Thanks for the reviews guys! I really appreciate them, this is a multi-POV chapter and Lucas' HCM comes out...duh duh duh, so please r/r and I'll be a happy bunny, I hope you all had a great christmas. and This will be a Brucas but there may be some Leyton drama in there too for you Leyton fans so keep on reading!

Haley closed her eyes and rested her head in her hands as another minute passed. She couldn't handle this, the waiting, watching the seconds tick slowly by and her still not knowing whether her best friend was okay. She couldn't handle listening to the small talk and Karen's soft sobs from the corner, she couldn't handle the guilt she felt in the pit of her stomach as everyone wondered what was wrong with Lucas, why this had happened whilst she sat there knowing exactly why this had happened. She wanted so much to just tell them, they needed to know but she had promised Luke and this was his responsibility. He had to tell them and face up to his actions and it wasn't her place to tell them. She wouldn't break her promise to him. She let out a long sigh and sat up leaning her head back against the whitewash walls whilst the hard plastic chair dug into her back. She surveyed the scene in front of her, Whitey was comforting Karen whilst Peyton and Brooke stood on the other side of the room both still in their cheerleading uniforms, comforting each other and Nathan stood alone opposite her, leaning back against the wall and his eyes cast downwards towards the floor. She looked at him for a few seconds her heart aching, she just wanted him not to hate her, for him not to hate Lucas. At least he had come. She knew he cared for Lucas even though things were strained between them at the moment, she knew when she had seen the fear in his eyes at the game when Lucas went down, she knew because of the way he looked right now. She loved him so much and all she wanted was for him to forgive her, she wanted him to be comforting her now like he used to. If only she had his strong arms around her then maybe the tears wouldn't be falling so fast. Maybe she wouldn't feel so alone. At least this year she had had Lucas, he was there for her when Nathan wasn't but now he was lying in hospital and he could be dying for all she knew, she had no one. She needed Lucas to be okay, she couldn't lose him. She had already lost Nathan and she couldn't lose someone else.

Karen felt hot tears track down her cheeks as another sob escaped her, her whole frame shaking as she felt Whitey rub her back comfortingly. She willed herself to stop, to hold back the tears but no matter how hard she tried the tears just kept on flowing. She just couldn't help feeling guilty, she had been such a bad mother recently. First of all she had gone of to New Zealand leaving him all alone, then she had become so busy with the café and the mayor business that she hadn't been paying any attention to her son. She didn't know anything about what was going on in his life anymore. She didn't know if he had a girlfriend, how he was doing in school if he was happy or not. They used to know everything about each other's life, they used to talk but she had become too busy for her own son. She hadn't been there for him and now he was in hospital and nobody had a clue what was wrong with him…teenagers didn't just pass out and stop breathing if there wasn't something really wrong. She started to sob harder as she realized just how little attention she had paying to him, how bad a mother she had become. She was going to be there for him now 100, she was going to be the good mother she used to be and she would not push her child aside for business.

Silence settled over the waiting room once more as Karen's crying quieted. Brooke sighed and wiped her eyes on the backs of her hand not caring that she was smudging half of her makeup. She couldn't believe this was happening. Every time she closed her eyes she could see him fall and every time she had that same feeling in her stomach. He had to be okay, he had to be. She needed him to know that she did love him and that everything with Chris was a mistake. She loved Lucas more than anything in the world but she was scared, she was scared of being hurt again and now she had hurt him and she felt terrible. She knew how much it hurt to be cheated on to do that to someone else knowing how much it hurt someone was awful. She just felt so guilty, Lucas wasn't talking to her and he had good reason to but if he wasn't going to be okay…if he didn't make it he wouldn't ever have the chance to forgive her. She loved him and she knew he once loved her and she wanted to make things work and she wanted him to be okay. She couldn't handle it if he wasn't ok.

Peyton rested her hand on Brooke's trembling shoulders gently and swallowed hard blinking back the inevitable tears. She hated hospitals, always had done since her mom died and then Luke in his accident and now this. Nothing good ever happened in hospitals. She didn't know how to comfort Brooke she could feel her crying but she could barely hold herself together let alone offer comfort to someone else. She and Luke has gotten a lot closer over the summer and he had been there for her through the whole Ellie thing and now It was her turn to be there for him. He was her friend. She told herself but she still couldn't ignore the feeling she got whenever she saw him, the tingle…He understood her and she understood him but she would never act on her feelings for him, they would have to just stay feelings because she couldn't start that again, it hurt too many people. She would be his friend if that was what he needed and she would have to be satisfied. Jake had managed to take her mind off Lucas and she did love Jake but things were just never same, there wasn't the same passion, the same fire between them. She needed Luke to make it through this, he didn't deserve this. He was a good guy and she loved him and he had to be okay.

