Chapter 37- Waiting for Tonight
A/N:Hey everyone, I apologize that I didn't update last week, as the story is coming to a close, I wanted to plan the story in such a way that I was happy with it….i hope this chapter doesn't disappoint, and watch out for the much anticipated (in my mind anyway) wedding chapter next week. As always please R&R-Lydia
Brooke's distinct raspy laugh echoed throughout Tric. Her hair was a little longer, her hair flowing past her shoulders and a plastic crown and attached veil was sitting atop her head. She was wearing skinny jeans, black patent leather high heels and a t-shirt that had "Bride" printed on the front. She continued to talk to Bevin, but looked around the club, amazed that her day was almost here. The day she dreamed off since she was a little girl.
"Brooke! You crazy bitch!" a voice shouted from behind her.
"Rachel, what the hell?" she said, running towards her friend
"You didn't think I would miss your wedding would you?" Rachel said, flipping her long red hair behind her shoulder.
"Yeah, but considering-" Brooke nodded her head towards her fiancé, who was talking to Skills at the other end of the club.
"Look, what's done is done." Rachel shrugged, sitting beside Brooke.
"You're a good friend, you know? Even if you did almost steal my soon to be husband"
"Nah, he wouldn't have gone through with it, I'm too high maintenance for Lucas" Rachel replied
Brooke grunted in agreement.
"So where is the rugrat? I thought she would be glued to your hip as always"
"Haha" Brooke rolled her eyes "She is in Pey's office with Jamie, Bella, Jen and JJ"
"JJ? Did I miss something? Did you pop out another one while I was away?"
"Not me, you idiot." Brooke said as they walked over to Peyton's spacious office.
Rachel glanced over to the infant in the baby bouncer, with blonde curls and large inquiring brown eyes. "He's Peyton's"
"Huh" is all the vivacious red head said.
"Rachie!" yelled one of the girls, and ran full speed at the woman.
"Ouf" Rachael winced as Ella hugged her "Aunt Rachie"
"Hey, short stack, how are you?" Rachel said, squatting down to Ella's level
"I'm not short, Rachie, I'm bigger then Bella!" Ella exclaimed
"Course you are. Are you excited about the wedding?"
The girl nodded enthusiastically. "Mummy and Daddy are getting marrieds, you know. Just like my friends parents at kinder"
"Well how about that. How about you show Aunt Haley your dolls?"
Rachel turned back to her friend, as Bevin walked in to watch the kids.
"She's beautiful, Brooke" Rachel said earnestly
"She is, isn't she?" Brooke watching her daughter, smiling widely.
"So tell me, why has it taken you 2 years to finally get hitched?"
"Oh you know, life" Brooke said in a nonchalant manner
"Life? Like what?" Rachel asked
"Nothing major. Luke wrote another book so the whole tour took a while, then my line with Macy's was launched. Those sorts of things. Plus now Ella is old enough to appreciate and remember it."
"Fair enough"
"So how about you? How is Cooper?" Brooke asked, raising her eyebrows
"Well-"
"Sorry guys, hey Rachel" Peyton said, who was a similar t-shirt to Brooke, with "Maid of Honor" on the front, and matched it with black skinny jeans and black converse shoes.
"That's ok Goldilocks, what's up?" Brooke asked
"It's a surprise, we just need you to sit on that chair" Peyton pointed to the thrown that had been positioned at the centre of the stage.
"Where did that come from?"
Peyton's eyes twinkled as Haley led Brooke to the chair.
"Peyton, what on earth is going on?"
"You'll see. Let's just say it's pay back" Haley said winking at Brooke, who wore a matching t-shirt to Peyton, but coupled it with dark denim jeans and ballet flats.
Loud house music vibrated through out the club. Suddenly six burly men in police uniforms burst into the club.
"We got a call, is there a Brooke Davis here?"
"That's me" Brooke squeaked, running through in her head what potentially illegal activities she did recently.
"We are arresting you on suspicion… of being criminally almost matrimonial"
"What??" she muttered. Instantaneously, the men formed a line, and ripped their shirts off.
