Senior year was going by faster than Brooke, Lucas, Nathan, Haley, Peyton, or Jake cared for it to go. They were all in simultaneous agreement that life needed to slow down.
It was almost Christmastime and everyone was frantically getting ready for their vacations. Haley and Nathan were going to Georgia to spend the holidays with her parents. Peyton, Larry, Jake, and Jenny were going to Colorado to go skiing. Brooke and Lucas were the only two who had absolutely nothing planned.
"Nice sweater, Broody" Brooke giggled, hugging him. He looked festive in the red and green sweater Karen had forced on him.
"It was mom all the way"
"I think you look handsome" Karen said.
"I agree" Brooke giggled.
"Mock all you want Brooke Davis" Lucas said.
"No, I really do think the reindeer is sexy"
"Mom…" Lucas whined.
"Lucas you are not 3 don't whine and if you whine I will give you something to do"
"Come on Broody we're just playing" Brooke giggled, standing on her tiptoes and kissing him. She breathed in slowly as she smelled the familiar smell of Lucas's cologne mixed with body wash and aftershave.
"I know…you look pretty" Lucas said, holding her at arms length and admiring her dress.
"Why thank you, I wanted to look good for your mom's party tonight"
"You always look good"
"Aw"
"I mean it, you're so beautiful" Lucas said, drawing her back to him and kissing her forehead. "And I have a surprise for you"
"OOH I love surprises!" Brooke giggled.
"You have to wait till the end of this night"
"Meanie"
"I'm good at being a meanie" Lucas laughed, kissing her.
"Karen, do you need any help?" Brooke asked.
"No sweetie everything is basically ready, thank you though"
"Of course" Brooke said. "And Lucas, I have a BIG surprise for you"
"Really big?"
"Almost as big as life" Brooke said softly.
"Well, I'm excited" Lucas smiled.
"You should be…you will be shocked" Brooke smiled, rubbing his back.
"Ok, Brooke and Lucas, quit being so cheesy and help me with the drinks" Karen laughed, handing each of them a tray.
"Lucas Scott, we have been under mistletoe for 15 minutes and you haven't kissed me?"
"Oops!" Lucas laughed, and pulled her into a passionate kiss.
"Now THAT'S what I'm talking about" Brooke giggled. She saw Peyton walk in and she handed Lucas the tray and ran over to her.
"Peyton! I have to talk to you" Brooke said hurriedly.
"Okay, come over here…what's up?" Peyton asked.
"I'm pregnant"
"What?"
"I'm pregnant"
"When are you planning to tell Lucas?"
"Christmas Eve…"
"Which is in 5 days…"
"Yes"
"Brooke…are you scared?" Peyton asked, hugging her.
"Terrified"
"What are you going to do?"
"I don't know…"
"You seem ok"
"I've had a week to mull over it and I've done some thinking and realizing and...I think I'm going to be ok" Brooke said with a wry smile. "I don't know about Lucas, though"
"Well, if you ever need to talk to anyone and if you decide to have and keep the baby, you know I'm always, always up for listening and babysitting, right?" Peyton asked.
"Right" Brooke said, hugging her. "Thanks best friend"
"Always" Peyton smiled and walked over to find Karen.
"What was that about?" Lucas asked Brooke when she returned.
"Girl talk"
"Ah…nothing I care about?"
"Nope" Brooke lied straight through her smile.
"Ok…I decided not to wait till the end of the night to break this to you, but…" Lucas said.
"But?" Brooke asked.
Lucas produced two tickets from his pocket.
"These are plane tickets…to France!" Brooke said. "Lucas…"
"You always wanted a Christmas in Paris, didn't you?"
"Oh, Lucas!" Brooke said, hugging him. "This is unbelievable!"
"Look at the itinerary" Lucas said.
"The RITZ CARLTON!" Brooke shrieked.
"Thank Dan…he said 'take the girl you love on her magical Christmas. Don't be like me' So I took the offer"
"Wow…" Brooke said, kissing Lucas. "This is amazing…we leave in 3 days!"
"Yep" Lucas said, hugging her. "I'm excited Brooke, I know we haven't gotten to spend a lot of time together lately and…"
"Thank you, Lucas" Brooke said, standing on her tiptoes and kissing him.
"Hey lovers" Haley said, coming up to them.
"HALEY! You look so pretty" Brooke said, hugging her.
"Yeah miss Paris" Haley said.
"You KNEW?"
"Of course I knew I'm Luke's best friend" Haley giggled.
"You didn't TELL ME?" Brooke giggled, hugging her. She was glad she was going to France, she really was. But wasn't this money Dan had given Lucas better saved for the baby?
"Lucas, I actually have to talk to you real fast" Brooke said, making a quick executive decision. There was still time to cancel these tickets.
"Ok…" Lucas said when he got dragged off to the side.
"I'm pregnant"
"WHAT?"
"I'm pregnant"
"You're sure?"
"Went to the doctors"
"Brooke…I…" Lucas was at a loss for words.
"I know, I'm sorry"
"Don't apologize, Brooke" Lucas said. "You can't do anything about it"
"I know I just…don't know how it happened, we were so careful…"
"Brooke…" Lucas said, sighing and pulling her into a hug.
"I wanted to tell you before Paris incase you wanted to return the tickets and save the money cause…"
"You wanna keep the baby?" Lucas asked.
"Of course I do! I would never have an abortion!" Brooke cried. "Or give my child up for adoption!"
"I know, I know, I was just checking" Lucas said, rubbing his temples.
"So…" Brooke said.
"What are we going to do?"
"Are you planning to be in this baby's life at all?" Brooke asked snappishly. Lucas was giving her absolutely no feedback.
"Of course!" Lucas said, a little shocked. "Did you think I wasn't going to be?"
"No, I was just making sure" Brooke said. Now tears were stinging the back of her eyes. She was 18! With a baby on the way! She was supposed to party the next four years away!
"Brooke, please don't cry" Lucas said, pulling her close to him and letting her bury her head in his chest. "It'll be ok"
"How can you say that, Lucas?" Brooke sobbed. "It'll never be the same. We're 18!"
"I know, but we can't do anything about it now…we're just going to have to adjust"
"I can't believe this is happening" Brooke sobbed. "I knew last week, and I thought I was ok with it and then I told you and…"
"We're still going to Paris" Lucas said firmly. "We're in for a hell of…well, 18 years with this baby. We better have a nice, long vacation"
"What am I going to do?"
"Brooke Penelope Davis" Lucas said, taking both her hands in his. "I promise you with all my heart and all my soul…we WILL be ok. I know we're young. I know we don't have any money. But by God, I love you and I love this baby already. I am not going to leave you alone in this situation, ok?"
Brooke just cried harder but there was a faint trace of a smile on her face.
"Brooke don't cry, that's not gonna do any good" Lucas said. "You know we'll be ok…we'll pull through it"
"Me? Brooke Davis, the slut cheerleader…a MOTHER? I'm like completely incompetent, Lucas! Doesn't matter if I have the baby, child services will take it away anyway…you know I cant do this!" Brooke wailed.
"I know you CAN. You can do anything you set your mind to" Lucas said. "And Brooke, you've gotta be strong. This isn't going to be easy at all"
"What about college?" Brooke asked. "How are we going to do that?"
"Brooke…we will figure it out after Paris…for now, enjoy being young…and in love…and happy" Lucas said, grabbing her around the waist. "Dance with me?"
Brooke wiped her tears and smiled. "It would be my pleasure"
A/N: I haven't gotten any reviews from you guys ( This is a twisty chapter, so I expect lots of reviews! Lol REVIEW!