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"I'll show you where the rain gets in and I'll show you hurricanes and they way that summer fades underneath the weight of it all."

"Damn it!" Haley looked down at her watch and pulled the headphones off her head.

"What? We were about to do another take!" one of the random techs shouted through the glass at the recording studio.

"I told you, I'm meeting someone at 4, it's already 3:45!" The past week of recording had been hectic. Haley felt like she was getting more and more tired. On a good day she could get a few good takes of each song, but unless Chris was there, she could never get the song to be just perfect. However, if she kept up the pace she was at, she could have the entire record done by the end of the month. Except, her throat was sore after only a week.

Though she couldn't hear it through the thick glass of the recording booth, Joey dramatically sighed. "Fine we'll stop early today, but I expect at least a full track laydown tomorrow."

"Alright," she called back as she grabbed or jacket and was out the door.

During her walk back to the apartment and the subway ride, she started to think about the bigger picture, her usual "walk and worry." She was feeling rather dismal about her situation, as usual.

Wouldn't we all?

She had watched so many Park avenue mothers and compared them to the typical Tree Hill parents. They looked distant, like a baby was their new accessory that they could just throw at the nanny when they were done with it as soon as they got back to their extravagant penthouses. At least parents in Tree Hill were forced to attend weekly PTA meetings and soccer games. She'd always dreamed of having big family, and turning into the perfect Tree Hill mom, but now she felt like she was turning into a Park Avenue mom already. She didn't feel one bit maternal, and wasn't even looking forward to having a little boy or girl to dress up and teach about the world. In fact, she was scared as hell. What if she could never be the mother her mother was to her? How could she take care of someone when she still needed someone to take care of her?

As her mind wandered off, she started to wonder if Brooke would even show. She'd only talked to her once during the week, and she had managed to dodge every other Tree Hill call. She wondered if Nathan had told the whole world she was pregnant yet, or if she was going to have to spill the beans to Brooke. Either way she wasn't looking forward to it.

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Haley opened the door to her apartment, she couldn't wait to just sit down for a few minutes.

"Hey tutor girl!" a familiar voice called from the living room.

"Here we go," Haley muttered to herself. "Hey Brooke!" Haley replied loudly, with obviously fake enthusiasm as she threw down her keys on the counter and walked into the living room. She walked over to give Brooke a hug, "How did you get in here anyway?"

"I'm still here!" Chris called from the bathroom as he put the finishing touches on his hair and walked out.

"How long are you gonna be stuck living with moody over there," Brooke whispered. "He didn't even hit on me when I he let me in!"

Haley laughed at how Brooke hadn't changed, and realized how well Brooke and Lucas fit together. "Woah tutor girl, you may want to lay off the twinkies for a few days, what happened to you?"

Haley gave Brooke a minute, she knew she wasn't that dense and would figure it out, even if it took a minute. At least she didn't know all of Tree Hill knew her current predicament. Heck, if Brooke didn't know, it was likely that no one knew.

"Wait, tutor girl?" Brooke's mouth was agape. "No way!" she exclaimed.

"Way," Haley replied in a half sarcastic tone.

Brooke hugged her giddily. "This is too awesome! I'm gonna be an aunt! I can't wait to tell Lucas!"

Haley sighed deeply, contemplating if it was probable that Lucas already knew. Probable.

Chris walked towards the door and grabbed his guitar, both girls just stared at him. He looked up, "What?" he asked defensively.

"I thought you were coming to the studio today, I couldn't even get one good take," Haley practically whined.

"I can't be there every minute of the day, you'll get used to it eventually."

Maybe she didn't want to get used to it.

Chris was about to leave when he noticed Brooke was still staring. "What?" he asked in a half-joking, half-harsh tone.

"Nothing, you just really look cute in those jeans," Brooke replied in her cheesy, flirty voice.

Chris just shook his head and left. Six months ago, a hot girl throwing herself at him would have been a dream.

"By the way Brooke, he has a girlfriend," Haley added as Brooke made her last attempts at being noticed.

Wait, since when was Brooke interested in musicians? We'll just call it an insecurity for now.

"And that better not be you tutor girl!" Brooke mocked, trying to brush of f the fact that she had been denied for the first time in forever. "So, how long do I have to plan the baby shower extravaganza of the year?" Brooke had already started going through her contact list on her cell phone.

"Brooke, you can't tell all of Tree Hill!" Haley begged, but weakly.

"Oh come on Haley! This is bigger than the wedding!" Brooke was halfway through a text message.

"Brooke, seriously, no!" Haley pushed Brooke's phone down so she couldn't finish the text. Haley's tone was getting serious, but Brooke didn't seem to be picking up on it. "Listen, if this turns out anything like the wedding did six months later, I think I should give up now. You know I love you and your party personality Brooke, but you have to keep this a secret. I don't want to be the gossip of Tree Hill yet again." Haley explained seriously.

Brooke closed her cell phone and gave Haley hug. "I won't tell anyone," she whispered mid-hug.

Brooke keep a secret? And the secrets and lies just never end.