Brooke just broke down into tears. She started sobbing and couldn't stop.
Haley pulled her close and hugged her.
"What's wrong Brooke?" Haley asked in the utmost concern. "Should I call someone?"
"NO!" Brooke yelled. "I mean...you can't."
Haley didn't know what to do. She brought Brooke over and sat Brooke down on her bed. Brooke immediately curled up into the fetal position.
"You're starting to really scare me Brooke. Tell me what's wrong."
"Promise...you...won't...say anything," Brooke choked out between sobs.
"I promise Brooke. You have my word," Haley told her.
Brooke bit her bottom lip. "I'm pregnant," she whispered. But she knew Haley heard. Her eyes went wide.
"With...Lucas' baby?" Haley was afraid to hear the answer to this question.
Brooke nodded. "Yes because unlike him since we've broken up I haven't been with anyone! And he's been with everyone!"
Haley sighed. This was going to make things complicated. "Are you going to tell him? What are you going to do?"
She held Haley's pillow over her face. Finally the crying was subsiding. All Haley could hear was a very muffled, "I don't know.
She removed the pillow from her face. "I want to tell him. But I don't want him to stay with me just because of the baby," Brooke admitted to Haley. "I'm sure you don't believe it but I really love him Hales. I have been mopey since the breakup. And I usually don't do that. I go out and find myself a rebound guy."
"I never said I don't believe you Brooke. I thought you guys were good together."
"Thanks," Brooke said with a weak smile. "I don't know what to do. People eventually are going to start asking questions. And I won't have an abortion. I'm so against that."
Haley nodded. "Then I think you know what you have to do. Tell Lucas."
"Can you just give it some time Haley? I will tell him. I would rather see if we get back together before he knows. I have a good two months before I start to show..."
Haley raised her hands. "I told you. I'm not going to say anything. This has to come from you Brooke. Just don't wait forever or people will figure things out on their own..."
"I won't. I promise. Thanks for listening to me. I should probably get home. And think about some things," Brooke said with a sigh.
"If you need anything at all Brooke, call me. And if you ever want to hang out and talk, know I'm here for you," Haley offered to her.
Brooke smiled at her with her red eyes and tear stained face. "Thanks Haley. You really are a sweetheart." Brooke hugged Haley tightly. She left Haley's room and let herself out. She had a long walk home, and a lot to think about.
END PART 1
"What's wrong Brooke?" Haley asked in the utmost concern. "Should I call someone?"
"NO!" Brooke yelled. "I mean...you can't."
Haley didn't know what to do. She brought Brooke over and sat Brooke down on her bed. Brooke immediately curled up into the fetal position.
"You're starting to really scare me Brooke. Tell me what's wrong."
"Promise...you...won't...say anything," Brooke choked out between sobs.
"I promise Brooke. You have my word," Haley told her.
Brooke bit her bottom lip. "I'm pregnant," she whispered. But she knew Haley heard. Her eyes went wide.
"With...Lucas' baby?" Haley was afraid to hear the answer to this question.
Brooke nodded. "Yes because unlike him since we've broken up I haven't been with anyone! And he's been with everyone!"
Haley sighed. This was going to make things complicated. "Are you going to tell him? What are you going to do?"
She held Haley's pillow over her face. Finally the crying was subsiding. All Haley could hear was a very muffled, "I don't know.
She removed the pillow from her face. "I want to tell him. But I don't want him to stay with me just because of the baby," Brooke admitted to Haley. "I'm sure you don't believe it but I really love him Hales. I have been mopey since the breakup. And I usually don't do that. I go out and find myself a rebound guy."
"I never said I don't believe you Brooke. I thought you guys were good together."
"Thanks," Brooke said with a weak smile. "I don't know what to do. People eventually are going to start asking questions. And I won't have an abortion. I'm so against that."
Haley nodded. "Then I think you know what you have to do. Tell Lucas."
"Can you just give it some time Haley? I will tell him. I would rather see if we get back together before he knows. I have a good two months before I start to show..."
Haley raised her hands. "I told you. I'm not going to say anything. This has to come from you Brooke. Just don't wait forever or people will figure things out on their own..."
"I won't. I promise. Thanks for listening to me. I should probably get home. And think about some things," Brooke said with a sigh.
"If you need anything at all Brooke, call me. And if you ever want to hang out and talk, know I'm here for you," Haley offered to her.
Brooke smiled at her with her red eyes and tear stained face. "Thanks Haley. You really are a sweetheart." Brooke hugged Haley tightly. She left Haley's room and let herself out. She had a long walk home, and a lot to think about.
END PART 1