A/N: This was originally going to be longer, but then I realized I would basically be putting two chapters into one and I didn't want to do that so I split it up. Lucas will show up in the next chapter I just don't know how much. Hope you liked this chapter. Sawyer is the big star and I foreshadowed a few events for upcoming episodes. Can you catch them?

Chapter Twenty: Family Matters

Later that night, after tucking in Sawyer, Brooke and Peyton retreated to their bedroom. They changed into their sleep shirts and crawled into bed.

"Very emotional day today, wasn't it?"

Brooke smiles gently before turning to face her girlfriend.

"It was the best day in my life, but Peyton I understand if you don't want Sawyer to call me mommy."

Peyton instantly shushes her. Peyton pushes a strand of Brooke's hair away from her face.

"None of that. When I heard those words come from Sawyer's mouth I instantly felt like my heart grew two sizes. We can really be a real family. The only thing that would make it better was if Sam saw me as a mother, too."

Peyton lays her head on the pillow and Brooke rests her head on her shoulder.

"Peyton, I'm sure she does, but she's been through so much. She doesn't really call me mom either and I'm okay with that because I know that she's my daughter and nothing is going to change that. We are a family and that's all that matters."

Peyton leans down and kisses her girl softly. She pulls away with a smile.

"Goodnight Brooke."

"Night baby."

-Complications of the Heart-

"Momma, mommy," Sawyer whispers as she tiptoes into her parent's bedroom. Sawyer went over to her momma's side and Peyton had a pillow over her head. Sawyer sighed and went over to Brooke's side of the bed. Her head was resting on top of the pillow and she was gripping the blankets tight against her body.

Sawyer didn't want to wake anybody up, but she was scared and she needed comfort. Sawyer sniffles and then shakes Brooke softly.

"Mommy, wake up."

Brooke groans quietly and feels someone shaking her. Brooke pops open an eye and sees Sawyer standing next to her crying. Brooke was wide awake in a second.

"Baby, why are you crying?" Brooke whispers so she avoids waking Peyton.

"I scared," Sawyer says with a sniffle. "I can't sleep."

Brooke lifts up her blanket with a smile.

"All right baby, crawl under the covers. You can sleep with your momma and me tonight. How does that sound?"

Sawyer nods her head and quickly crawls in between Brooke and Peyton. Brooke turns her body so she is facing her girlfriend and her daughter.

"Do you want to tell me what the dream is about?"

"I dunno. I can't member, but I scared."

Brooke chuckles softly and wraps an arm around Sawyer.

"Close your eyes. Momma and I will chase the bad monsters away."

Sawyer closes her eyes.

"I love you, mommy."

Brooke would never tire hearing those words. Brooke places a light kiss on her daughter's forehead.

"I love you too, baby. Now go to sleep."

-Complications of the Heart-

"Are you going to tell me what you have planned for today or do I have to guess?"

Sam and Aria were currently walking around town hand in hand. Aria had kidnapped Sam earlier this morning. They went out and got breakfast and then just decided to take a little walk. Sam had no idea what was going to happen next, but apparently Aria did.

"Baby, I'm not telling you a thing."

Sam looks at Aria's concentration on something and she smiles.

"You don't know what we are going to do next do you."

"Of course I do," Aria says unconvincingly.

Sam shakes her head with a laugh as she begins to swing their hands around between them.

"No you don't," Sam teases.

Aria groans and then smiles.

"Okay, so maybe I don't know, but that didn't stop us from hanging out before has it?"

Sam smiles genuinely.

"No it hasn't."

Aria stops and turns to Sam.

"Well good," Aria says before placing her hand on her girlfriend's cheek and leans down to kiss her.

-Complications of the Heart-

Brooke felt a tug on her shirt. She had been helping Peyton with the finances. Brooke looks down at Sawyer who was holding a princess coloring book.

"Mommy, will you color wif me?"

"Honey, I would love to, but I'm helping momma with the bills."

"Brooke, go color with our daughter, I've got this."

"Are you sure?" Brooke asks not wanting to stick Peyton with the bills by herself.

Peyton laughs.

"I think I can handle adding and subtracting by myself. Besides I remember Math wasn't your strong suit."

Brooke pouts as she gets up from her chair.

"Math was just fine. It was Calculus that sucked."

Peyton smiles at her girl and continues to go over the bills. She wanted to make sure if buying something special for Brooke would cause a dent in their savings. Peyton knew if she played it smart there wouldn't be a problem."

Back in the living room, Brooke and Sawyer were lying on the ground. The coloring book was in between them and crayons were scattered everywhere.

"What color hair should our princess have," Brooke asks as she watches Sawyer color the grass.

Sawyer tapped the crayon she was using and thought about the question.

"Yellow!" the little girl exclaimed. "Cause Momma's hair is yellow and she's a princess."

Peyton tried to hide her smile at the table. Brooke colored in the hair yellow.

"Sawyer, if momma is a princess what is mommy?"

"The prince," Sawyer replies with ease. "Momma didn't smile for long time and den you camed and she smiled lots. You saved mommy from da dragon."

"Who's the dragon?" Peyton asks as she settles on the floor. She just finished going over the bills.

"Daddy's the mean dragon, but its okay because mommy camed and saveded us."

Both Brooke and Peyton gave teary laughs.

"How about I go give Sam a call and see if she and Aria want to hang out with us at the river court or something."

Sawyer's eyes light up at the mention of Aria. It wasn't just Sam that liked her, but everyone else did as well.

"Will she play basketball wif me?" Sawyer asks in a sweet voice.

"I don't know sweetheart. You'd have to ask her. I'll go give Sam a call real quick."

Peyton gets up from off of the floor and walks over to the phone.

"Mommy?"

Brooke returns her gaze to the little girl next to her.

"What's up love bug?"

"We havta finish coloring."

Brooke picks up her crayon with a smile and joins Sawyer in her coloring once again.

-Complications of the Heart-

Sam puts her cell phone back in her pocket and looks at her girlfriend.

"That was Peyton. She wanted to know if we wanted to hang with her, Brooke and Sawyer."

Aria smiles and nods her head.

"I'm up for it. I need to go back to my apartment so I can grab my basketball though."

Sam reaches for her girlfriend's hand.

"Let's go then. I told them we would meet the there."

Aria wraps her arm around Sam's waist.

"I'm sure Sawyer wants me to play basketball with her and I know I would love it if you played with us."

"I'll think about it," Sam says with a grin. "But we don't have to hang with my family if you don't want to. I know we've been spending most of our times with them."

Aria stands in front of Sam.

"I have loved every minute that I have hangout with your family. I really don't have any family except for my uncle and his family, but I don't really have that type of experience that I get while hanging with yours. Don't worry about me. I love your family."

Aria wanted to add an "I love you," but aria didn't think it was time to do that quite yet.