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Hello, Goodbye

Surreal

"Don't even try it Rachel. I am NOT getting out of bed today." Brooke said without opening her eyes. She had heard her best friend 'sneak' into her room and as much as she was trying to be quiet, quiet had never really been Rachel's thing.

"Okay grumpy pants, so yesterday didn't go so well, today is the day we try again." The red head threw herself onto the bed with a laugh.

"We? Rach, there is no WE in this. It's ME. Getting yelled at. BY my best friends." She let out a raspy groan, grabbing a pillow to cover her face.

"Hey, it's not like I exactly got a warm reception either." Rachel snatched the pillow away, causing Brooke to growl and sit up in bed.

"So? Since when did you care?"

"Since when did you?" Whipping a few brunette strands from her face, the fashionistta rolled her eyes.

"I came back didn't I?"

"Yes, you did. You're here to get back your friends and win the heart of the boy you crushed, NOT to lie in bed."

"I didn't come here to win back Lucas."

"Sure you didn't." Rachel let out, sarcasm dripping from her tongue.

"I came to mend fences Rae. I miss them all, but I'm not delusional enough to think Luc will ever forgive me."

"You will never know unless you try."

"Since when did you become all 'Glass half full'" Rachel shrugged.

"Guess it's the hicks-ville air, it does things to you."

"I'm not sure I like perky Rachel."

"Oh you will" She jumped up from the bed "Now get ready, were gonna go buy the Scott's some presents."

"I'm not sure baby clothes is exactly what's needed for Haley to forgive me." The two best friends walked the isles of Tree Hill's biggest baby store, Rachel filling their basket with the most expensive clothing and baby gadgets she could find.

"Hey, you know mothers, they go crazy over this crap. I few goo goo ga ga onsies and SHE will be the one begging for forgiveness." Brooke raised an eyebrow in amusement

"Clearly you don't know Haley."

"Fine, whatever, it might not work THAT well. But it can't hurt. Hey, what about this one?"

"Yeah, I'm not sure anyone's ready to label me 'Worlds best Aunt' quite yet."

"You? I thought it would refer to me."

"Oh YOUR going to be the 'Worlds best Aunt' to the Naley baby? My mistake." Brooke chuckled.

"Actually I was buying it for when you and Lucas undoubtedly get down and dirty and are too caught up in the moment to use protection. I like to be prepared for the inevitable." Rachel poked her tongue out at the brunette, who swatted her playfully.

"Stop it." She growled, picking up another onesie "Aww this one is adorable, and it works well if it's a boy or a girl."

"Speaking of which, I wonder what the two procreated to have? I'd say a boy. Nathan seems like the type who would have very masculine swimmers."

"EW. EW. EW. He's like my brother."

"A brother YOU made a sex tape with?" Brooke cringed

"UGH I almost forgot about that."

"Well I didn't."

"Thankgod I have you to remind me of all the mistakes of my past."

"No Honey, you have ALL of Tree Hill to do that."

"Gee thanks Rae, rub salt on the wounds."

"C'mon, that's what I'm here for."

"I thought you were here to help me win back my friends?"

"Make fun of you, win over your friends, help you get back into bed with your ex. All things a life coach does." Brooke sighed.

"Ok life coach, what's next?"

"Hmm... That would be buying a breast pump my dear." Both friends let out a childish chuckle as they continued down the isles.

Brooke stood nervously on the front porch of the Naley residence, holding a decorated bassinet filled with clothes, toys and other baby items they had found. She wasn't sure she should be doing this again, scared that pissing off a pregnant Haley for a second time in two days could result in her beheading, but she missed her friend and was willing to try anything. The door swung open to a figure towering above her.

"Hey Nate." She let out in a soft rasp and was met with only a stern look, she cringed. "Is Hales here?"

"No, she went out." Ok, Nathan really wasn't making it any easier, but what did she expect? He had been her friend and she had abandoned him too. Not to mention, he was Lucas's brother.

"Oh, okay. I guess I'll just leave this here then?" Blue eyes scanned over the contents of the gift basket.

"What is it?"

"Stuff for the baby."

"You bought my baby a two thousand dollar bottle of champagne?" His eyes locked onto the bottle of Cristal which sat in the middle of all the other baby items.

"No, that's for you and Haley. A late wedding gift? For after the pregnancy of course."

"Brooke, you know we can't be bought-"

"I know Nathan. This isn't what this is. You and Haley have every right to be angry at me but you both need to know that not a day goes by that I don't love and miss you guys. I feel sick that I missed your wedding and I can't stand the thought of you having a baby and not being part of it's life. You're both my family and even if you want to stay mad at least pass these on and let that baby know that no matter what, Aunt Brooke will always love and be there for him or her. Because I will Nathan. Your child is my family, no matter how you feel about me." Brooke willed herself not to let the tears fall from her eyes. She pushed the bassinet into his arms. "Anyway, here. Tell Haley I dropped by and I'm not going anywhere." She was about to turn and leave when Nathan finally spoke.

"She misses you." He almost whispered.

"What?"

