Sooooooooo looks like the end is here. Bitter sweet and yet I feel accomplished for finishin another story since I am such a lazy ass with the attention span of a butterfly. So All I can say is Don't hate me. Enjoy. I own nothing of OTH. (but on a side note super excited for the finale next month. Not sure how I feel about it. Hoping it won't suck monkey balls. Also any thoughts on the trailers so far. I don't want to give anything away so I'll just leave it at that. Also super off subject I can't wait to see what Chris Keller is going to be up to. Okay enough sharing.)
Chapter 22
Boy
Brooke had had it. She had been the good little patient for most of her pregnancy but now she was just pissed. Who the hell was that doctor to tell her she couldn't go to Haley's concert. In the six months that followed Brooke's release from the hospital she and the baby had progressed just fine. Lucas was obsessed with touching her stomach at every waking hour and when he wasn't he wanted to. Brooke had bit his head off enough times when she was four months along when he'd absent mindedly stroke her pregnant belly while they were sitting, eating, sleeping, and one day she just went off the deep end. She felt bad afterwards but he knew it was just her hormones.
He had left his nine months pregnant fiancé at home after she begged to be left alone for just a little while so she could breathe without one of them up her ass. She had promised to not open any doors and stay away from any windows and promised to keep her cell phone by her so any one of them could call her and talk to her. It had taken Lucas fifteen, Haley twelve and Nathan with a whopping twenty two calls for them to realize that Brooke was in fact alive, not in labor and not being assaulted when she answered each and every one of them and yelled 'leave me alone'. Nathan was currently on call number twenty three when she answered.
"Nathan Royal Scott, I am not having your baby and for god sakes if you guys call this phone one more time-"
"Calm down I'm only calling to tell you Luke is on the way home."
"Why? Is the concert over? How did she do? I bet she looked like a rock star up there."
"No it's not over but Lucas just kept looking like a sad puppy and Haley told him to go home to you. She did great Brooke, I taped it so you could see the dedication she did to you. And yes my wife looked super-hot up there on stage."
"Awwww, she dedicated a song to me. Which one?"
"You'll see. Sooooo…"
"I am fine, the baby is fine and the alarm is on, door locked and chained and no I have not tried to get out of bed."
"You know we only ask because we care Brookie."
"Well I wish the three of you would just fuck off. I am so irritated right now that I want to just have this kid and be done with this bullshit."
Lucas entered smiling at how gorgeous and pissed his fiancé looked and made sure to start things off with a joke. That was usually the safe bet.
"Language Brooke, you know what the doctor said about baby being able to hear you."
"Yeah well by the time this kid gets out he'll be well versed in the art of cursing. I dropped at least fifty f-bombs this morning when I couldn't get my new shirt to fit over this bulbous belly. I am so fucking fat."
The last part was mumbled with a hint of a pout and Lucas knew to try to diffuse the situation as quickly as possible before she blew up. He reached took the phone from her and spoke with Nathan.
"Damn dud what did you do speed all the way home?"
"I had a beautiful girl at home to get to. I got it from here though, tell Haley we'll call her later."
"Sure thing bro. Oh and by the way I'd grab the ice cream now before she blows up at you."
"Already on it. Talk to you later."
"Yeah man, later" Nathan said laughing. Nathan could remember the moments of peace followed by sheer pandemonium when Haley had been pregnant and was not looking forward to that again.
Lucas laid down in the bed next to Brooke who was still pouting her ass off. Since the fiasco with Peyton and Brooke getting out the hospital and going to live with Lucas again things had been heaven for him. Maybe not so much for Brooke with the weight gain, the gas, the constant peeing, the back pain, swollen feet and so on and so forth but all in all she was happy, she'd be happier if the damn kid would just come out already but knew it would happen when It was supposed to.
"So I think I heard you refer to this little one as a 'he'?"
Brooke quickly kicked herself for opening her big mouth. They had decided to wait for the baby to be born to find out the sex but of course Brooke being Brooke wouldn't wait so for a good three hours after they left the doctors office and the doctor had asked if they wanted to know the sex, she broke down, sent Lucas on a wild craving outing and called the doctor and found out she was having a boy. Figures. The kid had been in so much of an awkward position the first time they couldn't see. She knew Lucas may be a little upset she went behind his back but she knew he'd be more happy he was getting his wish.
"I don't know what you're talking about" she said nonchalant like as if to throw him off.
