Chapter 15
"Congrats Luc!" Skills said to Lucas, obvious that he had heard about him and Brooke. "Thanks man. I'm a lucky guy." Lucas said with a smile as Brooke walked up to him and he wrapped his arm round her shoulder. "Hey you." Brooke said teasingly and Lucas couldn't resist and he leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips.
"Earth to Lucas," Skills said trying to stifle a laugh as he watched Lucas finally part from Brooke. Brooke looked embarrassed but Lucas just laughed. "As I was saying me, Fergie and Junk were planning on heading down to the river court tonight and we wondered if you wanna come too. If you're not too busy off course." Skills said eying Brooke, now it was her turn to laugh. "Sure I'd love to. Cya there." Lucas said before Skills smiled and walked off.
"So as your first official act as my boyfriend, you can walk me to class." Brooke asked, smiling with a kink of her eyebrow. "Come on Cheery!" Lucas aid using Brooke's old nickname which made her laugh as they walked down the corridor hand in hand.
Nathan watched Brooke and Lucas and he smiled he was glad to see them so happy. He wished he could say the same for him and Haley, she had been avoiding him for a few days now and Nathan was starting to get worried. The class bell went and Nathan knew that another detention for being late was not going to help the issue of spending more time with Haley so he hurried down the corridor after where Brooke and Lucas had just been.
Haley was in the girl's bathroom throwing up for the third time that day. She knew that this was to be expected but that didn't mean that it made it any easier or nicer! Haley was totally oblivious of someone else come in into the bathroom, it was only when they called her name that she noticed they were there.
"Haley is that you!" Brooke called, she was supposed to be in class but when she realised that Haley wasn't there she made up a lame excuse that she forgotten a book, so that she could come look for her. "Oh god Brooke, I have screwed up real bad. And Nathan is going to hate me!" Haley wailed, she was crying her eyes out and Brooke realised what about. "Haley are you pregnant?" Brooke asked, remembering what it had said on Peyton's letter. Haley had no idea how Brooke knew, but at that point Haley didn't care she just needed someone to help her. Haley nodded and Brooke wrapped her arms around her friend and gave her a hug. "Hales it's going to be okay, I promise." Brooke said comforting her friend. "Thanks Brooke but I don't think it is." Brooke didn't know what to say so Haley continued. "I wanted this, I came of the pill. Without telling Nathan." Haley said bowing her head in shame. Brooke still didn't know what to say so she just hugged Haley telling her to stop crying.
Meanwhile in class Lucas and Nathan were both beginning to worry about where Brooke and Haley were. But then luckily they both walked into the classroom. Haley's eyes were really red and swollen and Nathan could only guess that she had been crying. When Brooke sat down Lucas gave her a questioningly look and Brooke mouthed back "I'll tell you later." Brooke then smiled and Lucas smiled back and mouthed "I love you." Brooke smiled even more and it made Lucas happy to see Brooke this way.
After class Lucas saw Haley run off and Lucas thought about going after her but then Brooke came up form behind him. "What's up with Haley?" Lucas asked concerned bout his best friend. "I can't really say here, but how about you come by my house after school and we can talk hang out. And my parents aren't home, as usual, so maybe you could spend the night. How's that's sound?" Brooke said, "That's sounds perfect." Lucas said kissing her gently on the lips. "But I have to go to the river court." Lucas said disappointingly. "Can I come; I mean I watch you play basketball all the time at games, but never just with your mates." Brooke said hopefully. "If you would like to come of course your welcome, you can hang out with Mouth, he'll be there." Lucas said excitedly. "So I'll see you after school." Brooke said and with a quick peck on the lips and a smile she bounded off down the corridor to her next class.