***Disclaimer*** for creative purposes only, I claim no ownership of the fandom, characters and setting. I do own a Keith Scott hoodie.

Author note: I would like to thank those who reviewed and subscribed, reviews really do help with the inspiration to write and post. I'm not sure if I replied privately this time so I will include all review replies, all come with huge thanks.

Diane: there's def going to be diff pieces of everyone with everyone in this story but you know where my heart lies, never say never ;)

Knyaa.c: I'm curious to know what you think of this chapter. Hopefully the wait won't be as long aymore though I will be taking turns updating this fic and my other one.

Callison: That's a relief because it wasn't how I originally planned it so I appreciate that you enjoyed the final reaction. I love writing Sam/Brooke. I can't wiat for Noah to be here as well, I keep thinking it'll be soon and then another chapter pops up between it.

Murray889: I'm glad you are loving it and their relationship I def enjoy writing that. Sam and Brooke were one of my favourite things about season 6 if not my favourite thing about it all together.

Guest: I love Peyton but she has an undeniable selfish streak, though I think in her situation any woman would be a bit unnerved. You guys are my muse half the time. I can totes be guilted into writing lol.

Bjq: I feel like it wasn't that long ago but it was over a month damn time goes fast.

Guest: I love a good bl fight so they will def have there darker moments. And their close ones.

k-pixy: enjoy the update, I love hearing that others love reading the fic.

PS there is swearing in this chapter, and probably will continue through the fic. I just think it's unrealistic there wouldn't be and if it wasn't for the rating of the show there would def be more than just a few slurs like bitch. Some moments just need that oomph of emotion, and even for an Australian I swear a lot so expect a few f bombs.

Here's to…

Chapter Seven

Hand in hand Lucas walked with Jamie, the small boy's grip a comfortable warmth that had Lucas' thoughts going down a different path. Walking towards the door, Lucas watched Jamie's light head by his side and wondered about the other little boy out there, the son he had never met. Instead of throwing his anger at Brooke he now wished that he had asked to see a photo of Noah, Lucas regretted not asking more about his son. The gears inside Lucas' head were clicking into place finding acceptance with the idea he was now a father.

As they got closer to the door Jamie let go of his hand and left Lucas behind to run the rest of the way, knocking on the door with enthusiastic bangs. Haley had already started to open it by the time Lucas reached his nephew, "hi, Hales"

"Luke, you're a bit later than we expected, I was worried Jamie might have been kidnapped again" Haley joked and pinched Jamie's cheeks "he's so damn cute everyone wants to keep him"

"Mom!"

Lucas buried his hands in his pockets, "we were just having a good time and lost track of things"

"Well, come in, I'll tell Nathan to start cooking the meat" Haley was all smiles and swung Jamie up into her arms for a spontaneous hug as they walked through the entry.

Jamie quickly escaped Haley's embrace and ran off leaving Haley and Lucas to walk side by side, they were both exhausted. Haley's shoulders sagged as she picked up a few of Jamie's toys as they walked through the house, "so how you been Luke?" she looked over her shoulder.

Walking now slightly behind her Lucas dawdled, "I… have been better. Things are a bit crazy at the moment"

Out of the blue Nathan came from around the corner, "hormones?" he questioned and stepped around Haley to give his older brother a hug, their right hands connected as they pulled themselves together, patting each other on the back with the other hand before stepping back and letting go of each other. It took two seconds and the brothers fell back into step, the three of them turning into the kitchen.

"Where's Jamie?" Nathan asked. Haley answered unsure and the young father raised his voice, "JAMIE SCOTT GET OUT HERE"

Soon the five year old came running in and the family fell into familiar roles, Lucas helping Haley start the salads while Nathan and Jamie cooked the meat.

"Please go set the table" Haley instructed Jamie and the boy quickly went off, Haley eyed Lucas from the side as soon as the adults were alone again, "so what's really going on?"

Lucas shrugged and Nathan looked between his brother and wife.

With a knowing smile Haley shook her head, "come on, Luke, I know that look. Something is going on in that big head of yours, I see wheels turning" and she pointed her knife in his direction. Lucas handed her his bowl and gave a little nervous laugh.

"Hales is right, you look like shit man" Nathan put in his two cents.

Jamie came running back in, "I'm done, Mama"

Giving a meaningful nudge towards his nephew Lucas replied to the others, "I'll explain later"

The furtive looks were still being exchanged as they all sat down at the dining table, the food spread out in front of them, "where's Peyton?" Nathan asked once they were all seated.

