Welcome back! I'm getting good at this updating fast thing... This chapter is lacking Jamie but there is a lot of plot twists in in and its the first upbeat chapter I've wrote in a while... And it still has its depressing moments. Anyways I hope you enjoy (:
Jenny rose up from her bed.
Its such an easy task but somehow it felt nearly impossible to get up. The only thing that was holding her together was gone now. Or at least gone to her.
Jamie was alive and well. Married. He was married.
It didn't make sense.
She could feel her life crumbling around her. She was crumbling.
This would be her last day on earth and this time she would make sure of it.
Jenny was always so strong but somehow she had lost her strength.
"Hey" Jenny heard as Sawyer walked through the door. "Good your up. I brought dresses for you to try on I'm not really into bright colors so the wedding will be strictly black and white. Your dress is black but there is three from you to pick from".
Jenny watched as she hung the dresses on her closet door and pulled three envelopes out of one of the bags.
"Here is your mail" Sawyer said handing them to her.
She skimmed through it until she landed on a brown one with a familiar name on it. Jenny quickly tore into it and extended the long letter.
"How could I have forgot about this"? Jenny said shaking her head.
"What"? Sawyer asked as she sat up their lunches on the table in the corner.
"It was the week before everything happened at Tric… Jamie and I signed papers for me to adopt Gracie. The adoption was just legalized".
"Oh my God".
"We was waiting to tell everyone. I'm a horrible person".
"No. Your not. You lost your dad and its OK".
"I want her in my life that's why I signed the papers. What do I do"?
And just like that Jenny had a reason to live. For her daughter.
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Haley James walked through the hills of Tree Hill school with a bag over her shoulder and a smile on her face. She felt sixteen once again. It was always her favorite. The first day of school when she was young it was her favorite.
The start of a new year.
After over ten years away from the school she opened the familiar door of the room she had once taught in. It didn't take her long to unpack her small box and organize the classroom the way she wanted it.
"Looks like you are all settled in" Haley heard as Lily Scott walked into the classroom.
"Yeah" Haley said looking around. "Thanks for thinking of me for the job and congratulations on the principal position your parents would be so proud of you".
"Well, thanks" Lily said.
"Lily there you are" Rachel Scott said stepping into the room with a box in her hand. "Which room do I go to"?
"Down the hall first door on your left its right across from the cafeteria" Lily told her.
"Thanks".
Lily turned back and Haley looked as though she had just watched the worst horror movie of the year when in fact she was living it.
"Her room… Why does she need a room. This isn't a hotel why does she need a room"?
"Its her classroom. She is our new health teacher".
"You hate me don't ya"? Haley asked looking at her.
"No, we are very understaffed and she was the first person to come with so much as a degree. I know you have your issues with her but for right now try to just lay them to rest".
Lily grabbed her ringing cell phone put of her pocket as she excused herself leaving Haley alone. She sat down at her desk and hung her head down.
"It couldn't already be that stressful" she heard and seen Nathan Scott standing in the doorway.
"Rachel is the new health teacher. She will be teaching two of our kids about sex then go home and do our oldest and she is my co worker on top of all that" Haley complained.
"You can't say our lives are boring" Nathan said.
Haley started at him. It wasn't a good stare either.
Nathan smiled as he sat on top of her desk.
"So there is good news and there is bad news. Madison's family can get nothing to do with Gracie. Its impossible".
"That's great but they have grandparent rights just like we do".
"No they don't apparently" Nathan told her. "I just talked to Sawyer and Jenny had got this letter in the mail from a lawyers office. The one her and Jamie went to when they decided to have her adopt Gracie".
"What"?
"They was going to wait and tell us but Madison's family can't even take us to court now because she legally has another mother".
"Actually that's probably Jamie's smartest decision ever. Jenny was amazing to her. What's the bad news"?
"We have to tell our son that he has to share his daughter with a woman he doesn't remember but used to love".
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Catalano, Jimmie, Danny, and Christopher stood outside starting. They watched as everyone else walked into the building with smiles on their faces chatting with another. They assumed just catching up from their summers apart.
