Be glad I'm updating today but there was a loyal reviewer that will be leaving soon so I had to tell her how everything went...

I'm so sorry about that cliffhanger but how else could I keep you guys on the edge of your seat? I can't really reply to any of your reviews because that would be giving too much away that you will learn about in this chapter. Don't worry he will pop the question soon; maybe sooner than you all think(hint). Well here you all go with another chapter. I don't know what it is but I've been able to write faster lately; maybe it's all the good reviews, so keep them coming. Sadly I think I'll be ending this story; I'm not sure yet but I'm definitely going to write a sequel.

Enjoy and review all!!

Lucas didn't really know what was going on. One minute Brooke's in labor, then their baby makes its appearance and then both Brooke and the baby aren't breathing. The medicine was clouding his thoughts.

"Luke, man, are you okay?" Jake asked trying to comfort a fussy Jenny.

"Do I look okay?" Lucas was outraged with everything that was happening.

"What's the matter Lucas?" Nathan offered him a hand to get up from where he was crouched.

"Brooke and the baby stopped breathing and I have no clue what's going on now!" Lucas felt tears threatening his eyes, "God, why her?"

"Lucas," Haley whispered softly, "Brooke's a fighter and any child of yours is too; they'll be fine."

"God I hope so." Lucas tried to force himself to believe that they'd be okay but this little voice in the back of his head kept telling him otherwise.

"Mr. Scott?" The doctor stepped out of the room.

"Yeah?" Nathan and Lucas replied in unison.

"I think she's talking to you." Nathan said to Lucas.

"What's going on? Are they okay? Can I get some fucking answers?" Lucas yelled at the innocent doctor. He needed to take his anger out on someone so why not the doctor that was supposed to be taking care of Brooke and the baby.

"Mr. Scott calm down. Brooke and the baby are fine." Dr. Riga tried to keep Lucas calm, "They were just some small complications. They're common in teen mothers and premature labor."

"Oh god, thank you!" Lucas sighed with relief.

"She's been asking for you." Dr. Riga held the door open as Lucas barreled to Brooke's bedside.

"Hey gorgeous." Brooke whispered. She was exhausted.

"Hey beautiful." Lucas kissed her all over her face.

"Slow down baby, we don't need another one anytime soon." Brooke pushed Lucas away from her.

"Brooke, there's something I've been meaning to ask you." Lucas couldn't wait any longer. He reached into his pocket and found the familiar velvet box that he had been carrying around for some time now.

"Ask away, baby." Brooke looked deeply into Lucas' eyes.

"Brooke, marry me." Lucas didn't even wanted to ask because he already knew her answer. He was telling her to marry him.

"I thought you said you had a question." Brooke smiled, realizing what he was doing.

"Brooke, you don't know how close I was to losing you just now. I don't ever want to be without you, ever again." Lucas opened the box revealing the simple diamond ring.

"Lucas you already know my answer." Brooke said seriously.

"I want to hear you say it, so I know I'm not dreaming." Lucas pulled the ring out of the box ready to slip it on her finger.

"Lucas Scott of course I'll marry you!" Brooke said happily as Lucas slipped the ring on her finger.

"God, I love you." Lucas said. The medicine must have been wearing off because he was more awake than before and his shoulder began hurting again. But as long as he had Brooke and his baby that's all that mattered, "Where's he?"

"They're just checking him over again. He should be back soon." Brooke then thought about her little boy, "Jake was right. It was a boy."

"I really didn't care what it was as long as it was nice and healthy, and all mine." Lucas laughed hugging Brooke close.

"Say hi to mommy and daddy," A nurse came in with a small bundle in her arms, "Does this little guy have a name?"

"Yeah," Lucas smiled in awe at the tiny being he had created.

"Braden Michael Scott." Brooke filled in Lucas' loss of words.

"Would you like to hold him?" The nurse handed the baby to Brooke, "I'll be back in a little bit to come get him."

"God he's so perfect." Lucas said sticking his finger in Braden's little hand.

"He's gorgeous, just like his daddy." Brooke said in a baby voice.

"I want the others to see him." Lucas went to the door and called their friends in.

"Oh my god, he's so precious." Haley said touching his smooth hand.

