Before I start this chapter I would like to say this will be a pro-choice story with not your typical ending. So to those of you who will continue reading here comes the next chapter.

Chapter 6

"This...I can't...so beyond...everything...", Lucas stammers out not being able to comprehend what he just found out.

"Not know damn it", Haley mummers before running to the bathroom with one hand in front of her mouth.

Lucas is hot on her tail wanting to found out what the hell just happened and comes into the bathroom without knocking.

"Are you oh..."he starts but stops when he sees her.

"Yeah, just puking…"

"Your guts out", Lucas finishes her sentence before he goes the last few steps to her and holds back her hair while she is empting her stomach.

When Haley seems to be done he sinks down next to her on the floor.

"Better?"

"O yeah why wouldn't everything be just peachy! I mean being pregnant at 17 and becoming part of the statistic over teen pregnancies is just a dream comes true!"

"Hales, there is no need for that."

"I can't believe this is happening! TO ME! ME! I sleep with one guy and boom I'm pregnant. What the hell is it with you Scott men! This is not happening, this happens to others, but not ME".

"Us", Lucas interjects in Haley's tirade.

"Is it really! There is nothing here preventing you to do a Dan on me any minute!"

"I can't believe you just said that."

"Sorry, it's just I'm so confused and I need to talk to my best friend about it but I can't because newsflash he is the father and is going through the same emotions as I'm. Damn it Luke we did it once! ONCE!"

"Well technically it was two times you wanted my divine body".

"So not the time".

"Right. So what do you want to do?"

"I don't know".

"Do you want to keep it?"

"I don't know".

"Do you want to have an abortion?"

"I said I don't know".

"Then what?"

"Luke, I don't know".

"How the hell should I know then? For crying out load for all that I know I might not even be the father".

"WHAT! For someone who claims to be different from his father your sure as hell are acting like him, that is as a complete jackass".

"Hales.."

"I don't want to hear it, just go".

"But.."

"LEAVE, I MEAN IT GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE NOW!", Haley screams.

Lucas gets up from the floor without another word and runs out, almost knocking Mrs James down in the hallway on his way out of the house. Mrs James simply shakes her head before continuing walking towards her bedroom and is shocked to find her daughter in tears on the bathroom floor.

"Haley, what happened?"

"Nothing. Just leave me alone!" Haley pushes pass her mom and disappears into her room.

Upon Lucas's homecoming he storms in on Karen and Keith having a nice quiet dinner but he doesn't even pause much less stop to say hello before continuing into his room slamming the door shut behind him.

"Hmm that was interesting. Maybe I should go and talk with him".

"No Karen, let him cool off first. He has probably had another fight with Haley and just need some time by himself"

Inside his room Lucas has resumed his pacing from earlier that evening as he's pissed off at the world but mostly at himself because Haley's words really hit home. He had been acting like Dan despite all of his words when it came down to it he had been his father's son with other words an idiot, something he wasn't proud of.

How can I've messed up my life so royally? I've gotten Hales pregnant, me the good guy and she isn't even my girlfriend. Oh no Peyton, how should I tell her? Should I tell her? Maybe I should just break up with her because let's face it dating her isn't what I thought it would be. Instead of feeling happy I'm feeling trapped, which is strange because she is my dream girl right! And now there is a baby too! Man what I'm going to do?

In frustration he hits his pillow several times before he buries his head in it trying to forget but no matter how much he tries to deny it, the fact remains that Haley is pregnant with his child.

Monday morning comes ruling in fast for everyone except the two ghostlike teenagers with black bags underneath their eyes from the lack of sleep that enters

Three Hill High School reluctantly for another day of higher learning. Haley, being one of them, has spent the weekend thinking, crying and puking something that definitely is visible in her ragged appearance. As she stands by her locker trying to remember what books she needs for her first class she feels a light tap on her shoulder and upon turning around she sees Lucas standing there looking just as terrible as she.

"Hales, I'm so sorry seems to lame for situation but I truly am. I never meant to hurt you and you were absolutely right I was acting like a jackass. It's just I panicked and I know that's no excuse, but it's what happened".

One look into his eyes tells Haley that he means every word he just said with his whole heart.

"Apology accepted, but the question remains where do we go from here?"

