Over My Head
Haley watched as her bracelet came up from the water. She didn't know why this was happening. Her and Nathan were supposed to be on their way to London. Nathan wasn't supposed to be stuck underwater, and she wasn't supposed to be sitting there on the side of the road, calling for Nathan, or for help. She knew that no one could hear her though. For a minute, she could have thought she heard Nathan yelling from underwater. She was sure it wasn't him though.
"Nathan," Haley yelled. She knew she couldn't just sit there. She knew she had to do something. She didn't know what to do though. She figured she'd just call Lucas. She pulled herself off the ground and walked over to the car. She didn't have her phone, it was in her bag that she left at the wedding. She picked up Nathan's phone off of the seat, and called Lucas.
"Hey Nate," Lucas said.
"It's Haley," Haley said.
"Hey Hales," Lucas said, "what's up?"
"Where are you," Haley asked him.
"Driving to the airport," Lucas said, "why?"
"Don't go there," Haley said, "come to the bridge."
"Why," Lucas asked again.
"Cooper and Rachel were in the limo, and they drove off the bridge, and Nathan jumped in after them, I don't know what happened to him," Haley said.
"And you called me," Lucas asked.
"Yea," Haley said.
"You need to call 911," Lucas said, as if it were obvious, "do you want me to come anyway?"
"Yea," Haley said, "please?"
"OK," Lucas said, "bye."
"Bye," Haley said, hanging up the phone. She walked back over to the edge of the bridge. She looked down to see if she saw anyone. She didn't. She figured she'd yell for Nathan one last time.
"Nathan," Haley yelled hopefully. No answer. "Why," she thought, "why this, why today, why me and Nathan?" She didn't want to waste anymore time before she called 911. She went back in the car and called 911.
"Can I help you," the 911 operator asked.
"Um yea," Haley said, "I'm at the bridge downtown and my husband's uncle and this girl drove off the bridge and my husband jumped in after them and I don't know what happened."
"Well send help right away," the operator said.
"Thanks," Haley said, hanging up the phone. She turned around and saw Karen and Lucas driving up.
"Haley," Lucas said, getting out of Karen's car, "are you ok?"
"No, not really," Haley said, looking over the bridge. She saw the purple flowers floating around. And, she saw her bracelet floating between two flowers. She couldn't look down anymore. She started crying. Lucas pulled her into his arms, and she layed her head on his chest.
"It's gonna be ok," Lucas whispered to Haley.
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Three hours later, Haley, Lucas, Karen, and Deb were sitting in the ER waiting room. It took two hours to get Nathan, Cooper, and Rachel out of the water. Right away, they knew Rachel died(A/N: I had to, I really hate her).They weren't sure about Cooper. Nathan had the best chance of living, because he wasn't in the car and he could breathe a little bit. Haley looked at her wrist. She made the people who got them out of the water get her bracelet. She put it on right away. The colors were fading a little bit, but she didn't care, this could be all she had left of Nathan, but she didn't want to think about that.
"Is anyone here for Nathan Scott and Cooper Lee," a doctor asked, going into the waiting room.
"Yea," Haley said, getting up from the chair she was on. Lucas, Karen, and Deb followed her.
"There's good news and there's bad news," the doctor said to them.
"What," everyone asked at once.
"The good news is that Nathan is stable, he only had a broken shoulder," the doctor started, "Cooper is in a coma, he's stable, but isn't doing very good, he has a 50 chance of living. Nathan's on the second floor, and Cooper's in ICU, only immediate family can see him." The doctor turned and left.
"I'm gonna go see Nathan," Haley said, "does anyone wanna come?"
"I will," Lucas said.
"I will too," Karen said.
"I will, I'll see Cooper after him," Deb said. They all went to Nathan's room. He was in bed, watching a basketball game on TV. He had a sling on his shoulder, and he was all bruised. Haley was happy to see him.
"Nathan, are you ok," Haley asked, sitting in the chair next to Nathan's bed.
"Yea," Nathan said, "where are Cooper and Rachel?"
"Cooper's in a coma, he's in ICU," Haley said, "Rachel died."
"Really," Nathan asked.
"Yea," Haley said, "did you hear me calling for you?"
"A little bit," Nathan said, "did you hear me calling for you?"
"You were calling for me," Haley asked.
"Yea," Nathan said.
"I thought I heard you," Haley said, "but I just figured I was hearing things, I guess I wasn't though."
"Were you scared," Nathan asked her.
"Yea," Haley said, "why wouldn't I be?"
"I dont' know," Nathan said, "I was just wondering."
"Do you want me to stay here tonight," Haley asked.
"Yea," Nathan said.
"OK," Haley said, "wanna see Lucas now?"
"OK," Nathan said.
"Luke, he wants to see you now," Haley said, going in the hallway where Lucas, Karen, and Deb were.
"OK," Lucas said, just as his phone rang, "I'll see him after this, you can see him Deb."
