Spoiler: OTH - "We are not going to ruin today by crying"

In tonight's episode, directed by James Lafferty, we saw quite a few goodbyes, or at least attempted goodbyes, which lead to a lot of tears. On a side note, I like how many of the main characters are getting the chance to direct episodes. They are always interesting. Now on to the good stuff; here is a recap.

- Peyton is making a video for the baby, telling him or her lessons for life and rules to live by. She even apologizes to the baby for leaving him or her without a mom. Also on the video, she tells the baby to take care of Lucas. When Lucas finds Peyton making the movie, he freaks, again refusing to accept that Peyton may die. Peyton even tells Lucas she wants to get married before having the baby and Lucas says he doesn't want to do anything just in case, thus refusing to rush the wedding. Lucas then goes to the garage to work on the car with Jamie. The two, together, go through Peyton's box of memories and Lucas softens to the idea of marrying Peyton. Meanwhile, in the house, Peyton's baby shower is taking place. Did anyone else find it weird that it was only the main characters at the shower? Does Peyton really have no other family or friends? And it is not possible that four people supplied that many presents. Anyway, by the end of the baby shower, Peyton is near tears obviously because she knows it is possible she will not be around to use any of the gifts. At the end of the episode, Lucas agrees to rushing the wedding if the doctors say it is OK. But he makes sure to point out that this rush is not because of the baby or their "situation," but because they love each other and should be married.
- Skills prepares for his third date with Jamie's teacher. He goes to pick up Lauren and finds that one of her students was not picked up at school and therefore she has to watch him. Skills offers to take the kid on their date. Lauren starts to like Skills even more because of how sweet he is being by allowing the child to come on their date. But the kid keeps getting in the way, making it impossible for the couple to kiss. Skills returns home, upset at how the night went when Lauren shows up at his apartment to kiss him. Very romantic.
- Nathan, before leaving town for a game, drops Jamie off with Lucas and the two are planning to work on the car. Nathan also talks with Lucas and helps him realize that maybe getting married is a good idea since Lucas and Peyton really do love one another. Nathan gets to the game and the coach tells him that a scout from the Clippers is there to watch. As a side note, does anyone else find it weird that Mouth is still covering Nathan? No matter which team Nathan plays for, there is Mouth. Way too coincidental. Back to the game, at halftime, the coach reminds Nathan to remember to make himself look good as well as make the team look good. After the game, Nathan does not hear from the scout right away and seems discouraged.
- It has been one month since Sam first met with her mother and the two seem to be getting along well. Victoria, who is still spending a lot of time with Sam, realizes that they may be losing her and wants to prepare a case against Sam's real mom. Brooke tells her to back off and we see she has her own plan up her sleeve. As for Sam, she finds out that her mom was forced to give her up by her parents because she was too young. It is obvious Sam is considering moving to live with her birth mom. We then find out Brooke is preparing to adopt Sam and make their arrangement official. In the background is Victoria who is, as Brooke points out, again trying to push away anyone who Brooke gets close to. Brooke tells Sam about how she wants to adopt her, and Sam says yes, but looks sad. The first thing she asks is whether she will still be able to see her real mom. Brooke realizes she is pushing Sam into the adoption and chooses to let her go. Brooke tells Sam it is OK if she moves in with her mom and that she can always come back. The two bond, tell each other they love one another and cry. Even Victoria cries as the three say their goodbyes.

Tonight's episode was heartfelt. I liked it. Next week is the wedding and it is the return of not only Julian, but also Nick Lachey, both of whom think they are Brooke's date to the wedding. That will definitely lead to some drama. What did you think of the episode? How do you see this Peyton "situation" playing out in the long run? Leave your thoughts below.