OK, I DECIDED THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST CHAPTER BEFORE THE SEQUEL. I DECIDED TO DO WHAT MY ORIGINAL PLAN WAS... I KNOW MANY OF YOU DON'T AGREE, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF PLANS FOR THE SEQUAL WHICH WILL BE 5 YEARS LATER.

THE SEQUEL WILL BE A DIFFERENT STYLE USING VOICEOVERS AND WHAT NOT. ENJOY :)!

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Brooke sat in Lucas's bed stunned.

"This must be a joke," she said as tears began to stream down her face.

"Brooke..."

"Lucas! I am seventeen years old! I cannot do this... We cannot do this!"

"Brooke, relax. Hey, listen to me." He put his hand on her shoulder. "They didn't say it was definite. They said it was a possibility."

"Lucas, you listen to me! If I am, if it doesn't end up being a scare..." she lowered her voice, "it may not be yours."

"What do you mean?" he asked. He felt his heart drop and stomach knot up. Brooke had cheated on him? Never.

"Brett..." she said slowly, tears welling up in her eyes again.

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Rachel had decided to take a walk. She was just roaming around town when she saw Mouth sitting on a bench alone.

She came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"So, how's the best looking guy in town?" she whispered into his ear.

"I'm great, and how's my favorite girl?" Mouth said sincerely. He always had a thing for Rachel, but he knew she wasn't the dating type.

"Oh little ol' me? I'm flattered," Rachel said acting shocked.

"Wanna go grab something to eat?" Mouth suggested.

"Hm, I have a better idea. Follow me." Rachel grabbed his hand.

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Brooke needed to be alone. She gave Lucas a kiss on the cheek, made a promise to call him later and walked toward the door.

"Brooke..." he said after her. She turned around with tears down each cheek.

"Babe, it's gonna be okay. And no matter what happens, I'm gonna be here for you." Lucas said.


Brooke forced a smile through her tears and walked out. She knew she was running from her problems, as usual, but this was not just an ordinary Lucas-and-her-fighting-after-a-long-day problem. This was a life changing problem.

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Lucas laid in bed staring at his cieling. There was a possibility Brooke was pregnant and a possbility that if she was, it may not be his child. Everything was moving so fast. He understood Brooke wanted to be alone, it was a lot to take in, but he needed to be involved. What if it was his baby? Was she gonna keep it? Could they handle it?

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Brooke drove for hours before she ended up at the River Court. She knew Lucas loved to go there to think, and thinking was what she had to do.

She sat in the middle of the court, and then laid down and looked up at the stars. She watched her life flash before her eyes in a sense. If she was pregnant and she chose to keep the baby, that was the end of her fashion career. The end before it even got underway. If it was Lucas's she knew he'd help out, but that would be the end of basketball for him.

And what about school? What were they both gonna do, drop out? That was ridiculous. She turned her phone on.

6 New Messages. It flashed.

She listened to the first one. "Hey baby, it's me... Listen, you can't run forever. Please call me? We need to go to the doctor and see if it's def---" she hit the erase button. Then she erased the next one, and the next one until the very last.

She got into the car and drove. She went back to her apartment and found it empty.

"Suprise suprise, Rachel's out." she murmured to herself.

She grabbed pen and paper.

"Rach-- gone for awhile, out of state. I'll call. Tell Tutor Wife, Nate, Mouth & everyone else I love them. Especially Lucas. -B."

She grabbed the smallest luggage she could find and threw in a few tops, pants, underwear, shoes, etc.

She picked up a new piece of paper. "Lucas-- don't call. I'll be back in a few days or so, after I think about everything. -Cheery"

After taking one last look at the apartment, she walked out, slamming the door behind her.

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Mouth and Rachel arrived at Tree Hill's infamous bar. Rachel grabbed a pool stick for herself and passed one to mouth.

"Rack 'em up and I'll get us some drinks." she winked.

She returned with a pitcher of beer for the night. She flashed Mouth her fake I.D.

"Just call me Judy." She smiled. Mouth was so innocent, he needed to have a little fun.

"Ready to get your butt whipped?" Mouth said preparing to break the perfect triangle.

"Oh, I believe it will be you who is getting whipped... and if you're lucky, in more than one way," she winked.

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Brooke arrived an hour later in a hotel in Florida. She would see a doctor here, find out the results, cope without Lucas by her side, and then return to Tree Hill. She put her luggage down in her room. The room began to spin again, but not a nauseous spin. A stressful, worried spin. She laid down in her bed and let herself drift to sleep.

She'd go to the nearest doctor in the morning.

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Rachel and Mouth walked into the apartment. Rachel went to grab a water for each of them from the refridgerator.

"Hey Rach," Mouth said holding the two letters. "You might wanna read this."

Rachel quickly read both letters. "Shit, call Lucas. Now."

Mouth quickly dialed Lucas's number. "Brooke's gone. Out of state."

"What?" Lucas said confused.

"She left a note for you and Rachel saying she'd be back soon, and not to call her."

"Holy..." Lucas started. "Ok, I'm calling her. Call me if you hear from her."

"Will do, good luck." Mouth hung up.

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"Fuck!" Lucas screamed. Another call going straight to voicemail. He had been trying to get through to her phone for a half hour. He was sitting at his computer desk. Where could she be? Where could she possibly have gone? California? No, too far. Plus her parents are there. He slammed his fist on the desk.

"What is going on Lucas?" Karen came in asking.

"Mom, please don't freak out..." Lucas said standing.

"Okay, maybe I should sit..." Karen said as she lowered herself onto the bed.

"Alright... Brooke got sick so we took her to the doctor, as you know. The doctor called her a few hours ago telling her she may be pregnant... And now, she left. She went out of state to think about everything." Lucas felt the tears burning.

"Oh Lucas, do you have any idea where she went?" Karen said trying to remain calm. Had they not learned their lesson from the first pregnancy scare?

"No idea... Mom, the baby, if there is a baby, it may not be mine."

"What?" Karen said, her jaw dropping.

"Over the summer, in California, Brooke had a thing with this guy Brett..."

"Lucas Eugene Scott! How could you two be so wreckless?! Have you learned nothing? Have I taught you nothing!?" Karen felt the anger rising.

"Mom... I'm sorry." he said hugging her.

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ALRIGHTY! THERE IT IS! THE CLIFFHANGER BEFORE THE SEQUEL! GET PSYCHED! ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THIS STORY AND THEN THE SEQUEL! I WANT LOTS OF REVIEWS. IT'S GONNA BE A DIFFERENT STYLE OF WRITING. AND I THINK I KNOW HOW I'M GONNA INCORPORATE DAN, BUT LET ME KNOW!!!