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Chapter 2

The Next Day

"Brooke, get up!"

Brooke slowly opened her eyes to the most unpleasant sight in the world...her mother.

"Well, don't just lay there! Get up! You have the meeting with Macy's at 9:30 am sharp! Tardiness will not be tolerated!" Victoria shouted, as she opened the curtains to let the harsh sunlight in.

"Can't I move the meeting to 12 noon? I didn't get much sleep last night, I-"

"Excuses, excuses." Victoria cut her off. "Why didn't you get much sleep last night? Were you out all night partying? Were you with a random guy that will never amount to anything?"

Brooke rolled her eyes. She wasn't like that anymore. She had priorities and responsibilities now. But, her mother still saw her as the irresponsible 'it' girl, the life of the party, and the promiscuous cheerleader."

"No, mom. Sebastian had a nightmare, so I stayed up until he went to sleep. Then he woke up because he had another-"

"I don't care to hear these irrelevant excuses." Victoria interrupted again. "You will never reach your full potential in this company."

"This is my company!" Brooke yelled.

"This company is mine just as much as it is yours! Or did you forget? I let you stay with me when you came to New York."

Brooke rolled her eyes again. She knew Victoria was about to list all of the things that she did for her. But, that was her mother; she was supposed to take care of her. She couldn't believe that she was trying to use it as a valid argument.

"You came here because you made a mistake."

Brooke's shoulders tensed up at the word 'mistake'. She knew Victoria was skating on thin ice.

"And now, you're letting that mistake mess up this company!"

"Watch it mother!" Brooke hissed, the venom was apparent in her voice.

There was a cold silence that spread throughout the room.

Victoria folded her arms and said, "9:30 sharp!" Then she left the room and slammed the door.

Brooke let out a scream of exhaustion and frustration. She looked at the clock and saw that she had only 30 minutes to get ready. She jumped out of the bed and ran to the shower.

15 minutes later, Brooke was fully dressed. She walked to the kitchen to grab an apple. Sebastian sat at the kitchen counter, staring aimlessly into his bowl of cereal.

"Good morning buddy." Brooke kissed his forehead and tousled his blonde hair.

"Good morning mommy." he said with less enthusiasm.

Brooke frowned. She knew he heard the argument. She and her mother were always at each other's throats and Sebastian always happened to be in the middle of it all.

"Mommy is sorry about the yelling, okay?"

"Okay." He gave her an Eskimo kiss.

"That's my boy, now eat your cereal. I have to go to a meeting, but I'll be back."

"Don't be gone for a long time." he said.

Brooke hated leaving him at home with her mother. Victoria wouldn't physically hurt him. Actually, she wouldn't do much at all. She would just ignore him. But, Sebastian was a smart and resourceful kid. He would find something to keep him entertained. He was really no trouble at all.

"I love you." Brooke said.

"Love you too." he replied.

Brooke waved and then she left.

Sebastian finished his cereal just as Victoria walked into the kitchen. She was talking on the phone.

"If you can't meet the deadline, you will find yourself in the unemployment line, got it?" she yelled at the person on the other end.

"Grandma, I'm finished." Sebastian told her.

"No, no, no." Victoria said in a sing-song voice. "How are you supposed to address me?"

Sebastian thought for a moment. "Bitch-toria?" he asked.

Victoria was shocked, but she kept her composure.

"No, it's Victoria!" she put extra emphasis on Vic.

"No, mommy was talking on the phone and she said it's Bitchtoria." Sebastian explained.

"It figures." She mumbled. "Put your bowl in the dishwasher." And with that being said, she left the kitchen.

Sebastian washed his bowl and spoon in the sink. He climbed on the step stool to put it back in the cabinet. If he had put it in the dishwasher, his mom would have to put it away when she got back. He wanted to make it easier for her.

Victoria lay on the couch in the living room, still talking on the phone. Sebastian sat on the other couch and started to read his book that his mom got for him. He had read the book before, but he was bored. When he got tired of reading, he went to his room to play his video game.

Brooke had just finished her meeting and now she was talking to Haley on the phone.

"I don't know when I'll be able to visit you guys. I want to so bad." Brooke explained.

"So, what's stopping you?" Haley asked.

"I have to work. And Victoria is being unbelievably annoying."