"Brooke" he said in his warning tone.
"What?"
"You know don't you?"
"Maybe…but don't look at me like that I felt like we really needed to know so I could buy all the things for him and you know how much I hate green and yellow and there is no way a baby of mine is going to have to wait to get anything he wants and-"
"Brooke calm down and breath, you're turning blue baby. Hey wait a sec, you said you bought stuff for the baby? I haven't seen anything around here."
"Well lets just say I will be kind of awesome at hiding Christmas presents."
"Brooke you are not supposed to be getting out of bed and you better not have been standing on anything to hide the baby stuff."
"Only for like a second."
"Brooke."
"I know, but hey now all we have to do is wait for him to get here and he wont have to wait to be dressed because his parents were stupid enough to wait for him to get here and buy stuff."
Brooke made an okay point but he was still mad about her standing on things. The last time she did that while they were in the kitchen a month back and slipped and he almost broke his neck to catch her. She apologized of course but he was still mad that she would be so careless. Just because nothing had gone wrong during the pregnancy didn't mean it still couldn't.
"Okay, so let's say for argument sake I'm not mad and want to see what you got."
"Well Mr. Scott you know you can always see what I got but please keep in mind the baby can hear you."
"So it's defiantly a boy huh?"
"Yep, It's a boy, penis and all."
"I don't know if I'm happy or…"
"Happy better be the only feeling you have there."
"No I mean, I'm a little scared."
"Of what?"
"Of screwing up, letting you down, not being a good dad" he said as he stroked her belly, this time she let it go.
"Lucas, you are going to be an amazing father, a perfect husband and you will not screw anything up, if anyone needs to be worried it's me. I mean look at the examples I had compared to yours. Karen is the model mother and Keith was…well Keith was the best damn father figure a kid could ask for. Richard and Victoria are pretty much the equivalent of snakes and sharks, abandoning their young after birth."
"Pretty Girl…you know if I had any doubts about you being the mother of my baby we wouldn't be in this position right now."
Brooke smiled knowing that even if he was full of shit he was being sweet. She was afraid to screw their kid up as much as he was but she did a better job of hiding it. Ever since she got emancipated from her folks they hadn't spoken. Not even when word got back to them of her death or her resurrection did they try to contact her. She promised herself that he baby would never know what it felt like to not be loved. She was happy that she and Lucas were going to have the family she always wanted and no one would get in the way.
"So now we know we're having a baby boy you got any names in mind?" Lucas asked hoping it wouldn't be anything like Sebastian or Lucian or anything like that.
"Well…I don't know how you feel about this but I was thinking…Keith Rowan Scott. Or maybe Keith Caiden Scott."
"So I take it Keith gets the first name?"
"It's only fair. He's the closest thing I ever had to a real dad and I think he's the reason I made it back alive, all three times."
"You know I think you might be right. It's nice to know he's up there looking out for all of us."
Brooke looked down at her pregnant belly and began to stoke it lovingly.
"What's the matter Pretty Girl?"
"He should be here for this. For all of this."
Lucas felt her pain and felt the same way. He always wanted Keith to be there to watch him become a good man, watch him get married, have kids and be happy. He knew Keith was up there watching but it wasn't the same as having him there. He started to stroke Brooke stomach as well and interlocked their fingers and kissed the side of her head.
"I like Keith Caiden. It's cute but won't sound babyish when he gets older."
"Of course my son would never have a name like that. He's going to add to the long line of hottie Scotts so the name has to fit. Too bad you and Royal got stuck with sucky middle names.
"Hey Deb and my Mom were just keeping with tradition."
"Well let me say this, there is no way in HELL my kid's middle name is going to be Eugene."
"I understand Pretty Girl" Lucas said laughing at the serious look his fiancé displayed on her face.
"Good. So does this mean we're settling on Keith Caiden Scott?"
"I guess it does baby." Lucas Leaned down to kiss Brooke's pregnant belly and whispered to his son.
"Hey Keith-"
"Actually I was thinking we could call him KC, you know like Casey for short."
"Okay…hey KC, you know I better worn you now that you better be prepared for when you get out here. You have an Uncle, Aunt and cousin who will love you so much, a grandma that can't wait to meet you and a daddy who is going to teach you all kinds of cool and interesting things but most of all a mommy that is going to spoil you rotten and be careful of her because she is going to get you in all kinds of trouble but don't worry…daddy is going to be right there to make sure you are as good as can be."
