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Kevin woke up and looked down at his little sister. Since she'd been kidnapped he had troubles leaving her side. He still felt like it had been his fault and he feared that it would happen again. He looked at Brooke, who was sleeping besides Phoebe, and smiled a little. It looked cute how her arm was slung around Phoebe, who sucked her thumb. He still missed his mother very much and did not know what to do with those intense feelings. Then he looked to the right and saw his dad sleeping peacefully. He tiptoed out of the bed and went into the kitchen. There he found Victoria sitting at the table and reading a magazine.
"Good morning.", he whispered and went to the refrigerator to get something to drink.
"Good morning.", Victoria answered without looking at him. She did not really think about it whether she liked the boy or not. It was typical for her. Kevin sat down in front of Victoria and stayed calm for some minutes.
"What are you reading?", he whispered a little shyly. Victoria just held up the magazine and showed it to him. He nodded and took a sip of the milk.
"Do you…", before he could enter his sentence, Victoria looked madly at him.
"Kevin. I'd prefer if you'd not talk to me now. I want to read this. Thank you.", Kevin nodded sadly and could not help but start sobbing. He tried to suppress his tears but he couldn't and for the first time Victoria looked at Kevin and was shocked.
"Why are you crying?", she asked coldly. Kevin wiped his tears and shook his head and wanted to get outside but Victoria took him by his arm and asked again. "Kevin, why are you crying?"
"I…I….it's all my fault.", Kevin cried and slung his arms around Victoria, "It is all my fault. It is all my fault." At first Victoria didn't sling her arms around her but then she patted his back and took a deep breath.
"None of it is your fault, Kevin. Trust me. I'd blame everyone who is to blame immediately but I would never blame you.", Kevin looked up at Victoria and was shocked to see a small smile on her face, "Okay, enough with the crying. I cannot stand that any more. We are going outside now."
"But…Phoebe…and…", Kevin started to stutter.
"We leave a note. Nothing is going to happen outside.", Victoria said and took her sunglasses.
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An hour later the two of them were sitting in a café and ate cake. "So tell me a little bit about your mom. Did she make a lot of money?"
"Um…I guess yes. She was a professional dancer.", Kevin answered and looked at the clock, "Don't you think we should get home?"
"We all have to learn to be apart from each other, Kevin. So tell me a little bit about yourself. Do you have any hobbies?"
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"Nooooo.", Kevin whined when the entered the apartment again. The whole family was sitting on the table and eating breakfast and looking at them curiously. "It's not important. Please."
"It is. To me. We could use that money.", Victoria lied.
"But…it's not that much and it doesn't mean I'll win.", Kevin argued again.
"Well, from what you've told me, you're the best. I don't want that to change. End of discussion.", Victoria said coldly.
"What happened?", Julian looked from Kevin to Victoria in confusion.
"Nothing.", Kevin whispered.
"Kevin is going to Florida."
"Florida?", Brooke asked confused and went through Phoebe's hair, who was sitting on her lap.
"Yes, Kevin has a big competition and…"
"Noooooooo. I don't want to go…I'll…I'll lose and…I don't want to leave you and…", he cried into his hands. Julian immediately walked over to Kevin and slung his arms around him, "Shhh. It's okay Kevin. You don't have to go anywhere and…"
"I think we should all go.", Brooke suddenly said and looked into Kevin's teary eyes. She felt how Phoebe stiffened up on her lap but she knew that this competition was very important for the boy. Kevin looked at Brooke and then at Phoebe. He knew that his little sister still had problems to leave the house, "It's okay. I don't think I can participate anyways because I did not apply for it and…"
"You're registered Kevin. I did that a while ago. I am sorry we forgot it.", Brooke answered softly and put her arm around the boy while Phoebe was still in her lap and leaning against her. Kevin could not believe that Brooke would do something like this for him and just leaned against her.
"Thank you.", he whispered and felt safe when Brooke kissed his forehead.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.", Sam suddenly ran to Brooke and hugged the three from behind.
"What is it?", Brooke asked confused. Sam smiled wildly and then walked in front of them and coughed.
