Chapter 36: The Truth Is Out
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucas stared down at the test, tapping his fingers on the cold counter.
"What did it say?" Brooke asked growing impatient. Lucas finally turned his attention back to her. Staring in the brown eyes he had always loved. "Lucas?" Brooke said faintly, she was getting more nervous by the minute and Lucas' vow of silence was totally not helping. "Okay, you are starting to freak me out" Brooke said warily, placing her hand on Lucas' shoulder.
His eyes darted down at the test that was still lying on the counter, and then back up at Brooke. She was staring at him, her gaze never breaking. She had started to bite her bottom lip, and he knew that she was getting nervous. Hell, he was nervous too.
"It…you're…we're" Lucas said quietly, as Brooke was hanging on every word he said. "We're gonna have a baby Brooke." Lucas said softly, a small smile forming on his lips as if it was just hitting him. He slowly lifted his arms up from his side and wrapped them around Brooke's shoulders pulling her into a tight hug.
Brooke closed her eyes and fell into Lucas' embrace. She melted in his arms. She couldn't believe this was really happening. She was going to be a mom and Lucas was going to be a dad. She wasn't even sure how she felt. She figured she was mainly nervous, kind of scared, and a part of her was happy.
"Brooke, we're gonna have a baby" Lucas said into her hair, more excitement in his voice this time. Lucas was always meant to be a father, Brooke knew that. She knew that he would do a great job; she just wished she was sure she would do a good job as well. He slowly leaned back, placing a finger under her chin and tilting her head up towards his. Her lips slowly met his, for one of the softest, sweetest most genuine kisses she had ever had.
She pulled away from Lucas smiling. "This is really happening?" She said in shock, reaching for the plastic test on the counter. She lifted it up and smiled when she actually read the word 'pregnant' on the small screen. "Is it gonna be ok this time?" She asked Lucas quietly, staring up into his eyes with her sad ones.
He pulled her towards him once more, stroking her hair with his hands. "It'll be okay Brooke, it'll be okay." He was scared and he knew that she would be scared too, especially after losing their baby back in High School. He just hoped that the same thing didn't happen with this one, because he wasn't sure if either one of them could handle it.
Flashback
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
It was an early Saturday morning and Lucas was down at the River Court shooting hoops by himself. He loved being there, alone in the quiet, just him and his basketball. Summer was going to be over soon, and he had to enjoy it while he could. The park was beautiful. The trees and the grass were green, there were flowers blooming everywhere, and birds were chirping in the trees. He breathed in the scent of the summer breeze and smiled. Next summer at this time, he and Brooke would have a baby and that was hard to believe. They never imagined being parents so young, but he figured it was their own fault for being reckless. He had spent the last three weeks worrying about how people would react, but all the while he couldn't help but be thrilled about the new life Brooke and him would be bringing into the world. He knew that they would be able to handle it and get through it somehow. He would do anything for Brooke and his baby.
He dribbled the basketball on that black pavement, arched up his arms and shot the ball towards the hoop. It went in and he smiled. He let the ball dribble on the ground until it slowly came to a stop. He walked over to the picnic table and picked up his cell phone, checking the time it was only 8:17 A.M. Brooke was definitely still asleep, and he had decided that he would go to her house and wake her up personally. It was one of his favorite things to do.
He grabbed his phone and hoodie off of the table and walked over to retrieve his basketball. He tossed it in the backseat of his mom's jeep as he climbed in behind the steering wheel. As he turned on the car and turned up the radio a Spice Girls song filled the jeep. Brooke must have left her CD in there, he took it out placing it in a case and making a mental note to give it back to her.
As he drove through the streets of Tree Hill he noticed all of the people walking around on the streets. He saw two older people taking a morning walk and a father with his daughter. He saw a young couple pushing a baby stroller and a man that was selling balloons. Life really was perfect, other than the fact that he was about to be a 17 year old dad.
He pulled into Brooke's driveway and fished the key to her house out of his cars glove box. Her parents were away on one of their many trips so the house was empty and quiet when he entered it. He walked up the long, winding staircase that led upstairs to Brooke's bedroom. Her door was almost all the way shut, just opened a crack. It was quiet inside and he smiled as he looked at the white board that she had hung on the outside of the door. She had written 'Brooke and Lucas forever' in her perfect handwriting.