"You hear that KC, daddy is already trying to poison you against me."
"Not like you already haven't."
"I may have mentioned a little something about the best way to get daddy to give him whatever he wants would be to use certain kind of pout or puppy dog look and you will cave so easy."
"Brooke…stop turning my son into a mini version of you."
"Why I thought you loved me."
"I do but I want to be able to have my son look at me as more than that."
"Lucas you know this boy may end up being a mama's boy, like you,…but I have no doubt you will be his hero. You're mine, did you know that?"
"I didn't. I thought that…well…you may still hate me a little."
"Broody, the past is the past and all that matters to me is what is right here in this bed."
Lucas started to look around the bed and Brooke looked at him confused.
"Luke what are you looking for?"
"Oh I was just looking for the bowl of ice cream. I'm sure you wouldn't say anything like that unless the ice cream was here too." He said laughing at a very annoyed looking Brooke who picked up a pillow and slammed it across Lucas's face a few times and then stopped suddenly. Lucas continued to laugh till he caught the grimace on her face.
"What's wrong, is it the baby?"
Brooke only managed to get out a mmhmm and nodded while her eyes were slammed shut.
"Can you get up?"
"No." Brooke answered almost in agony and Lucas immediately jumped up when he looked down and saw the blood. The rest was a blur. He had grabbed Brooke up and carried her to the car along with her hospital bag. On the way there he noticed how pale she was becoming and then when she stopped being responsive he really started to panic, calling her name and shaking her only to be met with nothing. By the time the tires screeched to a halt in front of the hospital she was as white as a sheet and there was much more blood.
He carried her in bypassing the looks of horror on people's faces as they sat in the waiting room. With tears in his eyes he begged for help, screaming at the top of his lungs to save her and save their baby. It was so surreal. He had been to this damn hospital one too many times and this time he felt like it was one too many. By the time a scared Haley, Nathan, Karen and kids came in Lucas sat in the chairs facing the sliding doors where his Pretty Girl lie, possibly dying. His son was back there, he could almost feel the anger rising in him as he expected to watch the doctors come out and give him the worse possible news.
Would they come out and say Brooke was alive and his son died? Did his son live and Brooke died? Did they both die due to complications? These were the questions that ran rampant in his head while Haley tried her best to comfort him. Her hand stroking his back did little to help his fears. His head was held low and the weight of it became too heavy so when he lifted his head he saw the last person he expected. He stood suddenly following the figure, only mumbling an 'I'll be right back' to his family as he walked away.
He followed the dark haired figure to the chapel. He figured that's where he'd end up. He stood outside the now closed doors and took a deep breath to steady himself. When he pushed the doors open he saw the back head of a gentleman sitting close to the door and a dark haired woman kneelt down by the alter. He wasn't sure but he thought it was other Brooke, probably preparing him for the worst. The closer he got to her the more his attention pulled him to the man. He glanced over but the man was now leaned forward, praying as well. He walked to the front of the chapel and sat in the front pew, watching the woman. Next thing he knew he felt a presence beside him. When he looked over, his eyes began to fill with tears.
"Keith?"
"How you doing son?"
Keith remained looking forward but the smile was evident on his face.
"Not so good" Lucas managed to choke out.
"I know."
There was a pause. Lucas didn't know if he had a right to ask or even if Keith could do anything or even if what he was seeing was real but he thought why not ask.
"Can you-"
"You know, I think that girl has some kind of cosmic kick me sign because every time I turn around I have to save her from something."
"So it was you."
"Not so much me but as her wanting to live." There was a beat before Keith continued and Lucas hung to his every word hoping for some good news. "She want to live this time too Luke, you just gotta have faith."
Faith. The notion of Faith wasn't lost on him but he found it awfully hard to lean on such a shaky crutch. He had been here before, for Keith and for Brooke and this time was almost too much for him to handle.
"I don't know what I'm going to do without her Keith."
The woman rose from her knees and turned to sit on the other side of Lucas. Just he thought, it was the other Brooke.
"Lucas I know this seems like a lot but put yourself in her shoes. She needs you to be strong. He needs you to be strong" Other Brooke said looking forward just as Keith was.
"Son you just have to believe this isn't the end. There's always more. If she lives or dies…there's always more."
Lucas looked from Brooke to Keith not liking the way he said 'dies' one bit.
