"What?"
"I love you" Lucas repeated.
"Lucas…you can't say something like that" Brooke cried. "After we had a fight!"
"Brooke…I love you"
"You sound like a broken record…tell me the truth, Lucas" Brooke said softly. "You love me?"
"Yes, I do, Brooke! I love you, ok? I've been holding it in for months, but I love you! I think about you every day, I dream about you every night, I can't stand to see you unhappy, I want to cry when you're with another guy, my heart jumps every time I'm around you…I love you, Brooke. And there it is…the truth"
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"Hi baby Scott…" Nathan talked to Haley's stomach. Haley giggled and kissed Nathan's head.
"I love you, Nathan" Haley said.
"I love you too, Haley…and this baby…it's gonna be hard, being teenage parents, but we'll make it through…and I'm gonna love you and our baby more than anything else in the world"
"I know it'll be hard…but we have faith in our relationship and it'll be fun…I'm excited" Haley giggled.
"Me too, Haley…me too…can we name it Nathan Jr. if it's a boy?"
"No! Nate…" Haley giggled.
"We can name it Haley Jr. if it's a girl"
"No, are you crazy, baby?" Haley laughed. "Alyssa or Conner…"
"Ok, ok" Nathan agreed. "But what about middle names?"
"Alyssa Roxanne or Conner Joseph"
"I like them" Nathan said. "They're very classy"
"Thank you…I've had them planned for the last 10 years" she giggled.
"Well, they were good names" Nathan said, tickling Haley. She giggled and shrieked.
"No, Nathan!" she shouted, twisting and laughing Nathan pulled her into a passionate kiss.
"We're gonna have to cut back on the sex once the baby's born" Nathan laughed as he redressed 2 hours later. "Or the poor kid's gonna be scarred for life"
"Says who?" Haley giggled.
"Ooh…Haley Scott being risqué"
"That's right…isn't it a total turn on?" Haley whispered.
"You sound like Brooke"
"Well I learned from the best" Haley giggled.
"True…have you told your parents about the baby?"
"Yah…they're both thrilled and happy and excited and say they can't wait to see me pregnant" Haley laughed.
"Aw really?"
"Yeah…Tay says she's gonna move in to help with the baby"
"Hurricane Taylor?"
"Aw she's not so bad, you know it…and she's so excited about the baby"
"I am too" Nathan smiled, placing a hand tenderly on Haley's stomach.
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"Lucas…" tears fell fast down Brooke's face. "Do you really mean that?"
"Yes, I do…I need you in my life, Brooke"
"But…why are you doing this to me, Lucas? You know I'm still hurting from last year…"
"I know you are, but will you just give us a chance? I know I've hurt you but I apologize thousands of times over, Brooke and I promise that I will NEVER do it again"
"But what about Janice?" Brooke asked, now almost shaking with sobs.
"Janice told me I talked so much about you that I should go get you instead of wasting my time on her"
"Lucas…"
"Brooke, I understand if you can't be with me, I've done plenty of things to chase you away, but I love you…and I wont give up- you're the girl for me…you have to believe me"
"I do, Lucas, I do…look, can I have some time to think this over?" she asked, wiping her eyes.
"Yeah, of course…" Lucas said, getting up. "I'm sorry if I sprung this on you, but I just needed to say it"
"Lucas…ok fine I can't leave without saying this" Brooke took a deep breath. "But I love you too…and I need you in my life too"
"So are you willing to give us a chance?"
"If you are" she smiled, a twinkle returning to her hazel-green eyes. "But we'll take it slow"
"Of course…I wanna show you I'm with you because I love you for who you are, Brooke…not for your body, even though it's pretty hot"
"Lucas!" Brooke laughed.
"Sorry…ok, do you wanna stay and hang or go home?"
"I'll stay and hang out…get to know my new boyfriend"
"I think you know me well enough" Lucas joked.
"Hey, you never know what else I'll find out" Brooke smiled, her eyes twinkling. Lucas could barely breathe, he was so happy she was his girlfriend again. "Lucas Eugene"
"Oh no not the middle name…Brooke Penelope" he countered.
"Ooh nice comeback, nice comeback" Brooke giggled. Lucas sat down on the bed and wrapped his arms around her.
"Am I allowed to kiss you now that we're going out?" Lucas whispered softly into her hair.
"Yes" Brooke giggled. "You are" Lucas placed a sweet kiss on her lips.
"Just keeping it slow and innocent" Lucas answered her confused looks. "I don't want you to think I'm with you for physical purposes, because I'm not"
"I know, Lucas" Brooke smiled. "I'm glad you're sweet like that…cheesy, but sweet"
"Hey…when I'm in love, I'm cheesy, ok?" Lucas laughed, kissing her hair.
"Are you really in love with me, Lucas?"
"Yeah…I am"
"I can't process that…why? I'm me. I'm a bitch. I have no heart" Brooke said, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm mean. I put people down. I don't get good grades, and I'm not a nice person"
"Uh…correction. You're not a bitch, you're just misunderstood. Your heart…it's made of gold. I see you for the person you are inside. You are this amazing woman, and you are fiercely loyal to the people you love. You are one of the most intelligent people I've ever met, you just don't apply yourself. And I know you care, you're just hurting…you were forced to be the way you are, Brooke…I love you for YOU"
"Lucas…" Brooke said, tears spilling over. "That is the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me"
"And I meant it" Lucas said, putting his arms around her. "I'm gonna give you the type of attention and love you deserve and need" he said. "How about we hot tub, huh? It'll give us time to talk"
"Really?" Brooke asked. "You don't like hot tubs anymore, remember?"
"That's only because every time I'm in one I remember you…topless"
"Lucas!"
"Kidding…they're fun…come on babe" he said, pulling her up.
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"Well, well, well…nice to see you after an entire night" Peyton snapped when Jake walked in at 11 at night.
"What?" Jake said.
"Well let's see…your daughter's been crying for daddy all night, she's sick, I'm PMSing and pissed off so that pretty much covers it…oh and Nikki called…something about wanting custody" Peyton snarled, handing Jenny to Jake and stomping to her room.
"Peyton! Peyton! Jesus Christ, Peyt, talk to me" Jake said, running in after her. "What's going on?"
"What's going on, Jake, is that you're out every night doing god knows what, and I'm at home babysitting Jenny when I need to be keeping my grades up so I can stay accepted to UNC! She's YOUR daughter, not mine, and as much as I love her, she's your responsibility, ok? I'm sleeping at my dad's tonight" Peyton said, stomping out the door.
"PEYTON! Peyton…" Jake trailed off.
A/N: Another cliffhanger! Brucas back together…yay! But don't think I'm gonna let them off that easy…review! Thanks for all the reviews so far…love them!