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"Are you ready?" Lucas asked Brooke as she walked up with Leah holding one hand and Lucas holding the other. He couldn't believe that he had found Brooke, had been looking for her since he found out she had left town. The last time they talked was when she confessed that she was not pregnant, and she had lied to him. Was she really pregnant when she left he had always wondered, and there in front of her eyes was her and her kids...r where they their kids? He didn't know but he was sure he was going to get to the bottom of this.
"Yeah, I don't see why you want to talk Lucas, we don't have anything to talk about." Brooke argued, she dreaded this, this conversation they were having. She couldn't let him find out, she had protected Lucas from parenting responsibility for almost 4 years now; she couldn't let him find out now.
"Brooke I just want to talk, nothing more then that, ok. The limo is waiting for us, so why don't we get going." Lucas said pointing towards the exit.
"Limo?" Brooke questioned in shock.
"Yeah, the team provides them for us whenever we need them." Lucas said as they walked out. "So where would you like to eat?" Luke asked them in the limo.
"Lucas it doesn't matter to me," Brooke replied.
"Well I'm not too familiar with this area so you should pick.
"Chuckie cheese!" Lucas said.
"Yeah, Chuckie mommy, please?" Leah begged her mom.
"Sounds good to me." Lucas replied.
"Are you sure Luke? We can go somewhere else if you want." Brooke said.
"Brooke, their kids, they're not gonna want to go somewhere where they have to be quiet, I'm fine with that, believe me I eat at there in LA at least once a week." Lucas replied.
"Oh..." she replied almost sounding disappointed figuring he had married.
"With Nathan and Hailey's kids, Nathan and Paige, and also Jake and Payton's kids, Jenny and Jessica." Luke replied.
"What!! You mean..."
"Nathan and Hailey got married their senior year and had Nathan 7 months later. And then a couple years later had Paige."
"And Jake and Payton?"
"Got married one week after graduation and 9 months later Jessica was born. Oh and she's a couple months pregnant with their 3rd child." He explained.
"Wow, I can't believe they hooked up, and Nathan and Hailey still together, I bet you're not too happy with that." Brooke said.
"Actually I'm fine with it, she loves him, and he loves her, and well ever since my mom and Keith got married, and then they had Jaydon last year, well we're good friends now."
"You're mom and Keith got married!?!?! And they had a baby?" Brooke said confused, and the door was opened for her and they walked inside and sat down and ordered some pizzas.
"Yeah they got engaged the night you left, yeah Jaydon is an amazing little girl, she just turned one, I love to take her out, just the two of us."
Lucas sat as he watched Brooke interact with her two kids. He couldn't help but wonder if they were his kids. The way Lucas talked, and his smile, it was defiantly his. And his name, if it wasn't his why would she have named him after him. Or was the father also named Lucas?
"Mommy can we go play now?" Lucas asked.
"Sure just stay together you too." Brooke said as she got out and let Leah out of the seat, and Lucas did the same.
"They seem like great kids Brooke." Lucas said when it was just them.
"Thanks, they really are." She replied.
"Brooke you know what I am wondering," Lucas said when she cut him off.
"Lucas their not yours if that's what you are wondering." She said even before he could finish his sentence.
"Brooke he has my name."
"Their father is not in the picture, he hasn't been since I got pregnant, I was alone. I was in love with you. So when I found out it was a boy I decided to give him your name, to remind me of Tree Hill, nothing more then that Lucas." Brooke explained hoping he would buy it; well part of it was true.
"Brooke you left over 4 years ago, you thought you were pregnant, and they are almost 4. The timing fits."
"I wasn't pregnant when I left Luke, I became pregnant after I left. Believe me, you're not the father."
"Brooke, I just, I just can't buy that. I have been missing you for over 4 yrs, I find you here in Fl with two kids that look just like me. Please just tell me." Lucas begged, he knew they were his.
"Lucas, lets just change the subject please." Brooke pleaded.
"Fine, but I want to know,"
"I told you Luke. How long are you here?" Brooke asked.
"Well I'm not sure, I stay until they send me back. Why don't you come back with me, just for a little while? You can say hi to everyone, I'm going to stop in Tree Hill on the way home for a day or two to take Jaydon with me for a couple days while Mom and Keith go on a trip for Keith's work." Lucas asked.
"I don't know Luke, I left Tree Hill for a reason."
