Hey guys! I am SOOOO sorry! I dont know what's wrong with this site but I've been trying to put an update up since last Thursday... and it wouldnt let me log in... so today FINALLY it let me, so YAY! I hope you guys liek this chapter! Thank you for being so patient! I'm sorry it took so long!
Brooke whined as she helped Lucas carry the couch up what seemed like 40 flights of stairs. She wasn't made for this! 8 weeks to get an apartment, clean the gross thing… put 7 locks on the door, paint, decorate and come up with the money for furniture… and now she had to carry the stupid couch. Although she had to admit… it kinda felt good knowing she and Lucas had their own place. After finally getting her mother out of the picture, and dealing with a few other little details, she was just ready to get moved in, settled and sleep in her and Lucas's nice big bed. I mean the apartment was nice after they had sanitized it, and Lucas had threatened the scary neighbors. It had 3 bedrooms surprisingly… even though they were really small. The kitchen and den were barely 2 different rooms… and the 1 bathroom barely had any standing room. Then there was the fact that they were completely over budget…but thanks to Lucas's new job, and some of Peyton's Ellie money… everything seemed do-able. That was as long as Peyton would finally tell Lucas she was pregnant.
"Brooke… you have to lift up the back end!" Lucas panted trying to get the couch up the last few steps. He had to give it to Brooke, she was at least trying… but the fact that she was in heels and a very low cut shirt definitely wasn't helping matters.
"Its heavy… Lucas… Ow! I'm going to drop it!"
"Where's Nathan?"
"Helping Haley… Lucas! It's breaking my fingers" Brooke whined feeling the couches pointy edges cutting into her fingers. Why had she ever offered to help?
"Just a few more steps"
"I hate moving in… isn't this a guy thing?"
"Brooke lift it up!" Lucas yelled feeling the couch start to slip as Brooke whined.
"I am… and besides, aren't you supposed to be doing this shirtless or something?"
"I will if you will" Lucas laughed raising his eyebrows at her. She didn't seem amused at all. Just pissed off and whiney… but at least she was cute about it.
"Don't make me drop this on purpose"
"Can you 2 go any faster! This mattress is heavy!" Nathan yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
"If Brooke would stop whining"
"Maybe I would if Lucas would take his shirt off, and besides! Who painted the whole place? Who cleaned and killed all the bugs?"
"Peyton and I did!" Haley yelled determined not to let Brooke get away with saying she had. In fact all Brooke had done was stand and watch and tell them what to do.
"Brooke… just go, you're so close"
"Whiney people… Can I put it down now?"
"Yes…you did good babe" Lucas smiled hugging Brooke once they had the couch down.
"You're rewarding her for taking an hour to help you carry up a couch… and whining the whole time"
"Ugh, go die Nathan" Brooke whined hugging Lucas tighter. Sometimes she really didn't like Nathan… especially right now. If Haley whined… it was cute in Nathan's eyes, but if anyone else did it, it was girly and sissy.
"Where do you want the mattress?"
"Where do you think? I think all this college drinking is depriving you of precious brain cells"
"Where's Peyton anyway… she was so determined to live with us, and she isn't even here to help move" Lucas said still trying to figure out where the hell she was. If she wanted to live here so bad she could at least be helping some…
"She had a doctors appointment"
"Why?"
"Because she did?" Brooke asked looking to Haley for help. It was really time Peyton told everyone. She was even starting to show now, and Brooke had no idea how to explain that one to Lucas other than saying it was a beer belly.
"Lucas you're so nosy"
"I agree with Haley… I think you should be less nosy, more shirtless"
"What is with you and this shirtless fetish?" Lucas asked brushing Brooke's hair out of her eyes and she wrapped her arms around his neck to kiss him.
"Guys who fix cars where wife beaters, guys who move… they're shirtless. You're killing my dream here"
"Lucas… I feel for you man, why did you guys need 3 bedrooms anyway?"
"Rooms are good" Lucas said as plain and to the point as possible.
