Summary: This is a Naley, Brucas, Jeyton story, but with a few twists and turns. Nathan, Lucas and Jake are professional basketball players for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The girls live in Las Vegas. Haley is a waitress, Brooke is a journalist and Peyton is a teacher. They are all in their early 20's and have never met. Oh, and Haley lives with her sister and brother-in-law, Taylor and Derek, and her niece and nephew (who she has custody of). She is also 5 months pregnant. Brooke has a 2-year old daughter, while Peyton doesn't have any kids. Neither does Nathan. Jake has Jenny, and Lucas has a 6-month old son.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. I wish I did because I would be filthy freakin' rich, but I don't. Except for the characters that are made up in my silly mind. Those I own… haha… my slow plan to take over the world

Author's Note: OK, I just realized what you must all be thinking as I reread this story, cuz I forgot to explain. Chris in this story, the one who, well I'm sure you've figured out by now what he did to Haley… Anyways, it is NOT Chris Keller from the show… I didn't even think about him when I wrote that name. Truth is, I don't like his character very much, so I don't spend a lot of time thinking about him. The Chris in the story will be in the next chapter… You'll see why.

Also, someone asked where the Brucas was and what happened to Tyler's mom. These questions will hopefully be answered by this chapter… I'm still not sure how the ending is gonna go, but I guess you will find out soon. I am a huge Naley fan, so I had to get them set up first… 

The song in Chapter Two, by the way, was "Jesus Take The Wheel" by Carrie Underwood.

OK… Here's Chapter Three!

Haley's eyes popped open. She wasn't sure what had woken her up, but she decided to see what time it was and see if she had to get up. She rolled over to look at the clock, but was instead met with a pair of blue eyes.

"AAAAHHH!" she shrieked, before realizing that the eyes belonged to her nephew. "Geez, Ryan! You scared me to death! What are you doing in here?"

Ryan giggled. "Two reasons, Aunt Haley. First of all, it's seven-o-clock and I'm hungry. Second, Summer's awake and it's seven-o-clock and she's hungry."

"Alright, I get the point. I'm up. Go take a shower while I make breakfast, OK?"

"OK, Aunt Haley," he said and ran into the bathroom in her bedroom.

"Ryan, get in your own shower! I have to wash my face and everything in there." Ryan walked out and down the hall towards his bathroom. "Don't forget a towel," Haley called. She heard a cabinet door slam, and smiled, then crawled out of bed and walked into the bathroom. She splashed cold water on her face to try and wake herself up and then looked in the mirror. 'Wow. I look like crap.' Putting her hair up into a messy ponytail, she walked out of her bedroom, down the hall and into Summer's room. "Good morning, honey bunny. How are you feeling?"

"A wittle better, just hungwy," said Summer.

Haley looked at the clothes that Summer had on: A purple top, orange pants, yellow socks and green sandals. "Honey, what did I tell you about getting yourself dressed?"

Summer thought for a second then said "That you have to hewop me pick it out?" Haley nodded and walked towards Summer's closet. "I sowwy Aunt Hawey. You made at me?"

"No, honey. I'm not mad at you. You just look like… Well, you look like a ragamuffin whose mommy dresses you funny."

Summer giggled and walked over to her closet. "Can I stiwo wear my poople shoot?"

"Yes, you can wear your purple shirt, just put these jeans, and these socks on, then I'll help you put on your 'My Little Pony' shoes, OK?" Summer nodded and Haley handed her the clothes. "I'm going to make breakfast. Come out into the kitchen when you're done, OK? Bring your shoes." Haley left Summer's room and walked further down the hall and knocked on the bathroom door. "Ryan, you have fifteen minutes! Hurry up so you can eat breakfast before school!" She walked into the kitchen, started some coffee brewing, and pulled the eggs and bread out of the refrigerator.

"AUNT HAWEY!"

"Yes, Summer?" Haley called down the hall.

"I CAN'T PUT MY SOCKIES ON!"

Haley sighed and walked over to the medicine cabinet to take some Aleve for her migraine. "OK, babydoll. Bring them out here and I will help you." She pulled a bottle of water and took the pills as Summer walked into the kitchen. She turned around, cracked some eggs into a bowl and started to scramble them. "Climb up into your spot, honey," she said to Summer. She poured the eggs into a pan and popped a few pieces of bread in the toaster, as Summer climbed up on top of the table. "Ryan! Five more minutes!" She looked at Summer. "Summer, get off the table. Tables are for eating, not for putting your booty on."