"OK," Deb said, going into Nathan's room.
"Hey Brooke," Lucas said, going down the hallway of the hospital.
"Hey," Brooke said, "can I stay at your house tonight?"
"Yea," Lucas said.
"Where are you," Brooke asked.
"The hospital," Lucas said.
"Why," Brooke asked.
"Cooper and Rachel kinda drove off the bridge, and Nathan and Haley saw, and Nathan kinda jumped in after them," Lucas said.
"So what happened," Brooke asked.
"Nathan's fine, Cooper's in a coma, and Rachel died," Lucas said.
"I was just starting to like her," Brooke said, "can you come home, I have to talk to you."
"Now," Lucas asked.
"Yea," Brooke said, "please?"
"OK," Lucas said, "I'll see you in a little bit."
"Bye," Brooke said.
"Bye," Lucas said, slapping his phone shut. He walked back to Nathan's room, where everybody was. Apparently Karen just told everyone she was pregnant because everyone was congratulating her and asking her when she was due and things like that.
"Mom, I'm gonna go, can I take the car," Lucas asked Karen.
"Yea, I guess," Karen said, "Deb, can I go home with you."
"Yea," Deb said.
"OK," Lucas said, "bye."
"Bye," everyone said at the same time.
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When Lucas got home, he found Brooke on the steps outside of his room. She had at least 15 shopping bags around her, and her suitcase. She looked like she'd been crying.
"Hey," Lucas said.
"Hey," Brooke said, sniffling a little, "can we go inside, I'm cold, and I have to talk to you."
"Yea," Lucas said, opening the door to his room.
"We need to talk," Brooke said.
"OK," Lucas said.
"Come here," Brooke said.
"What do you need to talk about," Lucas asked as he sat next to Brooke on his bed.
"You won't be mad at me, will you," Brooke asked.
"I don't know," Lucas said, "it depends on what you have to tell me."
"Please don't get mad," Brooke said, "at first at least, please?"
"OK, just tell me," Lucas said.
"I'm pregnant," Brooke said.
"You are," Lucas asked.
"Yea," Brooke said, "I'm sorry."
"It's ok," Lucas said, "I kinda figured you were anyway."
"Why," Brooke asked, "or how?"
"Me and my mom were leaving the wedding and she wanted me to get her bag so I picked the one up off the table that she thought was hers and it had a pregnancy test in it so I asked her if she was pregnant, and she told me she was but that wasn't her bag," Lucas said, "than she said that you must have grabbed the wrong one."
"That was mine," Brooke said, "I think I do have your mom's bag, is this her phone?" Brooke pulled the silver bag out of her suitcase and pulled the phone out that was in it.
"Yea," Lucas said, "I'm here for you Brooke, you know that right?"
"Yea," Brooke said, "I'm scared though, I'm only 17."
"I am too," Lucas said.
"We're too young though," Brooke said as she started to cry.
"I know we are," Lucas said.
"Will we be ok," Brooke asked.
"Yea, I guess," Lucas said, "we have to talk about this with my mom."
"Think she'll be mad," Brooke asked.
"I don't know," Lucas said, "my mom's pregnant too."
"She is," Brooke asked.
"Yea," Lucas said, "Dan said he'll help her."
"Does she believe him," Brooke asked, pushing a tear from underneath her eye.
"No," Lucas said.
"Is she gonna let him near the baby," Brooke asked.
"I doubt it," Lucas said.
"I don't think she needs his help," Brooke said, "she raised you on her own."
"Yea," Lucas said, "how far along are you?"
"Two months," Brooke said, "almost three."
"How far along do you have to be before you find out what you're having," Lucas asked.
"I don't know, at least four, I think," Brooke shrugged, "I hope I have a girl."
"Why," Lucas asked.
"I don't know," Brooke said, "we can go shopping and she can do cheerleading and stuff."
"Lucas," Karen called, coming in the house.
"Yea," Lucas asked, "I'm in my room."
"I just wanted to make sure you got home," Karen said, going into Lucas's room, "hi Brooke."
"Hey," Brooke said.
"Mom, can Brooke stay here tonight," Lucas asked, "she doesn't have anywhere to stay."
"Yea," Karen said, thinking for a minute, "she has to stay in the extra room though."
"OK," Brooke said as Karen left Lucas's room, "now do you think she'll be mad?"
"Yea," Lucas shook his head.
"Think we should just tell her now to get it over with," Brooke asked.
"Do you want to," Lucas asked.
"Yea," Brooke said.
"Are you sure," Lucas asked.
"Yes," Brooke said, getting off of Lucas's bed.
"I don't really want to," Lucas said.
"Please," Brooke begged.
"Well, ok, I guess," Lucas said, obvious that he didn't want to.
"OK, come on," Brooke said, pulling Lucas off of his bed.