"They both do." Brooke studied the younger Scott's solemn face. "She bakes a cake on your birthday, that crazy double chocolate thing you used to love. She bakes it every year. Of course she doesn't say it's for that but I know, it's kind of obvious. I can't imagine why else a double chocolate Brooke cake would need to be made every June tenth, can you?" He let out a laugh.

"No." She said quietly as Nathan continued.

"She misses you Brooke. I do too. But she's angry, she's angry that you stopped caring-"

"I didn't-"

"She's angry" Nathan went on, ignoring her "that you left and that you didn't come to the wedding, that you didn't know she was pregnant. Because I know her and I know when she found out you were the first person she wanted to call but she couldn't and it killed her. And now your back and of course she's happy to see you but she's scared. It may sound weird to you but she's scared if she lets you back into her life, into our babies life, you'll leave again and you won't only be hurting her but our son or daughter too."

"It doesn't sound weird. Nathan I understand and I understand that nothing I say can convince either one of you I will never do leave like that again but I'm going to prove it."

"I hope you do, but that's not all. She's worried about him too." Brooke's ears pricked at the mention of Lucas "He missed you for a long time Brooke. For the last four years, on the anniversary of the day you left he drives up to that beach. You know the one where-"

"He proposed." Brooke finished, swallowing hard as Nathan nodded.

"Yes. He always spends the night there, drinking I guess. Then he comes home and doesn't speak about it. Your birthday is hard on him too. He just spends the whole day writing, I have no idea what but he just doesn't stop for the whole day. Haley is worried what seeing you might do to him."

"I don't want to hurt him Nathan. Not again. I can't-"

"He's engaged." The basketball star announced suddenly, Brooke just managed to stop her gasp in time but the shock on her face was evident. "And he's finally moving on, you can't come back here and fuck with that."

"I didn't come back here to 'fuck' with any of it. I just miss you all."

"I hope you mean that Brooke because he deserves to be happy."

"I know he does."

"Good."

"I'm glad we got to talk."

"Me too although I'm sure Haley would kill me for saying half the things I just did."

"I won't tell if you won't." She winked, making him smile as he looked down at the basket in his arms.

"Whoa, what did you do, buy the whole store?"

"Pretty much, I still have a heap of stuff in the back of my car though. I wanted to make sure Haley wouldn't burn the first batch before bringing it all over."

"I'll try to protect them but trust me, there is NO fury like pregnant Haley's scorn." Brooke let out a raspy chuckle.

"Oh I don't doubt it. Hey, tell her I love her okay?" Nathan smiled warmly at her.

"I will, and know she loves you too. We both do. Just give her some time."

The brunette jumped out of her rented BMW four-wheel drive with a spring in her step. Although her and the James-Scotts were far from BFF's she felt as if she had accomplished something today. Talking to Nathan had been great and it made her feel that there would be hope in rebuilding her relationship with Haley as well as a future relationship with the child. Grabbing her black Gucci handbag from the backseat, she hesitated for a moment.

"Hmm Maybe I'll put a Clothes Over Bro's spin on these for baby Scott." She spoke to herself, snatching up the rest of the baby clothes and heading towards the front door of her new Tree Hill home.

Then something made her stop dead in her tracks. 'No, it couldn't be'. She thought, her ears suddenly listening intently to everything around her. She could have sworn she heard-

"Yes, I'm on my way home. I jogged further than usual, I had more energy. Don't worry baby, we won't be late." She froze. She would recognise that voice anywhere, from the sound of it he was jogging up the path across the road, but would he turn this way or head down the next street? As soon as she'd thought of the question, she knew the answer. She had lived in his house and to get back to it from here you would have to jog right past her new home.

"Okay I'll speak to you soon. Yes Peyton, I love you too Bye." And sure enough, a twenty five year old Lucas Scott rounded the corner a few seconds later. Closing his phone he was distracted and when he looked back up, he stumbled, almost lost his balance before steadying himself and just, starring. Brooke had dropped everything she was holding.

He defiantly had more muscle on him, his hair was slightly longer and darker and he looked as if he had gone unshaven for a few days but this was defiantly her Lucas Scott. Her ex-fiancé.

What were the chances of running into him now? When she had just had a good day, when she had no time to prepare.

Then she remembered, at least she knew there was a possibility of running into him. Lucas had no idea she was back. She hadn't been in Tree Hill in four years and then she was suddenly there, right in front of him.

He had turned white. Still starring at her as if he had seen a ghost, the phone had dropped from his hand but he didn't seem to care.

"Lucas?" She whispered softly, not wanting to scare him. He looked as if he would either bolt or fall to the ground any minute.

"Br-Brooke?" His voice was shakey, unsure. Brooke studied him for a second longer, then she remembered something from his earlier conversation and snapped back to reality.

"You got engaged?" She said, trying not to let the sadness show. "To Peyton?" Okay, so she hadn't exactly hid the anger in the last bit but he didn't even seem to notice, he was starring at the items at her feet. He looked shocked and saddened as his eyes slid back to hers. It was surreal to both of them that it had been this long since they had looked each other in the eye.

"Your-Your having a baby?"

For years they had both thought about what it would be like when and if they saw each other again. They imagined what they would say and how it would happen. So many possibilities had run through their heads yet never had they imagined these would be the first two sentences they spoke to each other.

It truly was surreal.

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