AN- Guest-well, your "story idea" sucks..Rachel is awful..
My answer to you is, if you don't like it don't read it, nobody is forcing you to read it. I hope you all enjoy it this chapter all reviews welcomed.
January 19th 2012
(Lucas' bedroom)
"Daddy, wake up." Katie said as she got on the bed and jumped up and down to wake Lucas.
"It's too early princess, come back and sleep." Lucas said not moving from his spot, he was lying on the bed flat on his stomach with his arms under his pillow with his head on top of them and his head was turned to facing the door.
"Uncle Nathan said you had to get up." Katie told him as she sat on his back.
Lucas lifted his head and saw it was 10.00am. "Get off me then and I'll get up." Lucas told his daughter as he moved his arms from under his head.
"Uncle Nathan made French toast for breakfast." Katie told him as she grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the room, not giving him time to grab a t-shirt. "Uncle Nathan I woke daddy up." Katie called out as she pulled Lucas into the kitchen were Victoria, Richard, Brooke, Quinn, Clay and Logan are sitting at the table they adults are drinking coffee and Logan is eating fruit and there is a bowl of fruit for Katie and a plate of French toast for Lucas.
"Morning, Nate is there a top belonging to me in the laundry room." Lucas asked as he was pushed into his seat by Katie.
"I'll check." Nathan told him as he left the kitchen to go get Lucas a top.
"Did you mother tell you to drag me out of bed and force me to eat." Lucas asked Katie as he began eating his breakfast.
"Mommy said you don't wake up in time for breakfast only lunch." Katie told him. "And uncle Nathan made French toast your favorite." She added as she went back to eating her snack.
"Here you go Luke." Nathan said as he through a sleeveless top at him.
"Thanks, will you watch Katie I've to do something this morning." Lucas asked him as he finished his breakfast and coffee.
"Sure, is Rachel coming to get her?" Nathan asked as he sat on top of the counter.
"No, I'm spending the day with her." Lucas told him, "I just have something to do first." He added as he placed his cup and plate in the dishwasher. "If it's fine with the princess, I'm going to go get dressed." Lucas said as he left the kitchen to go and get ready.
-X-
"Where are we going." Brooke asked as they got out of the car and headed into a building that wasn't a hospital.
"A friend's brother is a CSI, I called him last night and he said he would do the test, he'll have the results faster than the hospital. He can have the results by the wedding whereas a hospital will take at least 6 weeks." Lucas told her as he held the door opened for her and Logan.
"Isn't that abusing his workplace?" Brooke asked as Lucas asked for the receptionist for Danny Morello.
"He asked his boss, his boss said it was fine as long as there were no cases." Lucas told her as they sat on a couch and waited for him to come down. "Would you like a tour of Tree Hill after this?" He added.
"I would love a tour. Thank you." Brooke said as Danny came down in the lift with stuff in his hands.
"Hey Danny, thanks for doing this." Lucas said as he stood up to meet Danny.
"No problem, Hey I'm Danny Morello." Danny said to Lucas and Brooke.
"This is Brooke, Haley's little sister and her son Logan." Lucas introduced Brooke and Logan to Danny.
"All I need for Logan and yourself Luke is to open your mouths and I'll take a swab from inside, I'll run the test once this case I'm working on is solved." Danny told him as he stuck a cotton bud into Lucas mouth and after some coaxing into Logan's mouth. "I'll have them as fast as I can, and tell Nate that I'm sorry I can't come to the wedding, I'm working that night and so is the wife. Tell my little brother hi and to stay out of trouble." He added as Lucas, Brooke and Logan got ready to leave.
"Will do, thanks again Danny." Lucas said as they left and got back into the car. "Let me grab Katie and I'll give you the tour of Tree hill, I'll leave Nate's car there too." Lucas told Brooke as the headed towards Nathan's house.
-X-
(Rachel's house)
"I don't have that amount of money." Rachel said into her cell as she paced up and down the floor of her bedroom.
"You have two weeks to get it for me, or your daughter's father can say hello to a prison cell for what he did to me." The person on the other end of the phone said.
"Luke has nothing to do with this, I'll try and get you your money." Rachel said as she hung up not giving the other person a chance to answer her.
"Who was that you were talking too." Owen asked as he came into the room with just a towel covering him around his waist.
"No one important, Luke's keeping Katie and the others aren't coming here till 4.00pm, we have the whole afternoon to ourselves." Rachel said as she went over to Owen and pulled his towel away.
-X-
"Daddy, can we show Logan my school." Katie asked as she and Logan walked ahead of Lucas and Brooke.
"Yeah sure, you lead the way." Lucas told her, "After that we can go for lunch and ice-cream." Lucas told her.
"Can we go to Aunt Deb's diner please." Katie asked as she stopped and waited for Lucas to reach her for the road crossing.
"We can if that's okay with Brooke." Lucas told her as he looked to Brooke.
"You guys know the best places for food." Brooke told them as they walked past the elementary school. "How come Katie wasn't in school yesterday." She added as Katie showed Logan her school.
"Rachel got her out early, she had a doctor's appointment, Katie suffers from HCM, my father and Nathan has it. It's genetic, I'm a carrier so another reason why Logan needed the DNA test done, and he could have it." Lucas told her as they watched Katie and Logan.
"What exactly is HCM?" Brooke asked as they all headed towards the diner.
"It stands for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, it's a heart disease. It refers to the abnormal growth of muscle fibers in the heart." Lucas told her as he held the door opened for them.
"Can she die from it." Brooke asked him as they slid into the booth.
"If she isn't properly medicated and monitored, Nathan could die from it too." Lucas told her as a waiter came over for their orders. "Can I have a coffee, a chocolate milkshake, a child's chicken wrap and fries, and adults special." Lucas asked him.
