Brooke was sitting on the couch with a sleeping Phoebe on her lap who was sucking her thumb in her sleep. It was not a peaceful sleep, she kicked around at times. Victoria looked at her daughters and smiled, "Just take it out of her mouth. Mrs. Jones said that she has to get out of this habit again and the sooner the better. She…well…she experienced horrible things and…it's a manner of coping with it. It just shows that our little girl needs a lot of love now.", she squeezed Brooke's hand who squeezed it back. Brooke took the thumb out of Phoebe's mouth but Phoebe immediately took it back without waking up and snuggled closer to her mom.
"At least she does not wake up. Normally she starts screaming immediately.", Victoria whispered and Brooke and Julian knew that it would take her a while to get better. It was sweet how close the whole family was sitting to each other on the couch. Kevin was leaning his head against Brooke's shoulder and was almost asleep as well while Julian had his arm around Sam. All of them could not look away from Phoebe and could not believe that they had her back.
"I think you should all go to bed.", Victoria whispered and stood up, "there are enough rooms for all of you.", she smiled. Brooke nodded and stood up with Phoebe in her arms but she realized that Phoebe immediately stiffened up but whispered into her ears to calm her down while she walked into Phoebe's room.
"Can…can…", Kevin looked up at Brooke with pleading eyes and Brooke immediately went through his hair and smiled.
"I think there is not enough space if…", Victoria interrupted her immediately.
"How about you take my bed? It's extra large and we just put some of the other beds in there as well.", Brooke could not believe that Victoria was this nice. On the one hand she was mad at her mother for not telling her that her daughter was safe. On the other hand she knew that Victoria tried to do anything to help her daughter. It was a Victoria she had never seen in her whole life. She watched how Victoria slung her arm around Sam and even helped carrying some mattresses into the next room.
When Brooke wanted to take off Phoebe's clothes, Phoebe started to cry in her sleep. It broke her heart to hear her words; "Please, don't."
"Phoebe. It's just a dream.", Brooke said but she knew that those words did not come out of her mouth without any reason. Phoebe opened her eyes and looked up into Brooke's and started crying and touched Brooke's cheek.
"I want you to be real mom. Please come and safe me. Please, I promise to be good. I'll do anything you want me to. Please don't leave me with them. Please.", the tears streamed out of Phoebe's eyes and Brooke took her hand in hers and held it to her own wet cheek.
"I am real Phoebe. It's no dream. You are safe now.", Phoebe hesitated a moment and took away her hand.
"That's what you always say to me but it's not true. You are just my imagination. No one is going to safe me ever. I am a bad kid.", Phoebe whispered and looked away from Brooke and took her thumb into her mouth again. Brooke looked shocked down at Phoebe and then felt a hand on her shoulder.
"She is not always awake, even when her eyes are open. It's like sleep-walking.", Brooke nodded sadly and did not know what to do, so Victoria went to Phoebe's bed and lay her head on Phoebe's and started to stroke her arm and sang a song.
"She wakes up without screaming when I do that."
"Mom?", Phoebe asked and for the first time she could answer her that her mom was there.
"Yes my daughter. She's right besides me.", Phoebe looked up and hesitated a moment.
"Is this a dream?"
"Make the test.", Victoria said and Phoebe immediately pinched herself and then jumped into Brooke's arms.
"Moooom.", she cried into her chest.
"How about you change into your PJ?", Victoria suggested after some minutes. Brooke was astonished how well Victoria handled the whole situation. Phoebe looked a little shy at Brooke and Victoria and did not answer her question. "Oh sorry. I forgot. We have to close our eyes.", Brooke was confused but imitated her mother and closed her eyes with her hands. Nevertheless she looked a little through them and was shocked how thin Phoebe was. But what immediately drew her attention was a scar on Phoebe's right leg. It looked like someone had used a knife on her baby girl.
"Can we open our eyes now?", Victoria asked and Phoebe whispered a small, "Yes."
