Brooke drove home after a long week at school with the thoughts of a brooding blonde in her head. What was it about him? What was it about some guy who was like a million guys she has met before that was making her think things she hasn't thought about in a long time? It bothered her that she knew she could like him, it bothered her because it made her wonder what kind of person was she when she was into a guy who was nothing more than just a two timing asshole. Yet he wasn't even an asshole, just a two timing guy.

Should that even bother her? Should it mean anything since he is just being a guy, being an 18 year old guy who was having fun? Hell knows what she would be doing if she didn't have a child, but she did, she had a little girl and being so whatever thoughts she had on Lucas Scott would have to be erased.

"I'm home." She called opening the front door and putting down her purse, "Where is everyone?" She mumbled to herself until she heard the laughing of her favorite thing. No matter how much she wanted an easier life; as much as she wanted to be able to just a normal teenager as soon she heard the laughter of her baby, or the smile that lit up a room she was content with her life. She was happy again.

"Mommy!" The little dark haired girl squealed as she wiggled in the arms of her holder, "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" She jumped up excited as Brooke put down her book bag walking over to her baby.

"Emma, Emma, Emma." Brooke mocked her little girl taking her in her arms, "How was your day today; were you good?"

"I berry good." Emma nodded as she played with her mom's earring, "Quinn gave me ice cream." She told her as she bounced her head side to side.

"She did, did she?" Brooke asked looking over at the guilty looking brunette behind her. Brooke really liked Quinn; she was the first person after Lydia of course, but the first person to find out about Emma. It wasn't something she planned on but one day Lydia was really busy with a doctor's appointment and some other errands and promised Quinn was great, and she had just got back from college. She went away for about two years deciding college was just not for her and Lydia being the free sprite she is told her that's fine. She tried that's all she asked. Now when Lydia had something going on or just when Quinn wanted to play with Emma she was here helping.

"Yeah," Quinn shrugged a little, "I couldn't help it. She gave me that cute little dimpled grin and said 'Pleasssssse'." Quinn mimicked what Emma did earlier, "It was so cute I just didn't know how to say no."

"Oh trust me that 'Pleasssssse' and that smile get me every time. If it was me she would have ended up with ice cream, a few cookies and probably a new toy." Brooke laughed bouncing her baby in her arms.

"Yeah about that…" Quinn scratched her eyebrow as she leaned on the counter.

"I did get a toy!" Emma wiggled in her mom's arms to put her down; then running back to the living room.

"What did you get her?" Brooke laughed knowing her daughter was going to end up extremely spoiled.

"Look mommy!" Emma's voice came back into the room before Quinn could answer, "Cheese!" She grinned putting the disposable camera to her face backwards taking a picture of her own eye making Brooke and Quinn laugh.

"I think you took that the wrong way baby." Brooke shook her head walking over and taking the camera, "Why don't we take a real one?" Brooke asked, "Come on Quinn." She waved over her as she came and squatted down next to them, "On three. One, Two, Three."

Brooke shook her arm that had fallen asleep as she sat on the couch Emma cuddled in her arms. It had been such a long day and she was so glad the weekend had approached because she was going to spend it in her home just relaxing with her little girl.

"I am exhausted." Brooke breathed out leaning back against the couch closing her eyes, "I could sleep for the next few days."

"Well that sounds like an amazing plan but why don't we go to eat dinner before?" Quinn offered knowing Brooke had probably not eaten today.

"I can't go out. I mean what if someone sees us?" Brooke asked looking down at her baby, "I don't think I am ready for people to know about her yet."

"Brooke why are you ashamed of leaving the house?"

"I am not ashamed!" Brooke snapped quickly and a little too loud making Emma stir in her arms, "I'm not ashamed I love my baby." She said calmer bouncing Emma in her arms to get her back to sleep, "I just don't know what people will say about me, or her or anything. Quinn; I am a senior in high school can you imagine the field day people will have? I already have people not liking me and I have been here barely a week." Brooke mumbled thinking about Theresa, yeah that bitch would love this little information about Brooke.

"Ok I get that but have you even left the house this week?" Quinn asked knowing Brooke has spent most her time in her house since she moved here, now she can only imagine since she started school how long she has been locked away.

"Yes I have." Brooke told her in a matter of fact tone, "Em and I went for breakfast." She nodded proud.

"Oh wow you wild woman." Quinn teased getting Brooke to roll her eyes.

"I know I am going crazy." Brooke laughed grabbing her phone that was vibrating on the coffee table, "Hello?"

