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Peyton sat on the living room floor and played with Hannah and Hayden as she waited for Brooke to come home.
"Here Peon" Hannah said as best as she could handing Peyton a handful of play-dough.
"Thank you" Peyton said taking it from Hannah. Peyton smiled as she looked at Hannah. To only be 16 months old, Hannah was exceptionally smart and too beautiful for her own good. "Hey miss Hannah are you ready to be a big sister?"
"Baby?" Hannah said looking at Peyton.
"Yeah…you're mommy's going to have a new baby…are you going to help mommy and daddy when the new baby comes?" Peyton asked looking over at Hannah.
"Baby" Hannah said again and picked up her pacifier to put in her mouth.
"Make a ball mommy" Hayden said handing Peyton some of his play-dough.
"Let's make a snowman" Peyton said rolling the yellow play-dough across the hardwood floor.
"I help" Hayden said placing a handful of pink on top of the yellow play-dough and pressing down.
"No honey don't mix it…it's not ours…it's Hannah's" Peyton told Hayden pulling the yellow play-dough off of the pink.
"Mine?" Hannah asked taking her pacifier out of her mouth and holding out her hands for the ball of play-dough.
"No mine" Hayden shouted standing up to move to sit on his mother's lap.
"Hayden be nice to Hannah…you know we have to share" Peyton scolded
"No MINE" Hayden screamed grabbing the play-dough out of Peyton's hands.
"Hayden…I'm going to kill your daddy for not putting you down for a nap today….since you don't want to share than nobody is going to be able to play with the play-dough" Peyton said sighing and putting the dough back in the containers.
"Mean mommy" Hayden cried throwing his body back against Peyton's and crying.
"Hayden we're not going to do this" Peyton said pulling Hayden up. "You know better than to act like this"
"He sad?" Hannah said looking at Peyton.
"He's just sleepy" Peyton told her rocking Hayden back and forth in her arms. Peyton sighed and looked over at the clock she heard the front door open and looked back hoping that it was Brooke.
"Hey…Peyton what are you up to?" Lucas asked setting the mail and a few grocery bags down on the kitchen table.
"I'm just waiting for Brooke to get home" Peyton said as she tried to soothe Hayden.
"Where did she go?" Lucas asked walking into the living room.
Hannah smiled and pushed herself up and toddled over to Lucas "Hi dada"
"Hey baby girl" Lucas smiled and picked Hannah up. "Where'd mommy go?"
"Bye bye" Hannah said pointing to the door.
"Where'd she go Peyton?"
"Umm….she didn't say she…just…said.." Peyton stammered trying to think of an excuse.
"She went to see him didn't she" Lucas asked his brow furrowing.
"Luke…I'm sorry" Peyton said standing up with Hayden.
"It's ok…I don't know why she asked you to cover for her…you're a terrible liar" Lucas said shaking his head.
"I know" Peyton said picking up her purse and walking to the door. "I've got to go…Jake can only play "Pretty, Pretty Princess" for so long"
"Nice" Lucas said.
"Oh…You're day will come Luke" Peyton teased walking by him. "Just wait till she gets older"
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Chase held the door open to allow Brooke to enter the house. He was admittedly surprised to see her on his doorstep on this cold winter day. The trial against Lucas was beginning in about a week and he never imagined that he'd see her outside the courtroom again. Especially not standing on his porch offering him a proposition.
Chase felt himself harden as he imagined what she was going to offer him.
Brooke nervously stepped inside the Adams's living room. She wrung her hands together as the lump in her throat prevented her from speaking. Her heart was racing and she felt the panic creep up her spine. She shouldn't be here. This was a huge mistake. Chase watched her a moment, saw the struggle in her face as she nervously glanced around the room. She sat her purse on the edge of the chair as she looked anywhere except at Chase. It had been so long since she'd been in this house. She always felt safe and comfortable at this house. Now she felt ill at ease here.
Chase cleared his throat after a moment, eager to hear her proposition. He tried to keep his voice even as to not show his anticipation.
"So, what do you want, Brooke?"
Brooke turned and looked at him. The bravado that she felt on the walk over from her house had vanished. Brooke's eyes fell to her hands and her wedding band caught her eye. She felt her heart clench as she thought of Lucas. Would he ever understand what she was doing? Would he forgive her for doing what she was about to do? Would she ever be able to tell him?
