Thanks for all the reviews. Some of you guys just make me laugh. Okay so far the baby is going to be a boy but it could change if I get some more reviews. I was kind of pushing towards a boy too 'cause I think Lucas would like to teach him basketball and all.

Marry Royalty: I totally agree that bad people turned good most likely change back. I really didn't like the direction I was going with Madison so I kind of changed her and tamed her. Lol. I'm glad she's gone too because I didn't know what else to say or have her do. Thanks for reviewing'!

RockerChick45: Maybe somehow I'll work in where Madison went but right now I don't even know. I just needed a way to get rid of her! Thanks for giving your input on the baby!

CAcherrycola: At least Madison's gone. Peyton will be different too so maybe you'll like her better. I think that's so sweet that your boyfriend sang to you; maybe I will have Lucas sing to Brooke. I'm glad you like it.

Caitlin Stults: I'm glad you like it and thanks for giving me the input on the baby!

On with the story!

"God Lucas," Brooke whined touching her bare stomach, "I'm getting so fat."

"No you're not Brooke," Lucas wrapped his arms around her; "You're fat when I can't do this anymore."

"At this rate, it's going to be really soon." Brooke rubbed her protruding stomach. All her life Brooke Davis had been skinny and toned. This was the first time she had ever had any extra weight and she hated it. She had never seen herself like this, ever.

"Brooke, stop it," Lucas kissed her cheek lightly.

"Lucas," Brooke leaned into his lips.

"What?" Lucas listened intently.

"It kicked." Brooke turned towards Lucas and placed his hand on her stomach. Then suddenly her stomach jumped, and again.

"That's our kid in there." Lucas smiled with amazement.

"Yeah," Brooke smiled back with equal amazement, "That's our kid."

Lucas leaned in, his hand still on Brooke's stomach. Their lips connected, brushing together softly. It was not a kiss that Brooke was used to. It was gentle and loving, not rough or forced or empty.

Brooke didn't know what to do. For once in her entire life did she feel any love. Lucas was the first person to ever really love her; not even her parents did that.

"Lucas," Brooke pulled back away from Lucas' warmth, "I love you more than life itself."

"I love you too, Brooke," Lucas smiled.

"That's what scares me." Brooke wrapped her hands around her stomach.

"What do you mean?" Lucas was confused.

"No one has ever loved me before and it scares me." Brooke said softly, "I don't know what to expect. I just don't want to get hurt again."

"I promise I won't hurt you ever again." Lucas lifted her chin to look into her eyes.

"I want to believe you so bad but there's this voice in the back of my mind that keeps telling me to stay away." Brooke let a single tear run down her cheek.

"What's your heart saying?" Lucas asked already knowing the answer.

"It's saying to give you another chance." Brooke lowered her eyes again, "But I feel like I'm putting myself out there just to get hurt again."

"Brooke, I messed up and I know that but I learned from my mistake and I'm not going to lose you again." Lucas reassured her again.

"I believe you Luke," Brooke smiled and paused, "Are you going to go get the rest of my things or what?"

"Yes ma'am!" Lucas answered sarcastically, grabbing his Raven's sweatshirt and his keys.

"Can I help you?" Brooke's mom said answering the door.

"I'm here to pick up the rest of Brooke's stuff." Lucas couldn't believe that her mom had already forgotten who he was.

"Oh, right." She opened the door wide enough for him to squeeze past her, "Don't take too long."

"Trust me, I won't." Lucas mumbled under his breath.

He walked into the familiar room where he had spent a lot of time with Brooke. She hadn't lived there for the past few weeks, yet the room still smelled exactly like her; that fresh clean smell that was Brooke.

Carrying out the last of the boxes, Lucas was sad that this was all Brooke had. She may have been rich and beautiful and popular but her whole life could fit into a few boxes that could be moved in a few hours.

She wouldn't have to worry about that anymore. Lucas would be her life and so would their baby and neither of them needed anyone but that.

"How is she?" Brooke's mom poked her head into the room as Lucas was gathering the last of her stuff.

"Like you care." Lucas sneered at her. He hated her for everything she did to Brooke.

"Of course I care," Brooke's mom looked hurt, "She's my daughter."

"Took you long enough to realize that." Lucas didn't even want to talk to her anymore. He wanted out. He wanted to be back at his house with Brooke.

"I have always loved my daughter." She said firmly, "And I'm not going to let some guy that knocked her up tell me otherwise."

"Try to blame me all you want but we all know who is to blame for the person Brooke was." Lucas was livid.

"Look at what you've made her become!" Brooke's mother's voice was shrill with anger.

"I didn't make her become anything." Lucas paused calming himself down, "If you could just see what a great person she is maybe you'd be able to love her too."

"She is my child!" Brooke's mom repeated herself again.

"You never even gave her a chance." Lucas shook his head and maneuvered him and the boxes around the stunned woman.

"Hey," Brooke kissed Lucas on the cheek, "What took you so long?"

"Nothing," Lucas didn't want to share what happened between him and her mother, "Some things still weren't packed, so I had to pack them."

"Just like my parents' to forget to pack the last things that will get me out of their lives for good." Brooke shook her head in disbelief.

"You do have a lot of stuff." Lucas tried to soften the weight of his lie.

