"Haley – I have to say, you and Nathan really make gorgeous babies!" Brooke commented peering over Peyton's shoulder as they cooed over little Amelia.

Millie, Brooke, Peyton and Haley were all relaxing in Haley's living room admiring the newborn. Brooke who had been away travelling and promoting her new line had not met her new 'niece' yet and was keen to get a good look at her.

"C'mon Peyton! You've had her for a month to cuddle now… whereas I've only had 12 hours to get to brainwash…. I mean know the little one!" The girls all giggled as Peyton gently handed Amelia over to Brooke.

"Alright Brooke, we've given you time – how was it!!!" Millie asked.

Brooke smiled.

"Well Julian was in New Zealand shooting another film, so that bit sucked. I mean why would you send someone to New Zealand?! Half way across the world! Do you know how long that flight is?! He won't be back for a couple of months yet and the worst part is I can't even fly over to see him. All we can do is Skype and talk on the phone." Brooke complained.

"But the promoting the line bit? That went really well. Spent a lot of time in New York and some in LA. I think it really should take off in the coming months. Speaking of which, P. Scott, you really could make a living out of that daughter of yours if you wanted to' Brooke joked. "The number of offers I got for her from agencies who wanted to sign her up, or people who wanted to get into contact with you for some photo shoots…"

The girls laughed again. It was so good to have Brooke and her sense of humour back.

"Well lets just say her Daddy nor her Mama would be happy with that if we were parading her half way across the country for anybody. We only have her on display for her Auntie Brooke to help her promote her otherwise rather dismal lines" Peyton teased.

"Oh right! Well you're just lucky she had a nice, caring Aunt who wouldn't sign her up for anything and kept turning deals away! Where is little namesake anyway?" Brooke asked.

"She's spending time with Karen who's back in town. Karen is going away again soon, so wants to soak up as much Sawyer time as humanly possible. I have so much free time I don't know what to do with myself!" Peyton jokes.

"Where are they headed this time?" Haley asks.

"Funnily enough, back to New Zealand and Australia to visit Andy's family. Karen said they will probably spend the majority of a year there and then perhaps decide where they want to settle down. I think they want to stop travelling so much to give Lily a little bit more stability."

"Jaime's going to miss her company" Haley observed. "They've really struck up quite the friendship. Reminds me of Lucas and I."

Peyton smiled. She certainly was sad to see her Mother in Law leave town again. She knew Sawyer loved their company and loved playing with her 'aunt' and Jaime. Sawyer certainly wouldn't know what to do with herself once mischievous Lily is gone.

After a few minutes silence Brooke interjected once more.

"Well I've filled you ALL in on my news and yet none of you have filled me in on yours! C'mon – spill! Other than the numbers of Tree Hill increasing by one, what else has been happening?!"

The girls laughed, Peyton especially. She really missed her best friend over these past few months.

"You should know better than to ask that question Brooke!" Peyton teased. "Isn't the glory of Tree Hill that nothing ever changes?!"

"That's not what I've heard. When I was a little girl there was something exciting happening every week, what with all the drama's of high school and all!" Brooke joked with the voice of a martyr.

"Haley – we all know what you have been up to, so you're excused from the interrogation. Millie – you have been expert at keeping me up to date with the business side of things, but you officially suck as a gossip gal! Seriously! Where's all the news and info?! Spill woman!"

Millie laughs and looks a little sheepish. "There's nothing to tell Brooke. Everything is the same here! Well…. Except that Marvin and I are probably going to be getting a puppy soon!"

"Really?!" All the girls chirped.

"Don't tell Jaime" Haley added. "He's been bugging us for a dog since Chester died. It's just not the right timing though."

"What are you going to get?!" Brooke asks. "Please tell me you are not going to be a regular Paris Hilton?!"

"No of course not. Marvin won't let me get a little dog. We ruled it down to three breeds – a Cavvie, Cocker Spaniel or Golden Retriever. The Cavvie was ruled out because it was too small for Marvin's liking. The cocker didn't really appeal to us, so I guess we are now looking further into the Golden. It seems to suit what we are looking for. You guys have no idea though! Speaking to breeders and shelters alone is like applying for a job position!!! It's insane!"

"My how grown up we all sound!" Brooke said. "Off travelling the world for business, babies arriving, puppies arriving…. Although I guess that little Amelia will be the last baby for a while seeing as Millie is heading down the road to dogdom and I am nowhere closer to getting Julian remotely interested to being in 'the family way'" Brooke jokes.

Peyton briefly wonders whether or not she should tell the girls about her talks with Luke recently. Initially she decides not to tell them until she actually is pregnant, but then she realises what a supportive bunch of friends these girls are and decides that she wants them to know.

"Well that might now be true necessarily" Peyton says.

All heads turn in her direction.

"What – don't tell me you're getting a dog too?!" Haley interjected. "That will really set Jaime off the rails!"

Peyton laughed. "Nooo…. About the baby thing… you know, none of us having a baby, any time soon…. Well soon as in… a few.."

"Ohmigod are you pregnant?!" Haley interjected, shock written on all of the girls' faces.

"No. No, I'm not pregnant!" Peyton smiles. "But we've talked about it…."

"Woah, hold the phone!" Brooke now interrupted. "Last time we spoke about this Lucas was totally against any more children, lest something happen to you?!"

'Yeah! That's what we heard too!" Millie and Haley chimed in. All three were now staring intently at Peyton waiting on more gossip.

Peyton laughed. "Well if you nosy girls would give me a chance to explain and not interrupt all the time, one might have a chance!"

"Ok – not another word out of me… I want to hear everything" Brooke said.

"Well, we talked about it, and Lucas said that he wanted to see the doctor. I'm not really sure about what exactly changed his mind. He'd been distant ever since his mother arrived, so I'm not sure if she said anything to him or not, although I never said anything to her even about us potentially wanting more kids… so I'm not sure. But he was moping, thoughtful and withdrawn. Anyway, shortly after Amelia's birth he wants to see a doctor. We see the doctor, who basically confuses us even more and lays all of our risks and options on the table. We have a higher risk in some ways of having PP again, but then we also have some very good odds and management techniques, so we are told." Peyton pauses to take a breath before continuing.

"So after another two weeks of near silence from him, and me being too scared and confused to even broach on the subject, he just comes home one night and says he wants to give it a shot. Since then we've been talking heaps about it with each other and also with the doctors and specialists. Basically, there is no reason for us to not start trying. And that is now where we are at… well not the trying bit, but basically that if we wanted to, then it would be a recommended option for us…" Peyton clarified knowing that at least one of the girls would have taken that comment out of context.

"And you guys say that nothing has happened since I've been away" Brooke joked.