Chapter Five

"What the hell do you think you're doing with my mom?" questioned Lucas as he barged into his father's office.

The man smirked as he continued to type away on his keyboard.

"Nice to see you to son. I take it your mother finally told you truth" replied Dan as he stood from his desk.

The smile on his face only served to piss the blond off even more so then he already was.

"How I found out isn't important. Just stay the away from her, from us"

"Sorry but I can't do that. In fact I won't"

"Why? Because you suddenly discovered a heart and now you want to come back into the lives of the ones you left behind to do what? Make up for lost time and prove that you're not as much of a selfish, evil bastard that everyone knows you are"

"Wow son. So young, so angry, damn that rock music" laughed Dan.

"Do you think this is a joke?"

"No but you've got it all wrong kid. Sure I screwed up but everyone deserves a second chance. Your mother's given me one and I was hoping that you would to Lucas"

"Oh give me a break Dan"

"Dad" the man corrected "You know, you used to call me that before. I think you should start again" the elder Scott spoke as he walked over to his son.

"Yeah that was before I remembered what an ass you are"

"Listen Lucas this is the way it is. Your mother and I are together and nothing's going to change that. No matter how much you protest. I intend to make up for all the pain I caused her and we're going to raise this baby together like we should have done with you. Now I know I can't change our past but if you give me a chance I can change our future for the better"

The young man could barely contain his laughter.

"I've heard your little speech before Dad. It was a load of crap then and it's still a load of crap now. Besides who said I'll be sticking around long enough to watch your imitation of daddy dearest this time around?"

The boy began to walk away when Dan took hold of his arm and pulled him back.

"Don't you know that it will kill your mother if you left and shut her out of your life? Or don't you remember what happened when Nathan walked out on Deb?"

Lucas snatched his arm out of his father's hands and glared at the man.

"Well she didn't seem to care too much about my feelings when she decided to bring you back into our lives"

Dan sighed.

"But she does care Luke. She wanted to tell you the truth from day one but she was afraid of your reaction and rightfully so"

"So what that gives her the go ahead to lie to me for almost seven months, seven God damn months!"

The older male was now starting to lose his patience.

"She loves you more then life itself son and she would do anything and everything in her power to make you happy and you know it. So now I ask you kid, are you willing to make your mother give up the one thing she wants for herself? Or are you just as selfish and cruel as you say I am?"

Off his son's silence the man continued.

"Yeah that's what I thought. Now you go think long and hard about what I just said before you say anything to your mother. I'd hate for her to be any more upset then she already is, especially in her condition"

"Why would I have a reason to be upset?"

Both men spun around to see Karen standing in the doorway.

"I know everything Mom. Everything"

Karen threw Dan a questioning look, one that the man returned.

"What are you taking about Lucas?"

"I know about the baby mom. I know it's not Keith's" he spoke a little louder then he intended to and instantly felt bad about it as he saw the tears well up in his mother's eyes.

"Wait you didn't tell him?" questioned Dan as he looked between mother and son.

"No Dan, I didn't. It was probably Haley" replied Karen as she shifted her gaze to the floor.

"Lucas sweetheart please try to understand. I wanted to tell you, I tried to tell you so many different times but the words just wouldn't come out"

Off her words the woman looked up into the eyes of her son. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he was livid and in no mood to listen to anything she had to say.

"I can't listen to this right now" said Lucas as he made his way towards the door.

Karen stood her ground, unmoving as the teenager approached. When he was only a few inches away she placed her hand on his chest to stop him from going any further.

"I'm sorry Lucas. I'm so, so sorry"

The boy looked at her for a moment before turning back to his father.

"Yeah, me too" he replied before brushing past her and leaving his father's office as his heart broken mother looked on.

"Karen" a soft voice called out to her as Dan wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

She then turned to face him.

"He hates me"

"That's not true honey. Lucas loves you. He's just in shock right now and given our history who could blame him? Besides he's not a little kid any more Karen, give him some time and he'll come around. I'm sure of it. If not, we'll ground him until he's fifty"

His words put a smile on her face as she buried her head in his chest.

"Promise me that everything's going to be okay"

Dan planted a kiss on her head and smiled.

"I promise baby" he paused "I promise"