"Lucas!" was sung out across the living room and the blonde glanced over his laptop. Looking at the small boy sitting beside him on the couch with his sippy cup in hand.

"What's up kiddo?" he eased his laptop shut and sat it beside him on the coffee table.

"We go swimming now?" he wondered, feeling like he had waited a life time for them to get in the big pool that was located in his backyard. The yard that was so big Brooke swore he thought he was on vacation or Disneyland. She didn't know how to explain to him that this was his home, his backyard and that he would be here awhile. It wasn't a sleepover. "Please?"

"Yeah," he grinned, standing up and slowly lifting the small boy in his arms. "Mommy will be off the phone in a minute and she can just join us."

"Yes!" his little fist pumped in the air excited and the blonde chuckled. "It be fun."

"It be awesome," he corrected as he pulled on the sliding glass door and walked into the warm night. It was probably close to eight and the sun was just starting to go down. He and Brooke promised to take Easton to the pool since they finally seemed settled after this long week of unpacking but the phone rang. Lucas still wasn't sure what it was about but Brooke answered very professional and chipper so he assumed it was something good.

However that just pushed back the pool time they promised Easton. The promise Lucas caved on and was now fulfilling.

"Now Little Man," Lucas kicked off his shoes and tossed the towel on the lounge. "This will be warm," he explained, knowing they sprung for the heated pool being Brooke was crazy about hot water. It didn't get hot, but it was a nice lukewarm. Plus she had a hot tub if she wanted it.

"Otay," he stood in front of him and raised his arms over his head so Lucas could pull of his shirt. "I jump?" he wondered and Lucas chuckled.

"Let me get in first and you can jump to me," he suggested and Easton nodded quickly as Lucas stood up. "Wait here…" he ordered and Easton promised as Lucas slowly eased into the water, walking over to the edge where the small boy stood and took a couple steps back. "On three ok?" he held his hands out a bit and Easton nodded quickly. His little arms curling by his side like he was about to run a race and his tongue stuck out the side of his mouth. "One…two…"

"Tree!" Easton squealed, his little feet taking off and throwing himself toward the older blonde. Lucas chuckling as the little boy barely touched the water before crawling up him with a giggle. "Lucas you see dat?"

"I did," he eased in down in the water so it hit his shoulders and he slowly moved with Easton in his arms. "That was an awesome jump."

"De best!" he nodded in agreement, rubbing his little hand over his wet face. "We show momma…"

"We show momma what?" the pair looked up to see the young brunette moving toward them. Her black skirt blowing in the light breeze as she moved toward the lounge.

"Dat I jump," Easton explained and she let out a small laugh as she untied her skirt from her waist. "You jump mommy…"

"Yeah mommy, jump in," Lucas teased and she sent him a playful glare.

"I don't think mommy will jump…" her hands planted on her hips, Lucas's eyes running over her as she stood before him. "Watch it," she pointed catching the look and he let out a chuckle, holding a hand up in defense as he started to move around in the water with Easton in his arms.

"Wasn't doing anything…"

"Mhmm…" she slowly eased down into the water and moved over to her two favorite boys. "You like the pool baby?" she ran her hand through the younger blonde's hair making it stand up.

"I lub it mommy," he yawned a bit and rubbed his eyes. "It feel like bath," he splashed his hand and the couple laughed.

"Yes, mommy does agree that might be the best part," she started to move around in the warm water and loved it. Getting a heated pool might have been the best idea she ever thought of. When Will bought his home, it had a large pool that was so cold. She used to always tell him he should get it heated but he said she was nuts. No one liked a hot pool; a pool was to cool off. She still completely disagrees with him.

"Mommy looks like she might fall asleep," Lucas joked as he slid Easton to his back and moved across the water. Easton giggling in his ear the whole time making him smile. He enjoyed this. As simple as it was he enjoyed this family time stuff. Just him and his entire world just enjoying time together and have fun and when he heard Easton giggle it just added to it.

"Mommy is fine, but thinks her little boy might pass out soon," she stopped in the water to look her favorite blue eyes blonde who shook his head.

"I not tired," Easton shook his head, wiggling from Lucas to Brooke. "I promise," he snuggled into her chest and she laughed a bit.

"Well even so," she slowly moved toward the stairs. Standing from the water and toward the lounge on the other side. "Why don't you sit with mommy a second because I'm a little tired."

