Nathan shoots the ball easily into the hoop. He taunts his older brother, "Ooh, gotcha Luke. Mr. BigShotLaker is losing!" He waves the ball around, threatening Lucas to attempt a steal. Unlike Lucas, he did not choose to follow a career in basketball, choosing to stay on the sidelines and work as a bond trader in New York. But his skills are still sharp. Or so he thinks.

Lucas sweeps past him, quickly taking the ball and shooting a hoop. He grins from his hanging position on the net. "Aw, foiled again."

Their brotherly competition is ruined when Haley's high heels clack onto the court. She looks upset, and she's dragging her six year old son behind her. "Nate!" She shrieks, "Can you not keep an eye on him for five minutes? He almost broke one of Lucas' vases! Watch him, pleeease? I'm in the middle of a phone call!" She walks over to the bench, and clicks the phone back on. "Sorry, Brooke," she says.

Lucas' eyes widen at the name, but he doesn't comment. He knows Haley & Nathan are still close with her, and he respects that. After all, Brooke is Jason's godmother. He smiles at his young nephew and godson. "Hey buddy, it's okay. I don't like vases anyway. Wanna play with me and Daddy?" He holds out the ball to Jason, and the boy takes it, hugging it to his chest. Even at six, he loves basketball and already shows talent.

They continue the game, but Lucas finds himself distracted by Haley's condescending tone and the way she snapped at Nathan and Jason. Whatever Brooke's telling her is probably not good news. He shrugs the thought off. After all, he learned a long time ago that Brooke Davis is not exactly synonymous with good news. God knows she has let him down time and time again. He tries not to think of it as they continue the game.

An hour or so later, Haley hangs up the phone, loudly asking if the boys want some lunch. She wipes her eyes, and Lucas thinks she must have been crying. Twenty minutes later, they're all seated at a booth in a family friendly restaurant. Jason starts to color with some provided crayons. Haley still looks upset, and Nathan picks up on this. "Is Brooke okay?"

"Not really," Haley replies honestly. "She just filed for divorce."

Nathan doesn't look so surprised. "From Chris?" Haley nods. "Asshole." Nathan shakes his head.

"Why?" Lucas asks. Sure, he has his reasons for disliking Chris, and he doesn't really know him. Haley and Nathan always seemed to like him though. He's a relatively normal guy, good looking with a profitable business and family money. The kind of guy most people would have expected a bitchy model to end up with.

"She finally found out about the cheating." Haley rolls her eyes. Chris tried to hit on her the first time they met; it was no secret that he was a jerk. The only person who didn't seem to know was Brooke. Everyone was too scared to tell her. Besides, her heart had been broken before, and she didn't deserve it. Any of it.

"He cheated on her?" Lucas is surprised. He knows Brooke, and he knows she wouldn't stand for this. But maybe she's changed in the last five years since he has seen her.

"Yup," replies Haley. "She finally found out like a month ago. On their anniversary! Some blonde bitch walked up to them in the middle of their dinner. She thought Brooke was his sister. Anyway, Chris has been groveling for the past month and they tried therapy again--but Brooke is not exactly the forgive and forget type. So she finally called her lawyer the other day." Haley pauses. She feels horrible for not talking to Brooke sooner; her friend must be feeling awful. "I just feel so bad for Brooke."

Her husband and their best friend nod sympathetically, reflecting on the situation. Jason looks up at the mention of Brooke. "Is Aunt Brooke okay?"

Haley ruffles his hair. "She will be, sweetie. Brooke and Chris got in a big fight and they decided not to be married anymore."

"They're getting a divorce?" Jason is not as naive as Haley would like to think.

"Yes."

"That sucks."