𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 • 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁

- TWENTY-FIVE, processing.

"I-I don't know if I can tell you." He was definitely panicked about something.
"Lucas." I gave him a look. He clearly needed to talk to someone. "Brooke's pregnant." He blurted, making my shoulders drop. "Woah.. um.. okay." I stood there for a minute, trying to process the information. Brooke Davis pregnant? That sounds like a third period rumour.

"And it's mine." He let out, making my eyes almost pop out of my head. "Holy shit." I gasped. It was only eight am and yes I was awake for a while, helping Nathan move into his apartment but my brain at eight am could not process that information. Hell, it couldn't process that information at any time of day. Lucas and Brooke were going to have a baby. "Holy shit." I repeated. "I don't know what to do." Lucas sniffled as tears started to fill his eyes.

"Um.. let's just, let's skip, okay?" Brooke clearly had bigger problems than me skipping practice and Lucas definitely needed someone right now.
I wrapped my arm around his bicep, walking us back towards my car. "We can just go talk at my house okay?" He slowly nodded at my words.

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"Okay so, Brooke's doctor confirmed she was pregnant but now she won't talk to you and told the doctor you're not in the picture?" I recapped the emotional conversation, still not being able to fully process it all. I can't imagine how they feel.
"Basically, yeah." He mumbled as he hugged into a pillow on my bed.

Though he didn't use much of his words, I could tell what he was scared of. He was terrified of being anything like Dan Scott. But I knew Lucas and he could never be like that waste of oxygen.
Brooke was dealing with a lot right now, she didn't know what to do so boxing him out was her first resort but I'm sure that in no time, they'll work it out to the best of their ability.

"I don't know what she's doing with... it. If she's keeping it or not or..." he trialed off, a sad look in his eyes. "Does your mom know?" Karen was in Brooke's position, I'm sure she'd be able to talk to them and help them out. "No! Please don't tell her and definitely don't tell your mom." He begged. He's never been so scared in his life.
"Of course I wouldn't say anything." I think they definitely need to talk to their parents but it wasn't my place to say anything.

"She's gonna be so disappointed in me." His voice cracked as he leaned further into my bed.
"Lucas.. she was in this position herself, I'm sure she'll understand." I placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Karen was also going through a lot right now though, especially after the whole proposal thing. We sat in silence for another few minutes until my phone started to ring.

I reached for it on my nightstand to silence it until I realized it was Brooke. "It's her isn't it?" He questioned once he seen my hesitance.
"Yeah..." I frowned before putting the phone back down. "Do you think... do you think you could get her to talk to me?" He questioned, making my loudly exhale. "I don't know, Lucas. I don't want her to feel like I'm turning on her."

"But you said it yourself, we need to work this out." He pointed out. True. They definitely did.
"I'll try. Give me a second." I grabbed my phone as I stood from my bed, making my way out into the hall. I took a deep breath before calling Brooke back. "What the hell double dub! And yes I'm back to calling you double dub because I know you hate it and right now I'm so freaking pissed at you!-" I leaned against my door for a minute, just letting her rant. "Brooke!" I cut her off, earning a loud huff. "You better have a good excuse." She spoke a little more calm.

"Yeah about that..." I really shouldn't be put in the middle of this but... "Can you come over?" I questioned as I started to nervously pick at the bracelet that Nathan gave me. "Is everything okay?" She quickly turned worried which made me feel really bad. "Yeah, I guess. Just come over when you can okay?" Next period was lunch which means Nathan will soon be there and I need another excuse for him for why I'm not there, oh god, and my parents.

Not long after the call I heard my front door open and Brooke shout out my name. "Thank you." Lucas whispered as I stood back up from my bed.
"She better not hate me for this." I pointed at him before walking out of my room. "I'm up here." I called back from the top of my stairs. "So what's up? Why'd you skip today?" She questioned as she quickly came up my stairs. "My reason is in my room." I mumbled, earning a confused look.

I hesitated as I reached for the doorknob, quickly pulling back as I turned to face her. "I never thought I'd say this, but over the last few months you've become one of my best friends and I just want you to know I'm here for you for whatever and I'm always on your side okay?" I ranted.
"Same with you.. are you okay?" She slowly talked. "I'm sorry." I let out as I opened my bedroom door, swinging the door open to reveal Lucas sat on the edge of my bed.

She quickly turned to me, rightfully angry, which again, made me feel like total shit. "I love you both. Please don't kill me or each other." I flashed them a fake smile before I walked away again, leaving the two to talk alone.

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I nervously played with my fingers as the voices from upstairs got louder and louder. I couldn't pick out too many words but I knew they were both yelling at each other. Eventually my bedroom door slammed shut and two feet started to stomp down the stairs.

"Luke?" I questioned, jumping up from the couch when I noticed it was him. I thought for sure it would be Brooke storming away. "She's not pregnant!" He yelled before completely storming out of the house, slamming my front door behind him. I scratched the back of my neck in confusion. She wasn't pregnant? Put I thought the test was positive...

A few seconds later much softer steps came down my stairs. She looked an awful mess, she was no longer mad she was completely broken and upset. "I'm sorry I lied." She sniffled. Oh. She lied. Okay. That's such a relief though. My best-friends definitely didn't need to be raising a child right now. "Oh Brooke..." I truly didn't know what to say. "I just want to be alone right now." She quietly spoke as she made her way to my front door. "I'm here if you need anything."
She turned giving me her best small smile before she walked out the door.

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"I need a beer." I spoke the second I walked into Nathan's apartment, going straight to the fridge to get one. "You don't like beer." He pointed out as I grabbed one, twisting the lid off. "I do after today." I huffed as I made my way to him on the couch, sitting crossed legged next to him.

"I was stuck here all day with an uncle I barely know and the only thing we have in common is you. I feel like my day was worse." He chuckled as he took my beer, taking a mouthful.
"Oh is this a contest?" I snatched the beer back. Nathan was my boyfriend, I can trust him enough to tell him about today even if it wasn't really my business. "Brooke lied to Lucas and said she was pregnant, then Lucas dragged me into the middle of them and I had to basically trap Brooke in my room to talk to him and then they got in a huge fight and he found out she was lying." I recapped my day, watching as his eyes widened. "Okay, you win." He chuckled, shaking his head. "I know." I chugged it back.

"I just need to have a relaxing night with you and forget all about that." I humourlessly chuckled.
"I have no cable yet but I have a bunch of horror movies on dvd." He pointed towards the tv stand that was in fact filled with dvd's. "You pick one, I'll order us Chinese." I smiled as I leaned over, giving him a quick kiss before I went on the hunt for his takeout menu's.