"You look gorgeous." Lucas cooed, as he awoke to find a very pregnant Peyton cradling a pint of Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby on her stomach, while watching some television show about the history of ice cream.

"Shut up, I do not." She disagreed, putting her spoon in the container. "You on the other hand…" Peyton rolled over to meet her fiancé's lips. Throughout her pregnancy, she craved many things from peanut butter & bacon sandwiches to mayonnaise, right out of the jar. The only two things she was always craving were ice cream, and sex. Lucas was happy to oblige, even combining the two on a few occasions. To him, Peyton had never been sexier.

… "Look sexy as hell." She finished, kissing Lucas again.

Lucas pulled away, causing the blonde to pout. "We should get ready."

"What for?" She wondered. " Let's stay in bed all day."

"Wish we could, Nathan and Haley wanted us over for brunch, remember?"

"Damn, I forgot about that." Peyton slipped her spoon full of ice cream into Lucas' mouth. " We've got some time. Meet me in the shower."

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Lucas was surprised that Peyton hadn't found out about her surprise. Usually, he can't keep a thing from her. Peyton can always tell when he's hiding something. And one kiss from Peyton is all it takes for Lucas to spill. The surprise this time was her baby shower.

When Haley came to Lucas, begging to throw a shower, he couldn't say no.

As they pulled up to the house, Nathan was walking out of the door. He waved at the two blondes in the mustang coming towards him.

"Hey Nate. What's going on?" Peyton's smile was large. It was amazing to think her first boyfriend was now her brother-in-law. Well, going to be her brother-in-law.

Nathan walked over to Peyton and embraced her. "You look about ready to pop." He laughed.

Peyton playfully slapped him, "Ass… I know. None of my clothes fit me anymore, its horrible. I made Luke buy me an oversized Dash t-shirt, just so I could feel like me again."

"Dadda!" The little voice called, following it came Jamie who was holding a basketball.

"What little man?" Nathan asked.

"Momma wants Aunt Peyton to come inside right now."

Peyton raised and eyebrow. "Guess I better get inside." Lucas kissed her temple and watched her waddle her way into his brother's house.

"Surprise!" A plethora of woman yelled out as Peyton shut the door behind her.

She giggled to see the women closest to her gathered up in Haley's living room.

"Come, sit down." Brooke grabbed Peyton's hand and led her to a loudly decorated chair with a banner above it that read "Mommy-To-Be." She sat down, and Brooke placed a crown upon her head, which was handed to her by Lily.

"Is that Lily I see?" Peyton wondered aloud.

"Yes it is!" Lily confirmed.

"Well, come here kiddo and give me a hug." Lily obliged and jumped into her sister-in-law's arms. "Are you excited to be an Aunt?

"Duh." She stated. The group of women laughed. Lily was too adorable for words. When Karen told her that Lucas and Peyton were going to have a baby, she proclaimed that it had better be a girl or else.

"It's a girl, right?" She asked, wide-eyed.

"Don't know. Your brother and I want it to be a surprise."

It was Peyton's idea, Lucas was very eager to find out the sex of the baby. He had been adamantly focused on the decoration of the nursery. Peyton said it should be painted red, no matter what the sex of the baby was. This didn't sit well with Lucas. He couldn't fathom red for a nursery. It just didn't seem right. However, he went along with Peyton's wishes. He and Nathan painted the room red, only to have Peyton change her mind half-way through the first coat.

"This doesn't work." She had said. Later, Peyton went out to buy a soft green color for the walls.

"Whatever it is, it will be loved." Lily said, hugging Peyton again. "But I really hope it's a girl." She whispered causing Peyton to chuckle.

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As per tradition, the men were not allowed to be present at the baby shower, so Lucas, Nathan, Jamie, Skills and Andy found themselves ostracized down at the Rivercourt.

"How 'bout a game of two-on-two?" Jamie asked, as he slipped his Ravens jersey over his head.

"Alright, J. Luke, you pick teams." Lucas allowed the idea.

"Dadda, you are with me." Jamie points to Nathan who walked over and high fives him. Lucas is jokingly offended.

"I thought you were going to pick me." He complained.

"Sorry, Uncle Lucas… but I want to win." Jamie said point blank, causing a stir of laughter from the group of men.

"Andy, why don't you an' Luke play together. I'll sit dis one out." Skills offered, he thought it felt like a family game.

Lucas shook his head to Skills, who was already making his way onto the benches to sit with Mouth who had a microphone in hand. It almost felt like they were back in high school again.

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"Mia this is amazing." Peyton said, thanking her musically gifted friend for a CD of Lullabies played by Mia herself. "I can't wait to listen to it."

"Its from me and Haley, actually." Mia corrected Peyton. "Now you know why Haley and I shoved you out of the studio all those days." Mia laughed, sticking out her tongue.

"And here I thought you guys just didn't like me anymore." Peyton stuck her tongue out in return. "Thanks." Peyton smiled.

"Okay, what's next?" Brooke reached down in the present pile for her gift. She set it atop of Peyton's empty lap.

"Open up, P. Sawyer." She demanded with excitement.

