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"So you sure you are okay to let me stay at your house?" Keith asked Karen for about the hundredth time that next day on the drive to Karens.

"Keith, I wouldn't want you to stay anywhere else."

He grabbed her hand as they drove on.

When they pulled in the driveway Lucas just had just gotten home and was about to walk in the door. He turned around and helped Keith out of the car.

"Lucas, I got shot in the shoulder I can walk fine on my own." he laughed.

Lucas joined in on the laughter, but helped him anyway.

"Lucas." Karen whispered to him as Keith sat on the couch. "Where were you last night."

"I fell asleep at Brookes, sorry I didn't call mom." he said with no emotion and just turned away and sat next to Keith.

Karen sighed.

"So where have you been, I feel like I haven't talked to you in days." Keith asked.

"Yeah." Lucas laughed

"Lucas," Keith yelled turning him around, "what happened to your head."

Lucas looked at Karen, confused that he didn't know what happened.

"I was going to wait until we got him out of the hospital, and until things calmed down to tell him." Karen said as she sat on the other couch.

"Well I'm out of the hospital." Keith told them.

"Lucas saw Dan last night."

"What?" Keith screamed.

Lucas explained what happened.

Keith was sitting there taking it all in. "Are you sure you are okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Keith."

Keith patted his back and got up. " I need to lay down."

Keith went and laid in the room and was soon enough asleep.

Lucas was in the kitchen when Karen walked in.

"Lucas we need to talk." Karen sat next to him.

Lucas didn't say anything.

"Lucas, you know I don't blame this on you."

"Then why did you say it mom, why?" Lucas yelled trying to not wake Keith. "I don't think you understand how much that hurt."

"What about what you said?" Karen asked. "You don't think that hurt me just as well, if not more."

Lucas looked at his mom who was crying.

"I am sorry Lucas." she cried. " I was angry, scared, and hurt. But you didn't deserve that, at all. And I'm sorry. I can't tell you how scared I was when you didn't come home, and they I get a call saying you are in the hospital because of Dan. I ... I almost died."

"Mom..." Lucas started.

"The situation could of been much worse Lucas. Dan could of really hurt you, and it would of been my fault."

She turned her head and started to break down, she was crying so hard. Lucas got up and hugged her.

"I was scared." he whispered.

"Oh my boy, I'm sorry, I'm just so sorry."

"I love you mom." he cried.

"I love you too."

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"Brooke!" Haley screamed as she ran in the door.

Brooke didn't answer, Haley ran into their bedroom and saw Brooke sound asleep. Haley laughed and jumped on the bed.

"Tutor wife what are you doing!" Brooke groaned.

"Guess what!" she said happily.

"My guess is that you decided to take some insane pills because its 9 o'clock on a Saturday and you know I hate getting up that early."

"Well I had to tell you.." Haley smiled. "Nathan and I are going to be together again. Like for real."

"What." Brooke asked sitting up.

"Yeah, he asked me this morning , he said he missed me, and decided we should live together again. I mean this really gave him a look on things he said. He doesn't want to miss out on anymore time together. So as soon as we can were going to find a place to live."

"Haley, I'm so happy for you." Brooke smiled. "Wait a second, its 9 o'clock in the morning."

"Yeah?" Haley asked confused.

"Where were last night to come home now?."

"Umm." She giggled. "Nathan's"

"oh nevermind." Brooke laughed. "But listen, give me a couple days and I'll find a place to live?"

"Wait what?"

"Haley, this is your and Nathan's place. I wont take it from you." She smiled.

"Where are you going to live?" Haley asked.

"I'll find a place, maybe I'll get an apartment right near yours. I mean the least my parents can do is send more money."

"Thank you, Brooke."

"Anything for love."

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That night Lucas found himself tossing and turning all night not being able to sleep. He kept thinking about his encounter with Dan. He was going over what he said again and again.

"Tell Nathan I'll see him soon"

Those were Dan's exact words. What if he did find Nathan? Lucas knew that Nathan would say some pretty bad things, to get Dan's temper flaring. Dan wouldn't be able to control himself, what if Dan did something to hurt him, or worse kill him. Lucas rolled over and saw the clock. It was 2 in the morning.

Ten minutes later Lucas found himself at Nathan's. He rang the doorbell and knocked a few times before Nathan answered.

"What? What's wrong!" Nathan, in only boxers and still half asleep asked.

"Nothing, nothing." Lucas calmed him down. "I was uh, just making sure you were alright. I mean you alone in this big house and with Dan out and all."

"You wanted to make sure of this at 2:30 in the morning?"

"I couldn't sleep." Lucas laughed.

"Come in, you idiot."

"I'm sorry Nathan but I just got worried." Lucas started. "I mean when I saw Dan it seemed like him shooting Keith was..." Lucas couldn't find the right words to say.

"Like what?"

"Like it was okay, it wasn't a problem. He told me Keith deserved it."

"He's a sick man Lucas."

They boys were on the couch talking and Nathan turned on the tv to see if they were still talking about Dan and the shooting. Of course they were.

"So is our family the talk of the town or what." Nathan laughed and turned to Lucas who was fast asleep on the couch.

"You come to my house to sleep on my couch." Nathan laughed out loud.

Nathan just smiled and kept watching tv, sure enough 15 minutes later Nathan was asleep too.