm an adult. Of course I became an adult the moment the strip turned pink."

Lucas looks down at his daughter and then back at Brooke.

"Are we going to talk about what's going to happen?"

"I can't think about it right now. I have to go talk to Peyton and see how she is doing. And Haley went to go pick up Nathan so…"

Lucas nods his head and stands up.

"I want to thank you for being there for my mom while Keith and I were gone."

"It's no problem Lucas. Also, I wanted to tell you that they checked Sophia's heart out and she's fine, but the doctor said that if she has HCM it could develop when she's older so we just have to keep checking up on that."

"Alright, well I'll let you and Soph go see how Peyton is doing and I'll see you at the beach."

Brooke walks up to Lucas and hugs him.

"I'm glad you're home Lucas."

Lucas smiles.

"Me, too."

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Brooke walks into Peyton's room with Sophia in her arms. Peyton is lying down with her arm over her eyes. Brooke carefully places Sophia on Peyton's stomach and smiles when Sophia taps at the stomach.

"Peyon, Peyon."

Peyton removes her arm and smiles when she sees Sophia on her stomach.

"Miss Sophia, how are you girly?"

Sophia smiles and continues to pat Peyton's stomach.

"How are you feeling Peyton?"

Peyton glances at her computer chair where Brooke has taken up residence.

"I'm dealing, but I truly believe that Jake will be back, one way or the other."

Brooke smiles sadly.

"I have the music, right over there," Peyton says as she points to boxes by her door.

"Thanks for doing this Peyton."

"No problem."

Sophia lays down on Peyton's stomach and Peyton smiles at the young girl.

"Lucas came back today. He told me he wanted to be with me right before he left."

"Is he stupid?"

Brooke rolls his eyes.

"No, his timing just sucks."

A few moments of silence passes before Brooke talks again.

"I saw Ellie a few days ago."

Peyton nods her head.

"She left me some e-mails, but I haven't read any of them. I haven't been in the mood as of late. You should go get ready for that party Brooke. I'll be there later with everything."

Brooke stands up and picks Sophia up.

"Mama!"

Brooke and Peyton laugh and Brooke kisses Sophia's head.

"I'll let you be P. Sawyer, but I want to see you soon."

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"It's good to be back," Nathan states as he sits down on the couch of Brooke's place.

Haley had picked him up from the airport a little bit ago.

"I'm glad that you are home to Nathan."

Nathan smiles and kisses his wife softly.

"So, are we partying tonight?"

Haley nods her head.

"Yes and the apartment is still intact. I just didn't feel right staying there with you not there, but everything is paid for, for at least a couple of months so there is nothing to worry about on the home front."

"So, I heard from Lucas that I am getting a cousin," Nathan says with a smile.

"Yeah, Karen's pregnant. Sophia is talking more and more. She hasn't gotten the walking down yet, but pretty soon she will. Still no news from Dan. You're mom is doing whatever she does. Jake is still in Savannah, Peyton is a mess. Lucas told Brooke that he wants to be with her and Brooke is being mother Brooke. She spends all of her time with her daughter."

"A guy is gone for three months and he misses a lot."

"Yeah, well Peyton and Lucas were also gone for three months."

Nathan nods his head and stands up.

"Let's grab your stuff, head next door and have a little reunion," Nathan says while wiggling his eyebrows.

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The party was in full swing and everyone was doing their thing. Peyton was currently messing around with the music. Nathan and Haley headed down towards the water hand in hand. Brooke was standing in the middle of a group of guys talking with her Brooke Davis charm and Lucas was standing by the fire watching Brooke.

Lucas walks up to the group and smiles.

"Hey Brooke, do you got a second?"

"Sure, what's up?"

"I'm the guy for you. And I know you are talking some to think. You can do your thing and have fun. But one of these nights you're going to realize it…I'm the guy for you Brooke Davis…you'll see."

Lucas walks away from the group and heads down to the beach leaving Brooke Davis smiling after him.

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