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"Ok… on the count of 3" Brooke whispered standing on the edge if the fountain. At least they had made a mutual decision to not get totally naked… just down to the underwear and bra. This way she only felt 90 stupid…
"1…2…3"
"Holy shit" Brooke shrieked as she hit the cold water
"At least we decided to keep the underwear on…"
"What now? We can't exactly swim in the shallow fountain"
"This wasn't very well thought out" Lucas shivered. The fountain was only waist deep… and a lot dirtier than he had imagined.
"We could just go back"
"Good idea"
"Or now that we're in" Brooke giggled, still shivering. They might has well have some fun with this… after all they were already freezing their asses off as it was… what was 5 more minutes?
"What?"
"We can't just get in and then get out"
"Ok… so?" Lucas asked feeling his legs start to go numb.
"So you can be a good boyfriend and kiss your girlfriend" Brooke whispered wrapping her arms around his neck. As he brushed her hair out of her face to kiss her, she could feel the chill bumps on his arm. At least his lips were warm as he kissed her and pulled her closer to him. Brooke could feel her spine tingle… she wasn't sure if it was because she was cold… or the kiss was just that good. She didn't care, she kissed him back hard as his hands ran down her back and then up again.
"Can we go back now?" Lucas whispered kissing her ear as he asked
"Uh huh"
"Freeze you too"
"Believe me, we're already there" Brooke shivered breaking away from Lucas to respond to the man standing in front of them.
"How would you like to come with me… warm up some?"
"We've got dorm rooms… thanks"
"Brooke… he's an officer" Lucas whispered
"Oh…"
"Come on you 2… get dressed"
"You can't arrest us! We aren't doing anything wrong!" Brooke whined climbing out of the fountain. This figured... anyway she blamed Lucas. It had been his idea in the first place… plus she was guessing he was going to blame her for the whole situation… it was going to be an interesting fight.
"Lets see… I'm guessing you 2 are too young to drink"
"We're not drunk"
"Ever heard of indecent exposure?" The officer asked pointing out that Brooke was in a pink polka dot bra and matching under wear… and Lucas was in his boxers.
"Was that that movie with Angelina Jolie?"
"Its against the law… I'm gonna have to take you 2 in"
Nathan waited outside the library for Peyton. He was early, but waiting here was better than watching Brooke and Lucas make out in his dorm room. Part of him was happy they were back together, sure. But the other part hated the fact that they were both happy and he wasn't… at least when it came to relationships. He and Haley barely spoke, he hadn't met one girl since he'd been here, of course that was his own fault. And the only person he ever hung out with was Peyton… his ex girlfriend. At least Peyton was in the same boat as him… missing Jake and Jenny. Lately they had spent a lot of time talking about everything, and it was nice… which was why he was there today. Apparently she had something interesting…
"Hey… dude did you hear about those idiots in the fountain?" Peyton laughed joining Nathan on the steps of the library. He looked so cute standing there with his red nose and pink cheeks it almost made her blush. Lately talking to Nathan hadn't been as easy as usual… probably because of the dreams she'd been having about her and Nathan together. She wasn't sure if she was having them because she wanted Nathan… or maybe she was just desperate and lonely. Either way… it could never happen. He was Nathan, Haley's husband… well ex- husband but still. It would be just too weird.
"No…"
"Apparently they were like skinny dipping"
"Wow… I wonder if they know the rec has a heated pool?" Nathan asked shaking his head. There were some… interesting people on this campus to say the least. He was just glad he did have Brooke, Lucas and Peyton here with him. Even if Lucas was no fun, and Brooke tried to set him up every week, at least there was Peyton.
"Guess not…
"So what's the interesting news?"
"Ok so you can't tell Lucas" Peyton grinned. Nathan could tell she was really excited, so whatever it was, at least it was good news.
"Like he's going to have his tongue out of Brooke's throat long enough to have a conversation"
"Good point, Ok… Karen's pregnant"
"No way…" Nathan definitely hadn't expected that one. He'd always though of Karen as… well old. Even if she was only 37.
"Yep… so I guess that gives you a cousin"
"Good for her and Keith… they deserve it"
"Now maybe" Peyton laughed. Nathan could already see where this was going… and he didn't even want to hear it.
"Don't say it… my mom and dad aren't even together"
"Like that's stopped people in Tree Hill before"
"Besides, last I heard he was sleeping with Erica Marsh or something" Nathan cringed. Just the thought made him want to gag.
"Ew…"
"Tell me about it… but he is Dan"
"Mayor Dan Scott" Peyton laughed… those 3 words together sounded like the apocalypse.
"Thank god we're in New York… coffee?"
"Yes…"
Brooke sat in her jail cell looking at her perfectly manicured fingernails. This definitely wasn't how she'd imagined tonight… although she had to admit, it was like old times. She was pissed… Lucas was pissed… what else was new? At least they had given them their clothes back. Although it had been fun seeing Lucas's nice abs again. She had almost had the nerve to ask them to keep his clothes… at least that would have given her something to look at other than her fingernails.
