Thanks for all the reviews, you guys are great. I especially want to say thank you to Rosie4299. Your so right, i shouldn't hold my chapters hostage until i get a set number of reviews. i just wasn't sure that anyone was reading or liking my story. I want to give you guys something to look forward to when you check for story updates. i know that i get super excited when i see that one of my favorites has been updated. I just want to let everyone know that i'll keep writing as long as you don't ask me to stop or tell me that something is getting old.

Thanks again,

Sara

Brooke, Haley, Lucas and Nathan sat in the hospital conference room, still in shock. "Did he just say that..." Haley started to say, but couldn't. She knew that she had heard the doctor correctly by the reaction of all of the other people in the room. Nathan stood up and began to pace. He only paced when he was nervous and unsure of himself, which for Nathan, was almost never. Sure, he had changed since Haley. He wasn't an asshole anymore, but he was still a cocky jock.

Lucas and Brooke sat in total silence. Neither wanted to speak up. They were barley getting by as teenage parents of one baby, let alone two? Brooke and Lucas both hopped that Ashley would be back soon, and safely. Brooke looked down at Sydni, and then back at Lucas. "Luke, what are we going to do?" She said, leaning into her spot on his chest. "What are we going to do?" Brooke repeated, sobbing softly into Lucas's chest.

Lucas kissed her head and cried along with her. He didn't usually cry. Brooke had only seen him cry a handful of times. One, was when they got back together, one when they got engaged, when she told him she was pregnant, when they found out they were having a girl, when they got married, and when Sydni was born. "I don't know babe, I don't know." He replied, whimpering. They continued their embrace until they were interrupted by a knock.

A small knock came from the door. It was just barely audible, but loud enough to wake Sydni up. All eyes went to the door as it crept open. The four looked up, and for a minute, you could see Brooke and Lucas smile, hopping that Ashley was behind the door to relieve them of this burden. They loved Sydni, but they weren't sure if their relationship, or their lives, could handle two babies. They were both still planning on finishing school. Lucas wanted to go to college to play basketball, and Brooke wanted to go to learn. Recently she had discovered that school wasn't so bad after all.

There was a look of disappointment cast amongst the room when a nurse entered the room. She was pushing a glass bassinet with a small pink sign on the front. Haley looked at the sign and left the room in tears. Lucas walked forward and saw what had made Haley so upset. "Baby Girl Scott" was the wording on the sign. Nathan, Lucas, and Brooke walked slowly towards the nurse. Sydni, who had been sleeping soundly in her car seat started to whimper. Before it could turn into an all out fit, Brooke rushed over to her and picked her up.

For being a mother for less than a week, Brooke was a pro. She could almost sense what was wrong with Sydni, and she was usually able to catch her before she started crying hysterically. That was one thing that Lucas decided Sydni had inherited from her mother. Brooke had the tendency to carry things out of proportion sometimes. When Sydni would cry, and no one would pick her up or comfort her right away, she wouldn't just start to cry, but shake and turn red. This broke both Brooke and Lucas's hearts, as well as make it even harder to calm Sydni down. "Shush, mommy's here sweety. Yeah, it's ok" Brooke said as she lifted Sydni out of the carrier. Sydni still was fussy, which was unusual, until Brooke looked at the clock and realized what time it was. "Excuse me," she said.

The nurse, dressed in scrubs that were pink with little bears on them, turned around. She looked at Brooke and smiled. "Yes?" She replied.

"Hi, I need to feed her," Brooke nodded to Sydni. She realized that from now until Ashley got back that she was going to have to be doing double the work, and explaining to everyone that they weren't twins. "Is there a room, or a private place that I could borrow for a little while. I'm still kind of new at this whole breast feeding thing."

The nurse smiled and understood completely. "Of course." The nurse said, then turned to walk away again. She was stopped by Brooke once again though before she could get out the door.

"Thanks, and also, is it possible to get either a bed or a rocking chair in the room. I would like it if my friend here," she said, nodding towards Haley, who was exhausted emotionally and physically, "would be able to rest and we could all stay together?" Brooke asked. She didn't want to sound bossy or pushy, she just didn't want to leave Haley alone.

The nurse thought about it for a minute, trying to think of available rooms. She saw Lucas looking at the baby who was sleeping in the bassinet. "Actually, you can all have a room together. I agree that your friend needs to rest, we don't want her going into labor from stress. I'll make sure that you'll all be together. That way, you can bond with the baby before you take her home." The nurse said, then walked out the door.