"Brooke everyone has wondered what happened to you, you just took off. Please would you come with me?" He begged.
"I'll think about it, but I better get them home, it's getting late."
Brook gathered up her two kids and Luke dropped them off at their house. It was a nice 3 level light blue house; it looked like she had done well for herself for being a teen mom. He went back to his hotel, with more questions then answers, but he wasn't about to go back without finding out if they were his kids.
"Lucas please get in bed," Brooke said without looking up from her pile of laundry that she was folding while watching some TV.
"How did you know I was there?" He asked coming out of his room.
"I'm mom, I know everything she explained. "Why are you up? Its late, you already got to stay up an hour and a half past your bedtime, get to bed please."
"Mommy, can Lucas be my daddy?" he asked crawling up into her lap.
"Luke, hunny where did you get an idea like that?" she asked.
"Well I just thought, that maybe since you knew him and I have the same name that maybe I could have a daddy now." He said laying his head on her shoulder.
"Luke we're doing fine without a dad," she tried to explain.
"Oh...but, couldn't I have a daddy? Everyone at my school has a dad, but Leah and me. I don't think she cares but she has a mommy and I don't have a daddy."
"Well Luke its time for bed, why don't you just leave all this stuff up to mommy ok?" she said tucking him back in his bed.
"Ok mommy. I love you."
"I love you too sweetie." She said shutting off the light and shutting the door.
"Hey god, its me Lucas Scott," Luke said getting out of bed and kneeling in front of it and folding his arms. I know my mommy says that I don't need a daddy and that he's not my daddy. But I have a name just like his, and well I want a daddy. Even if he is not my daddy I wouldn't mind if he came my daddy. Thank you god, oh and I want my mommy and Leah and my daddy wherever he is to be happy. Amen." He said getting back into bed and hugging the basketball card he had of his favorite player, his hero. Lucas Scott.'
Brooke now lay in her bed, what he said to made her think, should she tell Lucas? Was she being fair to her son and daughter by raising them alone? Luke grew up with only a mom but he had Keith. Lucas doesn't have any guys in his life; he's always around me and my friends, all girls she thought.
The next morning when Broke awoke she had made up her mind, she wanted to talk to Lucas again.
"Luke?" Brooke said into the phone.
"Brooke is that you?" Lucas questioned rubbing his eyes and looking at the clock, it was only 6:30am.
"Yeah its me," she replied. "Sorry to call so early, but I wanted to catch you before you left and I didn't know when that was, and they have me up at 6 everyday anyways." She explained.
"That's ok," he said sitting up in bed.
"Do you think you could come over? I was hoping we could talk."
"Yeah sure, what time?" he asked.
"Well I can make us some breakfast, it should be ready in about a half an hour."
"Ok, I'll see you then Brooke." He said hanging up. What did she want to talk about he thought? She made it clear last night that she didn't want to have to do anything with him.
"Thanks for coming over Luke." Brooke said as she opened the door.
"No problem," he said. "Oh hey Buddy." Luke said when Lucas came over to him and they did a guy shake.
"That's cool, I've never been someone's buddy before," Lucas said grinning ear to ear.
They sat and ate breakfast pretty much in silence. They finished and Brooke asked Lucas and Leah to go play downstairs in the toy room while they talked.
"Lucas," Brooke said sitting down on the couch. "I thin we really need to talk. Yesterday, I lied to you. You are their father. I just wanted to protect you, save what you have of being single, I didn't want you to have to give up being a teen." Brooke explained now with tears in her eyes.
"Brooke, I'm a father?" He said almost in disbelief hearing himself say it. "I just...can't believe you didn't tell me. I would have been there for you. You didn't need to protect me Brooke."
"I'm sorry Luke, I should have told you, I know that now, it took Lucas telling me last night for me to figure that out. He asked if you could be his dad."
"He did?" Lucas said.
"Yeah, I don't know why but since he first started watching the NBA he loved the Lakers, and then he picked you. You were his favorite player," she said standing up. "Here, follow me." She led him down the hall and opened Lucas's door.
Luke looked inside and walked it. It was a blue room, defiantly a boy's room. Basketballs bordered his ceiling; he had several binders on his nightstand with basketball cards in them. He turned around and noticed the wall, there on his son's wall were pictures hanging up. It was him, his son had pictures of him everywhere.
