Hey Guys
Okay I know it's been too long, I hate working nights because it leaves me no time to write for you guys, like I really want to. I know I did the song fic but those chapters are usually shorter than these are. During the short hiatus HottScott23 and CHEERYnBROODY joined us. So welcome guys and I hope you enjoy this chapter. Keep the reviews coming.
Laura369: Hey hon, I'm glad you are enjoying this so much.
LuvAngel448: I needed to put some humor in it and why not use water for it.
DanaJaycee: LOL, my cousins and I throw each other in the pool every time we get together where there is one. It gets pretty bad. Here is your update hon.
mags0607: I needed to make them act like children, instead of grown ups, so I threw in a pool and water which always makes my family act like little kids.
deli41321: here is the update you are waiting for and I apologize for the wait.
HottScott23: Welcome honey, kick up your feet and enjoy. I'm glad you found us and I hope you keep enjoying this. Keep reviewing.
BrucasFan4Ever: You are forgiven because it took me so long to update…lol just this once
othlovinolo: I tried to think of how a two year old would tell Keith what happened. And that's what came out.
CHEERYnBROODY: For more drama read the rest of the story and I usually only right Brucas fluff…lol. By the way welcome to the story and I hope you enjoy it.
Love,
Emily
(Mark Schwann and the WB own the characters depicted in this story I don't own anything… I wish I could say I owned the show but I don't)
It was the day they had all been dreading; Lucas had his appointment and Nathan and Haley were leaving. Brooke and Lucas' alarm clock sounded, neither of them had to go into work that day because of the appointment, and then they were meeting everyone at the café to say good-bye to Nate and Haley.
"Lucas we have to get up." Said Brooke as she kissed him, while reaching across him to shut off the alarm.
"Couple more minutes." Said Lucas into his pillow.
"No now, because we both have to get ready, which means you have to get up now before I push you out of bed or worse I will get Keith to come in here and flip the mattress. And considering what we did last night I don't think you would want that to happen."
"Fine I'm up." Said Lucas.
"Thought that would work." Said Brooke as she kissed him again.
"Morning."
"Morning, Cheery." Said Lucas sitting up in bed.
"You feel okay today?"
"Yeah I guess, a lot better than I did at the last appointment." Said Lucas.
"I hope you do considering you had the flu the last time."
"Okay let's get this day over with." Said Lucas as he stepped out of bed and put on the pajama bottoms on that were discarded the night before.
"I'm gonna go get some coffee in the kitchen.
"Okay I won't be long." Said Lucas as he grabbed a towel and kissed Brooke again.
"Okay." Said Brooke as she watched him walk to the bathroom.
About 20 minutes later Lucas emerged feeling better than he did when he got in, he chalked it up to being nervous about the appointment.
"Hey Babe the shower is all yours." Said Lucas.
"Okay, feel better?" Asked Brooke as she handed him is meds and his coffee.
"Much. I think it's just the nerves." Said Lucas.
"Well that's understandable this isn't just a general check up this is your heart." Said Brooke as she hugged him.
"My heart is yours." Said Lucas being unusually sweet first thing in the morning. He was always sweet but this sweet was not normal.
"I love you, Luke."
"I love you too, now go get ready." Said Lucas as he slapped her on the ass playfully.
"I'm going." Said Brooke.
It about an hour later and Brooke and Lucas were both finally ready to go, so they headed out to the Beatle and Lucas drove them to his doctor's appointment. They arrived at the office a short time later and Lucas' checked himself in.
"Hi, can I help you?" Asked the receptionist.
"Yeah, my name is Lucas Scott I have an appointment with Dr. Robinson."
"Do you have your insurance card?"
"Uh, yeah here you go the card and the copay." Said Lucas as he handed it to her.
"Thank you, the nurse will call you when they are ready." Said the receptionist.
Lucas went and sat back down with Brooke and put his head in his hands.
"Are you still worried about this?" Asked Brooke as she rubbed his back.
"Yeah, but I'm happy you're here with me." Said Lucas as he leaned back up and kissed her temple.
"Lucas Scott."
"Right here. Come on Cheery."
"I'm coming." Said Brooke as she followed him through the door.
The nurse led them to the exam room and took Lucas' vital signs, she then told him to undress from the waist up and to wait for the doctor. A couple minutes later the doctor entered the room.
"Hey Lucas, how are you today?" Asked Dr. Robinson.
"Good I was a little nervous today." Said Lucas.
"Well let's see if we can settle those nerves, today hey Brooke how are you?"
"Good."
"Okay well I talked to the doctor you saw in Boston and I agree with him about you not playing at the level you were." Said Dr. Robinson.
"I stopped playing that day." Said Lucas.
"Good, now I know from previous conversations you like to play at the River Court and that's another thing I agree with him about as long as you take it easy, that is if I like how your labs go okay." Said the doctor.
"Okay." Said Lucas happy that the doctor he had been with since the beginning was telling him he could play at the River Court. That had been what kept him from playing this summer was the fact that at the doctor in Boston didn't know the way Lucas played at the River Court and this doctor did.
The doctor led Brooke and Lucas over to the room next door and got Lucas set up with the EKG. He had to sit in complete silence for an hour. Brooke usually brought a ton of magazines with her for this part of the appointment, while Lucas just lay there. After an hour went by Lucas had to do a stress test on the treadmill, he actually enjoyed this part because him and Brooke would talk about what was going to happen in their future. When Keith came with him one time all they really talked about was work, his mom, Brooke and him, or sports. Karen was barred from coming with him because she would tell him to slow down, while he was running on the treadmill.
"So Broody, what do you see in our future this week?"
"You pregnant with #3 about ready to go any day." Said Lucas with a smile.
"Our #3 or total #3?"
