Thanks for all the reviews and thanks to everyone who read. I have an explanation for the dream, and that would be: I'm a chicken. I felt like I wrote myself into a corner, and if I'm being honest I wanted to write the Princess Tea Party with the kids and Nathan and Lucas, I knew Lucas wouldn't go if Brooke was sick: so I changed a few things. I didn't think things through, but I'm going to try not to disappoint those of you who want drama. Also, I took everyone's opinion of what they wanted to happen to Brooke into consideration and I hope that you guys aren't disappointed with my decision. Thanks, Ashley
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
dianehermans Thanks for your suggestion and thanks for reviewing!!!
arubagirl0926 Thanks for your suggestion. I hope that you like the chapter and what happens.
Long Live BRUCAS Yeah, it was a dream. I feel bad cause I know it confused a couple of people. My only excuse is that it sounded like a smart idea in my mind lol. Thanks for reviewing for this chapter!!!!
supergirl818 Thanks for reviewing and for answering my question at the end of the chapter!!!!
DANI OTH Oh my gosh OTH shirts would be awesome. No joke I used to have a Titanic shirt that had Jack and Rose on it and I wore it so much that the image on it cracked. I was big time Titanic…BIGTIME. I'm glad you liked this chapter and that you like the interaction with Nathan and Lucas.
onetreehillgirl066 Who doesn't love a Brucas baby? I know I do. Cause they're the best babies ever.
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tanya2byour21 Thanks for your review. I'm glad you're glad it was a dream. I feel bad cause I think it might have po'd a few people. I'll make up for it though. Or at least try to. Thanks for reviewing.
OTH-Brucas-Love I hope you get your log in problem fixed. Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you like the Nathan and Luke breakfast. I could just see them getting suckered into it. Plus, they'd never say no to their daughters….cause they're total pushovers.
stagediva23 I'm sorry that it confused you. I guess I should have put it all in one part instead of splitting it up into two different chapters. It was a spur of the moment decision cause I originally had a different idea but thought that seeing Brooke like that would traumatize the kids in the story. After all they are on vacation and I just chickened out I guess. I had this whole idea and then changed my mind at the last second. I hope that what I've come up with will be enough to give you the drama that you want.
Also, you totally got the better end of the deal Splash Mountain is AWESOME!!! I waited in line for the longest time but it was worth it. Then this past Summer I went with my best friend and this guy she was friends with, well I wanted to ride Splash Mountain and the guy that was there with my best friend said and I quote "Splash Mountain is stupid. If you want to go on it I guess you'll be going by yourself" I didn't even know what to say at the moment but I was pissed off the rest of the night. Nobody talks about Splash Mountain like that. Splash Mountain rocks.
Elilo Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you like the kids in the story. I have an image of what I see their kids looking like. I always imagined that Hannah would look like Suri Cruise and Isaiah would look like Levi McConaughey. Then Leah would look like Jessica Alba's daughter Honor. I know I geek out it's just what I imagine what I base their kids off of. Now that I've confessed to what a dork I am, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
leahx23 Thanks for your review. I'm glad that you're happy it was a dream. I know I need to focus more on Brooke's pregnancies. That's such a good idea about lamaze and baby shopping. I never would have thought about that. That's why I ask for requests cause you guys are always full of good ideas!!!
wrestlingfan29 A Haley and Brooke pregnancy at the same time would be so funny. I could imagine them running Nathan and Lucas all around town. That's such a great idea!!!!
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TivaxBrulianxKibbs I know how you feel about sick people in stories. It breaks my heart. There are some SAD stories on here about one of the main characters being sick and it kills me to read it. Thanks for reviewing and I hope that you like this chapter!!!