"She had some things to do" Lucas cleared his throat awkwardly, trying to act normal as he filled his plate.

Jamie gave a little glare to Lucas which his parents saw, "you alright buddy?" Nathan asked.

The little boy's expression was thoughtful, "I heard Peyton tell Uncle Lucas she slapped Aunt Brooke"

Mouth immediately dropping Haley looked to Lucas who stopped mid wince, "I'm sure you must have misheard her" at the same time Nathan gave a low whistle. When Lucas didn't say anything Haley put on a wide stiff smile and piled more food on Jamie's plate, "you know, sometimes friends have little disagreements"

"But Mama you told me we should use our words not our hands-"

"Jamie eat your dinner"

They fell into an awkward silence and when Nathan finally changed the subject there was an unspoken undercurrent to the conversation.

As soon as they were done Haley started collecting dishes and Lucas jumped to help her, as soon as they were alone at the sink Haley whispered, "what's going on?"

"A lot"

"I knew something was wrong, Brooke has been acting so secretive lately, please tell me you're not in the middle of this?" there was a warning tone in her voice and the look on Lucas' face gave her no confidence. The blonde author was silent, his face had become stiff and pale. Haley suddenly grabbed the tea towel and whacked Lucas across the chest before placing her hands on her hips and sighing. Disappointed the woman stared at Lucas, hands still on her hips, her voice a quiet hiss "has something happened between you and Brooke?"

"It's not like that, I'm not sixteen anymore Haley" and he relaxed as Haley's body became less defensive, "I'm going to be as honest as I can-" and Lucas placed his hands on his friends shoulders before continuing, "if you want I can tell you but I'm going to suggest that you go talk to Brooke instead"

Though her eyes narrowed Haley didn't say anything else, she left the kitchen and Lucas let out a breath. Haley took Lucas' advice, ushering Jamie upstairs to get ready for bed and then grabbing her jacket and saying goodbye to her husband and brother in law. It hit Lucas as her heard Haley's car leave that the next time he saw his best friend she would know about the baby, even as he thought it Lucas corrected himself, she would know about Noah.

With perfect timing Lucas felt his phone vibrate and checked the message, it was from Brooke giving him the details about the school tours the next day. Lucas replied he would pick her up from her place and then quickly slipped his phone back into his pocket.

Alone the two brothers went outside with a couple of cold beers, leaning against the rail in a similar stance Nathan and Lucas each fell into a comfortable silence as they began to drink.

After nearly five minutes their eyes met, Nathan gave Lucas a look and Lucas tilted his head which Nathan gave a nod to and then after a few more sips Lucas straightened up. Nathan followed suit and sent Lucas a raised eyebrow. The brothers were silently communicating, when Lucas was ready he gave a nod and his cheek dimpled as he squeezed his beer bottle in his hand and let the words out "I have a son"

Nathan's eyes lit up "it's a boy?" Nathan asked but before he could say anything else Lucas lifted his bottle up as if to say wait.

Lucas continued "with Brooke" before taking a long gulp.

A pin could have dropped and then a perplexed Nathan roared "our Brooke? Brooke Davis?"

"Yes"

Nathan shook his head "Luke, that's not funny. You almost gave me a heart attack" and he took his own long gulp.

Lucas grinned "Nathan. His name is Noah and he's six years-" and before he could finish Nathan uncontrollably spat out his drink spraying Lucas' shirt.

"You're not joking?" Nathan asked quickly once he was able to speak, he gave his brother a serious look "how is this even possible"

Lucas shrugged nonchalantly "long story short. Brooke got pregnant the first time we got together and didn't tell anyone, she had Noah during summer break and gave him up for adoption, or thought she had. Turns out there was a mix up and Brooke found out about Noah when she tried to foster Sam"

Nathan still looked utterly confused "what does this even mean?"

"It means that I now have a six year old son with Brooke"

"So she's getting him back, fuck Luke, this is crazy"

"Yeah" Lucas drank some more.

Nathan was watching his brother carefully, "you okay?" he asked.

Lucas turned his back on the night sky and abandoned his beer bottle on the rail, "I haven't figured that out yet" he replied running his fingers through his short blonde hair

Nathan's shocked expression started to abate and he began to grin, with a string grip Nathan gave Lucas' shoulder a squeeze, "I guess congratulations are in order"

"Thanks Nate" Lucas closed his eyes as he felt the supportive warmth of his brother, he gave a grateful sigh and opened his eyes again to smile at Nathan "you have no idea how much I appreciate that"

Something filled Lucas - hope, joy and excitement. The brother's grinned at each other.

