Chapter 38

Mother And Son

Mom!, Lucas yelled walking into the large Scott estate.

"Hey sweetie, she said walking to Luke pulling him in a hug. Would you like to have a late lunch with me?. I was just about to sit, I would love it if you joined me."

"Yeah, he answered. Can I talk to you about something while we eat?"

"Of course you can", Deb said happy that her son wanted to talk with her.

"Mom I don't really know where to start ", Lucas said sitting at the island in their kitchen.

"Oh Luke what did you do?, she asked worriedly. Is everything going ok with Brooke? She's not pregnant is she?"

"NO!, he screamed. God mom ,why do you always assume the worst about me? You know what forget it, I should have known I couldn't talk to you."

Pushing Luke back in the chair she looked apologetically into his eyes regretting hurting his feelings in that way.

"I'm sorry honey. It's not that I expect the worst out of you , I just worry for you sweetie. I want you to be happy with every aspect of your life, that's all. I don't want something to happen in your life before you are completely ready for it. I love you Lucas, please forgive me?", she asked.

"I love you too mom", he answered.

"Do you forgive me sweetie?", she asked again.

"Yeah mom, I forgive you", he spoke.

"Good , she kissed him on his cheek. Now talk to me. What's going on?", she asked.

"It's Nate mom. He messed up really badly ,and I honestly do not know what to do to help him."

"I don't understand. How did he mess up?"

Swallowing hard Luke prepared to tell his mother the whole truth even though he was about to betray Nathan's confidence, it had to be done, maybe their mother could reign Dan in. The most difficult part of what he was about to reveal to his mother wasn't about Nate, he was about to expose Dan's affair with Haley's mother and shatter his own mother's heart n the process.

"Honey?", she questioned softly rubbing his arm.

"Mom, he spoke. It's bad for all of us. Nate's going to get hurt, you're going to be hurt, Haley will be hurt, and I have to sit back and watch knowing I can't do anything to stop it, so it will hurt me to watch all of you so heartbroken", he choked out.

"Sweetie, I'm sure it's not that bad, she optimistically said. We can get through whatever it is as a family", she promised.

"Sometimes I wonder mom. I'm trying to stay strong and positive but it's a little hard considering the circumstances", Luke said.

"It's ok honey, just tell me."

"Nathan cheated on Haley ,mom", he got out quickly watching for his mother's reaction.

"No, there has to be some kind of mistake", Deb said.

"No mistake, mom. He cheated with Rachel."

"Rachel?, she asked shocked. Last time I heard she was living in Paris."

"Yeah she was, but now she's back and apparently her and Nathan slept together", he told his mother.

"Oh my god, Haley, was the first thing from Deb's mouth. The poor girl, does she know?"

"Not yet, but I told Nate to tell her mom. Dad knows and he's hanging it over his head. He wants Nathan to sign over his shares of the company to him or else he'll expose the whole Rachel thing to Haley."

"My god, Deb said. She couldn't believe this, Nathan cheated, Dan using him this way, what the hell was going on , she thought."

"There is more and this is going to hurt you mom, I haven't even told Nathan."

"I don't know if my heart can take anymore bad news sweetie", she cried.

"One more thing mom, but it's a big thing. Dad' having an affair, he cringed at the words."

"No!, no!, no!", she said repeatedly in denial.

"Yes mom, the woman he's seeing is Haley's mother. When she came to our house during the dinner that wasn't the first time I saw her."

"When did you first see her?", she asked.

"I saw her in dad's office kissing him. He tried to give me some song and dance about her interviewing for a secretary's position but I knew. I could tell right away they were comfortable with each other, entirely to comfortable to have just met. I'm sorry mom, he looked to his mother who was sobbing quietly. I never wanted you to hurt in this way."

"I know honey , she said wiping her tears. I always known your father was not faithful but I never really had any true evidence until now", she sobbed.

"Mom you have to leave him, he begged. You deserve so much better then that, someone who will cherish the wonderful woman you are. Dad doesn't deserve you."

"I know, it's just I have loved your father practically my whole life, I still love him. I don't know if I can just let him go."

"You can, you're strong. You have me, you have Nate, you don't need Dan anymore", he told her with so much conviction in his voice.

Seeing his mother completely devastated was tearing him apart. This is what he was afraid would happen once he told her the truth and now that everything was out he regretted telling her, not because of Dan but because of the pain he caused her, now it was too late.

"I'll think about it sweetie, but now we have to focus on saving your brother's marriage. Once he tells Haley the truth, Dan loses all his power over him. Hopefully we can get them into counseling, she said. They can try to work through this and make that marriage work because they love each other entirely to much to give it up without a fight", Deb said.

"I hope you're right mom. I just worry that Haley has been through so much in her life that this could possibly be her breaking point, not to mention her mother is having an affair with her husband's father. It's unbelievable, its like a bad Jerry Springer show."

"It's going to be fine, she said hugging her son, you'll see."

Lucas held onto his mother tightly for the first time in what seemed like forever. He was truly impressed by her strength and belief that things would workout even though her own heart was breaking. She wasn't even concerned for herself, she was worried about her children and their happiness. Lucas knew how lucky he was that she was his mother ,and for the first time realized he wanted his life to be different because there was no way in hell was he going to turn into the same bitter, uncaring, evil jackass, like Dan.