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"Luke you know I love you and I can't wait to be your wife, but there is something I need to tell you"
"What Babe?" He asked bringing his hand to her chin, guiding her head back up, so he could meet her glazed green eyes.
"I I'm Pregnant" She whispered, as another tear fell, a smile tugging at her lip, waiting for Lucas's response.
"Oh" Lucas replied with his mouth wide open in shock. Peyton notices this familiar reaction and bows her head and begins to ring her hands uncomfortably.
"Luke. I know it's soon, but please tell me your ok with this." Peyton pleads through a shaky breath, fighting back the tears.
"We're having a baby?" Lucas whispers, letting the information register.
"Yea we are" Peyton nods, with her head in her hands.
Lucas reaches out and gently guides Peyton's face up, so their eyes meet. "We're having a baby!" As the smile spreads across Lucas' face and a stray tear falls down his cheek, he wipes away the tears on her soft cheek and Peyton allows herself to smile and laugh nervously at how happy she was. Lucas passionately leans forward and places a delicate kiss on her lips, scaring away all the fears she had moments ago. "God I love you" he whispers as he places loving kisses all over her face.
Now as Peyton lies in Lucas' arms, his arms tightly wrapped around petite figure, she feels safe and happy. Laying there in silence they thought about all that had happened today, it was a day that would never be forgotten for both of them, for now was the start of forever for them both. As Peyton rests her head on Luke's chest drawing delicate circles on his bare chest, she decides its time to break the silence and confess to Lucas about what happened earlier.
"Luke?" Peyton whispers, breaking the silence.
"Yea sweetie" Lucas replies, gently stroking her stray hair away from her face and placing a gentle kiss on her head.
"Something happened...earlier today..." She whispered, with Lucas struggling to hear what she was saying.
"What?" He asked with curiosity, as he took her hand in his and kissed it romantically.
"You know what It doesn't matter" Peyton was too distracted in this romantic gesture and she didn't want to worry Lucas, she just wanted to lay like this forever, there would be another time to tell him and this wasn't it.
"Oh ok. Night Blondie" Lucas whispered as he reached across and turned the bedside light off.
"Night Luke" She replied faintly, as she continued to stroke his chest, while Lucas placed his other arm around her, resting his hand on her stomach.
Meanwhile across the Scott house, Brooke laid awake tossing and turning as she couldn't take her thoughts away from when she found Peyton in agony, as she moaned in pure annoyance at not being able to sleep, she rolled over and swatted Chase on the chest, hoping she could wake him. Laying on her front resting on her arms, she waited patiently as Chase started to stir.
"Chase are you awake?" Brooke whispered impatiently.
"I am now. What's wrong?" He groaned in annoyance, but as he turned to see a wide awake Brooke he smiled to himself.
"Ok you can't tell anyone. But earlier I found Peyton collapsed on the floor and she was in agony. I'm really worried" As the words came flying from her mouth and the worry could be heard in her voice, Chase placed hand in hers, trying to soothe her, while he listened and began to worry himself.
"She seemed fine this evening, I'm sure she's ok now." He replied trying to convince Brooke and himself that she was overreacting and there was nothing to worry about.
"You don't understand, she's pregnant" Brooke explained, bowing her head as she let Peyton's secret out.
"Did you tell Lucas? Because she should of gone to hospital if that's the case." Demanded Chase as he began to take this matter more seriously.
"Peyton hasn't told Lucas yet and she begged me not to tell him. I just don't know what to do" Brooke was becoming more upset by the situation, and her concern for her best friend was growing the more she talked about what happened.
"Ok well she needs to get checked over Babe as soon as possible, but there isn't anything else you can do, just keep an eye on her." His reassuring words causing Brooke to move closer to Chase, resting next to him as he placed his arms around her. It was Brooke's job to protect her friend and if Peyton wasn't ready to do something than she had to do it for her.
"You won't tell Lucas will you?" Brooke whispered.
"No I promise. Now I love you for caring, but try and get some sleep" Chase placed a gentle kiss on the top of her head while she nestled closer to him.
A week had passed and everyone settled back into his or her normal routine. After the news of their engagement and pregnancy, the gang had left Lucas and Peyton to their own devices as they spent the honeymoon period of their engagement around the house and spending endless hours in bed talking about their future with plans for their wedding or how to decorate the spare room for the baby. They had spent the week in pure bliss, although as Peyton seemed content and happy, she was holding a far darker secret from Lucas and the realisation that she needed to do something about it was settling in.