Kevin and Sam ran into the room and jumped into the bed and went under the blanket. Julian watched his family and had to wipe a tear. Then he walked inside as well and lay down in the bed. Brooke joined them but everyone looked a little worried when Phoebe just looked at them with sad eyes.
"Is it okay if we all sleep in one room tonight?", Brooke asked carefully but Phoebe did not answer her and hugged herself and then walked over to Victoria and slung her arms around her and started to cry again.
"What is it honey?", Victoria asked confused and stroked her back.
"I don't want anything to happen to you. What if…", Phoebe started to panic.
"Honey, nothing is going to happen to me. I'm sleeping peacefully in the next room and…"
"Nooooooo.", Phoebe screamed and clung to her leg.
"Phoebe. You know what Mrs. Jones said. You…"
"How about you sleep here too?", Brooke asked and looked into a shocked face. Victoria took a deep breath and then looked down at Phoebe.
"Do you want that?"
"Yes.", Phoebe whispered and went into the bed with her family.
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The three adults and Sam went outside again when Kevin and Phoebe were sleeping peacefully. They needed some answers.
"I want to know what happened to her.", Brooke said while she held Julian's hand.
"They made her sleep naked at times and…that's why she pleads in her sleep to let her be. She…still does not talk about the beating but she was checked in the hospital and one rib was broken."
"What's with that scar?"
"I don't know what happened there exactly. She won't tell anyone and I cannot ask her because then she'll know that I watch her when she changes into her PJ's."
"Was she…I mean…", Brooke could not say those words and was glad that Victoria continued the sentence.
"No, she was not raped.", Victoria felt how relieved Brooke and Julian were "but…she does not want anyone to see her body and she…is afraid of almost anything. Well, Mrs. Jones told me that this behavior is normal. She hates her body right now because those…those bastards loved her body and wanted to buy her because of it. And she…she had to get undressed in front of them and she was watched like an animal in the zoo and…and then she knew that she would be sold. I cannot imagine how she felt."
Brooke and Julian nodded with wet eyes. They talked for ours but then decided to go to bed again.
"Aren't you going to sleep in our room?", Brooke asked confused when Victoria walked into hers.
"Brooke. I…she needs you not me. Just hold her close when she kicks around, okay?", she closed the door and sat down on the floor and cried into her hands. It was the first time that she realized how much connected she suddenly felt to Phoebe. And it was the first time that she realized that sooner or later Phoebe would live with Brooke again. Tears fell down her cheek and she could not believe how she felt in this very moment but she knew that she could not make Phoebe live with her. She knew that such a decision would be too hard for her.
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"Good morning.", Victoria opened the door and saw Ben standing in front of her. He did not really listen to her but ran into the apartment.
"Where is she?", he asked with tears in his eyes.
"She's still sleeping.", Brooke came tiredly out of the room. The night had not been a calm one. Ben immediately ran into the room and saw Phoebe in Sam's arms while Sam looked down at her and stroked her cheek. Ben went to the other side and tried in vain to hold back his tears. He took Phoebe's small hands into his big one and then looked at Sam and went through her hair.
"I love you.", he whispered and Sam smiled at him and nodded.
"I love you too.", she whispered, "My sister is back. I can't believe it. She's back."
"Mine too.", Kevin yawned and laid his head on Sam's shoulder.
Phoebe woke up a little later and looked at her mom and dad besides her. She smiled with the thumb in her mouth and cuddled closer to Brooke but suddenly she heard someone wincing. She did not know who it was and took a sitting position. Then she looked in front and saw two big brown eyes looking at her and a not so small dog any more. Phoebe carefully went to the end of the bed and looked down at the dog. It was funny that she imagined him bigger now.
"You grew up Lucky. But I know you are just my imagination right? Mrs. Jones told me that I should not imagine any imaginary friends. So go away.", normally this worked but this time Lucky did not vanish. Suddenly Lucky jumped forward and licked Phoebe's face. Phoebe immediately jumped backwards and touched her face in shock. What the hell was happening?
