"So class…no homework over Spring Break- enjoy, seniors, and don't forget you'll be hearing from your colleges!" the professor laughed. "Now get!" A huge shout of joy erupted through the 7th period economy class…it was the day before Spring Break!

"One week of NO freaking school, Haley!" Brooke shrieked. Haley mumbled something about being sick. "Aw Haley are you ok?" Brooke asked.

"No! I swear to god if Nathan could just not be so- UGH! I'm never letting him get me pregnant again!"

"Ok" Brooke nodded, figuring it was easier to go along with Haley than anything else.

"Cheery!" Lucas's face lit up at the sight of his girlfriend and he came over to envelope her in a huge hug.

"Hey sweetie" Brooke said, kissing him. "Ooh, you didn't shave this morning…I like it"

"Haha…thanks" he laughed. "You feeling ok, Hales?"

"NO! Do I look ok?" she snapped.

"Cheer up Haley James Scott, its SPRING BREAK!" Brooke shrieked.

"Brooke…you're only two months along, I cant wait to see you when the morning sickness REALLY kicks in"

"Oh no" Lucas said. "That's not gonna be fun"

"Lucas!"

"Sorry babe" he laughed.

"No problem" she said, sticking her tongue out at him. He kissed her and pushed her out to the car, causing her to shriek and jump.

"Broody! You scared the hell out of me!"

"I was right behind you…"

"STILL!"

"Sorry?"

"Good answer" she giggled, opening the door to her car. "Race you home, Broods"

"Whose home?"

"Mine, duh!" Brooke giggled, and turned on her ignition. Lucas gaped.

"You're serious?"

"Dead"

"YOU'RE ON, Brooke!" Lucas yelled, running to get in his car. They both drove at insane speeds to her house, but Lucas admitted that Brooke slammed into the driveway a split second earlier than he did.

"I won!"

"I let you"

"No you didn't" Brooke pouted. "I won"

"Ok, babe, you won" Lucas laughed, hugging her. "So this week we have to go apartment shopping?"

"Yes…a pretty apartment and I got a job" Brooke smiled.

"Really?" Lucas asked, surprised. "Where?"

"Law firm…filing papers, I told them I was a law major and other stuff so yeah" Brooke said.

"Good…I'm proud of you- I still have basketball scouts like every weekend" Lucas said. "I don't have time for a job, but hopefully I'll get drafted by the Bobcats"

"That would be SO good, Lucas" Brooke giggled.

"I know…come on" he laughed, kissing her and following her into her bedroom.

"Alright" Brooke said when they were settled. "If we're gonna have a baby, then we're gonna have to name it"

"How logical" Lucas laughed. Brooke smacked him and opened a baby book of names that she had bought. "Wait, Brooke, you don't have the names planned out? Every girl has their kid's names planned out"

"Honey, am I every girl?" Brooke asked.

"Good point"

"Yeah" Brooke laughed. She started flipping through the pages of the book. "I have nowhere to go, Lucas…girl, boy, old fashioned, modern? How did my parents name me BROOKE?"

"It's a beautiful name, babe, I love it" Lucas said. "It fits you perfectly"

"You think?"

"Yeah"

"Well I guess I'm just gonna have to wait till the baby's born to name her…or him"

"It's gonna be a him"

"Her!"

"Him"

"Her…"

"I love you" Lucas said, pulling Brooke into a kiss.

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"Ok…we need to get two cribs…pink and purple sheets" Haley giggled.

"Can one be blue?" Nathan begged.

"Aw baby are you stinging that it's not a boy?"

"NO! I love my girls already…just can one be blue?"

"Absolutely not" Haley giggled. "They're girls!"

"Fine…gosh" Nathan laughed.

"That's so cute…bumblebees! And teddy bears!" Haley squealed.

"That is cute" Nathan admitted. "So you wanna do bumblebees and teddy bears for the girls?"

"Yeah" Haley said. "We can go order them"

"Ok" they ordered the crib, changing table, and rocking chairs for the girls and then left the store.

"I'm so excited, Nathan!" Haley giggled.

"Yeah" he smiled, pulling her into a hug. "You sure all this walking isn't doing anything to hurt them?"

