Live on through: it all comes back to you.

Karen placed a bunch of lilies like she usually did onto Keith's grave, stepping back and looking at her surroundings "I'm sorry Keith I will be back in a second" she said stepping away from Keith's grave and walking a little bit further up the cemetery till she reached another grave the one that said "Anna Rebecca Sawyer", she knelt down on the dry grass and paused for a second before speaking

"Hi It's Karen Roe, I'm Lucas' mum the boy who married your daughter, but I do believe we met several times when our kids were in elementary school together I'm pretty sure that we had to sit through that horrible kids concert that one year.

Anyway our kids are married now, who would have thought that that would happen, let me assure you that they are incredibly happy together; I have never seen my baby boy so happy! I just want you to know that you have incredible grandchildren and that your daughter is amazing, an amazing person in general and a completely and totally amazing mother.

Also I just want you to know that I am looking out for them, I promise to you that I am watching out for them all on behalf of both me and you" Karen put her hand on the stone and then walked back to Keith's grave.

"Ok Where was I?" she said sitting back down and getting comfortable "I'm sorry that I haven't been to see you in a long time, we've been travelling; Andy, Lily and I. Let me tell you about your daughter she is absolutely gorgeous Keith, so incredibly gorgeous, she has long Jet Black hair, Your eyes and Lucas' legs she is really tall but not in a lanky way. She is so incredibly fierce and strongly independent, she is so strong the amount of times that she has been my rock is uncountable, she is so funny she definitely got that from you, she will laugh at a joke that I know you would have laughed at and it makes me smile.

Lily has started getting curious about you, we try to skim over the whole Dan issue because I don't think any of us can deal with that topic of conversation as well as we would like, but all the kids have been trying to fill her in, telling stories and laughing about all the things they remember you doing.

You should see Lucas, Super dad seriously he is he and Peyton are so deliriously happy together I didn't think they could become any closer after they made me a grandma for the first time but with each kid they have reached this greater love that seems impossible to anyone who hasn't felt it before, we felt it. I know that for a fact.

Now let me brag about the grandkids, First of all there is Sawyer she is six years old, she just started school and she is loving it, Her birth was the last time that I was in Tree Hill how weird is that. Anyway she has her mums gorgeous Blonde curls and Peyton's gorgeous smile and she is so cheeky and smiley, she is such a happy and sensitive little girl.

Then there is Leo, his middle name is Keith for you. That was the first time that they used their surrogate that was two years ago, time is just getting away from me, he has my hair which makes me happy and like Sawyer he has his mums smile but he also has her eyes. He is like this little combination of them both, he likes to sit and draw but he also likes to shoot hoops, we think he might be a basketball champion in the making, he sometimes is moody but hey you know who he inherited that from but he is also a little comedian, always making everyone laugh.

Then there is gorgeous little girly Ellie with her blonde hair and her Lucas' inherited eyes. She is only one but you can already tell she loves music, you put music on and she gets her little groove thing on. They decided to use a surrogate because they didn't want to risk Peyton's health again.

I haven't been here for six years so I feel like I need to fill you in on everything okay so next family; Your Nephew Nathan is working at a recruitment place with Haley's elder sister's boyfriend Clay, and Haley and Brooke re-opened Karen's so that their kids could have the stability that we gave them but she is also running Red Bedroom Records, she is superwoman.

Nathan and Haley are still together still so strong, who would have thought that the high school couple that seemed to go through so many ups and downs together survived all this, they definitely defied the odds together, like I imagine we would have.

Jamie is their eldest and he is the same age as Lil, they both get on really well I just saw him again and he has sprouted into this genuinely gorgeous, tall man and he is so kind, caring and generous. He didn't inherit the Scott family basketball gene but he is really good at baseball.

After that there is Lydia she is four she has her mums light brown hair from high school she is clumsy yet sporty and you can just tell she is going to incredibly tall, now she inherited her daddy's basketball gene.

It literally seems like just yesterday that I got the call to say that Haley had given birth to two little babies and now they are two. First twin born was Isabella or Izzy as everyone calls her now; she has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is so outgoing and bubbly but still incredibly shy and is such a little daddy's girl, you can tell that she has this connection with her two minutes younger brother Sammy. Sam has his dad's hair and his mum's features he is so strong willed and cautious, focused and very calm." Karen took a deep breath and re positioned herself

" I remember the day so clearly the day that Brooke called me hysterical asking me why she was being punished and wondering what Julian could possibly see in her now that she was unable to give him babies, but I also remember the day that she called me in hysterical happiness telling me that she was pregnant, telling me that it was twins and thanking me for being such a strong woman and inspiring her to be also, well that was nearly five years ago now, she has two beautiful four year old sons now Jude and Davis Baker, And Julian believe me you couldn't find a man that adored a woman more.

Jude has this cheeky smile like his dads and Brooke's gorgeous hair and I can tell you now that he is going to be an absolute heartbreaker, While Davis has the same smile he has his mums eyes and a lighter sandier sort of hair, he loves to draw and he has this sort of concentration on him but he is really shy.

There is this whole new generation here now Keith, and I love it but it scares me. I feel like this new generation is going to forget you, forget your legacy, to forget what you offered this world. And I know that that is a fear that every old person goes through, yes I referred to myself as an old person, At least when everyone else goes through it they aren't around to actually see it." Karen smiled

"Have I told you that I am so incredibly proud of our kids all of them, they have made amazing successes of themselves and have been left with so much dignity, they are successful parents and they are bringing home the bacon,

Andy keeps telling me that I am doing the same thing with the exact same amount of spunk but for some reason I just can't believe him. He is taking care of me, I promise you that, Andy and I are very happy together but there is still this ginormous whole in my heart for you darling that can never be filled no matter what and I think Andy understands that, he understands that you will always belong in there, he doesn't push me to move on and that is something that I love about him.

Andy is also great with Lily, they get along really well and he is doing a great job at helping raise her but he knows he is not her father and I think that kills him too. I just don't know what to do about it all though, how do I comfort him about this whole situation…..anyway that isn't your problem!

I also worry that you were such a big part of Lucas' upbringing and that I am going to miss this big vital key in raising our girl, what if I stuff her up somehow what will I do then?

I miss you so incredibly much Keith, Every single day and I know that if I didn't have this amazing support system in my big extended family that I wouldn't have the strength to get out of bed in the morning or be able to get to sleep at night. Sometimes when I see Lucas with his kids I can see you in him but also when we are sitting as a family I see him looking off into the distance and I know for a fact that he is off in his own little world, thinking of YOU.

Do you know who is always talking to me these days? Whitey is, he is totally smitten with Lily and your daughter has him eating out of the palm of her hand, she is really good at that. Anyway Whitey loves to drop in and visit well that is when he could, it was sort of hard for a while with you know us travelling around so much, but it's going to be a lot easier with us moving back into our old house right here in Tree Hill, which means I can visit you a lot more and I have made Lucas promise that he would visit us lots and lots.

between me and you I know my son and I know that after spending a couple of days here with his big family that he and Peyton will move their family back here, I think he knows that its time to come back, and if he doesn't I hope he works it out soon cause there is no way I am living without my grandkids.

Anyway I have to get back to this new generation before they grow anymore, Love you so much Keith" she said before placing a kiss on her hand and then on the stone. Karen stood up and turned around seeing the thing she dreaded most about her return to Tree Hill walking away from her, obviously he had seen her coming, she yelled out "Nice Grave Stone Dan, hope you get to enjoy it soon" Dan turned around and she got to storm off.

To be continued!