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Author's Note: Sorry it took long to update, but I don't want to rush and give you a bad chapter.

Chapter 4

Nathan and Haley looked at each other and then back to Brooke.

"Son?" They both said at the same time.

"Yep, my pride and joy." Brooke smiled nervously, as she flashed her dimples.

There was an awkward silence between the three adults. No one knew what to say.

"Well, congratulations!" Haley said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, what she said." Nathan smiled.

"Umm, thanks?" Brooke said.

Haley moved closer to Brooke so she could see Sebastian. He peeked at her.

"Hi Sebastian, I'm Aunt Haley." Brooke put him down and he shook Haley's hand.

"And I'm Uncle Nathan." He gave Sebastian a fist bump.

"Nice to meet you." Sebastian said. Brooke smiled at his manners.

Just then, a blonde hair boy appeared at the top of the stairs. "Mama, I can't sleep." He said as he rubbed his eyes.

"Jamie, come down and meet your god-mother." Nathan told him.

"Oh my gosh! Is that my god-son? He's so handsome." Brooke said as Jamie approached her.

Jamie gave her a hug, which she happily returned. Next, he walked over to Sebastian.

"Hi, my name is James Lucas Scott and I'm 4 years old." He put up 4 fingers. "What's your name?"

"My name is Sebastian Keith Scott Davis and I'm 4 years old too."

"Awwww." The adults said. Haley wrinkled her eyebrows at Sebastian's middle name. It reminded her of…Nah, it couldn't be. She quickly dismissed the thought from her head.

An hour later, the adults were sitting on the couch in the living room, talking. The kids were upstairs playing in Jamie's room.

Brooke told Nathan and Haley about her Clothes Over Bro's empire and how well it's doing in New York. She also told them that she wanted to open a store in Tree Hill. Nathan talked about winning the National Championship and how his dreams came true. Haley talked about her new teaching job at their old high school. While they were talking, they heard a loud thud.

"He just had to have a basketball rim in his room." Haley said sarcastically as she glared at Nathan.

"I'll tell them to quiet down." He said. He went to the stairs and yelled "Quiet down guys."

"I could've said that while sitting right here." Haley explained. Nathan smirked and Brooke laughed.

"I'm surprised that Sebastian is even playing with another kid. He doesn't get out much." Brooke said.

"Speaking of Sebastian, why didn't you tell us about him?" Haley asked. "We've stayed in contact with you ever since you left Tree Hill, and not once did you mention him."

Brooke knew that Haley was upset. "I know and I'm sorry. I didn't know how to tell you."

"Where's his dad?" Nathan asked.

Brooke took a deep breath. "He's not a part of our life."

"So, you've been raising him alone?" Haley asked. She was more sympathetic now.

"Basically, yes. Victoria helps sometimes." Haley rolled her eyes when Brooke said Victoria. She knew Victoria wasn't a mother to Brooke so how could she be a grandmother to Sebastian? There had to be an ulterior motive in there somewhere.

"So basically, some jack-ass got you pregnant and he left you with the responsibility. What a coward!" Nathan was upset.

Brooke almost smirked at the irony. Nathan didn't know that he was talking about his own brother.

"It's okay Nathan." She told him.

"It's not okay. We would've been there for you." He said.

"I know. Thanks." Brooke got up and hugged Nathan and Haley and then sat back down on the couch. She really did miss them. To lighten the mood, she said "I'm looking for a hot guy to be Sebastian's dad. I'm thinking…Nick Lachey?" she rubbed her chin, pretending like she was actually thinking. "You know we used to date." She bragged.

"I read about the both of you in a magazine." Haley stated.

Crash!

Haley looked at Nathan.

"I'll tell them to quiet down again." He said.

"Don't yell from the stairs; actually go up there this time." She told him. Nathan nodded and sprinted up the stairs.

"Okay, so now that he's gone, we can have girl talk." Haley sat up on the couch. "Is it true what they say about Nick Lachey?"

