Summary: The gap between heaven and hell has never been wider. Preacher's daughters are bad girls who never get caught. Brucas.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I'm just a college senior who has no time yet always makes time for OTH. The title for the story comes from a Toby Keith song called God Love Her.
Me and God Love Her
Chapter Ten
As all the adults starting freaking out, Victoria stood still and watched. She allowed herself to comprehend the information the minute Haley told her the truth. Brooke noticed this and cursed herself for telling Haley.
"What in the world were you two thinking?" Deb Scott was the first parent to speak up. She couldn't understand how her son's life was just thrown away by the news. His dream college will no longer be in the picture anymore. Having a normal college experience will no long be allowed.
"Ma," Lucas looked up at her, but his face met with her looks of disappointment. She was very disappointed in him.
"What about basketball, Lucas? Damn it." Dan started to pace the Davis living room floor. "This is not your responsibility. Let the whore deal with it! How do you even know if it's yours? She could be taking after her sister."
"Dad!" Lucas yelled. He was going to support Brooke anyway she needed him too. Brooke just found herself snuggling closer to his chest and he wrapped his arm around her protectively.
"Don't you dare call my daughter a whore! If your son used protection we wouldn't be in this position!" Robert rubbed his forehead stressed out. All the information was making his head hurt more and more.
The wives stood in between their husbands as the anger levels rose higher and higher.
"This is not solving anything to have you two fight. Now sit your asses down!" Victoria hissed through her teeth pushing Robert on the couch.
"How the hell are you so calm? Our sixteen year old is pregnant and you're acting like nothing is wrong!"
"Because acting out is not doing anything to solve this whole thing. Those two," pointing to Brooke and Lucas "now will have to deal with the consequences. It's their mistake and their chance to take care of it."
Brooke still sat silently. She couldn't dare to speak nor did she have anything to say to make the situation better. Her and Lucas spoke on their little get away about what they wanted to do and how they were going to accomplish it. But right now it doesn't seem worth it to tell them. She felt like telling them their plan would make them look like little kids.
"Mom?" Brooke cautiously spoke.
"Don't," Victoria shook her head.
"Lucas, lets go. We are not even going to be bothered with this. You have no responsibility to this bastard. You will stay far away from her and ignore her. College starts soon for you and you will need to focus on getting in the right basketball program." Dan stood ready to walk to the door.
"How far along?" Deb whispered ignoring her husband's comment.
"Four months." Brooke stared down at her stomach. With Junior prom in June and now it being September, just the start of the school year, she was going to be pregnant all year.
"You've kept this a secret for that long?" Robert asked stunned that his daughter would do such a thing.
"I didn't exactly know." Brooke shrugged off the stares coming from everyone.
"We came up with a plan, though." Lucas spoke nervously. His voice shook with fear of what will happen. He wasn't sure he could do this without the help of the parents involved with the two teenagers.
"Oh I'd love to hear this." Sarcasm shook from Dan's voice. "There's no need. You are not taking responsibility for this. You have your future to think about son, and a future of basketball- not being a father of a baby from a teenage girl that doesn't know who the actual father is."
"I think it's time that you leave." Robert had enough. No one was allowed to call his daughter a whore. He turned to Dan at this moment and wanted to punch the smirk off his face. "Now." It was more of a demanded then anything.
"Lucas, lets go." Dan grabbed Deb's arm pulling her towards the door.
"I'm not going." Lucas stood strong. He wasn't going to let his father win this one.
"Go," Brooke whispered into his ear. "I'll call you later." She promised.
Lucas nodded understanding the silent meaning behind Brooke's words. She wanted to talk to her parents alone. He kissed her forehead lovingly and then followed his parents out the door.
"What in the world were you thinking? Huh?" He didn't even give Brooke a chance to respond before he continued. "You saw the stuff Quinn went through and yet here you are repeating it."
"Daddy, we didn't mean for this to happen. It just kind of did. We used protection, I promise you and he waited till I was ready to do anything." Brooke let the tears fall onto her cheeks in a rush of waves. "We did everything to stop this."
"No you didn't! You didn't wait. I've taught you to wait till you love someone and are married to them." This time Robert collapsed on the couch with his head in his hands. "Where did we go wrong, Victoria? How the hell did we end up with two teenaged girls pregnant? I thought we did everything right."
"Daddy," Brooke felt bad. She didn't want what Quinn had, the struggles, the loneliness, none of that. She wanted to be married when she had a child; married to someone she loved. She did love Lucas, loved him with all her heart. But it was her first love, high school love.
"No," Robert silenced her. "Go to your room. I just can't deal with this."
Brooke ran past him and up the stairs to her room. She wished she told Lucas to stay. She needed his support.
-XO-OTH-XO-
"You are going to break up with her and deny that baby is yours." Dan Scott ordered his oldest for the millionth time. "You have too much to lose."
"What if I don't care enough that I'll lose it? Huh?" Lucas didn't care. After spending the day with Brooke he realized something. Nothing would be more important than the child he brings into the world. Basketball is a hobby, a hobby he could pick back up at any moment. A child is his blood, his flesh and blood. "Basketball is not important to me like you or Nate. It's just a sport."
