Chapter 27 ~ "Just don't give up I'm working' it out; please don't give in, I won't let you down. It messed me up, need a second to breathe"

Once the doctor left saying that if everything continued to look fine Peyton should be able to come home sometime in the next two days, Peyton and I did some serious girl talking; which felt insanely good because so many thoughts are going across my head.

"Alright Brooke, talk to me. You've had this look on your face since I've gotten up. What's going on in that head of yours?"

"Everything, I don't know where to start."

"Just spill and we'll start from there."

"I'm just worried about you and Jake because I hate seeing you so upset. And I'm worried about me and Lucas, this fight wasn't pretty. And I don't know what to do. You should have seen his face Peyt; I've never seen him like that before." I said, starting to tear up.

"Ssssh, calm down. First of all, Jake worries me too. But hey, when he comes back we'll get over that hurdle."

"What you plan on doing with him? Because the way he made it seem like was that he wanted to get back together with you."

"I honestly don't know Brooke, but what ever decision I make, I have to factor in Jayden now. I love that name by the way, thank you so much."

"Peyton, no worries. I'm sure you would have done the same thing for me, if the situation was reversed." I said, glancing over my shoulder to see that the little boy was still asleep in his carrier.

"Of course I would have, you know that."

"I know that, and truthfully I think you should give Jake another try, for Jayden's sake. But whatever you decide you know that I'm here for you, no matter what."

"I know and I thank you for that. And I'm glad you are because I have no idea what to do. I do want to give him another shot, but I am afraid of getting my heart broken again." Peyton said, starting to tear up.

"Awww, come here. What ever you decide to do, the decision has to come from your heart. Look inside your heart and see not only if you can forgive Jake, but also if you still love him. That answer should be enough reasoning to decide on what to do."

"Ok and speaking of looking inside your heart. What's inside yours B. Davis? What's been going on with you and Lucas?" she asked, some what calmed down.

"I seriously don't know Peyton. We are going through this rough patch I guess. We are fighting over the stupidest things that we shouldn't be fighting over. Like for the past two days we were fighting about me spending too much time here with you and not with my kids. But then I went home this morning and we made up. That was until he told me that he called Jake out of spite to me and because he felt Jake should know. Then I snapped at him and left. I did call him when I got here apologizing, but I got the answering machine and he hasn't called me back so I guess he's still mad. I don't know what to do right now, this has to be one of our worst fights. We haven't even fought for almost a year now. "

"I'm so sorry Brooke. You know that I hate seeing you guys like this because of me. It's all my fault."

"Hey, no need to apologize because this wasn't your fault. You didn't ask for this."

"I know, but if I didn't go into the coma, you wouldn't have to fight with Lucas."

"No, see it doesn't matter because he was wrong and so was I sometimes, but it's us. We'll be fine. Don't worry about it, ok?" I said, trying to convince myself as well as her.

"I believe you, but that's hard not to do because I worry about you so much."

"I know you do Peyt, I worry about you too. But we'll be ok, I don't want to loose Lucas and I won't so that's that."

"Fine, then why don't you go spend the night with your husband, while I look after my son... I'll be fine by myself for one night."

"I can't do that to you, you just woke up today; maybe some other time."

"No, you are going and that's it. End of discussion."

"All right then, but you sure you're going to be ok here?"

"Yea, I'll be fine. And yes I will call you if I need anything. Just try not to worry about me for one night."

"I'll try, but that will be hard to do." I said, getting up and giving Peyton a hug.

"I know but you can do it. I have faith in you. Now go."

"Ok, I'll be back first thing in the morning and call me if you need anything and I'll be here no matter what, regardless of the time."

"I know and thanks, now go to your loving husband and kids, and let me know what happens."

"Okay." I said, ending the hug and walking out of the room.

When I finally got to my car, I checked my phone and there was nothing from Lucas, no text or voicemail. That honestly worried me because that means he must have still been mad about the fight. The whole car ride home, I was trying to come up with an apology speech, which would hopefully be as good as Luke's, but nothing seemed to fit the situation properly. Pulling into the driveway, I finally realized the time. It was 7:30; that means the twins are in bed but will be up sometime between 10 and 11, Landon is hopefully just being put to bed, and Lily should be the only one still up. With four kids in the house, that was a good thing because then Luke and I can properly talk. I walked in the door and put my bag on the floor, shocked to see an empty living room. I eventually found Lily in her room, lying in bed watching Hannah Montana, which was until she saw me.

"MOMMY!" she screamed, running over and jumping into my open arms.

"Hey, Lils; I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too. Are you home for good now?"

"Of course I am, you know I can't stay away for too long. Now why don't you go get back to your show, I have to talk to Daddy. Do you know where he is?"

"Umm, I think he's in your room." And indeed he was there, out on our balcony, brooding, something that was such a common trait for him. Following my instincts, I ran as fast as I could to my loving husband. Once he turned around, I jumped into his arms, grabbing him so tight, I never wanted to let go.

"Brooke, what are you doing here?" he asked, still with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Ok, you obviously didn't get my message."

"What message?"

"I called your cell, apologizing for everything and saying that I will be home tonight to help put the kids to bed."

"My cell's broken."

"How did that happen?"

"I…uh…threw it after you left and it broke into a million pieces. But wait, how did you know I was here?"

"First of all, you almost always go here when you're upset about something; I do the same thing. Second of all, Lily told me." I said, smirking. "But that's not the point right now. Luke, I am so sorry about this morning and the past couple of days. You were right, I should have made equal amount of time for Peyton and for the kids. God, Luke I hate it when we fight, and I can't stand it when you are mad at me. It ruins my mood, and my heart aches until I know that you're feelings have changed. I swear, I don't want to fight anymore. I want to be able to go to bed every night feeling safe and loved with your arms around me. That's all I am asking, what do you say Broody?"

"I say that that speech was almost as good as one of mine." And as soon as he said that, I knew that he forgave me. "I forgive you Pretty Girl, but I want you to know that I am too sorry. It was not my place to call Jake, and I sort of understand what you are going through. I think I would be the same way if god forbid something ever happened to Nathan. Let's just put it behind us because you are right, I just want to crawl into bed and be with you." As soon as he finished, I kissed him with so much force and attraction. It was something that we both were longing for because of what has been going on the past week or so.

"I want to be with you too Luke so bad, but Lily has to be put to bed soon and honestly I want to do that, at least give you some break."

"That's fine; I have no problem with later." He said, smirking.

"Good, why don't we just lie down in bed and you tell me about what's been going on the past couple of days with the kids, it feels like I haven't been here for months." While he was talking, I couldn't happier simply because I was in my lovers arms and things were finally starting to look okay.

AN: So there's the latest chapter, the longest one so far (I think). I plan on having this story done sometime in the next two weeks, since there are only one or two chapters left. Thank you to all who reviewed the last chapter, it really meant a lot to me. Hope everyone likes this one since Brooke and Lucas made up. Read and review. =D