"We like rooms"
"I brought food"
"Karen! Wow…" Brooke shrieked running over to Karen and her big belly. She was huge… in fact, that was incentive enough for Brooke right there to make sure she and Lucas were using 2 types of birth control.
"4 more weeks, Brooke its beautiful in here… I was a little worried when I first walked in the building but, did you do all this?"
"I didn't do… so much as I designed and ordered"
"And where is all this money coming from?" Karen asked, as usual being the worried mother, wondering if everything they were doing was even legal.
"You're fabulously hott son got a job"
"You're kidding"
"Nope… and I didn't even have to tell him too" Brooke smiled skipping back over to Lucas.
"Lucas… what kind of job"
"He writes… sports articles for school"
"Now if we can just get Peyton to get a job…" Lucas muttered. He wasn't exactly thrilled with Peyton today… or for the past few weeks for that matter.
"Ok… now that Keith's here, you boys have fun moving"
"You're leaving…"
"Do you really want me here to 'help' carry more?" Brooke whined taking Lucas's hands in hers. She had house warming presents to buy…
"Let her go dude…"
"I'll be home later… and Peyton's staying one last night at the dorm" Brooke whispered raising her eyebrows at Lucas. That should get him motivated.
"Come on Brooke…"
After making a few stops for various things Brooke thought she and Lucas needed. Condoms and a cute new bra just being a few, Brooke and Haley picked up Ella and headed to a little pet shop to pick up a puppy for Lucas. Brooke figured that to buy a puppy… you needed a kid with you. At least that's what she told Haley, actually she just wanted an excuse to get Ella out of that terrible place and have some fun with her. Since she and Lucas had started spending more time with her, Ella had started talking, and laughing more, and even singing.
"Ok… which one do you think chick? This one?" Brooke asked holding Ella up so she could see Brooke's favorite puppy so far. A little fuzzy Pomeranian who could totally be named Gucci.
"Nowa"
"No? I think he's cute… ok, what about the poodle?"
"Nowa" Ella whined burring her face into Brooke's shoulder. She'd been coughing a lot since they had picked her up, and now she didn't want to do anything but have Brooke carry her around. But Brooke was determined to get this puppy for Lucas before he had a chance to pick one out himself.
"No? You're not making this easy… come on, choose already"
"Brooke… Lucas is going to kill you! You can't just buy him a dog without telling him" Haley laughed trying to picture the look on Lucas's face when Brooke brought home a $300 dog.
"Dat"
"Him?" Brooke asked glaring at the puppy Ella had pointed out. It was cute… but not girly fuzzy cute. More like guy, little boy cute. Definitely not what she was looking for.
"Yeaya"
"Aww! He's cute!"
"No Ella… Haley! It looks like a Sherlock… it cant look like a Sherlock, it has to be a Gucci" Brooke whined looking back over at the chihuahua's and Pomeranians.
"Nowa" Ella whined pointing at the puppy again. That was it, Brooke had definitely spoiled this kid way too much. Ella wasn't even 2 yet and already knew exactly when Brooke would give in… She'd gotten to be the same way with Lucas too. Brooke actually found it funny that they'd both let this little girl get them this whipped.
"It's a beagle… Ella, fine… this one it is" Brooke sighed getting the man selling the puppies attention.
"He's a sweet one, your daughter will love him"
"She's not my daughter…"
"She might as well be" Haley muttered. Brooke really wasn't in the mood to listen to Haley's child psychology lectures today.
"Look Ella, are you ready to take him to Lucas and watch him get really mad at me for buying $300 on a dog?"
"Yeaya"
"I bet you are you little spoiled thing, come on…" Brooke sighed rolling her eyes at the little girl. She had to admit though, it was fun to have someone who didn't care what she bought her, she was just happy she got some thing.
"Brooke, since when do you hang out with babies for fun?"
"This isn't fun… this is business, puppy buying always needs kids"
"Brooke" Haley groaned making sure Brooke knew that Haley could see right through her little act.
"What?"
