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Disclaimer: I don't own OTH... * snorts * I'm still trying to remember why I own my 9 yr old... LOL...

The days passed slowly and turned into weeks but Peyton held firm. She made sure she called Nathan once a day to let him know that she was doing okay and she even called Brooke and Haley every other day but that was all she did. Every time she was asked where she was at she refused to tell anyone where she was.

Her heart was broken and it didn't show any signs of mending at all. She ate and she slept and that was about all she did. She had tried looking for a job but soon gave up because she just couldn't focus on anything other than the pain. Not a day went by that she didn't cry her eyes out. Not a day went by that she didn't wish that things were different. Not a day went by that she wished she could turn back time and never return to Tree Hill because if she hadn't returned then she wouldn't have slept with Lucas again and wouldn't have gotten her heart broken by him once again.

She looked at the calendar on the wall of the apartment she had found and frowned. She realized that today was three and a half months since she had left Tree Hill. Along with that realization came the realization that she has not had a period since before she left Tree Hill. It was then that she finally realized that what she had thought was the flu was more than likely something else entirely. She picked up her car keys and hurriedly made her way out of her apartment and to her car. The whole time she drove towards the Pharmacy her heart was in her throat. She couldn't believe that she hadn't connected the sickness to morning sickness before now.

She rushed into the Pharmacy and picked up four different pregnancy tests and after paying for them she rushed back out and to her car. She drove home as quickly as she could and went straight to the bathroom and took one of her dixie cups and peed in it and then read the instructions on all four pregnancy tests boxes and followed the instructions and then laid them on the bathroom sink and walked back out to the living room.

The next five minutes were the longest of her life. She kept glancing at her watch and the clock hanging on her living room wall. Finally when the five minutes was up she took in a deep breath and held it as she walked back into the bathroom to read the results. Her heart started thumping hard and fast as she saw that all five pregnancy tests all had the same results. Her, Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer was pregnant. She couldn't believe that she was pregnant nor that she was pregnant by the man who has always had her heart and who has always broken her heart in one way or another. She couldn't believe that she was going to be a single Mother and that the man she should be with was going to marry someone else. Yes, she had just been told yesterday that Lucas has popped the question to Lindsey.

As she thought about that it all just became to much for her and she fell to her knees hitting her head in the process and then everything went black. She came back to a few minutes later and she looked down and saw that she was bleeding and she started to panic. She was glad that she had her cell phone on her and she dialed 911 and told them who she was, where she was and what happened and finally she told them that she was pregnant and bleeding.

She stayed on the line with the dispatcher until the EMT's got there and loaded her onto the stretcher. Her last conscious thought was that she was alone when all she really wanted was Nathan by her side. She didn't know that the EMT's had thought to get her purse. She didn't think about the fact that she had Nathan listed as her In Case of an Emergency (ICE) contact. She didn't think about the fact that the Doctor would call him.

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Nathan was pacing his living room and he kept staring at his cell phone. He was getting more and more worried by the second because Peyton had yet to call him today. He didn't know why but he knew that something was wrong. He just hoped that whatever it was he would find out sooner rather than later because not knowing was killing him.

"Why is he pacing like that?" Lindsey finally asked Haley.

Haley sighed and pasted a fake smile on her lips as she looked over at Lindsey. "He's waiting on Peyton to call him. She's normally called him or me by now and since she hasn't he is worried."

Lindsey let out a laugh and said "He's really worried about Peyton? Why should he be? I mean she did leave all of you here."

Nathan heard Lindsey's comment and it made him angry and he turned on his heel and glared at the woman. "Listen here Lindsey. While you're in my house you will not say one bad word about Peyton. I don't care if my brother was stupid enough to get engaged to you or not. If you say one more word about Peyton you'll be banned from my house for good. Do I make myself clear?"

Lindsey's mouth dropped open and she stood up and glared at Nathan. "Why do you care if I talk bad about Peyton? It's not like you're with her or anything. As for me being with Lucas you better get used to it Nathan because he chose me over that bitch."