"See, Luke you're his hero. You always have been, even though you weren't here, you were always with him."
"Can we tell them together?" Luke asked.
"Of course," Brooke said.
"Lucas, Leah I need to talk to you," she said calling downstairs.
"Ok mommy," they both said together walking up the stairs and sitting down on the couch.
"Hunny we have something to tell you." Brooke said.
"Well Lucas, Leah I'm your dad." Lucas said kneeling down in front of the couch.
Luke just jumped off the couch and into Lucas's hands almost knocking him over. Leah just sat on the couch, she was quieter then Luke, she kept to her self.
"Can I call you dad?" Lucas asked.
"Of course you can bud. From here on out, I am going to be here for you, and you Leah." He said pulling her into the hug.
"But you don't live here," he said becoming sad.
"Yeah I live in LA, because that is where my work, and my brother and sister-in-law and my friends." Lucas tried to explain.
"But we live here, so you don't want us to be with you?" he asked.
"Of course I do Luke. I love you and Leah, and your mom."
"Your dad loves you two more then anything," Brooke said. "Why don't you go play while we talk some more."
"I think you should come and live with me Brooke, my house is big enough, I have room. I want to be with them, and you." Lucas said once they were alone again.
"Lucas but my work is here, but its what Luke wants, and even though Leah doesn't show it, its what she wants to. She is just quiet around men, she's not around then too often so she becomes shy when she is." Brooke explained. "If you're sure its ok, we'll move to LA. But I want to pay rent."
"Nope, I won't let you. I make more then enough money playing for the NBA the house is already paid for, so there is no way I am letting you pay rent."
Brooke let Luke tell the kids alone, they were thrilled with the idea, and by the end of the evening both Lucas and Leah were calling him dad or daddy.
The next day at noon they were on the private plane and on their way to Tree Hill to visit Karen and Keith, and to introduce them to his kids.
"Lucas!" Karen said when she opened the door, and hugged him.
"Hi, mom." He said once out of her motherly hug.
"Mom I brought a couple guests if that is ok." He said.
"Of course that is fine Lucas. Who is it?"
Brooke walked in with Lucas holding one hand and Leah holding the other.
When Karen saw those kids she knew they were her grandchildren, there was no need for an explanation, she had always wondered if Brooke was pregnant when she took off, but there were two kids. They must be twins she thought.
"Brooke!" Karen said opening her arms and hugging her, it was good to see her and know she was ok.
"Hi Mrs. Roe" Brooke said.
"Actually Mrs. Scott," Karen replied.
"Oh I'm so sorry, Lucas told me I just forgot."
"That's ok, don't worry about it." She said.
"Mom I would like you to meet my son and daughter" Lucas said with his arms around Lucas and Leah. "This is Lucas and Leah."
"Actually Luke, its Lucas Jr." Brooke corrected.
"It is?" Both Lucas and Lucas said looking up at her.
Brooke and Karen laughed at how much they were alike.
"Yeah, I kind of let that little detail out," Brooke said.
"Well Hello Lucas, and Leah. I'm Grandma Scott." Karen said pulling both of her grandkids into a hug.
Keith entered the room holding Jaydon.
"Hey sis," Luke said taking her out of Keith's arms.
When Keith saw Lucas, Brooke and the twins he knew.
Lucas, Leah I would like you to meet your aunt Jaydon.
"Wow, it's a baby," Leah said.
"How can she be our aunt, she's little." Lucas pointed out.
They all laughed. They spent most of the after noon catching up on the 4 years they had missed out on the twin's life.
"Brooke do you mind if I take them out for a little while?" Lucas asked her.
Even though they were his kids, and she knew Lucas would never let anything happen to them, it was just weird. She had had them to herself since they were born, and well now she would have to share them.
"Of course, where were you planning on going?" Brooke asked.
"Well I promised Nate I would bring his mom some things that Nathan and Paige made for her along with their newest pictures. And I wouldn't mind visiting Whitey." Lucas explained.
"Ok, you guys have fun with dad ok." Brooke said putting on Leah and Lucas's shoes.
"Ok bye mommy." They both said hugging her.
Luke put their car seats in his mom's car that he bought her for her last birthday and drove over to Nathan's mom's house. In the past couple of years Deb had become like a second mother to Lucas. Nathan made up with his mom and they got along great, Lucas couldn't say the same for their no good father. All though he still lived in Tree hill they never spoke.