"He's got your eyes Luke." Peyton pointed out.

"I think Jenny likes him." Jake tried to hold Jenny back from jumping onto the bed with Brooke and baby Braden.

"He's definitely a Scott." Nathan added about his nephew.

"Did we miss it?" Karen and Deb tumbled into the room out of breath.

"The fun has just begun." Brooke whispered, exhausted.

"Let me see my first grandchild." Karen walked over to the bedside and scooped the tiny infant into her arms, "What's his name?"

"Braden Michael Scott." Lucas added wishing he could hold his child but the sling made it impossible.

"Braden?" Karen smiled hearing the familiar name, "I wonder where you came up with that one."

"Hello Brooke," The room fell silent as they saw the woman enter the room.

"Mom? What are you doing here?" Brooke's jaw dropped.

"Did you really think I'd miss the day my baby became a mom?" Mrs. Davis had never been good with sarcasm.

"Yes, I did think you'd miss this." Brooke said bluntly, "You've missed everything else in my life."

"That's not fair Brooke." Mrs. Davis made her way closer to Brooke.

"That's not fair!" Brooke watched as the room began to empty out, "You want to know what's not fair? It's not fair how you were never there for me when I was growing up."

"Brooke of course I was there." Mrs. Davis was sympathetic for her daughters mix up. She kept telling herself that Brooke had just gone through labor and was tired and wasn't thinking straight.

"Keep telling yourself that Mom." Just calling her mom made Brooke sick. She was no more of a mother to her than Dan Scott was a father to Lucas.

"Well Brooke, I'm here now. What are we going to do now?" Mrs. Davis sat down in the stiff chair next to Brooke's bed.

"I don't know what you're going to do but I'm going to be happy with my family." Brooke felt the tears forming but she kept telling herself not to cry because tears were a weakness.

"Am I not your family?" Mrs. Davis didn't even know how to talk to her own child.

"Karen Roe has been more of a mother to me in the last seven months than you have been in the last seventeen years. What do you think?" Brooke gripped the railing of her bed for support as she fought back her tears.

"I'm sorry Brooke. Is that what you wanted to hear from me?" Mrs. Davis was desperate. She didn't want her one and only daughter to hate her.

"I don't want an apology Mom." Brooke paused to recompose herself, "I want you to make me a promise."

"And what would this promise be?" Mrs. Davis would do anything to get her daughter back.

"Promise me you'll be there for me." A single tear escaped down Brooke's cheek but she was quick to wipe it away.

"I promise Brooke." Mrs. Davis moved to her daughter's bedside and held her in a long embrace.

"Uh, Brooke, they want to take him back to the nursery. I thought you'd like to say goodnight." Lucas came in, tiny Braden in his arms with his sling sticking out of his pocket.

"Him?" Mrs. Davis said with tears in her eyes, "I have a grandson?"

"Yes, Mom, his name is Braden Michael." Brooke reached for her tiny baby.

"He's so tiny." Mrs. Davis traced his little face with the tip of her finger.

"Good night Braden. Mommy and Daddy will see you in the morning." Brooke said again in her baby voice and kissed him on the forehead, "Good night my prince."

"Hey I thought I was your prince?" Lucas said taking the infant back from Brooke.

"Shut up Lucas. One baby is enough right now. I don't need you too." Brooke joked. Her exhaustion was setting in.

"good night Braden." Lucas whispered into his son's ear before handing him to the nurse who was patiently waiting for the baby.

"Well, congratulations," Mrs. Davis hugged Brooke and then Lucas, "I'll see you two in the morning."

"Bye Mom." Brooke said snuggling into her bed.

"'Night Mrs. Davis." Lucas said moving towards Brooke massaging his sore shoulder, "'Night mommy."

"'Night daddy," Brooke said sleepily as Lucas kissed her forehead lightly.

"You were great today." Lucas whispered into her ear.

"Lucas," Brooke opened her eyes to look at him, "Shut up!"
Okay...did you all really think I'd kill Brooke or her baby? Come on! Next to come Braden's first day home and finally the wedding! So two more chapters left to this story but don't worry, as I said before there will most likely be a sequel, maybe with some Madison in it. (Not sure about Madison though)