As the nurse left, they all stood still. "I just can't believe this is happening." Lucas said. He looked like a zombie in a trance, they all did. Brooke walked towards Lucas and leaned on his shoulder.

Haley took a deep breath and looked at the baby. "I still can't believe that she is legally yours Lucas." She said, walking back into the room. She had wanted to take a break from all of this drama. She wasn't going to be able to do that for a while she decided. "And yours too Brooke." Haley said, entering the zombie trance.

Nathan looked around the room. He saw the same look in all of the faces, fear. He was scared too, but he knew that he had to be optimistic, at least one of them did. "She'll come back you guys. I mean, after all, how could she stay away from this?" Nathan asked, picking up the baby and cradling her in his arms. "She looks just like Ashley." He said, looking at the baby. The girls nodded in their zombie like trance.

The nurse came back into the room. "Ok, we've got a room set up for you. Could you follow me please?" She asked, taking the baby from Nathan and placing her back into the bassinet. She showed them to a big room. The hospital had managed to fit two beds, a rocking chair, and an extra chair for Nathan into the room without making it into a fire hazard. "Ok, I'll leave you guys alone." She said closing the door. "If you need anything, just ask." The door was almost completely closed when Brooke shouted out.

"Thank you so much. We don't even know your name." Brooke said, wiping a tear out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh, it's Ashley." The nurse said before walking away. It was too ironic. The nurse, named Ashley, just walked away from all of them, and none of them would probably ever see her again.

After settling into the room, Brooke fed a very hungry and impatient Sydni. "Lucas, could you hold her for a sec while I get ready." Brooke asked from the bathroom. She had grabbed the nursing pillow from the house and was trying to figure out how to use it. She came out with a pink pillow around her waist. Nathan started to laugh and immediately stopped when he saw the look on Brookes face.

Brooke sat in the rocker and Lucas handed her Sydni. "Dude, could you like turn around for a minute?" Lucas asked Nathan before he let Brooke undo her shirt.

"Ok," Nathan said with a small chuckle. Lucas helped Brooke get started and was about to cover her with a blanket when Nathan turned around. "Whoa, who would have thought that breast feeding was so... interactive?" Nathan asked. "Hales, your breast feeding, right?" Nathan said, still staring at Brooke.

Lucas glared at his brother. "It's perfectly normal for the father to participate in the feedings. I'm helping Brooke and also fostering a bond between Sydni and myself." Lucas said, than he realized that he sounded like a talking Baby book. They all laughed, and soon Haley was asleep. Brooke was still feeding Sydni, and Lucas was taking turns with Nathan holding Ashley's baby.

After about a half hour, Haley woke up and remembered what had happened. "Nathan," She asked, trying not to wake the others up, unsuccessfully. She heard a cry and realized that it wasn't Sydni. Brooke looked at Haley and nodded. Haley picked up the baby from the bassinet and began to comfort her. "Shush, it's ok little one. Auntie Haley is here." The baby quieted down as Haley placed her by her heart. "Nathan, you were right about the heart thing." Lucas looked at Nathan and then they both started to laugh.

Brooke looked down a Sydni and then at the new baby. She had hopped that no matter what happened, that they would always be best friends, just like her and Payton. PAYTON!

"Oh my god you guys, we didn't call Payton!" Brooke said, dialing the number she had known by heart for many years.

"Hello, Payton's place" Jake said, answering the phone.

"Jakey, it's Brookie. Listen, I've got to tell you something." Brooke said, wrapping her fingers around the cord of the telephone.

"Sure Brooke, what's up? Don't you want to talk to Payton. I could get her if you.."

"No, I should tell you first. Listen," Brooke said, trying to stay calm so she could get it out. "Ok, we were all at Lucas and my house and we got a phone call. It was the hospital. They said that Ashley needed us to come as soon as possible." Brooke said, wiping a tear from her eye.

"Is she ok? Did she have the baby." Jake asked, becoming as nervous as he had when he had heard that Brooke was in the hospital.

"Well, she did have the baby" Brooke said, trying to sound happy.

"That's great Brooke. Boy or Girl?" Jake said, smiling.

"Girl, but..."

"I'll tell Payton, ok?" Jake said, going to hang up the phone.