Peyton did just that, she opened the ribbon covered box to find a quilt. It was filled, covered with pictures of she and Lucas. There was even a snap shot of the two of them kissing at the championship game. Peyton wondered how Brooke managed to find a picture of the moment, for she had never seen one before.

She felt her eyes well up.

"Oh no, don't cry." Brooke pleaded, placing her hand on the blonde's shoulder.

"I can't help it. Thank you, Brooke. Its… I can't even describe how much this means to me. Thank you so much. I love you." The two girls hug, as the rest of the women "aww" and find themselves tearing up along with Peyton and her best friend.

"Okay, how about something that won't make Peyton cry?" Deb suggested.

"Deb, you didn't get a stripper did you?" Karen worriedly inquired.

"No, but if you girl's want a stripper, I know a boy who…"

Haley put her hand up to Deb's mouth, "No, no. Its okay Deb. Why don't we all just play a game?"

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"That's game." Nathan said as Jamie threw the ball into the hoop.

"No fair." Andy whined.

"Its not my fault, I'm better at basketball than you, and that I'm taller than you." Jamie proclaimed, sticking his hands on his hips.

"James Lucas Scott ends the game with a ball in the hoop and a punch in the gut." Narrated Mouth.

The boys laughed.

"Dadda, can I get a drink?"

Nathan pulled his car keys out of his pocket and threw them to Skills who was still grinning over Jamie's smack talk. "Skills, would you grab Jamie a juice box out of the cooler in the trunk?"

"Sure thing." Skills said. "C'mon, Jamie, I'll race ya." He challenged his fair headed little friend.

"So how much longer until the party is over?" Queried Andy.

"Haley said she'd text me when they're done." Nathan said, looking at his phone. "I'm sure we'll be waiting quite a while."

The boys walked over to the bench to join Mouth. "So Luke, did you and Peyton pick any names out yet?"

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"Anna, if it's a girl." Peyton stated. "Anna Elizabeth Scott."

Haley sighed, "Sounds like the name of a future Queen… What if it's a boy?"

"Lucas really would like him to be named Keith. I guess you can sense an achingly sad pattern." She grimaced and laughed.

"Keith?" Karen asked, obviously moved by the choice.

"He was Lucas' father." Peyton stated.

"Great, now I'm going to cry." Karen expressed, all choked up.

Peyton had been secretly hoping that Karen, Lily and Andy would move back to Tree Hill. Although she had Haley to talk to about all the baby stuff, she longed for a motherly figure. A figure she always found in Karen.

"How about some cake?" Haley offered.

"Is it ice cream?" Peyton wished. It seemed as though her craving for ice cream never went away.

Haley snorted, "Of course… Deb you want to help me bring it in?" She asked. Deb nodded and followed Haley into the kitchen.

"You think we should invite the boys back for cake?" Brooke wondered.

"No way." Shouted the blonde. "More cake for me." She smiled.

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All the boys were sitting on the bench, each with a juice box in hand.

"Can I be the godfather, Uncle Lucas?" Jamie speculated aloud.

Nathan sensed that Jamie was serious, "I don't know, Jamie. Maybe if you were a little older." He explained. He had already assumed that he and Haley were going to be the baby's godparents.

"Peyton and I haven't decided on that yet, actually." Lucas said, scratching his head. "She's torn between Haley and Brooke."

Don't call it a comeback.

I've been here for years,

Rockin' my peers.

Nathan's phone rang, and the guys cackled over his ludicrous ring tone.

"Its Haley." He reads the text. "You boys can come back now."

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The boys entered the living room to find what was left of the girls sprawled out everywhere.

Peyton was now out of her chair as per request of Lily, and was sitting with Brooke on the couch, who was rubbing Peyton's shoulders.

"Hey boys." Haley greeted her men with hugs and kisses.

"Luke." Peyton called, causing Brooke to stop massaging Peyton. Lucas walked over to her and planted a kiss on her lips. "Hey baby."

"Hey baby." He said, placing his hand on her stomach. "You ready to go?"

"Definitely." She cooed, kissing Lucas again.

"We loaded the car up for you." Haley said licking frosting off of her finger.

"Thanks for everything, Haley. I had a great time." Peyton reached out for a hug. "Now I can't wait for my bridal shower." She chuckled.

"I won't forget the stripper next time." Deb pronounced with certainty.

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"Happy to be home?" Lucas asked, setting down a cup of tea on Peyton's nightstand. She was reading What To Expect When You're Expecting, a gift from Lucas when they found out about the pregnancy. They had been reading it together almost every night since.

"Always." She smiled. "You coming to bed?"

Lucas looked at his watch. "Its only 5." He chuckled. "But, why not." He slipped off his jeans and got under the covers with Peyton. She snuggled up against him.

"Will you read to me?" She wondered.

"Sure, just hand me the book." He said, speaking of the pregnancy book.

"No, read Ravens to me, please."

"Okay." He agreed to the choice of reading materials, and pulled the novel out of his nightstand drawer. As he began to read to Peyton, she fell asleep to the sound of their story.