Brooke ran a manicured nail over her flat stomach as she waited for the ultrasound technician to come in the exam room. She wished that the person would hurry cause she had to pee bad. She forgot about how awful it was to have a full bladder while they did ultrasounds. Maybe it was because she was so wrapped up in seeing her unborn children on the screen then to worry about having to pee. Either way now it was the only thing she was thinking about. Brooke lay back against the exam table and tilted her head back. She didn't know what she was going to do if she was pregnant. This wasn't something she and Lucas had planned on, with everything they'd been going through lately this was the last thing they needed.
Although, a baby could fix their problems. She thought back to the moment that Hannah had been laid in her arms for the first time. The love that she felt the second she laid eyes on that little face with the chocolate brown hair and the piercing eyes was indescribable. She had the same feeling the first time she saw Isaiah, her handsome baby boy he was so teeny tiny that she was afraid to even touch him out of fear of hurting him. That was all changing now, he was her chunky monkey, he was stubborn and strong willed, and like his father always had the brooding face as he examined everything around him. Sure, she loved Lucas but the love she had for her kids was unreal. She'd go to the end of the earth to make sure they never felt an ounce of pain. Everyone always told her how it's a love like no other but she never understood until she became a mom. She and Lucas could handle another baby, they had been through a lot and she loved him more now than she ever had. Brooke's thoughts were interrupted by the ultrasound tech coming in the room.
"Mrs. Scott….how are you feeling today?" The tech asked as she sat Brooke's chart down on the counter and washed her hands.
"I'm ok. Just ready to get back to my family at the hotel" Brooke answered. She turned her head to find the tech grabbing a paper towel and drying her hands.
"On vacation are you? Where are you from?" The tech walked over to the ultrasound machine and slipped on some gloves before pulling Brooke's shirt up over her stomach.
"North Carolina" Brooke watched as the tech unzipped Brooke's shorts and folded them back before pulling the paper blanket up over her hips.
"Wait, are you the Brooke Scott? The Clothes Over Bro's designer?" The tech asked stopping what she was doing and taking a look at Brooke.
"That's me" Brooke said softly.
"I have so many of your pieces. I love that they're so affordable and stylish. I think it's great that you have a line that everyone can afford" The tech explained as she reached for some gel.
"Thanks" Brooke said "I just want everyone to be able to look nice"
"Well, you're extremely talented" The tech praised as she squirted the liquid onto Brooke's stomach.
"Thank you" Brooke tried to turn her head towards the screen on the machine but sighed when the tech turned it away from her.
"Mrs. Scott?" The tech said after a few moments.
'Yeah?" Brooke asked as she studied the furrowed brow on the young girls face.
"Have you been having any trouble with your menstrual cycles?" The tech asked looking away from the screen and at Brooke.
"What do you mean?" Brooke asked
"Well, I mean do you experience heavy bleeding or spotting? Cramps?" The tech asked as she looked back at the screen.
"No more than most women. I guess" Brooke explained she felt her heart start to race as the tech took the controller off of Brooke's stomach.
"I'll be right back" the tech explained "I'm going to go and get Dr. Marshall and have him come in here for a second"
"Why? What's wrong?" Brooke asked pushing herself up on her elbows.
"Nothing ma'am" The tech assured as she walked out of the room and came in a few seconds later with Dr. Marshall behind her.
Brooke watched as the tech handed Dr. Marshall a print out of her ultrasound and he studied it for a few moments before looking at Brooke.
"I go and see Cinderella daddy" Hannah said as she pushed her plate away from her on the table.
"Hannah, you need to wait on daddy to take you" Lucas explained before taking a drink of his water.
"I not want to…it's just there daddy" Hannah said pointing across the room to the table where Cinderella was sitting.
"Hannah, you are 3 years old….not 21….daddy will take you over there when he's done eating" Lucas sighed and looked over at Nathan who was wiping the front of Leah's yellow Belle costume.
"I can't believe that we paid 80 damn dollars for tea and finger sandwiches" Nathan sighed.
"And scones" Lucas added.
