Authors Note: I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. And in case anybody is wondering still the Brucas starts in about chapter 5.. so be patient please lol, these first few chapters are meant to give people an idea of how much Lucas cares for his kids, and what hell they are going through. Thanks so much for the reviews and like I have said keep reviewing please it is what inspires me to post more chapters lol. Anyways enjoy this chapter.

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IguessSo: Thanks so much for your reply thats exactly what I meant by saying even if it is just a little reply thanks lol it was greatly appriciated. I hope you like this chapter and keep replying.

onetreehillgirl006: Thank you once again for you reply lol. Ya Peyton and Lucas are together right now legally but otherwise they haven't been really together emotionally for years since they had their son and now its just to give an idea of what it is like for Lucas and his kids. As of the next chapter Lucas is going to be leaving Peyton and that is when he meets Brooke lol. Hope you enjoy this chapter and keep replying.

xxLaLa3x: Your reply totally made me laugh cause I am 100percent ANTI LEYTON as well lol. I think that Brooke and Lucas need to be together and they should not be with anyone else ecspecially that bitch Peyton lol. Thanks so much for your reply I am glad you like it. I hope you continue to like this story and keep replying. Thanks again and enjoy this chapter.

Paternal Love

Chapter Three

The Decision

"Dadda win" Maddie cooed gigging on her father's lap later that evening.

"Nope Maddie Jamie win" Jamie told her sitting beside the two. Jamie and his father had just finished a game of NBA Live on ps2.

"Jay win win" Maddie giggled using the name she called Jamie since she couldn't say his name.

"What are these freakin brats doing up" hollered Peyton walking into the living room having just returned from Jake's even though it had been several hours and was now nearly nine o'clock.

"James doesn't have school tomorrow and he wanted to play as for Maddie she's a baby and had a nap earlier while you left her alone and isn't tired" Lucas said.

"Well I am their mother and I say I want the asses in bed now" Peyton screamed grabbing Jamie harshly by the arm and flinging him off the couch and across the room toward his room before Lucas could respond.

Maddie's lip began to quiver and she began to cry. Lucas sat her down and went over to pick up Jamie. "Don't do that again Peyton" he growled.

"And you think you can tell me what to do, I don't think so those are my little brats for all you know they aren't even yours" Peyton responded with a self satisfied smirk.

"Don't ever say that again, I know these kids are mine luckily with how much of a whore you've turned into" Lucas said picking both children up and carrying them into the guest room or Lucas's room for nearly the past two years since Peyton and him had started having serious marital problems.

-Lucas POV-

After the kids had fallen asleep I sat on the edge of the bed with my face in my hands. I didn't know what I was going to do. Peyton was getting to bad, the kids are gonna get hurt if I don't do anything.

I went over to where my laptop sat on the desk in the corner and turned it on. Once on the internet I googled something that could forever change mine and my children's lives. I picked up the phone and dialed the number on the screen.

"Hello, safety from spouses Megan speaking how may we help you" a women's voice on the other line answered.

"Hi, umm a friend gave me this number a few months ago my name is Lucas Scott and I need to get me and my kids away from my wife" I said quietly.

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"Well then you have called the right place Mr. Scott we can set up a meeting for you with someone tomorrow if you desire" the lady named Megan said politely.

"Yeah that'd be great" I said even more quietly fearing that Peyton might hear me.

"Okay there is someone who can meet you downtown at Starbucks at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon you need to be sure to bring the children with you two so we have more of an idea what to do" she explained.

"You would have to be willing to change completely reinvent yourselves I know you are a writer, but you wouldn't be able to publish any more books or anything like that you would need to find a new career, you would get a new last name and a completely reformed background history, do you understand" the women named Amy asked kindly?

"Ya I just have to get James and Maddie away from that house before they get hurt" I told her looking at my kids who were sitting beside me.

"What do you mean different history and name, so I won't be James Lucas Scott anymore" Jamie asked sadly?

"Jay" Maddie giggled clapping her hands together.

"James" I started sadly and you could see his face fall, whenever I called him James instead of one of his nicknames he knew I was serious.

"You can still be James Lucas we will just have to find a new last name for you guys buddy" Amy explained kindly.

"What bout what you said bout our history" Jamie asked which kind of caused me to smile, my son was such a smart little boy and that made me proud?

"Well we are gonna tell people that the reason you are moving is cause your mommy got in a car accident and passed away" Amy told him.

"Momma died" Jamie asked his eyes wide? It made me so sad because deep down I know that James and Maddie want Peyton to love them so much, but when a kid thinks there parent is dead and there is not one single tear in their eyes it's just sad.

"No Jamie, we are just gonna say that and if anyone asks her name isn't Peyton okay" I told him.

"Why" he asked me? He was such a curious little boy.

"Cause the way momma treats you guys isn't good and since if we get divorced you know like Grandpa Dan and Grandma Deb did" I said referring to my parents' divorce two years ago, "then daddy won't get to see you guys anymore so we gotta move and start over" I tried to explain to him.

"Oh" he said like he understood me. "Then what do I say my momma's name is?"

"Rachel…Lee that's gonna be you guys' new last name Roe and your mommy if anyone asks you her name was Rachel and she died in a car accident okay sweetie" Amy told James.

"Have one suitcase packed per person, I know it's gonna be hard but keep pictures to a very low number no baby books and the only pictures are ones without your wife. And say goodbye because you won't be able to talk to your family anymore meet me at the airport tomorrow afternoon at noon" Amy said and with that she left.