"No Jake, Don't." Brooke shouted, trying not to wake the babies. Jake stopped and froze waiting for Brooke to finish her sentence. "She had the baby, but then her brother Tommy came and took her away. She was forced to legally give the baby to Lucas. She left a note and we figured out that Tommy took her against her will." Brooke took a deep breath.

"Is she ok Brooke?" Jake asked, a little sterner this time.

"I don't know." Brooke whispered into the phone, tears strolling down her face. "Just, tell Payton to come to the hospital ok? We really need her right now." Brooke hung up the phone and leaned on Lucas as she cried.

Jake hung up the phone and was in shock. "How am I gonna tell Payton?" He asked himself out loud.

"How are you going to tell Payton what?" Payton asked, coming into the hall from the kitchen. She had Jenni on her hip, covered in spaghetti o's. Jake took Jenni from Payton and kissed her.

"Payton, that was Brooke." Jake said, trying to look into her eyes. He didn't think that he could do it if he looked into her eyes, so he began to search the room.

"Jake, you're not looking at me. What's wrong?" Payton said, starting to worry. Jake only wondered his eyes when something terrible was going on, like right before he left for Savannah.

"Brooke said," Jake started to cry. "Brooke said that Ashley's gone. She legally gave the baby to Lucas." Payton turned white as a ghost and sat on the steps. "Her brother Tommy took her against her will and.."

"Is she ok?" Payton asked, trying to keep the tears in. Jake shook his head and Payton lost it.

"They don't know where she is. Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" Payton nodded and embraced Jake and Jenni in a hug.

Payton ran into the room, white as a ghost and eyes bloodshot. "Guys, is she ok?" She managed to say in between the tears. She hugged Brooke and Haley and then Nathan and Lucas.

"We don't know anything right now." Lucas said, as he saw Payton sit on Haley's bed. "Where are Jake and Jenni?"

"Jake took her home to nap. He's coming back later." She said staring at the bassinet with the sign that read 'Baby Girl Scott'. "So, it's true, she's really gone." They all nodded. The four had gone through what Payton was going through hours ago, and they couldn't go through it again. "And she's really your's" Payton asked, picking up Ashley's baby as Lucas and Brooke nodded. Payton became hysterical. She cuddled the baby and just cried for a half a hour. "She looks like Ashley." Payton managed to say after she had calmed down a little bit. Brooke burped Sydni and gave her to Lucas. She had been sitting feeding Sydni for an hour and she had to pee. When she came back, she found Lucas holding Sydni in one arm and Ashley's baby in the other.

"Ashley couldn't even name her." Haley whispered as Nathan held her. The girls cried as they thought of where their friend could be.

Nathan sat up, remembering a conversation that he had with Ashley one day about baby names.

"When I was little," Ashley said, sipping her pop. "I used to have these two dolls. I would always name them the same two names. Sophia and Ryan."

"Were they both girls?" Nathan asked, looking up from the name book Haley had asked him to read.

Ashley shook her head. "Not always. I would interchange Ryan for a boy and a girl."

Nathan looked at the baby in Lucas's arms. "Hey guys," he said, getting everyone's attention. "How about Sophia or Ryan for the name?"

Haley looked up, with a smile on her face for the first time in a long time. "Sophia starts with an 'S' like Ashley's last name." Haley said.

"And what about Claire?" Payton asked, "That way it is an 's' for sin, and Claire."

Lucas looked at Sydni who was staring intently at the baby next to her. "How 'bout it Syd? Do you like Sophia Claire Scott? She's your new sister." Brooke started to tear up but quickly stopped when she saw Sydni smile.

"Oh my god Lucas look! She's smiling! She hasn't done that before. She really likes her," Brooke said as she hovered over her two girls.

Lucas stood up and but both girls into Sophia's bassinet. "Ok Sophie and Sydni, time for night night." He said, kissing the tops of the girls heads, followed by Brooke, Haley, Nathan, and Payton. The girls looked at each other inquisitively and then fell asleep.

The next morning, after a long night of Payton and Haley arguing over who was going to feed Sophie, Brooke waking up to feed Sydni, and Lucas and Nathan doing everything from changing diapers to damage control between Haley and Payton, the time for Payton to go home had come. "Bye Brooke." She said giving her best friend a hug and a kiss, "Bye Lucas, Nathan" She said, giving them each a hug. "Baby steeler." She said to Haley, who was holding Sophie. Haley stuck her tongue out at Payton and Payton returned the favor. "Bye Sophie," Payton said, kissing her head. "Bye Sydni." Payton said, kissing Sydni's head. She walked out of the room and Nathan laughed.

