"Oh Cal, I had to, alright?" Lucas said, still thinking of his wife's hurt look when he had told her. It wasn't that much of a shock was it? Sure, he loved the game but Peyton knew he loved his family more.
"Whatever, does that mean you are like going to be home all the time now?" she dramaticly asked him, as he put his arm around her shoulder.
"Oh yes, the horrible father actually being home half the time!" he exclaimed, smiling. They had finally caught up with Peyton, who was standing in front of the nurses station making small talk with one of the nurses.
"You ready to get out of here?" Peyton questioned her daughter, who just nodded. She was sick of the same white walls. She was sick of the same buzzing sound that came from who knows where. And they were all sick of the disgusting smell any hospital brings out.
"I know I am," Lucas stated as they made their way to their car. Peyton ran her hands through her hair and took a deep breath of the outdoor air. It felt good to finally be away from that godforsaken hospital, and she was hoping that she wouldn't have to return for a long time.
"So where are pencil and camera?" Callie asked her parents as she relaxed in the back seat of their suv.
"Asuming pencil and camera mean Penny and Cameron, they are at your uncle and aunt's house," Peyton answered her daughter as they drove out of the parking lot.
"Nathan and Haley's I'm assuming?" Callie returned, shrugging.
"Yeah," Lucas said. He had forgotten about the whole Nathan/Callie/father situation completely. It was funny she hadn't mentioned anything about it sooner. She was angry about that subject when she left the house that night she got hit. Maybe she had forgotten about it. The doctor had, yet again, reminded him she would have some memory loss. Or she just didn't want to bring it up.
"We going to pick them up?" Callie questioned, staring aimlessly out the window.
Peyton gave a small half smile, "As much as I know you would love to see them, your father is dropping us off at home and then going to go get them, because you Miss Callie need some rest,"
Callie replied through a yawn, "Rest schmest,"
"Exactly Cal," Lucas laughed, pulling into their driveway. Peyton let Callie get out of the car before she leaned over to Lucas.
She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek saying, "We'll talk later Luke," Without letting him get in a word she slipped out of the vehicle and followed her daughter up the the house.
'We'll talk later Luke' was probably a good sign. Lucas just sighed and backed out of the driveway. At least she wasn't as mad about the basketball thing not to talk with him now. They had to talk now. He smiled a small smile. She would get used to the idea.
Haley was sitting at the kitchen table with the kids and Nathan eating lunch when Lucas showed up. No one really seemed to notice but Penny and Haley because they both jumped up at the same time to get to the door. Haley smiled as she saw the eagerness in her niece's face to see her dad. Cameron just perked up a bit once he realized why they had leaped to answer the door, glad his dad was back. True, he loved his cousins but they got annoying and repetive after a while.
"Daddy!" Penny exclaimed, as Lucas pulled her into a hug, "Is Callie alright?"
"Yes, she is, she's at home with your mom," Lucas replied, a joyus smile on his face. He watched as she walked back to the kitchen, happier knowing her sister was alright.
"You okay?" Haley asked her best friend as she gave him a hug.
"I'll be alright," he replied, shrugging a bit.
"Kale, finish your lunch then you can go play," Nathan parented his youngest child as he watched the twins run out to the living room.
"Fine," a stubborn Kale replied, gulping down his milk and finishing up his sandwhich with moments to spare as he sped out of the kitchen after his brother and sister.
"How's Cal-" Cameron started as his dad gave him a you-never-call-her-that confused look, "Callie. How's Callie?"
"She's fine," Lucas replied to his son, a caring smile on his face. True, through all the bickering and fighting, he cared for his sister.
"She's at home 'resting' I'm assuming?" Nathan questioned as he began to clear the dishes from lunch. Thruthfully, he knew Callie would never really be considered his true daughter, but he did care for her.
"Uhm yeah," Lucas said shortly. He had a feeling the coach had called him last night. He had mentioned something about being traded when he had talked to Lucas. He didn't know who was trading, but someone was.
Haley guessed the brothers would want to talk so she got an idea.
"Penny, Cameron, let's go get your stuff together, okay?" she spoke, ushering the two children from the kitchen. Both of them didn't really care to leave the kitchen, but they did want to get out of the house sooner than later.
"Go ahead Nate, I know you are dying to say something," Lucas started, leaning back in his chair.
"Of course I am, I really just want to know why," Nathan replied to him, settling the rest of the dishes in the sink and sitting across from his brother at the table.
"Is it really that hard to understand man? So many thinks have been going on with my life, with my family, I can't handle basketball right now," Lucas explained.
"Whatever works for you, how did Peyton react?"
"Not too well, 'we have to talk later,' " Lucas shrugged, "I really think she just needs to get used to the idea,"
"Let it sink in?"
"Yeah.. anyway, any news on you and the team? Coach said someone was being traded again, words on who it was?"
"You're looking at him actually,"
"Seriously? You again? Wow, that's like three teams already,"
"Thats the way the ball bounces Luke, I just don't want to move the family again,"
"You could always do what I did,"
"No, don't think so, I couldn't give up basketball,"
Lucas glanced over at his wrist to check the time, "Well, just think about life and it's choices before you decide, but I think we should get going,"
"Finally," spoke a young voice from the other room. Cameron jumped out of the chair and gave his dad a reluctant look.
"Alright, we're going," he laughed, as they headed out the door, "Time to go home,"
and scene. sorry about the delay on this chapter. next one will probably be the last tho. then iplan to work mainly on a new reality, little less on everything to come and on a new one, teehee, im excited to start a new story finally:D:D:D but yeah, read and review cause i love you all! and i really wanna hit the 100 review mark on this story! thanks for reading, now go review :P!