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Lucas drove towards the hospital with Brooke in the passenger seat. All he could think about was Haley. His mom hadn't said anything about Haley and she was after all in the car with Nathan. Which made him wonder what Rachel and Cooper had to do with this? They weren't even at the reception after they made their speeches. Lucas looked over at Brooke who was being unusually quiet as she stared out the window. She looked really tired. It was getting late, in fact it was after midnight and from the way she had been talking he guessed she hadn't been getting much sleep lately. Plus it was definitely weighing on them both the fact that they had left 2 pregnancy tests sitting on the bathroom counter, and left before looking at them.

"There's no where to park at this damn hospital, you want me to drop you off out front?" Lucas asked not wanting to make Brooke have to walk ½ a mile to the lobby. She looked too exhausted to sit, much less drag herself all the way across the parking lot in the cold.

"I can walk with you"

"My moms going to meet us in the lobby, we might be here a while"

"Hey… its gonna be ok" Brooke said grabbing Lucas's hands in hers. He'd been though so much lately, and now with everything going on tonight, this was the last thing he needed.

"I'm glad its you that's with me"

"Because I'm so good in crisis's"

"You make me feel better…you're shivering, here" Lucas whispered pulling his sweatshirt over his head to give to Brooke. He hadn't given her time to grab anything after his mom called, and now he could see the chill bumps forming on her arms and chest.

Karen was waiting in a chair in the lobby along with Haley, Deb, Dan, Mouth, and Peyton. Lucas was really relived to see that Haley was all right, but she looked so worried sitting there in between Deb and Karen. So did Deb, they were almost as pale as Brooke was. Peyton was sitting a few chairs down beside Mouth. He saw her expression noticeably turn from calm and cool, to completely pissed off when she saw Lucas walk in holding Brooke's hand, and Brooke in his sweatshirt. Lucas also noticed the look wasn't meant for him, but more for Brooke, and it made him wonder how long she'd been giving Brooke looks like that. He'd just been too distracted to notice.

"Thank god you guys are here…" Haley cried hugging both Brooke and Lucas tight into her arms. She was still in her wedding dress, with her hair down and stringy.

"What happened?"

"Cooper and Rachel went off the bridge and Nathan went in after him"

"Are they ok?" Lucas asked, he couldn't tell from the way Haley was talking, actually he could barely understand her, and no one else was volunteering any information.

"Cooper's critical, Rachel's stable, Nathan's in surgery, he tore up his arm trying to get them out… Brooke he was blue"

"Haley, I'm so sorry sweetie, we're here ok?" Brooke whispered giving Haley another hug. She looked so scared and shaky. Brooke remembered that feeling well. After Lucas had had his accident last year she hadn't known what to do with herself.

After calming Haley down some, Lucas decided Brooke looked a little too pale for his taste and found them a place to sit on the couch by Karen, and way across from Peyton so not to stress Brooke out. Time was passing so slow… before long Brooke was asleep in his lap, and Lucas found himself trying to keep his eyes open himself. Peyton was clearly awake though, he caught her every once in a while shooting him a look or 2. She probably thought he had Brooke there, asleep in his lap, wearing his sweatshirt to torture her. But really he was just worried about Brooke. And he actually felt sorry for Peyton kind of, normally he would have talked to her about it, but this time Brooke came first, which was ok with him too. She definitely deserved it after everything that had gone on lately, and after imagining what life would have been like if he had gotten together with Peyton, he was so glad that it was Brooke asleep in his lap and wearing his sweatshirt.

"Did you have time to talk to Brooke? Was it her purse?" Karen whispered hoping for a good answer. She had asked Haley about the purse earlier, and after being shocked Haley had admitted that it hadn't been hers… so that left Brooke and Rachel.

"It wasn't hers"

"Thank god"

"Don't get too excited" Lucas sighed looking down at Brooke who was completely out of it. He wasn't looking forward to telling Karen this next part… at all. Her reaction last time to this news hadn't been good. She'd actually slapped him, but he wash hoping since they were in a public place and she knew there was a chance this time, that things might go a little smoother.

"What…"

"She's late"

"Did you take a test?" Karen asked letting out a long sigh. She had guessed from Brooke's reactions all day that something like that was definitely going on, but he had really been hoping that maybe it was all just Brooke feeling stressed out from too much wedding prep.

"Kinda in the middle of that when you called"

"How is she?"

"She says she's ok" Lucas said, brushing a few stray curls out of Brooke's face. She said she was ok, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to believe that. He wasn't sure if she'd actually tell him if she weren't, especially right now.

