Summary: Now that the gang are all done with college, follow their lives as new events come down their path. AU season 5. BL, NH, PJ, with others too.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of these characters. All of that belongs to Marks Shwann. sigh

A/N: Hi, I'm Elien and this is my first fanfic. I speak Dutch so excuse me if my English sucks. The couples are Brooke/Lucas, Nathan/Haley, Peyton/Jake, Rachel/Mouth, Bevin/Skills, maybe some others too. Please give it a try, and review if you like it. Thank you.


"Luke, come on! I don't want to be the last one to arrive at Nathan and Haley's!" Brooke Davis took her keys and laid her hands on her pregnant stomach when her husband Lucas Scott arrived.

"You know that stress isn't healthy for me, honey?" Brooke smiled sweetly at him and after locking the door, she walked to their car. During the ride Brooke had ranted on about the presents she'd bought for her friends, It became a tradition; every Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve the gang would buy presents for each other. An idea from Brooke, of course.

"You can never give enough – I've already got so much." That was one of Brooke's sayings about life.

Nathan and Haley's house was a few houses further than the one her and Lucas were going to buy. That was one of the reasons why Brooke wanted that house.

Lucas opened the door of their car for Brooke, like a real gentleman. It was Nathan who answered when Luke rang the bell. Nathan's hair was short, even shorter than Lucas' was. He was apparently in a good mood. Maybe he has drunk too much champagne already. Brooke thought.

"Brooke! You look wonderful! And aww, you brought Lucas!" He gave Lucas a handshake and hugged Brooke.

"Hi, Nate, been drinking, yeah?" She laughed and went inside. In the living room, Haley was pouring champagne for the other guests, which she recognized as Peyton Sawyer and Jake Jagielski.

"Brooke and Lucas are here, sweetie. Doesn't she look great?" Nathan shouted from the kitchen. Haley looked at her best friend and saw her expression change. Lucas looked at his wife and saw what Haley saw; Brooke started crying.

"See, Luke, everyone's here already!" Peyton made a non-understanding sound, not exactly asking what she wanted to ask. Lucas pulled his wife against him and answered the question that Peyton hadn't asked.

He whispered, because he didn't want Brooke to get more upset. "She's been a little emotional lately. Besides that, the pregnancy is going great. I'm really exited to be a dad." Everyone nodded, and Brooke stopped crying. At the same time Nathan came out of the kitchen with 2 glasses and a bottle of champagne.

"Hey, Brooke, how are those mood swings coming along?" Nathan asked, knowing she was just crying. Brooke smiled happily at him and lightly jumped up and down. "I haven't actually had any." Peyton started to laugh and Brooke suddenly started to cry again.

"What's wrong now, Brooke?" Jake asked, trying to hide his smile. She pointed at Nathan with the 2 champagne glasses in his hand. "I'm not supposed to drink alcohol." Now everyone started to laugh and Haley interrupted, to prevent Brooke from crying again. " Okay, let's toast, shall we?"