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Lucas hit the off button on the alarm clock. He had been sleeping in the bed with Brooke since the kiss. He just wanted to make sure she was safe. He smiled as he watched her sleep. Brooke was so peaceful.

He rubbed her shoulder, "Come on, Brooke, it's time to get up."

She swatted his hand off of her, "I don't want to get up."

"You have to go to your appointment. Haley is going to be here in twenty minutes and you aren't even up yet," Lucas said with a laugh.

"Why can't you take me?"

He sighed. It hurt him to hear her say that. She didn't know how much he would love to be there and hold her hand through it.

"I have to work to pay the bills," he reminded.

Brooke groaned as she stood up, "Don't you know, you aren't supposed to wake up a pregnant woman?"

He rolled his eyes, "I think I can take you."

Brooke smiled as a familiar scent flooded her nose, "You made me brownies?"

Lucas nodded, "Breakfast of champions."

She walked over to the table and stuffed a few in her mouth. She felt like a pig when she ate in front of him, but it was too damn good for her to resist. Lucas poured her some milk, grabbed his coffee, and sat down across the table from her.

"Remind me to make sure you never make the baby breakfast," Brooke teased.

Lucas acted like he was shot in the heart, "Please, you can't even make toast."

She rolled her eyes, "I don't want to do this."

He sighed as he saw the tears forming in her eyes, "Brooke, you have to do this."

"I don't want to see it or hear it, Lucas…"

Walking over to her, "Sweetie, this is going to be hard for you, but think about Nathan. He would want you to celebrate this baby and love it as much as he would."

"How can I survive with the fact that my son won't have a father?"

"Son?" Lucas asked. She was too early to know the sex of the baby.

She tried not to smile, "I had a dream that it was a baby boy and it looked just like Nathan with my dimples."

He smiled, "I know that you are scared, but how many people get to have a piece of their love one after they pass?"

"I know that you are right, but I'm just really scared and confused."

He embraced her in a hug and rubbed her back, "I'm gonna help you through this, I promise."

The doorbell rang, killing the mood and the moment for Lucas. He watched as Brooke practically sprinted to her bedroom. He opened the door and hugged Haley.

She walked into the house and looked around, "Smells like brownies?"

"Brooke likes them so I made her some for breakfast," Lucas informed her as he put the dishes in the sink.

Haley smiled, "Oo la la."

Lucas chuckled, "Anything to make this easier for her, Hales. She is having an emotional day today, so please, be nice to her."

"I promise, Principal Scott, that I will be on my best behavior."

Brooke exited the bedroom and walked over to the pair. Caution was written all over her. She was scared of the appointment and of Haley. She used to be really mean to her, why was she helping her now?

She pulled down the hoodie so it wasn't so tight, "Are you ready?"

Haley nodded, "Let's go."

They hadn't said a word to each other since they left the house. What was there to say to someone that you hated in high school? Brooke was too busy thinking of Nathan and Haley just wanted to hurry this thing up.

"Thanks."

Haley raised a brow, "For what?"

"For being here with me," Brooke said sincerely.

Brooke was grateful that someone was here with her and helping her out. She couldn't do this by herself. It felt really nice for her to have a friend back in her life.

"To be honest, I came because Lucas asked me too," Haley said softly.

Brooke gave her a small smile, "I figured that was the reason."

She felt dumb for thinking that Haley would actually want to be her friend. She used to yell at Haley when she was tutoring Nathan. She was territorial, but who wasn't when they were sixteen. She only had Lucas and his family to help her through this.

"You know what?"

"What?" Brooke asked.

"We aren't the same people as we were in high school. I think that we both deserve a clean start, sound good?"

Brooke hugged her. She was really happy that Haley said that and they could be friends. This was probably the result of her hormones, but she didn't care. Lucas wasn't going to be able to help her with everything.

"That means a lot to me," Brooke said as she sat back in her chair.

She felt a little better about this doctor's visit. She wasn't going to be completely alienated with weird feelings to go around.

"So have you gone baby crazy yet?"

Brooke shrugged, "I don't really know if I can go through with keeping it, honestly."

Haley flinched, "What do you mean?"

"Think about losing the man of your dreams and then seeing a constant reminder of him every day, but through your child? I honestly don't know what I want to do about it…"

"Maybe, seeing it will help and holding it will—"

"Brooke Davis."

Haley sighed as the doctor called them back. Brooke took a deep breath. She wished that Nathan was here to experience this with her. She knew that he was watching, but she wanted to physically have him here.

Brooke changed into the gown and laid on the table. She kept her focus on the ceiling. She didn't want to answer any questions or see anything. This was not going to be easy.

"I understand that you are almost three months pregnant?"

Brooke nodded, her voice was shaking, "Yes."

Haley had only seen this situation unfold on television. She had no clue what was going to happen and how to even help Brooke through this. She grabbed Brooke's hand and held it. This was what she would want if she was in her shoes.

