A/N: This is my first One Tree hill fanfic so be nice! This takes place fifteen years after the season two finale. This chapter is basically going to describe what everyone's life is like now, fifteen years later. Each chapter will end in a flashback that has to do with the chapter (Except this one because it's basically describing everyone's life now) Please Read/review!
Haley James-Greene looked in the mirror trying to figure out what to do with her latest bruise her husband of ten years, Ben Greene, had so generously given her. Usually he only hit her where people couldn't see, but her forgetting to cook dinner had earned her a punch in the eye. She decided some foundation and eye shadow would do a good enough job of covering it up.
She thought about how messed up her life had gotten in the past seventeen years. After seeing Nathan after her tour was over to tell him she was sorry for what she had done, he had forgiven her. They had had sex that night, but forgotten to use protection. The next day they decided they weren't really in love. This left them both heartbroken, but Nathan had taken it worse. Two months after he and Haley had had sex, he went to a bar and got really drunk. He was depressed and wasn't thinking straight which led him to having sex with a girl he barely knew named Hannah. He hadn't even known her last name.
A few days after having sex with Hannah, Haley went to Nathan's apartment and told him she was pregnant with his baby. They later she was expecting twins: a boy and a girl. Haley and Nathan never got back together. They were just raising their children together. They each had joint custody of their twins, Katie James-Scott and David James-Scott.
When Katie and David were five months old, Nathan found a three month-old baby boy on his doorstep, as well as a note. Apparently he had gotten Hannah pregnant and she had figured out his last name and address. She didn't want to have anything to do with the baby boy and she hadn't even named him. Nathan named the baby Kevin Scott. Not wanting to turn out like his dad, he has raised all three of his kids with more love, respect, and encouragement than his father ever showed him or Lucas. He didn't want any of his kids to feel the resentment he and Lucas learned felt toward their dad.
At first, Haley was mad at Nathan for having sex with another girl so soon after having sex with her, but then she realized how badly she had broken Nathan's heart and forgave him. Fifteen years later, they weren't dating, married, or living together. Every other week fifteen-year olds Katie and David would stay with Nathan and fifteen year old Kevin. When they didn't stay with their dad they stayed with their mom and her husband of ten years Ben Greene. Even though Ben had been abusive for nine years of their marriage, she hadn't told anyone, even though she was pretty sure he was also abusing her children. She had never actually seen him hit Katie or David, but she was sure.
Peyton Jageilski kissed her husband Jake good-bye as he walked out the door with his daughter (her step-daughter) Jenny and her daughter (his step-daughter) Lily Sawyer-Scott. Jake was taking the girls out to lunch so she would have time to get the house ready for the surprise baby shower she was having for her pregnant best friend Brooke Scott. Some people thought it was crazy that Peyton was best friends with her daughter's stepmother and still friends with her daughter's dad. But the relationship between Peyton, Lucas, and Brooke could be described as crazy.
A little over fifteen years ago Peyton had been having serious problems with an addiction to cocaine. Jake had left with one-year old Jenny so he could keep his baby safe from Nikki. With Jake gone, Peyton had started to feel like there was no point in living. She didn't want to talk to anyone except maybe Lucas, but she barely talked to him. One night Lucas went into Peyton's room to find her with a handful of pills in her hand and an empty bottle of vodka on her dresser. He convinced her not to attempt suicide and she spent a few hours just sobbing with her head on his chest. That night they got caught up in the moment and had sex.
Three months later (when Haley was also about seven months pregnant) Peyton found out she was pregnant with Lucas's baby. Luckily Lucas was completely supportive of her, but both of them decided they didn't want to be in a relationship. Brooke's reaction was even more surprising. She was a little mad that Peyton was having her ex-boyfriend's baby, but she didn't show it because she knew Peyton was going through a really hard time. Brooke also knew that Peyton was really in love with Jake and missed him and Jenny terribly so she called Jake and told him what happened. He called Peyton and asked if she needed him to come back to Tree Hill, but Peyton told Jake she would be fine and it would be better if he stayed where he was.
Things were fine….for a while at least. After Lily was born, both Lucas and Brooke moved into Peyton's house so they could both help with Lily. When Lily was six months old, Peyton was really stressed out. She hadn't gotten sleep in three days straight and was extremely tired. One night while she was at a club by herself, she ran into the guy she used to buy drugs from. She bought about twenty-five dollars worth of pot from him. She only had a little of it before she went home and hid it under a pile of old clothes under her bed. Brooke found it a few days later and told Lucas. Lucas called Larry, who was away working and told him. Peyton's dad came home immediately and she broke down and told him everything. Larry sent his daughter to rehab for four months.
When she came back she promised Lucas and Brooke she would never do something so stupid and selfish again. Jake heard what happened and he and Jenny moved back to Tree Hill instantly. Jake asked Peyton to marry him under one condition: she never did drugs ever again. She promised and they got married when they were nineteen. Lucas was the best man and Brooke was the maid of honor. At the wedding reception Brooke caught the bouquet and she and Lucas were married six years later. It had taken them three years to actually admit their feelings for each other.