"You sleepy?" he looked up at her and she nodded as she laid out a beach towel and laid across it. Easton crawling by her side and snuggling into her as she tossed a towel over them.

"I'm sorry we didn't come out to the pool sooner," she brushed her fingers through his hair and he yawned as he curled his little hand on her side. "That was mommy's fault," she whispered as she looked down at him, knowing that bringing him out this late probably wasn't right. She promised him the pool all this time and when they finally got to do it, she knew he wouldn't last twenty minutes. She was surprised he actually lasted ten.

"How do you do that?" Lucas wondered as he rested along the edge of the pool watching them. "How do you always know when he is about to fall asleep? He didn't seem that tired to me…" he admitted, looking at the now sleeping boy as the brunette stood and covered him. Walking over to pool and slowly climbing back in and moving toward her boyfriend.

"He does this thing," she explained, sliding her arms around his neck as he started to move them around in the water. "Right when I know he is about to pass out, his little eyes slant in the corners and he gets these real dark bags under them and starts to blink really fast. When that happens even if he is laughing his butt off, within five minutes he will fall asleep," she shrugged glancing over at her sleeping baby and smiling. "Carter used to do the same thing before falling asleep," she let out a dry laugh looking down and frowning a bit.

"It's ok you know…" he told her, lifting her chin to look at him and hating the look on her face. "It's ok to know he does things like Carter does. It is his father, which I use loosely but he is. They will be similar. They do look a lot alike…"

"I know…" she chewed her lip and pulled in a long breath. "But I do a lot of time not thinking about Carter. Time passes and he doesn't cross my mind but then sometimes…sometimes Easton does something and it freaks me out how much alike they are. Never big things, just little things. It just worries me he might turn out like him…" she confessed and hated how that sounded. Hated that she even entertained the idea that her son could even possibly turn out like Carter. "Carter wasn't always bad…at one point…at one point I really did love him…"

"I think…" Lucas paused a moment trying to find his words before he spoke. Really wanting to choose them carefully and not offend anything. "I think sometimes good people do bad things. However I also think sometimes bad people do decent things that mislead us to believe they are good. The things Carter did makes it clear to me he wasn't a good guy Brooke. Somewhere deep inside the man he turned into was the man he always was. And I think you noticed some of those things before, you just chose not to see them until it all went bad because you loved him."

"I'm sorry," she whispered shaking her head. "I know talking about him bothers you. I shouldn't have brought it up…"

"No…" he told her quickly. "He is a part of your past Brooke. He is Easton's father. You never have to apologize to me for loving someone else. You never have to feel guilty for bringing him up. I hate the guy for what he did to you and Easton. I don't hate him because at one point you loved him," he made clear because he didn't want her thinking that. His hate for the man had nothing to do with the fact Brooke had loved him. He was greatly aware she had a past and she knew he had one too. You can't hate someone for loving someone else at some point. It's not like Brooke ever knew there would be a him. When she was young and first with Carter, when things were better, she probably saw her life ending with him. He couldn't judge on that.

"I know," she tightened her arms around his neck and bit down on her bottom lip. Tossing a quickly glance at her sleeping boy before back at the one before her. "But I just want you to know what I felt for him doesn't even come close to the way I feel for you," she made that point clear and he slowly smiled. "All the pain he put me through, everything he had done to me… known of it at all came close to the pain in my heart I felt when I thought I lost you. I love you so damn much Luke," she brushed her lips against his and let out a sigh against his soft lips. "So much…"

"I love you too Pretty Girl," he curled his fingers in her wet hair and tightened his arm around her. "And everything is going to be ok alright?" he repeated what he had been promising over and over since she found out Carter was around. "I'm going to take care of you. Nothing will happen, I promise."

"I know," she smiled a bit before brushing her lips back against his. Her honestly believing no matter how scared she was about Carter, knowing Lucas would take care of her. That she would be fine as long as she was with him.

"Fourteen," he confessed and her eyes widened.

"You had sex for the first time when you were fourteen?" she repeated what she just learned and he shrugged awkwardly making her laugh. "Broody…"

"What? I was a freshman in high school and she was a cheerleader. We did it on her couch while her parents were upstairs making dinner," he admitted recalling his first experience. "It seriously lasted I think five minutes…"

"Oh god," she busted out laughing as she rolled on her back and heard the thunder crash outside. After enjoying the pool a bit more they came inside to put Easton to bed. Being they weren't exactly tired they enjoyed each other's company and then just laid here talking.

