CHAPTER 3
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The rest of the night after the wrath of Brooke was a lot more relaxing for the four old friends, they spent their evening swapping stories from the last few years where the curly haired friend was MIA.
Haley was swapping pregnancy stories with Peyton, whilst Nathan was talking about all the stupid uncle thinks Lucas did to the kids- like feeding them a tub of ice cream and chocolate cake, before returning the kids to their parents. And now that Luke is going to be a parent Nathan is promising payback.
Half way through the night, Haley pulls Lucas into the kitchen- "so how are you holding up with all this- the prospect of fatherhood?" "I'm really excited- I mean it's really scary because we'll be having a baby but I practiced with your kids and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with Peyton." "you do remember that not four hours ago you were engaged to Brooke Davis" "I know, I know but what you don't know is tomorrow Brooke and I were going to be at home at the same time, for the first time in weeks and I was going to tell Brooke all about my feelings for Peyton and about what happened in LA."
"Well I'm glad to hear it but I think you need to talk to Brooke, apologize, and just make sure she's ok- she was pretty bad when she left here, and she needs to know that even though your not in love with her anymore, that you still care for her ok"
"ok I'll go now, I'm just going to tell Peyt ok"
As Lucas walks into the lounge room Nathan gets up to leave- "Luke, is everything ok?" "Yeah- um I think I should go talk to Brooke and apologize to her, I feel terrible that it all came out the way it did and I want to make sure she's ok."
"Ok you do what you have to do, and I'll be here waiting for you to come back, if you decide to" "I am not going anywhere Peyton Elizabeth Scott" says Lucas with a sly smile
"you know I'm still a Sawyer Luke" "not for long if I have anything to say about it" then Lucas bends down and puts his face on Peyton's belly and says "hey baby- I'm your daddy but you probably already know that because you are going to be just as smart as your mummy- but just so you know, between you and me I'm going to love you and your mum for the rest of time" then he places a light kiss to Peyton's baby bump, her lips, then her forehead. "Bye babe, I'll see you soon."
Lucas arrives at his house and he can see Brooke packing her bags "hey Brooke can we talk?" "No Lucas just leave me alone and go back to your whore"- it really hurts Lucas to hear her talk about Peyton like that, especially because they used to be best friends "Brooke please just hear me out, then I'll leave and you never have to talk to me again ok" ... After moments hesitating Brooke agrees "Ok you have five minutes so talk"
"Ok I'll take what I can get- this isn't about Peyton, or the baby, it's about us ok" Brooke nods "so you know we haven't been working As a couple for a few months we've always been friends and we've always been lovers and it got to the point where we started loving each other as friends and not as an engaged couple- and you know I'm right so don't try to deny it." Brooke nods her head and slightly smiles as she dose agree with him "I know where you're coming from Luke, your my best friend and I love you as my best friend not my fiancée, but you hurt me so much- why didn't you tell me that you were in love with her?" "Because I thought you would kill me, and I really didn't want to hurt you, even before LA Peyton and I agreed that we would bury it, we would never speak of it because neither you nor Jake deserved it.
And then she was there in LA and it all just happened and we wanted one night to make up for the rest of our lives.
I was going to tell you about it tomorrow night, but it all just came out the wrong way today and I couldn't bear to let you leave without clearing all of this up- we have been together for over four years and I couldn't let it end without you knowing that you are one of my best friends, and I love you, and I will always, always care for you."
"Thanks Luke and the same things go for you too, and in time I will forgive you but right now I can't bear to look at you or you and Peyton without feeling betrayed- so it's going to take some time but it will be ok- so go be happy Luke and be the great father I know you will be, and hopefully one day I will be able to patch things up with Peyton and be a part of your family."
"Thanks Cheery" Hey Broody don't you think it's kind of ironic that we've been having Sex for the last what five years and we've had two pregnancy scares and no baby, but you sleep with Peyton once –and please don't tell me if it was more than once because I don't want to know, and you got her pregnant."
Lucas throws his head back and laughs "it's going to take time Broody, I'm going to go to New York for a while focus on work and on me and when I feel better, and I have worked past all of this I'll come back and hopefully I can work things out with Peyton."
"Thanks Brooke, I know that would mean a lot to her because she has really missed you, I hope you have a nice trip and we'll see you soon."
"Oh and Lucas, don't even think about inviting me to the wedding, if I haven't come back by then ok"
I'll see you later Brooke, and I'm going to stay at Nate, Haley's tonight so stay and sleep tonight, bye Cheery."
When Lucas arrived back at Nathan and Haley's they were watching the end of a movie, and Haley was asleep on Nathan- "hey guys" "oh hey man everything good?" Asks Nate, "Yeah everything's great" say's Lucas whilst staring at Peyton. "You both can stay here tonight, Luke you know the way I'm going to take Hales to bed; night" "hey Nate" Peyton says "thanks" and with that he disappears up the stairs with his wife, to their room.
"Was everything ok over with Brooke?" Peyton asks "yeah it was we talked through everything, she's going to New York for a while to focal on herself and her work and she said that when she comes home she wants to try and mend the fences between the two of you because she really misses you,"
"I miss her too." Lucas pulls Peyton into a hug and holds her for a while. "Come on let's put you to bed ok?" "Will you stay with me?" asks Peyton softly "I wouldn't be anywhere else."
