Prologue

"I lied. I'm not pregnant. How could you cheat on me with my own best friend?! It doesn't matter, because in the end, it all hurts the same." Brooke's words still rung in Lucas' head as he silently drove home. "She's not pregnant." He murmured, disappointed that she lied, yet relieved that she wasn't carrying his child.

He pulled into the driveway of his house and entered the kitchen where he found his mother Karen sipping coffee and looking a bit troubled.

"Mom?" Lucas asked. Karen looked at him and secretly hoped Brooke really wasn't pregnant. Lucas shook his head no repeatedly, his face breaking into a small smile. Karen looked relieved and gave her son a big hug. "Do you feel better?" She asked.

"No…" He managed to say before he broke into tears.