Meanwhile, Brooke had followed Peyton to the nursery. Truth to be told, Brooke didn't think about the affair Lucas and Peyton had all those years ago in a very long time. That fact didn't even bother her anymore since it was all in the past and she had forgiven them already. But that time she wanted to hurt Lucas, she wanted to make him relive that pain so he could mesure up to the pain she was feeling now by seeing him with Taylor.

Peyton was leaning both hands over the baby's crib and Brooke stood still right behind her, holding her own hands and trying to find a way to start apologizing.

"I'm sorry…" she said softly, "I didn't mean any of those things. I just wanted to hurt him and ended up being unfair to you. Well, both of you actually."

She was going to go on but Peyton's voice interrupted her, "That's why he left."

"What?" Brooke frowned, "Who left?"

Peyton turned around with one hand over her belly and tilted her head staring at her friend, "You don't have to apologize, Brooke. I didn't mind listening to that cause I know it's long behind us and it doesn't really matter anymore. Or at least it shouldn't." she looked down and took the pingent hanging from her necklace and started to play with her fingers, "Remember all that stuff of me and Lucas you found once when you were dating?" she waited for Brooke's nod and went on, "Well, when Lucas moved out he left all that at his mom's and one day I was helping Karen cleaning around and she found that box and gave to me. I don't know why I kept it. I guess it was just something to remind me of him. Of that time when we were so young and things…" she sighed, "Were definetly easier."

"But Peyton, what does that…"

"Jake found the box" she said trying to sound firm, "A few weeks ago. He was never the jelous type but somehow it did something to him" she shrugged with tears in her eyes, "So he left. We had this horrible fight… I mean, he fought with me and I don't even know why exactly. And then he left."

Brooke sighed and stared at her for a moment and automaticly glanced at her pregnant belly. Peyton gave a half smile, still teary.

"So you were right. It is his."

"Peyton, I…" Brooke tried to say something to comfort her friend but she couldn't quite find the words.

"It's ok" Peyton shook her head, "I don't even know why I told you all this."

"Nonsense, Peyton" Brooke's voice suddenly sounded determined, "If we don't trust in our best friend who are we gonna trust?"

Peyton smiled and Brooke went ahead and pulled her to a hug. Still hugged to Brooke, Peyton whispered, "Thank you."

…

Both girls return to the dinning room and find Nathan, Haley and Taylor sat by the table, with some weird looks on their faces. Brooke was about to ask them what happened when her cell phone rang on her back pocket. She picked it up, flipped it open and saw 'boyfriend' on the screen. Biting her lower lip she excused herself and walked towards the front door.

"Hey, hunnie. Yes, I'm fine. No, we haven't had dinner yet, but…"

She looked around and saw Lucas sitting by the porch's bench right next to her and staring at her in silence. Quickly she climbed down the small front steps and walked around the garden for a few seconds before hanging up and climbing them back to the porch. Noticing Lucas' cranky look, she got closer to him and stood up next to him, leaning her shoulder against the wall.

"I didn't mean to hurt you…"

"Yeah, you did" Lucas said calmly glaring at the other side of the street.

Brooke shrugged taking a sit next to him, "So I did. But I'm sorry even though."

He shook his head and turned to her, "It's ok, Brooke. I know you didn't mean that and besides, it was such a long time ago that I don't know how can that affect anyone anymore."

"I do" she mumbled under her breath.

"What?"

"Nothing" she shook her head, "So… if you're ok with that, what's with the moping face?"

He looked down and sighed, "I was mean to Haley."

"Oh, c'mon. Couldn't be that bad" she said hitting his shoulder with her shoulder.

"She's pretty hurt."

She faced him for a moment, "Wait a minute. You were actually mean to Tutor Girl? You gotta go back and apologize then!"

"She won't accept" he said on a defensive tone.

"That's not possible. She's crazy about you."

"People change…" he whispered back to glare across the street.

"She didn't."

"But I did" he looked back at her with a sad look, "I wouldn't hurt her before."

"You would apologize" she took his hand, "Prove yourself wrong, Lucas."

"I will" he looked down and held her hand tightly, "For you."

Holding hands, they got back inside the house and stood by the living room where the others were still waiting for them. Lucas glanced around and saw them all behind the dinning table, Taylor included, and gently let go of Brooke's hand.

"Can I talk to you?" he asked looking at Haley.

She shrugged, "Whatever you have to say to me you can say it in front of my husband" she glanced at Taylor, "and my sister."

His eyes ran around the room and he stopped back at Haley nodding, "Alright. What I have to say it's for all of you anyway" he took a deep breath, "I want you to know that I didn't mean all those things I said before. I was angry at some stuff, I guess, and when I realized how much I missed all those years away from you… who used to be my whole life before… I kinda lost it. And I ended up saying things I didn't mean and hurt you and… it wasn't my intention."

As he stopped talking, Peyton placed both of her hands on top of each other over her belly and gave him a half smile.

"It won't kill you to say it, Luke."

Lucas looked down, half smiling and stood up again, "I'm sorry I was a jerk. And that I hurt you and…" his eyes stopped on Haley and Nathan, "that I wasn't there."

Haley rolled her eyes for a moment and walked around the table towards Lucas while shrugging, "As long as you promise me you won't do it again and we won't be appart this long ever again."

"I promise" he hugged her close to him.

"And I don't like this new Lucas version. You gotta go back to the old one" she said while holding his arms.

He nodded smiling, "Whatever you say, Hales."

"Alright!" Peyton clapped her hands together, "This is all so nice but if any of you are hungry just think of me who have to eat for two, ok?"

Brooke smirked and rushed to her friend and sat by the table next to her. Lucas walked next to Taylor who had her arms crossed and was waiting for him.

"Can you forgive me?"

She nodded, "It's okay. I know you didn't mean any of those things. Right?"

"Right" he repeated almost as if trying to convince himself.

They joined the others and sat by the table too. One by one they finished making their plates and were waiting for Nathan to finish serving the drinks to finally say grace and eat. That was when the doorbell rang once again. Brooke sighed as she put both hands on the table.

"Is this thanks-never day?"

Nathan quickly pushed his chair away from the table and got up, "I'll get that."