"We all miss you."

Brooke smirked. "You sure about that?"

"Yes, we all miss you." Haley tried to convince her.

"If that's true, then why haven't I received a phone call from him? She said in a bitter tone. "It's been 4 years, and he hasn't called once. At least Peyton had the decency to call, but she didn't have the decency to keep her hands off my boyfriend." Brooke was beginning to tear up. All of the pain was starting to come back.

Haley could hear the hurt in her voice. "I'm sorry they hurt you Brooke, but Nathan and I didn't hurt you. You're punishing us by staying away. Did you ever think of that?"

Brooke sniffled. "I-" There was a knock on the door. "I have to go. I'll talk to you later." She ended the call and wiped her face. "Come in."

Millicent walked into her office pushing a tall box of fabric in front of her.

"Umm, what is this?"

Millie peeked from behind the box. "These are the fabrics that need to be approved."

Brooke pulled some fabric out of the box. "We're going to have a long week ahead of us." She said.

"Don't you mean a long day?"

Brooke looked at Millie like she was crazy. "We can't get all of this done today."

"Mrs. Davis said this had to be done by today."

"What did I say about giving her a title? She is not important. She is a witch! And this is my company. I make the rules around here, not her." Brooke ranted.

Millie just slumped down in the chair as Brooke dialed Victoria.

"Hello darling, how was the meeting?" Victoria answered.

"We met, we sat, and had a meeting." Brooke answered sarcastically. She knew how badly her mother wanted details, but she felt a little joy of depriving her of that moment.

"Anyways, what is this I hear that all of the fabric for next year's line has to be approved today?"

"Well my thick-headed child, when you took a whole week vacation last month you missed the deadline of approval."

"That wasn't a vacation mom, Sebastian had the flu!"

"Tomato, Tamahto, it's the same thing. The point is all of the material will be approved today."

"Ugh!" Brooke hung the phone up. She grabbed another piece of fabric and began to critique it.

Hours Later

Around 8:00 pm, Brooke had enough. "Okay, let's stop for the day." she told Millie.

"But your mother said-"

Brooke interrupted her. "Who's the boss?"

"You are." Millie said.

"Right, so we're stopping, okay?"

"Yes, thank you. I thought I would have to be here all night." She sighed with relief.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Brooke said.

"Sure thing boss."

When Brooke got home, she noticed the light on in her office/storage room. She heard a shredding noise, so she slowly walked to the room. When she appeared in the doorway, she saw Victoria sitting at her desk, shredding paper. Victoria looked up and noticed Brooke standing there. "Ah, my sneaky daughter is home. Did you and that low-life assistant finish approving the fabric?" she asked in a snarky tone.

Brooke sat her purse on a nearby table as she walked into the room. "No, Millicent and I didn't finish. What are you doing?" she had a confused look on her face.

"Guess who called today." Victoria said, as she continued to shred more paper.

"My long lost mother who finally found me after 22 years?" Brooke laughed.

Victoria was not amused. "A representative from Macy's called. They didn't want to give me any information, but when I told them that I am CFO of Clothes Over Bro's-"

"You're not the CFO." Brooke said in an irritated tone.

"I put some money into this company, so I should be. Anyways, they said you forgot to give them a list of investors at the meeting. They say it's for your new line. What new line are they talking about Brooke? You never cleared that with me!"

Brooke stepped closer to Victoria. "I don't have to clear anything with you." She looked on her desk and noticed what her mother was shredding. "Are you shredding my sketches?" She snatched the paper while it was half-way through the shredder. "What the hell is wrong with you!" She screamed as she grabbed the rest of her sketches from her desk.

"This will change the company drastically! You will not start a new line!" Victoria declared.

"Why are you such a control freak? You control every aspect of my life!"

Victoria just looked at her with her arms folded.

"Why is it that when I was in high school and I needed you, you were never there. But, when I became successful you wanted to be a part of my life?" Brooke was trying her best to not let her emotions get the best of her.

"Because, you finally did something that was worthy." Victoria responded coldly.

