"I'm just confused, terribly confused."

"About what?" he asked as he placed a firm hand on her shoulder.

A warm sensation washed over her body. Her eyes remained locked on his. It felt good to have him there to console her and take the weight off of her shoulders.

"There is so much that I wish you could help with…"

"You're pregnant," he said with a grin.

She watched as he sat next to her on the leather couch, "We are going to have a baby, Nathan."

"That's wonderful, Brooke!"

Brooke giggled, "I can't wait to watch him play basketball—"

"Uncle Luke better sharpen his skills if he wants to teach the little man."

She let out a small laugh and placed a hand on his. She loved seeing his face light up when she told him that they would be having a little boy. The fact that he brought up Lucas name, made her feel that he was giving her his blessing.

"That's…that's the problem, Nathan," Brooke mumbled softly as a tear fell from her eye.

He wrapped a comforting arm around her, "What do you mean, Brooke?"

She sighed, "Lucas was arrested for burning down your father's dealership…"

Nathan rubbed the back of his neck and tried to remain calm, "I always thought maybe he had something to do with it. He left soon after he did that. I can't believe that Dan would go and arrest him."

"Why is that so surprising? Your father treats him like a piece of shit, so there is nothing surprising about this," anger came out with every word she spoke.

He remained quiet, as if he was trying to formulate something to say in his head. Brooke studied him and wanted to know what he would say.

"Well, then he deserves to rot in there!" Nathan said as he stood up and knocked over the coffee table.

Brooke flinched, "He doesn't deserve any bit of that Nathan, I don't blame him for what he did!"

"Are you shitting me, Brooke!"

"Don't…don't yell at me," she whispered.

"How can you think for one second that he doesn't deserve to finally man up and deal with the consequences for burning down my father's business?!"

"Do you even wonder why he did it?"

He shook his head, "I couldn't give a flying—"

Brooke tried to relax and get through to Nathan, but he was stubborn. She just wanted Nathan to hold her hand and help her through this. She didn't want him to just dismiss her feelings and leave her with no direction to turn.

"How would you feel if you were Lucas?"

"Like I had to many second chances."

"I mean, what if you had to grow up like he did? How would you feel if Dan left your mother for Karen, and didn't ever try to be your father? You were born with a damn silver spoon in your mouth and you always had the love of both of your parents!"

"That's not fair…"

"I am not mad at you for the lifestyle that you have, Nate. I am just trying to offer you a glimpse of his feelings. Your father is your best friend; Lucas never had that relationship with Dan. Can't you see why he maybe did it?"

"Well, he could have always talked to Dan or I about it!" Nathan said as he shrugged.

Brooke knew that Nathan wasn't getting the whole picture, "He had to watch his father teach you basketball, a sport that he loves just as much, and never even acknowledge his scores."

Nathan just sat there and took it all in. Brooke knew that he was thinking about it seriously. She knew that he would be devastated if he didn't have his father in his corner, cheering him on and helping perfect his shooting skills.

"All I am trying to do, is to have you see that he made a mistake and no one deserves to be penalized for that. We all know that he was wrong in what he did, but he was just crying out for love from you and Dan…"

Nathan had tears in his eyes and nodded, "I can't imagine not having my dad as my best friend."

Brooke gave him a small smile, "So, maybe, you could think more of your half-brother?"

He nodded, "I wish I would have given him a chance."

"Well, he knows that deep down, you loved him," Brooke said as she kissed his forehead. "I need you to help me think of something to say to Dan, please. I already lost you and I can't lose him too."

He placed his hand on her cheek, wiping her tears away with his thumb, "I know that Dan wishes that he would have done things differently."

"How?"

"He watches how Lucas plays basketball, even if he won't admit it. I think he is just angry because he doesn't know what to do to make it all better."

"Locking up Lucas won't make things any better, you know."

He nodded, "Maybe, if you talk to him and tell him everything that this is his chance, you can get through to him."

Brooke smiled as she kissed his cheek, "I think that's it!"

"I love you, Brooklyn Penelope," he said as he kissed her.

"Love you too!"

"What?"

Brooke opened her eyes and looked around. She was in Nathan's old room. Her body was heaving and she had been crying. It took her a minute to realize that she must have been dreaming, because Nathan wasn't here.

She jumped as Deb placed a hand on her shoulder, her eyes were too watering. Deb bit her lip and sniffled. Brooke gave her a loving embrace. They both just let their emotions go.

"It was like he was here…"

Deb gently pulled her back so that she could face her, "What do you mean?"

"Nathan," Brooke said as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "he was in my dream. We were talking about things and it felt like he was here with me."

"I know what you mean. I was asleep the other day and I felt like he came to me in a dream. He told me that he loved me and needed me to stay strong," her voice cracked and she lost it.

Brooke gasped, "He was so happy to have a boy…it makes him think of him and Dan."

Deb smiled at her, "Really?"

She nodded, "He…he want's..."

The words couldn't come out of her mouth. It was too hard to talk about what Nathan had said to her. She was happy that Deb had a similar occurrence and she wasn't crazy. Nathan came to her in a dream to tell her that he was still there for her.

"What does he want?"

"He want's Lucas to help teach him basketball…"

Deb covered her mouth and tried to keep the tears back, but it was no use, "He said that?"

"He said 'Uncle Luke better sharpen up his skills if he wants to teach the little man."

She smiled as she placed an arm around Brooke, "I think he was giving you his blessing."

Brooke grinned, "Now, we just need Dan's."

COMING UP: Brooke talks to Dan and tries to get Lucas free.