Alright, before you start throwing rocks let me just tell you how extremely sorry I am. These past few months have been..well pretty filling, and I had a major case of writers block which if you're a writer, you know is absolutely horrible haha!
But after rereading through reviews on this story, my inspiration found its way back to me and, ta-da! A new chapter! Hopefully this fills in many MANY blanks you guys have had :D
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Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned
"Guys, we're home!" The former couple heard as their eyes remained locked with one another.
Neither dared to move, not after the bombshell Brooke had just dropped. She didn't even mean to let it slip, things were just happening so quickly that when he asked, it just rolled out of her lips. When she came home, Brooke vowed to remain silent about Noah, not wanting to tell a soul, after all, she knows how Tree Hill works; if one person knows something..the entire town will know.
"Guys?" Nathan called out again as he turned the corner with his wife, only to find Brooke in Lucas' arms, with tears rolling down her cheeks while Lucas sat there, looking deeply concentrated as his grip remained on the brunette. "What the hell is going on?!" Nathan demanded a bit louder this time, finally causing Brooke to look at him.
Standing from the couch, and out of Lucas' reach, Brooke made her way over to the table, grabbing her purse. "Jamie's asleep. We ate pizza..then he uh..he fell asleep during the movie. He should be out for the night…and uh, there's a picture on the fridge he made..He said you guys let him hang them there…He made sure to brush his teeth as well before going to sleep…" Brooke rambled on, her voice still shaky as she promised herself she'd hold in her breakdown.
"Brooke!" Nathan called out, making his way to her. Upon reaching his shaky friend, he placed his hands on both sides of her shoulders, causing her to stop rambling and bit her lip. "What's going on?" He asked once again, this time a bit more lightly in hopes of getting her to open up.
Meanwhile, Haley had made her way to Lucas, who was still looking a bit dumbstruck as he stood slightly.
"I've gotta…I've gotta get home." Brooke stuttered, sliding her purse strap up her arm as she stepped back out of Nathan's hands and headed for the door.
"What baby?" Lucas' voice suddenly sounded through the house, before Nathan had a chance to speak.
Brooke froze, her body stiffening as she heard Lucas' somewhat angry, yet mostly confused voice. Nathan looked at Haley, who in return looked at Lucas, wondering what the hell had been going on while they were gone.
"Do.." Lucas took a deep breath, closing his eyes tightly before opening them again to watch the back of Brooke's body, "Do we have…have a baby together?"
I'm shedding
Shedding every color
Tryin' to find a pigment of truth beneath my skin, oh
Suddenly, the tension in the air grew a whole lot higher, Nathan and Haley now being slightly filled in on what had happened.
Brooke sucked in a deep breath, swallowing hardly afterwards. Keeping her eyes shut tight, she nodded her head softly, fearing what was to come next.
The three adults behind her eyes' widened, unsure of what to say. Nathan had been to Brooke's hotel, and he was positive there weren't any signs of a kid residing there.
Lucas was the first to make a move. He slowly walked towards Brooke, and upon reaching her stepped in front of her so that he could see her eyes, although they were shut tightly. Taking his hand, Lucas cupped her cheek softly, causing her broken and fearful eyes to open and meet his confused ones.
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I wanna feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean, I'm coming clean
"Noah." Brooke said suddenly, her voice on the edge of cracking. "His name...His name is Noah." She added, not seeing anything else in the room besides Lucas. They were lost in the moment, both trying to figure out what had gone wrong.
"Do you still..." Lucas began, before Brooke cut him off, knowing what he was about to say.
"No, no he's uh…he's with another family." She said, looking down to her feet. "I couldn't keep him, there was no way possible. But he's happy…he's such an amazing little boy…" A small smile crept on her face just imagining the little boy. "He's shy when he first meets people…but once he opens up, god he's great. He's so intelligent already…"
Lucas couldn't help the small smile forming on his lips as he heard Brooke speak about their baby. The way her eyes lit back up when she said his name, sure he'd yet to find out why she'd given him up, it was nice to see some of that spark back in her eyes. Plus, just hearing that they'd had a baby together, it was…breathtaking.