"You could get into a great college with it, Lucas." Dan hissed. "Make it even to the pros if you work hard enough."
"I don't want to play pros." Lucas mumbled. He was scared if his father ever found out what he actually wanted to do with his college degree.
"Okay, enough about basketball." Deb silenced the two as they pulled up to their house. "Lucas, you are going to take care of your responsibilities now." She made up her mind. She didn't care what Dan thought of them. She was stepping up and making that choice for him. "If you can't learn to use protection, you'll have to deal with the results. This baby is the result. Get a job and start saving. Baby's are expensive."
"You can't be allowing this, Deb." Dan was furious.
"I more then enough serious. This is their responsibility now. If you want to continue living here, that's okay. I'm looking out for what's best for them."
Lucas stared between his parents as they continued to bicker back and forth. Shaking his head he made his way up to his room and laid on his bed. A deep breath was released from his lips as he starts coming up with ideas. He heard crashes coming from down stairs and knew a typical Dan/Deb Scott fight was happening.
"What the fuck did you do?" Nathan stormed into his room. His quiet time of playing video games was interrupted.
"Huh?" He looked at his younger brother. "Oh," he knew Nathan had no clue what was going on. He was usually oblivious to what happened around him.
"Explain." Nathan stood leaning on the doorframe waiting for a response.
"She's pregnant. Dad's flipping out, he's worried about basketball, of course." Lucas summarized.
"Damn, Luke." Nathan let out a dry laughed. "How the fuck?"
"You know when a man and a women..." He trailed on causing Nathan to cover his ears. "Child."
"So what are they fighting about?"
"Mom said help, dad says abandon it." Lucas shrugged.
"Good luck with that." Nathan shook his head exiting the room as fast as he entered.
Getting up to shut the door behind Nathan, Lucas pulled out his phone and called Brooke. He's only been away from her for thirty minutes but the worry is not leaving his mind. "Pretty Girl. You okay?"
"I think I'll be okay. They won't talk to me. Well my mom will but my dad just looks so disappointed in me. I broke him, Luke."
"You didn't break him, Baby. He's just shocked." Lucas voice was soothing to Brooke. "My parents are in a heated battle if that means anything to you."
"This is all my fault." Brooke let the tears fall from her eyes. She didn't care anymore. "I should've known sooner and then done something about it."
"Don't think like that, B. You know we both decided that wasn't the best option."
"But then you could go to college, play basketball and have a good future."
"It doesn't matter to me. I'd rather stay here, go to community college, be with you and I'd still have a good future. So we'll struggle a bit, I don't care. I'll get to be with you." Lucas sighed. "Brooke, listen to me. I'm not going to leave you at all. I'll be there every step of the way."
"I think I needed to hear that Luke." Brooke sniffled through the phone. "I love you Broody."
"I love you too Pretty Girl." He felt like he made the right choice at this moment.
"Got to go, Mom wants to talk. I'll see you tomorrow at school?" Brooke's voice made it sound more like a question, then a statement.
"I'll be there." Lucas smiled. "Bye baby."
"Bye Broody."
Hanging up the phone Lucas became lost in thought.
-XO-OTH-XO-
"We should talk." Victoria walked in not bothering to knock. Brooke lost that privacy along with the trust her parents had for her.
"I'm sorry mommy." Brooke cried out and out of instinct Victoria wrapped her arms around Brooke rocking her back and forth. "Daddy hates me, doesn't he?"
"Brookie, he doesn't hate you." Victoria sighed. "We just wished you came to use when you found out. That's it. I wish I didn't need to hear it from Haley and Quinn first. I loved that you three are close enough that you can rely on them. I just wished you didn't run. You're a runner, I know that, but sometimes you need to just face things."
"I'm facing things now, aren't I?" Brooke looked up at her.
"Yes, but you're going to need to for a while. If this is what you want."
"I can't give it up, Mom. It's part of me. If Quinn could basically do it alone, I think I can do it with Lucas's help and maybe your and dad's help."
"I'm willing to help you, but you need to do most of it by yourself. I need you to get a job and save. This baby is going to cost a lot. Are you ready to not be a normal high school student anymore? You're sixteen, and I know other sixteen year olds rather relax and hang out with others. You know you'll never get to do that again."
"I know mom," Brooke nodded. "I know I won't. But it's something I have to do. I have to do this."
"Then prove you can." Victoria encouraged. "I know you can deep inside but show everyone you can."
"What about dad?" Brooke looked up. She was nervous to ask.
"He'll come around. Just give him time and do what he says right now. Don't push too hard cause I don't think your father can take much more." Victoria smiled kissing Brooke's forehead. "Get some sleep baby. You have school in the morning. Enjoy sleeping while you can."
She shut the door and Brooke was left in the darkness of her thoughts for the rest of the sleepless night.
I hope everyone liked this chapter! I'm not sure how long this story will be. I haven't thought that far yet. I just write till I can't write anymore. Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading! Please review and let me know what you think!