"What?" Haley asked, truly thinking that she had done nothing wrong.

"Hey, I think that Sydni and Sophie are more mature than their Aunt Payton and Aunt Haley." Nathan said, cooing at Sophie who laid happily in Haley's arms.

Haley yawned and her eyes started to flutter. "Hales, seriously, I think that it's time to go home. We'll talk to you guys later." Nathan said, kissing Sophie before handing her to Lucas. "By guys." He helped Haley walk out of the room without trying to take Sophie with her.

"So, here we are." Lucas said, sitting next to Brooke and Sydni. He kissed Brooke. Sydni and Sophie started to fuss. "Hey, I promise I'm not forgetting you two!" He said, kissing each one of them.

Brooke was picking out outfits for the girls to wear while they took a nap with Lucas. "Hey babe." She said, kissing Lucas out of a deep sleep.

"What, I'm up." He said, looking around.

"Glad to hear it! You need to go home." She said, leaning on him.

"Why, I thought you had all of the 'necessities'" He said. Brooke playfully hit him on the arm and stuck her tongue out at him.

"Well, if you want to take us home, we need the other car seat, and unless you want to hold one of them the whole way to the car and back, we need the other stroller too." She said, giving him the puppy dog eyes. She knew that he couldn't say no to the eyes.

"Ok, I'll be back." He said, leaving her alone with the girls for the first time.

"So girls, what do you think of your daddy huh?" Brooke asked, tickling Sydni's feet and then Sophie's. Sophie opened her eyes for the first time and Brooke saw that she had beautiful blue eyes, just like Ashley's. She also had dark hair. "Ok, well what do you think girls? Should we match today?" She asked as she dressed them. Sydni was in a pink long sleeved onzie with a pair of purple socks on her feet. Sophie was in a purple long sleeved onzie with pink socks. "Aww, so cute." Brooke said, picking them up. She had quickly mastered the art of holding two babies, which was not as easy as it looked.

Lucas opened the garage and found the second stroller and car seat. Now he was defiantly glad that Brooke had decided to buy both. "For once," he thought "Brooke and over shopping was a good idea." Lucas cracked a smile, than it quickly disappeared. It was the first time he had smiled all day. He felt guilty, ashamed that he was happy when his friend was god knows where and nobody knew if she was ok or safe.

When he got back to the hospital he saw that the 3 girls were sleeping. He stood by the door watching them. He quietly entered the room and woke Brooke. "Hey baby. Ready to go home?" He asked. Brooke nodded and they placed Sydni first into her car seat and Stroller.

Dr. Dalloy stood in the doorway for a while, looking at his new family. He figured that it had to be extremely hard on Lucas and his wife. They had just had one baby and now were given another. He saw the look of happiness on Lucas's face and smiled. He entered the room and made his presence known. "Well, she looks like she is doing well. What's her name?"

Out of habit, Brooke answered. "Sydni." Then she quickly realized that he meant Sophie. "Sorry, force of habit." The doctor giggled along with Brooke and Lucas. "Her name," Brooke said, taking Sophie out of Lucas's arms, "Is Sophia Claire Scott. Sophie for short."

The doctor took Sophie from Lucas and listened to her breathing. He smiled and handed her back to Lucas. "Well, Sophie's doing great. She can go home whenever you would like. Just make sure that tomorrow she gets to the pediatrician ok?" He said, shaking Brooke an Lucas's hands.

"Ok, girls" Lucas said, putting Sophie into the car seat and onto the stroller. "Let's go home all you hot Scott women." Brooke smiled and they kissed before leaving the hospital and entering their new world.

A/N: This was orginally a whole chapter, but it was getting really long, so i split it up into two. the next chapter, and the second to last before the sequal, should be up by thursday. Then, i have to go to colombus for passover and i might not have internet access, it depends if my dad is in a good mood or not. If i don't, than expect the final chapter by the end of next week.

Thanks,

Sara

P.S. Chad and Sophia are getting married tomorrow!

P.P.S. only 2 days until new OTH! AHHH BRUCAS IS BACK!