SOD July 6, 1982
Since they're planning to be married, Leslie and Lance decide to tell Brooks that Lance is his real father. "I'm your father," Lance reveals to Brooks, "and my brother Lucas -- he's your uncle." Confused, Brooks can't accept this revelation and asks to be alone. When Leslie and Lance later go up to Brooks' room, they find their son is gone.
Brooks wends his way to the lake house and when the maid tells him Lucas has gone out, Brooks makes up his mind to find him. As a storm is raging, he climbs into a rowboat and screams out for Lucas. Some time later, Lucas finds Brooks lying near the shoreline. Relieved his boy is still alive, Luke embraces Brooks tightly. He was so terrified Brooks had drowned in the storm.
Back at the lake house, Brooks sobs to Lucas that he had to find him ... he had to be with him. "Please don't be mad at me," Brooks begs. "I love you, Daddy. I love you so much. You won't let anyone take me away, will you? I don't want any other daddy but YOU!" Lucas's heart is breaking in two. Why did he ever allow Lance to tell Brooks the truth? How could he have been so willing to give up his son? [I remember this scene vividly. This was a real tear-jerker if you were a Lucas fan like me. It had "Bless the Beasts and the Children" and the whole she-bang. This is why I don't think Brooks would've ever gone ANYWHERE with Lance.]
Deeply upset that Brooks can't accept him as his father, Lance tells Leslie he can't marry her. If they were to wed, Brooks would think Leslie was abandoning him. "I won't, I can't inject myself into Brooks' life. It's obvious there's only one father Brooks wants or needs -- and that's Lucas. I just hope someday Brooks will understand and can forgive me." Leslie assures Lance that will happen, and they kiss lovingly.
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