Previously:

"Ok ok...I'm pregnant!" Brooke screeched

"Oh my god! Brooke!" Peyton, Haley and Karen all got up to give her a hug while the men just said congratulations

"Thank you!" Brooke smiled at Lucas...and gave him a nod to tell him the other news

"There's more..." Lucas added

"Ok?" Everyone looked confused

"All right...remember that phone call I got that day when we were watching Carolina play?" Lucas said to Nathan while he nodded his head and Lucas continued "Well...it was Phil Jackson"

"The Phil Jackson? Head coach of the Lakers?" Nathan asked grinning

"Yeah..well he's resigning next season and he's asked me to take over as head coach...in California" Lucas said unnassure of how everyone was going to react

"Wow Luke thats great!" Nathan smiled happy for his older brother

"But this means you guys will be moving?" Haley said getting teary eyed

"Yeah..." Brooke cut in

"You guys can't move...this is your home" Peyton said

"Mom..dad what do you think?" Lucas asked looking towards Karen and Dan

"Well son...I think this is an amazing opportunity, and you should do whatever your heart tells you" Dan smiled

"Yeah I agree...this could be a great thing for you guys" Karen said smiling as well

"That's good because I took the job" Lucas grinned

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They all ate and went home

"Lucas, we're really doing this huh?" Brooke asked walking through the front door

"Yeah, I guess" Lucas smiled kissing her forehead

Chapter 37: The Leavers Dance

Some of us escape the pain of regret by making the right choice. Some of us have little time for regret because we're looking forward to the future. Sometimes we have to fight to come to terms with the past, and sometimes we bury our regret by promising to change your own ways.

3 weeks had passed and moving day was coming, so things were pretty hectic in the Scott home

"Lucas! Where did you pack the bowls?" Brooke asked searching through the boxes that lay in the kitchen "I want some breakfast!"

"Uh, you might want to check the box that's marked..'bowls and plates'" Lucas laughed

"Oh...right" Brooke pointed out

"Morning" Nathan said strolling in the front door

"Hey Nate" Lucas smiled

"Nathan...need I remind you that we have a perfectly good doorbell?" Brooke asked annoyed that they all just come in without warning..she sure wasn't going to miss that

"Sorry..." Nathan said blushing "So you guys need any help packing anything else?"

"Uh, nope I think we got it covered...but we'll need your help in the morning packing it on the moving van" Lucas informed

"What are you guys gonna go your last night?" Nathan asked taking a beer out of the fridge

"I think we'll just have everyone over today and spend the day with each other" Brooke said pouring a bowl of Captain Crunch

"Sounds like fu--" Nathan started when he got interrupted

"NATHAN SCOTT!!!" Haley screamed slamming the door behind her

"Oh shit! Hide me!" Nathan panicked running into the pantry

"Where is he? I know he's here!" Haley growled rushing through the kitchen

"Whoa...Hales, whats going on?" Lucas asked rather scared of her this way

"Just tell me where he is!" Haley yelled as Lucas and Brooke both pointed to the pantry

"Nathan!" She shouted whipping the door open to find him standing there

"Hi..." He half laughed

"Nathan..I asked you to do one simple thing; give the kids a bath because I was to busy making YOU breakfast that YOU asked ME to do! Then you come running over here" Haley started "Nathan..you can't do this when they're gone you know?"

"Sorry" Nathan shrugged

"Its ok..just go give them a bath now because they're running around the house naked" Haley laughed

"Bye guys..I'll be back later" Nathan said smug as he walked out

"God...he's like another one of the kids!" Haley threw her hands up

"Speaking of kids...how's the pregnancy?" She added tossing a grape into her mouth

"Uh, it's been good, no morning sickness...yet" Brooke said shoving the spoonful of Captain Crunch into her mouth

"Knock on wood" Lucas laughed knocking on the kitchen table

"Well i'm here if you need something..trust me i've been through pregnancy and it's not wonderful...the cravings suck!" Haley laughed

"I know Hales, i've been pregnant before with a craving in particular that almost got my husband killed" Brooke glared at Haley; she hated that Haley would rub it in her face that she had kids and she didn't

"Oh, Brooke i'm so sorry..I didn't mean it like that" Haley admitted

"You should go" Lucas suggested noticed how sad that made Brooke

"Ok..be back later" Haley shrugged then left

"Brooke...she really didn't mean it like that" Lucas said

"Don't defend her...defend me!" Brooke shouted

"Brooke...I know this has been a stressful couple of weeks but trust me when I say California is worth it" Lucas smiled hoping that would make her feel better

"But am I worth it?" Brooke teared up; she knew it was just the hormones talking though, but she really didn't want to move

"Of course you're worth it Pretty Girl" Lucas said softly stroking her hair

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Soon, everyone had arrived, family, close friends and neighbors to all hang out and say goodbye

"K, so I brought some music and movies" Peyton said receiving a hug from Brooke

"Thanks P. Sawyer" Brooke smiled

"Sure B. Scott" Peyton laughed

"So..I was thinking, being the wonderful hostess that I am...we'll have an early dinner with everyone outside on the patio, then just hang out and watch movies, sound good?" Haley asked

"Thanks Haley, oh and sorry for snapping at you before about the whole pregnancy thing" Brooke said rubbing her forehead

