Hey everyone! sorry I updated too late… I was in middle of my final exams and everything was a mess, but I'm free now so I can write and write to entertain you!
I do not own any of these characters… okay… enjoy
"Remembering you"
Brooke sat down crying, trying to be strong but she couldn't, thinking on the poor Lucas that was lying on a bed at hospital, waiting for an answer that could change his whole life. She sat there alone at an empty house, of course lots of her parent's furniture was sold, the fancy carpets, almost everything, when she got in she left her cell phone and purse on a table, and suddenly she heard her cell phone ringing, she watched the ID and saw it was Karen's number…
"Hey Karen…." She said and waited for her to answer…..
"Hello darling" she answered back.
"Is everything ok?" Brooke said intrigued, Karen said that if there was any new she would call her.
"The doctor gave me the tests results…" Karen said and then she sighed.
"God…" was all Brooke could say… she was afraid by the fact that those papers were Lucas future "… so are they that bad?" she said starting to cry again, she guessed that they should be bad because if not Karen would start screaming he was safe.
"He… he has it" Karen said sobbing.
"No…" Brooke said kneeling on the floor "I'll be there in a minute" she said and drove immediately to the hospital Karen was outside Lucas's room, she was with Keith, Nathan and Haley, when she went through the waiting room they hugged her.
"I'm so sorry Karen" she said hugging her.
"He is a strong man" Karen said, really not knowing what to say…
"Does he know already?" Brooke said in a low voice.
"He's still asleep" Keith said from behind as they all sited.
"I can't believe this" Haley said crying at Nathan's shoulder, and that was the clue for him to hug her.
They all stayed quite for a few minutes, they cried and hugged for almost half an hour until the doctor came with more news.
"Mrs. Roe?" he said, as Karen stood up and the rest did the same.
"Doctor" she said after giving a deep breath.
"I have some good news" he said, and they all felt relived.
"Please tell me" she said as Keith went to her side and put his arm around her back on her shoulder.
"As you know, Lucas has this HCM thing, but there is a chance that maybe under surgery we could take out the 'things' that don't let his heart work properly, now that he is still young, before 'they' expand" he tried to explained as easy as possible.
"Oh thank God" Karen exclaimed hugging Keith
"And when would you be able to operate him" Keith said passing his hand up and down Karen's back, as she leaned her head on his chest
"As soon as possible would be better, but Mrs. Roe, I have to tell you this isn't a very cheap operation" doctor said
Karen started thinking what was she going to do; there was no where she could take money from and that quickly…
"Don't worry about the money, we just want Lucas to be ok" he said and Karen looked at him confused.
"Ok, so I will go and get everything ready and I think that if everything goes out well, we could do the operation tomorrow morning" he said and then left.
"From where are we going to take that amount Keith?" Karen said
"I don't know but he has to take that surgery" Keith answered to her
Then Karen thought from where…
"Okay, I'm going to go now, please tell Lucas I'll be back" Karen said grabbing her purse.
"Karen, if you need money I can talk with my parents, I'm sure they will give me any amount it is necessary" she said to Karen
"Don't honey, I don't think your parents could do that right now" Karen said remembering their economic situation.
And Brooke knew she was right, but maybe they could ask for a loan at the bank or anything.
"Don't worry Brooke, I think I know who can lend me money" she said and then she left.
Karen parked her car on this huge house, she walked down to the entrance, not very sure of what she was about to do… she knocked the door and Dan answered it.
"Well, I didn't expect seeing you" Dan said.
"I need to talk to you" Karen said going inside, as Dan closed the door.
Deb wasn't home, she was at the café, but she must been closing it right now…
"ok, so what is it?" Dan said sitting on the kitchen counter seats, and Karen did the same.
"Lucas has your HCM heart problem" she said tearing again, every time she thought about it she cried.
