Nathan woke up a feeling of panic washing over him, Brooke wasn't in bed with him. He shot up as his phone rang hoping that it wasn't the hospital saying something was wrong with Brooke. "Hello?"
"Nathan get up and get dressed."
"Brooke? Where are you?"
"I'm sitting in our new apartment."
"When did we get a new apartment?"
"This morning."
"How did we get a new apartment?"
"My parents set it up for us." Nathan smiled to himself and got dressed while Brooke walked him through the apartment as he drove. It made him happy knowing that she was happy and her parents were making an effort to be in her life instead of shutting her out in her time of need. As Nathan got out of the car Brooke came up behind him covering his eyes with her hands guiding him forward. Nathan smiled against her hands knowing that she was struggling because he had a least a good 4 inches on her. After walking for a little bit longer Brooke halted Nathan to a stop and removed her hands to open the door.
"Close your eyes." He did and let her guide him into the room. "Okay open them." He opened his eyes and his jaw fell open at the sight in front of him. The apartment was huge and already had furniture in it. He turned to Brooke who smiled pulled him down the small hallway and still his mouth hung open, he did not expect their apartment to be huge and have furniture in it. Brooke led Nathan into their new bedroom and his mouth fell open again.
"You're parents did all of this for us?" Brooke nodded and walked over to Nathan wrapping her arms around him. He looked down at her and saw a calm almost peaceful expression on her face which brought a smile to his face. She had been stressed ever since she left her house and now they could both relax and finish out high school.
"I love this place Nate." She whispered after they had been standing there for several minutes and Nathan gently kissed the top of her head. "I have to show you one more thing." He nodded and followed her out of the bedroom and into another room right off the bedroom. She opened the door and it was small room with white walls and his eyes landed on the furniture in the corner of the room and Nathan looked up at Brooke. She had a small smile spread on her face as she slowly walked over to where Nathan was standing. "My parents are paying for everything, the wedding, the apartment, even stuff for when's the baby's born."
"Are you they trying to buy us or something?"
"No they just want our child to have what it needs and they said that they would even arrange for us to go to school." She looked up at Nathan and gently kissed him. "You even said that we had to get out of your house because you're afraid Dan's going to do something so now we're out of the house."
"Yeah." He smiled and kissed Brooke as they walked back into the living room. "We should go get our stuff from my house." She nodded and they went back to Nathan's to break the news to his mom. Nathan slowly walked up the front walk of his childhood home. This was going to be harder than telling his mom that he could his girlfriend pregnant. He was telling his mom that he was moving out of his childhood home and probably never to come back. Brooke knew that Nathan was nervous, she could read Nathan like an open book at times and right now was one of those times. She rubbed the small of his back which in return he stopped and gently kissed her for knowing him so well. Sure they hadn't been dating very long but they knew each other inside and out. Nathan took a deep breath and grabbed Brooke's hand before entering the house earning the attention of both of his parents that were sitting in the kitchen reading the paper.
"Mom, dad we have something to tell you." He made sure to look at both of his parents both looking at Brooke who nudged him with her elbow still holding onto his hand. "We're moving out." He blurts out just wanting to get it over with. His mom's face fell the tears welling up in her eyes and his dad shocked.
"Where are you going to live? How are you going to live?"
"My parents have decided to step in and be good parents helping us out. We don't want to be a burden to you Mrs. Scott." Deb smiles at Brooke's words.
"You weren't a burden." She gets up and hugs Nathan and then Brooke while Dan just sits there shocked that Nathan was finally leaving after threatening to for years. Nathan and Brooke walked out of the kitchen and went up to his room to gather up their things.
"Are you okay?" She asked when they were alone in Nathan's room with the door shut tightly.
"Yeah I'm okay, are you okay?" She shook her head yes and sat down on the bed next to him.
"You know that you don't have to lie to me right?" They both knew that he was lying and she just wanted him to know that he didn't have to lie to her, she could handle the truth. "Can I be honest with you?" She asked looking up deep into his eyes as he nodded her head. Tears were welling up in her eyes at just thinking about it. "I'm scared."
"Scared of what?"
"I'm scared that I'm going to be a horrible mother, I mean I can't even take care of myself how am I going to take care of a baby? I'm scared of losing you to Haley because I can't do this alone." The tears start to fall and Nathan can't do anything but wrap his arms around her and pull her close as she sobs into his shirt.
"I won't leave you ever. I'm in this with you until the end and no one will ever come between us and you shouldn't be scared about being a good mother because you will be the best mom ever." He gently kissed her cheek wiping some stray tears away.
"Damn hormones." Brooke smiled and stood up helping Nathan pack their stuff. After they had Nathan's car loaded they hug Deb one more time and head off to their new place. Brooke is still scared of the future and Nathan can tell by the way she keeps looking out the window on the way to their apartment. He pulls to a stop in front of the apartment and turns toward Brooke.
"You know that I love you right?" He asked not really knowing if she knows just how much he really loves her. She shakes her head and gets out of the car taking a deep breath and smiling. For now she's not scared of what's going to happen tomorrow. "Why don't you go in and I'll unload this stuff." She nods and goes into their apartment going straight to the bedroom to take a nap.
After Nathan finished unloading the car he found Brooke sprawled on the bed in her sweats and tank top the blankets kicked off their new bed and he climbed into bed with her wrapping the blankets around both of them. "Sleep tight Brooke, I love you." He looked down at her and saw her smile in her sleep putting a smile on his face as he drifted off himself. Everything was going to be okay for now.
