CHAPTER-1
As we drove down the highway i could feel something wasn't right.
I was scared for the first time ever.
I was sat in the passenger seat as my cousin Jamie Scott drove. We were heading back to Tree Hill, to see all our family again. We haven't seen our family in 3 years but that's what college does to you. Me and Jamie found ourselves at the same college in the same classes without realising we were related. You see my mum Peyton Scott and my father Lucas Scott moved away from Tree Hill when i was a month old but they moved back as i went to college. It wasn't until the 3rd month in term when i realised he was my cousin. Anyway no one knows that we are coming back since they all believe we have got another year left at college. The thing is we should be at college but Jamie has a month off and i got kicked for fighting. It was Jamie's idea to return not mine. I didn't want to come home as i hadn't seen my dad in over a year, the last time we spoke i argued with him and we fell out, but Jamie persuaded me to return.
As we reached Tree Hill all i could think about was my mother's reaction and my father what was he going to say to me. Then i thought to myself, why am I back.
Jamie suddenly stopped the car.
"Jamie why have you stopped", i asked
"I just want to make sure that you are certain you want to come home", he replied and looked at me with a scared look on his face.
"Yeah im sure i want to come home, thank you Jamie for dragging me back"
"Dont worry id do anything to see that look you have on your face now"
"What look"
I knew exactly what look he meant but didn't want to admit that i was happy.
"You know which, the happy on. The pleasantly happy one"
"Okay i admit it, im happy to be home but if you tell anyone im happy to be back, ill beat your ass. But no seriously thank you so much Jamie"
"Its fine i love seeing you happy, let's go"
I looked out of the window and then turned to Jamie,
"Look Jamie there's my mum's record label, Red Bedroom Records", he looked at me and then said,
"There's the river court me and my father used to play on as i grew up", all i could say was wow. I didn't know much about this town but i knew that it was my home and that it was a great place to be. Its just a shame that i didn't know anyone but my mum and dad and obviously Jamie.
Jamie knew where to go, exactly where his house was. He had it set into his sat-nav. He stopped again,
"Why did you stop Jamie"
"Just wanted to double check, are you sure your ready to see your parents and the rest of the family"
i nodded, then he drove on.
We pulled up outside of a music store i was pretty sure that this wasn't there home.
"Dont worry i thought I'd park it here so we can walk to the house, it's only a block away and no one will recognise us that way"
"Good idea Jamie, god i love how smart you are"
he laughed. We got out of the car and started to walk. It was a lovely walk and i got too see some of the town. We stopped outside of a lovely, glorious house which was painted white and it looked massive.
"Wow"
we started walking up the drive but when i looked back Jamie was froze on the spot.
"Jamie you okay, we dont have to do this"
"No im fine just needed to think, lets knock together"
as we approached the door, we could hear about 4 different voices inside. Jamie and I knocked together the stepped back from the door. A few minutes later a woman answered but i didn't know who it was but Jamie did,
"Hi mum"
so this was Jamie's mum, the infamous Hayley Scott my father's best mate. The woman froze with shock, then she spoke,
"Jim Jam is that you are you actually here"
"Yes mum, it's me im home i missed you so much"
"It is you, oh my god i missed you so much, who is your friend Jamie"
"Oh yeah sorry, mum this is Sawyer"
"aw Sawyer as in Sawyer Scott Lucas daughter"
i looked at her with shock as this was my father's best friend growing up.