"I don't know, but what I do know is we need to figure out some basics like how far along you are and our options".

"I'm way ahead of you. I have an appointment at Planned Parenthood at 4 pm today and you're welcome to come if you want".

"Of course I will".

The bell rings signalling it's time to start moving to class but neither one of them moves an inch.

"Hales, class is starting".

"I know".

"Then why?"

"I haven't been able to concentrate on anything all weekend, so why should school be any different?"

"I hear you, let's cut our classes today.

Haley slams her locker shut before answering.

"After you!"

Lucas just loves Haley's soft, incredible comfortable bed were they currently are sprawled out talking, after their short walk from school.

"When we found out I was pregnant, it was like this big black whole opened and I started falling and I haven't been able to stop since. I'm screaming for all that I'm worth but no one can hear me. It's feels like I'm all alone in the world with this big bad secret and all I can think about is how much I want everything to go back to normal, I want to let my life take me whatever it's able too, I want to travel and don't get stuck in patterns that a baby brings basically I want my future back! Does that make me a terrible person?" Haley silently cries while she is talking.

"No, it makes you human. Look Hales I don't claim to know what to say or do here other than you're not alone in feeling this way. My feelings about this are so conflicted that I don't even know where to start. I mean I'm I ready to become a father? We're both still young, but then I think that my mom just were a couple of years older when she had me. I don't know it feels like I'm drowning".

Haley stretches out to give him a hug, but ends up kissing him instead and Lucas kisses her back.

"What was that?" Lucas asks breaking the kiss.

"I don't know and I don't want to think about it. I just want to enjoy whatever it is".

Lucas smiles agreeing before he pulls Haley to him for another kiss. That's the way they spent the rest of the day, in each others arms talking, kissing, forgetting and for the first time since Friday night they feel somewhat relaxed.

Unfortunately the day goes by too fast and before they know it, they are sitting in Planned Parenthood's waiting room with nothing else but Haley's pregnancy on their minds. Haley has already left some blood to be tested in order to get the pregnancy confirmed, but at this stage the nurse told her it's just standard proceeding. The same nurse that took her blood sample when they first arrived comes out into the waiting area calling Haley's name. Haley stands up to follow her but when Lucas attempts to do the same thing she prevents him.

"I don't want you to come in with me and I don't think you want to come just yet either".

"What? Why not?"

"Because I'm having a pelvic exam".

"Oh I'll just wait here then".

"I think that is best"

About 15 minutes later Lucas is fetched and led into the doctor's office where Haley already is waiting.

"Please take a seat. The doctor will be right with you", the nurse informs them before leaving.

"You okay?" Lucas immediately asks Haley

"Yeah, I'm fine".

Not even five minutes later Haley's doctor for the time being comes in, sits down behind the desk and introduces herself to Lucas.

"Hello I'm Dr Gold and I assume you're the father".

"That I'm, Lucas Scott".

"Nice to meet you Mr Scott. Let's get down to business shall we? The test we took earlier confirms that Ms James in fact is pregnant and by what I can gather from the exam and the ultrasound it seems to be 9 weeks along".

"Just what I thought."

"Now from what Ms James has told me I gather this isn't a planned pregnancy".

"No".

"My next question to you, Mr Scott and you Ms James, is then if you have you decided what you want to do?"

"No", they both answer at the same time.

"Ok, then I will just quickly go through your options. There are three standard options for an unplanned pregnancy as the one you are experiencing,

-One you can keep it,

-Two put it up for adoption or

-Three have an abortion. Now the last alternative we can perform here until you're 12 weeks along, however, no matter what you decide to do we can help you with it".

Both Lucas and Haley look so floored that Dr Gold decides to drop the professional attitude a notch.

"Look I know it's a lot to take in, so how about we sent up another appointment in a week and see were we stand then ok?"

"Sounds good".

"Good, Seeing since the situation is the way it is I also have a couple of brochures here that I would like you to read before I see you next time, but mostly I want you to try and sort out your feelings about this so you can make the right decision for you. Deal?"

"Deal"

"Good then I see you in a week. Bye"

"Bye"

They get a new appointment the following Tuesday and head home under silence both lost in their own thoughts

TBC