Nathan dialed Lucas's number again. "Hey, what's up. I'm not here right now, but leave me a message and I'll get back to you. Peace."

"Yo bro, you should really pick up the phone. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that you should come the river court at 3:30 if you want to see a show. Lets just say, I've got a way to get back at Felix for everything. Later." Nathan hung up the phone and looked at his watch. He was supposed to meet Felix in 10 minutes so he decided to get going.

Sure enough Felix walked up to Nathan, in his usual cocky manner, 5 minutes late. "Hey." Felix said, extending his hand to Nathan. "Sup?"

"Nothing. Ok, let's play" Nathan said, grabbing the ball off the ground. "Game to 21, make it take it. Wanna start, ladies are first." Nathan said taunting Felix as he tossed the ball at him.

"Sure, but then, you should be going first. But definitely brains and beauty before, well nothing." Felix took the ball and went to the top of the key.

Nathan had it all planned out. He knew the risks of having an elevated heart rate with HCM, especially when you aren't being treated. He read up on all of the materials when he was waiting for his results. He knew, from the day at the hospital, that Felix had HCM, and that he obviously didn't know it, so he wasn't medicated. Nathan also knew that Felix was not exactly in the best shape, so it wouldn't take to long for him to get his heart rate elevated. Nathan decided that he wouldn't play easy, because Felix would win too quickly. Instead, he wouldn't score, but he would play mad decence, so that Felix couldn't score.

"Man, nice shot." Nathan said with a little smirk on his face.

"And I thought that you were supposed to be Mr. Basketball. I can't believe that I'm beating you." Felix said, taking a sip of his water. He was beginning to sweat profusely, but Nathan wanted to make him work even harder.

"Well, what can I say, I'm a little out of practice. Your ball man."

Felix took the ball and began to dribble. He started to do fancy tricks, and Nathan just let him get away with it. He really wanted to pound this kid, but he knew that this way was really going to hurt Felix.

Felix couldn't get a shot off, Nathan was all over him. Nathan stole the ball and started back to the top of the key. He kept dribbling and did a spin move and made a lay up. "Nice... Dude..." Felix said in-between breaths.

"OK, now it's 12 to 14, your lead. Lets go." Nathan said and started to dribble again.

Felix put his hands on his knees and put his head in-between his legs. "Whoa man... Lets... Chill.." Felix was almost blue now, he was really struggling to breath.

"What's wrong?" Nathan said, pretending to care.

"I... can't ... breath..."

"Can't take it. You could forfeit." Nathan knew that Felix had too much pride to ever quit a game.

"No, I can. I just, I just..." Felix was gasping for air now. Nathan stared as Felix showed the classic signs of an HCM attack. "Nathan... Help...me..."

"Felix?" Nathan asked running towards where Felix was laying on the ground clinging to life.

"Nathan, please help me!" Felix said, begging Nathan now.

Nathan just stared at Felix, torturing him because he was standing there, and not helping him. "You son of a bitch. No one fucks wit my brother, or my friends. But buddy, the mistake you made, was fucking with me. I hope you go to hell!" Nathan smiled, he knew that they had one, and Felix was going to be out of their lives forever.

Felix took his last breath and then everything went black. Nathan took out his cell phone and dialed 911. "Hello, 911 emergency."

"Hi, my friend and I were playing basket ball at the river court, and he collapsed." Nathan tried to sound as upset as possible.

"Is he breathing?"

"I don't think so. I think that he's dead."

"Ok, police and paramedics are on there way."

"Thank you, I see them now." Nathan hung up the phone and tried to wake Felix up. "Felix, Felix wake up. God what's going on?"

The paramedics pushed Nathan aside and started working on Felix. One nodded his head and walked over to Nathan, who was sitting on the bleachers crying. He didn't know how he got real tears to come out, but somehow he did.

"Son, I'm sorry, but there was nothing that you could do." The police told Nathan. Nathan just watched as they zipped up Felix into a body bag. "I can see that you are in shock, but I need you to try and tell me exactly what happened. Do you think that you can do that?"

Nathan nodded his head and followed the cop to his car to tell him what happened. "Well, we were playing one-on-one, and he just started breathing really heavily. I asked him if he wanted to sit down, but he told me that he was going to beat my ass right then and there. Then all of the sudden, he just collapsed. I tried to wake him up but when I couldn't I called 911." Nathan began to cry again. "I should have made him stop, I could have prevented this."

"Son, there was nothing any of us could do. It seems that your friend here had a genetic heart condition that he didn't know about. He shouldn't have been playing because he was unmedicated. There was nothing that you could have done to help him. I'm sorry."

Nathan stood up and shook the officers hand and walked solemnly to his car. After he got into the car, he went straight to his apartment to tell everyone.

"Hey Baby" Haley waddled over to Nathan and gave him a kiss. Haley and Brooke were visibly pregnant now, as was Ashley, but since she was on bed rest, no one saw her.

Nathan was so excited that he actually pulled this off, he couldn't stand it. "Guys, I have big news! I'm a genius."

"Ok, Nate," Payton started "Just because you got an A on a test, doesn't mean you're a genius. You live with your tutor, remember?"

