"Hales? Is Nathan the father or not?" Brooke asked slowly, once the group had re-gathered in the living room of the Scott family home.

"No." She answered, staring down at her hands, clasped tightly within Nathan's as they sat on the couch.

"So…then why did you say he was?" Peyton asked. She didn't get it. She goes to Savannah with Jake for three months and returns to find a pregnant girl who lies to her best friends in place of her nice Haley.

"Because the truth…I didn't want you guys to find out the truth." She told them, still not looking at them.

"And the truth would be what?" Jake asked carefully. He was completely terrified of what the answer would be. Haley hadn't had a boyfriend in years and as far as he knew she hadn't messed around with anyone. Not since the whole Chris Keller fiasco a year ago.

Haley took a deep breath and pushed back her tears. "The truth is that I was raped." She confessed.

Brooke, Peyton and Jake just sat there…in shock. Once the reality of what had happened to their friend settled in, the two girls began to cry. Jake just dropped his head in sadness. Haley was one of the nicest, sweetest, smartest and prettiest girls he'd ever met before, she was more than a friend she was like a little sister to him. He loved her and to hear that something like this happened to her, especially her, was just too heartbreaking.

For the first time in her life Brooke was unable to form words. She didn't know what to say. What do you say to your friend who just confessed that she's pregnant with her rapist child? All she could do was cry.

Peyton was in total and complete shock. She most defiantly wasn't expecting that. Poor Haley is all that she could think.

Finally Jake spoke up. "What happened?"

"I don't really want to talk about it." She told him, looking up from her hands.

Jake only nodded.

"Guys, you know the truth but…once I tell everyone that I'm pregnant I need you guys to go along with the 'Nathan's-the-father' story. I don't want anyone knowing the truth."

Peyton, Brooke and Jake nodded. "Is that why you guys are living here?" Peyton asked.

"Huh?"

"You're living here, aren't you? The two of you?" Brooke asked.

"How'd you…?"

"Well before we left school you said 'let's go to the house'." Peyton answered looking at Nathan.

"Plus that night I called real late to talk to Lucas, the both of you were here and it was like two in the morning, plus I heard Haley say 'I'm going to bed'." Brooke threw in.

"Oh." Is all Haley could say.

"Well…what happened how come you guys living with Luke and his family?" Brooke asked impatiently.

"Well the night it happened my parents had told me that they were buying an RV and going across country, I was going to move in the Lucas. When I found out I was pregnant I called them but told them that Karen and Keith said I could stay and that I wanted them to have a good time and come back when the baby was born."

"And that was it? They didn't insist on coming back?" Peyton asked.

"They did." Haley said with a laugh. "But Karen and Keith told them that after raising five kids they deserved the time off and a little vacation before they became grandparents again."

"Wow." Brooke said. "What about you?" She asked Nathan.

"Well we didn't tell my parents the truth about the baby's father, but they freaked to say the least. My parents kicked me out and my mom said some pretty nasty things to Haley." He answered.

"So Karen and Keith are just letting you guys live here?" Jake asked.

"No, they're letting us stay here until we can afford an apartment, Hales is still at the Café and Keith gave me a job at the auto shop."

"Cool."

"Well at least you know that if you get pregnant, Karen won't through you into the street." Peyton said to Brooke.

"That doesn't mean you can." Karen said entering the living room and looking pointedly at Brooke and Lucas.

"Don't worry Mrs. Scott." Brooke assured her boyfriends mother.

"Brooke I'm a mother of a teenage boy, all I do is worry." She said smiling at the young girl. She really did like her sons' girlfriend. She was sweet, cheery and beautiful and very smart. "So what are all of you doing here anyway?" Karen asked.

"Just getting caught up." Peyton said looking in Haley and Nathan's direction.

"Ah, well I just stopped by for some stuff but I'm heading back to the Café. I'll see you all later. Um…Luke, Haley, Nathan, dinner is at eight after I close." Then she looked at the others. "You are all welcomed to join us. We're having Pot Roast and baked potatoes." She told the teens.

"Thanks Mrs. Scott." Jake said.

"You're welcome. Well I'll be seeing you all." She said grabbing her things and heading out the door.

"Umm… Karen's cooking. I knew there was a reason I hung out with you." Peyton said looking over at Lucas.

Lucas only smiled.

"Yeah I think these next few months most of my weight will be from her cooking, instead of baby fat." Haley told her friends with a laugh.