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Chapter Eleven

Brooke was staring out into space when she heard someone saying her name, forcing her back into reality. "Brooke, are you ok? You're shaking," Haley noted as she saw the terrified look on her friend's face.

"I'm sorry. I guess that message scared me," Brooke replied in a shaky voice.

Haley gave her a look. "Brooke, you were trembling. You still are. And I can see why. That message even has me rattled. And I don't even know what the hell that guy was talking about. What kind of sick person would leave a message like that especially a woman who lives alone?" Haley frowned as she spoke. Brooke didn't say anything as she remembered that the broken glass was still on the floor. She bent down and started picking up the big pieces with shaky hands. Haley helped her as she continued to talk. "Don't worry about it. I'm sure it was just a wrong number. I've been getting that a lot too lately."

Brooke shook her head. "This is different."

"I don't see how," Haley replied. "Look, it's obvious that you're really scared about all this. So why don't you stay with me and Nathan for a little while?" she offered. She knew that it wasn't right to ask without talking to Nathan first. But this was an emergency.

Brooke smiled gratefully. "That's sweet, but I don't think I can."

"Yes, you can. And you will. You may not be ready to move in with Lucas, but you certainly aren't staying here alone anymore. And Nathan and I have plenty of room at our house," Haley replied.

"I'll think about it," Brooke told her. The truth was that she really had to talk to Agent Hargrove first.

They then finished cleaning up the pieces of glass before Haley showed her how to make an easy lunch. They then sat at the kitchen table and started eating their lunch quietly. Neither of them really felt like talking much. However, Brooke couldn't stand the silence and finally decided to speak. "Actually, there is a present that you could give me," she said.

Haley looked at her surprised. "There is?"

Brooke nodded and managed to smile as she spoke. "Yes, it's you telling Nathan about the baby." Haley tried not to laugh. "That's what you can give me."

"Let me tell Nathan in my own time," Haley told her.

Brooke gave her a look. "By the rate you're going, you'll be hiding this until the baby is born. How far along are you anyway?" she asked her, realizing that she had never asked her friend that.

"I was six weeks when I found out. So I'm in my eighth week right now," Haley told her. There was then a short pause. "And I was actually thinking about telling him tonight over a romantic candlelight dinner at his mom's restaurant, but I think I'm going to cancel that."

Brooke looked at her. "What? Why? You deserve a night out with Nathan." She then realized why Haley was backing out. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine," she lied. She tried to put a fake smile on her face. However, Haley could tell that she was lying and Brooke had to admit defeat. "Ok, you're right. I'm absolutely terrified."

"Stay with me and Nathan then," Haley insisted. She didn't like the thought of being alone after that call. Brooke was about to respond when her friend stopped her. "It doesn't have to be permanent, just for a few days."

Brooke sighed. She hated to admit that she really didn't want to stay at the apartment alone. Yet, she didn't know if it would be right to stay with Nathan and Haley without permission. But she knew that Haley was waiting for an answer. "Alright, I'll stay with you," she finally replied.

Haley gave her a wide smile. "You won't regret it, Brooke."

Brooke tried to smile back as she heard a knock at the door. Haley followed her to the front hall to see who it was. Brooke opened the door and gave her mother a smile. "Hey, what's up?" she asked her.

"Well, I came by the store to surprise you for lunch and Millie told me that you were already on your lunch break. And she said that you might have stopped here. So here I am," Victoria explained. She then noticed the worried looks on their faces. "Is everything ok?" she asked concerned.

Before Haley could answer, Brooke spoke up. "Haley, could I speak to my mom alone for a moment?" she asked her.

Haley gave her a confused look, but she nodded. "Yeah, I got to go to the bathroom anyway."

Victoria then waited anxiously until Haley was in the bathroom before speaking. She could tell that something was wrong with her daughter. "Honey, what is it? What's wrong?" she asked her daughter. Her voice was filled with concern.

Brooke didn't say anything. She really didn't want to tell her mother about the message. Yet, she knew she had to. She gestured her mother to follow her into the kitchen. She then played the message again and Victoria gasped horrified as she listened. "Oh my God," she exclaimed as she tried to keep her voice down.

"Mom, what are we going to do?" Brooke asked as she tried to keep her tears in.

Her mother embraced her in a tight comforting hug. She knew how worried her daughter was. "Don't worry. You'll just stay with us until Agent Hargrove comes back. And then he'll help us find another location."

Brooke looked at her. "What do you mean?"

Victoria sighed. "Well, that's why I came over here. Agent Hargrove has to go out of town for a few days, family emergency." Brooke groaned in dismay. She couldn't believe the timing. "But the local police are going to keep an eye on us. I really thought that would be enough protection until now."

Brooke knew that she was referring to the disturbing message. "How did they find out my number? It's unlisted."

"We're talking about Dan. He has his ways." Brooke knew she had a point. "Did you recognize the voice on the message?" Victoria asked her.

Brooke nodded. "I'm pretty sure it was one of the men who were with Dan in that business meeting that started this whole mess. But I don't know who he is."

