Lucas woke up earlier than normal. He was meeting Skills at the high school gym to talk about the new game plan for the men's basketball team. He was lying in bed rubbing his eyes. He had stayed up longer than he wanted to last night because of his writing. He looked at the clock and it was 6 am. He rolled out of bed and walked to the shower. He knew he probably had at least thirty minutes before Lily would be awake. He took a shower and then got out. He wrapped his lower half in a towel and then walked back to his room. He changed into a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt with writing on it. He finished getting ready by fixing his hair. He then looked at the clock. It was almost 7. He didn't realize how long of a shower he took. He finished picking up his room and then walked to Lily's room. Lily was still asleep in her bed. He smiled and then woke her up. Lily was a very easy child to wake up. Lucas thinks it is because Nathan would wake her up to say goodbye each morning before he left for classes and when he came back from games.
"Morning sunshine." He said as she smiled. He then walked to her closet and opened it up. He grabbed a dress that was red with white flowers on it from the closet and then laid it on the bed. Lily looked at it and then shook her head. "Lil we don't have time for you to be a princess right now." He said as she pouted. He sighed and then picked out shoes. He helped her get dressed and then finished by putting her shoes on.
"What's for breakfast?" She asked as he smiled at her.
"We are going to stop for donuts." He said as she cheered. He smiled and then grabbed her ladybug backpack. He started packing up a couple toys and a coloring book. He finished and then turned to Lily. "Ready?" He asked.
"No." She said as he looked at her.
"Why not?" He asked as she jumped off her bed and walked to the bathroom. He followed her and found her brushing her teeth. He watched her and she finished. "Ready now?" He asked as she handed him her hair brush. He had completing forgot to fix her hair. He picked her up and set her down on the counter. He started brushing her hair. Haley had shown him how to fix her hair before but he was really bad at it. He tried to braid it but it was a mess. He then just pulled it up into a messy ponytail. She smiled and he picked her up. He set her down and he sighed. He wished he was a lot better at doing at hair. He grabbed her backpack and then her hand. They walked to the car and he opened the door and helped her in.
"I forgot Teddy." She said as he buckled her in.
"Well Teddy will be on your bed when you get home." He said as he shut the door. He got into his seat and started the car.
"But I want Teddy." She said as he backed up the car.
"Sweetie, I don't want you to have Teddy at the river court." He said as she pouted. He sighed and continued to drive. He pulled up to the donut shop and they both got out. Lucas had a rule for Lily when they are out. She has to wait by her door for him. They walked inside together and stood in line. They got to the front and Lucas order donut holes for Lily and two chocolate donuts for him. They sat down at a table and started eating. He finished eating and then watched as she ate. She finished and he wiped her hands off and then her mouth. They then got up and he walked with her out to the car. They got in and drove to the high school. They then walked to Haley's classroom. Lucas poked his head in with a smile on his face. "Man, they do grow up fast." Lucas said while looking at Jamie sitting at a desk. Haley looked up from her paper work with a smile.
"Uncle Lucas!" Jamie said as he got and ran to Lucas.
"J-Luke!" Lucas said as he picked up Jamie. "You're already in high school?" He asked. Lily walked up to Haley's desk with a smile. Haley looked at Lily's hair and picked her up and set her on the desk. She then started to french braid her hair.
"No, I'm only 4." Jamie said as Lucas chuckled.
"4 going on 40." Lucas said as he set Jamie down. "What are you working on?" He asked.
"You can't see it." Jamie said as he ran over to the desk. "It's not done."
"Yeah, trust me, I understand that one." Lucas said referring to his second book that was still unfinished. He then walked to Haley's desk.
"I take it the writings not going well?" She asked as he looked at Lily and then back at Haley.
"The writing is not going at all." He said and then looked at her desk. "What about you? How was the last day of student teaching?"
"Great." She said as she looked at her papers. "Just trying not to freak out about next week when it's just me." She said with hear in her voice.
"You're gonna be great, Hales." He said with confidence. "Did you get a nanny yet?" He asked.
