Peyton and Luke arrived at Brookes house and found her outside on the
porch sobbing. They ran up to her. Brooke saw them coming, why did Luke
have to bring Peyton? Now she would have to tell Luke the news in front of
Peyton. Peyton got to Brooke first,
"Brooke what's wrong?" Peyton looked scared and concerned. Brooke sobbed some more. Peyton got down on her knees next to the chair where Peyton was sitting and started rubbing her on her back to comfort her. Luke arrived soon after Peyton,
"Brooke what happened?" he asked lines of worry visible on his forhead. She looked up at Luke slowly and sobbed,
"I'm pregnant." Peyton had stopped rubbing Brooke's back, she stood up and backed away a couple of steps. Luke also looked shocked he didn't know what to say. Brooke's sobs slowed a little,
"Peyton, could you maybe give us some time alone?" Peyton couldn't believe this was happening all she could say was a little,
"ok," before she walked off. She didn't know where she was going to walk to she just let her feet guide her. To make it worse it had begun to rain and it was dark out but Peyton kept on walking briskly thinking over what had just happened in her head. At first she was so upset because this meant trouble for Luke and her's relationship. Luke being the responsible, good guy would go with Peyton and help raise the child. He would never act out his own father's part. Then she got mad at herself for thinking so selfishly, she thought of Brooke, she was going to have a baby, unless she got an abortion. Which knowing Brooke would never happen. Poor Brooke, if Luke decided to be with Brooke she would always know that he was pushed into being with her and his heart really lied with Peyton.
Back at Brooke's Luke still hadn't said anything he was just standing in front of her leaning on the porch railing not saying a word. Brooke had stopped sobbing it was more of a slow cry now.
"So, are you going to say anything?" Brooke asked. Luke paused and then looked at Brooke in the eyes.
"Have you thought of an abortion?" he could see Brooke's reaction it wasn't good. She shook her head looked down for a second and then looked directly at him,
"I want to have the baby," she said slowly. Luke put his hands through his hair, he looked distressed. "Look, Luke, it's fine I can take care of the baby by myself," she said knowing that it would be hard but she could do it.
"No," Luke said shaking his head and looking up at the porch ceiling, "that won't happen, you won't raise this baby by yourself." He continued looking around shaking his head at nothing in praticular. Brooke smiled up at him, she still loved him, she knew he didn't love her back, but she would always love him. Nothing was said for a while.
"What are we going to do?" she asked him. She used her thumbs to wipe away her tears and then looked up at him. His eyes were closed he looked like he was going to cry. She saw how bad this was for him, he was in love with Peyton, she couldn't do this to him....then again she didn't want to raise the baby by herself.
"We'll get a place," he said looking down at her teeth clenched nodding to himself. "And you'll have this baby, and I'll be there for you and the baby always." He had to do it, he was doing the right thing. Brooke looked at him and stood up and hugged him. He hugged her back hard. They were both crying by then. Luke couldn't believe all that had happened so quickly. It wasn't that long ago that he and Peyton had said they loved each other, and now he finds out that Brooke is pregnant and he must move in with her, and get married. Oh, god, he was going to have to marry a woman he didn't love at all. But he had to do it, he had to do the right thing. He couldn't just leave her alone and let her raise the baby by herself.
"Brooke what's wrong?" Peyton looked scared and concerned. Brooke sobbed some more. Peyton got down on her knees next to the chair where Peyton was sitting and started rubbing her on her back to comfort her. Luke arrived soon after Peyton,
"Brooke what happened?" he asked lines of worry visible on his forhead. She looked up at Luke slowly and sobbed,
"I'm pregnant." Peyton had stopped rubbing Brooke's back, she stood up and backed away a couple of steps. Luke also looked shocked he didn't know what to say. Brooke's sobs slowed a little,
"Peyton, could you maybe give us some time alone?" Peyton couldn't believe this was happening all she could say was a little,
"ok," before she walked off. She didn't know where she was going to walk to she just let her feet guide her. To make it worse it had begun to rain and it was dark out but Peyton kept on walking briskly thinking over what had just happened in her head. At first she was so upset because this meant trouble for Luke and her's relationship. Luke being the responsible, good guy would go with Peyton and help raise the child. He would never act out his own father's part. Then she got mad at herself for thinking so selfishly, she thought of Brooke, she was going to have a baby, unless she got an abortion. Which knowing Brooke would never happen. Poor Brooke, if Luke decided to be with Brooke she would always know that he was pushed into being with her and his heart really lied with Peyton.
Back at Brooke's Luke still hadn't said anything he was just standing in front of her leaning on the porch railing not saying a word. Brooke had stopped sobbing it was more of a slow cry now.
"So, are you going to say anything?" Brooke asked. Luke paused and then looked at Brooke in the eyes.
"Have you thought of an abortion?" he could see Brooke's reaction it wasn't good. She shook her head looked down for a second and then looked directly at him,
"I want to have the baby," she said slowly. Luke put his hands through his hair, he looked distressed. "Look, Luke, it's fine I can take care of the baby by myself," she said knowing that it would be hard but she could do it.
"No," Luke said shaking his head and looking up at the porch ceiling, "that won't happen, you won't raise this baby by yourself." He continued looking around shaking his head at nothing in praticular. Brooke smiled up at him, she still loved him, she knew he didn't love her back, but she would always love him. Nothing was said for a while.
"What are we going to do?" she asked him. She used her thumbs to wipe away her tears and then looked up at him. His eyes were closed he looked like he was going to cry. She saw how bad this was for him, he was in love with Peyton, she couldn't do this to him....then again she didn't want to raise the baby by herself.
"We'll get a place," he said looking down at her teeth clenched nodding to himself. "And you'll have this baby, and I'll be there for you and the baby always." He had to do it, he was doing the right thing. Brooke looked at him and stood up and hugged him. He hugged her back hard. They were both crying by then. Luke couldn't believe all that had happened so quickly. It wasn't that long ago that he and Peyton had said they loved each other, and now he finds out that Brooke is pregnant and he must move in with her, and get married. Oh, god, he was going to have to marry a woman he didn't love at all. But he had to do it, he had to do the right thing. He couldn't just leave her alone and let her raise the baby by herself.