Lucas shut the door after Lindsay left and turned to Brooke, "are you okay?" Brooke nodded, "yeah. Fine. I um…we should get going so I can change." Lucas knew she wasn't fine, "Brooke…" Brooke turned to go gather her things. Brooke was trying to act like things were fine as she watched Lucas place Angie into the backseat, then drove to her house, "Shit. I left my car at your house." Lucas, "I can drive you to work Brooke." It was like she was in a trance, "fine. Thank You." Brooke got out the car and went to get Angie out of the car as Lucas fallowed, "Brooke please talk to me." Brooke walked into the house and placed Angie into her playpen, "Luke I can't. Not now." Lucas stood in front of the stairs that lead to her bedroom, "Please. Brooke, I love you. Not Lindsay. And even though she's back I'm not going anywhere. You and Angie are what matters most to me. Please." Brooke leaned against the banister, "I…Luke I can't…" Lucas took a hold of her, "I wont accept can't. You can. I know I've hurt you before, but I would never put you through that again." It must have been the look of trust, and love in his eyes because she believed him even though she had that little speck of distrust deep down inside. As Lucas and Brooke were making out/making up right there at the base of her stairs the front door opened which startled them both. "Wow, yeah um…So I'll take it that surprising you wasn't a good thing?"
Brooke, "Rachel!" Rachel, "hey hoe, I guess I know what you've been up to." Brooke and Rachel laughed while they hugged, and then Angie must have woken up because she started to cry. Lucas was standing back watching but decided for that to be his cue to leave, "I'll get her." Rachel, "Is that a baby! Holy shit, I missed a lot!" Brooke laughed and lead Rachel to the living room where Lucas was feeding Angie, "Rach, this is Angie. My foster daughter." Rachel looked at her, "okay. I think I've been gone way to long; You and Lucas are obviously back together and raising a kid together, Peyton's back in town, skills is looking hot. How's Nathan, still married to what's her name?" Brooke and Lucas looked at each other, "Peyton's in town too?" Rachel looked confused, "yeah I saw her at your store. I went by there first, she said she was looking for you too. I thought you two were best friends, how do you not know this? And what about Nathan, is he still hot too?" Brooke quickly pulled it together, "um…oh, what's her name is Haley. And yes she's still with Nathan, and they are happily married and have given me the cutest godson anyone could ask for." Lucas got up from burping Angie, "hey! He's my godson too!" Rachel turned towards him, "and how's the book writing business?" Lucas, "good." Rachel, "yeah, even thought you dumped your fiancé who you happen to work for?" Lucas looked a bit uncomfortable, "Hey Angie how about we go get Jamie and go to the park?" Brooke gave him a look and Lucas held up Angie so it'd look like she was talking, "Please mommy can I go play with Jamie? Please, Please, Please! Daddy will be careful with me, and fallow all your crazy rules, Please!" Brooke couldn't help but laugh, "fine. Lucas, but if so much as a hair is out of place…" Lucas got up, handed Brooke Angie so he could go pack her bag. Rachel, "daddy? So she calls him that too?" Brooke laughed, "shut up. Here get to know your niece while I go call Millie and let her know I'm not coming in today. I feel a spa day coming on."
