Chapter 3:
"Haley! That's great. Ohmygosh I should start designing clothes for the baby. I really hope it's a girl. Wouldn't that be amazing?" Brooke hugged her tightly almost suffocating her. "I'm so happy for you guys." She was smiled proudly. The power couple in their group was going to have a baby… But reality stuck her once she realised Haley wasn't sharing the same enthusiasm. "Oh no, please don't tell me…"
"No I'm not!" Haley confirmed. "I would never do that. What am I going to do Brooke? Nathan's heading off to Duke and I might be going to Stanford. That's what we've always talked about. This baby is going to change everything…" She started to cry, yet again. Am I already experiencing baby hormones? I've cried so much today. Probably, you already have a different sleeping pattern.
Brooke sat there not knowing what to say. Poor Haley. Poor Nathan, he doesn't have a clue! Instead she just hugged her. "It's going to be okay Hales. We'll take it one step at a time. Have you already gone to see the doctor?" Haley pulled back, "No not yet, I'm too scared to go by myself."
Brooke bit her lip, "You go get dressed and we'll go together."
"What about school?" Haley asked.
"It's not as if I've never skipped school before. Besides I went to homeroom, they recorded my attendance." She shrugged her shoulders and beckoned Haley towards the bedroom so she could get changed.
"Are you ready!" Brooke yelled.
"Coming!" Haley quickly came out of the bedroom. One minute she was fine and then she dashed to the bathroom and leaned over the toilet bowl. Brooke came inside and held her hair back from her face.
"You're already getting morning sickness. Did this happen before?"
"No, that's the thing. I didn't see the signs that I was pregnant besides me missing my period. That's when I went to get the pregnancy test." She vomited more, Brooke turned away from the sight. "Are you finished?" Haley nodded and Brooke helped her up. "I'll brush my teeth and we'll get going."
"All right. I'll be waiting at the door."
They finally made it in the car, Haley leaned her head against the head rest. Brooke slid into the driver's seat and backed out the cub. "If you need to puke let me know okay? I am not going to risk it getting on the floor." Haley laughed half-heartedly.
"I will let you know. I don't really feel like I need to at the moment."
"I just have to say that I can't believe you're going to have a baby! With Nathan! She's going to look so cute. Or a he. Imagine if it was a boy," Brooke's eyes widened. "He could be like a little Nathan Scott. What if he took an interest in basketball? Wouldn't that be adorable? Him and Nathan at the River Court."
Haley smiled at the thought of having a son. A little replica of Nathan. "That would be adorable." She agreed.
"Lucas would be stocked to find out that he was going to be an uncle. Nathan a father." Brooke laughed. "No offence but I never really thought of Nathan as a dad."
"Me either. But then again I never really thought about becoming a mother at this age too. This wasn't in the plan Brooke. Later down the track maybe but not right now."
"Wait until Dan finds out." Brooke pointed.
"Crap! I didn't think about him."
"You can't hide it from people forever Hales. You're going to start showing in a few months, what's your excuse then?"
"I know I know. We'll just see what the doctor says."
"And Haley?" She looked up to meet Brooke's gaze. "I think Nathan deserves to know. The longer you put it off the more it's going to hurt him afterwards."
"I know. I really appreciate you driving me here Brooke." Brooke patted her thigh. "It'll be okay Haley. Everything's going to be okay."
At the hospital…
"Please take a seat in the waiting room and wait for your name to be called." The lady behind the reception table smiled then went back to assisting the other people in the line. Brooke took a magazine and started flicking through it. Haley sat uncomfortably with her legs crossed. Her eyes wondered along the walls and fell on the section where they placed brochures and pamphlets. There were ones about taking PAP smears and What do to if you caught the flu. But then her eyes caught the attention of a family holding a new born baby. She sighed heavily.
"Haley Scott." Dr. Wilson announced. Brooke and Haley got up and made their way into the small room. He closed the door and told them to take a seat. "What seems to be the problem?" Haley felt as if she was repeating the news already. "I think I might be pregnant."
"Oh," he said. "Have you already done a home pregnancy test?" Haley nodded. "Okay we'll run some tests to help confirm it. I'll be right back." Brooke grabbed her hand and Haley squeezed it tight. "I'm right here Hales. I won't go anywhere."
They ran their tests on her and the longer it took, the more Haley felt like a lab rat caged in a testing facility. "Haley."
"Yes?"
"You're definitely pregnant." She already knew that, but this just made it more real. More set in stone. "You're about 6 weeks in," That would explain her missing her period. "Here's some information on what your new diet needs to be in order to have a healthy baby."
"Doctor Wilson. Why didn't I have any symptoms before? Why did it take 6 weeks?"
"That happens nearly too every woman. Sometimes the body is still getting ready to help prepare for the baby. That's what your body is doing. May I ask where the father is?"
"He's at school…" she whispered lowly.
"I'm the best friend." Brooke interjected. "I drove her here."
"That was very thoughtful." He smiled. "Haley this is pretty big news. Mayor Scott would be ecstatic to hear that he'll be going to have a little grandchild on the way. But considering the circumstances you're only seventeen. Have you considered about other options?"
"Yes I have." Like she hasn't already thought about the 'options' after Nathan left to go to school this morning. That was why she fell asleep in the first place. Haley was too overwhelmed with all of it so as soon as she laid her head down, it didn't take long for sleep to come to her.
"We better head off then. Thank you for your time Dr. Wilson." Brooke said.
"Yes, thank you." Haley shook his hand grateful for his service and time.
"If you need anything come by and we'll see how everything's going. You should probably tell Nathan soon your ultra sound is scheduled two weeks from now."
Haley nodded. "Thanks for letting me know. Don't worry I'll tell him. We'll be here."
"Wonder why Brooke's not here yet." Nathan was getting concerned. It was period five and she wasn't there. Haley was right, third period did suck without her.
"I'll call her." Lucas was starting to worry too. How long did it take just for Haley to talk to Brooke about a school subject? He pulled out his cell from his pocket and speed dialled Brooke.
"Hi you've reached Brooke Davis. The one and only. You know what to do. Beep!"
"Voice mail." Lucas gave Nathan a half-smile. "I'm sure they're fine. What could possibly happen?"
"That was Lucas." Brooke checked he missed calls on her cell. "I feel bad."
"How on earth do you think I feel?"
"Sooorrryyy."
"Urgh! I can't handle this." Haley was getting aggravated and she really didn't mean to take it out on her. They both were in the car heading back to the apartment.
"Of course you can. C'mon! You're Haley James Scott. If you can pass Calculus you can do this too." Count on Brooke to be the positive one.
"I'm going to have to tell Nathan aren't I?"
"Sorry to have to break it to you tutor girl, but yeah you're going to have to." Haley ran he hands through her hair. Tonight she'll tell him. No excuses.
