Hey! I was almost shocked over the huge response that I got for the last chapter. The hit-count has never been lower on this story, and yet I had more reviews than for any other chapter… And so many long ones! You guys where so sweet.
Again, personal thank you's are at the bottom of this chapter. And you should all know that reviews like this week's makes it all the more fun to keep on going with this story!!

I have to say that I don't know what's wrong with me though… I really did try to keep this chapter short, but hey, short obviously doesn't work for me…
For those of you waiting for an update on my other story, it will be up probably in a couple of days.

This chapter is titled after an album by Story of The Year.

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CHAPTER 19 - In the Wake of Determination

It's a little before lunchtime and Karen is home early from the café. Tuesday's are normally her day off but she has just been in for a couple of hours to check the books, because even though its months left until she has her child, it's still so much that has to be fixed. These days she sometimes even forgets that she's pregnant. With everything surrounding Brooke and Lucas, her mind is constantly worrying about them. And now with this latest news about Brooke's problems in school…

Walking up to the front door she remembers that she has to take care of cleaning the house today, she has been putting it off for days, but when she opens the door, the livingroom looks strangely spotless. And she sighs, knowing what this means.

She hangs her jacket on the hanger and walks over to Lucas' room. The door is open and Brooke is standing by the dresser, folding the laundry. She does it slowly, as if her mind is somewhere far away, and watching Brooke from the open door Karen remembers the girl that had moved into her house last year. The spunky, spoiled brunette that had come in like a whirlwind and turned everything upside down. Everything, including her otherwise silent brooding son. That girl would never have spontaneously cleaned the house like this.
To think how much that girl had grown…

Brooke puts away the pile of clothes she just folded and turns to Karen as if she has been aware of her presence the whole time. There's a solemn expression on her face.

"I know it's stupid… but I'm really going to miss it…"

The silently spoken phrase is not only a statement, it's also Brooke's attempt for an excuse since both she and Karen knows that Brooke should be in school by now. Karen sits down on the bed and smiles. "Cheerleading?"

"Yeah… being Captain… I don't care about the president-thing so much."

She sits down as well and Karen puts an arm around her shoulders. "Lucas told me last night. I called the Principal first thing this morning but he was in a meeting. His secretary said he would call me back…" She pauses for a bit. "I'm going to try and sort this thing out Brooke. There is no reason to why you shouldn't be able to hold your title until you graduate…"

Brooke leans her head against Karen's shoulder and she gives the young girl a little squeeze.

"So I'm guessing that you being here cleaning, means that you decided against going to school this morning? You know, you shouldn't let this get to you. You have just been let out of this house… It has to be more fun to be in school with your friends than doing the laundry…"

The motherly look she gives Brooke goes unnoticed, she just shrugs. "It all just feels a little much right now I guess…"

The tone in her voice just isn't like her and Karen feels a bit worried. Lately, things had been piling up on the girl and however good Brooke was at keeping up the cheery attitude; eventually even she had to feel beaten. Being pregnant should be enough to handle for a barely eighteen year old girl. And with the accident and the battle with her parents, it was more than most people had to face.

Looking at Brooke now, Karen is worried that this latest event would break her spirit completely. So much of Brooke's self-image came from her years as a cheerleader. And even though Brooke had known that cheer-practice would have to be put on the shelf as her belly started to grow, Karen knows that she had never expected to loose her title in this humiliating way.

She is still puzzled over why the school board made a decision like this one. From what Lucas told her, she understands the underlying problem with having teen-pregnancy portrayed as something 'cool', but this weird punishment was still useless. Stripping Brooke of her titles would neither make her less popular, nor less pregnant.

"Come on honey…" she says and grabs Brooke by the hand. "Let's go have some ice cream. We'll think of something."

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Brooke small-talks to Karen while eating the Butter Pecan ice cream that she still can't get enough of. But her mind is drifting. Several times she finds herself having to ask Karen to repeat herself and she can't seem to get the conversation to work properly.

"Did Lucas say when he is coming home today?" Karen asks, sipping her coffee, and Brooke looks up at her.

"Uhm… what? Eh, yeah… at four I think. It's Tuesday and they have practice…"

And so has her squad, she thinks. Just it wasn't her squad anymore.

She's not sure why she's taking all this so hard, but somewhere in the back of her head an idea to why is taking form. It wasn't entirely about not having the captaincy anymore. Sure, she was going to miss it, and loosing her title like this would mean that if she wanted to pick up cheerleading in collage, after she had the baby, it would probably be harder to get a spot on the varsity squad.