"You didn't want to tell Haley?" Nathan rolled his eyes "this will blow her mind"

Lucas' smile fell "I figured Brooke's going to need a friend".

-x-

The house was dark when Haley knocked on Brooke's front door and it took longer than she expected for Brooke to answer, the look on her friends face when she finally opened the door was of apprehension, "Haley?"

With a smile Haley lifted her hand "I brought wine"

"I'm sorry-" Brooke's eyes widened, her body relaxing as she placed her hand over her heart "-I love you Haley but you're not my type"

"But I need you" Haley's tone was serious and then overdramatic "I can't live without" her hands clasped together as if begging, the bottle of wine between them.

Her arm stretched out and Brooke snatched the wine, "okay you can come in"

Haley followed her friend inside; "to be honest I thought you would turn me away" Haley shrugged off her jacket and hanged it on the coat rack before joining Brooke in the kitchen. The brunette had already placed two wine glasses down.

Head down as she got ready to open the bottle Brooke lifted her gaze to look at the other woman, "when Haley James Scott comes to my door at this time I let her in, besides I could use a drink" and she poured them each one.

"I gathered that. I know something is going on. Jamie overheard Peyton saying she slapped you and I know you have been extra secretive lately but it was Lucas who told me to come over" Haley took a deep breath, "he implied there was something I should hear from you"

"I guess I deserve that" Brooke took a sip, "Sam and I were just about to sit down for some popcorn and a movie you could join us?"

At the mention of her name Sam stood from the couch, "I'm going to have a shower first and get my jammies on" the teen winked at Brooke, "a long shower" and she practically ran upstairs.

Alone Brooke lead Haley over to the green sofa, her glass in one hand and the open bottle in the other, "did Luke tell you anything?"

Haley sat, turning her body to face Brooke, both their arms went to the back of the sofa their fingers almost touching. She raised both eyebrows "no, he wouldn't tell me anything except that nothing has happened between the two of you… I had to ask him, my love triangle alarm had started to ding but I just don't understand" Haley's head shook, "why would Peyton hit you? What's this got to do with Luke? There's been nothing between you for years, I mean did Peyton get angry about New York because that was a million years ago and-"

"It's not that. But it is about the past between Luke and I" Brooke briefly looked away and then smiled at Haley, she took another sip of wine for courage, "something I lied to Lucas about" her chest lifted as she took and let out a deep breath and Haley's fingers reached out to touch hers.

The mother's deep brown eyes stared warmly at Brooke and she licked her lips as her voice shook a little "is it about the baby?" the words were soft and Brooke sharply looked at Haley.

Haley placed her wine glass onto the table close by and relaxed into the sofa cushions to meet Brooke's questioning gaze, "I remember when you were there for me when I was pregnant with Jamie, how much you seemed to know, you told me that when you were younger you had been pregnant and chose not to keep the baby. It was Luke's, wasn't it?"

"Yes"

"That was a tough position you were in, you both were so young and different people back then and the way things ended between you two… I understand why you made the decision you did about not going through with the pregnancy and I really hope they aren't holding that against you now" Haley did not look happy, "they're finally together and engaged and having their own baby!" she looked Brooke straight in the eye, "don't let them make you feel any worse about it, okay"

Brooke had struggled to sit quietly as Haley gave her impassioned speech, she squirmed in her spot, when Haley had stopped Brooke took one last sip and then refilled her glass before abandoning it next to Haley's. Their hands separated and Brooke sat further along the couch, "I didn't have an abortion"

"What do you mean?"

"I gave the baby up for adoption"

Straightening up Haley cleared her throat, "oh" and she quickly retrieved her wine glass and finished her drink.

Brooke continued, "I found out when I went to foster Sam that Noah's adoption didn't go through, he's been in foster care for the last six years-"

A loud high pitched scream escaped from Haley causing Brooke to jump and then Haley's arms were wrapped around Brooke, the other woman was practically jumping as she sat on the couch hugging Brooke.

"-this is not what I expected" Brooke managed to get out and Haley's squealing stopped.

Haley was grinning, "I get it, it's complicated, really complicated" she rolled her eyes, her words coming out with barely a breath between them "but who cares, Brooke, you have a son, a son, and I know how much being a mom means to you and I'm guessing you've gone the last six years feeling like a part of your soul is missing and now you're getting it back and it all makes sense and I am so happy for you" and Haley hugged Brooke again, "and that's all that matters".