Summer giggled and sat down in her chair. "Aunt Hawey, I need my sockies on. My feet is cold."

Haley walked over and sat down in the chair next to Summer. "My feet are cold, honey, not is cold. Put your foot up here." Haley had always believed that kids learned better to talk if you talked to them in normal voices and taught them grammar early on. That's why Ryan was so smart and talked so well. "There you go. Where's your shoes?"

"Oops," said Summer. "They in my room."

"Well, silly. I told you to bring them out here. Hurry up and get them. Nathan is going to be here soon and he's going to stay with you today." Summer ran into her room and Haley walked down the hall. She knocked on the bathroom door. "Ryan, time's up. Come on, you've got to get dressed! Nathan's going to be here anytime now!"

Ryan opened the door with a smile on his face. "Nathan's coming over again? Is he going to take me to school?"

"No, I am," said Haley, noticing that Ryan looked slightly crestfallen. "But he's going to pick you up from school."

Ryan brightened up again. "Really? Do you think he could pick me up a little early, so he could come into the classroom and meet all my friends?"

Haley smiled. "We'll see, OK?" She walked into the kitchen, a fully dressed Ryan following behind her. "Will you grab two cups for you and Summer, Ryan? And do you want milk or apple juice?"

"Umm… what did I have yesterday?"

Haley thought for a second. "I think you had apple juice yesterday, so have milk today, OK? Pour some for Summer, too, please." She finished scrambling the eggs and divided them among four plates. She placed a piece of buttered toast on each plate, then brought them over to the table. "Summer, breakfast is ready! What's taking you so long?"

"I wite here, Aunt Hawey," said Summer coming into the kitchen, holding her shoes.

"OK, sit down and eat. Nathan will help you put your shoes on when he gets here. Ryan, eat your food! Come on! And where's your tie?" (A/N: Ryan goes to a private school.)

"It's in my room. I don't wanna wear it. Please don't make me wear it. I look like a doofus."

"Ry, don't call yourself a doofus. It's not nice." The doorbell rang. Ryan started to run towards it but Haley reached out and grabbed his arm. "Uh-uh. You know the rules. You don't answer the door unless I'm in the room. Finish your breakfast, then go get your tie." Haley walked towards the front door and opened it, then smiled. "Good morning, Nathan. How are you?"

Nathan smiled and stepped into the house. "I'm good. How are you?" He kissed her cheek and she smiled.

"I'm running late. The kids are in the kitchen, along with your breakfast. Go ahead and go in there. I'm going to get dressed." She said, turning and walking down the hall. "Thanks!"

Nathan stood for a second, contemplating what just happened, then walked into the kitchen. "Good morning!"

Ryan and Summer both jumped out of their chairs and hugged him. "Good morning, Nathan!" they said, then sat back down to eat. Nathan saw their were two plates of food, and wondered which one he was supposed to eat. Ryan seemed to realize what he was thinking. "Aunt Haley always sits there," he said pointing to the seat across from him. "So you can sit across from Summer."

Nathan nodded and sat down, digging into his eggs. Haley had said to come hungry, and he had. "So, Ryan, what's going on in school today?"

"Well, I have a spelling test and a math test, and I have to memorize a poem for Social Studies."

"Wow. That's a lot of stuff for one day!" Nathan said.

"Well, that's what happens when you go to private school," Ryan said, his voice kind-of proud. "Plus, today's chapel day, so I have to wear a tie." He stuck his tongue out and rolled his eyes. "I hate ties."

Nathan laughed. "Yeah, I know what you mean. We have to wear ties all the time whenever we go to press conferences. You get used to it, though."

Ryan thought about this while he finished eating his eggs. Haley walked into the kitchen dressed in her Denny's uniform and sat down at the table. "OK, so what time do you have to be at practice?" she asked Nathan.

"I have to be there by six. But I usually like to get there about and hour early so I can talk with Luke, Jake and the rest of the team."

"OK, well I get off of work at three, so I will be home by three-thirty, then I have to leave by four-fifteen. Are you sure you'll be OK with both kids?"

"Yes, I will be fine. We will be fine, right guys?"

