Chapter Five

"So what do you want to do?" Nahtan asked Lucas.

Jake was on his way over to Nate's and Haley and Brooke were on their way to Jake and Peyton's for respective girl and guy days.

"What's taking him so long?"

"The extra weight's probably slowing him down." Nathan said.

"Nathan, that's cruel, and please don't say anything stupid."

Jake soon walked in. Though it wasn't obvious he was pregnant, there was evidence of gaining weight.

Nathan looked over, "Hey, dude--aren't those pants a little tight?"

THAT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED. MY BROTHER NATHAN THE IDIOT. Lucas thought as he watched Jake deck Nathan a black eye and bloody nose while he yelled at Nathan for impling he was fat.

"I'm sorry. Really, really sorry. Please stop." Nathan squealed. "We'll do what ever you want."

Lucas figured he should stop Jake and soon the three of them were sitting on the couch watching the game.

Jake looked over at the other two, "You want to go shopping?"

Nathan looked about ready to protest, but Lucas elbowed him, "Your the one who opened your big mouth to the pregnant dude." he fiercly whispered into Nathan's ear. Then turned to Jake, "Sure Jake."

Soon they were in the mall, Lucas and Nathan feeling more out of place than ever.

Ten minutes later Jake sighed, "This is so boring."

Nathan started, "Then why--" however he decided it was wiser to shut up when Jake glared in his direction.

Two aisle over, unknown to the boys the girls were looking at some sheets.

"So how you holding up?" Brooke asked.

"Good, pregnant."

"You seem to be handling it better than Jake." Haley added shifting Jenny. "How you handling that anyhow?"

"I don't know. It's just odd knowing my husband is pregant at the same time I am, man, are our kids going to be screwed up or what?"

"That bad?" Brooke asked digging to see if she could find anything cuter than what was in front.

"No it's just sometimes I don't think he forgets I'm preganant too, that and he really hasn't accepted it either."

"I wouldn't if I were him either." Haley mumbled as they turned down the aisle the boys were now headed up.

"Lucas. Jake." Haley " Nathan."

Brooke however saw Nathan's swelling and blackening eye first, "You just had to open your mouth and say something stupid to Jake, didn't you, Nate?"

The look on his face told the girls everything they needed to know.

"Hey beautiful." Jake said now over passionate, swept to Peyton and the two started making out.

"uh..um" Haley cleared her throat.

"WHAT?" Jake and Peyton said irritatedly.

Haley nodded her head towards the sleeping Jenny in her hands.

"What if she wake up and sees...THAT."

Jake rolled his eyes and Peyton sighed, "She right. Let's go get us new pants."

Jake just followed her in seemingly total agreement.

Nathan stared after the, "What? Why doesn't SHE get pummeled?"

Lucas looked at him, "You really are out of the loop, could it be because...oh, I don't know...they're married...or it could be the fact that they're both...you know."

He walked by pretending like he was going gut Nathan so that we he turned around to avoid it Lucas smacked him upside the back of the head.