"Can we wake her up now?" Lindsey asked as Lucas watched his fiancé cook pancakes.

"No, not yet." Lucas said. "She will be up soon." He said as he watched her.

"Fine…" Lindsey said with a smile. "I can't wait for her to be in my life everyday." She said. She continued to make pancakes and could hear Lily was finally waking up. Lily walked out of Lucas' bedroom holding a teddy bear and dragging her blanket. She walked into the kitchen and saw Lindsey.

"Lindsey!" Lily said very excitedly. Lindsey smiled as she turned around and picked her up.

"Hey cutie pie!" Lindsey said as she hugged her and kissed her cheek. "I heard that we are going to the park today!"

"Yeah Daddy's gonna teach me to ride a bike." Lily said as Lindsey smiled.

"Well, we can't go to the park on an empty stomach." Lindsey said as she set Lily down. Lily smiled and then walked to her chair. She sat down and Lindsey place three plates on the table. Lindsey sat down and looked at Lily and Lucas. Lucas was reading the paper and eating while Lily was eating. Lindsey smiled as she watched them. Lucas noticed her watching and he set down the paper.

"So Lily we have some news for you." Lucas said as he looked at her. "Remember how I told you that I was going to ask Lindsey to marry me?" He said as she nodded. "Well, I asked her last and she said yes." He said as Lily smiled. She didn't really understand.

Peyton walked to Brooke's door and knocked.

"It's open." Brooke said. Peyton then walked in. She could tell Brooke hadn't slept all night. Peyton sat down on the bed and looked at her.

"Wanna talk?" Peyton asked.

"I waited to long." Brooke said. "I should have told him how I felt. The weird thing is, I have never felt so close to someone as I do to him. When I came back in town, I went to see him. I felt like I was apart of the family. You know? Lucas always make everything good, safe and warm." She said as she wiped her tears.

"Why did you wait?" Peyton asked.

"I was afraid of getting hurt again." Brooke said. "He's hurt me so many times, so I didn't want to put myself out there to get hurt again. But since I waited now it is too late. I love that little girl and I love him. Maybe he really loves Lindsey, and I'm just his high school love. His high school affair. Maybe I was only meant to be in his life in high school."

"What are you getting at?" Peyton asked.

"Maybe coming back was a mistake." Brooke said with a sigh. "I came back to get Lucas. I know you know but I am finally saying it out loud. I came back to get Lucas." She said as Peyton smiled.

"Then we will get him back." Peyton said.

"Peyton…he's engaged." Brooke sighed. Peyton smiled as she got up.

"And that small thing is gonna stop us?" Peyton said. "You are Brooke Penelope Davis. I've gone to jail for you. I've fought with you. I've cried with you. I have done every single day of life with you. I watched you get a job because you wanted a new dress. I watched you become student body president. You are gonna let some person who has what…." She said as she thought. "A year or two of memories with a guy that you have years of memories. You need to get up. Stop throwing a pity party and get the guy you want." She said as she pulled Brooke out of the bed.

"You're right." Brooke said as she looked in the mirror. "I am Brooke Penelope Davis for now, but I will be Brooke Penelope Scott." She said with a huge smile.

Lucas pulled into the parking spot. He looked over at Lindsey and laughed.

"I serious can't believe you got a truck as a rental." Lucas said.

"It was all they had." Lindsey said with a laugh. "It's kinda nice though." She said.

"What do you mean?" He asked as he got out of the truck.

"Well, think about it. There is more than enough room for the three of us." She said as he nodded and got Lily's bike out of the bed of the truck. While he was doing this Lindsey was getting Lily out of the truck. Lucas walked to the girls with a smile on his face.

"Ready to learn to ride your bike?" He asked as he got down on his knee.

"Am I gonna fall?" Lily asked as Lucas put his helmet on.

"No, I promise." He said as he smiled and patted her back. He then got up and they all three started walking towards the park. Lindsey had packed a picnic for them to eat while they were there. Lucas set the bike down on the sidewalk and put the kickstand down.