"Hey Brooke what you up too?" Haley asked as she walked to the café with her best friend and boyfriend.

"Nothing just watching a movie with a friend." Brooke half lied, she was watching a movie with a friend but she was also watching it with her daughter and that information didn't need to be leaked, no matter how much she liked Haley.

"Oh a friend huh? Anyone one I might know?" Haley smirked hearing her best friend ask who it was before she even heard Brooke's answer, yet Haley just waved her hand at him to hush and getting a grunt from the blonde.

"Nope, I don't think its anyone you know." Brooke shook her head and Quinn asked who she was talking to getting Brooke to mouth 'A friend from school.'

"Well that's cool but hey if you aren't busy we are going to get something to eat and you should come. Bring your friend." Haley offered.

"Oh I don't know. What time are ya'll going?" Brooke asked knowing full well she wouldn't go but just wanted to not come out and say it.

"Well we are heading there now. It's just a small place off the main street Karen's Café. It's got great food." Haley told her as they walked up the three steps into the café.

"Yeah I was there the other day but umm…I'll see what I'm doing and might swing by." Brooke told her feeling a little guilty. Haley had been so nice to all week, her and Nathan both and she felt bad every time they asked she just blew them off.

"Ok well hope to see you soon girlie bye."

"Bye." She hung up tossing her phone on the coffee table switching around Emma in her arms.

"So who was that?" Quinn asked again.

"Oh just some friends from school. They wanted me to go have dinner with them." Brooke shrugged.

"Are you going?"

"Does it look like I can go?" She waved her hand down at her sleeping daughter.

"It looks like you can go to me."

"Quinn I just told you I couldn't take Emma somewhere, let alone with people I know from school."

"Then I will watch her." Quinn shrugged like that was the most obvious thing to do. All she sees is Brooke go to school, come home and then take care of Emma, she has yet to see her leave the house and do something she wanted.

"Quinn I can't ask you to do that, you have been with her most the day."

"And your point is?" She asked not getting it, "Look Brooke you go have dinner, or whatever they are all doing and I will stay here with Emma. It's not like I have anything else I am going to do tonight."

"But-"

"No buts." Quinn cut her off already taking Emma slowly from her friend, "My life is pretty boring. I mean I am 21 and not in school, don't have a steady job and live in an extremely crammed apartment. Trust me watching Emma is the high light of my day." She laughed bouncing Emma back on her hip making her doze back off to sleep after awaking a little while being moved around, "I can put her to bed then even call Clay to hang out."

"You sure?" Brooke asked still not completely sure on this. She loved Quinn she does, and she knows Emma is just crazy over Clay and she honestly thinks it's because he is a lot like Mick but still she hates leaving her. She hates that she doesn't spend much time with her during the week because of school and now she has free time she is running off to spend it with people she sees every day, that makes her feel like a bad mom.

"Brooke honey leave. She is most likely going to sleep the whole time so she wouldn't know if you were here anyway."

"Ok I guess I can go." She slowly stood up, "But I am not going to be gone long. I mean an hour maybe."

"That's fine, stay out all night if you want; go nuts." Quinn teased knowing Brooke would never stay out all night from Emma.

"Yeah right. But I want to put her to bed. I always put her to bed."

"That is fine." Quinn handed Emma back over, "I am just going to go call Clay." She told her as she walked into the kitchen after Brooke nodded that was fine as she made her way upstairs.

"Ok baby girl," Brooke laid Emma in her crib, "Here is Baby," She smiled grabbing Emma's purple monkey.

"Baby." Emma mumbled snuggling the monkey against her. Emma loved that thing, Brooke remembers her first word after 'Mommy and daddy' was baby and Brooke later found out that since her and Mick called her baby Emma thought her monkey was her baby, hence the name Baby.

"Mommy is going to go out for little while ok?" She whispered running her hand through her baby's hair who just nodded, "I won't be gone long and Quinn and Clay will be here." She told her and Emma just nodded as she started to go back to sleep, "I love you." She told her kissing the side of her head.

"Iwuvyoutoomommy." Emma mumbled all as one word as Brooke walked out hesitantly turning off the head light and on her night light before leaving the room.

"Ok and hour no longer." Brooke repeated for about the millionth time as she put on her perfume.

"We know Brookie, if you happen to be gone and hour and a minute we will send out a search party." Clay teased as he grabbed a drink out of the fridge.

