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Rachel was just heading out of the doorway of her house to head to school when she ran into an angry Brooke and a worried Peyton. To say that Rachel was surprised was an understatement. She was even more surprised when Brooke spun her round and she and Peyton frog marched her back into the house, closing the door behind them. They headed to the lounge area and they let go of Rachel's arms as Peyton closed the door. Brooke scowled as she folded her arms in front of her. Rachel turned to face Brooke.
"What the hell is your problem?" Rachel yelled as she looked between Brooke and Peyton. "I'm going to be late for school. And you shouldn't manhandle me like that. I am pregnant after all."
"Spare me the act Rachel," Brooke snapped. "You couldn't care less about school or your baby and you know it."
"I do care about them." Rachel bit back unconvincingly.
"But you care about Lucas more though, am I right?" Brooke asked as she glared at the redhead. "So much so that you call his name when you're having sex with your boyfriend."
"How did you - Oh thanks Peyton." Rachel shouted.
"I already knew when Peyton came to tell me," Brooke told her angrily. "Julian filled me and Lucas in on the situation yesterday afternoon."
"He did?" Rachel asked wide eyed. She hated herself even more right then.
"Yes he did," Brooke said icily. "And then Peyton filled me in on the rest. And for your information you are not having Lucas."
"I can have any guy I want Brooke," Rachel bitched back before she thought. "You have no right telling me who I can't have."
"I do when it's my fiancé," Brooke yelled. "God I can't believe you Rachel! Do you even realize how this is affecting Julian?"
"I don't give a shit about Julian!" Rachel shouted. "He knows that. I told him that already."
"But Rachel, you need to think about your baby," Peyton told her. "You can't cut Julian out of his child's life."
"Yeah well he won't have to worry about that for much longer." Rachel blurted before she realized what she was saying. Her eyes went wild as she realized what she had said.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Peyton asked with a frown.
"Oh my God! You're getting an abortion aren't you?" Brooke asked as she realized what Rachel meant. "I don't believe this. Julian doesn't know does he?"
"It's got nothing to do with him," Rachel told her, her eyes blazing. "It's in me so I get to make this decision. It's my body that's going to be trashed."
"But it's a baby." Peyton said stunned at her outburst. She couldn't believe that Rachel didn't want her baby.
"No it isn't," Rachel said. "Right now it's called a fetus and its 6.7cm long and weighs about 23 grams. The doctor told me."
"It's still a living thing," Peyton insisted. "How can you even think of killing it? I bet you've felt your baby kick by now huh?"
"Peyton just shut up will you?" Rachel yelled. "This has nothing to do with you. It's not your choice. You don't know what it's like."
"You make me sick Rachel!" Brooke told her disgusted. "You have what most people would die for. Julian had a role in creating this baby it's only fair he has a say in what happens to it. If you don't tell him what you're planning Rachel I will."
"And while you're doing that, I'll just go round to see Lucas and fuck his brains out." Rachel sneered. There was a slapping sound as Brooke's hand connected with Rachel's cheek.
"You are such a bitch you know that?" Brooke said in a surprisingly calm tone. "I'm getting out of here. I can't stand being around this bitch any longer."
"I'm coming with you," Peyton said as she stared at Rachel. She felt like she didn't know the redhead anymore. "I don't like hanging out with murderers."
~X~
"Hello Brooke," Keith greeted as Brooke went into the firehouse after leaving Rachel's house. "What can I do your for? Shouldn't you be in school?"
"Is Julian working today?" she asked with a frown. Keith could tell something was bothering her. "I have something more important to deal with than school right now."
"He is," Keith confirmed. "What's wrong?"
"It's Rachel," Brooke said with a sigh. "She said something before and I think she's going to get an abortion. The thing is I don't know when. And she's not going to tell him but I think he has a right to know what she has planned."
"What?" Keith asked shocked. "Lucas and Nathan mentioned that she was acting odd. But she's really getting rid of the baby?"
"From what she said yes," Brooke said sadly. "That's why I need to tell Julian."
"He's upstairs in the rec room," Keith told her. "Go on up."
Brooke left the small office that was downstairs and went up the staircase. She arrived at the top and received a few wolf whistles.
"Down Felix!" Jake said as he shook his head. "This hot mama belongs to Lucas. The rock on her finger tells you that."
