"Hey Sis! You're gonna be late!" Lucas yells for the third time before stopping in the door of his youngest sister's room. "Is there something wrong Heather?" He crosses his arms and leans against the door. She looks so much like her father, who was not his own father. No, Andy was not his father, nor the man that raised him, but that didn't matter. Andy was a good guy. Lucas's eye skimmed over the 18 year old with bright blue eyes, burgundy hair with a slight hint of curl, and pale white skin. She was beautiful, he had has his hands full with both his sisters. He signed and he noticed that her pants were tight on her. She hadn't told them yet, but he new she couldn't keep her secret much longer. It made him sad in a way, but angry in another.

"Luke! What the hell are you staring at?" Heather's voice pulls Lucas out of his thought.

"Don't you think those pants are a little tight?" Lucas raises an eyebrow.

Heather looks away and shrugs, "All the girls wear them tight, gosh don't you even remember high school old man?" Heather grabs her bag and gives him a smile.

"I remember it all to well, that's why I worry about you wearing that type of clothes." Lucas pauses then comes over to stand in front of Heather, putting his hands on her shoulders, "You know you can tell us anything. We won't be mad or hate you or anything like that. You just got to let us in."
Heather sighs, "Do you know something I don't?" she asks. He knew exactly what she knew. He knew she was pregnant, but she couldn't bring herself to tell him. It killed her to be honest. He had seen his own brother give up his dreams when his wife got pregnant, and he was afraid it would happen to her.

"I know lots you don't know. Like it's already 7:45 and if you don't hurry you're going to be late. I know that Becca is waiting in the kitchen, and that Lily called this morning saying she made it safely. And I know whatever is going on it is going to be okay." Lucas wraps his arms around Heather. Everybody asked her where her safest place was, and it was here in her big brother's arms.

"7:45 huh?" Heather turns her head to look up at Lucas. "That means I should go." Heather sighs and turns to leave, then turns back when she reaches the door, "Luke?"

"Yeah Heather." He watches her turn.

"Do you regret coming back to Tree Hill? I mean when you and Payton got pregnant…"

"Heather, I came home to be closer to my family not because she got pregnant. I've been here for four-teen years, don't you get that it was about you and Lily and Mom and Andy? I wanted to watch you guys grow up, and I wanted to you to be able to watch my son grow up. I wanted to be there for you when you were in trouble." Lucas watches his sister sigh and leave the room without another word.

"About damn time, I can't be late again because you are being all sulky and shit." Becca says the minute she sees Heather.

Heather rolls her eyes, "Then go to school without me!" Heather starts to grab a muffin, but feels her stomach roll and decides against it.

"This is senior year, you aren't suppose to be sulky and sad and all of that. Look I know you got a lot going on, but you gotta cheer up girly." Becca puts her arm around Heather as they stroll out of the kitchen.

"My daughter is sulky?" Karen looks at Lucas.

"Apparently Ma." Lucas smiles slightly.

"Funny I thought that was all teenagers." Karen gives a small laugh.

"You know there's something wrong right?" Lucas goes to stand by his mother.

"Yeah, and I don't suppose you could tell me what it is could you? I mean for sure what it is, not your best guess." Karen walks over and pours two cups of coffee.

"She's pregnant." Lucas says without thinking.

Karen spits her coffee out, "She's what?!"

"Oh come on Ma, you had to have known!" Lucas protests.

"No I didn't, I just thought she was…" Karen looks up at her son to make sure he's not joking, but in searching his eyes she finds that he's dead serious.

"She took the test at the house, I found it thought it was Payton's and she had to tell me whose it was." Lucas says in way of an explanation.

"How long ago?" Karen sounds astonished.

"Few weeks." Lucas hears the anger rising in his mother's voice.

"A few weeks?! When where you going to tell me!?"

"I wasn't, I was going to let you're daughter, you're pregnant daughter, tell you. I'm sure that she was, is, going to. She's just scared." Lucas puts his hand on his mother's shoulder but she shrugs it off.

"Don't, you new and you didn't tell me?! Lucas Scott! Who's the father? Do we know him?" Karen turns to leave, but stops when she sees Heather standing there with tears in her eyes. "Heather…."

"No! No! Do not talk to me!" Heather turns and runs out of the house. She stops when she reaches the drive way, as the tears start falling.

"Heather!" Lucas sees his sister standing in the drive way. Her back is to him, but he knows she's crying. Slowly he gets off the porch and goes to her. "I'm sorry. I found the test, I thought it was Payton's and…" Lucas stops when Heather wraps her arms around him. "It's going to be okay." Lucas strokes her hair gently. "Everything is going to be okay."