Chase was tired of the silence that filled the room so he broke it.
"Brooke, if you're here to take me up on my proposition, I accept. I knew you'd come around."
Brooke looked at Chase incredulously.
"Excuse me Chase?" She responded, revulsion in her voice. "What makes you think I would take you up on your disgusting offer?"
Chase tried to hide his surprise.
"Well, why else would you be here? You want me to drop the charges against Lucas, right?"
"Yes, Chase that's why I'm here. I'm here to ask you to please drop the charges." Brooke almost choked on the words. She felt powerless, at his mercy and she hated that feeling, but she would subject herself to this humiliation if it meant that it would help Lucas.
"Well, Brooke. I told you what I want in exchange for that."
"Chase, how can you be such a pig?" Brooke spat unable to stop herself. "I would never whore myself to you. Not for anything in the world."
"Not even to help your husband? You must not love him all that much."
"You're pathetic Chase…What happened to you?"
Chase shook his head and walked to the couch and sat down.
"Then you're wasting your time being here Brooke. You want Lucas to go free then you have to be willing to spread your legs for it."
Brooke felt her stomach lurch at his suggestion but she knew if she didn't change tactics fast this whole visit would be a waste of time and she wasn't willing to contemplate that.
"Chase, here's what I am willing to offer you."
Chase held up his hand to halt her words.
"Brooke, if is doesn't include you and me naked then I'm not interested."
Brooke narrowed her eyes at him. How dare he speak to her like this?
"Chase, I'm going to bury you in court. You may think you're going to get off, but I assure you, I'll make you pay for what you did to me. Now I'm willing to let it go. Forget it ever happened and drop the charges against you if you drop yours against Lucas."
Chase laughed out loud.
"You're kidding right?" He asked as he stood up and advanced toward her.
Brooke stood tall and didn't back away as much as she wanted to.
He stepped very close to her, his face mere inches from hers. Brooke's arms instantly went to her stomach in an effort to protect her unborn child.
"Brooke, you'll never win your stupid case against me and if you think you will, you're delusional. I have nothing to lose here by either one of these trials. But you do. Are you willing to lose Lucas? Are you willing to lose your husband to jail?"
Chase reached out and ran his fingers lightly along the side of her breast. Brooke jerked back, away from him and glared at him.
"Don't you touch me Chase." She warned in a low voice.
Chase laughed as he dropped his hand to his side.
"Brooke, get the hell out of my house, it will do neither your or Lucas's case any good once I tell my attorney you tried proposition me."
Brooke didn't move. She wasn't going to give up that easily.
"Chase, you can't possible think that you'll be left unscathed in this whole thing. Your name will be ruined when I'm finished with you. And it will follow you all the way back to Florida. I'll make sure of that."
"Brooke, don't threaten me." He leaned toward her so that she could feel his breath against her face. His voice lowered.
"I knew you were feisty in bed. Looking back on it now, I should have done a lot of things different that day…if Nathan wouldn't have hit me then I'd have reminded you of what it was like that night at that graduation party."
Brooke's eyes were hard as he spoke to her. She didn't let his words affect her and she stepped back. His invasion of her personal space was disconcerting. Chase continued his monologue, oblivious to her movement.
"You're lucky I only left bruises on your back Brooke. You don't know what you missed out on. I could have given you more pleasure than you ever imagined."
His breath hitched slightly as he continued.
"Chase please…don't do this….I just don't understand why you have to be like this…I just want to know what happened to you…please"
Chase's face hardened at her words.
"You know Brooke, it gets me really hard when you beg like that. The funny thing is you don't know anything about me….that night in the back of my car was the best night of my life…we could have that again"
"Chase…you're dreaming"
Chase grabbed her by the arms and pulled her against him, making sure she felt his throbbing arousal against her belly.
"I assure you Brooke, I'm not ."
Brooke struggled against his grasp as panic started to well in her heart. She glanced around the room looking for anything she could use on him.
"Let me go Chase."
Chase leaned forward and inhaled the scent of her hair.
"God, Brooke! You smell so incredible. Don't you know I'd give you anything you asked? Anything at all. All I want is the chance to show you how much I love you."
"You don't know what love it Chase."
He ignored her comment as he inhaled again.
"Just give me another chance."