"You're 19…"
"I realize that Haley…" Brooke said giving her a duh look. She loved Haley dearly but when she started getting all know it all on her… she pretty much just drove her crazy.
"I just think you and Lucas are a little attached to something you're going to ultimately loose"
"We're not attached…"
"Really? Then let me hold her" Haley said trying to prove her point.
"No… you have the puppy, plus Ella has a cold, she's been whiney and coughing since we picked her up"
"She attached to you guys too, I'm just saying… it's going to be hard on more than just you and Lucas if she gets adopted"
"I know…" Brooke sighed trying not to think about it too much.
"Come on… lets just go take her back and pick up Peyton"
Back at the apartment, after 5 hours of moving and listening to Karen cry because her baby was all grown up, and watching Keith try and down as many beers as possible. Lucas was just ready for Brooke to get back. In the time it was taking her he had written her 3 letters, and finished his article for the paper… not to mention moved everything in. And now he was getting kind of worried.
"Ok well I am going to take a nap" Karen yawned looking down at her watch. It was already 5:00 and Brooke still wasn't back, and carrying around all this extra weight was making her exhausted.
"What? No… Brooke will be back any minute and then you guys can head out"
"Cant we just stay here for the night?"
"No… mom" Lucas sighed trying to get it through her head they were NOT staying.
"What? We wont get in the way of organizing"
"Karen… do you really think they are going to be organizing tonight?"
"I'd hope so" Karen laughed knowing Keith was right, she just didn't like to think of Lucas and Brooke like that… ever.
"This is Brooke and Lucas we're talking about"
"Wow! Its all in here!" Brooke shrieked after opening the door. It was a complete mess of course, but she could definitely deal with that tomorrow after class.
"Finally… ok you guys can go now"
"We can't talk to Brooke about her day?"
"You know… it was a really long day actually, I had Ella with me and I'm really sleepy" Brooke sighed doing a fake yawn. Her guess was Lucas had been trying to get them out of there all day… and wasn't having any luck.
"Me too"
"Then we can all sleep"
"Or…not" Keith laughed spotting Brooke's Victoria's Secret bag.
"What's in the bags?"
"Nothing…"
"You guys can't wait until tomorrow to do whatever you've planned" Karen asked. It wasn't even because she knew that they were going to have sex now, it was just because she was tired.
"Nope… bad luck"
"Brooke?"
"Karen… Keith… I love you both but here's the deal. You can go stay in Lucas's dorm room which is still technically his for the rest of the week… or" Brooke started hoping they'd take the cue, not ask any more questions and leave.
"Or?"
"You can watch us have sex in every room"
"We'll see you 2 tomorrow" Karen sighed getting Keith out of there so fast Brooke and Lucas didn't even have a chance to tell them bye. Not that either of them actually cared at the moment, Brooke was already working on getting Lucas's shirt off, and he already had her on the couch.
"Which is your favorite room?"
"This one's good"
"Uh huh" Brooke whispered deciding this was probably the best place to start, especially since he was already working on her bra. But Brooke knew it was too good to be true, after all when had she and Lucas ever gotten to do anything this fun without someone killing it… and of course, that was true this time too.
"Wow! You guys"
"Damn it Peyton!"
"Wow… ok, sorry" Peyton gagged covering her eyes. She was glad she had gotten there before the pants had hit the floor.
"What?"
"Haley said to remind you about the you know what?"
"Tomorrow… we're kind of in the middle of something right now" Brooke whispered pointing out the obvious.
"In the den?"
"And every other room… now go"
"Ew… in my room too?" Peyton asked, now not wanting to leave if they were going to contaminate her room.
"Its not your room until tomorrow, Peyton…"
"But Haley left me with the you know what, and I cant keep it in the dorm room"
"I'm going to kill her" Brooke whined finally getting of Lucas's lap. It was obvious Peyton wasn't going away unless she physically forced her.
"What are we talking about?"
"Here… you give it to him" Peyton said handing Brooke a box, which she guessed the poor little puppy was in.
