A/N: Well here we are into chapter 2! Thanks so much to all of you who
reviewed, you have no idea how much I appreciated it! And to answer a
question yes Karen knows and Lucas doesn't I know a little wacked and
everything, but you will find out more in this chapter.
Disclaimer: TOTALLY forgot to put one ummmm no I don't own anything cuz if I did, Peyton seriously wouldn't be on the show (
Ch.2
Brooke was making star shaped pancakes for James while he played with his favorite toy truck in the living room. All of a sudden the phone started to ring and James ran to pick it up before his mom.
"Hewwo?" James said into the phone shying away from Brooke's glare with a pout. "Who's Brooke?" he asked innocently. Brooke broke into a smile at James not being able to think of her as anyone but "mommy" and quickly snatched the phone away from him.
"This is Brooke Davis, Sorry about that!" Brooke said with a smile.
"Brooke?" came the voice from the other end, "This is Peyton."
Brooke was shocked – ever since high school Peyton and she had drifted apart. Because of the Lucas fiasco brook had felt like she couldn't truly trust Peyton with the really important things, like her son. Plus it didn't help that Peyton and Lucas had been dating a few months before she got pregnant.
"Peyton!" Brooke said nervously, "What's up? We haven't talked in awhile...."
"Nothing's really going on – who picked up the phone – are you babysitting or something?" Peyton asked.
"Or something!" Brooke said with a nervous laugh.
"Oh – well I was just calling to see how Duke was treating you, and that I am coming back for a week this Thanksgiving."
"Whoa, Peyt – you haven't been back in like 3 years, why the sudden change?"
"My dad doesn't want to come out to Cali this year so I figured I would come and see everyone – It's been awhile. I bet a ton has changed!" Peyton rambled.
"You have no idea" Brooke murmured as she watched her son as she watched her son run from the bedroom to the living room pretending that he was superman.
"So I figured that we could all get together, and hang out." Peyton said gleefully.
"Umm, Peyton I don't know....maybe!" Brooke trailed off, "But I have to go there is someone at the door – Bye!"
Brooke hung up the phone quickly and rushed to the door to let in her friend Jillian. Jillian would watch James whenever Brooke had class or work. Brooke quickly dashed into the living room and gave james a quick kis with promises to be home soon before she ran out the door. The call from Peyton juts reminded Brooke of just how many people didn't know about her little boy.
FLASHBACK
"Hey Gorgeous," Brooke said quietly as she sat on his porch.
"Brooke? What are you doing here?" Lucas asked. Brooke took in his disheveled appearance and the sweat dripping off of his neck.
"Let me guess, Playing basketball with Jake?" Brooke said with a small smile.
"Actually, Nathan ; Peyton and Haley wanted to play two on two."
"That would have been my second guess." Brooke said with a straight face.
Lucas laughed and sat next to Brooke on the Porch and gazed up at the stars. They sat in comapniable silence, each occupied by their own thoughts. Finally Lucas broke the silence.
"I can't believe I am leaving in a week!" he exclaimed.
"What?" Brooke asked.
"I got into the special summer program at Yale – They want me there early."
"Wow, that's great Lucas", Brook said her heart breaking. She opened her mouth to tell him why she was there when he just plowed right along.
"It's like all my dreams are coming true – I got a scholarship, I get to play basketball, and there are no complications. Finally Brooke – I am free of all this drama!"
Brooke smiled weakly and her eyes dropped to her stomach.
"Not all drama Luke" Brooke thought.
"I never told you how relieved I was when Peyton found out she wasn't pregnant. I mean if she had been – none of this would be happening. I felt guilty as hell but damnit I was relieved."
Brooke looked at Luke and then back at her stomach. He was so happy – she couldn't bring herself to tell him what was likely to destroy his future. She wanted him to have that world. Brooke smiled back at Lucas and gave him a hug. He wouldn't know if she could help it.
After that encounter she started walking aimlessly around Tree Hill and somehow ended up at the basketball court. She just sat at the benches and started crying. She couldn't believe she was pregnant – and alone, by choice.
"Brooke? Are you ok?" came a melodic voice.
"Ms. Roe!" Brooke exclaimed while hastily wiping her tears, "I'm fine! Just feeling a little nostalgic." She lied
"Yeah, me too, but those don't look like tears of nostalgia."
Brooke didn't say anything just sniffled and started crying again "Damn Hormones" she muttered. But Karen heard her.
"Brooke, are you...?"
Brooke just started crying even harder. Karen held the petite girl in her arms as she cried.
"Does Lucas know?"
Brooke shook her head and sniffed.
"You CANNOT tell him"
"Brooke..."
"No! He has finally gotten his life together, and I will not be the one to hold him back, I promised myself that much. Please you have to promise me you won't tell him." Brooke pleaded
Karen looked at the girl and her heart wrenched, reluctantly she nodded, but she managed to extract a promise from Brooke that eventually she would tell Lucas, and that she was going to be in the child's life."
End Flashback
Brooke shook her head coming out of her reverie, very few people knew about James and she didn't want anyone to tell Lucas unless it was her, after all it was her right.
A/N: well??? Did u love it? Hate it? Oh and just FYI the people who know about James are Karen, Haley, Nathan, and Brooke's parents. Keith does NOT know and he won't make too many appearances in this story, and neither do Deb or Dan. Well please review!!!