"No not yet." She responded with a little bit of frustration in her voice.
"Well, you know, you can't babysit him forever, Hales." He said as she looked up at him. He then whispered so that the kids couldn't hear, "and by him i mean Nathan, not Jamie."
"Well, it's only been four months." Haley said as she rolled her eyes. Lucas took the eye roll as his note to leave. He walked to Lily and grabbed her hand. They then walked to his office together. He had a box of stuff to put in his office. He opened the door and smirked a bit. It was weird being on the other end of the desk, especially since it was Whitey's old desk. He started placing pictures on his desk and watched as Lily danced around.
"Isn't daddy's office cool?" He asked as Lily sat down in the chair across from his desk.
"Yeah." She said as he smiled. He finished setting everything up and then they walked into the gym. Skills was already in the gym shooting around. Lucas knelt down and told Lily to go sit in the bleachers. She skipped over to them and sat down. She then pulled out a coloring book and started to color.
"So, six months ago when they asked us t fix this mess, what the hell were we thinking saying yes?" Skills asked as he looked at Lucas walking up to him.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Skill Taylor, new assistant head coach of the Tree Hill Ravens." Lucas said as he caught the ball that Skills passed to him.
"Hey, if you could afford me." Skills said with a laugh. Lucas shot the ball and made it. "So, how great is this, huh? Lucas Scott, head coach." He said, as he high fived him. "Local boy makes good."
"Local boys made good." Lucas corrected him. "You're a big part of this, Skills."
"I hope so." Skills said looking at the goal. He then noticed that Lily was jumping off the bleachers and then climbing back up and doing it again. He smiled and laughed a bit.
"Man, we blew this place up." Lucas said with a smile as he looked around.
"Hey, how many games they won since we hung that state championship banner?" Skills asked as they both looked at the banner.
"Not many." Lucas answered. He looked at him with a very serious look. "But i do know one thing - losing is over."
"Oh, no doubt." Skills smiled and then walked over to Lily. "And what are you doing Miss Lily?" He asked as she jumped off the bleachers.
"Jumping." Lily said with a giggled and then climbed up back onto the bleachers.
"Lily Roe Scott, don't you dare jump again." Lucas said sounding very fatherly. He then started to walk over to them.
"Aw come on man, don't be a party popper." Skills said with a smile. He was being sarcastic but Lily didn't know that.
"Yeah don't poop on the party daddy." Lily said while standing on the bleachers. Lucas shook his head and then looked at Skills.
"Thanks Skills." Lucas said rolling his eyes. He then looked at Lily who had her arms crossed. He smiled because she looked really cute. "Sweetie do you want to go home and play or go with gross Uncle Skills?" He asked as Skills smiled and pointed to himself.
"What you doing at home?" She asked.
"I'm going to be writing and then go see Uncle Nathan. I'm also going to pick up Jamie." He said.
"I wanna go with Uncle Skills." She said as Skills smiled.
"Okay, I'll see you at the river court." Lucas said as he kissed her cheek. He hugged her and then walked out of the gym. Lucas got in his car and drove home. He sat down at his laptop and started writing. The house was very quiet. Since Lily wasn't home he was able to concentrate. Normally Lily would come in every couple minutes and bother him, and since he wasn't inspired he would let her distract him. He opened his laptop and began to write, 'and like the river court signatures of their younger selves, weathered now, faded. So, too were they.' He read it and then deleted it. He then typed, 'I suck.' He looked at the screen and was getting a video call from his edit Lindsey. She appeared on his screen.
"Tell me you are writing the best pages of your life." She said with an eager smile.
"Well, hi to you too." Lucas said with a smile.
"If not the best pages of your life, at least a bunch of okay pages?" She asked while looking at his face She knew he wasn't writing.
"I've written a few sentences." He answered.
"Uh-huh." Lindsey said engaged in their conversation.
"And deleted them because they suck.: He said as he rubbed his neck.