"Damn Lucas is lucky!" Felix said as he winked at Brooke. Broke smiled and shook her head.
"Jake have you seen Julian?" she asked. "I need to talk to him and it's pretty urgent."
"He's in the TV room trying to beat Nathan at a basketball game." Jake told her. She thanked him and headed to the room that she needed. She opened the door and went in.
"Hey Brooke!" Nathan greeted. "You've managed to pry yourself away from Lucas then? Wait shouldn't you be in school?"
"I need to talk to Julian," Brooke told him. "About Rachel. It's really important."
"Spill," Julian said. "You can say whatever in front of Nate. He's family."
"I think Rachel's going to get an abortion," she told him. "She told me that the baby wasn't going to be a problem for much longer. I thought you should know."
"Oh my God!" Julian said as he stood and began to pace. The game was completely forgotten. Nathan looked stunned at the revelation. "I have to stop her. Is that all she said? Did she mention a clinic or someplace?"
"She never mentioned anywhere Julian," Brooke told him. "You know she even said that while I was telling you about her plans she was going to go and find Lucas and fuck his brains out."
"Damn, what is that whore on?" Nathan asked. Julian gave him a look as Dan came into the room. "Sorry man but that's what she is."
"Hello Brooke," Dan greeted. "It makes a change having a girl in here that isn't giving my son a lap dance."
"See, that just proves my point." Nathan told Julian.
"Dad do you think I could get today off?" Julian asked Dan. "Brooke spoke to Rachel this morning and Rachel's going to get an abortion."
"What?" Dan asked shocked. "Where?"
"I don't know," Brooke answered. "All she said was the baby wouldn't be a problem for much longer."
"Go and see her Julian," Dan told him. "We'll sort something out to cover you."
~X~
"Lucas?" Brooke called as she went through the front door of the Scott house. "Are you here?"
"I sure am Pretty Girl," he called back. She could hear the sound of running water that made it obvious he was in the shower. "You can come and wash my back if you want."
"Rachel hasn't paid you a visit then?" she asked as she went in the bathroom door. She leaned against the sink as she watched his wet, naked form through the gap in the shower curtain.
"No," he replied as he stuck his head through the gap and smirked. "Was she supposed to?"
"She told me that while I would be telling Julian about her plans for an abortion, she would be here fucking your brains out." Brooke told him as she kinked her eyebrow.
"The only person who is capable of that Brooke is you," he told her with another smirk as he moved back under the spray of the shower. "And you know it. Slutty girls like Rachel don't do anything for me. Never have never will."
"I'm glad to hear it," she said with a smile. "You don't mind if I hang out with you again today? I've got too much on my mind to deal with school right now."
"Pretty Girl," Lucas said as he shut the water off and turned and opened the shower curtain revealing his wet, naked body to her eyes. "Like you need to ask if I mind you hanging out with me."
"Wow you're not hard," Brooke said as her eyes fell on his crotch. "Miracles do happen then?"
"Once in a blue moon yeah," he replied with a smirk as he climbed out of the shower. Brooke picked up his towel and prevented him from taking it. "If you're going to be like that Brooke, I'll just have to rub myself against you until I'm dry."
"Is that the horny guy's way of getting dry huh?" she asked as he stood in front of her and gripped her hips. He pulled her against his body and devoured her lips with his own. He pulled away after a few moments and managed to get the towel from her. He turned and wrapped it around his hips as Brooke looked down at her clothes. "Lucas you got me all wet."
"In what way?" he asked in a teasing tone.
"You'll just have to imagine Lucas," she replied as she headed out of the bathroom and to the kitchen. Lucas followed her. "You want a coffee?"
"I would love one," he told her as he checked the mail on the table. He pulled out the few that were addressed to him. "I'm kind of hungry too."
"Well why don't you get dressed and then we'll head to the café," Brooke suggested as she put the ground coffee back in the cupboard. "I could just use some of your moms amazing food right now."
"I knew there was a reason I love you," he told her with a genuine smile. "You know I think I'm gonna go back to work."
"When?" she asked surprised.
"When this doctor's note runs out," Lucas replied. "So two weeks."
"Are you ready?" she asked concerned. She didn't want him to go back if he wasn't over the warehouse fire.
"I think I am," he said with a slight smile. "I think going in to that house to save those kids actually helped me. I can actually see myself doing my job how I did it before."
