To answer a question. Right now I don't feel that it is fair to the story line to have Brooke and Lucas dating so as of this point they are just friends ( This also means not too much Naley either). I just don't think that's where the story needs to head. If you think it should be otherwise I would be more than happy to hear, scratch that, read your suggestions and/or concerns. Thanks. Enjoy.
So your know: Chapter One took place in late April-ish. So now for story sake its mid July.

Chapter 5

Things seemed to be going relatively smoothly during the next couple of months. The first few weeks with Jenny, Lucas had learned, were the easiest it was ever going to get. Everynow and then Jenny would start looking for the keys to Lucas' car so that she could drive to the stars.

Or Lucas dreams would turn into nightmares when his thoughts would flash back to when it all started.
Only to be awoken at 2 in the morning to either the screams in his head or the cries of Phoenix.

Nor did 4 of July help matters any. Phoenix had been extremly cranky and Lucas had been able to get him to sleep at about 7, just when everyone else decided to set off fireworks and start off parties.
Needless to say none of the three in the tiny apartment had got any sleep.

Two weeks had past since that night and slowly Lucas was getting better. The pain of losing his friends of seeing it all first hand was still there and would always be there, he knew that. Everyone who knew Jake and Peyton knew that the pain never really disappears.

But it helped in a way when Lucas thought of taking care of their children was in a sense honoring his friends.
Until the other angel on his solder whispered that really Jake and Peyton should still be here raising them--why didn't he do something when he saw Nikki, then the gun?

--But it had all happened too fast.

It would go back and forth, but Lucas knew he couldn't drag himself down like that and as the days went by he pushed those thoughts further and further away.

Saturday came and with it Whitey made his weekly visited. Lucas never asked but he sensed it was Whitey's own way to deal with his own pain.
Jake had been a son in a way to Whitey. And had been the first one to ever know about Jenny, and though no one knew it, it was Whitey who first knew that Jenny was on the way.

"Whyhey!" Jenny came running from her bed room where she had been insisted that she could dressed on her own and that the blue flow shirt, purple striped pants, yellow polka dotted skirt went together with green shoes.

"Jenny girl!"

The old mans show of emotions towards the young child and now her brother had origanally surprised Lucas but now had gotten used to it.

"That is the most beautiful out fit I have ever seen." He told the girl who swelled up with pride turned to her Uncle Lucas.

"Toed you."

Lucas laughed.

"Hey Whitey. How are you?"

"Better. Good. You?"

Lucas shrugged, "Better. Good."

Phoenix cried which signaled Lucas to pick him up.

"Um..if you don't mind, could we take them to the park." Lucas called while trying to get the baby ready. There was no point in really getting him to dressed up, so Lucas put on a onsie, that in a weird twist, had been found by Nathan. It had BASKETBALL STAR IN TRAINING on the front and a basket ball on the butt.

Soon the four made their way to the park and found their selves at the swings. Whitey pushed Jenny on a kiddie swing, which in itself was an odd sight with Jenny's clothing choice.

Lucas sat on a the next swing convienetely built for adults and gently rocked Phoenix.

"So, Scott," Whitey cleared his throat "You gettin' ready for that big college?"

"Actually, I've been thinking..."

"Usually, that statement would shock me,"

"I just don't think that I'm going to the "big college" I need to get a good job...permanent...and go part time to the community college."

"I know by the look on your face there is nothing I can do to change your mind, and although I'm happy to hear you only said 'think', I'm not so sure I want to change your mind. But you do realize that this could be your only chance makin' it big, right?"

"Yeah..but, No regrets right?"

Whitey just looked at him and new that this Lucas Scott had grown up, went from eighteen and making carefree choices to eighteen and making sacrifices all because of a few minutes.

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A/N: I know it might be hard to picture Whitey and swings but he was the only one who Lucas could have this conversation with effectively.

Okay, I need your guys help:

1) A) Stay chronologically through the year...fall, christmas, new years, etc. B) Skip to the one year anniversary C) Skip a few years

2) I need non-school, non-sports career, I contemplating varying ideas that might need to arise.
Thanks hope you like this, reviews are highly needed.