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"Tigger, are you sure?"

"Five pregnancy tests, all positive." Brooke bit her lip in an attempt to stop the tears from falling.

"Do you want to keep it?" Nathan asked tentatively.

"I…I think so."

"Even though it doesn't seem like it now, I promise it'll get better. It has to. And if you ever need anything, you can come to me or Hales." Haley nodded her head in agreement and Brooke allowed a small smile to grace her face.

"Do you have any hot chocolate?" Brooke's smile was still in place, but Haley noticed something behind her hazel eyes.

"I'll get it." Nathan noticed it too.

"Brooke, what is it?"

"Lucas was the first guy I ever let into my heart and he turned out to be like every other jerk I've ever dated. I always knew there was something going on between Luke and Peyton, but to see it with my own eyes…"

"It killed you, didn't it?" Haley asked as she scooted closer to Brooke as she nodded.

"I…I thought he was the one." Her voice cracked as she began to sob again and Haley quickly scooped her up into her arms.

"Shhh," Haley whispered as she rocked Brooke back and forth trying to quiet her best friend's sobs.

Nathan had been listening from the kitchen the entire time, and to say he was furious was an understatement. He loved Brooke, she was like the little sister he always wanted. He threw the packets of hot chocolate mix onto the counter and stormed out of the kitchen towards the front door.

"Nate, where are you going?" Haley asked concerned her husband would do something he'd regret later.

"I'll be back soon."

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Nathan loved Lucas, he really did, but he grew up with Brooke. She was the only family he had when he was younger, she helped him through some of the worst times of his life. He loved that with one dimpled grin she could make everything seem better than it actually was. Brooke had fought for Nathan when no one else would.

Peyton and Luke hadn't said anything to each other in hours. They both just sat there thinking about the situation they had gotten hem selves into when there was a knock at the door and Lucas hoped it was Brooke. He jumped up to open the door, he was surprised to feel a fist connect with his face. Peyton crawled further back onto the bed with wide eyes.

"How could you be so stupid? You were the first guy she's ever loved, she thought you were the one," Nathan noticed Lucas flinch but he didn't care, "Stay away from her until you can find a way to fix this, you know she's never going to forgive you and as I see it, right now your fighting to be apart of your kid's life right now."

Nathan catches Peyton's eyes as he's turning to leave and he gives her a disgusted look that makes her want to cry.

"I hope you rot in hell. Brook didn't deserve this, you were her best friend. What about Jake? He's never done anything to deserve this, all he did was love you. How do you repay him, by treating him like dirt. And Jenny? You were like the mom she never had."

He started to walk out the door but stopped midway to look at Peyton and Lucas, who was still on the floor, one last time.

"Never have I ever met two people so selfish." And with that he left.

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Brooke had fallen asleep about ten minutes after Nathan left. Haley was reading The Garden of Eden, but she was having trouble concentrating on the text. She was too concerned about the broken girl asleep on her couch, and her husband who was currently M.I.A.. Haley was awoken from her reverie as the door opened.

"How is she?" Nathan asked as he kissed Haley on the forehead.

"Terrible. Where'd you…Nathan what did you do?" She gestured towards his right hand.

Nate looked down at his swollen knuckles and chuckled nervously.

"It wasn't like he didn't deserve it."

Haley shook her head, a small smile playing on her lips as she moved to sit on his lap.

"You big softie."

Nathan shrugged, "She's like my sister, I hate to see her get hurt."

"You know you can't protect her from everything."

"Yeah, but right now she needs me…she needs us and I'm going to do everything to keep her and that baby safe."

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Lucas finally got up off the floor and looked into the mirror, his eye was most definitely going to be purple in the morning. Everything Nathan said was true and it hurt, it hurt like hell that he was right.

"I…"

"Not now Peyton."