"Mm…get up, Broody" Brooke said, smacking Lucas's chest. "My doctor's appointment is in 30 minutes"
"Oh…ok" Lucas pulled himself up. "Doctors appointment?" he asked.
"Um…Lucas?" Brooke said, pointing at her stomach.
"Oh…right" Lucas felt a sinking dread- last night Brooke had told him she was pregnant, and he still hadn't told his mother.
"Reality sinking in?" Brooke asked softly.
"Yeah" Lucas nodded his head. After getting dressed, him and Brooke got into the car and drove to the Planned Parenthood center.
"Ms. Davis?" the nurse called 15 minutes after they had gotten there. Brooke shivered and got up. Lucas hugged her comfortingly and followed her to the cold room. Hadn't he done this only a year earlier?
"Ok…Ms. Davis, looks like you're pregnant…about a month along" the nurse said. "Do you know your options?"
"Um…kind of" Brooke said softly.
"Ok…abortion, adoption, or obviously, keeping the baby. While we cannot make these decisions for you, we can guide you- if you do not have a father in the life of the child, then you need to think carefully about what you're gonna do"
"I'm the father" Lucas said.
"Right…ok now well you two- babies are expensive, they're time consuming, and they require a lot of patience and love, and there are couples out there who are more apt and probably will be better at this than you two…there are many couples who also would love a baby and are unable to have one, so consider your options closely- babies need and deserve a stable environment, and if you are not able to provide that, then it is wise to think about adoption" the nurse said. "I'm gonna leave you two to discuss things while I do some paperwork" she said, leaving the room.
"So…Lucas" Brooke sighed, turning her head to look at him.
"Brooke…I don't know" Lucas said. "I can't imagine giving my child up for adoption, especially because I was so close to meeting that fate"
"Same here" Brooke sighed. "And no abortion…so I guess we're definitely keeping the baby?"
"Yeah" Lucas sighed, rubbing his eyes. "I guess…and now for telling mom"
"Yeah…what are we gonna do, though? Where is the baby gonna live?" Brooke asked.
"Um…I don't know, Brooke" Lucas said. "We'll figure it out"
"Ok…well we should go" Brooke and Lucas left the room, checked out, and drove home.
"Ok, my parents are in Prague for a year" Brooke said, emerging from the office of the person who was in charge of the household. "And I called and told them I was gonna get an apartment, and they didn't really pay much attention so I'm guessing that's ok"
"What are you gonna do with an apartment?"
"I was hoping you'd live with me and the baby…unless we just live separately and see the baby at different times" Brooke swallowed.
"No! I still have to tell my mother" Lucas said. "I better call and do that"
"Right" Brooke said, sitting down on her bed.
"Hey, mom?" Lucas said into the phone. He explained the last few days' occurrences and what he and Brooke planned to do. He hung up with her and turned to face Brooke.
"What'd she say?"
"She's still in shock…she concluded with 'fine, whatever'"
"Lovely" Brooke smiled sarcastically.
"Yeah…anyway" Lucas said, sitting down. "Continuing with what we're gonna do"
"Before we get too in depth with this, Lucas, I have a bone to pick with you" Brooke said firmly. "I hope you're not with me just because of the baby"
"No! Brooke, never" Lucas said, playing with her hair. "Baby or no baby, I would wanna be with you anyway…when we temporarily 'ended' our relationship 2 and a half weeks ago, I was hoping you'd forgive me and we'd be able to go out again and be the couple we were before…because I love you so damn much, Brooke, you don't understand" Lucas whispered. "Getting back together with you has almost nothing to do with the baby- I would have wanted this to take place even if you hadn't been pregnant…you have to understand that"
"Ok…Lucas, I love you too" Brooke whispered. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her softly.
"Teenage parents- not gonna be fun" Lucas said. "But we'll get through this, Brooke…we knew the risks, and now we have to deal with the consequences…but we'll be ok"
"Lucas, I'm going to be such a horrible mother" Brooke worried. "The baby will be so screwed over because of me!"
"No, you wont be, Brooke" Lucas said. "You won't be"
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Peyton yawned and ran downstairs to open the door. "Jake" she sighed.
"Can we just talk?" he asked.
"Yeah…come in" she yawned again. She was too tired for crazy things like this.
"I wanted to explain what happened with Nikki"
"What happened with, Nikki, Jake? You cuddling with her right in front of me? I don't need much of an explanation" Peyton snapped.
"Look- she's pregnant" Jake said quietly.
"Is it yours?" Peyton asked sharply.
"No" Jake said. "But she wanted me to pretend it's hers"
"And you agreed!"
"No! She has lung cancer, Peyton, and there's nowhere for the baby to go…and it'll probably have a lot of birth defects"
"Right…and you were hugging her because?"
"She told me she had cancer! Wouldn't you hug someone who just told you they had cancer?"
"Yeah…" Peyton sighed. "So what are you gonna do, Jake?"
"Um…nothing- she's gonna have to survive on her own" Jake said.
