January 21st 2012
(RACHEL'S HOUSE)
"Where's Owen?" Lucas asked Rachel as he entered her kitchen.
"He took Katie to Haley and Brooke, who are taking the kids to the park, then everyone is coming here and I'm going to tell them all what's going on." Rachel told him as she handed him a cup of coffee.
"How long do we have to get the money?" Lucas asked her as he got himself a bowl of fruit-loops.
"2 weeks, what are we going to do if we don't have it by then Luke, Katie needs you here in tree hill not monthly visits in jail or taking through glass." Rachel told him as she sat down at the table with her own coffee.
"We'll sort it out. Not like I left him for dead, I just roughed him up." Lucas told her as they heard the front door.
"Okay Rach, everyone is here." Owen said as he walked into the kitchen followed by Nathan, Peyton , Jake , Skills, Millie , Lauren, Felix, Anna, Mouth, Junk, Fergie, Chase, Mia, Sam, Quentin, Morgan, and Faith.
"What's going on?" Sam asked as everyone found somewhere to sit.
"Do you guys remember when I was 5 months pregnant with Katie I was attacked." Rachel asked them.
"Yeah, but you told us you didn't see their face." Nathan told her, he remembered the day when he nearly lost his niece.
"I lied, I knew who done it, Luke knew too, my father was the one who attacked me. He was also the one who attacked me again after I had Katie." Rachel told them.
"I knew who done it, so I confronted him and hit him a few times." Lucas continued for her. "After the lawsuit with Kellermans, I paid him twenty thousand to keep quiet as he told me he was going to go to the cops. Now he wants another twenty thousand in two weeks, or he's going to the cops and I could go to jail." He added.
"That's blackmail, it's illegal to blackmail someone." Nathan told him.
"Johnny is going to try and get Rachel and I a few gigs or all of us to try and get some of the money after the wedding." Lucas told them. "I know it's illegal but if I go to the cops on him, I could go to prison I beat him up." He added.
"Why tell us now, I mean you could've done the gigs and not tell us." Owen told him hurt that his best friend and girlfriend wouldn't come to him earlier.
"If we all do a gig, you're going to be wondering why I don't hand out your share." Lucas told him. "Owen please, we need all you guys, we didn't tell anyone about it because we thought paying him off was a onetime deal." Lucas pleaded with him.
"I'll do whatever I can, but let's talk to Danno and see what are options are." Owen told him.
"I'll talk with your brother later, I've to meet up with him as he has the DNA results for me." Lucas told him. "Good news is that I'm renting the studio on Main Street, to teach dance in, I was going to teach ages 6 and up." He added.
"Sounds good, we can help when you need us." Peyton told him as Rachel and Owen left the kitchen.
-X-
"I have one more thing to tell you, I never knew how to tell you and at first when I heard it didn't bother me much, I thought Katie would always be the only child I ever had, but after the second attack, I was told that too much damage was done to my abdomen and because I had just had Katie a few months earlier, there was damage done to my womb and ovaries." Rachel told him as she sat on their bed.
"What does that mean?" Owen asked as he remained standing by the closed door.
"It means that I may never get pregnant again and if I do then it could result in a miscarriages, I may never carry a baby full-term." Rachel told him as the heard the others shout up bye.
"Why did you never tell me this earlier, is that what you and Luke argue about when I hear my name being mentioned." Owen asked her as he walked over to her.
"Luke kept saying you deserved to know and I didn't know how to tell you as I said in had accepted it, but you have mentioned wanting a kid of your own and I may not be able to give you that." Rachel told him, "So I am now giving you a reason to get out of this relationship." She added.
"What you just told me doesn't change how I feel about you, I love you and I love Katie, I don't care about another baby as long as I have you." Owen told her as he sat beside her on the bed and pulled Rachel on to his lap.
"I love you too." Rachel told him as she kissed him.
-X-
Lucas had just met up with Danny and asked him about what he could do with Rachel's dad blackmailing him and he received the DNA results. He was now on his way to Nathan's house to see Brooke.
"Hey nana, where's pops?" Lucas asked as he greeted his grandmother with a kiss on the cheek.
