Title: To Be Loved 35/?
Author: Christen ) but if you want a response back from during the week email me at )
Disclaimer: these characters belong to One Tree Hill except for Margaret or any other characters you don't recognize.
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: This is my first One Tree Hill Fic but email me if have any comments please email them to me. Ok someone was a little confused and they couldn't understand how Lucas could have kids but still be in high school. Ok when Lucas, Nathan, Haley etc are in high school in the past and when they have kids that's in the future. Remember how Dan has a date of death that's not current? That's evidence that at the time that was the future. Any other questions just email me. Ok since we now know Jake's daughter's name is Jenny, I'm changing Grace's name to Jenny.
(To Be Loved by Curtis Stigers)
"But you deserve to be loved
You deserve something real
Time to heal
Time to feel"
"Ok this is from Theresa." Haley said reading the card.
Margaret took the baby out fit out of the box. "This is adorable, Theresa thanks."
"Your child should be one of the best dressed babies around." Theresa said.
"He'll be better dressed then his mom." Brooke said.
"Miss Jackson I'm sorry to say but your suspensions were right. You did have a miscarriage." The doctor's voice came back into Margaret's mind.
"Margaret you there?" Peyton asked.
"Oh yeah sorry."
"Where did you go?"
"No where's really. So this is the wedding present from Theresa?"
"Yeah. It's something you can wear for Lucas." Theresa said.
Margaret took the silk teddy out of the box and held it up.
"I think we'll have to wait a few months before I can even fit in to this." Margaret said.
"Yeah but it'll be worth the wait."
"Yeah for Lucas."
"You know I think you might want to start on the rest of the presents." Karen said.
"Don't like the idea of Lucas and Margaret sleeping together?" Lydia asked.
"If that was Haley you'd feel the same way."
The phone rang.
"So Renee would you like to have dinner with us, we already have extra space." Lucas offered.
"Thanks for the offer but I don't want to be in the way." Renee said.
"I'd make sure everyone wore name tags just for you." Margaret said smiling.
Renee laughed. "Well if you'd go through all that trouble, I guess I should."
"I can't believe she locked me out of the house!" Kendall said mad.
"Kendall what's going on?" Luke asked coming up.
"Alexis? When did you get back?" Margaret asked seeing her little sister.
"Peyton is out of the hospital apparently she went to Jake's." Kendall handed him the note.
"I got back last night. So how are you big sis?" Alexis asked.
"Chad, Renee why don't we go to Jake's and let the three of them talk." Lucas said leading them away.
"I'm fine. Mom didn't say you were coming home." Margaret said.
"Yeah well she's never speaks to me." Alexis said.
"Where did you two go?"
"To our dad's grave and stopped by my mom." Kendall said.
"Have you see Nathan yet?"
"He's last on my list."
"Do you two want to talk alone?" Kendall asked.
"No, you both are my sisters and I don't want to have to choose between you two." Alexis said.
"We're not asking you to."
"Really? I've always been Deb's daughter, you and Nathan's sister. Never Keith's eldest daughter or Alexis's sister. You're telling me if I decided to be Keith's daughter, mom would accept that?"
"I doubt she wouldn't."
"Really? When was the last time you were Andrew's daughter? Or your other sister's sister?"
"Brother, I don't have another sister. I met them a few days ago."
"With out without mom's support?"
"Without."
"And you can't tell me that wasn't on propose."
"You had to call the girls?" Nathan asked Keith shocked.
"We lost all the cars keys like we had a choice." Keith said.
"Karen's going to kill you." Whitey warned.
"And Deb too no doubt." Lucas pointed out.
"Ok it looks like our rides are here." Tim said.
"Some party, Nate. Too bad it had to end like this." Luke said.
"Mouth? Were are you? I'm your ride." Brooke said.
"Man, I'm lucky." Mouth said following her.
"Ferge? Skills? I'm your ride." Haley said.
"What about Nathan?" Skills asked.
"His mom is here. Now come on." Haley said.