"Lucas why aren't there training wheels?" Lindsey asked.

"Because I'm teaching her to ride her bike, instead of her teaching herself." He said as he looked at Lily. He smiled as he picked her up and placed her on the bike. "Okay so I'm gonna hold onto the seat while you pedal. Do you remember how to do that?" He asked as he walked around and looked at her. Lindsey sat down on the bench and watched them. Lucas walked to the back of the bike and held onto it as he kicked up the stand. He smiled as Lily started peddling. Lindsey watched them as her phone rang. She turned her back and answered it.

"Lindsey! I heard you were in town." Haley said.

"Yeah, we should have lunch!" Lindsey said as she started setting things out for lunch for the three of them.

"We can do lunch soon." Haley said. "I was actually calling to see if you and Lucas would like to join us for dinner tonight."

"That sounds perfect." Lindsey said.

"Does five sound good?" Haley asked.

"Perfect!" Lindsey said. "We will be there. Bye." She said as she hung up. She turned around and continued to watch the two. Lucas smiled as he could tell Lily was quickly learning to ride her bike. He could tell she was stable and decided to let go.

"You're doing great Lily." He called out. "I'm not even helping you." He said with a huge smile. As he finished his sentence Lily got scared and fell off her bike and hit her elbow. Lucas ran up to her and picked her up. "Honey are you okay?" He asked as he looked at her elbow.

"You said I wouldn't fall." Lily said as she cried a bit.

"I know, but you were doing so good." He said as he got up. He was holding her and he carried her bike with him. He walked to the bench and sat down with Lily on his lap. Her elbow was bleeding but it was just a scrape. He cleaned it off and put a Band-Aid on it. He kissed her cheek and then set her down on the bench.

"Are you okay?" Lindsey asked as she put a sandwich in front of Lily.

"She's fine." Lucas said as he looked at Lily with a smile. Lily smiled back at him. The three of them started to eat their food.

"Oh, Haley invited us over for dinner." Lindsey said as Lucas nodded.

"Well, that will be a lot of fun." Lucas said with a smile. He watched Lily as she ate her food. "What time?" he asked.

"Five." Lindsey said as Lucas grabbed the banana from Lily's plate and peeled the fruit for her.

"That works." He said.

"When was the last time you went to the grocery store?" Lindsey asked as Lily finished eating.

"Can I go play?" Lily asked as Lucas nodded. Lily got up and went the playground and started swinging.

"Wasn't so recent." He laughed.

"I could tell." She said with a laugh. "We could go after this?" She suggested.

"Yeah, that will be good. I have had a list on my phone." He said as he watched Lily on the playground.

"What are your plans for this next week?" She asked as he turned around and looked at her.

"Uh, well there is the first basketball game this Friday night." He said.

"Well, I will most definitely be there." She said with a smile. "What does your schedule typically look like?" She asked.

"Well, I have to be at the school for practice by three and it last until five Monday through Thursday. Fridays I have games that start at 7. They will typically be over anywhere from 9 to 10, but I will stay and watch films." He said as they both continued to watch Lily.

"What about Lily?" She asked. "I just want to get a feel of what I will be doing." She said with a smile.

"She has basketball on Tuesdays, dance on Wednesdays, and art of Thursdays. These are from 2 to 4." He said. "Typically her teacher drops her off here." He finished as she nodded.

"So, what made you put Lily in the classes?" She asked.

"Well, it isn't fair to her that she has to sit in my office for an hour or two and then in a gym for another two hours. I just don't want her being around high school and the teenagers for four or five hours." He said. They continued talking about different things and then Lindsey smiled.

"So, when do you want to get married?" She asked.

"Soon." He said as she smiled.

"Well we could start planning." She said as he nodded. They smiled at each other and watched Lily play on the playground. Lucas typically takes her to the playground four or five times a week. He got up and walked over to the slide Lily had just gone down. "I was thinking that Jamie would make the cutest ring bearer." She said with a smile.

