Hey guys. Sorry for the delay! It's been crazy here with midterms. Even though it seems like it is sometimes, college isn't all about booze and staying up late.

Here's the 10th chapter. I don't know when the next one will be up because I haven't had a lot of time to write. It'll be in the next two weeks, though.

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Three days later, Brooke, Peyton, and Haley are sitting at the café.

"So, how've you been, B?" Peyton asks her very pregnant friend.

"I'm very uncomfortable. I haven't really slept lately. And, I don't know. I don't think I'll be able to do this."

"Of course you can do this, Brooke. You're one of the strongest people I've ever met", Haley says.

Brooke snorts, then laughs, "Thanks, tutorwife."

"Anytime."

"Shit…"

"What's wrong?" Peyton asks.

"I think my contractions are closer together, and shit…my water just broke."

Haley and Peyton look at each other, and then to Brooke who's starting to cry.

"Haley, we're going to put Brooke in the car and then you call Lucas, got it?"

"Yup."

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Once they get to the hospital, Lucas is already pacing the waiting room. He runs up to the girls once they enter.

"What happened?"

"We were having lunch at the café, and then her water broke", Haley answers.

"Lucas, it hurts so much", Brooke whines.

"Brooke! Lucas!", their doctor calls from down the hall, "Come this way."

The doctor escorts them to an orderly who waits with a wheelchair.

Two hours later, Brooke is lying in bed after getting an epidural. Lucas is nodding off in the seat next to her bed.

"Lucas!" Brooke calls.

Lucas jerks awake, "Is the baby coming?"

"Eventually", Brooke pauses, "Where's the doctor?"

"Do you want me to go get her?"

"Pretty please, with a cherry on top?"

Lucas laughs and stands up, "I'll be right back."

"You better. I'm a damsel in distress."

Lucas walks out and returns very soon after with Brooke's doctor.

"Thank G-d you're here!" Brooke exclaims.

"How are you feeling?" the doctor asks.

"How do you think I feel?" Brooke asks rhetorically.

"True", the doctor says, "I'll check how far you're dilated now."

The doctor instructs Brooke to bend at the knee and Brooke winces as the doctor checks her.

"You're a little less than 8 centimeters dilated. It won't be long now. When you get closer to 10, you'll start pushing, okay? Has the epidural helped?"

"Like a dream!"

"Good. I'll be back in about 30 minutes. The last two centimeters usually happen fast."

"Awesome, thanks", Brooke smiles.

"You okay, pops?" the doctor asks Lucas.

"Uh, yeah. I guess", he smiles shyly and the doctor pats him on the back and leaves.

"Stop being so broody, Broody."

"And how can you be so cheery, Cheery?"

"I think the epidural was laced with something else!" Brooke jokes.

"Are you in pain?"

"A little. I'm sure it's going to get worse. We're going to have our baby girl soon, Luke!"

"I know. Are you scared?" Lucas says quickly.

"Yeah, of course. About a lot of things. Taking care of the baby, for one. Where we're going to live, how I'm going to go to school…but I'm trying to stay positive."

"Good. And we'll take care of everything."

About 15 minutes later, Brooke's contractions get worse as the doctor returns.

"Doc, I think she's ready", Brooke says as she clenches her teeth.

"So do I. Now, let's get this show on the road."

Ten minutes later, Brooke delivers a 6 pound, 1 ounce baby girl. Lucas steps out of the room after a few minutes of staring at his daughter, to give the news to the gang.

In the waiting room, Nathan, Haley, Peyton, Jake, and Karen are all very antsy.

Once Karen sees Lucas, she runs up to him, "Lucas! How are they?"

"Brooke was amazing. And the baby is tiny, but healthy. In a couple of minutes, you guys can come in and see them both."

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I realize that Brooke's labor was incredibly fast, at approximately 3 hours, but it's known the delivery of the firstborn is often very fast. My cousin was in labor for less than an hour!

I also realize that I haven't brought up the abortion in a while. But I'm going to have it mentioned in the next chapter. We had anti-abortion demonstrators on my college campus today. It reminded me that I need to write this story. It also reminded me that free speech sometimes bothers me. Sorry to get political!

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