Jake awoke the next morning to the smell of burning eggs. "What the hell? Brooke?"

"Jake?" Brooke called from the kitchen. "Um, do you think you could help me for a second?"

Jake leapt off the couch, grabbing the baby monitor on the way. "Brooke? What's going on?"

Brooke coughed and waved some of the smoke away from her face. "I was trying to cook you some breakfast, you know, to say thank you..."

Jake threw the lid of a pot over the small flames in the frying pan. "You didn't need to do that, Brooke." He coughed as the smoke started to get to him. "Come on you shouldn't be in this smoke."

"Neither should you." Brooke retorted as Jake turned on the stove's overhead fan.

"Yeah," Jake said, "But I'm not, you know..." He gestured to her stomach.

Brooke looked down at her stomach and then, wide eyed, back at Jake. She held a hand over her mouth as if she were going to throw up and ran toward the bathroom. Jake winced as he heard her retching. He opened the small kitchen window before grabbing the baby monitor once again and heading back into the living room. He flopped back onto the couch and placed an arm over his eyes. He removed the arm as Brooke came back into the room. "Hi..." She said weakly.

"Hey," He sat up and patted the place on the couch next to him. "Feeling better?"

"No..." Jake placed an arm about her shoulders and hugged her briefly. "I can't believe I forgot..."

"You didn't forget..." Jake soothed. "You're not used to the idea yet. It's hard to be in charge of not only your life, but someone else's too."

Brooke stared at Jake for a moment. "You're a really smart guy, did you know that?"

"What can I say?" Jake smirked as he stretched his arms above his head. "Beauty and Brains, I'm the complete package. More than the complete package." He amended, nodding towards Jenny's room.

Brooke looked Jake in the eye, a serious look on her face. "Anyone would be lucky to have you Jake."

Jake looked over at Brooke and smiled, she looked so serious, he'd never seen her this way before and he couldn't help but think that he, in the last two days, had seen more sides to Brooke Davis than anyone else had in a long time. He cleared his throat and smiled even wider. "Why thank you Ms. Davis. And might I say ditto?"

Brooke rolled her eyes at him. "You're a weird one Jagielski."

He nudged her in the stomach. "Guilty. Say... do you want some French toast?"

"Sure."

Jake got up and went into the kitchen, Brooke heard him rummaging around, but tuned him out. How could she have possibly forgotten that there was another life inside her? She must have been in that smoke for a good three or four minutes. What could that have done to the baby? She felt the tears gather and prick the back of her eyes. How was she ever going to do this? How was she going to raise a child on her own? Should she do this? She wasn't the motherly type. There were ways to get around this... Brooke was sitting in the exact same position, staring into space, when she heard Jenny begin to cry through the baby monitor. Without any thought she got up and headed into Jenny's room.

Jake went back into the living room five minutes later, to tell Brooke that breakfast was ready, but she was gone. "Brooke?" Jake stared into empty space for a minute before he realized he could hear her with Jenny through the baby monitor. He walked back to Jenny's room and watched the auburn haired teenager with his daughter.

Brooke danced around the room, holding Jenny at arm's length. She twirled in a circle and smiled at Jenny's baby girl giggle. "Well let's get you dressed, princess." She set Jenny back down in the crib before turning to rummage in her closet. "What will we wear today? Hmm... Too warm, too cold, too pink... Here we go." Brooke smiled as she pulled the outfit out of the closet. It was a tiny pair of blue jeans and a pale yellow care bears t-shirt. She also pulled out a white zip up hoodie. "Who knew there were such cool baby fashions?" Brooke asked herself as she turned back to Jenny. She laughed as she saw the infant sucking on her fist and laying with her butt up in the air. Brooke laid her choice of outfit on the changing table and picked up the little girl instead. She kissed Jenny's forehead as the baby blinked innocently at her. "How can you possibly have me hooked after only one day?"

"They do that to you, don't they?" Jake asked from the doorway.

Brooke spun around. "Jake. I heard her crying and..."

Jake held up a hand to silence her. "Breakfast is going to be ready in a minute or two. Why don't you get the little princess ready and come to the kitchen when you're ready?"

"Yeah..." Brooke answered, but Jake had already left. "Well let's get ready to go, sweet pea."

Jake looked up as Brooke and Jenny came into the kitchen. "It still smells a bit like smoke in here, we could eat in the living room if you want..."

"Would that be better?" Brooke asked looking down at her flat stomach, which was still ensconced in Jake's oversized clothing.

"I think we'll be alright if we eat in here." Jake said. Brooke nodded and set Jenny into her high chair.

"Ready for breakfast, princess?"

"You're going to be a good mom, Brooke." Jake said as he set the French toast on the table.

Brooke looked up suddenly "What did you say?"

"You're going to be a good mom." Brooke stared at Jake as he started feeding his daughter. "Are you going to eat anything?"

Brooke nodded and began to chew her food thoughtfully. Maybe she would be able to do this. Jake was the best father she knew, if thought she could maybe there was a chance. She could do it. She would do it. She would, even if it was just to prove Jake right. She was going to be a mother.

"You alright?"

"Yeah." Brooke said with newfound determination. "I'm going to be just fine."

Jake smiled. "Good." They ate the rest of their meal in silence. "What time is it?"

Brooke looked at the clock on Jake's microwave. "9:25"

"Shit! We're so late for school!"

Brooke's eyes widened "I don't even have a change of clothes."

"Okay." Jake said calmly "Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to go take the fastest shower of my life and get changed while you watch Jenny, then I'll take you home, take Jenny to daycare while you get ready, then I'll go back for you. We'll get there in plenty of time."

Brooke nodded "Go. Come on Jagielski, we don't have all day." Jake grinned before he sprinted for the bathroom. Brooke heard the shower start as she put all the dishes in the sink. "What should we do now Jenny?" Jenny cooed at her and grinned as a line of drool slipped down her chin. Brooke could only laugh, "That's gross." She wiped Jenny's mouth with a napkin and didn't even think as she picked up the ringing phone. "Hello?"

"Brooke?"