"Right," said Ryan. Are we gonna get to watch you play, Nathan?"

"Yep. You guys are gonna have front-row seats and your mom will too when she gets there." He looked at Haley. "The game starts at eight, so you'll probably miss half of it, but it will be nice to have you there."

She smiled at him. "It will be fun. OK, Ryan, we've got to go. Don't forget your tie." Ryan got up from the table, winked at Nathan and then ran to his room. Haley looked at Nathan. "What was that about?"

Nathan laughed. "I just happened to mention to him that I have to wear ties a lot and that I got used to it."

"Bless you," said Haley. "You are my new hero." She stood up and got a couple pieces of paper off the counter and handed them to Nathan. "OK, here's the number for Denny's and the daycare. This is Brooke's work number and Peyton's work number, and they will both be there at the game tonight. Lucas and Jake invited them." She pointed at the second piece of paper. "This is Summer's prescription. I didn't get it filled, so it would be awesome if you could do that. Just tell them you're her father. They'll believe you. I know, scary, but oh well. And I think that's it. Is there anything else you need to know?"

"I don't think so," said Nathan standing up, and taking all of their plates to the sink. "Come on, Summer," he said, picking up the little girl. "Let's walk your mom and brother out." (A/N: I'm sure you're wondering: How is Haley gonna get anywhere? Taylor and Derek left their car: a 1994 Jeep Cherokee) Ryan met up with them in the hall and they walked out to the garage.

"Oh," said Haley. "Here's the garage door opener. That way you can actually get in and out of the house."

"That would probably be a good thing. Oh, one question. How do I pick Ryan up from school?"

"Oh yeah, he wants to get picked up a little early, so his friends can meet you, so pick him up at like, one-thirty. And I will tell them you're going to pick him up, so just go to the office and they'll tell you where to go." She paused for a second, then smiled. "Thanks for everything, Nathan. You are awesome, and I totally owe you." She gave him a quick kiss, then walked around and got in the car. She started it and they backed out of the driveway, waving.

Nathan and Summer waved until they couldn't see them anymore, then walked back inside. "Alright, Summer. We have to go get your prescription filled, so what do you say we put your shoes on and head to the store?"

"OK, they in the kitchen."

Nathan put Summer's shoes on, grabbed the papers Haley had left for them. After he had buckled Summer into her car seat and turned on "Snow Dogs" for her, he started the car and took off for Sav-On.

At 1:30, Nathan, Lucas, Jake, Summer, Jenny and Tyler all pulled up in front of Ryan's school. Nathan had decided that it would be even cooler if all three of them could show up and surprise Ryan. He was really trying to get along with the boy, and hopefully this would give him that extra push. So they walked into the office, and after signing a few autographs, were given the directions to the boy's classroom. When they found it, Nathan peeked inside. "OK, you guys wait out here while I go in and talk to the kids for a second, then I'll come get you, OK?"

Lucas and Jake nodded and Nathan knocked on the door and went inside. Jake turned to Lucas. "So, I heard you invited Brooke to the game tonight. What going on there, huh?" He nudged Lucas a little bit.

"Who did you hear that from?" asked Lucas

Jake blushed. "Uhh… from Peyton… I kinda stayed at her house last night."

Lucas laughed. "Man, either those girls have put a spell on the three of us, or they're just really amazing women. Yeah, I invited Brooke and her daughter, Alison, who everybody calls Ali."

"And Nathan invited Haley and her two kids. Who knew Nathan was such a family man? He wasn't always like that, right?"

"No, but he always said that when he found the right girl, he would do whatever it took to keep her. And I think that he thinks he found the right girl," explained Lucas.

Jake gave him a curious look. "So, you don't think Haley is right for him?"

Lucas shrugged. "I don't know. I haven't gotten the chance to meet her yet. If he says she is, though than she probably is. So did you invite Peyton tonight?"

"Yeah, she's going to come with Brooke. She said that they all wanted to sit together next to where Shila (A/N: That's the babysitter!) was sitting so they could help take care of the kids."

Lucas was about to comment when the door opened and they were ushered inside along with the kids. Lucas saw a little boy standing in the front of the class practically beaming. He guessed that this must be Haley's nephew. The reason they were here.

Nathan turned to the class. "As I said, these are my teammates and friends. My brother, Lucas Scott, and our friend, Jake Jagielski. We've all played together since we were in high school, Lucas and I, of course, for a long time before that. Does anyone have any questions for them?"