Brooke sat up too. "Oh it's very true! Nick has a BIG di-" Haley threw a pillow at her. Brooke caught it and laughed. "I was going to say BIG dictionary collection. It's huge!"

They both laughed and joked around until about 5am. Then, they went upstairs. The boys were asleep on the floor. Brooke picked up Sebastian and Haley put Jamie in his bed and tucked him in. After Haley showed Brooke one of the guest rooms, she went to bed with Nathan. Brooke put her son in the queen-sized bed and she climbed in next to him and drifted off to a finally, peaceful sleep.

Over the next few days, Brooke and Sebastian were getting accustomed to Tree Hill. They were staying with Nathan and Haley until Brooke could find somewhere for them to live. Brooke was working on her new line and Haley called a favor in to Karen and she gave Brooke permission to turn the old café into a Clothes Over Bros store.

…

"Come on guys, we have to go." Brooke told the boys. She had to open the store so the construction people could finish remodeling. Nathan was at basketball practice and Haley was at school so she had the boys today.

Sebastian and Jamie ran down the stairs.

"You ask her." Jamie nudged his friend.

"Mommy, can we bring Chester?" Sebastian asked.

"I'm sorry guys, but the store isn't a place for a rabbit." Brooke watched as they both frowned. "But, we can go and get ice cream when I'm finished. How does that sound?"

The boys cheered and they were on their way to the store.

At The Store

The boys sat on the hardwood floor, coloring in a book while Brooke was on the phone.

"I hope you're done with your temper-tantrum." Victoria said.

Brooke rolled her eyes. "It's not a temper-tantrum, it's a realization. I've come to the realization that you don't respect me as your daughter nor as a businesswoman."

"Don't be silly, you don't have the brains for business." She laughed harshly. "All you have to do is draw and look pretty, so leave the business affairs to me. So, when can I expect you home?"

"I am home. And because this is my company, I've decided to open a Clothes Over Bros store here."

"Are you out of your mind? You will not open a store in that god-forsaken town!" Victoria yelled.

"I've already started. And guess what? I didn't need your permission." Brooke said.

"This will not happen. And if you think that you are going to start that new line, think again. Those sketches will never see the light of day!"

Brooke hung up on her mother when she saw one construction worker moving a big chunk of the wall that once stood. She stopped him before he got rid of it.

"Excuse me! Umm…We're going to keep this. This belongs here."

The big chunk of wall had writing on it that read: "Somebody told me that this is the place where everything's better and everything's safe."

After Brooke looked over the store blueprints, called Macy's, and called a few investors; it was time to go. She took the boys to get ice cream just like she promised. When they arrived back home, Haley was sitting on the couch, grading her students last paper. "How'd everything go?" she asked.

"Everything was great mama!" Jamie replied. He had chocolate ice cream around his mouth.

"Really great Aunt Haley!" Sebastian said. He wore strawberry ice cream around his mouth also.

"How was your day?" Brooke asked her.

"It was okay, but it seems like it was more uneventful than yours." Haley laughed, as the boys jumped up and down full of sugar.

"They're a little hyped up on ice cream." Brooke explained to her. "Come on guys; let's go wash your face and hands." The boys ran up the stairs and she followed them.

As Brooke cleaned the boys' faces, Haley entered the bathroom. "Someone is on the phone for you." Brooke took the phone and exited the bathroom.

When she finished her phone call, Brooke went to tell Haley the good news.

"Haley, guess what?" She said as she stood by Jamie's bedroom door.

"Hold on guys, I'll be right back." Haley put down the book she was about to read and went to the door. "What's up?"

"That was the real estate agent. She finally found me a house."

"Oh my god, that's great!"

"It's about a mile from here. She told me that she's negotiating the details and the specifics with the owner, but within the next few weeks, I'll have a new home!" Brooke was excited.

"I'm really happy for you Brooke. We are going to miss you guys around here though, especially Jamie. Look…"

The proud mothers looked at their children as they took turns reading a book. Haley was amazed at the way Sebastian read the big words in the book.