"What do you say?"

"I should have been here, or at least called her… I keep screwing up and she keeps forgiving me, and I couldn't even find the time to just call her. I've put her through hell the past month and she's been there every time I needed her, and the one time she needed me… I didn't even call her back"

"We learn from our mistakes Lucas" Karen sighed putting her hand on her sons shoulder. She didn't know what else to do…

"If it makes you feel any better, she told me she didn't even miss you that much" Peyton ½ laughed, apparently having caught the tale end of what Lucas was saying as she walked back to her seat. Lucas was shocked Peyton would even say something like that about Brooke to anyone, much less to him.

"What Brooke were you talking too? Because the one I found crying alone in the bathroom 3 times, definitely missed him"

"Or she missed the sex"

"Not here Peyton" Karen snapped, sensing Peyton was out for trouble. She too had seen the jealous looks Peyton had been giving Lucas and Brooke all night. The more Karen thought about it… pregnant or not she was glad it was Brooke Lucas was with and not Peyton, even though Brooke was crazy, and slightly irresponsible… that was who Lucas had wanted… and he was happy.

It was pretty quiet for a while after that. Lucas was in and out of sleep, hearing bits and pieces of people's conversations. Deb telling Karen how she and Cooper were then they were kids, Mouth telling Peyton about how he'd finally gotten over Erica, Dan adding some smart comment in every once in a while. After that Lucas didn't hear anything until he Brooke move from his lap to his shoulder and take his hand in hers.

"Go back to sleep, I'm just stretching" Lucas heard Brooke whisper, then he was out.

Brooke laid her head against Lucas's shoulder for a little while, until she couldn't sit anymore. Her legs were starting to cramp up and her neck was getting stiff. Everyone else was either asleep, or almost asleep… except Karen. She was sitting in the chair beside Lucas knitting what Brooke guessed was maybe a blanket or something. She seemed so concentrated on what she was doing that she didn't notice Brooke staring for a few minutes.

"Have you ever tried knitting?" Karen asked, catching Brooke staring at her in a tired daze.

"Nope… just sewing, and I didn't even like that until this year"

"Before I had Lucas, I decided that I wasn't going to spend any money on him clothes… just yarn to knit him things to wear, of course that lasted until about a week before he was born and I realized I only had him 2 little sweaters and some booties"

"What about for this baby?" Brooke smiled. She could tell Karen was still hurting by the way she looked at her. Brooke couldn't begin to imagine what she was going through… this would be twice that Karen would have a baby without a father.

"I'll start buying little things soon, with Lucas I was so un-prepared with everything… I even thought he was going to be a girl so I painted his room pink"

"Seriously?"

"Yea… it stayed pink until he was about 6 months old and Keith and I finally had time to re-paint it" Karen laughed for a second then stopped suddenly. Brooke could tell whatever she was thinking about was painful. She didn't mean to keep bringing these things up, but there was no way around it.

"Was he a hard baby?"

"I thought so at the time…I kept telling myself it was going to get easier as he got older, but the older he got the more I missed when he was a baby. When he needed me for everything and I was the biggest thing in his world… I remember the day he came home from school and I realized I wasn't anymore, he's found something else"

"A book?" Brooke giggled knowing how Lucas was with his books. Sometimes she wanted to burn them all when she felt like he wasn't giving her enough attention.

"No… it was about 5 months ago, it wasn't any big huge event or thing that happened… I just remember he walked into the café… you 2 were holding hands, you were giggling about something…and he gave you this look. The same look Keith used to give to me, and that's when I realized that I wasn't the most important thing in my sons world anymore… you were… you know that don't you Brooke? That you are?"

"He's all I have Karen, I know that sounds pathetic and needy and everything else… but it's the truth, but I don't know what scares me more… loosing him, or him staying with me for all the wrong reasons"

"You don't have to worry about either… he told" Karen felt so bad for Brooke…she wanted to just hug the girl and tell her everything was going to work out for her… that she would make it work out. She started to tell Brooke that she knew… that she might be pregnant, but the doctor came in and interrupted her.

"Excuse me…Is Cooper Lee's family here?"

"That's me…" Deb whispered sitting straight up in her chair. Everyone woke up at that point, including Lucas to listen to what the doctor had to say. Brooke and Lucas could both tell from the look on his face that it wasn't good news.