A little boy raised his hand in the back of the room, and the teacher called on him. He stood up. "Umm…I was just wondering… Is it hard to play on the same team as your brother? Cuz when me and my brother play basketball together, we always end up fighting."

Nathan and Lucas looked at each other and both said "Nah." They laughed and Lucas continued. "When we first started playing together in high school, there was a lot of competitiveness, but eventually that just brought us closer together."

Nathan interrupted. "We're as close as teammates and brothers can be now, but it takes work to get along with people. You have to compromise. OK, one more question and then we have to go. Ryan, pack up your backpack."

A little girl in the front row raised her hand and stood up after the teacher called on her. "Are you married?" All the kids in the class giggled and the guys noticed that all of the little girls sat up a little straighter.

Nathan looked a little uncomfortable. "Uhh… which one of us?"

"Any of you," said the little girl, not realizing she was making the guys uncomfortable.

"Well, I'm married," said Lucas, holding up his left hand and showing his ring. But, these two are not. Unfortunately, they do both have girlfriends that they might get married to someday. But if you like basketball players, why not ask the boy in the back."

Nathan put his head in his hands. "OK, on that note, I think it's time we said goodbye. It was nice to meet you all, and hopefully I will see you again soon." Then everyone shuffled out of the room, down the hall, out of the school and into the car. Nathan and Lucas lagged behind a little to talk. "Luke, what the hell, man?"

Lucas sighed, "I know, but it was out of my mouth before I could even think about it!"

Nathan laughed. "Well, I don't think the teacher will be asking us to come back and speak again anytime soon…"

Nathan dropped Lucas, Jake, Jenny and Tyler off at the Mandalay Bay, the hotel they were staying in, then drove back to Haley's house. He had put in "Finding Nemo" for the kids which he had grabbed from Haley's collection before he left the house.

When they got home, Nathan unbuckled Summer and set her down on the ground. "OK, hurry and go potty." She had complained that she "hada go potty" all the way home. Nathan walked with Ryan into the house after shutting the door. "So do you have homework today, Ryan?" The boy shook his head and set his backpack by the door. "Hey, are you mad at me," asked Nathan. Did me and the guys embarrass you in front of your friends?"

Ryan looked up at Nathan, his eyes wide. "No, not at all. I'm so happy that you came. I'm just tired, that's all. Very busy night last night, you know…"

Nathan laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I know. So does someone usually make you a snack when you get home from school or anything like that?"

Ryan shook his head. "No, but I am hungry."

"OK, well Summer has to have food before she can take her medicine anyway, so I'll find you guys something to eat. Summer, when you're done, come into the kitchen and have a snack!" Nathan said as he walked into the kitchen and looked in the fridge to try to find something for the kids to eat. He pulled out some celery and looked in the pantry for the peanut butter and some raisins. Once he had all the necessary ingredients, he proceeded to make "Ants on a Log" by putting peanut butter on the celery then setting the raisins into the peanut butter. He made four or five of these and put them on a plate and set them on the table. "Ryan, Summer, come eat!" he called down the hall.

"OK, here we come!" called Ryan coming out of his bedroom where he had changed out of his uniform and into play clothes. Summer came out of the bathroom and walked into the kitchen.

"Come here, Summer," said Nathan. You have to take your medicine and then you can eat, OK?" He picked her up and sat her on the counter. He gave her the cough medicine first because it tasted worse, then the antibiotics, because it was the bubblegum flavor that tasted really good. "Wow, you took that really well. I'm so proud of you!" He took her off the counter and she went to the table and sat down to eat her snack.

Nathan sat down and asked the kids what they wanted to do until Haley came home. "Watch Ice Age!" they both said. Nathan laughed and waited until they finished their snack, then put Ice Age into the DVD player for them in the living room. While they were watching the movie, Nathan decided that he would put the dishes in the dishwasher so that Haley wouldn't have to do it later. Then he used the bathroom and by the time he came into the living room, Summer was asleep and Ryan was bouncing around the room, literally. So Nathan carried Summer into her room and put her in her bed, then came back into the living room where Ryan was still bouncing around.

"Ryan, what are you doing?" he asked.

"I have to work off all my built-up energy. Will you play basketball with me again?"

