Hey guys I hope that you like this chapter, I'm going to fast forward a little. I appreciate all of the comments and I hope that you guys enjoy it.
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Before anyone knew it seven months had went by, Brooke was 8 months pregnant and working nonstop at Clothes Over Bro's. Haley, Karen, Peyton and even Rachel had thrown Brooke a baby shower and it was really beautiful. They had thrown it at Karen's Café and the whole place was decorated in Precious Moments and there were pink and blue streamers and balloons on anything that would stand still. The shower was in large part an effort to cheer Brooke up because; Lucas had gotten called out of town for 10 days in order to take care of some of the editing problems with his book. Brooke was really disappointed but she assured Lucas that she would be fine, Nathan and Haley had been checking in on her for the last week and Jamie would come over and keep Brooke company while Lucas was away. Brooke sat at the counter of her store her back was killing her and she wanted to go home, Millie had told her to go home but Brooke didn't listen and now she was regretting it. Millie offered again and Brooke finally agreed and she went home, Lucas was going to be home in three days and she couldn't wait, she wanted her husband home. Brooke walked into her and Lucas's house and went straight to bed, the next morning she didn't feel any better in fact she felt a whole lot worse.
"Give me a break kid….I know you're a soccer star but please give it a rest" Brooke ran her hands over her stomach but to no avail the baby didn't stop. It was only accompanied by a sharp, searing pain that radiated through her entire body. It was so painful that she had to sit down to catch her breath.
A few minutes later Nathan walked in he had just dropped Jamie off at day care and wanted to check on Brooke before he left for work. He walked in and found her sitting at the kitchen table breathing deeply. Nathan knew in an instant what was wrong.
"Are you ok?" He asked walking over to Brooke and kneeling beside her.
Brooke shook her head and tears started to well in her eyes. "I think I'm in labor"
Nathan nodded and helped Brooke up to her feet, they made their way to Nathan's blazer and he helped her in. Nathan ran next door to the house to call Haley, he could have just used his cell phone but he didn't think about it. He quickly dialed the numbers and told Haley what was going on and that he was taking Brooke to the hospital, and where to meet them.
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An hour later Nathan and Brooke were sitting in Brooke's hospital room. Nathan ran his knuckles over the back of Brooke's arm as she panted through another contraction. Nathan had called everyone and he was waiting for Karen to get back from her 12th attempt at trying to call Lucas.
"You're doing good Brooke, just breathe" Nathan encouraged watching the machine as it monitored Brooke's contractions.
"It hurts so much" Brooke whimpered "I need Lucas"
Just then Haley ran into the room and over to Brooke "Hey Tigger" she leaned down and hugged Brooke careful of the IV drip they had given her to strengthen the baby's lungs for delivery.
Haley kissed Nathan went to stand beside of his chair "Did you get a hold of Luke?"
Brooke shook her head and panted as another contraction radiated throughout her entire body "We've called his hotel but he checked out…nobody knows where he is….Karen's been trying to get him on his cell but he isn't answering"
Haley nodded "I'm sure that he'll get her sweetie"
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It had been 4 hours and there was still no sign of Lucas, Brooke looked up at the ceiling as her doctor Andrea examined her.
"Well, you're definitely almost there…8 centimeters" Andrea stepped back from the end of the bed and removed her gloves. "Are you sure that you don't want anything for the pain?"
Brooke narrowed her eyes "No Andrea, I don't IF I had wanted something for pain I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU"
Andrea stepped back and nodded "Ok"
Brooke ran her hand through her dark hair "I'm sorry Andrea…I just really want Lucas to be here"
Andrea patted Brooke's knee "its ok sweetie"
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"It's ok Brooke, it's almost over just breathe" Karen encouraged holding Brooke's hand she ran her free hand over Brooke's clinched fist.
Brooke shook her head "I can't….they never said it would hurt this much"
Karen laughed softly "They never do"
Brooke caught her breath as the pain subsided she looked over at Karen with sad eyes.