"My moms on her way…" Lucas sighed sitting next to Brooke who was still staring down at her fingernails. He knew she only did that when she was trying to keep from crying. Even though this was just as much her fault as it was his, he still felt terrible and from the looks of things so did she.
"She's going to kill us…"
"Tell me about it…"
"It can't be any worse than last time" Brooke said trying to smile remembering the last time they had ended up in jail together after sneaking into her old backyard to dig up her time capsule.
"For me it could… last time she blamed you for corrupting her innocent son… and wouldn't let me see you for a week"
"That's it? You never told me that!"
"That's because I didn't listen to her…" Lucas whispered putting his arm around Brooke, pulling her to his shoulder.
"This kind of funny when you think about it"
"How is this funny?"
"Come on… Lucas how many people can say they've been arrested for basically freezing they're asses off in a fountain… practically naked?" Brooke laughed. She had a point… while most college students were getting arrested for drunk driving or something equally as dangerous, they were in jail for this…
"Whatever you say…" Lucas sighed giving her one last quick kiss before his mom got there.
"What was that for?"
"Last kiss sort of thing before she kills us both"
"What is wrong with you 2?" Karen yelled bursting into the police station with Keith at her side. She looked really, really pissed.
"Um…"
"Don't you dare use the I'm in love line! You are 18 years old! I should just leave you both in here…"
"Why don't you?" Keith asked looking equally annoyed at the 2 of them.
"They might get bored and multiply like rabbits…"
"We're not that bad"
"You were in the fountain? Almost naked…this right here is why I suggested you 2 spend some time apart! Separate you're fine… you study, you work hard, you don't end up in jail!" Karen yelled glaring at them both. By now Brooke and Lucas had slid as far away from each other as possible so not to feed her rage.
"We're miserable…"
"Don't give me that crap Lucas… I am still your mother and as long as I have to bail your ass out of jail, you'll listen to my lectures!"
"Sorry" Lucas sighed. He was just ready to get out of there.
"Come on… I want you both at home in bed, separately before you catch phenomena, you're lucky all you're going to have go do for this is community service"
"Ew… like picking up trash?"
"Something like that… Brooke your hairs soaked, come on" Karen sighed rolling her eyes. At this point she was just about ready to give up… maybe this next baby would turn out better.
"We'll call you in a few days with your assignments"
Keith waited in the car with Brooke and Lucas while Karen and the police officer chatted in the police station. The whole car was silent, except for Keith's terrible whiney opera music. Brooke didn't know there was music worse than Peyton's screamo Emo music… but she definitely wasn't going to say anything. She was content to be warm, dry and have Lucas's arm around her… at least until Karen came back out.
"You've got a good mother Lucas" Keith finally said breaking the silence.
"I know"
"Just promise me you 2 aren't going to do anything else this crazy for a while… like get married or pregnant or drop out of school or anything to cause your mother stress… at least until she has the baby"
"Wait what?" Lucas asked catching the tale end of that sentence.
"You didn't tell him?"
"Karen said not too"
"That doesn't usually stop you" Keith said trying to cover his own ass. Karen was definitely going to kill him for this one.
"She's pregnant?"
"Yea"
"Ok…" Lucas said slowly. Poor guys was so pale and dumbfounded Brooke couldn't help but laugh, and feel sorry for him at this same time. Lucas, as a general rule didn't handle change well… even small things. So his mother having a baby was definitely threw him for a loop.
"You ok?"
"Yea…"
"You're kinda pale" Brooke whispered taking his hand. If he was acting like this finding out his mother was pregnant… she couldn't even imagine what he was going to do one day if they had kids.
"This is a new one for me…"
"You're such a guy… Lucas babies are happy… smile" Brooke giggled kissing his cheek… trying anything to make him smile before Karen got back. That was the last thing she needed was to have Lucas upset about this.
"Ok you 2… so I talked to the cop, threw around Dan's name, instead of your normal garbage patrol… you 2 get to work at the children's home for 3 months"
"What? I don't even like kids"
"Kids or garbage Brooke?" Karen asked giving her a fake smile
"I mean… I love kids"
"Your pregnant?"
"Brooke!" Karen shrieked assuming Brooke had told him.
"I didn't tell him! Talk to your hubby there…"
"Keith"
"I figured Brooke would have told him by now…" Keith said nervously. Karen looked even more mad than she had earlier…
"I just love how everyone has so much trust in me…"
"I thought you didn't want anymore kids"
"I didn't… but people change Lucas" Karen said trying to comfort Lucas. She knew he was talking about Andy… that had been after all why she had told Lucas she hadn't married him.
"Its just weird…"
"How?"
"I don't know… I'll be 19 years older than this kid" Lucas said still trying to process the whole situation. It just seemed weird…
"So? Free babysitting from you in the summer"
"Sucks to be you babe" Brooke smiled patting his shoulder. Little did Karen know, if Brooke had her way… she and Lucas were definitely skipping out on Tree Hill this summer… at least for part of it.
"Sucks to be my girlfriend who gets to help"
"Damn…"
"It'll be ok Luke" Karen sighed. That was all she could think to say…
"Why don't you guys drop me off, and go have your dinner"
"You don't want to come?"
