Chapter 32-Confrontation
A/N: Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in this UD, I had been planning on updating for a couple of weeks, but uni once again took over my life!!Now that I am on placement, I will be updating weekly though!!So keep an eye out in the next week….Thanks for everyone's patience, hopefully this chapter is worth the wait.As always, reviews are much appreciated!-Lydia
"Mom?" Lucas repeated, staring at the phone, as the taxi weaved through the city streets.
"Get here right away!" Brooke frantically whispered before hanging up
Brooke turned around, put her phone in her jeans pocket and plastered a smile on her face.
"Mother. What are you doing here?" she asked in a docile tone
"I came to see my daughter, of course" Victoria replied, leaning towards her daughter slightly.
Brooke rolled her eyes as she leant in to kiss her mother on the cheek.
"Cut the bull, Mother. What are you really doing here?"
Her mother exhaled deeply. Placing her bag on the counter, she pulled out a folder.
"Fine. First of all, call me Victoria, you calling me Mom makes me look old. Secondly, I heard about your little situation" Victoria replied in an equally harsh tone
"My little situation?" she said
"Yes. You know, the…baby" Victoria said shuddering at the thought
"Are you calling my daughter a situation?" Brooke asked, anger making her small frame tremble slightly
"Well not for long, dear. I arranged for some very nice people to adopt it" Her heartless mother replied calmly
"It? ARE YOU CALLING MY DAUGHTER AN IT??HER NAME IS ELLA!" Brooke yelled
"Calm down, Brooke. You are always too emotional" Victoria stated
"Too emotional. Coming from you, the Ice Queen, right" Brooke huffed
"There is no need to get personal"
"Get personal, you are trying to get me to give up MY DAUGHTER!" Brooke yelled once more.
Lucas ran into the room at that moment, he could hear Brooke yelling from the end of the hall.
"What's going on, Cheery?" he asked calmly, looking between his dishevelled girlfriend, and her tyrant mother.
"You" Victoria said, venom oozing from her voice.
"Victoria, nice to see you again" he said, while standing beside Brooke, his arm around her making circular motions on her back, trying to calm her down.
"I suppose you are the two bit loser that got my daughter pregnant in the first place" she replied coldly
"Excuse me?" Lucas said, taking a menacing step towards Victoria.
"As I was telling Brooke before you rudely interrupted, I am here to rectify the situation"
"And what situation would that be?"
"The child of course. You don't honestly think Brooke would be a good mother, would you? And she is ruining her career in the process" Victoria added snidely.
"Look I have always tolerated you because Brooke had this idea that one day you would wake up and act like an actual mother-"Lucas started, standing toe to toe with the older brunette.
"Luke" Brooke said trying to stop him
"No she needs to hear this. So don't come in here and say that Brooke is a bad mother because she is more of a mother then you will ever be. And you may not approve of me, but honestly I don't care. All that matters to me is that Brooke and Ella are cared for, and safe, particularly from bitter hags like you who have to ride on their daughter's coattails to get an ounce of success that you have wanted your entire life. Now I want you to leave, and never contact us again. I don't think it is even worth Ella getting to know her grandmother. She doesn't deserve the pain that her mother had to go through to please someone who will never love her back"
Victoria seemingly ignored Lucas and looked directly at Brooke.
"Are you going to let this miscreant talk to me in that way?" Victoria demanded
Brooke looked between her mother; whose ice cold stare she had become accustomed to, to Lucas, her life long love, whose eyes portrayed only love and acceptance.
"You should go, Mother" she said before heading into the lounge room to check on Ella.
Lucas turned his heel and walked to the door, opening it wide.
"You should go" he said his body radiating with fury
"Fine. But don't expect me to bail Brooke out when she gets sick of playing happy families" before walking out the door, and not looking back.
Lucas closed the door gently before joining Brooke in the lounge room. She was sitting on one of the couches, gently rocking Ella, as she sucked on a pacifier.
Brooke was muttering, and Lucas couldn't tell what she was saying until he was sitting beside her.
"I love you, you know that right. Your daddy and I will always love you and never give you up. I love you Ella-Bella, and I will never let anything happen to you, ok. The mean lady is gone.I love you.." Brooke continued to rant
"You ok?" Lucas asked, kissing his girlfriend softly on the forehead
"Yeah I'm ok" she sighed
"Really?"
Brooke continued to mutter to their daughter. Lucas looked at her. She was almost like a broken doll.
"Hey" he said lifting up Brooke's chin so she directly looked into his eyes.
"Hmm"
"I love you, you know that?" Lucas uttered softly
"I love you too" she said, her head resting on his shoulder.
"You actually said that to her, man?" Nathan said, making a low whistle down the phone.
"Yeah, but she had it coming" Lucas said sheepishly
"Oh I think we all know that. Brooke's Mom has always been a massive cow" Nathan replied, chuckling slightly
"Who's a massive cow?" Lucas heard Jamie ask
"Ahh, the cow on McDonald's farm, Jimmy Jam. How bout you ask your Momma to play guitar hero with you?" Nathan said, his voice softening to talk to his son
"But daddy, you are funner than Momma" the young boy said
"Ok just let me finish talking to your Uncle Luke and I'll come play with you"
"Uncle Lukie! Can I talk to him daddy, pleeeaassse!" Jamie whined
"Ok ok" Nathan laughed, handing over the phone.
Lucas could a rustling on the other end of the phone.
"Uncle Lukie, when are you and Auntie Brookie coming home with Ella?" Jamie asked
"Soon, Bud. Soon. But your Auntie and I miss you loads, and I promise I will help you with your free throws when we get home"
"Really?" Jamie asked
"Really Really"
"Ok!" Jamie yelled excitedly
Lucas heard a clunk before Nathan picked up the phone once again
"Thanks man, now he's all riled up and won't get to sleep"
"Sorry Dad" Lucas said sarcastically
"You are sarcastic now, just wait until Ella is old enough to talk then you will be biting your words" Nathan reminded him.
Lucas heard a rustling at the door, and a moment later, his beautiful girlfriend, the love of his life, his one and only stepped through the door, with his exactly beautiful daughter. He smiled widely, before turning his attention back to the conversation.
"Ok, Nate. Ella and Brooke just got back. I'll see you next week."
"What day are you coming back, anyway?"
"We are coming back Thursday. Hey maybe you could teach Jamie the days of the week so he knows when we are coming home"
"You are so Haley's best friend" Nathan groaned
"Bye Bro"
"Bye"
"Who was that?" Brooke said, flopping down on the couch next to Lucas.
"Just Nate. He wanted to know when we were coming home"
"Ok" she said
"How was shopping?"
"Good. I am feeling better" she said smiling, but it didn't quite reach her eyes
"I'm glad. I hate that your mother does this to you" Lucas said
"Do me a favour?" Brooke whispered
"Of course, anything" he replied
"Let's no mention her for a little while, ok"
"I think I can handle that" he said kissing her softly on the lips.