The bile rose in Brooke's throat again as she continued to struggle against his strong grasp. Chase was oblivious to her struggles as he continued to speak.
"I want you so much do you have any idea how much I want to make love to you?"
Brooke closed her eyes and turned her head at the images he was invoking.
He bent his head and brushed his lips against her neck above her collar. Brooke raised her arms to his chest and gave him a hard shove but Chase didn't even budge.
"Chase, I mean it! Get your hands off me or I'll scream."
He laughed as he licked her warm skin.
"Brooke, go ahead and scream. No one will hear you. Besides like I said I've wanted to make you scream for a long time."
Brooke lifted her knee and rammed it into his groin the same way she had wanted to do the night he tried to rape her . Chase stumbled back, momentarily stunned.
"You bitch!" he growled as he clutched himself.
"I warned you Chase, I won't be manhandled by you ever again. This was a mistake coming here. I thought maybe there some semblance of human decency inside you. Some remnant of the man I used to know and love. Now I can see that he no longer exists. And as angry as I am at you for everything you've done to me, I feel more sorry for you than anything else. You're a pathetic excuse for a man. You are a monster Chase Adams and I hope you rot in hell."
Brooke grabbed her purse and walked for the door.
"Brooke, the only person is who going to rot in hell is Lucas. He's going to rot in prison if I have anything to say about it and that I imagine would be worse than hell for Lucas. Prison would destroy him and you know it…being away from his daughter and you…why don't you just stab him in the heart"
Brooke started for the door but Chase caught up to her and grabbed her by the arm again, turning her around to face him roughly.
"When that happens Brooke, you'll come crawling back to me begging me to take you. And let me tell you, you'll have to do it on your knees. That's where whores like you belong - on their knees. But that's where I think I'd like you best."
The tears that Brooke had been holding back at his horrible words welled in her eyes.
"Screw you Chase!"
"Oh you will Brooke! Someday you will and when you finally spread your legs for me, you'll wonder what you ever saw in Lucas."
Brooke's hand came out and connected with Chase's face. He didn't even flinch at the contact.
"Goodbye Brooke!" He said calmly as she turned and opened the door. Chase watched her as she ran down the steps and across his lawn.
Brooke walked into the house and sighed deeply she looked over at the clock and saw that it was almost nine. She walked down the hall and stopped at the nursery. Brooke walked in and found Hannah sleeping. Since it was summer she only wore a diaper and a sleep shirt. Her brown hair framed her face as she sucked on her pacifier as she slept. Brooke smiled and leaned over the crib and pulled Hannah's pink baby blanket over her body. She walked out of the nursery and across the hall to her and Lucas' bedroom. Brooke opened the door and she smiled when she heard the shower turn off. She walked over and sat down on the bed and slipped her shoes off, she turned towards the bathroom door when she heard it open, and she smiled when she saw Lucas clad in only a towel. His facial features were blank as he looked at her and simply asked.
"You went to see Chase didn't you?"
Brooke's breath hitched in her throat "What?"
Lucas's gaze never wavered as he asked his question again.
"You went to see Chase, didn't you Brooke?"
Brooke closed her eyes, defeated, before looking up at him again. She couldn't lie to him.
She wouldn't lie to him. She made a mental note to thank Peyton for covering for her so well.
"Yes, I did." Brooke admitted in a voice barely above a whisper.
Lucas ripped his towel off and tossed it onto the floor as he opened the drawer, getting a clean pair of boxers.
"Damn it Brooke! Why would you do that? Why would you risk that?"
Lucas continued to angrily get dressed as Brooke stood and walked over to him.
"Lucas, I wanted to try to convince him to drop the charges."
Lucas turned toward her, his eyes blazing.
"How could you take a chance like that? You're pregnant for god's sake….He could have hurt you." All of a sudden the blood drained from his face and he put his hands on her arms. "He didn't hurt you did he?"
"No Lucas," Brooke shook her head. "He didn't." She looked away from him.
Lucas lifted his hand to her face, his anger draining away.
"Brooke, please look at me."
She turned her face to his and her tears spilled over. He wiped them away with the pads of his thumbs.
"Brooke, please tell me what happened. Are you sure he didn't hurt you?"
"Yes Lucas. I'm sure. He said some horrible horrible things to me. He thought I had gone there to take him up on his lewd offer, the one he made at the courthouse."