"Do you know what is in Florida?", Sam looked from Phoebe to Kevin. Her baby siblings raised their eyebrows and shook their heads.
"A whole new wooooooooorld…", Sam started to sing happily. Phoebe's eyes sparkled for a second but then she turned around and hid her head in Brooke's neck. Sam realized again how much her little sister had changed. The old Phoebe would love to go to Disneyland and probably freak out right now. Brooke stroked Phoebe's back and kissed her cheek softly and held her tighter to her chest. She could feel how fast Phoebe's heart was beating and that Phoebe started to suck her thumb to cope with all the emotions that were rushing through her. Brooke smiled at Sam and then stood up with her youngest daughter and went into the bedroom and lay down in bed with her. She looked down at the little figure and stroked her hair. She could still not believe that Phoebe was with them again. Phoebe looked into Brooke's eyes when Brooke took her hand into hers to prevent her from sucking her thumb.
"What are you thinking?", Brooke lay down her head on Phoebe's chest and looked into her beautiful eyes. Phoebe shrugged her shoulders and looked away but Brooke immediately took her hand around her chin and made her look at her. "Honey, don't shut us out. You have to tell us what you are thinking because we love you so much and we want to help you to feel better again." It broke Brooke's heart that her daughter was suffering that much.
"I…I don't want to go to Florida.", Phoebe whispered sadly and her eyes filled with tears.
"Nothing is going to happen there, Phoebe. I promise you that. You stay with us the whole time and you have to leave the apartment sooner or later. Don't you want to go outside and play a little? Your friend miss you in Tree Hill and it'll get very boring here. Those men cannot hurt you any more."
"You don't know that mom. Maybe they…they…come and get me…and then…or they kill you…and….", Brooke switched places and went under Phoebe and looked up at her.
"Phoebe. Those men won't come again. Your uncle and the police arrested them and they have to be in jail forever.", Brooke was relieved that they had caught many of them. "How about you just try? I think Kevin will be very happy if you're there too." Phoebe nodded and then took a deep breath.
"Okay.", she held Brooke even tighter and closed her eyes.
"I am so proud of you Phoebe.", Brooke whispered and went through her hair.
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Two days later everyone was running around in the apartment and packing their stuff. "No, I wanna do it myself.", Phoebe protested when Victoria came into her room and wanted to help her with the luggage.
"But…", Victoria started but Brooke touched her shoulder and whispered, "Let her be."
Victoria smiled at Brooke and went outside again. "She's as stubborn as you are."
"Well, who of us is the mother of stubbornness.", Brooke joked.
"Definitely not me.", Sam came over to them and looked at Brooke with big pleading eyes.
"So mom, Ben and I share a room, right?"
"Dream on.", Julian said while her carried the luggage into the living room. Brooke squeezed Sam's cheek and laughed.
"Still sixteen, daughter. Have you packed?"
"Yup.", she answered happily and went over to Ben and hugged him tightly. The two of them went over to Kevin who was deep in thoughts while he played chess against the computer.
"Are you alright?", Ben asked the younger boy who looked a little lost.
"I am going to lose.", he whispered sadly, "I did not practice enough."
"Well, just give your best, kiddo. We'll be proud no matter what.", Ben said and Kevin shook his head.
"I don't want to go.", he whispered while his lip started to tremble.
"Hey, hey, hey. Look at me.", Sam took his hands into hers and then smiled at him. "Don't worry Kevin. If you don't try it you've already lost. You'll rock it."
"But..."
"No but. Listen to your wise big sister.", Sam smiled and pulled him out of the room while Ben took Kevin's luggage.
"I'm done.", Phoebe came outside and carried a very heavy bag on her shoulders. She had trouble walking with it but did not give up.
"What's in there?", Sam asked confused but Phoebe pretended not to hear anything.
"Okay, so Kevin. Do you have your chessboard?", Julian asked excited.
"Yes, dad.", he answered.
"Great. Lucky.", Julian screamed but wondered when the little dog did not come to them. A nice neighbor was willing to take care of him for the week.
"They probably already took them.", Phoebe said and Julian looked suspiciously at her and walked over to her.
"What is in your bag?"