Luca pulled up and got them out of their car seats and walked up and knocked on the door. Deb answered it.
"Lucas," she said giving him a hug. "Nathan said that I could be expecting you sometime this weekend. Oh and who is this?" she said noticing Leah and Lucas hiding behind him.
"This is my son Lucas, and my daughter Leah." Lucas said pushing them out from behind his back. "Lucas, Leah this is your other grandma Scott." Lucas said. When Nathan was born Hailey and Nathan decided that they would have the kids cal Lucas's mom grandma as well, so Luke thought it the same about Nathan's mom.
"Lucas, I didn't know you had kids." She said as they walked in the house.
"Well actually I didn't know until a couple days ago myself. They are Brooke's kids, they were living in Florida." Lucas explained.
After visiting her for a while Lucas finally got them out of the house, they really seemed to like he, and Lucas was glad. Lucas pulled into the auto shop, the Keith owns and parked. He had to grab a couple things he left here. Walking with Leah in his arms and Lucas holding his hand is when there he saw Dan, his no good father.
"Well if it isn't Lucas Scott, back in the small town of Tree Hill, and it looks like your not alone." Dan said.
"Not that it is any of your business, but this is my son Lucas Jr. and my daughter Leah." Lucas said not wanting the twins to see him fight with Dan.
"Wow, you're a father? Now I know you weren't the last time I talked to you? Did you take a couple years before you caved in and became a father?" Dan asked hoping he took his advice.
"Lucas, Leah why don't you each go get some candy from Grandpa Keith's office ok," Lucas said to his kids.
"Ok daddy." They said walking to where Lucas pointed.
"She left town, didn't tell me about them, I just found out. I don't want them growing up like I did, fatherless." Lucas said. "But I don't want them knowing that we don't exactly speak, especially since I've only been with them for a couple of days. So if you have it in your heart to just be nice in front of my kids I would appreciate it." Lucas said not expecting anything from the father that abandoned him.
"Of course, they are only kids Lucas." Dan said completely taking him off guard. "Do you care?" Dan said pointing to them.
"Of course not," Lucas said calling Lucas and Leah over to where he was standing so Dan could talk to them.
"Who are you?" Lucas asked Dan?
Dan looked at Lucas and he nodded, "Well I'm your grandpa Scott.' He said to Lucas and Leah. "Well I think I just might have something for your two." Dan said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a 10 for each off them. "Here you guys go, a early birthday present." Dan said giving each of them a hug.
"Thanks you Grandpa," Both Lucas and Leah said putting the money in their pocket. And saying goodbye and walking off to get more candy.
"Thanks Dan, you don't know how much that meant to me, actually their birthday is next Monday, so thanks." Lucas said, this was the hardest thing he had ever done. Even when Dan saved his life after a car crash he still never said thank you. But Dan had been nice to his kids, and if he could keep his kids from knowing the Dan Scott he knew as long as possible he would be happy.
"No problem Lucas, Bye, and take care of them ok? Tell Nathan and Haley and Nathan Jr. and Paige I say hi ok?" Dan said.
"Yeah, bye." He said, and with that Dan walked out of the garage.
Lucas couldn't believe what had just happened, the father that hated him his whole life was nice to his kids, called them his grandkids.
Lucas's last stop was Whitey's. He hadn't seen his HS Basketball coach in almost a year, and wanted to stop by to say hi.
"Lucas," Whitey said looking up from his desk.
"hey Whitey, I just came by to say hi. I would like you to meet my Son Lucas Jr. and my daughter Leah, they're 3." Lucas explained.
"Almost 4," Lucas corrected him.
"I'm sorry you're right bud, almost 4 in a week to be exact." Lucas said laughing. "Well guys this is Whitey he was my basketball coach, and also Uncle Nathan's and Grandpa Scott." Lucas said.
"Which one?" Lucas asked.
"Whitey understood and answered for him. "Both actually, I had both Dan and Keith and both your dad and his brother."
"Wow Lucas said, really interested in what Whitey had to say.
"He was also Jake's coach." Lucas said.
"You mean Jake from your team dad?" Lucas asked.
"Yep, he went to school with me too. You'll meet him in LA, he lives next door to me."
After talking with Whitey for a while they were on their way home.
