Authors Note: Hey guys! Wow, the reviews from last chapter kind of blew me away, there was such a mix of emotion. I loved that the story is doing that to people. Also can I explain that I will be creating a storyline based on Avery's problem because there are a lot of people out there struggling with eating disorders and I won't to try and help those in need as best as possible so if anyone is uncomfortable with the storyline can you please leave me a review and I will try and re-write it to fit your wants/needs. It is a serious issue but I want to address it and I hope that you guys will support me through it. On to Chapter 11!

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of the characters, just some of the stories. Also, some of the lines used in here are from Jana Kramer's songs which I do not own either.

February 14th 2029

It was Valentines Day in Tree Hill and it was a favorite amongst many of the residents. Every shop or restaurant window was filled with anything related to the love filled day; red and pink, love hearts, roses etc. It was a day for couples to celebrate their love for each other and for singletons everywhere to show the world that they just don't care that they're not in a relationship.

Lucas and Peyton did the same thing every Valentines Day; a meal at a small restaurant that no one had heard of, a concert to see one of their favourite bands and then a late night drive in the Comet back to Tree Hill. However, this Valentines day they were locked away in the bathroom. They were both sat on the floor by the toilet. Lucas was holding Peyton's hair as she threw up any contents from her stomach. She had a bad dose of food poisoning.

"Its okay baby, I'm here," he rubbed her back with one hand whilst the other kept her blonde curls out of her face. "Once it's all out, you'll be fine."

"Oh God Luke, I'm sorry," she tried to say but before she could finish, she was interrupted by another urge to be sick. "I've ruined our Valentines night."

"Of course you haven't. Sure, this isn't what we planned but we're together right?" He held onto her face and stroked her cheek with his thumb.

"You're right. But what about the tickets Luke, this is 'The Get-up Kids' last ever gig. Maybe we could try and make it." She tried to stand up but Lucas held her down gently.

"Oh no wifey, you're staying right here with me. You're too sick to be going anywhere tonight." He held her into his chest comfortingly, stroking her hair.

"I wish they were playing at Tric." Peyton was annoyed. 'The Get-up Kids' were one of her favorite bands and had been since she was a teenager. "This is going to be like 'The Cure' night all over again," she said grumpily, breaking slightly away from Lucas' hold on her so she could look at him.

"Well that wouldn't be so bad because from what I can remember, you think that that was one of the best nights of your life."

"Yeah but that was mainly because of the great sex that we had in the back of the Comet the end of the night. I suppose tonight could end the way 'The Cure' night did?" She looked hopefully at Lucas.

"I don't think so honey, even if you stop being sick, you're going to be in bed relaxing."

"Fine," she stuck her bottom lip out to make Lucas feel guilty but he wasn't budging.

"You can stop the puppy dog eyes and the pout; they're not going to work this time. I want you to get better; it's not fair on the baby."

"Well I think I've stopped being sick so can I go back into the bedroom now?"

"You sure you're not going to be sick anymore?"

"Well not just yet."

"Come on then Blondy." He helped Peyton up off the bathroom floor and wrapped his arm around her for support. They trudged to the bedroom and Peyton lay down, sinking into the extremely comfortable blue pillows on her bed. She grabbed her blanket and wrapped it around her.

"Are you comfy now?" Lucas asked to which Peyton responded with a nod. "Can I get you anything?"

"A glass of water would be good," Peyton smiled.

"One glass of water coming up." Lucas headed for the bedroom door.

"Hey Luke."

He turned round as soon as Peyton spoke. "Yeah?"

"I love you!"

"I love you too!"

"Come on mom, they're gonna give the table away," Avery shouted to her mom who was trying to get ready.

"I'll be ten minutes," Alex shouted back frantically searching for her make-up bag. There was a knock at the door. "Get that for me Ave."

"Got it!" Avery opened the door to see her dad standing in front of her dressed in a white open collared shirt and black pants. "You're late!" she quietly hissed, letting him enter the house.