"Promise me something" Catalano said out loud. "In four years we will still be together. Nothing with change between us".
"Deal" Danny was the first to agree.
"Deal" Christopher and Jimmie said in harmony together.
"Y'all gonna spit on it" they heard and looked over.
Lydia Scott stood there arms crossed with her shoulder bag hanging near her waist as she held tightly to the strap. Clearly this wasn't her first rodeo. It was amazing how she made the most simple outfit look like a runway wardrobe. Lydia had her bright yellow shirt tucked into her tight skinny jeans.
"Great" Danny said. "I forgot I'd have to share a school with you again".
"C'mon" Jimmie told his friends before a Scott war broke out right there in the school yard.
They all headed towards the school except for Lydia who grabbed Christopher by the arm on his shirt.
Even in her six inch heels she was no where close to his height.
"Hey there boyfriend" she said with a grin.
"I love hearing you say that" he told her.
She stood on her tip toes for a kiss. Christopher looked over his shoulder before leaning down and giving her a kick peck on the lips.
"What the hell was that"? Lydia asked.
"What? Nothing" he replied.
"Are you embarrassed to be with me"?
"No. God no baby" he told her pulling her into his body and kissed her. "Here is the thing. I know I should've done this before but I haven't talked to Danny yet OK? Before we was exclusive I just assumed you wouldn't want to go any farther because I'm younger and I'm your brothers dorky friend and I'm not cool and I kinda figured you'd not want to be with me. I mean your you and I'm me. I such at this".
She giggled. She couldn't help it.
"Your doing OK. Just please tell Danny"?
"OK".
Christopher quickly kissed her one more time before the two made their way into the school.
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Felix stood by and watched. He watched as Brooke took one of his favorite razors and pretty much butchered Lucas' face and hair.
"Well, what do you know" Felix said with a grin. "Underneath that rainforest you was growing on your face you don't look like death. You might still be a writer but at least you don't look like one".
Lucas jerked the towel hanging around his neck off and threw it across the room at him.
"Do we really have to share a grandchild with him"? Lucas asked Brooke.
"I haven't worked out all the details yet". She said shaking her head.
By details Lucas was more than certain she meant Julian.
Felix rolled his eyes and left the room and Brooke followed him down the hall into what she assumed was his bedroom.
"So you don't sleep in a coffin" she said crossing her arms.
"No, I traded it in for something a little more comfortable although I haven't figured out what to do about that sunlight thing".
Felix pulled a box out from under his bed.
"This was Ali's" Felix told her.
Brooke tilted her head as if for a minuet she forgot.
"Breyton's mother" he said the words slowly as if the words where glass. "Her friend gave it to me. She kept a diary. Sort of anyways. She would always just write down her thoughts. You was off though by about a year".
"Off about what"?
"She isn't seventeen yet" he told her. "She will be at the end of next May the 29th to be specific. Its all in here".
He pushed her the box.
"She has four brothers according to her diaries. Three older and one younger I have Anna trying to find them but she never mentioned them by name and of course my kids".
Brooke sat down on the bed next to him.
"I know you want to meet her and thanks for being patient with me. I'm just worried about everything. None of this is your fault. I know that. You deserve to know her".
"I've made a lot of mistakes Brooke but I don't want this to be one. Not knowing my kid would be my biggest".
"I know".
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Lydia swooped in next to Catalano and quickly stole the paper out of her hands before The raven haired girl even had a chance to notice her friend.
"What classes did you get"? Lydia asked as she began to read. "You got a lot of sophomore classes. We have six together all but science I failed my freshman course so I'll have to retake it. How did you get so many sophomore classes"?
"I scored really high on my end of the year testing. I could've skipped a grade if I wanted to but I want the full high school experience".
"Speaking of that Brandon Daily is throwing a big party tonight for the first of the year you should come".
"Why you won't be there"? They heard and looked over at Nathan Scott walking next to them.
"Hey Mr. Scott" Catalano said with a grin. "Or coach Scott".
"Excuse me why can't I go"? Lydia asked folding her arms. "I have worked all summer and still have a job. I helped with Gracie whenever I wasn't working and kept the house all clean and took care of Danny when you and mom was at the hospital with Jamie and I pay my own car payment and insurance".
