"What was he talking about?" Cassie asked again questioning Deb and Keith about what Dan had said.
Both of them were just as confused as she was, probably even moreso. As far as they knew Dan had walked away from Karen when he found out she was pregnant and hadn't returned. Hell, Cassie and Lucas didn't even know Dan was their father until Lucas joined Nathan's basketball team in the junior leagues.
"Uncle Keith, Deb do you know anything?" Lucas asked wondering what Dan had meant as well.
Lucas' question brough both Deb and Keith out of their trance. Keith looked at his nephew and just shook his head. "I have no idea. But come on it's Dan. He was probably just trying to play us as usual. I don't want you kids to worry about what he says. If he talks to you just walk away."
Deb nodded. "Thats what I would suggest as well, ignore him. It's what Nathan has done pretty much his whole life."
Cassie and Lucas both nodded in agreement. "Ok, well Deb I think we should finish up here. I kind of promised Peyton I'd come hang out with her and Brooke for awhile, they want to show me some cheer routines."
"Ugh Cassie, your mom wanted you to stick near the house. If you go anywhere I'm supposed to be informed." Keith said suddenly sounding very parental.
"Uncle Keith, relax. I'm just going to the high school. Lucas has practice anyways, he can drive take me." Cassie explained. "Besides your sounding like my mom, you don't have to be like her."
Lucas nodded.
Keith rolled his eyes. He had known these two would try to play the cool uncle card with him, Karen had warned him. "Sorry guys, but for the next six weeks you are my responsibility. That means no smoking, drinking, partying or anything involved with any of those things. As long as you behave, we can have a little fun. If you want to have friends over, or go to friends house, I need to know."
"Wow, you've been hanging around mom way too long." Cassie laughed.
"Speaking of mom, what happened between you two at the airport?" Lucas questioned. "When you got home you were acting really weird."
Cassie became curious herself, she had noticed her Uncle had seemed to be in a really good mood when he walked into the cafe. She had thought he would have been a little more upset, since Karen had left.
Keith blushed and Cassie immediately noticed it. Whatever happened had to be good. "Oh my, something must have happened. Uncle Keith your turning a maroon color."
"Well I wasn't going to tell you guys this, I didn't want to get your hopes up. But seeing as I can't really keep it to myself..." Keith was interrupted by Lucas.
"Quit rambling and get on with it." Lucas laughed.
Keith reluctantly continued, not sure what to say exactly. "Well you guys, I know you have always kind of wanted me and your mom to get together."
Cassie nodded. "Duh, you two belong together."
"Your mom kissed me in the airport before she left." Keith smiled at his niece and nephew whose jaws had dropped.
Cassie reacted immediately jumping into her Uncle's arms and screaming happily. "Oh my god, Keith its about time. Were going to be a family."
"I don't know if I would go that far yet baby-girl, it was just a kiss." Keith assured her. "It doesn't mean we should start planning ahead for the future."
"Well its a start." Lucas said patting his Uncle's back. "Seriously man, congrats."
"Wait did mom initiate the kiss?" Cassie asked wanting all the details.
Keith nodded and Cassie smiled. "Was it with tongue or without?"
Deb and Lucas both burst out laughing.
"Cassie." Lucas said slightly disgusted, not wanting to know absolutely everything, he didn't want to think of his mom in that sense.
"Sorry." Cassie said laughing. "It's just that if tongue was involved then we know mom wants more, if it wasn't it means it was just a goodbye kiss...maybe someday leading to something more."
Keith blushed even more. He really had not been expecting these kind of questions, especially from his niece.
"Well if you must know, tongue was involved." Keith answered the question.
"Good, then she wants the same things you do. Maybe you two really can be together...finally." Cassie said happier then she'd been in a long time. Too bad they had to wait six weeks to find out more.
An hour later Cassie and Deb had closed the cafe, Keith was at home and Lucas and Cassie had just arrived at the high school. Cassie saw Peyton and Brooke and a few other squad members sitting on the bench waiting for her to arrive.
"Sorry I'm late guys, my moms in Italy and I had to close the cafe with Deb." Cassie explained.
"Deb?" Peyton questioned. "As in Deb Scott?"
Cassie nodded. "Only in Tree Hill huh? Who knew I could actually get along with the women who helped my psychotic father cheat on my mother."
Peyton laughed. "Well Deb's at least a decent person, unlike Dan. No offense or anything."
Cassie laughed it off. "None taken, so what's going on?"
"We were just discussing Peyton's latest break-up with Nathan." Brooke said handing Cassie her cheer uniform.
Cassie looked at Peyton. "You and Nathan broke up?"
"For like the 50th time this month." Bevin, another cheerleader explained.
"I'm sorry." Cassie sighed.
Peyton shrugged. "This wasn't the first time, but it will be the last. I told him we really are over."
Brooke laughed. "Oh please! By this time tomorrow, you two will be back together."
Peyton shook her head. "No Brooke. This time I really mean it."
"Whatever you say P. Sawyer." Brooke said and then looked across the gym at the basketball players warming up. "Speaking of Scott brother's Lucas is lookin' fine tonight."
Cassie looked at her brother with a look of disgust. "Eww, you like my brother?"
"Cassie, Lucas is hott. Face it." Peyton said. "And Brooke wants him." She shot a look at her friend.
Brooke turned and glared at her, then turned back to Lucas. "Too bad, he hasn't even looked my way." Brooke sighed and then turned to Cassie. "Is your brother gay?"
Cassie looked at her strangely and shook her head. "No, what just because he's not interested in you means he's gay?" She questioned.
Brooke looked down, she hadn't meant to offend Cassie. "I'm..I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you, its just I've never even seen him with a girl other then you and tutorgirl."
Cassie laughed. "It's ok Brooke. And its not that he's not interested, trust me...he is. But he is a little shy, you know. He is used to people ignoring him and now that he's popular, he doesn't know how to take it. I think he just doesn't think he's worthy of a popular girlfriend. But maybe you should ask him out, I know he'd say yes."
Peyton smiled. "Sorry Cassie, I've been trying to tell that to Brooke for weeks now, she just doesn't listen."
"You really think he'd say yes?" Brooke asked ignoring Cassie.
Cassie nodded. "Go get him girl."
They watched as Brooke walked over to Lucas and tapped him on the shoulder, after a few minutes she walked back over to her squad, with a grin plastered on her face.
"C. Scott you are a genius." Brooke said as she hugged Cassie. "And welcome to the squad."