"Luke, this is serious." She said with a serious tone. It was the tone of voice he would use when he would talk to Lily. "I can't be your editor if I don't have anything to edit. My butt is on the line here. Tell me you have something, anything."
"Uh Lindsey?" He said as he started to shake the computer screen.
"Luke? I don't know." She said back.
"You know, I think it;s an earthquake." He said, as he continued to shake the computer.
"Lucas Scott!" She said as he shut his laptop. He sat there and thought about what he could write about. He had nothing. He got up from his desk and looked at the clock. It was almost noon He walked into Lily's room and started to pick up her toys. He also made her bed. After he finished that, he then did some laundry until 1:30. He folded the laundry and then headed to his little brother's house. He walked into the house and found Nathan trying to get a bottle of alcohol.
"Haley keeps the alcohol out of my reach." Nathan said as he used a trophy to reach a bottle of alcohol. "Well she tries at least." He said as he knocked it into his hand.
"It's a little early, don't you think?" Lucas said walking into the living room. Nathan rolled his eyes and then moved away. "So how's physical therapy going?" He asked.
"How's your second book coming?" Nathan said quickly.
"Ouch." Lucas said as he leaned against the back of a couch. "So, you know, Haley told me that the doctors say you'll be up on your fee any day now. Pretty lucky, Nate."
"Oh, yeah, that's me. Mr. Lucky." Nathan said sarcastically.
"I'm just saying you'll be back to normal in no time." Lucas added.
"Luke, I'm never gonna play basketball again. That't not exactly normal, okay?" Nathan said as Lucas grabbed the bottle from him. "Luke, damn it. Don't be a dick, all right?"
"You want it?" Walk over here and get it." Lucas said as he stood a couple feet from Nathan.
"Why don't I walk over there and kick your ass, huh?" Nathan said getting pissed off.
"Kicking, Kicking's good. Let's see it." Lucas said with a smile on his face.
"Give me that bottle right now or Dan's not gonna be the only Scott to kill his brother." Nathan said as he then watched Jamie walk into the room.
"Ready Uncle Lucas?" Jamie asked as he looked over at his dad.
"Real nice, Nate." Lucas said.
"Luke...just..." Nathan started to say.
"Come on Jamie, let's go." Lucas said as he grabbed Jamie's hand.
"Bye daddy." Jamie said.
"Bye-bye." Nathan said as he watched Lucas and Jamie leave. The two then made their way over to the river court. Skills and Lily were already there with Mouth ,Junk and Fergie.
"So, none of you guys know who ate my pizza?" Skills asked as he looked at Junk, Mouth and Fergie.
"Nah, man." Junk said as Skills rolled his eyes.
"Amazing. So, my pizza just ate itself?" Skills asked as the guys laughed a bit.
"Hey, I was working on my audition reel." Mouth added.
"Hey, that's good." Skills said as he looked at Mouth. "'Cause you owe me for the rent." He said and then turned to Junk and Fergie. "And you two knuckleheads owe me for a pizza." He said as Jamie and Lucas walked up to them. "Big Game James." He said as Jamie smiled "Hey, yo Big Game. I go something for you." He said as he gave Jamie a jersey.
"Cool." Jamie said as Lucas got on his level.
"You want to try it on?" Lucas added as Jamie nodded. He then helped him. "Put your arms through and there we go." He said. The jersey went down to his feet.
"It's perfect!" Jamie said with a big smile.
"let's see what you got, baller." Fergie said as Jamie started to play with Skills. Jamie went up to shoot and Skills knocked it away.
"Darn it, uncle Skills, you ways do that." Jamie said as he ran after the ball.
"You ever gonna let him score?" Fergie asked.
"Shorty shouldn't be in the paint. He got to learn." Skills laughed.
"Dude, he's four." Junk said as Skills shrugged. Lucas laughed as he walked over to Lily. She was sitting on the bleachers. He sat down next to her and started talking. After they finished talking they all headed back to the boys' apartment to play some video games. They got to the apartment and Lily went to Mouth's bedroom to play. Lucas walked into the bedroom and looked at Lily.
