The Saddest Song

Chapter 10 - Two solid blue lines

A/N - I'm unbelievably happy that you guys like this story so much. I really was nervous about putting this up because I wasn't sure if you guys would enjoy this, but it's all working out so far. And I want to thank you for the reviews. Keep em coming. This will be the plot setter of the story so here ya go:

The last two days had been dragged on for Peyton, Luke, Brooke, Jake, Haley and Nathan. It had only been two days since Brooke confessed her fears to Peyton. Yet, she was still losing sleep over it and still remembered the look on Peyton's face, it seemed burned into her brain.

FLASHBACK

Peyton was sitting on the bed across from Brooke. She was ghostly pale and Luke was watching over her like some sort of hawk. He wouldn't leave her side. Brooke was off in dreamland thinking about the possibilities of Peyton's sickness. She was scared to death for her friend, but it was now or never.

"Peyt?"

"Yea?"

"Um, well...do you have any idea what you're sick from?" Brooke asked suspiciously. "I mean, is there anything that would make you like this from the past few weeks?"

Peyton thought back to the past month, but the reality of what could be happening didn't hit her. She thought until she came up with a response. "No."

"Anything from the prom?" Brooke questioned, dropping hints all over the place.

Peyton continued to think of anything that might jog her memory. Until it became clear...her eyes widened and the room began to spin, and the last thing she saw was Lucas' face before she blacked out.

END FLASHBACK

Brooke could look back on that night as though it were playing on a screen in front of her. Peyton didn't wake up for another 10 minutes which was leaving Luke highly confused. He was looking at Brooke, continuing to ask 'what the hell is going on?' Brooke felt that she was in no position to tell Peyton's boyfriend that his girlfriend could possibly be pregnant. And when Peyton woke up it was like a weight was lifted off of Brooke's shoulders.

FLASHBACK

Peyton's eyes fluttered open and the first thing she saw was the same as the last. Luke, hovering over her.

"Hey," she whispered towards Luke. The minute her mouth opened he was bombarding her with kisses. He couldn't get enough of her.

"Are you ok? What happened? Don't ever do that again! Will you be ok? Is every-"he was rambling but cut off by Peyton.

"Luke! I'm fine. This is not 21 questions...I just...wasn't feeling well," she responded, trying to cover for what her and Brooke both knew.

"Well good, because I don't know what I'd do if you weren't ok," he said with a grin. She rewarded him with a genuine smile and he was so overjoyed to see that. She leaned up to give him a light kiss before laying her head back onto the pillow.

"Um, can I maybe have some time alone with Brooke?" she asked cautiously.

"Yea, sure, no problem. How bout I get you some ginger ale and crackers from the café?"

"That would be some help," she responded before receiving another kiss and quick "I love you."

"You too," she said as he walked through her door and out of her house.

"Peyt?" Brooke asked after seeing Peyton's eyes glaze over in tears.

"Brooke, what am I going to do? What the hell am I going to do?!" she pleaded as she fell into Brooke's arms. Brooke did the only thing she knew to do...she held Peyton.

"I dunno, babe. I dunno, but we'll figure this out."

END FLASHBACK

Brooke left only an hour later. Luke was sitting with Peyton, but she still didn't know how to tell him. This was weighing heavily over Brooke's head for the past two days. Peyton had her whole life ahead of her and here she was, pregnant. She was going to have to quit school and cheerleading. She was going to have a hard time doing college too. Brooke felt a single tear leave her eye before she fell into her dreams.

Peyton on the other hand felt like an insomniac for the past two nights. She hadn't gotten more than 4 hours of sleep since the day Brooke was over. Her whole life was just starting to fall into place, and now her whole life was starting to fall apart. She hadn't even gotten up the courage to tell Luke what she suspected. Then again, she hadn't even gotten the courage to get a test. Truth was, she didn't even want to know. Well, of course she wanted to know, but she didn't want to know if her whole future was going down the tubes or not. It was 4 in the morning when she realized she couldn't stand it anymore. She jumped from her bed and grabbed the phone. She very quickly dialed the 7 numbers she'd known by heart ever since she was little.

"He-hello?" Brooke answered groggily.

"Brooke," Peyton said quietly, so as not to startle her best friend.

"Peyton? What's up?" Brooke questioned, as she pulled herself up to sitting position in her bed.

"You need to go with me. I need to get a test," Peyton said as her voice shook with every word.

"I was wondering when the hell you wanted to know," Brooke said with a slight laugh after.

Peyton didn't return the laugh she just told Brooke that she'd pick her up in five minutes. Peyton quickly jumped in her car, clad in her pajama bottoms and a tank top. She sped the whole way to Brooke's and Brooke came stumbling out with make-up on and her hair in a messy pony tail.