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"Are you ready?" Lucas asked Brooke as she walked up with Leah holding one hand and Lucas holding the other. He couldn't believe that he had found Brooke, had been looking for her since he found out she had left town. The last time they talked was when she confessed that she was not pregnant, and she had lied to him. Was she really pregnant when she left he had always wondered, and there in front of her eyes was her and her kids...r where they their kids? He didn't know but he was sure he was going to get to the bottom of this.
"Yeah, I don't see why you want to talk Lucas, we don't have anything to talk about." Brooke argued, she dreaded this, this conversation they were having. She couldn't let him find out, she had protected Lucas from parenting responsibility for almost 4 years now; she couldn't let him find out now.
"Brooke I just want to talk, nothing more then that, ok. The limo is waiting for us, so why don't we get going." Lucas said pointing towards the exit.
"Limo?" Brooke questioned in shock.
"Yeah, the team provides them for us whenever we need them." Lucas said as they walked out. "So where would you like to eat?" Luke asked them in the limo.
"Lucas it doesn't matter to me," Brooke replied.
"Well I'm not too familiar with this area so you should pick.
"Chuckie cheese!" Lucas said.
"Yeah, Chuckie mommy, please?" Leah begged her mom.
"Sounds good to me." Lucas replied.
"Are you sure Luke? We can go somewhere else if you want." Brooke said.
"Brooke, their kids, they're not gonna want to go somewhere where they have to be quiet, I'm fine with that, believe me I eat at there in LA at least once a week." Lucas replied.
"Oh..." she replied almost sounding disappointed figuring he had married.
"With Nathan and Hailey's kids, Nathan and Paige, and also Jake and Payton's kids, Jenny and Jessica." Luke replied.
"What!! You mean..."
"Nathan and Hailey got married their senior year and had Nathan 7 months later. And then a couple years later had Paige."
"And Jake and Payton?"
"Got married one week after graduation and 9 months later Jessica was born. Oh and she's a couple months pregnant with their 3rd child." He explained.
"Wow, I can't believe they hooked up, and Nathan and Hailey still together, I bet you're not too happy with that." Brooke said.
"Actually I'm fine with it, she loves him, and he loves her, and well ever since my mom and Keith got married, and then they had Jaydon last year, well we're good friends now."
"You're mom and Keith got married!?!?! And they had a baby?" Brooke said confused, and the door was opened for her and they walked inside and sat down and ordered some pizzas.
"Yeah they got engaged the night you left, yeah Jaydon is an amazing little girl, she just turned one, I love to take her out, just the two of us."
Lucas sat as he watched Brooke interact with her two kids. He couldn't help but wonder if they were his kids. The way Lucas talked, and his smile, it was defiantly his. And his name, if it wasn't his why would she have named him after him. Or was the father also named Lucas?
"Mommy can we go play now?" Lucas asked.
"Sure just stay together you too." Brooke said as she got out and let Leah out of the seat, and Lucas did the same.
"They seem like great kids Brooke." Lucas said when it was just them.
"Thanks, they really are." She replied.
"Brooke you know what I am wondering," Lucas said when she cut him off.
"Lucas their not yours if that's what you are wondering." She said even before he could finish his sentence.
"Brooke he has my name."
"Their father is not in the picture, he hasn't been since I got pregnant, I was alone. I was in love with you. So when I found out it was a boy I decided to give him your name, to remind me of Tree Hill, nothing more then that Lucas." Brooke explained hoping he would buy it; well part of it was true.
"Brooke you left over 4 years ago, you thought you were pregnant, and they are almost 4. The timing fits."
"I wasn't pregnant when I left Luke, I became pregnant after I left. Believe me, you're not the father."
"Brooke, I just, I just can't buy that. I have been missing you for over 4 yrs, I find you here in Fl with two kids that look just like me. Please just tell me." Lucas begged, he knew they were his.
"Lucas, lets just change the subject please." Brooke pleaded.
"Fine, but I want to know,"
"I told you Luke. How long are you here?" Brooke asked.
"Well I'm not sure, I stay until they send me back. Why don't you come back with me, just for a little while? You can say hi to everyone, I'm going to stop in Tree Hill on the way home for a day or two to take Jaydon with me for a couple days while Mom and Keith go on a trip for Keith's work." Lucas asked.
"I don't know Luke, I left Tree Hill for a reason."