Just then, Haley came back into the room. "Is everything ok?" she asked Brooke and Victoria. They nodded, not wanting to mention the conversation. "Brooke, I can stop by after work and help you move your stuff over to my house."

Victoria looked at her daughter confused. "Haley offered to let me to stay at her house for a few days and I accepted," Brooke explained.

"Well, that's very nice of her," Victoria replied. "I think it's a great idea."

Brooke was surprised, but didn't have a chance to reply. She looked at her watch and saw that her lunch hour was almost over. However, she didn't feel like going back, not after the message. "I think I'm going to call work and take the rest of the afternoon off. I'm suddenly not feeling well." She grabbed her cell-phone before heading to the other room.

"Poor Brooke. She's really shaken up about that message," Haley noted. Victoria couldn't help but agree. "Of course, I don't blame her. It was creepy." She then turned to Victoria. "You don't mind if she stays with us, right?" she asked. Victoria looked back at her surprised. "I saw the look that she gave you like she was asking your permission."

Victoria knew that she couldn't hide from that. "Well, I just want my daughter safe. But I think she'll be fine with you and Nathan," she replied. "Besides, it's not like we won't see her. We'll see her at her surprise party."

Haley gave her a smile. "So you and Mr. Davis decided to go after all?"

Victoria nodded. "Yes, we talked about it and thought that it would be nice. It would really show Brooke that there are people that love her here."

Haley looked at her confused. "Of course we do. Why wouldn't we?"

Victoria then realized that she said too much. "It's nothing. Forget I said anything about it." Haley gave her a strange look, but didn't say anything more about it.


"I can't believe how many dresses you tried on," Haley exclaimed to Brooke as they walked into the Scott mansion. Since Brooke had taken the afternoon off, Haley had decided to distract her with a shopping trip to Wilmington. Brooke happily accepted since she wanted to find the perfect dress for not only Thursday night, but for Friday night too. "Were you trying to buy out the whole store again?" she teased her.

"Hey, I wanted to find the perfect outfit to wear for my man," Brooke replied with a smile.

"Did someone say my name?" asked a familiar voice. Brooke and Haley turned to see Nathan and Lucas coming into the front hall.

Brooke put her bags down before she embraced her boyfriend in a tight hug. She was overjoyed to see him. "Hey, I thought you weren't coming until the weekend."

"I was until I heard that Nathan and Haley were heading to Charlotte to help my mom out at the restaurant. So I thought that we could spend a night alone before your birthday," Lucas explained as he smiled.

"That sounds just perfect," Brooke said before they shared a passionate kiss.

"Speaking of that, we should get going," Nathan said as he looked at the time. "Are you all ready to go?" he asked his wife.

Haley nodded before they exchanged good-byes with Brooke and Lucas. "Have fun," she told them as she gave them a smile.

"Don't worry. We will," Lucas replied, returning the smile. Brooke then walked them to the door. She and Lucas waved good-bye before she shut the door. "So what do you want to do for the next few hours?" he asked his girlfriend as he gazed in her eyes.

"All I want is to spend time with you," Brooke replied as she gave him a smile.

"Maybe I can show you a hint to one of my fabulous surprises for Friday night for my favorite girl?" Lucas asked her.

"I don't think I need a hint," Brooke replied with a sly grin.

A few hours later, Brooke and Lucas were cuddled up together in one of the guest rooms. Lucas had his arms wrapped around Brooke as they were both lost in thought. However, they were both thinking of different things. "Lucas, have you done things in the past where you wish you could turn back the clock and redo them?" she asked him.

Lucas nodded. "Of course I do. But then I wouldn't learn from my mistakes. Why do you ask?"

Brooke shrugged. "It's nothing."

"Come on. It's got to be something if you mentioned it. What's bothering you?" Lucas asked as he sat up in the bed.

Brooke copied his action. She let out a deep sigh before speaking. She then changed her mind about what she was going to say and said something else. "Well, I'm just saying that I was a spoiled little brat when I was little. I wanted everything and I wanted it right then and there. So I sometimes wish that I could have been more grateful back then instead of now. Because there are some kids who didn't have a great childhood as I did. And it wasn't just their parents that were missing. It's food, clothing and a home. And that's why I decided that instead of presents this year, the spending money is going to a charity."

Lucas smiled proudly. "That's a great idea. Have you decided which charity the money would go to yet?"

Brooke shook her head. "No, Haley told me that she would take care of that."

Lucas laughed. "Yeah, she's pretty good at that." He looked at her hard. He had a feeling that there was something else bothering her. "Is there anything else that you wanted to talk about?"

Brooke quickly shook her head as she snuggled back next to him. "No, I just want to be with you."

The next few days went by fast. Both Haley and Brooke were relieved when they found out that Nathan didn't mind Brooke staying for a few nights. In fact, he watched her and Haley like a hawk after she moved in. He didn't want anything to happen to either one of them. Luckily, there were no more strange phone calls after that. Both Nathan and Brooke were relieved, but still a little worried.

Soon, it was the night of Brooke's surprise party. Even though Brooke was excited about what she believed was a night out with Haley and Peyton, she wasn't happy to find that Haley had still not told Nathan about the baby. Haley lied and made up an excuse. But the truth was that she wanted to wait until the surprise party to tell him. She thought that that would be the perfect time to tell him.

