Brooke sat in the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats box at the basketball game on the edge of her seat with little Adam in the seat next to her playing with his hot wheels oblivious to the world around him, he at the tender age of 2 and a half had no idea just how much this game meant to Nathan and the team or to the people of Charlotte. He didn't know that if Nathan won this game it would be the biggest thing to happen to the team, it was game 7 of the finals and the bobcats were facing the undefeated Utah Jazz. The bobcats were the underdog in the matchup and after a long season filled with major ups and downs Nathan along with his teammates were finally within reach of making a team franchise dream come true.
Nathan, sat on the sidelines watching Sean May pass the ball to Kyle Weaver, about to fall out of his chair he was sitting so close the to edge. He wanted to win this game so bad, if they won it would make the season of ups and downs with their coach quitting, their general manager being fired, and then the mid-season injury of Derek Anderson, who sat next to Nathan with his knee brace sitting just as close to the edge as Nathan was, completely worth it. Nathan looked at their assistant coach who nodded telling Nathan that he was going to go back in for Sean. The two high-fived as Nathan ran out onto the court and Sean ran off. The Bobcats were up 98 to 96 and there was 8 minutes left in the game. This was the best part of the game to Nathan, the part where there was still time that they could lose the game if they weren't careful.
He stole the ball from Deron Williams and took off towards the other end of the court with no one right behind him and shot the ball watching the ball sail through the air and fly into the basket the only thing he saw was the net move with the force of the ball. They were now up 101 to 96 and Nathan was going after Ronnie Price who had the ball and had the look on his face like he was going to score against Nathan, which to be honest was not going to happen, Nathan had a good 2 inches on him and his arm span alone went over his head a good 4 inches. Ronnie jumped up ready to throw the ball into the net as Nathan jumped up and slammed it from his hand the ball landing within Kyle's reach. Kyle grabbed the ball and took off.
Brooke turned toward Luke and grabbed his hand squeezing for dear life, she had never been this nervous in her life. She wanted Nathan to win so badly, she knew how much he wanted it and just how hard he had worked for it all season all. If they won tonight it would make all the nights she spent alone, all the fights they had over Nathan being so dedicated to the team that it felt like they weren't a family, all the nights she spent crying on the phone to Peyton because of the rumors of Nathan cheating on her, would all be worth it. Sending a message to the higher ups Brooke tried to focus on Adam who was trying to show her something but couldn't peel her eyes away from the court for more than 2 seconds.
Nathan glanced up at the scoreboard hoping that the last 3 minutes would just fly by so that it would all be over. He and team had worked so hard for was all boiling down to this moment, they were leading by 3 now and in the blink of an eye it could all change. They could lose their lead and lose the game making everything that they had worked so hard and long for would be worthless. Losing now just wasn't an option. Taking a deep breath Nathan looked around the court his eyes locking with Sean's and instantly the two knew exactly what to do. They watched the ball fly towards the basket Sean already in the air to catch the rebound. Once the ball was in Sean's hands Nathan took off down the court turning around as Sean hurled the ball towards him. Turning back towards the basket Nathan took a deep calming breath before hurling the ball towards the basket.
Brooke and Luke watched the ball fly from Nathans' hands both now on the edges of their seats holding onto each other as if their lives depended on it. The buzzer had gone off in the time that it took the ball to get to the basket and the when the ball went in Brooke shot up out of her seat her hand falling from Luke's grasp. Looking at Luke telling him to grab Adam Brooke took off out of the booth and towards the court where Nathan and the team were now celebrating.
Nathan couldn't breathe as he watched the ball go in the basket, he couldn't hear the cheers from the crowd or his teammates screaming, he watched everything go on around him like a silent movie. He saw her running down the stairs of the arena and yet he couldn't move towards her. This seemed like a moment out of a movie, it didn't feel like they had just won the NBA Championship.
Brooke stopped short of the bench as she watched Nathan celebrate with his team, deciding that he needed to celebrate with his team even if it was the same team that had caused so many problems between the two of them.
Nathan hugged his teammates each having an apology to make for how they treated him throughout the season, he smiled through every one of them and found his way over to Brooke who was talking with Sean May's girlfriend Sophie.
Talking to Sophie Brooke didn't jump when she felt Nathan's arms snake around her waist, she did freak out when he began to turn her lifting her in the arm. "Nathan be careful." She warned panic slipping onto her face for a moment.
"I wouldn't drop you ever." He replied brushing a piece of her hair from her face as if they were the only ones left in the arena.
"I just want you to be careful." She replied lightly cupping his cheek. "Congratulations." She added leaning in and lightly kissing him. "I guess that now is a good time as any." She started pulling away from Nathan enough to rest her forehead against his.