"Um…just stuff.", Phoebe said and everyone knew immediately that she was lying.
"Phoebe, we cannot take him with us.", Julian opened her bag and had to laugh when Lucky looked out of it as if nothing had happened.
"But he is family too.", Phoebe hugged Lucky tightly and feared to leave him alone.
"I know and he won't be alone that long. We have to fly there, Phoebe. Lucky would not like that and he'd be in a small cage."
"But I can hid him in my bag.", Phoebe pleaded.
"That won't work honey.", Brooke said.
"Okay.", Phoebe whispered sadly and hugged Lucky tightly who licked her face. "I love you Lucky.", she looked at everyone and then rolled her eyes, "You have to hug him too."
Everyone smiled and answered "Oh yeah, of course." And hugged the dog.
"You too.", Phoebe pleaded Victoria who looked a little disgusted. Brooke could have sworn that her mother would not do it but she took a deep breath and went down on her knees and talked.
"Lucky, I hope you have a good time here and we will have fun in Disneyland.", she still regretted that Phoebe convinced her to come with them. Sometimes this little girl could make her do things, she'd never expected from herself. Lucky barked and then licked Victoria's face. "Oh my god", Victoria said disgusted and ran into the bathroom. The whole family had to laugh at this.
Kevin, Brooke, Sam, Ben and Victoria walked to the cars while Phoebe did not move a bit. Julian turned around and saw the worry on her face. He walked over to her and opened his arms.
"No dad. I'm not a baby any more. You cannot carry me all the time.", Phoebe said and took some steps forward. Julian smiled proudly and realized that the old one was coming back more and more. But when she pushed the lift's button and a man came outside, she screamed and ran back to Julian and jumped into his arms. The neighbor apologized for scaring her and walked into his apartment.
"It's okay.", Julian stroked her back and walked outside with her while she held him tightly.
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The flight to Florida was perfect. Phoebe sat in the middle of Brooke and Victoria and played with her game boy. Ben and Sam were sitting behind them and holding hands and talking about school and basketball while Julian and Kevin were talking about chess. "What if I do this?", Julian moved a figure and Kevin smiled proudly.
"Then I do this and it's check mate."
"Yes, you are my son.", Julian said proudly and took out a script.
"Can I read it with you?", Kevin asked curiously and smiled happily when Julian showed him the pages.
"I don't know if I'm going to do the movie. You could tell me what you think about it."
Kevin nodded and started reading the pages.
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All of them went into the hotel and then had to rush to the competition. "Kevin Brown. Our champion. It's good to see you.", an old men came greeted Kevin at the door and looked at the other members. "Is this your family?"
Kevin looked at all of them and smiled. "Yes.", he said.
"Nice to meet you.", the man answered and shook their hands. "A very intelligent boy you have there.", he whispered to Julian, who was very proud of Kevin and nodded. All of them went inside and were shocked how many people there were. There were many boys in Kevin's age walking around with their family. Everyone seemed to know Kevin, who blushed a little.
"Oh my god. How long will it take, Kevin?", Sam asked when she saw all the boys and girls in the big hall.
"Um…normally it ends around nine.", Kevin said.
"Nine?", Sam asked shocked.
"Is…is that okay?", Kevin asked a little unsure, "But there are many other halls for the families to spend some time. You will love one room. I'll show you.", Kevin took Phoebe's hand and pulled her along with him. They followed them and widened their eyes when they saw a hall with trampolines, slides and many other things.
"This is the playroom. It's for kids till fourteen."
"Oh that sucks. So Ben and I cannot go in there.", Sam joked and received a soft slap from Julian. Everyone turned around when someone yelled Kevin's name and hugged him tightly.
"Kevin. I missed you so much. How are you? I hear what happened to your mom and your sister. I am so, so sorry.", the girl was a head bigger than Kevin and did not stop talking. Kevin looked a little embarrassed at Ben and Sam who were trying to suppress their smiles. In vain. The girl had huge glasses on her nose and her hair was in a braid. She turned around and looked at the others and smiled with her bracelets, "Oh, you must be Kevin's family. I'm Marianne. It's nice to meet you.", she looked down at Phoebe and went through her hair.