Nathan wondered where an 8-year old had learned what built-up energy was, and then decided that he didn't need to know. "Sure, sounds great. So they went outside and played basketball for almost two hours, with Nathan going in and checking on Summer a few times. At 3:45, Haley pulled into the driveway and parked behind Nathan's car.

"Aunt Haley!" said Ryan running over to her and giving her a big hug. "Guess what! Nathan and his friends Lucas and Jake all came to my school today to pick me up. And then Nathan made us a snack called Ants on a Log. But don't worry cuz they're not really ants. It's just raisins stuck in peanut butter spread on celery."

Haley laughed. "Well, it sounds like you've had a busy day. How'd your tests go?"

"Well, I know I got an A on the spelling test, and I should find out about the math test tomorrow."

"I'm so proud of you, buddy. You are kicking butt in school." She kissed his head and then let him run off over to where he had dropped the basketball. She walked over to Nathan and hugged him. "Hi, Nathan. How did it go today?"

"It went good," said Nathan, hugging her tightly. I got Summer's medicine and gave it to her, but I think it made her drowsy, because she's sleeping. And Ryan decided he need to 'work off his built-up energy' so we came out to play basketball."

Haley laughed. "Yeah, that's what I always tell him when he gets hyper. The doctors told me that they think he has ADHD, but I refused to get him tested because I don't want him on medication. So I just tell him to run laps in the backyard or play basketball or something to calm him down."

"Well, alrighty then," said Nathan. Are you hungry? Cuz I'm sure you heard there: I make a MEAN Ants on a Log."

"You know what, that sounds perfect. I'm gonna change and you can make me some Ants on a Log," said Haley with a laugh.

"OK, see you inside. Ryan, you wanna help me make Ants on a Log for Aunt Haley or do you wanna play in the backyard?"

"I'll go play in the backyard," said Ryan. "I'm not a very good cook."

Nathan laughed and shook his head, not sure if the boy was serious or not. "OK," he looked at his watch. "We only have about half an hour before we need to leave, so only play for a few more minutes and then you need to get dressed."

"OK, Nathan," he said running into the house and out through the back door.

"Nathan," Haley called from down the hall. "Can you do me a favor?"

"Sure," he said, walking down the hall to see what she wanted. "What's up?" He saw that Summer was awake and sitting on Haley's bed.

"Could you turn the water on for Summer so that she can take a shower before you go to the game? I woke up too late to give her one this morning."

"Yeah, I can do that. Is she big enough to take a shower by herself, though? She won't drown or anything?"

Haley laughed. "No, she's been taking showers by herself for a year. She's a big girl."

"OK… come on, Munchkin. Let's get you in the shower, and when you're done, how about you, me and Ryan go to McDonald's before the basketball game?" he asked holding his hand out to Summer.

"That sounds wike a good pwan, Nathan," said Summer, taking his hand and pulling him down the hall. She stopped outside of the cabinets that held the linens. "Don't foget to get me a towo."

"OK, here's a pretty pink towel for you, how's that?"

"Pofect," she said.

Nathan turned on the water to where it was warm and not hot, then closed the door and walked into the kitchen to make food for Haley. Before he did that, he opened the back door. "Ryan, we have to leave in about twenty minutes, Buddy. How about you come in and get changed and then you, me and Summer are going to go to McDonald's!"

"Alright! I haven't been to McDonald's in forever!" said Ryan, running into the house.

"Hey, wait up a second. I got something for you." He went into the living room and came back with a bag. He handed it to Ryan. "Here, it's for the game tonight."

Ryan opened the bag and pulled out a basketball jersey that was just like Nathan's except, of course, kid's size. "Whoa! Nathan, this is awesome! Thank you so much!" He hugged Nathan, the ran into his room to change.

Haley was walking down the hall and was practically run over by Ryan running towards his room. "Whoa, Ryan, slow down! What do you have there?" she asked, seeing the shirt. She already knew what it was, because Nathan had asked for Ryan and Summer's clothing sizes so he could get them. He had said he wanted his own personal cheering section.

"It's a jersey! Number twenty-three: the same as Nathan!"

"Wow! That's cool! Are you going to wear it to the game tonight?" Haley asked.

Ryan looked at her like she was an alien. "Uhhh… yeah? Where did you think I was gonna wear it? To the moon?"