"Haley!" she yelled, giggling at the same time. Never in a million years did she think that Haley would order strippers!
The men gyrated around her, her face blushing a bright shade of red.
"I didn't think that Brooke Davis would ever blush over public nudity" Peyton called out as she took photos from the edge of the circle that had formed around Brooke and the dancers.
"Hey I'm a taken woman!!" Brooke exclaimed as the one of the policemen took his hat and placed it on top of Brooke's head.
Nathan's phone buzzed in his pocket. He opened the message, and laughed out loud at the image his wife had sent him.
"Hey Luke, it looks like the girls are having fun" Nathan said, throwing the phone to his brother, who caught it easily.
"Eww, did you really need to show me that?" he said
"Well to be fair, Brooke has had to watch you with Peyton, and Anna and Rachel…" Nathan counted off with his fingers.
"Oh low blow!"
"Well after the wedding none of that will matter, will it?" Nathan said, taking a sip of beer.
"No it won't" Lucas said, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"You know it is my brother in law duty to tell you if you hurt her, you'll have me to answer to" Nathan replied seriously
"Hey, aren't you supposed to say something like that to Brooke?"
"Probably" Nathan shrugged "But I have seen the way Brooke looks at you. She's not going anywhere"
Lucas picked up the game controller and started playing NBA Live before continuing the conversation. He felt butterflies rolling around his stomach since he woke up that morning.
"Jeez, why am I so nervous? I wasn't like this with Rachel" Lucas muttered
Nathan laughed loudly.
"Man, before I married Haley, I
thought I was going to hurl until…."
"Until?"
"Until I saw her at the beach in her wedding dress. Then all the nerves went away, and all I could see was her and our future together" Nathan exclaimed, smiling gleefully
"So what are you saying? I am so nervous because Brooke and I are meant to be together?"
"I don't know that, Luke. No-one does. But I guarantee it, as soon as you see Brooke at the church, everything will make sense"
"When did you become a romantic, Nate?" Lucas asked
"I guess I found that one person I would change the world for."
"It's hard to believe that you and Haley have been married 11 years"
"Honestly it doesn't seem that long" Nathan responded
"Really?" Lucas asked, looking at his brother
"Really"
The men continued to play the basketball game, taking periodical gulps of beer.
"Wow, this bucks party is ending up as pitiful as yours" Lucas said as he looked around Nathan's lounge room. Mouth, Skills and Junk were flipping mindlessly through magazines that Haley had left on the table. Cooper was lying on the couch watching the television in the adjoining room, while Jake was bouncing a toy basketball against the wall.
"We need to do something" Lucas said, pausing the game. "Come on, I'm getting married in three days!"
"Yeah dawg, you are going to have the old ball and chain" Skills said
"I have an idea" Nathan said, jumping up from the couch.
"What is it?" Mouth asked
"Follow me"
The night sky twinkled, the stars shining brightly overhead, not a cloud overhead. All that illuminated the court and the players on it, was a single street light. They had been there for hours.
"Hey 23" Haley called out.
"Hales" he sighed, jogging over and kissing Haley passionately on the lips.
"Hey, that's not something I want to see" Lucas said, covering his eyes momentarily.
"Ha! You and Brooke are ten times as worse!" Peyton called out as she wheeled JJ in his stroller towards the court.
"Hey, I resent you saying that" Brooke said as she walked up, walking hand in hand with Ella.
"Hey Pretty girls" Lucas said
"Daddy!" Ella called as she ran into his arms
"Hey El" he said, picking up his daughter and hugging her tightly.
"Hey you" he said to Brooke kissing her on the lips
"You see what I mean" Peyton said, nudging Jake, who laughed.
Brooke broke the kiss, and looked over Lucas' shoulder, and poked her tongue at Peyton.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another historic night" Mouth commentated on the sidelines, as he and Shelley sat on the picnic bench, her arms resting on her growing baby bump.
Lucas threw Nathan the basketball, reading himself for another one on one.
"You sure you're up for this, old man?" Nathan asked, twirling the basketball in his hands
"I could do this forever, little brother" Lucas replied, glancing over at his family before chasing after Nathan.