"Brooke everyone has wondered what happened to you, you just took off. Please would you come with me?" He begged.
"I'll think about it, but I better get them home, it's getting late."
Brook gathered up her two kids and Luke dropped them off at their house. It was a nice 3 level light blue house; it looked like she had done well for herself for being a teen mom. He went back to his hotel, with more questions then answers, but he wasn't about to go back without finding out if they were his kids.
"Lucas please get in bed," Brooke said without looking up from her pile of laundry that she was folding while watching some TV.
"How did you know I was there?" He asked coming out of his room.
"I'm mom, I know everything she explained. "Why are you up? Its late, you already got to stay up an hour and a half past your bedtime, get to bed please."
"Mommy, can Lucas be my daddy?" he asked crawling up into her lap.
"Luke, hunny where did you get an idea like that?" she asked.
"Well I just thought, that maybe since you knew him and I have the same name that maybe I could have a daddy now." He said laying his head on her shoulder.
"Luke we're doing fine without a dad," she tried to explain.
"Oh...but, couldn't I have a daddy? Everyone at my school has a dad, but Leah and me. I don't think she cares but she has a mommy and I don't have a daddy."
"Well Luke its time for bed, why don't you just leave all this stuff up to mommy ok?" she said tucking him back in his bed.
"Ok mommy. I love you."
"I love you too sweetie." She said shutting off the light and shutting the door.
"Hey god, its me Lucas Scott," Luke said getting out of bed and kneeling in front of it and folding his arms. I know my mommy says that I don't need a daddy and that he's not my daddy. But I have a name just like his, and well I want a daddy. Even if he is not my daddy I wouldn't mind if he came my daddy. Thank you god, oh and I want my mommy and Leah and my daddy wherever he is to be happy. Amen." He said getting back into bed and hugging the basketball card he had of his favorite player, his hero. Lucas Scott.'
Brooke now lay in her bed, what he said to made her think, should she tell Lucas? Was she being fair to her son and daughter by raising them alone? Luke grew up with only a mom but he had Keith. Lucas doesn't have any guys in his life; he's always around me and my friends, all girls she thought.
The next morning when Broke awoke she had made up her mind, she wanted to talk to Lucas again.
"Luke?" Brooke said into the phone.
"Brooke is that you?" Lucas questioned rubbing his eyes and looking at the clock, it was only 6:30am.
"Yeah its me," she replied. "Sorry to call so early, but I wanted to catch you before you left and I didn't know when that was, and they have me up at 6 everyday anyways." She explained.
"That's ok," he said sitting up in bed.
"Do you think you could come over? I was hoping we could talk."
"Yeah sure, what time?" he asked.
"Well I can make us some breakfast, it should be ready in about a half an hour."
"Ok, I'll see you then Brooke." He said hanging up. What did she want to talk about he thought? She made it clear last night that she didn't want to have to do anything with him.
"Thanks for coming over Luke." Brooke said as she opened the door.
"No problem," he said. "Oh hey Buddy." Luke said when Lucas came over to him and they did a guy shake.
"That's cool, I've never been someone's buddy before," Lucas said grinning ear to ear.
They sat and ate breakfast pretty much in silence. They finished and Brooke asked Lucas and Leah to go play downstairs in the toy room while they talked.
"Lucas," Brooke said sitting down on the couch. "I thin we really need to talk. Yesterday, I lied to you. You are their father. I just wanted to protect you, save what you have of being single, I didn't want you to have to give up being a teen." Brooke explained now with tears in her eyes.
"Brooke, I'm a father?" He said almost in disbelief hearing himself say it. "I just...can't believe you didn't tell me. I would have been there for you. You didn't need to protect me Brooke."
"I'm sorry Luke, I should have told you, I know that now, it took Lucas telling me last night for me to figure that out. He asked if you could be his dad."
"He did?" Lucas said.
"Yeah, I don't know why but since he first started watching the NBA he loved the Lakers, and then he picked you. You were his favorite player," she said standing up. "Here, follow me." She led him down the hall and opened Lucas's door.
Luke looked inside and walked it. It was a blue room, defiantly a boy's room. Basketballs bordered his ceiling; he had several binders on his nightstand with basketball cards in them. He turned around and noticed the wall, there on his son's wall were pictures hanging up. It was him, his son had pictures of him everywhere.
