Chapter Nineteen

Brooke walked into the large house and smiled. This was it, she just knew it. This was going to be her and Lucas' house. She looked around for him, but he was off somewhere with the Realtor. She was glad it was him anyways, cause she never understood the mumbo-jumbo of buying a house. She walked into the den, noticing the large fireplace in the corner of the room. The other corner was lined with solid oak bookshelves. 'Very Lucas.' She thought. She could imagine every single one filled with all of his books, and it made her smile. She remembered their first date, and how it had all come from one of Lucas' many books. She loved him for it.

Next she walked down the hallway and into the beautiful kitchen. It was painted a charcoal gray, and the counters were all black marble. The cabinets followed suit with the bookshelves and every other piece of wood in this house, and were solid oak.

She walked though the dining room, and came back through and went up the stairs. She peeked in every room, picturing rooms painted purples, blues, pinks and yellows -pending on which colors her future children wanted. Then she walked into the bedroom at the end of the hall, which was definitely her favorite room – the master bedroom. It was a grand room, joined with a gorgeous balcony on the far side. She walked through the door that led to the master bathroom. This was by far the most beautiful bathroom she had ever seen. A large black jacuzzi tub was in one corner, and other black utilities spread throughout the room. The other corner had a large glass shower. The same black marble that was in the kitchen dressed the counter tops.

She walked back into the bedroom and stepped out onto the balcony. She felt the breeze on her skin and smiled. The sun rays warmed her skin, and Brooke couldn't help but think of how perfect life was right at that moment.

She jumped when she felt two arms snake around her waist, but relaxed when she realized it was Lucas.

"So, it's ours."

"What!?!" She turned around excitedly.

"This is our new home, I just signed on it. We move in in two weeks." He smiled at her.

Brooke squealed, and placed herself back into Lucas' arms.

Yes, life was definitely perfect.


Two weeks later, Lucas and Brooke, Nathan and a very pregnant Haley, and Peyton, Jake, and Jenny said goodbye to their homes in New York and set out with their U-Hauls heading back to their home, Tree Hill. They stopped immediately at Karen's cafe for lunch before getting to work unpacking their stuff into their new homes.

Karen was more than happy to have her son back in town with her. She had missed him gravely, seeing as how the only family she did have was Keira. She was glad to have her entire family back. Well, minus Keith.

After they had eaten a good meal, each couple set off to their respective houses to start a long day of moving.


Nathan laughed as he watched Haley waddled through the front door with a pillow in her hand.

"What?" she asked. "It's the only thing I can carry!" She whimpered.

Nathan took her into his arms, and smiled. "It's just that you look so cute waddling everywhere."

"I do NOT waddle."

"Haley."

"Okay, so maybe a little. But JUST a teeny bit."

"Okay, just a 'teeny bit.'" He laughed to himself again. Haley definitely waddled.

He looked over at her place a hand to her stomach, and a weird look on her face. Suddenly, he grew nervous.

"Haley! Are you okay?" he rushed over to her.

"Nathan..."


"Well, Lucas that's the last box!" Brooke said exhausted, sitting down on the couch that had been placed in the center of the room by the movers.

"Are you happy, Brooke?" Lucas said kneeling down in front of her on both knees, taking her hands into his.

"Of course I am. I don't think I've ever been happier."

"Ever?"

"Ever." She smiled at him.

"I think I could be happier."

"What?" Her voice was definitely angry at this response. She was definitely not expecting it.

Lucas laughed at this, and changed his position so that he was kneeling on one knee.

Brooke's mouth dropped, but she couldn't say anything.

"If someone had told me when I was a Junior in high school that four years later I would be proposing to Brooke Davis, I would have laughed at them. But now, I can't imagine my life without you Brooke. I look back at everything we've been through, and I see a lot of memories, good and bad. But no matter what we've been through, my heart has always come back to you, and I don't think it'll ever stop loving you. I can never stop loving you. I've been carrying this ring around since you woke up. That night that you were stranded in that awful place, I was going to propose to you. In a round about way, I'm glad I didn't get the opportunity that night, because for the last eight months I've gotten the chance to fall in love with you all over again. I know that now is the right time to ask you to be with me forever. Brooke Davis," He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the most beautiful ring Brooke had ever seen. "Will you do me the honor of marrying me, and make the happiest that any man could ever be?"

