Chapter 7
Peyton stiffened at the touch.
"Relax Sawyer." Nathan said.
Peyton took her hands away from her tear stained face.
"Nathan, what are you doing here?" Peyton asked.
"Haley and I thought you could use a friend about now." "You do know about Lucas, right?" he asked.
"Yes I do." "Nathan, Bryce has an infection and is in a coma now." Peyton said as the tears started again.
Nathan wrapped her in a tight hug.
"Nathan thought to himself haven't these two been through enough?"
"Peyton I wish I could tell you everything is going to be ok but I can't." "But know I will be here lean on me." "Haley wanted come too but with her teaching and Jamie and school we thought it better if it was just me for now." Nathan told her.
"What about basketball?" questioned Peyton.
"Coach said I could have some time off." "The whole team fell in love with Bryce when we were here." he told her.
The nurse came out to get Peyton. "Ms. Sawyer you may go and see Bryce now, he is in room 525 ward 5." she told Peyton.
Nathan started to go with Peyton the nurse stopped him.
"I am sorry sir only family." the nurse said.
"It is ok Nathan is Bryce's uncle." Peyton told the nurse.
The nurse inclined her head and Peyton and Nathan went to Bryce's room. He was so still the sight of him brought tears to Peyton's eyes. He had tubes and monitors beeping. Nathan wrapped an arm around Peyton waist and kissed the top of her head.
Lucas's plane just landed at Seattle's airport there was a car waiting for him to take him to the hospital.
"Sir, we just word that your son has been taken to the hospital and has lapsed into a coma." the drive told Lucas.
"Take me directly to the hospital." Lucas told the driver.
Lucas hoped and prayed that he would be there in time. He arrived at the hospital and had Dr. Jeremy McKinnely paged. Jeremy came and told him what happened to Bryce.
"Can I see him?" asked Lucas.
"Lucas I don't have a problem with you seeing him, it is Peyton you are going to have to get by." he told him.
Jeremy went to Bryce's room and saw Nathan and went in and got him.
"How is he?" asked Peyton.
"We are still waiting for some test results." Jeremy told her.
"Lucas you're here." "Bryce has an infection and it does not look good, they can't seem to find it." Nathan told him.
"Dr. McKinnely told me everything, he said I could see him but I have to get pass Peyton first." Luke said.
"Luke, Peyton is a mess, she loves that little boy so much it hurts to look at her sometimes." said Nathan.
"By the way what are you doing here?" questioned Luke.
"Coach said I could have some time off knowing how sick Bryce is." Nathan told him.
"I am Bryce's father I do not want to make things difficult for Peyton and/or Bryce but I do have a right to be in his life." Lucas told Nathan.
"Luke I am not denying that but truth is Dr. McKinnely took me a side to tell me he is very worried about Peyton." "When something happens someone is going to have to be there for Peyton for a long time." "The saddest thing is she knows it is going to probably happen and she will not talk about it or even think about it." "I am seriously worried about Peyton." Nathan said.
The door to Bryce's room opened and Peyton turned to see who it was. Lucas walked in and over to her. He put his hands on her shoulders so she would not get up.
"Peyton we need to talk no more avoiding it that is our son lying in that bed." "I deserve a chance to get to know him as he also deserves that chance to get to know me." "I know he is very sick right now and can't have the transplant yet but he is going to get better and we will be able to do this." Lucas told her.
"Lucas not now." Bryce is my main focus right now." "I do not need you distracting me from that." "I thank God that you are a match we have waited so long, but that little boy is the one who needs me." Peyton told Lucas.
"Peyton when was the last time you actually did something for yourself." "Like listen to music, or draw?" "I bet it has been a long time." Lucas stated.
"I am doing what I need to do." "Please Lucas don't." Peyton said.
The nurse came in and said they were taking Bryce down for some test, and it would be a couple of hours before he was back in his room. They came and got Bryce.
It was just Peyton and Lucas in the room now Nathan walked by and decided to give them time.
"Peyton I have apologized for what happened." "I know Brooke and I hurt you." "I cannot change what has happened to us." "Isn't strange that we are brought together in a crisis." "Peyton that connection between us is still there, fate, destiny whatever you want to call it." "It has brought us to this moment." Lucas told her.
"Destiny, Fate, our so called Connection, are you serious?" "I cannot believe that just came out of your mouth." "So what you are telling is that Bryce got sick so you could save him to bring us back together." "I you want Destiny and Fate go read a romance novel!" "This is realty my son is dying; where is the justice in that?" "If you think this going to bring us back together you are more of a Jackass then I thought!" Peyton yelled.
Peyton felt the tears roll down her face by now. She could not believe he said that. She walked away over to the window and just stood there crying. Lucas walked up behind her.
"You know you do not have to do this on your own." Lucas said in a clam voice.
"Lucas just leave, I want to be alone." she told him.
"No you have been alone way to long, I am staying until this is over." said Lucas.
Peyton turned on him the anger he saw in her eyes.
"Stay you want to stay now!" "Where were you when I found out he was sick not here." (Peyton starts to push Lucas away.) "Fair you do not know what the word means!" (She starts to hit him on the chest while still pushing him back.) "You think this has been easy for either one of us you are wrong." (Before Peyton could hit him again, Lucas grabbed her arms and pulled her into a kiss. Peyton fought him trying to get away then she finally just broke down into Lucas's arms.)
