A/N: Hey there! I'm so sorry it's taken me a while to update this one! I just got super excited about "In the Beginning," and worked on that one for a while. Anyways, hope yall like this chapter! I decided to change one thing and not put Jenny in here, so Jake is not a single dad. I also decided to do a time jump instead of writing their first two years of college. That would have taken up a couple more chapters! Thanks to everyone that is reviewing and liking this story! I just thought we could use a nice, romantic story for Brucas fans! And thanks to Morgan for everything, as always! Oh and the line Lucas says when he is taking a picture, I got the idea from another author on here, Brathan4life. So I just wanted to give them credit for that idea! Thanks!
Two Years Later:
Lucas stood on the edge of Duke's campus just watching all the students hustle from class to class. This was the time of day he loved. Early afternoon, right before lunch, when he could stand here and watch Brooke walk out of her Art History class. Brooke had decided to major in Business with a minor in Art History while Peyton decided to major in Business and minor in Fine Arts, planning on opening their own art gallery after college. Lucas' Rhetoric and Composition Style class for his Creative Writing major had ended ten minutes ago. Now he just had to wait five more minutes to see his wife walk out of the Art building towards him.
He decided to have a seat on a bench close by, not believing he and Brooke will be married for two years in a month and a half. School was over in a week, everyone taking finals now, and then it was on to summer in Tree Hill with the whole gang again. The past two years have been amazing for Lucas and Brooke. Not only did they get married, but they were both accepted to Duke, along with Haley, Nathan, Peyton, and Jake. Lucas and Brooke live in a duplex that is connected to Haley and Nathan's duplex, with Jake and Peyton living in a duplex across the street from them.
As Lucas sat thinking about the past two years spent with his wife, he didn't notice her walking towards him with Peyton at her side. "Luke!" Brooke shouted as she snapped in front of his face to get his attention. He jumped, noticing her for the first time.
"Hey babe, sorry! How was your final?" he asked, knowing this was the one test Brooke was worried about. Her other classes, mainly business classes, she knew she would ace.
"Probably not good! I couldn't concentrate!" Brooke replied, saying goodbye to Peyton as they walked off. Brooke was done for the day but Peyton had one more class for the day. Normally, Lucas and Brooke would have lunch together before heading home and hanging out with Haley and Jamie for a few hours until Nathan got home from basketball practice.
"Why not? What's on your mind?" Lucas asked, opening the car door for her. "I think I'm pregnant!" Brooke blurted. Lucas' eyes grew wide with shock as he started backing away from the car like it was on fire. Unfortunately, there was a curb right behind him, causing him to fall backwards. Instead of jumping right back up, Lucas allowed himself to lie down in the grass, trying to take in what Brooke said. Immediately, Brooke jumped out of the car and went to his side.
"Luke! Are you okay?" she asked quickly. "Have you taken a test?" Lucas questioned, avoiding Brooke's gaze. "Not yet. I'm scared to. I mean, we're only 20! And I'm only a week late," she explained. "Let's go. We're going to take a test," he told her, getting off the ground and helping her back into the car. Driving away from the school, he headed towards the local drugstore, pulling into a parking spot right in front of the door.
"Can you get it Luke? I don't want to," Brooke mumbled. Lucas agreed, walking into the store and heading for the aisle with the pregnancy tests. Being a guy, he had no clue which test to buy. So instead, he grabbed five different brands and headed to the cashier.
"You nervous?" the teenage boy asked as he rang up the pregnancy tests. Lucas eyed him strangely, deciding not to answer. He handed him a fifty dollar bill from his pocket, mumbling, "Keep the change," and ran out of the store for the car.
At the Duplex:
When Lucas pulled into the driveway of their duplex, he groaned noticing Haley and Jamie playing outside in the front yard. Brooke's eyes started to tear up at the possibility of having her own Jamie to play with. She grabbed the bag from the drugstore, along with her book bag and purse, and ran into the house, not stopping to say hello.
"Hey Luke! Is she okay?" Haley asked, picking Jamie up and placing him on her hip, giving Lucas a hug. "Yeah, she just thinks she did badly on her final. I should probably go see if she's okay," he told her in a rush as he jogged into the house. He called out for Brooke, finding her in the bathroom with the door closed.
