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?

He took a deep breath and then stretched out his hand, "Hey, man!"

Chris took a seat across from him, "Weird to see you back and not in the big apple."

'No, it isn't weird to see me here. You know where I was,' Lucas thought. The comment made him feel weird. Was he trying to make conversation or was it intended to be a jab at him?

"Tree Hill is where I belong," Lucas said with a sigh.

Silence fell over the table as they began to eat their dinner. Lucas couldn't help but marvel at the fact that Keller had looked the same as he did in high school. The question wasn't why he had come back to Tree Hill, but why was Chris back?

"What brings you back?" Lucas asked as he took a sip of his drink.

Chris shrugged his shoulders, "Same reason as you, I guess. Tree Hill just has so much to offer nowadays."

That painful twinge in his stomach was back. Chris was back in town for a reason and Lucas couldn't help but think it was because of him. What could he possibly want to do now?

"We ran into each other over at the record store and bonded right away. He's a lot more mature then he was in high school. I'm happy that I finally found someone who shares my passion of music," Haley gushed as she kissed Chris on the cheek.

Lucas rolled his eyes, he had to stop this, "What makes you think he's changed?"

"Lucas!" Brooke snapped as she kicked him under the table.

He chuckled, "Some people change as life throws them a curveball, and you might be able to sympathize with that."

Lucas clenched his fists under the table and tried not to lose his cool. Was Chris Keller really going to sit there and try to get under his skin? Did he not forget that he got his ass beat in high school? Lucas was getting ready to snap.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Brooke asked as she looked at Lucas.

He sighed, "He is probably referring to my failed business adventure."

Chris smiled, "that's exactly what I meant."

All Lucas wanted was three minutes in an alley with him. Brooke didn't need to know about the past and at dinner with his mother present was not the perfect moment either. He was going to have to tell Chris to get lost another time when they were alone.

"Lucas, why are you acting so pensive?" Brooke asked with a giggle.

He shook his head, "Sorry, just thinking about taking a few extra hours at the shop to pay for the bills that are going to come up soon."

What was he supposed to tell Brooke about his odd behavior? There was no way in hell he was going to talk about a mistake he made in the past when he was a teenager. He sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck. There was a small chance that Chris didn't even remember what had happened, a very small chance.

Different scenarios kept playing over and over in his head. No matter how many different versions he thought of, Brooke and the baby were always the ones that suffered. He couldn't bring himself to push her away to protect her, but he didn't know if this was a big enough deal to her.

"Want to go on a date?"

Brooke turned her head quickly, "What?"

"Would you like to go out and have a nice little picnic by the lake or something?" Lucas offered as he stood up from the table.

Grinning, "Of course!"

Deep down inside, he felt bad that he wanted to spend time with her before shit hit the fan, but he wanted to do it while he had the chance. What if the news was so bad that she never wanted to be with him again? That would destroy him and he couldn't handle that. Things were looking up for them, why couldn't it just stay that way?

"What are we going to eat by the lake?" Brooke asked. Excitement oozed from every word that came out of her mouth.

Brooke had been waiting to go on another date with Lucas. things had been so crazy with trying to get the baby settled and Lucas working all the time to pay for things, that they had forgotten to enjoy each other's company.

He shrugged, "You wanna grab some Chinese take out?"

Brooke nodded, "that sounds perfect!"

She felt like she was in a romantic movie where the couple goes on a picnic lunch date. Brooke was surprised that Lucas came up with the idea, but was not going to complain about the suggestion.

"I think that Nathan likes the idea too," Brooke said as she placed a hand on her stomach. Nathan kicked hard at the very mention of Chinese food. Brooke giggled as she remembered that his daddy loved that.

Brooke smiled as she twirled the noodles with her chopsticks. There was still enough moonlight for them to see each other without using a lamp. She glanced at Lucas and smiled. He made her so happy and she didn't want this moment to go away for anything.

"I'm glad you brought me here," Brooke said as she placed her carton down.

He nodded, "I always wanted to bring someone I love to the lake and relax with them."

"It is very peaceful here," Brooke said as she slid closer to him.

He wrapped his arm around her, "I used to come here with mom and Keith. We used to race boats and have cookouts here."

Brooke nestled her head on his chest. She loved to hear him talk about his childhood and it made her envision all of the things they could do once little Nathan arrives. She kissed his cheek.

"I would love to take little Nate here," Brooke said as she rubbed her stomach.

"I could teach him basketball at the court down the trail," he added.

A somber feeling washed over Lucas. he was hoping that he still got to step in and help Brooke with the "dad" role. One thing was for sure, he needed to talk to Chris before his world collapsed.

"I would love that."

"Keith taught me everything and I can't wait to have a son one day that I can show the ropes too," he said as he remembered Keith teaching him.

She giggled, "One day, Lucas."

He nodded, "Once I'm older and wiser."

"Deb and Dan want to meet up and talk to me," Brooke said as she groaned.

Lucas didn't want to talk about his dad at all tonight. There was too much going on in his life and he didn't want to have to worry about that aspect too.

"Let's just focus on us and little nate," Lucas said as he kissed the top of her forehead.

"I feel such a deep connection to you."

He pulled away to look at her, "What do you mean?"

"I had something special with Nathan, but I really feel like you and I are meant for each other," Brooke said as she returned her head to his chest.

It was true; she felt like he was her guardian angel and no one could replace him. If it wasn't for Lucas, she wouldn't be able to function and get through the days. Even though they had some rough patches, she would always need and love him.

"I love you."

Brooke kissed him on the lips passionately. He always seemed to make her feel like she was on cloud nine and nothing could stop her.

She placed her hand on the back of his neck and pulled him closer to her. a sudden urge rushed over her and she attempted to get on top of him. Her hands undid his pants button.

"Brooke," Lucas said as he gently grabbed her hand, "in the middle of the lake?"

She raised a brow, "Afraid of a little audience Mr. Scott?"

Lucas sighed, "A little boy could be walking with his mother."

"It's like eleven at night, Lucas," Brooke said as she continued.

"Okay then," he said as he surrendered to her.

Lucas woke up and smiled. Brooke was tangled up with him under his shirt as a blanket. He rolled over to see his phone light flashing. Slowly, he reached for the phone and unlocked it. He froze.

So I suppose you wanna meet up and have a little chat?

AN: Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Stay tuned. The storm is brewing.