But the worst thing was the humiliation of proving everybody right. And she has this painful feeling that she's never going to be able to outrun her past. Because if this action taken by the principal didn't yell out 'stupid cheer-slut', then she doesn't know what does…

When Principal Turner told her that she had to step down, she had just felt so hurt. Maybe it had all been in her head, but in that moment she felt like he looked at her like everybody else used to do. Like she was just little reckless Brooke and, that if she played with fire she deserved to get burned. It's just that she didn't deserve it this time, did she?

The baby she's carrying was actually conceived in a relationship, not some drunken one-night stand. They had been careful, used protection, and when she still ended up pregnant she had taken responsibility for her actions. Still, everybody seemed to think that she had made the wrong choice in keeping the baby. Rachel had told her so from the get go, and even though she had apologized for that a million times since then, Brooke knows that Rachel still has her doubts whether or not she and Lucas has made the right decision.

The people at school doubts it as well, and on just one day back in school she has already heard people whispering about whether or not she would drop out and if the kid was even Lucas'.

Then there was of course her father… He hadn't exactly been subtle in expressing what he thought about her and her decisions. She can still hear his last words before stepping into the car;

"You'll regret this…"

And now she's starting to think she would.

Tiredly, she puts away her bowl in the sink and decides to go lie down for a bit. Since yesterday she's been having these off and on kind of cramps in her stomach. Nothing really bad, it's probably just the stress, but after the accident she doesn't want to take any chances.

"Thanks for the talk Karen..." she says and puts a hand on Lucas' mothers shoulder as she passes her. "I'll be in the bedroom, I think I need to rest a bit…"

"You do that Brooke" Karen says and rubs Brooke's hand slightly. "I'll wake you up in an hour or so."

She heads into Lucas' room and crawls up into a ball under the bed's covers. And hugging the pillow, she misses her boyfriend.

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Rachel is determined when she stops the car outside Lucas' house. Determined, and still a bit pissed of. She grabs her bag and walks up to the door, banging on it seconds later. If Brooke decided that she wouldn't come to school, then she had to go to Brooke. If she had anything to say about it, then no way that Brooke would hide this out.

But it's Karen that opens the front door, and Rachel somewhat deflates her cocky attitude in favor of Lucas' mom.

"Hi Miss Roe…" she says politely. "I'm sorry to crash your house like this but I really need to talk to Brooke…"

Lucas' mother looks at her intently but she holds the door open to let her step inside.

"It's nice to see you again Rachel. Brooke just went to lie down a bit but she's probably still awake."

Rachel smiles a little hesitantly. She had hoped to find Brooke home alone and this little Kodak-moment with Karen in the hallway was not in her plans. But Karen doesn't say anything more and Rachel is kind of grateful for that. Parents just made her uncomfortable.

Instead Rachel walks into the house and silently pushes open the door to Lucas' room. It's quiet in there and she peaks inside, finding Brooke sitting up towards the headboard of the bed.

"What's wrong with you?!" she says almost harshly to the brunette. "Why aren't you in school?"

Brooke looks back at her funny.

"Hello? Did you somehow miss what happened yesterday?! I'm not going to be in school when the principal makes an 'example' out of me! You said it, remember; Story of the knocked up cheerleader… or what was it you called it?"

"She still sounds as her normal bitchy self", Rachel thinks. But sadly Brooke doesn't look half as angry as Rachel has hoped she would. Just sad and tired. And although Brooke puts her hands on her hips and ends her monolog with a loud hiss, Rachel is not impressed.

"Stop whining" she says instead, sitting down next to Brooke. "We need to talk."

When Brooke just rolls her eyes, she continues;

"Okay, listen Mopey… We had an emergency meeting with the squad yesterday… and if you would have bothered to show your fat ass in school this morning, you would have known that we've called off all practices until the principal takes back this whole stupid thing!"

Brooke meets her stare, equally stubborn.

"So? Do you really think he cares? There's two weeks left until the big game… as long as the Raven's wins the championship, he and the board are all happy little campers. He wont care if the squad practices or not."

Rachel smiles viciously. "Really? That's yet another reason that you should have been in school. See, when you and that blonde boyfriend of yours bolted out yesterday, me, Nathan and Peyton had an idea."

Brooke flinches with surprise when hearing the last sentence and she looks at Rachel in confusion.

"Peyton?"