"Haha, very funny." Nathan said, sticking his tongue out at Payton. "But seriously guys, what would you say if I told you that Felix was dead?"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to Nathan. 'Wait, say that again, because I thought that you said that Felix was dead?" Brooke said, her eye's widening as she saw Nathan smile.

"That's right. He's dead. Gone. We never have to worry about him again!" Nathan smiled and waited for everyone to fully come to grips with the fact that Felix was out of their lives forever.

Ashley started to scream and cry, although they were tears of joy. All she could do for the rest of the night was cry and hug Nathan. Brooke and Lucas were so happy to not have to worry about Felix anymore.

"Baby," Lucas said, holding a teary-eyed Brooke in his arms, "now that Felix is gone, we have nothing to worry about."

"I know!" Brooke said looking up into his piercing blue eyes. "I love you so much, and now the whole world can know it. We don't have to be a secret anymore."

"I'm so happy cheery, but I was thinking, now that Felix is gone, how about we push the wedding date up. I love you so much, and now no one will get in our way. You will soon be Mrs. Brooke Scott, and I'll be the happiest man in the world!"

"Lucas, I love you so much! I can't wait to marry you." Brook leaned into Lucas and they began to find each other again. With Brooke's raging hormones, Lucas felt as if he had lost all control. Brooke sat up and dragged him into the guest bedroom (a.k.a. the baby's room). "Hey, now it's my turn." Brooke pushed Lucas down on the bed and began to kiss and caress him all over his body. Lucas just laid back and took all of this in. With Brooke beginning to feel like a "fat ass cow" more every day, he knew that he should be grateful for anything that he could get.

"Oh baby," Lucas said in-between kisses. "I love you so much." Lucas began unbuttoning Brookes shirt, but was stopped by a shriek.

"Oh my god Lucas!" Brooke screamed

"What, what is it?" Lucas was scared that something was wrong. But then he saw Brooke's face light up and he knew that everything was all right.

"The baby, she kicked." Brooke grabbed Lucas's hand and placed it on her belly. "Oh my god, do you feel that?"

Lucas smiled and nodded his head. He knew that the night that he had pictured was over, but was just as happy with what was happening. "Hey Sydni. It's me, daddy." Lucas laid next to Brooke and propped his head on his hands as he spoke to his daughter. "I can't wait to meet you baby girl. Mommy and I love you so much."

Brooke had started to cry at this point. "I love you so much Lucas." Brook laid down next to her man and fell asleep, feeling safe and content in his arms.

The next day, they woke up and ate breakfast at the café as usual. They had decided to tell Karen that they were getting married sooner, rather than later.

"Mom, Brooke and I have something to tell you. We're getting married."

Karen just stood there with her mouth opened. "Absolutely not. You aren't going to make a mistake like your brother did. I'm not going to let you ruin your life!" Karen stormed into the kitchen, and Lucas ran after her, leaving a obviously saddened Brooke at the table.

"Mom, what the hell do you think that you're doing?" Lucas yelled, furious at his mom.

"I'm sorry Luke, I just over reacted. I have to go meet Andy for Breakfast, will you tell Brooke that I'm sorry, and that I'll see you two later?" Karen kissed a very confused Lucas and walked out the back door of the café.

'I can't let Lucas know how I really feel. Things between us have been so weird lately, that would just make tings worse. Ever since Brooke and the baby have comeback into his life, I have barely seen Lucas. I know that I have to let him grow up and make his own mistakes, but I want him to have a better life than me.' Karen had begun to accept the fact that Brooke and Lucas were in love, in fact, Brooke was really beginning to grow on her. When they first told her about the baby, she couldn't help but feel angry at Brooke for ruining her son's life. But lately, she saw how they truly loved each other, and the baby was going to be good for them. Lucas wasn't going to be like his father, she couldn't let that happen.

When Karen got home, she lost it. All the plans that she had made for him, all the work she had done so that he could have a better life that she had, and he had gone and thrown it all away. Karen began to cry when she heard the door open.

"Mom. Come on, I know that you're here." Lucas said, looking around the house for his mom.

Karen came out and stared at Lucas. She opened her mouth and without even thinking, she just let it all fall out. "Lucas, how could you do this? I thought you weren't like THEM"

"THEM who mom? Nathan, my BROTHER, Dan my FATHER?" Lucas was furious. "I can't believe this mom.I love Brooke and Sydni. We're all going to be a family, wether you like it or not." Lucas took a deep breath, knowing that his next words would change his relationship with his mother forever. "You could either support us, and be apart of our family, or Sydni can grow up, never knowing her grandma Karen. It's your choice."

Lucas walked out of the room and out the door. Karen broke into tears. She had no idea what she was going to do. She needed help and she knew that there was only one person who could help her. As much as she didn't want to do what she was about to do, she knew that it was the only way.

She locked the door and closed the curtains. She picked up the phone and dialed an all too familiar number.

Dan looked at his cell phone and was in shock when her name came up on the caller i.d. "Karen, what do YOU want"

Karen took a deep breath and started talking. "Dan, i never thoughtI would say this, but I need your help. It's Lucas. He and Brooke are getting married."

"I'll be right there"

"Thank you." Karen said through the tears.

"It's not about you Karen." Dan said, beginning to get defensive. "I'm not going to let my oldest son ruin his life like his younger brother did. i have a plan."