"Tim? Let's go." Theresa said.
"Jake, you ready? I'm dropping you off." Peyton said.
"Nathan? Whitey?" Deb said coming in.
"Hide Keith hurry." Nathan said.
"Not so fast. Good job." Deb said coming up to Keith.
"Hey I had a good plan. We took all the kids keys so they wouldn't drive drunk."
"Well you're not supposed to lose the keys." Karen said coming in.
"Don't tell me you're driving me?" Keith asked.
"Yeah, you and Luke. You both are staying at my house. So you at least are semi-sober at the wedding."
"Good lucky with that." Whitey said sarcastically.
"Deb?"
Deb stopped walking and turned around. "Larry Sawyer, long time no see." Deb said giving him a hug.
"Where are you headed?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"I figured if you had time, we could get some coffee and talk."
"Well I was just looking for my youngest but she'll turn up sooner or later. And you?"
"Just dropped Peyton off at your eldest."
"She's finally out of the hospital?"
"Yeah not that she wanted to leave any way."
"Why's that?"
"She thinks she finally found two babies that she wants to adopt."
"That's a good thing right?"
"If she gets to adopt them then yes but if not..."
"It'll be like losing another baby?"
Larry sighed. "Of course I can't watch her go through that pain again."
"Too bad that she's too old for you to just make her decisions for her."
"Yeah I miss those days. Though in Peyton's case, she grew up a lot quicker then most people."
"So did Margaret not that I think I gave her much a choice in the matter."
"Me either. So on a happier topic, Peyton said Haley's pregnant."
"Yeah it looks like I'm going to be a grandmother again."
"You seem happy about that."
"I am. I just feel like I waiting for time to stop and let me breathe."
"It never happens does it? Because I don't know about you but I've been waiting for decades."
"And we'll both be waiting for many decades to come."
"So you think you're ready to give him away?" Keith asked Karen.
"I have to. I just… I always thought it would be a lot later."
"Me too. You know that's one of my favorite pictures." Keith said as he looked at a picture of him, Karen and a young Luke.
"We look a like a little family."
"We are our own little family in a family."
"But Lucas is leaving."
"He's getting married. He'll still be around."
"But him, Margaret and this kid will be their own little family."
"You had to of know this would happen eventually."
"I know. I just thought…. I'd get marry before him."
"To who?"
"That's my own little secret." Karen said smiling.
"Oh I think I can figure it out."
"Ok who's there now?" Jenny asked as she heard another knock on the door.
"You could always answer the door and find out." Sam said sarcastically.
"You know you need to remember that I'm a lot bigger than you." Jenny pointed out.
"Mom, Jenny just threatened me!" Sam screamed.
Jenny opened the door.
"Lucas, Chad, Renee, come on in." Jake said coming up. "Let me go get Peyton." Jake said walking off.
"Jenny who's this?" Bryan asked.
"Oh this is Lucas Scott, Peyton's husband and my step-brother Chad and...." Jenny started to say.
"My girlfriend, Renee." Chad said.
"Ok. And this is my boyfriend Bryan's family."
"Isn't she a little too dark for him?" Bryan's dad asked his mom.
"Just a little. I can't believe that his parents allow him to date some one of color." Bryan's mother said.
Jenny gave Bryan a look.
"Mom, dad." Bryan said.
"Ok maybe we should wait outside." Chad offered.
"That's fine, Chad. We'll get you before we leave." Lucas said.
"Mr. Scott I'm sorry for what my parents said. They have some way back words views. I don't agree with them though." Bryan said as he walked up to Lucas so his parents wouldn't hear.
"That's good to hear, son. I'd hate to think Jenny here found some that was that close minded." Lucas said.
"Ok I found your wife and other son." Jake said coming in.
"Well Sam, Peyton let's go."
"What's the hurry?" Jake asked.
"Look we came over here to invite you and your guests to dinner but I think that wouldn't be fair to Renee. So we'll see you after they leave." Lucas told him.