"Sorry babe… I love you but I've been in a smelly jail cell with you for 3 hours… and a completely gross fountain… I'm gonna use your shower, come find me when you get back" Brooke whispered kissing him as they pulled up to the dorms. Usually she would have jumped at the opportunity to go to dinner with everyone… it was definitely always interesting, but even she knew this was something Karen, Lucas and Keith needed to do alone.
"I heard that, Lucas don't go find her…"
Upstairs in the her dorm room Peyton sat drawing on her bed while Nathan studied… she had to admit, it was nice now that Brooke and Lucas were together, here it had only been a few hours and they hadn't heard a word from either of them. That was until Brooke burst through the door.
"Woah… Brooke… you look like you've been…"
"Swimming in a fountain?" Brooke asked giving Peyton her fake sarcastic smile.
"That was you?"
"Then put in jail? Yea… long day"
"Where's Lucas? You 2 call it quits already?" Nathan laughed. Brooke didn't find this amusing at all… but that was ok. She didn't have too… it didn't matter what Peyton or Nathan or Karen or Keith or anyone thought about her and Lucas anyone. Plus she'd call Haley later… at least she'd be happy for her.
"Do you want me to hurt you? He's with his mother and Keith"
"Brooke…"
"What?" Brooke asked preparing herself for the next smartass comment
"You look happy"
"I am… I mean we had this almost completely insane terrible day right? First the fountain, then jail, then his mom told him the news… and I had so much on my mind with school and him and my designs and everything"
"What's your point Brooke?"
"Every time he grabbed my hand or kissed my cheek or gave me that perfect smile… I almost passed out… I just forgot how good it felt" Brooke sighed sitting down on her bed. She could feel the hallmark card lines building up inside her right now…
"Almost passing out?"
"No… being in love, and knowing he loved me back"
"All I remember about love is pain" Peyton whined shooting a look at the picture of her and Jake she had on her vanity.
"And jealousy…"
"Ok seriously you 2… don't make me hurt you"
"I'm glad your happy Brooke" Peyton finally said feeling bad that she and Nathan were totally killing Brooke's happy mood. After all it wasn't her fault Haley was with another guy and Jake was MIA.
"Thanks… now I'm going to take a shower… ugh no telling what fungus I might have caught"
"Is it just me or do you really hate them right now"
"Its not just you…" Peyton laughed rolling her eyes at Nathan.
"I miss Haley"
"I miss Jake"
"Dinner?" Nathan asked figuring they'd go somewhere with burgers… he could use a burger right now.
"Hell yes…"
Lucas's dinner with his mom and Keith had gone just about how he had expected. It started out with pointless small talk, grades, classes, girls. That sort of thing… Then of course Brooke was brought up, and Karen let him know her exact feelings on the situation… and they weren't exactly positive. For 30 minutes he heard about how Brooke was never going to be ready for a real life relationship, how her career was important to her… and how she needed to grow up a little bit. Lucas tried to throw in the facts that 1. Brooke was 18 and making more money from her clothing line a month than Karen was from the café, 2. That it had been his idea to do the whole fountain thing… and 3. That he was in love with her so it didn't matter what she said. But as usual… Karen didn't care. And for once he could see her point some… here he was worried about his mom being with Keith. He knew Keith was a good guy, but now they were having a baby and Lucas didn't even know if they had the money to do it. If Keith even had a job right now… That's when the baby talk started. Lucas decided that right now, since he was tried, smelled like chlorine, and really just wanted to get home and talk all of this over with Brooke… he'd just smile and act happy about the baby. Luckily it worked… and finally he was back in his room at 12:30
Brooke was laid up on his bed in her bathrobe watching Steal Magnolias and crying like a girl. He always thought it was cute how she cried in every chick flick… Even though she always begged him to watch it with her swearing it was funny and good. But the fact that she was crying now, wasn't a good sign for him… this probably meant she was going to want to talk… and not that he didn't love talking to her… just not at 12:30 when he needed a shower.
"Has she died yet?" Lucas asked lying down beside Brooke
"No… not yet"
"Why Steal Magnolias?" Lucas asked pausing the movie
"Because I watched all my cheery movies when we weren't dating to cheer me up" Brooke said trying to compose herself. She was such a girl… and it didn't help that Lucas was laughing at her.
"But Steal Magnolias?" Lucas laughed pulling her into his lap.
"It was between this and Beaches"
"Should I be concerned?"
"No… I'm better, how was dinner?" Brooke asked. She guessed it hadn't gone but so bad, because he seemed to be in a fairly good mood, after all he was laughing at her.
"How do you think?"
"Small talk, arguing about me and then baby talk?"
"Yep…" Lucas sighed. Brooke knew his family too well.
"I'm sorry… did you at least give us a good case?"
"You know why my mom's so scared of us being together right?"
"Why?" Brooke asked, already knowing the answer
"Because she knows its real… why would she care other wise? I'm gonna go take a shower… finish your chick flick" Lucas sighed rolling his eyes at her, and then kissed her.
"Or… I could take a shower too…" Brooke said kissing back… suddenly Steal Magnolia's just didn't seem as entertaining as Lucas in the shower…
"You just had one…"
"That's not the point"
