Chapter 1: Time Flies
A/N: Hey All! I'm back! This story is dedicated to hilaryhilary. As you know I had a vote to either do a future Naley or a future Brucas, and she gave me the idea to combine it! So, thank you Hilary! I also want to thank all my loyal reviwers from Accidentally in Love, it was great! I never knew I would do that well, and I hope you all like this one just as much...! So review, please!
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
So, let's all take a trip back to Season 1, episode 19. Nathan tells Haley that he fell in love with her, and Brooke thinks she's pregnant, and leads Lucas to believe that she is. So, I'm changing it. Brooke is pregnant. So, the first few lines are from that episode, and the rest will be explained. So, to help this story, Brooke got pregnant in like October, which made her give birth in July, and Haley left to go on tour in March, but shegotpregnant in February, which made her give birth in early September, a month prematurely. Sorry, I had to do this to make the story work!
So please, read and review. And the title is And If I Had To Do It All Again, and if you didn't recognize it, that line is in the song Again, by Faith Evans. Hope you all enjoy! Oh, and in case you were wondering, I still don't own them. Nothing changed!
"Nathan, I know I'm driving you crazy," Haley said looking towards Nathan.
"No you're not," Nathan said back to Haley.
"Do you think that I'm a tease?" Haley asked.
"Stop it," Nathan said.
"Well what do you think?" Haley asked again.
"I think that you're my girlfriend, and I like to spend time with you," Nathan said as Haley looked away, then added, "Look I just don't want to push you."
"You're not," Haley argued.
"But I am. Haley, you got a tattoo for god sakes. It just freaks me out a little bit, because obviously this whole thing with us means a lot to you. I just don't want to do anything to pressure you. Or drive you away. Even though sometimes I can't help it. Just like I can't help that I fell in love with you. Cause I did. I love you, Haley. And it scares me, a little bit, but, there it is," Nathan said.
"Wow. There it is," Haley said kissing him, "I love you too," she added as they kissed again.
Brooke was in her room watching T.V. as someone knocked on the door, she turned around, just in time to see Lucas walking in.
"What part of stay away from me do you not understand?" Brooke said with attitude.
"Just give me 60 seconds, okay?" Lucas asked.
"I'm sorry but argument cutoff was 9 o'clock," Brooke struck back.
"Well, I don't want to argue. You don't even have to say anything. Just listen," Lucas paused sitting down, "My dad didn't want me, okay? Not just that he didn't want to claim me, he didn't want me to be born, I always thought that when I started a family I'd be, older, and settled, and I'd be –"
"In love?" Brooke questioned cutting him off.
"Yeah," Lucas said, then added, "But so did my mom."
"Lucas-" Brooke tried to cut him off.
"No," Lucas said wanting to get everything out, "This whole thing scares the hell out of me, okay? But whatever you decide to do, I'll be there. And if you're not ready, then you're not ready, but if you want to have this baby, then so do I. And whatever it takes for me to be a good father, I'll be there. Always. I promise you. I won't let you down," Lucas stopped noticing she was crying, "Hey."
"I have a doctor's appointment Friday," Brooke said turning back around.
"Brooke—" Lucas said, only to be cut off by Brooke.
"Listen, Lucas," Brooke started, "This doesn't change….anything. You still hurt me and….well, the only reason I'm even going to be talking to you is because of this baby," Brooke finished.
"I'll be there," Lucas promised walking out the door.
After Lucas walked out the door Brooke smiled a little, happy to know he would be there for her, and started crying to once again think of what he did to her.
10 Years Later
"Clarissa Marie Davis-Scott!" Brooke exclaimed calling her 9-year old daughter downstairs, "Your father will be here in a few minutes!"
And just to prove her point, the door opened, only to find Lucas walking in, still looking the same as he did 10 years ago.
"Where's Lissa?" Lucas asked using his favorite nickname for their daughter.
"She's getting ready," Brooke said going to give Lucas a hug.
"She just got up?" Lucas questioned pulling away from the hug.
"No. She just takes after me," Brooke said laughing.
