Hidden Away
"I lied." Brooke said with conviction
She looked Lucas straight in the eye and lied to him. Well, she lied about lying. She wasn't sure how she did it, but she did. Brooke knew that their little mistake would change everything and she wasn't sure that she wanted to involve Lucas in all the drama.
Tears flowed down her cheeks as she packed her bags. She knew what she had to do. She had to leave Tree Hill, for good. She stopped for a bit and rubbed her stomach.
"I'm sorry baby. I know that I'm cheating you out of something, but it's really best for all of us. We need to start a new life and your Daddy, well he needs to live his own life, too. But don't worry, I'll love you more than anything else. We're gonna be ok. I'll make sure of that."
Brook cried some more as she packed her belongings. She was so scared, how was she going to tell her parents? What will she say to Lucas? Will anyone even care? How is she going to make this work?
She tried to think of possible solutions. Brooke wiped away some more tears and made her way to the phone.
"Hey, it's Brook. Can we talk?"
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Lucas dribbled the ball down at the river court. 'How could this have happened? Why did she lie to me?'
Lucas' feelings confused him. He had so many emotions revolving around him. He was angry, relieved, regretful, but most of all he was sad. He felt like he lost his child, but there wasn't a child to be lost.
He couldn't take it anymore. With all his might he threw the basketball at the backboard. It bounced off of it hard and landed in front of a pair of sneaker clad feet.
"Hey. What'd the ball ever do to you?"
Lucas looked up and saw Nathan holding the ball with a big grin on his face. Lucas rolled his eyes and went to sit on the picnic table.
"Ok, I know that we aren't exactly brotherly, but I'd like to think we're making our way to being friends. And a part of being friends, means telling each other stuff. So, what's wrong?"
Nathan made his way over to the table and spun the ball on his finger with ease.
"Brooke told me she was pregnant." Lucas said matter of factly.
Nathan sat there slack jawed and the ball fell from his hand.
"Yeah, my sentiments exactly."
"Is it yours?"
Lucas took a deep breath. "When I asked her that question, she said it was."
"Was? What do you mean was?" Nathan asked in confusion.
A tear fell from Lucas' eye. "It turns out that there was no baby."
"Sorry man." Nathan patted Lucas on the back. The two sat in silence for a few minutes, but it seemed like forever.
"She lied to me." Lucas said suddenly. Nathan just looked at him waiting for him to let it all out.
"She lied to me. She said that the baby was mine, but there was no baby. We took that home pregnancy test and it said there was a baby. I mean I was so scared. I'm not ready to be a father, but just the thought of being a part of creating a life it's just so special. The doctor called her and told her that she wasn't pregnant, but she still said that the baby was mine. How could she lie to me? She got my hopes up. Ever since she told me she could be pregnant, I began to mentally prepare myself for raising a family. And now it's gone. God, I feel like shit."
Nathan sat there unsure of what to say. He had no idea what his older brother was feeling. Nonetheless he could still see the pain behind his eyes and he felt sorry for Lucas.
"Do you have any idea why she would lie to you? I know Brooke can be mean, but for something like this you must have done something to set her off."
"It could be because I called her something." Lucas mumbled.
"What?"
"It could be because I called her a slut. But in all fairness I only said that because she called me a man whore."
Nathan shook his head. "Dude, no wonder she did that."
"What?! What do you mean 'no wonder she did that?'" Lucas yelled. "Well, look what you did to her Lucas. I mean you got her to open up to you. She never does that. And then you got her to fall for you and be a part of a monogamous relationship. That in itself is a miracle. And then you cheat on her, with her best friend. Then when she tells you that she's pregnant, you call her a slut." Nathan exasperates and takes a good look at Lucas. "You know I should kick your ass for doing that to her."
Lucas looks at him with wide eyes and Nathan chuckles at this.
"I should, but I won't."
"Hey, I know I've been a huge ass. I just gotta figure a way to make this all better." Lucas laid his head in his hands and began to sob.
"How did things get so fucked up?"
Nathan scooted closer to Lucas and patted him on the back.
"I don't know man. I don't know."