He pushed the door open and slowly walked inside towards her bed where he saw a big pile of blankets that he just assumed she was under. He climbed on the foot of the bed, crawling towards the big pile of blankets. When he finally got up to the pillow and pulled back the blankets, he realized Brooke wasn't in the bed at all. He was confused, and worried. He hurried off the bed, calling Brooke's name. There was no answer, and after checking in her huge walk in closet he left the room.
Lucas walked down the hall towards her bathroom and heard the shower running. He turned the doorknob and it was unlocked, as if she knew he would be coming. He saw her pile of pajamas on the floor and he walked towards the shower, slowly pulling back the curtain.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone
What he saw was not what he was expecting. "Brooke! Are you okay?" he said, looking down at Brooke. She was sitting down in the bathtub with her legs pulled up to her chest. Her eyes looked sad and empty. They weren't the usually shiny, happy eyes that he was used to. The shower was falling on her and she was sobbing. When she didn't respond to him, he reached in turning off the shower. He then grabbed a towel, and pulled her out of the tub wrapping her in the soft cotton. He walked her back to her room as she cried on his shoulder.
"What's going on Brooke?" Lucas asked, sitting her down on the bed and going to her dresser for some clothes. He retrieved her underwear, a pair of pajama pants and a tank top. He handed her the clothes and she began to get dressed slowly. Tears continually falling down her cheeks. "Come here" Lucas said softly to her, pulling her into a hug as she gripped onto his sides, her face lying in his chest. "What's wrong Pretty Girl?" He asked, slowly rubbing her back.
"I-I I last night I started…spotting" she choked out, crying into his chest. "And then th-this morning I was, I was bleeding a lot Luke" She cried, clinging onto his chest. "W-we lost the b-baby" she said, tears falling down her cheeks faster than before as she buried her face even deeper in his chest.
"NO!" He shouted, "No, it's not right. This can't be happening" Lucas said, pulling Brooke even closer to him. Everything had been fine; he couldn't believe this was actually happening.
"It's gone Luke" she said, quietly sobbing into his chest. "Gone…"
End Flashback
"We should probably make a doctors appointment" Lucas suggested, as him and Brooke walked back into their bedroom and sat on the bed.
"Yeah" Brooke smiled at him, lacing her fingers in his. "But right now will you just hold me?" Brooke said quietly, looking up into Lucas' eyes as if this was the only thing she had ever truly wanted or needed.
"Of course, Pretty Girl" Lucas smiled. He lay down on the bed and Brooke lay down next to him. She placed her head on his chest and her arms around his waist. He immediately wrapped his arms securely around her, resting his chin on top of her head. They both fell asleep quickly.
Lucas woke up to the phone ringing a few hours later. He lazily rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, and looked down at Brooke who was still peacefully asleep. He kissed the top of her head, before slipping out from under her. He walked downstairs to answer the phone in the kitchen.
"Hello?" he said into the receiver, still trying to wake up.
"Lucas Scott!" his best friend Haley practically screamed into the phone. "I dropped Brooke off hours ago! Where is she and why didn't she call me?"
"Hale's" Lucas said quietly, rubbing his eyes. "Calm down…breathe. Brooke is asleep, and we've been kinda wrapped up so that's why she didn't call you. Do you want me to have her call you when she wakes up?"
"Yes! Please do, I am just dying to find out the results. But no offence Luke, I kinda wanna hear it from Brooke so don't tell me!" Haley blabbed. "So I'm gonna go before I pry it outta you! Bye Luke!" Haley said, ending the call before Lucas even had a chance to reply.
He just shook his head and placed the phone back on the charger. It was only 8 p.m. so he decided he better find them something to eat. After looking through the cupboards and fridge he didn't find anything enticing. He decided that it would probably be best to just order pizza, and that was sure to be a hit.
He called and ordered the pizza, and decided to sit on the couch and watch TV until it arrived. He turned on ESPN just in time for the sports news. Normally he loved to hear all the stats but this time he just couldn't concentrate. He could only think of two things, Brooke and their baby.
The initial shock had started to wear off, and now he just felt excited and scared. He was starting to wonder if he'd be a good father, or if he'd turn out like Dan. That was the last thing he wanted, and it was the one thing that worried him the most. He hoped he would be a father like Keith. Even though Keith wasn't his real dad, he considered him just that. He was an amazing person and was always so good to Lucas.