"Peyton… I am standing here with my bra ½ un-done in my underwear, I am not in the mood to give it to him at the moment"
"Well you don't have a choice"
"What did I do to deserve this? Give it here… Lucas close your eyes" Brooke sighed completely annoyed with her best friend. Her bra was 2 seconds away from falling off and here she was giving Lucas a puppy.
"Its in the bag"
"Ok… open"
"Brooke you didn't…" Lucas said seeing the little puppy. He wasn't sure if he should b e mad that Brooke had gotten a dog without telling him, or excited because he had really wanted one.
"I was going to put a bow on him, Ella picked him out"
"Ew, this is like some gross porno"
"And you even got a boy?" Lucas asked holding the puppy. He'd decided he wasn't so much mad as excited now, especially since Brooke seemed so proud of the fact she'd gotten it just for him.
"Yes… do you like him?"
"I love him"
"Aww! Its like an after school special… porno-ish thing" Peyton laughed watching as Brooke and Lucas played with the puppy… 1/2 naked.
"Peyton…"
"Sorry…"
"Well while we're doing surprises… Peyton has one for you too Lucas" Brooke sighed giving Peyton that look. It was more than obvious she was pregnant now and she had to tell Lucas. BEFORE she moved in.
"Brooke… no"
"Yep… I told you, you had to tell him before you moved in…"
"Can you 2 put shirts on first?" Peyton asked trying to delay this as much as possible. She knew Lucas wasn't going to take this well. So did Brooke. Not because Lucas had any certain feelings for Peyton, but because Lucas was a guy… and Peyton still hadn't told Nathan and Jake.
"Sure… look, he's got a puppy… it's the best time to tell him"
"Ok… sit back down"
"What's going on?" Lucas asked sounding serious. Brooke wasn't sure who she needed to sit with and support right now.
"Brooke thinks I need to tell you this"
"Because you do…"
"I'm pregnant" Peyton finally said flat out. It was a lot easier than explaining the whole story of how it happened first.
"It's not mine" Lucas said before Peyton had barely finished. Brooke couldn't help but laugh at him.
"I know, calm down"
"Its either Jake or Nathan's"
"Wow…" Lucas sighed, not expecting that. Actually he'd always kind of expected Brooke to end up in that situation… not to get him wrong… he loved her more than anything, but this just seemed more like a Brooke type problem.
"That's why I have to live with you guys"
"Ok…"
"That wasn't so bad" Peyton said taking a deep breath. It felt good to get it off her chest…
"This explains a lot"
"I'm not ready for Jake or Nathan to know"
"Peyton you have to tell them" Lucas said even more serious than before. Brooke could feel the tension building… she wasn't sure who to defend. They both had good points… Peyton didn't want to scare both, but Lucas knew that if he were in the situation, he'd want to know no matter what.
"Lucas…" Brooke whispered shaking her head and taking his hand. She agreed with Lucas to a certain extent, but this wasn't either of their place.
"I will…at some point"
"They have to know"
"They will… I just need time" Peyton said getting louder and louder with every sentence. It made Brooke wonder why she even bothered with the 2 of them… the older they got the more and more they didn't get a long.
"Sex in every room somehow doesn't seem as appealing anymore at the moment"
"Time isn't going to make it go away Peyton!" Lucas said matching Peyton's tone.
"And telling them is? They don't need to know yet!"
"I'd want to know if I were them"
"You're not them… thank god" Peyton muttered. Brooke had to agree with her there, just for totally different reasons, when Lucas had to hear that he was going to be a dad one day, it was definitely coming from her, and not Peyton.
"Well this is going to be a fun living arrangement" Brooke sighed then heard her phone. It couldn't have rung at a more perfect time.
"Whose that?"
"Unknown Call… Hello?… What?... We'll be there in like 10 minutes"
"What's wrong?" Lucas asked seeing Brooke face turn from semi-cheery to completely serious and worried.
"We've gotta go to the hospital"