Nathan hadn't realized it.
Lydia had grown up over the summer. A lot. It was an odd feeling and he didn't like it but sue was right.
"I'll talk to your mother who I'm sure would say yes if you give your new sister in law pure hell in health class. Rachel is the new teacher".
"Will do".
Catalano and Lydia walked into a classroom where Haley James stood at the front.
"This is the year I'm going to die of humiliation" Lydia commented.
The girls quickly found a seat near the back. A few minuets passed and students started to gather in before Jude Baker walked through the door.
There she was.
Out of all twenty some people in the room the first person he saw was Catalano. She was laughing at something Lydia probably said was his only assumption.
Her laugh.
God he missed her laugh.
And that smile. It was the most beautiful thing he had seen in a long time.
Although she slowly stopped when she seen him walking towards her. He sat in the same seat he always sat in but it just so happened to be right behind her. Lydia sat in the next row over right next to her and her eyes jumped between Catalano and Jude who didn't even look at one another.
"Looks like you and Davis are no longer the only twins hanging around Tree Hill" Lydia said and pointed.
Two girls.
Of course it had to be two girls.
They walked through the door in union one with short red hair and one with long red hair. They quickly found their way to the back.
"You can't sit there" Lydia told one of the girls as she went to sit at the desk behind Lydia.
"No one is sitting there".
"It doesn't matter you can't sit there" Jude spoke.
"I can do anything I want thank you very much".
"Is there a problem"? Haley asked walking back to the group.
"That was LJ's seat" Lydia told her mother turning around.
"There are two seats in the front why don't you just sit there".
"We want to sit back here".
"Well, you can either sit up there or you can sit in the office because that seat is off limits".
The two rolled their eyes and made their way to the front.
"Those would be your new niece's" Haley told Lydia. "They are Rachel's daughters".
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After what felt like the longest day of her life Breyton Baker was so relived to see Keith. There he sat in the parking lot of the school in the comet asleep with his feet kicked up and the Cure boarding through the speakers.
OK so maybe he was more of a Sawyer than a Scott.
Breyton opened the passenger door and got in waking him in the process.
"How was school"? He asked with a smug grin.
"Just take me to the café please".
"Who took a piss in your cheerios this morning" he asked as he started the car and pulled out of the parking spot.
"If one more person touches my stomach without my authority I'm gonna whip them with a car antenna".
"I see those pregnancy hormones are settling in nicely".
"LJ died. It's sad but I don't see why people have to keep coming up to me apologizing profusely. I mean it sucks and I miss him but I can't sit around and worry about it all the time".
"Do you though"? Keith asked. "Do you miss him? I know your upset with him but half the time you don't even acknowledge that he existed Breyton. I mean he is Liam's father are you always going to hate him. Do you want my nephew to hate him too"?
"I never said that I hated him".
"No but look at how you act when he is brought up. At least the rest of us grieve him".
"Right. Your mom popped pills. Your dad is an alcoholic. And you changed your name because you can't take a few harsh words. Good grieving".
Keith pulled into a spot outside of Haley's Cafe and parked his car.
"You know what sue my family for having feelings. At least we care and maybe we haven't handled this well but I'd rather be completely fucked up than a cold hearted bitch about it".
Breyton starred at Keith. She couldn't believe the words he had said to her.
"Screw you Keith".
And with that she jumped out of the car and watched as he took off down the road.
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It was a party. It was meant to be loud but yet Catalano couldn't adapt to the noise that echoed through the large home. She stuffed her hands in the pockets of her light jacket.
"Here you are". Lydia said walking over extending her arm.
Catalano hesitated but took the red plastic cup out of her hand.
"You don't actually have to drink it" Lydia whispered. "It keeps the guys from bugging you to drink".
"Where is Christopher"?
"Hopefully off having a discussion with Danny it makes me feel like in sneaking around when I'm not. I really like him".
"I never pegged you as much of a drinker" the two heard and turned around to see Jude leaning against the wall.
It was clear that he wasn't sober. No where near it.