"Our total #3 and we have 2 adopted kids round out our family." Said Lucas with a smile.
"I like your vision." Said Brooke.
"I do too." Said Lucas as he continued to run.
The doctor came in a short while later and looked at the tape from the machine that Lucas was attached to.
"You're doing good Lucas. We just have to take some blood and then you can leave in a little bit." Said the doctor.
"Thanks." Said Lucas as he put his shirt back on.
"You're welcome."
"Here." Said Brooke as she handed him a book out of her bag.
"Thank you." Said Lucas as he took the book she handed him which was a book he had to read for one of his classes. The couple sat there and read their book and magazines in silence they didn't have to say anything to one another to know how the other was feeling. The phlebotomist or vampire as Brooke called them came in and drew the blood that was needed for the test.
About 20 minutes later the doctor came back in and looked at the couple who were both reading but some how holding hands also. Completely oblivious to the fact that he was in the room. So he cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Hey doc, so what did the test say?" Asked Lucas.
"You can return to the River Court and I don't have to adjust your meds this time. I want to see you in 2 months Lucas, and we'll check you out again." Said the Doctor.
"You got it, I'll be here." Said Lucas with a relieved smile.
Brooke and Lucas left the hospital and went straight to the café to see Nathan and Haley off and also to tell the family that he was okay. They arrived there a short time later.
"Hey Guys."
"Hey how was the appointment?" Asked Karen.
"Good everything is the same as it was in February, and he said as long as I took it easy I could return to the River Court." Said Lucas.
"That's great, but isn't that what the doctor in Boston told you?" Asked Keith.
"Yeah, but the doctor in Boston hasn't been to the River Court so I wanted some one who knew me not just from two appointments but someone who's actually been in town to tell me that." Said Lucas.
"That's great honey." Said Karen.
"So when's the next appointment?" Asked Keith.
"In two months." Said Lucas.
"Did they adjust your meds at all?" Asked Karen.
"Nope, not this time."
"Good." Said Karen.
About twenty minutes later everybody else arrived and they all sat down and had lunch together. It was soon time for Nathan and Haley to leave reluctantly. There were tears and tons of hugs from everybody. Jenny wouldn't let go of Nathan until Lucas started tickling her and she lost her grip of Nate's neck.
"Unwel Nate you stay here." Said Jenny.
"I can't, me and Auntie Haley have to go to school. But don't worry munchkin we're going to be back in a couple weeks to see you okay?"
"Otay." Said Jenny laying her head on Lucas' shoulder who was holding her.
"I think some one is ready for a nap." Said Haley as she joined the boys.
"She's fine right where she is for now." Said Lucas.
"Okay Hales we have to hit the road now." Said Nathan as Haley was talking to Brooke and Peyton who had joined the group.
"Call us when you get there." Said Brooke.
"We will take care of the pain." Said Haley as she hugged Brooke referring to Lucas.
"Oh, I will don't worry about that." Said Brooke with a wink.
"TMI Brooke." Said Peyton as she hugged Haley.
"What I didn't say anything dirty."
"The wink after what you said, says it all." Said Haley.
The guys were saying good-bye to Nathan, and also talking sports. Lucas still had Jenny on his shoulder; every time Jake tried to take her back she whined and held on tighter to Lucas. Jake started to think because Nathan and Haley were leaving, she thought Lucas and Brooke were leaving too. And this was her way keeping him there. That was part of the conversation with Nathan and Lucas. The parents finally made their way over to the kids to say good-bye.
"So you better call me when you get there and if you need anything you call." Said Deb.
"We will, and don't worry we'll be fine it's not like we haven't lived on our own before." Said Nathan as he hugged her.
"I know but you are my baby and I worry about you that's all." Said Deb.
"Okay we really have to go now." Said Nathan.
Nathan and Haley started to make their way out the door after saying good-bye to their other many parents. They eventually made their way to the car and trailer and drove off to their new apartment. The apartment they got this year was in married student housing since they decided that it would save them money living on campus and Nathan's scholarship now covered housing.
"I can't believe we made it out of there." Said Haley.
"I know Jenny had a death grip on my neck until Lucas came over and tickled her." Said Nathan.
"I know I saw that and now she won't let go of Lucas." Said Haley.
"Jake and I were talking and he thinks it might be because she thinks because we're leaving everyone is." Said Nathan.
"Well it's understandable, she's only 2." Said Haley.
Soon after Nathan and Haley left Jake and Peyton decided that it was time to get Jenny home for her nap. And Brooke and Lucas left the café to go for a drive with Brook behind the wheel. They started to drive around town and were soon down by the river; Brooke started to pass by the River Court and saw the guys playing when Lucas suddenly spoke.
"Brooke stop the car." Said Lucas.
"Why, what's up? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine just stop the car for a second." Said Lucas smiling at her.
Brooke pulled over and stopped the car, Lucas got out and walked around to open her door.
"What are you doing?" Asked Brooke as she got out of the car.
"Going home." Said Lucas as he turned toward the court and noticed his friends staring at him.
"Are you sure?" Asked Brooke.
"More than sure." Said Lucas. "It's time."
"Go to it, Broody." Said Brooke as she kissed him and sent him on his way he joined the guys on the court and slapped hands with everyone.
"bout time you got your ass here Scott." Said Junk.
"Shoot for teams alright." Said Lucas.
"What?" Asked Skills.
"Well what do we usually do before we play?" Asked Lucas.
"Well we shoot for teams and you avoid this place like the plague." Said Junk jokingly.
"Things change guys, I went to the cardiologist down here and he told me I could play here."
"Alright baby let's play." Said Skills as he passed the ball to Lucas who shot it in effortlessly.
"It's good to be home." Said Lucas.
