Keith POV

"I'm sorry pregnant?" Keith yelled into the phone shocked.

"Listen Keith, I don't have much time. I just thought Dan should know."

Keith's entire world was falling apart as he continued listening to the woman talk.

"His names Jackson Scott, I gave him up when he was born, and for nearly 17 years I stayed away and buried that part of my life. But a year ago I found out I had cancer, I don't have very long."

"Jesus Carol…I don't know what to say…"

"You can say yes."

"Yes to what?"

Keith heard the woman cry behind the phone. "Find my boy, just to see if he's okay. He got lost in the system, and then I got sick, been in the hospital for nearly two months now. I don't want his forgiveness, I just want someone to see if he's still breathing."

"Carol…"

"I don't know if I'll hear from you again, I could be gone tomorrow, or next week, or a year from now, but I can't live with knowing that I didn't at least try to get my boy some sort of a family. I'm not asking you or Dan to raise him, I get that, just to see if he's okay. That's all Keith. Please, the last thing I want on this earth, please Keith say yes."

Nathan POV

Nathan watched as his uncle closed the phone and sat with is head in his hands. He wasn't sure how to process what he had just learned, neither of them did.

It didn't take a genius to know what the woman on the other end said. His father had been a scumbag, yet again, and knocked up some chick even before he did the same thing to Karen.

Three woman, three pregnancies, three babies.

He had a brother or sister out there probably, an older one, even older then Lucas, and he wasn't sure how to process that.

All his life him and Lucas had stayed apart, hating each other, but that all changed the past year. They fought, argued, fought some more, but here they were, brothers. He thought that was the end game, and now he knew how wrong he was.

"Jesus Christ," He heard his uncle mumble.

Not wanting to hide any longer, Nathan took a step into the office surprising his uncle.

"Nate?" Keith whispered.

"Hey uncle Keith."

They each stood there, Keith behind the desk leaning against the wall, and Nathan at the door, just staring down one another, saying nothing.

Both their lives had changed. Both wanted to say so much. Both stayed quiet.

"How much did you hear?" Keith finally said.

"All of it," Nathan answered. "So I have a sibling?"

Keith shook his head. "Nate that's not what…"

"Don't lie to me, don't spin this in a way that I'll just forget. I want the truth, and only the truth. So?"

Keith stood there, watching his nephew stare him down. He'd grown so much in the year that he was almost unrecognizable. He still looked the same, but he'd matured. He was a boy, but before him now stood a man. And he owed him the truth.

"Yes…a brother."

"Oh my god," Nathan whispered, his hands resting on his knees in shock.

"This woman could be lying."

"Are you trying to convince me or yourself," Nathan mumbled.

Keith sighed defeated. "Bit of both."

Eying his nephew, Keith realized there wasn't anything he could say to him. There wasn't a manual about long lost brothers. It was a sticky situation, one that neither would have expected to be in.

"Listen Nate, I gotta get back to your dad at the hospital, figure out how to handle this. Now I know I cant' tell you not to tell Luke, that wouldn't be right by him, but let me handle the rest okay. We don't wanna be making any rash decisions."

Nathan watched as his uncle scooped up some file, made his was past him, giving him a good pat, before leaving the room and out the front door.

He half expected the phone to ring and say this was all some big joke, but it never came.

This was real.

He didn't know how to handle it, especially with all the shit that's been going down all around his life, but he knew what he had to do.

Opening his phone, he dialed the number and waited. "Hey, listen can we meet at the river court? Got some news and could use some advice."

Lucas POV

Lucas Scott sat at a bench right off his beloved court as he stared across the river. He had just got back with Keith from Charleston and already everything was a mess.

Dan was in the hospital. Haley and Nathan found the sudden, yet crazy, urge to get married. And he had the most awkward reunion with Brooke and Peyton down at the beach.

Everything was just complicated.

"Yo Luke," A voice said behind him. He turned to see Skills waiting impatiently in the middle of the river court with a ball in hand. "You finished staring at stars? Cause I wanna play."

"Yeah I know," He sighed. He turned to his childhood friend, hoping for answers. "When did everything get so screwed up Skills?"

Skills thought for a second. He was about to come up with a wiseass remark, but he could tell from the seriousness in Lucas's voice, he knew his friend needed a legit answer.

"Well what's so screwed up?" Skill asked. "I mean, your pops ain't dead. Your girls are back being friends. And your best friend is happy. Seems pretty tight to me."

Lucas laughed quietly before heading over to his friend. "You somehow make a valid point. Let's play."

"No doubt," Skills smiled as he checked the ball.

Peyton POV

"So…what do you think about Lucas coming home?" Peyton asked her friend casually as they shopped.

A new year was coming, and Brooke and Peyton had to be ready for it. Or at least Brooke thought so. Peyton couldn't care less, she just tagged along with her best friend.

"I don't know," Brooke sighed from the changing room. "I mean, putting aside the ugly situation with us. Lucas was the first guy I really liked."

"Yeah," Peyton said slowly. "So…"

Brooke's eyes widened at what her friend was getting at. "Oh, no way! I mean, Lucas is hot and sweet and all, and I still care about him, but I think that ship has sailed. At least for now. I need a new toy and quick, because I am tired of waiting."

Peyton rolled her eyes at Brooke's banter. Though truth be told, she was happy. Not because Lucas was fair game, because she honestly didn't care, but more because her friend seemed to get a little better each day, even though Peyton knew it was a little forced. Her friend was putting up walls right now, and she felt bad for the next guy who tried to crack them down.

"What about you P. Sawyer? How goes the quest for Mr. Jagelski?" Brooke grinned, knowing exactly whom her friend was crushing on.

