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Chapter 14
When they got to the hospital Jules was surprised at how full the waiting room was. She went up to the counter and signed herself and Nathan in.
"How long do we have to wait?" Nathan asked holding the clothe over his fingers.
"I don't know now help me fill this out." Jules snapped at him.
"How am I supposed to know this stuff?" Nathan asked scrunching up his face.
"Well I guess we'll just leave it blank then."
Jules returned the clipboard to the front desk having made up the stuff that she didn't know.
The receptionist looked over the information and saw that it didn't match with most of his previous records. Getting slightly concerned she decided to call the emergency contact that was in the system.
She dialed the number hoping that the other person would pick up.
"Hello James residence how can I help you." A little girl answered.
"Hi sweetie can I please speak to your mom." The receptionist asked.
"My mom doesn't live here but you can talk to my sister."
Haley passed LeeAnn the phone. "Someone is looking for mom I think."
"Hi this is LeeAnn how can I help you."
"Oh actually I was looking for LeeAnn James." The receptionist said confused. This women sounded awful young.
"Well that's me. What can I do for you?"
"Well my name is Cindy and I am calling from the Tree Hill hospital. Are you the guardian of Nathan Scott?"
LeeAnn felt her stomach churn at the mention of Nathan's name in the same sentence as hospital.
"Yes I am. Is he ok." LeeAnn asked frantically.
"He seems to be ok he just cut some of his fingers. I am more concerned with the fact that the women who brought him in doesn't seem to know his information."
"It must be his father's girlfriend. Look I am on my way please don't tell them I have a feeling that Jules didn't want me to know."
"Ok we will wait until you get here to send him in."
"Thank you so much."
LeeAnn turned around a realized that she had 5 kids staring back at her.
"Oh man what am I going to do with all of you?" LeeAnn mumbled. Then she got an idea.
"Hello." A man answered.
"Hey its LeeAnn. I need to go to the hospital because Nathan cut his fingers but I have a bunch of other kids here do you think that you could come over and watch them while I go."
"How many do you have?" The man asked skeptical.
"Umm a couple."
"How many is a couple."
"Only 5."
"5. LeeAnn I don't know about this."
"Please I really don't know what else to do I tried calling parents but no one is picking up and I can't take them all with me."
"Give me ten minutes and I will be there."
"Thanks you're the best."
"yeah yeah just don't forget it."
About 15 minutes later LeeAnn heard a knock on the door.
"Oh thank god. You are such a life saver."
"Coach Tim you're the man that's going to watch us." Jakes asked a little confused.
"Yup now what do you kids want to do."
'I wouldn't have asked that if I were you." LeeAnn smiled as she walked out the door.
Oh man what have I gotten myself into Tim thought as all 5 kids ran at him.
LeeAnn was on her way to the hospital when she decided to give Dan a call. He might not be her favorite person but he should be there.
"Hello."
"Dan its LeeAnn I just got a call from the hospital apparently Nathan cut some of his fingers and Jules brought him in."
"What do you mean he cut some of his fingers he won't be able to play basketball now for weeks."
"Ok Dan can you please just pull yourself out of the past for like 10 minutes I need to know if you are coming to the hospital or not so that I know whether you need a visitors pass."
"And why should I come."
"Because as much as I hate to say it Nathan is your son and you should be there for him. And you might need to stop me from beating the crap out of your girlfriend."
"Fine I'll be there but only because I want to make sure that he is going to be able to play ball." Dan said hanging up the phone. For the first time in his life he actually felt worried about his son. It was different for him and he wasn't sure if it was because of basketball or because deep down somewhere he loved his son. Who was he kidding it was all about basketball and it always would be. Nathan wasn't good for anything else at least that what he kept telling himself.
Nathan and Jules had been waiting for a long time and Jules was starting to get impatient.
"You know I have a kid over here bleeding you would think that we could get some help."
"I understand miss but we have other cases that are much more serious then some cut fingers."
"Whatever when Dan gets here he is going to give you a piece of his mind."
Jules got out her phone and called Dan.
"Hey." Dan said gruffly.
"Hey baby so Nathan has a little accident and we are at the hospital the lady at the desk isn't being of any help and I was hoping that you could come down and sort some of this out."
"Why didn't you call me when this first happened and how the hell did he cut his fingers."
"Wait how did you know that he cut his fingers."
"That doesn't matter how the hell did it happen."
"Look Dan I will explain it all later please just come quick."
"I'm already on my way."
"Is my daddy coming?" Nathan said speaking for the first time since they had been there.
"Yeah."
"Did you try LeeAnn again?" Nathan asked hoping that she would be coming.
"Nathan I already told you that she isn't coming. She doesn't love you and she will never be your mother. Now I don't want to hear that name come out of your mouth one more time you understand you little shit." Jules roughly whispered to him.
"Now Jules is that anyway to speak to a child." LeeAnn asked with fire in her eyes.
"LEEANN." Nathan screamed running to her.