"This might feel a little uncomfortable…"

Brooke took a deep breath as she felt the wand go into her. She squeezed Haley's hand tightly and closed her eyes. She didn't want to look at the screen. As Haley squeezed her hand, she thought of Nathan holding her hand. She heard his voice comforting her in her head.

"There is your little baby, right there," he pointed to the screen.

Brooke heard Haley start to cry and coo over the picture. She kept her eyes shut. This was all moving way too fast and she didn't want to accept the reality of it.

"Brooke, look at the screen," Haley insisted.

She kept her eyes closed and continued to think about Nathan. She was picturing herself wrapped in his arms at Nathan's family cabin. That was their favorite place to go when they were alone.

"Ms. Davis?"

She exhaled deeply, turning her head to the screen. The moment she opened her eyes, she gasped. It was the most beautiful thing that she had ever seen. She felt like she was the only one in the room. It was moving around and wiggling its arms.

Her eyes started to water. This was her baby. This was a little piece of Nathan left for the world. Her eyes stayed transfixed on the screen. All the doubt of getting rid of it went away in a heartbeat. She knew that there was no way in hell anyone was taking this baby away from her.

The doctor handed her an envelope of pictures, "These are for you to keep. You are free to go and I will see you in a few weeks."

Brooke snatched the envelopes and held them in her hands close to her heart. She couldn't wait to hold the baby boy. Sure it could be a little girl, but she wouldn't feel as complete unless it was a boy.

After she got dressed, she met Haley in the car. Haley was grinning and Brooke laughed, "What?"

"That is going to be the cutest baby ever," she squealed.

Brooke grinned, "I know! I can't wait to meet him!"

"I'm glad you are happy, Brooke," Haley said as she started the car.

"Me too," Brooke said quickly.

She wasn't perfectly okay just because she saw her baby, but she felt so overjoyed because she saw it. this baby was going to help her fill Nathan's void.

"About six months to go!"

Brooke giggled. For her, it seemed like an eternity. She just wanted to hold her baby and tell it all about its wonderful father. Lucas was going to be there and help play the daddy role, just like Keith did for him.

"I can't wait to show Luke!" Brooke exclaimed as they pulled into the driveway.

Haley smiled, "Let me know how it goes!"

Brooke nodded as she exited the car, "I will call you tomorrow!"

She waved goodbye and entered the house. The TV was on but Lucas was nowhere in sight. Brooke walked into her bedroom and smiled. Lucas was passed out in the bed.

She turned on the light and sat next to him, "Lukey!"

He groaned, "Don't ever call me that again."

"I got the pictures!" Brooke was jumping up and down on the bed now. She had been waiting all day to show him these pictures.

Lucas smiled and sat up in the bed. He was surprised that she was in such a good mood. Part of him was confident that this was going to make her fall into even more of a depression.

He opened the envelope and covered his mouth instantly. His eyes widened. He knew that she was pregnant, but he never got to see pictures like this when Rachel was pregnant. She went by herself and kept it to herself.

"That's insane," he said in awe.

Brooke flashed him her infamous smile, "I'm obsessed with this baby."

Lucas nodded, "It's going to be perfect."

"Luke?"

"Hmmm?"

"I want you to help me raise this baby."

"What?" Lucas was not expecting that to come out of her mouth.

Lucas Scott had, at one time, pictured himself having a family with Brooke. He wanted to help take care of this baby, but to have her ask was a different story.

These past few days had been killing him mentally and emotionally. Rachel had been in the back of his mind ever since he saw the look in Brooke's face. What was he going to happen when Brooke had the baby? Was she going to shut him out? What about the kiss that set his world on fire?

"You know that I would do anything for you and the baby. Nathan would want me to help you through this, even if we weren't that close," he said softly.

Lucas Scott had a lot of regrets in his life, but he was going to try to make things right with everyone. He was getting his life back and there was no reason for him to keep living in the past.

She grinned, "Thanks for everything."

He nodded and gave her a hug. As he held her, he thought about the idea of them being more than whatever this was. Was it wrong to have feelings for his brothers girl?

Brooke kissed him. Lucas melted. Once again, they had a passionate kiss. He was now confused on what this meant for them.

Lucas took her hand and held it tight, "Why do you keep kissing me?"

She hesitated for a moment, comptemplating an answer, "I just feel like I really want to..."

"Just because?"

"Because something in my head is telling me to kiss you. I want to because I get nervous when you are around and you have done so much for me," she yelled.

Brooke stood up and leaned her back on the dresser. She was going crazy with thoughts too. She was having feelings for someone other than Nathan. She felt something for Lucas and it was scaring the shit out of her.

Lucas walked up to her and cupped her cheek, "I want to too."

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COMING UP: Braley goes shopping, Brooke wants Lucas to go to dinner with her, Dan, and Deb.

COMING UP LATER: What happens when someone makes a phone call to an old friend?