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Note: A little preview…
The Holiday: Summer Lovin'
"Brooke- could you please just get in the car? He will be fine!" Karen urged, motioning Brooke towards the car where Lucas was loading their suitcases.
"I know, I'm just going to miss him so much." Brooke smiled down at the little boy in her arms. Landon Scott had just turned a year old three weeks ago.
"Brooke, we are both going to miss him, but I think we need this vacation." Lucas put an arm around his wife and kissed Landon's head softly. "Come on, we are going to miss our flight."
"Okay…" Brooke reluctantly passed Landon over to Karen, "You two be safe."
"Yeah Mom, no motorcycles or raves." Lucas joked, taking Brooke's hand and pulling her towards the car.
Once inside, Brooke pulled the plane tickets out of her purse. "Fiji. This really is going to be amazing." She sighed, rubbing her thumb over the top of Lucas' hand, which was resting on the gearshift.
"I know. I can't believe Nathan and Haley scored these tickets."
"I'm more surprised that Haley could take time off to even come. Don't celebrities always have to work?"
"Wouldn't you know?" Lucas looked at her, reminding Brooke of the incident last week.
"Lucas, I am not famous. Those photographers just took some pictures because Haley wore one of my dress to the Grammy's."
Lucas shook his head, "And don't forget Jessica Alba at the Oscar's. Give yourself some more credit." Brooke's clothing line had grown considerably over the past year, along with Haley's fame. Haley had been nominated for best new artist, although she hadn't gone away with the award, and Brooke's clothing line was a must for every celebrity it girl. Plus, Brooke's column in Seventeen had gotten her a permanent job at Seventeen, writing about whatever she chose. Both girls were doing extremely well. Not to mention the guys. Lucas was still in grad school, but had secured a job editing pieces for Sport's Illustrated. And speaking of Sport's Illustrated, Nathan had gotten recruited by the Lakers, where he was quickly making a name for himself.
"Well, I guess now that I think about it, you should be lucky to be married to such a star." Brooke smirked, bringing his hand up to her lips. After Landon had been born, things had gotten a little stressful for them. The fights came for often and the laughs were few. Brooke was struggling being a mom and handling a column and a fashion line while Lucas was trying to be a good dad and keep up with school. But no matter how bad it got, neither ever thought that they wouldn't pull through. Sure enough, about when Landon turned six months, things slowly started calming down. This trip was going to be a nice break for both of them – a time to just be with each other again.
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"Excuse me, can I have your autograph?" A little girl, about seven, smiled shyly up at Haley.
"Of course!" Haley smiled back from her seat on the overcrowded airplane and signed the napkin the girl had been holding.
"She is so cute!" Haley turned back to Nathan, who was playing a game on his phone. "Seriously, Nathan?" She laughed, shaking her head.
"What? This is going to be a long flight!" He shrugged, eating a couple of peanuts.
"Just be happy you aren't running drills right now."
"Trust me, I am. A week at the beach doing nothing sounds perfect to me." He relaxed into his seat a little, glad that Haley had remembered to give him a Benadryl for the flight.
"Well, you and Lucas will be doing nothing. Brooke and I will be shopping." Haley clarified, happy that she was only hours away from seeing her best friends.
"Because you and Brooke are in such desperate need of clothes. Right, I believe that." Nathan scoffed, going back to his game.
"Hey- you better be nice to me." Haley teased, taking the phone out of Nathan's hands and placing it on the tray table.
"And why is that?" He raised his eyebrows playfully at his wife.
'Because Brooke just started a new line of lingerie and she wants me to test it out. But if you want to—"
"I knew I was friends with Brooke for a reason," He interrupted, kissing Haley fully on the lips.
"Mmhmm." She grinned into the kiss, butterflies forming in her stomach. They were still very much in their honeymoon phase of marriage. She hoped it wasn't going to end anytime soon, but the constant stress of their jobs was getting to them. This vacation was just what they needed to relax and focus on spending time together – something that was very hard for two semi-celebrities. Oh, and it was also a good time to give Nathan the news.
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