Chapter 5

Still at Haley and Nathan's apartment!

Nathan takes a deep breath and says, "Daunte was in the car that hit you. And he did it on purpose." Nathan sobbed. "I didn't mean for this to happen!" Haley took his hands in hers. "When I saw who it was that hit you I was so mad! I couldn't help it! I hit him... and I couldn't stop! God Hales... I think I killed him!"

"No, no... you couldn't have," said Haley quietly. She pulls his head to her chest and hugged him. "You're gonna be ok... it wasn't your fault," she said with disbelief. "How could you know... youo were... you know! And that's all because of me," cried Nathan.

"Nathan... stop... I just heard on the news that Daunte was dead before he was pulled out of the car. You didn't kill him. You couldn't have."

"What? Are you sure? How?" asked Nathan.

"I don't know... but let's not even think about that. I love you Nathan," whispered Haley softly. As Nathan looked into her eyes, he smiled tentatively. "I love you too Hales."Nathan laid his head on her lap and she held him like that until he finally fell asleep.

The next morning at Lucas's house

Peyton is laying next to Lucas and watching him sleep. She watched his chest move up and down and ran her fingers through his hair. What if I never see this again, she thought. Lucas began to wake. "Hey sleepyhead," she said.

Lucas rubbed his eyes. "It's morning already?" he asked.

"Yep..." They laced their fingers together.

"Are you scared?" she whispered in his ear.

"Not with you beside me," he said tucking her hair behind her ear. He kissed her and started to get off the bed. "Come on. Let's get something to eat." He held out his hand and she took it. He pulled her off the bed.

"Bet I can beat you to the kitchen," she teased.

"You're on," yelled Nathan playfully. Peyton took off running and Lucas chased her.

2 Hours later at the hospital

Lucas is laying in the bed and Peyton is sitting in a chair next to the bed.

The doctor walks in. "Good morning Lucas... everybody." He takes Lucas's right hand and puts an IV into it. "The drugs are going to come through the IV. There are going to be some side effects. It's going to make you really tired and you may have some nausea and vomiting. Somebody will be in to check on you every hour."

Lucas sighed, but Peyton took his hand and kissed it. "Be strong," she said. "I'm right here."

1 hour later

Lucas threw up... again. He'd been doing this for over 30 minutes. He couldn't keep anything down. Peyton was right there by his side and so was his mom. Brooke, Nathan, and Haley were all in the waiting room. Silent tears were running down Peyton's face. I don't if I can handle this. It hurts so much to see him like this, she thought. She ran her fingers through his hair and hummed to him until he fell asleep.

2 Weeks Later at the Hospital

"Lucas... I have good news! You are responding well to the chemotherapy. You only have about a week left of the drugs," said the doctor.

"Oh thank God," whispered Karen.

Peyton bent down and kissed Lucas and he let out a sigh of relief. "I can't wait til all of this is over," he said.

"But there's something else. We still need to find a match for the bone marrow transplant. It's better if a family member or someone close to you is the donor." The doctor looked around the room. "So... if any of you want to get tested to see if you are a match, feel free. But I have to warn you, it is not going to be pleasant," admitted the doctor. Not one person in the room said no.

The next day

"The results are back and I'm happy to tell you we have a match!" said the doctor. You could feel the tension in the room vanish automatically.

"Who is it?" asks Brooke.

The doctor turns to Lucas and says, "It's your brother... Nathan Scott."

2 Hours Later

There's no way I can make him do this... there's no way I can let him, Lucas thought. He was thinking of Nathan. He didn't want to put him through something like that. Not when Haley was so close to having her baby. He stared at his hands. What am I going to do, he thought.

Knock, knock (Nathan was standing in the open doorway)

Lucas looked up. "Nathan," he sighed. "You know I can't let you do this, right? Not when Haley's in the condition she's in. You could miss your baby being born," admitted Lucas.

Nathan walked closer to the bed. "Luke...there is no way I wouldn't do this. Yeah...I might miss my baby being born and I pray that that doesn't happen. But this is your life Luke...it's your only chance," he whispered. For awhile, the room is completely silent.

"Thanks Nate... this means a lot. Let's just hope your baby isn't born until this is all over with," said Lucas weakly.

"You feeling all right Luke?" asked Nathan.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just a little tired that's all. This chemo stuff isn't exactly a walk in the park you know," said Lucas. A weak smile spread across his face.

"Just think... you only have a week left of this stuff. And then... hopefully... it'll all be over.," said Nathan. "I guess I'll let you get some rest. See ya tomorrow."

Nathan turned and walked away. But before he could get to the door, "Nathan!" Nathan turned around.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Thanks again man," said Lucas.
"No problem. After all... that's what brothers are for."

Sorry it's been so long! I have a lot going on right now! Next ud coming soon hopefully!