Thanks to everyone who read the last chapter. You know guys I have to say I'm missing my OTH every Monday night. I tried to cope but now "My Life as Liz" is over and I have absolutely nothing to watch on Monday's now. I think I might watch True Life tonight but I don't know. I feel like I should be in the corner shaking from withdraw. Anyway, I hope that you guys like this chapter!!!
Maureen Thanks for your review I hope you enjoy this chapter just as much as the last one.
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Long Live BRUCAS Thanks for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and thought that it was funny. I try to mix things up from serious to funny and sometimes sad or even hot. It just depends on the day and the situation.
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arubagirl0926 Thanks for reviewing for the chapter. I'm glad you like the kids, I try to keep them as normal as possible, I think I probably make mistakes on age timelines and people are probably like "No 1 year old can talk like that or no 3 year old would do this" I tried to base them on the kids in the nursery at my church so again thanks for reviewing and I hope that you continue to read and review.
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DANI OTH Let me just say that you don't even know how much fun we could have at Disney. I know that we've never met or anything but I just made up a scenario in my mind I picture it as we're wearing the same One Tree Hill shirt and we're both there and walking around. Then we spot each other wearing the same shirt and you're like "I love your shirt, I write fan fiction for OTH" Then I go "Me too" Then you say "I'm DANI OTH on ." Then I say "No flippin way I'm BandLforever" Then we'd go get a giant turkey leg and ride the tea cups. Anyways. Thanks for the review and I hope that you like this chapter just as much.
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Lucas walked up to the room carrying a sleeping Hannah. He looked over at Nathan and Haley who were both visibly exhausted.
"I'll see you guys in the morning. What time do you want to meet for breakfast?" Lucas asked as he fumbled in his wallet for the card key to the room.
"Breakfast?....I hope to not be up before noon" Haley grimaced before yawning and putting the key in her and Nathan's key slot.
"I'll take that as she doesn't want to meet" Lucas joked to his brother who was leaning against the door frame.
"Yeah, you know Hales, she's a nightmare when she doesn't get at least 10 hours of sleep" Nathan joked.
"I heard that" Haley's voice called from inside the room.
"It doesn't matter to me man, we can just play it by ear" Nathan said.
"Sounds good to me" Lucas said as he opened his hotel room door and waved goodnight to his brother.
Lucas walked in the room and laid Hannah down on the bed before turning to the other bed in the room. He expected Brooke to be laying there but all he found were the sheets pulled down to the middle of the bed. He looked over the pack and play and saw Isaiah sound asleep. He pulled the blanket up higher over his son when he noticed the light shining from under the bathroom door.
"Brooke?" Lucas asked softly as he gently knocked. When he received no answer he slowly turned the handle and pushed the door open. His heart stopped at the image that was before him. There leaning against the bathtub was Brooke. Her terrycloth robe was stained with blood and sweat poured off of her forehead as she turned her head to the side and looked up at her husband with dark sunken eyes.
"Luke" Brooke whispered as he rushed to kneel down beside her.
"Brooke, Brooke" Lucas yelled as he pushed the sweat slicked hair off of Brooke's forehead and that's when he noticed the pool of blood that was slowly leaking out from beneath her.
"Oh god Brooke, what happened?" Lucas asked as he reached into his pocket for his phone to dial 911.
"I'm so cold" Brooke whispered as she turned her head to the side to look towards the window.
"Help's on the way baby girl. Just stay with me" Lucas pleaded as he reached down to pick Brooke up. He pulled her into his lap and started to brush the hair out of her across her forehead.
"I'm sorry" Brooke whispered as she rested her head against Lucas's neck.
"Don't say sorry" Lucas said pulling his head back to look at her. "Just stay awake"
"I can't…" Brooke trailed off. Lucas wrapped the robe tighter around her. Her whole body was cold to the touch and he was trying anything he could do to warm her up.
"Just stay with me Pretty Girl" Lucas pleaded as the tears started to roll down his cheeks.
"I love you" Brooke whispered as she lost the battle and her eyes slowly shut.
"BROOKE!!" Lucas screamed as he shook her. Her whole body was loose and he pulled her robe apart to feel her heart beating and he found nothing against his hand.
