Hello, I'm sorry for not updating since almost six months ago but college was my big enemy this semester and I was really busy with numeric methods and hydraulic. But I promise that now that I have nothing to do until February I'll finish this.

Again, remember that I'm not an English-speaking person, that I have not beta and that this is fiction so you don't need to yell at me for being Colombian and a crappy writer. And if you want read and review okay? This way I'll feel like writing this is a good idea.

Copyright: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of his characters.

Hi Daddy. Chapter 4.

"I know sir, but I can't…" The young woman tried to talk with the distraught father who had been trying to get information about his son.

"Listen, I just want to know about my son" Dan repeated to the nurse once again.

"Dan, you need to stay calm. Making a scene won't make a difference." Deb said trying to calm her husband. "Come sit with me and Nathan."

Dan signed. "Fine" He reluctantly stepped away from the nurse station and followed his wife. They both sat next to Nathan who was currently sitting in the waiting room. When the young man saw his parent he opened his mouth to ask for news but at her mother's frown he stopped.

It was close to ten o'clock and they had been waiting for word of Lucas. All they had known was that Karen and Lucas were coming from the café and that they hit a truck. Emergency surgery was needed for Karen but they were only told that Lucas was brought directly to X-ray, CT, Electrocardiograms and MRI when they arrived.

Almost three hours ago Dan had nearly broken the hospital doors when he flew into the emergency room in desperate search of his son. No one had answered his questions because apparently he wasn't Lucas primary caretaker. I am his father, he had said but Karen had made his name just that, a name with not meaning. He couldn't get any information if she didn't authorize it. He should have go and deal with her but all he cared at the moment was Lucas.

OTH-OTH

"Dan!!" Keith Scott called his brother after he saw him. The older man was told about the accident by his brother's maid after he called to announce that he had come back from his trip.

Hugging his sleepy nephew and sister-in law, he sat next to his brother and put a comforting hand in his shoulder. "Hey, is Luke okay? Do you know what caused the accident?"

Dan glared at his brother and then at the nurse. "We don't know if my son is okay because they haven't told me one damn thing about him. Apparently I'm not to be told about him if something like this happens." At his brother's frown he explained. "Karen has almost full custody so she can decide who is allowed to get information and make decisions about possible treatment for Lucas."

"Well, that's about to change." Keith said with a smirk. "I have your papers. I was going to give them to you tomorrow but I guess that now is a great moment for it."

Dan looked at him and smiled. "You're sure? They're ready?"

"Oh yeah, all I had to do was made a little call."

At this Deb froze, she knew her husband was going to do something but she didn't expect it to be so soon.

Keith said to his brother with confidence. "Wait here, I'll talk with them and everything will be solved." And with that he got up and went outside to look for the papers that he had left in the car.

Deb decided that the best was to ask. "What's he talking about, Dan? What did you two do?" She knew her husband well enough to trust that what they did was legal. "I don't want more problems Dan, Lucas won't be beneficed if you get in some trouble."

Dan kissed her softly. "We didn't do anything out of the law. Those papers are the probe that Karen can't take care of Lucas." He reached for her and his sleeping son's hands. "I think that Luke could be coming with us after being released."

Sixty-minutes later, the Waiting Room

Money is useful so many times.

"Mr. Scott, your brother and your lawyer had told me about the new arrangement. You can see you son, and stay with him for the night but I hope you understand that we didn't tell you anything before because Mrs. Karen Roe openly said that you weren't allowed to know anything about her son, and well, during Lucas's hospital stay is her who comes with him. But now everything is solved."

After Keith talked with the hospital director and called the police, Dan was allowed to know about his son and the details regarding the accident. And now that he was told, Deb wished he didn't know because she was sure that Dan and Nathan were going to kill Karen.

The car hit the truck by the front side. Karen had broken her arm and that had needed surgery. Lucas hadn't been so lucky, when he arrived they had had some troubles stabilizing him because apparently he didn't take his medicine, he had two broken ribs, a mild concussion, a dislocated shoulder and a sprained knee, he was currently sleeping but they could see him.

At first sight it was another car accident where mother and son had had bad luck but thankfully were alive, but the test showed that Karen wasn't in state to drive. She wasn't drunk, she was high. What substance she was on, Dan had no idea and he really didn't care, he just knew that his baby boy had been in a car accident and had gotten seriously hurt because of her. But he'll make sure that she pays for what his son had suffered.