Haley couldn't stop the tears forming in her eyes either as she listened to Brooke talk about her son. She seemed so…happy, yet still secretly upset about it.
"Brooke…" Lucas finally started, getting out of his dazed state. "Why couldn't you keep Noah?" He asked, although wished he hadn't when he saw her posture stiffen almost immediately.
"I had to make sure he was safe." She replied solemnly, not sure how much she could actually say. Besides it was her who had promised she wouldn't leave until they'd talked everything out.
"From what?" Lucas asked, forgetting all about Nathan and Haley.
"Nick." She replied, without taking a breath or even batting an eyelash. She knew; it was time. She couldn't hide from this anymore; she needed to tell them the truth. "If…If I'd of kept the baby…I knew he would have killed it…and…he was just a baby, he didn't deserve that. But his bones wouldn't have been able to handle it, he would have been to fragile…" Brooke's eyes were now flooded with tears again as she talked about her son, and Nick.
Haley's eyes shut tight as she listened to Brooke, while Nathan's fists clenched at his sides. Meanwhile, Lucas' jaw tightened as he realized the reason he would never have the happy family he could have already had was because of Nick fucking Chavez.
"Why were you with…him?" He asked, not being able to bring himself to actually say the name.
Taking a deep breath, Brooke closed her eyes as she remembered that horrible day.
Let the rain fall,
Let the rain fall,
I'm coming clean...
FLASHBACK;
"Mr. Yang, can I use the restroom?" Brooke asked, putting on her dimpled smile. She always goes to the bathroom at this exact time, which got irritating for the teacher.
"Miss Davis, can you ever sit through an entire class period without interrupting the class to fulfill your personal needs?"
"Well unless you want to hear all about a women's monthly cycle then I suggest you let me go…"
"Very well then. Take the pass." Mr. Yang replied, pointing to the pass laying on his desk.
Brooke smiled and stood up, very pleased with herself. The 'period' excuse worked once again, even when she really wasn't on her period.
"Brooke…" Nathan said as he watched her stand up, worry in his eyes.
"I'll be fine Natie, schools still in session. Plus the bathroom's right around the corner. I'll be back in no time." She replied before winking at him, then skipping out of the classroom.
Nothing could ruin Brooke's good mood, not today. Her and Lucas were finally a couple again, and it appeared that Nick had left town. Maybe things really were falling back into place.
Brooke walked into the bathroom, still smiling as she chose a stall. When she finished, she came out and walked over to the sink, washing her hands before starting to mess with her hair, twisting it around to make the curls stay in. Maybe she had been too focused on her hair to here the door open, and someone walk inside. Or maybe she didn't care, figuring it was just another girl coming in to go pee.
"So, you and Scott are back together…" And that's when she knew she was wrong.
Turning around slowly, she was face to face with the one man she had hoped to never hear from again.
Taking a step backwards, Brooke nodded slowly. She knew she needed to figure a way out of this, but they always kept the windows locked, and he was in front of the door.
"I've got to say, infidelity is the one thing I hate about my girls baby." He chastised, taking another step forward as she took one back.
"Then I guess you can move along since I'm not the type of girl you want.." She said, standing up straight in order to hold her composure together.
"Nah, I've already found the girl I want. She just needs to learn a lesson, and you know…so do her friends."
Brooke's eyebrows shot up immediately as he heard her bring up her friends, the people she never wanted to get dragged into this whole mess.
"Leave my friends the hell alone!" She shouted, gaining a bit more confidence, causing him to laugh in return.
"Sweetie I won't personally be doing anything to your friends. But I can't promise you my guys won't." Nick replied with a wink.
Before she could reply, they heard the door squeak open. Brooke let out a sigh of relief, praying it'd been Nathan coming to check up on her, yet instead it was her former, curly haired best friend.
"Well, look who we have here…Miss Sawyer!" Nick said with a smile as he stepped in front of the door, pushing Peyton in the bathroom slightly.