"Oh e…err…em hi Hayley nice to finally meet you"
"Sawyer i haven't seen you since you were a baby, does your mum know your back"
"Em no she doesn't please don't tell her, i want to surprise her"
"Okay im fine with that, come in, come on. Jamie i kept your room the exact same"
"Thanks mum"
"Thanks Mrs. Scott that's very kind of you to just invite me into your home"
She looked at me with a welcoming face. I walked inside and then i saw everyone. I immediately froze and Jamie froze behind me,
"Its okay you will be fine, oh call me Hayley by the way and welcome to the family"
"Thank you Hayley"
we walked in and everyone looked at us. There was 2 men and a woman, i think I've seen the woman before but i wasn't sure where. Hayley raised a glass and tapped it
"Can i introduce you to Sawyer Scott, Lucas' daughter. Sawyer this is Julian Baker, Brooke Baker and…"
before she could finish i stepped in,
"Nathan Scott, i know me and Jamie watched you on TV a few weeks ago, it's an honour to meet you all"
Nathan looked at Jamie then me and laughed. Brooke looked at me with a surprised look then said,
"Oh my god, i can't believe your home. I have dreamed of this day since you didn't return with Peyton. Oh and Jim Jam I've missed you too"
I just looked, i was speechless. I sat down on the sofa just as the door bell rang. Hayley looked through the peep hole.
"Sawyer its Lucas and Peyton"
"Dont answer i want to surprise mum, can i hide upstairs"
"Course Jamie's room is the first on the left"
"Thanks"
I ran up the stairs as Hayley opened the door and invited them in. I could hear they conversation slightly.
"Hey everyone we want to invite you to Mia's party for the release of her new album"
Everyone but Jamie replied, "Yeah awesome"
then all of a sudden i heard Jamie speak,
"Hello aunt Peyton and Uncle Lucas"
there was some screaming then i heard my mum ask Jamie a question,
"Jamie what on Earth, why are you back so early"
I knew this was my key to move so i tiptoed to the top of the stairs as Jamie spoke,
"We will tell you soon"
"We?" mum replied
i started to walk down the stairs really quietly,
"Yes mum we"
Peyton and Lucas turned and froze, i could see that my mum was pleased. She almost passed out. It was Lucas' time to speak.
"Oh my god, why are you home so early and how did you find Jamie".
"Well mum, Lucas, i got great grades in High School so i got pushed ahead and i was sent to college, where i got put into the classes that Jamie were in. Anyway me and Jamie both missed an assignment and ended up in detention, we had to mark each other's work and then i recognised his surname and it was Scott, so we asked each other questions and figured out we were related. Anyway were home because Jamie has a month off and i got kicked out for fighting".
"What you got kicked out of college" everyone said surprisingly.
"Yeah i got into a fight but it wasn't my first one"
"Oh so what are use going to do now"
"Well im going to follow in dads footsteps and train my hardest in basketball"
"And im not going to follow you Lucas, im going to follow mum and enter the music business"
everyone looked surprised when i said that. But i didn't care. Me and Jamie went and got the car and brought our bags inside.
"Jamie why dont you go unpack"
"Okay Sawyer are you coming"
"Err…i think im going to stay down here and get to know people"
"Okay watevs"
i had loads of questions to ask but how did i ask them. After a few minutes i decided just to ask.
"Brooke can i ask you a question please"
"Fire away sweetie"
"Okay so are you married and do you have children"
"Yes im married to Julian and…"
before she could finish two lads walked through the door
"Sawyer meet my two boys Jude and Davis"
"Oh hi"
"Boys this is Sawyer Scott, Lucas' daughter"
"Hi Sawyer" they replied.
Jude whispered to Davis but it was a loud whisper,
"She's pretty cute dont you think"
"Dude she is Lucas' daughter, she could put you onto your arse"
I giggled and then blushed since he was pretty fit himself. He had blonde hair and beautiful brown eyes. He was extremely ripped and looked to be about 5ft 9. He had to play basketball with the size he was.
"Hey Jude can i ask but do you play sports"
"Yeah i play basketball, football and baseball, we are all heading over to the river court soon if you would like to come"
"Yeah course, can Jamie come though"
"Obviously" Davis said sarcastically.
I shouted up to Jamie,
"You coming to the river court"
"Yeah I'll be right down"
as soon as Jamie got downstairs we headed off to the court.
After 10 minutes of walking we hit the court. Jamie handed me the basketball,
"Go on show them what you can do"
i shot the ball from the 3 point mark and it went straight in. Jude and Davis' faces dropped.