"Ahh, I see," Lucas said laughing looking towards Brooke. After 10 years, she never lost her beauty, Lucas thought. Within the past 10 years, Brooke and Lucas managed to mend their broken relationship and form it into a friendship. They had to be civil towards each other in the beginning, even though it was extremely hard. Lucas laughed to himself thinking about the first doctor's appointment that the two of them went to.
Flashback: 10 Years
"Hey," Lucas said walking over to Brooke.
"Lucas," Brooke said not looking away from her magazine.
"Brooke, c'mon!" Lucas exclaimed. "We're going to have to be nice to each other. We're going to have a baby for God's sakes!" Lucas said trying to prove a point.
"Ms. Davis?" a nurse said walking out into the waiting room.
Brooke and Lucas got up to follow the nurse. Brooke lied down and Lucas kept his distance. The doctor walked in.
"Hey, Brooke," the doctor said.
"Hi Dr. Smith," Brooke said.
"Is this the father?" Dr. Smith said glancing up at Lucas.
"Yeah," Brooke said, "unfortunately," Brooke added mumbling under her breath.
"You guys act like you don't know each other," Dr. Smith said looking at the two of them, feeling uncomfortable with the tension.
"No, we know each other," Brooke said, "But he's also pretty tight with my former best friend," Brooke said with a sarcastic smile.
End Flashback
"Daddy!"
Lucas' thoughts were interrupted with his daughter bouncing down the stairs.
"Hey baby!" Lucas exclaimed picking up his daughter.
"Guess what?" Clarissa asked, and before she even got a response from her father she said, "I saw Aunt Peyton and Uncle Jake yesterday, and Jenny. And Jenny's 10! I'm going to be 10 soon!"
"Really?" Lucas said laughing, "Did you have sugar?"
"Yeah. We stopped by Peyton and Jake's yesterday, you know them with the cotton candy," Brooke said to Lucas.
"Ah, well, I guess she's going to get even more excited. Because we're going to see Aunt Haley and Uncle Nathan today!" Lucas exclaimed.
"No!" Clarissa screeched excitedly.
"Yes!" Lucas said mocking his daughter, "You want to come?" Lucas said towards Brooke.
"No, thank you. I'm meeting Felix tonight for dinner," Brooke said.
"Ah, the Felix factor," Lucas said sarcastically.
"Luke, I know you don't like him, but can I tend to remember when you dated a best friend of mine." Brooke said handing Lucas their daughter's bag.
"Okay, okay, Have fun!" Lucas said walking out.
"Bye Mommy!" Clarissa yelled hugging her mother.
"Bye sweetie. I'll see you tomorrow for Jenny's party. Be good for your father." Brooke reprimanded.
"Don't worry. I won't!" Clarissa called back to her mom jumping on her dad.
Brooke laughed as she thought about her past ten years. She was happy. Truly happy. Lucas and her had a great relationship. Felix and her had been dating for almost a year. And she got her best friend back. She remembered the day it all happened.
Flashback
Peyton was lying on her bed drawing as Brooke walked in.
"Hey," Brooke said.
"Hi," Peyton said extremely shocked.
"Look, I know, we're not friends, but…can I talk to you?" Brooke said coming towards her former but best friend.
"Yeah, of course," Peyton said moving over.
Brooke plopped down on Peyton's bed thinking about how many memories she had in the room. She practically grew up with Peyton, her parents weren't really there and Larry and Anna Sawyer were her stand in parents and loved Brooke as an extra daughter.
"I'm pregnant," Brooke shot out.
"What?" Peyton asked sitting up.
"Yeah. Lucas wants to be involved, but…I'm just, I'm so scared," Brooke said starting to cry.
"Brooke, it'll….it'll all work out. And, I know that you're mad at me and stuff, but I'm here for you. 100 percent…Brooke, I'm sorry about ev-" Peyton was cut off by Brooke hugging her.
"I want to call a truce, Peyt." Brooke said.
End Flashback
Brooke and Peyton put everything behind them. They became hoes over bros, buds over studs, again.
In 10 years, so much has changed, Brooke thought.
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