Chapter 11
"Lucas, come over to my house we have problem", said Nathan talking to Lucas on the phone and looking at Dan that seemed to not want to go away.
"Nathan it's three in the morning, what kind of emergency is this, is it Haley, are she and the baby okay", said Lucas moving up on his bed getting up to get dressed.
"No it's not that, I just need you here, Lucas please", said Nathan.
"Alright I'm coming", said Lucas.
He hung up the phone.
"What is it?", asked Brooke rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Nathan, he wants me to come over, I don't know why though. He sounded worried about something", said Lucas pulling his jeans on.
"Is it Hales, is it the baby?", asked Brooke also getting out of bed.
"He said no, but Brooke he sounded angry and I don't know upset. I don't know what's wrong and he wouldn't tell me. I have to go over there", said Lucas.
"I'm coming with you", said Brooke already half way dressed.
Lucas nodded his head.
"Alright baby", whispered Lucas looking at her.
Actually more like staring at her.
"Lucas Scott mind telling me why you staring at me?", asked Brooke smirking showing her dimples.
"You are so beautiful", said Lucas coming up to her and pulling her into his body.
Brooke just smirked at him.
"You won't be saying that when I'm like twenty pounds over weight, looking like a cow in a couple of months", said Brooke.
"What! that's not true, you could never look like a cow, you are the most beautiful woman in the whole world. And you are having my baby. God", whispered Lucas before taking her lips.
"Nathan", said Brooke push away from him a little bit.
She giggled when he pouted.
"Come broody", said Brooke taking his hands in hers. He followed.
"Like I said what are you doing here?", asked Nathan holding onto Haley that seemed to be trembling.
"Go upstairs baby", whispered Nathan into her ear.
Haley shook her head no.
"No Nathan I'm not leaving you", said Haley looking at Dan that seemed to be staring at her belly.
She felt the need to place her hand over it as a small way to protect her son from Dan.
"Please Hales", said Nathan pulling her towards the stairs.
Haley was going to protest again when she heard the doorbell. Nathan looked up and walked towards the door moving away from Dan Scott.
"Nathan what in the world did you call me here for at 3 in the morning", said Lucas smiling.
Brooke was standing next to him. When he lifted his head and saw who was behind Nathan the smile faded from his face. He felt Brooke clutch his arm.
"Lucas", whispered Brooke next to him staring at Dan.
"Get in the car, Nathan why did you call me here, when god Nathan", said Lucas looking at his brother.
"He won't leave, he said he has to talk to us, I didn't know you would bring Brooke. I don't want him here either", said Nathan running his fingers through his hair.
Haley looked at Dan.
"God stop staring at my stomach. I'm pregnant. You never seen a pregnant woman before", said Haley glaring at Dan.
Dan looked taken back by Haley's hostility. She never acted that way before towards him. He would mock her and treat her like crap but she never said anything. He was shocked.
"Don't be surprised, I'm not a little high school girl anymore. This is my home that you are in, that's my husband that you are bothering", said Haley walking towards Nathan holding his arm.
Nathan wrapped his arms around his wife. Brooke said nothing. She just clung to Lucas. Lucas brought her closer to him.
"Its okay baby, you can stay in the car, I'll be right out", said Lucas kissing her forehead. Brooke shook her head no.
She would not be intimidated by Dan Scott. He drugged her, hurt her and Lucas. She would not let him have the upper hand again. They weren't in high school anymore and this wasn't Tree Hill.
"Haley take Brooke upstairs with you please, or in the kitchen get something to eat", said Nathan.
She was going to protest again but Lucas cut her off.
"Please Hales, take Brooke with you please both of you. Me and Nate have to handle this", said Lucas pleading with both girls.
Brooke nodded her head and walked towards Haley taking her arm towards the kitchen. Nathan and Lucas watched the girls disappear into the kitchen before turning their attention back to Dan Scott.
"What do you want?", asked Nathan looking at Dan trying to curb his anger.
Dan squared his shoulders. He sighed when he saw the guarded looks on both his sons' faces. What was his dong here? They hated him that much was obvious. They wouldn't let them anywhere near their wives. He wasn't really shocked to find Nathan still with Haley. He wasn't even surprised to see Lucas with Brooke. They didn't know that he kept tabs on them. He knew a lot about their lives. Both Lucas and Nathan got drafted their third year in college at Duke to the NY Knicks. He knew that they wanted that because both Haley and Brooke would have the best careers in NY. Haley was a producer with that old friend of Lucas's, Corina. She was very successful. She even had an album out. It went gold in its first week. It was a great album, but when asked why she didn't tour she said that she didn't want to be away from her husband and that she loved producing more than anything. Brooke was also famous from what Dan knew. He sighed when he thought of Brooke. She had a look of pure fear when she saw him. He couldn't really blame her. What he did to her to get back at Lucas. There were no words for that. Brooke was a fashion designer. She was very successful but also didn't travel because she didn't want to be away from Lucas. The only time she traveled was when Lucas was at away games. Brooke and Haley would be seen at most of the boys' games.
What did shock Dan was Haley being pregnant. That he didn't know. His PI didn't tell him that. He only said that it was important that he went to see his sons. There were changes happening in their lives. He almost gasped when he saw her. She looked to be about 8 months or so. He also saw the protective stance that Nathan took. When he had opened the door, his hands were over Haley's belly.