"Brooke, please don't do this. Don't leave me" Lucas sobbed as he held his wife's body against him. He had no response though. He didn't know CPR he didn't know anything he could do to help her. So he did the only thing he knew he could. He held her limp body against him and cried.
Lucas's eyes shot open and he leaned up on his arms as he looked at the sleeping form beside of him. Sweat was running down his entire body regardless that it was freezing in the hotel room. There was no way he was going to be able to go back to sleep after that nightmare. There was no way he was going to be able to sleep at all until Brooke got checked out by a doctor. He didn't know where her medical issue was coming from or what was causing it. All he knew was that it would put him at such ease if she'd just go to urgent care and get checked out.
Lucas laid a hand on the shoulder that was beside of him and he gently shook her. "Brooke"
Brooke murmured something incoherent against the pillows and she rolled over on her back to look at Lucas. "Luke, are you ok?"
"No, Brooke I'm not ok" Lucas sighed as he reached over to turn the bedside lamp on. "We need to talk"
"Lucas, it's 3 in the morning" Brooke yawned "Can't we talk in the morning?"
"No, cause you might be dead later" Lucas said with a sigh as he leaned back against the pillows on the bed.
"Lucas, what are you talking about?" Brooke asked as she looked over his shoulder to make sure Hannah was still asleep.
"I'm worried about you Brooke" Lucas said as he turned to face his wife "I know something's wrong and you aren't telling me what it is"
"Broody, nothing is wrong, I'm fine" Brooke assured.
"Then why are you having cramps and not feeling well and not eating?" Lucas asked.
"I don't know, It was just the heat. I mean it was like 103 degrees today. I just didn't take the heat well. Not to mention I didn't sleep well the night before" Brooke said as she curled up against Lucas.
"Why did you leave the park then?" Lucas asked as he wrapped a stiff arm around his wife.
"Because our son was about to have a nervous breakdown, I love Isaiah and I don't want the earnings from the summer line at Clothes Over Bros to go into his therapy" Brooke joked but her smile fell when she realized Lucas wasn't laughing.
"It's not funny, Brooke" Lucas sighed as he looked at her. The thought of having to go the rest of his life without her made his very soul ache. The woman laying in front of him was his life, and his everything, and all he wanted was for her to be healthy.
"Luke, I brought Isaiah home on the monorail, we came up to the room, I bathed him, changed him, ordered us both a bedtime snack of fruit from room service. I brushed his teeth and he and I laid in bed until he fell asleep. Once he was asleep I took a shower and went to bed. That's all that's everything I did when I got to the hotel. I promise you I'm not hiding anything from you. It was just the heat" Brooke assured.
"Would you just go to the clinic to get checked out for me tomorrow? Please Brooke" Lucas pleaded.
"If it will get you off of my back, I'll go to the clinic while you and Nathan take the girls to the Princess Tea Party" Brooke wiped a bead of sweat off of Lucas' arm as she looked up at him.
"Thank you" Lucas sighed. He felt like an entire weight had been lifted off of his shoulders and he pulled Brooke against him and he kissed her gently on the forehead.
"Can we go to sleep now? We have to meet Haley and Nathan for breakfast and you know how they get when they don't eat" Brooke curled deeper against Lucas and closed her eyes.
"Do I ever" Lucas said as he reached over and turned the bedside light out. He wrapped his arm around Brooke and did his best to fall back asleep.
"You look nice daddy" Hannah said as she took a hold of Lucas's hand as they sat at the table for the Princess Tea Party.
"Thank you Hannah" Lucas said with a yawn. He didn't sleep very well after his nightmare and when he did finally drift off it was time to meet for breakfast.
"Rough night Luke?" Nathan asked as he looked around the room. Everywhere he looked there were mothers and daughters. But thanks to Haley here he and Luke sat. Surrounded by baby dolls and toddlers and princesses he didn't even know.
"You have no idea" Lucas sighed as he rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"Put your crown on daddy" Hannah said handing it up to her father.
"Hannah, daddy already has the boa on. Don't you think that's enough?" Lucas asked looking over at his daughter.
"Pwese daddy?" Hannah asked her tiny hand holding the pink crown up to her father.
"Fine" Lucas sighed as he took the crown from Hannah and placed it on top of his head. "Are you happy now?"
"Very" Hannah said as she reached for the cookie that was on her plate.
