As Peyton was awaiting for the baby to come, Brooke was ready to find out what she was having. She was sitting in the examination room. Julian holding her hand, sitting right beside her. They were anxiously awaiting to see their baby. The doctor came in, happy to see them.

"Hi there Brooke, how are you feeling today."

"I'm good."

"And how are you and the baby."

"We're doing okay."

"Anything besides the morning sickness, indegestion we talked about last month?"

"Nothing more than what you told me expect."

"Let's get this moving."

The doctor put a small amount of gel on Brooke's stomach and rolled the wand around her belly.

Brooke and Julian both looked at the screen,but didn't know what anything was; they looked at the doctor.

"Well, good news is she is healthy."

"She." Brooke smiled. "We're having a girl."

"Yep, looks that way."

Then it was the sound they had both been hoping for. The fast thumping that surrounded the room.

"That is your baby's heartbeat." She smiled, noticing how happy they were.

The doctor wrapped everything. "And did Doctor Addy go over everything about your due date?"

Brooke nodded. "No, this is the first appointment. We just moved back to Tree Hill."

"Alright, You look to be delivering in five months."

Brooke looked at Julian, then the doctor. "I'm four months, I thought I was only three months? I just noticed I was late and that's when I found out."

"Some women tend to still ministrate during pregnancy. I'll be right back."

Brooke was quiet, Julian brushed the hair out of her face. "Something wrong, princess?"

"If I'm already four months along, then I was pregnant before you left." She looked up at him. "I knew it was a possiblity, but I never thought I could have children."

"So you had symptoms and never told me."

"I was so busy trying not to fall in love with you that I just....I don't know." She looked up at Julian with sad eyes. "I am so sorry."

"Sorry for what? You're not at fault for anything. Everything was chaotic. I had to go back to Los Angeles no matter what, I don't expect you to pick up your life and a pregnancy...." He squeezed her hand. "Let's not think about the past. We're having a baby girl."

"So I guess the blue baby furniture is out."

Julian groaned, then grinned. "I guess everything is going to be pink."

"I hate the color pink. Periwinkle."

"That's purple, Brooke."

"It's an off blue, off purple."

"I'll love it." He leaned down to kiss her just as the doctor was coming back in.

"I see young love still is in the air." She wrote out two prescriptions. "One is for vitamins. You don't really need a prescription, but this is best for pregnancies. And this is for cramping, in case you start to cycle again. My buisness card is in the bag, call me any questions, I'll see you in a week."

Brooke and Sam were on the beach, having lunch. They spent the day shopping for Peyton and putting things on the registry for Brooke's baby.

Brooke poked Sam..."Ow, what was that for."

"For being extremely quiet. What's up with you?"

"I just have nothing to say." Brooked laughed. "Is that so odd?"

"Yeah, for you it is. So what's up? We can talk about anything. The baby, your life, anything."

Sam waited for Brooke to finish sipping her cola. "Jack came for a visit."

"And why is that so odd you had to wait for me to finish my drink?"

"The weekend you and Julian went to visit his parents."

"So you had a boy in the house when the parents weren't home. What happened?"

"Nothing that I didn't want to happen."

"Sam, what happened. You're stuttering, obviously something happened that you're not too comfortable talking to me about. Or is this something you and Julian talk about."

"Telling Julian would be a nightmare."

"Sam, what is it. I promise, I won't be mad." Sam looked down before speaking. "And at this table, we talk to each other with our eyes, not our voices. Face up, young lady."

Sam looked up. "Jack and I slept together."

Brooke took a deep breath before processing what Sam just said. "I said I wouldn't be mad, and I won't be. Just confused, I didn't think you liked Jack, not in that way."

"He kissed me again and we were bored..."

Brooke butted in, fuming. "You had sex because you were bored." People arouned looked at them from Brooke's raised voice.

"We weren't really bored, just tired of going around this thing if we were friends or not."

"But this changes everything Samantha."

