AN: This is a time jump to about 5 years after graduation. I don't have much to say other than I'm excited to start this era in their lives. We'll see a lot more of them parenting Lily now, and I will be introducing Samantha from season 6 somewhere down the line!
This is a BRUCAS fic, please keep that in mind as you proceed.
ENJOY!
Brooke sat behind her desk in the back of Karen's Café, finishing up the last bit of paperwork for the day. Everything had been going so well since they opened almost 5 years ago, and with the extra help of her dad, the business had gotten that much better. Opening the door and stepping out, she smiled as she saw Lily running in to see her. Bending down, she scooped the girl into her arms and kissed her hair.
"Hello beautiful! Did you have a good day at school?" She asked, adjusting one of the pigtails in Lily's soft brown hair.
"Yeah today was awesome! Daddy got to tell all my classmates what he does at work." She said proudly, leaning in and resting her head on her mother's shoulder. "It was fun with daddy but I still wish you could have gone."
"So do I cupcake, but you know mommy has a lot to do around here. I'm almost done here and then we can go home. Where's daddy?" Lily pointed back towards the door, and Lucas was walking in carrying Lily's pink backpack.
"There's my girls!" Lucas smiled, kissing Lily on the head and giving Brooke a light kiss on the lips, causing the girl to gag.
"Mommy, you said boys have cooties! Why did you kiss daddy if he has cooties?" Lily asked, the same sass in her voice that Brooke used on a regular basis.
"Oh silly mommy, that's right. Don't worry, it won't happen again." Brooke laughed, setting the 5-year-old on the ground. "Let me wrap up in the back and then we can all head out!"
Lucas smiled as Brooke disappeared around the corner. Their lives had been picture perfect since graduation, her dad became more involved after divorcing Victoria, even opening up his own firm in Tree Hill. Lucas had graduated from UNC and published his first book, which was essentially a love letter written for Brooke and detailed the first year of Lily's life. There were several times over the past 5 years where Lucas considered proposing, but they were so happy with their relationship where it was that he decided against it. Lily on the other hand, had been dreaming of the day her parents would finally get married, and most recently, had been dreaming of becoming an older sister.
"Okay, we can head out now!" Brooke smiled, taking Lily's hand in her own and walking towards the door, her boyfriend trailing close behind.
xXx
Raven's Practice began at 4:30, and while Lucas was coaching the basketball team, Brooke spent her time catching up with Rachel, who was the head coach for the cheer team now. Lily sat in the bleachers with Jamie, the two of them drawing pictures together.
"Do you think they realize they have a legend standing before them?" Rachel whispered to her best friend, earning a raised eyebrow in response. "Brooke Davis, who balanced being captain of the cheer squad and raising a baby at the same time. They probably don't know what you look like, but I swear they talk about you all the time."
"Please Rachel, I wasn't that big of a deal." She laughed, shaking her head at her best friend. The redhead smirked and turned back to her squad.
"Who can tell me who this is?" One of the shorter girls raised her hand, and Rachel smiled. "Yes Lola?"
"You're Brooke Davis." All the girls were suddenly paying more attention. "Are you going to be coaching with Coach Gatina now?" Looking at Rachel, she smiled as her friend nodded.
"Well, I'll have to work something out with my schedule, but I think I can find a way to squeeze this in. I'd certainly love to." She responded, examining all the girls in front of her. "I can help out today that's for sure."
Across the court, Lucas peered out the gym and nodded as he saw Brooke's dad waiting for him in the hallway.
"Hey man, can you watch them?" He asked, patting Skills on the back. His friend nodded and he quickly slipped away, greeting his girlfriend's dad with a hug. "Thanks for stopping by."
"No problem. I have what you asked for." Robert handed over the box to Lucas, who opened it and smiled as he looked inside. He had gotten the engagement ring Keith proposed to his mom with restored, with the help of Robert. "She's going to love this."
"You think so?" Lucas asked, earning a nod from the older man. "I'll be sure to call you after I ask her."