"What's wrong?" He asked immediately worrying and his mind jumping to the worst scenario possible.
"I'm pregnant." She replied smiling at him and waiting for his reaction. She laughed when his eyes widened but the laughter died when Nathan crashed his lips on hers. Had he not been holding her securely around the waist he would've surely knocked her off her feet.
"You sure do know how to make great things even better." He joked when he pulled away from air. "How far along are you?" He asked as they walked onto the court to join the team in their celebrations.
"About 3 months, I found out right after you left for Utah in March."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" He asked pulling her off to the side for a moment before he had to take a picture with the team.
"You were on the road from the 25th to the 29th and then when you got back you were busy with press stuff and practice and I got busy with stuff for fashion week and then when the team made the Championship I decided to wait and tell you after the game, it would either have lifted your mood or been the icing on a good night." She supplied her eyes finally meeting his.
"Have you told anybody else?" He asked lightly rubbing her stomach already feeling the beginnings of a bump. She shook her head no.
"You had to be the first to know." Nathan smiled and kissed her again before parting and going back onto the court to take the picture with the whole team. After they had posed for a ton of pictures Nathan began to walk towards the locker room before he was stopped by the swarm of media hounds.
"Nathan, how does it feel to be the new NBA Champions?" A reporter asked his microphone shoved in Nathan's face.
"It feels great, the team did what nobody thought we would do and I'm really proud of every member on my team." He replied looking over at Brooke who was quietly laughing at him, as she usually did when Nathan did interviews. He stood there for a few more minutes before excusing himself to go take a shower and meet up with Brooke.
"Hey Nathan!" He stopped a step away from being in the safety of the locker room and turned. He smiled slightly when he saw the only reporter that actually had faith in him throughout the season, Mick, standing in front of him. "Mind if before you leave I get an interview?" He asked glancing around.
"Sure, I'll be out in like 15 minutes; I'll meet you on the court." Mick nodded and turned heading back towards the court.
Nathan walked back onto the court after showering and changing and laughed when he saw Mick running around the court with Adam while Brooke, Luke, Peyton, and Jess looked on laughing as Mick let Adam tackle him to the court. "Hey buddy." Nathan greeted picking Adam up and laughing as he latched on hugging him happy to see Nathan.
"So Nathan, how does it really feel to have won tonight?" Mick asked sitting next to Nathan with his camera man filming them.
"It feels pretty great. No one thought we could do it and we showed them not to count us out until the final buzzer rings."
"Do you have anything to say about those reporters that said that you coming to Charlotte was the biggest mistake of your career?" Mick asked holding the microphone comfortably in front of Nathan. There was a reason that Mick from ESPN was Nathan's favorite reporter, he didn't force anything. It is always nice to sit down with Mick because if you told him you didn't want something talked about he listened. But he always got his story.
"Well of course everyone is allowed to have their own opinion and I understand them saying that coming to Charlotte was a bad idea because in their eyes it probably was. I do although have a problem when I read that some of them were saying that the reason I came to Charlotte was because my wife threatened to divorce me if we didn't move. We were both content in staying in Sacramento and moving back closer to Tree Hill was later on down the road but after talking with the coaches here I thought that I could do more of a difference here than in Sacramento."
"Speaking of your lovely wife, the members on ESPN's website have voted her the best Charlotte fan." Mick commented laughing along with Nathan who shot a meaningful glance over his shoulder to Brooke.
"That doesn't surprise me. I swear that tonight at least 4 to 5 times I heard her yelling at the coach or the ref telling them to get their eyes check. She's a great support system and I'm glad that I get to celebrate this win with her."
"So Nathan what are your plans during the off season?" Nathan looked over at Brooke who nodded silently telling him that it was okay from him to tell people, she had told Peyton and Luke while Nathan was in the locker room.
"Well I'll be spending time with my family and gearing up to welcome the newest edition to the Scott family and most of the time I'll be lounging around the house doing nothing." Mick laughed along with Brooke.
"I guess congratulations are in order for both you and Brooke and I hope that everything goes well for you in the offseason and we look forward to watching the next chapter in the Nathan Scott book." Nathan laughed and shook his hand happy that the interview had gone so well. Standing up Nathan shook Mick's hand before grabbing his bag and Adam and heading out with Brooke, Luke, and Peyton. Tonight was a good night and now Nathan couldn't wait until the baby was born and of course when training camp started.
A/N: OMGosh! It's an update! I can't believe it took me this long to update but of course time just got away from me and it's only a matter of weeks before this semester is over then I will be able to update more often. I hope you guys loved this chapter ~ FightingIllini.