LUCAS

"Brooke…had a baby, Luke…your baby, eleven years ago."

"What?" I am completely shocked. I can't believe what I'm hearing. "What do you mean? How could she? I mean, why wouldn't she…"

None of this makes sense. How could Brooke have had my baby and me not know it?

"Haley didn't find out until a few days ago."

Nathan is talking again, but I'm still trying to figure all this out. Eleven years ago…how is that possible? I mean, I haven't even seen her for almost twelve years…oh man, I remember now…she lied to me.

I walked up to Brooke at the reception just as Mouth was leaving the DJ stand. I leaned against the stand as I said to Brooke, "So I guess we never finished that conversation?"

She stepped in front of me, held out her hand and said, "Dance with me?"

I took her hand and walked with her to the middle of the dance floor. It was just us dancing and I held her close to me and it felt so good. She was such a comfort to me. Nothing else mattered when it was just us together.

Then, as we were dancing to "Boston" by Augustana, she looked up at me and asked, "Didn't you miss me while you were away?"

"Everyday," I answered. Of course I missed her when I was away. I always missed her when I wasn't with her. "I was just angry and upset about Keith and I needed to be alone, but that doesn't mean I didn't miss you, Brooke…because I did."

She stared at me and said, "I needed to hear your voice. There's just so much going on with me…"

"What kind of stuff?"

But she didn't answer me. Instead, she kissed me and then we went on dancing. And we were quiet for a few minutes in the comfort of each other's arms, until I remembered what I had come back out to talk to her about.

I stopped dancing and said, "Brooke…"

She stopped too and looked up at me and I finished, "Are you pregnant?"

She just stared at me. She didn't say anything, so I went on.

"I was straightening up in the back for Haley and I found your purse. I knew you were looking for it, so I picked it up and then a pregnancy test fell out."

She took a step back from me and suddenly got serious as she said, "All the bridesmaids have the same purse Lucas."

I could tell she was trying to avert my gaze, so I touched her face and made her look straight at me and I said, "Yeah, but I know that purse was yours because your perfume fell out too."

She continued to stare at me and I asked her again, "Are you pregnant?"

And finally, she answered my question, "No, Luke…I'm not pregnant. I thought I was, but I'm not."

"She lied to me."

I can't believe she lied to me. I asked her, twice, straight out if she was pregnant, and she lied to me. But why? I don't understand why she didn't' tell me. I would've been there for her…always.

"Luke," Nathan speaks to me again and I look at him, but I don't know what to say. This is all too much and I don't know what to do with it. I need some answers.

I glance at Peyton. She's leaning against the counter, crying. She's as shocked as I am to be hearing this. I look back at Nathan. He's still staring at me…waiting for my response.

"Where's Haley?" I finally speak.

"She's next door," Nathan answers, "praying you'll go over and talk to her. She misses you, Luke, and she needs you to talk to her."

Maybe he's right…maybe it's time I finally go talk to Haley.