Julian and Brooke were awake but just smiled at each other and pretended to sleep. It was cute how Phoebe talked to herself when she thought that no one was listening.
"But…but…Am I turning crazy? Now my imaginary friends can even touch me. Lucky you are dead and with Doodle and Becca.", Phoebe went to the end of the bed again and held out her hand to touch him again. Very slowly but this time Lucky barked real loud and she took back her hand immediately. Brooke and Julian expected her to scream in fear but she did not.
"Shit. You scared the shit out of me Lucky. Stop barking. I don't want any imaginary friends who bark"
Suddenly Lucky barked again and again until Julian knocked on the bed two times and he jumped onto it and lay down immediately and got quiet. He just licked Phoebe's hand while Phoebe looked confused from Lucky to Julian. She did not understand a thing that was happening.
"What is it honey?", Julian went through Phoebe's hair and smiled softly.
"Is he real?", Phoebe whispered confused and could not believe it when Brooke and Julian looked at each other and then nodded. "But…but…I killed him.", Phoebe's voice broke and the tears streamed down her face. Lucky immediately jumped forward onto Phoebe so that both of them fell off the bed. He licked her face and at first Brooke and Julian were worried that Phoebe would cry again but instead they heard her laughing loudly. Kevin ran into the room as well.
"Lucky missed you so much.", he smiled down at Phoebe.
"Well, this dog obviously needs to go for a walk. I won't accept any poop in my house.", Victoria said disgusted. She was not really happy that Ben had brought the dog with him.
"How about we all get dressed and go for a walk with him?", Brooke suggested immediately and everybody nodded happily except of Phoebe. She hadn't left the apartment since the accident and feared what would happen outside.
"I don't want to go outside.", Phoebe whispered and Victoria answered immediately.
"Mrs. Jones said that…", but this time Phoebe looked madly at her.
"I don't care what Mrs. Jones said. I don't want to go outside.", Phoebe screamed madly at Victoria. Everyone looked shocked at Phoebe's little outburst but when Lucky jumped up and started to bark at Victoria everyone had to laugh.
"He defends you pumpkin. Just like Doodle.", Ben whispered and then went down on his knees and took Phoebe's hands and squeezed them. Phoebe looked sadly into his eyes and nodded.
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After an hour the Bakers were outside. Phoebe was in Julian's arms and held him very tightly. He could feel how she shivered and looked around as if someone was going to kidnap her again. It broke his heart that her careless behavior was gone.
"Do you want to throw a branch too?", Kevin held up a branch while Lucky barked and wanted him to throw it again. Phoebe took it into her hand and threw it but never let go of Julian. She stayed in his arms until they were home again.
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A week later Phoebe played all day long with Lucky. Seeing her that happy was the best present ever. Kevin never left her side and one could tell that he was very protective of her after everything that had happened. "That tickles Lucky.", Phoebe lay on her back while Lucky sniffled under her axle. But when the bell rang Phoebe looked up in fear and hid a little behind Lucky. But when she saw the woman coming inside she smiled again.
"Mrs. Jones.", she jumped up and hugged the woman, "Look. Lucky is alive. I did not kill him."
Mrs. Jones looked confused at the grown-ups, "He's only blind on one eye but other than that he's a very happy and loud dog."
"And smelling.", Victoria added and rolled her eyes when Lucky barked at her.
"He doesn't like my mother that much.", Phoebe smiled happily. Of course both women, Brooke and Victoria, realized that Phoebe called Victoria her mother at times.
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The next two weeks were hard for everyone. They stayed in New York because Phoebe obviously needed Victoria but her nightmares were getting heavier and she did not dare to sleep alone for a minute. She did not hurt herself but she definitely had the urge to do so very often and Mrs. Jones had showed her another way to let out her rage: a punching bag or destroying magazines. At first Phoebe did not want to use the punching bag but then she started to really get out her rage at it.
