The Scotts

Chapter 4

This is exactly what i was worried about."

"Her offering you that baby. There are strings attached to this you see that right?" Lucas asked.

"No. She sees that we can give this child what she can't."

"Maybe it was supposed to end up like this."

"We spent years on fertility treatments. Me injecting myself and every month when my period came i hated dreaded it."

"Ultrasounds with no sign of life. Appointments. Specialists."

"I'm tired Luke. I don't want to keep doing that."

"The hormonal changes. I get angry and frustrated at you."

"I'm hot and cold. I don't want to be touched."

"That room i decoracted upstairs with gender neautral colors when i thought it was finally going to happen to for us." Brooke proclaimed. With tears falling from her eyes.

"Do you have any idea how heartbreaking and maddening it has been all these years not being able to give you a child?" Brooke questioned.

The expression on Lucas's face softened.

"I don't care about that. I love you." Lucas replied.

"I love you too. But i know you've wanted to be a father since before we got married. We are being given a gift here Luke."

"Why not just take it one step at a time. She isn't giving birth for another two months." Brooke insisted.

"I don't feel right or good about this Brooke. I think she's using you. Taking advantage. You're desperate to be a mother." Lucas replied.

"You aren't looking at this situation in the right way." Lucas added in.

"All you can see and be is negative." Brooke replied.

"That girl is a stranger selling you a fantasy." Lucas replied.

As Brooke walked away and went to go check in on Sam.

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