"Why do guys insist on packing their bags at the last possible moment?" Peyton asked with a smile as she awoke from her slumber to find Lucas packing an overnight bag.
"We do it to torture you." Lucas joked taking a moment to look at Peyton, she could always take his breath away.
"Well its working, big day?" She asks
"Yea, the first signing is always the most stressful. You sure you don't mind me going?" He asks almost pleading for her to ask him to stay.
"No. Your gonna do great. I wish I were going with you." She offers, trying to console him.
"You know it's not too late." He says with a cheeky smile, leaning down to kiss her.
"Yea but I have so much work to do." She genuinely wanted to go with him, yet she knew that while he was away there were certain things she had to take care of.
"Well please don't over do it." He pleaded, watching her delicately as she yawned.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." She replies with a reassuring smile.
"You know I will. I'll call you when I land. I love you." Leaning down once again to place a passionate kiss on his fiancés lips, letting it linger until reluctantly he has to pull away.
"I love you. Don't forget me when you're a big star Lucas Scott." She responds making Lucas blush with embarrassment before he grabs his bag and leaves the room.
Entering the Sawyer-Scott household Brooke immediately made her way into the bedroom, knowing that her best friend would still be asleep, she stands by the door looking at her best friend as she lay their restless, reaching across and grabbing a pillow she throws it at Peyton immediately waking her.
"Ok get your scrawny ass up" Brooke demands and she watches her friend begin to sit up and removing the pillow that was thrown at her.
"I'm up. What are you doing here Brooke?" Peyton asks groggily, as she rubs her eyes and begins to get out of bed, heading to the bathroom to pick up her toothbrush.
"Were going to the doctors." Brooke shouted from the bedroom as she laid appropriate clothes on the bed for Peyton, but before Peyton could argue back, Brooke walked into the bathroom "Don't give me any back chat because we are going." Brooke said sternly.
"But Brooke" Peyton pleaded.
"Please Peyton. You need to get checked out." Brooke looked at Peyton with pure concern written across her face and this was more than clear to Peyton, all that was left for Peyton was to surrender and do what her friend wanted, even if she wasn't ready.
"Ok, but I'm fine. I'll do this for you though." Peyton replied, she knew her best friend was right, but now the fear of what she might find out was making her more anxious.
"Thank you, now get ready were leaving in a minute." Brooke added before leaving the room for Peyton to get ready on her own.
Waiting for the doctor seemed to be endless, sitting in the waiting room in pure silence, Brooke kept looking over at Peyton with concern, as Peyton sat with her head in her hands her mind racing. Brooke could only sit there watching hopelessly as she could only imagine what was going through her friends' head. Although when across the room came the doctor calling for Peyton, Brooke immediately stood with her friend and grasped her hand, squeezing it reassuringly.
"I'm gonna wait right here. Ok?" Brooke said as Peyton let go of her friends' hand and watched as Peyton nervously followed the doctor the examination room.
Sitting on the bed in the examination room wearing a gown that made her feel more exposed, Peyton sat nervously as the doctor asked her a series of questions.
"So Miss Sawyer it says on your records your 9 weeks pregnant. But how long have you been experiencing this pain?" The Doctor asked.
"A few days."
"Any history of diabetes in the family, ulcers?"
"No" As more questions came, Peyton began to become more concerned at the words she was hearing 'diabetes' and 'ulcers' sounded so serious.
"Cancer?" The doctor finally asked.
"My birth mother died of cancer. Why?" The one word Peyton had feared most, she always knew there may be a chance that since Ellie had cancer it may be genetic, yet nothing had prepared her to be asked this, as her mind started to race and became more agitated at how her fears may soon be real. She couldn't be? She still had so much to do in life, all these thoughts racing through her head, yet her worries soon turned from herself to Lucas and their baby.
"Just routine questions. But I would like to run a few tests, if that is ok with you?" She doctor replied, walking over to Peyton and placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder, as he noticed how agitated she had become.
"Yea ok. But is the baby ok?" She immediately asked, as her fears for her unborn child grew fiercely.
"From the ultra-sound the baby appears to be healthy, but once we run some tests we will know for sure what is going on." The doctor added trying to settle Peyton's nerves.
"Oh Ok" She responded.
"Ok Miss Sawyer we will contact you with the results of your tests." The doctor informed Peyton after he had finished taking the tests.
"Thank you doctor." Replied Peyton as she walked behind the curtain to get dressed.
