Background
Lucas - age 28--Now owns Keith's body shop and runs it.
Haley - age 27 --english teacher at tree hill high
They have been married for 6 years. They got married after they graduated college.
Connor -age 5
Bella- age 3
Keith is alive and married to karen. They dont have anymore children. Karen still owns the cafe. Keith now mentors troubled teens. Keith officially adopted Luke when he was in Highschool.
Dan never went to jail. He is still "amazing" Dan Scott in the public eye. He is mayor of Tree Hill.
Deb divorced Dan and never remarried. They are friends.
Dan and lucas have talked and have hung out a little but have not gotten very close. they talk every now and then. Lucas still hates him.
Nathan and Lucas never became friends. They hate eachother.
You will just have to wait and see where Brooke, Nathan, Peyton and everyone else is.
In this chapter it wont only be in Luke's pov. It will switch around.
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The next day Lucas woke up and the space next to him was empty. Slight panic arose until he heard the sound of Haley's soft voice coming from their daughter's room. He got up and walked down the hall and stood outside.
"Shhh.. it's okay baby girl, it was only a dream." Haley's soothing words calmed the little girl right down. Luke smiled to himself when he heard his son call "Daddy?" He walked into the adjacentt bedroom to find his son sitting up in bed.
"What ya you doing buddy?"
"Bella woke me up when she was crying, is she okay?"
"Yeah she is fine, just a bad dream. You're a good big brother ya know that?"
"I try." Lucas just chuckled at his son's response.
"How about we get you ready for school then you can help me make some breakfast?"
"okay! Lets make chocolate cereal!" Connor yelled excitedly.
"Chocolate cereal?"Lucas asked amused.
"Yeah cereal with chocolate milk! duh..!" Connor giggled.
"when have you ever had that?" Lucas asks.
"Mommy makes it sometimes when you're not home. she told us to keep it on the down low..." he looks up at a smirking lucas.
"She did, did she?"
"oops! i wasnt sposed to tell you" Luke just laughs and helps his son pick out some clothes to wear.
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"Hey mom, we're here!" luke yells as he walks into Karen and Keith's house holding Bella.
"My boy!" Karen runs up to luke, hugging him and taking bella from his arms.
"Bella is that you? You have gotten so big!"
"Grandma i saws you last week!" she giggles.
"Grandpa!" Connor runs up to keith giving him a big hug. Karen puts Bella down, who runs over to keith. Karen goes to give haley a hug.
"Haley, you look like you could give me another grandchild any moment now." she says all excited.
"Soon." haley says reciprocating the hug.
Keith and luke are outside playing basketball with Connor and Bella. Bella is less than amused.
"C'mon Bella just one shot for daddy?" luke pleads with his young daughter.
"Fine, but i dont like basketball. It is too hard!" She shoots the ball but misses the hoop completely. Luke and keith chuckle, while Connor groans.
"C'mon daddy cant we okay for reals now?" Connor asks.
"Aww connor dont you want your sister to learn how to play?" keith asks, knowing his answer will be no.
"Not really." connor mumbles while running off to fetch the ball.
"can i go inside now?" bella asks her grandpa keith.
"sure thing baby girl." and with that she is running off to the house. Inside Haley is telling Karen that everything looked good at Luke's appointment, while they prepare dinner.
"That's good, i'm glad." karen says while putting the chicken in the oven. Haley is cutting up carrots by the sink. "So how are you feeling with everything, now that you're getting closer to the due date?" karen asks motherly.
"Pretty good, i mean a few days ago luke was acting really weird, kinda like he had no idea what was going on. but it has gotten better. I dont know, i feel like i need to tone it down a bit on the stress, ya know?"
"Yes, i agree. Just go with the flow. We dont want that baby coming out any sooner than it's supposed to."
"Yeah that really scares me, I mean with Bella things went so wrong. I still cant believe she is here and completely healthy. It was scary for a while there. I just want everything to go smoothly with this one."
"Me too, but haley, bella is totally fine. This new baby will be too. Dont worry so much."Karen smiles and swats her shoulder with a dish towel. Haley smiles in return.
"Mommy, why do i always have to play basketball with the boys? i dont like it." Bella says walking into the room. Karen just giggles at the little girls exasperated expression.
"Aww poor baby, want to help grandma and me make dinner?" haley says.
"Yes!" replies bella who has completely forgotten why she was annoyed in the first place.
They have a nice dinner and then Lucas and Haley head out with Connor and bella asleep in there arms.
"Thanks for dinners guys." haley whispers to Keith and Karen.
"Love you" whispers luke as he holds the door for haley and they head to the car. Karen and Keith wave goodbye to their son and his family. They are so proud of him and haley, who is like their daughter.
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Cuts to Nathan Scott's life.
"So Nathan you scored 47 points for the Bobcats tonight. Have anything to say to your fans?" asks a sports reporter.
"well I just have to say I love basketball and I love playing for all of you." he says smiling.
"Thankyou Nathan." Then they are off the air.
Back at his Hotel room he is with yet another girl. They are making their way to the bed and heavily making out. Nathan pulls off her shirt and the heads to her bra while she kisses his neck. Things get heated and soon all clothes are off and they are under the sheets.
