So I realized this morning that I screwed up and posted the wrong chapter as chapter 2. You guys are probably way confused on whats happening right now in the story. So please forgive me and enjoy this chapter!

Los Angeles, CA

Brian is in the middle of helping Mia get Jack ready for bed when his cell phone rings, Mia nods towards the phone "Go ahead this could be what you've been waiting on." She says with a smile.

Pulling out his phone he heads out to the porch "Yeah what have you got Trihn?" he asks as he answers. He listens as his former colleague explains what she found out about his father and his life after leaving Brian and Colleen. "Thanks for all of your help, I really appreciate it." He says before hanging up and heading back into the house.

Dom looks up from the movie as Brian walks back in "So what did she say?"

Brian runs his hand through his hair and sighs "She didn't find my father but she did find a relative of his that might be able to help me." He looks at Dom "I'm not really sure where to go from here Dom."

Dom takes a drink of his Corona and looks at Brian "I think you need to follow the lead you've got and try to gain some closure."

Brian is silent for a minute, processing the information Trihn just gave him "I'm not sure Dom; I don't know how to approach this. I think I need to talk to Mia about it and see what she thinks." He says before heading back into the house.

Mia is standing at the kitchen sink finishing up dishes from dinner; Brian pauses in the kitchen door and stares at his girl, he smiles before walking over and wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck "Hey baby." He whispers to her, she smiles turning to kiss him.

"So who was on the phone?" she asks reading the confusion and uncertainty in his crystal blue eyes.

He sighs pulling back a little to look at her but keeping his arms wrapped firmly around her waist "Trihn, she found out some information about a relative of my fathers." He answers.

Mia smiles "Well what did she say?" she asks prodding him to tell her the full story.

He pulls away from her gently and begins pacing "She found someone in North Carolina, who is related to him or knows him or something, she's not really sure about their relationship to be honest." He feels Mia's hand on his shoulder so he turns to look at her.

She smiles at him "It's ok we'll figure it out, do you want to go meet this person? See what she has to say?"

He shrugs "I'm not sure it'll be worth it honestly." He answers "She may not even know where he is or anything about who he is today. I don't know what to do about all of this." He says honestly.

Mia watches him for a moment "I think we should go to North Carolina and find this woman, even if she can't give you his current location maybe she can give you some insight about where he has been. It's worth a shot Brian and at worst we come home empty handed." She tells him.

Brian stares at her "I don't know Mia; I don't think it's such a great idea honestly. We don't know anything about this person. All I know is her name and that isn't much to go on now is it?"

She rubs his shoulders "Look Brian, not having your dad around growing up has really bothered you; I want this to end, I want you to have the closure you need to fully move on. I love you and your problems are my problems. We're going to North Carolina and I'm going to talk to her, I'm going to see what she knows if anything. You and Jack can stay at the hotel while I do my research but we need to do this." She tells him flatly.

Brian pulls her into his arms "How did I get so lucky to be able to find someone as amazing as you?" he whispers into her hair causing her to grin and blush.

Tree Hill, NC

Peyton is standing in Ellie's house going through boxes of stuff trying to sort everything out when she years a knock on the door. She looks up to see a woman with long dark brown hair standing in the doorway.

"Excuse me are you Elizabeth Harp?" The brunette asks.

Peyton looks at her sadly "No um I'm her daughter Peyton. I'm sorry to tell you this but Ellie died three weeks ago."

The brunette frowns "I'm so sorry to hear that. Do you mind if I ask what happened?" She asks.

Peyton studies the brunette "Did you know Ellie?" She inquiries.

The woman shakes her head "I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself, I'm Mia O'Conner." She holds out her hand to Peyton. Peyton shakes her hand feeling unsettled at hearing the woman's name. "No I didn't know her but I was told she might be able to help me find someone." She answers Peyton's original question.

"Who are you trying to find? Maybe I can help you?" She asks studying Mia.

Mia studies the blonde standing in front of her unsure if she can trust her. She notices that the younger woman looks like the photo of Elizabeth Harp, so she's sure the girl is telling the truth about who she is. "I'm looking for my husband's father. He left my husband Brian when he was young and hasn't been heard from since." She finally answers.

Peyton gasps "Your husband's name is Brian?" She asks shocked.

Mia looks at her confused "Yeah why?"

Peyton turns away from her and reaches for her purse, taking the letter Ellie left her out. "I was adopted as a baby; recently Ellie found me but didn't tell me anything about my biological father. I found this note a few days ago." She says handing Mia the paper.

As Mia looks over the letter her eyes grow wide and she gasps looking at Peyton.

"Brooke I need to talk to you now." Peyton says walking into Clothes Over Bros.

Brooke looks up at Peyton and can tell that her friend is upset. "Peyton what's wrong?" She asks rushing to her.

With tears in her eyes "I was at Ellie's going through the rest of her stuff when this woman showed up at the door." She starts explaining while Brooke just stares at her unsure of what's going on. Peyton swallows hard and then continues "Her name is Mia O'Conner, Brooke! Brian O'Conner is her husband."

Brooke looks at her shocked "What did she say?"

Peyton sighs and turns away throwing her hands up "She didn't really say a whole lot Brooke, but she wants me to meet her and her husband for dinner tonight." She turns to look at Brooke.

Brooke shakes her head "Uh uh Peyton you read that file you know that he isn't a good guy. You read everything he has done; you can't seriously be considering meeting with them?" Brooke takes Peyton's arms and looks her in the eyes "Peyton I know you want to find out what he knows but I don't think that's a good idea at all. Please don't meet with them, please." She begs.

