Autor's note: I had i little mistake in my last chapter, saying it was really hot, when Lucas returned to his hotel, but i kinda lost track of the fact that it was January, and even though i don't live in LA, i am pretty sure it's not that hot there in January.

Chapter 10. Today we're just not playing the game

Nathan walked into the locker room with Sarah on his hip and her sports bag and her diaper bag over his shoulder.

A few confused looks and comments his way and he putted her down on a bench. He let the bags slip of his shoulder and then answered the looks: "This is Sarah, my daughter."

"You have daughter?" One of his teammates said. Sarah was watching everyone admiring.

"Yes, I've kind of been keeping, her a secret." He admitted. "and now you're done?" Another one of his team mates said.

"Yah, it's not fair to her." Nathan said while he was changing. "Who is her mother." Andy, and close mate of him, asked.

"Belle." Nathan asked plain. He really didn't want any more questions.

"I though you broke up with her, two years ago." Andy asked confused.

"No" Nathan said pulling his jersey over his head. "That's when he got pregnant, and where a lot of stupid mistakes began."

"Wow." Andy commented. "Yep" Nathan said picking her up. "I'm going to hand her over to my mom." He said taking Sarah out of the locker room, into the gym, while the rest of the guys were warming up.

"Come on Belle." He said walking up to Deb. The gym was still clear of the crowd.

"Hi mom" Nathan said. "Hi Nate, Hi Sarah" She said smiling. "How did I go?"

Nathan handed her Sarah and sighed. "Good, got a lot of questions, but okay." He said hesitantly.

"Okay, let's hope she'll be your good luck charm." Deb said pulling a elastic out her Sarah's hair.

"Here" She said. "Take this she'll be with you." Deb said.

"No, that won't be necessary, she's here that's enough." He said. Kissed her on top of her head and said : "Be a good girl for grammie okay?"

"Yes, dady, I be good." She squealed happy.

"Good girl, bye." He said proudly and gave her last kiss on her head. "You told Christy yet?" Deb asked.

"Yah, she didn't take it well, be I think we're still on." Nathan said. "Sorry Nathan." She said.

Then he ran toward the basket and asked for the ball caught it and the ball went it.

Yeah, Christy hadn't been exactly happy...

"You have a daughter?" Christy laughed but overcame her fit of laughter as it stayed awkwardly quiet on the other side of the line.

"You're kidding right?" She said insisting. Nathan swallowed the lump in his throat and scraped his throat.

"No, she's two years old and her name is Sarah Belle Scott." Nathan said. "Are you on drugs or is this some sick way of breaking up with me." Christy screeched into the phone.

Nathan kept the phone and inch from his ear and let her yell. "No, I don't want to break up with you, but I don't want to keep Sarah a secret any longer, so." Nathan said doubtful.

"So I get the honor of hearing it… what? Two hours before making it public!?" She screeched.

"Sorry,¬" Nathan was cut off. "Who's the mother? Peyton Sawyer? Brooke Davis? Yah, I'm sure she is her, that what you do with Christmas?" She keep yelling, so that the inch became two inch.

"No, it's Belle." Nathan said abrupt, no wanting to involve Peyton or Brooke in it.

"Belle, that girl you dated three years ago?" she said. "I thought you broke up with her?"

"No, she died, at childbirth." Nathan said hurt.

Even though Sarah had been an accident, he really loved Belle. Every time he looked at Sarah, it was like he stared into Belle's eyes. Belle always said that she was named after herself, because Belle meant Pretty. It had only been appropriate to call her Sarah Belle. Since Sarah meant Princess.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I have to go now, I'll see you when you're home, we need to talk face to face." Chrsty said and then hung up.

Nathan sighed and turned to Sarah "I don't think she's going to be your stepmother." He said and tickled her.

Another ball went through the hoop and the team went back to the locker room the game was going to start any minute.

Lucas and Peyton walked from the restaurant to the game. "I had a good night" Peyton said smiling.

Lucas placed his hand on the small of her back and smiled "Yah, me too, now hope Nathan wins" He smirked.

"I can't do that, I'm a Lakers fan." She said flashing a smile. "You're joking right?" He said flashing a grin.

Peyton raised her eyebrow. "No, why would I be." Slapping Lucas' chest playful. "Maybe because¬" She said and then stopped started tickling her.

"Ahh!" She exclaimed. "You were who's fan again?" He said. "Okay, I surrender!" She squealed.

"Good girl." He said and pulled her into a kiss. She deepened the kiss and moan joyful.

Then she pulled away from the kiss and said: "I have to tell you something." She doubted about telling him but eventually it seemed the best thing to do.

"Nathan, has a daughter." Peyton she spilled. "Wow," Lucas said quite phlegmatically.

"I know it's none of my business but she's going to be here, Deb brought her here." Peyton said guiltily.

"I have a niece and he didn't tell me that…" it stared to sink in. "He has a girl friend who doesn't know." Peyton said.

"Ouch"

"Yeah," Peyton said already wanting to change to subject. Lucas gave her a squeeze. "Thanks for telling me." He said.

"You're welcome." Peyton shrugged. Lucas stood still and turned both his arms around her waist.

Their eyes looked, to Peyton's idea he looked like a puppy, she suddenly did hate puppies anymore.

"Maybe, we should just skip the game, head back to your apartment, pronto." He said between, the kissed he placed in her neck.