Probably one of the best nights Brooke ever experienced. She swore she could lie in his arms all night talking.

"It's not funny!" he growled and she just laughed more. "I was fourteen. I was still learning," he pouted and sent her a glare.

"Oh Boyfriend," she flipped back on her side to face him and rested her hand on his cheek. "I'm so glad you've improved your skills since then…"

"I don't think I like you anymore," his eyes narrowed.

"Baby I'm just kidding. I think it's…cute," she settled on and swore the look she received could murder someone.

"Well she enjoyed it," he informed her and she laughed more.

"I'm sure she did… best five minutes of her life. Still probably talks about it today…"

"I don't think anymore. I know I don't like you," he flipped on his back and glared at the ceiling. "To think I was being honest."

"I know, I know you are," she wiggled close to him. "I'm just thinking that when you were on the couch of love making," she teased and heard him growl. "I was like…six…maybe seven. I don't think I knew what sex was…."

"That sounds creepy…" he cringed a bit imagining at some point their age difference was just weird. Of course now it wasn't a big deal, but at one point it was a real big deal. A real big deal and really creepy.

"A little," she agreed stretching her legs out and feeling them tangle with his. "But just so you know, that girl doesn't know what she is missing now," she smirked and he grinned looking at her. "Because if it last five minutes-"

"Which it doesn't," he made clear and she giggled.

"Right, but even if it did, it still would be the best I've ever had," she shrugged. "I think it might be unhealthy how much I think of you in that respect."

"You have dirty thoughts of me Miss Davis?" he corked a brow and she slowly nodded.

"All the time…I'll just be sitting there minding my own business and you touch my hand or knee or…laugh…" she blushed and he laughed. "And I just think…why aren't we alone right now?"

"I like hearing that," he gave a sneaky grin as he brushed his lips against hers. Sliding his hand to her hip and pulling her body into his.

"I thought you might," she grinned against his lips as she rolled her body on top of his. "Mmm…" she pulled back from their kiss to rest her head against his. "I like this…" she whispered to him as she bit down on her lip.

"What?" he knocked a piece of hair behind her ear.

"This…this just talking stuff. I mean we talk, all the time. Yet I love just laying here with you and talking. Feeling so care free about everything, knowing no matter what I say it doesn't matter. You aren't judging. You aren't going anywhere."

"Glad it took you this long to finally realize that," he let out a dry laugh and she glanced down. "But as long as you finally realize it, I don't care how long it took. I'd waited forever for you to figure it out."

"Damn, you are just too perfect," she teased and he rolled his eyes. "And normally I wouldn't handle that well, but with you… well everyone else can suck it because I'm not giving you up," she informed him and he laughed.

"They can suck it, huh?"

"Yup. You're my boy," she tucked her hair behind her ear to press a kiss to his lips. "Even if it just last five minutes," she teased and he growled flipping her over and trapping her hands over her head.

"Are you aware of how mean to me you are?" he corked a brow and she giggled biting down on her tongue.

"Love you," she sung out leaning up for a kiss and he pulled back making her pout.

"Don't know if I want to kiss you anymore…" he shrugged and her eyes narrowed. "Think I might just break up with you and get visitation with Easton because he is always nice to me. We are best friends you know."

"Is that so?"

"Yup, two best friends," he traced his finger over her cheek and she rolled her eyes. "Be besties forever."

"Forever is longer than five minutes you know?" she teased and he growled.

"I hate you," he flipped off the bed hearing her laugh as he pulled on his boxers that she had removed just awhile before.

"Luke…" she crawled to the end of the bed and clung the sheet around her. "Hey, I'm kidding," she grabbed his hand and tugged him toward her. "Baby, I'm kidding. I'm just poking fun."

"I am great at sex," he announced and she let out a laugh. "No laughing!" he ordered and she muted her laughter. "I am great at it and you enjoy it."

"You're right, I enjoy it. Every second of it," she slid her arms around his neck and tugged him forward. "Come back to bed; show me how good you are at it," she collapsed back on the bed and he fell forward on top of her.

"No more making fun?" he growled against her lips and she shrugged as she started to tug at his boxers. Letting out a giggle as he tickled her side until she agreed.

Know it's short, just wanted a quick update of lovey dovey before annoying Carter returns. Hope you enjoyed!

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