"I don't think that is a good idea.", Brooke sat on the couch and looked madly at her mother.
"But Mrs. Jones said…"
"Oh would you shut up already. I don't care what Mrs. Jones said. She's my child and I don't want her to go through such an anxiety. It's too early.", Brooke screamed back and was glad that the kids were somewhere playing in a room.
Victoria took a deep breath, "First of all, she's my child…too…and secondly I believe that Mrs. Jones knows what she's doing and she said that we have to show her as early as possible that nothing is going to happen."
"Nothing is going to happen? She was kidnapped for months for god's sake. She still can't talk about it and it's not the same child I know any more. Nothing is going to happen? I can't tell her that. It would be a lie.", Brooke stood up and walked around in rage.
"I agree with Brooke. We cannot do that.", Julian said a little calmer.
Victoria looked pitiful at them, "I know it is hard but it's best for Phoebe. And you are going on a date tonight. You show her that you come back if you leave. End of discussion. It's my apartment and I want you gone this night."
"I can't believe her.", Brooke screamed when Victoria was outside, "She can't make us go."
"Maybe…maybe she's a little right.", Julian whispered and Brooke looked shocked at him.
"Our child was kidnapped. Am I the only one that sees how broken she is? That she needs us?"
"Okay stop that now. You are not the only one that sees that. She's not only your child. She's our daughter Brooke. But maybe we should show her that we come back. She has to learn to feel safe again one day and Mrs. Jones said…"
"Don't you dare using Mrs. Jones now too. She may be a therapist but I am a mother. I know my child and Phoebe will break-down.", Brooke walked into a room and closed the door loudly. Mrs. Jones talked to Brooke again and she agreed that they would try to go outside tonight without Phoebe.
This evening Mrs. Jones decided to stay with them to help if the situation would escalate. Unfortunately it escalated immediately when Brooke and Julian walked to the door.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.", Phoebe ran over to them and held them tightly, "No. No. No.", she hyperventilated and cried heavily. "Don't leave me. Don't leave me. Please don't leave me."
Brooke and Julian took a deep breath and tried to do everything that Mrs. Jones had told them. They went on their knees and tried to calm her down.
"Honey. We are just gone for some hours and then we'll be back."
"Nooooo. Please mommy. Nooooo.", Phoebe cried heavily and slung her arms around Brooke's neck, "Please don't leave me. Pllllleeeeease."
Mrs. Jones suddenly went forward and took Phoebe away from them and held her tightly. Phoebe immediately started to scream and tried to get free. "Go.", Mrs. Jones just said and Brooke and Julian went outside. Phoebe tried to get free with all of her strength but Mrs. Jones held her tightly and talked to her but she did not listen to any words.
Meanwhile Julian and Brooke stood outside the door and listened to Phoebe's screaming and crying. Both of them had tears in their eyes as well.
"You know what. You were right.", Julian turned around and opened the door again. "I'm sorry Mrs. Jones but we cannot go out today.", he said.
Mrs. Jones took a deep breath and let go of an exhausted Phoebe who immediately jumped into Julian's arms and grabbed Brooke's shirt tightly. "Don't go. Please don't leave me. Please. I'll be a good girl. Please don't leave me.", she cried heavily while her whole body was shaking and she had trouble breathing.
"Shhhh. It's alright honey. We're staying. It's okay.", Julian and Brooke stroked her back but Phoebe could not calm down and started to cough.
"Phoebe. You need to calm down or…", Brooke realized that her daughter was going to have an asthma attack, "Breathe in and out Phoebe, c'mon."
But obviously it did not work. Phoebe dug her nails into Brooke's and Julian's arms and tried to get any air into her lungs. Fortunately they were prepared and took the inhalator over her mouth and nose. Julian slung his arms around her and lay down with her and then whispered into her ears.
