Hey guys, I know it's been a long time but here is the tenth chapter of my story. I'm sorry for the people I let down about a year ago when I didn't continue it so here goes nothing. Please review it at the end and tell me what I can do to make it better and what not. And tell me if you don't like anything. Thank you guys for you support. Love, Loryn
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"You're pregnant," Peyton said pacing around their dorm room.
Right when Brooke had told her, Peyton got up from the table and started dragging Brooke from the dining hall without saying anything. Nathan tried to stop them to talk but not with tornado Peyton in the way. All she said to him was later and started dragging Brooke off again.
"So who's the father?" Peyton asked looking at Brooke.
"Not sure," Brooke said looking down.
Peyton didn't know the truth yet about the rape but she knows that she spent a night with Eli. Brooke could only imagine what Peyton thought of her. She didn't look up, but she stood up.
"I need to get out of here."
"Brooke, you can't run away from your problems," Peyton stood in her way.
"I'm not running from my problems, Peyton, I'm running from psycho you," Brooke said reaching for the door knob.
Just then Haley opened the door to the room, hitting Peyton who then bumped into Brooke who fell on the floor.
"Oh! So sorry!" Haley said going over to help Brooke.
"Brooke! OH MY GOSH! ARE YOU OK?!?!" Peyton started to freak out and then ran to help Brooke up.
"Peyton I'm pregnant, not glass, I'm fine."
"Huh?" was all Haley said.
"Oh, right. You didn't know about that…well, I'm pregnant," Brooke said slapping a fake smile on her face.
The smile faded as Brooke wiped off the dirt that accumulated on her butt when she fell, then she glared at Peyton and sat cross-legged on the bed. Haley sat in the computer chair, and Peyton just plopped down on the floor. Haley looked like she was in shock as she processed Brooke's information. What had Brooke gotten herself into? She didn't ask for this, but she had to pay the consequences. Why couldn't things go back to the way they were?
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Who is it?" Haley asked after it was apparent that no one else was going to say anything.
"Lucas, can I come in?"
"No!" all three girls yelled in unison.
"Look I really need to talk to Brooke," he pleaded.
Brooke had been avoiding him ever since this morning when he came up with the crazy idea of moving to California with her.
"Fine," Brooke said getting up to open the door.
She opened the door and immediately went to sit back down.
"I was hoping to talk to her alo---" Lucas started but Brooke cut him off.
"They know."
"Oh. Ok. So I've been thinking and I won't let you leave, you're going to stay here and I'll help take care of you and the baby, I'll get a job and I don't even care if the baby isn't mine, I still want to take care of you," Lucas said breathlessly.
No one said anything for a long time and we all just looked anywhere but each other.
"I don't mean to interrupt, but can I say something?" Haley asked sheepishly.
"Of course," Brooke answered quickly.
"Lucas, look, I know you want to help take care of this baby but you can't have a job whilst doing everything else like school. And if this baby isn't yours, could you love it as much as if it was yours? Lucas this isn't easy and maybe it would be better if you let Brooke go," Haley didn't want to look in Lucas' eyes, afraid of his reaction.
"She's right, Luke. I couldn't let you do that. You are meant for so much in this world and I would never take that away from you because of a stupid mistake," Brooke looked him in the eyes.
"If this isn't my baby Brooke, it's not a mistake and I want to help."
"If it's not your baby, Luke, I wouldn't even think of the possibility of staying here and ruining your life," Brooke continued.
"I need you, Brooke, I love you and I'll do whatever I need to do to keep you here with me. If that baby isn't mine, it doesn't matter, you still are mine and if that means moving to California, then so be it," Lucas argued back.
"I need to get some air," Brooke got up and left.
As she walked through the halls she saw Rachel coming into the dorm.
"Be careful in there," Brooke warned her and Rachel just smirked and got ready for anything.
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Brooke noticed Nathan across the courtyard and went to say hi.
"Hey, Nate," Brooke waved and smiled.
"Hey, Brooke. Are you able to talk now?" he joked.
"Yes I am. Sorry about that. Peyton was just a little freaked out about something."
"No problem. Hey have you talked to Haley lately?"
"Yeah I have," Brooke put her hands deep into her pockets away from the cold.
"Has she mentioned anything about us?"
"No really, she said you guys were doing good, but that's really it, why?" Brooke asked.
"I don't understand Brooke. We're really doing horrible, but what am I supposed to think when I hear that she's been going around telling other people that we're doing awesome and great and we couldn't be better? I don't get it, Brooke!" Nathan was on the verge of tears.
Brooke didn't know how to respond to Nathan's rampage of feelings.
"Look, Nathan, I don't know what to say to that, but you and Haley need to talk things out. She's up in my dorm, come on, lets go," Brooke linked arms with Nathan as she lead the way to the dorm.
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"Lucas, you're talking crazy talk," Rachel yelled at him.
"Why is it so crazy to want to be with the girl I love?" he defended himself.
"Because that either means moving your life to California or quitting school and getting a job."
"I don't have to quit school," he suggested.
"So then what'll you do, go to school then go to work for the rest of the night? That's not healthy, Luke, and neither is this plan," Haley's argument sounded final. "You're not doing this."
Then the door opened and Nathan and Brooke walked in laughing. Lucas' face lit up when he saw Brooke, but Haley looked at the ground right when she saw Nathan.
"Hey," Lucas said to Brooke. "I'm done fighting. We'll talk about it some other time. Right now, I have a surprise for you."
"Do you?" Brooke smiled gleefully.
This is what Brooke wanted. She wanted to be free of any responsibility and just be with Lucas and be happy. She didn't want the pressures of reality to ruin them. Lucas grabbed her hand and started to walk towards the open door.
"Wait!" Brooke said. "Haley, Nathan told me that you guys are having some problems. I don't know what they are and I don't need to know but you guys need to talk. So Rachel and Peyton are going to leave too and you guys are going to stay here and when we get back, things better be fixed. If not fixed then at least talked out. I know I'm not one to criticize, but you guys are my friends and I don't want to see you hurting," Brooke smiled at Haley. She waited for Peyton and Rachel to evacuate then closed the door on Haley's scared face and Nathan's unsure smile still holding the hand of the boy she loved.
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