Peyton giggled. "No, I'm sorry, I promised Nathan we'd be there." She whined.

"Argh" He exclaimed in a played frustration. Peyton lifted his chin with her hand, and placed a light kiss on his lips.

"Come on you really don't want to miss this game." She said giggling. "I know I don't." She swept her hair back with er hand and shrugged.

Lucas smirked and as she continued their walk to the game, he followed.

"Ah, so you did the decided to come." She said as he caught up with her. "Well, if you don't want to miss it there is probably a good reason." He said and placed a kiss on her nose.

Haley entered the Gym. Her eyes searched for a woman with a two year old. Since not many people would take their two year old to a basketball game, she could be quite sure that when she found them, she found the right.

Only she hadn't taken the size of the gym in consideration. She figured, because of what he was planning to do, that they be sitting close to the court.

Finally four rows up, she saw, a woman with an adorable two year old, sitting.

She made her way up and took place next to the woman. "Excuse me. Are you Deb Scott?" She asked politely, hoping she was right, and not wanting to think about what if she wasn't.

"Yes, I am." Deb said confused. "I'm Haley, I'm not sure Nathan told you.." Haley said hesitantly. She wasn't sure where to start. "I'm a friend of Peyton, he told me about Sarah." She said smiling shyly.

"Oh, yah, he did, you're the girl from the lyrics?" Deb said smiling warmly a her.
Haley was pleasantly surprised that she knew about the lyrics, which probably meant that he liked them.

"Yah," She replied shyly. "It's beautiful, really. Nathan thought so too" Deb told her.

"Thank you, it's really all Nathan's words, I just made a lyrics of it." She told Deb and stroked the girls hair. "Hello, beauty." She said.

On the face of the girl came a pout. "I not beyouty, I belle." The girl said.

Haley chuckled at the girls comment. "Of course." She said. "I'm Haley." She told the girl.

The girl shrugged. "I Sarah." Haley smiled weakly. "I don't think she likes me." Haley said to Deb.

"She need approval from her daddy first." Deb told her. "When she know Nathan likes the person, then she likes them too." Haley chuckled. "Hmm, not as critically as a thought."

Then Peyton and Lucas came into the gym and spotted them. They came up to their row and took place next the Haley.

"Hey, Hales, I'm surprised to see you here" Peyton greeted. "Yah, I promised Nathan." She said which, caused some raised eyebrows.

"So Nathan told you." Peyton said beckoning to Sarah, who caught sight of Peyton.

"Peyon!" She squealed. "Hey, little Belle." She greeted the girl.

"This is Sarah?" Lucas asked. Haley realized that Lucas didn't even know about his niece. "Yah," Peyton said while the girl crawled over Haley's lap to Peyton.

"Hey, baby girl." Peyton said kissing her head.

"So?" Peyton asked Haley, coming back to her earlier question. "Yah, he told me, in Tree Hill, to convince me he wasn't a jerk." Haley said.

"And?" Peyton ask raising an eyebrow. "I'm convinced." Haley said admittedly

The teams entered the court and the Game started.

Brooke came home, she threw her purse on the couch and checked the missed messages on her machine.

"You have eight messages." She voice said. "The first message"

"Hey Brooke, it's Peyton. I tried your cell, but you wouldn't answer, don't for get to watch the Nathan game tonight, it's one you don't want to miss. Sarah is going to be there. Oh and Brooke, keep in touch, I know you're hurting but I'm here for you, as bad as you feel Julian feels worse, believe me. Please call. Bye"

"You have seven messages." Brooke pressed a button. "All messages deleted."

She sighed and turned on the TV and walked to her bedroom pulled a pair of sweat pants and a tank top, from her closet and putted them on.

While she headed for the kitchen to get herself some noodles. She thought back of what happened between her and Julian a week ago, while she thought that they were heading in the right direction…

"Julian…" Brooke stumbled. "I ..¬" She stopped. She didn't know what to say. "That's really sweet." She said, the moment it left her mouth she felt so stupid. "You're welcome" Julian said sighing. "I know, it's not what you want to hear…" She whispered.

"Thanks to that knowledge." He replied. "I don't know what else to say Julian." Brooke said as the tears were swelling up in her eyes.

"How about I love you too, Julian" He said, not angry but disappointed. Brooke started crying. "How about I like you,.. A lot" Brooke said whispering. "It's only been three weeks."

"Yeah, I know, but not three weeks of simple dating Brooke." He said. Brooke sat down. "You can't choose to love, or who to love." Brooke said huskily.

"No, you don't be you choose whether you open your heart to love." He said stepping closer to her.

She felt his hands on her shoulders and as the feeling of his hands, made her shiver, it also made her cry. "I think it's better if I go back to Chicago, I got that movie to work on." Julian said placing at kiss on her head. She raised her hand and brought in to his before he could pull it away.

"I don't want you to leave." Brooke spoke slowly with pain in her voice. "I'm sorry Brooke, some day you'll open your heart to someone. Today is just not that day." Julian said with pain and disappointment. Brooke felt him pulling his hand away from under hers. She felt his other hand leave her shoulder and she got a scarily cold shiver over her back, when she could no longer feel his body warmth behind her.

She didn't look back, she heard a door close and burst into tears….

With her noodles she took place on the couch and watched the game…

let me know what you think! i love your reviews! might add some action in up coming chapters. Went carting today, with little bro, and had lots of fun. Might be fn to add some of that kind of action?!

Love Philine