"Oh gosh. Is this your baby sister Kevin? It's nice to meet you Florence. Did you see the playroom?", Marianne said and squeezed Phoebe's cheeks. Phoebe looked shocked at the bigger girl.
"My name is Phoebe not Florence.", Phoebe answered but Marianne did not even listen to her and talked to her as if she was a baby.
"Do you like slides and trampolines?", Marianne pointed at the playroom and waved to some other kids and then ran to them without waiting for Phoebe's answer.
"Who on earth was that?", Sam burst out into laughing, "She's so into him.", she said to Ben and pointed at Kevin who was totally red.
"She's the sister of Brian. He's the second best and she's always there to support him…or me.", Kevin admitted.
"She called me Florence. My name is not Florence.", Phoebe pouted.
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When the competition started the whole family watched how Kevin was playing the game. Julian could not stop filming his son and commented every move.
"If I was Kevin, I'd want dad to stop being so damn annoying.", Sam smiled and moaned. "Is it okay if Ben and I go to the mall or something else?"
Brooke nodded. After one hour all of them were extremely bored and tired. "Do you want to come with us?", Sam asked Phoebe who looked as if she would die of boredom immediately. Phoebe shook her head and leaned against Brooke.
"Oh no.", she suddenly hid behind Brooke. Marianne was coming towards them again and sat down besides Brooke.
"Kevin is going to win again. I just know it. He's the best.", Marianne looked at him with a huge smile and a blush on her face.
"Is he that good?", Brooke tried to talk to the funny girl.
"Absolutely. He's a star. You can be very proud of your big brother Florence.", Marianne looked behind Brooke's chair and pointed at Phoebe. Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"My name is not Florence.", she whined.
"Do you want to come to the playground with me?", Marianne asked Phoebe. Phoebe just shook her head. "How old are you? Six?"
"I am nine.", Phoebe screamed at her and sat down on Brooke's lap and slung her arms around her neck and looked away from the girl.
"Oh. You are cute. I thought you were six because you cuddle so much.", Marianne answered, "but I guess it's because you were kidnapped. You're my hero, you know."
Phoebe turned around and looked at Marianne with a confused look. "What? You really are. You're so normal although you were kidnapped. I'd probably lock myself somewhere. So you are a hero to me. You must be pretty tough.", Marianne squeezed Phoebe's arms to look for muscles.
"I am not tough.", Phoebe whispered and slung her arms even tighter around Brooke who realized that Marianne knew what she was doing.
"I think you are. Was it scary to be kidnapped?", Phoebe nodded.
"Kidnapping is not really fun, huh? When I was kidnapped I was so scared, Florence. I couldn't talk for a long while but now I can and love it."
"You talk a lot.", Phoebe answered and Brooke suppressed a laugh, "Why were you kidnapped?"
"Oh, my mom and dad had a divorce and my dad wanted us with him but my mom got the custody. So he took us to Egypt for a year. And can you imagine how that is. I couldn't even speak the language there.", Marianne shook her head in disbelief, "and my dad is not really the nicest. Do you have kidnapping tattoos too?"
Phoebe looked confused at her. "I got this.", Marianne showed a huge scar on her arm.
"Oh honey. That must've hurt.", Brooke asked softly.
"Oh yeah madam. That hurt. My dad's dog bit me there.", she said, "do you have any Florence?"
Phoebe nodded and turned around again and lay her head on Brooke's chest. "Well, I like this tattoo. It shows that I'm strong. So if you have one too, it shows that you're a hero. Where do you have it?"
Phoebe turned around and pointed at her leg. "Ouch. Did a dog bite you there too?", Brooke knew that this was a sensitive theme and wanted to stop the conversation but Phoebe answered to her surprise.
"A man came and he had a knife and he was mad at me and he sliced me there."
Marianne rolled her eyes. "Unbelievable. Some people are stupid. But heroes like us cannot be destroyed. You must be a super hero. C'mon, I show you something.", Marianne held out her hand and after some hesitation Phoebe took it and walked with her to the playground. Marianne looked so much bigger than Phoebe and took an arm around the smaller and younger girl as if she wanted to protect her.