He was also excited. He was so excited to see what him and Brooke's baby would look like. Everyone in High School had always said that if they had a baby that it would be the hottest baby around. He figured their baby would be beautiful no matter what considering who its mom is. He was also excited to see Brooke as a mom. Even though it made her nervous, he knew she would be great at it. She was good with Haley and Peyton's kids so there was no doubt in his mind that she would be amazing too.
The more he thought about having a baby, the more excited he got. It brought a smile to his face just thinking about it.
The doorbell rang, and Lucas couldn't believe the pizza was already there. Those 20 minutes had gone by unbelievably fast. He answered the door and got the pizzas, paying the delivery guy and giving him an awesome tip since he was in such a good mood.
Lucas took the pizzas into the kitchen and sat them down on the counter. He then got two plates out of the cupboard and two glasses. He filled up the glasses with Sunkist and was trying to decide whether he should go wake up Brooke or not.
"Hey gorgeous" Brooke said sleepily from the doorway before Lucas could make up his mind.
"Hey" Lucas smiled, turning around to face her.
She slowly walked towards him, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes before wrapping her arms around his waist and staring up into his eyes. "How long was I out for?"
"Only a couple hours. Haley called, she seemed pretty frantic" Lucas laughed, placing a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"Oh god, I totally forgot to call her" Brooke sighed, leaning her head into Lucas' chest.
"Don't worry about it!" Lucas chuckled. "But I hope you are hungry, I got pizza" Lucas said, turning around and pointing towards the two boxes on the counter.
"I'm starving" Brooke giggled, unwinding her arms from Lucas' waist and clapping her hands. "Mmm, pizza sounds so good. This baby totally likes pizza" Brooke grinned, swinging the box open.
Lucas just laughed and shook his head. He was glad Brooke was back to her cheery self. She had to be the cheery to balance out his broody.
"So that was really good" Brooke said, placing her plate in the dishwasher. "You are gonna be such a good daddy Luke."
"I'm gonna be a good dad because I order pizza?" Lucas asked confused, walking over to the dishwasher and putting his plate in as well.
"Uh, yeah" Brooke said rolling her eyes at him. "We all know kids love pizza. And you are just perfect" She said, tapping a finger on his nose before walking out of the kitchen and back into the living room.
Chase slammed his glass down on the bar's counter and lazily wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. He wasn't usually a big drinker until lately. Sure he had drank here and there with Brooke back in the day. Ever since he found out about Brooke marrying Lucas he seemed to drink a lot. It was the only thing that had seemed to keep his mind of off her. But then when he thought about it, drinking still made him think of her, it just made it hurt less.
He was so excited to come back home from Europe to see his Brooke. They had always been the best of friends and he had always been there for her. He had always had a crush on her, but would always push it aside. It wasn't until he went to Europe that he realized how much he loved and missed her. And that's when he decided he would win her heart over.
But of course she had moved on. And moved on to the worst person…Lucas Scott. The only boy she had ever really loved. He was Chase's true competition. Especially since they were actually planning on getting married. The good thing was, Lucas had screwed up royally in the past with Brooke, where Chase hadn't. And ya know how the saying goes, once a cheater, always a cheater. Chase smiled at the thought.
"Would you like anything else?" The young bartender asked, leaning across the bar to Chase, leaving nothing in her shirt to the imagination.
"I'll have one more" Chase smiled, slapping some cash on the table.
Now all he had to do was have Brooke catch Lucas in some type of risky situation, and then he would be there to save the day as always.
"Hey, you ready to go?" a blonde said, walking over to Chase and placing her arm around his shoulders, nuzzling her face into his cheek.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
"Yeah Kristen, lets get out of here" He said, standing up and guiding her out to the street where they hailed a taxi.
They climbed in the back of the taxi and Kristen immediately flung herself on Chase. He felt kind of bad for leading her on. But he was lonely and from what he could tell so was she. She would have to do until he could make Brooke fall in love with him.
A/N: Okay, sorry that was so short! I probably won't update again til like sunday or monday, I'm shooting for sunday though! Make sure and review! Just like you did last time! It like makes my life! haha i so love you guys!Now I know your reviewing potential so don't let me down! haha