CHAPTER 3: OLD FEELINGS RESURFACE

Brooke was on the phone with Haley in tears. "Hales, what am I supposed to do now? Did he ask who the father was because I know he is going to," Brooke managed to choke out between sobs.

"Actually, I haven't really gotten a chance to talk to him. He took Peyton home after the whole "revelation" happened and he said he was going to come back after that to talk to us.

I don't understand why he is still with her?"

"Brooke.. I know he still loves you. I just know it. He doesn't look at her like he used to look at you. You know, sometimes he asks me about you. Asks me if I have had any contact. It kills me to lie to him because I know he misses you, so much. He really wants to know how your doing, to see you again. Which is why I think you need to come back after the baby is born."

"Please, I've already made my decision about that. I just can't go through life knowing that I was the reason my daughter didn't know her father. I have to come back Hales."

"Brooke, your making the right choice to come back. He's going to support you and your baby girl. I promise you that. He is not Dan, and he never will be. But listen, I'll call you back because Luke just got here. I'm going to talk to him about it, alright?"

"Okay, bye Hales."

Haley went to go meet Lucas in the living room where she could hear them talking, but stopped when he heard the mention of Brooke.

"Do you ever think about her, man?" Nathan asked even though the answer was pretty clear.

"Everyday," Lucas responded without thought. "Nathan, I love her and probably always will. After she left in January, I thought my life was going to fall apart. I could never imagine my life without her because she had been such a large part of it. It broke my heart when she left, and I didn't even get a goodbye. Now, after six months of waiting for Brooke to come back, waiting to be able to take her back into my arms, waiting for her to be my girlfriend again, I had finally just settled with Peyton realizing that she might never come back. That maybe her new world didn't have a place for me. This whole pregnancy has completely spun my head around. And the worst part is-" Lucas trailed off, almost like he was thinking about what he was about to say.

"Luke what?"

"The worst part is that I think the baby is mine."

Haley stood in the hallway listening to what Lucas had to say, tears stinging her eyes. Boy, he didn't know how right he was. I guess now was a better time to tell him than any. Haley made her way over to them. "Luke, we really need to talk."