"Shut up." Brooke mumbled grabbing her purse, "Call me if she needs me."

"We will." Quinn laughed shaking her head as she pushes her friend towards the door.

"Oh she has been having some bad dreams so she may wake up."

"I have dealt with a bad dream before." Quinn reminded her since this isn't the first time she has watched Emma and she does take naps during the day.

"Yeah but it could be a bad one so maybe I should just stay home." Brooke started to waver pausing at the door that was standing open.

"No!" Quinn laughed pushing her out the door, "You will go out and you will have fun. Now go!"

"I know but-" And her words got caught off by the door slamming, "Well then." Brooke huffed spinning on her heels pausing at her car and looking up at the dark room on the top floor, "It's just an hour." She mumbled to herself getting in her car, "I can be gone for an hour."

It took only about 10 minutes to get to the café she had been to a few days before but she was still sitting in her car drumming her fingers on the steering wheel. She could just go home and tell Quinn that they had some coffee and she left early. Yet she would have to be gone longer than 10 minutes.

"Are you just going to sit in the car all night?" She heard a voice making her jump.

"Jesus Christ Lucas you almost gave me a heart attack." She placed her hand on her heart that was racing. Racing one because the fact he really just scared the hell out of her and two because she hasn't really talked to him since that day in the gym. She wouldn't say she was avoiding him but she wouldn't say she really wasn't either.

"I'm sorry that was not my intentions." He grinned that cute little smile that made her heart race even more.

"It's fine." She said opening the car door and rolling up her window as she did, "What you doing creeping on people outside anyway?"

"Oh I had to take some trash out for my mom." He shrugged as they started walking towards the door.

"Shit!" Brooke cursed coming to a halt in the middle of the road. She forgot about Karen, she forgot she worked here and that she knew about Emma and that she was Lucas's mom! "Shit." She mumbled again a she remembered it all.

"Do you really like that word?" Lucas teased raising an eyebrow at the girl standing still in the road.

"Huh?" Brooke asked looking up at him confused.

"Do you like the word shit because you use it like all the time." He laughed a little.

"Oh no I…umm…I can't stay; I have to go." She told him as she turned to head back to her car. Screw what Quinn and Clay said she could stay at home all she wanted, it was her home.

"What? Why?" Lucas followed wondering why he always seemed to be chasing after this girl.

"Because I uhh…" She fumbled over her words and coming up with no good reason to why she had to leave. She couldn't just be like 'oh your mom knows I have a kid and I don't want to have that ball dropped on ya'll'. Yeah that wouldn't work.

"'Because I uhh' is not a good answer Brooke." He told her as he leaned up against her door so she couldn't open it.

"Lucas; will you please move?" She asked a little impatiently.

"Umm…no." Lucas told her crossing his arms over his chest, "I like this spot."

"Lucas please I need to get home."

"Well you were home when Haley called so you just came from there so I don't think you need to get home. Unless of course you forgot something and if that is the case I will just ride with you." He shrugged.

"No you can't do that!" Brooke freaked and he tilted his head to the side giving her a look she couldn't read at all, "I mean you just can't show up at my house. Plus I don't need anything from there I just need to leave."

"You are very different Brooke Davis." He told her as he tried to figure this girl out, "Very different."

"What? I'm not different. I am just like everyone else. I am just a normal 18 year old high school student, nothing different about me." She rambled and his look became more of one she couldn't read. Shut up Brooke just mentally kicked herself.

"Go for a walk with me." Lucas said in what seemed like a question but also as more of a statement.

"Luke I can't I really need-"

"To go for a walk with me." He cut her off slipping his finger in her front belt loop as he started to walk backwards pulling her with him, "It won't be long just a small walk."

"Lucas…" She sighed cursing her feet as they kept walking with him.

"Brooke…" He mocked her voice.

"Fine but just a short one." She gave up being as he was extremely persistent.

"Works for me." He smiled letting go of her pants and just spinning so he was standing next to her.

"How come I feel like you always get what you want?" She questioned giving him a small smile as they walked.

"Well not everything I want, but I think maybe slowly I might." He told her locking his eyes on her making her feel something in her chest she wasn't sure about. His look made her wonder if he was saying her but then she dismissed that thought since it would be nuts being as she has known the guy a week.

"So umm…" Brooke looked away tucking her hair behind her ear, "Where are you walking me too?"

"You'll see." Lucas shrugged as they kept walking in the silence.

Sorry I haven't updated so much with this story, but please review all your thoughts :D