''Luke, time to wake up kiddo.'' Dan said as he shook the 6 year old slightly. ''Come on buddy we have a big day today, we're going to go to IHOP and then we have your first day of school.'' Dan told him.
''I'm up daddy.'' Lucas said sleepily.
''Come on let's get you ready for school.'' Dan said as he pulled the covers of him. Lucas jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom while Dan got his clothes ready.
''I can't wait to go to school.'' Lucas told Dan as Dan pulled his top over his head. ''Do you think I'll make friends daddy.'' Lucas asked as they made their way down the stairs.
''Of course you will buddy, and you can tell them that you got a little brother.'' Dan told him as he helped him put his shoes on.
-X-
''Daddy can I have a chocolate milk with my breakfast.'' Lucas asked them as they sat in a booth at IHOP.
''Of course buddy.'' Dan told him.
''Hi I'm Laura can I take your order.'' Laura the waitress asked them.
''Yeah can we have a kids create-a-face pancake and a chocolate milk and a breakfast sampler and a black coffee.'' Dan told her.
''I'm having a big brother breakfast.'' Lucas told Laura.
''Isn't that nice.'' Laura told him. ''Your breakfast won't be long.'' Laura told him.
''Daddy do you have to go to work today.'' Lucas asked him.
''No buddy, I am going to bring you to school then I am going to go and see mommy and Nathan, then I am going to come and bring you home.'' Dan told him.
''Okay.'' Lucas said sadly.
''What's wrong Luke.'' Dan asked him when he picked up the sadness in the 6 year olds voice.
''I don't want you to love Nathan more than me.'' Lucas told him.
''Buddy, I am not going to love Nathan more than you. Mommy and I will love you the same as Nathan.'' Dan told him.
''Promise daddy.'' Lucas asked him.
''Promise buddy.'' Dan told him.
''Here you go one coffee and a breakfast sampler and a chocolate milk and a create-a-face pancake.'' Laura told them as she brought their plates over to them.
''Thanks.'' Dan told her.
20 minutes later and Dan and Lucas were on their way to Tree Hill Elementary School to the kindergarten class, ''alright bud, have a good day.'' Dan said as he hugged Lucas.
''I don't want to go in daddy.'' Lucas cried as Dan held him in his arms.
''You are going to have so much fun and make new friends and you can make mommy a card and we can take it to her when I come and collect you.'' Dan told him.
''Promise you will come back.'' Lucas asked him.
''I will be right here for you after school, and maybe at the weekend we will ask your new friends mommies and daddies if you can have a play date at the house.'' Dan told him.
''Okay daddy.'' Lucas said as he headed off into his new classroom. ''Hi I'm Lucas.'' Lucas said to a little girl with brown hair.
''I'm Brooke, do you want to be friends.'' Brooke asked him.
''Yeah.'' Lucas said with a smile as they went off to play. That was the last thing Dan saw before the door closed.
-X-
''Hey did Luke get off to school okay.'' Deb asked as Dan came into her hospital room.
''He was upset at first then he went on in and his first friend is a girl.'' Dan told her. ''I think it's harder on me than it is on him, all he needed was a promise that I would come and pick him up again.'' Dan told her.
''He is going to be okay, he needs to start school you can't keep him home all the time.'' Deb told him.
''I know but it's hard my baby boy isn't a baby anymore.'' Dan told her as Nathan began to cry.
''Lucas may not need as much anymore but Nathan needs his daddy.'' Deb told him as he went over to get Nathan from the plastic cot.
''When we were in IHOP Lucas asked me if I was going to work today and when I told him no, he got upset.'' Dan told her as he brought Nathan back.
''Why, there is days you don't work.'' Deb told him.
''That's what I asked him and he said 'I don't want you to love Nathan more than me.'' Dan told her as she took Nathan from him and began to nurse him.
''Neither of us will love Nathan more than him, you do know that I love Lucas just the same as I did before Nathan was born.'' Deb told Dan.
''He understands that now, he was just scared.'' Dan told her.
-X-
Lucas and Brooke were at the arts and crafts table with two other kids' one a girl with blonde hair and the other a boy with brown hair. ''I'm Brooke and this is Lucas, do you want to be our friends.'' Brooke asked the two of them.
''Yes. I'm Peyton and this is Jake.'' The blonde haired girl said.
''Okay children come and sit on the mat for quiet time before our mommies and daddies come to get us.'' The teacher Mrs White called out to the class of 20 kids. ''Who wants to tell us what they played with today.'' She asked. ''Lucas would you like to go first.'' She asked when none of the kids stood up.
''I made a card for my mommy and baby and I played jigsaws and I made new friends.'' Lucas told them.
''Very nice, Brooke what about you.'' She asked Brooke.
''I played with the dollies and the jigsaws and the dressing up and I made friends.'' Brooke told them as the bell rang.
Mrs White went over to the door to see parents and nannies there to pick up the kids. ''Lucas your daddy is here, don't forget your card.'' Mrs White called to him as all the children stayed on the mat. ''We heard all about what you work as and his special big brother treat.'' Mrs White told Dan.
''Yeah he's not too happy about having a baby brother.'' Dan told her. ''How was he today.'' Dan asked as Lucas ran over to them with his coat and backpack.
''He was really good. He ate up all his lunch and snack and drank all his milk.'' Mrs White told Dan. ''Okay Lucas I'll see you tomorrow.'' She said as Dan and Lucas left and she began calling out the other kids.