-x-

"So your best friend suddenly reveals she has a secret kid with your fiancé" Mia whistled, "dang, that's fucked up" the young singer had her feet up on Peyton's desk.

Confused and frustrated with a million other emotions and thoughts running through her head Peyton couldn't stop thinking. After many years trying to regain the happiness and sense of family she'd felt before her mother's death Peyton had finally felt like she had achieved it. A little bubble of the world that was just hers with a devoted man who loved her and she loved back, a little of that was just theirs to block everything else out.

That world Peyton imagined was being invaded, her body felt itchy, she didn't want to think of Lucas' child like that but the boy himself did not feel real to Peyton and she had an uncontrollable need to defend herself and her little dream world. Her bottom perched against her shelving Peyton had her head in her hands but dropped them as she sighed to look at Mia, "it's driving me crazy not being able to stop thinking and worrying about it and wondering what it means" her eyes narrowed "and Lucas just doesn't want to talk about it with me, every time I try to figure out what this means and what he wants he just shuts it down"

Mia was about to speak again when Peyton stood and raised her voice, "like am I crazy to suggest that just because Brooke says… thinks, whatever… that this kid is Lucas' doesn't necessarily make it true?"

Feeling like she was treading on thin ice Mia sucked in a breath between her tight lips, the sound made Peyton turn to her, Mia shrugged "well… not crazy but wishful thinking clouding your judgement maybe"

Peyton sent the other woman a perplexed look, her brow raised as she thought back to high school "you didn't know Brooke back then, she slept with anything with two legs and if he is Luke's then she also dated this douche Felix while she was pregnant. She was definitely no saint. I'm not being a bitch I am being realistic" without even noticing the blonde had started pacing her office, she stopped and rested her hands on the desk across from Mia who quickly dropped her feet out of the way.

"The bitch is shining through though. It's all over your face" Mia said it with a smile and Peyton grabbed a stress ball from her desk and threw it at the young musician, it bounced off Mia's forehead and the two women began to laugh.

"Fine" Peyton stopped laughing, "but how do I get my concerns across without sounding like a total bitch"

"Wait" Mia stretched the word out, "find out more and then if you still think there's a chance-" she smiled and nodded impressed with her solution "- get Haley to be the messenger. What? It's brilliant"

It wasn't the idea that made Peyton grimace, it was the feeling that her little bubble had already burst beyond any fixing.

-x-

By the time Lucas returned home it was nearly midnight, he quietly entered the dark house and breathed a sigh of relief that Peyton was not still awake though when he went to the bedroom he realised his girlfriend was in bed. Ignoring the sense of foreboding in his gut Lucas went and had a shower, the warm water washing away the day and relaxing his body.

Lucas didn't blame Peyton for her emotions, this wasn't easy for him either, and he understood that they had to work through this and Peyton need just as much time as him. The thing Lucas was hoping Peyton would understand is that though he loved her he didn't need Peyton making it harder for him, and labelling Brooke as their enemy was not helping the situation at all.

Alone Lucas took the opportunity to prepack his suitcase for the trip to meet Noah and allowed himself to feel excited about the upcoming week. Though apprehensive about the meeting Lucas was confident, being a father was not something Lucas had doubt over, there was love ready to give, time ready to sacrifice and a dream ready to be realised. It wasn't happening the way Lucas expected but he took it as a gift especially with the new baby coming, Peyton had made it clear she had no desire for a big family in fact she had repeatedly made comments about having only one child. Noah was a chance for Lucas to have more, a chance for his baby to have a sibling to bond with. There was a vision playing inside his mind, his future ideas were shifting and rearranging, a new picture was forming clearly. In the quiet Lucas could almost hear the laughter of children running outside, the thump of a basketball bouncing on the gravel.

It was music to his ears.

The bang of the door brought Lucas back to the here and now, by the time he zipped the suitcase up Peyton was entering the room looking exhausted.

"Did you get what you needed done?"

For a second Peyton looked confused then she blinked and nodded, "yeah" her eyes lowered to the case on the bed, "what's going on?"

"Remember I told you I'm going to California with Brooke, thought it would be easier to pack now and get it out of the way, we are looking at a few schools tomorrow so I'll be too busy" Lucas moved the suitcase to the corner of the room.

Peyton had a million thoughts going through her mind but she stayed silent and simply nodded, "I'm going to have a quick shower" and she escaped the room.

When she returned in a singlet, her hair still stamp, Lucas was already under the covers, "how you feeling?"