"But it's just like my parents." Brooke sat down on Lucas' bed.

"You have so much stuff that I think we'd better start looking for our own place." Lucas changed the subject to a happier note. He took out a newspaper and began looking for any apartment for rent. They picked out several ones before they came upon one that they both fell in love with.

"It's perfect Lucas," Brooke said with pleading eyes, "It's big and roomy and there's a pool and a park. It's perfect for our child to grow up in."

"Let's go check it out then." Lucas helped Brooke off his bed and he picked his keys up from the counter on their way out.

"It's beautiful Luke," Brooke looked like a kid in the candy store.

"You really like it?" Lucas asked before declaring they'd take it.

"I love it Lucas. This is a place I could see our baby growing up in." Brooke knew that this is where they were going to live with their child.

"Then I guess we have to have it." Lucas smiled slightly.

"Have I told you that I love you today?" Brooke wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I think you may have told me once or twice." Lucas leaned in and kissed her lips lightly.

"Why don't you go and check out the rest of this place while I finish all the paper work?" Lucas pushed her off to check out their new building as he turned to go back to the office.

"So, what'd you guys think?" The cheery little woman behind the desk chirped.

"We'd like to live here." Lucas told her.

"That's great. That's one of the best apartments we have." The woman said pulling out a stack of papers, "All you have to do is fill this stuff out and put down a down payment."

"Down payment?" Lucas wasn't aware of this.

"Yes, you do know what a down payment is right?" The woman asked quizzically.

"Yeah, I just wasn't aware that you needed one to rent an apartment." Lucas shrugged his shoulders and resumed filling out the papers, "How much is the down payment?"

"Five thousand." The woman looked up from her computer.

"And you need it all right now?" Lucas didn't have that much cash on him.

"Yes, it's the first month's rent and the security deposit." The woman felt like she was talking to a child, which in fact Lucas was.

"Okay, alright, I'll get it." Lucas pulled out his wallet. He had fifty dollars. What was he going to do? He pulled out his cell phone and dialed the familiar number.

"Karen's Café, can I help you?" Deb answered the phone.

"Hey Deb, is my mom there?" Lucas asked hurriedly. He didn't want Brooke to come back and see him struggling with the down payment.

"Yeah hold on Luke." Deb said and then the other end of the phone was unoccupied.

"Luke, what's up?" Karen said into the receiver.

"I need some money mom." Lucas felt ashamed to even ask.

"For what Lucas?" Karen thought the worst.

"Brooke and I are getting our own apartment but I need some money to put a down payment." Lucas hated asking his mom for money. He always tried to be so independent.

"How much do you need?" Karen asked, trying to help out the struggling couple.

"Five thousand." Lucas whispered.

"What? Five thousand dollars, Lucas. Where are you staying?" Karen couldn't believe that Lucas was asking for that much for an apartment they were renting.

"I know it's a lot but Brooke really likes it and I just want to give her something nice." Lucas pleaded to his mother.

"How are you going to afford that?" Karen needed to knock some sense into her son.

"I'll get a job." Lucas explained his plan to get some cash coming in.

"Lucas I think you need to worry more about your baby than how nice of a place you're living in." Karen would not back down nor would she give Lucas five thousand dollars.

"But mom..." Lucas caught himself before he began to whine.

"Luke, you can't spend all your money on a pricey apartment. There's a bigger picture you have to see." Karen began listing all the things that Lucas and Brooke would need to spend their money on, "Hospital bills, doctors' visits, baby clothes, maternity clothes, diapers, formula. Luke these things are more important than any house."

"She really wants this mom. She's got nothing else to look forward to." Lucas needed to make his mother see why he needed this apartment.

"She has plenty to look forward to. She has you and your baby. That's enough for any woman." Karen knew she had won the argument.

"Alright mom," Lucas hung his head in disbelief, "I'll go tell her."

"I knew you'd see the light, Luke." Karen smiled at how mature and understanding her boy has become, "I'll see you guys at the café later."

"Bye mom." Lucas hung up the phone and stopped filling out the papers.

"That's not a good face." The woman said looking up from her work.

"Sorry we can't live here." Lucas handed her back the half filled out papers.

"That's too bad. People would've liked some new kids around here." The woman shrugged as Lucas left her office.

"Thanks anyway." Lucas set out to find Brooke.

She came around the corner with a smile spread from ear to ear. She hugged Lucas tight when she saw him.

"So when do we move in?" Brooke couldn't wait.

"When pigs fly." Lucas said bluntly.

"What do you mean?" Brooke's happy mood sunk.

"I couldn't get the apartment. It was way to expensive." Lucas put the truth on the table. There was no use lying to her.

"Oh," Brooke said disappointedly.

"I'm sorry, I knew you wanted this so bad." Lucas wrapped his arm around her.

"As long as I have you and our baby, it doesn't matter where we live." Brooke forced a smile. She was disappointed but she'd deal.

"I was hoping you'd say that." Lucas whispered remembering what his mom had said.

"Why's that?" Brooke wrapped her arm around his waist as they walked back to Lucas' car.

"Because I feel the same way." Lucas smiled opening the door for Brooke to get in.

"You better." She joked slamming the door shut.