As they change for bed, Lucas strips down to his boxes and gives his shirt to Peyton to where; they crawl into the middle of the bed and after Lucas kisses baby and mum good night he pulls Peyton into his arms for the best sleep either of them have had in years.
Peyton woke up the next morning feeling content, until she felt the morning sickness coming, too bad she didn't know where the bathroom was, so she started shaking Luke awake, "Lucas, Luke wake up, Lucas Eugene Scott wake up now;" Lucas slowly opens his eyes and stretches his arms whilst letting out a yawn "mmmm, morning beautiful did you have a good sleep?"
"Yes now Luke if you don't tell me where the bathroom is I'm going to vomit all over you" Lucas lets out a laugh and pulls Peyton into the bathroom, and holds her hair back while she empty's her stomach.
"Thanks Luke it's a lot easier when someone's holding my hair and rubbing my back;" Luke pulls her into his arms, and holds her whilst saying " I'm always going to be here, to hold your hair and to rub your back while you're puking," and kisses her forehead.
"Uncle Luke what are you doing on the bathroom floor, and whose that?"
"Hey Jamie I'm just helping Aunt Peyton out she wasn't feeling well this morning"
With a look of bright shock on his face Jamie screams "your Aunt Peyton? Hay Jess come quick Aunt Peyton's here" while Jamie's getting Jess, Luke and Peyton are laughing on the bathroom floor-"um Luke you do realise there are two four year olds coming to ambush me, and I'm not wearing any pants" "good point Blondie" and he grabs a towel for her coverage.
Jamie and Jess come back to the bathroom and Lucas introduced "Jamie, Jess this is your Aunt Peyton", "Hi Aunt Peyton I'm James Lucas Scott age 4" he holds 4 fingers up, "and I'm Jessica Sawyer Scott, and I'm four too" Jessica say's shyly.
"Well it's very nice to meet you James Lucas, and Jessica Sawyer Scott."
Hey guys stop pestering them and go down stairs, your mums got breakfast for you" say's Nathan, the kids run down stairs- "hey you ok?" "Yeah, just some morning sickness- we'll be down soon we'll just get dressed"
"I'd appreciate that, I don't really like seeing my brother in his underwear"
Peyton replies, "I think you're the only one in this room who doesn't think he looks good dressed like that." Nathan walks out of the bathroom shaking his head, and Lucas turns to Peyton, puts his hand on her stomach and say's "I love you both so much!" "We love daddy too."
After a very eventful morning the clan went to the river court so the boys could shoot some hoops;
"Hey Peyt how you feeling today?" Haley asks "I'm really good, the best I've felt in a while actually if you ignore the whole morning sickness thing"
"Don't worry Peyt the morning sickness will go soon enough, but you're probably going to love your second trimester," "Whys that?"
"Because you will get really horny," Haley and Peyton start laughing then Peyton say's "I think Lucas is going to love my second trimester then." The girls start laughing again, as Lucas walks over, "what's so funny?" "You'll find out soon enough Luke" say's Peyton- she then kisses him and then joins the kids and Nate playing Basketball.
"So I haven't had a chance to talk to you since you came home last night, how did everything go with Brooke?" asked Haley
"It ended really well, she is going to New York for a while, and when she feels better about the whole situation and can handle seeing 'the Leyton happy family' –her words not mine she will be back and patch things up with Peyton- she also doesn't want me to contact her until she comes home."
"That's understandable, I'm glad you went back to see her and made everything right with the two of you." "Yeah me too."
"Actually Hales, I wanted to talk to you about something- can you ask Peyton to stay with you for a week, you know tell her that you've missed her and want to reconnect?"
"Yeah why, you're not rethinking anything are you?"
"God no, I don't want us to stay at the house, you know because of Brooke, I don't want Peyton to think that she was taking second place. Do you know what I mean?"
"Yeah I do, you want to give her everything."
"So I want to buy a house for our soon to be family, but I don't want her to know because she will say it's unnecessary, and we don't need a new house, even though we are going to need a bigger house, anyway because of the baby, and any other future ones we will have."
"Wow already talking about future kids, seriously Luke, let her get through this pregnancy first"
"I know it's just we have lost so much time"
"Lucas you have the rest of your lives, just remember that."
After a few hours at the court the Scott's went down to the pier for lunch; after they ordered their food Haley put her plan into action;
"So Peyt I've really missed you and I know Nate has, and we really want the kids to bond with their aunt Peyton, so we wanted you to stay with us for like a week, and I know you want to stay with Luke and everything but hr gets you for the rest of your life, and I'm going on maternity leave and I want some company"
"Haley, you're rambling, and off course I would love to stay with you"
"Good" say's Haley with a smug look on her face.
Peyton leans over to Lucas and say's "you have a key right?" "Yeah why?" "I just want to make sure you can sneak in!" "That can be arranged" "Good" they lean in and share a kiss that is interrupted by the twins and Nate screaming "ewe- my eyes, my eyes. Peyton picks up a piece of bread and throws it at Nathan –"you and your wife are wost then us so shut your trap"
"So changing the subject" Haley say's "Peyton, do you have an idea as to what you want to do with yourself now"
"Actually I'm going to steal Peyton- I'll have her home by curfew, come on Peyt"
"Bye guys I'll see you tonight."
"What was that all about?" Nathan asks Haley "I have no idea we'll find out soon enough, let's eat I'm starved."