"Avery you asked me to be here at 6.45 and its 6.46," he said holding his wrist up so that she could read his watch.

"Yeah well when a guy is trying to make a good impression, he arrives early." Chase smirked at his daughter's authority, which she had got from her mom.

"I'm sorry, I wanted to look good." He sat down on the couch awkwardly. He felt oddly out of place in his own home. "I'm glad we're doing this Avery, thanks. We needed some family time."

"Actually, the table is only for two. I thought that you and mom need to talk. So I'm going to drop Caleb off at Brooke and Julian's, then I'm staying at Annie's."

"You planned all this? Does your mom know?" Chase now looked worried; if Alex didn't know then he could end up going home looking like an idiot.

"Yes I planned it all with my cunning mind which I clearly got off mom from the look on your face and no, mom doesn't know."

Chase stood up from the couch. "I don't think this is a good idea Ave, your mom just isn't ready to talk..."

"Look," she interrupted his ramblings. "I'm going to go now. Caleb!" She shouted for her little brother, and then continued her conversation with her father. "You just sit and wait here for mom okay? And please be nice. I don't expect you guys to like have sex or anything."

"Avery Millicent Adams!" Chase snapped, shocked at his daughters statement.

"What? I'm just saying that I want you two to be civil to each other, that's it, okay?"

Chase looked at his daughters eyes, begging him to go along with her sneaky plan. "Okay fine, I'll go along with it but as soon as your mom says that she wants me to leave, then I'm going. Deal?"

"Deal." The father and daughter shook on their devious arrangement.

Haley was in the kitchen preparing her and Nathan's dinner for their Valentines night together. It was going to be perfect; Nathan's favorite meal-Mac & Cheese, Haley would play him a little piano and then she was going to show him just how much she loved him up in the bedroom.

"Mom, we're heading out now," Lydia said as she entered the kitchen to find Haley stirring the Mac & Cheese in the pot.

"And you're meeting everyone at the Rivercourt?"

"Yeah."

"Okay well don't get up to anything that you shouldn't, lay off the alcohol aaaand...don't do drugs."

"Seriously? You're telling me to be good?"

"I just felt like I had to do my whole 'Be Responsible' speech," Haley giggled knowing that her daughter was just like she was in high school and never did anything that she wasn't supposed to. "Have you got the cards?"

Lydia held up her hand which was holding several pieces of card. "All set."

"Great, go have fun." Haley leaned over to her daughter and kissed her cheek.

"You too, bye."

I'm sure we will, Haley thought to herself smiling.

"I'm ready," Alex said walking into the living room area, expecting to find her children but instead found Chase sat on the couch reading one of her fashion magazines. "Chase" Alex said in almost a whisper.

Chase looked up from the magazine and was blown away by Alex's appearance. She was wearing a peach colored dress that hung loose from her body. The material was thing so flowed beautifully when she moved. It was just the right length to show off her tanned legs.

"Wow!" gasped Chase.

"Ummm thanks," she looked sheepishly at her feet sweeping her hair behind her ear. Chase seemed unable to speak; he was just staring at Alex. "What are you doing here?" she finally asked, bringing her eyes up to ask him.

"We're going out for Valentines day."

"I'm supposed to be taking Avery and Caleb out for dinner. Where are they?"

"Caleb's at Brooke and Julian's and Avery is meeting all the kids at the Rivercourt. Look, I thought that it would be good for us to talk. One dinner, that's all I ask Al."

Alex stared intently at the man that was able to make her heart skip a beat by just looking at her. She didn't want to put her heart back out there again but at the same time, she still wanted to sort things out with Chase. "One dinner," she agreed.

Brooke and Julian were making out on their bed. Julian's shirt was already on the floor, along with Brooke's skirt and vest top. They were interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Who's that?" Julian asked pulling away from Brooke's lips but keeping his arms wrapped around her.

"Probably trick or treaters," Brooke whispered trying to continue where they left off.

"Brooke, its February. I think you should go answer it."

