Disclaimer: I do not own OTH

I'm sitting in the doctor's office, alone. Karen was going to come with me, but there was an emergency at the café, and I told her I would be fine. I kind of wish I hadn't said that. I am really nervous. Things have been ok lately. I have been staying at Karen's for a week and have been back at school for a couple of days. I mostly keep to myself at school, I did have lunch with Haley that one day, but it was so awkward, everyone watching and waiting for Brooke to jump in a make a scene. I think I will be eating lunch in the art room for the rest of the year. I do have a lot of assignments to catch up on, since I was gone a few days and also had switched classes mid quarter.

I am suddenly brought out of my thoughts when I see Brooke walking through the door.

"Brooke Davis, I'm here to see Dr. Hansen." She tells the lady at the front desk. "Take a seat and complete these forms." The receptionist responds. As Brooke turns around our eyes connect. She looks shocked to see me, but then walks to the other side of the room. We're both in an OB office. Thoughts are running through my mind. Is she pregnant? Shit! She's pregnant with Lucas' baby. I might be pregnant with Lucas' baby. I see her looking at me. I wonder if Lucas told her that we slept together. I look back over at her and she is filling out the paperwork. A few minutes later a nurse walks into the waiting room and calls my name. I grab my things and follow the nurse.

With every step I take I freak out a little more. A million questions running through my head, the one questions that I need the answer to the most "Who is the father?" Now that I saw Brooke here, I feel like such a slut. I didn't feel that way before. We can't both be pregnant. Even if this baby isn't Lucas' he will try to be there and it will come out that we slept together and he will think that he is somewhat like his father. Getting two girls pregnant at the same time.

I also don't know how I will tell people who the father is. I could lie and say I don't know who it is, it was a one night stand with a stranger I met in the bar and I don't remember his name and that he isn't from around here. I don't want people to know that this child is a product of rape. I don't ever want the child to know that either. I had decided that I would never abort it, and I could never carry this baby for 9 months and then give it to another couple to call their own. I understand why Ellie gave me up, but I'm not a drug addict. I am capable to take care of a child, this child. I also know that Karen was right, once I tell my dad he will be there for me, for us. I think as I sit down on the chair in the room and wait for the nurse to talk. The nurse does all the normal intake procedures; weight, blood pressure, urine sample and of course the questions.

"When was your last period?" she asks.

"I think about 8 weeks ago. I don't really keep track on a calendar." I reply.

"Are you sexually active?" She asks and I think 'we'll duh! That is how you get pregnant.'

Instead I just respond with a simple, "Yes".

She continues to type my answers on the computer. "Are you on the pill?"

"No" I reply, "I was on the pill, but I went off of it a few months ago due to headaches." She looks at me as if she is saying, 'dumb girl, you shouldn't be having sex. "I didn't plan on having sex, I mean this wasn't planned." I add.

"Oh, well change into this and the doctor will be in to see you soon." The nurse says as she grabs my chart and walks out the door. I hear another nurse passing by make a comment about teenage pregnancy and how there are two of us in the clinic.

I sit in this little room for what seem like an hour. It is cold and I really wish I had a blanket. I'm about to put my jeans back on to warm up my legs when the doctor walks in the room.

Apparently the doctor I was suppose to see, Dr. Fish, was called out of the office today and so I will be see another doctor. Dr. Schafer, that's her name. She looks to be about 60, grey hair, glasses and very judgmental. I am already nervous about being pregnant and 18 and still in school. How will she respond to my age? Look at me with disappointment? Tell me I'm too young to be having sex and to have a baby? All the things I already know.

She formally introduces herself. " Hi! I'm Dr, Schafer and am filling in for Dr. Adams this afternoon. You must be Peyton?"

I nod as she looks at the information that the nurse has given her.

"So, you think you are pregnant?" She asks

"Yes, I was told at a hospital in Savannah that I was." I answer.

"Oh, why were you admitted to the hospital? Do you live in Savannah?" She asked.

I shift on the table. "I live here, in Tree Hill. I was visiting Savannah and I had a panic attack and my friend took me to the ER. That is when they took some tests and discovered that I was pregnant."

The doctor takes a few notes and continues. "Are you feeling better?" I nod "Good, no more panic attacks then?" She asks.

"No, just the one." I reply.

"Great. We'll your urine test you gave today also came back positive as well. Have you thought about what you want to do?" she asks as she checks my ears and throat. "What options are out there for you and your boyfriend?"

"I… I don't have a boyfriend. Actually, I was wondering if there is a way to tell when the baby was conceived, an exact date?" I asked as I look down at my hands. "I was with two guys about a week apart. Is there a way to determine the date so I would know who the father is?"

She gives me nod and responds. "Peyton, It's ok. I'm here for you. I know this has to be difficult. You just turned eighteen, your young and still in high school. Have you told your parents yet?"

"No, it's just me and my dad and he works on a dredging boat and is gone and won't be back for another month." I tell her. "Karen, she is a friend of the family, I'm actually staying at her house right now. Anyway, she was in Savannah with me and she knows that I'm pregnant. She would have come along, but she couldn't get away from work."

Dr. Schafer walks over and grabs the chair on wheels, "Well, I'm glad that Karen knows, that you have someone to talk with about this. Now, lie back and lets take a look and see what we find. I will perform an exam as well as a ultra sound and we should be able to tell how far along you are."

I lay back on the table and she gives me a sheet to cover my lower half. She does the exam and asks a few more questions about my life before she grabs the ultra sound machine. "So far everything looks normal, lets take a look with the ultra sound machine. I nod my head as she lifts up my top and pulls the sheet down a bit to get at my lower abdomen. "This will be cold." She says as she squirts the gel on my stomachs. I flinch at the touch, even though I know it is coming.

"Let's see, I'm going to take some measurements, that will let us know how far along you are." She explains. I nod and continue to watch the monitor. "That, right there is your baby and this is its heartbeat." She says as she points to the screen.

I smile as continue to look at the tiny little thing. She wipes the gel off my stomach as she tells me that I can sit up. "Let's talking about the timing, do you know the first day of your last period?"

"Not really, I think around the middle of January, maybe the 15th." I tell her.

She writes this down. "Peyton, do you know the dates that you were with these two boys?" She asks.

"Yeah, Um. The first one was the 21st and the second time was the 28th. Of January." I answer.

The doctor writes this down and pulls out a calendar. "Generally speaking, you would have ovulated around the 29-31. I would say that the likelihood of conceiving with the guy you were with on the 21st is very slim. I can't say for certain, because every woman is different and you could have ovulated earlier, but I would say that most likely the father would be the second guy. The only way to be sure is to have a DNA test done."

I nod and try to calm my emotions. I feel like I am going to burst, I can't deny that I am happy that the doctor is pretty convinced that the dates lean towards Lucas being the father, but it isn't 100% without the blood test.

Now I just need to figure out how to deal with Lucas and Brooke. How do I tell him that he most likely is the father of my baby? I would like to say that he doesn't need to know, but I know him too well and I think he would want to be there for this child. I know he would turn his back on the baby or me for that matter. It's Brooke that I am worried about and the fact that he will lose her when this gets out and if she is pregnant, he will lose that baby too. So, either way he will lose a child.

It's the second week in March and I have 12 weeks before graduation. I will be 4 ½ months pregnant by then. Maybe I can keep myself covered and no one would find out. Well, except Karen. Maybe she wouldn't tell anyone if I asked her. I have some time before my dad comes home, so I guess I will just wait and see what happens between now and then.

So, what do you think?

What do you think Peyton should do?