A/N: This is my first Brucas fic ever. I've dreamed it few nights in a row and I've decided it to finally write it here. I hope you like it. :)

Story: AU where everything after Season 4, Episode 1 never happened... or happened in a different way.

Chapter 3

Lucas was pacing around in front of the ER. He was like a beast in a cage. His eyes were like glued to the closed door and he couldn't think of anything else, but Brooke, being there. After she had fallen in his arms, he and Peyton drove her to the hospital. Now they just had to wait.

"She's gonna be okay, you know?" Peyton's hand rested on his shoulder and he looked at her for a split second. "What?" Her hand dropped down. "You think it might be something serious?"

"I think I've screwed up things again." Luke sat on the nearest bench and rested his elbows on his knees. "I've promised her, I'd never hurt her again." He looked up at Peyton. "What the hell am I doing, Peyton? Am I just incapable of keeping promises?"

Peyton sighed and walked to him. "It's not like that, Luke. You know that."

"It's true." Luke was full of self-loathing. "I hurt the girl I love, again! She opened to me! She gave me her heart and what I've done?"

"Hurt her. Again." Haley's voice surprised them both. She was standing not so far away with Nathan, holding her hand. "Thanks for calling me, by the way."

"Yeah." Luke coughed instead. "I thought you should know."

"Thanks." Nathan nodded and looked at Peyton. Then his look fell on Lucas again. "What she's doing here?"

"Brooke is my friend too!" Peyton frowned.

"Was!" Haley looked at her former friend. "She was your friend, because friends support each other and not stealing boyfriends."

"Haley!" Lucas jumped off his place, but Nathan moved in front of Haley and simply shook his head.

"Don't!"

"She has to go! Now!" Haley said loud and clear. "I don't want Brooke to see her here when she wakes up."

"Damn it, Haley!" Peyton looked really bad. "You know I'm sorry of what I've done!"

"Sorry?" Haley shook her head. "Sorry for what? For kissing Lucas, or for telling Brooke that she didn't really love him."

"Wait, what?" Lucas looked at Peyton.

"Oh, she didn't tell you?" Haley rolled her eyes. "Why I'm not surprised? Brooke told me everything and she was devastated, although she won't admit it right now. She stepped back, because she thought that she was doing something good. It was as if she just borrowed you form Peyton and now… when Peyton suddenly realizes she loves you, Brooke has to give you away."

"Haley, please!" Peyton was about to cry. "I didn't meant to happen like this. You know how much I care about Brooke."

"Oh yeah!" Haley rolled her eyes.

"It's complicated, Hales!" Lucas said carefully. He didn't want to play Peyton's lawyer in this, but the instinct was stronger than him. She looked really vulnerable right now.

"It's not!" Haley snapped and stood up in front of Lucas. "It's not complicated, Luke! It's really simple! I remember a conversation like this in a past. Do you? Do you remember what promised to yourself after what happened then?"

"I know and I'm sorry." Luke shook his head. ''Okay? I'm sorry!"

"Your sorry won't fix anything, Lucas!" Haley snapped again.

Just then the ER door opened and they all looked at that direction. A female doctor walked to them, smiling lightly. Haley recognized her right away. It was the same one that told Brooke the news of her pregnancy.

"Your friend is okay." She looked first at Lucas and then at Haley. "I'd recommend less stress and more bed rest these days."

"Thanks, doctor." Haley nodded.

"Why?" Lucas looked confused. "Is she sick or something?"

"Sick?" The doctor laughed lightly. "No, Miss Davis is pregnant. Now, excuse me."

Lucas felt sick all of a sudden and sat down on the nearest bench. He wanted to hide somewhere right now. Brooke had lied to him, again. When he had asked her about the test, she had told him that she wasn't pregnant. However, her voice sounded strange back then. He should've noticed. Now he wanted to kick himself in the ass.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Peyton was the first one to talk. She looked at Haley and then back at Lucas. "Brooke is pregnant?"

"She wasn't sure." Haley answered and took a pause before she could look at Nathan. "Her bags are in the car, right?"

Nathan nodded. "Yes, and I called Rachel."

Haley walked to Luke and patted his shoulder. "I wish I can tell you what to do now, Luke. And I'm sure this is not the way Brooke wanted to tell you."

"If she wanted to tell me at all." Lucas muttered. "I just don't get it. We were careful."

"The night after the funeral. I wanted to comfort you… I didn't think of protection back then." Brooke's voice surprised them all and they looked at her. She was standing not so far away. Her face was pale and Haley rushed to her friend for support. "I'm fine." Brooke tried to protest.

"Just let me help you, okay?" Haley snapped, but only because she wanted Brooke to listen to her. "Your bags are in our car. You're moving in with us."

"But…"

"Maybe I should call your mother?" Haley rose up her brow and Brooke sighed. They all heard Nathan's quiet laugh.

"Fine!"

"Brooke!" Lucas walked to her unsure. "You have to tell me…"

"I don't want anything from you!" She narrowed her eyes. "Besides I still don't know what I'm going to do. They told me I still have time to decide."

"Just let me do something for you, please?" His voice cracked and his hand touched her arm. Brooke shivered from that touch.

"I think you've done enough." She whispered and looked at Haley. "Can we go now? I'm tired."

"Sure, Brooke." Haley nodded and nodded at Nathan. He gave her the keys and watched them both walking to the Exit. Haley was supporting Brooke through the whole time.

"She's not gonna forgive me this time, huh?" Luke sighed and his brother looked at him.

"I think…" Nathan shook his head. "I think everything is too complicated right now. Brooke still hasn't decided what to do. I just want you to know that my wife and I are going to help her, Luke."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Lucas frowned.

"It means that if she decides to keep the baby, she can give that baby our family name." Nathan threw a brief look at Peyton and then back at his brother. "It you decide that you don't want to be involved in this."

Lucas didn't have time to answer. Nathan simply nodded at him again and followed Haley and Brooke to the car.