Peyton's mouth fell. "And what exactly gave you that idea!" Peyton waited for a bit but her friend didn't answer before she came up with the answer. "You were going through my emails again weren't you!"

"I may have took a quick look again," Brooke smiled as she emerged from the dressing room. "Now stop bickering, just give me all the juicy details."

"The only detail I have for you is the finger in the middle of my hand," Peyton mumbled. Hearing her phone ring, she answered quickly before Brooke could get in another word. "Hello?"

"If that's Jake use protection, even sexting is dangerous!"

"Brooke shut-up," Peyton hushed. "Hey Nate what's up? The river court? Um…yeah…yeah sure I'll be right over."

Hanging up the phone, Peyton's face looked over at Brooke oddly. "That was weird?"

"Marital problems already?" Brooke joked.

"Not sure," Peyton said seriously. "He sounded weird, like I've never heard Nathan sound like that before."

Brooke looked over at her friend concerned. "Well you said you'd meet him, lets go see what's up."

"Guess shopping will have to take a rain check."

Brooke eyed the pair of pants in her hands and the retreating figure of her friend as she left the store. "Damn you Nathan."

Nathan POV

He half expected Lucas to be at the river court when he pulled in, so much that he banked on it. He was the main person who had to hear, but he was sure everyone would be just as floored.

Haley sat beside him, probably still upset over his mom. She'd taken it roughly, but he figured what he was about to say would put a back burner on the mother in law problems.

It took 15 minutes from picking Haley up to driving down to the river court and he some how managed not to say anything to her.

Newly married, and he was already keeping life shattering secrets. But he knew Lucas should be the first to know, Haley would understand.

"Hey Luke," his wife called out, making her way over to her best friend.

"Hales," Lucas called out, hugging his best friend. "What brings you guys over? If you wanna a match you're gonna have to wait, almost done beating Skills."

"You wish," Skills said, hugging Haley. "Sup Nate."

Nathan mumbled a hello before everyone fell silent. They probably half expected him to jump into a game and act natural, but the way his palms were sweating, he knew nothing was natural about what he was about to say.

"Is…is Peyton here?" He finally asked.

Both Haley and Lucas gave him a curious glance but it was Skills who spoke up.

"There's your girl right there," He pointed over to the incoming car before facing Haley. "Or your old girl…I mean….I wasn't."

"We get it Skills," Haley mumbled.

"I'm just gonna go shoot over here," Skills joked.

"Think that's a good idea," Lucas laughed, before eyeing the two girls coming their way.

Nathan knew this was weird, especially for Lucas and the others, but he needed advice, and right now, these were the only people he trusted.

"Okay look this is weird," Nathan started.

"What's weird?" Brooke said sarcastically. "That you guys are married? Or the whole love triangle crap? Or that were at a basketball court on a perfectly good sunny day?"

The four eyed her right away.

"Sorry, there was this pair of pants that I really wanted, I'm on edge okay."

"Duly noted," Haley whispered.

"Yes everything's weird, but I need your help." Nathan pleaded to everyone.

Lucas had never seen his brother like this before. "What's up?"

He'd gone through a dozen ways to say it over the past half hour, but everyway just seemed weird.

"I have a brother," Nathan blurted out.

The others stared, a little confused, but it was Brooke who spoke up first. "Yeah, he's standing across from you. News flash Nate. Are you high again?"

"What? NO!"

"High!" Haley shouted eyeing her husband.

"Hales I'm not!"

"Can everyone just shut up," Peyton yelled over everyone. Motioning towards her old boyfriend, she smiled. "What are you trying to say Nate?"

Looking over at his brother, Nathan just shook of the fear of the situation and ran with it. "We have a brother Luke, another one. I just found out."

If he hadn't known that his younger brother didn't have a sense of humor, he'd think he was playing some cruel joke. It wasn't beneath him, he'd toyed with Lucas before. But that was then, this was now.

"You gonna have to run that by me one more time," Lucas answered.

And so he did.

The details were hazy, the proof was limited, and by the end of the story, it left everyone confused.

It wasn't hard believing that Dan Scott can be an even bigger asshole then he already was, they'd all seen it. But a bomb like this, it was tough to swallow.

"How do we know she isn't lying?"

It was the first thing Nathan thought of when he first heard the news, and he wasn't surprised it was the first thing his brother would ask.

"We don't," He answered truthfully.

"Well there's gotta be a way to figure it out," Haley interjected. "I mean if this woman was from Tree Hill and had the baby here there'd be some sort of record right?"

"Doesn't matter," Peyton added. "If Dan didn't know then there's no way of knowing if the babies his."

A laugh broke the group's concentration.

He didn't know why, but Lucas had found himself taking a few steps back and out of the blue, he started to laugh at the situation.

"Um, Luke you okay?" Haley asked, a little concerned for her friend.

Throwing his hands in the air, he shrugged. "What are we even talking about here? A brother? Am I the only one who thinks this is insane!"

"We're thinking you're insane," Brooke whispered.

"Guys," He continued. "Seriously, this can't be true, there's no way."

"And why the hell not!" Nathan snapped. "He did it to your mom, did the same thing to mine. Are dads a snake Luke."

"I'm not defending him. God knows I have reasons to hate the guy, but a long lost brother? Come on Nathan, think about this."

Walking towards his brother, Nathan grabbed both his shoulders and looked him dead in the eye. "This is real okay. There's a good chance we have a brother out there. I didn't come here to figure out if it's true or not. I came here to figure out what we should do about it."

"Do about it?" Peyton asked.

Nathan looked around guilty. He'd left out a pretty big part of the story.

"After Keith left I called the woman. Turns out before she got sick she had a lead on where he was."

The others knew what he was about to say, but it didn't hold back to shock anyways.

"I got an address. I'm going and find him, and I could use some help."