Karen comes to her their side and starts to say something, only to find that she doesn't know what to say. Together they stand in the drive way huddled together, all three crying…….

Becca was setting in Mrs. Scott's English when Heather finally came in. She turned in her seat when Heather set down, "What happened?"

"They found out Becca. I told you Luke new." Heather whispered back.

"I'm sorry Heather." Becca rubbed Heather's arm and looked at her sympathetically.

"Is there something you would like to share girls?" Mrs. Scott watches the two girls.

"No Haley." Heather looks down at her notebook.

"Excuse me?" Mrs. Scott looks at Heather.

"Um, sorry Mrs. Scott." Heather sighs.

"I want to see you after class please." Mrs. Scott says before turning back to the class and beginning the lesson again. Heather sighed and leaned back in her chair. When the bell rang Heather watched as her classmates excited the room.

"I'll wait for ya." Becca gives Heather a sympathetic smile.

"Thanks." Heather says.

Haley waits for Becca to leave the room before looking at Heather. "What in the world got into you? You can't call me Haley in class, even if we are related."

"I'm sorry Haley! It's just been a bad morning." Heather sighs.

"What's going on?" Haley sets down and faces Heather.

"I'm pregnant." Heather takes a deep breath and waits for Haley's answer.

"Pregnant??" Haley looks slightly astonished. "Um, I didn't realize you were dating anybody."

"I'm not." Heather looks away from Haley. "I went to a party with Becca we got separated and somebody handed me a drink and…" Heather tries not to cry.

"Why didn't you tell somebody?" Haley touches her hand slightly.

"What was I going to tell you? That I got drunk and knocked up by some random idiot?" Heather leans back again and puts a hand on her stomach.

"Look, if there is any thing I can do…." Haley says.

"Can you cure morning sickness?" Heather says with a slight laugh.

"Afraid not." Haley laughs a little. The second bell rings and Heather gathers her books.

"I should get to class." Heather gets up and gives Haley a slight smile. "You still need a babysitter for this weekend? The big party and all?"

"I'll let you know. I'm not sure if Nate will want to go or not." Haley gets up and walks Heather to the door.

"Oh come on Haley, sounds like fun. All the gang back together again….. I'm sure you will go, just let me know what time." Heather turns and leaves.

"Was she horrible to ya?" Becca asks when Heather emerges.

"She couldn't be horrible to anybody Becca." Heather laughs. "I told her though"

"About the b.a.b.y." Becca questions.

"You realize we are in high school, and we can spell." Heather rolls her eyes.

"Sorry, it's just that having a three year old around kinda…well…" Becca locks arms with Heather.

"Yeah well, I'm sure I'll understand in about three years." Heather sighs.

"Hey girls." Nancy come up to them.

"Hey hoe." Heather smiles at her.

"So, see you at cheerleading practice girls, if you're up to it." Becca says before heading to her locker.

"You're up to it? What's wrong?" Nancy gives heather a questioning look.

"Flu or something." Heather says as she speeds up.

"That's to bad." Nancy tries to keep up with Heather. "You'll be good to go for the game though right?"

"Have I ever missed one?" Heather says exasperatedly.

"Well no…" Nancy sounds sort of irritated.

"Then why would you be worried, Nancy? Is it not enough that I almost carried the squad?" Heather walks away leaving Nancy to stare after her.

"So you hate me Luke?" Heather set down beside her brother on the stool at the café.

"I could never hate my baby sister. Just tell me one thing, who's the guy?" Luke turns to face his sister.

"His name is Jason and he's a good guy." Heather picks up a donut and takes a bite.

"Getting you pregnant doesn't make in a good guy in my book Heather." Lucas gets a donut for himself.

"Well, it was my fault too Luke, I got drunk. Look it doesn't matter…" Heather tries to change the subject, "So about this big get together, do I get to meet all my big brother's old class mates?"

"No!" Lucas laughs "I think you cause enough trouble, you don't need to learn their tricks."

"Yeah right, you just don't want me to know how much of a player my big brother really was." Heather laughs.

"You mean what a player he still is don't you?" Payton steps up to the counter and sets down beside Lucas.

"Oh there are something's I don't need to know!" Heather shakes her head.

"You're Mom asked me to stop by and pick you up Heather." Payton says with a smile.

"Why?" Heather wonders if she forgot something.

"Doctor's appointment. She thought it might be better if I took you." Payton takes a bite of Lucas's donut.

Heather groans.

Heather sees Jason at his locker and sighs. You're gonna have to tell him, and soon. She thinks to herself. He should have already known. Rumors are gonna get out and then he's gonna hate you. She silently chastises herself. Heather shuts her locker and turns to leave. She sees that he's alone at his locker. It's now or never. She thinks and makes her way over to Jason.

