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He wrapped his arm around her, pulling her in for an embrace. She nuzzled her head on his shoulders. Her eyes were transfixed by the sunset. The sky was a shade of gold, sherbet orange, and magenta. Their favorite thing was to come to the hill and watch the sun go down over Tree Hill.
"I can't believe we graduate tomorrow," he said as he kissed her forehead.
Sighing, "I'm kind of scared."
His hands grazed her cheeks and gently turned her to face him, looking into her eyes, "Why are you scared, babe?"
She shrugged as she stared back at the horizon. Her world revolved around Nathan and cheerleading, that was all that she knew outside of Tree Hill High. Outside of those walls, she was just a regular person. No longer was she the most popular girl in school, captain of the cheerleading squad, or the luckiest girl. Brooklyn Davis was scared to lose the one thing she needed in her life.
"Hey.." he said as he softly kissed her forehead, squeezing her tightly, "It's gonna be okay."
Nodding, "I know, babe. The future is just scary to think about if it doesn't go the way that you want it to."
He sighed. He knew what this was about. There was no time to turn around and back out of the military. He had signed papers and was waiting to go to basic after he graduated. This was going to harder on him than her. he was leaving the place he grew up, his family, and everything behind to go defend his country. He was thankful for the time being, he was just going to basic training.
"How do you wan the future to go?" he asked as he slowly rubbed her back.
"I wanna be a fashion designer, you know that."
"What else?"
"I want to have two kids, a boy and a girl," she said as she kissed his cheek.
"I want a boy too."
"What about a girl?" she said with a laugh.
"Well," he said with a chuckle, "if they are anything like you, we are in trouble."
Brooke shoved him playfully, "Come on, you would love it if you had a little girl. I want our son to be just like his daddy."
"It's always been my dream to teach my son how to play basketball," he said as he tried to pictured it.
Brooke smiled, "I can't wait. His sister can cheer him on while he dunks."
Nodding, "I still have my old jerseys from when I was little. I want him to wear them and show his daddy how he is better than he ever was. I want my son to be my little man."
Beep...Beep…
"Daddy's little wingman," she said with a giggle.
Nothing made her happier than hearing the passion in voice. She loved hearing him talk about their future son and the way he would care for him.
"He'll be lucky to have you as a mommy."
"Nathan!" Brooke yelled.
She woke up and her heart was beating super fast. Looking around, she had no clue where she was and how she got there.
"It's okay," Haley said as she gently pushed Brooke down in the bed.
Haley was wondering when she was going to wake up. It had been a rough couple of hours and probably one of the scariest moments of her life.
"what…What's going on?" Brooke asked as she started to cry.
She felt her stomach and looked down in front of her. There was blood on the sheets. In a panic, she let out a blood curling scream.
The door opened and Lucas rushed in, spilling his coffee on the floor. He rushed over and grabbed her hand.
He took a deep breath, "It's okay, babe."
She looked at him in confusion, her body heaved as she broke down, "What's going on?"
Lucas sat on the side of the bed and wrapped his arms around her. he rubbed slow, small circles on her back. There wasn't any easy way of telling her what was happening, but he wish he knew a way to help her.
Haley calling him in panic kept playing on repeat in his head. Part of him felt guilty and responsible for putting her in the hospital. Maybe, if he had been nicer, she wouldn't be here. He was completely devastated by what he said to her. How could she ever forgive him for what he said to her?
She nuzzled her head in his neck. Brooke was completely distraught. From the machines that she was hooked up to and the gown that she was wearing, she knew that she was in the hospital. Wrapping her arms tighter around him, she felt safe.
"I love you, Brooke," he said as he kissed her forehead.
The moment was ruined as a doctor walked in. Haley grabbed Lucas' hand and squeezed. They were all on edge for the past few hours since they got the phone call. The doctor walked over to Brooke's machines and started to write notes on his clipboard. Brooke kept her eyes on him to see if he was going to give her any facial expressions.
"How are you feeling?"
Brooke ran her fingers through her hair, "Tired. Why am I here?"
"You don't remember?" he asked as he continued to scribble on his notepad.
Brooke groaned, "No. why don't you tell me what is going on?"
"You arrived in an ambulance this morning at three a.m. and you were complaining of stomach pains. You were screaming," he said as he grabbed his stethoscope, placing it on her chest, "breathe-and then you started bleeding."
"Is my baby okay?" she asked as her voice shook.
The morning was a blur and nothing was making any sense to her, but she needed to stay calm. The flashback felt so real and she wished she could have lived in that moment forever. She took deep breaths in and out.
"You stressed not only yourself out, but also the baby. Stress can cause a pregnant woman to miscarry," he said as he wrapped up the stethoscope. "Luckily for you, your baby boy is safe."
Brooke exhaled softly, "Baby boy?"
He nodded with a grin, "Congratulations. You have yourself a little fighter."
A happy tear rolled down her cheek, looking up at the ceiling, "Thanks."
Walking towards the door, "I will come back and check in on you in a few."
A wave of relief washed over her. Brooke was going to have a baby boy, just like Nathan always wanted. Her smiled faded as she remembered what Nathan said about teaching him basketball. Nathan wasn't going to be here to make him a pro.
