A/N: Okay, this is kind of confusing. I wrote the first chapter, then I rewrote it, changing Jamie from a cop to a professional musician. I didn't realize it until I went to post this chapter, but I accidentally posted the first version of chapter one. I have now reposted chapter one so it might be a good idea to reread it.
A/N 2: Italics are thoughts.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill. I do own the plot and my original characters though.
Chapter 2
Jamie sat up and looked around. "Damn it. I fell asleep on the couch again." The cause of her awakening, the doorbell, rang once more. Straightening her t-shirt, she stood up and walked towards the door. "I'm gonna kill Ryan for not waking me up."
The person she found ringing her doorbell at four-thirty in the morning was the last one she expected. The first things she noticed as she took in the sight of her fifteen-year-old niece were the large bruise on the girl's face, and the way Anna was trembling.
"Anna, are you okay?"
Anna shook her head and broke down into sobs as her aunt pulled her into a hug. After ten minutes of crying she managed to pull back and speak.
"I-I-I was… Th-this guy… He gave me the pot. H-he wanted the rest of the money I owed him but my parents took it all away and… I… he… The man grabbed me and… he raped me."
Jamie hugged her niece again. The young brunettes sobs made her whole body shake.
"Ryan!" Jamie yelled. When her son appeared at the bottom of the stairs she pulled Anna the rest of the way inside. "Get dressed and pull my car around."
"What's going on?"
"Ryan please just do it. I'll explain everything later."
Ryan noticed the worried tone in his mother's voice and immediately complied with her request. Once he disappeared upstairs, Anna sat down on the couch and pulled her knees up to her chest. "Please don't make me go to the hospital. I don't want anyone to find out. Especially my parents."
Jamie sat down and put an arm around the traumatized girl. "Anna, sweetie, it's okay. We have to go to the hospital to get you checked out. Just hang in there."
"Can't you just take me home?"
"Absolutely not. We need to go the hospital. If we don't the police will never be able to catch the man who did this. I know it must be hard, but you have to trust me." Then, as Ryan's footsteps sounded on the stairs, Jamie stood up. "Wait here for just a minute. I'm going to call your parents and tell them to meet us at the hospital."
Grabbing her son's arm, she pulled him into the kitchen. Ryan grabbed his mother's keys off the hook by the door leading to the garage. "Mom, what happened?"
Jamie covered her face with her hands and let out a slow deep breath. "Anna needs to go to the hospital. She's been… She's been raped."
Ryan didn't say anything. He simply nodded and walked into the garage. Jamie picked up the phone and slowly dialed her younger brother's number. She didn't know how she was going to tell him what had happened.
"Hello?"
"Haley, it's Jamie."
Her sister-in-law sounded drowsy. "Jamie? What are you calling this early for? Is everything okay?"
Biting her lip, Jamie decided not to explain everything on the phone. "No. It's Annabelle. Just wake up Nathan and meet us at the hospital."
All signs of sleepiness suddenly left Haley's voice. "WHAT? What's wrong? Why is she at your house? Did something happen to her?"
"Haley calm down. I don't want to explain it over the phone. She's not in any immediate danger okay? Just go to the hospital."
She then hung the phone up before Haley could question her again. I know I should have just told her everything but I don't know how. How do you tell someone their little girl was violated in the worst way possible?
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The moment Haley walked into the hospital room, Annabelle ran into her arms. After a while Haley held her daughter at arms length and questioned her. "Anna what happened?"
Anna looked at Jamie with fear in her eyes. The tall blond sent her niece as much of a smile as she could manage. "Sit down Anna. I'll explain it to them." She then took Nathan and Haley into the hall. "Oh god… You two might want to sit down for this." When they remained standing, Jamie sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "I don't know any easy way to say it so… Annabelle was raped."
Haley let out a cry and buried her face in Nathan's chest. "Oh god!"
"Nathan?" a voice called from behind them. Turning around, Nathan's eyebrows raised.
"Jake Jagelski? What are you doing here?"
Jake frowned. "Unfortunately, I'm investigating the attack on your daughter." He held up his badge to show them that he was a detective. "The results of the rape kit are in and it appears that your daughter's attacker left his DNA. Hopefully we'll be able to catch him."
Haley wiped away the tears that were falling down her face. "So now what do we do?"
Jake scratched his head. "Well for starters she should learn not to sneak out at night. She's…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Nathan shoved him against the wall and yelled into his face, "What are you trying to say? Huh?"
"Nathan!" Jamie yelled, trying to pull her brother off. Jake however, quickly broke free of Nathan's hold and gave him a hard shove backwards. Nathan clenched his fists but Jamie got in front of him. "Nathan, go outside and take a walk. Do not come back in here until you've had a chance to clear your head." Once her brother was on his way out of the hospital she turned to her sister-in-law. "Haley, go back and sit with Anna. You're probably the person she needs the most right now."
Jake watched the distraught mother walk away and sighed. "I didn't mean it like that."