"How did you learn to shoot like that"
"Easily when you have a great person teaching you. Aint that right Jamie"
"Correct Sawyer"
"So wait he taught you how to play"
i nodded, as i walked over to the benches to sit down. Davis and Jude and Jamie started to play a game, 2 vs. 1. Quite hard considering Jamie was alone. Just then i saw 3 people walking over to the court.
"Jude, who's this"
"Oh it's Logan and his dad and step mum"
"Or ok thanks"
There walked over then the women spoke.
"Hey Jamie, i went round to Haley's and she said you were back and also that Sawyer was back"
"Quinn i have missed you so much. Quinn, Clay, Logan this is my cousin Sawyer"
"Hey Sawyer" they replied.
"Oh hi Quinn i remember Haley mentioning you, and Clay you did a great job with Nathan, Logan nice to finally meet you. Jamie has told me so much about you guys"
Jamie started to go red. I think i embarrassed him. Whoops!
Jamie looked at me with a grin then turned to Logan and Clay
"You guys wanna play"
"Why not"
Quinn came over and sat with me on the bench while everyone else played. We got chatting then she left. I was watching them all play but only one caught my eye, which was Jude. His looks, his structure and the whole lot of him was just amazing. He took a free throw and looked at me while doing so. I think he liked me but i couldn't be sure.
"Stop showing off Jude only because you like her", Davis shouted across the court. Jude started to go red and so did i. I looked at my phone and thought i better be going soon to help mum unpack my things and to help with tea.
"Hey guys im going to head off, I'll see you all later"
"Yeah okay I'll see you at the party if you go" there replied.
Jude stood there and just stared at me,
"Let me walk you back"
"Okay cool"
Me and Jude started to walk back to the house. It was about 45 minutes away. We reached Karen's cafe when it started to rain.
"Do you want my jacket" he asked
"No it's fine, i dont want you to catch a cold"
he ignored what i said and gave me his jacket; it was so warm and cosy. I loved it.
"My house is closer should we just go there"
"Err i dont know, i need to go see my mum and catch up with her"
"I know but it's getting heavier there must be a storm coming, you can ring her and tell her that i will walk you home after the storm has stopped"
"Okay sounds good. I think you should ring Davis and tell them to come back to yours and we can watch a movie or do something"
"Cool okay"
i got out my phone and rang my mum. At the same time Jude rang Davis and told him to come home and to bring the rest of them. You see the closest house to us was Brookes so we decided to go there. The storm was getting heavy. Too heavy!
We finally reached Jude's house. By this time everywhere was flooding and Jude was dripping wet because i had his jacket. How romantic. Anyway we entered Jude's house to find the rest of them all warm and cosy on the sofa with hot chocolates and marshmallows. Davis turned and looked at us. They all laughed.
"How did use get here so fast", i asked
"We got Jamie's mum to drop us off", Davis replied
"Oh"
me and Jude looked at each other, then looked back to them.
"Right im going to get dried off, you coming Sawyer you will need to get dried to"
"Yeah, thanks for the concern"
Me and Jude walked up the stairs and we entered a large bedroom with basketball posters all over the walls it must be his room. I turned and looked at the door so he could get changed.
"Do you want me to go into the hallway while you get changed"
"No it's fine"
i turned around to find Jude with no t-shirt on but he did have dry jeans on. I looked at him and just stood there dripping drenched.
"You like what you see", he said jokingly
"What? Oh err…"
"I was only joking"
"Oh i was only going to say you have great abs"
we just looked at each other and gave each other that flirty smile that looks cute as hell.
"Oh err ill go get you some dry clothes"
"Thank you"
once he returned, he gave me the clothes and walked outside. I quickly got changed and then went back out the room to meet him at the top of the stairs.
"Hey all done"
"Yeah thank you for the clothes"
"No worries should we go and watch a film then"
"Yeah lets go"
He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him and then let go as we walked down the stairs. We went and sat on the sofa i was in the middle and Jamie was on one side and Jude was on the other side.
