Author's Note: The response to the first chapter was very overwhelming so thank you to everyone. I'm really happy to know that you all are liking this story. I wasn't sure if I was writing it as well as it could be wrote since it's my first story but you all made me see I am so t hank you.

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Nathan's jaw dropped open as he registered what one of the little girls had called him and he said "It's okay I'll help your Mommy. Can you tell me your names?"

Brianna looked at Brooklyn who nodded and Brianna said "I'm Brianna Rose Eileen Scott and that is Brooklyn Ann Scott and we're four years old."

Nathan felt as if he had the wind knocked out of him for the second time in as many minutes and he carefully studied the twin girls in front of him. He could see features of Peyton and Lucas in both of the girls as he thought about what Brianna had told him. He wondered why Peyton didn't tell him about the fact that he was an uncle but decided to think about that later as he heard the girls start to cry again.

He looked back down at Peyton and saw how pale and thin she was and his heart broke. "Do you know what is wrong with your Mommy?"

Brooklyn looked at her uncle and bit her lip before nodding. "We're not supposed to know but I overheard Mommy talking to someone on the phone. She has something that starts with a C and she refused treatment."

Nathan racked his brain to figure out what could possibly be wrong with Peyton that started with a C and when he came up with the answer his heart stopped in his chest. The only thing that he could figure out that started with a C was cancer and it broke his heart to think that his best friend had cancer.

"Alright girls we're going to take Mommy to the hospital. I promised Mommy I wouldn't tell anyone she was in town but I'm going to need help so I'm going to call my wife. Can you two go play or get some clothes for you two to wear while I get Mommy ready to leave?" Nate finally said. He wasn't sure if either Brooklyn or Brianna knew how to dress themselves but he figured that it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Brooklyn smiled big and nodded. "We know how to dress ourselves."

Nathan smiled and said "Then you two are such big girls. Okay you two go and get dressed while I make a phone call."

He watched as both Brooklyn and Brianna both smiled at him before running out of Peyton's room. His heart was thudding hard and fast in his chest as he thought about how he didn't know anything about the two girls who had already stolen his heart. He wanted to promise them that everything would be okay but then he sighed as he thought about the fact that he, himself wasn't even sure if everything would be okay. As his head started running a million miles a second with all kinds of thoughts he pulled his cell phone out and dialed his wife's number. He just hoped that Peyton would understand why he had to go back on his promise. He couldn't be there for her at the hospital as well as take care of his two nieces at the same time because he knew that they would need extra love and attention once they were at the hospital.

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Haley James Scott was watching her son play basketball in the backyard when she heard her cell phone ringing. She smiled as she pulled it out because she knew that it was her husband calling.

As she answered her phone the smile grew bigger. "Hi honey are you having fun with the guys?"

Nathan sighed and said "Hey baby um actually I'm not with the guys anymore. Can you see if Lucas could watch Jamie and meet me at the hospital please? I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important."

Haley stiffened at the urgency in her husband's voice. "Honey what's going on?"

Nathan knew that he needed to tell Haley what was going on but he also knew that if he told her before she got to the hospital that she would more than likely tell Lucas and that wouldn't be good at all. He hated keeping secrets from his wife but right now he was more concerned with Peyton.

"I can't tell you right now Hales. All I can tell you is that it is important and once you reach the hospital you'll find out yourself. Please Hales don't ask any more questions right now. I just need for you to get to the hospital as soon as you can." Nathan said.

Haley frowned but said "I'll call Lucas, Nate, but as soon as I get to the hospital I want answers. What part of the hospital are you in?"

Nathan sighed. "I'm not there yet but I'm getting ready to leave to go. We'll be in the Emergency Room department. Thank you for this Hales. I love you."

As Haley was getting ready to answer she heard a little voice say "We're ready Uncle Nate."

Her mouth dropped open but she didn't question Nathan on what she just heard. "I love you too Nathan. I'll see you shortly."

As soon as she ended the call to her husband she quickly dialed Lucas's phone number and smiled when she heard him say "Hey Hales."

"Hey Luke listen I need you to do me a favor. Could I drop Jamie off by your place? I have some place I need to be at." Haley said. She wasn't sure why but she had a feeling that she shouldn't be telling Lucas exactly where she was going to.

Lucas smiled at the thought of spending some one on one time with his nephew. "Yeah sure Hales that will be fine. I miss the little bugger anyways."

Haley chuckled and smiled as she motioned with her hand for her son to come towards her. "Thank you so much Luke. We'll be there shortly."

She ended that phone call and saw that her son was standing in front of her with a smile on his face. "Do I get to see Uncle Lucas today Mom?"

Haley stood up and ruffled her son's hair. "That you do buddy. Mommy has to meet Daddy some where so you're going to spend some time with Uncle Luke. Do you need anything before we go?"

Jamie thought about this for a minute and then shook his head. "No, I got some things over at Uncle Luke's if I need anything."

Haley smiled and held her hand out to her son and once he grabbed it she led him inside and after locking the sliding doors she led him through the house. She grabbed her car keys and her purse and then rushed out of the front door. She wasn't sure why but all of a sudden she felt a sense of urgency.

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Nathan smiled as he saw that both Brooklyn and Brianna had on matching outfits and he said "Good job girls. Okay let me get Mommy down to my car and then I'll come back and get you two after I put your shoes and socks on."