Brooke's eyes brimmed with tears, but she smiled at him.

"Of course." She leaned down to kiss him. Lucas took her hand, and placed the ring on her finger. He pulled her up into his arms and they stood there embracing each other for several minutes.

They were interrupted by Lucas' cell phone. He pulled it out and saw it was Nathan, so he hit ignore. A minute later, the phone rang again. Lucas groaned and answered the phone.

"Look, Nate, it's not a great time." He said flatly causing Brooke to laugh. She looked down at the ring on her finger and smiled. All her dreams were coming true. Her thoughts were shaken when she heard Lucas' voice change.

"Nate, slow down. What's going on?" He said nervously.

"Okay, we'll be right there." He hung up the phone, and turned to face Brooke.

"Is everything okay?" She asked.

"Haley's having the baby."


Thirty minutes later, Brooke, Lucas, Jake, Peyton, Jenny, Karen, Keira, Deb, and Dan sat waiting in the hospital for Haley to give birth. They all looked up as they saw Nathan approach them wearing a pair of teal scrubs.

Deb stood up to greet her son. "How is she?"

"Well, apparently she's been in labor all day."

"What?" They all asked.

"You guys know how stubborn Haley is. She thought the minor pains, and her water breaking, weren't anything to worry about." He laughed as he said this. "They said she should give birth within the hour. I just wanted to let you know. I'll come out as soon as I can." He walked away, heading back to Haley's room.

"This is so exciting." Brooke said clapping her hands together.

Peyton caught glimpse of something sparkling on Brooke's finger.

"Brooke Davis you hypocrite."

"What?" Brooke asked confused.

Peyton coughed, and mimicked her best Brooke voice. "BROOKE PENELOPE DAVIS! WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME?"

Brooke looked at her strangely for a second then remembered the ring on her finger.

"Oh my gosh! With all this excitement I forgot."

Lucas laughed at her.

"I guess we have something to tell you guys-" He said but was interrupted.

"We're getting married!" Brooke squealed, flashing her hand.

Immediately, Karen stood up and took them both in her arms.

"I'm so happy for you two." She said, tears coming to her eyes. She then focused her attention to Brooke. "Brooke, I don't think I could have made a better choice myself." She hugged Brooke even tighter, and when they pulled away, both girls had tears in their eyes.


Nathan winced as Haley gripped his hand. She was definitely a lot stronger than she looked.

"Okay, Mrs. Scott. Just give us one last really big push." The doctor told her. Haley screamed in pain, and pushed as hard as she could.

The room was suddenly filled with the sounds of a screaming baby.

"Congratulations, you have a baby boy. Would you like to cut the cord, Dad?" The nurse asked Nathan.

Nathan stood there for a moment, stunned. He had a baby boy. A boy he could teach how to play ball, or how to impress a girl. Someone he could hang out and watch ESPN with, or play video games with. He had a son.

"Nathan?" He heard a weak Haley say. "Do you want to cut the cord?"

"Yes." he took the scissors from the doctor, and cut the chord. The nurse began to walk away with the baby.

"Wait, she's taking my son!"

"She's just taking him to get cleaned up." The doctor placed his hand on Nathan's shoulder. "He'll be right back. Now do you have a name picked out?" Nathan looked at Haley, who nodded.

"Yes we do, sir. Caleb Michael Scott." Nathan told him.

"Well, that's a fine name, young man." The doctor patted his back and walked away. Nathan walked back over to Haley and kissed her forehead. They both turned as the nurse walked in with their baby wrapped up in a blanket. The nurse handed Caleb to Haley, and Nathan put his arm around her. They sat there for a few moments admiring their new son.

"You did it." Nathan said.

"We did it." Haley corrected her. Nathan leaned down again and kissed her forehead, and smiled at his son.


Brooke was growing impatient. It had almost been an hour since they had spoken to Nathan.

"Hey guys!" She heard Nathan's voice, and her head immediately shot up. She saw a grinning Nathan holding a baby.

"I want you guys to meet Caleb Michael Scott." Nathan said proudly.