The next morning he wakes up to the sound of his cellphone ringing. He picks it up.
"Hello?" he says while looking over at the sleeping girl next to him. He doesnt even remember how she got there, much less her name.
"Nathan! Thankgod you answered." says a woman.
"Mom? You woke me up. It's early"he sounds annoyed.
"yes it's me, i have some bad news." she sounds upset.
"What happened?"
"It's your father, he had a heart attack."
"Is he okay?" Nathan asks now fully awake.
"No, he died." she sobs into the phone. "You have to come hom for the funeral. You need to be here."
"uhh, yeah we'll be there."
"thanks nate. i love you."
"you too" they hang up.
He is back in Charlotte at the airpot. He just got off his plane.
"Daddy!!!!" yells a little boy who runs up to nathan.
"Hey Hayden." nathan says to his 4 year old. Just then his wife walks up holding his 10 month old son. "Hi wife" nathan smiles and gives her a kiss, then kisses his baby's head.
"You gonna be okay?" Peyton asks looking at him worriedly.
"Yeah, i'll be fine." They make their way out of the airport and back home.
"You all packed babe?" nathan asks walking into their bedroom.
"yeah just about, you?"
"yeah, im ready."
"I'm so sorry about dan, nate."peyton says while leaning into his chest.
"I know,me too."
"I love you." she breathes.
"I love you too." he says feeling guilt wash over him. "Lets go. I'll get Caleb."
"k, i'll grab hayden."
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Back in tree hill.
Lucas is sitting in the kitchen thinking about dan. He cant believe he is dead. Haley waddles up to him.
"Hey how you doing?" she asks concerned.
"Fine, I think we should go. To the funeral that is. I want to be their for keith, i mean he just lost his brother. ya know?"
"yeah absolutely, we'll go together. I'm here for you."
"i know," he smiles at her while putting his arms around her waist and pullin gher onto his lap. "and i love you for that."
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"Mom we're here!" nathan calls to deb as he and peyton walk in with hayden and a sleeping caleb.
Deb walks out of the kitchen and gives the family of four a small smile.
"hello son" she sighs hugging him. "How you holding up?"
"As good as can be expected i guess." he looks over to peyton who is standing there holding caleb. Deb walks over and gives peyton a hug.
"Hi Deb, i'm so sorry." peyton sighs as she hugs deb, the best she can while holdong onto a sleeping baby.
"Thanks peyton, for being here for nathan. He is gonna really need you to help him throught this." she whispers into peytons ear.
"So the funeral is tomorrow at 1" Deb says to Nathan and Cooper, who had just arrived a little earlier.
"Mom, I could have helped with the arrangements, you didnt have to do it alone. You two were'nt even married anymore." Nathan says.
"It's okay nate, I still care about you're father. I had to do this." Deb says as she stares at Nathan. Just then Peyton steps back into the kitchen.
"The boys are asleep. Hayden says goodnight." Peyton says while taking a seat at the counter next to her husband. He puts his arm around her and pulls her close.
"Thankyou." Nate says as he kisses her temple.
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"Here let me get that." Haley says as she waddles over to where lucas is trying to get his tie just right.
"Thanks. I just cant focus right now. My head is all over the place today."
"that's understandable. Luke you're dad just died. It's okay to feel something." Haley says to him with a look of concern.
"I know, it's just, i never knew him, ya know?"he sighs.
"Are you regetting that?"
"Part of me is, but then i think about what a jackass he was to Nathan. I would see him screaming at Nathan when we were kids and i just was glad that i got keith ya know? I dont know how to feel about a dad that never wanted me in the first place hales." He puts his arms around her pregnant form of 7 months.
" I know luke, it's a tough situation, but i'll be right next to you at the funeral. If you want out just let me know and I'll make up some excuse about needing to leave"
He smiles at her. He loves her so much, he would do anything for her. And she would do anything for him.
"thanks hales, but i think i can do this."
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At the cemetery people in black are all walking towards a dark brown casket covered with flowers.
Karen steps out of her car and links arms with Keith. "Karen, thankyou."
Karen looks at him funny."for what honey?"
"for being here for me, i know you and dan never got along. Hell i didnt even get along very well with him. But thankyou for always standing by me."
"There is never a day that i wont stand by you keith, i love you you know that?"
He gives a small smile,"I kinda figured as much." she smiles back and they walk towards the grave sight.
Lucas helps Haley out of the car and embraces her in a big hug. "Alright lets do this." he says holding haley tight. They let go and haley says "I'm right next to you."
Peyton gets out of her and Nathans car and looks at the cemetery. There are so many times she has been here before to visit her mother's graves. She knows a lot about losing a parent and looks at Nathan as he still sits behind the wheel. She is worried about him. She walkes over ot the drivers side window.
"You can do this Nathan." she says leaning on the door.
"I know, i just dont want to." he says as he steps out of the car and puts his arm around his wife. They then head towards the gravesight.
Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been pretty busy. Thanks for the reviews. Hope everyone was happy with this chapter...
Up next...dan's funeral. Lucas and Nathan meet for the first time in years and things dont run smoothly.