Walking back into the waiting room Peyton was instantly greeted by a concerned Brooke, as Brooke rushed to her side she noticed how pale and shut off Peyton had become. With Brooke's worries in overdrive, she links her arm around Peyton and walks her out of the hospital.
"Peyton you ok?" Brooke whispers, trying to get Peyton's attention.
"Yea they have to run some tests, just have to wait for the results." Peyton mustered a smile trying to calm her friend's worries, yet her own were becoming to much for her and all she wanted was to curl up and sleep.
"Is the baby ok?" Brooke finally asks.
"Um yea they did an ultrasound and everything looks ok." Peyton plasters a fake smile on her face once again and Brooke looks on with a faint smile, she knows Peyton better than she sometimes knows herself, therefore can see through the fake smile and loves her even more for trying to protect her from whatever is going on.
"Oh ok. Shall we get you some lunch?" Brooke asks trying to lighten the situation.
"Actually can you just drop me off at home, I'm not feeling so great." Peyton asks.
"You sure your ok?" The worry once again sinking in for Brooke.
"Yea just tired." Peyton adds with a fake yawn.
"Okay." Brooke responds as they both get into the car.
About five seconds after Brooke had watched Peyton walk through her front door, she chocked back the tears and reached for her phone in her bag, and scrolling through her phone she finds Haley's number and calls her friend. After a brief conversation with Haley, Brooke wiped the tears away from her eyes and started the engine heading back home to meet Haley.
When Brooke arrived home she threw her bag to the side and headed for the breakfast bar where she sat and poured herself a glass of wine, while sitting and waiting for Haley to arrive the tears began to fall and all her worry and concerns were flooding out. Moments later Haley comes bursting through the door, rushing over to Brooke's side and wrapping her arms around her trying to soothe her tears before she began to ask what was going on.
"Hey what's wrong? You sounded so upset on the phone" Haley finally asked when Brooke had began to calm down.
"It's Peyton" Brooke said, upon hearing those words Haley knew she needed to be seated for whatever she was about to hear.
"What about Peyton? Is she ok?" Haley asked with pure concern.
"I don't know" Brooke added taking another sip from her glass.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Haley was now more confused.
"Something is going on Hales. About a week ago Peyton collapsed and she was in agony. But she said she was fine, and I knew she wasn't and I should have done something about it but I didn't. So I took her to the hospital to get checked over today, they had to run tests and that's all she would tell me. Something is wrong, she has just shut herself away after I dropped her home. What are we going to do?" When Brooke had finally stopped rambling, Haley could only listen on in pure shock and worry, her mind racing with so many questions, yet all she could do was place a hand on Brooke's shoulder trying to calm her.
"Ok. Firstly calm down. Is the baby ok?" Haley asked, as that was her main concern for Peyton.
"She had an ultrasound and everything looked ok apparently. Hales she won't talk to me and I'm worried something is going on." Brooke again was fighting back the tears.
"Does Lucas know about any of this?" Haley asked trying to figure out the situation in her head.
"No. I don't think she's told him. Plus she didn't want me telling anyone. And I doubt she would of done anything about it if I hadn't dragged her to the hospital." Brooke reached out again to take another sip of her wine, before Haley stopped her.
"We need to tell Luke. He needs to be here. Whatever is going on, she needs him." Haley explained.
"But she wont let me call him." Brooke added.
"Well maybe we just have to. If something is wrong, he should be here. So I'm gonna call him, but don't tell Peyton. Ok?" Brooke nodded as Haley took control of the situation.
"Ok. She is going to be ok isn't she Hales?" Brooke asked looking at her friend trying to find the answer she was longing to hear.
"Yea. Yea of course she is. It's probably nothing but lets just keep an eye on her." Those words trying to reassure Brooke and herself. While Brooke reached out and hugged Haley once again.
After calming Brooke down and waiting till she fell asleep on the sofa, Haley stood and left the room walking into the kitchen, pulling her phone out her pocket she braced herself as she dialled her best friends number. Waiting for Lucas to pick up the phone she took a deep breath, clearing her mind and focusing on the task in hand.
"Hey Buddy" Lucas answered in a friendly manner as he was surprised to have Haley call him.
"Hey Luke" Haley responded in a whisper trying not to wake Brooke, but the emotion was clear in her voice.
"You ok?" Lucas became increasingly worried at the tone of his friends voice.
"Yea I'm fine." She said reassuringly.
"Ok good..." Lucas felt relieved.
"Luke you need to come home!"