AN: Sorry everyone for the delay! College has been forcing me to write so many papers in the first month of school. Yuuuuccckkk. Anyways, enjoy :)

"Lucas, what time does the Music Showdown start?" Brooke asked as she put on her ruby red lipstick.

She ran her fingers through her hair to loosen the curls for a softer look. This was one of the rare days during her pregnancy that she actually felt beautiful. Nathan Jr. had been kicking around all day and causing her discomfort.

"Seven, but we are supposed to have dinner at six before then," Lucas called from the bedroom.

Brooke groaned. Time had been going by so slow today and that was not going over well for Brooke. The whole day she laid in bed and tried to relax through the kicking. If she wasn't as close as she was with Haley, she would pull the plug on going out tonight, but Haley needed her there.

She turned her attention to the pile of magazines on the corner of her vanity. A slow sigh escaped her lips. As much of an inconvenience this baby was, there was an urgent need to get things moving and settled for him. Brooke was clueless on how to decorate her son's nursery. All her life, she imagined having a girl with a princess room and tea time. Boys were harder and she didn't want to decorate the room with anything scary for young children.

Lucas entered the room, doing a slow spin, "Does this look okay?"

"Ya look good kid," Brooke said with a giggle.

He bent down to kiss her forehead and noticed the stack of magazines. He sighed. Lucas knew that Brooke had been stressed over how to care for this baby, but she didn't need to worry about what color the walls were going to be.

"We need to get going on that nursery before you pop out that baby," Lucas reminded.

Brooke turned to face him and glared at him, "It's not that easy, Lucas."

To him, it was an easy decision and shouldn't take this long to figure something out. Slap some paint on the wall; buy a crib, changing station, and some animal pillows to call it a day. Lucas was counting down the days until the baby came and "Hormonal Brooke" was gone.

"Are you ready to go?"

Lucas nodded and followed her to the car. He put the car in drive and headed for the café. There was an awkward silence in the car and Lucas knew that Brooke was thinking about something.

"What is it?"

"Hmm?"

"The problem," he said sternly. He knew her well enough to know that she was thinking about something important.

"I just don't want to make the wrong decision. This is my first baby, luke, it doesn't come naturally for me. I've never held one, fed one, or let alone change a diaper. The nursery is just making me more worried about being a mom. Once that room is complete, the baby is gonna be sleeping there. I just want to pick something that will make Nathan proud…"

Gently, he placed a hand on her shoulder, "Nathan is already proud of you and how you have handled everything. You are going to be just fine and I am here to help you. Why don't you talk to my mom about nursery decorations?"

She smiled, "that's a really good idea!"

He chuckled, "So stop fretting over the small stuff, babe."

Brooke kissed his cheek, "You're right, boo."

They made their way to the cafe and were surprised that no one was there yet. Lucas waved at his mother and Keith, who were already at the table with dinner waiting.

"Hey!" Karen said as she got up from the table to hug Lucas.

"Where's Haley?" Lucas asked as he helped Brooke sit down.

"She went to pick up her partner from his house," Karen gushed.

Brooke raised a brow, she was too happy about that, "Am I missing something?"

"Well, Haley found herself a boyfriend!"

Lucas smiled, "That's good news!"

Haley deserved someone that made her as happy as Brooke made him. She never really had much of a love life in high school. Haley was labeled an outcast and no one really wanted her. The only person she had dated was Mouth.

"Who is it?" Brooke asked as she cut her chicken.

"You'll see," Keith said as he passed around the rolls.

The suspense was killing Brooke and Lucas, but they would just have to wait for her to bring him. Brooke was planning all of the potential dinner dates that they could have.

"How's everything with the baby, Brooke?"

Brooke finished chewing her food before she answered, "The little rascal has not stopped kicking and moving around. I barely slept last night."

"About the sixth month of my pregnancy, Lucas decided that he was only going to kick at one time during the day…bedtime. I just had to plan my sleep around the times when he wasn't kicking the shit out of me," Karen said with a laugh.

Lucas rubbed the back of his neck, "I was practicing my dribbling."

Brooke rolled her eyes, "You wouldn't be doing that if you knew what it felt like."

"I know it sucks, but you are almost done with your pregnancy," Karen reminded.

"Lucas brought up a really good point today," Brooke began as she turned to face Karen, "do you think that you could help me pick out decorations for the baby's room? I am just having really bad anxiety about the whole thing…"

Karen beamed, "I would be honored to help you pick out things for the little one."

"Just don't get anything tacky," Lucas suggested.

"Do you want me to hurt you?" Brooke joked.

He laughed, "Just kidding, babe."

The door opened and Haley walked in. Lucas froze as he saw that entered alongside his best friend. There was no way that he was seeing things right. What was Haley doing with him?

"Oh my gosh, Chris Keller!" Brooke squealed as she rushed to hug him.

"Hello, Lucas."

His head was spinning and there were so many questions. All he knew was nothing good was to come from this. After all, how do you act when someone comes back into your life that knows something that could destroy you?

AN: Stay continued, Chapter to come tonight or tomorrow. Just depends on the reviews. ;)

COMING UP: Music isn't the only showdown to come.