Brooklyn chuckled a little and said "Uncle Nate you're silly. We have our socks on so you just gotta put our shoes on."

Nathan looked down at their feet and noticed that they did indeed have their socks on and he chuckled. "Well, okay then let me go put your Mommy in the car and I'll come back and put your shoes on. You two follow me downstairs and then go sit on the couch and wait for me to come back in. Can you grab your shoes first?"

Brooklyn and Brianna nodded and said at the same time "Yes, Uncle Nathan."

Nathan couldn't stop the laugh that came out as he watched then run back out of the room and then come back in not even thirty seconds later. He saw that they kept looking at Peyton and his heart broke for them. He knew that they must be scared. He wanted nothing more than to make them smile and not be scared but he wasn't sure how to since he, himself was also scared.

He looked back down at Peyton and with a sad smile he gently picked her up and then whispered in her ear "You and I have a lot to talk about Sawyer so you fight. Your girls need you and so do I."

He quickly but carefully made his way out of Peyton's bedroom and down the steps but looked back to make sure that his nieces were following him. When he saw that they were he gave them a smile and pointed towards the living room once they were downstairs. After making sure they went in and sat on the couch he opened up the front door and rushed to his car. He shifted Peyton in his arms so that he could open up the passenger door and then sat her inside carefully. He frowned as he realized he didn't have two booster seats for his nieces to sit in and then he sighed because right now that couldn't be helped.

He ran back inside and into the living room. He put Brianna's shoes on first and then put Brooklyn's shoes on. After putting their shoes on he smiled at them and stood up and held out his hands. His heart exploded with happiness as both Brooklyn and Brianna took one of his hands in theirs with a smile. As he led his way back to the front door he saw a booster seat sitting next to the door and he let go of Brianna's hand long enough to pick it up and put it under his arm before grabbing Brianna's hand in his own again. He was thankful that he had a booster seat in his car and that he found one by the door.

After putting Brianna in Jamie's booster seat behind the passenger seat he led Brooklyn around to the driver's side of the car and opened up the back door and put the other booster seat in he put Brooklyn in it and buckled her in before jumping into the car. As soon as he pulled out of Peyton's driveway he sped towards the hospital every so often looking in the rear view mirror to make sure the girls were okay and looking over at Peyton and making sure that she was okay as she could be since she was unconscious.

As he pulled up to the Emergency Room entrance he swore in a whisper because he wasn't sure how to get Peyton inside because he couldn't leave the girls unattended in the car. Just as he thought about that he saw Haley running over towards his car and he let out a sigh of relief. He knew now how he was going to get it.

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After dropping Jamie off at Lucas's, Haley rushed to the hospital. She wasn't sure what was going on but she knew that it was something important and something big. She also knew that her husband Nate would have told her over the phone if he felt as if he could. When she first pulled into the parking lot she looked around and didn't see Nathan's car and she started to get worried.

After getting out of her car she started to walk towards the Emergency Room entrance and that was when she saw Nathan pull in. She took off running towards his car. She wasn't sure why she was running all of a sudden but she felt the need to get to his car as quickly as possible.

As soon as she got to his car he stepped out and she said "Nathan what's going on? What couldn't you tell me on the phone?"

Nathan sighed and blinked his eyes a few times and then looked at his wife. "I need your help. Can you get Brooklyn and Brianna out of the back seat?"

Haley frowned and said "Who is Brooklyn and Brianna? Nate what is going on? Tell me please."

Nathan sighed again but walked around to the passenger side of the car with Haley following him. As soon as he pulled open the passenger door and bent down he unbuckled Peyton and gently lifted her out of his car. He knew the exact moment that Haley recognized who was in his arms because he heard her gasp.

He turned towards her and finally said "Brooklyn and Brianna are Peyton's four year old twin daughters. Can you get them out while I take her inside? She's been unconscious the whole time."

Haley gasped again as she looked at one of her best friends but she finally came out of her trance and said "Oh my God. Yes, go Nathan I'll get the girls."

She watched as Nathan gave her a slight smile and then almost ran inside with Peyton in his arms. She still couldn't believe that Peyton was back in town. She once again came out of her thoughts when she heard crying. She shut the passenger door and opened up the rear passenger door and leaned in and unbuckled both seat belts. Her heart started beating faster as she got her first look at Peyton's girls. She knew that they looked like Peyton but they looked like someone else too but at that moment she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Aunt Hales can we go see Mommy?" one of the girls asked.

Haley's mouth dropped open as she realized that the girls recognized her even though they didn't know her and she smiled and said "Of course we can babies. Now I want you both to come towards me and then once you're out of the car I'd like it if you tell me which one of you is which. Can you do that?"

Brooklyn and Brianna both nodded and Brianna got out first followed by Brooklyn who had to scoot across the seat to get out and Brooklyn said "I'm Brooklyn Ann Scott."

Haley's mouth dropped open in shock but before she could say anything Brianna said "And I'm Brianna Rose Eileen Scott."

It was then that it clicked in Haley's head that these two girls also looked like Lucas. She smiled at them and shut the door to the car before taking their hands in her own as she followed the path into the hospital that Nathan had took. She just hoped that whatever was wrong with Peyton wasn't to serious.