Episode 11 Ch4 Basketball Dreams

Lucas and the team are in the locker room. He looked up at all of them, "This is a big night for all of you gentleman. The first game of the season is always the biggest, and for a lot of your lives are going change more than you could ever know." He looks at Keith, "I have faith that all of you are going to play your best and we're gonna kick some ass." The boys hoop and holler, "Get ready to line up. Keith I need to talk to you."

Keith gets up and follows his dad to the office. He looks a little nervous. "Yeah dad what's up?"

"I found out today that one of the guys on the team has been lying to their parents about being sick," Lucas was hoping Keith would admit the truth.

"Oh," he thinks he has been caught. "Who?"

Lucas shakes his head, "That doesn't matter."

"Well I don't know anyone on our team that is sick dad. I'm sorry," he was lying. Lucas was disappointed. His son looked him straight in the face and lied to him.

"You would tell me if you did though right?"

Keith hesitates before answering, "Yeah dad I would."

"Good to know," Lucas shook his head. "You better get out there and warm up."

"Yeah," Keith walked out. He felt like something bad was going to happen.

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Brooke walks into the gym with Millie and Hunter. "Ok guys where do you want to sit?" Brooke asked.

"The middle," Millie responded.

"Alright I can handle that," she sees Peyton come in with Charlie and Savannah. "Oh look there's Aunt Peyton," she waves her hand at Peyton, but she doesn't say anything. "Peyton," there was still no response from Peyton. "Wow Aunt Peyton is moody today," Brooke walks over to Peyton. "What's wrong?"

"Everything," Peyton walks off, but Brooke follows.

"Peyton," Brooke said worried about her friend.

"Not now Brooke, I'm just here to watch my son and my husband. I don't want to talk to you right now." Peyton walks off, and Brooke is more confused than ever.

Back in the locker room Jamie walks up to Keith, "What did your dad want?"

"I think he knows," Keith admitted. Jamie looked worried.

"What?"

"He said something about someone on the team being sick and lying to his parents. He knows."

"What are you going to do?" he asked.

He shrugged, "play the best damn game I have ever played in my life because this is sure to be my last if they know."

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Nathan walked into Lucas' office obviously worried about Lucas' behavior, "Is something wrong?"

"Yeah," Lucas said as he looked up at his brother.

Nathan could tell that Lucas was in pain, "What is it?"

"Shut the door," Lucas pointed and Nathan did as he was told. "My son has HCM." It pained Lucas to say those words together all in the same sentence.

"Keith?" Nathan questioned

"Yeah he has been lying to us for a year"

Nathan shook his head in disbelief, "But you saw the results."

"Jamie's results at least that's what I think," Lucas admitted. His son had pulled off the same trick that he had done.

"You think Jamie was in on this?" Nathan didn't want to think his son would lie about something as serious as a heart disease.

"Yeah and Brooke too," Lucas stated. Nathan felt so bad for Lucas. He could tell that this was killing him inside.

"What are you going to do?"

Lucas stood up from his desk and looked at a picture of Keith when he was much younger, "My son is a better player than I ever thought about being, and because of me it's over for him. His dreams are going to be shattered, and it I all my fault."

Nathan didn't know what to say. He figured that anything he said wouldn't help the situation and might only make it worse.

Michelle was in her kitchen cleaning because she was so upset with everything that had taken place. Spencer enters the house, but she thinks it is Andy at first. "Andy I really don't…" She trails off as she sees Spencer standing in front of her.

"Hi," he spoke in a low tone.

"Spencer," she was shocked to see him.

He handed her some to go boxes, "I bought us dinner. Are you hungry?"

Her face lit up. Her son was actually talking to her, "Yeah," she had to fight back the tears that were forming in her eyes.

"We can take things slow," Spencer added.

"That's a start," Michelle said relieved. "Are you mad at me?"

"I'm not mad because you gave me up. I'm hurt because you didn't tell me about it sooner. My mom did a good job with me, but I need you too."

Michelle is so happy. She knows they still have a lot of work to do, but she can handle it.

Spencer smiles as he pulls down plates from the cabinet, "So you want to tell me the whole story, and start from the beginning because I want to know it all."

Michelle nodded her head, "I'll be glad too."

In the gym the cheerleaders were cheering as the team ran out. Lucas looked up at Peyton. She looked more nervous than he had ever seen her look before. He shook his head trying to reassure her that everything was going to be ok. At least he hoped it would be. He knew that things were about to get a lot harder for all of them.