Lucas's face tightened as he remembered what Brooke had told him about Chase's offer to drop the charges if Brooke slept with him. It had taken all his strength to not go over to Chase's that night and beat him senseless again.
"Damn him to hell," Lucas spat out angrily.
Brooke cupped his face in her hands. "I slapped him and told him where to go." Brooke sighed softy as he turned his face to kiss her palm.
"I'm sorry Luke. I didn't know what else to do."
Lucas's temper was rising again at her words. Why did she always try to fix things she had no control over?
"Damn it Brooke! You don't have to do anything. You just have to love me. That's what I need from you. You know talking to Chase would be like talking to a brick wall."
Brooke pulled away from him and busied herself getting her pajamas out of the drawer. It was still kind of early but she was tired…so all she wanted to do was go to bed.
"I know Lucas. You don't have to talk to me like I'm Jamie. I hoped that he might have a decent bone still left in his body and I could appeal to that. No such luck unfortunately."
Brooke pulled her tank top over her head as Lucas pulled his sweatshirt over his head, finally finished getting dressed.
"Brooke, I'm really pissed at you right now. I don't care about the stupid case; I just can't believe you took the chance going over there. God, you know you're not supposed to stress yourself out…do you want to have a miscarriage?"
Brooke turned and glared at him and Lucas shook his head wearily. "I can't believe you'd say that…no I don't want to have a miscarriage…I did it to help you"
"I can't do this right now Brooke. I'll be back later."
Lucas headed toward the door.
"Where are you going?" She asked worriedly, thinking that he might go and do something stupid. He read her mind before she could say another word.
"I'm not going to see Chase if that's what you're wondering. I just need to get out of here for a little while."
"Fine…Luke…leave just like you always do," Brooke spat as she turned around, grabbing her pajama shorts. "Do whatever the hell you want to do. I'm going to bed."
Lucas turned to look at her .
"Brooke, I leave to keep from saying things I'll regret later"
Brooke dropped her pajama shorts to the floor stalked over to the door in her underwear, and looked him straight in the eye.
"If you've got something to say Lucas just say it…don't hold back on my account."
Lucas said nothing he just leaned in and attacked his mouth to hers. Brooke groaned at the force of the kiss and she stood on her tip toes to deepen it. Brooke pulled back from the kiss long enough to pull Lucas' sweatshirt and shirt over his head. As soon as he was free of his clothes his mouth instantly went back to Brooke's he picked her up and carried her the short distance back to the bed. As soon as he felt the side of the bed he bent down and laid Brooke down across the width of the bed and pulled her panties off before moving to lay between her elevated legs. Brooke groaned when she felt the coarse material of Lucas's jeans against her center.
"Luke" Brooke groaned and she rocked her hips up into his.
Lucas bit Brooke's lip gently and thrust his hips forward.
Brooke's hands went down and she started to undo the front of Lucas's pants but he grabbed her wrists and pinned them both above her head. He held her hands together roughly and Brooke whimpered a little it didn't hurt but he held onto her wrists so tightly that she couldn't move. Lucas moved his free hand down to undo his pants and he pushed them down over his hips along with his boxers. He rose up enough to get his pants down below his knees without letting go of Brooke's wrists. Once he succeeded he laid back down on top of her and forcefully thrust into her. Brooke cried out hoarsely from the invasion. Lucas gave her no time to get accommodated to his body before thrusting into her.
"Luke…I…don't…want…you…to…be…mad….at…me" Brooke whimpered as she tried to meet each one of Lucas's rough thrusts.
Lucas only groaned in response and with his free hand he grabbed Brooke's elevated leg and pulled it up by his chest. "You shouldn't have went" he told her through gritted teeth.
"I'm…sor..sorry" Brooke gasped and tears started to well in her eyes. "Just don't leave me"
Lucas slowed his pace for a minute and he looked down at Brooke. How could she ever think that he'd leave her?. Lucas shook his head and started to pick up the pace again, his release was quickly approaching and he knew that Brooke was close too. He leaned down and attached his lips to hers. After the kiss Brooke tore her mouth away from Lucas's and cried out as her release radiated over her entire body, her own release triggered his and Lucas thrust a few more times before collapsing against Brooke.