"Is…is she…is she going to die?"
Other Brooke turned to him and gave him a half smile before she answered.
"All good things come to an end Luke."
"No. NO, NO, NO she can't die, he can't die. I need them both!" Lucas' cries of denial filtered the empty walls of the chapel. Keith shifted to look at him and gave the same half smile.
"STOP SMILING DAMMIT!"
Lucas shot up from the pew, unwilling to accept what he knew they were telling him. Keith looked to the Brooke apparition to suggest he handle the next part. She nodded and stood and approached Lucas who was standing shaky and looking her dead in the eyes. She cupped his cheeks before she spoke.
"Take care of him Luke."
She kissed him and softly before she pulled away and walked towards the doors of the chapel.
"Hey…wait where are you-get back here dammit you can't go! You can't leave me! Brooke!"
She stopped only for a moment but didn't turn. He could see she took a breath and continued to walk out of the doors. Keith stood approaching Lucas.
"Make her come back Keith-Make her come back and stay with me!"
"Lucas, I'm so sorry you've had to lose so much in your life. We don't choose the end, only the path we take to get there. Her path will give you the little piece of her and you. No matter what you question in life never question two things. One is your faith. Two is that girl will always love you. Her path was always to love you."
"That's not enough!" He shouted with tears streaming as he began to feel her slipping away.
"We all have regrets Lucas. Don't regret the time you don't have, cherish the time you do. I love you son."
Keith patted Lucas on his shoulder and began to leave Lucas alone in the chapel.
"I can't do it Keith...I can't live without her again."
Keith stopped to give Lucas a half smile just as Other Brooke had done but then it turned to a full smile this time before he turned to leave Lucas alone in the chapel. After a moment to let things sink in Lucas broke down. He cried for his son. He cried for his lost love, he cried for the lost time they had and the time they'd never get and he cried for the future he knows they were meant to have and now knew he wouldn't. Lucas cried and cried hard till he lost himself in the sea of tears and sobs.
The whimpering sounds of a newborn woke Lucas out of his sleep instantly. He looked over to see the bundled up baby moving slightly with sounds of faint fussing coming from his son. Keith Caiden Scott had stolen his fathers heart from the moment he saw him, much like his mother. He had the beginnings of sandy blonde hair and hazel eyes. Every time he looked in those eyes he'd think of Brooke. He rose slowly trying to shake the tiredness from his body and made his way to the baby. He stood above him admiring the little person he had managed to help create and smiled.
"Hey buddy, you been out for a while. I can only hope you'll be this good for daddy always."
He scooped his baby boy up into his arms and gently rocked him as he cradled the tiny body to his chest. He moved back to his seat and sat slowly making sure to not jostle the small child. His eyes then drifted around the dark room to the bed. Haley had been a godsend. Having little knowledge on what to do with a baby or how to take care of one made him realize just how little he did with Lily. He smiled as she rolled in her sleep. She looked so at peace. His eyes then moved to the man sitting in the chair across the room who looked just as tired as he was. Lucas looked down as his son who seemed to have gone right back to sleep once he knew he was being held. Another thing he had gotten form his mother. When he looked back over to the bed and saw Haley slowly rising he smiled again.
"I see my husband was no help to you last night."
"Yeah, he conked out about an hour after you did. It's okay though. He's served his time already. This little guy is all mine."
"Did you stay up and watch him sleep?"
"Kind of creepy Hales."
"Hey, you are a new dad and I swear I caught myself watching Jamie sleep for like the first month he was home. I was just so…"
"So fascinated?"
"Yeah, that's a good word for it. So how did he do, I don't remember hearing him flip out last night."
"He pretty much slept the whole night. I'm shocked."
"Of course you would get the good baby. Jamie was a screamer."
"My sweet little godson was no such thing, he just had to incompetent parents taking care of him." Brooke said as she rose up next to Haley on the bed. The hospital would probably have had a fit if the doctor came in and saw Haley sharing the bed with Brooke but just like everything else what Brooke wanted, Brooke got and what she wanted was to have her best friend lay next to her and tell her everything would be okay. "Now give me my baby, I'm sure he's starving."
"The boy is not starving Brooke, he's just a little fussy-"
"Because he's hungry." Brooke said triumphantly as she took the baby.
"I'm gonna wake sleeping beauty over there and we'll probably head home. I could use some sleep in a real bed."