Peyton looks at her best friend and knows that the brunette means well but she also knows that she has to meet with this couple to see what they know about Ellie and her biological father. She gives Brooke a weak smile "I'm sorry Brooke but I have to, this could be the only way I'm able to find out anything about who my father is. I promise to be careful and I will have my phone with me at all times." She says trying not to upset her friend.

Brooke lets out a frustrate sigh "You at least need to take someone with you, don't go alone." She demands.

Peyton lets out a laugh "And who do you suggest I take with me?"

Brooke shrugs "Ask Nathan or Skills to go, better yet ask Lucas. We both know that no matter what has happened between the two of you in the past he will always be there to protect you."

Peyton frowns "I can't ask Lucas and you know that Brooke. I'll be fine I promise." She says turning to leave before Brooke can argue further.

Brooke watches Peyton leave and makes sure she's gone before pulling out her cell phone "Hey it's me, I need to talk to you about something." She says when the person answers.

Mia walks into the hotel room and smiles upon seeing Brian talking to Jack about cars "Starting him a little early don't you think?" she asks with a laugh.

Brian looks up and smiles "Nah it's never too early to learn about cars." He turns to Jack "Is it buddy? You like cars don't you." He kisses the top of his sons head. Then he looks back at Mia "So what did you find out?" he asks his face twisted in uncertainty.

Mia walks over and sits on the bed beside him "Well I have some good news and some bad news." Brian just looks at her; she looks away for a moment before continuing "Elizabeth Harp passed away 3 weeks ago." She tells him.

He stops her "So what's the good news? If she died how can I learn anything about where my father is?" he asks impatiently.

Mia takes his hand "Elizabeth has a daughter named Peyton who is about twenty-two years old." Brian looks at her waiting for her to finish "Apparently Peyton was put up for adoption as a baby by Elizabeth and an unknown man. Elizabeth left Peyton a letter when she died with two names on it, yours and your dad's." Brian looks at her wide eyed and clearly in shock.

"Mia I don't understand what does this mean?" he asks almost in a whisper.

She stares at him for a minute "It means we're having dinner with Peyton tonight to talk about everything. I think you both might be able to answer some questions for the other one."

He shakes his head "I don't know anything about any of these people so how could I answer any of her questions?" he asks and Mia just looks at him.

Peyton arrives at the restaurant she suggested to Mia fifteen minutes early to get a table and try to calm her nerves. She is shocked at who she finds waiting on her just inside the door "Lucas what are you doing here?" she asks glancing around looking for his fiancée Lindsey "Where's Lindsey?"

Lucas shakes his head "Lindsey isn't with me, Brooke called me and we agreed that you shouldn't do this alone." He answers.

Peyton throws her hands up in disgust "I don't need you to be here Lucas; I will be just fine alone." She says angrily.

Lucas lets out a chuckle "Well I'm here anyway so just let me stay to make sure you're alright, if I don't Brooke might kill me."

Peyton rolls her eyes "Lucas you have to stop doing this; you're with Lindsey so you have to stop trying to rescue me."

He shrugs "You're my friend Peyton I'll always be here for you."

Before Peyton has time to respond she sees Mia walking towards her followed by a good looking blue eyed, blonde man carrying a baby who looks to be about six months old. Mia walks up to her and shakes her hand "Peyton how are you?" she asks Peyton just nods "I'd like you to meet my husband Brian and our son Jack." She says gesturing towards them.

Peyton reaches out her hand to Brian "Nice to meet you." She takes Jack's small hand in hers "Hi little guy. Aren't you just the cutest little baby!" She says smiling at the baby before turning to introduce Lucas "This is my friend Lucas; I hope you don't mind but he'll be joining us."

Mia smiles and takes Lucas' hand "It's nice to meet you Lucas, I'm Mia." She says as he smiles at her. "Well how about we head inside and get a table?" Mia suggests.

They all follow Peyton inside and wait for her to get a table. They then follow the hostess to a table in the far corner away from everyone else. Peyton looks at them "I thought we could use some privacy." They all nod.

They sit in silence while the waitress comes to get their drink orders and then brings their drinks. Once she has taken their food order Brian finally breaks the silence "So what do you think this all means?" he asks looking at Peyton "Me getting Elizabeth's name and you getting mine?"

Peyton shrugs "I'm not really sure but here is the letter." She says pulling it out and handing it to Brian.

Peyton,

I'm sorry that I won't be able to answer all of your questions, but even as I write this I can tell my time on earth is coming to a close. I wanted to be able to tell you the whole story surrounding your conception and birth but I'm not going to be able to do that. So I'll tell you what I can in this letter and then it'll be up to you to search for the rest. You're biological father's name is Duncan O'Conner but I have no idea where he may be today. We had a relationship for about a year and half but that was twenty-four years ago. Duncan has done a wonderful job of living unknown for the last two decades so I have never been able to search for him. But he has a son who is about twelve years older than you that may be able to help you find him. Search for Brian O'Conner, I believe the two of you can help one another.

Remember that I will love you forever Peyton and I'm so sorry that I must leave you again.

Xoxo-Ellie

She watches as he reads over it and she can see the shock in his face "I'm not really sure if any of it is true or not but what is in that letter is all I know, it's all that Ellie left me." She adds finally.

Brian nods and hands the letter back to Peyton "I'm not really sure what to make of this to be honest. My dad left me twenty-four years ago and I haven't heard from him since then, and now I'm learning that I truly don't know anything about him at all. I'm sorry this is just really hard for me." He says honestly.

Peyton stares at him "It's hard for me too. I have no answers to any of this, but according to that letter that you just read you're my brother, we have the same father." Brian just stares at her.