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Chapter 6

When they heard the front door slam and tires screech, Haley and Nathan gathered the kids out of the pool and went inside the house. Sebastian saw his mom sitting on the couch with her face in her hands. He knew she was crying, so he ran over to her.

"Mommy, I love you."

When Brooke looked up, Sebastian wiped a tear from her face and kissed her cheek.

"I love you too." She said as she hugged his wet body to hers. Haley and Nathan watched as Sebastian comforted his mother. Their hearts melted.

"Ok, now go dry off." Brooke told him. When Sebastian left, Haley sat on the couch with Brooke.

"I'm guessing the 'talk' didn't go so well." Haley said.

Brooke glared at her.

"What happened?"

"Well, basically he called me a slut and denied that Sebastian is his son." Brooke explained.

"What?" Haley asked in disbelief.

"I'm going to go talk to him." Nathan said. He grabbed his keys and headed out the door.

"Tell me everything he said." Haley told Brooke.

…

Nathan went to the one place he knew Lucas would be. As he pulled up to the River Court, he saw Lucas sitting on the bleachers with his head in his hands.

"What the hell is your problem?" Nathan asked, as he approached him.

Lucas looked at him confused. "What do you mean what the hell is my problem? I just found out that I have a son!"

"I understand that you're mad but you called her a slut! You couldn't handle that situation differently?"

Lucas got angrier. "I did not call her a slut! I just mentioned that I'm not the only guy she's been with. And your wife is a traitor!"

"Watch it!" Nathan warned him.

"I'm just saying, how could she not tell me about this? We're supposed to be best friends."

"She is Brooke's best friend too. You can't be mad at her for that."

Lucas sighed deeply. He knew Nathan was right. "This is all too much. I was expecting to come home and tell you guys about how amazing my book tour was. Instead, my whole life just changed. This is not the way it's supposed to be." He said, shaking his head.

"When did you become so selfish?" Nathan was disgusted with his brother's attitude.

"What would you think if a girl that you love comes back after four years and tell you that you have a son? And you're not even sure if he's yours or not. Seriously, put yourself in my shoes."

Nathan shook his head. "You're an asshole if you think Brooke would lie to you about being Sebastian's father. Besides, you should be proud to claim him. Sebastian is a great kid. He's smart, kind, respectful, loyal. But I guess he got all of that from his mom."

"Whatever Nate." Lucas said. His cell phone began to ring. He looked at the caller id and saw that it was Peyton. He let it ring until it went to voicemail. "God, how am I going to tell Peyton?" He ran a hand through his hair. "She is going to be furious! And we just got engaged." He was talking more to himself than to Nathan. "What am I supposed to do?"

Nathan shook his head at the mess that had become his brother's life. His phone began vibrating in his pocket. He looked at the caller id and saw that it was Haley. "I don't know what you're going to do, but I have two angry women at home. You need to fix this." And with that being said, he walked away, answering his phone.

…

It had been 2 days since Brooke and Lucas's first argument. Neither was talking to the other and Haley and Nathan offered their help as much as they could, without interfering. Brooke had busied herself with the preparations for her store opening. Lucas had been dodging Peyton until he figured out how he was going to tell her.

At Clothes Over Bros

It was hectic at Clothes Over Bros. Brooke rushed around the store, trying to make sure everything was just right. Her store was opening in two days. She had a headset attached to one ear, talking to a possible investor. And she had her cell phone to the other ear talking to her public relations people. The electric people were putting up the light fixtures. Millie flew in from New York to help, so she was at the door, signing for the clothes that were being delivered. Haley was calling all of their friends to invite them to Brooke's grand opening.

"Excuse me, is Brooke Davis here?"

"Yes, wait here one second." Millie said. She left the door to find Brooke.

Haley ended her call and walked over to the door. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to Brooke." Lucas explained.

"We're really busy, so if you came to fight with her, you can leave now."

"I'm not here to start any trouble. I just want to talk to her."

Brooke made her way over to the door. "Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing you soon." She said as she ended her call. "Lucas, what are you doing here?" she said in an exhausted tone. She really didn't feel like fighting with him today.

"Can I talk to you?" he asked.

"Go ahead, talk." Brooke said.

Lucas looked around at all of the people that were working. "Can we talk somewhere in private?"

Brooke sighed. "We can talk in my office." She led him to the back. Haley followed them into the office.

"Umm, Haley do you mind? I want to talk to Brooke alone."

Haley looked at Brooke to see if she wanted her to leave or stay.

When Brooke said she could stay, Haley folded her arms and stared Lucas down. He rolled his eyes. "Okay, fine. Look Brooke, I'm sorry about before."