"I know what you mean, I cannot wait to get home to my house, my bed and my pillow." Brooke said smiling knowing she was going to really enjoy the first time she fell into those crisp cool sheets.
"Tell Jamie we'll be by as soon as the doctors give us the okay." Lucas said as he hugged Haley goodbye before she headed over to Nathan and shook him awake. He jumped up with a start thinking something was wrong, after all when wasn't something wrong.
"What's wrong- where's Brooke?"
"Calm down Hot shot, tutor wife over there is taking you home, we're all fine." Brooke answered as she gently rocked her baby boy in her arms.
"Just checking, so I guess we're leaving?"
"That we are husband of mine" Haley managed to get out before she kissed her husband sweetly.
Once alone Brooke began to nurse their son and Lucas watched with awe. There was something about watching the mother of your child nourish your child that just warmed your heart. Soon the sounds of fussing filled the air again and Lucas was up and back scooping up his baby girl in his arms. She had definitely been a surprise. During none of the scans had the doctor seen her or knew she was there till they went in to do the C-section. Keith Caiden Scott had been born first and then when they went to take Brooke's afterbirth they found another baby. She came out looking so tiny and beautiful. When the doctor came out to let them know what happened Haley had started to blow up Lucas' phone. He didn't answer and she figured it was because he thought it would be bad news. It was very much the opposite. Not only had Brooke come out of her surgery with her uterus in-tact but Keith was born 7 ibs. 3 oz. The only thing that was slight bad news was that the baby girl Scott was delivered so small and slightly underweight they were concerned about her health. She was only 4 ibs 1 oz and her lungs had been undeveloped. The doctors were optimistic but there was always a chance that she wouldn't make it due to her size. When Lucas didn't call back Nathan had told Haley to go be with Brooke while he went to look for Lucas.
*Flash back*
When Nathan entered the chapel he heard the heartbreaking sounds of sobs. When he got closer to the front he saw his brother, broken and hurting. He was happy he was there with good news and not bad. If he had he wasn't sure Lucas would've been able to handle it.
"Luke…Luke man-"
"Don't, I don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear-"
"Lucas man she's alive" Nathan said helping his brother up from the floor.
"No…no I- no she's not."
"Yes she is, she's alive and so are your kids."
"Don't do this to me Nathan."
"I'm not doing anything but telling you that the woman you love is alive and Haley is with her now and that your little boy and baby girl are both alive."
Lucas stood there, held up by his brother, and tried to process what he just heard. His fiancé was still alive, his son was alive and a daughter? When the hell did that happen? He thought. He quickly gathered himself and all but knocked Nathan out of the way as he ran from the chapel and made his way back to where they had been. His mother was the first thing he saw. She stood up immediately and engulfed her son in her arms. "
Oh my boy I'm so happy for you" Karen was way past tears and into a fit of joy and happiness. She pulled back to see her son almost dumbstruck. He still didn't want to believe it. He had to have died and gone to heaven for any of this to be real.
"She's not awake yet but I can take you to go see the babies."
"Babies?"
"Yeah that was quite a shock to all of us. When the doctor mentioned something about a baby girl I think you could've knocked all of us over with a feather. They're beautiful Luke. We'll have to go see the baby boy first, the baby girl is in the NICU."
Lucas detected the sad tone at the end of mentioning his baby girl and his first instinct was to go to her but he wanted to see his boy first. When they rounded the corner his eyes were met with a sea of babies. Some were crying some, sleeping, some just laying there observing their surroundings. His eyes swept over them and his heart swelled when he saw his son. He was one of the quiet ones. He laid there sleeping like an angel.
"He reminds me of you when you were that little. So quiet and so peaceful. I could sleep for eight hours and wake up and you'd still be knocked out. I use to stand over your crib and check you constantly to make sure you were breathing" Karen said as she started to tear up. Lucas reached an arm around her shoulders and brough her close, not once taking his eyes off his boy.
"Has anyone held him yet?"
"No, we wanted to leave that for mom and dad. He's got blonde hair. I'm hoping he'll keep it and it won't darken up."
"Why is that?"
"Because that girl of yours already had a head full of dark hair."
"What about the girl?"
"She's…she's strong. She came out small the doctor said but they think once they get some weight on her she'll bounce back."
