"chapter 42- time & time again"

"i'm sorry we've just been worried about you." olivia said as brooke entered the baker home.

"it's okay, sorry for avoiding you. i get it, especially after whatever bullshit asher was spewing to you, but i'm okay." brooke assured her best friend.

"well just remember this is because we care about you." olivia asked.

"what." brooke replied confused as they walked into the living room.

the room was occupied by ms baker, asher, her father, layla, and a random white man.

"hi honey." ms baker said standing up.

"dad? what is this?" brooke said even more confused.

"dr gurman will explain." her father stated.

"everyone gathered here today loves you, brooke. but they're scared. major depressive disorder affects millions of people across the country. teens today face so much pressure to be perfect. we're gathered here today cause your friends and family are concerned. about your erratic behavior and loss of interest in daily activities, your hyper sexuality. we're here to get you help. your father and i have agreed that inpatient treat-"

"wait you want to have me committed?" brooke yelled.

"no one wants you committed." steve assured.

"i know what inpatient treatment means. this is fucking crazy, no." brooke wined.

"i know this is difficult, but your behavior has raised questions-" the doctor stated before brooke interrupted him.

"according to them, my overbearing boyfriend and princess rehab here. they say i've been acting differently all of a sudden, so you all agree i need professional help." brooke laughed.

"come on, the lies? you've been skipping school all the time." olivia said.

"please don't act like we're making this up, brooke." asher begged.

"you guys are so ridiculous. i'm not the only teenager who skips class, drinks, and likes to have sex. look i agree i could've handled the whole mom situation better. but i was upset, can we just talk about this, you and me dad." brooke pleaded.

"you did say there were other outpatient options right?" mr madden asked the doctor.

brooke and her father exited the baker home & she gave olivia a death glare on her way out. she couldn't believe that olivia & asher had done this.

the next day rolled around & brooke and her father took a seat at the hangout and began eating lunch.

"i'm really sorry about that. asher & olivia are just a different breed." brooke said shoving food into her mouth.

"it's okay, but i do want you to talk to a therapist. we just have to find the right one." steve ordered & brooke rolled her eyes.

"okay but i actually can't tonight. i have a school project." brooke revealed.

"you're not putting this off brooke are you?" steve questioned.

"no i'm not this is just the only night that worked for jj." brooke lied.

"jj." brooke said calling the boy over.

"hey mr madden. what's up b." jj said.

"we should really start working on our sociology project now if that's okay with you?" brooke nodded hoping jj would catch on.

"oh hell yeah." jj laughed.

"okay bye dad." brooke said getting up and walking away with jj.

"we don't really have a project do we ? cause i don't remember that." jj admitted.

"no, not a school one anyway but how do you feel about hosting the baker twins a surprise party at your house. you make sure the twins get there and i'll do the rest." brooke smiled and jj nodded.

"i won't take no for an answer." jj laughed walking off.

since jordan crashed olivias car both the twins got punished. this meant no cars, no phones, and no birthdays. the twins walked home from school together annoyed at the fact this was how they had to spend their conjoined birthday.

"so do you want to play a game or something." jordan asked breaking the silence and olivia rolled her eyes at him.

"what i get bored walking home, liv." jordan stated.

"oh and who's fault is it that we're walking home." liv brought up.

"look i already lost my car, phone, and birthday. i don't need the attitude too." jordan argued.

"look considering i lost my car, phone, and birthday because of your attitude you're just gonna have to live with what-" olivia started before a mysterious van swerved in front of them.

three guys hopped out of the van with pantyhose on their faces. olivia glanced at the one recognizing it was jj.

"jj?" olivia yelled.

"what the fuck man." jordan added.

"who's jj." jj said in a deep voice trying to disguise his identity as he threw bags over the twins heads and forced them into the rented van.

the van arrived at jjs house and he guided the twins in blindfolded.

"jj take this blindfold off my head before i rip the blonde out of your hair." olivia demanded.

"man our moms gonna kill us is we're not home." jordan groaned.

"which is why i kidnapped you. intent is ninety percent of the law. there's no punishment if there's no intent to party." jj bargained.

"party?" olivia questioned and jj pulled off their blindfolds revealing all of beverly hills high and party decorations.

"she was right the bakers birthday can't go uncelebrated." jj laughed as brooke walked out.