"Shhhhhh. Now breathe in and out. Listen to my breathing honey. We are here. Nothing is going to happen.", Kevin and the others were shocked what was happening but could breathe again when Julian managed to calm her down and she finally lay exhausted on his chest. "Can you breathe again honey?"
Phoebe nodded with sweat on her forehead and took a deep breath when Julian took away the inhalator. She was too weak to move but nevertheless she still held close to her parents as if she was afraid that they would try to go out again. Victoria realized in this moment that Brooke and Julian had been right. Phoebe was still too vulnerable and afraid to make her parents leave her alone.
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It was obvious that Phoebe was afraid that anything would happen to herself or her family again. But Mrs. Jones explained to all of them that it was important to show Phoebe that nothing would happen again. This time Sam and Ben wanted to go to the cinema.
"I don't want you to go.", Phoebe sat on Sam's lap and listened to her sister's heartbeat. Sam went through her hair and then took her face into her hands and kissed her nose.
"We'll be back pumpkin. We're just going to the cinema and then we grab something to eat and before you'll know we'll be here again."
"But we have food here too and you can watch a movie in the TV.", Phoebe whispered back and did not want to let go of her big sister.
"I promise you we come back and we have a bodyguard with us. Nothing is going to happen to us. And…", Sam looked shocked at Phoebe who turned around and smiled a little.
"Okay.", she whispered and then slung her arms again around her big sister.
"I am so proud of you.", Sam kissed Phoebe's cheek and then stood up.
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Sam and Ben went outside with the bodyguard. They wanted to go to the cinema but then suddenly Ben whispered something to the bodyguard. Sam looked confused at them and walked into a hotel with her boyfriend. "Why are we here?", Sam looked around and was more than confused.
"Just wait.", Ben said and then opened the door to a big room. Sam walked into it with wide eyes. There were flowers everywhere and a big heart of roses on the ground and candles.
"What is this?", Sam looked around in shock.
"Close your eyes.", Sam sat down and closed them and heard him saying "Shit. Ouch."
When she opened her eyes again, she was speechless. Every candle was lighted and her boyfriend kneed in font of her. She did not know what to say when he took her hand into hers.
"Sam. I…um…okay.", he took a deep breath, "You amaze me every day. When I see you, I want to hold you in my arms real tight and just listen to your heartbeat. I love everything about you but the most your heart. You care for everyone and I could not imagine my life without you any more. You were there when I pushed you away when Phoebe was…was kidnapped.", he wiped a tear, "and you supported me with every decision and…now that our family is whole again…I…I…realize that I could never live without you and I…am sorry that we lost our baby and that we never talked about it. I wanted to be a father so badly in the end because I knew my child would have the best mother ever and…"
Sam was crying now too and her heart was beating very fast. She had never seen Ben this sensitive.
"I love you and I want to be with you the rest of my life. You made me a better man. A man I never thought I could be. So, I want you to give you this."
Sam gasped when she saw the box. "It's not a ring. Don't freak out.", he laughed, "It's my grandma's necklace. I loved her very much and she…she said that I should give it to the girl I want to marry one day. I don't hesitate a second that it's you. I may be seventeen and young but I just know it. I know it when I see you. So this necklace is a symbol of my love and that I will ask you one day to marry me. Is it okay if I ask you one day?"
Sam was speechless and nodded with tears in her eyes, "Yes, it is."
He took the necklace around her neck and kissed her softly and pushed her to the bed. She went under his shirt with her hands and he went under her shirt as well and started to touch her breasts very softly.
Finally they were lying with only their underpants in the bed, "You are amazing.", Sam whispered and he took out a condom but she pushed it away.
"I am sorry Sam.", they did not have sex after they lost their baby and he feared that she was not ready.
"Oh shut up.", she took of his pants and her own but he stopped. "Sam, we need to…"
"I am on the pill idiot. Remember."
He smiled down at her and after a long foreplay he looked down at her. Some hours later they dressed again. Sam could not stop looking at the beautiful necklace. "I love it Ben.", she whispered. He looked down at her and kissed her forehead.