Lucas nodded. This was the happiest day of his life. Not only did he still get to marry his Pretty Girl, his son was healthy but as an added bonus he now had a baby girl. Brooke was going to be happy and pissed. She always had said how unfair it was that she gained so much weight and Haley had looked all cute and adorably small when she was carrying Jamie. Well that explained it. On the other hand they were going to have to go shopping and buy all the stuff for the baby girl and do it fast. He figured he had time to get it all done before they brought her home. Nathan joined them at the window and looked in on one of the newest members of the Scott family.
"Hopefully he doesn't suck at basketball like his dad" Nathan said patting Lucas on the back. They all laughed as they watched the boy try and start to squirm his way out of his blanket.
"Talk about surprised, did you know about the second baby and not tell us?"
"I had no idea, neither did Brooke I assume."
"Speaking of Tigger…" Haley said as she joined the others at the window. "She's asking for you. I didn't tell her about the other baby yet, I figured you would want to do that."
"Thanks Hales."
"Don't mention it BIL. She's in room 301."
Lucas walked away and headed in the direction of the rooms almost falling over himself to get there. He wanted to see her so badly. Once he checked in he walked to her room and looked in. She looked so pale and so fragile. He moved to the side of her bed and took her hand. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at the sight of the man she loved. Her voice was more raspier than usual.
"How's my baby? Haley said he was gorgeous."
"He is, he's good, he's got my blonde hair though, not sure of what color his eyes are."
"We'll see soon enough. When can I see him?"
"Slow down there Pretty girl. We actually have some things to talk about."
"Like what?"
"Well we never talked about girl names…"
"Luke, if this is your idea of a joke it's not funny. We had a boy and he has a name."
"We did have a boy…apparently we also have a girl." Lucas looked into her eyes and smiled as he stroked her hand and she tried to sit up.
"Whoa Brooke you just had surgery-"
"Lucas Eugene Scott if this is a joke I swear I will strangle you."
"It's not I swear, it was a shock to me too."
"Fine then I want to get up and go see for myself."
"You can't."
"And why the hell not!"
"Because you could pop a stitch and bleed to death which would make it really hard for us to get married if you're not here."
"Okay so bring them to me. I want to see them with my own two eyes."
"You will but let me talk to the doctors first."
"Why?"
"Brooke…"
"It's bad isn't it? Oh my god is she dying, is she sick what is it?"
"Baby calm down okay. I don't know too much about the details so I'm going to talk to the doctors and I'll be right back."
"How does she look-I mean how did we not know there was another baby?"
"Don't worry Pretty Girl, we'll find out okay you just stay calm."
"Lucas I want my babies."
"And I'll bring them to you but you gotta promise me you'll stay put."
Brooke nodded slowly.
"I want to hear you say it."
"I promise."
"Brooke-"
"Okay, okay, I promise not to get out of bed till you get back."
"Thank you" he said as he placed a kiss on her forehead and walked out of the room. She waited a total of five minutes before she tried to escape and of course the man was smart enough to send reinforcements. Nathan caught her just as one foot made it to the cold floor.
"So I see my brother was right."
Brooke almost jumped out of her skin when she heard Nathan.
"Dammit Nathan, didn't anybody ever teach you not to sneak up on people?"
"Yes but I figure if I announced my arrival you'd just pretend like you weren't just caught red handed."
"I wasn't caught I was just…"
"Can't think of anything plausible huh? Don't worry I'll tell Luke you were the perfect patient."
"How about this, you go grab me a wheel chair and take me to see my kids and I won't hurt you."
"Easy Tigger, I do love the man and want him one piece" Haley said as she entered hearing the scary tone in Brooke's voice.
"I just want to see my babies. I have a son who is here I haven't seen and a daughter I didn't even know I had here and she's sick."
"So Luke told you. Aren't you excited, I know Jamie will be to know he's not only got a boy cousin but a girl cousin too."
"Hales I am not in the mood to be patronized."
"Hey I was just being supportive. Soooo that boy of yours is going to be a heartbreaker."
"Really?" Brooke asked excitedly.
"Yeah and that hair is so golden blonde, he almost looks like Jamie did when he was born."
"Yeah Brookie the boy looks just like a Scott. Karen was crying so hard at the window."
"That's because Tigger just made her a grandma. So what's his name?"
"We picked out Keith Caiden Scott, KC for short."
"Awwwww. Now I want another one."
"Easy there Hales, we need a little time before we start down that road."