"Alright, that's enough of you being smart," said Haley pinching his nose, knowing that he was joking with her. "Hurry up and get dressed so you guys can go." She knocked on the bathroom door. "Summer, you better be out of the shower, babydoll." It's almost time to go!" The door opened to reveal Summer dressed in jeans and a jersey just like Nathan's, just miniature. "Oh, you look so cute, honey!"

Summer smiled shyly. "Tanks, Auntie Hawey. Nathan gave it to me,"

"Cool," said Haley. She walked into the kitchen and saw some Ants on a Log sitting on the table with a shirt beside it. "Nathan, what did you do?" She picked up the shirt and saw that it was also like Nathan's shirt, smaller than his, but bigger than the kids.

Nathan walked over to the table. "Well, Luke and Jake gave Brooke, Peyton and Ali jerseys like theirs, so I didn't figure you would want to be left out. And plus, I'm selfish. If you wear that shirt, then you have to cheer for me." He flashed her a smile that almost made her knees go weak.

"Well, that's very sweet of you, but I don't know if it will fit," said Haley.

"I saw what size you wore when I looked in your closet today, and then I get one size bigger so that there would be room for the baby."

"Wow. Thank you Nathan. That was so thoughtful," Haley said, touching her hand to his face and smiling at him.

Nathan blushed. "Yeah, well don't say I never gave you anything."

Shortly after Haley left for work, Nathan loaded the kids into the car. He also had a backpack full of books, coloring books, games and toys to keep them busy during the game. He put in "Air Bud" to get the kids in the mood for basketball, then drove to the Thomas and Mack Center.

Once he pulled into the parking lot, he pulled out his cell phone and called Lucas. "Hey man, it's me. Where am I supposed to park?" Lucas gave him directions and said that he would meet them outside. When Nathan pulled up, he noticed that Lucas was not alone. He unbuckled Summer and handed Ryan the backpack and they all got out of the Tahoe.

"Auntie Booke!" yelled Summer, running over to Brooke.

"Hi, baby!" said Brooke, picking Summer up and swinging her around. "I'm glad you're feeling better."

"Uh-huh. I went to doctor and Nathan gave me medicine," said Summer leaning over into Nathan's arms, who had walked up with Ryan.

"Hi, Brooke. I didn't know you'd be here already."

Brooke smiled. "Nice to see you too, Nathan. Broody here invited me come watch the practice, and I also figured you'd be ready for a break from Monster one and Monster two." She looked at Ryan and held out her arms. "Well, mister, aren't you going to give your Aunt Brooke a hug?"

Ryan smiled and hugged Brooke and then held onto her hand as they walked inside. Nathan, who was holding Summer, hung back a little with Lucas. "OK, did I miss something? Who's Broody?"

Lucas sighed. "That would be me. She has decided that since I don't talk a lot, I must be brooding. Hence the nickname."

Nathan tried not to laugh, but couldn't help it. "Alright, Broody," he said, batting his eyelashes at Lucas. "Well, I think that's just the most adorable thing I have ever heard."

Lucas punched him in the shoulder. "Shut up. It's not funny. Just wait until she gives you a nickname. Apparently she gives everybody one. Peyton is 'P. Sawyer', for obvious reasons. Haley is 'tutormom', which got changed from 'tutorgirl' because she used to tutor people in high school. Alison is 'Ali', Summer is 'baby', Ryan is "genius", and apparently Tyler is now 'Ty' after Ty Pennington, because she thinks he's gonna be a heartbreaker someday, just like Ty Pennington. Oh, and Jake is Daddy-O of the Year."

Nathan laughed. "Oh man, I'm afraid of what my nickname will be. Do you think I could talk her out of giving me one all together?"

"Highly unlikely, man. Highly unlikely," said Lucas.

"Broody, Hotshot, hurry up. I can't wait around for you all day!" said Brooke.

"Ah, and so it begins," said Lucas with a laugh, then pushed open the door into the private room that the team shared right off the locker room.

Over the next hour, Peyton showed up wearing her "Jagielski 00" shirt, Brooke and Ali changed into their "Scott 3" shirts, and the team started practice.

Once practice was over, other fans started coming in, so Brooke, Peyton and Shila rounded up all the kids into the front row and gave them each a coloring book to keep them busy. Except for Tyler, of course, who was sitting on Brooke's lap wearing a onesie that said "My Dad May Be Number Three" on the front, and "But He's Number One To Me" on the back.