Karen looked at Brooke and smiled "That one was a bitch huh?"
Brooke nodded "I just don't want to do this by myself"
Karen shook her head "Sweetie you're not going to have to do this alone, I know you haven't been out to the waiting room but there are at least 20 people out there who are here to make sure you're not alone"
Andrea walked through the door and examined Brooke again she looked up at Brooke from the bottom of the bed and smiled "You're fully dilated Brooke…You're about to become a mommy"
Brooke nodded and exhaled deeply "Ok…I can do this"
Andrea smiled "We'll get everything set up and the nurse will be back move you to the delivery room in a few minutes"
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Karen waited with Brooke until they came to take her to delivery, she walked back out into the waiting room and everyone stood to see if Karen had any news. "They're taking her to delivery"
Haley shook her head as she sat back down next to Nathan "I can't believe Lucas is going to miss this"
Nathan put his arm around Haley and kissed the side of her head "I know Hales, and I mean what the hell who has a cell phone if they aren't going to use it"
Just then the emergency exit steps flew open and Lucas came running down the hallway he ran to everyone and shouted as he tried to catch his breath "WHERE….IS….SHE…..IS…..SHE…..OK?...IS…THE…BABY…OK?"
Karen stood up and took Lucas down the hall to the nurses' station, so he could get some scrubs and be taken into the delivery room with Brooke.
The elevator doors dinged as they opened and Peyton walked down the hall "Did Lucas make it up here?" she asked to anyone who would answer her.
Skills nodded "Yeah, he came running out of the stairwell a few minutes ago…..didn't you go and get him from the airport?"
Peyton nodded "Yeah he didn't even give me a chance to park the car…wait you're telling me he ran up 15 flights of stairs"
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"Ok Brooke on the next contraction I want you to take a deep breath in and push" Andrea directed pulling the blue sheet up above Brooke knees. Brooke nodded as she felt the contraction start at her lower back and filter through her entire body. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and started to push.
The door to the delivery room flew open and Lucas came running in "Brooke…I'm sorry baby..I'm so sorry"
"Lucas" Brooke panted and she reached her hand out to grab his "I'm so happy you're here…I was so scared you weren't going to make it"
Lucas kissed the top of Brooke's head and took a deep breath "Me too Pretty Girl"
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"Oh my God! Get it out of me!" Brooke screamed to anyone in the room who could possibly help her. She was gripping his hand so hard that his fingertips were white and Lucas's was sure there would be permanent damage to them when she was done.
"You're doing great Brooke. I can see the head." Andrea encouraged as she massaged Brooke's perineum in an attempt to keep it from tearing.
"It burns. It hurts so much. Please make it stop." Brooke begged Lucas as she grasped onto his shirt frantically. Her eyes were wild, the pain ripping through her body was agonizing and it was killing Lucas to see her like that.
"You're almost there Pretty Girl. The baby's almost here." Lucas kissed her sweat-slicked forehead in an attempt to provide comfort but Brooke just pushed him away as another contraction hit her full force.
"If you're not going to help me then get away from me." Brooke released his hand and shoved it away from her as she gritted her teeth.
"That's it Brooke, give me a good push." Brooke held her breath and pushed with every ounce of strength in her.
"That's good. Relax a second." Andrea soothed as she watched Lucas step back to Brooke, now used to her outbursts when she was in the midst of a contraction.
"That's it, Baby Girl. You're doing so great Brooke. I'm so proud of you." Brooke was fighting like a warrior to bring their baby into the world and Lucas loved her more at that moment than he ever had.
"I'm sorry Lucas," Brooke whimpered as her body collapsed back against the pillows.
"Shh. It's okay Cheery." Lucas murmured against her forehead again as he took her hand, prepared for her grip when the next contraction hit.
"Now Brooke when the next contraction comes I want you to bear down and push as hard as you can." Andrea encouraged.
Brooke started to scream but bit her tongue knowing that keeping the scream inside helped her focus and push harder.