"Are you sure you don't want to play the game with us? Skills said you can play on his team." He said as Lily shook her head. "Okay well we will be in the living room if you need anything." He said as she nodded. He got up and walked into the living room to play a game.
"Down by 2, and it looks like they're bringing in a rookie. Clock running down, time for one last play." Skills said as they played.
"All right, Jamie, this is what we're gonna do. When I tell you, I want you to hit the green button. Okay?" Lucas said as Jamie nodded.
"Don't do it Jamie!" Fergie said.
"Pass it to your old pal Junkie." Junk said as Haley walked in. The boys didn't noticed her but Lily did. Haley sighed when she saw Lily playing by herself. She walked into Mouth's bedroom and started to talk to her.
"You're ready?" Lucas said as he looked at Jamie.
"No, no, no, no, no." Junk and Fergie said.
"Now!" Lucas said as Jamie pressed the button. Jamie made the shot. Jamie Lucas and Skills started cheering. Lucas grabbed Jamie and had him upside down when Haley walked into the room.
"Hi upside-down boy." Haley said as she looked at her son and his uncle.
"Hey mama! We won!" Jamie said as Haley nodded.
"Oh, wow." She said as Lucas laughed.
"We were just...Here you go." Lucas said as he set Jamie down. Jamie was saying goodbye to Mouth, Skills, Junk and Fergie while Haley and Lucas talked
"Look, I kind of gave Nathan some grief today about not being on his feet yet." Lucas said as Haley shrugged.
"Oh, well, you know." Haley said quietly.
"I know he;s a little dark right now. You got to push him, Hales." Lucas said as Jamie walked to his mom.
"Okay, mom, I'm ready." Jamie said.
"Okay." She said as Lucas looked at Jamie.
"Whoa, what about me, Jamie?" Lucas said as he picked Jamie up.
"Bye uncle Lucas." Jamie said as he hugged him.
"Bye, buddy. I love you." Lucas said as he set him down.
"I got to go home now, and anyways, you should be writing." Jamie said as Skills laughed.
"I don't want to hear it." Lucas laughed as they left. As they were talking Mouth walked into his room and saw Lily was still quietly playing.
"Lily what are you playing?" Mouth asked as Lily turned and faced him. She was playing with some barbies that she had.
"House." Lily said as Mouth sat down on the floor.
"Can I play?" He asked as she smiled and sat down across from him.
"Yeah!" She said as she handed him a male barbie.
"Okay, who am I?" He asked.
"You're the daddy." She said with a smile.
"Oh so am I the head basketball coach at the high school." He said referring to what Lucas does.
"No." She said as she played with the mommy barbie.
"Oh, what do I do?" He asked.
"You run the towns car shop. You fix the cars." She said as she continued to play. Mouth looked at the doll in his hand and sighed quietly. It broke his heart that Lily was playing with the barbies as if they were Karen and Keith. Mouth played with Lily for a little longer and then Lucas walked into the room.
"Oh Mouth, we were wondering where you went." Lucas said as he looked at Lily. "Honey are you ready to go home?" He asked.
"Mhm." Lily said very tired. Since she was with Skills most of the day, she skipped her nap after lunch. He smiled and started to pack her toys up. He finished packing and then walked into the living room. Lily was saying goodbye to all her 'uncles.' She then walked to Lucas and he picked her up. He walked down to his car and by the time he got to the car she had fallen asleep in his arms. He put her in her seat and buckled her. He then got in and drove home. By the time they got to the house, she was awake again. They got inside the house and Lucas put her things by the the door.
"Sweetie, what do you want for dinner?" He asked.
"Ice cream!" She giggled.
"How about breakfast for dinner." He said as she nodded.
"Okay." She said as ran off to her room. He smiled and then started to cook as he cooked he got a text from Skills. He opened his phone and read the text aloud.
