I'm so proud of myself! I updated the same night! YAY! Okay so this fills you in a little more if you don't watch Everwood. If you have any questions just ask. Hope you like. Thanks to all of you who reviewed already! Enjoy and review. If you have any suggestions let me know!


"Are you being ignored too?" A boy appeared next to the picnic bench where Madison had resided.

"No, I'm just watching." Madison replied. This was no average boy. He had a baby carrier in tow, "Is she yours?"

"Yup, mine all mine." Jake said placing the carrier on the table, "Her name's Jenny."

"She's adorable!" Madison began tickling the little girls stomach, content only when she giggled and squirmed, "How old is she?"

"Eight months." Jake said proudly.

"How old are you?" Madison knew he had to be around Nathan's age.

"Seventeen." Jake felt like he was being drilled by a drill sergeant. He didn't understand why this strange girl was asking him all these questions.

"What about the mom?" Madison wanted to know these things. She needed to find these things out.

"She was eighteen when she had her but then she bolted. It's just me and Jenny girl now." Jake raised his eyebrows curiously, "Why do you want to know all this stuff anyway?"

"Just for my personal knowledge." Madison didn't know if she should tell this boy. She didn't even know this boys name, "I'm Madison by the way. I'm Nathan's cousin."

"I'm Jake. I'm Nathan's friend." Jake shook her hand. He didn't even know Nathan had a cousin.

"God what's with those two?" Madison focused back on the heated game.

"Sibling rivalry. Always got to be better than your brother." Jake shrugged sitting on the table next to Madison.

"Whoa, wait." Madison needed a second to take it all in, "They're brothers?"

"The infamous Scott brothers." Jake eyed her questioningly. If she was Nathan's cousin wouldn't she know that he had a half-brother? Then Jake thought about how rough things were between the two before this past year and understood why it was never mentioned.

"I knew Uncle Dan had another son I just didn't realize it was Lucas." Madison eyed the two closely. You would've never guessed the two were brothers if you didn't know them.

"Yup it's Lucas alright. You're seeing them on a god day." Jake laughed lifting Jenny out of her seat to feed her.

"Is it easy?" Madison said watching Jake feed his daughter.

"Is what easy?" Jake found Madison very curious and weird. It figured she was related to Nathan.

"Raising a baby on your own?" Madison reached over and touched Jenny's brown curls.

"It's never easy raising a kid on your own." Jake said truthfully. If it weren't for his parents and Peyton, Jake would've gone crazy a long time ago, "Would you mind telling me why you're so curious."

"Alright," Madison needed someone to talk to. Who better than a guy going through the same thing as she was, "You have to promise me to keep this between us until I'm ready to tell everyone else. Promise?"

"Scouts honor." Jake held up his fingers.

"I'm pregnant." Madison said softly, afraid that Nathan and Lucas would overhear.

"Oh," Jake didn't really know how to react, "Make's sense now why you were so curious."

"So if I was prying just wanted to know your perspective." Madison felt bad that she had fired the questions at him.

"I'm guessing you're doing this alone." Jake now knew what Madison was all about. She was alone and scared and just wanted some comforting words of advice without actually asking for them.

"Yeah I am." Madison looked down at her hands.

"Where is he?" Jake actually pitied this girl. She was like he had been when Nikki first let.

"I left him home in Everwood." Madison looked over at Jake, "He's only sixteen. His father wouldn't let me tell him."

"Whoa, what?" Jake didn't understand. Obviously this whole ordeal was upsetting but she wasn't making any sense.

"His father's a doctor and I was stupid enough to go to him. He told me he'd take care of me and the baby no matter what I needed as long as I didn't tell him." Madison fought back her tears, "Me like the idiot I am listened. Ephram has so many dreams and I can't take that away from him."

"Could I say something on the matter?" Madison nodded, "What about your dreams? Is it fair that you're giving up on yours for your child?"

"Did you give up you dreams?" Madison already knew the answer.

"Not completely." Jake shook his head, "But he deserves to know no matter what his father tells you."

"But I'm twenty. I've followed my dreams already and it's not fair that he'll have to give his up." Madison let a lone tear slid down her cheek. She loved Ephram with all her heart and that was why she spared him this burden.

"I was only sixteen when Jenny came along but I don't know what I'd do without her anymore." Jake said truthfully looking down at his baby girl. He had raised her pretty well so far and he didn't regret for one second about the choices he'd made.

"Jake!" Lucas yelled finally snapping out of his win mode.

"Luke my man!" Jake got up with Jenny on his hip, "What's up?"

"Nothing too much." Lucas glanced over at Nathan, "I whooped his ass again."

"It was two points Lucas, get over it." Nathan said utterly defeated.

"Hey, hey chill out children." Jake said holding his free hand up.

"Okay Pappa Jake." Lucas joked, "So I see you've met Nate's cousin Madison."

"Yeah, we're old friends." Jake joked winking at her. Madison was afraid that the secret she had just shared with Jake would leak out.

"Yeah we go way back." Madison looked up at the sky. The sky was changing from blue to purple to a pinkish color as the sun set behind the trees.

"It's getting late guys. Princess here needs her beauty sleep." Jake said and Madison thought he was referring to her but then realized he had been talking about Jenny who was yawning in his arms, "Nice to meet you Madison. See you around."

"You too Jake." Madison grabbed Jenny's little hand, "'Night 'night Jenny."

"Yeah we better get home too." Nathan looked at his watch, "Where are you staying?"

"Well I need to go check in with your mom because hopefully I'm staying with her." Madison shrugged following Lucas and Nathan back towards town.

"Well you're out of luck. Mom's out been sleeping at the hospital with Dad." Nathan grinned just as Lucas hand earlier. That's where she recognized that Scott grin, "But if you want I've got a couch at my place that you're welcome to."

"You're place? Hospital?" Madison questioned.

"Yes, cuz, you've missed a lot." Nathan draped his arm around Madison shoulders, "Let's see where to begin. Mom and Dad were going to get a divorce than Dan decided to have a heart attack. I got emancipated and then I married my girlfriend. I live in an apartment on the other side of town."

"Is Uncle Dan okay?" Madison was concerned. Though her and Dan were never close, he was family.

"He's still alive." Nathan said bitterly.

"You got married?" Madison moved to the next surprise.

"Yup a few weeks ago." Nathan smiled thinking about Haley, "You can meet her when we get to my place."

"Can't wait." Madison said squeezing her little cousin, "Here's my car. Want a ride?"

"Have your driving skills improved?" Nathan said sarcastically.

"I taught someone how to drive and he passed." Madison taunted back.

"I'll guess I'll take a ride." Nathan said getting in the passenger seat.

"What about you Luke?" Madison asked before she got int.

"Nah, I'm going to wait for my mom." Lucas said turning towards the café.

"Momma's boy." Nathan played.

"'Night guys." Lucas said before disappearing through the door.

"So Maddy fill me in on your life." Nathan said as they cruised over to his apartment.

"Let's save that for a better day."


So I'm going to need a name for Madison's baby. Tell me if you want a boy or girl and then give me a name. I like the unusual names and any names that are both boy and girl. I have an idea for a girl so if anyone want's Madison's baby to be a girl I have a really cute name in mind so I apologize now if I don't use your suggestion! Please let me know what you think. Madison won't be having the baby for a long time so you have no hurry.