Rachel stared at Angie for a few seconds, "okay, so what's your story?" Angie made a gargling sound and chewed on Rachel's hand while pulling at her necklace, "well at least you have good taste." Angie smiled at her causing Rachel to smile back, "oh no you don't your not going to have me wrapped around your fingers. You may not know your aunt Rachel yet, but I'm the one who does the wrapping." That one cause Angie to give Rachel a high pitched skquill, "yeah your kind of cute I guess." Rachel sat Angie in a sitting position on her lap, "okay okay so your cute, that doesn't mean your going to…" Angie smiled up at Rachel as if she understood and was really listening. Then Brooke came back into the room and slowed watching the two, "oh boy she got you too I see." Rachel looked up in shock, "I don't know what your talking about." Brooke took Angie and smothered her in kisses, "did you suck auntie Rachel in? Your going to have her wrapped around your finger aren't you? Yes you are." Rachel waited for Brooke to finish then she looked directly at Angie, "listen here mini Brooke, you will not have me doing your biding like your mommy. But I will be the cool aunt who spoils you rotten, and when you get older I'll even tell you all about how your mommy and daddy were in high school. Yes I will, how about that huh?" Angie giggled and Rachel laughed while tickling her, "yeah your aunt Rachel is the best I know." Brooke shook her head, "Oh gosh, I don't know what I was doing introducing you two." Rachel laughed and Lucas came back into the room, "what are you two laughing at?" Brooke got up to give him Angie, "nothing. Rachel's back and just demonstrating how she's going to corrupt our daughter. You know it wouldn't be Rach if she wasn't corrupting someone." Brooke smiled down at Rachel, and she stuck her tongue out at Brooke. Brooke, "Yeah that's real mature" then she turned back to Lucas, "Okay now you be careful with my princess. No sand, use sun block, and…" Lucas silenced her with a kiss and then started walking towards the door. Brooke, "Lucas Scott that's cheating!" He just smiled and continued on his way. Rachel got up, "Awe, you three are so cute! I'm so happy for you Brooke. And I'm even more happy that your putting you first. Now lets go get drunk!" Brooke laughs, "Rachel it's morning." Rachel did a pouting face, "fine. Than lets go get our nails done and shop so we can go out tonight and then get drunk!" Brooke laughing, "fine. But I'm going to invite Haley, and tonight Millie can join us too. I bet she was so excited to see you, you know you're the best model she's had to work with." Rachel pushed her hair aside, "I know." Brooke shook her head, "gosh you're a mess," Rachel got up to drag Brooke to the stairs, "yes but I'm your mess. Now go shower so we can go eat before we start our Broachel festivities and you can tell me the details of you and Lucas." Brooke blushed but then headed upstairs.
Hours later and Brooke and Rachel flopped down onto Haley's sofa, "I don't think I've ever shopped so much." Rachel and Haley laughed, "yeah right Brooke." Haley, "Do you guys want something to drink? I'm going to call and see where the boys are." Brooke immediately dove for her phone, "Oh my God I'm the worst parent ever, I haven't called to check on Lucas and Angie!" But before she could push send The guys were coming through the front door and Brooke took off. Skills held out his arms to Brooke and turned towards Lucas, "Man I'm sorry, but I think your girl is happy to see me. Sorry man, but it was only a matter of time." Brooke smirked at him, and Nathan laughed.
Everyone was now settled in the living room; Brooke snuggled up with Lucas while she watched Angie playing with Rachel and Jamie on the floor, Haley bringing in drinks while Skills and Nathan talked - it was pretty near perfect. After Haley sat the drinks down she joined Nathan and Skills, then happened to look over the room. Lucas was sucking on Brooke's neck causing her to moan. Haley cleared her throat, "um…So guys where are we going tonight?" Nathan, Skills, and Rachel all through out ideas and Haley kept looking out the corner of her eyes trying to involve Brooke and Lucas so they'd stop making out on her sofa, in front of everyone. A few minutes later she looked to them again and they were gone, dam it, She knew where they've gone. Shaking her head she focused back on the group. A few minutes later and Angie started to cry. Jamie covered his ears looking around for his aunt Brooke and when he didn't see her he turned back towards his mother, "mamma, where's aunt Brooke?" Haley, "Hey Jamie why don't you play with Angie while I go make her a bottle?" Jamie nodded yes, and then turned to Rachel, "aunt Rachel can you play with Angie while I go find aunt Brooke. I know momma said for me to do it and that she'd feed Angie, but I think she wants her momma." Rachel stopped him after noticing that Brooke and Lucas were both gone, "um…why don't we just wait here for her to come back." Jamie tilted his head looking up at her, "why?" Rachel took a breathe, "um…Because your aunt Brooke and uncle Lucas are busy right now." Jamie, "busy doing what?" Rachel, doing each other, "um…you know Jamie they probably went to…You know what they probably went to get you another cousin and Angie a sibling to play with for when you two don't want to play with each other. And hey maybe they'll get a boy." Jamie's eyes lit up, "Sweet! I hope they do get a boy this time!" Haley walked in at that moment and handed Rachel the bottle. Haley, "hope who gets a boy, baby?" Jamie got off the floor to sit with his mother on the sofa (skills and Nathan went outside to play basketball, that's why they're not here) "aunt Brooke and uncle Lucas."
