Blood And Bridges

Chapter 56

It's everything you wanted

It's everything you don't.

It's one door swinging open

And one door swinging closed.

"Hey honey. I'll be right down. What do you think you and you're siblings would want for lunch?" Brooke asked.

"Mom. You left you're work phone at home. Dad said he made it clear with the office that he wasn't working this weekend yet i just saw him going outside to take a call."

"Why agree to take this weekend off if he wasn't going to do?" Simon asked.

"I'm sure he was just tying up loose ends at the office. You how he likes to keep informed on what's going on when he isn't there."

"Now the three of you figure out lunch." Brooke said. With a smile.

Simon left the bedroom and Brooke looked out one of the windows.

She had a clear view of the porch and saw Lucas out there talking on his cellphone.

Brooke made her way downstairs. And entered the kitchen.

"We decided on Pasta salad and chicken tenders." Simon announced. When he found his mom in the kitchen.

"I'll get started on that. And we can have fruit smoothies." Brooke replied.

The front door opened and shut as Simon made his way back upstairs.

"Where are the kids" Lucas asked.

As he entered the kitchen.

"Upstairs. Keeping themselves busy until lunch."

"That was some long business call. I thought you got that settled before we left." Brooke replied.

"It wasn't a business call exactly." Lucas said.

Brooke glared at him. "Really she calls and just have to pick up!"

"She doesn't respect boundaries or relationships."

"I expect you to at least be able to ignore her. When you know her reaching out is something but trouble."

"I can't keep living like this Lucas. You claim you want our family. For our marriage to stay in tact but you can't help yourself but give into her."

"I didn't get married to share my husband emotionally or otherwise."

"After this weekend we're sitting the kids and we're telling them about the seperation."

"No more being conflicted. You leave you get an idea of the freedom you seem to want and Peyton can have her way."

"I'm tired Lucas. Fighting all on my own." Brooke proclaimed.

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