"Are you sure I can't drive you two over there?" Nathan asked Haley for the thousandth time as he headed out the door.

Haley nodded. "Yes. Otherwise, she might get suspicious. Now go. We'll be there in a half-hour."

Nathan sighed, but he could tell that his wife wasn't going to budge. "Alright, I love you."

"I love you too," Haley replied as they shared a passionate kiss. They then jumped as they heard the doorbell ringing. "I wonder who that could be," she said with a frown as Nathan opened the door.

"I have a special delivery for a Ms. Brooke Davis," the man said as he brought a bouquet of roses into the house.

"Wow, these are so beautiful," Brooke said, admiring the roses as the deliveryman handed them to her. "I wonder who they are from."

"Have a nice night," the deliveryman replied as Nathan saw him out.

Brooke then noticed the note and read it aloud. "Brooke, I wish I could be with you tonight. But don't worry. I'll have tons of surprises for you tomorrow night. Happy early Birthday. Your Secret Admirer." Brooke smiled to herself as she thought of Lucas. "Broody, you are too sweet."

Nathan just shook his head in amusement. "I'll see you two later," he said as his wife gave him a look to tell him that he had to get going. "Have fun tonight."

"We will," Haley replied with a wink. Nathan grinned at her in response.

As he went to his car, he looked around to make sure that he wasn't being watched. There didn't seem to be any unfamiliar cars around. So Nathan climbed in his car and pulled out of the driveway. Little did he know that the delivery van hadn't left the block.

It didn't take long for Nathan to arrive at Tric. Practically everyone on the invitation list had arrived already. Even Deb was already there, talking to Victoria in a corner of the room. She had been willing to drive to Tree Hill, just for the surprise party. After the party was over, she was going to stay with Nathan and Haley for the weekend before she would drive back.

Nathan walked over to Lucas, Jake and Peyton, who were doing their best to hang the banner that had 'Happy Birthday, Brooke' across the top of the stage. However, they were arguing about whether it was straight or not. Nathan decided to help them out.

"So how long do you think it will take Haley to convince Brooke to get out of the bathroom?" Peyton asked them as Lucas climbed down the ladder.

"Haley said that they will be here in a half-hour," Nathan replied as he looked at his watch. "I wish it was sooner." He really hated that he left them alone. He had a feeling that something wasn't quite right. However, he knew that he had to shake it off so he could enjoy himself at the party.

"You're anxious to see your wife already?" Lucas teased him. "But you just left her."

Before Nathan could answer, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Richard Davis. Nathan started to grow nervous as Mr. Davis spoke. "Nathan, I can't thank you enough for watching over my daughter for the last few days."

"It's my pleasure," Nathan replied nervously. "Haley and I love having her with us."

Lucas just rolled his eyes. He waited until Richard left the three before speaking. "You are such a suck up. I can't even get her father to really talk to me without giving me glares. How the hell did you get off the hook?"

"He's married?" Peyton guessed.

Lucas gave her an annoyed look. Nathan knew exactly how to cheer him up. "Well, you may not be sucking up to Brooke's dad, but you are certainly sucking up to Brooke herself. And I thought you were going to wait until tomorrow for your surprises."

Lucas frowned in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about the roses that you sent Brooke," Nathan replied as he saw the confused look on his brother's face deepened. His eyes suddenly went wide as he realized what had happened. "We have to get back to the house. Come on," he told his brother. Lucas was still confused, but followed Nathan out of the club and to his brother's car.

"Nate, what's wrong?" Lucas asked anxiously.

"See if you can get a hold of Haley," Nathan ordered. He knew that Haley always answered her cell-phone and hardly ever had it turned off. "I think she and Brooke are in trouble."

Lucas sprung into action then and started dialing Haley's cell-phone number. He put the phone to his ear and waited for her to answer. Instead, he instantly heard her message for voicemail. "Damn it. It went straight to voicemail." Nathan pushed on the gas some more after that, knowing that his wife was in danger.

When they arrived at the house, Nathan rushed through the front door. "Haley! Brooke!" he called through the house. Nobody answered. Panic started to set in as Lucas followed his brother into the foyer. He started to grow concerned as well when he didn't see Haley or Brooke around.

To Nathan's horror, there were hardly any signs of a struggle. He then knew that Cooper must have stayed in Tree Hill after all and Haley had let him into the house. He also knew that Cooper had to have help. There was no way he could had dragged Brooke or Haley out on his own.

Nathan then noticed that the roses had been placed in a vase on the dining room table. His heart started beating fast as he saw a different note was next to the flowers. He slowly walked over and grabbed the note from the table. He was a little scared to open it. Yet, he knew he had to. He opened the note and read it silently to himself. "Nathan, you broke the rules. Now I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences. Dad." He felt a sinking feeling as he stared at the note in shock. Lucas frowned as he saw his motionless brother and took the note from him. He read over the words that were written and his eyes shot to his brother in shock. Nathan had a lot of explaining to do.