"That's understood. Bye guys." Jake said.
Lucas, Sam and Peyton went outside.
"Renee, Bryan apologized and I do too. I didn't know they were like that." Lucas said.
"It's ok. I'm fine. I think I'm going to call my dad and see if it's ok if I eat dinner with you guys."
"That's fine. I just hope they didn't scare you away from us."
"No of course not."
"Mom, you ok?" Nathan asked coming into the living room where Deb was crying.
"I'm fine. I'm just thinking about your sister."
Nathan looked at the picture of a young Margaret that she was holding in her arms. "You know she's marrying someone who's a pretty good guy."
"You didn't use to think that."
"Yeah well I got to know him and found out I was wrong."
"That's a rare thing to hear you say."
"Well don't get use to it."
"Nate you think you could promise me something?"
"Depends on the promise."
"That you won't get married or become a father for a few years."
"What's a few?"
"At least long enough that your nephew can walk and talk."
"What is he's mute and cripple?"
"Nathan." Deb said annoyed.
"Ok, ok I promise."
"You know Jen I hope my parents didn't offend anyone too much. I swear some times they aren't my parents." Bryan said.
"Don't worry about it. Why didn't you tell me they thought like that?"
"I'm not very proud of it actually."
"Do they know that you had tons of black friends at school?"
"I haven't gotten around to telling them yet."
"Chicken." Jenny said smiling.
"Maybe. I just wish that they could see how backwards they are."
"Parents always have that problem."
"Yeah well that's just one of their insane ideas."
"One of them?"
"Yeah didn't you see the look on my family's faces when your step-mom was talking about her job?"
"No."
"Well they think that women should still be bare foot and pregnant in the kitchen."
"You don't agree with them do you?" Jenny asked hoping.
"Hell no! Remember me the guy who's been trying to get you to get a degree in something so you can get a good job?"
"Yeah I remember."
"You know my dad's sister has a job, a child and is divorced. My dad refused to talk to her."
"Because of the job?"
"No the whole package. They don't agree with single parenthood or divorce."
"You should of warned me! My family has all of the above!" Jenny said panicking.
"I know and I'm glad they do."
"You are?" Jenny asked confused.
"Yeah it's what makes this a great family and you a great person."
Jenny smiled. "Thanks. You haven't told them how my dad raised me as a teenager and married a divorcee?"
"I'm waiting."
"Can I tell them please?" Jenny begged.
"You do realize they'll never let me see again after?"
"Like that could stop me."
"Mouth?" Margaret asked coming on the court.
"Margaret what are you doing out here?" Mouth asked.
"Me? You're the one that's drunk." Margaret said sitting down next to him.
"Yeah well you're the one who's getting married tomorrow."
"Yeah and I need to think with out having to worry about Peyton or her dad walking in and asking me questions."
"Are you all right?" Mouth asked concerned.
Margaret laughed. "I haven't been all right for a long time, Mouth."
Mouth put his arm around her. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Margaret sighed. "There might just be."
"Well just name it. I'll do anything seriously."
"I really hope you mean that Mouth."
"How long do you think it'll take before they realize we're not in there?" Ryan asked Lori.
"I don't care. I'm just glad to have you to myself."
Ryan smiled. "I'm glad I decided to come over."
"Me too. Your parents didn't mind?"
"My family is so big I doubt they'd even notice I'm gone."
"You know I can't wait to meet your family."
"They're a little insane. I'm warning you."
"More insane then my family?"
"I'd say yes, my dad I swear is nuts."
"Well that explains a lot about you." Lori said smiling.
"Oh very funny!" Bryan said tickling her.
"You know Nathan I thought you'd at least keep her from dating for a few more years." Jim said.
"Believe me I tried."
"You guys are acting like this is a bad thing. This is quite normal." Haley said.
"Well it took you longer but you were just a late bloomer." Lydia said.
"So our daughter is an early bloomer? I'd prefer she'd be a late bloomer like her mother." Nathan said.
There was a knock on the door.