Chapter 11
Brooke was sitting on her couch, enjoying her afternoon and admiring San Antonio's view when the phone rang.
"Hello?" she asked
"Hey, Brooke, baby…" said Nathan tenderly
"Hi, Nathan" replied Brooke, a smile on her face "How was practice?"
"Hard, as usual" he said "Did you get the flowers?"
Brooke looked around her place, full entirely with orange tulips and cards
"All of them. Thanks, they're beautiful…"
"I just want you to know that I was thinking about you all day"
"Me too" replied Brooke softly "So, what are you doing now?"
"Manu is coming over, we gotta check on some tapes before tomorrow's game"
"Oh" said Brooke a little disappointed
"Listen, Brooke, there's nothing I want more than run to your place and see you, but I can't" apologized Nathan "this game is really important"
"I know… Nathan, you don't have to apologize. This is your job, your passion. I understand" replied Brooke
"But I was thinking…" started Nathan "Maybe you can come to the game tomorrow with Patrick, so he can meet the team. And later, we can get a sitter and go out to dinner…"
Brooke smiled tenderly "Actually…" she said with a flirty voice "Patrick's gonna go to the game with Peyton and Jenny and later he's sleeping over at their place. He and Jenny hit off"
"So… you took take care of things already" replied Nathan, a huge grin on his face
"Yeap" said Brooke "I'll see you tomorrow, baby. I can't wait"
"Me neither… and Brooke?"
"Yeah?"
"I'll miss you tonight" he said "Good night, babe"
Brooke hung up with a smile on her face.
The next day, Nathan spotted Brooke, Peyton, Patrick and Jenny. He approached them
"Uncle Nathan!" yelled Jenny running towards him
"Hey, kiddo" said Nathan hugging her "it's been a while"
"You're playing with daddy now!" said Jenny really excited
"Yeap. Like the old days…"
"Old days?" asked Patrick
"Your mom, Peyton, Jake and I went to High School together" said Nathan smiling at Patrick "And Jake and I played basketball together"
"And Brooke and I used to cheer for them" said Peyton
"Oh" said Patrick
"Well, gotta go" said Nathan
Brooke kissed him on the cheek "Good luck, Nathan"
Nathan smiled "Thanks, Brooke"
At that moment, the rest of the Spurs approached them
"Your Majesty" teased Manu
"Hey, guys, I want you to meet my son, Patrick" said Brooke "Patrick, these are the Spurs"
Although a little shocked by the new development, the team kept their promise to Nathan and didn't do anything that could make Brooke uncomfortable.
"Good luck, you guys" said Peyton kissing Jake softly
"Thanks baby and you Pumpkin, are not gonna kiss me?" said Jake pouting to her daughter, who kissed him too.
After an amazing game where the Spurs showed one more time why they're among the best teams ever, Nathan went to find Brooke. He found Peyton, Jake, Jenny and Patrick
"She'll be here in a minute" said Peyton smiling at him
Patrick looked at Nathan reluctantly "So, you and my mom knew each other?"
"Yeah, your mom lived in our town when she was little" replied Nathan
Brooke arrived at that moment and she hugged Patrick
"Behave honey, I'll see you tomorrow, OK?" she said tenderly
"Have fun, mom" replied Patrick smiling at her and kissing her cheek
When they were gone, Nathan asked Brooke
"Does he know about us?"
"I mentioned him that I was gonna have dinner with you…" said Brooke "I hope you don't mind, but I don't like to keep things away from him…"
"I don't mind at all… My intentions with you are honorable, we've got nothing to hide" replied Nathan grabbing Brooke's hand and kissing it
"I know it's kind of tricky to date with a son, but…" started Brooke but Nathan stopped her
"Brooke, it's OK, don't worry about it…" he kissed her softly
Nathan took her to the same restaurant they went the last time. She smiled at him and the dinner was nice and romantic… the conversation covered the topic of Patrick and Brooke's life as a single mom
"What about you and Haley?" asked Brooke "You guys didn't have kids?"
"No. I wanted to, but Haley wanted to focus on her career, so, that was it. Besides, I'm scared about the type of father I'd be, considering my dad and grandfather" replied Nathan consciously
Brooke looked at him "Nathan, you're gonna be an amazing father… You're sweet and caring. Forget about Dan, you're not him. You never were…"
"Thanks…" said Nathan "Now, can I take you to the dance floor without you running away?"
Brooke smiled and nodded. As they were dancing, Nathan pulled her close to him
"I think I'm falling for you…" he whispered softly to her
"Me too" replied Brooke. Nathan pulled away a little and looked at her smiling, peace in his glaze… he leaned in and kissed her tenderly…