"Positive, honey" Haley laughed. "I need this exercise anyway, I was starting to feel antsy just sitting"

"Right" he laughed. "I love you"

"Love you too babe"

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"Are we there yet?" Brooke whined.

"Sweetie, Chapel Hill is a while away" Lucas explained.

"Why are we buying an apartment in Chapel Hill?" Brooke asked.

"Because that's where UNC is"

"Oh…right…college" Brooke sighed. "That's not gonna be fun"

"Uh, no, its not" Lucas said. "But we'll make it through, Brooke"

"Lucas…you had every opportunity to dump me and the baby on the street…why did you stick around?" Brooke asked. "Not many guys stay"

"You know why?" Lucas asked.

"Why?"

"Because I love you, Brooke, and because I wanna be in this baby's life. Look, I have always been raised with the 'right' way of thinking, and that included realizing that any child I had would be my child forever and ever and there's nothing I can do about it. And I wasn't gonna be another Dan and make you a victim of what my mother had to go through…not happening. And in all honesty Brooke…I'm madly crazily in love with you" Lucas whispered, resting his free hand on her arm.

Brooke wiped tears from under her eyes and sniffled. "Aw, don't cry" Lucas said, rubbing her arms. "I hate it when you cry…makes me want to"

"Lucas…what did I do to deserve you?"

"Nothing…the question is what did I do to deserve you?"

"Um…nothing, Lucas, I don't deserve someone as good as you! Look, I spent the last 2 months wishing I never would've gotten pregnant, and you're all 'I already love this baby' and I feel bad, Luke, that I don't want my own child!"

"Brooke, sweetie, you're 18. Of course you don't want this child…if you could go back in time, you wouldn't wanna be pregnant, would you?"

"Of course not"

"Obviously! Look, I'm not thrilled you're pregnant, but I had something to do with it…so I have to deal with the consequences, pretty or ugly. Brooke, it's ok that you don't want the baby, its normal- I would be surprised if you were all thrilled at the idea"

"Lucas, I'm going to be such a horrible, horrible mother" Brooke said softly. "I'm gonna like destroy the poor child after the first week"

"Baby, you're not gonna be a bad mother…I've seen you with Jenny and other children…you're great with them"

"But they weren't MY kids, I could hand them to their respective parents whenever the hell I wanted and not to have to deal with their crying and whining and all that"

"Brooke, you'll do fine…and remember, I'll be right there with you"

"Ok" Brooke said softly. "I love you Lucas, thank you"

"No problem" he laughed, kissing her cheek softly and twisting the steering wheel to keep the car in control.

"So now what exactly are we looking for?" Brooke asked.

"A reasonably cheap, nice apartment"

"Cheap and nice? Not in the same sentence is real estate" Brooke sighed. "This isn't gonna be fun"

"When was house shopping ever fun?"

"True that" Brooke said. Lucas turned into the real estate agent's building's parking lot and parked the car. They both got out and entered the building, only to be greeted by an overzealous seller.

"Mr. Scott and Ms. Davis! House shopping, I see!" the agent said boisterously. "Let's get going, shall we?" she said. "Follow me out" Brooke and Lucas followed the agent out to her car, where they drove to the first apartment complex.

"Oh…Lucas it's so pretty!" Brooke said.

"Yeah…how much are we talking a month?"

"About a thousand" the agent said. "Pretty good deal- I mean 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen"

"True- and Lucas it's only 5 minutes away from USC! So we're basically living ON campus, and the apartment is so pretty" Brooke said. "What do you think?"

"Well with your income and mine and your parent's help, we should be able to work with it" Lucas agreed. "We'll talk and get back to you" Lucas said, and him and Brooke shook hands with the agent and got into the car. They returned home 4 hours later, exhausted from their apartment excursion.

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"I can't believe Brooke is pregnant, Keith…and Lucas is doing the right thing and getting an apartment with her up at USC" Karen sighed.

"At least he's not pulling a Dan on Brooke" Keith said.

"I know, but why Brooke of all people? Why does he stick with her? That girl is nothing but trouble!" Karen cried. Brooke was passing by Lucas's kitchen to go to his room when he heard Karen say that. She stopped dead in her tracks and listened quietly and carefully.

