Chapter 7

"Brooke!"

"Come in" She pulled Haley in by the hand. "Peyton!"

Brooke closed the door as she yelled her best friend's name. Nathan and Haley sat in the couch.

"Brooke, what the hell is -"

She stopped dead when she saw Nathan and Haley in their living room. She was holding Mary close to her, almost sleeping, and one of her little toys on the other hand.

"I don't know Bevin"

"Why not? Didn't you feel something when she kissed you?"

"Yes I did. She loves me, that's what I felt"

"There's your answer"

"Hey, you guys should come with me to see her"

Bevin walked to a wall and slammed hard.

"Stop it both of you! Lucas is here! Show some respect!"

"Man, she's gonna be the hell of a good mother!"

"Yes she is"

Bevin turned with a big grin in her face.

"Shall we?"

"I knew it!" Haley stood up with a satisfied smile and walked towards Peyton.

"You knew what?"

"That this is your daughter"

"And what makes you think that?"

"You're holding one of her toys! And you're holding her close"

"That proves nothing. Brooke was washing the dishes and I was taking care of Mary for her"

"Oh"

"But you were right. Mary is my daughter" I looked down. "I don't want to hide anymore"

Lucas, Skills and Bevin were ready to leave when Rachel and Mouth appeared in the hall, with messy hair and breathing deeply.

"Hi Lucas" Rachel gave him a hug.

"We're going to Peyton's. Wanna go with us?"

"We'd love that"

"Then hurry up damn it!"

"Calm down Bevin"

"Hurry!"

"Peyton I'm sorry. I didn't mean to -"

"That's fine Haley" I interrupted. "The truth would appear anyway"

"Well, can I see her?"

"Sure"

Peyton uncovered Mary a little for Haley to see. Haley's eyes widened a little as she saw the same blue eyes her best friend has. Peyton noticed and looked away.

"She looks exactly like Lucas"

"Well, she's his daughter"

"Why didn't you tell him back then?"

"Cause we were leaving. I didn't want him to push his dreams aside for her"

"Does he know about her now?"

"No", I glanced over at Brooke, "I couldn't tell him"

Nathan suddenly stood up and walked to the three girls.

"I wanna see my niece. Aww Peyton, she's gorgeous"

"Say hi to uncle Nathan, Mary"

"Mary?"

"That's a beautiful name"

"Thanks. Her godparents chose it"

"She's the best goddaughter ever" Brooke took her in her arms. "Aren't you little girl?", She made a childish voice.

Suddenly there was a knock in the door. Brooke went to answer it. She gave a big smile to the person.

"Hi fiancé"

Her and Chase kissed hello.

"Chase? Fiancé?" Haley asked puzzled.

"We're getting married"

Haley stood motionless in her place.

"Is that so surprising?"

"No. It's just... it's unexpected"

"You don't see me as a committed woman do you?"

"No, that's not it Brooke"

"Come on tutor wife. We know it's true"

"Stop fighting guys"

"Hales, don't make me jump in your throat"

"Brooke! Haley, aren't you gonna show us how big James is?"

"Oh yeah. I'm sorry. This is James Lucas Scott"

"How old is he now?"

"Hmm, 1 year and 2 months"

"He's so big!"

"How old is Mary, Peyton?"

"6 months", I said proudly.

"Such a cute age!"

"Yeah. She crawls all over the house"

"Now she will have a company"

"Rachel, we're gonna be late!"

"Come on Bevin, it's sunday"

"So what?"

"I'm gonna call Peyton and tell her we're going"

Lucas went outside and dialed her number.

"Hey"

"Hey beauty. How was your night?"

"It was great thanks. Yours?"

She didn't know why she joined him in the flirting.

"Amazing. Unforgettable"

Peyton smiled with happiness.

"So, I'm taking Skills, Bevin, Rachel and Mouth to see you and Brooke okay?"

"Sure. Nathan and Haley are here"

"Oh really?"

"Yeah"

"Well, I'll be seeing you. I love you"

"Bye"

Peyton closed the phone and found an aprehensive Brooke in front of her.

"Lucas?"

"Damn it Brooke! You scared the hell out of me"

"Just answer the damn question"

"Yes, it was him"

"I knew it"

"How?"

