Author: Lori

Disclaimer: I don't own OTH

Ratings:PG-13 and may end up an R

Pairings: Naley,Brucas,others undecided

Summary: Lucas has to come home and deal with all that he left behind.Will he be okay?Who will he lean on for comfort?

A/N: Okay this is my first story and i decided to post it here. So please go easy on me.I hope you enjoy.Please let me know what you think!

A/N2:Takes place one month after the Season Finale. Dan did have his heart attack and is in a coma. Keith and Lucas did move to Charleston.They know about Dan's heart attack, but decided to stay in Charleston.Brooke and Peyton are still getting along great just not like before.Nathan and Haley are married and have become really great friends with Brooke.

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Chapter 2

Hospital Argument

Nathan, Haley, Brooke, and Peyton all rushed into the hospital and up to what had been Dan's room.

"Mom, what happened? I thought he was okay, in a coma, but getting better?" Nathan questioned.

"He was okay sweetie, but then he just stopped breathing. I don't know what happened. The doctors did all they could, but couldn't save him." Deb said through sobs hugging her son.

Nathan then too began to cry. Feelings of guilt and regret filling him from top to bottom. What ifs running through his mind. What if I were a better son. What if I wouldn't have gone off and gotten married. What if I had come to see him and talk to him more while he was in here. Then one big regret crossed his mind. His own words coming back to him like a slap in the face" I was, but I decided to come and have breakfast with my beautiful wife. Is that a problem? Besides he isn't going anywhere I'll go see him later.""Not going anywhere huh."Nathan says to himself.

Nathan falls to his knees and continues to cry. Cries at his selfishness, at his stupid ways of thinking, and at the fact that he passed up the last opportunity he had to see and talk to his father before he died. He will never forgive himself for that. Never.

Brooke and Peyton both stare on with tears in their eyes. Hating what this is doing to their friend. Wanting his pain to go away, but knowing that it won't.

Haley goes over to Nathan and tries to comfort him.

"Nathan, baby it's going to be okay, everything is going to be okay."

"Will it Haley, huh, will it? My father is dead how is anything ever going to be okay again? Are you going to magically bring him back to life? No, I didn't think so."Nathan yelled at her." I should have been here. I should have been here with him when he needed me, but where was I, huh, I was with you. Yes, he may have been a lousy father, but I was also a lousy son. The worse."

Haley looks at him with disbelief, not knowing what to say to him.

"No, Nathan don't say that. You were a wonderful son. He loved you more than anyone, you know that. I think thats why he pushed you so hard. You didn't do anything wrong." Deb said with confidence wanting and hoping to get through to her son.

"I didn't do anything wrong? Is that what you just said? I was supposed to be here mom. I was supposed to come and spend time with him this morning, but no I was being selfish. I just wanted to be with my wife. MY WIFE, thats another thing that I did wrong. I got married. That itself probably caused his heart attack. He was devastated. All he wanted was for me to get into a good collage and have a great career in basketball and what do I do? I leave him and home and hardly talk to him. If I could, I would take it all back. I regret it all. Maybe then my dad would still be alive." Nathan stated out of breath not looking at anyone, just staring at the floor.

"What did you just say Nathan? Did you just say that you regret marrying me? Huh? Answer me damn it!!" Haley yelled at him no longer being able to keep quiet.

" I don't know Haley okay. I don't know what I just said or what I mean right now, but I do know that this isn't the time or place to get into this. My father just died. Have a little compassion Haley." Nathan yelled at her.

Deb just stood there staring at one and then the other, enjoying every minute of their argument. She couldn't help but smile.

"Fine Nathan I'm going to pretend that that last remark was not said okay. You say that this isn't the time or place for this discussion well then okay. I will wait, but don't get me wrong Nathan we will be talking about this even if it ends in a way that we never thought possible. I should probably go and call Lucas. He should also know that his father just died." Haley said glaring at Nathan and then turning to walk out of the room.

"Yeah you go and do that" Nathan shot back getting a disgusted look out of Haley before she stormed out of the room with Brooke and Peyton right behind her.