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Chapter 30
authors note : If Lucas only cared about sex. He would of been sharing a bed with someone else by now. The last time they were together romantically alone. Was when Brooke was early in her pregnancy. Months went by. Now an additional 8 months. So he's in love with Brooke. I'm not surprised that Brooke is reacting the way she is to all this. Her and Rachel grew up in a world or money and status. Any problem could be fixed with money but as we know that doesn't mean anything is truly resolved.
She craves attention, she praises an image
She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor
She says "beauty is pain and there's beauty in everything"
So she tries to cover up her pain and cut her woes away
"He is wanted by everyone." Brooke said. Before we left the car.
She insisted i come with her to meet the current. In demand plastic surgeon. We took off for LA. It's been a few weeks since she announced her plan to me.
None of it i was comfortable with or felt as if was needed.
But i joined her of course. Wanting to see this guy for myself.
So i sat beside her and listened to this guy talk and explain what he did and he listed his previos patients even showed us before and after pictures.
None of that was reassuring or made my concerns any less then.
"I already discussed my price with you're wife. She's in good hands. Some would say the best." The man said.
"I'm going to check in on the kids." Brooke announced. As she left the room. And went into the hallway.
Lucas lingered in the office. "You are aware that she had a risky pregnancy and life threatening delivery right.?" He questioned.
"Look i want to say i care about that but truthfully. My house car and vacation house won't pay for itself."
"I'll keep it honest with you. Normally the husbands let me know what they wanted fixed or improved."
"My job is to perfect the outside what's going on inside my patients isn't my business." The doctor confessed.
Lucas stared the guy up and down. He really couldn't care less about the outcome of the people he worked. As long as the money came through he moved on.
That may be okay for others but none of that was good for him.
And he would tell his wife exactly how he felt.
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"The kids are doing wonderful. Being cared for and fed well by grandma Karen. She's teaching Ethan how to cook."
"What did you think?" Brooke asked. Once they left the office and were back in the car.
"I think you don't need any of this. All he cares about is money and the fact that you'll be a high profile patient that he can use to get more people in his office."
"He doesn't seem to give a damn about the fact that the doctors don't want you doing any more procedures on you're body after what you already went through."
"I have a bad feeling about all of this. I've been having nightmares."
"Doing this would a mistake and i love you enough to tell you and mean it. I think if you do this you'll regret. And all of us will pay for it." Lucas stated matter of fact. The emotion in his voice thick.
"I can't raise these kids by myself." Lucas proclaimed.
Brooke reached over taking his hand in hers.
"Why do you seem to keep staying in the worst case scenario.?" Brooke asked.
"Because i don't think you hear me. Or understand how worried and stressed you doing this is making me." Lucas replied.
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