"I lied." Brooke said with conviction
She looked Lucas straight in the eye and lied to him. Well, she lied about lying. She wasn't sure how she did it, but she did. Brooke knew that their little mistake would change everything and she wasn't sure that she wanted to involve Lucas in all the drama.
Tears flowed down her cheeks as she packed her bags. She knew what she had to do. She had to leave Tree Hill, for good. She stopped for a bit and rubbed her stomach.
"I'm sorry baby. I know that I'm cheating you out of something, but it's really best for all of us. We need to start a new life and your Daddy, well he needs to live his own life, too. But don't worry, I'll love you more than anything else. We're gonna be ok. I'll make sure of that."
Brook cried some more as she packed her belongings. She was so scared, how was she going to tell her parents? What will she say to Lucas? Will anyone even care? How is she going to make this work?
She tried to think of possible solutions. Brooke wiped away some more tears and made her way to the phone.
"Hey, it's Brook. Can we talk?"
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Lucas dribbled the ball down at the river court. 'How could this have happened? Why did she lie to me?'
Lucas' feelings confused him. He had so many emotions revolving around him. He was angry, relieved, regretful, but most of all he was sad. He felt like he lost his child, but there wasn't a child to be lost.
He couldn't take it anymore. With all his might he threw the basketball at the backboard. It bounced off of it hard and landed in front of a pair of sneaker clad feet.
"Hey. What'd the ball ever do to you?"
Lucas looked up and saw Nathan holding the ball with a big grin on his face. Lucas rolled his eyes and went to sit on the picnic table.
"Ok, I know that we aren't exactly brotherly, but I'd like to think we're making our way to being friends. And a part of being friends, means telling each other stuff. So, what's wrong?"
Nathan made his way over to the table and spun the ball on his finger with ease.
"Brooke told me she was pregnant." Lucas said matter of factly.
Nathan sat there slack jawed and the ball fell from his hand.
"Yeah, my sentiments exactly."
"Is it yours?"
Lucas took a deep breath. "When I asked her that question, she said it was."
"Was? What do you mean was?" Nathan asked in confusion.
A tear fell from Lucas' eye. "It turns out that there was no baby."
"Sorry man." Nathan patted Lucas on the back. The two sat in silence for a few minutes, but it seemed like forever.
"She lied to me." Lucas said suddenly. Nathan just looked at him waiting for him to let it all out.
"She lied to me. She said that the baby was mine, but there was no baby. We took that home pregnancy test and it said there was a baby. I mean I was so scared. I'm not ready to be a father, but just the thought of being a part of creating a life it's just so special. The doctor called her and told her that she wasn't pregnant, but she still said that the baby was mine. How could she lie to me? She got my hopes up. Ever since she told me she could be pregnant, I began to mentally prepare myself for raising a family. And now it's gone. God, I feel like shit."
Nathan sat there unsure of what to say. He had no idea what his older brother was feeling. Nonetheless he could still see the pain behind his eyes and he felt sorry for Lucas.
"Do you have any idea why she would lie to you? I know Brooke can be mean, but for something like this you must have done something to set her off."
"It could be because I called her something." Lucas mumbled.
"What?"
"It could be because I called her a slut. But in all fairness I only said that because she called me a man whore."
Nathan shook his head. "Dude, no wonder she did that."
"What?! What do you mean 'no wonder she did that?'" Lucas yelled. "Well, look what you did to her Lucas. I mean you got her to open up to you. She never does that. And then you got her to fall for you and be a part of a monogamous relationship. That in itself is a miracle. And then you cheat on her, with her best friend. Then when she tells you that she's pregnant, you call her a slut." Nathan exasperates and takes a good look at Lucas. "You know I should kick your ass for doing that to her."
Lucas looks at him with wide eyes and Nathan chuckles at this.
"I should, but I won't."
"Hey, I know I've been a huge ass. I just gotta figure a way to make this all better." Lucas laid his head in his hands and began to sob.
"How did things get so fucked up?"
Nathan scooted closer to Lucas and patted him on the back.
"I don't know man. I don't know."