"Hey." Jason says without looking at her.

"Hey." Heather says awkwardly. "I need to talk to you."

"Okay, well I got a free period know." Jason looks sideways at her.

"Um, I got history, but I could ditch. We really need to talk." Heather watches as Jason turns fully to face her.

"Sounds serious." He looks her over as if thinking about it. "You haven't talked to me in four months, of course this is serious."

"Sorry about that. I just didn't know what to say." Heather holds her books more across her midsection then on her hip.

"And you've suddenly found the words?" Jason gives a small laugh. "What happened to us? Weren't we like best friends in grade school?"

"Yeah we were, I'm surprised you remembered." Heather is astomished.

"Don't forget your first crush." Jason smiles at Heather, who gives a slight laugh. "Nice you see you still got that award winning smile."

"Jason," Heather's eyes suddenly turn sad when she realizes he's going to hate her by the end of this conversation, "We should go somewhere and talk."

Jason seems slightly taken aback, but leads Heather to the gym door.

"How about in here, there's nobody this period." Jason holds the door open for her.

"Yeah, my brother is the coach." Heather sets down on the bleachers, and waits for Jason to set down next to her. "I don't know how to start this conversation." She looks out over the gym floor. "I've started it a thousand times in my head." Heather takes a deep breath and reaches into her purse and takes out the sonogram from the day before at the doctors and hands it to Jason.

"What's this?" Jason looks from the sonogram to Heather.

"I'm pregnant." She doesn't meet his eyes.

"Are you saying this is yours?" Jason holds the sonogram up, he watches Heather shake her head yes without looking at him. Gently Jason turns Heather's head to look into her eyes. "You're pregnant with my baby?" He almost whispers.

"Yes." Heather manages before tears form in her eyes.

"You're sure it's mine?" He asks.

"There was nobody else. It had been two months since Dillon and I broke up, and there was nobody after." Heather new he would ask these questions, but it didn't make them easier to hear.

"Okay." Jason seems to drink in the information. He rubs his face and then pulls Heather in for a hug. "It'll be okay." He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes.

"Heather?" Lucas comes from his office.

"Yeah bubba." Heather looks at Lucas. "This is Jason."

"You told him?" Lucas sees the sonogram.

"Yeah. You know Lucas right?" Heather turns to Jason.

"Yeah, I was playing ball for him over the summer." Jason nods at Lucas, but keeps his arm around Heather.

"And apparently you were knocking up my sister as well." Lucas watches Jason.

"Lucas!" Heather puts her head in her hands.

"What, I'm sorry Sis. Hey," Lucas climbs up beside his sister, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way."

"You just can't help it can you Luke? Making me feel ever worse then I already do!" Heather gets up and leaves.

"One of us should go after her." Jason looks over at Lucas.

"You mean you actually want to go after her?" Lucas looks over at Jason.

"I didn't say want to, I should. I just donno what to say." Jason watches the place where Heather disappeared.

"She's hurt ya know, and she's scared. I could kick you're ass, but it would solve this." Lucas keeps his eyes on Jason.

"Well, I could kick myself too." Jason takes a deep breath. "But I know that she is going to need somebody. Somebody who isn't judging her. Look she's a good person. And I try to be. I'm sorry this happened but," Jason looks down at the sonogram he is still holding in his hand, "this baby doesn't care." Jason hands the sonogram to Lucas and gets up and leaves. Lucas looks down at the sonogram for a long moment.

"You okay?" Jason comes up beside Heather.

"Morning sickness." Heather gives him a small smile.

"Sorry." He moves a piece of hair out of her face. "Anything I can do?"

"No." Heather tucks her hands into her front pockets. "Everybody's talking about it."

"I know, but that's okay. To be honest they are just talking a little louder know." Jason runs his hand along her arm.

"Oh great, I didn't realize everybody already new." Heather turns and starts walking.

"Well on the bright side, at least we don't have to make the public announcement." Jason puts his hand on the small of her back. "Hey, it's okay. We'll get through this."

"But what is this 'we' thing? Are we together now, or are you just being nice? Do you realize that there's a baby on the way? Is there a we?" Heather turns to face Jason.

"I want there to be a we. I want to be part of this baby's life." Jason cups Heather's face in his hand. "Heather, I think we have to start at the beginning. We have get to know each other again, but I'm not walking away. This," he moves one hand down to her stomach, "makes there a we."

Heather feels the tears falling down her face. Jason wipes her tears before pulling her in for an embrace.