I think I made you all wait long enough. The mystery stranger is revealed and secrets come out. Tell me what you think of it and give me some suggestions.

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"I thought that was you Brooke." The petite brunette said stepping closer towards Brooke.

"Haley, what are you doing here?" Brooke was in shocked to see Haley James standing before her.

"I should ask you the same thing." Haley placed her hands on her hips, "You just up and left us all high and dry."

"I couldn't stay with him around Hales," Brooke looked down at the ground, "You know that."

"He's been a mess since you left. He wouldn't eat or sleep. That was until I brought him out here for a little vacation." Haley smiled.

"He's here?" Brooke felt a lump rising in her throat. She knew she needed to get out of there. She could let him see.

"Somewhere around here." Haley looked around, "I think you should talk to him."

"I can't Haley." Brooke felt like she could breath.

"Haley, I can't leave you alone for five seconds." The voice made Brooke's hair to rise on the back of her neck. She longed to hear that voice for so long and now it just made her sick.

Again she did what Brooke Davis did best. She bolted again leaving Adam with Summer and Marissa. She knew he'd be in good hands until they got back to the Cohen's house.

"Brooke wait!" She half expected Lucas to run after her but it wasn't Lucas; it was Ryan, "What's going on?"

"That's him." Brooke stopped running and let the tears out, "That's Lucas."

"Oh." That was all Ryan could think of to say.

"And here I though running away to California would put distance between us but boy was I wrong again." Brooke rambled on and saw Summer, Seth and Marissa running towards the duo with Adam and Lucas and Haley following.

"Brooke I need to talk to you." Lucas said when he finally reached her.

"Go to hell Lucas." Brooke pulled away from him.

"Please Brooke, I'm so sorry." Lucas stepped closer reaching for her arm.

"Leave me alone, Lucas." Brooke pulled her arm out of his grasp.

"Please Brooke," Lucas grabbed her again, "We need to talk."

"I said let go." Brooke's voice was cold and heartless. It was not at all like Ryan remembered it.

"I think you better let her go." Ryan didn't even think through what he was doing. Brooke needed help again and there he was yet again.

"Who the hell are you?" Lucas tried to push past Ryan.

"Someone you don't want to mess with." Ryan clenched his fists ready to fight Lucas off.

"Ryan stop." Brooke pushed Ryan out from between her and Lucas, "This is between me and him."

"Can we go and talk somewhere?" Lucas pulled Brooke towards the beach, "Somewhere where we won't be bothered?"

"Five minutes on the beach." Brooke ripped her arm out of his hand, "That's all you get."

"That's all I need." Lucas said as they made their way to the beach. They walked to the edge of the water where the waves crashed at their feet. It was so peaceful by the water just like it was back in Tree Hill.

"Brooke, I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. You know that." Lucas lifted her chin so she looked at him, "Do you know that?"

"No I don't Lucas. If you didn't mean to hurt me you wouldn't have done anything that could." Brooke really didn't want to talk to him anymore, "It still hurts."

"I'm in love with you Brooke. I was scared and I didn't know how to handle it. I didn't love her. I don't love her, I love you." Lucas held her shoulders hoping that she would just see.

"I loved you too Lucas but you know the saying. Once a cheater always a cheater." Brooke started to back away towards the pier, "I need to start making some better decisions and I'm sure this is one of them. Goodbye Luke."

"Brooke, please." Lucas reached towards her but she ran towards the pier not wanting him to see her tears. She tripped and fell to her knees but didn't pick herself up. She just kneeled there as her wounds were reopened. Her heart was bleeding all over again. She was doing this for Adam she kept reminding herself of that fact. For Adam.

"Are you alright?" Ryan said taking her hand, helping her up.

"No, no I'm not." Brooke's chest heaved with sobs.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Ryan asked in pure concern.

"There's nothing anybody can do. I'm all alone." Brooke told him. She just felt so utterly alone.

"Don't say that." Ryan wrapped his arms around her, "I'm here for you."

"Why couldn't I have found you a year ago?" Brooke smiled letting her tears to slip onto his shirt. Both Lucas and Marissa stared at the sight with disgust. Why were they holding each other? They barely knew each other.

"I don't know." Ryan rubbed her back trying to calm her down. The only reason she kept coming back to him was because he felt so much like Lucas. If she couldn't have the real Lucas it felt better knowing she had Ryan.

"I need to go get Adam." Brooke pulled away and walked back onto the pier where the rest of the gang was waiting. Brooke scooped Adam out of his stroller and hugged him closely, "Mommy's here baby."

"Mommy?" Haley couldn't believe her ears, "He's yours?"

