Title: Her 16th Summer
Summary: This is a sequel to my story Coming Home. It will be mostly Brooke and Sam, and a little bit of Julian and the rest of the group thrown in. It's basically a continuation of the story that takes place.
Prologue:
Things are good in the Davis home. Summer has just begun, Brooke's clothing line is taking off, and Sam is happy. Julian has returned to Europe, but will be back at the end of summer, and he has plans of opening a new company in Tree Hill. Life is good, but nothing ever stays good. This is the story of Sam's 16th summer, the summer she'll never forget.
Chapter 1 – The Party
"Someone has a birthday coming up." Brooke said as she flipped the calendar page from May to June. Sam shrugged. She had learned not to get excited about birthdays. She had never had a party, or at least not one that she could remember. She was used to celebrating alone, minus the years spent with Jack hanging around town. "Aren't you excited?" Brooke asked a smile wide enough for the both of them on her face.
"I don't know," Sam stood up from the table and brought her cereal bowl to the kitchen sink, "not really."
"But, it's your 16th birthday," Brooke turned towards the teen, "we have to have a party." She smiled, but Sam grimaced. Secretly though, Sam was as excited as Brooke. She loved the fact that Brooke wanted to do something special for her. "Plus, you get to get your license." Sam nodded, remembering Brooke's driving lessons a few months back.
"Sam," Brooke nervously eyed the car ahead of them slowing down, "Sam," She had repeated herself when Sam chose to ignore her, "SAM!" She had yelled thinking Sam wasn't going to stop in time.
"Oh my God!" Sam screamed as she slammed on the break and put the car in park. "You drive!" She said as she opened the door and slammed it before walking around the car to the passenger side. Brooke had no choice, but to take over driving.
Over time, Brooke had learned to be more trusting, and the driving lessons had gone smoother. Sam had passed Driver's Education and was ready to be a licensed driver.
"Oh, please Sam, let me throw you a party." Brooke's begging brought Sam out of her thoughts.
"Fine," she relented, "you can throw me a party, but something small." Sam warned before heading back to her bedroom.
A week later:
The phone woke her up. Glancing at the clock she realized it was a little after 8. "Hello," Sam said, her voice muffled with sleep.
"Hey Sammy!" Julian seemed far more enthused than she did.
"What?" Telling by his voice he wasn't in trouble, and she could think of no other good reason he should be calling her at 8 in the morning. So, to say the least, she wasn't too happy.
He laughed, knowing he was annoying her as the seconds ticked on. "I need you to do me a favor." His voice seemed to turn more serious.
"Why don't you ask Brooke?" She asked, cranky for being awoken.
"She has that meeting in New York today."
"Oh, yeah." Sam said, remembering Brooke had an early morning flight to New York. She wouldn't be home until sometime in the evening. "Well, what do you want?" She asked him, wanting to get back to sleep.
"I need you to go out into the living room." He said sounding as though it was a top secret mission.
"What? Why?" She was getting more annoyed thinking he was playing some kind of joke.
"There's something out there that I need." He explained.
She sighed, "Fine." She wasn't happy about leaving her cozy bed, but she figured she'd make him happy.
"Nice hair." He said into the phone when she took her first step out of her door.
She sarcastically thanked him, before realizing he was supposed to be on the phone. She scanned the room and smiled when she saw him and Brooke standing there. His arms wide open. He laughed as she hugged him. "You didn't think I was going to miss your birthday, did you?"
That day was spent with Julian keeping Sam busy while Brooke finished planning the party. After asking Sam a few questions she had banished her from the party planning, wanting to surprise her. Sam didn't mind. She was happy Julian was home even if it was only for a few days.
The next day Sam awoke earlier than usual. She sat on her bed staring into the full length mirror on the back of her door. She smiled at the girl she saw staring back at her. A year ago she never thought that she'd be spending her next birthday with a famous fashion designer and a movie producer. Things seemed to be falling into place.
A soft knocked pulled Sam out of her thoughts, "Come in."
Brooke appeared in the open doorway, a smile plastered on her face. "Good morning, birthday girl!" She greeted before sitting down next to her on the bed. "Are you excited?" Sam nodded, though she was more nervous than anything. "It's okay to be nervous about your driving test." She reassured the teen before laughing at the memory of her own 16th birthday. "I hit a parked car during mine."
