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The warm springtime air flowed into the Scott's kitchen the smell of flowers mixed with the smell of bacon and coffee, filled the air, where the entire Scott family was located, Haley was busy at the stove cooking up her family bacon and eggs before they started their day.
"Okay who wants scrabbled eggs?" Haley asked.
"me mommy I want some!" Four year old Micah called from his seat. Haley smiled at her son and put eggs on his plate.
"what about you Mol?" She asked her 14 year old.
"um I'm good I'm gonna head to school I need to get some studying done." Molly said as she grabbed her back pack and walked out the door.
" hey Nathan something is up with Molly,"
"why what happened?" Nathan asked as he walked into the kitchen carrying Josuah who had his head laid on his dad's shoulder not totally awake yet.
"she said she had to get to school to study." Haley said emphasizing the word study.
"oh you're right there is something up." Nathan remarked, everyone knew that Molly didn't like to study or anything to do with school.
"I'll pick her up from school today talk to her." Nathan said handing his youngest son a cup of juice.
"if you're up for it." Haley said cautiously. Knowing that today was the day Nathan started his radiation for his cancer.
"I'll be up for it, so I'll be a little tired." Nathan said almost angrily he hated the idea of not being able to be there for his kids.
"ok." Haley said sadly.
"Hey rents, so I going to hang out with Riley after school, I'll be home for dinner." Cate said as she grabbed some bacon and her bag.
"Okay have a good day." Haley said patting her daughters shoulder.
"good luck today dad." Cate said giving her dad a kiss on the cheek. Nathan smiled he hadn't really thought about it yet, he didn't really want to.
"thanks princess, have a good day at school." Cate headed out the door as James sprinted down the steps.
"hey, I'm gonna go over to Elizabeth's house after school," James said with a smile, thanks to gaining his fathers good looks, every girl in school wanted to date James but James was currently happy with his girlfriend Elizabeth. They had been dating for almost 5 months and James didn't care about any other girl at school besides her.
"okay have fun," Haley said.
"okay maybe tonight we can play with the little boys, show them how I can still beat you."
"ha-ha, dad you're getting old, Josuah could beat you." James said teasing his father on his way out the door.
"I tan beat ou daddy." Josuah said from his little seat, Nathan laughed and tickled his son.
"oh you think you can buddy?" he said giving Josuah kisses before he sat down again to eat his own breakfast.
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"molly is already gone." Cate said as James hopped into his car, Cate already situated in the passenger seat.
"of course she is, today is dad treatment thing." James said knowing his sister very well.
"well now you can focus on me completely." Cate said smiling at her brother. " so how is Elizabeth?" She asked in a sing songy voice.
"she's fine, you love music lets listen to the radio." James said turning the radio dial until it hit a good song but as soon as the song started to play Cate shut it off.
"fine isn't good enough James, I mean is it going good fine? Should I start picking out tablecloth colors for your wedding or is it going bad fine should I start helping you find the next victim?"
"Things are going fine were just dating, its good. But right now we have bigger things to worry about like finding Molly and talking to her." Cate sighed.
James inherited his fathers sense of responsibility and had always looked out for his younger siblings especially his sisters.
"Where do you think she is?" Cate asked knowing his wasn't going to back down.
"not at school that's for sure. Lets try the dance studio first." James said as they made a swift u turn.
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"Okay call me if anything happens." Haley said as she and Nathan stood in the foyer of Lucas and Brookes home.
"Haley its gonna be fine, there gonna have tons of fun with us."
"Brooke you have three daughters, if I come back and my sons have nail polish on, you'll be in trouble." Nathan said half joking half serious.
"oh shut up Nate, the girls would never do that to a guest only Lucas." Brooke said recalling a few weeks ago when her and Lucas's daughters painted his nails and put makeup on him.
"ok well thanks Brooke, I'll pick them up in a few hours." Haley said as she and Nathan headed out the door.
