A/N – Hey! So I decided to continue on this, but it won't be like a story story, if that makes sense lol. It'll just be like a set of little stories about brulian and the kids, so basically a collection of one-shots. So if you guys want to see anything specific happen, anything you really want to see, throw your ideas at me! I'm open for stuff =)

Thanks: zvforever, stagediva23, koumi11, cullentreehill, arubagirl0926, dolcegrazia, Brucasfan23, TivaxBrulianxKibbs, Juzzy88, Angell4NEPatriots, Syrine.B and haleydavisbaker.

Anyways, this chapter's shorter than the last 2 and is focused more on brulian alone. Enjoy!

Happily Ever After

Part 3 –

Julian hates this. He hates going grocery shopping with the twins because it seems that whenever he does, he ends up buying things he's quite sure he never put in the cart. And then when he gets home and Brooke looks through the bags, she always says she is going to blame him for the future cavities the kids will get.

Tonight has to be special for Brooke. He's sending to the kids over to stay at Nathan and Haley's for the night, which will be a surprise to Brooke, and he wants to spend a perfect night alone with her. He plans on making Brooke dinner and he doesn't know why he's brought Alexis and Jackson along to the supermarket, because he knows they won't be that much of a help. They're certainly fun and interesting company to have tag along however.

"How 'bout these, daddy?" Alexis reaches out and grabs a bag of sour gummy worms.

"I don't think mommy, the person we're shopping for, wants those."

"Mommy doesn't, but me and Lexi do." Jackson smiles.

"Well we're not shopping for you or Lex…so put it back."

Julian hears a chorus of "aww"s as Alexis reluctantly puts it back, or so he thinks. What he doesn't know is that as he turns around to study what is in the aisle, Alexis sneakily grabs the package and passes it along to Jackson, who hides it amongst other things.

"Now come on." Julian turns back around. "Help me out here. Tonight has to be special for mommy, what do you think she'll want?"

An hour later, with a cart full of groceries, Julian makes it to the register, ready for the cashier to ring up everything. He's not surprised when he finds things he knows he did not put in and when he looks over to his kids, they just smile, trying to suppress giggles.

It's a little game they play.

A game they always win.

"Well, since you were both so good today and helped me buy stuff for mommy, I guess we'll have to buy this for you two."

It works like a charm. Every time.

He watches as they high-five each other.

This is why he loves them so very much. This is what he lives for.

It's 7:30, and as Julian expects, Brooke's car pulls into the driveway right on time.

He knows she'll be exhausted from spending the whole day in the store, designing and sketching away. She had received a lot of wedding dress orders for one month alone, and that meant it was crunch time. And every night when she got home, he could tell she was always tired. He knows, and he wants to relieve some of that stress.

Immediately when the brunette walks in, she slips off her heels and drops her bag.

"Julian, I'm exhausted, did you make the kids dinner…yet?" Her voice trails off at the sight before her. The aroma of the food reaches her senses and she is in awe. He's prepared a romantic candle light dinner and it's exactly what she needs.

"You did all of this?"

He smirks, satisfied with her reaction. "With a little help from Jack and Lex…except, not really." He smiles.

"Where are they?"

"Nathan and Haley's."

"I just…I can't believe you planned all of this." She's smiling and he's smiling and that's all he can really ask for.

"Pretty good, huh?"

"Well not when you get all conceited." She jokes, stepping closer to him and giving him a tight embrace. "It's amazing. And just what I needed. But, I should go change, I mean I probably look like a mess and-"

"You look beautiful, Brooke." He says, silencing her, his voice full of so much sincerity. "You always do."

She looks up at him as he stares into her beautiful, mysterious eyes. And it's simultaneous as their faces draw closer and closer together.

They both know exactly where this is going.

"…But the kids…" Brooke pulls away, nearly out of breath.

"Are at Nathan and Haley's…for the night."

"You know…" She says in between kisses. "Suddenly I'm not so hungry anymore."

They're lying in bed, and he's got an arm wrapped around her body. He doesn't know why, but he feels that Brooke's mind is somewhere else. She seems off; distant. And he knows she shouldn't feel that way after what they just did.

"Hey, what's on your mind, baby?" He asks, caressing her skin.

He hears her sigh gently. "It's…it's nothing."

"Brooke…I know this isn't nothing."

"It's just…I was thinking about how I missed having babies around the house. I mean they're already four…and I don't know…it's stupid."

"No…no it's not. It's obviously upsetting you, so it isn't stupid."

"I was just thinking about what it would be like if we had another baby." She quietly mumbles, afraid to meet his gaze.

"Okay…" He tempts her on slowly for more.

"Do you want another one?"

"Brooke…"

"See? It was stupid and unfair and…I…I'm sorry."

"No." He shakes his head firmly. "Don't apologize." His voice is gentle and comforting. "But, where is this coming from?"

"I was… talking to Peyton earlier, you know for our weekly phone call, and she…she told me she and Luke were going to start trying again now that Sawyer's almost 7 and Keith's 3. And I don't know, it got me to thinking…I mean we never talked about it. And I just feel so guilty that we can't really just be one of the couples that talk about it and can immediately decide they want to get pregnant. I mean, do you think about it?"

It takes a minute for her words to process and he feels so broken just looking at her. Because she looks broken. He hates seeing her that way. He loves when she smiles. His whole world can light up with a Brooke Davis smile.

"Baby, look…that's just life…its unfair. But you know what? Do you realize how incredibly happy you have made me? You've given me two beautiful, intelligent, funny, amazing kids, and that is all I need in life. Lexi and Jackson and you. I couldn't have asked for a better life. I mean, so what? We're not popping out kids every year. We're not one of those couples. We're not Lucas and Peyton, we can't be. Besides, we wouldn't be us if we were. And I don't resent you for any of that. You've given me everything I could've ever asked for."

She's crying now. Why does he always have to be like that? So sweet, so caring? Her heart always turns into mush with his words.

"You see what you're doing to me?" She cries. "You're making me a mess."

"But that's what you love about me." He grins sweetly.

"It is." She confirms. "You're amazing, you know that?"

"I try." He's laughing as his skin brushes against her smooth curves. And he kisses her passionately. "I love you."

Those three words had never sounded more meaningful than they just had.

"I love you too."

A/N – So how was this one?

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--Melissa