"Yeah and Lily will make a very cute flower girl." He said as she looked at him.

"Well, the second cutest." She said as he looked at her.

"What?" He asked.

"My cousin and I always talked about our kids being in each others weddings. Since I don't have any kids I was going to ask her daughter to be my flower girl." She said.

"So Lily isn't going to be the flower girl?" He asked.

"I didn't say that." She said. "Lily will just be the second flower girl." She finished saying as Lucas nodded and looked over at Lily.

"Daddy." Lily called out as he got up and walked to her.

"Having fun?" He asked, as the little girl pushed her hair out of her face and nodded. "Okay, well you can play for 15 more minutes and then we will go." He said as she looked at him.

"Okay." Lily said softly. She looked up at him and he got down on his knee.

"Whatcha thinking about Lils?" He asked.

"Can you push me on the swing?" She asked as he smiled and picked her up. He then walked over to the swing and sat her down on the swing.

"Remember to hold on?" He said as she nodded. He started to push her as Lindsey walked up to them. She took a couple pictures on her phone and smiled.

"Lily how's your elbow?" Lindsey asked.

"Fine." Lily said as she yawned. Lindsey smiled as she looked at Lucas. He smiled back as he stopped the swing.

"Ready to go?" He asked as she nodded. He smiled as they walked to the truck. He grabbed the bike and put it in the bed of the truck. After they were settled in the truck, he drove to the grocery store. He parked and the three of them got out. Lucas grabbed a basket and set Lily in the seat. They walked inside and started to shop.

"So what kind of cereal should we get?" Lindsey asked.

"Lucky Charms." Lily said as they both smiled. They continued shopping and Lucas as trying to be happy but really couldn't.

"I could make cookies when we get home." Lindsey said.

"That would be fun." He said as he looked at Lily. "Lily can help you." He smiled as he looked at Lindsey. Her smiled faded a little.

"I don't know if it would be smart to have Lily in the room." Lindsey said. "The oven is dangerous."

"She could help you pour the ingredients." He said as Lindsey nodded.

"I guess." Lindsey said with a smile. "We can make oatmeal cookies?" She said as he nodded. "What now?" She asked.

"Nothing." He said with a little smile. "I'm gonna go grab some milk. Meet you at the front?" He asked as she nodded and started to push the cart. Lucas walked to the dairy section as sighed. He started looking at the milk as Peyton walked by. He was so distracted with Lindsey's plans that he didn't agree with. He grabbed the milk and then walked away. Peyton watched him and took note of his emotions. As Lucas walked up to Lindsey he noticed that Lily was almost asleep. He smiled as they finished paying and walked out to the truck. They put everything in and then Lucas picked up Lily and set her in her seat. As he was pulling out he noticed that Lily was already asleep. He started to drive home as Lindsey looked at him.

"So I was thinking that on Monday we could go and look at some churches and other venues." Lindsey said.

"Sure." He said with a smile.

"Then maybe on Tuesday we can taste cakes." She said as she started to think. "Oh and on Wednesday I can look at dresses. Maybe even ask your friend Brooke. You said she designed clothes right?" She said.

"Yeah something like that." He laughed. "Clothes over Bros."

"That's your friend Brooke?" She asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. I thought you knew that." He said. "I'm sorta the reason she started the line. We dated in high school and when I broke her heart she sworn off dating and guys all together." He said as he shook his head. Lindsey looked at him and smiled.

"Wow. Something you left outta your book." She laughed. "Anyways, I'm thinking we get married in November." She said, as he looked a little surprised.

"That's in two months." He said.

"Yeah, I was never one for having a big wedding." She said. "Plus, it's not like we have a lot of family that would be going." She said as he nodded. He looked in the rear view mirror to check on Lily. He was a little upset that none of Lindsey's plans included Lily. He hid his feelings and smiled at his fiancé as she talked about the different plans. He pulled into the driveway in the back. He got out and then got Lily out of her car seat. He walked inside with her and laid her down on her bed. He tucked her in and then walked out of her room. As he closed the door he saw Lindsey sitting at the kitchen table. He smiled as he sat down.