"This is ridiculous" Lucas said as he looked at his brother.
"Hey, I'm wearing my crown. It's only fair that you wear yours" Nathan said as he plucked the blue feathers from the boa off of his dress shirt.
"I have to say Nate, blue is your color" Lucas said looking at his brother.
"Well thanks, I decided I should color coordinate my accessories with my ensemble" Nathan rolled his eyes and made a mental note to get Haley back for her little trick as soon as they were alone together.
"Mrs. Scott" The nurse at the clinic called as Brooke got up from her seat and followed the nurse down the hall.
"What can we help you with?" The nurse asked as they walked into an exam room and sat down.
"My husband has been bugging me about getting a checked out. I haven't been feeling well lately and I tried to explain to him that it was just the heat but he doesn't listen to me" Brooke explained.
"I see" The nurse said as she wrote a few notes down on Brooke's chart.
"I feel fine today. I really do" Brooke assured.
"I didn't say any different sweetie" The nurse said as she leaned forward to pat Brooke's leg gently.
"Sorry" Brooke said turning her head away in embarrassment.
"It's ok. The doctor will be in shortly" The nurse said as she walked out and shut the door behind her.
"Mama, when do we get to go to the park?" Jamie asked as he and Haley got into the swimming pool
"We're going to go to the water park tomorrow" Haley explained as she held Isaiah against her as she walked further out into the water. Isaiah held onto Haley as he felt the cool water of the pool touch his back and belly.
"Is it going to be just you and me and Isaiah today mama?" Jamie asked as he held onto the raft that they'd bought at the dollar store.
"Until your Aunt Brooke gets back. She had to run into town to get something" Haley explained as she bent her knees and let the pool water come up to Isaiah's shoulders before she stood back up. The action sent the toddler into a fit of laughter as he clung to his aunt.
"Will you ride the big water slides with me tomorrow?" Jamie asked as he pulled himself up on his raft.
"We'll see. Mama's not as young as she used to be so I might have to find my courage" Haley ran a hand down Isaiah's bare back as she cradled the baby making sure she held him tight as she walked around the pool.
"You're plenty brave mama. You're the bravest person I know" Jamie said as he paddled over to his mother.
"Well thanks baby" Haley said as she wrapped her free arm around her son.
"Can I take Isaiah?" Jamie asked.
"I'll just hold him. He can't swim sweetie he's just a baby. You go and have fun and we'll stay here and watch you ok?" Haley said.
"Alright, do you think they'll have things for me and the babies to do tomorrow at the water park?" Jamie asked.
"I sure do buddy. In fact they have a lazy river and a wave pool. You're going to have so much fun tomorrow" Haley assured.
"I can't wait" Jamie said "I love Disney World"
"A boy after my own heart" Haley was glad that Jamie showed such enthusiasm for things. Sure the park was busy and some people were not as nice as others but it was more than worth it to see the wonder in her son and daughters eyes as they took in their experience at the park. Watching Jamie stare with wonder at the fireworks the night before had been enough to bring Haley to tears. She loved family vacations and knew they needed to take more together.
"Mrs. Scott?" Dr. Marshall said as he walked into the room.
"Yes?" Brooke asked as she waited to hear the results of her blood work.
"We did notice something on your labs when they came back" Dr. Marshall explained as he looked over her lab results.
"Well, what's that mean?" Brooke asked.
"You're hormone levels are elevated. Mrs. Scott is there a chance you could be pregnant?" Dr Marshall asked.
"I don't think so. I mean my husband and I are safe and I'm on birth control so. I don't think so" Brooke looked down at her hands and sighed. "Are you sure I'm pregnant?"
"No, I was just asking elevated hormone levels could mean anything. I would like to do an ultrasound to check a few things out" Dr Marshall assured.
"When do you want to do that?" Brooke asked
"Right now" Dr. Marshall said as he reached into a cabinet to hand Brooke a large water jug. "There's a fountain down the hall. I need you to fill this up and drink it all cause you need a full bladder for the procedure"
"Thanks" Brooke said as she took the jug from the doctor and watched him walk out the door.
So do you guys think Brooke should be pregnant or do you think it's too soon? Should it be another medical issue or nothing at all? It could even be something serious if that's what you guys want. Just let me know what you guys think. Thanks, Ashley