She shrugged as she climbed into bed, "okay, I guess. My stomach's better"

"Good"

Both of them sounded flat but they lay on their sides, arms around each other, all of a sudden Peyton kissed Lucas' smooth jaw, "I'm sorry about earlier, I just want to help you"

Lucas sighed, "I know and I know this isn't easy for you either"

Closing her eyes Peyton rested her head below his chin, inhaling his clean scent, her voice low "I want to be okay with this, I want to be the supportive wife but I can't help feeling like everything has changed, I love you Lucas and I have fought so hard to be here and I was finally happy and now…" I don't want to share you with anyone, not Brooke and not her child. Peyton stopped the thought, "I just don't want this to change us"

"It won't" Lucas promised as he pulled Peyton in closer, though he thought to himself that it wouldn't change them unless they let it. The words stayed inside him and soon he heard the soft snoring signalling Peyton had drifted asleep. Lost in his own thoughts Lucas lay awake in the darkness long into the night.

-x-

The sun was still rising marking the start of the new day as Brooke ended her morning run, sweaty and hot Brooke ripped her singlet off as soon as the door closed behind her, "morning" she greeted Haley who was already dressed and ready for the day, "my clothes look good on you"

"I hope you don't mind, I took a jacket too, this dress reveals way too much"

"You look hot. You're just a little bit curvier than me"

Haley shook her head, "I'm a teacher"

"You must drive all those teenage boys crazy" Brooke winked and Haley threw a bagel at Brooke with a little extra force, catching it Brooke took a large bite, "thanks" and joined Haley at the kitchen counter.

It felt like a normal morning yet nothing was normal, Brooke had spent the night between Haley and Sam in her own bed which gave Brooke a sense of comfort. The night had reminded Brooke of when they were teenagers and she was grateful that Haley had taken the time away from her own home and family to help support Brooke.

"Sam's still asleep" Haley informed Brooke, her hands now cradling a large coffee mug.

Brooke rolled her eyes, "she won't get up until fifteen minutes before we have to leave"

With a cheeky smile Haley replied, "soon you will have two kids to drag out of bed"

"I just don't see Noah as a kid who sleeps in" Brooke laughed trying to picture Noah lying in bed on a lazy morning, she shook her head, her face lighting up which sent a warm tingle through Haley to see her friend so happy.

"You didn't tell me what he is like"

"I know but with the whole Luke thing… I feel like it's not fair to him if I brag all about Noah before he gets to meet him" she sent Haley a look, her face closing off, "we went straight to typical Brooke and Lucas mode, biting each other' s heads off"

"Give it time. You two can be volatile but also a pretty amazing team, no matter what you will do great with Noah, I am sure of it" Haley sounded confident but Brooke didn't look too sure.

Eyes lowered Brooked played with her fingers as she lowered her voice, "I really think we can make this work" she looked up, her light brown hair flicking backwards "but there's this part of me that feels really guilty" her eyes watered, her hands in the air by her heart as she tried to express how torn she was "like I don't deserve this. I feel selfish to be so happy and grateful to have this chance when that little boy has spent the last six years alone"

Haley abandoned her coffee and rushed to Brooke, she cradled her friend "you can't take that time back but you sure as hell can make sure he is never alone again and that should make you happy" she kissed the top of Brooke's head in an instinctive move and held her until Brooke gained control of her emotions and made an excuse to get away by claiming she needed a shower.

When Brooke reappeared she looked as if she had just stepped off the cover of a magazine, composed and beautiful, "thanks again Tutor Girl" she paused, "are you sure you're okay with coming along today?"

"Of course, I've got the first two periods free anyway and Nathan is more than capable of taking Jamie to school besides I am actually really looking forward to seeing the Oppenheimer School so I'm kind of using you" she pinched her thumb and middle finger together "just a little bit"

Brooke laughed "I sometimes forget how much of a nerd you are"

"Compared to you anyone's a nerd" Sam drawled as she appeared ready for school yet still half asleep.

With a smile Brooke greeted Sam, "morning my ever charming daughter"

"What's so good about it, it's a school day" the teenager groaned, "can I come with you guys?"

"No" they both replied.

"Fine, be like that, but just so you know Richards is my favourite teacher"

Haley was quick to shoot back, "yeah but he doesn't have an in with the person who can ground you"

Glancing at Brooke, who was currently hopping in one spot as she simultaneously tried to put her heels on while packing her purse, Sam coughed "ooh I'm so scared"

Oblivious Brooke was finally done, she looked up and smiled, "how do I look?"

