Hear You Me
Chapter 3
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"Honey, I'm home," Lucas laughs as he walks into their house, putting down the bags in his hands and tossing his keys onto the coffee table.
Brooke smiles over from where she is sitting on the couch reading a baby book. "Hey you," she puts her book down and gets up to greet him with a kiss. "Morning," Brooke, smiles.
"Morning baby," Lucas smiles back and then brings his head down to kiss her. Brooke pulls away from the kiss, scrunching up her nose. "What is it?" Lucas asks.
"You smell like a sweaty boy," she giggles.
Lucas laughs too. "I am a sweaty boy," he grins.
"You've been playin' basketball?" She asks with a raise brow. They had agreed that he was not allowed to play basketball for more than fifteen minutes. Ever since Brooke's pregnancy, she had been scared of being alone so she made Lucas promise that he would play less basketball which he gladly accepted.
"Okay, you caught me," Lucas holds up his hands in surrender. "I'm sorry."
"Did you take your heart medicine this morning?" Brooke asks as she points a finger at him.
"Yes I did mom," Lucas teases causing her to glare at him. "God, you're so cute when you're worried," Lucas says then pulls her in for another kiss.
Brooke pulls away, pushing him back slightly. "Oh no, I'm not worried; I just don't want anything to happen to you when I am two months away from giving birth," Brooke teases and then laughs as he pouts.
"So that's the only reason why you were worried? Not the fact that you wouldn't be able to see me in a really, really long time?"
She smiles softly. "Okay, maybe that too," Brooke answers seriously.
"Oh!" Lucas walks over to get one of the bags that he had brought in earlier. "I got you a little something for the nursery," Lucas tells her as he hands her the bag.
"Luke…" Brooke smiles as she takes the bag from him. She opens the bag and her smile widens when she pulls out the item from the bag. "A purple monkey?" She looks up at him.
"Yeah," Lucas shrugs. "I thought that our daughter should have one while she grows up, like you had. It can be like her special childhood toy."
"Aw! You even got her name stitched on it!" Brooke grins as she traces over the lettering. "This is perfect, thank you," Brooke tells him.
"Your welcome," Lucas kisses her on the cheek. "I should probably go shower," he laughs.
"Yeah, you should," she jokes with a smile. He shakes his head as he walks away. "Luke?" Brooke calls out.
"Yeah?" He asks turning to her.
"Remember that we have an appointment with the realtor to look at that house this afternoon."
"Ah-yes," Lucas nods. "Brooke I still don't see why we can't just live here. This is a perfect house for raising a family," Lucas tells her as he leans against the door frame.
"Lucas I already told you, I want to raise our family in a friendly neighborhood where there are other kids around for her to play with," Brooke puts a hand on her belly. "And I want to be near all the schools."
Lucas sighs. "Okay, okay."
"Thank you!" Brooke smiles her dimpled smile that drives him wild. "Shower now!" Brooke laughs.
"Aye, Aye Mrs. Scott," Lucas salutes and then heads for the shower.
Brooke laughs at him and then looks back at the monkey in her hands. She walks over to the nursery and places the monkey in the crib.
"This is it! This is the house!" Brooke spins around to look at everything again. She stops to look at Lucas who has been quiet for quite some time. "Don't you think so Luke?"
Lucas nods and scratches his head. "Uh-yeah. It's great," he smiles.
"What is it?" Brooke asks noticing her husbands uneasiness.
"Nothing…it's just, are you sure about this?" Lucas asks as he runs his hands up and down her arms.
"I'm positive," Brooke smiles. "It's just like the house I grew up in; with the red door and blue shudders, I love it!"
"Well… only if you're sure," Lucas gives in.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Brooke squeals. "I'm gonna go find Nancy," Brooke pecks him on the lips and hurries over to let the realtor know that they will take the house.
Lucas sighs as he looks around the house.
"Where are you off to?" Lucas asks Brooke who is grabbing her car keys and purse.
"Haley and Peyton are picking me up. We're going out for a late lunch," Brooke tells him.
"Okay," Lucas kisses her. "Well…have fun."
"Thanks," Brooke kisses him one last time before walking off.
"Be careful!" Lucas yells after her.
"Hey Hales, P.Sawyer," Brooke smiles, hanging her purse on the back of her chair before sitting down.
"Hi," Haley smiles.
"Hey B.Davis," Peyton smiles at her best friend. "Lookin' bigger everyday," Peyton and Haley laughs as Brooke pouts.
"Thanks," Brooke replies sarcastically.
"How's the pregnancy thing treating you?" Peyton asks as she sips her lemon water.