"And who the hell puts a quota on the number of sandwiches you are can have? I don't know anybody who cuts sandwiches into 4 pieces anyway. It's stupid. I'll tell you why they do this, they do it because they can. Cause it's a conspiracy against the public, they starve you so you'll leave the tea party and go out and buy 40 dollars worth of food that only feeds one person. Because they can't offer value meals" Nathan sighed as he leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"Nathan, it's for little girls and what the hell….value meals?....this isn't Wendy's" Lucas shook his head and turned to see Hannah sliding off of her chair. She rocked back and forth and held onto the sides of her Cinderella costume. Lucas watched her bite her lip and he knew that was going to make a run for it.
"Hannah" Lucas started "What did daddy say?"
"Pwese daddy" Hannah turned to look at Lucas and she held onto the fabric of the chair.
"Hannah, no" Lucas said as he pulled the chair Hannah was sitting in out more. "Sit down. We will go when everyone is done eating"
"I hungry" Hannah said pulling herself up in the chair as she kicked her legs back and forth under the table.
"Welcome to the club" Nathan said as he looked at his niece.
"Nathan, when we get up to the room we can order room service" Lucas had to admit Nathan was right. For the price of what you got it wasn't worth it.
"Sounds good to me. Let's blow this pop stand" Nathan said pushing his seat back from the table.
"Go there" Leah said pointing to the princess table as Nathan lifted her off her seat.
"How about we go see mommy instead?" Nathan offered.
"No mama" Leah shook her head and pointed over to where Cinderella and Belle were sitting.
"Come on Leah, give your old man a break" Nathan sighed as he sat his daughter down on the ground.
"Bye bye daddy" Leah said as she took off running over to where the princess table was.
"She was so much easier to handle when she couldn't walk" Nathan said to Lucas before he took off after Leah.
"We go too daddy?" Hannah asked as she slipped off the chair to look at her father.
"Yes, let's go see Cinderella" Lucas sighed as he pushed his and Hannah's chairs both in.
"Put dis on" Hannah said as she handed the crown up to Lucas.
"Hang on a second Hannah" Lucas said as he felt his phone vibrating against him and read the word Brooke before answering.
"Endometriosis?" Brooke repeated as she sat in Dr. Marshall's office.
"Yeah, your ultrasound scan shows that there's some scaring on your ovaries and your uterus. My guess would be from the trauma of pushing so hard when delivering a preemie" Dr. Marshall explained.
"Well what's that mean?" Brooke asked unsure of what to think.
"Well you see In endometriosis, the endometrium, which normally lines your uterus, grows in other places as well. Most often, this growth is on your fallopian tubes, ovaries or the tissue lining your pelvis. When endometrial tissue is located elsewhere in your body, it continues to act as it normally would during a menstrual cycle: It thickens, breaks down and bleeds each month. Because there's nowhere for the blood from this displaced tissue to exit your body, it becomes trapped, and surrounding tissue can become irritated. Trapped blood may lead to cysts, scar tissue and adhesions abnormal tissue that binds organs together. This process can cause pelvic pain, especially during your period. Endometriosis also can cause fertility problems." Dr. Marshall explained.
"So that means I'm infertile now?" Brooke asked in a whisper as she tried to swallow the lump in her throat.
"I don't know. I won't know anything without doing laparoscopic surgery" Dr. Marshall.
"When do you want to do that?" Brooke asked.
"I'd like to do it as soon as possible. The sooner I get in there the sooner I'll know what to do." Dr. Marshall answered before looking down at his calendar and then at Brooke again.
"Well my family and I are here for the summer" Brooke explained.
"How about tomorrow morning" Dr. Marshall suggested. "I'm going out of town next week and I think it will be a perfect time"
"Tomorrow morning?" Brooke repeated as her eyes filled with tears.
"Mrs. Scott, there's no reason to get upset yet. I'll know how sever the damage is when I get in there" Dr. Marshall assured.
"I need to talk to my husband" Brooke said and as if on cue Lucas walked through the door.
"What did I miss?" Lucas asked before shaking Dr. Marshall's hand and sitting next to Brooke and taking a hold of her hand.