"And I don't know what to do. I tried calling him, he never answers. I tried going by his house, he's never home or he doesn't want to talk. At school he walks around me and around the halls. It's like that's what he wanted, and now we're done, over or whatever it is that we were, we're not now."

"I wish you would've waited, but it's your decision."

"I can't tell Julian, he'll just find Jack and kick him out of Tree Hill."

"Well, Julian is a protective father, so that's never going to change."

They threw their trash away and got in the car. Brooke stopped before starting the car.

"As your mother, I have to know. Was this the only time you have had sex....with anyone?" Sam stayed silent. "I'm guessing that's a no."

"It was before you took me in. I didn't even know his name."

Brooke hesitated and tried to find the words. "Was that your first time."

"Yeah. He seemed nice and before I knew what happened, it was over. After that I knew I wanted to wait and now with Jack, it's different."

"Just don't sell yourself short. I slept with a lot of guys in high school. I didn't know their names and was too drunk to care. I don't want that for you."

"I don't either."

"I tell you what. I'm not going to tell Julian, that's your decision. But if there is anything else going on, please come talk to me. I may not be a lot older than you, but I do have experience in the area of broken hearts and all that stuff." Brooke brushed Sam's hair out of her face. "Deal?"

"Deal." Sam reached over and hugged Brooke. "Thanks, mom."

"Sure. Now let's not talk about this in front of Julian, before you know it, Jack won't be allowed fifty yards near you."

A knock sounded on Peyton's side door. "Come in." She smiled at Julian's face.

"I didn't think you'd come to visit, without Brooke or Sam."

"Brooke's pretty upset about all of this and now that we're having a baby, the emotions are just all over the place.

"So did you come here for Brooke or for you? I've heard the stories of I'll be missed and this is a mistake and I can adopt. No offense, you can go if you're another one of those stories."

"I love you, Peyton." Peyton looked up at him. "And at one time I thought this would be us. Married, having a baby. But it's not, and sometimes I'm glad it's not. Brooke is amazing and being Sam's father, I don't have the words to explain. "I"m not here to tell you what you're doing is wrong. I just want to know why you're doing this?"

"A long time ago, when Brooke and Lucas were together, they had a pregnancy scare. It was high school, and even though they weren't together anymore, Lucas wanted to be apart of that child's life. He knew it would change everything, any plans of college were done. But he wanted a baby, even though it was the wrong time. He never had a chance to have a real father. He has Karen, who is the best there is. But he never had a father; Keith never got the chance to adopt him. And this way, he can be a father and give our baby everything Dan couldn't or wouldn't give him."

"What about you, what do you want?"

"I want to give Lucas that dream, of a family."

"Well, a family deserves a mom and a dad."

"I thought you weren't going to fight me on this."

"I'm not, I just really want to be okay with this too. Brooke is devastated that her best friend might not be around. And it hurts me because it hurts her."
"I'm doing this Julian. I think you better go..." Peyton held her stomach....to the hospital with me."

"What?"

"I've been having contractions and...." She held onto Julian's hand, squeezing it tightly.

"...And I should probably call Lucas."

"No, don't."

"But you're having this with immense complications."

"I didn't mean that, I'll call him."

They were in the car, on the way to the hospital.

Lucas' voicemail picked up. "Luke, it's time. Julian is driving me to the hospital, so get your ass there and let's have this baby....together."

Sam picked up Brooke's cell phone. "Hey Julian."

"Where's Brooke?"

"Laying down, why?"

"Get to the hospital, Peyton's having her baby." The line went dead, Sam hung up the phone immediately.

It was suddenly the middle of the night when Brooke opened her eyes. She was leaning her head up against Julian's shoulder and Sam was on the otherside, sound asleep. Brooke looked around, Lucas talking to the doctor. She slowly, carefully got up, not to wake Julian or Sam. She had to know what was going on with Peyton.

Brooke approached him from behind, he turned around and she gave him a hug.

"How is she." Brooke was whispering. Even though they were far from the waiting room area, she always felt it was better to talk softly in a hospital.

"They're both doing really well. Peyton just had some cramping, but so far, the baby isn't ready to come yet."