Dan stayed silent for a while "I'm sorry, really I am " he said not knowing what else to say, after all this was his fault…
"I know, but there is a chance he can be safe… he must take an operation, but I can't afford it" she said
And before she could say any other word Dan offered to pay for it, after all he haven't even paid for school, or any other expenses for Lucas, so this was the right thing to do…
"Thanks" Karen said and then she hugged him…
Meanwhile at the hospital Haley, Nathan and Brooke were drinking some coffee at the hospital's café….
"You guys should go and rest a bit" Brooke said, taking a zip of her coffee.
"Yeah, now we at least know he's going to be ok" Nathan said, he was destroyed…. Maybe a year a go he wouldn't even had cared about this, but now he was glad it was different because he realised how much he love his brother.
"What the hell were you thinking… hiding his HCM thing, Nathan" Haley said pissed, she was pissed but with the whole situation, she couldn't afford losing her best friend…
"I know what about the people who love him" Brooke said, yes she loved him, and she admitted it…she made it pretty obvious in the love word…
"Brooke…" Haley said, but maybe this wasn't the time and place to talk this…
"I'm sorry, now I know we should have told you guys, but it wasn't really my choice, this was something he should have done" Nathan explained…
"I know I'm sorry baby, I shouldn't have taken on you" Haley said kissing him…
Brooke watched them, and wished Lucas and she could be like that again, but she tried to convince herself that all these feelings were just because of his health situation, though they weren't…
After a while ago Nathan took Haley home for some rest, and Brooke was now with Lucas, Keith went to Lucas home for some clothes and stuff, and Karen wasn't back already… Brooke was sited on a chair with her head resting in the bed taking Lucas hand…
Lucas hand started moving and Brooke lifted her head, to see him opening his eyes..
"Well, it was time" Brooke said smiling
"You are still here?" he asked, really lost in time.
"Actually, it's almost ten, and I went home this afternoon, have a little drama on my own at home, and then I came back, your mom, Keith, Nathan and Haley were here, they went home to rest" she said…
"Drama, what drama?" he said
"It's nothing don't worry… listen, the doctors find a way to cure you" Brooke said
"Really"
Brooke told him all about the surgery thing and that it was going to be tomorrow, and he confessed he was scared…
"Thanks Brooke, for being here" Lucas said taking her cheek on his hand, her eyes were sparkling, full of tears, but she couldn't let them come out, not in front of him..
"I'm sure you would do the same for me" she said taking his hand really tight
"I would" he confirmed, of course he would he loved her more than everything in the world.
They spent all night talking about the old times, basketball, cheerleading everything…
"So, are things with Felix working on?" he asked afraid of the answer.
"Things aren't working at all" she admitted "I think we kind of broke up this afternoon" she told him.
This was the best new he had in ages, well that and the fact that he can take the surgery…
"I sorry" he said and then he laughed
"Right… you are?" she said
"No, I'm not, you know what I think about him" he made it clear
"Yeah I know" she smiled. "Well listen it's really late" she said looking at the watch, it was two in the morning "maybe you should rest for tomorrow" she said…
"Are you going home?" he asked
"Uhm… if you want I can stay" she offered
"Please" he said, she nodded and stood up and took some things off the couch to laid there, but Lucas move a little to the other side of the bed, leaving some space for her "come on that couch is really uncomfortable" he laughed
She smiled and laid next to him, with her head on his chest, she could listen to his heart, and it was weird, because the sound of his heart brought her peace… she looked up and faced him "Good night Luke" she said, she waned so bad to kiss him and tell him that everything was going to be okay, but that would be weird for him, she thought…
He instead leaned and kissed her head, "Night princess" he said, wrapping her in his arms
Ok, so… I got tired of writing for today , I promise I will update soon… I hope you all guys liked this chapter… oh right and I really don't know anything about this HCM thing, but I thought it would be fine if Lucas could take the surgery and magically recover, you know, as it could only happen in fiction… ok so please review! And tell me what you want me to add to the story, maybe some Jeyton would be good, I don't know… you choose!
C'ya, lot's of love! Amber