AN: I'm kind of rushing things along right now in this but I promise you this will all make sense later. ALSO, as much as I ship Brucas, I'm actually working on a super long Brathan one shot (also going to be super AU) that should be up by next week, not that you guys probably care. ANYWAYS.
I also really ship Jeyton, but I needed to keep Rachel around and be able to sort of give relatable notes to the other girls, so Rachel is actually going to be with Jake in this story. I know, weird right?
This is a BRUCAS fic, so please keep that in mind as you proceed.
ENJOY
Lucas and Nathan had started a tradition after Jamie was born, every year in the fall they would have a picnic in the park with some of their friends and family. They wanted to give their kids the sort of big family traditions they never had the chance to have. This was their 4th annual one, and their kids had grown to love these picnics.
It was funny, how Rachel, Brooke and Haley all seemed to become parents before they hit the legal drinking age. Brooke taking care of Lily before she was 18, Haley giving birth the day after graduation and then… Rachel.
Rachel joined the club when she was introduced to Jake Jagielski, they had a brief dating period before they got married right before their sophomore year. Jenny had already started calling her mom before the wedding, and shortly after, the redhead managed to convince Nicki to sign away her parental rights.
The trio remained unbreakable, and although over the past months their lives had been filled with activities; Lily and Jenny taking ballet classes, Jamie doing basketball and baseball, they still managed to find time for each other. Although Rachel wouldn't be able to attend the picnic until much later, Brooke was excited to finally sit down and have some real time to talk to Haley.
"Oh Tutor Mom!" Brooke smiled, waving to her best friend as they approached the tables in the park. Lily trotted off to play with Jamie, and the two moms hugged each other.
"Hi Tigger! I know we just saw each other this morning but it feels like we haven't talked in a while!" She said, taking the brownie tray from the brunette and putting it on the table. "So, how are things in the Davis-Scott household?"
"Pretty good." Brooke replied, sitting down at the table and smiling as she saw Lily blowing bubbles for Jamie to play with. "Lucas and I are trying to get pregnant."
"Really? Oh that's amazing!" Haley squealed, leaning over and giving her a tight hug, before pulling back and looking over at one of the teenage girls standing by the grill with Nathan and Lucas. "So, I have a request for you. You see that girl over there?"
"Yeah?"
"Her name is Samantha Walker, she's in my English class. She's sort of troubled, and she's in the foster system. Nathan and I have been letting her sleep at our house, but, I know you and Lucas are legally allowed to… Foster kids and I was wondering-"
"Did you ask Lucas about this?"
"Yes, he said he'd be okay with it, but I think you two could sit down and talk to her, get to know her a little bit." Brooke smiled and nodded.
"We'll talk to her today. We certainly have enough room in the house." Turning around again, she looked at her friend. "How's the James-Scott family?"
"Oh we're just fine. Nathan's gotten better after the accident, but he's still been pretty… Distant lately. I think he's still not fully recovered." Shrugging, she bit into a piece of celery. "Rachel suggested couple's therapy, said it worked great for her and Jake when they had that big fight."
"I mean what's the worst it could do right?"
"Mommy! Mommy!" Turning around, Brooke smiled as she saw Lily running up. "I want you to meet my new friend. Her name is Sam!"
"Hello Sam, I'm Brooke, Lily's mom." Turning around to look at Haley, she frowned when she saw she was alone at the table. "Do you want to sit down? Lily should probably get some food inside of her anyways." Sam nodded and sat down across from Brooke.
"So, Mrs. Scott told me about you and Lucas. You guys seem kinda cool I guess." She said, picking at the table. Brooke made eye contact with her boyfriend and motioned for him to come over.
"Well, Lucas and I would love to get to know you." She said as Lucas sat down next to his girlfriend, smiling at the teenager.
"Okay, well, my name is Samantha Walker, I'm 16 and until Mr. and Mrs. Scott found me, I was living in my car-" Cutting her off, Lucas laughed.
"No, we mean what sort of things do you like? Favorite food, what are some of your hobbies?" He asked, earning a nod from her.
"Well, I like the color black, I make my money babysitting for families, and I love reading and writing. Don't tell anybody about that last one. I really like swimming too, and if you take me in I could work at the Café?" Laughing, Brooke patted Lily on the back as the little girl grinned.
"Do you think she could babysit for me mommy?"