"But she said she was feeling contractions, what was it then?"

"Brooke, the doctors are preparing me to say goodbye to Peyton."

"No, she is a fighter and you have to remember that. Peyton will live to see her graduate high school, have kids of her own. You will be surrouned at Christmas by your children and grandchildren saying how unusual their Aunt Brooke Davis was back in the day." She saw Lucas smile. "I know it, now....have good thoughts."

"Well, since she's almost nine months and the circumstances, they're gonna enduce labor. I have to wait for a nurse to get me into scrubs and I'll be in the delivery room with her."

"Just like your mom."

"She's on her way, my mom, she called."

"Great, she gets to see her grandchild."

"I'm pretty excited, admist everything else going on."

"Does Karen know about Peyton's condition and the circumstances of the birth?"

"Yeah, Peyton told her. And she knew something was going on, she always knows."

Brooke looked over at Sam, who was waking up. "I'm gonna go be with Sam....tell Peyton I love her."

"I will."

Brooke rubbed her belly while walking over to talk to Sam. She slowly sat down.

"Did you sleep okay, you were out of it."

"Yeah. How's Peyton?"

"I just talked to Lucas and they're gonna enduce her labor and he'll be in there with her during the delivery."

"Shouldn't Nathan and Haley, what about Jamie....they should be here?"

"They're stuck in Charleston with rainstorms, they're getting a flight out as soon as possible."

Sam started to smile. "This will be us in like a few months. Julian with you in the delivery room. Me pacing the floor, yelling at everyone because I'm stressed. I can't wait."

"So you're still excited about being a big sister."

"Of course. Two years ago, I couldn't imagine having a family. And now I have a great family, thanks Brooke."

"Haley bought you to me, and it was up to you to stay. I was just the...mom...in the middle." They hugged.

Julian woke up. "Can I join this party."

They all watched as Lucas went with the nurse to the delivery room. Brooke had butterflies in her stomach and images of fear what could happen in her head. She was miserable. She was doing her breathing exercises that she learned from lamas classes.

"Brooke, you okay?" Julian held her hand.

"Yeah, just worried about Peyton."

Nathan and Haley finally arrived, Haley was carrying a sleeping Jamie. She went to sit with Brooke and Sam. Nathan went to find Lucas.

"Is Peyton Sco...Sawyer in her room yet."

The nurse checked the board. "Since this is the maternity floor, we usually list the baby's name, usually what the families are looking for." The nurse wrote it down on paper. "I believe her husband is in the room right down the hall, last on the left. Are you a relative?"

"I'm her brother in law."

"Go on in."

Nathan made his way down the hall and heard Lucas' voice.

"He's beautiful."

Lucas looked up. "Hey...where's Haley?"

"Jamie was sound asleep on the ride over here, she's with him in the waiting room with everyone else." Nathan looked over at Peyton. "How is she?"
Lucas looked over at the bed; smiling, eyes glowing. "She's sleeping, did great, like a superhero."

"What did the doctor's say....about the delivery?"

"Everything went great; she's gonna be okay, they're both gonna be okay."

"That's great. So, how does it feel, being a father."

"You know, I can't explain it. I found out when I was in LA and I couldn't explain it then and I thought by this moment I could, but I still can't."

"Truth, I can't either. I see Jamie and it's like this gift that was given and it's the best feeling in the world. When they look at you, realizing something that you tought them, no high scoring basketball game or great day will match that feeling."

"Do you want to hold him."

"Love to."

Lucas slowly got up and handed the baby to Nathan, and Nathan sat down in the chair.

"So, this kid got a name yet?"

"Before he was born, a while ago we agreed on names. Anna for a girl, after Peyton's mom. And Sawyer for a boy. So this is Sawyer Scott."

"Perfect." Nathan's pinkie was wrapped into the little guy's hand. "I love this kid already."

Peyton started to stir. She smiled.

"Everything's gonna be okay."

Lucas leaned down and kissed her softly. "Yeah, it is."