The Truth

Nine

"Please don't take him. Please don't take him." Brooke pulled into the hospital, parked her car and ran as fast as she could.

She went to the front desk and tears were running down her face "Hi, my little boy he was in a car accident they said he wasn't walking up."

"Ma'am I'm gonna need you to calm down." The lady said.

"I'm not gonna calm down I need to know where my son is!--"

"Brooke." Lucas said. She looked over and saw Lucas standing there, he had blood all on his shirt, she walked over to him but couldn't even look him in his eyes.

"Brooke." He said again.

"Don't talk to me." She said walking away.

"I'm sorry!!--"

"Mr Scott?" The doctor said to him.

They both moved towards the doctor "Your son is in critical condition he has glass in his leg and parts of his back, he also hit his head causing a bleed. If we don't do immediate surgery, your son will die."

Brooke started to cry, and Lucas hugged her. "Are you his mother?" The doctor asked.

"Yes. He's just a boy." She said.

"I'm very sorry, but I need to know if we can proceed with the surgery."

"Yes." Brooke said

"Please help him." Lucas replied

The doctor nodded and told them to wait for the nurse. She came and took Brooke and Lucas into the room above the surgery, they saw their son laying on an operating table and they could do nothing, Haley and Nathan came too. The surgery took about 3 hours and now all they could do was wait for him to wake up. Haley and Nathan left and said they would return in the morning. Brooke and Lucas sat in the waiting room quietly. "What happened Luke?" Brooke asked.

"It was my fault. I asked him to grab the CD but he couldn't reach it and I grabbed it myself, I took my eyes off the road and then I heard him scream. He said Daddy look out. He called me daddy for the first time Brooke." Lucas bent forward crying, Brooke stroked his back and stayed silent.

"He loves you Luke, and I do too. I don't blame you for it, it's okay." Brooke said to him. Lucas looked at Brooke and touched her cheek, he kissed her "I'm glad he's our boy." He said to her. They continued to kiss until Brooke broke it off.

"He's awake, but he is very drowsy." The doctor said.

Brooke and Lucas stood up "Can we see him?" Brooke asked.

"Of course, but be very gentle." The doctor walked away, and Brooke and Lucas went to his room.

"Nicholas?" Brooke said starting to cry.

"Mommy?" He said opening his eyes. Brooke smiled and ran to his side "Oh baby are you okay?"

"It hurts." He said squirming.

"I know it does."

Nicholas looked straight ahead at Lucas "Daddy! You're bleeding!" He said sitting up.

"Oh be careful baby!" Brooke said helping him up.

"I'm okay bud, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Lucas said rushing to his side, crying.

Nicholas rubbed his head "It's okay dad, its okay. I'm fine."

Lucas hugged his son, with tears running down his face. Nicholas held both of his parents close.

He slept peacefully and Brooke stayed with him, Lucas left to get a change of clothes.

Brooke woke up and looked at the clock and she saw Nicholas laying on his bed wide awake. "Hey buddy."

"Hey."

"You couldn't sleep?"

Nicholas shook his head "Where's dad at?"

"He went to go get clean clothes."

"Momma do you love him?"

"What?" Brooke asked rushing to his side.

"Do you love daddy?"

"Well of course I do babe, why?"

Nicholas shrugged and turned the other way. Once Lucas got back to the hospital Nicholas was asleep, but Brooke wasn't. "Hey." He said to her.

"Luke I dont think you should be here right now." Brooke said.

Lucas was confused "what?"

"He doesn't need to be around you right now okay, you need to go?"

"Where is this coming from?"

"My son almost died because of you!! So I would appreciate it, if you stayed away from him!"

"Brooke..."

"Get out!!" Lucas wouldn't go "I said go!" He finally gave in and left. Little did either of them know that their little four year old son heard it all.