Author's note: This is my first Brucas story, and honestly, I'm not sure why I wrote this in the first place. I've always wanted to know what OTH would have been like if Brooke really did get pregnant in high school, so I guess I'm writing this more for Brooke and not so much for Lucas. Unlike the other stories I write, I have NO idea where I want to take this story. So, just bear with me. I hope you enjoy this story... wherever it is this story goes.

Brooke stepped out of her car, scared out of her mind, when she saw Lucas sitting on the rivercourt that night. She took slow, hesitant steps in his direction, trying to stop herself from crying. She looked at him and tried to find the words to come out of her mouth.

"I need to talk to you."

"Okay..." He faltered, not knowing what was wrong.

"I spent the entire night, trying to avoid this or ignore it. But I can't, so I'm just gonna say it."

"Brooke, what's up?" He asked, terrified about what he might hear next.

"...I think I'm pregnant." She whispered. Lucas shot up and the rivercourt fell silent.

"What do you mean... 'you think'?" He asked, his voice shaking.

"I mean, I'm late. Like... late." She said, starting to cry.

"D-d-did you take a test?" He stuttered. Brooke shook her head vigorously. "Okay... Okay, um..." Lucas stood up and walked over to Brooke. "Look... we have to know. Okay, maybe... maybe it's just a false alarm... Come on... Drug store's still open... We'll do it together. Okay?" Brooke shook her head. She was terrified. Just as terrified as Lucas was.

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She stepped out of the bathroom, pregnancy test in hand, but was too afraid to look. She pointed it in Lucas's direction, hoping he would say it so she wouldn't have to see for herself. He spoke in a low voice. "It's positive." She stood there frozen, and so did Lucas.

"Oh, my god." Her voice quivered. She placed her hand against her mouth and sat down next to Lucas on the bed. Lucas cried with Brooke. "I'm pregnant...!" Lucas placed his arm around Brooke to console her. She stood up in disgust, still burning with hatred for Lucas. He went after her.

"Oh, come on!... I know you're still mad at me, okay, but... I'm here for you. Alright, we'll go to the doctor tomorrow, in the city... I'll take you."

"I'll take myself." She snapped.

"Brooke... I'm just as scared as you are, okay. But I wanna help... please." His voice got quieter and quieter. "Just... trust me..."

"Yeah, 'cuz that worked out so well for me the last time." She hissed. She grabbed her jacket and walked out the door with nothing more to say.

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Brooke fast-walked out of the clinic and walked directly past Lucas who was waiting for her outside. "So what happened?" He chased after her.

"The nurse said they'd call me in a few hours with the results and then she asked me about the father."

"What'd you say?"

"I told her the sorry Bro-Hoe kicked my ass to the curb." She walked away, unhinged and bolted straight for her car.

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Brooke walked off in a hurry, trying to avoid Lucas who was right behind her.

"Brooke, hold up!" He shouted, trying to get her attention. "Still no news?" They kept walking.

"Did I come find you?" She sneered.

"Well, where are you going?"

"Away... from you." She deadpanned.

"Hey, come on. You can't cut me out of this! I'm just as worried as you are."

"Oh, really?" She finally turned to Lucas. "Or are you just worried that having a kid might deflate your market value?"

"That's not it." He scoffed.

"Oh, that's right, you're not on the market anymore. You're a one woman kind of guy. Speaking of which, how is my former best friend?"

"Peyton has nothing to do with this, okay!"

"Not yet... Maybe you could pull a Dan Scott and knock her up too!"

"Brooke!" He was angry now.

"And maybe then you can move on to random bar sluts, oh wait, you've done that. Better be careful Danny Junior, you never know how many kids you're gonna end up with."

"Oh yeah, that's real nice, Brooke. And by the way, it's not like I'm the only guy you've ever slept with." He got in her face.

"What's your point?" She pushed back.

"How do I even know it's mine?" He threw that comment in her face. And while he knew it was wrong, he didn't feel guilty saying it. Brooke glared at him as she picked up her phone that was going off.

"It's the doctor." She said, turning away from Lucas. "Hello?... Yeah, this is Brooke...Okay... Thank you." She ended the call and glared back at Lucas. "Trust me, it's yours." She turned around and got in her car before Lucas could respond. She gave him a cold look before driving off, leaving Lucas standing alone.

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Lucas spent that entire week trying to get back into Brooke's life, and although it killed her to do so, she spent the entire week shutting him out. Brooke felt so alone, while Lucas felt so helpless. The only people that knew where Karen and Jake, and even that was too many at the time, it seemed. Days went by, then weeks... Brooke spent that entire time alone, wishing there was something she could do to make it all go away. By the end of the first semester, she was already fifteen weeks pregnant. She had an appointment that week and finally decided to talk to Lucas. She picked up her phone and called him. He was shocked to see her name appear on his phone after all this time.

"Brooke, are you okay? I-Is the baby okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." She whispered. She took a long moment to say anything else. "We're fine... I, uh, I had an appointment today..."

"Yeah...?" Lucas was a little surprised that Brooke was going to him all of a sudden.

"The baby's healthy." Brooke chuckled, tears forming in her eyes. "The doctor said that... by my next appointment, he could tell me the sex of the baby. And then maybe... I could pick names."

"You... You're gonna keep the baby?" He asked, shocked that Brooke was taking responsibility.

"Yeah... Yeah, I think so." Brooke sniffled. "Listen, I... I know that I've... kinda been a bitch to you lately, but... you hurt me. You hurt me really bad..."

"I know. I know, and if you give me the chance, I'd- I'd never do it again."

"I wanna believe that... I do... Lucas, do you believe me when I tell you that this is your baby?"

"Absolutely... I-I'm sorry about what I said, I-I didn't mean it."

"I know... I just... I'm scared right now and... and I need to know that if I take a chance on you, you're not going to hurt me again."

"I won't. I won't, I wouldn't dream of it. I... I wanna own up to this, Brooke, I do. Please... please take a chance on me." Brooke was silent for a minute. "Brooke?"

"Okay, but... but first you need to do something for me."

"Anything?"

"...Let me inside?" Lucas raised his eyebrow, not sure what she meant. He turned around and opened the door in his room that led outside. Brooke stood in his doorway, snowing falling down hard. Her eyes were puffy and she held herself tightly to keep warm. "Hi..." Lucas grabbed her elbow and led her inside.

"How long were you out there?"

"About an hour... I just... I needed to make sure I could... get up the courage to talk to you." Lucas watched Brooke hold her stomach. She wasn't showing by a lot, but you could see it through her heavy coat. Lucas bit his lip.

"Can I?" Brooke nodded and grabbed Lucas's arm. She placed his palm against her baby bump and he smiled. "Oh my god..." He whispered.

"It's magical, right?"

"It is..." He looked up at Brooke and stared into her eyes. "Brooke... I'm sor-" Brooke grabbed Lucas's forearms and pushed her lips against his, silencing what she knew he was about to say. She released the kiss and looked at Lucas.

"I want this, Luke... I do...And I need you... we need you."

"And I'm gonna be here, Brooke... I promise." Lucas pulled her closer and kissed her lips again, placing his hands against her stomach. "Come to bed?" He asked, realeasing their kiss.

Brooke nodded. "Absolutely."

Author's note: Okay, I'm not even a Brucas fan, and I thought that was cute. If you are a Brucas lover and didn't find that adorable, you have no soul! XD Anyway, I hope you want to see this story progress, because if you do, I'll keep it going... tell me what you think! Review!