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Meanwhile Julian filmed Kevin who won the first game. "It's twelve o'clock. My son just won the first game. I'm very proud of him and…"
"Daaaad.", Kevin whispered when everyone looked at him. Julian loved that Kevin now called him dad all the time. He turned around and filmed Brooke.
"My wife and…", he immediately turned off the camera and looked worried, "where's Phoebe?"
"Don't worry. She's with Marianne in the playroom."
"Really? With Marianne?", Julian asked as if it was a joke but Brooke nodded and then walked over to Kevin.
"Looks like you're still in the game, huh?", she gave him a water bottle and then they walked to the playroom.
"She plays with Marianne?", Kevin asked shocked and rolled his eyes.
"Keeeevin.", Marianne immediately waved and ran towards him and pulled him into the playroom. Brooke and Julian burst out into laughing. This girl was definitely a dominant one.
"Do you see Phoebe?", Brooke asked Julian a little worried. He looked around and shook his head, so they walked inside and looked for her.
"Julian. Where is she?", Brooke started to feel panic but then Kevin pointed at a small playhouse. They walked to it and looked inside. There they saw Phoebe drawing a picture all alone. She seemed to be in deep thoughts. Brooke opened the door carefully and then went inside the small house and so did Julian.
"Why are you in here all alone, kiddo?", Julian asked a little worried but had to laugh when Phoebe looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"Marianne is driving me crazy, daddy. She calls me Florence all the time and she thinks I'm a baby. But I am not and my name is Phoebe. Not Florence."
"Definitely not.", Brooke answered with a grin.
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Ben and Sam were walking along the beach and holding hands when three pretty girls came over to them with huge smiles. "Could we get an autograph?", one girl asked Ben. He immediately nodded, "Where?"
The girls grinned at each other and pointed at their shirts. Sam immediately raised an eyebrow and shook her head when Ben really took the pencil and signed on their shirts.
"Thank you. You're the best player in the NBA."
"And definitely the sexiest."
"Oh yeah. We like watching the game because of you."
"Um…thank you. Are you from here?", Ben asked curiously.
"Yes, we are. How about we show you and…", the girl looked a little jealously at Sam, "you the cool places here?"
Sam wanted to disagree but Ben was faster, "Oh that would be great. We're not from here. Thank you.", he realized his mistake when he saw Sam's face.
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It was the last game. If Kevin won this he'd be the champion again. Julian could not stop filming and was even more excited. Kevin concentrated hard and had a smile on his face when he said, "Check mate."
Brian looked sadly at him and nodded. "The winner is Kevin Brown.", a man screamed through the hall. Phoebe was in the playroom when she heard the man. Immediately she ran outside screaming loudly and knocked Kevin down when she hugged him.
"I knew you'd win.", she smiled proudly. Kevin blushed a little but had a huge smile on his face. His family was more than proud of him and he knew that his mother would be too.
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Back in the hotel Sam and Ben came inside fighting. "I was not flirting with them, Sam."
"Yes you were. You laughed all the time about their stupid jokes. Now I know what you do, when you're away.", Sam replied madly and slumped down the bed.
"I didn't do anything. Why are you like this?"
"Why am I like this? I wanted to spend a nice day with my boyfriend. Instead I spent it with three bitches and a boyfriend that enjoyed having ugly fans.", Sam pouted very madly.
"This is ridiculous. I did not do anything.", Ben walked out of the door and closed it loudly.
"Great. Just great.", Sam screamed into her pillow and kicked the wall.
The next morning all of them would finally go to Disneyworld. They sat in the cafeteria and ate breakfast. "And there is this huge slide. Look mom. It's right there. And you have to be really carefully.", Phoebe could not stop talking and looked at the map. Sam came to the table with a tired face.
"Why do we have to be up that early again?", she moaned and took a sip of coffee from her mom.
"Because Disneyworld opens really early and we have to be the first ones.", Phoebe smiled at Sam. Sam smiled back and went through her hair.
"You're excited, huh?", Phoebe did not even listen and showed Kevin the plan again.
"Look and there is his huge rollercoaster. Do you like rollercoaster?"
