AN: Thanks for all the reviews. I got a good sense of what you all think. I have a poll on my page to see what kind of couple story I should write next. I have ideas for all of the couples. However, this story is nowhere near ending so it will be awhile before that is posted. Enjoy the Laley chapter, Brooke will be back next chapter!

He sat there and kept his eyes transfixed on the wrench. There was a storm of thoughts in his head and he couldn't keep a hold of one thought. Brooke is pregnant…

All he could think about was Brooke. She was a poor lost soul that now had to deal with having a baby. He didn't know what to think of it. There was good and then there was bad. Part of him hurt that she was going to have a baby. Am I jealous?

Lucas ran his fingers through his hair. This was making him think even more of Rachel and the baby that they had lost. He prayed that Brooke wouldn't have to go through what they had. Lucas knew it was only a matter of time before Brooke had another meltdown.

He rubbed his lips and remembered hers on his. She had kissed him. It wasn't a kiss on the cheek and that was driving him nuts. Why did she have to go and kiss him like that? He had always had a soft spot Brooklyn Davis, but never got the chance to show it. Maybe, just maybe, this was his moment to shine and sweep her off of his feet.

But what about Rachel? Why was he so obsessed with thinking about her now after all of this time? She left him and claimed that there were no real feelings between them. Lucas knew that they loved each other, but she wanted out of their relationship.

"Luke?"

He jumped and turned to face the door. Haley was standing there. He could see the worry in her eyes.

"Hey, Hales."

She sighed and grabbed a stool to sit next to him, "What's going on, Lucas?"

He shrugged, "Just working."

She placed her hand on his shoulder, "You have been in that exact same position for like twenty minutes."

He let out a small laugh, "I was just thinking about things."

Lucas stood up and popped the hood of the Chevrolet Silverado that was in front of him. He tried to focus on the engine so it wouldn't look like he was lost in thought.

"Just because I think you are an asshole and I don't like you, doesn't mean that you can't talk to me," she sassed.

Lucas chuckled, "Haley, you used to never cuss."

"Not until I got into the music business and got tired of groupies," she teased.

Lucas grabbed a rag to clean up a leaking pipe, "Just got a lot on my plate."

"Like what?"

He ignored her and continued to work. Keith was going to kill him if he wasted any more time trying to fix this truck. Lucas didn't want any more problems with anyone.

"Lucas," she walked over to him, "I will continue to ask what is wrong until you—"

"You're still annoying as hell," he said with a laugh.

"So…"

"Brooke is pregnant and I am trying to help her go through that, but I keep thinking of Rach. I really like Brooke, but I don't know how to help her," Lucas said quickly. He was letting it all off his chest.

Haley gasped, "Pregnant?"

Lucas nodded as he shut the hood in frustration, "Two months, to be exact."

She sat down on the stool, her mouth wide open, "Poor Brooke."

"I want to help take the pain away and I don't know what to do…"

"There is not much you can do, Luke," Haley said softly.

Haley had never seen Lucas so distraught before. He never was the kind to get too wrapped up in his thoughts until he snapped. She felt like there was more to this story than what he said.

"Is that all?"

He shook his head and sighed, "She kissed me last night and I don't know what to do."

She giggled, "You kiss her back?"

He glared at her, he knew she was kidding, "I'm serious, Haley. I feel like I really care about her and I don't want her to suffer alone. I'm the only one that she has."

"Maybe she shouldn't have been such a bitch in high school," Haley cringed as soon as that came out of her mouth.

Lucas felt his blood boil, "She isn't the same as in high school, for fucks sake Haley!"

"I didn't mean that…"

"She needs people to help keep her positive and not remind her of how alone she is," he snapped. He didn't mean to be angry with her; he just was trying to protect her. "I don't want her to be depressed and lose this baby because no one is there for her."

"She has you, Lucas," Haley said as she placed a hand on his shoulder.

"But that's all she has. I have to ask my mom to take her to the doctors Haley, my mother. She doesn't have any friends to help her out here. I can't go to every doctor's appointment with her. I can't be there for her twenty-four hours a damn day—"

"Ok, ok. I get it, Lucas. She needs friends."

"Thanks for volunteering, Hales," Lucas said with a smirk.

She sighed, "But I am only doing this for you, okay?"

He hugged her tightly. He hoped that they would respond well to each other. No one is the same as they were in high school; he was the farthest thing from it. Lucas needed someone else to help watch over and protect Brooke. Even though this was just one of the things on his mind, he felt a little better.

AN: Review. Let me know what you think :)

COMING UP Next: Braley goes to Brooke's doctor appointment. Will they respond well to each other?

COMING UP LATER: Dinner with Deb and Dan? Braley bonds.