Brooke pulled up to the mansion, it was a lot bigger than she remembered. She paid the cab driver and got out. Brooke took one deep breath and walked towards the door.

It had been five years since she had seen her father, they lost track after she went away to boarding school. Brooke rarely spoke to her mother after she remarried..but she knew she had to pay a vist back to her mother's after she was done visiting here.

She approached the front step and looked up 66 Harbour View Rd. She took another deep breath and rang the door bell. A very tall woman answered the door she had a very deep voice.

"Yeah!" said the woman studying Brooke

Brooke cleared her throat and said "Um yes would Ned Ashton be available?"

"Ned's not around...he may be here later, are you um here for the wedding?"

"Wedding!?!" that caught Brooke off-guard "my, I mean Ned's getting married?"

"Yep! him and Alexis...it's their second shot at it, hopefully she won't run off again".

Brooke bit her lip "Yeah no kidding" she remembered being the flower-girl at their first wedding.

"When is it? maybe I came at an awkward time?"

"Nah, its not until tommorrow! I just thought maybe you were in the wedding party! I dunno...this family never clues me in anymore, the names Alice by the way.....and you are?".

"Brooke".

"Hmmmm? Brooke? oh Brooke!! as in Brooke-Lynn? Ned's little one?"

Brooke started to laugh "Um yeah that would be me".

"Well you're not so little anymore, but you do look like the pictures I've seen, wow! come in I'll show you to the living room you can wait there".

Brooke followed Alice and took a seat on the couch. She looked around the living room and noticed some pictures on the desk. One was of the whole family, other was of her father and Alexis. Brooke picked it up and looked at it for a moment.

"Can I help you with something?"

Brooke jumped by the sound of a older man's voice. She turned around "Grandfather?"

"Who the devil are you?" said Edward studying the girl that stood in his living room.

"I know it's been awhile...it's me Brooke-Lynn"

"ohhhhh Brooke-Lynn oh my!! my sweet little great grand-daughter, let me take a look at you. Come give you're grandfather a hug" Edward squeezed her very tight. "What bring's you here? wait don't tell me...you're going to try and convince Ned not to go through with the wedding. That's my girl!"

Brooke laughed again "N-No Grandfather! I didn't even know about the wedding, I'm here to see my father and well I have things I need to talk to him about".

Edward just grunted and looked at her "Oh dear its so good to see you, now come! have a seat...are you hungry? you must be......COOK!!!!!!!!!!!!?" Edward started to yell.

"Grandfather I'm fine, I ate on the plane".

"Very well, Ned should be home soon...maybe you can knock some sense into him..you know you're mother was a very smart woman, and by the looks of it I see that in you too".

Brooke didn't say anything she just looked at the ground and than back at Edward and gave him a little smile.



"Now what the hell is the emergency, Alice called me on my cell telling her I had to get home immediatly! this better be good". Ned stormed through the door looking around.

Brooke turned her attention towards the door, she recognized her father's voice. She looked at Edward and formed an "uh oh!" expression.

"Ned would you quit your yelling, my god! look at you, you're all worked up over nothing...get yourself into the livingroom" yelled Edward from the room.

"Oh Grandfather I should have known....this better be-" Ned stopped talking as he noticed a young woman sitting on the couch next to Edward.

Brooke looked up at him "Dad!" she started to get up

"Oh my god! Brooke-Lynn" Ned came over to her and hugged her "Honey? how have you been, it's been so long. I spoke to your mother and she told me you two don't speak anymore so I, I had no way of getting in touch with you".

"Dad, I know! it's my fault I went away to boarding school, and transfered half-way through the year and I didn't tell mom where I was".

"Look at you!! your not a little girl anymore. 17 years old, Brooke I'm so happy you came...but how did you know?"

"About the wedding?" Brooke laughed "I actually didn't know! I guess I kinda came at an awkward time, I-"

"No no! this is perfect. Alexis's daughter is in the wedding party, you can be too".

"Oh no, I-I don't want to interrupt plans, I mean you guys have everything planned out".

"Brooke-Lynn, I'm sure it wouldn't be a big deal...Alexis and Kristina would love to have you in the wedding party".

"Kristina? that's Alexis's little girl?"

Ned laughed "Yeah, well she 7 years old now..but acts like she's 12".

Brooke-Lynn smiled "Dad I- I have some things I need to discuss with you, but I mean it can wait, until after the wedding I mean".

"Honey, anything you need, or need to talk about just let me know". Ned put his arm around her.

"Thanks Dad" Brooke-Lynn tried not to cry.