"Not really.", Kevin answered.
"Oh….that's too bad.", Phoebe answered and then ran over to Ben who came over to them tiredly.
"This is Phoebe's seat.", Sam said when Ben wanted to sit down besides her. He looked annoyed at her and walked to the next seat. Everyone could feel the tension between them and wondered what had happened.
"Eat Phoebe.", Ben pointed at Phoebe's plate and Phoebe started eating again a little but when no one looked, she put the food into a handkerchief. Sometimes she was still disgusted by every food.
When Phoebe saw Victoria she wanted to run towards her but Brooke took her at her hand.
"Not so fast.", Brooke placed another plate with food on the table in front of Phoebe. Phoebe looked shocked up at her.
"But…but I've eaten up, mom."
"Phoebe I don't like it when you lie to us. Have you really eaten up?", it was hard for Brooke to be that tough but she knew it was the best for Phoebe.
"No.", Phoebe said honestly and took the fork into her hand. All of them knew that it was really hard for Phoebe and she tried to get better but it was just not that easy. Phoebe tried to suppress her tears and leaned her head against her hand but looked disgusted at the meal.
"Hey Phoebe. You haven't told Ben about the huge slide.", Sam said and tried to help her little sister.
"A huge slide. Cool.", Ben lied with a smirk on his face.
Phoebe just looked up with wet eyes at first and a sad face but then started talking and her face immediately lightened up. "It is very big and fast.", she started talking happily.
Sam took Phoebe's fork and said, "Open your mouth" after a while and fed her while Phoebe talked about Disneyworld happily without thinking about her food. Brooke looked very proudly at her biggest daughter and squeezed her hand.
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"Chop chop everyone.", Phoebe said when everyone was getting ready. Sam just rolled her eyes and jumped onto Phoebe and tickled her. "Nooooooo.", Phoebe laughed hard and tried to get free but Sam was merciless. "My baby sister wants a wet kiss from her big sister."
Phoebe shook her head, "No she doesn't." and tried to push Sam's face away but it was too late. Half an hour later the six of them were in Disneyworld. Julian and Brooke were holding hands and watched the kids in front of them. All of them were having fun. Victoria walked besides them and did not really pay attention to anything but her mobile.
"Can't you stop focusing on your mobile for a second?", Brooke asked her mother who looked madly at her.
"Some of us have to do the work to save a company you may heard of.", Victoria bitched back.
"Stop with these comments, okay. It is my company and there is nothing that needs to be saved. The company is fine and we have bigger things to deal with now.", Brooke answered madly.
"You have to deal with both of it. If it wasn't for me…", Victoria stopped talking when Sam turned around and looked at both of them with an annoying look.
"Could you two stop fighting for today? Thank you.", she turned around again and continued walking.
Julian suddenly pointed at a huge rollercoaster, "Kids. We are driving this one now."
"No way. I'm out.", Brooke shook her head but Julian took her hand and pulled her towards the line. "Julian. I don't like this fast stuff any more."
"You cannot drive it, I am sorry.", a man said to Phoebe.
"Why?", she asked sadly.
"You have to be this big.", he showed Phoebe.
"It's okay. Phoebe and I just watch you.", Victoria took Phoebe's hand and sat down on a bench with her.
"That's mean. That is so, so, so mean.", Phoebe pouted and leaned against Victoria. They burst out into laughing when they heard Brooke screaming loudly while Sam held tightly to Ben and Kevin and Julian laughed in joy.
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"I am never going to do that again.", Brooke wobbled to Victoria and Phoebe.
"Oh c'mon. Don't be a drama queen. It was not that bad.", Julian laughed and received a mad look from his wife.
"Not that bad? I almost puked.", Brooke whined and took a sip of the water. Suddenly some Disney princesses, Mickey mouse and Minnie mouse came over to them.
"Hey.", Sam just said and laughed.
"I heard we have some special guests in here?", one Disney princess said and looked at Phoebe and Kevin.
"Who?", Phoebe asked shyly and the princess smiled at her.
"Phoebe Ferguson and Kevin Brown.", she said and Kevin and Phoebe looked shocked at each other. "And we have some gifts for you all.", she gave the boys a shirt and the girls a dress. "This is for you because we would like to take you on a special tour."