"Eughhh, do I have to? Why can't you, I believe you're wearing more clothes than me." Brooke pointed out as she lay there in her underwear.

"That's true but you don't seem to be as excited as me," he indicated to his crotch area.

"Fine, but you owe me Julian Baker," she huskily said. She got up from the bed and grabbed her bathrobe from the back of the door, then made her way to the front door.

"Hey Aunt Brooke," Avery grinned when Brooke opened the door. She was holding Caleb's hand.

"Avery. Caleb. What are you doing here?"

"I need you to look after Caleb for the night."

"I can't Avery, me and Julian have plans," Brooke apologised.

"The thing is my mom and dad are going out for dinner, to talk. There's no one else to babysit him."

"Alex and Chase are going for dinner?" Brooke was shocked to hear what Avery was saying. Last time she spoke to Chase, he mentioned a family dinner not a date with Alex. "We'll have Caleb for the night. It's not a problem. Me and Julian can do something another night."

"Thanks Aunt Brooke." She crouched down to Caleb's level. "Hear that buddy, you're gonna have lots of fun with Aunt Brooke and Uncle Julian tonight." She kissed his button nose. "I'll pick you up tomorrow okay?"

"Bye Avie!" Caleb waved.

"Have fun tonight," Brooke said to Avery as she picked Caleb up and took him back into the house, closing the door behind her.

"Oh Mrs Baker," Julian called from the bedroom.

"Let's go tell Uncle Julian that you're staying for the night, yeah?" Brooke walked to the bedroom with Caleb still in her arms. They walked into the bedroom to find Julian in a very naked and compromising position on the bed.

"JULIAN!" Brooke gasped.

"Oh my God, Caleb!" Julian grabbed a pillow to cover up as best as he could. He had gone bright red in embarrassment. Brooke was trying to stifle her laughter whilst Caleb was grinning at his Uncle.

"That was amazing Hales, the best Mac and Cheese you've ever made. I couldn't eat another mouthful." Nathan leaned back on his chair in enjoyment. They had just finished their Valentines meal in the dining room. He had eaten too much food, but he couldn't resist Haley's cuisine skills.

"But what about dessert?" Haley asked sitting down on Nathan's knee and wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Dessert?"

"Uh, huh," she mumbled against his neck which she had now started to kiss.

"Haley James Scott, are you suggesting that we…"

"I sure am," she smiled sexily, moving her lips down from his neck to his chest.

"Right here in the…"

"Right here," she confirmed, unbuttoning his shirt.

"Well I think I'm gonna like dessert," he smirked and then captured her lips in his.

Brooke was sat on the counter in her kitchen watching Julian pace around in front of her. He was now wearing a t-shirt and jeans. They had settled Caleb down in front of the Television, watching 'Monsters Inc.'

"Babe, its no big deal," she tried to reassure her panicked husband.

"I don't understand; why would you bring him into our bedroom?" Julian questioned, still pacing round the room.

"I didn't expect to find you in that position," she giggled.

"You knew where the night was heading Brooke Baker. We were half naked on our bed. If that wasn't leading to some good Julian love making, then I don't know what you had planned."

Brooke slid off the counter and stood behind Julian who had now stopped in the centre of the kitchen as soon as Brooke touched his arm tenderly. "Julian, he's fine. He didn't think anything of it okay?" She stood before Julian and wrapped her arms around his waist. "He's not the first child to see something like that. Remember when Lucas and Peyton babysat Lydia and she walked in on them having sex. I'm pretty sure we saved Caleb from witnessing anything like that."

"What if we've scarred him for life? What if he grows up never wanting sex or worse, not being able to?" he rambled, his eyes getting wider at every new thought. Brooke couldn't help but laugh at how flustered he was getting. "It's not funny. I'm going to be a rubbish dad."

"Don't say that." She grabbed Julian's arms. "You are going to be a great dad, okay?"