"Brooke?" Peyton asked confused, looking at the brunette before darting her eyes back to Nick. "Mr. Chavez? I thought you quit…"
"I did, I'm just spending some quality time here with Brookie…" He replied to Peyton with a smile, which only grew as he watched Peyton's eyebrows scrunch in confusion. "You see Peyt, you mind if I call you Peyt? Nah, I didn't think so. Anyways Peyt, Brooke and me…were in love."
Peyton's eyebrows shot up as her eyes immediately went to Brooke, whose own eyes were filled with tears as she shook her head.
"Peyton that's not true!" She immediately began, before stopping as Nick stepped closer to Peyton. Upon reaching the blonde, his arm went around her neck as he pulled her up against his chest, a knife in his other hand.
"You want to tell blondie here how much you really love me Brooke? And trust me you DON'T want to say the wrong answer…" He spoke with a wink, a fearful Peyton underneath his arm.
"Please! I'll..I'll do what you want..just…just let her go..Please!" Brooke pleaded as she looked at Peyton, praying she'd make it out alive.
"I'll tell you what. You," He started, nodding to Brooke since both of his hands were occupied with either the pocketknife or Peyton, "You'll move with me to California. Make sure everyone thinks that its what you want though…which pretty much you'll be coming with me right now. An Peyton here, well Peyt you'll be in charge of giving everyone the news of Brooke's departure. You'll tell them all the drama was too much for her in Tree Hill…and that she needs to get away. Do I make myself clear?"
Brooke felt the silent tears begin streaming down her face. "Nick please, please don't make me leave Tree Hill…" She cried, trying to hold in a sob.
"Brooke, what's here for you? You TOLD me about your life. I know Peyton here is in love with Lucas, and you told me they cheated before with you. You know it's only going to happen again..Especially since you mentioned this one being in love with him. Let your friends me happy for once! Besides…you don't really have a choice, unless you want my knife to accidently slip. Then again, either way you'll be coming with me. It's all just a matter if Miss. Sawyer gets outta here alive…"
Closing her eyes, Brooke bit down on her lip before nodding her head slowly. "Just, let Peyton go. I'll…I'll go with you. Just let her go, please…" She begged, letting out a sigh of relief as she watch his arm loosen and Peyton run forward.
"So, are you and I clear Miss Sawyer on our conditions?" Nick asked as he took a step closer, his hand remaining tight on the knife.
Peyton nodded, not a trace of a tear on her face. "Crystal." She replied, in almost a smirk. Brooke couldn't help but notice that Peyton didn't seem scared, or even sad for that matter, at all. She seemed almost, relieved that Brooke would be leaving.
Before she had another chance to even say a word, she felt a hand grip her wrist. "Well..let's go. We've got a plane to catch in an hour." Nick told her with a smile as they reached the door.
Turning around, Brooke looked to Peyton once more, who still seemed at ease. "Take care of him …" Brooke whispered before being pulled out of the bathroom and down the hallway.
XXX.
The three adults stood stunned, well stunned would be an understatement. Here, they finally knew, and yet had no words.
Lucas was the first to make a move, who wrapped his muscled arms around her petite frame, pulling him in close to her, as if he were protecting her from it all. He kept one hand firm on the back of her head while the other was rested on her back. Holding onto her, he felt like if he loosened his grip even a little bit she'd slip away again.
"Haley, you forgot you're jacket in my—" The voice that they all knew far to well suddenly halted as she saw the sight in front of her.
As Brooke turned her head from Lucas' chest, she felt his grip tighten once more as they all saw the one person they'd yet to mention…none other than Peyton Sawyer.
Let the rain fall down (Oh, I'm coming clean)
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away (Oh, I'm coming clean)
My sanity
'Cause I wanna feel the thunder (Let the rain fall)
I wanna scream (Let the rain fall)
Let the rain fall down (Let the rain fall)
(I'm coming clean)
Let the rain fall down
Mmm, oh-oh-oh
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Well? Hopefullllllly you guys enjoyed finding out what actually happened that day at school, and as many guessed…where Brooke and Lucas' baby is. We'll explore that and many other things more in the future, but I like hearing what you guys would like to see too…If I use it I'll totally give credit to ya(:
That's all for now! Reviews are love(: