LUCAS:
I sat at the picnic table outside of Tree Hill High, staring hopelessly across the way at Brooke and Nathan sharing a lunch. It was heart breaking but I had promised her that I would give her space and that was exactly what I was going to do, even though it was killing me.
"What's up?" Haley said plopping down beside of me.
"Nothing." I stuffed my lunch back into the bag leaving no evidence that I hadn't even taking one bite of my ham and cheese sandwich.
Every since I could remember Haley could read me like a book. "Yeah, right. You have been staring at Brooke and Nathan all morning. Every time one of them walks by. What's up with the two of them? It's like they are both in love and having a baby or something."
I closed my eyes, allowing all the pain from her words to sink in. I reopened them and turned to look at Haley with tears in my eyes. She took a bite of her apple, then turned to look at me. I could tell by the way she dropped the apple to the table, that she could read what I was about to say, as if it were written in my eyes.
"No!"
"Brooke is pregnant. But it's not Nathan's." I paused. "It's mine."
"Oh, Lucas."
"The kicker is that she doesn't want to be with me. She and Nathan have become inseparable."
"Give her time, Lucas. It's got to be hard for her. You broke her heart and Brooke Davis was always the breaker and not the one who gets broken. She doesn't know how to heal from something like this."
I smiled. Haley always knew what to say. "I hope that you're right."
She shrugged and took a sip of her water, tightening the lid back on, she said. "I am always right."
NATHAN:
I entered the apartment after basket ball practice to find Brooke cooking. It was a sight that I never thought I would see, but she looked amazing. She had a smear of flour on her cheek and nose, her hair was in a ponytail and yet strands were out of place.
"What's up, Brooke."
She looked at me and smiled, then quickly turned to take something from the oven. "It's my thank you dinner."
"Thank you dinner?"
She placed the glass plate on the counter and walked around the corner of the counter. "When I needed someone the most, you were there. You showed me that it was okay to be happy. It's okay to smile and to want this baby." She took my hand in hers. "I told Lucas that I am keeping the baby." She paused a moment. "Nathan, I want you to be the one by my side through all of this."
"What are you saying?"
She leaned up and kissed me softly on the lips, sending my heart into overdrive. She stopped and looked into my eyes. "I have been living in the past and worrying about the things that I shouldn't worry about. Now I want to focus on the future and I hope that you will be a part of that."
I smiled. "I plan on it." I leaned down and kissed her passionately. Both of our lips moving in sync with one another. I pulled back and wiped the floor from her cheek. "Your beautiful, Brooke Davis."
It was nice seeing her smile like that again. It had been so long since I had seen that sparkle in her eyes. I could have stared at her for-ever, but the smoke detector went off, causing us both to laugh.