He nodded his head but didn't look convinced. He had always felt that because his father wasn't a good dad to him, then history would repeat itself. Brooke constantly reassured him that he was wonderful with all of their friend's children. Brook leant up on her tip toes and kissed Julian's lips; a short yet tender gesture. He enveloped her curvy body into him as they hugged.

"Oh Nathan, its fine, I've heard it happens to every guy at some point," Haley said. She and Nathan had moved into the living room on to the couch; both fully clothed sat under a blanket. "Maybe it was because we were in the dining room?"

"Haley we've had sex in plenty of places in the house before, its not where, its who." Nathan was in a mood due to the sex that he and Haley weren't having tonight.

"Excuse me?" she sat up and stared angrily at him.

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded. I'm sorry Hales," he reached out and held her hand. "I didn't mean you obviously, it's just…I can't stop thinking about what Dr. Copeland said today."

Earlier that day, Brooke, Julian, Nathan and Haley had gone to a Doctor's appointment so that they could talk about the surrogacy a bit more.

"I don't understand Nathan?" Haley suddenly looked puzzled. Nathan loved it when she was the one that was confused. Her nose scrunched up and her eyes went a deeper shade of brown as she tried to understand what was before her.

"Well we're not going to be able to have sex for over nine months," he sighed.

"Did you not hear ?"

"Oh believe me; I heard everything that she said."

"Then you know that we're allowed to have sex once I'm pregnant, it's just during the insemination process. We don't want you getting me pregnant."

"Yeah but then when you are pregnant, you'll be having a baby."

"Nathan, you're babbling. I don't understand…Are you trying to say that I won't be attractive because I'll look like a beached whale?"

"No. It's just it won't be like when you've been pregnant before. They were our children but now its going to be Brooke and Julian's and I don't know how comfortable I'll be…'poking' about in there," he said awkwardly.

"Nathan, a baby can't see anything and wouldn't know any different," she tried to calm him, massaging shapes on the back of his hand with her thumb.

"I don't know Hales, it's just weird."

"So you're not going to have sex with me for nine months?" Nathan nodded to her question. "The guy who would rather give up food rather than sex?"

"I'm not a sex-freak Haley. I can live without sex for nine months."

"Oh we'll see Nathan Scott," she winked.

"I've realised that if I had to choose between sex and food, I'd give up sex," Peyton declared as her and Lucas tucked in to a bowl of cereals whilst lying in bed. It was the only thing that Peyton seemed to be keeping in her stomach.

"Jee, thanks Peyt," Lucas said sarcastically.

"I wasn't thinking about sex with you honey, it's just this bowl of cereal is just so good right now."

"Just as long as you don't throw it all back up." He leant over and kissed her pale cheek.

"This is pretty perfect, isn't it?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way Mrs Scott." They both smiled stupidly at each other like two completely in-love teenagers.

"So I've been thinking, we've still got to name the little guy," Peyton said, placing her empty bowl on the bedside cabinet and turning back to Luke. He did the same.

"Considering we've wanted a son for years, I'm pretty much stumped when it comes to names for him," he confessed.

"Well I was thinking that I want to try and use my dad's name somewhere in there and I know that you want to do the same with Keith. He was the closest thing you had to a father figure and he meant a lot to so many of us, so I want our son to honor him."

"You're amazing, you know that?" he put his arm around her; she head fit perfectly in the crook of his neck.

"I try," she joked.

Chase and Alex were sat in her favourite restaurant, out on the docks. The river was lit up beautifully by the hanging lanterns. It was a perfect location for a date. The couple were eating their main meals silently. Things had been considerably awkward between them since they arrived.

"I'm just going to come out and say it," Chase said breaking the silence, making Alex look up from her chicken salad slightly shocked. "I love you Alex and I miss you."

"I miss you too Chase but that's not enough."

"I need to explain to you," he stuttered.

"Explain what Chase?"

"Explain why I've been a jerk for all these years and to explain to you how much you mean to me. It's not about Mia, Alex and it hasn't been about Mia for over fourteen years. You know when I first met you; you were like some destructive tornado that would cause mayhem wherever she went."