"A special tour?", Kevin asked confused.
"Yes, the parade starts in an hour and we wanted to ask you if you'd come with us to have fun?"
Brooke and Julian looked at each other and shook their heads. No one of them had arranged that. So, they knew who had done it. "Can my family come too?", Phoebe asked a little scared and the princess nodded.
"Of course they can. Just get dressed and the fun can start. May I help you with the makeup?"
Phoebe hesitated a moment but then she walked into the bathroom with the princesses, who helped her into the beautiful dress and put on some make-up on her face. "You look beautiful honey."
Phoebe smiled into the mirror and ran to her parents, "Look mom. I look like a Disney princess."
"Oh yeah. You do.", Sam said a little disgusted and received another soft slap from Julian.
"You're beautiful pumpkin.", Ben said and laughed when Kevin came over to them dressed like a cowboy.
"You look like Woody.", Phoebe said to him and he took the gun and pretended to shoot something. Phoebe stiffened up a bit and he immediately took back the gun.
"So, we have a surprise for you all.", the princess said and made everyone close their eyes. When they opened them again all of them gasped except of Victoria.
Phoebe immediately ran into the arms of the people she had missed so much and cried. So did Nathan, Haley and the kids.
"Are you happy Phoebe?", the princess asked her and she nodded. Brooke couldn't believe what Victoria had done to them.
"Thank you", she whispered to her mother but instead of accepting this compliment, Victoria shook her head.
"I didn't do that for you.", Victoria answered and walked away. Brooke looked after her with an open mouth.
"I don't get her. I just don't get her.", she whispered madly and was relieved when Julian slung his arms around her and kissed her softly.
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"I cannot believe that I'm wearing this.", Sam looked down at her dress when she was sitting in the horse buggy in the middle of the parade.
"Me neither.", Victoria looked the same, "Whoever made this dress does not have any talent."
Brooke and Julian could still not believe that Phoebe made them all wear this stuff. They waved happily into the crowd and threw some candy while the kids were in front of them and having fun.
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"That was so much fun.", Lisa jumped around in her costume.
"I cannot believe you're here.", Brooke hugged Haley from behind. Haley turned around and hugged Brooke tightly. Both women started to cry a little because of all those overwhelming feelings.
"Mooooooooom. Aunt Haley.", Phoebe pulled them apart. "we want to go in there.", Haley and Brooke looked down at Phoebe and Haley immediately took her into her arms and held her tightly and both women hugged again with Phoebe in the middle. "I wanna go in there.", Phoebe whined and tried to get free.
"Okay you whiny girl. Let's go.", there were many mirrors inside that room that made everyone look funny. All of them had to laugh a lot and enjoyed each other's presence.
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The three days in Disneyland were something all of them needed. Even Victoria was having fun although she did not admit it. She thought about the changes that would come when her family would not be around her any more. The Scotts flew back to Tree Hill while the Bakers flew to New York again.
"Luckyyyyy.", Phoebe ran to her dog and cuddled a little with him, "I had the best time. We were in Disneyland and Kevin won the competition. He's the smartest brother ever.", Phoebe started to talk to the dog as usual.
"My whole back hurts from the rollercoaster.", Sam whined and sat down on the couch.
"Why don't you take a bath?", Brooke suggested and shook her head when Sam looked with a smirk at Ben, "Alone!"
Sam immediately blushed and nodded, "That's a great idea.", she jumped up and went into the bathroom.
"You should take one too, Phoebe. You're covered in dirt.", Victoria pointed at Phoebe's face.
"No, I don't want to. I am not in the mood.", Phoebe protested.
"No movie if you don't bathe.", Victoria answered.
"Moooooom.", Phoebe went over to Brooke and slung her arms around her mom but to her shock Brooke agreed with Victoria.
"You two are very mean.", Phoebe pouted and stormed to the bathroom. Both women laughed and sat down on the couch besides Kevin. Brooke took her arm around him and nodded proudly.
"You know how proud I am, right?", Brooke said to the boy who blushed a little and nodded.
