"What are you doing home?" Claudia asked as she turned around to face Nathan, he was supposed to be at training in Charleston.

"Do you remember that red dress you wore to the Maths-ketball school for Jamie?" Nathan asked Claudia and Claudia found it so weird.

"The Oppenheimer school. Yeah." She replied as she stopped folding the laundry.

"You look amazing in that dress." Nathan smiled happily and Claudia thought something bad happened. "I was thinking we could take a trip to charlotte. You could wear that dress. We could take Jamie and Gracie." Nathan explained and Claudia sighed.

"Nathan, what happened?" Claudia asked sighing upset. 

"I'm not on the Chiefs anymore." Nathan explained and Claudia sighed.

"I'm sorry, baby." Claudia pouted upset. She couldn't believe it, everything he worked so hard for was gone.

"It's okay. What do you say, Claudia Scott? Want to take the twins to Charlotte? Maybe we could see a basketball game?" Nathan asked and Claudia found this weird. "I mean, I kind of have to be there anyway, considering ... I'm the Bobcats' new point guard." Nathan grinned and Claudia shook her head in shock.

"What?" Claudia asked him, her stomach dropped.

"I'm the point guard for the Charlotte Bobcats. I got called up." Nathan answered and Claudia sighed with relief.

"You're in the NBA?" Claudia asked Nathan crying.

"I'm in the NBA." Nathan said tearfelt and Claudia jumped on him happily, she kept on kissing him. "Thank you. Thank you for believing in me, Claudia." Nathan replied and Claudia kissed him on the lips. 

"Thank you for being worth it!" Claudia grinned immensely, she was just so happy probably more than Nathan and it was his dream. "Oh my god, you did it!" Claudia exclaimed happily.

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"Jamie, Gracie, sports is up next!" Claudia shouted from the living room and both twins walked into the living room confused.

"What's the big deal? I got wifi on my phone." Jamie asked them confused and Claudia sighed.

"Get over here and watch with us." Claudia instructed and both kids sat in between their parents.

"Last night in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats quietly made a move that most sports fans wouldn't have noticed, adding a point guard to their roster for the rest of the season. But we're leading with that story because this point guard is a local legend who overcame adversity and difficult circumstances in pursuit of a dream." Mouth started to say on the TV and both kids walked up to the TV slowly. "Last night, the Charlotte Bobcats called up a former Tree Hill Raven, a great guy, and a good friend, Nathan Scott. Jamie and Gracie May Scott, hug your dad for all of us because he just made it to the NBA, and we couldn't be more proud. In other news around the league, the Los Angeles clippers are ..." Mouth explained on the TV before Claudia switched it off. The Scott Twins looked at it in awe. 

"Jamie. Gracie." Claudia grinned as she looked at Nathan.

"Daddy, you did it!" Gracie exclaimed happily.

"I knew you could do it!" Jamie grinned before both of the kids jumped on their daddy. Claudia did it too. 

"You're gonna kill me before I even play in a game, buddies!" Nathan laughed and Claudia exclaimed happily before she clapped her hands together. The whole family hugged on the couch. Claudia knew that this was her life, and that everything was falling into place. Everything that she ever could of dreamed was in her palms. She had her music career, she had the loving husband, she had the family of her dreams. Claudia James Scott was living in the moment. 

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New York is dangerous littered with thieves we've no morals here we just do as we please but I don't wanna go home where they all stare at me 'cause I'm tattooed and fired up and drunk and obscene. You wear your religion like a war sweater, you ask for the truth but you know you could do so much better and you sat on your fences and you screamed, "no retreat" so what will your legacy be?

I look closely to which speaks from pride. I love you I swear it I would never lie but I fear for our lives and I fear your closed eyes. 'cause you wear your religion like a war sweater

And you screamed, "no retreat" so what will your legacy be? And what will your legacy be?

Lay your ray down you're the one. I could run, I could run for the life of me but where would that get me? Where would that lead? I'm a fool for waiting so long 'cause you come around, come around come around, come around to me there's something in between you and I

You feel like breathing come around, come around, come around, come around to me. Can't you see you're my life?

Come around, come around, come around, come around to me come around to me

Hallelujah for these eyes she your painted life. Hallelujah for the touch of skin to skin with mine. Hallelujah for this mind that keeps our souls combined. Hallelujah for this life that let me be your child have your mind, have your strength to stay alive keep your eyes open with mine now oh, no. You followed the road

A face without words can last a lifetime it's never the same so don't say goodbyes that last forever now hold on just for a while but I'll be by to see you someday soon now please hold on tonight oh, 'cause I'm old and I don't know why. Hallelujah for these eyes

Hallelujah for this mind that keeps our souls combined now. Hallelujah for this life that let me be your child.

Take a look at yourself in a mirror. Who do you see looking back? 

Is it the person you want to be?

Or is there someone else you were meant to be ... the person you should have been, but fell short of?

 Is someone telling you, you can't or you won't? Because you can.

Believe that love is out there.

Believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do. 

Sometimes happiness doesn't come from money or fame or power. Sometimes happiness comes from good friends and family and from the quiet nobility of leading a good life.

Believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.

So take a look in that mirror and remind yourself to be happy, because you deserve to be. Believe that. 

And believe that dreams come true every day. Because they do.

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This is the end.

these past two years writing and editing this collection has quiet frankly been amazing. i want to thank you all for everything that you guys have done. i love you all and i hope to make another nathan scott fan fiction like this too.