The door opened slowly and everyone looked up simultaneously as the doctor stepped into the room clutching a clipboard and surveying the crowd in front of him. Karen and Haley stood up whilst Nathan moved forward and Peyton removed her arm from Brooke's shoulder. Everyone watching and waiting.

"Are you here for Lucas Scott?" The young doctor asked looking around the room at the distraught bunch of people. Karen wiped her eyes and moved forward

"Yes I'm his mother, Is he okay? What's going on?" She asked quickly as the doctor sighed and looked down at his clipboard.

"Well Lucas is in a stable condition, it appears that he suffered heart failure due to a mild heart attack. We lost him a few times but we managed to get him stable. It appears there was too much stress put on his heart which caused the medication to stop working. It appears he hasn't been ordering his prescriptions lately which may be why this happened. There are two options now, one is changing the medication or the other is surgery." The doctor said pausing slightly before getting ready to continue but Karen cut him off confused.

"Sorry…um I don't understand, what medication? What are you talking about?" She asked voicing everyone else's thoughts as she stared at the doctor who balked slightly looking down at his notes clearly confused before looking back up at Karen nervously.

"Um his medication for his HCM, Beta-Blockers and Calcium Antagonists. The Beta-Blockers are what causes the fatigue. Didn't you know he had HCM?" The Doctor said nervously, turning red slightly. Karen swallowed hard images of the test results Lucas had showed her flashing through her mind, he had lied to her…but why?

"No." She whispered looking around the room to see if anyone else knew but they all looked just as blank whilst Haley stared at the floor.

"Well his father Mr. Scott was paying for his prescriptions by card each month but two months ago he withdrew from the payment plan and Lucas paid by cash until last month when he stopped checking in for re-fills." The doctor said as Nathan's expression changed

Dan knew, Dan was paying for his medication the whole time…he must have stopped when he found out about Lucas and now…and Lucas couldn't afford it by himself and now he was in hospital because of him. He felt anger surge through him and he clenched his fists tightly, he would make Dan pay for this. But first he had to deal with Lucas, he didn't know how to feel. He was upset because his brother was in this mess but he couldn't help but feel angry that Luke had lied to him, he had kept this a secret for so long. He had lied to everyone…

"Um well we can talk about this more later…A consultant will talk to you about Lucas' treatment." He said obviously eager to get out of the room.

"Can we see him?" Haley blurted out suddenly her voice trembling. The doctor looked up

"Yeah, He's being moved to a private room right now but a nurse can show you up." He said before hurrying out the room leaving everyone in a stunned silence.

Haley looked up and met Nathan's eyes, he looked exactly how she felt. Lost and confused. Karen closed her eyes and steadied herself before looking around the room, tears clouding her eyes.

"Did…did any of you know about this?" She asked quietly, looking around and the white-faced teenagers. Nathan, Peyton and Brooke shook their heads whilst Haley felt tears tracking down her face, she began to shake her whole body trembling as she began to sob.

"I did." She whispered shakily as the sobs came harder and faster, she sank into a nearby chair and rested a head in her hands as she let the sobs overtake her. Nathan stared at her his heart pounding as a lump formed painfully in his throat. He couldn't believe this was happening…

Karen watched as Haley dissolved into sobs and looked away her eyes burning. So Lucas had told her and not his mom. Why had he lied to her? Did he think he couldn't tell her? Dan was paying for his medication…then he stopped, he had left Lucas to pay by himself…her son could have died because of him. She forced the anger down, she needed to be there for her son right now. He came first. She walked slowly towards Haley and rested a hand on her shoulder. Haley looked up with bloodshot eyes and a tear-stained face.

"We can talk about this later okay, but first we should go and see Luke." She said softly.

Haley nodded tears falling from her eyes as she got shakily to her feet, she glanced across at Nathan before following Karen out of the room.

A/N Sorry it was short but hopefully it was ok! Please tell me what you think and read and review!

Next Time: Everyone visists Lucas and he tries to explain himself but will ppl listen? Nathan confronts Dan