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Brooke lay on her side of the bed in the dark room. The faint glimmer of moonlight shone through the window as Brooke rested her head on Lucas's chest.
She glanced at the clock again. It was after midnight and she still hadn't fallen asleep. All Brooke could think about was the fight her and Lucas had about Chase.
It seemed like all they did is fight lately. Brooke felt like they were slowly being ripped away from each other and she didn't know what to do. She felt powerless to stop it. This is exactly what Chase wanted. It took only a few weeks for his evil deed to work, but he was succeeding in coming between the two of them. And if Lucas went to jail for assault and battery, it would be Chase's final triumph. Jim, their attorney, seemed convinced that even if Lucas was found guilty he would probably get probation. The only problem with that would be that he would have to stay in Tree Hill for his probationary period, however long that may be. Brooke wasn't sure what they would do about that. Lucas could stay at home for that time, but what about her? She had times when she had to go to New York. What then?. What was supposed to happen if Lucas was on house arrest for a long period of time and she went into labor? Brooke told Lucas that she thought that it would be best if he quit writing for a while since he wouldn't be able to go and see his publishers and everything. Not a good idea Brooke thought. Lucas had almost gone through the roof. That had been the start of their fighting. Now it seemed they fought more than anything else. Brooke pulled the blanket tighter around her body as she listened to the soft sound of Lucas' rhythmic breathing.
Brooke turned over on her side and closed her eyes as she tried to get some sleep. Feeling her absence, Lucas instinctively rolled over and wrapped his arm around her.
He wrapped his arm around her as his body pressed gently against her back as he buried his face in her hair and inhaled deeply, letting her soft scent surround and calm him. He kissed the back of her head gently and he whispered his love for her as he closed his eyes.
A few moments later he felt her body shaking slightly and the he heard her sniffle. He tightened his arm around her and he nuzzled her neck softly.
"I'm sorry Brooke."
A soft cry escaped Brooke's lips as she turned in his arms and buried her face in his chest.
"No, I'm sorry Luke. I know what I did was stupid and I was just so mad at myself that I took it out on you."
Lucas cuddled her body close to his as her tears drenched the t-shirt he wore to bed. After a while her sobs subsided and she wiped her nose on his shirt.
"Did you just wipe your snot on my shirt Pretty Girl?" He couldn't help but laugh.
She looked up at him and he could see her lop-sided smile in the moonlight.
"Sorry," Brooke giggled as she looked into his deep blue eyes.
"Can we please stop fighting Brooke? It's killing me." Lucas admitted in a choked whisper.
She shook her head and tilted her face up to his to kiss him softly. "It's killing me too," Brooke murmured against his lips as Lucas opened his mouth in an attempt to deepen the kiss.
Brooke slid her tongue between her lips to run it along the inside of his mouth. Lucas moaned softly as he pulled her closer. He didn't want it to go too far because based on his calculations he figured Hannah would be up for a midnight feeding.. Brooke pressed against him and they kissed languidly, exploring the crevices of each other's mouths. Finally desperate for air, their lips parted and Brooke laid her head on his chest.
She let his heartbeat lull her mind, sleep finally overtaking her tired body. The last thing Brooke heard was Lucas's soft voice against the top of her head..
"I love you, B."
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Lucas entered the courtroom with Brooke beside him, her hand firmly clasped in his. It was unusual for them to be there since the trial wasn't scheduled to start for another two weeks. All Lucas knew was that his attorney had called and said they were going to have an emergency hearing and gave him a time to be there. Skillz, Karen, Jake, Haley and Nathan walked in behind them. Chase was already seated next to the prosecuting attorney and he didn't look happy at all.
Brooke suddenly felt like running, grabbing Lucas's hand, turning and running the hell out of the courtroom and never looking back. Lucas's thumb caressed her palm lightly and she looked over at him. He smiled softly, his eyes reassuring.
Lucas walked up to Jim as Brooke and the others settled on the benches behind them. Lucas removed his coat and hung it over his chair.
"So, Jim, do you have any idea what this might be about?"
"No, I don't Luke. I was hoping that you might be able to shed some light on it. The prosecuting attorney just said that some new developments that affected the case had come to light and he contacted the judge to request a sitting."
Lucas looked nervously over at Brooke then back at Jim. This didn't go unnoticed by the attorney.
"Do you have something you want to tell me Lucas?"