''Did you make any friends.'' Dan asked him as he buckled him into his car seat.
''Yeah, Brooke, Jake and Peyton.'' Lucas told him. ''I did this for mommy can we go and give it to her.'' He asked him.
''We will go right away to see mommy and Nathan.'' Dan told him as he started the car and drove off to the hospital. ''Let's go buddy, we have to go to the gift shop first and get Nathan a teddy bear.'' Dan told him.
''Can I pick it for him.'' Lucas asked as he held Dan's hand and the card he made for Deb in the other.
''You can, and I think Nathan will love it more because it came from his big brother.'' Dan told him as they reached the gift shop.
Lucas and Dan walked over to the shelf that had the soft teddies on it and Lucas looked at each teddy. ''I want to get that one.'' Lucas said pointing to a soft blue teddy bear.
''Let's go pay for it, do you want some candy and a drink.'' Dan asked him. He laughed as Nathan nodded his head eagerly. ''Go get what you want.'' Dan told him. Dan stood by the cashier waiting on Lucas who came back with some candy and a soda. After Dan and Lucas paid for what they got they headed up to Deb's room. When they got there they saw John and Lucy sitting there.
''Hi mommy.'' Lucas said as he ran up to the side of the bed. ''I made this in school for you today.
Deb reached down and took the card from Lucas as Dan came up behind him and lifted him onto the bed, Deb opened the card and inside it read. 'To mommy and baby Nathan, I love you, Love Lucas.' ''Thank you baby, I love it and I know Nathan will too.'' Deb said as she kissed his head. ''Did you make friends in school today.'' Deb asked him.
''You not going to tell mommy about your friends.'' Dan asked him when Lucas just nodded his head to Deb's question.
''My friends are called Brooke, Jake and Peyton.'' Lucas told her.
''Which one is going to be your girlfriend.'' John asked him.
''None of them.'' Lucas told him. ''Mommy daddy and I got Nathan a teddy bear.'' Lucas told her as Dan handed over the bear.
''He is lovely and Nathan is going to love it.'' Deb told Lucas as she kissed him.
-X-
(1 WEEK LATER)
Deb and Nathan had been home from hospital for 4 hours and Lucas had just came home from school when he saw John had given Nathan his Elmo to play with. ''That's mine.'' Lucas said pulling Elmo from Nathan who was asleep and didn't notice the teddy gone.
''You're a bit big for teddies.'' John told him.
''I know I am duh. But he is still mine.'' Lucas told him. ''And Nathan can't have it he has his own teddy.'' Lucas added. Deb was in the kitchen with Lucy, Mae and Royal.
''You have to share your toys with Nathan now Lucas.'' John told him as he pulled Elmo off Lucas.
''HE'S MINE!'' Lucas screamed at John and pulled one of his arms. They both pulled Elmo until an arm was ripped off. ''I HATE YOU, YOU BROKE MY TEDDY.'' Lucas screamed again causing Nathan to wake and begin to cry.
''What is going on in here.'' Deb asked as she ran in from in the Kitchen between Nathan crying and Lucas screaming. ''Dad, why was Lucas screaming.'' Deb asked John as Lucas lifted Elmo's arm and ran out of the room crying.
''The boy doesn't know how to share.'' John told them as the front door opened and closed.
''Hey buddy, what's wrong.'' Dan asked Lucas who was sitting in the corner in the hallway crying and hugging Elmo.
''John broke my teddy.'' Lucas told him as he held Elmo out to Dan. ''He give it to Nathan and he's mine not Nathan's and you told me that I didn't have to share him.'' Lucas told Dan through his tears.
''Okay buddy, put your shoes on and I'll be back in a minute.'' Dan told him as he took Elmo and went into the living room. ''John, Lucy listen very carefully, you either start treating Lucas better or stop coming to my house.'' Dan told them. ''My 6 year old son is sitting in the hallway crying his eyes out because the only toy that I told him he didn't have to share with his baby brother was giving to Nathan from you John and then when he takes it off him you pull it back which cause it to rip.'' Dan told him.
''Dan what has happened.'' Deb asked.
''Your parents are what happened if I knew bringing a child into our relationship would cause this much problems I wouldn't have bothered with a relationship, I gave Lucas Elmo when he was a few hours old and now he's ripped because your dad hates MY son so much he has to give it away.'' Dan told her as he through Elmo onto the couch. ''I'm going to take Lucas out for dinner just the two of us, I don't know when we'll be back.'' Dan told her.
-X-
It was now 10.00pm and Dan still wasn't back with Lucas, Deb was starting to get worried, she had sent her parents home and Royal and Mae had sat in the living room as she sat in the kitchen and repaired Elmo. She had just finished repairing him when she heard the front door open and close. ''Your back.'' She said as she went out into the hall and saw Dan come in carrying a sleeping Lucas.
''Where is everyone.'' Dan asked her as he took Lucas coat and shoes off.
''I sent my parents home not long after you walked out and your mom and dad are in bed.'' Deb told him. ''I'm sorry about my parents.'' Deb told him.
''Yeah so am I.'' Dan said as he headed towards the stairs with Lucas.
''I repaired Elmo for him.'' She told him.
''I'm going to put Lucas to bed and I'll probably stay with him tonight.'' Dan told her as he walked off.
AN-Hope you enjoyed this chapter let me know what you think. This next chapter might be when Lucas is 13