"Yes, believe it or not, but your crack-whore former friend actually has a brain. Now listen to this…"

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Lucas has been expecting it all day, but still he can't help but to feel angry when the doors to the gym opens five minutes after practice has started and the principal walks in. He stops dribbling the ball and hushes at Nathan, who strangely enough is smiling with anticipation.

Mr. Turner walks over to the cheer-squad, and since the gym goes kind of quiet they have no problem hearing the man's words.

"So girls, I guess that you've already heard by now that Miss Davis won't be your Captain from now on… She has promised me to choose her replacement later this week but until then you will have to manage without a captain."

All the girls roll their eyes at this and then Lucas is surprised to hear Peyton's voice;

"And how about Lucas and Nathan? They are becoming fathers, and they're role-models as well… Will you be taking their titles as captains of the basketball team away too?"

Mr. Turner smiles tightly. "Well… that's not really the same, is it Miss Sawyer?"

"Why not?" Rachel asks with her eyebrow raised and the question is mostly rhetorical. "So this is just a witch-hunt on Brooke then? I mean, since Haley isn't in any trouble…"

Until then Lucas hasn't seen that Haley is among the girls on the bench, and he almost laughs at the sight of the Principal looking down into the floor. If he didn't know better, he would say Mr. Turner was blushing. Rachel probably feels like she has an opening because she continues.

"You realize the message you're sending out right? It's okay for every basketball-jock at this school to knock girls up left and right, but for a girl who's actually achieved something, then taking responsibility for her actions just gets her into more trouble…"

Principal Turner clears his throat but right then the door opens and Brooke walks in. She looks calm and collected but at the same time more like the old Brooke than she has been lately. She is dressed in the cheer-squads warm up sweats and when she comes closer Lucas is proud to see the anger that shoots from her eyes. "There you go, Pretty girl" he thinks. "Get even!"

"Sorry I'm late" she says with a faked chirpy voice, walking up to the rest of the squad. "Have you girls warmed up yet?"

Rachel smiles viciously towards the darker man, as if she had known all along that Brooke would come around sooner or later, and Lucas guesses that the redhead was somehow involved in getting some fighting-spirit back into his girlfriend.

The principal though, doesn't look at all pleased over this.

"Um… Miss Davis… I thought we had an understanding yesterday?"

Both Rachel and Haley take a step towards Brooke, as if to give her some moral support, but Brooke doesn't seem to need it. It's like something has finally clicked and she's now tired of being pushed around and told what to do or how to act.

"I changed my mind. I'm might not be the captain anymore but you can't ban me from the gym, right? I'm going to prepare my squad for the championship game whether the board likes it or not."

Brooke unzips her warm-up jacket and throws it onto the lower bleachers. A fake smile covers her face and she looks back at the principal. "Whitey gave me permission as long as I don't cheer at the game. Are you over-ruling his decision?"

Looks are exchanged between several parties in the gym by now. Brooke smiles at Nathan and he smiles back before winking at Rachel who beams with pride. This time she had managed to do something good and suddenly Lucas understands that this must be the plan Nathan spoke of earlier. The principal looks at Whitey of course, but the old coach has a facial expression carved in stone. Seconds of silence pass before Mr. Turner finally speaks.

"But Brooke… I can't over-rule the school board…"

Rachel steps in between and squints angrily at him, slowing her voice as if she was talking to a small child.

"Well then, you can't really over-rule us either. The paragraph in the school's rulebook says that when the squad is left without a captain, then they are allowed to vote to choose a new one. And we voted unanimously for Brooke Davis as Captain. So I'd say we're finished here. Either you let us practice or you'll have no squad for the championship."

And then Lucas hears Nathan drop the ball he's holding on the floor and his brother's voice is cold;

"Try hosting a championship game without the home-team… We're not playing without our cheerleaders."

So this was what Nathan had said before about sticking up for 'family'...
Nathan's face is void of emotions but Lucas can't help but smile towards his brother. The championship was Nathan's high point this year, and still he was prepared to jeopardize his spot in the lineup in favor of Brooke. He smiles even bigger when thinking of Nathan's words during lunch.

"We have a plan to fix that schoolboard-fuck up…" Nathan said in the cafeteria line.

Lucas looked at him tiredly. He had tried to come up with one himself all night and yet he had thought of nothing.

"Who are 'we'? And what is the plan?"

Nathan smiled with mischief. "Me, Haley, Rachel… and don't worry about it, we have it all fixed. Just be sure to get your ass to practice on time."