"I'm afraid Brooke is going to need surgery" Dr. Marshall explained.
"Surgery?" Lucas asked. He felt his heart start to race. This was no dream, as much as he wished it was this was more like a nightmare.
"He thinks I have endometriosis. It's an issue with there being scarring on my uterus. They're going to go in and see how bad it is" Brooke explained as she wiped the fresh tears from her eyes.
"When?" Lucas asked.
"I'd like to do it tomorrow at Winnie Palmer Hospital. It's in town and it's dedicated strictly to women and baby health care" Dr. Marshall explained as he pulled out a pamphlet and handed it across his desk to Brooke and Lucas.
"What happens if I don't get this treated?" Brooke asked letting go of Lucas's hand.
"I'm afraid that if you don't and the scarring on your uterus is bad then it can continue to worsen and even lead to endometrial cancer" Dr. Marshall was blunt in his explanation but he was honest.
"How long will it take me to recover?" Brooke asked "I have young kids and I don't want this to ruin things for them cause we are on vacation"
"Mrs. Scott, recovery from laparoscopic surgery is usually about 3 to 4 days. It's a same day surgery which means you can come home when you are stable. I would give it about a week to 10 days for you to be back to yourself" Dr. Marshall looked at the young couple in front of him and smiled half heartedly.
"We'll be here" Lucas assured.
"Lucas" Brooke started
"No…Brooke you're getting this done" Lucas wasn't even about to listen to her. She was going to have this done if he had to hold her down and have them do it.
"You can check into the hospital at 7 am. The surgery will be at around 9 and if everything goes well will last around an hour to 90 minutes. After you get out of surgery I would say you could go home at around 2 in the afternoon" Dr. Marshall looked over the notes on Brooke's chart and wrote something on it before closing it.
The doctor stood up from the desk and was followed by Brooke and Lucas. "I promise you that everything will be ok, Brooke"
Brooke nodded and looked at the doctor. She wanted to believe him but the reality hit her that she ruined everyone's Summer and she was blinded by the tears that welled in her eyes. She felt Lucas wrap a supportive arm around her and her whole body sank into his. She was searching for the comfort only he could give her.
"Thank you sir" Lucas said as he shook the doctors hand and he and Brooke left the office.
The Next Morning
"I'm sorry that this happened Haley" Brooke sighed as she looked down at the IV the nurse had just started.
"Tigger, you don't have to apologize to me. You are going to get this surgery done and you're going to be as good as new. I mean if you can make it through a car accident that destroyed the car you were in then you can make it through anything" Haley assured.
"I just feel like I ruined everything. We were going to take the kids to the water park today" Brooke's voice trailed off as she tried to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall.
"Brooke, we have all Summer to take them to the water park. I think that things can slow down and people can take care of you for a few days" Haley patted Brooke's covered leg gently and smiled at her sister in law.
"I just don't want them to take my ovaries" Brooke whispered as a tear slid down her cheek.
"They won't" Haley assured.
"You know, the funny thing is, I was sitting in the doctor's office thinking about how scary it would be if I was pregnant again. How Lucas and I would deal with it, Then I thought about how wonderful that having my kids is. I know that Lucas and I haven't discussed having another baby, but, just the thought of knowing that we might not ever have another baby kills me. I don't want him to hate me" Brooke didn't try to hide the tears now. They fell freely down her cheeks as she covered her eyes with a hand.
"Brooke, Lucas could never hate and he will never hate you. Even if something would happen and you would be at a lower risk for fertility you already gave him 2 pretty great kids. Two kids who adore and love their mommy and daddy more than anything." Haley felt awful that Brooke was so upset. She didn't know what she could do to help her. She didn't want to lie and tell Brooke things were going to be okay when she didn't know if they would or not.
"I'm just scared" Brooke confessed as she dried her eyes with a tissue.
"I know you are" Haley said.