"Good, well it's great actually," Brooke smiles happily. "Except for little Miss. Summer Scott kicking every hour," Brooke jokes as she rubs her belly as they all laugh.
"Yeah, Isabella did that to me too," Haley tells them.
"How is little Bella Scott doin'?" Peyton asks Haley.
"Well…she has past the stage of screaming bloody murder whenever Nathan or I leave the room, so pretty good," Haley laughs.
"God! She's so adorable, Jamie too," Peyton comments.
"So what about you, Ms. Sawyer soon to be Jagielski... have you and Jake talked about having kids any time soon?" Brooke asks.
Peyton nods. "We've talked about it. Jake wants to wait until we are finally married before settling down and having more kids. He said he wants to do it the right way this time around."
"That's understandable," Haley comments knowing all too well about the whole Nikki situation.
"Oh my god you guys! Lucas and I found the perfect house!" Brooke squeals while clapping her hands.
"You and Lucas are looking for a house? What for?" Peyton asks as the waiter places her food in front of her. "Thank you," Peyton tells the waiter before turning her attention back to Brooke.
"I just want to raise my family in a kiddy neighborhood. Like you and I were…," Brooke tells Peyton. " and like you and Jake are doing…" she then turns to Haley. "and you and Nathan are doing."
Haley nods understandingly. "Well, I'm happy for you Brooke."
"Thanks tutor wife," Brooke smiles and then turns to Peyton. "Are you happy for me too P. Sawyer?" She jokes.
"Of course I am," Peyton laughs back. "We've all done good." Peyton comments making them all smile.
Lucas sits down on the couch picking up his cell phone dialing a number.
"Hello?" Skills answers in a groggy voice.
"Hey Skills, were you sleeping?" Lucas asks, looking at his watch which reads 4:27 p.m.
"I went to bed with a girl if you know what I mean," Skills responds causing Lucas shakes his head as he laughs. "What up?" Skills asks as he wipes the tiredness away from his eyes.
"I need your help with something. Can you come over?" Lucas asks as he walks over to look out the window.
"Uh" He looks over at the girl in his bed. "Sure. Just have to kick the girl out. I'll be over in 'bout ten minutes."
"Thanks Skills, I owe you."
"You bet your ass you do," Skills jokes making Lucas to laugh.
"I'll see you soon."
"Kay bye."
"Bye," Lucas says then hangs up the phone.
Haley pulls the car up to Brooke and Lucas's house. "Well here's your stop," Haley smiles.
"Thanks Hales," Brooke opens the car door. "We should all do this again sometime. I miss having our girl days," Brooke tells her.
"Me too. Let's meet--" Haley is interrupted by Brooke.
"What the hell is on my house?" Brooke asks. Her and Haley exchange a look and then they see Lucas walking towards them.
"Hey," Lucas smiles, kissing his wife.
"Luke, what the hell is going on?"
"Thanks for getting her home in one piece Hales," Lucas tells his best friend, ignoring his wife's question.
"No problem Luke," Haley smiles. "Call me later Brooke, bye," Haley waves.
"Okay, bye," Brooke waves back. Once Haley is gone, Brooke looks back at Lucas silently asking what's going on.
"Come on, I'll show you," Lucas takes her hand and walks them over so that they are standing in front of the house. "Okay Skills, now!" Lucas yells up towards the roof.
Brooke looks up to see Skills standing on their roof and watches as he lets the blue tarp fall revealing a freshly painted red door and blue shutters.
"Luke…" Brooke whispers with tears in her eyes.
"You said you wanted a house like the one you grew up in," Lucas tells her. Brooke continues to stare in amazement at the red door that was once white and the blue shutters that were once green.
"This house is filled with really great memories Brooke, memories that I'm going to remember for the rest of my life; Like when we had our very first wedding anniversary and when we found out about this new life we have created…" Lucas tells her softly and placing a hand on her belly. "This has been our home for the past three years Brooke, a place where I want our daughter to grow up so we can continue to build onto those great memories," Lucas pauses for a moment before continuing. "If you still want to move into the other house, I will be more than happy to."
"I can't believe you did all this," Brooke whispers while looking at Lucas. Brooke warps her arms around his waist, crying softly.
"What'd ya say?" Lucas asks as he rubs her back.
Brooke looks up at him. "I say…let's continue building the memories." She answers with a smile. Lucas smiles widely bringing her into a passionate kiss. "I love you," Brooke says as they part from the kiss.
"I love you too," Lucas whispers into her ear.
"Let's go home," Brooke smiles, taking Lucas's hand in hers as they walk into their house.
A/N: I am so sorry for the long wait, I hope this chapter makes up for it. Thanks for all of the kind reviews! You guys are awesome! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter :) Thanks for reading! Please review!!