"I don't know, Karen, I guess he must love her" Keith said.

"He can't love her! You can't love people at 18"

"You loved Dan" Keith stated simply. Brooke felt an unexpected feeling of warmth toward Keith- he was defending her.

"But that's different"

"How? You were in the same position they were in, Karen, and they're gonna deal with that in their own way. You should be proud of Luke for choosing the right thing to do, which is stay and support the baby instead of abandon it like Dan" Keith said firmly.

"I know…but what does he see in Brooke?" Karen asked.

"What you saw in Dan…what every boy when he falls in love with his soul mate sees- himself. And Karen, I know you're Lucas's mother, and I know I am probably in no place to say this, but I know Lucas- he's a levelheaded responsibly guy and there's a reason he's with Brooke, and that reason looks to me to be much more than a child- it looks like he's in love with her" Keith said.

"I can't fathom that"

"Don't try to- what goes on in his head will never be known to anyone but him, and obviously he sees something in Brooke that you and I can't…so just go with it, Karen"

"Fine, you have me convinced" Karen sighed. "I'm worried about the baby more than them- how will they deal with a baby? Brooke can't raise a child; she can barely take care of herself!"

"They'll deal with the baby just like you did! They'll make it- there's two of them, not one like you"

"True…it's causing me a lot of stress, this pregnancy"

"It's ok…you need a break, come on, lets go take a walk and grab something to eat"

"Ok" Karen sighed. Her and Keith left, and Brooke entered the kitchen and sat down at the table, waiting for Lucas to get out of the shower. Unexpected tears started falling down her cheek and she was so lost in them that she didn't notice Lucas walk into the kitchen.

"Brooke! Are you ok?" Lucas asked anxiously. Brooke shook her head yes but the tears kept filtering down her face. "Sweetie tell me what's wrong" Lucas said, hugging her close to him. Brooke explained what she had heard and an immediate look of fury crossed his face.

"Listen to me Brooke, and listen to me closely- I love you, ok? So much. And what Keith said was true- I do see something in you that they don't, and that's a something I cant explain because it's a feeling that runs too deep for words. This baby was unexpected, but now we have to deal with it, and my personal attitude is to make the best out of the situation. Neither of us are ready for parenthood, but the choices we made resulted in consequences, and now we have to deal with those consequences. I'll be there through everything Brooke, and you're going to be a great mother. So ignore my mother and yours and all those skeptics…because you prove them wrong every single day"

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"Aw…these clothes are SO cute" Haley giggled as she unpacked the clothes for the twins. "Pink, purple, and blue for you" she laughed.

"Yes, blue for me" Nathan laughed.

"Aw but they know their daddy loves them anyway…right?" she giggled.

"So much" Nathan said, kissing Haley. She laughed and folded the clothes into two neat piles.

"Tay is moving here in like 3 months"

"Awesome" Nathan said. "Hurricane Taylor"

"Aw Tay's made mistakes in the past but she's got a heart of gold- she was always secretly my favorite sister"

"Ooh, really?"

"Yeah!"

"Cool" Nathan laughed. "I'm just imagining what it's gonna be like having two crying baby girls in the house in like 6 short months"

"Not fun"

"We'll get through it"

"Of course we will…we're us"

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"Lucas don't you dare push me in!" Brooke shrieked.

"Babe I'm not gonna push you in" Lucas laughed, following her into the pool. Brooke dunked her head under the water and came back up with her hair wet.

"Woo that felt good" Brooke giggled. Lucas splashed water on her and she shrieked loudly.

"Lucas Eugene Scott! You're gonna pay for that!" Brooke shouted, splashing him back.

"Oh no…the wrath of Brooke"

"The wrath of Brooke indeed" she giggled, splashing immense amounts of water at Lucas. He grabbed her waist and pulled her into a kiss.

"I love you, you know that, right?" he asked.

"Uh huh"

"Ok…good…cause I'm gonna throw you in!" he said, grabbing her, tossing her over his shoulder and then throwing her back in the pool, causing her to shriek with delight and surprise.

"Lucas…." she said, a threatening tone in her voice, but her eyes twinkling. "I'm gonna get you!"

A/N: cute chapter, nothing big…review!