LeeAnn just lifted him up and gave him a big hug and kiss on the cheek.
"How are you doing my boy?"
"I'm ok but my fingers hurt." Nathan said taking of the bandage for her to see.
LeeAnn thought that she as going to pass out right there so she put Nathan down.
"I'll be right back buddy I am just going to finish checking you in."
"I already did that." Jules spat. "And how the hell did you know to come."
"You called her remember." Nathan said to Jules.
LeeAnn looked up confused but decided to deal with that later.
After Dan showed up him and LeeAnn where led into a room with Nathan. As much as LeeAnn wanted to be there for him watching them stitch him up was making her sick.
"LeeAnn you don't look so good why don't you go back out into the waiting area." Dan said putting a hand on her shoulder.
What the hell was Dan Scott actually being nice?
"No its ok I don't want to leave him."
"LeeAnn if you don't leave there going to be hooking you up to and IV. Look I know that I'm not the best father but I promise that I will be nice ok and I will bring him out as soon as they are done."
"Ok." LeeAnn nodded knowing that as much as she hated it he was right. "Nathan sweetie I am going to go and get us some food for later but don't you worry buddy your dad is going to stay and I am going to come and see you after alright."
Nathan just nodded pretty knocked out from the medication they had given him.
"Now doc how is this going to effect basketball." Dan asked as soon as LeeAnn left.
"Well he got one of his tendons so we will have to sew that back together. He won't be able to even bend the finger for awhile but in a couple of months he should be back to normal."
"A couple of months I don't have a couple of months. Nathan needs to be training." Dan said angry.
"Well sir there is nothing that I can say to you this is how it is going to be if you want it to heal properly."
"Ok." Dan said
LeeAnn had gone out to the waiting room and saw Jules sitting in a chair.
"What the hell happened Jules? And don't tell me nothing because nothing doesn't cut my little boys fingers open."
"Ok first of all he isn't your son and it happened because you baby him."
"OH no you don't this is in no way my fault now tell me what the hell happened."
"He was cutting his hamburger and the knife must have slipped."
"You gave him a knife Jules he is way to young to be using a knife what the hell were you thinking. I really can't believe that you would do something that stupid."
"Well if you had taught him how to use one."
"Why couldn't you have just cut it for him it would have taken about two seconds of your time and then none of this would have happened. And why the hell didn't you call me."
"I didn't think you would come I mean it's not like these are your weeks with Nathan I figured that you would want a break."
"Don't you dare even try to lie we both know that that little boy is my life and I don't care if he is in another country I want to know what the hell is gong on so that I can be there. You're lucky that we're in a hospital or I would kill you right now."
"Oh I would like to see you try it."
With that LeeAnn swung around and punched Jules right in the nose breaking it on contact.
"You bitch." Jules screamed.
"Don't worry I'm sure someone here can fix it."
"I am going to sue you for every penny that you have."
"Oh no your not." They both turned to see none other then Dan Scott holding his half awake son. "Because of your stupidity Nathan can't play ball for a couple of months do you know how far back this sets me you stupid bitch. We are through and if you sue I will take everything that you have."
Jules just turned and walked to the bathroom.
"Thank you Dan but you didn't have to do that." LeeAnn said unsure of why he was being so nice today.
"Oh no thank you that's what I've wanted to do for the past couple of weeks she was nothing but a gold digging whore and I was looking for a reason to get rid of her." Dan smiled.
"Ok well now that I know that Nathan is ok I am going to head back home."
"LeeAnn take him with you." Dan said handing him over.
"But its your two weeks." LeeAnn said confused.
"Look we both know that if he can't play ball I don't want him so why bother fighting about it just take him and maybe you can give me a long weekend somewhere."
"I'll think about it." LeeAnn said as she looked down at Nathan.
"I really don't understand how you can not love him." LeeAnn said walking away from Dan.
Back at the house Tim was not having a very good time. The kids had decided that their game of choose was wrestle on Tim. Which wouldn't be bad with two heck even three kids but five was cutting it a little close.
Its not that he didn't love kids because he did he just wasn't used to having this many at once. He would have to tell LeeAnn how impressed he was with her.
Just as he was about to tie all the kids up he heard the door open and saw LeeAnn walk in with a sleeping Nathan.
"How is he LeeAnn?" Tim asked taking him from her since he was looking a little heavy.
"He's ok they had to fix a tendon but in a few months it should all be back to normal."
"Let me guess he can't play ball so Dan doesn't want him." Then Tim glanced at her hand.
"What the heck happened to your hand?"
LeeAnn smirked. "My hand you should see Jules's face. I'm pretty sure there's no plastic surgery to fix that nose now." LeeAnn laughed.
"And that's why I love ya." Tim said suddenly. "I mean…umm that's why your so cool….or not cool um great….what I mean is well actually I don't know what I mean." Tim said looking around nervous.
"You're a good guy Tim and I like you too." LeeAnn said giving him a kiss on the cheek.
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Delia