-1So this chapter is quite long but there is a lot happening in it, a quick brief outline though its Christmas day and its going to be done in classic One Tree Hill drama style.
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Millie ran into the café screaming with her happy ear piercing scream, she was pushing a dolls stroller in front of her and the wheels were wobbling all over from the speed that it was being pushed. The little girl was clearly ecstatic that it was Christmas day. She was loving the experience it was the first one that she was really old enough to be able to understand… well the part where you get presents from people lots of and then you get to do what you want all day and yummy food and she would be able to see all of her family and eat chocolate and sweets. She was just loving this day and it was only 9, she had been up since 5.
"Grandma! Uncle Lucas, Auntie Brooke" she shrieked and then saw Jason, "Jason!"
"Millie!" he squealed and ran over to her grinning, they were best friends that was obvious. The two young children ran of to a corner of the café where Jason ad some of his new toys set up, they sat down and just started talking in the children like way and talking so fast it was hard to be able to distinguish separate words.
Nathan walked into the café next he was carrying a medium sized travel bag and in there was some of the toys that Millie had gotten for Christmas and insisted on bringing with her.
"Hey Luke, Karen, Brooke were here" he said quite loudly and then went and set the large bag down for Millie and opened it, he also had some of Harry's stuff with him in a slightly smaller bag and set that on a spare table near to the window and then headed over to the counter in search of the others. He was having a great Christmas day with his kids, but he couldn't help feeling slightly guilty at the same time because he had been cheating on Haley, he still loves Haley and probably always would have something there for her. But now he was in love with Brooke and he thought that this would be a difficult day because he would have to act all happy with Haley in front of Brooke.
Brooke was the first to walk out of the back and was drying her hands on a tea towel she smiled at Nate and blew him a kiss that was all she could right now with all the others around she couldn't risk them getting caught especially on Christmas day it was not fair on the others, especially on the children. She saw Millie playing over with Jason, she looks so much like her dad she thought to herself apart from her lips those were so much like Haley's, then she started to think about baby Harry and who he looked like, she frowned he didn't look a lot like Haley apart from the hair colour and his ears but those eyes were Luke's, but then Nathan and Lucas were half brothers.. 'Oh Brooke she thought stop thinking about such stupid things'.
"Hey Millie hunnie Happy Christmas, oh hey Nate yea Merry Christmas to you as well, where's Hale's?"
"Oh she's out at the car getting Harry sorted out, without waking him up, so something smells good?" he added at the end, he felt a little awkward around Brooke today, he didn't know why it was bothering him more today than any other day it was stupid and he just needed to start thinking about something else.
Lucas and Karen walked out of the kitchen smiling. Lucas set down a cloth on the front counter and took a deep breath he was looking forward to this dinner but he remembered other events that had happened on this day the previous year, he sighed he had to stop thinking about this though. Today he had something to do that would make this day more memorable for a different reason and he was kind of nervous about it. Little did they all know at this moment in time hat would be happening.
"Hey Nate, hey Millz happy Christmas sweetie" he said to his niece and smiled sitting down on one of the stools.
"Happy Christmas Nathan, Merry Christmas to you as well Millie hunnie" she smiled and set her cloth down. "and that nice smell is the food I have cooking for Christmas dinner but you will just have to wait for it" she was really looking forward to spending the day with all of her family in once place, she just hoped everything went smoothly and as long as no body tried to do anything stupid then it would be fine, but she just had this feeling.
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Haley was still outside sorting out Harry she was purposely stalling she remembered what happened this time last year; she needed to stop thinking about it. She clicked the stroller into place and set the baby bag on the handles and sighed going to the car she opened the back door and gently un-clicked the car seat and lifted Harry out without waking him up. She laid him in the pram and put a blanket over him slamming the car door she took a deep breath and put a smile on her face, she picked her purse up of the ground and hung that on a handle as well and then took the stroller into the café and grinned. "Hey you guys happy Christmas, sorry I took so long I couldn't find….. one of Harry's pacifiers"
Lucas went over to Haley and smiled and looked at his nephew who was starting to wake up, he looked up at Haley who nodded, he unbuckled the baby and lifted him out, "Happy Christmas little guy, and you to Hale's"
The baby pulled a big smile at his Uncle, who went and sat down with him. Lucas began to think while he held his nephew in his arms, a lot of things were going through his mind then he sighed how could any of it be true though that was just not possible he thought.
Haley set the stroller over by the window and pulled a bottle from the pocket and went over to the entrance to get behind the counter when Karen went over and stopped her pulling Haley into a hug. "Merry Christmas Karen, thank you so much for the gifts as you can see both of the kids are wearing there's, is it ok if I go warm this bottle?"