OTH-OTH-OTH

Deb, Nathan and Keith were in the family waiting room, waiting for Dan to come back and see Lucas, finally.

"That bitch was high." Nathan growled. He knew she didn't take care of his brother properly but to drive being high and with a boy in the car who barely could remember his full name was careless. "My brother could have died and she wouldn't have given a damn."

Deb took Nathan's hand and squeezed. "Don't you worry about it, honey. The police will take care of her now." And I'm sure you father will help them.

"I know but it scares me to know that she really didn't take care of him. It pains me to know how alone and confused he must have felt living with her." Nathan said looking at his shoes.

"Nathan, we didn't know. We thought he was safe with her." Keith said.

The young man upset responded. "We are his family; we are supposed to look out for him. We should have noticed that he wasn't taking his pills or that he was scared or that Karen was consuming drugs, but we did nothing and we can't say that we aren't blameworthy about this because we are. We all knew that Karen wasn't in her right mind."

Deb sat in a chair and in a soft voice said to her son and Keith. "Dan said that she was happy, she was a happy girl but after she got pregnant everything changed. At first I thought it was the shock and sudden new responsibilities but she got angrier and angrier with the passing time. I knew she hated me, I took her man away from her but I never imagined that she would hurt her own son, because every night Dan stayed awake thinking about his baby I told myself that he was okay, he wasn't hurt, that he didn't have bruises. And that was my mistake; I lied to myself to not feel responsible, I didn't want to understand that words can also hurt and a lot." She finished in a broken voice and smiled sadly when Nathan hugged her. "But we got a second chance and now with all this Lucas will be coming to live with us and he can have the life he deserved: love, accepting and patience."

Nathan frowned at his mother. "But we give him that."

Deb smiled again. "Yeah, but just for a moment and then he was back with Karen. Now he'll be with us."

Lucas's hospital room.

"Hey baby," Dan's voice was soft. "Daddy's here now, baby. The doc says you'll be hurting for a while but I'll take care of you."

Dan kissed his son's forehead ad watched his face again. He looked so young. He was almost sixteen years old but with the mind of a young child. It was times like those that he felt like a failure, Lucas's incapacity was in part his responsibility and he had sure he would protect him but now he saw that for the past fifteen years he had failed him.

"I'm sorry Luke. I'll make it better." He promised. "I was supposed to protect you and I failed, but daddy will do better now."

Lucas stirred in his bed. He opened his eyes and saw his daddy. "Da…yy" his voice caught in his throat and Dan quickly grabbed a cup of ice chips and spooned a small amount into his older son's mouth.

"Ddd…dy? Hurt." Lucas lamented. "Hand hurt," he complained. "Chest hurt" Dan frowned. The beta blockers should be taking the edge off. He pressed the button and waited for the nurse.

"How bad Luke?"

"Just hurt," Lucas replied while trying to move his hands. "Bbb-ite hand da-dddy."

Dan tried to smile. "Is not a bite sweetie, is an IV. Is in you hands so you can get good medicine."

Lucas stayed quiet for a moment trying to understand why he had a needle in his hand and why his body felt so strange.

"Da-ddy I not like body. Feel fu-nny" He said pouting.

Before Dan responded a nurse entered the room and with a bright smile examined him. "Well hello there cutie. You body feels funny because some of your bone got hurt but after your daddy take care of you when you go home you'll be good again."

"His chest is hurting" Dan said to the nurse and she was rechecking his son's ribs.

She smiled. "Oh, is the soreness caused by the ribs fracture but his heart is okay." she finished and walking to he door said. "Oh, there is some handsome boy waiting to see this cutie."

Dan laughed. "Well, do you want to see Nate?"

Before Lucas responded Nathan entered. "Hello there. How's my favorite guy doing, ah?"

Lucas smiled groggily but with gasped suddenly.

"Hey, what is it?" Nathan and Dan were in front of him looking worried.

Lucas started crying and held out his good hand to his dad. Dan understanding the gesture sat in the bed and hugged him the better he could, being careful with the broken ribs. "Is okay baby. Daddy's here."

Lucas cried and high cupped in his father's chest. "I not like mom."

TBC