"He is extremely intelligent Brooke. That's remarkable for him to read like that at his age." She said, while she listened to him read aloud.

"I know, right? He loves to read and write. He has more books than he has toys." Brooke laughed.

Haley laughed also. "He kind of reminds me of…" Before Haley could finish her sentence, she stared at the little boy some more. Sebastian had Brooke's green eyes and her dimples, but his blonde hair and his nose resembled someone that she knew. She looked at Brooke, who gave her a nervous glare.

"OH MY GOD!" Haley shouted in realization.

Jamie and Sebastian jumped at Haley's outburst.

"Sorry guys, excuse us for a moment." Brooke said as she pulled Haley from the bedroom door and into the hall. She held her index finger to her mouth, telling Haley to be quiet.

"Brooke, please please please tell me it's a coincidence that, that little boy in there looks just like my best-friend." Haley whispered.

"Okay, it's a coincidence." Brooke simply stated.

"BROOKE!" Haley yelled.

"Okay. It's not a coincidence." She said in defeat. "But can you keep your voice low?"

"What the hell Brooke? Does Lucas even know?"

Brooke gave Haley a look, telling her that he didn't know.

"BROOKE!" Haley yelled even louder.

"Haley, I really love your inside voice." She said sarcastically.

Haley peeked back into the room and told the boys that she and Brooke were going to go make them a snack in the kitchen.

"But, they already had ice cream." Brooke said. Haley grabbed her arm and they headed downstairs into the kitchen. Haley sat on the countertop and said "Explain."

"Well Haley, when a man and a woman get together…" Brooke said. Haley shot her a serious look.

"Okay. I never told Lucas about him."

"Obviously." Haley said. "Start from the beginning."

Brooke took a deep breath. "It was senior year. I had just found out I was pregnant before you and Nathan's wedding."

"I found out I was pregnant after our wedding." Haley laughed to herself. "Oh, sorry, continue."

After Brooke explained everything, Haley asked, "Why didn't you tell me? We could have gone through our pregnancies together."

"I couldn't deal with watching my ex-best-friend flaunting my ex-boyfriend around. They acted like they weren't wrong for being the backstabbing and cheating couple that they are. And I was pregnant with his child. There was no way I could stay around for that." Brooke explained.

"You still could've told me." Haley said. "And you should've told Lucas"

Brooke shook her head. She felt a migraine starting to form. She didn't intend to spend her day talking about Lucas.

"Brooke, he deserves to know that he fathered a child. Sebastian is an amazing kid. Don't you want him to know that he has a father? A father that will love and care for him."

"But, what if he doesn't?" Brooke asked.

"What if he doesn't what?" Haley asked.

"What if Lucas doesn't love and care for him?" Brooke asked insecurely. She always wondered what she had done to make Lucas cheat on her. If he didn't love and care for her, there was no way that he would love and care for her son.

"I know what he and Peyton did was wrong. But come on Brooke, we both know Luke would do anything for his son. But he can't do anything right now because he doesn't know that he has a son that needs his love and care." Haley tried to reason with her.

"I don't know Hales. I'm not ready to face him yet."

Haley sighed. Brooke wasn't seeing the big picture. This wasn't about their emotions anymore, this was about the kid. "Do you think Sebastian is ready to face his dad? It's been four years."

Brooke sighed deeply. She knew at some point she would have to tell Lucas. Or maybe she could take Sebastian and go back to New York.

…

While Brooke and Haley talked in the kitchen, Haley's cell phone vibrated on the couch.

"You have reached the voicemail of Haley James Scott. Please leave a message after the beep."

Beep!

"Hey Hales, it's me. I know you're probably somewhere grading papers, but Peyton and I just got back from my book tour and it was awesome! You were right; my book is practically selling itself! I can't wait to tell you all about it. I'll see you soon. And yes, I brought back souvenirs."

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