Hold me, feel my heart beat.
Put your arms around me.
And kiss me again
"Hey guys!" I said after seeing the girls from work on the Skype screen.
"Brooke. You look good, we miss you." Was thrown at me all at once.
"I miss you guys too…so much. Better not be ruining the store without me."
"Never, we'll wait for you to get back to do that."
"Hopefully I'll be back soon." I said, glancing down at my arm in it's sling.
"No, you take all the time you need…" Rachel stepping in and said in a forcefully, but in a loving tone.
"We'll see."
"Alright B, we gotta get back…rest up and we'll see you soon." Quinn said always thinking about work.
"Bye guys!"
"Hales…you got two minutes." Rachel said as she was walking back to her office.
"Yes, Mommy."
"Haha…what's up Hales?"
"Nothing much, getting back into the swing of working."
"Don't get too used to it, that baby will be here in two months."
"Ya, don't scare me. So you think Lucas will let you out for the night?"
Lucas has been extremely over protective since the accident; not letting me leave the house for very long and spending every night here with me. And when he has to go down to the base, he would check in every hour on the hour. I love him and it's so sweet for him to care this much, but it's been two weeks since I've been released from the hospital…everything is healing fine.
"Don't know…he's been watching me like a hawk."
"Not even if we do a girls night by your house and he and Nate go out?'
"You're supposed to be taking it easy there missy…"
"I am…straight to work and straight home; going by you isn't that strenuous. Just ask him…you can come here and he can still go with Nathan, who already had plans to go to some bar and watch a basketball game, if that makes you feel better."
"I don't see a problem with that, but I'll ask him."
"Cool, I gotta go before Quinn throws a hissy fit."
"Ha, ok…go and call me when you get home.'' I slowly made my way off the bed and into the kitchen where Lucas was looking for something to eat.
"Hey, I didn't hear you come down…everything ok?" I walked in and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Ya, everything's fine…I'm ok…just wanted to know if you could drive me over to Haley's later for a girls night? And a boys night with Nathan and some of his friends to watch the game…"
"No."
"Why not? I'm fine…not in any pain."
"Brooke…you just had surgery two weeks ago and is supposed to be taking it easy." Lucas started to raise his voice, which caused mine to go up as well.
"I am taking it easy and I would be doing the same thing if I was at Haley's. And you seem to be forgetting that Haley is on bed rest TOO!" I said storming upstairs He was being so unfair. I started packing a quick over night bag, and didn't even realized what I was throwing in it because it was so hard to do with one hand so I was just grabbing and not looking.
"What are you doing?"
"Going to Haley's?"
"Well how are you going to get there?"
"I don't know, Rae or Haley I guess."
"Stop, you're going to hurt yourself…." I slowly stopped what I was doing and joined him on the bed. "I don't want you to go to Haley's because I'm afraid of something happening again." There it was, the real reason why. "I was so scared seeing you lying in that hospital bed and I don't ever want to go through that again."
"I get that Luke, I'm sure I would be the same way if the roles were reversed, but I'm ok now…I don't want to live my life in constant fear of something happening like that again. I love that you feel that way, but I'm ok…I'm happy…I want to get out of this house and enjoy myself. I would say that you could just stay with me and Haley, but that may be boring."
"I don't know…"
"Why don't we go? It'll be nice to get out of the house, you can just drive your car and meet Nathan at the bar so anytime you want to leave and get me, we can go…" I knew that I had to compromise a little in order to get what I wanted.
"Ok, come here you…" I laid right in Lucas's arms and it felt so nice. "I'm sorry I was being so overprotective…."
"Shhussh…it's ok, I get where you were coming from. I love you so much for caring, you have no idea, it means the world to me."
"Yes I do…it's the same amount I love you." I leaned in and gave him a kiss, while he was holding me and obviously being careful of my arm in its sling.
Sorry I haven't updated in soooo long, I was and still am crazy busy. But all that matters is that this chapter is done and hopefully more will follow quickly =)