Haley nearly choked, "um, baby why don't you go play with your daddy outside with Skills while I talk with aunt Rachel." She waited for him to be out of earshot, "God what is wrong with you guys!" Rachel got up to sit on the sofa and burped Angie, "what?" Haley, "really? Your best friend and her boyfriend are doing it like rabbits. My son almost caught them one time, and now your telling him that their 'going to get him a new cousin' to play with." Rachel was now rubbing circles on Angie's back as she was falling asleep, "what, I only said what were both thinking. If they keep up with the rate they go at it, Angie here" she looked down to make sure she was asleep, "is going to have a sibling about this time next year. Well maybe a bit earlier if she's already pregnant." Haley looked at her with her mouth gaping open and then Brooke came in the room all smiles with a huge hicky on the right side of her neck, "who's pregnant?" Both girls wipe around and out of nowhere Rachel blurts out, "Haley. Haley thinks she might be." Haley throws daggers at her with her eyes and probably would have attacked if she wasn't still holding Angie. Brooke sqilled and brought Haley into a death grip hug, "Oh my God Haley, this is great!" Haley patted her back, "yeah. But lets not tell anyone right now okay." Brooke, "that's fine, but I'm so excited! Oh we have to go baby shopping. Yay, and Angie will have someone closer to her age to play with." Rachel, "yeah, Yay congratulations Haley." Haley was mentally saving notes, kill Rachel later. Rachel could see Haley was plotting, "um Brooke why don't we go back to your house to change huh?" Brooke, "yeah okay. Hey will you put Angie in the car, I'll met you there." Rachel practically ran like a cartoon character getting Angie's things together and heading toward the car.
Brooke went outside to say goodbye to the boys, mostly Jamie. Jamie spotted her as soon as she came out the door, "aunt Brooke, Where have you been! Angie cried earlier, but momma gave her a bottle and I was a good big cousin because I kept her busy while momma made her bottle." Brooke, "that is a good big cousin, thank you for taking care of your little cousin." Jamie smiled, "hey aunt Brooke, What's that on your neck?" Brooke a bit imbarised, "um…buddy you know what why don't you ask your uncle Lucas, he did it." Jamie, "okay," he hopped down out of her arms and ran to his uncle, "Uncle Luke aunt Brooke's leaving she said see you later, and that I could ask you what that was on her neck." Lucas looked up at Brooke, she winked at him and then left. So in the car Brooke could tell there was something wrong with Rachel, she's never quit, "okay. What did you do?" Rachel, "what? Huh, I didn't do anything. What would make you think I did anything?" Brooke stopped at the red light, "I don't know maybe because I've never seen you quit as long as I've known you. What's wrong?" Rachel, "okay" she took a breathe and then looked towards Brooke, "Haley's not really pregnant, we were talking about you when you came in." Brooke, "but I'm not pregnant." Rachel, "yeah well you guys keep leaving me with your kids! Angie's fine, she doesn't talk, but the other one talks and ask questions way to much." Brooke, "I'm confussed, how'd we get to Haley's not pregnant, I am, and now Jamie talks to much?" Rachel huffed, "he asked where you and Luke were so instead of telling him you two were getting busy I said you were busy, and maybe getting him another cousin." Brooke looked at her in disbeliefe, and in shock. Brooke pulled into her driveway, "I can't believe you told him that. You do realize he expects everything we say, that's why he's a child." Rachel grabed the diaper bag as Brooke grabbed Angie's car seat. Rachel laughed and then opened the front door, "What, that's not hard the way you two have been having sex like rabbits." Brooke took Angie out the car seat and placed her still sleeping baby into the playpen, "ha ha Rach." Rachel sat on the sofa, "I'm just saying, you and Lucas probably will end up giving Jamie another cousin before the end of next year." Brooke sat next to her, "Lucas and I haven't even been back together that long, we…" Rachel cut her off, "And?" Brooke, "there's no and." Rachel, "yeah right so your telling me you and Lucas never talked about having kids?" Brooke blushed, Rachel laughed and then someone came out the downstairs room, "So you and Lucas are back together?" Both girls turned around and Brooke already knew who it was, "Peyton, What are you doing here?"
*Side Note: Peyton went away after the 'almost' wedding and Lucas told her that she ruined his life. She told everyone she was just going to go on the road for awhile with Mia, but everyone knew she really was running - running from her problems.