"Yeah well you should have thought about how that would sound before you said it."
"I had more to say but Nathan charged me."
Jamie nodded and put her hands on her hips. "Well I don't blame him. You basically implied that the rape was Annabelle's fault."
"That's not what I mean. And you're in no position to be pointing fingers."
"What are you talking about?"
"Wasn't it you who told the chief that it would be best for that girl if the possession charges were dropped?"
Jamie took a step forward. "Are you saying that this is my fault?"
Jake met her gaze. "No. I'm saying that if that girl hadn't snuck out last night she wouldn't have been raped."
Jamie stepped forward again, this time invading Jake's personal space. "Imply that it was Anna's fault she got raped again, and it won't be Nathan attacking you. That girl is a victim. Her life is never gonna be the same again."
"Back the hell off." Jake said sternly.
Jamie stepped back and began walking toward Annabelle's hospital room. "Sorry. I guess I'm a little stressed out. You may be right in thinking that this never would have happened if Anna hadn't snuck out of her house, but that doesn't change the fact that she is a victim and this wasn't her fault."
"I guess that her attitude when I arrested her bothered me a little. The girl didn't think there was anything wrong with what she was doing." He stopped when he saw the look on Jamie's face. "What?"
"Anna said that the man who raped her is the one she got the marijuana from. She said that she owed him money but didn't have enough.
Jake nodded. "Thanks. I'm gonna head back to the station and see if I can catch this guy.
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Braden was almost at the hospital entrance when he noticed his father sitting on the curb. He walked over and sat down. "Is she okay?"
Nathan sighed and put a hand on his son's shoulder. "Physically she's fine. Emotionally…"
"Do the police know who did this to her?"
"No. I guess they're trying. I've been out here for a while now."
Braden stood up and offered his father a hand up. The two of them walked to Annabelle's room. When Annabelle saw her brother she sat up and looked at her mother.
"You told him? I said I don't want anyone to know."
"Anna, it's okay. I'm here for you. You don't have to hide it from me."
Annabelle shook her head and covered her face to hide her tears. "Can everyone please get out? I want to be alone."
Everyone silently filed out and Haley shut the door. Turning to the others she said, "We just need to give her some time."
Jamie shook her head. "She's closing up. She feels dirty and ashamed. This whole thing has really messed her up."
Braden looked at the three adults in disbelief. "Well, what are we gonna do? We can't just leave her alone."
Jamie bit her bottom lip. Haley noticed and stepped in front of her. "What? You only bite your lip when you're thinking about something."
"Well… I don't know if it would work."
"What is it?" Nathan asked, putting an arm around his wife. "If there's any way we can help Anna…"
Jamie crossed her arms and looked at the floor. "If Jake is back in town then that means Peyton must be too. I know it's been a long time but she's been attacked in a similar way. She can understand what Anna is going through."
Haley and Nathan nodded. Braden looked back and forth between them. "What's going on? Why are you all so hesitant to ask her to help Anna? I thought you were friends with her Mom."
"I am. I'm not worried about asking her it's just…"
Jamie sighed and shook her head. "It's not your mother Braden, it's me. Peyton and I didn't exactly part on the best of terms."
Braden shrugged. "Whatever. If you don't want to do it, one of us can go to her. We need to get Anna some help."
"No, it's okay." Jamie said, pulling her car keys out of her pocket. "I'll go ask her."
Haley gave her sister-in-law a hug and said, "Thank you. I don't know if I could explain it to her."
Jamie nodded and walked away. Braden turned back to his parents. "What's the deal with her and your friend Peyton?"
"It's nothing Braden." Nathan said, putting his arm around Haley once more.
"Come on Dad, don't lie to me. You know you're not very good at it."
Haley rolled her eyes. "Nathan it's not like it's a big secret. Braden, a long time ago your aunt Jamie and Peyton were involved with each other. It didn't end very well and they haven't spoken since."
Braden's eyes widened. "You mean Aunt Jamie is a…"
Haley gave her son a confused look. "You didn't know? How did you not know?"
The dark haired teen shrugged. "We've only lived here for two years and I've never seen her date anyone."
"You're not gonna make a big deal about this are you?" Nathan asked. "I didn't raise my son to be a homophobe."
Braden held up his hands. "Hey, it's cool. I was just a little surprised. I'm gonna go. Anna doesn't want to see me so there's no point in hanging around."
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Marie opened the door and gazed at the woman standing on her porch. "Hi. Can I…" She stopped when she recognized the tall blond. "You're Jamie Bradshaw aren't you? Ryan's mom? I saw you perform last night."
Jamie smiled and nodded. "Is your mom home?"
"Um, yeah. Come on in." Marie led Jamie into the kitchen and out the back door. While they were walking, she questioned the blond musician. "So you know my mom?"
"Yeah. I guess you could say I'm uh, an old friend of hers."