"okay boys lets go and find your cousins!" Brooke said excitedly as she took the boys hands and led them to the backyard where her three daughters were all busy at play. Her and Lucas had gotten married over ten years ago, and were now the proud parents to, Isabel, Olivia and Ella. As the boys went off to play in the big backyard, Brooke watched from her spot on the deck. Just as Micah was about to go down the slide he took his shirt off and smiled at his aunt.
"its hot aunt Brooke."
"oh you're just like your father." Brooke said smiling as she pulled her sunglasses over her eyes.
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"Now Nathan when were done with the radiation, you need to take it easy, find a comfortable spot on the couch in your bed, you're gonna be tired, sleep a lot in the long run it will help you. Also no basketball you really need to take it very easy, no house or yard work, just rest relax. Nathan and Haley sat in the chairs listening to what the doctor had to say, both of them not ready for this hurdle that was rolling towards them.
"okay but here is the thing I have five kids I cant just sit and do nothing."
"I know its hard to sallow Nathan but its best for you that you relax and take it easy. I'm sure you have plenty of family and friends that would be more than willing to help you out." Nathan closed his eyes and sighed.
"alright." He knew he had to do whatever it took to get better, because a few weeks of not being their for his kids was a lot better than dying and never being their for his kids.
"Okay so are you ready?" The doctor said leading Nathan and Haley into a small room where they started to radiation.
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The oldest three Scott kids sat throwing rocks into the river. The had spent the entire day roaming the town, they had stopped at Karen's café. Karen had always been like a grandma to them, after stopping their they hung out at all the Tree Hill land marks like the rivercourt, James and Molly played and few games. Now they all sat ready to go their separate ways, but at the same time wanting to go home and check on Nathan.
"you know what I go to dance every night every day, I could skip it tonight." Molly said tossing her last rock in the water before she stood up.
"yeah and Riley and I were just gonna hang anyways, there always is tomorrow night." Cate said following Molly's lead.
"yeah, I guess you two are right, it'd be nice to just help mom out tonight." James said as he walked towards his car with his tow sisters in tow.
Once they had reached home they were all happy to here that Nathan's first round of radiation went well but were disappointed to see that he was knocked out in his bed. They all helped Haley out and fixed dinner and took care of the younger boys. By 12:30 all the kids were fast asleep, James, Cate and Molly wore out from taking care of their 2 and 4 year old brothers, and Micah and Josuah were worn out from playing with their cousins all afternoon. Haley walked around the house turning off all the lights and locking the doors, she headed up the stairs, and checked on each of her kids, before she slipped into her and Nathan's bed careful to not wake him up, but that plan failed miserably when she laid down on a plastic toy.
"oh! Ow that hurt." Nathan turned over to see his wife throw the toy halfway across the room.
"you okay?" Nathan asked groggily.
"oh yeah I'm fine, go back to sleep." Haley said kissing him on the lips.
"what time is it?" Nathan asked still exhausted but not wanting to sleep any longer.
"um 12:30." Haley replied watching Nathan's face drop.
"all the kids are asleep?" Haley nodded knowing that Nathan was feeling guilty.
" Sorry I slept half the day." Nathan said rubbing his head.
"it's okay we were okay, you need to rest Nathan, if sleeping all day is going to help you get better than I want you to sleep all day." Haley said seriously.
"I cant Haley I promised Micah two weeks ago I'd teach him to play basketball! James and I were going to work on his jump shot! I missed my daily game of trains with Josuah today, I wasn't home when Cate got home I couldn't talk to her, I meant to check on Molly, Haley I cant even spend time with you." Nathan said his voice cracking at the end as tears came to his eyes. Haley started to cry too at seeing her husband so broken.
"Nathan, the kids all understand, this isn't going to be easy, but we have to sacrifice some things in order for you to get better because I'd rather have you here sleeping everyday than not have you here at all." Nathan held Haley in his arms, mustering all the strength he could so that hold Haley tight, Haley smiled against his shoulder, he was barley holding on to her but she knew he was trying.
"We have gone through some bad stuff over the 20 years we've been together and we got through them all." Haley said reassuringly as they broke their embrace and Nathan kissed his wife too tried to say anything.
Okay end of chapter 2, I hope to write another chapter tonight or tomorrow,! Pleas review!!