Nathan and Brooke were getting lunch together in the kitchen. He wanted so badly to tell her than he had run into Haley and her kids at the mall and that Haley asked him to tell Brooke she said hey. But he didn't want to get Brooke wound up which was bound to happen. Even if it wasn't necessarily his fault, after all, Haley spotted Nathan first. Not that it mattered but he needed something to make it soften the blow when he brought Haley up.

Brooke looked at Nathan and smiled. She couldn't wait to tell him what she found out that morning at a doctor's appointment she had gone to after her interview. As much as the timing didn't thrill Brooke, the idea of being pregnant with Nathan's child made the time issue disappear. She didn't want to focus on that, she only wanted to focus on the fact that soon they would have a child of their own and Brooke couldn't wait. Brooke hoped Nathan wouldn't freak out or make her rest all the time and not let her do anything fun once the news about their baby was out.

The two of them were so lost in their own thoughts that they didn't notice that the other one was distracted. They worked together in perfect silence until Nathan dropped the plastic cup of water he was holding and it splashed everywhere, including all over the front of Brooke causing her to screech in shock. Nathan looked at his girlfriend apologetically but couldn't keep a straight face. He burst out laughing and Brooke, who wasn't amused, smacked her hand across his shoulder.

"Nathan! It's not funny, the water is cold and now it's all over me!" Brooke shrieked.

"Baby, I'm sorry but the look on your face is absolutely priceless," Nathan replied trying not to laugh.

"I'm going to change while you clean up the mess clumsy."

Nathan grabbed Brooke's hand before she could leave the kitchen and pulled her into him, soaking wet or not, Brooke was beautiful and Nathan wanted her to know how he felt.

"Nate, you're gonna get your shirt wet," Brooke said to him.

"I don't care. I just want to hold you," Nathan whispered before he dropped a kiss on her nose.

Brooke blushed furiously. Nathan knew exactly what to say to make her cheeks turn pink and took every opportunity he was given to make it happen. He thought it was the cutest thing when Brooke blushed. He was even attracted to her when she had tears running down her face and her make up was smudging. It didn't matter what the circumstances were, Brooke would always be beautiful to Nathan.

After Brooke changed her shirt she went back to the kitchen to find the mess Nathan made with the water gone and a nice lunch spread out on the table. Complete with candles and background music. She smiled as Nathan came over to pull her chair out for her and then pushed it in too.

"Wow, Nathan, this looks great. I can only imagine how wonderful dinner's going to be if lunch looks this good," Brooke said happily.

"You just wait Miss Davis. Lunch is only a preview of dinner's excellence this evening my dear," Nathan replied as he grabbed Brooke's hand and brought it to his lips.

Brooke sighed happily. She loved everything about Nathan. Even the little things he did for her that no one else ever thought to do in her entire life. It didn't matter how many times he came home with flowers or jewelry for Brooke. Nathan didn't have to buy Brooke's love and affection. She loved him for who he was as a person not how much money he spent on her. That wasn't important to Brooke now. She learned all too quickly that money didn't buy love and it didn't buy her out of sticky situations. There was something about Nathan that allowed Brooke to show who she really was on the inside without any fear. She thought she had that with Lucas but as the days go by with Nathan it was a reminder that Lucas never let her all the way in.

"Brooke, I have something I need to share with you," Nathan said seriously after a few minutes.

"What's up baby?" she asked hoping nothing was wrong.

"I ran into Haley while I was out shopping today."

"You what?" Brooke was stunned. She was sure that Haley wasn't anywhere near the east coast and here she was having lunch with Nathan and he was telling her otherwise. This was quite a surprise.

"I was shocked too. She asked me to tell you she said hey."

"Oh ok." Brooke wasn't sure if she was happy that Haley had cared enough to have Nathan pass along a greeting or angry that Haley never bothered to pick up a phone and call Brooke to say hello in the last four and a half years. She was silent for a few minutes; she didn't want to lash out at Nathan. He wasn't the one who had left her; he was the one who was there to hold her up when her whole world had crumbled. This was too much for her to take.

"Brooke? Are you ok?" Nathan asked carefully as he watched her expression change continuously and finally settle on blank.

"I…I don't know. This is too much for me. I thought Haley was clear across the country and here she's in the mall here, and did she call and tell me she's here? NO. Damn it," Brooke replied as a tear slid down her cheek. She missed Haley so bad that knowing she was this close really stung.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have sprung that on you so quickly. I just wanted you to know because I know Haley is a friend."

Brooke didn't answer him. She just shook her head. It wasn't Nathan's fault that she reacted the way she had. It was her hormones but she couldn't tell Nathan that just yet because she hadn't even told him about the baby yet.

"Has she heard from Peyton?" Brooke asked through her tears.

"No she hasn't. Jake hasn't either," Nathan replied.

"How does Haley know that?"