"I'm glad," she said with a genuine smile. He smiled back. "It's nice to see that reaching your eyes now Luke."
"You know I couldn't have gotten over that without you don't you?" he asked her as he looked deep into her eyes. "Thanks for being there for me Pretty Girl."
"You don't need to thank me Luke," she told him genuinely. "It's what you do for somebody you love. And I love you so much Lucas."
"I love you too Brooke," he told her as he kissed her. "Why else do you think I asked you to be my wife?"
"Because I'm gorgeous and I give you great orgasms?" Brooke asked jokingly. "Oh and the fact I can bend into particular positions you like?"
"Well there is that," he added with a laugh. "But there's also the fact that your body seems to have been made to fit me specifically. It's like your custom made for me baby."
"Lucas, go and get some clothes on," Brooke told him smiling. "Because I want to get to the café and get some food too. I need to get some fuel before I burn it off."
"I'm going," he said as he caught on to what she meant. "I must eat extra. I need to build my strength back up for work."
~X~
"Rachel!" Julian yelled as he went up the staircase of her house. He had searched the ground floor and hadn't found her. He knew she was in because her car was still in the driveway. "Rachel!"
"What's with the yelling?" she asked as she came out of her room dressed in pajamas. "I'm trying to get some rest in here."
"Are you still pregnant?" he asked as he took in her disheveled appearance, red puffy eyes and groggy demeanor. "You've not had an abortion already have you?"
"Don't worry the fetus is still there. I was just sleeping." Rachel said tiredly as she headed back into her room.
"Why are you calling it that? It's a baby." Julian said as he followed her.
"No Julian. It's only a baby once you've given birth to it." Rachel said in an emotionless tone as she led on the bed.
"Rach honey, it's a baby once it's created as far as I'm concerned," Julian told her softly as he sat beside her. "Talk to me properly please. Why are you acting like this huh?"
"I'm scared," Rachel finally admitted as she burst into tears. "I'm scared of all the responsibility that's suddenly been thrown at me. And when I'm scared I act like a bitch. My hormones aren't helping me and I'm saying things I totally don't mean. I had a huge fight with Brooke and Peyton earlier. I said some horrible things and I didn't mean a word of it."
"Rach I'm scared too," Julian confessed. Rachel looked at him surprised as she let the tears fall freely down her face. "But what's with this sudden Lucas obsession?"
"There is no Lucas obsession," she admitted as she sniffled. "I didn't mean to say his name, I really didn't. It's just Brooke is always talking about him, about how amazing he is and the things he does for her and I-I got jealous."
"Why?" Julian asked her.
"Because you haven't done half the things for me that he has done for her," Rachel said. "Lucas sounds like the perfect man and I feel like I have a cheap imitation. I'm sorry if I sound a total bitch but that's how I feel."
"Rachel, I've never been in a proper relationship before, so I'm sorry if I don't do the typical boyfriend things," Julian told her. "All my relationships before you were one night stands."
"I'm the first real relationship you've had?" Rachel asked disbelievingly.
"Yes. If you don't believe me, you only have to ask my family," he told her. "Hell I'll sit down with Nathan and Lucas and ask what I should be doing as a boyfriend. I don't want to lose you Rachel. Or our baby."
"Do we have to get our own place just yet?" Rachel asked as she cried harder.
"No we don't Rach," he assured her. "My mom said we could stay at my place. She even wants to decorate one of the spare rooms as a nursery."
"God I was such a bitch to Brooke," Rachel said as more tears fell. "I even told Peyton I was head over heels for Lucas. But I didn't mean any of it. It's like I just opened my mouth and all this verbal diarrhea came out."
"Nice imagery Rachel," Julian said as he pulled a face. It actually made her laugh. "So you're not in love with my cousin?"
"No," she replied quietly. "And I haven't gone off you either. I'm sorry for saying that I had. I just got it into my head that if I said that you'd go off me and then all this responsibility would go because my mom would make me get an abortion."
"Rachel, I'm here to share that responsibility with you," Julian assured her. "I'm not saying I won't mess up, but I'll be here every step of the way. I promise."
"I don't know how I'm going to make it up to Brooke," Rachel said sounding ashamed. "The things I said to her this morning were awful. I told her I'd go and fuck Lucas if she told you what I said. Which by the way was a lie. And I've not booked an abortion."