Lucas shook his head. "Uh-uh. I'm not going… If Whitey isn't going to stand up for Brooke, then I'm not playing…"

Nathan put a hand on his shoulder and lowered his voice.

"Don't worry Luke. I'm sticking up for family… Nobody does this to my niece or nephew's mother, okay? Besides, do you really think that I want to play the championship-game without Brooke Davis? If she's not there, then who's going to entertain the opposite team so I can steal the ball?"

Giving his shoulder a little squeeze, Nathan smiles.

"Just be in time for practice, okay? Leave the rest to us…"

So he had. And now he was glad that he hadn't gone straight home to Brooke this afternoon. Pushing the smile away, Lucas mimics his little brother's facial expression and crosses his arms over his chest.

"Yeah, Nathan is right."

Surprised he sees Skills do the same, followed by Zach, Daniel and then the rest of the guys.

Lucas then walks over and puts his arm around Brooke's shoulders and they walk off with the squad and most of the basketball team in a tow.

The principal just looks at them as they start to leave the gym, his mouth a little bit open. And in the corner of his eye, Lucas sees Whitey smile.

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Outside of the gym Brooke finally breathes out. She might look cool, calm and collected on the outside but on the inside she's nothing but. Her knees are a little shaky and Lucas' arm around her shoulder feels safe. Rachel had been right earlier, fighting back was the right thing to do.

"So you're just going to sit back and let them do this to you?! I'm telling you, Haley found you a way out of this!"

"But even Whitey is in on this Rachel! If not even he thinks I should be captain, then maybe I shouldn't…"

Rachel had just let out an annoyed sigh. "Aren't you listening to a word I'm saying Brooke? Nathan talked to him. Whitey NEVER wanted this! But he was voted down. If we stick to our plan, then Whitey is on our side…"

"I don't know Rach… I think I'm too tired to fight with the Principal…"

Irritated, Rachel stands up.

"Whatever! Do as you please… But know that we'll all be expecting you in the gym at two o'clock… If you don't show, then you're just a coward Brooke. And you'll just show everybody that you agree with the schoolboard."

The coward-thing had done the trick for sure. Rachel always knew how to get her pissed off. And after Rachel left, Brooke had done some serious thinking, finally realizing that the annoying redheaded friend of hers was right. She had to fight back.

But she had never expected to have this kind of support.

Haley comes up beside them and smiles widely.

"Hey Tigger, that was so '90210'!"

"Yeah… you are the best Tutor-girl."

She frees herself from Lucas' arm and hugs Haley tightly. "Rachel told me that that you scanned like a million paragraph's to find that loop-hole."

Haley blushes. "It was nothing, really… Rachel came up with the initial idea."

But knowing Haley, Brooke knows that she is just trying to be modest and she squeezes her a little tighter.

"You know that you are my best friend, right Hales?" she says and looks at the golden-haired girl seriously. "You and that crazy red-head are the best friend a girl can have…"

Nathan joins them and she lets go of Haley before throwing her arms around Nathans neck. She hugs him tightly, whispering 'thank you' in his ear. This was a huge sacrifice on his behalf.

He hugs her back a little awkwardly, almost blushing.

"Don't mention it Davis… You're the girl for the job, right? Besides, I still owe you for running you over… Hopefully the Principal will just give up now."

He smiles crookedly and she kisses his cheek. In the corner of her eye she sees Peyton and something, maybe a momentary laps of judgment, makes her take the few steps over to the curly blonde. Peyton looks at her almost shyly and Brooke smiles at her. It feels strange though, she hasn't smiled at Peyton for such a long time and it's almost like she doesn't remember how to do it at first.

"I just wanted to say thank you…"

The girl that used to be her closest friend for so many years smiles back and she mumbles something like 'you're the only one fit for captaincy' but Brooke finds her self not listening. Instead she thinks of how weird it is that she is having a baby and that Peyton isn't there to share all this with her.

It's not like she wants to pick up their friendship right there or something. She still doesn't trust her and she probably never will again. It just feels so strange that this is the first really big thing that they wouldn't experience together. She realizes that eventually she has to let go of all these pent up aggressions she has towards Peyton and make peace, if not only for everybody else's sake. And learning how to smile politely towards her was at least a step in the right direction.

So after smiling again she goes back to Lucas and Rachel and she playfully slaps Rachel's arm.

"You are my favorite bitch as of now."