"Babe, you okay?" he asked from the other side of the door. "Yeah, taking the tests. Just a minute!" she called. About a minute later, she walked out of the bathroom and sat down on their bed. Lucas looked and saw the five tests all lined up on the bathroom counter. "How long do we have to wait?" he asked her. "About two minutes," she answered. They sat next to each other on the bed, grasping each other's hands for dear life as they waited, neither saying a word. Lucas looked at the clock, noticing it had been three minutes. Nudging Brooke lightly with his elbow, he whispered, "You want me to look?"
"No, I want to do it," she told him, standing and walking into the bathroom. He could see her standing in front of the bathroom counter gazing at the tests with tears streaming down her face. Starting to get worried, he got up and went to stand behind her. Looking down at the tests, he saw five different answers. One with a positive sign, one with two positive signs, one that said pregnant, one with a smiley face, and one that read congratulations!
"Brooke, am I seeing this right?" he muttered in her ear. "We're gonna have a baby," she whispered back, looking at him in the mirror. "We're gonna have a baby?" Lucas repeated, this time in the form of a question.
"We're gonna have a baby!" Brooke said, a slight smile appearing on her face as she turned around to face Lucas, wrapping her arms around his neck. Lucas wrapped his arms around Brooke's waist, letting a smile from on his face.
"I'm gonna be a dad!" he cheered, leaning down to kiss Brooke with all he had. "I love you Pretty girl!" Lucas murmured.
"I love you too Daddy!" Brooke giggled, kissing him again. Instead of going out to share the news with Haley, they decided to wait and tell everyone together when they got back to Tree Hill for the summer.
Six Weeks Later:
Brooke and Lucas did the best they could to hide the news of her pregnancy from their friends, but Haley had figured it all out one day. It was just the three of them and Jamie having lunch together at a local restaurant. Lucas had ordered grilled shrimp pasta, forgetting Brooke's intolerance to the smell of seafood. When the food had arrived, Brooke took one whiff of his pasta and demanded the waiter take it away. After the confused waiter had taken the plate back to the kitchen, Haley had blurted out, "You're pregnant aren't you?"
Immediately, Brooke and Lucas demanded her silence. They explained that they wanted to wait to tell everyone in Tree Hill. Haley obligingly agreed and kept her mouth shut. Now here they were, getting ready for Lucas and Brooke's two year anniversary dinner at Karen's house. Haley and Nathan were staying with his mother and Jake and Peyton were staying with his parent's. Karen had decided to throw them a dinner with all the kids, Deb, Skills, and Mouth there to celebrate their first two years together.
After everyone had shown up, Karen had brought out the meal, insisting on saying grace before eating. The dinner went well, everyone enjoying themselves. As soon as the last plate had been cleared, Brooke insisted on getting a picture of everyone in the living room.
"Brooke, it's your anniversary! You should be getting your picture taken!" Karen laughed as the women all gathered on the couch, Karen holding Lily and Haley holding Jamie. The guys all gathered around them getting ready for the picture. Lucas was standing next to Brooke holding the camera, ready to snap the picture.
"I know. But Lucas and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of you. So I want a picture to remember that by!" Brooke replied. Once everyone was posed and smiling for the picture, Lucas said, "Okay, on three, say we're having a baby!"
Lucas didn't wait for three, but instead took as many pictures as he could to capture everyone's reactions. The first picture was with everyone still smiling, not realizing what he had said. The second picture had the guys laughing in the background with Peyton screaming, "What?" and Karen jumping up to race towards them. Haley was just sitting on the couch with a knowing smile on her face in that picture.
"You're pregnant?" Karen shouted, rushing to hug Brooke and Lucas at once. "Yeah! I'm about three months pregnant!" Brooke gushed. "This is perfect! Now we can be pregnant together!" Peyton beamed, earning a shocked look from Brooke, Karen, and everyone else besides Jake.
"You're pregnant too?" Brooke asked quickly. "Yeah! Due in December!" Peyton told her, gently placing her hands on her stomach.
"Me too! You're right, P. Sawyer! This is perfect!" Brooke laughed, hugging her best friend.