Brooke shook her head. "I can't do this anymore." She grabbed her sketches and her purse and rushed to her bedroom. She grabbed a suitcase out of the closet. As Brooke began to pack, she called a cab. She grabbed a few outfits and her essentials. Then she headed to Sebastian's room. When she burst into his room, she noticed he was sleeping. She quietly grabbed his suitcase from his closet. After emptying his dresser of clothes into his suitcase, she grabbed a few of his jackets that were on hangers in the closet and put them in too. At the sound of zipping his suitcase, Sebastian stirred awake.

"Mommy?" he asked as he rubbed his eyes.

"Yes sweetie, come on get up, we're going on a trip."

Sebastian got out of his bed and put his slippers on. Brooke noticed that he was still in his clothes and not his pajamas. Usually, she would be mad but she was kind of relieved that he was already dressed. Brooke grabbed his backpack and put his essentials inside, such as his toothbrush, shoes, portable video game, etc. As they headed to the door, Victoria followed them.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Away from here!" Brooke opened the door.

"Bye grandma." Sebastian waved, and then they were gone.

"Where to, miss?" the cab driver asked. As he looked through his rearview mirror, he was amazed. "Hey, you're that designer Brooke Davis!"

Brooke just smiled. "To the airport please." She strapped Sebastian in the seatbelt.

"Right away!" the driver stomped on the gas pedal.

"Not so fast, I have a child back here." Brooke told him.

The driver turned around and finally noticed Sebastian. "Oh, sorry little guy." Before he turned back around he stared at Brooke with lust in his eyes. She was the most beautiful woman he ever saw.

"Hey! Eyes on the road!" Sebastian yelled angrily. The driver quickly turned around.

Brooke smiled proudly at her over-protective son. He definitely got that from his father. Snapping out of it, she called Millie.

"Hello?" Millie answered sleepily.

"Hey Millie, sorry to wake you but can you do me a huge favor?"

"Sure." she yawned.

"Can you book me a flight?"

"When?"

"Right now, Sebastian and I are on our way to the airport."

Millie sat up in her bed. "What's going on?" She knew something wasn't right.

"I'll tell you everything later. I need those tickets."

"Okay, I'll do it right now. Just promise me that you and Sebastian are safe and okay." She demanded.

"We are Millie, don't worry."

"Okay." Millie looked at her computer screen. "There's a red-eye flight that leaves at 11:00pm tonight. Do you want that?"

"Yes."

"The only seats that are available is first-class. Do you want me to get it?"

"Yes, before someone else does."

After a minute of silence, Millie begin to talk again. "Done. All you need to do is give the desk people your name and they'll give you your tickets."

"Thank you so much. I don't know what I would do without you."

"Ditto. Be safe Brooke. Bye Sebastian, love you!" Millie yelled over the phone, hoping he would hear her.

"Bye Auntie Millie, love you too." He said.

When they arrived curbside at the airport, Brooke put her baseball cap and sunglasses on. She didn't want to be recognized. She put sunglasses on Sebastian also. The cab driver got their luggage from the trunk and waited to be paid. Brooke paid him and gave him a tip.

"Can you autograph my back seat please? No one will ever believe me." he asked.

Brooke looked a little skeptical, but she did it.

"Thank you, pretty lady." He tipped his hat to her.

When Brooke got the tickets from the people at the desk, she and Sebastian had to go through the security checkpoints. After that, they went to find something to eat. As they walked through the airport, Sebastian noticed a big sign with his mom on it.

"Look mommy, it's you!" He shouted in excitement.

"Shhh." Brooke told him. She didn't even bother to stare at the Clothes Over Bro's advertisement. She had seen it a thousand times.

When they purchased their food, they went to the first-class luxury lounge to eat. Brooke watched in amazement as Sebastian devoured his food.

"I didn't know you were that hungry. Didn't you eat dinner a few hours ago?"

He shook his head.

"What does that mean?"

"No."

"No, what?"

"No dinner."

Brooke frowned. "Grandma didn't feed you?"

"No."

"Unbelievable! I made dinner, all she had to do was heat it up." Brooke was upset.

When they both finished their meal, it was time for them to board the plane. Sebastian was excited. He'd never been on a plane before. The pilot personally gave him flight wings after he flirted with Brooke. As the plane ascended into the air, Sebastian asked "Where are we going?"

"We're going to visit my friends."

"Are they nice people mommy?"

Brooke smiled. "They're the nicest people I know."

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