At halftime, the Timberwolves were leading 36-12. Nathan looked up from the sidelines to see Haley making her way down to the front wearing the jersey that he bought for her. She saw him looking and smiled and waved, then went and sat down and was immediately swarmed by three children. Nathan walked over to talk to her for a second. Lucas was already talking to Brooke and Jake was talking to Peyton.

"So are you enjoying the game, Brooke," asked Lucas.

"No," she said. "It's actually kind of boring, but I am enjoying watching you run around and get all sweaty."

Lucas smiled. "Well, come here, let me share some of it with you."

Brooke squealed. "Eww! Lucas, no. I'm holding your son. You don't wanna get him all sweaty. And you don't wanna get me sweaty either."

"Oh yes, I do," he said and he grabbed her and hugged her and then kissed her passionately on the lips, being careful at the same time not to squish Tyler.

When they finally broke apart, Brooke just sat there looking speechless. Finally, she cleared her throat and smiled at him. "Well, if you don't win the second half, it won't be because of that."

Lucas laughed. "Yeah, I think you just gave me all the luck I needed. OK, I gotta go. Talk to you after we win." He gave her one more quick kiss and then ran back to the court.

Meanwhile, Peyton and Jake were on the other side of Haley and the kids talking. Well, I guess you could consider it talking…

"Jake, you're doing great out there," Peyton said giving him a kiss.

"Thanks, Peyton. You're a great cheerleader." She kissed him again.

"What can I say? I've had practice." Again with the kissing.

"Okay," said Jake kissing her. "I" kiss "have" kiss "to" kiss "go" kiss "play" kiss "now".

"I know," said Peyton. "Talk to you later. Play good!"

"Nathan, I think you need to get back out there. Jake and Lucas both already left," Haley said, pointing to the court.

"I know," said Nathan . "But I just can't stop staring at you. You look even more beautiful than you did earlier wearing that shirt."

Haley looked down at the shirt. "What? This old thing?" She laughed. "Seriously Nathan. I do not look beautiful. I look fat and pregnant."

"No," said Nathan shaking his head. "You look beautiful and pregnant. Don't forget that." Then he leaned up over the railing and kissed her before running back to the court with his team.

Brooke nudged Haley. "You guys are so cute together! And he is totally sweet. When I was pregnant, Trevor never told me that I was beautiful."

"That's because Trevor was an ass, Brooke," said Haley. "So what's going on with you and Lucas? What's the deal with him? Where's Tyler's mom? And isn't there a ring on his finger?"

"Yes," said Brooke. "There is a ring on his finger. That's because he's married to Tyler's mom."

"But, I thought…" started Peyton, but Brooke held up her hand.

"Hold on. I'm not finished. Lucas is still technically married to Tyler's mom. She died in a car crash the day Tyler was born. The doctors barely saved him. If they hadn't have been able to get him out within the next minute or two, he would have died. And Lucas still loves Tyler's mom, but she wanted him to be able to move on with his life and make sure Tyler had a mommy to love him and teach him things that Lucas couldn't."

All three girls had tears in their eyes as Brooke told the story.

"Wow," said Peyton. "That's horrible. No wonder he's so quiet, huh?"

"Yeah, said Brooke, with a mischievous smile on her face. "But I might be able to turn him around." Peyton and Haley looked at each other and rolled their eyes, then all three girls sat back and watched the game. The timberwolves ended up winning 76-42, but instead of going out and celebrating with the team like they normally would have, Nathan, Lucas and Jake went home with their respective new girlfriends and the children that belonged to each couple. Only Jake stayed the night, but they all stayed up late talking after the kids were asleep. They had only just met each other, but were already dreading the day that the boys would have to leave.

OK… that's it! 14 pages! You guys better be happy cuz I know I am! I can't believe OTH won't be back until January… I'm so sad… Anyways, I hope you liked it, Review and tell me what you thought. And I like some of the suggestions that have been given to me so far, so if you have a suggestion, just put it in your review and I will consider making it part of the story!

Thanks for reading! Have a good one!

Oh, and by the way: If the basketball game scene is not right, like if it doesn't make sense: I don't watch basketball. So in my fantasy world, the players can go talk to their families during halftime… And if there's not usually a halftime, there is now.