"Right…kind of harsh, but right nonetheless" Peyton said.
"And I came to apologize, Peyt…and let you know that I'll be letting Nikki see Jenny because she's only got a year to live" Jake sighed. "And it would be cruel to not let her see her daughter"
"Yeah…understood" Peyton said softly.
"And I'm so, so, SO sorry, Peyton…I didn't mean to hurt you, I love you too much, I hope you accept my apology"
"Yeah…I do, but I think its best if we cool things down for a while, ok?" Peyton said.
"Ok, I agree, whatever you want…but will you still watch Jenny?" Jake asked timidly.
"Of course! She's my girly girl" Peyton laughed, hugging Jake. "I will definitely watch Jenny" she said. Jake beamed and then nodded.
"I'm gonna get going…thanks for hearing me out, Peyton"
"No problem, Jake" Peyton smiled, retreating to her room when he left.
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"Ok…one's name is definitely Alyssa" Haley told Nathan, giggling.
"I like Elizabeth" Nathan said. "I always wanted to name my daughter Elizabeth"
"Aw…you thought about names?" Haley asked.
"Yeah…I like the name Elizabeth" Nathan said.
"I don't know, Nate…Elizabeth and Alyssa? Almost rhyming names? Come on! We want them to have their own individual personalities…oh! Wait! I got a name"
"Yeah?" Nathan asked.
"Emily! I love that name!"
"Emily and Alyssa…perfect" Nathan said. "Now middle names?"
"Did you forget? Alyssa Roxanne" Haley beamed.
"Hales, exactly how much free time did you have on your hands when you were little?"
"Nathan!" Haley shrieked, smacking him on the arm.
"Kidding, babe…" Nathan laughed, kissing her forehead. She pouted but there was a twinkle in her eye.
"And Emily Caitlin"
"Nice…got that covered" Nathan laughed. "Emily Caitlin and Alyssa Roxanne…good names, Hales"
"What did I say? My children are going to have good names"
"Yeah" Nathan laughed, hugging Haley. "Ok, we should get going, Brooke told us all to meet at her house…some sort of big news"
"Oh…that means I have to get up" Haley whined.
"Yeah…sorry babe" Nathan laughed, helping Haley up.
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"I wonder if they'll change their minds about me and think I'm a useless slut like they used to" Brooke confided in Lucas, walking up and down the length of her large room.
"Baby, they're your best friends, of course they won't think that because it's not true"
"But-"
"Brooke, sweetheart, love of my life, just calm down, ok?" Lucas said, pulling her into his arms and kissing her. "They're not gonna turn their back on you, they're not gonna be anything but concerned for you and the baby, and you need to snap out of thinking everyone hates you and thinks you're a slut, because that image has changed a lot in past year…so calm down" Lucas laughed, stroking her hair. "I love you, ok?"
"Ok" Brooke took a deep breath as she heard the cars pull up. Four friends filtered into Brooke's room.
"SO…big news, huh?" Peyton asked. "Dish the dirt, girlfriend!"
"Um…I'm pregnant" Brooke whispered.
"Whoa…come again?" Haley said.
"Me, pregnant" Brooke stated simply.
"Wow…Brooke" Peyton said. "And it's…"
"Luke's" Brooke sighed.
"Wow…well…our babies can be friends!" Haley said enthusiastically. Brooke's eyes filled with tears and threatened to spill over. Haley leaned over to Nathan and told him her and Peyton should probably talk to Brooke alone so the guys should leave for a little. Nathan shot Lucas a look, and he, Lucas, and Jake exited. Brooke waited to hear the door shut before she burst out into tears.
"Shh…Brooke, sweetheart, its ok" Haley said comfortingly, hugging Brooke and letting her cry. "You'll be ok"
"Haley! How am I gonna raise a kid? I'm gonna be a horrible mother and the kid's gonna hate me and ugh I can't believe this is happening to me…I should have been more careful!"
"Brooke…you can't do anything about it now…are you keeping the baby?" Peyton asked.
"Yeah! Lucas doesn't wanna give it up for adoption and I don't wanna have an abortion and so we're kind of stuck with it"
"Brooke…" Haley said. "I can't imagine what I could say to erase your fears, but you're a strong girl, you'll be fine…and we're here to help"
"Haley, you'll have twins, I can hardly ask you to help" Brooke laughed nervously.
"I'll help, every day, Brooke" Peyton said, hugging her best friend. "You'll be ok…stay strong"
"Ok"
"Enough gooeyness…time to watch a movie…my favorite!" Haley said, producing a DVD from her purse.
"Mean girls! Yes!" Brooke shrieked, putting it in her DVD player. Haley, Peyton, and Brooke settled against the pillows and threw covers over themselves. Brooke sighed happily at the comforting light of the screen and the beginning scene of her favorite movie playing…she needed time to be a kid before she had to begin raising one.
A/N: Alright…not much to say really besides REVIEW! You guys have been WONDERFUL with those, and I appreciate them so, so much…I almost have 60 reviews! Woot!