"Your most welcome and thank you for mine like wise I am wearing mine and the cooking book has helped me with some of the food for today now, and no it is not Ok I am not going to let you do anything you run around with your kids far to much so today your not… ah, ah, ah, no arguing hand the bottle over", Karen held out her hand and Haley reluctantly gave the bottle to Karen who then went back into the kitchen to heat it.
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Haley smiled and moved onto the stool next to Nate and smiled, she was really looking forward to this day, she had to keep putting the thoughts of last year to the back of her mind because thinking about it would only make it much worse. She was so grateful that Karen was being so helpful but there was no way that Haley would let her do everything today she would have to help because it was clear Brooke would not be much sue. Lucas would be best at entertaining the three kids and Nate well he would probably just sit around talking to Brooke. They had already had an argument this morning she was hoping they would be able to get through one day like Christmas day, but obviously not why would she think that.
Brooke could see the amount of tension between Haley and Nathan, she knew that Haley would not know anything but she couldn't help but wonder if she was suspicious about something that Nathan was doing, she shook her head and smiled at them both. "So then you guys isn't Christmas day just like the greatest, you get to spend time with the people you love and have great food and get gifts… and thank you so much for my new bag I just love it!" she grinned hoping that maybe she had managed to ease the tension a little.
"Yup Brooke its great and Millie is just loving it so much and it looks like Jason is as well, aww its so cute there playing together sweet" Haley smiled looking over at the two kids playing together so nicely. Yup she had to agree Christmas could be great and it was going to stay a great day for the sake of the kids, no matter what she wanted to say to Nathan.
Nathan didn't make any response to Brooke's comment and just sat there a lot of thoughts running through his mind. He wished now that he had never started the argument with Haley that morning he felt bad about it and it had kind of made the day seem worse in a way. He couldn't help but glance over at Brooke again and silent sighed to himself just wanting even more to hold her in his arms.
Karen walked back out of the kitchen she had to bottle in her hand. "Here we go all nice and warm for Harry"
"Thanks Karen" Haley said and went and gently slid of the stool and took the bottle from Karen.
"Haley I can feed him if you want?" Nathan said spinning on his stool to face her, he wanted to do something and by feeding his soon he would be able to sit for twenty minutes and not have to talk to them and would be able to think of something different.
"No Nathan its fine thanks Lucas can feed him since he has a hold of him and he's pretty settled with Lucas right now so there's no point passing him about for the moment" she knew Lucas would feed Harry so she took the bottle over to him and opened it and handed it to Lucas and smiled and then sat on a seat next to him. She didn't want to talk to Nathan right now after some of the things he had said before they left, he may have tried to apologise but she was still a little upset about it.
Nathan shook his head and took a deep breath and turned back to Brooke and pulled a sad face she was never like that with him she understood him more. He was a little hurt now Lucas got to feed Harry he was just his Uncle, surely he would have been fine to be passed to him it normally wasn't an issue. Just because Haley was in a mood with him it was different.
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So a little bit more time passed for the gang everyone finally started to relax even Nathan and Haley were sat together now and Harry was asleep again in his pram, and then little two were asleep over by there toys, they were wiped from everything that was going on in the day. The time was about 12:30
Karen walked out from the kitchen again she had a kitchen apron on since she did not want to mess up her nice new clothes. "alright then you lot about ten minutes until were going to sit down and eat…. Lucas you mentioned that you needed a ten minute warning so you could say something.. So go ahead" she smiled at her son knowing what he wanted to do she went and sat down in her seat near to Haley.
Lucas nodded and stood up taking a really deep and shaky breath he was nervous about what he was about to do he went to Brooke and took her hands standing her up.
Brooke had a confused look on her face what on earth was Lucas going to do she thought to herself, she was a little worried she had to admit.
"Brooke we have had some tough times to over come in the past there's no denying that, but I know how much that I love you" he got down on one knee and gently slipped his hand into his pocket and removed it opening a small box, inside was a white gold ring with a diamond set in the middle. "Brooke Penelope Davis will you marry me"
'Marry me… Marry me… Marry me' these two words were quickly playing over and over again in Nathans mind, had his brother just asked the girl he was in love with to marry him. Brooke would probably say yes though he thought, if she did he would have to make an excuse to get out and clear his head, he couldn't take it if she really did decide to marry him he wanted her. The words marry me were not words to be thrown around and he understood that now since he had said them to Haley.
Brooke looked at Lucas there was no visible expression show on her face right now there was nothing there and her eyes were un-able to meet his she couldn't do it she couldn't bare it any longer, why did he have to go and ask her to marry him. Why couldn't he just be happy with the way things were. Why was he going to make her feel as though she had to say something truthful now. She gently shook her head as tears began to stream down her eyes. "I am sorry Lucas but I can't… because I am in love with Nathan"
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There ya go people so its out in the open now,,, I know I kind of cut it short there but the next chapter will reveal more.
So if you want the next lot of this soon then please leave me a review