-1The lie becomes the truth

(This is my take on what happened after Lucas told his mom he has hcm)

"Mom," said Lucas. "I know you're hurting right now more than ever. And I don't want to make it worse; But there's something I need to tell you."

Karen walks over to Lucas after putting her coffee mug down on the kitchen counter. Thinking to herself, another pregnancy scare? Wait… no. The sound of her sons voice cracking made her panic. An encounter with Dan or another argument with his half brother Nathan.

Lucas looks at Karen very sadly and worriedly. "I lied to you about my heart condition."

Karen's emotions flawlessly ragging with grief as her son continued to finish his statement.

"I have h.c.m.," Lucas said starting to cry. "I need you know." Karen hugged her son as he continued to say, "I need you know more than ever."

Karen hugged her son for a while wondering what she was going to do. With Keith's death, and now Lucas's health problems, this left her with lots of upset emotions. Hugging her son even tighter, she knew she wasn't going to lose her son.

Breaking the hug, Karen grabbed Lucas's hand lightly and led him to the living room. As a mother, she needed an explanation as to why he had lied to her and kept this condition hidden from her for months. As they approached the couch, Karen stated, "Sit down Lucas."

Still holding each others hands, Lucas looked up at his mothers eyes meeting her gaze. "I know you need some answers, but I don't want to die yet."

While sitting on the couch, Karen pulled her seventeen year old son into another hug as both of them cried together. This was going to be a painful journey. "Sweetie, your strong, your not going anywhere," Karen replied softly (still crying). "Together we'll figure this out."