Thank you for the reviews, sorry finals took over my life for the longest time but finally I am on christmas break!
Brooke rushed Jenny and Jake over to the famed Stanford Hospital where the nurses and doctors took over and ran a bunch of tests leaving both Jake and Brooke in the dark about what was going on with poor Jenny. All Brooke knew was that when she came over Jenny was really warm, warmer than anyone should be.
While all of this was going on no one else knew, Haley, Nathan, Peyton, and Lucas were all sound asleep, well some more sound than others. Haley couldn't sleep that well, it was one of the first nights she hadnt shared a bed with Nathan and she was use to fall asleep in his arms and feeling his chest rise and fall as they were sleeping. She didn't feel that tonight she felt an empty cold bed. On the other side of campus Lucas was also lying wide awake in bed staring at the ceiling but for another reason, he was worried about Dan coming into town. Although they had made some peace still it was not like they got along and at this moment he was very content with his life and relationships he knew Dan would just come and mess it up.
Back at the hospital the doctors had finally figured out what was wrong with Jenny. He had a small lung infection. Jake was worried sick he didn't know what this meant. He was afraid she was going to have to stay in the hospital. The doctor informed him, "Don't worry dad she is going to be fine. She wont even have to spend the night here. I am just going to give her some medication, it may make her more lethargic but it will clear this up in a week, don't worry. To treat her fever, just give her some tylenol."
Both Jake and Brooke were relieved. Soon they were able to see Jenny and take her home. Once home they all fell fast asleep, neither caring that Jake had a big game.
After a long nights sleep the girls decided it would be a good idea to cook their basketball boys some breakfast. No one really thought too hard for the fact that Haley was the only one that really knew how to cook. When the boys finally woke up a few hours later they found their kitchen covered in cooking stuff, flour everywhere and three girls exhausted covered in pancake batter and flour. All three boys started laughing. They knew it was cute. After a little breakfast the boys had to head to the gym. Although the game wasn't until 7:30 that night and it was now 1 in the afternoon the coach was taking their entire day up so nothing could distract them at all. Brooke was still worried about Jake. Although he knew that Jenny was going to be fine Brooke also knew that Jake couldn't get his mind off of the situation.
Since the boys were gone for the day Haley and Peyton knew that Dan, Deb, and Karen were their responsibility. They weren't going to drag Brooke into that, especially since she has to deal with Jenny and her being sick. Haley and Peyton said goodbye to Brooke and Jenny and headed up to San Francisco so pick up their in-laws or future in-laws. Haley was really nervous because she never did well with Dan and Deb. Peyton on the other hand had a good relationship with Karen. After her and Lucas started dating again Karen started acting like a second mom to Peyton. Peyton had not felt that motherly relationship for a long time a truly treasured it.
Both Karen and Deb were looking forward to seeing their sons, Dan on the other hand kept just talking about the game and how his "sons" better do well and show off their talents since some scouts were coming. Deb already knew this was going to be a rough weekend for the boys. She only hoped that Dan could control himself a little bit since they were in a different situation and place. This was no longer Tree Hill where everyone knew who he was and their history. No one at Stanford knew who Dan Scott was, let alone cared who he was and no one knew the history except a select few and those were who probably hated him the most, his sons.
After getting Karen, Deb, and Dan settled into their hotel they went over to see the guys suite. Karen and Deb were actually impressed about how clean it was and how they hadnt broken anything and looked like they were cooking and living there. Karen and Deb credited that a lot to the girls however, they never articulated that to the boys. Lucas and Nathan looked so proud that their suite was clean and their parents approved. Karen decided to start, "where are we off to now?" Lucas looked at Peyton, she knew it was her time to play tour guide. "Well Nathan and I have practice and some other team stuff so the girls are going to show you around campus and then take you to the game and we will meet you afterwards." Dan was not happy about this. He did not want to be stuck with Peyton, Karen, Haley, and Deb all afternoon. He wanted to be able to watch their practice, talk to the coach and critique everything that was going on, on the gym floor. Nathan and Lucas however were too smart and made sure that wasn't going to happen. As Dan started to protest the boys walked out of the room mumbling goodbyes.
After walking around campus and showing the parents different libraries, famous buildings, where they were living, and all different touristy areas it was time for everyone to go to the game. As Karen, Deb, and Dan walked in they realized this wasn't tree hill basketball again, this was NCAA, big stadium tons of people there watching their sons, hoping for a win! Dan as usual was trying to get down to the sidelines to talk to the boys but no one was listening, no one cared who he was or what he wanted. He was not allowed done there and was pissed. Karen and Peyton were talking about Lucas and how much he was loving Stanford and the joys of college life in general. Karen was proud of her son for accomplishing something she had never done and in a sense wishing she had. Little did anyone know she was talking college classes at the local community college.
At
first there was a weird silence between Deb and Haley. Although Deb
liked Haley they were never that close since both Nathan and Haley
tried to avoid the Scott parents whenever possible. In fact their
parents still didn't know about the engagement. Haley realized she
was wearing her ring that Nathan had gave her. So far Deb hadnt
noticed so she was hoping Deb wouldn't notice when she turned the
band around so the stone was not showing. To her dismay, this was the
one moment when Deb decided to look down and saw what Haley was
doing. She soon realized they the two were engaged. Took her a moment
to process, "Haley, what is that on your finger?" Haley knew
she had been caught. "Oh umm, why don't we talk about it after
the game, I am sure Nathan would want to be there and he also can
explain more." Deb was not going to let her off the hook that
easily. "Just tell me it is what I think it is."
Haley didn't
even speak she just made a simple nod. Deb decided not to inform Dan,
she knew that he would be super pissed and he was already mad about
the game.
As the game passed Stanford was winning by 10 points with a minute left to play. Karen loved hearing the entire crowd cheering for her son and wanting him to make the winning shot. Finally after what seemed like forever, but really a minute the game was over and Stanford had won! Now it was time to celebrate! The boys went into the locker room to change and have a pep talk and also do some interview. Like usual the girls stayed and waited. Dan kept talking about how the boys could have played better or made certain shots, Karen and Deb walked away from him cause it was annoying them.. finally after awhile the boys came out and were greatful to see their moms but Dan no where to be found.
