Living in the moment

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A/n- This is just an idea that popped into my head during Math today, please review.

Nathan and Haley Scott sat in their spacious living room, Haley tightly holding Nathan's hand she took a deep breath as their youngest daughter walked into the room. Molly Jordan Scott, had inherited everything from the Scott side of the family, her dark black hair right down to her over average height. Molly had been interested in dance since the day she could walk, but Molly was also good at reading other people probably the only thing she got from her mom, she was wise beyond her years and as she took a seat on a couch in the living room opposite her parents she could tell something was up.

"who died?" She said praying that no one had.

"nobody where's your sister and brother?" Nathan asked almost harshly Haley patted his arm.

"breath." She said calmly although on the inside she felt sick. Nathan leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He had a perfect life, a great job, wonderful wife and awesome kids, he even liked his job but only a few short days ago it all altered, he had kept a strong face especially in front of Haley.

"dad are you okay?" Nathan opened his eyes and smiled at his 15 year old daughter,

"I'm fine," he said as Cate Elizabeth Scott sat down next to her younger sister, Cate who is a clone of Haley also got her mothers brains but sometimes that suffered thanks to her outgoing personality that gained her tons of friends.

"Can we get this meeting started I sorta have plans." Cate said sweetly she was a very punctual person.

"well once James gets---" Nathan stopped his sentence and smiled as his pride and joy jogged into the living room.

"sorry guys." He said taking a seat next to Cate who immediately scooted away.

"God, J you reek." James just laughed and tossed his stinky shirt at her in a playful brother humor.

"How's that jump shot coming?" Nathan asked James purposely getting off subject, something that had bonded Nathan and James since day one was basketball, and unlike Nathan and his father, James and Nathan had a good time with it, Nathan never pushed his son to play the sport or join any teams until James wanted too.

" It's good," James grinned.

"you know honey you probably shouldn't be practicing four hours everyday in this heat." Haley said not wanting her son to work too hard.

"its fine mom the more I work the better I get." Even though his father never pushed him James Scott pushed himself enough for everyone. He loved the game and loved to improve his talent.

"Um while I would love to stay and talk about sports and getting sweaty with you I really have plans." Cate interrupted again holding her nose James was really starting to stink.

"okay well we have some news guys and we wanted to tell you older kids first because I don't think that Micah and Josuah will completely understand. But you all are old enough that you can handle this, I'm sick." All three of the kids stared at their dad not completely understanding the hugeness of this matter.

"What do you mean dad?" James asked.

"I have Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I found out yesterday and just needed time to digest it." Nathan went on his grip on Haley's hand tightening.

"So what are you going to have to have chemo or something?" Molly asked feeling tears hit her eyes.

" yeah next week I'm going to start radiation therapy, which I'll do five days a week for four weeks."

" oh." Molly said quietly.

"don't worry guys the only side effects of this are exhaustion, and some appetite loss, I'll still make it to all your games and recitals, I'll still be dad just a little tired." Nathan said not knowing how to comfort his children. Haley patted his leg and smiled at her kids.

"Cate you can go to Riley's house now, James go back to grinding yourself on that court," she said with a smile. "everything is going to be fine, Dad's gonna get better." Haley said realizing that she needed to hear that just as much as the kids did.

"things wont be that same mom, Dad could be dying." Molly said abruptly as she ran out of the room, known for her blunt ways Nathan knew that Molly wouldn't keep her feelings about his disease to herself. He stood up to go after her but was stopped by Cate.

"don't she just needs time, I'm going to Riley's." She said almost sadly as she hugged Nathan and left.

Later that night as Nathan walked around the house locking all the doors and setting the alarm system his thought wander.

I cant die I have a family. Nathan Scott didn't grow up in a good household, his mother was on and off of drugs all of his life and his dad was …well Dan Scott, and since the moment he found out about Haley being pregnant with James he vowed to build a happy and healthy home for his family and nothing not even cancer could stop him.

Haley stood tucking in her youngest two kids, she allowed her thoughts to roam her head.

I have to be strong Nathan is the rock for me but I have to be the rock for my kids. She told her self, they needed her especially her youngest at 2 and 4 year sold Micah and Josuah Scott had no idea of what was going on and Haley was envious of their innocence and unawareness. As placed a kiss on Josuah's head she prayed that everything would be fine and that wasn't just a line they were forcing their children to believe.

James Scott laid on his bed throwing his basketball up in the air over and over again. He had grown up with that basketball his dad had given it to him on his first birthday, James at the time had no interest in it but over the years it had become his most prized possession. He was lucky to have his dad, he had heard the horror stories about his grandfather and was so thankful that he didn't have to go through that. He let the ball dropped to the floor as Nathan poked his head in the door.

"Hey."

"Hey… thanks dad." James said smiling.

"for what?"

"just for everything." James said smiling as he threw the ball back up into the air. " that was way to chick flick moment for me." James said causing both himself and his dad to laugh.

Cate Scott sat on her computer, IMing all her friends, most of them were gossiping about the new hot guy at school but Cate wasn't really paying attention. She had never dealt with something this big in her life before she didn't know how to respond and really didn't know how her parents were going to act. Her eyes wander to the far wall in her room where a picture of her and Nathan was hung on the wall. It had been taken almost ten year ago, during one of her aunt Peyton's fourth of the July parties. Cate sat on top of Nathan's shoulders excitedly smiling for the camera while Nathan was more distracted by tickling her feet. Cate smiled, her big powerful dad could never die he was too great for that.

Sighing at the mass amount of information Molly had found about Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, molly clicked on a website trying to find more information about it, while she so badly wanted to believe her parents when they said that everything was going to be alright she felt better with research. She wasn't as close to her dad as she older siblings were she was a mommas girl but she still loved her dad and couldn't imagine life without him. He attended every tea party she had ever held, he had been the one to talk her through her stage fright at her first dance recital and the one to walk her into her first day of kindergarten. She smiled, James was Nathan's pride and joy they would always have a special bond, Cate was a daddy's girl and could get away with anything in his eyes, and Micah and Josuah were the two terrors that kept Nathan young and happy but Molly knew that no matter how hard this cancer got her dad would always be there for her.