"And I love you.", Sam slung her arms around him and cried into his chest.
"My baby sister is back Ben. She's really back. I…I thought I would never see her again and that our baby would be in heaven…with her…and now…she's back.", Ben cried with her and they knew that now everything would start to get better again.
A little later both of them reddened when the bodyguard waited outside for with a grin on his face. "Thanks man.", Ben shook his hand and they walked home again.
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Sam and Ben went into the apartment and just watched how everyone was lying on the couch. Phoebe was in Julian's arms and Kevin in Brooke's while Julian was reading a book to all of them. Sam and Ben smiled at this view and then they saw Victoria standing in the next room and watching this cute scene too. Sam could tell that Victoria was sad and walked after her when she walked into the kitchen.
"Are you alright grandma?", Sam asked worried. Victoria faked a smile and took out a wine.
"Of course I am. Why shouldn't I be? And please don't call me grandma. That makes me way older than I am.", Victoria answered sadly and drank the whole glass at once.
"Well, maybe because we're going back to Tree Hill in a week and you seem pretty close to Phoebe?", Sam knew that this was the reason and smiled softly at Victoria.
"Oh don't be ridiculous. I'll be happy if I have my apartment for me alone again.", Victoria answered.
"So you won't miss the little pumpkin and us?"
"Samantha. Stop with all those questions. I'm not a family type woman. You know that.", Victoria said and suddenly both of them turned around when they heard Phoebe screaming and running into the kitchen and almost knocking down Sam.
"Where is it? Where is it?", she asked with a huge smile on her face.
"What are you talking about?", Sam asked confused and did not know why Phoebe was so happy.
"The necklace. Where is it?", Phoebe asked excited.
"Oh. How do you know?", Sam asked shocked and showed her the necklace.
"I told that little worm to be quiet and not mentioning it to anyone but obviously she…"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….", Phoebe screamed happily and made Victoria spill her wine.
"Phoebe. Could you stop screaming so loudly.", Victoria said annoyed.
"No mother. Look. She has the necklace. He gave it to her.", Phoebe smiled.
"Well, that's great. It's just a necklace Phoebe.", Victoria said annoyed and took a sponge.
"It's not just a necklace.", Phoebe looked madly at her. "That's my grandma's necklace."
Sam looked shocked at her. She had not thought of that. Of course it was Phoebe's grandma as well. "My grandma gave me one too and we have to give it the girl or boy we will marry one day. My grandma was the sweetest person ever. I had many sleepovers at her place and me and Becca always lay in her bed and she told us stories. Especially about a prince we will marry one day. But Ben always thought that this was nonsense and I thought he did not keep the necklace."
Kevin, Julian and Brooke were in the kitchen now too and wondered why Ben and Sam were so red.
"Did he ask you to marry you? Did you Ben? Did you?", Phoebe jumped up in joy. It was the first time that she seemed to let go of everything that had happened.
"What?", Julian asked shocked and looked from Ben to Sam.
"No, no, no. Just that he will ask me one day.", Sam reddened a little but it felt good having all of them around her who cared for her.
"Was his speech a good one?", Phoebe asked curiously.
Sam nodded and looked at Ben, "The best."
"You had a speech in the cinema?", Brooke looked from Sam to Ben and was suspicious when both of them reddened again. She could tell that they had not been in the cinema but she was glad that her family was healing.
"His speeches are the best.", Phoebe said and looked at the necklace again.
"Did he…um did he…have some to other girls before?", Sam whispered a little insecure but Phoebe laughed out.
"Jesus no. Only to you. But he talked at grandmas and Becca's funeral and his words were always so…so honest.", Phoebe ran out of the room. Everyone was shocked that she dared to walk alone into another room but fortunately Lucky followed her. She came back with her teddy bear and turned him around and then took off one eye and showed everyone her necklace.
"That is mine. I hide it in there, so I will never lose it.", Phoebe smiled proudly.
