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"What is it?" Jake repeated

"Pulmonary Fibrosis" Peyton answered

Brooke looked at Haley; she remembered the report Haley had done on the same genetic disease for one of their classes. She knew now why Haley was upset.

Karen, Keith, Deb and John entered the café from the back. They looked at the group with sad faces.

Karen was the first to speak. "Everyone will be here soon to celebrate"

"We need to find Lucas and Nathan" Peyton said

"I know where they are." Haley said looking at Peyton

Peyton nodded her head; She turned to her mom

"Why don't the rest of you stay here with us and help us finish getting things ready" Deb said to the other four

"We will be back" Haley said as her and Peyton walked out the door and headed towards the river court

Lucas was lying on his back using the basketball as a pillow. Nathan stood still beside him.

Finally, Nathan sat down beside Lucas and asked, "Do you think they would have told us if he hadn't come back with this news?"

"Does it really matter?" Lucas responded

"Yes, it matters" Nathan said almost yelling

"Nate, think about it. We have grown up together. It would be different if we didn't even know each other"

"That is the point. We grew up together thinking we were cousins."

"Ok, so we have grown up thinking we are cousins when we are actually brothers. So what? Does it change the relationship that we have?"

"Yes, it does change our relationship"

Lucas looked over at Nathan with hurt in his eyes. He wanted to say something, but he had no idea what to say. Instead he decided to direct his attention back to the stars.

Nathan knew what he had said hurt Lucas, but it was the truth.

As Haley and Peyton approached the river court they saw Nathan and Lucas sitting next to each other in the middle of the court. However, each of them seemed to be in their own world.

Lucas heard footsteps approaching and he had a good idea who they belonged too. Therefore he did not make an attempt to move from his position.

When Haley and Peyton reached the river court they sat down beside their brothers, but didn't say a word.

After a few moments of silence, Nathan was the first to speak. "Did mom send you to find me?"

"No, we were worried about you two" Peyton answered

"Everyone is worried about you" Haley added

"As far as I am concerned the liars can keep on worrying" Nathan spat

Peyton looked a little taken back at her brother's comment. She knew he was upset, but she had never heard him be so harsh. She opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by Lucas.

"He doesn't want to hear it, Peyton"

"Nathan Sawyer, what happened to you?"

"I found out that Lucas is my brother, not my cousin"

"It doesn't change the relationship that you two have. Ever since we were little you have always acted like brothers. Doing things together, playing basketball, sticking up for each other. It doesn't have to change just because you do actually have the same father."

"But it does change, Peyton"

"Nate, do you remember when we were little and mom and dad were just friends? You and I acted like we were siblings and that didn't change when they got married. This doesn't have to change either"

"That was different"

"How?" Peyton said

Nathan did not have an answer for Peyton. He looked away from her. He began to think about what Peyton had said, 'should the fact that they share the same DNA really affect the relationship the already have'.

Lucas could not sit there any longer. He got up to walk towards the river and Haley followed. When they reached riverbank, Lucas turned to his sister.

"I feel like I am losing my best friend, Hales"

"I know"

"Why can't he realize that just because we have the same biological father doesn't mean that we have to change. We should be sticking together, not being torn apart"

"Peyton made him think maybe he will realize that"

Still sitting in the middle of the river court, Nathan turned to look at his sister

"Don't let this tear you two apart. We all know what that man did to mom and Aunt Karen"

Nathan turned his head to look towards Lucas and Haley and realized that he was not alone in this. He had been trying to pull away from all of them and they wouldn't let him go.

"Lucas"

Lucas turns at the sound of his name and walks back towards Nathan and Peyton with Haley

"Luke, you are right. This doesn't have to change our relationship. It should bring up closer"

Lucas then embraces his brother in a hug and then included Peyton and Haley in a group hug.

When they broke apart, Nathan looked at his sister; "Is the party still happening?"

"Yea, they are waiting on us"

"Let's go" Lucas said

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