Before Nathan could say anything Lucas stood up and glared at the woman he was engaged too. "Actually I didn't choose you over her Lindsey. You found a ring and asked me about it and instead of telling you the truth I proposed to you. I love you Lindsey but my brother is right don't ever say another bad word about Peyton. I don't even know the woman you are anymore. You're constantly putting Peyton down when she isn't even here to defend herself."

Lindsey turned and looked at Lucas in astonishment and said "You need to remember Lucas that you're engaged to me and I'm not letting you go. I'm glad that Peyton is no longer here. That means that I have you all to myself. The stupid bitch is probably out getting laid and forgot to call Nathan. I always knew she was a slut."

Haley stood up and slapped Lindsey. "You listen and you listen now. Peyton is not and never has been a slut. Now you on the other hand are Lindsey. Or did you forget that I found you last night trying to give the head bartender over at Tric a blow job?"

Lindsey's mouth dropped open and she said "You're lying!"

Haley let out a humorless laugh. "No, I'm not and there are the tapes to prove it. You forgot that Tric has security cameras."

Lucas looked at Lindsey in shock and then in hatred as he took her hand in his and took the ring off of her finger. "I'm done with you Lindsey. I never should have left Peyton three and a half months ago. I never should have told her that I could finally move on with my life and be with you. I love Peyton and I always have and always will."

Lindsey glared at Lucas and said "You're not ending this engagement Lucas."

Lucas sighed and nodded. "Yes, Lindsey I am. I'm not just going to settle. I'm sorry if I hurt you but I can't marry you. I don't love you like I should."

Lindsey laughed and stepped towards Lucas. "Do you really think that Peyton will take you back after everything? Don't you ever wonder why she didn't come to your book signing in L.A.? Well let me tell you Lucas she did show up. That is when I decided to kiss you. I saw her leave all heart broken and I kept that from you. She will never take you back Lucas and I'll make sure of it."

With that Lindsey grabbed her purse and stormed out of Nathan and Haley's house but before anyone could speak Nathan's cell phone rang.

Nathan looked at the caller ID on his phone and frowned when he saw a number he didn't know but he answered his phone anyways. "Hello."

"Can I speak to a Nathan Scott please?" a male voice on the other end of the phone said.

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Once the EMT's rushed Peyton into the hospital a Doctor said "What do we have?"

Paul one of the medics said "Peyton Sawyer, 22 years of age collapsed in her bathroom and hit her head. She apparently blacked out for a few but came back too and when she saw that she was bleeding she called 911. She's pregnant Doc. She lost consciousness on the way to the ambulance."

Dr. Smith looked at the young lady on the stretcher and said "I want her in exam one. I want a full CBC and chem panel done on her. I want an Ultra Sound machine over here. STAT people."

As he was looking over Peyton he frowned when he noticed that she had yet to regain consciousness. He personally checked her blood pressure and bit back a swear word when he saw how high her blood pressure was. He then felt her head and had to bite back another swear word when he felt the big bump on her head. He could tell that he breathing was getting worse so he ordered for her to be put on oxygen. As soon as the Nurse took the blood samples that he had asked for he pulled the Ultra Sound machine over and after having a Nurse undress the young woman and put her in a hospital gown he covered her up before pushing the hospital gown up so he could do an Ultra Sound.

He looked at the screen in surprise as not only did he pick up one heart beat he picked up three. As soon as he looked at the screen he saw that what he was hearing was correct. He smiled slightly as he checked all three babies out and made sure that they were alright. From the calculations on the Ultra Sound machine the young Peyton Sawyer was about fourteen weeks pregnant. He decided to keep her in which he needed to anyways since she had yet to regain consciousness. He frowned as he thought about that but he figured she would wake up later.

He looked at one of his Nurse's and said "Stephanie look in her purse and see if she had an ICE contact. We need to let someone know that she's in here. We need to get papers signed so that we can treat her and do anything and everything that we need to do to keep her and her babies alive."

