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Chapter 20
The boy saw the Comet and he knew his life had meaning. I would now and forever be in love with Peyton Sawyer.
Ethan read the words. She was right. She had to be. He wrote in his book. For the world. The young boy thought to himself. As his eyes filled with tears.
"Jules. You don't know exactly what you heard. You know how busy a cafe and diner can be. I don't know that boy." Peyton replied.
"Cut it out Peyton. I heard what you said to Ethan and i need to know why you said it." Julian insisted.
"He was there. Lucas doesn't want me in his life anymore."
"He doesn't just get to act like we never existed." Peyton replied.
"You're married to me. Why do you care about Lucas at all.?" Julian asked.
"We have a history Julian you wouldn't understand." Peyton said.
"I came to this town and build a life for you. I came for the girl in the book." Julian replied.
"You fell in love with a work of a fiction."
"I'm a mystery. Wrapped inside of a riddle. Inside a bitch."
"That's the real Peyton." She stated matter of fact.
"Do you even want this baby.?" Julian asked.
"Of course i do." Peyton replied.
Julian left the nursery after that.
"He's going to love you. Ellie Anna."
"Just you wait. Momma just has to get Brooke out of the way."
"Then i'll be there to console Lucas. And in time we'll fall in love again. True love Always." Peyton proclaimed. Her hands on her baby bump.
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"You're going to love those babies more then me!" Ethan exclaimed. Looking to his parents. When he got home from school.
"That's not true at all. We will the three of you the same." Lucas replied.
"Honey what is going on.?" Brooke questioned.
"Peyton told me when i was at the cafe with dad. That the two of you weren't my real parents and that the only reason you adopted me was because you felt sorry for me." Ethan admitted.
"She's wrong in every way about this. We adopt you because we love you and we wanted to become a family." Brooke stated matter of fact.
"Nothing matters in the world more to me and you're mom then you and you're soon to be siblings." Lucas reassured her.
"She said she could take you away from us. You won't let that happen right.?" Ethan asked.
"This is home. Our family is everything to me." Lucas stated matter of fact.
"I'm sorry about not being happy about the babies. I'm excited and it'll be fun to teach them stuff." Ethan proclaimed.
After a big hug from both his parents. Ethan let the stress and worry wash away.
Weeks Later
Lucas entered the kitchen to find Brooke in the fridge. With containers on the counter.
"I love you're mom's cooking. And you're cooking. I'm so hungry these days." Brooke said.
"Eat all you can. I want these babies healthy and strong."
"I love a curvy happy wife." Lucas replied.
Brooke's body had grown and transformed so much more now that she was 17 weeks in. 2 trimester.
Her belly and even fuller breasts were the first parts of her you saw. And Lucas couldn't possibly be more attracted to her.
Her beauty and the way she carrying this pregnancy. He just wanted to savor it all.
"You're going to need to run to the store to restock on alot. I love you." Brooke said.
Lucas smiled up at her. "I love you too." He replied.