a/n: i know its been forever but well ...life happened but i'm back and my plan is to update continue and finish all my unfinished stories without further jabber from me heres chapter seven of hidden family ties enjoy and dont forget to r&r

-P.Rom

p.s. the story about brookes childhood was made up by me

Chapter 7: one step back ,one step closer and one step forward

Brooke continued to run out of the hospital building and kept on going. She didn't know where she was running to, just that she didnt want to stop . Different thougthts floated around her mind . She ran till she could run no more, looking around she saw that she had stopped at a local park. It seemed so farmilliar , but she couldnt remember why. than it suddenly came to her ,this was the park where she had first met peyton.

Growing up her parents were never around. Her mother hired a nannie three days after she was born and that nannie kept her in the house .She wasn't allowed to play outdoors with the other children. One day while nannie Judith was taking a "nap" after having had her after lunch "tea" , Brooke snuck out and made her way outside the front gate she crept along the side walk till she heard voices, she hid and watched as a man and a little curly haired blond girl walked along the side walk . The little girl said something about going to the park . Brooke, curious , decided to follow them they arrived at the park and she watched as the golden haired girl played . Then out of nowhere she called brooke over and asked if she wanted to play. Brooke hesitated at first but joined her . They exchanged names and had been friends ever since.

Brooke remembered sneaking out to play with Peyton till her parents finally noticed ,what was now the excessive drinking of the nanny, and fired her. By that time brooke was old enough to take care of herself from her weekly allowences found on the kitchen counter when she woke up, instead of a healthy breakfast like other kids had . Things were simpler then, all she and peyton worried about were getting the cutest boyfriend or new outfit ,though those were more of a priority to Brooke than to Peyton.

that was then this was now, she thought bringing her mind back to the present and her problem at hand. she was going to have a baby , she would be responsible for another life a child . who's to say she had it in her to be a good mother, one of her biggest fear was that she would somehow inherit her mothers parenting skills or lack thereof.

" i don't think i can be a mother,"

she said out loud watching children play in the park. She spotted a mother picking up her child who had fallen. The mother dusted off the child and hugged her when she started to cry. Brooke watched wishing her mother had done things like that. She couldn't remember her mother ever hugging her let alone picking her up.

" but, i don't want to get rid of it either"

She said continuing to watch. She sat there for about ten minutes when she heard someone yell her name. She turned around and saw that it was Lucas.

" go away Lucas"

She said turning away from. She didn't...couldn't look at him not after the way she left the doctors office. he probably thought she hated him, but she didn't she was just scared .

" brooke...i know your scared that i'll hurt you again ...but i promise you i will stick by you and this baby as long as you need and want me , whatever you want to do i'm going to support you"

brooke turned toward him tears dripping down her face. somehow she knew he meant every word he had just spoken. he walked over and hugged her. she pulled away and looked at him could she really do this...could they really do this.

" Luc..."

"yeah"

" i...i wanna have this baby...but i dont know if i want to keep him or her"

" ok...um..so you want to give our baby up.."

"maby...i..."

" its ok whatever you decide "

" thank you for understanding"

" lets go home"

Lucas said putting his arm around her. They walked away from the park and got into Lucas' car.

Sunlight streamed through window lighting up the small hotel room. Peyton stirred and opened her eyes. she looked around as if confused by her surroundings then it all came back to her, she had run off with Jake to find her half sister. They were in new Hampshire and had found a lead on the whereabouts of her fathers ex- girlfriend and mother of her half sister, Faith Standish .

Peyton glanced to her left where Jake lay sleeping. She was grateful that he had decided to come with her; she wouldn't have been able to get this far without him. Jenny, who was also on the bed stirred, opened her little eyes and looked up at Peyton and smiled. Peyton noticed how much she looked like her father she even had his gorgeous smile. She picked Jenny up, grabbed a bottle from the mini fridge and proceeded to feed her, while taking a look of the town during the day through the window.

A few minutes later, unbeknownst to Peyton, Jake woke up he yawned stretched looked around and spotted Peyton with Jenny at the window. The sun rays gleamed off her golden hair , he stood there just admiring her with his daughter till she turned around.

"hey, your awake "

"yeah, morning jenny bean"

He said kissing his daughter on her forehead. He smiled at Peyton as he observed the way she held Jenny and the content look on his little girls face.

"your so good with her "

"she's a good baby …"

There was a weird ,but not awkward silence ,as they stared at each other, Peyton put jenny down and she and Jake inched closer to each other. They were two inches apart when there was a knock on the door.

" who is it"

" room service , we have a complementary breakfast for first time guest "

Jake opened the door standing there was a girl about Peyton's age she was holding a medium sized tray that had a bowl of fruit, a small pitcher of orange juice and two plates of eggs and toast.

" thank you "

Jake said

" you welcome enjoy your breakfast and your stay"

The girl said turning to leave but Peyton stopped her.

" excuse me do you happen to know where this address is "

The girl looked at the paper and also at the picture of faith and charity .

" I don't recognize the women or the girl, but I cant tell from the numbers that ,that address should be just about the edge of town ,a couple of blocks from here"

" thats great , thank you"

" no problem and if ya'll need anymore help let me know, im Sasha by the way"

"i'm Peyton and this is Jake ,thanks for you help Sasha we appreciate it ."

Sasha noded and left the room. peyton couldnt believe it she was going to the house where he half sister lived ,she suddenly felt very nervous , her thoughts were interrupted by Jake saying something.

" huh, what did you say"

"I said why dont we eat our breakfast then go check out the address...are you ok"

" yeah im fine...just thinking about what will happen once I meet her"

jake took her hand in his and gave her one of his soothing smiles ,

"Don't worry Peyton it'll be fine "

somehome she knew he was right .

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" thank you...click"

Charity hung up for the tenth time having to cross out another job opputurnity she couldn't take because she wasn't qualified. she sighed wondering how she was going to survive with no place to live and no job. she got up and went over to the window opening it to allow fresh air in. she took in the sea breeze breathing it in then out . She sighed again remebering the late night walks on the beach with Miguel.

she walked back over to her bed and shivered as a cold wind blew over as if an invisible hand and turned the pages of the yellow book. she stared unsure what to do as the pages kept turning then suddenly it stopped . the page it stopped on was an ad for a job at a new fashion boutique called the Pitz. charity hurried dialed the number.

" Pitz Boutique , how may i help you" a women with a slight accent said

" hello i was wondering if you had any job openings"

" yes we do , we have two sales and one managerial position ...would you like to schduele an interview"

" yes I would "

"can I have your name please"

"oh, yes its Charity...Long"

charity decided that if she was gonna start over she was going to go by her fathers name so that when everything died down no one would be able to connect her to miguel or the bennets.

" ok, Ms.long how does tommorrow at 2:30 sound"

" that sounds great thank you"

" your welcome and good luck"

charity hung up the phone feeling better than she had in awhile .

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A/n: sorry for the short chapt but i wanted to get a chapt out heres a sneakpeek for the next chapter

in chapter 8: Peyton and Jake follow the lead to the standish home and are met with dissapointment, charity has her job interview, keith and karen experience a romantic dinner and naley make up. sorry there will be no brucas in the next chapter

-P.Rom