"So I was gonna go for a run, is that cool?" He asked.

"Yeah, that's fine." She said as he kissed her forehead. He walked to his room and changed into a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt. As he tied his shoes Lindsey walked into the room. "What do I do if she wakes up?" She asked, as Lucas looked up a little surprised. He had never noticed how little Lindsey knew about Lily.

"If she wakes up, she will be a little grouchy." He said as he let out a breath. "She will also be really quiet and you won't notice she is awake until her door opens. If she does you can do one of three things. She will either wake up and color in her room, wake up and ask to watch a movie, or she will wake up hungry. If she wakes up hungry I cut an apple or banana for her to eat." He said as she nodded.

"And I can call you if I don't remember what to do?" She asked.

"Yep. I'll have my phone on me." He said as he kissed her cheek and then grabbed his ball. She smiled as she walked back into the kitchen and continued to search different sites about weddings. Lucas dribbled as he ran to the river court. When he got there he was a winded. He started to shoot around as he saw Peyton drive up. He laughed to himself as he watched her get out of the car. "Wow, you just keep showing up everywhere. Don't you." He joked as Peyton laughed.

"There's something about this court that just draws me to it." Peyton said with a smile. "I thought I would find you out here." She said as she caught her rebound.

"Why's that?" He asked.

"You are always here when you have to think about something." She said as she looked at him and smiled. "Or when you make a big mistake." She said as she bounced the ball back to him.

"What do you mean about a mistake?" He asked.

"I was just referring to the mistakes you made in high school." She lied as he nodded.

"I did make a lot." He said.

"Any you regret?" She asked.

"Uh…" He said as he shot. "A couple."

"Yeah?" She said as he shook his head.

"What are you doing this next week?" He asked as he motioned his head towards the bench. They walked there together and sat down.

"Uh, honestly I'm just hanging around the studio as they finish it and nothing really." She said as she looked at him. "Why?" She asked.

"Well, I proposed to Lindsey and she said yes." He said as he looked at her. He was rotating the ball in his hands.

"Oh my gosh Luke!" She said. "Congrats!" She smiled trying to hide her feelings.

"Thanks." He said.

"So why did you ask what I was doing?" She asked.

"Well, Lindsey has been talking about it non-stop. It's all she is talking about and yeah that's normal but she hasn't mentioned Lily in any of it. Wait, no that's a lie." He said as he set his ball down. "She said Lily was her number two." He said as he looked at her.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Lily isn't her first choice for the flower girl. She is still going to be in the wedding, but she is Lindsey's number two." He said as he got up. Peyton's eyes widen a bit. "And then when we were grocery shopping, she told me that Lily shouldn't help her make cookies. Lily loves doing that. I thought Lindsey knew so much about Lily but she doesn't." He groaned. "I thought this was supposed to be happy." He said.

"Wait, speaking of Lily, where is she?" She asked.

"At home taking a nap." He said. "Which I discovered before I left that Lindsey doesn't even know how to watch her, which comes to my question." He said as he looked at her.

"Alright." She said with a smile.

"I was hoping that you could watch Lily during the day this next week. Lindsey is all about the wedding." He said.

"What is Lily's schedule?" She asked.

"Uh, she has basketball on Tuesdays, dance of Wednesdays and art on Thursdays. It's from 3:30 to 5 on these days." He said. "Oh, but on Tuesday there isn't basketball this week." He finished as she nodded.

"So she just needs someone to watch her during the day?" She asked.

"Yeah, I need someone I can trust." He said as she nodded.

"I can do that for you!" She said as he smiled. He walked over to the basket and shot. "We can play games, color, and do so many crafts." She said as she hopped off the bench. "Well, me, her and Brooke can do all those things."