"I'm so glad to hear that," Julian said with a sigh of relief. "Okay how about you get some clothes on and wash your face and I'll withdraw my offer for the house and then we go and pay a visit to Brooke and Lucas to apologize?"
"That sounds like a good idea," Rachel said with a smile as she threw herself into his arms and held him tightly. "I don't know why I act like such a bitch when I'm under pressure. I need to stop but it seems like I can't."
"Well we'll work on that together okay?" Julian told her softly as he stroked her back. He was relieved they seemed to have patched things up. Julian hoped that Brooke and Lucas would be as understanding.
~X~
"Brooke are you sure you won't get into trouble from the school for not going again?" Karen asked as she brought Brooke and Lucas their chocolate fudge sundaes.
"Haley's covering for me," Brooke told her. "With all this Rachel drama that's going on, schoolwork is the last thing on my mind."
"Speaking of Rachel drama, here she is," Lucas said. He sounded surprised as he added. "She's with Julian."
"Do you mind if we join you?" Julian asked them as Karen went back to the counter. Rachel stood meekly by his side.
"Uh sure," Brooke said a little hesitantly. She watched curious as they sat across from her and Lucas. "So what's up?"
"I am so sorry Brooke," Rachel blurted as her eyes filled with tears. "I shouldn't have said those things or acted the way I did. I don't want Lucas."
"No you shouldn't have," Brooke said as she thought over Rachel's words. "You said some really mean and nasty stuff Rachel. I didn't deserve any of that."
"I know you didn't. And I know it's no excuse but I was scared, jealous, confused, hormonal," Rachel explained. "Hell I'm petrified. And rather than telling my boyfriend what was wrong I pushed him away and turned on one of my best friends and made out that I wanted her man."
"Rachel, I would be scared too," Brooke told her. "But you should know that the support system behind you is vast. You shouldn't turn on them and push them away."
"I have to admit that part of it was my fault," Julian said. "You know this is my first relationship and I've messed up. I need boyfriend classes from Lucas and Nathan. That's why Rach thought she wanted Lucas."
"I didn't. I only wanted the boyfriend aspect which Lucas seems amazing at," Rachel said sadly as another round of tears fell down her face. "I hope I haven't lost you Brooke."
"Rachel, I don't think I'll be able to forgive you straight away," Brooke told her honestly as she swallowed her ice cream. "The things you said were harsh and they hurt."
"I know and I'm so sorry," Rachel said honestly. "I'll understand if you can't forgive me. Julian can we go? I'm gonna start crying properly again and I won't do it here."
"Sure," he told her as they stood. "I'll be calling you for advice Luke."
"You can try, but I might not share my brilliant boyfriend skills." Lucas told him with a smile as Julian gathered a quietly sobbing Rachel into his arms.
"Take care of her okay?" Brooke said concerned as she looked at Rachel's almost defeated composure.
"I will." he assured her as they headed out of the door.
~X~
"Man that was intense with Rachel and Julian huh?" Lucas asked Brooke a little later as they led in bed together. They were snuggled up to each other and Lucas was trying to comfort an emotional Brooke.
"I sort of get where she's coming from Luke," Brooke said as she caressed his naked chest. "I just hate the way she gets when she's stressed and can't deal with everything."
"At least she finally admitted everything before she did something she would regret." he said as he held her tighter.
"God I hate to think how it would have turned out if she did have an abortion," Brooke sighed. "Although I think she's too far gone to have one."
"Same here," Lucas agreed. "Have you given our wedding any thought?"
"Lucas, I haven't had chance to yet," Brooke giggled. "There was the drama with that woman's house, I have a bachelorette party to plan, that thing with my parents and then Rachel's drama."
"It has been crazy huh?" he asked with a slight smile. "Well just so you know I won't rush you into anything. We can have what you want when you want."
"Thanks Luke," she said yawning. "That's what makes you a perfect boyfriend."
"Ah but I'm not your boyfriend anymore sleepyhead," Lucas reminded her amused as he gently played with her hair. "I'm your fiancé remember."
"Like I would forget," she giggled with yet another yawn. "I need to sleep."
"Well snuggle closer and go to sleep," he told her as he pulled the covers over her more. "I'll keep you nice and snug."