Rachel just winks back at her. She and Rachel had never been much for public displayed affection… after all they had a reputation to maintain as loving archenemies. Even after the many weeks they lived together in the same house, people seemed to think that they were still not that close. This was not the truth though. Rachel was a lot more loyal than she let on and Brooke was very aware that Rachel had been with her from the beginning of this.

Lucas wraps his arms around her from behind her and she leans on him, picking up some warmth from him in the chilled air.

"Why don't you guys go down to the Rivercourt and shoot off some steam…" she says and turns in his arms, before running her fingers through his hair. "…you seem a little restless."

He smiles back at her crookedly. "Yeah well, we probably need the practice… and I think I'm still a bit high on adrenaline…"

"Then go. I need to hang out with the girls anyway… Show them how much I appreciate their support in this. I never thought they would do that for me. Even Peyton stuck up for me…"

She sneaks her arms around his waist inside his jacket and her body presses against his. He kisses the top of her head and she looks up to meet his lips with her own.

"Why wouldn't they? You're their captain…" he says and hugs her. "I love you Brooke. Call me if there's anything, otherwise I'll just see you at home later?"

"Count on it boyfriend. Now kiss me…"

He does, and when they stop she leans in and whisper suggestions for later in his ear, and he actually blushes a little.

"We don't have to rush it…" he whispers back with his forehead leaning towards hers. "I want you to be really sure that your body has healed…"

She sighs and kisses him again. "Just let me be the judge of that, will you?"

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Later that evening Lucas sits propped up towards the beds headboard and tries to read a book while Brooke sits indian style on the floor, sewing on a new dress. She hums silently to a song playing on his computer and the sound of her low voice keeps tearing his concentration away from the pages.

She seems so content and he knows that the quality-time with her squad had been good for her. Whitey had called his cell phone when they were down by the Rivercourt and apparently the schoolboard had agreed on letting Brooke keep the Captaincy if she stepped down from being President. Brooke gladly approved, saying that she was bored with the Student Council anyways. He's not sure she entirely means that, but this was better than nothing.

As he sits there and watches her he can't help the desire that builds up inside of him. She looks so sexy in her minimal shorts and the tight tank-top and her long dark hair is still wet from her shower she had just taken. All he wants to do is reach over, grab her in his arms and kiss her until she's breathless from it. To run his hands all over her body.

Because nobody ever had the effect that Brooke has on him. And he honestly doesn't think anybody else ever will. And it doesn't help that he isn't allowed to touch her right now. Or 'allowed' is probably not the right word, he thinks. It's just that if he does, she'll see it as an invite. Strangely, this pregnancy seems to make his girlfriend even more inclined to physical contact than usual, and even after what the doctor said yesterday morning, he still thinks they should take it a little easy. Brooke does not want to hear this though and earlier, before her shower, she was making the argument that it would have happened yesterday if the principal hadn't ruined their evening with his news. And then she accused him of hesitating because she had gotten 'fat'.

But this is not why Lucas hesitates. He hesitates because after the principal sprung that bullshit on his girlfriend, she had spent the entire evening curled up into a ball with on and off stomach cramps, and he's still not sure if this was a side-effect of her being upset, or if it had anything to do with the aftermath of the accident. Brooke had lovingly called him 'psychotically over-protective' an hour ago, but it was how he felt. If having sex with her meant that he could possibly hurt her in any way, then he would gladly abstain from it until their kid graduated from collage.

"Hey handsome" she suddenly says, looking up from her sewing when she realizes he's watching her. "What are you looking at?"

"You… I was really proud of you today…"

He tries to keep his voice neutral and not let her know what other things are going through his mind when looking at her. But his eyes probably give him away because she smiles. "So… do you like what you see?"

He nods and she crawls up on the bed where he's sitting and pulls him in for a kiss as he lets the book fall down on his lap. The kiss is sweet, innocent even. At least at first. Then Brooke straddles him with a lithe move and the tip of her tongue trails his lips, and he lets it in, deepening the kiss more and more. Unconsciously his hands pull her closer to him and breaking the kiss, his lips find the soft skin on her neck.

"Mmm…Luke…"

The moan that slips from her is soft and although he loves this sound, it brings him to his senses. It's just two weeks since Brooke got out of the hospital and he has told her umpteenth times the latest hour that he's not going to sleep with her until the end of this week at the earliest. But she's not making it easy on him. These latest days she has tried to seduce him in every way possible and making out with her without having it lead to sex is starting to be very hard.