"If this is your way of winning me round, it's not working."

"Just listen to me. You were a mess Alex but I loved you all the same and I was stupid to leave you for Mia. I didn't know what I had until I let you go. The moment you told me about being pregnant, my whole world snapped into focus. I knew that I had made a mistake with Mia and it was you that I wanted to be with; not because you were pregnant with Avery but because you had stole my heart Alex. I know that you probably expected us to get married, but I didn't think that we needed a piece of paper to prove our love for each other you know. We were happy just the way we were. And before you say anything, I know that we haven't been happy for a while but I want to be us again…more than anything." He let a deep breath out, he couldn't believe how easy it was for him to tell her just how he was feeling. He couldn't tell what Alex was thinking, her face was too serious, like she was trying to fight back her emotions. "Please Al, I'm trying here."

"I know you're trying, but it seems that trying is all you ever do and sometimes that's not enough…I wonder where things went wrong for us Chase, I mean was it me just being selfish or maybe you were holding too much hope, I don't know. You told me that we could have it all, and I believed you because you gave me so much hope and I actually thought that you were the one I could have forever with but I think we were destined for a fall from the very beginning."

Brooke had just poured another glass of wine for her and Julian and set them down on the coffee table in the living room. They had been watching 'Finding Nemo' with Caleb but he had fallen asleep only 30 minutes into the film. Brooke and Julian loved the film so they watched it till the end.

"I should probably put this little man to bed huh?" Julian suggested, looking at Caleb who was lying in his arms after falling asleep there, snuggled under a blanket. Brooke nodded so he stood up and carried Caleb to the spare bedroom, which had become Chase's room. Brooke followed them carrying Caleb's baby blue blanket. She pulled the bed sheets away so that Julian could lay Caleb on the mattress, then she wrapped him up snug in the quilts. After looking at their nephew for a few minutes, the couple left the room, leaving the door open slightly in case Caleb got scared in the night.

"I'll get the wine and we can relax in the bedroom if you want?"

"Okay, see you in there husband." She sauntered off to the bedroom and made herself comfortable on the bed.

"Where were we?" Julian grinned as he entered the room carrying the two glasses of wine and placing them on Brooke's bedside table. He lay down next to Brooke, running his hand through her hair as his lips played with hers. A moan escaped Brooke's mouth. This was more like Valentines Day they both thought.

"Aunt Brooke, Uncle Julian." Caleb called out as he trudged into their bedroom, dressed in a long baggy t-shirt. Brooke and Julian jumped apart.

"Hey handsome, what's up?" Brooke sat up in bed.

"I can't sleep without blankie," he softly said.

"I'm sorry Cale, I brought it in here with me by mistake," she confessed grabbing the blanket from the end of the bed.

"You can't sleep without your blankie huh? Well how about we sort that out for yah?" Julian said, indicating for Caleb to come over. The young boy shuffled to the bed and took the blanket from Brooke.

"Do you want me to take you to bed handsome?" asked Brooke.

"Can I sleep here? Too dark in daddy's room." He had won Julian over straight away with his big dark brown eyes that were too adorable to resist.

"Sure, come on up buddy!" Caleb bounded onto the bed and jumped between Brooke and Julian under the bed sheets, blanket in hand.

"Julian, are you sure?" Brooke asked, knowing that this wasn't how Julian had planned their night. He didn't reply, he just kissed her and she knew that he was more than okay with it.

Chase and Alex finished their meal quickly after their slightly heated discussion and left swiftly. Chase hated the turn that their evening had taken though and refused to give up hope. He still believed that he could win Alex round, so he walked her home. He was encouraged further when she invited him in for a drink.

"What do you want to drink? We've got coffee, beer..."

"Alex, I don't want a drink. I want to sort this out between us." He walked towards her, standing so close to her that Alex could feel his breath on her face. "We can't leave things like this, I want you so bad. You don't even know."