They exited the house and walked onto the patio. Marie saw her mom typing at her laptop. "Hey Mom, there's someone here to see you."
Peyton looked up and her jaw dropped. "Jamie? What are you doing here?" She stood up and gave Jamie a hug.
Marie went inside and the two women sat down. "How long have you been in town?"
"About a week."
Jamie nodded. "Listen, as much as I'd like to say I'm just here to visit, I'm not."
Peyton closed her laptop. "What's going on?"
"Nathan's daughter Annabelle… she was raped."
"Oh my god! Is she okay?"
Jamie shook her head. "She's closing up, refusing to talk to people."
"Does Jake know? He's a detective."
"Yeah. He's investigating. That's not why I'm here. I was hoping you would talk to Anna."
"Why me?"
"Well… You're the only person I can think of who understands some of what she's going through."
Peyton looked into her ex-girlfriend's eyes. "Are you sure about that?"
Jamie quickly looked down. "Peyton…"
"Jamie, it might help her."
"I can't."
Peyton reached across the table and took hold of Jamie's hand. "It's okay. I'll talk to her."
Jamie gave the curly blond a small smile. "Thanks. I should probably go. I'll call you when they bring Annabelle home from the hospital." She then gave Peyton's hand a squeeze and let go. When she got outside to her car she let out a slow, deep breath.
Damn it. I've been here barely ten minutes and I'm already on the verge of tears. I need to calm down. I can't go back to the hospital like this. As she drove toward her house she thought about the feelings that had coursed through her body when Peyton grabbed her hand. At home she changed from her t-shirt into a tank top and went out into the garage. She stretched her heavily tattooed arm up to a shelf and grabbed her motorcycle helmet.
As she sped away from the house she felt a familiar rush of adrenaline. She immediately rode to the beach and turned onto the road that ran along it for miles. The entire time she was trying and failing to keep Peyton's words out of her mind. I can't tell Anna about what happened to me. It might help but… Damn it Peyton! Why do you have to know me so well? We haven't spoken to each other in seventeen years but you can still get to me.
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Brooke and Lucas walked into Nathan and Haley's house, followed by Sean, David, Braden, April, Karen, and Ryan. They all sat around until the front door finally opened and Nathan, Haley, and Annabelle walked in.
The moment Annabelle saw everyone waiting on them she let out an angry growl and ran upstairs. A few seconds later they all heard a door slam.
Brooke looked around and everyone and sighed. "I guess having everyone here was a bad idea. We should probably go."
Nathan nodded and walked into the kitchen. A couple minutes later, Lucas walked in and got two beers out of the fridge. Nathan popped the cap and chugged a few gulps down. "Thanks."
"No problem."
"Peyton called. She's going to be here in about an hour."
"Good."
Lucas sipped his own beer. He jokingly said, "Don't tell Brooke I'm drinking. She still freaks out every time I go near alcohol." When Nathan didn't respond he set his beer down and leaned against the counter. "You okay?"
Nathan yelled and threw his bottle of beer into the sink, shattering it. "No I'm not fucking okay! My little girl was raped. What am I supposed to do? This isn't exactly mentioned in any of the parenting books I've read."
"She'll talk eventually. She just needs to have someone who's been where she's at talk to her."
Nathan nodded. "I'm glad Jamie convinced Peyton to come over. And where is she anyway? It's been three hours since she left the hospital."
Lucas shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe it all got to be too much for her."
"I can understand that. I'm gonna go for a run to clear my head. You want to come?"
"I don't think we should leave Haley here alone with Anna."
"I'll stay," a voice said from the doorway. The two men turned around and saw Jamie standing there. "You guys go ahead."
Nathan walked over and gave his sister a hug. "Thank you."
The two brothers left via the back door and Jamie walked back into the living room. She found Haley sitting, staring into space. She didn't look up when Jamie approached.
"Haley? Is it okay if I try to talk to her?"
"What?" Haley asked, looking up. "Did you say something?"
Jamie put a comforting hand on her sister-in-law's back. "I asked if it would be okay if I tried to talk to Anna."
"Sure. Can you tell her that Peyton will be here soon? I told her she was coming over."
"Yeah. Are you gonna be okay by yourself? Nate and Luke went for a run. Nathan needed to clear his head."
Haley nodded. "I'll be fine. I think I'll call Brooke and have her come back over. She can't be too far away yet."
Jamie went upstairs and knocked on the last door on the right. When she didn't get a response she knocked again and asked, "Anna? Can I come in?"
A quiet voice said, "Yeah."
Inside, the tall blond found her niece sitting on her bed, her head resting on her knees. "Everyone except your mother is gone."
"Good. I don't want to talk to them. They don't have a clue about what I'm going through." Looking up at Jamie she added, "You don't either so there's no real point in talking to you."
Jamie shook her head and pulled the computer chair up beside the bed. "That's not exactly true."
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A/N: Let me know what you thought. I'll try to have more of the kids in the next chapter.