Brooke scoffed. "You're sorry? What are you sorry for? Are you sorry for denying that Sebastian is your son? Are you sorry for calling me a slut?"

"First, I didn't call you a slut. Second, you can't blame me for questioning if I was his father because technically, we had this conversation before, remember? You told me you were pregnant but you lied to hurt me." (season 1, episode 19)

"Wait a minute, this happened before?" Haley asked.

Brooke and Lucas stared at each other with fire in their eyes.

"At the time, I thought I was pregnant. And if you want to get technical, you called me a slut then too."

Lucas looked exasperated. "Oh my god!" He threw his hands in the air. "I didn't call you a slut! I said I'm not the only guy you've ever slept with."

"Same difference."

"I only said that because you called me Dan Jr." Lucas was angry.

"You had just cheated on me with Peyton, so I thought that you would pull a Dan Scott and knock her up too."

"Brooke!" Haley interjected.

"The shit that you say, it hurts, Brooke. So, that's why I said some hurtful shit back to you."

"The shit that you do, it hurts. Like cheating on me with my best friend." she reiterated to him.

"The shit that you do, it hurts just the same. Like being a spiteful bitch and not telling me that I had a son!" He was getting fed up with her using Peyton as an excuse.

"Lucas!" Haley yelled.

"I thought you said he wasn't yours!" Brooke screamed as tears began to fall from her eyes.

"The verdict is still out on that." He said.

"Ugh! You are such an asshole! Keith is turning in his grave!"

"Brooke!" Haley scolded her.

Brooke's words cut through Lucas' heart. He stood there glaring at her.

There was a knock on the door before Millicent let herself in. "Brooke, you have a call."

Brooke stared at Lucas once more, and then she followed Millie outside of her office.

Lucas still stood there, unable to say anything.

"She shouldn't have said that about Keith." Haley said.

"I'm gonna go." He finally spoke, then he exited the office. As he walked to the front door, he and Brooke both glared at each other until he was gone.

When Brooke finished her phone call, Millie pulled her to the side. "Who was that?" Millie asked.

"That was Victoria. She called to personally invite herself to my store opening." Brooke rolled her eyes.

"No, who was that hot, broody guy that just left."

"That was Lucas, Sebastian's father." Brooke said in an agitated tone.

"Seriously?" Millie couldn't believe it. Brooke never talked about Sebastian's father.

"Yeah, and I don't want to talk about it."

"Okay." Millie simply said. She wouldn't question her friend anymore because she seemed deeply affected by the situation.

…

"Okay, now shoot the basketball in the basket." Nathan told Sebastian as he held him on his shoulders. Nathan, Jamie, and Sebastian were playing basketball in the school's gym. After Sebastian made the shot, Nathan put him back on the floor. Sebastian jumped up and down in excitement. He never had anyone to play basketball with him in New York. He always played by himself.

"Alright, you ready Jamie?" Nathan asked.

"I don't need to get on your shoulders daddy. I can make it from right here." Jamie said, as he aimed the ball at the hoop.

"Okay, show me what you got." Nathan smiled. He was proud of his son's confidence.

"J. Luke from the free throw line." Sebastian said as Jamie was getting ready to shoot. "He shoots…and he scores!" Jamie and Sebastian high-fived each other, as Nathan cheered.

"That was great!" Nate said.

"It sure was!" Nathan, Jamie, and Sebastian turned in the direction the voice came from.

"Peyton?" Nathan was shocked.

"Hey guys." She said as she walked further into the gym. She hugged Nathan. He cautiously hugged her back.

"What brings you by?" Nathan casually asked.

"Lucas and I are supposed to have lunch. Have you seen him?"

"No, I haven't seen him."

A feeling of un-easiness pierced the air.

"Okay, well I'll see you later." Peyton said.

"Okay." Nathan said and they hugged again. "Jamie, come give your Aunt Peyton a hug."

Jamie quickly hugged Peyton and went back to playing basketball. Before she left, Peyton noticed a little boy hiding behind Nathan's leg.

"Who's this little guy?" she asked.

Nathan almost tripped over Sebastian. He didn't know that he was behind him. "This is Sebastian." He nervously introduced him.

"Hi Sebastian, I'm Peyton." She stuck her hand out to him. Sebastian ran behind Nathan and peeked at her.

"He's shy." Nathan explained.

Peyton studied the little boy. He reminded her of someone she knew.

Nathan saw her looking and he definitely did not want to be the one to tell her. That was his brother's job, but he was being a coward.

"When I see him, I'll tell him you were looking for him."

"Thanks Nate. See you guys later." Peyton looked at Sebastian one more time, and then she left.

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