"No no, don't be sorry I shouldn't have said that" Haley smiled then went in for a hug

As soon as everyone settled down at the table set up outside, Nathan raised his wine glass and began a toast;

"Brooke, Lucas. God, i'm gonna miss you guys so much. You two have always been there for Haley and I and we really appreciate it, it's gonna be an empty Tree Hill without Brooke, and the Tree Hill Ravens are really going to suck without Lucas" Nathan laughed while everyone else smiled and giggled

"What Nathan's trying to say is...good luck out there in California" Haley smiled as she picked up Nathan's toast and everyone else drank out of there glass as now it was Peyton standing up

"I've been through so much with this couple, the good and the bad" She began "But..they've also help me get to where I am today and I am so sad to see them go because it means finding a new shopping buddy, and a new person to share the same music taste with" She continued "But I don't want to...because I don't ever want to replace Brooke or Lucas, they're my best friends and I'll miss them more than anyone can imagine, sure I've screwed up royally in the past, but am so thankful they forgave me, because it meant missing out on two amazing people, so heres to you Brooke and Lucas, good luck out there, it's a harsh world" Peyton smiled as everyone clinked their glasses once again

The early dinner went on throughout most of the night as they all went back inside as hung out as old friends

"Hey...I'm gonna go somewhere real fast with Nate.." Lucas whispered in Brooke's ear as she nodded

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They went to the one place that helped then through so much in the past; the river court.

"I'm sure gonna miss this place" Lucas sighed as they walked on the court

"And I''m going to sure miss kicking your ass at a game here" Nathan laughed

"Yeah..." Lucas half laughed.. then he noticed someone walking towards them

"Hello?" Nathan asked the man

"Jake?!" Lucas smiled

"Lucas..Nathan!" Jake greeted with a hug from both of them

"What are you doing here man?" Nathan asked

"I came here to find myself again..and to find someone" Jake confessed

"Peyton?" Lucas asked already knowing what he was talking about

"I miss her so much" Jake sighed

"What are you standing here for? Lets go!" Nathan said breaking the silence

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"Brooke? Where did Nathan and Lucas go?" Haley asked

"Oh they said they were going somewhere, but I was kind of in deep conversation with someone at the time so I didn't get where they were going" Brooke informed

"Oh there car just pulled up" Haley said looking out the window

They both came in the front door to be greeted by their wives..with another person behind them

"Lucas...who's that?" Brooke said looking at the shadowed man

"Come on" He motioned for Jake to come in

"OH MY GOD!!!!" Brooke shouted jumping into him for a hug

"Hey Brooke" Jake smiled

"JAKE!!!???" Haley screeched

"Hey, you guys know where Peyton is?" Jake asked

"Uh..I think she's in the bathroom" Brooke smiled pointing the direction out

"Thanks..ok here I go" Jake sighed then headed towards the bathroom

He hesitated for a second then knocked on the door

"Yeah?" Peyton asked washing her hands

So Jake just knocked again

"I'm coming i'm coming!" Peyton opened the door to what looked like the happiest man on earth

"Jake?" She smiled and started crying tears of joy

He pulled her into a kiss that lasted for what seemed like forever while everyone cheered and clapped

"I missed you so much" Jake smiled between kisses

The night went on catching up with everyone and Lucas explained how they were moving

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The next morning was...moving day, everyone got all the stuff packed into the 2 trucks while they were all saying their goodbyes

"I'm going to miss you B. Davis" Peyton cried

"It's Scott" Brooke laughed

"No, you'll always be B. Davis to me" Peyton smiled and the two hugged

"Well you guys have a lot of driving to do" Jake said examining the 2 truckloads of stuff

"Seriously Jegelski?" Brooke laughed "You think I'd wear this on a road trip" She said pointing to her cute outfit and heels she had wearing

"What Brooke's trying to say is..we're flying over there and the trucks are going to meet us there tomorrow while we stay in a hotel" Lucas said putting some bags in the back of the taxi van that was taking them to the airport

"But what about your cars?" Nathan asked

"We hired people to drive them over there" Brooke informed

They finished packing everything and all the truckers were heading off

"I'm sure gonna miss you neighbor" Haley smiled wiping a tear away

"I'm going to miss you too Tutor-Wife" Brooke laughed taking her hand and wiping it across her face to get rid of the tears she'd shed all morning and pulling her into a hug

"See ya later Luke...you kick some ass down there big brother" Nathan said hugging him

"Sorry we didn't spend a lot of time together Jake" Lucas said as Jake put out his hand for a handshake while Lucas laughed and pulled him in for a hug

"Lucas, you be safe ok?" Karen said hugging her son

"I will ma" Lucas said

"Bye dad" Lucas said as they hugged as well

"I'm going to miss you all so much" Brooke cried as they got into the van

"Bye! We'll call you all when we get there" Lucas said waving and getting into the van as well

"I'm going to miss them..." Haley smiled as their car pulled away and they all waved back to each other

"Yeah..." Everyone agreed as Jake kissed Peyton on the forehead and headed to their cars to go home

Nothing will ever be the same without Brooke and Lucas...

"If you could go back and change one thing about your life, would you? And if you did, would that change make your life better? Or would that change ultimately break your heart? Or break the heart of another? Or would you choose an entirely different path? Or would you change just one thing, just one moment? One moment, that you've always wanted back."

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