Lucas hesitated a moment.
"Well, a few days ago, Brooke went over to see Chase."
"What are you out of your mind?" Jim hissed quietly.
"I didn't know she was going Jim. I didn't. She wanted to ask him to drop the charges."
"Lucas, this very well could be why we're here. That's a violation of this case Lucas, especially with her case against Chase pending as well. You should have called me right away."
"I'm sorry Jim. We were both hoping that it would just go away."
Jim sighed as the court was called to order and the judge entered.
"Well, we'll find out right now." Jim whispered as he and Lucas sat down behind the long wooden table.
"All right gentlemen," The judge began. "There better be a good reason for bringing me in here on my day off."
He turned to the prosecuting attorney.
"So, Mr. Sullivan, since this was your idea, why don't you stand and tell me why you have requested this special sitting."
"Well, you Honor, there have been some recent developments in the last few days that directly affect this case."
"So you've said Mr. Sullivan. Why don't you tell me what these developments are?"
Lucas turned and looked at Brooke. He reached his hand out to her and clasped hers gently.
He could feel her hand shaking and he squeezed it reassuringly as he mouthed, "I love you."
Mr. Sullivan cleared his throat and looked over at Chase before looking back over at the judge.
"Well, come on Mr. Sullivan, I don't have all day." The judge urged the counselor.
"Well, your Honor Mr. Adams has decided to drop the charges against Mr. Scott and without his testimony the State doesn't feel it would be prudent to continue with this case."
Brooke's hand went to her mouth and she gasped softly as her eyes filled with grateful tears. Lucas's eyes closed as relief swept through his body. The room filled with questioning whispers and the judge pounded his gavel and called for silence.
"There will be silence in this courtroom. Mr. Sullivan, there is ample evidence against Mr. Scott, witnesses at the scene as well as Mr. Scott's own admission that he attacked Mr. Adams unprovoked. Why do you feel that losing Mr. Adams's testimony would warrant dropping this case completely?"
The prosecuting attorney looked over at Chase again and then looked nervously over at Lucas and Jim.
"Well, your Honor, the State feels that even with those items for submission into evidence, the case is not strong enough. We don't want to waste the taxpayers money any further on a case that doesn't have strong enough evidence to prosecute."
"I see." The judge said skeptically.
As a judge he had the power to overrule the prosecuting attorney in this matter. He looked over at Lucas for a moment, noticing the relief in the young man's face, and then he looked at Brooke. The tears that were streaming down her face as she fought to remain composed in the courtroom moved him. He noticed Lucas and Brooke's linked hands resting on the short wall separating the center of the courtroom from the benches.
"Mr. Scott, please stand." The judge commanded in a firm tone.
Lucas squeezed Brooke's hand once more before his pulled his away and stood to face the judge.
"Well, Mr. Scott, I would say you are a very lucky man. The state has decided to drop its case against you and I have decided not to overrule the State's decision. I don't want to see you in my courtroom ever again, however, or I will reinstate the charges and order the state of prosecute you to the full extent of the law. Do you understand?'
"Yes, your Honor."
"Good. Now I have some advice for your Mr. Scott. Don't be back here again."
The judge pounded his gavel and everyone stood as the judge exited the courtroom. The second he was gone; Brooke climbed over the short barrier between them and threw herself into Lucas's arms, sobbing with relief.
"Shhhh, baby. It's all right. Everything is going to be all right now." Lucas murmured against her neck as he held her tight, his own tears of relief welling in his eyes.
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Hey guys…Thanks so much for the reviews on the last chapter. I don't know if any of you caught Hilarie's movie on Lifetime called "Solstice" but it was pretty good. It kind of freaked me out a little bit. Hilarie was super cute in it if you guys ever catch it on TV you should really watch it. I'd recommend it. Anyways, I hope that you guys like this chapter and It's officially the 29th so it's my BIRTHDAY….I totally with James Lafferty was here right now…we'd cuddle and watch "George Lopez" but he's probably cuddling with Sophia right now (…not that I'm jealous or anything….well maybe just a little. I saw pics of the two of them getting ice cream together and I was so green with envy that I could have cried. It's ok though…..I wonder if Chad's available yet?? And then the four of us could double and go camping together…but then I don't know how well that would go….hmmm…Although could you imagine a James and Chad altercation…how hot would that be?