"You have this fool look in your face"

"I do not"

"Yes you do"

Peyton sticked her tongue out to Brooke, playfully.

"So your friend is coming with him"

"Rachel? Am I sensing a bit of jealousy P. Sawyer?"

"No, B. Davis. You're seeing things"

"I am not"

"Okay, enough with the childish conversations" Chase interrupted.

Brooke smiled widely and locked arms with her fiancé. She was still holding Mary and Chase started playing with her tiny little hands. They looked like a happy family.

"I can't believe we're all here again"

"Yeah. Sounds weird doesn't it?"

"Kinda yeah"

"I can't wait to see everyone. I've missed them so much"

"Yeah"

"You guys live in the same city as Brooke and Peyton. You could have called and told them you were going"

Rachel looked at Mouth, "Yeah, but we were busy"

"Don't you miss Tree Hill? I miss it a lot"

"I think about it everyday Haley. So you're not standing alone on it"

Haley smiled at Brooke, who smiled back. Peyton was rocking Mary to sleep. Brooke ran to her room to grab her camera and took a picture of Peyton holding Mary.

"Brooke!"

"Picture perfect", She said happily as she shook the picture for it to dry.

"I wanna see it" Haley jumped and ran to them. "Oh my god, you two look amazing!"

"Say cheese"

"Okay Miss Photographer, stop that now!" I playfully said.

"Oh Peyton! When was the last time you and Haley took a picture together huh?"

The screamings and loud noises woke Mary up.

"Great" I held her against my chest and gently rocked her to calm down.

"Can I hold her?"

"Yeah sure"

Peyton handed her daughter to Haley. She moved to sit next to Nathan and both started playing and talking in a childish way to her. Brooke and Chase were very coupling too, which made Peyton feel a little uncomfortable. She hated to admit but she was actually missing Lucas. She walked to her bedroom. Brooke noticed and tapped Chase's leg before going after her. She opened the door and found her staring at the window, looking outside. She also couldn't help but notice Peyton was caressing her belly.

"Hi friend" Brooke carefully closed the door. "Thinking about a certain guy?"

"Yeah I am"

"Peyton we need to talk about this"

"Brooke"

"It's a big deal Peyton. You can't just ignore it. Let's talk about it" She excitedly sat on the bed. "You wanna keep it?"

"Yeah" I looked at her for the first time, "I do"

"I'm gonna be an aunt again! This is so great!"

Peyton smiled sadly.

"What's wrong Peyton?"

"Nothing"

"Come on" Brooke wrapped her legs over the bed. "Spill it"

"It's just..." I moved to sit next to her. "It all happened so fast you know? I told myself I wouldn't fall for him again and now look what happened. I may be pregnant with his child... again"

"Peyton" Brooke pulled her down and hugged her. "Who knows? This can be the push needed for you and Lucas to get back together"

"Yeah maybe. He told me he loves me. He's in love with me actually"

"See Peyton? You still have a huge effect on him. Don't let him go. You might regret it later, trust me"

"Thanks Brooke"

"Anytime. Hoes over bros remember?"

"Yeah" I smiled. "How can I forget?"

Suddenly a scream echoed all over the house. Brooke and Peyton rushed to the living room as Nathsn and Chase had their ears protected by their hands. The girls couldn't help but laugh as Haley was smiling like a fool.

"What happened?"

"My baby just kicked"

"Aww how great!"

Nathan immediately placed his hand over Haley's belly and smiled when he felt the little kicks.

"That's my little girl"

"She's gonna be a soccer player!"

"No she's not Nathan!"

"Okay, a basketball player then"

"Let me think, no. She's gonna be a singer"

"Excuse me? No. I won't let her be a singer"

Peyton fake coughed to make them stop fighting.

"So, another Scott coming huh?"

"Yeah. Does Mary have Scott too?"

Lucas parked the car in front of the house. He rambled about Peyton all the ride.

"You should see her. She's stunning"

"Your opinion doesn't count"

"Right" He laughed.

They were walking towards the door and voices could be heard. Lucas could make out four different voices and assumed they belonged to Peyton, Brooke, Nathan and Haley.

"Yes. Yes she does. Mary Sawyer Scott"

Lucas stopped dead with his hand over the doorhandle. He was trying to aborsb what he had heard and so did the other four with him.