"Mom," Lucas said, walking into the kitchen where Karen was, "Brooke wants to talk to you."
"OK," Karen said, sitting at the table, "what do you wanna talk about?"
"Um, do you promise you won't get really mad at me," Brooke asked as her and Lucas sat across from her.
"It depends," Karen said, "what's wrong?"
"I'm pregnant," Brooke whispered. Lucas could hardly hear her.
"You are," Karen asked.
"Yea," Brooke said, "I'm sorry, you probably hate me now."
"No, Brooke, don't think that," Karen said, "I figured you were pregnant."
"Oh yea," Brooke said, "Lucas told me what happened."
"Are you scared," Karen asked Brooke.
"Yea," Brooke said, shaking her head a little bit, "are you scared?"
"Not really," Karen said, "I'll help you Brooke."
"You will," Brooke asked.
"Yea," Karen said, pulling Brooke's hands into her's, "how far along are you?"
"Just about three months," Brooke said, "what about you?"
"Four months," Karen said, "tomorrow I can find out what I'm having."
"What do you wanna have," Brooke asked her.
"A girl," Karen said.
"Me too," Brooke said, "I thought you'd hate me."
"I don't hate you," Karen said, "I know how you feel, I was a little bit older than you when I got pregnant with Lucas."
"You were, weren't you," Brooke asked, "can I come with you tomorrow?"
"Do you want to," Karen asked.
"Yea," Brooke said. Lucas left them alone, he didn't feel like listening to them talking about babies and everything, he thought it was boring.
---
"Karen Roe," the receptionist said, "your doctor will see you now."
"I'll be back in a little bit, I hope," Karen said to Brooke.
"OK, I'll wait for you," Brooke said. When Karen got up, Brooke took the baby name book that she was looking at. She looked at the girl names first, since she was sure she was having a girl. She liked Ava. She reminded herself to tell Lucas she liked Ava. She liked Madeline too, but she'd never be able to name a kid that though. She always thought of the French girl in the Madeline books that her nanny would read to her when she was four. She figured Madeline could be a middle name for Ava. After she looked at girl names, she looked at boy names. She didn't really like any. Her two favourites were Hunter and Ryder. She knew that Lucas wouldn't like either of them. Finally after a half an hour, Karen came back.
"What are you having," Brooke asked excitedly. Karen wasn't as excited as Brooke, and clearly, Brooke missed the look of shock on her face.
"I'm having twins," Karen said, "the doctors just figured it out."
"Twins," Brooke asked.
"Yea," Karen said.
"That's so cute," Brooke giggled, "boys or girls?"
"A boy and a girl," Karen said.
"Aw, that's cute," Brooke said, "but you obviously don't think so."
"No, not really," Karen said.
"Wanna go shopping," Brooke asked, "that always makes me feel better."
"Yea, I guess," Karen said.
"OK, we can go baby shopping," Brooke said excitedly.
"OK," Karen said. Brooke and Karen shopped for three hours. Brooke insisted that htey go baby shopping the whole time. She picked out clothes for Karen's girl, and let Karen pick out clothes for the boy. Then, Karen let Brooke help her pick out names for the babies. And by help, it meant Brooke just gave her opinions on names she liked. Karen finaly decided on Bridget Morgan and Holden Keith. Brooke liked them. She couldn't wait to go shopping for her baby, but she'd have to wait until she found out what she was having.
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"Did you have fun with my mom today," Lucas asked Brooke.
"Yea," Brooke said, "we went baby shopping and I picked out all these clothes for Bridget." Brooke layed her head in Lucas's lap. They were in his room watching something on TV but neither of them were paying attention to it.
"How was she when she found out that she was having tiwns," Lucas asked.
"She looked shocked, kind of," Brooke said, "do you want us to haev a boy or a girl?"
"It doesn't matter," Lucas said.
"I already picked out a name if it's a girl," Brooke said.
"What," Lucas asked.
"Ava Madeline," Brooke said.
"Ava's ok," Lucas said, "I don't like Madeline though."
"You don't," Brooke asked, "what do you like?"
"Ella," Lucas said.
"That's ok," Brooke siad, "wwe dodn't have to worry about this yet thoguh, I'll be able to find out in two months."
"Yea," Lucas said, "are you ever gonnna talk to Peyton again?"
"No," Brooke said, "this was her second chance, at least school will be over in three months and then its the summer, and then college and then I won't have to see her anymore."
"But you'll probably see her anyway," Lucas siad.
"I kown right," Brooke said.
"Are you gonna tell Haley and Nathan," Lucas asked.
"No," Brooke said, "I thought you told them today?"
"No, I thought you were gonna tell them," Lucas said.
"Oh, I thought you were gonnna," Brooke said, "I'll tell them tomroow."
"Are you still scared," Lucas asked her.
"A little bit," Brooke said.
"I'm here for you," Lucas said.
"I know," Brooke said, "and I love you."