"I'm sorry ma'am… his injuries were too serious, he was under water for an extensive amount of time, and his body was deprived of oxygen for too long… we did everything we could, but we lost him"

"Oh god… no…"

"Nathan's out of surgery… we fixed his arm, we wont know if there was any damage to his brain until he wakes up…but things are looking good…" The doctor continued, this time speaking more to both Haley and Deb about Nathan's condition.

"And Rachel?"

"She's stable… does she have a family member present?"

"They're on their way" Mouth said, then the doctor nodded.

"I'll be back in about an hour… talk to the nurse if you need anything"

"Why don't you take Brooke back Lucas… its late, I'm going to stay here with Deb for a while… I'll call in the morning…Peyton, Mouth… you should go get some sleep too"

After telling Haley, Deb, Dan and Karen bye, Brooke and Lucas walked out together followed by Mouth and Peyton. They were all completely silent until getting outside in the cold air. None of them could believe what had happened. Especially Lucas, he couldn't stop thinking how it could have been any of them… It still could be, the way people he knew were dying in this town lately. He stopped once they got to his car. He hadn't realized at the time he had packed right beside Peyton. For a few seconds, no one moved… Mouth just stood there waiting for Peyton to unlock the doors, and Peyton was clearly waiting for Lucas or Brooke to say something to her. But Brooke and Lucas both had other things on their mind… more pressing things.

After stopping to get something to eat, Brooke and Lucas finally made it home around 4AM. Brooke was so tired Lucas practically had to carry her in. They both walked slowly from the kitchen where the threw away their food through the rest of the house until they got to Lucas's bedroom. Neither of them wanted to be the first one to look at the test… so for a few seconds they just sat there. Brooke thought about just waiting until morning… but then she figured they had waited long enough… it had to happen now.

"Come with me?" Brooke asked getting up off the bed. Lucas stood up after her, and they started to walk into the bathroom.

"Wait"

"What?"

"No matter what those test say, I love you ok?" Lucas asked brushing Brooke's stringy curls out of her eyes so he could see her face. Her eyes were already swollen with tears and she was shaking.

"I love you too" Brooke whispered, giving him a short, sweet kiss on the lips before pulling away. This was one of those moments, a moment where either way… they'd both look back on years from now and know that that's what it all changed. Changed for the better, changed for the worse… just changed in general. Neither Brooke nor Lucas really knew for sure what was sitting on the counter. But they were getting ready to find out.

Peyton pulled up into Mouth's driveway to let him out. The whole ride had been completely silent for the most part… mostly because they both had a lot on their minds. Peyton and Mouth really weren't that different actually. At least when it came to who they loved. Mouth had been in love with Brooke since the 9th grade when she had been his science lab partner…of course she hadn't actually done any of the lab… but he had had fun with her. For a long time he had told himself that as long as she was with Lucas, someone who would treat her right… he'd be ok with it, but lately he was having a harder time dealing with the fact that they were together. He could tell Peyton was too… secretly and selfishly he wished maybe Brooke and Lucas would have some huge fight, and he could comfort Brooke. Maybe she'd learn to see him less as a little brother and more as a boyfriend.

"It sucks doesn't it?" Peyton asked before Mouth had a chance to open his door. Mouth was Peyton's friend, but she had never really talked to him about this sort of thing. Brooke and Lucas mostly… they were both too busy pretending they were ok with them being together. But tonight… it was clear to both of them that they had had enough.

"As long as they're happy"

"You're too nice Mouth… Have Brooke or Lucas gone out of their way to make sure you were happy lately?"

"I" Mouth started… but he couldn't think of anything. Brooke and Lucas were never mean to him… in fact they were always overly nice to him, but neither had gone out of their way to make sure he was happy lately. Then… he hadn't gone out of his either.

"I didn't think so"

"They're good together"

"Why? What makes Brooke and Lucas so good together? Other than the fact they're both hott and have a lot of sex? They don't have anything in common" Peyton laughed shaking her head at Mouth. He was just as brainwashed as the rest of the world. 'They're good together' what did that even mean?

"They gave their hearts to each other"

"I gave my heart to a lot of guys… Nathan, Jake, Lucas… It isn't like you cant take it back Mouth… didn't you with Erica?"

"I guess… but I mean I don't think we were like Brooke and Lucas" Mouth said trying hard to defend Brooke and Lucas. They were after all still his friends, and he wasn't the type of person to talk mean about them, just because he was in love with Brooke.