"See, Luke you're his hero. You always have been, even though you weren't here, you were always with him."
"Can we tell them together?" Luke asked.
"Of course," Brooke said.
"Lucas, Leah I need to talk to you," she said calling downstairs.
"Ok mommy," they both said together walking up the stairs and sitting down on the couch.
"Hunny we have something to tell you." Brooke said.
"Well Lucas, Leah I'm your dad." Lucas said kneeling down in front of the couch.
Luke just jumped off the couch and into Lucas's hands almost knocking him over. Leah just sat on the couch, she was quieter then Luke, she kept to her self.
"Can I call you dad?" Lucas asked.
"Of course you can bud. From here on out, I am going to be here for you, and you Leah." He said pulling her into the hug.
"But you don't live here," he said becoming sad.
"Yeah I live in LA, because that is where my work, and my brother and sister-in-law and my friends." Lucas tried to explain.
"But we live here, so you don't want us to be with you?" he asked.
"Of course I do Luke. I love you and Leah, and your mom."
"Your dad loves you two more then anything," Brooke said. "Why don't you go play while we talk some more."
"I think you should come and live with me Brooke, my house is big enough, I have room. I want to be with them, and you." Lucas said once they were alone again.
"Lucas but my work is here, but its what Luke wants, and even though Leah doesn't show it, its what she wants to. She is just quiet around men, she's not around then too often so she becomes shy when she is." Brooke explained. "If you're sure its ok, we'll move to LA. But I want to pay rent."
"Nope, I won't let you. I make more then enough money playing for the NBA the house is already paid for, so there is no way I am letting you pay rent."
Brooke let Luke tell the kids alone, they were thrilled with the idea, and by the end of the evening both Lucas and Leah were calling him dad or daddy.
The next day at noon they were on the private plane and on their way to Tree Hill to visit Karen and Keith, and to introduce them to his kids.
"Lucas!" Karen said when she opened the door, and hugged him.
"Hi, mom." He said once out of her motherly hug.
"Mom I brought a couple guests if that is ok." He said.
"Of course that is fine Lucas. Who is it?"
Brooke walked in with Lucas holding one hand and Leah holding the other.
When Karen saw those kids she knew they were her grandchildren, there was no need for an explanation, she had always wondered if Brooke was pregnant when she took off, but there were two kids. They must be twins she thought.
"Brooke!" Karen said opening her arms and hugging her, it was good to see her and know she was ok.
"Hi Mrs. Roe" Brooke said.
"Actually Mrs. Scott," Karen replied.
"Oh I'm so sorry, Lucas told me I just forgot."
"That's ok, don't worry about it." She said.
"Mom I would like you to meet my son and daughter" Lucas said with his arms around Lucas and Leah. "This is Lucas and Leah."
"Actually Luke, its Lucas Jr." Brooke corrected.
"It is?" Both Lucas and Lucas said looking up at her.
Brooke and Karen laughed at how much they were alike.
"Yeah, I kind of let that little detail out," Brooke said.
"Well Hello Lucas, and Leah. I'm Grandma Scott." Karen said pulling both of her grandkids into a hug.
Keith entered the room holding Jaydon.
"Hey sis," Luke said taking her out of Keith's arms.
When Keith saw Lucas, Brooke and the twins he knew.
Lucas, Leah I would like you to meet your aunt Jaydon.
"Wow, it's a baby," Leah said.
"How can she be our aunt, she's little." Lucas pointed out.
They all laughed. They spent most of the after noon catching up on the 4 years they had missed out on the twin's life.
"Brooke do you mind if I take them out for a little while?" Lucas asked her.
Even though they were his kids, and she knew Lucas would never let anything happen to them, it was just weird. She had had them to herself since they were born, and well now she would have to share them.
"Of course, where were you planning on going?" Brooke asked.
"Well I promised Nate I would bring his mom some things that Nathan and Paige made for her along with their newest pictures. And I wouldn't mind visiting Whitey." Lucas explained.
"Ok, you guys have fun with dad ok." Brooke said putting on Leah and Lucas's shoes.
"Ok bye mommy." They both said hugging her.
Luke put their car seats in his mom's car that he bought her for her last birthday and drove over to Nathan's mom's house. In the past couple of years Deb had become like a second mother to Lucas. Nathan made up with his mom and they got along great, Lucas couldn't say the same for their no good father. All though he still lived in Tree hill they never spoke.