"He is just in the kitchen sweetheart." May told him as Lucas sat beside her. "What are you doing here anyway?" She added as Brooke came into the house with Haley, Logan and Katie.
"Daddy, what are you doing here?" Katie asked as she ran over to hug him.
"I came to see if you guys wanted to go for lunch at Aunt Deb's diner." Lucas asked her.
"Yes please, is Brooke and Logan and Aunt Haley going." Katie asked.
"They can if they want, and my nana and pops are going to come too." Lucas told her.
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On the way to Deb's diner, May and Brooke walked in front while Logan and Katie ran, while Lucas talked to Royal.
''What's wrong son, you look a little troubled.'' Royal asked as the turned onto the main street where Deb's diner was.
''Nothing pops, staying at Owen and Rachel's is wired, it's not my own bed, plus I've started renting a hall that I'm going to use for dance lessons.'' Lucas told him as they watched Katie and Logan sit on a bench waiting for the adults.
Meanwhile May and Brooke were talking up ahead of Lucas. ''I hope you don't mind me asking but, Logan is his father my grandson.'' May asked Brooke.
''Honestly I don't know, I slept with Lucas and then was raped by another guy the same night, Lucas knows, we are waiting on the DNA results.'' Brooke decided to tell her the truth, she had been talking with May all night the night before and she really liked her.
''Well I may be wrong, but he looks a lot like Lucas did at that age, and boy all he would talk about was cars and motor bikes, and he was really into football at that age. Until that son of mine forced him into basketball.'' May told her. ''Royal is a basketball fanatic , but even he knows when a child's heart is somewhere else. And Lucas' was in football.'' She added as they stopped by the children and waited on the men to catch up.
''Pops and Nan, do you mind going on in with the kids so that Brooke and I can talk please.'' Lucas asked them as he held the door to Deb's diner opened.
''Sure, can we order you anything.'' Royal asked them.
''Coffee, please for now.'' Lucas told them.
''I'll take coffee black too please.'' Brooke told them, then they both stood and watched as Royal, May and the kids took a seat in a booth. ''What's up?'' She asked as she turned to Lucas who had walked over to the bench.
''I met with Owen's brother Danny this morning, he gave me the results.'' Lucas said as he put his hand into his pocket and pulled out the results. ''He handed them to Brooke who opened them.
''After eating lunch, the 4 adults sat and talked while Logan and Katie ate ice-cream. ''Hi Cousin Mike.'' Katie called to the 14 year old who came into the café with his friends.
Mike waved over as he headed towards the counter. ''Hey mom.'' He called out to the kitchen.
''What, it's busy in here.'' Deb said to him as she came over to the counter. ''Your grandparents are here. And your dad will be in town tomorrow.'' Deb told him as she handed money over to him.
''I'll say hi to nana and pops but I'm not talking to Keith, he means nothing to me.'' Mike told her as he kissed Deb on the cheek and made his way over to Lucas. ''I'll meet you guys outside.'' Mike told them. ''Hi pops, Nana.'' Mike said as he bent down to kiss May on the cheek.
-X-
After Katie had been put to bed Rachel, Lucas and Owen sat talking with Nathan. ''Did you meet with Danno.'' Owen asked as he gave everyone a beer.
''I did and he gave me the results. Brooke opened them when we took the kids to lunch.'' Lucas told them. ''It said that Logan…..'' He added.
-X-
Brooke and Haley were having a girlie chat in Haley's bedroom. ''Lucas got the results back, and Logan is his son.'' Brooke told Haley.
''Lucas is Logan's father for real.'' Haley asked as she hugged Brooke.
''Lucas is Logan's father.'' Brooke told them.
AN-Sorry for the wait, Hope you enjoy this chapter, I'm now off work for summer so hopefully I can begin updating sooner. Please check out my new story half the dad Naley style. coming up next will be the rehearsal dinner, if anyone has any ideas of what the want to happen, with Lucas, Nathan, Dan, Karen, Keith, his new wife Emily, Deb, her new husband Andy and Deb and Keith's son Mike