"Are you serious?" Sam asked, eyes wide with shock, "Did you get your license?"
"My dad paid the guy off." Brooke shrugged as if it was no big deal. Sam shook her head in disbelief. "What? I know how to drive now." She protested, but Sam laughed.
"And, I let you teach me how to drive?" Sam said with mock anger.
"Oh, shut up." Brooke said tossing a pillow at her before changing to a more serious voice. "I do want to talk to you, though, about driving." Sam looked at her with annoyed eyes, but Brooke ignored it. "Driving is a privilege, and I want you to treat it like that." She explained. She had planned a long lecture out, but seeing Sam she knew it would never fly plus it was her birthday. "I trust you, Sam. Don't make me regret it. Just promise me you'll be careful." She decided to end it with that because she really did trust Sam to know not to be stupid while driving.
After Sam promised to always be careful while driving her and Brooke headed to the DMV. Sam was going to get her license and then they were going to go out for lunch. Her party was planned for this evening.
"I passed!" Sam practically jumped out of the car as she parked outside the DMV, but she quickly gathered her composure, trying to look as if it was no big deal. Brooke, who seemed just as excited, let out a squeal.
Sam sat at the table staring at her newly acquired license. The picture wasn't too bad, considering Brooke had been making goofy faces at her. "So," Brooke said sliding back into her seat, "are you excited about your party?"
Sam nodded. She was excited. She didn't have a lot of friends so she suspected it would just be the regular group in attendance, but she didn't really care. She'd rather be around people who loved her than a bunch of fake kids.
Later, Sam sat in the living room. Julian, who had mysteriously been absent all day, had just returned home. He was getting ready, and he and Sam were going to meet Brooke at the party. She had left to go finish setting up. "Are you ready?" His trademark smile appeared before her, and she jumped off of the stool she was sitting on.
There weren't many people at the party, mostly just the regular group, but what mattered to Sam is that everyone there wanted to be there, wanted to celebrate with her. "Thank you, so much." She whispered to Brooke after the cake had been served.
Brooke smiled, noticing the tears in the girl's eyes. She pulled her in for a hug, "Oh, honey you don't have to thank me." She rubbed her back, "You deserve this." She pulled away, but made eye contact to ensure Sam understood the words she had spoken. " We haven't even gotten to the best part yet, presents."
Sam hadn't even thought about presents. She had thought the party was her present. Brooke grabbed her hand, and pulled her to the center of the room. She sat her on a chair, and announced "Present time!" for all to hear.
The first gift she opened was from Jamie. It was a hand drawn picture of him and Sam. "That's you," he pointed out the bigger figure on the page, "and that's me." Sam bent down and hugged the little boy as she thanked him for the gift.
From Haley and Nathan she received a leather bound notebook to record her stories. Peyton and Lucas bought her a couple of iTunes Gift Cards and a new Green Day t-shirt. She thanked everyone for their gifts, and then turned to Brooke to thank her for the party.
"You don't think that the party was your gift, do you?" Brooke asked with a coy smile.
"Brooke, you've done so much." Sam almost felt guilty for all that Brooke had done for her, especially after she had left her for Rebecca. But, Brooke just shook her head, and explained that Sam was her daughter, and every daughter deserved a party and a gift on their 16th birthday. Her words brought tears to Sam's eyes, but Brooke hugged them away, and presented her with a small box. Sam quickly tore the blue and white paper, and lifted the lid. Inside was a small keychain, a silver heart. It was engraved with her name. "Thanks, Brooke." She smiled rubbing her fingers over the engraving.
"Would you like something to put on that key chain?" Samantha obliviously, pulled out her house key smiling. "I was thinking something more along the lines to the keys to your new car." She said simply as though it was no big deal.
Sam looked up, shocked. "Are you serious?" She stammered through the words. No one had ever done anything like this for her, ever. Brooke nodded with a smile and walked with her daughter towards the door. Outside sat a brand new Ford Focus, a red bow on top.
A/N: So there you have it! There wasn't much to this chapter. I just wanted to establish the strong relationship between Sam and Brooke. It's just a fluff introduction to the story. There will be a lot of drama, fights and craziness in the following chapters. If you want more, you know what to do!!!