"She loves you Luke. It'll go well, just remember to be positive. There's nothing wrong with being nervous either, it's part of being in love." He patted him on the back. "Now, I have to run back to the office and finish up some work, I'll see you at the picnic on the 15th, okay? Give Lily my love!"
"Will do Robert, see you later!" He waved, turning around and opening the box again. The ring was beautiful, he had gotten it polished and got some of the diamonds that fell off placed back in. He knew his parents would have wanted Brooke to have it. Closing it and shoving it into his pocket, he jogged back into the gym to continue practice.
xXx
Arriving home later that evening, Brooke sent Lily off to play and worked with helping Lucas get dinner on the table. However, it didn't take long until the 5-year-old appeared again. Hopping up to a seat at the breakfast bar, she patiently waited for one of her parents to notice her.
"What's up cupcake?" Her mom asked, continuing to chop tomatoes for the chili.
"Well, today, Kenny was talking about how he was getting a baby sister from his mommy's tummy. Is that where all babies come from?"
"Wha-Ouch!" Brooke hissed, running her hand under the sink to treat the cut she had given herself. "Um… Well, yes sweetie. All babies come from a mommy's tummy."
"So… I came from your tummy?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. As Lucas walked back with a band aid for Brooke, he decided to help out.
"Sometimes, Lily pad, you can be adopted. That means that you didn't come from your mommy's tummy, but she's still your mommy. Same thing goes for daddies, mommies can get help from daddies to get the baby in the tummy, but even if they don't help mommy, that doesn't mean he isn't your daddy. Do you understand what I'm saying?" He asked, kissing his girlfriend's now cleaned up finger. Slowly, Lily nodded her head yes.
"I understand. I didn't come from mommy's tummy, but she's still my mommy. But daddy, if you didn't help make me, why do I look like you?" Sighing, Lucas moved to sit next to her at the table.
"Because, you and I came from the same mommy. When you were still a baby, my mommy, your grandma, died. She gave birth to you before you died, and then I adopted you. That's how I became your daddy. And then, when you were only a week old, your mommy came and started to help me take care of you, and adopted you, so she became your mommy." Nodding her head, she smiled at her mom.
"Mommy, I still love you the same. And daddy, I still love you the same too!" She threw her arms around Lucas and he motioned for Brooke to join them in the hug. "But does this mean I can't get a baby sibling?"
"Well, mommy and daddy will have to talk about that with each other." Brooke smiled, looking at Lucas with a sparkle in her eyes.
"Yay!" Lily squealed, jumping off the chair and dragging her stuffed bunny down the hallway as she went to her room to play. Looking at Lucas, he had a soft smile on his face.
"That went a lot better than expected." He grinned, standing up and wrapping his arms around her. "So, about this baby thing…"
"I think we should do it." She smiled, "We're in a good place right now, I think we should try and have a baby."
"Okay, okay let's try for a baby." He said, kissing her forehead. "I love you Brooke Davis."
"I love you too Lucas Scott."
xXx
After putting Lily down for bed, Lucas fell back onto the bed he shared with Brooke. They had redecorated the room Karen and Keith shared together, completely changing it to make Lucas more comfortable sleeping in it. Looking at the bathroom door, he smiled when Brooke appeared in her robe and rubbing lotion on her hands. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a messy bun and all her makeup was wiped off, but to Lucas, she couldn't look anymore gorgeous.
"My girlfriend is hot." Lucas chuckled, pulling her down onto the bed with him. "I'm the luckiest guy in the world."
"Well you aren't the only lucky one. I have to be the luckiest girl in the world." He rubbed her hips and smiled at her.
"You still want to have a baby?" She nodded and he kissed her passionately. "Let's make a baby then, shall we?" He asked, playing with the end of her robe.
"Let's make a baby."
Okay I don't know how I feel about this ending but I'm actually happy with this chapter, it's sort of an introduction to their adult life. The next chapter will be the picnic that Brooke's dad was talking about!