"Wow. That looks very expensive.", Victoria said.
"It is.", Phoebe said and then gave the necklace to her dad. "You can have it."
"Me?", Julian asked confused and went through her hair.
"Yeah. I'm never going to marry anyone. I'm going to stay with you and mommy forever.", Phoebe slung her arms around Julian and held him tightly.
"Pumpkin. Don't do that. Dad won't give it back to you until you're thirty.", Sam laughed and Julian took the necklace around his neck and then took her into his arms.
"I'll give it back to you when you are in love with the man that'll make my baby girl happy.", Julian said while Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"I'll never marry. So you can have it forever."
"I think you'll give it to Jamie one day.", Kevin said and everyone looked with a grin at him.
"I will not.", Phoebe whined.
"Well, he calls you every day and you talk on the phone for hours and I think he likes you and you like him."
"I do not.", Phoebe whined again, "and you'll marry Emma."
Kevin immediately blushed. Emma was Phoebe's best friend and he really liked her.
"Emma. You like Emma?", Sam smiled at the red Kevin.
"No, I don't."
"Yes, he does. He wrote her a love letter.", Phoebe revealed.
"She showed it to you?", Kevin asked shocked and blushed.
"She's my best friend. We tell us everything."
"It was not a love letter. I just wrote…I wrote…that I like playing chess with…her.", Kevin stuttered.
"Okay, okay. Enough with this theme now. It's already twelve and you need to go to bed. All of us need to actually.", Victoria said and everyone nodded.
Ben and Sam wanted to go into one room together but Julian coughed. "Although we are pretty sure what you two did today, there is no way that I let this happen under my roof."
Ben and Sam looked shocked at Julian. When Phoebe had been kidnapped he had not cared a second whether they had slept in one room together or not. "It's not even your roof, Julian.", Victoria answered.
"Victoria.", Brooke said madly.
"What? When you were this age, you probably had more experience than people at thirty.", Victoria answered harshly.
"You'd know if you were around.", Brooke bitched back but stopped when Phoebe and Kevin walked over to them.
"But it's my roof. So I forbid it too.", Victoria smiled and Sam and Ben blushed even deeper. But then Sam walked over to Julian and Victoria and hugged both of them.
"I love you.", she said and the grown-ups looked shocked at each other.
"Phoebe. You're sleeping in my room today.", Victoria said and Phoebe looked shocked at her and then at her parents.
"But I want to…"
"End of discussion. I need to talk to you a little.", Victoria said and threw the pillow into Phoebe's face.
"But I wanna sleep with my mom and dad.", Phoebe whined and wanted to hug Brooke but Victoria whispered something into her ear and Phoebe immediately nodded. "Good night mommy and daddy."
"Please be quiet.", Victoria whispered to Brooke and Julian who blushed this time. Kevin decided to sleep in Sam's room.
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"I don't get her. One moment she's nice the next moment she's evil. I don't get her.", Brooke said and felt the tears streaming down her face.
"Why are you crying?", Julian went on top of her and kissed her nose.
"It's just…we are whole again and…I don't know if our family would still exist if…if…"
"Don't think about it honey. She's back and…", Julian wiped his own tears, "that's all that matters.", he kissed her mouth and Brooke immediately opened it.
"I love you.", Brooke whispered and held him closely.
"How about we take advantage of the situation. I bet it'll take some time until Phoebe will sleep alone again. So maybe we could make love all night long?", he smirked.
"I like that.", Brooke went with her hands into his pants. "I missed you."
"I missed you too.", he whispered and started to kiss stomach and then went deeper.
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"Phoebe. Can I ask you something?", Victoria looked down at the small girl in her arms, who nodded immediately and looked at her with big eyes. "Do you want to go home?"
Phoebe did not know what to answer and then shook her head.
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I'm sick in bed right now and I thought that it's time to write then :). I hope you liked it. Tell me what you thought about it. Thanks guys!