"Like a total MILF" Sam pursed her lips and Brooke sighed.

Standing tall Brooke played with her hair, smoothing it some more, "funnily enough that was not the look I was going for"

"Tell that to your wardrobe"

Haley began to chuckled and tried to hide it, "you look fine Brooke, just like a mother whose child any school will be lucky to have"

"I know they've all accepted Noah already but I still want to look… serious, make a good first impression"

Sam arched her brow, eyeing Brooke carefully, before anyone could respond there was a knock at the door and Brooke quickly looked in the mirror again, her shoulders straightening up further, Brooke gave a shake of her head having her hair fall forward before brushing one side back behind her ear. Watching Brooke carefully Sam's brow arched further as her foster mother went to answer the door, she paused for a second to smooth down her dress skirt before opening the door.

"Lucas, hi"

Sam frowned, whispering beneath her breath "yeah sure, that's why".

-x-

Cue eyesex. So… what you think? The Haley scene flowed out I just couldn't imagine her not being team Brooke on this. I also feel for Peyton here, because if I was in her situation I would want more clarity before making it all so complicated. If there is a chance that the child isn't Lucas' and Peyton has a question mark even if they all think he is Luke's… I don't think asking for paternity makes someone a dick especially in situations of one night stands or casual relationships or where one person has a known promiscuous side. I'm a realist. And all Peyton has is Brooke's word and she knows Brooke was sleeping with other guys just before she got with Luke and just after, it's her way of looking out for Lucas (and of course herself).

I'm really looking forward to Noah coming back into the story, shouldn't be long. With Lucas' first meeting with his son coming up how do you the readers see it happening? What should Luke say to Noah?

Anyways, I'm going to try to update more now that I've got internet up and running. However I am back on track with my other BL fic (Good Behaviour) and will be regularly uodateing that as well so it'll prob be one chapter each at a time. If you like bad boy Lucas check Good Behaviour out, another BL son story (how the tides turn, I use to have so many girl stories)

Random fact. Read on if you want to hear about other poss fics that helped me make up this one, if not catch ya next time.

So, I always have heaps of fanfics on my computer. I outline the characters, plot, usually write one or two chapters plus excerpts of main scenes. Sometimes they sit for years before I write more or I just add random scenes. Often these ideas sometimes a variants of each other until I settle on the one I want to upload. A few similar story ideas that were absorbed by this one:

Among the Lillies. One of the first fics I started writing so like 12 years old or so, also helped inspire my previous fanfic Girl behind the Red Door. An AU future where Brooke had been pregnant in s1 and she told Lucas but pushed him away choosing to give the baby up for adoption. This pushed Keitha nd Karen closer and they got together quicker and a pregnant Brooke asks them to adopt the baby. This baby is a girl who Karen and Keith name Lily. Brooke leaves town after giving birth and throws herself into work, Lucas struggles with his role as brother and ends up distancing himself from his parents and Lily. The story starts on Lily's 14th birthday, a year after the death of Karen and Keith, Lily is now being raised by Lucas who has returned to Tree Hill. The night of her birthday she overhears Lucas telling Lucas that he doesn't feel like her brother and learns she is adopted, she does not hear enough to know Lucas is her biological father and he is struggling with his fatherly feelings. Lily confronts Lucas which leads to an angry rain scene where he tells her that no matter what they are to each other they will always be family. Lily with the help of her girlfriends figures out who her biological mother is and convinces Lucas to help her meet her. This leads to Brooke coming to Tree Hill to get to know the daughter she gave up.

Another Brooke is pregnant in s1 story and gave baby up for adoption without anyone knowing that I stared was placed in a cannon series future where the child is in his 30's. Axl (nickname from his full name) was adopted by a rich family but his adoptive mother died and he was rejected by his adoptive father though close to his grandfather and brother though they both die. Axl was a young father himself, marrying his high school sweetheart and they have two kids who they now share custody of. Axl has made a mess with his life and his marriage after losing his little brother. He is a musician (and looks like eric dane in my mind) who sings karaoke at a local pub when Haley stumbles across him and wants to sign him with Red Bedroom Records but he rejects her (recognizing her name and knowing who she is to him). Haley talks to Brooke about him and Brooke realises it's her son and goes to talk to him. And the rest is history as he and his family enters the lives of the Tree Hill residents. I think it was a rare non BL story where I didn't get rid of J/B or LP at all. Which is probably why I didn't get far with it. Mwahaha.