"She's gonna love that." He said as he pulled his phone out of his pocket. He had a text from Haley. "Luke, don't forget that Jamie and Lily start preschool on Tuesday at 8. – Hales." He read aloud.

"You put Lily in daycare?" She asked.

"Yeah, Haley was putting Jamie in it on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 2. We thought it would be smart to keep them together. The kids love being together." He said as she nodded.

"So on Tuesday and Thursday, I don't need to watch her?" She asked.

"Uhh…" He said as he thought. "I am gonna drop her off on Tuesday but on Thursday I have a meeting at the high school. I would only need you tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday. Is that okay?" He stated.

"Okay." She said with a smile. "I have no life, so I can most definitely help." She laughed as the two said their goodbyes. He finished shooting around and then started to head home. He walked inside and Lindsey was in the kitchen baking. He smiled at her and then went into the bathroom to shower. He came out of the bathroom and got dressed. As he walked into the kitchen he looked for Lily.

"I thought you were gonna have Lily help you?" He said.

"I think she is still asleep." Lindsey said as Lucas sighed. He walked to her room and opened the door. Lily was still asleep in the bed. He looked at her and then walked to her bed.

"Lils, it's time to wake up." He said as he sat down on her bed. He could feel her moving around. She curled up as he picked her up and set her in his lap.

"I smell cookies." Lily said as he sighed.

"Yeah, Lindsey made some cookies to bring to uncle Nathan's tonight." He said as he started to feel her forehead. He could feel her temperature when he set her down in his lap. "Do you feel okay?" He asked as she shrugged. "Well, I don't think you have a fever, but if you don't feel good while we are over there. Tell me okay?" He said as she nodded. She got up and started to play with some of her toys.

"Daddy, can I bring teddy with me?" She asked as she set it down on her bed.

"Of course." He said as he got up. He walked over to her closet and opened it. He grabbed out a pair of jeans and a shirt with a ladybug on it. "Wanna wear this tonight?" He asked.

"Yeah." She said as he nodded.

"Well, I'll come back in a little bit." He said as he walked out of the room. Lindsey was outside the door.

"Is she okay?" Lindsey asked as he closed the door.

"Yeah?" He said a little confused.

"Well, that was my first time to ever be alone with her." She said as he looked at her.

"Are you sure?" He asked trying to think about it.

"Yeah." She said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Well, she isn't broken so I'm guessing you did a good job." He said as she laughed a bit. He grabbed a cookie and took a bite. "These are good." He said.

"Thanks." She said. He smiled as he started walking back to Lily's room. He opened the door and looked at the four-year-old playing with her toys.

"Ready to go?" He said as she smiled up at him. She got up from the floor and grabbed her teddy bear. He smiled at her as she grabbed his hand. He walked with her out of the room. They were walking to the door when Lindsey stopped them.

"Her hair." Lindsey said as he laughed.

"Completely forgot." He said as he picked her up and walked into the bathroom. He set her down on the counter. He brushed her hair and then pulled it into a ponytail. "Okay, let's go see Uncle Nathan." He said as Lily's eyes lit up. She loved being around Nathan and Haley. They got into Lucas' car and drove to the other Scott house. They got out and walked inside.

"Uncle Lucas!" Jamie said as he ran up to Lucas.

"J-Luke!" Lucas said as he picked him up and hugged him. "How was your day?" He asked as he set him down.

"It was good! I got to hang out with dad and mama all day." Jamie said as he smiled.

"Sounds like a good day." Lucas said. Jamie nodded and then grabbed Lily's hand.

"Come on Lily. Let's go play." Jamie said as the two of them ran up the stairs and into Jamie's room. Nathan and Lucas watched them and laughed.

"Do you think we would have been like that if we didn't grow up hating each other." Lucas said as Nathan looked at him.

"Probably." Nathan said as they walked into the kitchen where Haley and Lindsey were. Lucas stood next to Lindsey.

