Love, hate and everything in between

~Chapter 23~

"Contact information is in the bag along with all her clothes. She won't sleep without her pink bunny, so don't forget that. If she can't-"

"Brooke. Baby, they got it." James said, interrupting me.

"I'm just-"

"Shhh. Come on."

James grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. He yelled out a bye to Logan and Octavia and then walked me to the car. He opened the door for me and shut it once I was in. Then he walked to his side of the car and got in, taking off down the road.

"What restaurant are you taking me to?" I asked.

"Antonello Ristorante." He replied, with his Italian accent.

"Then what?"

"Then it's wherever we want."

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We sat across from each other with white lights hanging around the restaurant. The server brought out a bottle of red wine and a basket of breadsticks while we waited on our food, which arrived shortly after.

"What do you want?" James asked, twirling his food on his fork.

"Hmm?" I hummed, taking a sip of wine.

"Girl or boy?"

I smiled and sat down the glass. I picked up my fork and twirled food onto it, still thinking.

"I want both." I replied.

"We'll have to get busy then." He chuckled.

"What do you want?"

"Doesn't matter. I just want a baby."

I smiled and took another sip of wine, as did he. Time ticked by as we sat and talked.

"This is like the first time in a year we've went out on a date." James said, as he took my hand while walking to the car.

"Suppose it is."

Again, he opened the car door for me before going around to his side and getting in.

"Home?" He asked, turning and looking at me.

"Home." I replied.

He turned on the radio after that and hummed along to the songs that played. When we pulled into the driveway he turned the car off and looked over at me.

"I'm gonna go upstairs and light the candles. You wait downstairs?" He asked, grinning.

"Sure. Yeah." I nodded.

We both left the car and went inside, going separate directions. I sat on the couch and waited for a good ten minutes.

"What are you doing?" I whined. "Is there another girl you're trying to finish?"

"Oh shush." He shouted down to me.

Finally, he came down with a smile on his face.

"Ready Romeo?" I smirked.

He pulled me up and left a quick kiss on my lips.

"You tell me."

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**Octavia's POV**

"She feeling better?" I asked, as Logan came back downstairs.

"I don't know. She threw up a few times and complained that she had a headache." He answered.