A/N: I've been struggling with my stories for awhile, but I had half of this chapter written before today so hopefully it still turned out nice. Enjoy my lovely readers.
"Thank you for helping me with all of this Nathan. I really appreciate it," Brooke says as she hands Nathan a glass of water.
"Are you kidding?" Nathan asks with a grin. "I get to redo my god daughter's room. It's amazing."
Brooke laughs and nods her head as she looks around. Slowly the nursery was becoming a room. Now that Sophia was a little older she didn't need her crib anymore and she was potty trained and walking so everything was being removed and redone. Currently, Nathan was working on fixing up a child's bed for Sophia.
"I needed someone manly," Nathan laughs. "With Lucas out with your dad and Sophia, I couldn't do this by myself."
"I understand that. We haven't really hung out in awhile. I guess I just missed the one person that could relate to me. We both have sucky parents and we kept each other grounded."
Brooke sits down on the floor and nods her head.
"Do you want to know the reason why I gave the okay for Dan to see Sophia?"
Nathan sets his glass on the dresser and sits down next to Brooke.
"I always wondered."
"My parents want nothing to do with me. But Dan wanted that chance to make things right with Sophia and despite my better judgment I had to let it happen. Don't get me wrong, we're far away from Dan taking Sophia for a few hours alone, but at least he's trying. My parent's just don't give a damn and it's frustrating."
Nathan wraps an arm around Brooke's shoulder.
"I get it. I really get it. Dan messed up a lot with me so our relationship is fried, but there may be hope with my future children."
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"They are so adorable," Haley says with a smile as she glances at Levi and Lily in their cribs.
"I know they are. I love these moments though, the ones where there is just silence. It helps because I'm so exhausted."
Haley and Karen exit the room and take a seat in the living room.
"Keith is working now and I have Jake and Brooke that can handle the Café while I'm gone. You as well so I can take it easy. I never had the pleasure when I was pregnant with Lucas. I had to work."
"Was it hard?" Haley questions.
"Was what hard sweetie?"
"Having Lucas right out of high school."
"Oh all the time, but I think it's harder when you're in high school. Lucas and Brooke have it the hardest I think, but they make it work. And now they're engaged," Karen says with a smile.
"Karen, I don't know what to do," Haley cries out as Karen puts her arms around the girl.
"It's okay, Haley, just let it out," Karen says as she rubs up and down Haley's back. She had a feeling why Haley had come to her, but she needed the words said out loud.
"I'm pregnant."
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Dan smiles as he watches his granddaughter bounce a basketball. Lucas watches on as well.
"She seems to have the Scott talent," Dan comments.
"Yeah she does. I mean she's almost three so I'll have plenty of years to help her."
"Thank you for letting me do this, Lucas. I know I haven't been the best guy over the years, but I wanted to make things right."
"Again, I'm not doing this for you Dan. I'm doing this for my future wife and my child. If you should be thanking anybody you should thank Brooke. She made this happen."
Dan smiles and nods his head. Sophia comes over with a ball in her hand.
"Come play grandpa, come play."
Dan gets off of the bench and picks Sophia up and puts her on his shoulders.
"Are you ready to make your first basket?"
"Yeah," Sophia cheers.
"Okay, now you can throw the ball up."
Sophia throws the ball into the hoop and it goes in.
"I did it. I did it, yeah."
Dan sets Sophia on the ground and Sophia starts clapping and dancing around. She runs over to Lucas with a big smile.
"I did it daddy, I did it."
"Yes, you did."
Sophia grabs her father's hand and drags him over to the net.
"Your turn," Sophia says as she places the ball in her dad's hands.
Lucas grins and nods his head.
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"This place looks so amazing," Brooke says as she looks at Nathan's work.
"Thank you Brooke. I might as well get the practice in."
"What do you mean?"
"Haley's keeping something from me. I was in our bathroom earlier and I found a pregnancy test in our trash. It was positive. I think my wife is pregnant."
Brooke walks closer to Nathan.
"Nathan, it will be okay."
Nathan shakes his head.
"No it won't. My whole future is flushed down the toilet now. I can forget about a Duke scholarship. Brooke, I'm screwed."
"What does that make me Nathan?"
Nathan looks at Brooke and winces.
"I have an almost three year old that I have to take care of. Not to mention the fact that I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do after high school. Nathan, having a baby doesn't mean your life is over. It just means that they alter. I mean who says you still can't go to Duke. Haley is your wife and the mother of your unborn child. Things change, but it doesn't mean your future it gone."