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Countrybutterfly: Here is what you asked for
Karen and Deb both looked up at the mention of Dan's name. Karen's worse fear had come true. Dan was there and she had a feeling the night was going to be ruined.
Deb was the first to speak "Dan, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see my sons graduate" Dan responded
"They are not your sons anymore" Keith said "you gave that right up 14 years ago"
Dan looked at his brother with anger. "They are my sons"
"No, they are not. You have been gone for 14 years and now you want to whisk right in and be their father. They have fathers." Deb said
"They need me"
"No, they don't" Karen said
"They are going to need me now more than ever" Dan said
"What are you talking about?" John spoke up for the first time
"I have a genetic disease. Pulmonary fibrosis and the doctors said that it is highly likely my kids have it"
"What are you saying, Dan?" Keith asked
"I am dying"
As the graduates drove to the café from the stadium they were honking their horns and yelling out the windows in excitement.
"We did it, Luke" Haley said to her brother
"Yea, we are done!" Lucas replied as he yelled at the window "Finally"
"He is crazy" Peyton said to Nathan as they listened to Lucas yelling
"Yea, he is excited. Tomorrow he will return to the same mellow Luke we know and love" Nathan responded
Peyton just laughed as they continued towards the café
"Your boyfriend is hilarious" Felix said to his sister
"Yea, that is why I love him so much"
"I am really happy for you. I am glad that you also found someone that will love you back"
"I am glad that you two get along now"
"Yea, well. You are my little sister I am suppose to look after you"
Anna leaned in from the backseat to look at her brother and said, "you are older by only a few minutes, Felix."
"Yea, but I am still older"
"It is a worthless fight, Anna. All brothers are protective of their sisters" Brooke said from the front seat.
"Yea, I guess you are right" Anna responded
"What did you just say?" Karen asked "Are you telling that you gave some disease to my son and it could kill him?"
"How long have you known about this, Dan?" Keith asked with anger "How long have you known that you have this genetic disease?"
"I don't-"
"How long, Dan?" Deb asked with anger
"4 years" Dan answered
"You have known for 4 years and you just now decided that we should know" Karen said trying to control herself.
"I-" Before Dan could finish his sentence Deb slapped him across the face
"I can't believe you have known about this for 4 years and you never let us know. Because of you our children could be dying and they don't even know it" Deb said with tears threatening to spill from her eyes. "How could you?!"
Lucas stopped a stoplight and Nathan pulled up beside him "Luke?"
Lucas answered by turning his head towards his cousin.
"Did you see Jake at the graduation?" Nathan asked
"Yea, but I didn't get a chance to talk to him"
"Call him up and see if he wants to meet us at the café"
"Hales…call Jake" Lucas said to his sister
"Where is your cell phone? I left mine at the home"
Lucas handed his cell phone to Haley with a smile. He was going to get his sister and best friend to admit their feelings for one another even if he had to take extreme measures.
Haley looked through Lucas's phonebook until she found Jake's cell phone number and pushed send
"Hello?" Jake responded from the other side of the line
"Hey Jake. It is Haley."
"Hey Haley! Congratulations!"
"Thanks! You too!" Haley said and then took a deep breath " What are you doing for the next couple of hours?"
"I don't have any plans"
"Why do you come to the café? Mom and dad are throwing us a graduation party"
"Ok, sounds fun"
"Ok, we will be there in about 3 minutes"
"Ok, see ya there. Bye Haley" Jake said with a smile. He loved her name
"Bye Jake"
Haley hung up the phone and handed it back to her brother with a smile. She knew Lucas was up to something, but it didn't bother her. It was the push she needed.
"Deb-" Dan said
"Dan, don't talk to me. Just leave!"
"I can't"
"I think it would be a good idea if you did leave" John said stepping up beside Deb
"I won't leave until I talk to my sons. I have to tell them"
"Dan, I don't think it is a good idea that you talk to them tonight. Please leave" Keith said
"I will leave, but they will find out that they are brothers" Dan said
As Dan spoke, the door to the café opened and Nathan and Lucas came in first.
"Who will find out they are brothers?" Nathan asked
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