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"No, mom! I'm not leaving yet. Just let me get a DNA test done on the fetus to see whose baby it is and then I'll leave," Brooke argued with her mom. She put up her pointer finger in Lucas' direction giving him the one minute signal. He had surprised her by bringing her to the dock to watch the sunset. There was food, sparkling juice, lawn chairs, and blankets. The setup was for more people than just two, hence Peyton and Rachel sitting with Lucas and the text message Lucas sent to both Nathan and Haley telling them to 'come down when they were done but make it soon so they don't miss the sunset'. He was doing something so nice for her and yet she was on the phone talking to her mother about her unborn baby. She was a killjoy.
"Fine, Brooke, but I just want to let you know that I don't approve of this," her mother stated. When she told her parents there reactions were reserved but furious. Brooke was in no hurry to get face to face with them.
"Thank you, mom. I have to go now, I'll talk to you later," Brooke hung up the phone and turned to Lucas. "I am done with my phone," Brooke turned it off and put it in her pocket, looked up and smiled a brilliant smile at Lucas.
"So your mom said yes about the testing?"
"Lets not talk about that now, lets just watch the sunset with our sparkling juice and blankets," Brooke smiled, being happy seemed to come so easily to her and Lucas.
"I can do that," he smiled back at her and his phone started to ring, signaling that he got a text message. "Haley and Nathan are on their way."
He tried not to smile to brightly but Brooke could tell he was so happy that they were getting along again.
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"So… it's come down to this has it? Our friends locking us in a room together?" Haley asked shyly.
"I've tried talking to you, Hales, but every time you find a way out of it," Nathan didn't want to beat around the bush.
"It's not like that Nathan---"
"Then what's it like?" Nathan cut her off.
"I'm afraid."
"Afraid of what? Me?" he asked her carefully.
"Not of you, but of what you can do. Let me explain," she held up her hands defensively, seeing Nathan's confused reaction. "We've been dating for about 6 months now and I've never… um… I've never had sex before Nathan and I'm not ready yet. I'm afraid that you want to and that if I don't comply…" she trailed off.
"What I'll leave you?" Haley sheepishly shook her head yes. "You're crazy, Haley. I wouldn't do anything with you unless you wanted me to. I would never leave you for anything that stupid, I love you Haley, that's why I'm with you, I'm not with you for the sexual part of our relationship," he looked at her in relief.
"You're relieved. Why are you relieved?"
"I'm relieved because I was afraid it was much worse than this. I'm relieved that the only reason you've been ignoring me is because you're crazy and it was nothing I did wrong," he said stroking her face, following her jaw line.
"I don't even want to know what you thought it was," she smiled.
All of the sudden her pone vibrated.
"Text from Luke."
Then Nathan's phone vibrated.
"Text from Luke," he smiled.
"Lucas can wait," Haley smiled and reached up on her tippy toes and kissed him. Nathan then picked her up and kept kissing her until they reached a bed where they both laid down.
"I can deal with just kissing, but only because your kisses are as sweet as honey," Nathan said, saying the last part like Aretha Franklin. Haley laughed, laying on her side.
"Well good because that's all your getting," she kissed everywhere besides his mouth, driving him insane. Finally she planted a kiss on his lips and he never let go.
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"So Rachel, I remembered what you said and thought it would be nice for all of us," Lucas said playing with Brooke's hair, who sat in front of him, her back on his calves.
"But you forgot the hot chocolate, Luke," she teased.
"Don't underestimate me, I was just waiting for the hopefully happy couple to come," he said pulling a thermos out of his bag. "Full of hot chocolate, baby." Everyone laughed at how ridiculous Lucas was.
"So, I have a question?" Peyton said.
"And I have an answer," Brooke winked at her.
"Good because you're the one I want to ask."
"Shoot."
"I know you don't want to talk about it, but when were you going to tell me that you were moving to California without me?" Peyton stared at Brooke intently.
"I never said anything because I wasn't planning on going without you, and I still don't plan on going without you. I was going to tell you very soon actually right then, but then came Haley and Lucas," Brooke smiled at her lifelong best friend.
"But you were about to leave when Haley came," Peyton pointed out.
"And you were coming with me," Brooke retorted. "You're my best friend P. Sawyer, and recently we've had some trouble remembering that, so for now, I'm not ready to let you go when I just got you back."
"You're serious, B. Davis, aren't you?"
"Of course, P. Sawyer, of course."
"Wait, why can she go with you, but you still don't know about me?" Lucas got defensive.
"Thanks Peyton," Brooke said glaring at her friend. "Luke, relationships don't always work out. How am I supposed to know if I'm going to marry you someday? But Peyton is a constant in my life, she'll always be my best friend, no matter what. But you, as much as I don't want to think this way, your questionable. I'm not going to ruin your life and then next year we're not together. But I can ruin Peyton's life because she'll always be with me and she'll never leave," Brooke smiled at the last part.
"You may think that I'll be gone in a year but I won't," Lucas said sternly.
"I want to trust you, but how am I supposed to know that for sure?" Brooke asked him.
"Marry me," he said out of nowhere. "Marry me Brooke Davis, become Mrs. Brooke Scott or Brooke Davis-Scott, whatever."
Everyone got extremely silent and Brooke froze, a marriage proposal, what?
"Hey guys," Haley called walking down to the dock holding Nathan's hand. "Oook, did we miss something?" Haley laughed nervously.
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