"Hey Luke, toady when I was hanging out with Lily, she really missed you. She actually started crying a little after you left. I comforted her, but it kind of hurt my feeling when you didn't really give her the time of day today. I can't even imagine how she felt." Lucas finished reading the text and then got one from Haley. It said about the same thing. He sighed and then walked to Lily's room. He leaned against the doorframe and watched her play. "Hey Lily, it's time to eat." He said as she put her toys down. She got up and ran past him and into the kitchen. He followed her and they sat down together and started to eat.
"Thank you!" She said as he finished cutting her pancakes.
"You're welcome." He said as he watched her. "Honey can I tell you something?" He asked as she nodded. "I'm sorry that I paid more attention to Jamie today." He said.
"But Jamie needs it." She said as he looked at her.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Daddy, Uncle Nathan isn't playing with Jamie like you play with me before I go to bed." She said. He looked at her and was very surprised.
"So you are telling me that you understand?" He asked.
"Mhm." She said as she ate. He smiled and then continued to eat.
"What were you and Uncle Mouth playing?" He asked.
"House." She said."Where's Lindsey?" She asked.
"She's in New York." He asked.
"Why?" She asked.
"She lives there." He said.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because that's her home." He said getting a little frustrated.
"But you love her." She said.
"That doesn't mean she would live here." He said.
"But Uncle Nafan loves Aunt Haley and they live together." She said as he pointed to her food. Lily often gets distracted at the dinner table and because of that dinner normally last an hour longer than it should.
"Uncle Nathan and Aunt Haley are married." He said as he smiled.
"Are Uncle Fergie, Uncle Junk, Uncle Mouth and Uncle Skills married?" She asked a little confused.
"No, why would you ask that?" He asked. He was a little confused.
"They all live together." She said.
"That doesn't mean they are married." He laughed. He was starting to understand why she asked the question. He finished eating and waited for her to finish. She finally finished and he got up from the table. He gave her a bath and then got her dressed in a pair of pjs. "So we have an hour before bed time, what do you want to do?" He asked with a smile.
"Can you read me a bed time story?" She asked as he laughed.
"Lils, I will read you them when it's bed time. It's not time to go to bed yet." He said with a smile. Lily was really bad at sleeping, so Lucas liked to keep her on a very regular time to lay down for bed. "How about we play a matching game?" He suggested as he grabbed a deck of cards from her toy chest. She nodded as he set up the game on the floor. They started playing and half way through he noticed that she was more tired than normal. "Do you wanna go to bed?" He asked.
"Uh huh." She said as she crawled into his lap. He smiled as he picked her up and laid her down in her bed. He laid down next to her as he read Curious George to her. The book had three books in it. He finished reading the three books and then tucked her in.
"I love you honey." He said as he kissed her on the cheek. He walked out of her room and then stopped at the door. He looked back at her and watched her. He sat down on the ground and watched her as she slept. As he did this Mouth called him. "Hey, what's up?" He said as he got up.
"Hey when I was playing with Lily, she said that she was playing house." Mouth said as Lucas gave a little feedback. "Well, she let me play, but I was playing as Keith." He said.
"Oh yeah?" Lucas said as he looked in Lily's room and then walked to lock the doors.
"Yeah I thought it was a little interesting. Have you talked to her about it lately?" Mouth asked. "Like does she know how he died?" He asked.
"No, I haven't talked about Dan at all, and I would appreciate it if no one talked to her about her." Lucas said as he Mouth agreed.
"Do you still blame yourself?" Mouth asked.
"About my mom?" Lucas asked.
"Yea." Mouth said.
"Yeah, I do." Lucas said. "If I hadn't shot the gun, my mom wouldn't have fainted." Lucas said.
"Luke, it's not your fault." Mouth said as Lucas disagreed.
"I have heard this all before." Lucas said. "I gotta go. I really need to start writing." He said as Mouth said goodbye. Lucas set his phone down and sat down at his computer. He couldn't think about anything to write so he decide to call it a night and went to bed.
Hope y'all like the chapter. I have decided on who Lucas will end up with, but it's going to be a surprise! :)