"What would you like to watch Sawyer", Davis asked
"em how about a scary film, Paranormal Activity"
"Yeah okay that will be great wont it Logan"
"Why Logan?" i asked
"He doesn't like Paranormal Activity"
"Oh sorry"
We put the film on and we sat there in silent. Davis made snacks and we sat there in complete silence. It was a extremely scary beginning. Then all of a sudden someone screamed i jumped a mile and grabbed Jude's hand,
"It's going to be okay it's just a movie"
I looked at him with a frightened face. Jude looked back at me, then he put his arm around me, i felt so privileged. He made me feel happy. The whole film after that was good until near the end when the house window opened and someone knocked on the door. We all looked at each other then ran up the stairs. Me and Jude ran into Davis' room and Davis, Jamie and Logan ran into Jude's room. Jude and I were alone at last.
"Jude what do you think knocked on the door"
"It was probably just the tree branches hitting the door.
"What about the window"
"I don't know, listen though it's going to be ok"
"I know"
I then tucked my head into his chest as he put his arm back around me. We were sat on the floor together; actually i was curled up beside him. We stayed like this for about 15 minutes.
"I think we should go see the others"
"Good idea go quietly"
Me and Jude tiptoed across the hallway to Davis' bedroom where everyone else was. We knocked then said it was us. We entered to find them all curled up on the floor.
"Listen i think we should ring Lucas, Nathan, Clay or Julian to come and check the house".
"Good idea i say we call Brooke"
"Okay ill do it" Jude said.
Jude dialled Brooke's number then put her on speaker phone.
"Mum we were watching a film then we heard noises, i think there's someone in the house help us"
"Okay ill send over Julian"
15 minutes later we heard the door go. Me and Jude shouted down,
"Julian is that you"
But no one answered, so we all looked at each other.
"I'm going to go down there just to see who or what it is", i volunteered
"No i won't let you, you may get hurt" Jude whispered to me
"Let her go she wants to" everyone else insisted.
I started to head down the stairs when i heard someone. I ignored it and carried on the next thing i knew was i was on the floor. I heard Jude shout,
"No Sawyer"
He jumped down the stairs and came to my aid.
"I'm fine, it's only a bang"
The stranger came back round the corner it was Julian,
"I'm so sorry, i thought it was the intruder"
"It's fine it's only a bruise I've had worse"
Jude gave Julian the dirtiest look ever then looked back to me as i stood up.
"You sure your okay" Jamie asked
"I'm fine i just feel a bit dizzy, I'll be fine"
Jude stared at me,
"Sawyer your heads bleeding"
"I'm fine, just pass me a tissue or cloth"
Jamie jumped up and grabbed one
"Thank you"
A few minutes later i felt fine and stood up. By this time Julian had left us again and we were just about to watch another film.
"So Jamie what do you want to watch"
"How about the Hunger Games"
"Yes" we all shouted
Jamie put the movie in and we all sat there and watched it. The film was great.
"Hey Jude I just want to thank you for taking care of me earlier"
"Anything for you"
just as he said this Davis whistled and we all just laughed. Jude had his arm around me and i was curled up beside him. All i knew was that i must have fallen asleep near the middle of the film and i think i fell to sleep on Jude. How embarrassing.
"Sawyer wake up, Sawyer" Jude was saying quietly.
I woke up.
"What oh did i fall asleep"
"Yeah you fell asleep on me"
"Oh sorry"
"Dont worry"
We both giggled as i checked my watch. It was close to 12:00 pm.
"Jamie we better get going, Logan are you coming with us"
"Yeah ill ring mum now" Jamie said
"Im going back to Hayley's im staying there the night" Logan implied.
5 minutes later a car pulled up, it was Haley.
"Right come on guys let's go" Jamie shouted
"Okay I'll see you later Davis. Bye Jude I'll see you tomorrow"
"Okay see you later Sawyer, bye Jamie, bye Logan"
We all waved and headed out of the door. I arrived home at about 12:30 and as soon as i got in i went straight to sleep because i had a bad headache and was shattered. Just before i went to sleep i started thinking about my feelings for Jude then i nodded off. I was home at last.