"Why do you have make-up on?" Peyton asked incredulously as she sped away from the house.

"You never know who's gonna be out..." Brooke replied flashing Peyton a sly grin.

"You never change," Peyton sighed before they pulled up to the nearest convenience store.

Peyton walked down the aisles and searched for the right one. Brooke followed behind, keeping her eyes out for any guys who she might be able to strike a conversation with. Until she remembered she had Jake and she didn't want to be a cheater. She knew how much it hurt. So, no matter how much it hurt her status, she pulled down her hair and wiped away her make-up. Peyton turned around to find a completely different person looking at her.

"What the hell?" Peyton asked, completely bewildered.

"I forgot about Jake. I don't want to be the cheater and with a face like mine it'd be hard for a guy to resist," she responded with a smile.

"You two are really hitting it off, huh?" Peyton asked while absent mindedly looking through the different tests. She was cautious to make sure no one she knew was there, but couldn't decided if she wanted e.p.t. or the non brand one. She quickly swiped the e.p.t. off the shelf and grabbed three magazines to cover up the test.

"He's just different. I know he wouldn't hurt me...and he's the first guy since, well you know..." she stammered.

"Yea," Peyton responded. Only half of her was listening while the other half watched the disapproving face of the old lady at the register. And that's when she really started to feel it. Feel what it was going to be like as her stomach began to show and she carted herself around in huge maternity clothes. She was going to get those looks constantly and when she dropped out of school she knew the gossip was going to go through the roof about how the popular cheerleader got knocked up by Nathan's Scott's bastard brother.

She sat back into the driver's seat and prepared for the longest ride of her life. Things were moving in slow motion as the trees flew by the window of her car. Only days ago Peyton saw her whole future, she saw herself as an aspiring artist and Lucas by her side. Now, all she could see is her with a baby and she didn't even know if Lucas was in that version.

When she walked into her house she made her way up the stairs as all the pictures on her wall bled together. Brooke was following silently. Peyton slid into the bathroom and pushed the door closed behind her. She quietly read the directions and followed them precisely. It was amazing how this little stick with one blue line or two blue lines could change her life.

She was sitting in front of her web cam while Brooke was sprawled on her bed. Each was waiting for Peyton's future to be determined. Her alarm went off, signaling the fact that her whole life could be changed. It was judgment day for Peyton Sawyer as she tip-toed into the bathroom, but froze as before she got remotely close to the test that lay on the edge of the bath tub.

"I can't do it," she said standing in a moment of silence.

"You can, I'll do it with you," Brooke said before progressing a few more steps.

"Brooke, this is it. This could be the end of my life. This could be it," she whispered.

"This will not be the end. I'll help you, Luke will help you, Haley will help you, Nathan and Jake too," she said grabbing Peyton's hand and pulling her closer.

They reached their destination and Peyton's eyes remained closed. She couldn't even picture herself opening them. 'What if it's positive?' she asked herself

"You do it," she commanded Brooke.

Brooke silently picked up the stick and saw the two blue sticks. 'Two blue. What's that mean?' Brooke asked herself adamantly. She immediately started rummaging through the trash can to find the box. Her eyes scanned the back as she read.

How you know: After letting the test sit for just 3 minutes 1 solid blue or 2 solid blue lines will appear. 1 solid blue line is negative. 2 solid blue lines is positive. Follow the instructions below to use.

"Peyton..." Brooke said nervously.

"Yea," Peyton said as she could already feel the shaking and the tears. She didn't know how, but she already knew the answer.

"You're pregnant," Brooke said as she turned around in time to catch the tears fall and to watch her friend begin to shake violently. Brooke immediately held Peyton tightly as her head fell onto her shoulder. Brooke fell to her knees with Peyton on the bathroom floor. Brooke felt Peyton crying onto her shoulder and she felt her heart break for the first time in her life. She could've sworn she literally heard it shatter. Or maybe that was the door opening.

Haley made her way upstairs towards the bathroom and saw a scene she swore could be on some movie. She knew it was early but she had received a voice mail from Peyton on her cell phone and when she woke up to get water she checked her mail and it sounded urgent. So Haley had bolted out of the house at 5:30 in the morning and made it to Peyton's only to find Peyton and Brooke huddled on the floor with a positive pregnancy test strewn across the floor.

THIS HAS GOTTA BE MY FAVORITE CHAPTER IN ALL OF THIS STORY. I LOVE THE WAY THIS TURNED OUT AND I GUESS IT WAS JUST SOME GIRLY BONDING. THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEW IF YOU LIKED IT TOO.

NEXT - They've gotta tell Haley / What's Peyton gonna do? / She's gotta tell Luke / They've gotta tell the rest of the gang / What's Luke gonna do? / Lots and lots of drama...

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