Luca pulled up and got them out of their car seats and walked up and knocked on the door. Deb answered it.
"Lucas," she said giving him a hug. "Nathan said that I could be expecting you sometime this weekend. Oh and who is this?" she said noticing Leah and Lucas hiding behind him.
"This is my son Lucas, and my daughter Leah." Lucas said pushing them out from behind his back. "Lucas, Leah this is your other grandma Scott." Lucas said. When Nathan was born Hailey and Nathan decided that they would have the kids cal Lucas's mom grandma as well, so Luke thought it the same about Nathan's mom.
"Lucas, I didn't know you had kids." She said as they walked in the house.
"Well actually I didn't know until a couple days ago myself. They are Brooke's kids, they were living in Florida." Lucas explained.
After visiting her for a while Lucas finally got them out of the house, they really seemed to like he, and Lucas was glad. Lucas pulled into the auto shop, the Keith owns and parked. He had to grab a couple things he left here. Walking with Leah in his arms and Lucas holding his hand is when there he saw Dan, his no good father.
"Well if it isn't Lucas Scott, back in the small town of Tree Hill, and it looks like your not alone." Dan said.
"Not that it is any of your business, but this is my son Lucas Jr. and my daughter Leah." Lucas said not wanting the twins to see him fight with Dan.
"Wow, you're a father? Now I know you weren't the last time I talked to you? Did you take a couple years before you caved in and became a father?" Dan asked hoping he took his advice.
"Lucas, Leah why don't you each go get some candy from Grandpa Keith's office ok," Lucas said to his kids.
"Ok daddy." They said walking to where Lucas pointed.
"She left town, didn't tell me about them, I just found out. I don't want them growing up like I did, fatherless." Lucas said. "But I don't want them knowing that we don't exactly speak, especially since I've only been with them for a couple of days. So if you have it in your heart to just be nice in front of my kids I would appreciate it." Lucas said not expecting anything from the father that abandoned him.
"Of course, they are only kids Lucas." Dan said completely taking him off guard. "Do you care?" Dan said pointing to them.
"Of course not," Lucas said calling Lucas and Leah over to where he was standing so Dan could talk to them.
"Who are you?" Lucas asked Dan?
Dan looked at Lucas and he nodded, "Well I'm your grandpa Scott.' He said to Lucas and Leah. "Well I think I just might have something for your two." Dan said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a 10 for each off them. "Here you guys go, a early birthday present." Dan said giving each of them a hug.
"Thanks you Grandpa," Both Lucas and Leah said putting the money in their pocket. And saying goodbye and walking off to get more candy.
"Thanks Dan, you don't know how much that meant to me, actually their birthday is next Monday, so thanks." Lucas said, this was the hardest thing he had ever done. Even when Dan saved his life after a car crash he still never said thank you. But Dan had been nice to his kids, and if he could keep his kids from knowing the Dan Scott he knew as long as possible he would be happy.
"No problem Lucas, Bye, and take care of them ok? Tell Nathan and Haley and Nathan Jr. and Paige I say hi ok?" Dan said.
"Yeah, bye." He said, and with that Dan walked out of the garage.
Lucas couldn't believe what had just happened, the father that hated him his whole life was nice to his kids, called them his grandkids.
Lucas's last stop was Whitey's. He hadn't seen his HS Basketball coach in almost a year, and wanted to stop by to say hi.
"Lucas," Whitey said looking up from his desk.
"hey Whitey, I just came by to say hi. I would like you to meet my Son Lucas Jr. and my daughter Leah, they're 3." Lucas explained.
"Almost 4," Lucas corrected him.
"I'm sorry you're right bud, almost 4 in a week to be exact." Lucas said laughing. "Well guys this is Whitey he was my basketball coach, and also Uncle Nathan's and Grandpa Scott." Lucas said.
"Which one?" Lucas asked.
"Whitey understood and answered for him. "Both actually, I had both Dan and Keith and both your dad and his brother."
"Wow Lucas said, really interested in what Whitey had to say.
"He was also Jake's coach." Lucas said.
"You mean Jake from your team dad?" Lucas asked.
"Yep, he went to school with me too. You'll meet him in LA, he lives next door to me."
After talking with Whitey for a while they were on their way home.
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