"I'll have the same please." Brooke asked him.
"Is Deb here." Lucas asked before the waiter left the table.
"I'll send her out." He said as he turned and left.
"Katie and Nathan are both on a heart transplant list, they're not priority, but every time someone moves up the list or may die, they move up, hopefully they get one before they get worse." Lucas told her as Deb came over to their table.
"Auntie Deb." Katie said as she climbed over Lucas to get to Deb.
"Hello princess." Deb said as she picked her up and hugged her. "How are you doing?" Deb asked her.
"Good, this is Logan and Brooke, she's Haley's sister and Logan's mommy." Katie told her as the waiter came back with their drinks.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Nathan and Lucas aunt." Deb said as she introduced herself to Brooke. "Right missus I'll see you at Uncle Nathan's wedding, I have to get back to cooking your lunch." Deb said placing Katie back down by the booth. "See you later Luke, I'll talk to you later." Deb said walking away back to the kitchen.
"Didn't you say you didn't talk to anyone from your family except for your grandparents and Peyton's mom." Brooke asked him.
"You remember everything I told you back in Kellerman's, she was married to my Uncle, my mom and him was having an affair, they divorced my uncle remarried and my day's sleeping with his new wife." Lucas told her. "Deb got hurt because of them." He added.
-X-
(Rachel's house)
"Where is Luke?" Peyton asked as she noticed it was nearly 5 O'clock and everyone was sitting in Rachel's house.
"He took Katie out this morning. After he did something with Brooke." Nathan told them as he sat down while rubbing his chest.
"You okay Nate." Rachel asked him as she sat on the arm of the chair Owen was sitting in.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just my chest is sore, I'm not taking a heart attack." Nathan told her. "What time does the show start anyway." Nathan asked.
"We've to be there by 7." Rachel told him as the front door opened. "Here's your brother now." She added.
"Mommy, we took Brooke and Logan to see my school, then we went to Auntie Deb's diner." Katie said as she ran into Rachel's arms.
"Did you get lunch or just ice-cream." Rachel asked her as Owen got up to let Rachel sit down with Katie.
"I got chicken wrap and fries and daddy and I shared a large chocolate and vanilla sundae." Katie told her.
"I brought dinner, it's in the kitchen." Lucas said as he and Brooke came into the family room. "I need a haircut before this show tonight." He added.
''I'll cut your hair and the others can put dinner out.'' Rachel said as she stood up and walked out of the room with Lucas following behind her.
After cutting Lucas' hair, Rachel and Lucas made their way back down to the dining room to the others. ''So Nathan why don't you dance.'' Quinn asked as Lucas and Rachel took their seats.
''I've a heart condition, the medication I take slows my heart rate down.'' Nathan told her.
''How old were you when you were diagnosed with a heart condition.'' Quinn asked him as she finished her wine.
''I was 15, its genetic, I got it from our father.'' Nathan told her as he looked to Lucas. ''Who by the way is coming out tomorrow with nana and pops.'' He added.
''Nan and Pops can have my room, but your parents are staying in a hotel, they are not staying under my roof, they kicked me out from under their roof.'' Lucas told him as Katie came over and sat on his lap. ''What's up princess?'' Lucas asked her.
''When you're finished, can you come upstairs I want to show you something.'' Katie asked him as Lucas finished his beer.
''Let's go, I'm finished.'' Lucas said as he stood with Katie staying in his arms and carrying her upstairs.
''So Nathan, what's your heart condition called.'' Richard asked as Owen and Jake began cleaning up the dishes.
''HCM, It stands for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, it's a heart disease. It refers to the abnormal growth of muscle fibers in the heart.'' Nathan said saying exactly the same thing as Lucas had earlier in the day to Brooke.
''Does Lucas have it, you said it was genetic.'' Clay asked him. ''Thanks.'' He added to Owen who took his plate and glass.
''No, but he is a carrier of the gene though. It's only a 50% chance that either child could have it. I was the unlucky one.'' Nathan told them.
''Yeah, the only thing your father decides to give his kids for life and it's something that could potentially kill you or any future child or children.'' Rachel said as Owen took her plate. ''Katie has the same heart disease as Nate.'' She added.
-X-
''Alright princess, what did you want to show me.'' Lucas asked her as he sat her down before taking a seat on the edge of her bed.
''I have to give you your birthday card daddy and your present.'' Katie told him as she went to her beside cabinet and lifted the wrapped present and card.
''Come sit beside me and help me.'' Lucas told her as she handed him the things. Lucas and Katie unwrapped the gift to reveal a frame with a picture of Katie and Lucas in a handmade pasta frame.
''Do you like it daddy, I made it in school for you.'' Katie asked him looking up at him.
''I love it, because it came from you.'' Lucas told her as he opened the card.
To the world's best daddy
Happy 25th birthday
I love you lots and lots.
Love from Katie xxx
''Thank you sweetheart. I'll put it up in my room when I go home tonight.'' Lucas told her as he kissed her forehead and hugged her. ''Shall we go back downstairs and get ready to go to the show.'' Lucas said as Katie jumped on his back.
''Yes, giddy up horsey.'' Katie said giggling in his ear as Lucas pretended to run downstairs to the others. ''Daddy, will you come in Owen's car with me.'' She added as Lucas dropped her on top of Nathan.
''Is everyone ready to go.'' Lucas asked as Katie jumped of Nathan's lap and ran for her coat.
''I heard the princess telling you that you're coming with us.'' Rachel said as she headed for the stairs to go up and get the bags with her dress and Owen and Lucas' suits.
AN-Thanks for all the reviews, I will try to update every Saturday or Sunday. if anyone has any ideas on the revange that lucas had let me know