"Maybe sweetie. How would you feel if there was a chance she got to stay with us?" Brooke asked, earning a squeal from the little girl.
"You mean she's going to be my big sister?"
"I could be like your big sister if you wanted me to." Sam smiled, getting a nod from the little girl. "Well, if there's a chance I could stay with you guys I think I would like that. You seem happy together, which is more than I can say about my last family."
"Okay, I'll make a couple calls and see what we can do." Lucas nodded, getting up and pulling his phone out.
"Are you guys sure you want to take in a teenage girl?" Sam asked, twiddling her thumbs together.
"Of course. When Lucas and I were seniors, we had Lily. And a lot of people in the system asked us if we were sure we wanted to take her in. And I'm going to say the same thing now that I said then; of course I'm sure. I'm willing to help any kid who needs a home and a family. Luke gave me a family, and now I want to give you a family."
"So you and Lucas adopted Lily?"
"Yeah," Brooke said, smiling as Lily ate some baby carrots. "Her parents died, and Lucas is actually her brother, but then he adopted her after his mom passed. He had no clue what he was doing so he asked for my help, and then we became a family."
"Wow, Mrs. Scott wasn't kidding when she said you guys were cool like that. I like Mr. and Mrs. Scott, but I don't think I like living with my teacher." Looking at Lily, who had finished her food, Sam smiled. "You wanna go play cornholes Lily?"
"Sure! We'll see you later mommy!" Skipping away with the teenager, Lily seemed as happy as could be. Brooke was excited to help Sam, but her only concern was that Lucas wouldn't want to have a baby if they took her in. She was willing to hold off for a little while, but she really liked the idea of another little one running around the house. Especially since Sam was already 16, she would be out of the house before she even got in.
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"Nate!" Brooke called, running to catch up with her boyfriend's brother. "Hey, where you going so fast?"
"I have to go, um, I'm helping Lucas with this thing. Don't go far." Brooke looked confused as he kept jogging away. Turning around, she gave Rachel a frustrated look.
"Nate's acting weird, Luke's acting weird, even dad's acting weird. What is going on with the men in my family?" She asked, shaking her head.
"You'll see." Rachel smirked, turning around to pick up Jenny. "Believe me Brooke, this is going to be good." The sun was starting to set and Lily was beginning to get tired. Sam's case was pending approval, if all the paperwork went through she would be moving in by Saturday. Brooke just wanted to go home and get working on clearing out the guest room.
"Mommy!" Lily said, her claim for being tired had suddenly disappeared. "Come on, I know where daddy is!" Grabbing her mom's hand, she dragged her towards the middle of the park.
"Why are we going all the way out here cupcake?" She asked, more to herself than to her daughter. Stopping in front of her dad, she let go of her mom's hand and ran over to Rachel and Jenny. "Luke, what's going on?"
"This is a long time coming Pretty Girl." She tilted her head to the side and he took a deep breath before getting down on one knee and pulling out a box. "I love you Brooke Penelope Davis. I mean, you already know that, I wrote a whole book professing my undying love for you… But I'm never going to be able to say it enough. You are my rock, you're the only one for me. And I know I used to joke saying 'I'm the guy for you Brooke Davis.' But I know I am. And I want you to be my wife. Will you marry me?"
A hand was over Brooke's mouth and she felt like she couldn't speak. Her eyes were filled with hot tears and she could only nod her head. Standing up, Lucas placed the ring on her finger and turned around to everyone.
"She said yes!" He screamed, scooping her up and kissing her softly on the lips. "I love you Brooke Penelope Davis."
"It's going to be Brooke Penelope Scott soon." She smiled, leaning forward and kissing him again. There was a loud popping noise, and the couple looked up and smiled as small fireworks were shot into the air. "That's what you needed Nate for?"
"Yeah, figured I could get him involved somehow. Make him useful for once." Brooke chuckled and hit him in the chest lightly. "Rachel offered to look after Lily tonight… You wanna go home so we can have hot newly engaged couple sex?"
"Do you even have to ask?" She laughed, running off to give her daughter some goodnight kisses. Lucas stared at her and smiled, he really was the luckiest guy in the world.
Here it is! I might not upload a chapter tomorrow since I have a lot of schoolwork to get done, but I'll have plenty of free time on Friday so I might even be able to double post then!