"Says you. Don't worry Hales, we'll wear Natey down and you'll have your own baby girl soon. Speaking of, have you seen the girl?" Brooke asked timidly, not sure if she wanted to know the answer.
"They wouldn't let us into the NICU yet. From what the nurse said, she's gorgeous."
"Just like her mom" Lucas added as he came back into the room with a wheel chair.
"Does this mean-"
"Yep, let's get a move on pretty girl. Baby girl Scott needs a name and I'm sure you don't want to pick one out before you see her."
"What about Keith?"
"The nurse will bring him in here as soon as we get back."
The moment Brooke entered the NICU she knew instantly which baby was hers. She neared the incubator and placed her hand on the side and looked in like a child peering into the toy store at Christmas.
"Hey baby girl…" she whispered as Lucas rubbed her back. "Luke look at her, she's is gorgeous."
"Did you expect anything else?"
"Not really, I mean the Davis and Scott genes may be screwed up but we are all very good looking people."
"So what do we call this one?"
"I don't know, she's such a surprise."
"I know."
"I guess she also explains the extra weight. God Luke we have twins. A girl and a boy."
"Yep, now all we have to do is finish the family off with one more boy."
"Bite your tongue Scott there is no way you're getting another baby out of me anytime soon."
"Don't worry Pretty Girl, I'll wait to pounce on you for at least a few months."
"Try years. You hear that baby girl, daddy is going to be suffering for severe case of blue balls."
The other mothers in the room looked over at the couple but Brooke didn't care.
"Brooke maybe that isn't the best idea to mention blue balls in front of our daughter."
"Hey she's going to be a hottie Scott so she better learn what that means now because there is no way anyone is allowed to get near my little doodle bug until she's at least twenty."
"I like thirty better."
"Well thirty is good but come on, let's be realistic, she's probably going to have all the boys wrapped around her finger by the age of nine."
"How about we focus on a name instead of trying to give me a coronary."
"Okay, okay, baby girl names…well I like Angel, maybe Kristina."
"How about Alana?"
"I like Alana. Keith's middle name huh. I can get on board…but only if we give her the middle name Halen."
"Halen?"
"Yeah, after my best friend and your mother, of which if they didn't get involved we wouldn't be here right now.
"Alana Halen Scott. I like it."
"I thought you would.
*End flashback*
By now Alana had started to develop her lungs just fine and was able to be held and stay in her parents hospital room.
"Aww my poor baby. Don't worry baby girl daddy's got you."
"How about we switch. I think KC over here is full. You can burp him while I get her."
"Sounds good to me."
They switched babies and now Brooke had her baby girl in her arms. Never in a million years had he thought this would happen, that he could be this happy. He had Brooke, he had his kids and everything was as it should be. Lucas was happier than ever and knew in his heart nothing would tear them apart. They were a happy family and as far as he was concerned they would stay that way forever. Brooke on the other hand was happy to be able to breathe another day. She had almost died too many times to count and was thankful she was there and that her babies were healthy and happy. She was going to be the first and last Mrs. Lucas Scott and nothing would make her happier. With all of the regrets they had when everything happened, they couldn't think of one that mattered. With love, real love, there should be no regrets. Love it or hate, it is what it is and Lucas and Brooke were happy they finally had the ending they deserved.
"Do you have any regrets" Brooke asked looking up from her daughter to her fiancé. She could see the puzzeled look on Lucas' face.
"Why do you ask?"
"Just curious."
"Well 'just curious…if we're honest then yes. I regret all the things that led us here but at the same time it's hard to regret anything, the pain, the losses, the time we lost, because it gave us these two. So I guess I'm not sure. How about you, do you have any regrets?"
Brooke looked from Lucas to her baby girl and smiled. The girl was going to be a heartbreaker just like the rest of the family and all she could think was how special all this felt. She thought it over. The accident, the cheating, the lies, the backstabbing, the hospital visits and the time lost was all horrible to live through but it all made her who she was at that very moment.
"Nope. Not a one."
THE END
So I decided to end things here with no regrets and no more craziness. (Don't shoot me but I just didn't feel the urge to do another wedding ending) I hope you guys like the end because I changed it, altered it and tweeked it for a bout wo weeks before I decided it was fine the way it was originally. I gota say feel better for my homie Diane Hermans who had to have reviewed every single chapter and gave me the drive to finally finish this. Now to focus on my others and maybe a new one in a little while. Later peps, Review if you dare! (cue evil laughter)!