One week later
Lucas was now at home. He was still weak though. He couldn't walk all that well. He spent most of his time in bed. He slept a lot. When he was awake, he'd try and make the best of it but everyone could tell he was faking.
"Lucas, why don't you kiss me like that?" Brooke asked. They were lying on his bed watching General Hospital.
"Because he's got a lot more energy than I do." Lucas replied.
"Lucas, the hospital just called. They've got a heart for you." Andy said as he helped him get up and out to the car.
"Your mom's going to meet us at the hospital." Andy said.
One Hour Later
"Ok Lucas. You ready?" The surgeon asked.
"Whose heart am I getting?" Lucas asked.
"You're getting a heart from a Jerret Brown." The surgeon replied. Andy, Nathan, Lucas and Karen all gasped.
"Skills." Lucas said.
"You know him?" The surgeon asked.
"He's one of our best friends. How did he die?" Nathan asked.
"He was hit by a car on his way home from school. I can give you some time to talk about this if you want. The OR won't be ready for 15 minutes." The surgeon said as he left.
"I'm not getting Skills's heart." Lucas said.
"You will die if you don't." Andy said.
"I don't care. Skills is my friend. I'm not going to take it." Lucas said.
"Lucas, he'd want you to have it. Think about it. Who else's heart would you want?" Nathan asked.
"He won't be gone if you have his heart. He'll live in you." Karen said as the surgeon came back.
"Are you still wanting this heart?" The surgeon asked.
"Ya. Can you let his parents know I've got it?" Lucas asked as the rolled him down the hallway.
"I already did." The surgeon replied.
6 hours later
"Karen will you sit down. You're making me dizzy." Andy said with a smile.
"They're taking longer than they did the first time." Karen replied.
"Karen think about that. Lucas didn't have a transplant before. He just had surgery. They need to make sure the hearts pumping. He'll be fine." Andy said as he put his arm around her. Nathan was sleeping in a chair. A surgeon came up.
"Lucas's surgery went great. The heart took to him immediately. He's in recovery now. In a few minutes, he'll be put in his own room. He'll need to stay for a few days but after that, he should be fine." The surgeon said as they brought him in.
"He should be waking up soon." The surgeon said as he left.
"Skills saved his life." Nathan said as Lucas woke up.
"Hey kido. You did great." Andy said.
"I saw Skills. He told me that he's happy it was me that got his heart. He said that I'd better use that heart for basketball." Lucas said.
"Basketball will not be in your life until you have gotten a clean bill of health. Don't think I won't be making sure of that." Karen said.
"I don't even think I could pick up a ball let alone throw it." Lucas said.
"I see my favorite basketball player is awake." Carter said as he came in.
"I wanted to come and check on you. I've got these season tickets that I don't even want. You see, my family owns a basketball team so they can get season tickets to any game. I thought that since you can't play, you might like to watch." Carter said as he showed him the tickets.
"Cool. Thanks." Lucas said with a weak smile.
"You're welcome. Put them to good use." Carter said as he left.
"We're going to head home. Andy's going to stay with you." Karen said as he fell asleep again.