"Yeah." Brooke knew that Haley was a smart girl and she would put two and two together.

"He's Lucas' isn't he?" Brooke was right. It didn't even take her ten seconds to see the resemblance.

"You can't tell him." Brooke pleaded fighting back her tears.

"I have to tell him. He has a son! He deserves to know." Haley couldn't believe Brooke was asking her to keep that big of a secret from Lucas. Lucas and Haley told each other everything and this especially Lucas needed to know about.

"He deserves nothing." Brooke said coldly.

"I know you're mad at him but this isn't right. Your son deserves to know his father and much as Lucas deserves to know him." Haley was so angry with Brooke she didn't want to even look at her.

"Look at what you just said Haley. He's my son!" Brooke wanted to lash out and smack Haley. She wouldn't understand until she was in the same position as Brooke was.

"You're not stupid Brooke." Haley said firmly, "You know what I mean."

"Just leave it alone Haley." Brooke eyes watered, "Please."

"You know I'm not stupid either Brooke." Haley had gained herself a feisty little attitude since Brooke had left, "Drop the little pitiful act. You know I'm not buying it."

"It's not an act Haley." Brooke tried to steady her trembling voice.

"Don't even try that, Brooke, I know you better than that." Haley wasn't going to drop it until she got what she wanted. She wanted Brooke to tell Lucas about their son.

"God Haley, just get out of here." Brooke yelled. She wasn't going to play this little game anymore. She was in control.

"Just give me what I want." Haley said simply knowing that she was cracking her.

"What do you want Haley? You always want something." The old Brooke was resurfacing and Brooke didn't like that. She had worked so hard to change but in the end she hadn't changed at all.

"Tell him." Haley placed her hands on her hips and cocked her head to the side. She reminded Brooke so much of herself. She guessed since she left someone had to fit the town slut quota.

"That's not going to happen." Two could play at this game, "Lucas isn't going to know about this."

"It's either you tell him or I will." Haley wasn't going to budge.

"Why are you doing this Haley? Are you trying to ruin all that I worked to build?" Brooke was not letting Haley talk her into changing her mind.

"Because Lucas deserves more than this." Haley had never really been a fan of Brooke Davis and this just proved why.

"Better than what? He's a cheating backstabbing bastard and he's getting exactly what he deserves." Brooke handed Adam to Seth who looked at the baby with confusion.

"What am I supposed to do with this?" He held Adam uneasily.

"Just hold him. Me and Hales have to talk." Brooke pulled Haley off to the side.

"Haley and I." Haley corrected snidely.

"So we meet again Tutor Girl." Brooke was done talking. It was her way or no way at all.

"And you thought you changed?" Haley eyed her with amusement.

"More than you know." Brooke was really trying to keep herself from hitting Haley but it was hard. She didn't want to fight herself anymore. It was time to just let lose. Brooke let lose with a swift punch to Haley's face.

"Brooke, what the hell are you doing?" Haley patted her eye lightly.

"I'm done talking with you Haley. You're all talk but you've got nothing to back yourself up. You haven't changed either." Brooke smiled. It felt so good to be back.

Haley wasn't going to take this, especially from Brooke Davis. She launched herself full force at Brooke, knocking them to the ground.

"Brooke!" Ryan yelled at her.

"Hales!" Lucas pulled her off of Brooke while Ryan restrained Brooke, "That's enough. What the hell is going on here?"

"Tell him Brooke." Haley smiled sweetly touching her lip that had blood dripping from it.

"Tell me what?" Lucas was the only one in the dark. Even Ryan knew what Haley wanted Brooke to tell Lucas.

"Nothing." Brooke pushed her hair out of her face.

"If you don't tell him I will Brooke." Haley wanted to get out of Lucas' grasped to slap Brooke hard, hopefully knocking some sense into her.

"She doesn't have to if she doesn't want to." Ryan tried to help but in reality he was just making it worse.

"Who the hell are you to judge that?" Haley didn't even know this kid yet he was in their business.

"It's okay Ryan." Brooke stepped towards Lucas, "Do you want to know why I left Lucas? And you better think hard because what I'm about to say is going to change your life forever."

"Just somebody tell me what's going on." Lucas didn't care who told him right now he just wanted to know.

"I left because I was pregnant with your baby Lucas and it made me sick to look at you. I didn't want my baby to turn out just like you so I ran away." Brooke felt like her throat was closing up. She didn't know how Lucas was going to react or what he was going to say.

"What?" Lucas' jaw dropped but he really had comprehended what she had just told him.

"You're a father Lucas." Brooke put it plainly trying to keep herself together.


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