"happy birthday bakers." brooke & sammy slurred out hugging the twins.

"brooke what the fuck is this." olivia said looking at her drunk friend.

"let's fucking party." brooke screamed running off with sammy.

the music blared & drinks flowed, and brooke madden was drinking as much as she possibly could.

"hey listen up bitches, it's time for hide & go get it." jj announced & all the drunk underage teenagers went into a roar of excitement.

"okay the rules are simple. guys hide anywhere in the house. girls try to find us." jj explained.

"so it's like hide and go seek?" jordan asked.

"well except if you get found, you have to, you know, fuck." brooke answered and everyone cheered again.

the game began and brooke was walking around the parker residence with sammy.

"ugh i have to find jj before someone else does." sammy wined.

"his dick can't be that good sammy." brooke laughed.

"i promise you it is." sammy exclaimed as she ran away to find him leaving brooke alone in the kitchen.

then asher walked into the house and walked straight up to olivia.

"hey sorry i'm late." asher smiled walking up to olivia.

"it's okay." olivia replied.

"everything alright?" asher asked.

"ask your girlfriend." olivia said walking away.

"brooke." asher called out & brooke immediately turned the other way.

"please can we just talk somewhere?" asher pleaded and brooke nodded following him upstairs into an empty room.

brooke plopped down on the bed and asher sat beside her.

"brooke i'm sorry if you felt ambushed the other day. i just need you to talk to me, or if not me please just talk to someone." asher said breaking the silence.

"we used to tell each other everything brooke." asher continued.

"i just hate, hate putting this weight on you." brooke sobbed as asher pulled her into his chest.

"my mom left me again. & i'm trying really hard to pretend it doesn't hurt, but it really does." brooke revealed taking another sip out of her beer.

"the way they leave, tells you everything you need to know. that's what i used to tell myself when my mom left us." asher sighed rubbing brookes back.

"you know it just hurts, that when you were in pain. you went to jordan and not me." asher said softly.

"i'm sorry." brooke sighed as she held ashers face close to hers.

"if you don't want this anymore brooke, you have to tell me." asher breathed out letting a tear roll down his cheek.

"i do, i do. i'm just so confused and there's so much going on in my head. & i just can't shut it off." brooke cried out.

"maybe we need a break, just for you to focus on yourself brooke." asher suggested.

"no please asher." brooke begged.

"it's what's best right now." asher said getting up from the bed and running his fingers through his hair.

"you know this really funny, it's funny how i finally open up to you. & you wanna leave, just like everybody else." brooke yelled.

"party's over." a mysterious voice yelled from downstairs and asher & brooke both left the room.

they walked downstairs to see ms baker at the door.

"did mr madden tell you about the party?" olivia asked her mom.

"no i told him about it. after i saw sammy post a picture of her & brooke with the caption #bakerbdaybanger." ms baker revealed.

"ugh of course." olivia groaned.

"brooke let's go now." steve ordered grabbing brooke by the arm.

"i'm not leaving, let go of me." brooke screamed pulling away from her father.

"this is not up for discussion okay. you lied to me brooke." her father shouted.

"look who decided to play father now, it's a little late for that." brooke chuckled.

"enough all right. you're coming home with me right now." steve said trying to guide brooke to the door.

"what home? the white stone castle that i live in practically alone." brooke exclaimed.

"we'll talk about this later brooke." steve disputed.

"no, don't you get it ? i don't have a home. i don't have somewhere where i feel safe, where i feel loved. all i have is memory's of a mom & dad that both have abandoned me time & time again." brooke spewed enraged.

"sweetheart i don't think this is the time-" ms baker started to say before brooke stopped her.

"i'm sorry who asked you to get involved? maybe go fix your own broken family." brooke contested.

"honey." her father pleaded.

"you're supposed to be my friend. my real family, and you betrayed me. you want to bring my dad back so you can tell him i'm broken?" brooke said turning to olivia.

"maybe i am. guess who broke me." brooke said averting her anger back to her father.

"brooke." asher said reaching out to touch her arm but she pulled away.

"don't ever, ever speak to me again. either of you." brooke yelled at her now ex bestfriend & ex boyfriend.

"i'm sorry." olivia weeped as brooke stormed out of the house and her father ran after her.