"There's nothing different about you and Erica or even Zach and Zoe. Brooke and Lucas are the same, only they flaunt what they have. The good, and the bad"

"Right"

"I'm sorry Mouth… just ignore me, you caught me in the middle of a bad day…" Peyton sighed patting Mouth on the shoulder. This conversation hadn't exactly gone like she had wanted it too, but at least now she was sure Mouth was in love with Brooke, which was perfect.

"You and Lucas would make a great couple some day Peyton"

"You and Brooke too… I mean I'm sure she's not pregnant"

"What?" Mouth asked stopping dead in his tracks. That was one of his worst fears… he knew she and Lucas had had a pregnancy scare before, and she'd carried it around with her for a long time… but if she were really pregnant this time, everything would be ruined

"She mentioned something about Lucas forgetting to use protection a lot, she was really worried because she definitely didn't want her life ruined with a baby… she actually told me one time that she thought Lucas was trying to get her pregnant and she was really worried… and I know she's late… I just hope its stress and nothing else" Peyton smiled trying not to look too guilty. Brooke had never said anything about forgetting to use protection… in fact; Brooke rarely talked with Peyton about her and Lucas's sex life… so Peyton really had no idea what went on in that bedroom. But as long as Mouth thought there was something there to ruin his Brooke's life… and get him mad at Lucas, then that was all she needed.

"Why would Lucas do something like that?"

"He's been different lately… lonely, I think she's just too scared to leave him alone, but I wouldn't worry about it, you're probably right, they gave their hearts to each other… I can't see Lucas doing something like that… she's probably just ranting about stuff, I'll see ya tomorrow?" Peyton asked, she could see the worry in Mouth's eyes… it actually made her feel kind of guilty… but if Brooke could play nasty, so could she.

"Sure"

Lucas followed Brooke into the bathroom, trying hard not to look at the counter before she did. He could feel her hand trembling inside his. His heart was pounding… for a second he wondered how bad this actually was for his heart… all this stress, and was thankful he was on his medicine for once. He looked at Brooke, she was staring back at him, almost as if she were waiting for him to give her permission to look at it. She looked so scared… and for the first time since he could remember, she actually looked her age. She looked so young, and it made him wonder if this was how it had been for his mom and Dan… After giving Brooke a look… she turned to look at the tests, and so did he.

"That doesn't mean anything Brooke…"

"Lucas… they're both positive" Brooke cried looking down at both the tests. She didn't understand how this could happen… they'd been so careful, extra careful if that was possible. She was on the pill, and they always had condoms… all of this seemed almost impossible.

"It was positive last time too"

"But not two"

"Still… these things aren't that accurate ok?" Lucas asked pulling Brooke into his chest. Neither of them were crying yet… he guessed it was probably still the shock of having them positive. After a few minutes on standing there, he finally felt Brooke tense up and start to cry into his chest.

"Tell me this isn't happening Lucas, I don't want this…"

"We'll go to the doctor tomorrow ok?"

Brooke just stood there for a minute… she wasn't sure what else to say. Lucas was clearly in denial; it made her wish she were too. She could tell herself that it was only a stomach bug while Lucas was gone, or that she hadn't drank anything at the wedding just because she was responsible or that she was a complete basket case all because of Peyton… or a million other things that had happened… were just coincident, things that hadn't happened last time. But she wasn't that stupid… deep down she'd known even before they'd looked at the tests that she was pregnant. Now she just had to get Lucas to believe it, and then decide what they were going to do.

"Its not a false alarm this time"

"How do you know? Brooke… we were sure it wasn't last time too"

"Its different" Brooke whispered trying to get through to Lucas. He wasn't understanding…

"How is it different?"

"I feel different"

"It could be stress…." Lucas said hugging Brooke tighter. He could feel the tears starting to form in his eyes too. He was trying to think of anything to explain the positive tests…

"Its not stress"

"It's a little after 4, lets just some sleep… we'll go to the doctor first thing in the morning"

"We were so careful…" Brooke whispered crying harder into Lucas's chest. She stood there and let herself cry for a minute while he rubbed her back. They were never going to get to sleep tonight… at least she wasn't. As she stood there with Lucas holding her, she wondered how she'd ever gotten through this last time… she hadn't even let Lucas touch her… much less hold her and comfort her like he was. She could feel his chest tense up, and could tell he was crying too… but she didn't want to see it. Seeing him cry just might have put her over the edge.

"Come on… lets just try and get some sleep ok?"

"What are we going to do?"

"We're going to take it one day at a time… and hope its just all a false alarm" Lucas sighed kissing the top of Brooke's head. He hoped more than anything it was all just a false alarm…

"And if its not?"

"Then we'll deal with it as it comes"