"We're engaged." Lindsey said as she held up the ring. Haley's face lit up with both excitement and a stage of confusion.

"Oh my god! Congratulations!" Haley said as she hugged them both.

"Thanks!" Lucas and Lindsey both said. As the adults continued to talk Nathan grabbed two beers out of the fridge. He looked at Lucas and nodded his head to the back porch. The two of them walked outside while Haley and Lindsey talked.

"So, you finally popped the question." Nathan said as he handed the other beer to Lucas. "You haven't mention doing that."

"Do you think it is a mistake?" Lucas asked as Nathan coughed on his beer.

"What do you mean a mistake?" Nathan asked.

"Well, I don't know." Lucas sighed as he sat down on a lounge chair. "Today Lindsey started talking about wedding plans and how fast she wants to get married… but I just don't know. She talked about Jamie being the ring bearer and when I mentioned Lily being the flower girl, she said that Lily is her number two. She will still be in the wedding but not as the main flower girl. How can she say something like that?" He asked as he looked at his brother. Nathan sighed and continued to listen. "Lily is my daughter. Sadly, she will never be my sister. Ever. I adopted her and that's it. The woman I marry has to be dedicated to Lily. They don't have to give up their career or something like that, but knowing how to take care of her would be nice. I went for a run today and Lindsey had no idea how to take care Lily. It really made me question everything. What am I supposed to do? Do I call it off after only being engaged for a day? I love her. Or at least I thought I did." He said.

"Luke, don't do something like that." Nathan said as Lucas looked at him. "You love Lindsey, right?" He asked.

"Yeah." Lucas said.

"Do you think Lindsey got caught in the moment and wasn't thinking?" Nathan said. "Haley and I were preparing to become parents. You got thrown into it. Just like Lindsey is about to be thrown into it. Maybe give Lindsey some slack. Being a parent is really hard. There isn't anyone to turn to. Think back to when you got thrown into." He said as Lucas nodded.

"But I just…I think I did it to hide something." Lucas whispered as the girls walked outside.

"Ready to eat?" Haley said as Nathan looked at Lucas.

"Yeah." Nathan said as they both got up. They walked inside and sat down at the table.

"So Lucas do you need Carrie to take Lily to preschool on Tuesday?" Haley asked as they all started eating their chicken.

"I'm actually going to drop Lily off before we go look at venues." Lucas said as Haley nodded. The family continued to eat and as they finished Lily walked up to Lucas. Lucas looked at her and picked her up. He set her down on his lap. He felt her forehead and she felt a lot warmer than earlier. He patted her leg and whispered into her ear that they wouldn't stay much longer. They continued to talk about different things going on.

"So, Luke. How is the second book coming along?" Haley asked as they all looked at him.

"Actually, I've gotten really far." Lucas said. "It really hit me about a month and a half ago. I don't really know why, but all of a sudden something came to me, just like in the first book." He said as Lindsey raised an eyebrow. The conversations came to a close and they started to get up and leave. "Sorry to cut the night so short. But when I came home from my run, Lily didn't feel good." He said as both Nathan and Haley

"We understand. Don't worry about it. Just make sure my niece starts feeling better." Nathan said as he walked them to the door. Lucas smiled as they left. He walked out to the car and put Lily in the seat in the back. He got in the driver's seat and started driving home. Lindsey looked in the back seat at Lily sleeping. She was thinking that they could have just laid her down in a different room and continued to socialize. They got to the house and walked inside.

"Does Lily need anything?" Lindsey asked.

"Not yet." He said as they walked with Lily to her room. Lucas changed her into a pair of pjs and then laid her in bed. As he walked out of the room Lily sat up.

"Daddy, can you read me a book?" Lily asked.

"What if Lindsey does it?" Lucas asked.

"But..." Lily said as he nodded and walked back into the room. As he read her the book, he fell asleep.

Hope y'all like the chapter. If you can't tell I'm not following the Lindsey story line, so don't be mad if you don't like it. Will continue updating! –M J