Disclaimer: TOTALLY forgot to put one ummmm no I don't own anything cuz if I did, Peyton seriously wouldn't be on the show (
Ch.2
Brooke was making star shaped pancakes for James while he played with his favorite toy truck in the living room. All of a sudden the phone started to ring and James ran to pick it up before his mom.
"Hewwo?" James said into the phone shying away from Brooke's glare with a pout. "Who's Brooke?" he asked innocently. Brooke broke into a smile at James not being able to think of her as anyone but "mommy" and quickly snatched the phone away from him.
"This is Brooke Davis, Sorry about that!" Brooke said with a smile.
"Brooke?" came the voice from the other end, "This is Peyton."
Brooke was shocked – ever since high school Peyton and she had drifted apart. Because of the Lucas fiasco brook had felt like she couldn't truly trust Peyton with the really important things, like her son. Plus it didn't help that Peyton and Lucas had been dating a few months before she got pregnant.
"Peyton!" Brooke said nervously, "What's up? We haven't talked in awhile...."
"Nothing's really going on – who picked up the phone – are you babysitting or something?" Peyton asked.
"Or something!" Brooke said with a nervous laugh.
"Oh – well I was just calling to see how Duke was treating you, and that I am coming back for a week this Thanksgiving."
"Whoa, Peyt – you haven't been back in like 3 years, why the sudden change?"
"My dad doesn't want to come out to Cali this year so I figured I would come and see everyone – It's been awhile. I bet a ton has changed!" Peyton rambled.
"You have no idea" Brooke murmured as she watched her son as she watched her son run from the bedroom to the living room pretending that he was superman.
"So I figured that we could all get together, and hang out." Peyton said gleefully.
"Umm, Peyton I don't know....maybe!" Brooke trailed off, "But I have to go there is someone at the door – Bye!"
Brooke hung up the phone quickly and rushed to the door to let in her friend Jillian. Jillian would watch James whenever Brooke had class or work. Brooke quickly dashed into the living room and gave james a quick kis with promises to be home soon before she ran out the door. The call from Peyton juts reminded Brooke of just how many people didn't know about her little boy.
FLASHBACK
"Hey Gorgeous," Brooke said quietly as she sat on his porch.
"Brooke? What are you doing here?" Lucas asked. Brooke took in his disheveled appearance and the sweat dripping off of his neck.
"Let me guess, Playing basketball with Jake?" Brooke said with a small smile.
"Actually, Nathan ; Peyton and Haley wanted to play two on two."
"That would have been my second guess." Brooke said with a straight face.
Lucas laughed and sat next to Brooke on the Porch and gazed up at the stars. They sat in comapniable silence, each occupied by their own thoughts. Finally Lucas broke the silence.
"I can't believe I am leaving in a week!" he exclaimed.
"What?" Brooke asked.
"I got into the special summer program at Yale – They want me there early."
"Wow, that's great Lucas", Brook said her heart breaking. She opened her mouth to tell him why she was there when he just plowed right along.
"It's like all my dreams are coming true – I got a scholarship, I get to play basketball, and there are no complications. Finally Brooke – I am free of all this drama!"
Brooke smiled weakly and her eyes dropped to her stomach.
"Not all drama Luke" Brooke thought.
"I never told you how relieved I was when Peyton found out she wasn't pregnant. I mean if she had been – none of this would be happening. I felt guilty as hell but damnit I was relieved."
Brooke looked at Luke and then back at her stomach. He was so happy – she couldn't bring herself to tell him what was likely to destroy his future. She wanted him to have that world. Brooke smiled back at Lucas and gave him a hug. He wouldn't know if she could help it.
After that encounter she started walking aimlessly around Tree Hill and somehow ended up at the basketball court. She just sat at the benches and started crying. She couldn't believe she was pregnant – and alone, by choice.
"Brooke? Are you ok?" came a melodic voice.
"Ms. Roe!" Brooke exclaimed while hastily wiping her tears, "I'm fine! Just feeling a little nostalgic." She lied
"Yeah, me too, but those don't look like tears of nostalgia."
Brooke didn't say anything just sniffled and started crying again "Damn Hormones" she muttered. But Karen heard her.
"Brooke, are you...?"
Brooke just started crying even harder. Karen held the petite girl in her arms as she cried.
"Does Lucas know?"
Brooke shook her head and sniffed.
"You CANNOT tell him"
"Brooke..."
"No! He has finally gotten his life together, and I will not be the one to hold him back, I promised myself that much. Please you have to promise me you won't tell him." Brooke pleaded
Karen looked at the girl and her heart wrenched, reluctantly she nodded, but she managed to extract a promise from Brooke that eventually she would tell Lucas, and that she was going to be in the child's life."
End Flashback
Brooke shook her head coming out of her reverie, very few people knew about James and she didn't want anyone to tell Lucas unless it was her, after all it was her right.
A/N: well??? Did u love it? Hate it? Oh and just FYI the people who know about James are Karen, Haley, Nathan, and Brooke's parents. Keith does NOT know and he won't make too many appearances in this story, and neither do Deb or Dan. Well please review!!!