"I need to talk to you both", said Dan in a voice that he didn't even recognize.
"About what?", asked Lucas looking at Dan with a guarded expression on his face.
Dan sighed and rubbed his eyes trying to take away the strain from them. Both his boys looked at him like he was a predator. In a way it was the truth. He changed though, at least he thought he had. He had forgiven Keith. He may not getting the brother of the year award but he finally put the garbage behind him. He even tried to make peace with Karen which didn't work out well. That woman was a hard one to sell. He supposed that Lucas was like her in that way. He knew that Lucas would not let him off easily. Nathan either. Nathan got that from Haley not from him or Deb. He was strong because of Haley. Dan always thought that Nathan was strong because of him but that wasn't true at all. Nathan did all he wanted to do, even though he married young, even though he wasn't the smartest, he accomplished the impossible. He accomplished what Dan never could.
Dan shifted his eyes towards his other son. He looked nothing like him. He was blond and he didn't have his hard eyes. Lucas's eyes were soft and kind even though he hated Dan his eyes were still more soft then Dan's could ever be. Lucas also accomplished so much. Even with his HCM, he was a basketball player in the NBA. He defied the odds against him. He had a beautiful wife that Dan knew adored him. She was also strong, her parents were not there for her but she somehow rose above that.
"About us", said Dan.
"Us, as in me and Nathan, or as in me, you and Nathan?", asked Lucas looking at him.
"Us three", said Dan.
"Can I sit down", asked Dan.
Nathan looked like he wanted to say no but Lucas shook his head. Nathan sighed and pointed to the room that Haley dubbed the "Lazy Room". She called it that simply because it was Nathan's room to be lazy in. It had recliners and a large TV and his lap top there. He had a small fridge in there also and can't forget his play station. It was his guy room. Haley let him have it as long as it wasn't too messy.
"Nathan I understand that you want to burp, fart, and do man things but don't let it become like a pig sty in there please", said Haley one day before rolling her eyes and huffing as he just smirked at her and said that she looked cute with her hands on her hips scolding him.
Dan took in the look of the house as he walked towards where Nathan was pointing to. It was a huge home that's for sure, bigger than their old home, but it wasn't as cold. This home was loving. Every corner had a picture of Nathan and Haley and their friends. He even saw one of Deb, Karen, and Keith. He knew that Haley decorated it with the help from Brooke. It wasn't high maintenance at all, it had Nathan's as well as Haley's. What he found amusing was that Haley allowed Nathan to have a room like this to himself. It was a guy room that's for sure. Dan had walked into the room that Nathan pointed to.
"Take a seat", said Nathan.
Dan noticed that Lucas was comfortable in Nathan's home. Dan knew that Lucas as well as Brooke spent a lot of time here. Nathan and Haley spent a lot of time at Lucas's home as well. Peyton, Jake, Jenny, Corina, and her husband Mark Smith also frequent Brooke and Lucas's home. Dan took a seat across from Nathan and Lucas.
"Um okay, what is this about Dan, we do need to get some sleep", said Nathan.
Dan sighed once more.
"It's about my business, the car dealership", said Dan.
"What about it?", asked Nathan.
"Well since you are my son, its going to you", said Dan.
"So why am I here?", asked Lucas looking at Dan.
His eyes seemed to penetrate through Dan.
"You are my son too", said Dan.
Lucas looked at him.
"NO I'm not I never was, Keith has and will always be my father", said Lucas.
He actually saw Dan flinch at that. Nathan looked at this father.
"I don't want your dealership, I make more than enough money to support me and my family. And even if I was dirt poor I wouldn't take it from you. If that is all then you know where the door is", said Nathan getting up.
"Shit Nathan that's not the only reason I'm here", said Dan looking nervous.
It was strange to see. Dan Scott was not one to show emotions.
"Then why in the hell are you here?", screamed Nathan.
"I want my family back. My sons", screamed Dan surprising Nathan.
"I want to be apart of your lives, both of you", said Dan looking at them.
Nathan sat down and looked at Dan.
"What's the catch, what do you get out of it?", asked Lucas.
Dan did flinch then.
"Nothing just being with you", said Dan.
"Being with us, right. Dan please I'm not 17 years old anymore you can't fool me. You treated me like shit actually treated us like shit for the past how many years? You drugged my wife. You treated Nathan's wife like a piece of shit just to get back at us. You almost killed me. Remember when you chocked me in the gym. You would have killed your own son", spat out Lucas getting up.
Nathan looked at Dan.
"You abused me all of my life. You treated my mother like shit, as well as Karen. You made me not have my brother for the first half of my life. You made me hate him. SO no I'm not going to believe anything you say, In fact do us a favor and leave. Get out of my house", yelled Nathan pointing to the door.
"I just want", started Dan.
"I don't care what you want. You never cared about what we wanted before, just leave", said Lucas.
He looked at Dan in his eyes trying not to let this man know the pain he caused them.
"Please", whispered Dan.
"Why should we?", asked Nathan.
Dan looked at them. He heard Brooke and Haley coming to the door.
"Because I'm dying", answered Dan.
Lucas and Nathan just stared.