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Lucas sat there in the café with his family until the end of Haley shift. Haley and Nathan went back to their apartment that they now shared and Lucas went towards the high school. He had someone to see. He walked in to Whitey's office and found him deep in thought looking at new plays for the upcoming season even though school hadn't started yet. He knocked on the door and Coach looked up with a patch over his right eye.

"Well, Lucas Scott. Didn't think I would see you for a while."

"I came back for the weekend to visit my mom and Haley."

"So, what can I do for you?"

"I just wanted to come by and see how you were. What happened to your eye?"

"You know those darn doctors always picking and prodding at you." Test results had come in right after Lucas left. The results were not promising. They showed Whitey was going blind in both of his eyes. His right eye was worse than his left.

"So is the other half of the Scott brothers coming back this season?"

"I am not sure." He didn't want to get Whitey's hopes up. He still had to see the doctor about his shoulder even if he was planning on returning to Tree Hill.

"Well if you do decide to come back your spot is waiting for you."

"Thanks Coach. I am going to let you get back to your work. I will stop by and see you soon"

"You do that" Whitey said as Lucas walked out the door to his office.

Lucas drove back towards his mom's house wanting to tell his mom of his decision to stay in Tree Hill. The only way to get back to his house was to pass Peyton's house. He just hoped he passed by and Brooke and Peyton would not outside. His luck ran out because as he was passing Peyton's house they were coming down the steps. They looked over at him and glared. He knew then that they hated him and that it was going to be hard to stay in Tree Hill with those two around. Especially when school started he just hoped he didn't get classes with either one of them. He also knew what Brooke especially did to people that she didn't like. It was nothing compared to Nathan when he first joined the team.

As he entered his mom's house he found his mom in the living room watching the news. He didn't know that she was going to be home so early.

"Hey Mom. What are you doing home?" Lucas said as he sat down on the coach next to her.

"Deb is closing the café for me. She came in right after you left and said she needed to get away from Dan. So I came home."

"Well, I have some news to tell you."

"You do?" Karen asked turning off the TV and turning on the couch to face Lucas.

"What is it?"

"I have made my decision and my decision is to come back here to Tree Hill when the school year starts."

Karen just smiled.

"But I have an open invitation from Keith to come back and live with him anytime I want to."

"I know. I am just glad you decided to come back. It has been so lonely without you here."

"I know mom"

"Well I don't know about you but I am starving. Let's go make dinner"

Karen and Lucas headed to the kitchen to make dinner together for the first time in a long time. Karen could remember Lucas, as a young boy always wanting to help her cook dinner and that had never changed as he got older.

After dinner Lucas and Karen sat around talking about the past couple of months that he had been gone. Karen knew about Michelle, Keith's new girlfriend. She had yet to meet her, but she had talked to her on the phone a couple of times when she had called the house looking for Lucas.

"So how are Keith and Michelle?" Karen asked. She had felt guilty for hurting Keith and still regretted her decision not to tell him how she really feels, but she was happy for him. He has moved on with his life maybe it is time she moved on with her own also. They were still friends and that was the most important thing.

"Fine. I think you would like Michelle. She reminds me a little of you in some ways." Lucas knew that was partly why Keith was attracted to her at first. He had even admitted it to Lucas. Lucas knew Keith still loved his mom, but he didn't know how his mom felt about Keith and he didn't push the issue.

"I would like to meet her one day." And that was the end of that conversation. "So what are you plans while you are home?"

"I really don't have any set plans. I was going to go down to the river court tonight and see if the guys were there"

"How is your shoulder feeling? Are you going to play this season?

"I don't know yet. I need to go see the doctor and see what they tell me. I want to play and Whitey already told me that my spot is waiting for me."

"Just don't push yourself too hard" Karen said. "You pushed yourself too hard after the accident"

"I wont mom. I am going to head to the river court. I will be back later."

"Ok, have fun!" Karen said as Lucas walked out the door heading towards the place his whole basketball career had begun.

A/N This is just my opinion on why Whitey was in the hospital since we don't know. Also, Does anyone remember the names of the guys at the river court cause I cant for the life of me remember their names. Don't forget to R&R Thanks!