Brooke Scott looked through her closet. She concluded that being seven months pregnant was the worst. She couldn't fit into any of her cute clothes and she kept having all these disgusting cravings that she would normally hate. Her stomach looked and felt like a huge beach ball. Peyton had said the party was going to be casual so she decided on a loose red tank top with a pair of jeans and flip-flops. She put her long dark brown hair into a ponytail and walked downstairs. Lucas was still downstairs-he was supposed to meet Jake and Nathan for lunch with Jenny, Lily, and Katie. Before he left he made sure she had taken her prenatal vitamins. Brooke smiled to herself. Lucas was always protective of her when she was pregnant.
Brooke had been pregnant five times before, but this was their second child and they hoped he would be okay. She had suffered three miscarriages and one stillborn. The first miscarriage happened when they had only been married for a few months because she had gotten pregnant before their wedding. She had been five months pregnant when she woke up in the middle of the night bleeding. Lucas rushed her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors told them they had lost their first child. Brooke was heartbroken after that, but she still wanted to try again.
She found out she was pregnant again six months after the first miscarriage. The first two trimesters of her pregnancy were fine, but she was put on bed rest at the end of her sixth month of pregnancy. She went into labor six weeks before her due date and she had to have a C-section. The baby was born still-born, but she and Lucas were determined to try again. They had been married for almost two years by then.
She became pregnant again shortly after the stillborn. She didn't have any complications during, but her doctor and also her family thought it would be best for her to go on bed rest in her fifth month of pregnancy. Brooke and Lucas became parents of a beautiful baby girl by C-section. The overjoyed parents named their baby daughter Bailey Karen Scott. Bailey is now three years old.
When Bailey was seven months old, Brooke became pregnant again. Everyone was happy and thought this one would survive. Unfortunately, Brooke had a miscarriage in her third month of pregnancy. After that Lucas and Brooke started to discuss adopting another child. That idea didn't last long because Lucas was positive he wanted to raise his own children.
When Bailey was a little over a year old Brooke became pregnant again. Brooke and Lucas were excited, but they were also a little scared. They had a feeling that this wasn't going to last either. Brooke had her third miscarriage when she was almost four months pregnant. After that, Brooke tried to talk Lucas into adopting, but he still didn't want to. They decided they would wait at least a year before she tried to get pregnant again.
So, the day of Bailey's third birthday and the same day as Brooke and Lucas' six-year wedding anniversary Brooke found out she was about three months pregnant. Lucas and Brooke decided she would go on bed rest starting in her fourth month of pregnancy. Lucas bought a small refrigerator/freezer and put it in their bedroom so Brooke wouldn't have to go far to satisfy her food cravings. They also had a microwave put in their room. Their TV also had over 350 channels on it to keep Brooke entertained throughout the day. She also subscribed to seven or eight different magazines. She also slept a lot. Peyton and Haley also visited her a six times a week to make sure she was okay while Lucas was at work. This baby shower was the first time in three months that she would be out of the house. Lucas had even arranged to have the doctor go to their house for check-ups.
The huge downside was she couldn't even see Bailey very much. Brooke and Lucas's extremely energetic three-year old spent Monday-Friday in preschool from nine in the morning until three-thirty in the afternoon when someone picks her up to take her to Karen's café. Lucas or sometimes Peyton picks her up at around five in the afternoon and takes her home to Brooke. This was the highlight of Brooke's day. Bailey would usually climb into Brooke's bed with her while Lucas made dinner for the three of them. Brooke would ask Bailey all about her day while Bailey gently rested her head on Brooke's stomach to see if she could hear the baby moving around. She would always have some new artwork for Brooke and her new baby sibling. It always made Brooke and Lucas feel good to see their little daughter so excited about the new addition to their family. Brooke and Lucas usually let Bailey fall asleep in their bed because they felt guilty about not seeing their daughter for most of the day. Seeing his wife and daughter so happy made Lucas sure that this baby would definitely survive.
On the weekends, Bailey was usually tired from such a crazy week so she would stay home with Brooke. Somehow she knew that her mommy needed her to be calm and quiet, so she was content with lying in bed with Brooke while she read her a book or coloring in her coloring book on the bed while Brooke slept. Usually Lucas took her to the park though or Lily played with her. Brooke was also really thankful that Lily had been such a help the past few months. Lucas offered to pay her for babysitting at night sometimes, but she said it was okay.
It was a beautiful summer Saturday morning, perfect for a baby shower. Karen had taken the day off from the café the day before and offered to pick Bailey up from preschool and take her to the park for a few hours. Bailey wanted to stay the night at Karen and Keith's house so Lucas dropped off a change of clothes for her on his way home from work. (Karen and Keith got married after Lucas graduated). Lucas and Brooke enjoyed a romantic candle-lit dinner alone.
Brooke sat on the couch waiting for Karen to pick her up with Bailey to take her to the baby shower. About ten minutes later Brooke's face lit up, as she saw Bailey running toward her to give her a hug. Karen came and helped Brooke get up from the couch and she and Bailey held her hands as she cautiously went down the front steps and then into the car.
"Let's go!" Bailey exclaimed excitedly.