"chapter 30- i'm fine, i'll be fine"

brooke drove home from the game in tears. she hated hurting people, but she knew staying with jordan when they weren't right for eachother would hurt them both more in the long run. she walked into her house, closing the door behind her. she entered the kitchen to find her parents, kissing & groping each other. she was instantly disgusted, as well as shocked by their newfound infatuation with each other.

"what the fuck?" brooke yelled, causing them to pull apart.

"brooke." they both said, shocked in unison.

"have you been crying sweetie?" her mom asked, trying to comfort her daughter, but also change the topic of conversation.

"i broke up with jordan." brooke revealed.

"are you alright?" her father asked.

"i'm fine, i'll be fine." brooke sighed.

"i'm gonna go, i'll call you tomorrow sweetie." her mother said, kissing her daughter on the head and leaving the madden residence quickly.

"what the fuck, was that?" brooke yelled, at her father.

"brooke, i can explain." her father promised.

"please, explain to me why you're making out with my mother. when you have a fiance." brooke yelled.

"can you please quiet down, emma's upstairs." her father begged.

"& can i ask where amanda is?" brooke whispered.

"she's at a spa, till tomorrow." her father answered.

"so are you going to break up with her?" brooke questioned.

"i didn't think that far ahead." her father sighed.

"you need to do it when she comes back." brooke demanded.

little did they know that emma was sitting on the steps while they were conversing, and heard their entire conversation about steve cheating on her mother, and she was furious.

the next morning rolled around walked downstairs to see a breakfast buffet.

her fathers classic for when he had to deliver bad news, the last time they had one of these was when he told her that amanda & emma were moving in.

brooke walked over to the table sitting down besides asher. she immediately began glaring at her father, as he continued to talk casually, as if last night had never happened.

"so asher, congrats on the win last night." steve said, congratulating the boy.

"thanks mr madden." asher said with a smile, happy that brooke's dad was finally starting to like him

"do it, now." brooke whispered under her breath to her father, and he finally began to speak.

"amanda, can we talk in private?" steve asked his soon to be ex fiance.

"sure babe." amanda replied.

"why?" emma asked abruptly.

"because i have to tell her something important." steve said through his teeth.

"what's so important, that you can't say it infront of all of us?" emma questioned.

"can you shut up." brooke hissed at emma.

"why don't you make me." emma snapped back.

"okay girls calm down. but yeah, babe what is it?" amanda asked.

"last night, i hooked up with madison." steve blurted out, causing asher to choke on his cereal.

"madison, your ex wife?" amanda questioned.

"yes, i'm sorry." he apologized as amanda started to tear up.

brooke always despised amanda, but watching her reaction to what her father had revealed showed brooke two things. one that amanda wasn't a robot and did indeed have a heart, and two that she did love her father.

"don't be sorry, i trusted you. that was my mistake, not yours steve." she sighed, as warm tears streamed down her cheeks.

"i'm leaving, i'll send you an address to mail my things to." amanda said getting up, and placing her engagement ring on the kitchen counter.

"emma lets go." amanda yelled, causing emma to get up & glare at steve.

"you might be a dude, but you're still a bitch." emma hissed, following her mother out of the madden estate.

leaving brooke, asher, & her father sitting there silent.

"are you okay, dad?" brooke asked, breaking the silence.

"i'm fine, i'll be fine." her father breathed out walking upstairs, leaving brooke & asher alone.

"that was, wow." asher exclaimed.

"that's the madden clan for you, messy before the clock even strikes twelve." brooke groaned running her fingers through her hair.

"so where's jordan been?" asher asked.

"why would i know that?" brooke questioned.

"because he's your boyfriend." asher said laughing.

"oh, i guess i never told you. i broke up with him last night after the game." brooke disclosed.

"oh, wow. are you okay?" asher asked concerned.

"yeah, i just need to be alone for a while you know. i spent this whole year in relationships, & i lost touch with myself." brooke explained.

"that makes sense, you know i support you in whatever you do." asher said, as he pulled her into a hug.

& as he held her in his arms he knew. that if him & brooke madden we're truly meant to be, they'd find their way back to each other.