Nathan drew in his breath. He knew he was going to tell Brooke everything that he learned about Haley after running into her at the mall but he was nervous now. Just hearing that Haley was in town made Brooke cry so Nathan didn't even want to imagine how she was going to react when he told her that Haley gave up her music for college, married life and motherhood. Silently he hoped that Brooke wouldn't freak out after he dropped the remainder of the bombshell.

"Haley and Jake are married now baby."

"Wait what? Hales and Jaglieski are together? Are you kidding? What else did she tell you that she didn't bother to call and tell me over the years?"

Nathan watched as Brooke furiously wiped the tears from her now angry eyes. Part of him felt bad because he knew it was because he ran into Haley that she was upset and angry. But he reminded himself that Haley was the one who left Brooke when things were rough for her. Nathan stood by Brooke faithfully through it all and it had killed him then to see her crumble like it was killing him now to see it happen all over again because Haley was back and Brooke didn't even know it.

"Are you sure want to hear all of it right now?" Nathan asked hesitantly.

"What do you mean all of it? How much did she tell you?" Brooke demanded.

"She gave up her music and came back to North Carolina and went to NC State where she met up with Jake again. They have three kids, Jenny, Lucas and Colin."

"She had kids and didn't tell me? Damn it! What did I do to deserve being shut out of her life? Nobody even knew we were together in the beginning so it can't be that she's pissed at me for that."

Brooke was beyond angry now. Swiftly her emotions had carried her from angry to furious and straight to livid. Completely skipping happiness at the idea of Haley being a mother. It didn't matter to Brooke in that moment. Her friend didn't bother to get in touch with her when she was making drastic changes in her life and that was like a slap in the face to Brooke, worse than losing Peyton's friendship.

Nathan watched Brooke silently, his breaking at the scene before his eyes. Telling Brooke was gonna be tough and he had known that from the beginning but it was becoming clearer to him that he had underestimated just how tough it was going to be for Brooke to hear it. As he continued to sit there he knew tonight couldn't be the night he proposed, he didn't want her to think it was a "pity proposal" to take her mind off Haley. Nathan knew he wasn't proposing out of anything but the truest love he had ever felt before in his life. He squeezed her hand as he stood up to begin cleaning the table and the dishes from lunch.

Brooke continued to sit in her chair seething in anger toward the situation, not so much toward Haley and definitely not at Nathan. He didn't cause this, he was just doing what he thought was a sweet thing by telling Brooke that Haley was around. She loved him for wanting to tell her even with the history she had with Haley but it was killing her inside that Haley had so many major events in her life that Brooke knew nothing about until now. And only because Nathan had run into her at the mall, with her kids. Haley's kids. Brooke was having a real hard time wrapping her head around the fact that Haley was a mother. Not because Brooke didn't think Haley could hack it as someone's mother but because she knew Haley would be an amazing mother. She wished she had known sooner, like maybe when Haley had gotten pregnant. But Brooke knew better than to dwell on what wasn't. She knew changing the past was impossible too.

"Nathan. Thanks for letting me know baby," Brooke finally said when she had calmed down enough. "I know it must have been hard for you to tell me not knowing how I would take it."

"You're welcome. I had a feeling it wasn't gonna be very well received but I have to admit I didn't think it was gonna be quite that intense," Nathan replied.

"I'm sorry about that. It's just hard for me to hear that Haley's gone through her wedding and pregnancy and labor and I was never told."

"I know this is a lot for you to take in right now but I invited them for dinner at some point. We don't have to do it if you don't want to though. I'm sure Haley would understand. I know I would. Especially since I did it thinking you'd be fine with it."

"Baby it's fine. I would love for them to come over for dinner. But not yet. There's something I need to tell you first before we entertain the idea of company during dinner." Brooke grinned mischievously at Nathan as she watched him try to figure out what she wanted to tell him.

"What is it?"

Brooke grabbed Nathan's hand and dragged him to the bedroom. Before her mom had died she gave Brooke all of her baby blankets with firm instruction to take good care of them and any children she may have in the future. She grabbed the first one she could find which was a yellow blanket with teddy bears dressed in pj's and nightcaps sleeping on clouds and various other activities. Smiling Brooke held the blanket out to Nathan. He took it with a puzzled expression, not knowing if this was what she was trying to tell him.

"What's going on Brooke? I don't understand," Nathan said dumbfounded.

"That's a baby blanket for a baby," Brooke replied.

"You want to give them to Haley?" Nathan was totally oblivious and Brooke was trying not to laugh at his confusion but he was so cute when he didn't understand something.

"No, Daddy, I want to give them to our baby," Brooke tried again hoping he would get it now that she called him "daddy". She watched him carefully this time and knew a light bulb went on because he was grinning broadly.

"Brooke, are you saying what I think you're saying?" he asked.

"Yes. I'm pregnant Nathan," she replied happily.