She buried her head in her hands, what was she going to do? She and Lucas were definitely not at the best place and their argument caused her to be here. He was awful to her, horribly cruel with the words that he used against her. It felt good to have him here beside her though.
"I'm gonna go get something from the cafeteria, want anything?" Haley asked as she stood up.
Brooke shook her head, "No, thanks."
Haley nodded and exited the room. She knew that they would need a moment to collect themselves. Haley was well aware of the dark things that Lucas said to Brooke, but she knew he said it out of anger. She was proud of him for coming to her side. Lucas had only left Brooke's side once out of the six hours she was here.
Lucas took a seat on the chair where Haley once was, "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Brooke asked as she let out a sigh.
The fact that they had to have this conversation so soon and in the hospital, was really depressing her. the one thing she wanted, she came so close to losing. Every part of her wanted Lucas to hold her like he did moments ago, but she could hear their fight in her head. They were toxic to each other yesterday.
His eyes started to gloss over and he let out a sigh, "It's my fault."
Shaking her head as she kept the tears in, "It's not at all your fault, Luke."
"Brooke, I was…I was awful to you," he said apologetically, "I said some horrible things that I will never forgive myself for."
Brooke scoffed, "I was so jealous of Rachel taking you away from me that I completely overreacted."
She felt bad that he was putting the blame all on himself. Brooke knew she overreacted and dug herself a hole, but he was at fault for what he said to her. using Nathan's death against her, was something she could never forget.
"I shouldn't have said what I did," he said as he wiped a tear from his eyes.
"Luca—"
"No, Brooke, let me finish, please. I shouldn't have said that about Nathan, that was beyond fucked up and I am extremely sorry. It pains me to think that you are going to always remember that I said that. It pains me to think that I am partly responsible for you almost losing your child," Lucas said as he started to break down.
Brooke let out a whimper as she started to cry harder. She had never seen Lucas completely break down in tears. Her heart hurt that yesterday had to happen and this moment did too. She felt like this was the end of the Lucas and Brooke chapter.
"When Haley called me," he choked out, "I completely lost it. I don't even know how I got here. I sat right here, right in this chair for six hours straight. I just kept praying that you would wake up and the baby would be safe. You don't deserve heartbreak."
"We both said and did things that we didn't mean," she whispered softly.
All she wanted was to go home and snuggle up in bed. The fight was the last thing that she cared about anymore. She was over it and just ready to take her and her son home.
"I don't want to ever yell at you like that again…"
Brooke let out a small laugh, "Trust me, that makes two of us."
"I'm really sorry. I just kept thinking," he let out a few sobs before continuing, "what if you didn't make it and last night was all I got to say to you?"
"Luke—"
"No, really, Brooke. What happens if I never got to tell you that I love you? What if I never got to tell you that I always have?"
Brooke froze, "What? What about Rachel?"
"She knew where I stood and I told her that you meant so much to me. So much, in fact, that I couldn't stand to throw you away," he said with a small smile.
"Then why the fuck did we fight last night?!" she snapped.
"Cause you were like a bat out of Hell yesterday at the River Court. I started to second guess if I wanted to spend the rest of my life with your psycho ass," he said with a laugh.
Brooke giggled, "You are a douche."
He rolled his eyes, "Guess I deserve that. You don't know what you have until it's gone and getting that call just made me realize, I don't want anybody else. I know that we have some shit to work through, but I think that we can get through it."
She nodded as she placed a hand on her stomach. She felt her baby boy move around and that was the best feeling in the world. The storm was over and she could finally focus on her future with no questions.
"I believe there is something left for us," Brooke said as she flashed her infamous smile.
He melted as he kissed her forehead, "So, umm, Brooke"
Lucas got up and stood on the chair. He knew that he was about to be über lame, but she needed a laugh and he was gonna give her one. He took a deep breath.
"Luke?"
"If I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go!" he sang as he shouted it to her.
Brooke giggled, interrupting him, "Please, don't sing that song and ruin it."
He sat on the chair and placed his hands on his hips, "I'm hotter than the Biebs."
Brooke nodded in agreement, "Definitely."
"Don't sass me," he said as he kissed her.
Brooke placed her hands on his face, "sooo…does this mean that you wanna be my boyfriend?"
"Swaggy," he said as he imitated him.
"Quit it, Lucas! I don't have Bieber fever!" she sassed. She was not as obsessed as some other people. Haley would have died laughing, she had a bad case of Bieber fever.
"Hey, all girls like him so I was just trying to sweep you off of your feet," he said with a grin. "I know, you don't like him, but it's funny to see your face. Besides, you like that song!"
"I'm tired," Brooke said as she yawned.
Lucas pulled the blanket up to her shoulders and kissed her, "Take a nap. I will be right here when you wake up."
Brooke smiled at him. She was happy that they could put last night aside and be there when it was needed. Lucas stepped up and is making sure he is there for her. Brooke did love Lucas, but what he said, she would never forget.
Placing a hand on her stomach, she closed her eyes and thought of Nathan as her guardian angel. Funny how she was having that memory and then woke up to find their baby was safe. Nathan was her protector even in Heaven.
Through all of the bullshit, she felt very blessed with the people in her life and in the clouds.
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Coming up: Baby names and bed rest. Karen and Keith come over to help and give some advice.