"You think I don't know what it feels like to want someone so bad that you're using every ounce of strength that you have to stop you from touching them and getting as close to them as possible." She could see the want in his eyes, looking first at her eyes, then her lips, then back to her eyes again. She wanted to kiss him so bad but she couldn't let herself get hurt again.

"Alex," he whispered, stroking her face with his thumbs, making her close her eyes. She refused to let him see how much she wanted him. He leant in further to her face so that their noses were touching. At the touch of his skin, she took a deep breath in. Before she could breathe back out, Chase closed the gap between them and softly kissed her lips. Don't let him do it Alex, Alex was telling herself, but she couldn't find it in herself to pull away from his mouth. Before Chase knew it, Alex's tongue was rubbing against his lips begging for entrance, which he happily granted her. His lips crushed against hers vigorously. He pulled her jacket down from her shoulders and let his hands trace her body, touching wherever he could put his hands. Alex had her hands in Chase's hair, pulling his head further down so that she could get as close to him as possible.

They stumbled to the bedroom, collapsing on the bed, trying to catch breath. But neither one stopped what they had started. They were too lost in each other to care about the consequences.

"Now I know that this is nothing like going to see 'The Get-Up Kids' but I've had a pretty amazing night with you Peyton Scott and there's nowhere I'd rather be than locked away in this room."

"Likewise," she said smiling at him. They were sat in bed, leaning against the headboard and reading baby name books. "I'm feeling a bit better too. I'm sure there is something else we could be doing instead of reading these," she held up a baby name book with a mischievous look upon her face.

"Oh no beautiful, not tonight. You might feel better but you're going to be weak for a few days, so let's just lie here and let me heal you." He lay down and gently pulled Peyton onto him; her head placed on his chest. He stroked her blonde curls lovingly.

"But we're going to be the only couple not having sex on Valentines Day," she complained.

"No we're not. I'm pretty sure Alex and Chase will both be having a sex free night."

"Yeah but they don't count, they've got issues. But the others…"

"Oh yeah, they're all definitely doing it tonight," he said with certainty.

"I'm sorry Hales, I've ruined our Valentines night and you worked so hard to make it perfect," Nathan apologised, lacing his fingers around Haley's. They were still on the couch but they were now snuggled up, watching 'An Officer and a Gentleman', one of Haley's favorite films. Nathan quite liked it for the army training scenes.

"Nathan, you could never ruin our Valentines night together. Just spending time together is enough for me. It's not all about sex okay; it's about just being here with me." Nathan kissed the top of her head.

"Your kindness overwhelms me Haley James Scott. How did I ever deserve you?"

"It helped that we had great sex," she laughed, joking with him.

"Not funny Hales."

"I'm kidding and look we're not going to be the only couple having sex tonight. Alex and Chase won't be either so don't beat yourself up about it Nathan."

"Good point baby."

"I bet this wasn't how you expected Valentines to be this year?" Brooke asked. In between her and her husband was a very asleep child. "No sex."

"No, this isn't exactly how I planned our night but I couldn't be happier Brooke. Do you think Chase and Alex are getting the good loving tonight?"

"No, I don't think Alex is in the right frame of mind, so we're not the only couple not having sex."

"Being here with you, even with Caleb stretched across us both, is perfect. You're perfect." Brooke just smiled at Julian, taking in everything that he was saying to her. His love for her, always managed to blow her away. "You know what, I can't wait till we have our own little one because I could sure get used to this," he said looking at his Godson.

Authors Note: I wanted to try and make this chapter funny so I thought it would be a good idea for the couples that are together to not be able to have sex for whatever reason, and the couple who shouldnt be having sex, ends up actually having sex. In Alex's speech at the dinner, I used lyrics from Jana Kramer songs. I LOVE Jana's songs and I think that they fit Chalex perfectly. So I used them in this chapter. Leave me some reviews, let me know if you liked it, what you didnt like about it. Constructive criticism is always good.

Next Chapter: What the kids did on Valentines Day :)