Chapter 14

The CAT scan showed that Lucas has bleeding on the brain. A blood vessel burst in his brain. Lucas needs more surgery and soon. Dr. Peter Hanson really started to hate having to do this especially to Peyton. Dr. Hanson walked into the waiting room about an hour after he left it. They all turn when they hear his voice.

"The CAT scan showed that Lucas has bleeding on the brain and that is what I was afraid of." "We are going to have to do more surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain." "It will take about an hour to do the surgery then he will be in the CICU." "We will not know the extent of the damage for a few days." Dr. Hanson told them.

"Thank you Dr. Hanson for all that you have done for us." "You have gone above and beyond what a doctor should do." Keith said.

Dr. Hanson left to go do the surgery on Lucas. Everyone sat down near each other all except Peyton who just went and sat in a corner with her head in her hands.

"I will go be with her." Brooke said.

Karen reached over and touched Brook's hand.

"Let her have some time alone, and then I will go over, ok." Karen said.

"No problem." Brooke told her.

"I am going to get some coffee anyone else wants some or something else?" Nathan asked.

"Nathan go to the café I am going to call them now and place an order for sandwiches and coffee." "Keith go with him and help." Karen stated.

Karen just wanted the girls there for a little while. After Nathan and Keith left. She went and talked with Brooke and Haley.

"We all need to be strong for Peyton right now." "I am as scared and worried as she is and I know you two are also." "What Peyton needs right now is stability and we need to be that for her." "We will all lean on each other to get us through this." Karen told them.

Both Haley and Brooke agreed with Karen. Peyton had walked over to where they were sitting.

"May I join you?" she asked.

Brooke stood up and pulled Peyton into a hug. "Of course you can." said Brooke.

The girls sat there and talked for a little while when Nathan and Keith came back the food. Dr. Hanson walked in right behind them. At the sound of his voice everyone turned to look at him.

"The surgery went well; I put a drain tube in Lucas's head to relieve the pressure." "Not sure of the damage that was done we won't know until he wakes up." "He is in recovery now and in a hour he will be in the CICU." Dr. Hanson told them.

"Thank you Dr. Hanson." Karen said.

With that Dr. Pete Hanson left. They all said a silent prayer of thanks. Nathan and Keith put the food on one of the tables. They all sat down. Peyton just took some coffee she really was not hungry.

"Peyton you need to eat something to keep your strength up and for the babies." Brooke said.

"I really don't think I could keep anything down right now." Peyton told her.

Peyton just wanted to see Lucas that is all she wanted. Nothing else is going to make her feel better until she does. The others ate while Peyton just sipped at her coffee. Then they heard someone come into the waiting room it was a nurse letting them know that Lucas was now in his room in the CICU. They could see him now. Peyton was the first one up and ready to go. So she went with the nurse.

Lucas was hooked up to all the machines again. He looked so still and pale. The nurse told her she had ten minutes. Peyton went and sat in the chair next to the bed. She took Lucas's hand and squeezed it hoping he would squeeze it back but he did not. She talked to him telling his she loved him and she needed him. To come back to her. The nurse came in and told her that time was up, when she went to get up Lucas grabbed her hand and opened his eyes.

"Lucas!" exclaimed Peyton.

The nurse came over and saw Lucas awake, he could not talk because of the tube down his throat. He would not let go of Peyton's hand he did not want her to go. The nurse paged Dr. Hanson who came and saw Lucas awake he was surprised.

"Lucas you are awake I am very glad to see that." he said.

Lucas pointed to the tube down his throat he wanted it out.

"I will take it out but Peyton is going to have leave for a few minutes ok." he told Luke.

Luke nodded his head ok and Peyton left. They removed the tube so Luke could speak.

"How do you feel?" asked Dr. Hanson.

"Like a bomb exploded in my head." Lucas said.

"That sounds about right a blood vessel broke inside your head." "You have a drainage tube in your head." he told him.

"Do you hurt anywhere else?" Dr. Hanson asked.

Lucas looked at him and whispered. "I can't feel my legs."