Phoebe ran into the bathroom and bumped into Sam. "Heyyy, a little privacy over here.", Sam rolled her eyes and went into the tube.
"But I don't want to bathe in the other bathroom. It's scary there.", Phoebe whined and sat on the edge of the tube but slipped and fell inside the water with her clothes and dumped under. She immediately surfaced and looked shocked at Sam. While Phoebe looked like she was about to cry, Sam burst out into laughing.
"Don't laugh at me.", Phoebe whined and stood a little helpless besides the tube.
"Get out of your clothes and come inside this huge tube, you silly pumpkin.", Phoebe nodded and for the first time she did not care to undress in front of someone. Sam could see how skinny she was and the scar on her thigh worried her a little but she was glad that Phoebe jumped naked into the huge tube with her sister and took the soap to wash her face and body.
"Phoebe. Stop scratching your body so hard.", Sam took Phoebe's hand into hers and held them tightly.
"But I'm dirty.", Phoebe whispered and Sam shook her head and took the soap.
"You hurt yourself if you do it like this. And you're not dirty any more. Let's wash your hair.", Sam took shampoo and massaged it into Phoebe's hair.
"Sam."
"Yes."
"Is it my fault that your baby is dead?", Phoebe whispered suddenly. Sam stopped immediately with washing her sister's hair and made her look at her.
"Pumpkin.", she had tears in her eyes and let them fall, "it's in no way your fault."
"But…"
"No buts. Bad men kidnapped you. That was not your fault and that I'm not pregnant any more isn't yours either…It's…", Sam could not help but started to cry.
Both girls looked up when Brooke came into the room, "It's nobody's fault. Sometimes bad things happen and we cannot control it.", Brooke took Sam's and Phoebe's hand into hers. "But it's important that we talk about it and know that there are people who are always there for us."
"I'll be always there for you.", Phoebe looked at Sam who nodded and sobbed.
"Me too.", Brooke squeezed Sam's hand.
"And for you too.", she looked at Phoebe who nodded.
"Do you miss your baby?", Phoebe asked Sam who did not know what to answer.
"Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It's not like I know how he or she would look like and…I wasn't pregnant that long and I don't know if I were able to take care of it."
"I think the baby is in heaven with Becca and Doodle now. She'll take care of it.", Phoebe smiled and Sam nodded.
"I like that.", Sam whispered and shivered.
"I think you two should get out of the tube now. It's getting cold.", Brooke stated and gave each girl a kiss on the nose, "God, I love you so much."
"We love you too, mom.", the girls said in unison and then went out of the tube. Brooke slung a towel around Phoebe and dried her.
"Mom, I'm not a baby.", Phoebe protested when Brooke sat down on the toilet and pulled Phoebe onto her lap and dried her hair.
"Sure you are. You're my baby and the baby of the family.", Brooke took the hair-dryer and started it.
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Meanwhile Kevin and Julian were sitting on the couch and watched a movie. "Maybe I'm going to be a movie maker one day too.", Kevin said and Julian smiled proudly at his son.
"Maybe. You should find something that you love. How about you visit me on set one day? I could show you everything." Kevin's eyes immediately sparkled.
"That would be great.", he looked at his trophy.
An hour later Victoria came over to the family and asked the kids to leave her with Julian and Brooke for a minute. "I've got important things to discuss.", she took a deep breath and started.
"No way.", Brooke jumped up some minutes later, "You cannot do this."
"Brooke. Think about it. It's for her best.", Victoria answered immediately.
"For her best? According to you it's for her best but…"
"Actually I asked her.", Brooke and Julian looked shocked at Victoria.
"You did what?", Brooke whispered.
"I asked her and it did not seem like she disagreed with it.", Victoria smiled at the parents. Brooke and Julian did not know what to say and looked shocked at each other. Maybe it was not such a bad idea at all?
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Hey guys! I made this a little longer for all of you and I hope I didn't disappoint you and you'll tell me your thoughts. What do you thinkin Victoria is talking about? What do you want to see more? Do you miss the drama? Do you miss some scenes between some people? Just let me know!
Thank you so much! I hope you have a great sunday!
All my best,
CaseyJr.