"Nice try," he laughs against her throat as she tugs at her own tank top, trying to pull it over her head. His hands stop hers, and pulling it down again he shakes his head at her almost regretfully. Honestly, he does want this as much as she does, he's just really afraid. Afraid that her body isn't ready for this.

She digs her nails into his shoulder blades and then eagerly grabs the fabric of his t-shirt instead.

"Too much clothing," she mumbles against his mouth. "I need to feel your skin…"

He pulls away from her long enough to securely tuck the shirt back into his jeans.

"Stop it Brooke" he says still smiling. "Don't try and trick me. You know that this isn't going to happen… Not today…"

"Don't be so broody…" she says with a husky voice as she leans forward and captures his bottom lip between her teeth, sucking on it gently. Her hand travels along his side down to the front of his jeans, caressing him. Then she leans her head back and looks at him, without stopping. The other hand grabs his and guides it up to her breast. Breezing over it he can feel her nipples being hard under the thin fabric. And he has to gather all his strength not to give in to her. But he holds his ground. And when he shakes his head again she sighs.

She stands up, and for a second he thinks that he has won this round. But then she slowly pulls her shorts down and steps out of them, leaving her to stand in front of him in only her panties. He breathes in deeply as her hand disappears under the lacy fabric.

"What are you doing…?" he whispers frowning.

"I horny…" she breathes. "If you won't touch me, then I just have to 'Brooke' myself…"

He watches as her hand starts moving slowly and she closes her eyes as her other hand trails her own belly and up to her breast. Quiet moans of pleasure slips from her again and he stands up too now. He can't stop himself. Brooke, standing there almost naked, is the most beautiful thing he's ever seen.

"Let me do it…" he whispers.

He turns her around so that she leans her back to his chest and wraps his arms around her. Her skin is warm and soft and she smells like cinnamon and flowers. He strokes her body, teasing her gently, before covering her hand with his and controlling her movements.

She moans again, louder this time, and his knees are starting to go weak from the sound of her raspy voice. She tilts her head to the side allowing him full access to her neck and he leans down and bites the soft skin. While kissing her, he buries his fingers in the silky strands of her hair and pulls her head even more to the side. Then he lets his hand fall down and grazes his fingers against the side of her breast. She presses against his hands and he continues to touch her, rolling her nipple between his thumb and forefinger as it hardens even more.

She presses against him in a way that makes him groan out loud and he can feel how wet she is against his fingers. He rubs her faster and he can't control the smile that forms on his lips as he once again kisses her neck. She had him now, there was no going back from here… And as usual his seductive pretty girl had gotten things her way.

"Come on…" he groans and pulls her back down on the bed with him. When would he ever learn how to tell her 'no'? When would anyone ever really be able to withstand Brooke Davis?

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Author's note 2: That was the nineteenth chapter. I love your reviews so please send more of them. :D

And if you think that the last Brucas-scene was uncalled for, then it's just because I needed to show you that they are back to normal in the 'bedroom-department'… lol. I wont be making this into a every chapter habit.

THANK YOU's

pOoLbEeRtAtToOs: Not predictable huh? You know what, I LOVE your reviews!!! I think I have said that every week since I started this story, but it's true! You are officially NOT a loser anymore. Lol. And for your information, I'm not a pimp!! LOL
Anyways, I tried to keep Brucas just below semi-steamy in this chapter as well. Tell if you think I did good. And I'll look into that one-shot for sure… Some M-rated Brucas on its way just for you!
Whisinonastar: Loved the review and loved the little faces! And I agree, the principal was stupid (I made him that way lol). The tiny wardrobe's a great idea!! It's good to know that you liked the smidge of Brucas-porn, lol. How about this?
Tiffany Rae: You don't EVER have to say sorry for sending me long reviews!!! They are the best thing! I'm so glad you like Rachel because I do too, and I think she's such a good compliment to the rest of the group. And 50 chapters? Hey, keep sending me reviews like that ones in a while, and 50 won't be a problem LOL!
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WyaRose: What can I say? Amazing! Like I told you… you don't even know how much I appreciate it. And I'm so grateful for the names (and don't worry, I wont go all trend-name-crazy on you lol)
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BreezeBlownBy: Hey! Nice to have you back LOL. The alerts mess up a lot, don't they? I'm Happy that you like the twins idea, and I know that there was a little Peyton in this chapter but she stay mostly gone for a while more… :)
goober396: She does have more fight, doesn't she? But she's also been having a really tough time lately. Don't worry though, Brooke will get her fighting-spirit back up!
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