How I would write it now…

This is how I would write DOOL right now…At this very second. It leaves room for future stories and it also allows me to have my favorite couples together.

Chapter One

Characters: Austin, Carrie, Lucas, Sami, EJ and a little bit of Lexie

Carrie sat in Lexie's office. "Carrie, there is something I have to tell you." Lexie told Carrie seriously.

"What? What is it?" Carrie looked worried at Lexie. "Is there something wrong with the baby?" She had just gotten an ultrasound done and she didn't have any idea what Lexie was going to tell her.

"No, nothing is wrong with the baby." Lexie told her.

Carrie breathed a sigh of relief. "Then what is it?"

"Well, the baby is not Lucas's." Lexie replied.

"What?" Carrie shouted. "So then, I am having a healthy baby with Austin?" She questioned Lexie.

Lexie nodded. "The tests must have been wrong. Things are always getting misplaced around here. You should go be with Austin, you don't want to end up in a loveless marriage with Lucas like I have with Abe."

Carrie laughed. "Thanks Lexie."

"Anytime," Lexie replied.

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Austin was all alone in his apartment, again, ever since Sami had dumped him for EJ. It was strangely not driving him crazy. He should have been going crazy, but he was still trying to get Carrie away from Lucas. He really loved Carrie, he had no feelings for Sami.

"Where is Sami?" Lucas came in and asked.

"At EJ's house." Austin replied, not looking up from his Mac.

"Why?" Lucas asked.

"Because they are dating now!" He frowned and rolled his eyes at his brother.

"She dumped you?" Austin asked.

"Obviously!" He looked back at his computer and continued working.

Lucas shook his head and walked across the hall and to EJ's. He knocked on the door. "Sami!" He shouted.

"Oh hey!" She shouted as she went to open the door. "I'm just trying to move into EJ's place now." She was moving boxes around and rummaging through them for things.

"Need any help?" Lucas asked.

"Okay, sure. Do you want to help me unload this one?" She set down a random box and Lucas nodded. It was photo albums.

"I haven't seen these in ages!" Lucas remarked.

"Oh, me either!" Sami smiled and they opened one of them up. "Look, there is Will and the whole family!" Sami beamed.

"And this, this was when we were engaged for the first time...Feels like so long ago!" Lucas stared into Sami's blue eyes. "I miss those days." He leaned in a bit, wanting so badly just to kiss her.

"I miss those days too." Sami whispered, inching her face closer to Lucas's.

Lucas kissed her sweetly, moving closer to embrace her while he did so. "I love you Sami."

"I love you too Lucas. But you are still with my sister."

"Carrie!" Lucas shouted. "She went to her first ultra sound today, while I was at the office! Oh, I need to get home."

"Bye." Sami frowned and continued to unload the box.

"Bye." Lucas grabbed her gently and kissed her one last time.

As he headed home, Lucas couldn't help but feel that something was wrong, with everything. He entered the apartment to find Carrie sitting on the sofa, her arms folded across her chest and her face looking kind of worried.

"What's up?" Lucas asked.

"It's not yours." Carrie replied.

"What's not? The baby?" Lucas asked.

Carrie nodded. "It's Austin's."

"Oh." Lucas replied. "Well, what are we going to do now?" He sat down casually next to her.

"I don't know. I thought you and I were in love and having our child and now I feel like I only want to be with…"

"Austin?" Lucas finished for her.

She nodded. "Yes," she frowned and looked at him sadly. "You and I were always meant to be friends Lucas, but I don't think that we would be happy married." She removed the ring and handed it to him. "I'm so sorry."

"I'm glad we have been honest with each other. Honestly, I am still in love with Sami."

"I am sure she is still in love with you too."

The two embraced and Carrie left to tell Austin the news. Lucas went running back to EJ's apartment as well.

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Carrie walked into Austin's apartment. "Carrie." Austin lit up like a light bulb. "What a surprise. What brings you here?"

Carrie smiled at him widely. "Well, I have a lot of news." She began.

"Okay. Is it good or bad?"

"Good." Carrie told him.

"Well, good! Continue." Austin led her to the couch and they sat down and relaxed.

"Well, the baby that I am carrying, it's not Lucas's, it's yours." Carrie told him rather bluntly.

"Really? Your not playing with me are you?" He questioned.

"I am serious." Carrie told him.

"This is wonderful! Remember when we talked about having children, on the roof, and it's happening." Austin had the widest smile ever on his face. "Your not still with Lucas though, are you?"

"No, I'm not." Carrie replied.

"Thank God!" Austin smiled and wrapped his arms around Carrie gently. "Because I really want to kiss you now."

"Okay." Carrie nodded for him to kiss her, and he did, engulfing her lips with his gently and then carrying her off to his bedroom.

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Lucas ran into EJ's apartment again, he was so happy that EJ was away on business. "Well, hello again. What can I do for you this time?" Sami joked.

"I love you!" Lucas shouted quickly. "And your sister and I are over."

"What?" Sami asked. "But what about the baby?"

"It's Austin's!"

Sami laughed, she laughed until she felt she couldn't breath. Lucas walked over to her and just held her. "I love you Sami Brady. Let's not loose each other again!"

"Let's not." Sami agreed. They kissed sweetly. Later, Sami moved all her stuff back into Lucas's and Carrie moved all her stuff into Austin's.

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WHAT DID YOU ALL THINK OF THAT ONE? WELL, THERE ARE MORE, LOTS MORE!