Stephanie nodded and opened up Peyton's purse and found straight away the card that had her ICE contact on it and she handed it to Dr. Smith along with a phone because she knew that he wasn't going to want to leave the young woman until he talked to someone about her condition. She also knew that it wasn't SOP but she didn't care. She thought it was sweet how Dr. Smith always gave a personal touch to all of his patients that he saw in the E.R. She also knew that he would be the one checking on her since he's the one who will be admitting her. She slipped quietly out of the room as Dr. Smith dialed the phone number.

Dr. Smith hated having to make these kind of phone calls but he knew that his patient needed someone with her and he sighed as he heard someone answer the phone and say "Hello."

"Can I speak to a Nathan Scott please?" he asked.

Nathan swallowed hard and said "This is Nathan Scott. Who is this?"

Dr. Smith took in a deep breath. "I'm Dr. Smith at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I have a Ms. Peyton Sawyer here."

Nathan gasped and said "What happened to Peyton? Why isn't she the one calling me?"

"Mr. Scott I need you to calm down and I'll tell you what I know. Ms. Sawyer fell and hit her head pretty hard and she lost consciousness. She came to and called 911 but as the EMT's were loading her onto the stretcher she lost consciousness again. Mr. Scott I hate to ask you this but did you know that Ms. Sawyer is a little over fourteen weeks pregnant?" Dr. Smith asked.

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Nathan gasped again as he heard Dr Smith say "Mr. Scott I need you to calm down and I'll tell you what I know. Ms. Sawyer fell and hit her head pretty hard and she lost consciousness. She came to and called 911 but as the EMT's were loading her onto the stretcher she lost consciousness again. Mr. Scott I hate to ask you this but did you know that Ms. Sawyer is a little over fourteen weeks pregnant?"

"No, I didn't know that she was pregnant. I'll ask you again why are you calling me and not Peyton? Is she alright? Is the baby okay?" Nathan demanded.

At the word pregnant and baby both Lucas and Haley jumped up and ran over to Nathan. They didn't know what was going on but they wished that they could hear what was being said. Haley shot a look at her husband who nodded and without being asked out loud put his cell phone on speaker so Haley and Lucas could also hear.

"I hate to have to tell you this but Ms. Sawyer has yet to regain consciousness and I'm not sure exactly. If at any way possible I need you to either come here or fax me something stating that I'm allowed to work on Ms. Sawyer and her babies." Dr. Smith finally said.

Nathan's mouth dropped open and he said "Did you just say babies? As in more than one baby?"

Dr. Smith sighed but said "Yes, Ms. Sawyer is carrying triplets. Her blood pressure is through the roof plus she had a bleeding episode. Even if she had regained consciousness by now I'd be admitting her to keep an eye on her because of the blood pressure and because of her bleeding."

Nathan gasped and said "I'll take the first flight out of here. Give me your fax number so that I can fax something saying you have permission to treat her. I don't care what you have to do but save Peyton and her babies."

"The fax number is area code 703 555 1345. My number is area code 703 555 8769. Call me as soon as you land and I'll let you know where the hospital is. I'll stay with Ms. Sawyer until you get here. My shift is about over anyways and she shouldn't be alone." Dr. Smith said.

"Thank you Dr. Smith. We'll be on the first flight out and I'll get that faxed to you right away." Nathan said before closing his cell phone.

Haley had tears in her eyes as she said "Let me throw some things in a bag for you, Jamie and me and we'll leave. While I'm packing why don't you go ahead and fax permission for them to treat Peyton."

Nathan nodded and walked out of the living room. He knew that he should tell Haley that she should stay home but he knew better plus he really wanted and needed her to go with him. He was thankful that he remembered the fax number and he quickly wrote out a statement giving permission for Dr. Smith to treat Peyton and then faxed it. The whole time he did that all he could think about was Peyton basically being alone and pregnant. He just hoped that she would hold on til him, Haley and Jamie got there. Then he revised that statement because he knew that Lucas would be going with them too.