Nathan's smile grew as he lifted Brooke off the floor and spun her around. This was the best news he'd heard in a long time. Now there was definite cause for celebration that night. But he would have to make sure there wasn't any alcohol consumed. Then he thought of all the alcohol that was already in the apartment. Nathan quickly put Brooke on her feet, kissed her deeply then turned and walked out to the kitchen.

"Baby where are you going?" Brooke asked bewildered.

"Getting rid of the alcohol in the apartment. For the next nine months you won't be able to have any so I won't have any with you," Nathan replied.

Brooke laughed because she knew that Nathan would absolutely hold true to his word and neither one of them would be having any alcohol for the next nine months. She thought it was sweet of Nathan to go to such lengths to rid not only the temptation to drink for Brooke but for himself as well.

Nathan walked into the kitchen and swung open the fridge. Alcohol had been a staple in the everyday life of Nathan Scott since as far back as he could remember but it was important to him that Brooke didn't drink at all while she was carrying their child. A smile spread across Nathan's face as he reached into the fridge and grabbed 2 6-packs of Mike's Hard Iced Tea and a few stray bottles of Smirnoff Twisted drinks. He knew it would be ridiculous to throw the bottles in the trash with the alcohol in them so Nathan placed all the alcohol he found on the counter. When all was said and done, there were the 2 6-packs of Mike's, a dozen or so loose bottles of Smirnoff Twisted drinks, some bottles of Samuel Adams and a bottle of vodka. Nathan knew he was a big drinker but he hadn't realized until that moment just how big of a drinker he really was.

"Baby, it's ok with me if you drink. You're not the one who's pregnant. You shouldn't give up alcohol just for the baby's sake," Brooke said as she walked into the kitchen and saw Nathan pouring the alcohol from two bottles down the drain.

"No, Brooke. This is something I want to do. For you and for the baby, the next nine months are going to be spent entirely sober for both of us. I love you and I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I did something to hurt you or the baby because I was too drunk to control my behavior," Nathan answered not turning his head away from the sink.

"Ok if you say so." Brooke shrugged her shoulders and walked out of the room. She was surprised that Nathan hadn't suggested calling Lucas or Karen to tell them about the baby.

"Hey babe!" she yelled from the bedroom.

"What's up honey?" Nathan yelled back.

"Should we call Luke and tell him he's gonna be an uncle?"

"Of course. He'll be thrilled. You do the honors while I finish up in here baby."

"Ok."

Brooke reached for the phone and dialed Lucas' cell phone, hoping he would answer. It rang a couple times before someone finally picked up.

"Hello," Lucas answered, breathing heavily.

"Hey Luke, it's Brooke. Are you ok you sound like you're out of breath?" she replied.

"Oh hey Brooke. Ya, I'm fine. Just came in from a run. What can I do for you? Is everything ok?"

"Better than ok."

Lucas waited for Brooke to continue. He thought maybe she was calling to tell him that his brother finally got his act together and popped the question. There was no way he could know what kind of surprise he was in for.

"I'm pregnant, you're gonna be an uncle," Brooke said when she realized Lucas was waiting for her to tell him what was going on.

"Wow. That's um…that's just um…pregnant huh?" Lucas was stunned. That was not what he expected to hear. He was going to be an uncle, his brother was gonna be a father. Thinking about it blew Lucas away.

"You're not excited?" Brooke was mildly crushed. She hoped Lucas would be excited for her and Nathan. If this was excited, Brooke was afraid to see him get angry.

"No. I mean, of course. It's just I wasn't expecting that."

Brooke walked out to the kitchen and shoved the phone into Nathan's chest. She didn't want to talk to Lucas anymore. It was painfully obvious to her that he didn't want to be an uncle and she couldn't deal with him at the moment.

"Talk to your idiot brother before I rip his head off," Brooke said icily as she walked out of the room.

"Brooke what the fu" Nathan questioned.

"No, Nathan. Not now. Just talk to him. I'm done!"

Nathan stood there forgetting he was holding phone with Lucas waiting on the other end.

"Luke what the hell did you say to her?" Nathan asked trying not to bark.

"I don't know man. I didn't think she'd be offended," Lucas replied.

"What did you say? Damn it Lucas. She's over here crying and I need to know what you said!" Nathan was pissed at Lucas. It wasn't normal for Brooke to shove the phone at him mid-conversation with Lucas.

"I'm sorry, Nathan. I didn't mean to upset her. I just wasn't expecting a phone call telling me I'm going to be an uncle. Don't jump down my throat."

"Are you listening to what I said? You made Brooke cry! She never cries after talking to you. She thought you'd wanna know you're gonna be an uncle because you and I know you're her best friend and oh hell, I'm your brother. Thanks so much for making my girlfriend cry! Your enthusiasm and congratulations are amazing. Or rather your lack of both. Bye."

Nathan hung up the phone and walked into the bedroom to find Brooke curled up in a ball on the bed sobbing. He laid down next to Brooke on the bed and grabbed her into a tight embrace whispering to her and wiping the tears off her face. Soon after they were both sound asleep. The celebration would have to wait for another day.