"That's it Brooke. Big push." Andrea saw the first of the head appearing.
Tears streamed down Brooke's cheeks as the burning, searing, excruciating pain radiated throughout her entire body.
"Lucas, I am never having sex with you again. I don't ever want you to touch me ever again. Do you hear me?" Brooke growled through clenched teeth as she reached for his shirt again, almost grasping his skin right along with it. Lucas had never been more grateful to have very little chest hair than he did at that moment.
"Okay Brooke. Never again. I promise." Lucas assured her as the contraction passed and she whimpered again softly. He'd been expecting her to say that all night and was surprised it had taken her that long to finally say it.
"The head's crowning, Brooke. This baby's got a lot of hair." Andrea ignored Brooke's outburst. "Now on the next contraction, give me a big push and let's see if we can get the head out."
Lucas stood on his tiptoes and tried to see over her leg. He wanted to see the top of the baby's head but Brooke held onto him too tightly.
A nurse held a fetal monitor to Brooke's stomach, verifying the baby was not in any distress. Lucas listened intently to his child's heartbeat and he leaned down to nuzzle Brooke's cheek gently.
"You're doing great Brooke."
Another contraction hit and Brooke reared up as she squeezed her eyes shut.
"Alright Brooke. The top of the head is out. I know I've asked you so many times today to push as hard as you can, but this time I really need you to. Okay? I want to get the baby's head out." Andrea motioned to the nurse to bring the pan over to catch the fluid that would be released with the baby. "But I'm going to need you to stop pushing when I tell you to so I can check to make sure the cord isn't around the neck and so I can clear out the mouth and nose."
Brooke nodded her head, the next contraction hit and she pushed like her life depended on it and Andrea smiled as the baby's head slipped free.
"Okay, great job Brooke. Now I need you to stop pushing for a moment." Brooke clenched her teeth again and held back as Andrea checked the neck for the cord. "No cord. That's good." She rotated the baby so he was facing the ceiling then took the suction and cleaned out the baby's nose and mouth.
Lucas looked over Brooke's legs and saw the scrunched up face of the baby and he gasped softly.
"I have to push," Brooke cried as Andrea held the baby's head steady.
"Alright Brooke. Give me a nice big push." The baby's left shoulder slipped out and the doctor pulled up on the baby to help dislodge the right one. Brooke didn't let up on her pushing and she cried out as she felt the rest of the baby slip from inside her.
"It's a Girl" Andrea announced holding up the small 5 lb baby for everyone to see.
"Oh my God" Brooke sobbed as they placed the baby on her chest. Brooke ran her hand across the baby's face and the little ones dark blue eyes locked with hers. "She's so beautiful" Brooke looked up at Lucas who didn't hide the tears that rolled down his face. Lucas leaned down and kissed Brooke on the mouth before turning his attention to the baby.
Lucas reached down and touched the baby's hand and she instantly wrapped her tiny hand around his finger "Hi beauty…I'm your daddy"
The bonding didn't last long and they soon took the baby to be cleaned up and checked out since she was almost a month early. "Where are they taking her?"
Lucas looked over at the examining area and then back at Brooke " I think they're cleaning her up…she's got a lot of people to meet"
Lucas leaned down and kissed Brooke again "Thank you so much Brooke, you've made my dreams come true"
Andrea walked over to Brooke and Lucas "Congratulations you two, does she have a name yet?"
Brooke nodded "Yeah, Hannah Alexis Scott"
After they had taken Hannah to get cleaned up Lucas went out and told everyone about the baby. They soon were able to see for themselves, and at only 1 hour old she had already stolen everyone's heart. She had a head full of dark black hair that seemed to have a touch of blonde highlight, she had Brooke's nose and lips and Lucas's eyes, the deep blue eyes struggled to stay open as everyone passed her around crying, even Rachel couldn't hold it in, she was so taken aback that she had to leave the room. Nobody however was as in love with her as Brooke and Lucas, they loved everything about her and they couldn't wait to spend their life with her.