Just then the door opened and Lucas walked in the room. "Nathan said the kids are all still asleep. That everything was fine at the hotel for us to call as soon as we know anything"
"Thanks for calling him, Luke" Brooke said softly.
"Anything for you Pretty Girl" Lucas walked over to Haley and handed her a cup of coffee just as 2 nurses walked in.
"Are you ready to go Mrs. Scott?" one of the nurses asked as they folded up the rails on Brooke's bed and released the brakes.
"I guess" Brooke replied softly.
"You're going to be ok, Brooke" Haley assured as the nurses started to roll Brooke's bed out of the hospital room.
"Thanks Haley" Brooke replied and she turned her head to look back and saw Lucas walking right behind the bed.
The nurses rolled Brooke down to the doors to go into the operating room and stopped. "We'll be back in just a few minutes" a nurse said.
Lucas watched as the two nurses walked down the corridor of the hospital and then he looked down at Brooke. "You're going to be ok Baby Girl."
"Lucas, if something happens to me. I want you to know how much I love you" Brooke's voice shook as she tried to stop herself from crying.
"Nothing, and I repeat nothing is going to happen to you. You are going to get through this and we're going to grow old together Brooke Davis-Scott" Lucas leaned down and brushed Brooke's hair across her forehead before placing a kiss right above her brow line.
"I love you Lucas Eugene Scott" Brooke smiled up at her husband.
"I love you too baby." Lucas took Brooke's hand and brought it up to his lips and kissed it just as he spotted the nurses coming back towards them.
"They're ready for you Mrs. Scott" A nurse said as Lucas stepped out of the way.
Lucas watched as they pushed Brooke through the double doors and he stood in his place until the doors shut and he couldn't see her anymore.
"Dad, can we go down to the pool?" Jamie asked as he took the lid off of his room service cheeseburger and fries.
"Maybe after lunch buddy" Nathan answered as he made sure that Leah, Isaiah and Hannah were ok with eating before he sat down at the small table himself.
'"Is Aunt Brooke going to be ok?" Jamie asked as he took a fry off his plate and ate it.
"I sure hope so. I haven't heard anything yet but she's probably just getting back into her recovery room right now" Nathan explained as he took his knife and cut his personal pizza.
"Mama" Isaiah called as he pushed his spaghetti away from him.
"Your mommy isn't here I'z it's just us and the girls today. Doesn't that sound like fun?" Nathan asked as he pushed the small plate back towards his nephew.
"Mama" Isaiah said sadly and pushed the plate away from him again.
"She'll be home soon buddy" Nathan assured as he handed Isaiah his tiny spoon.
"No" Isaiah said throwing the fork down onto the carpet floor.
"Isaiah, you've got to eat something" Nathan said as he took the baby out of his booster chair and pulled him onto his lap.
"Mama, mama" Isaiah called as he wrapped his pudgy little arms around Nathan's neck and whined.
"Is Isaiah ok dad?" Jamie asked.
"Yeah, he's fine I think he's just in a bad mood today" Nathan reached for a slice of his pizza and took a bite of it before breaking off a small piece and handing it to Isaiah. Isaiah reached for the piece of bread and put it in his mouth before leaning against Nathan's chest.
"He sad?" Hannah asked as she ate lunch.
"Yeah, H-bug he's sad" Nathan explained.
"He poop?" Hannah asked.
"It's going to be ok, Luke" Haley rested a hand on Lucas's shoulder and patted gently.
"Did you call Peyton and Jake? Did you call my mom?" Lucas asked
"I called everyone, Lucas" Haley assured as she twisted in her seat to stretch her back.
"I wonder what's taking them so long" Lucas looked up at the clock. "It's been almost 2 hours"
"I'm sure everything is ok" Haley said as they looked toward the door as Dr. Marshall walked in.
I hope you guys like this chapter. Do you think Brooke should be able to still have kids? Do you think that Dr. Marshall should take her ovaries and make having another baby impossible? Let me know what you guys think.