"Just what Tree Hill needs another drunk Davis" Lydia commented folding her arms.
"Lydia, why don't you go have a guy shove it in ever hole ya got hmm"?
Ouch.
"Hey don't talk to her like that" Catalano snapped at him.
It shocked them both.
Well, Lydia and Catalano nothing could phase Jude at this point. But, it affected her. She had never so much as raised her voice at anyone let alone him.
"When Breyton told me you two was hanging out I actually didn't believe it but I mean if you think about it I guess it kind of makes sense. What did you bond over your pornstar status's"?
"Dan isn't about to be the only Scott murder if you don't go on somewhere"! Lydia yelled at him.
"Well, Lydia is more something you find on Pornhub and Catalano more of a Playboy girl right"?
"Yeah well you'd know".
"Your right I would considering I wasn't getting anything anywhere else".
He pushed past Catalano who stood there with her arms wrapped around her body.
"Ignore him" Lydia said. "He is drunk".
"Excuse me".
Catalano wasn't sure why but she pushed past Lydia and followed Jude. All the way up to an empty bedroom.
"What the hell is wrong with you"? Catalano yelled at Jude.
"Hell? That's a mighty big word coming from such a small mouth. You and Lydia are suddenly besties for a few months and what now you drink and cuss. What else can you do with that mouth"?
He laid back on the bed propping himself up with his elbows. Laughing. Only slightly though.
"I have no idea who you are right now" Catalano said swallowing the large lump in her throat trying to hold back every tear that wanted to busy out. "How could you do that to me? I trusted you. Why would you put those private pictures for the world to see? Why would you do it Jude"?
He dropped his smile and sat up straight.
"Cause I felt like it I guess".
A smartass. He was being a smart ass.
"You felt like it"?
"Do you know how much praise I would've got in the locker room for popping your cherry? You wouldn't give it up so I made everyone think that you did".
"That was all you wanted" Catalano asked folding her arms. "Sex"?
"You didn't think I actually wanted you did ya"?
Jude tilted his head at her and laughed. "Oh my god you did. How stupid can you be"?
Jude still made her weak in the knees but not the way he used too. She didn't know who he was. But, she was going to find out.
"Fine if you wanted sex then I'll give it to you".
"What"?
She pushed him back down on the bed and straddled him.
Catalano pulled Jude's shirt over top of his head and tossed it. She had seen him shirtless many times but it was shocking and breathing just how much weight he had lost. Instead of starring she removed her jacket and t shirt before leaning down and kissing him.
Kissing him.
It wasn't meant to mean something to her but it did. Jude ran his hands through her hair and flipped them so that he hovered over top of her. But, instead if taking things farther he just kissed her.
Because he couldn't stop.
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Brooke paced back and fourth in the kitchen as she waited. She knew Julian was home and this time no more chickening out. This was it. It was only five minuets but it felt like hours as she waited.
"Brooke" Julian yelled as he walked through the door.
"Kitchen" she called back running her hands through her hair.
Her stomach was in a knot.
Julian came in and kissed his wife.
Brooke's life was pretty perfect why mess it up? Because she couldn't imagine not being apart of Breytons life.
"I need to tell you something" Brooke said before her husband had the chance to even speak. "This guy I knew in high school came by the café a while back his name is Felix basically long story short he is Breytons biological father and he didn't even know she existed until a few months ago and he wants to meet her".
Well, that wasn't the best way to tell him but he knew.
Julian nodded. Either he hadn't processed it or he was still processing it. Brooke wasn't sure.
Instead of answering he just walked out of the room.
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Christopher seen Lydia and rushed over to her as fast as he could.
"I was just about to talk to Danny" he said.
She was frantic. He was just not noticing that.
"You can do that later" Lydia told him. "Jude was drunk and he said all this really shitty stuff and now I can't find him and worse than that I can't find Cat. She was really upset".
"OK calm down. Its Catalano she isn't stupid".
Lydia nodded. That was true.
"There is Jude".
Lydia turned her eyes over and seen him coming down the staircase. That wasn't what bothered her. Jude was pulling his shirt over his head.
It had been off.
"Where is Catalano"? Christopher asked Jude pulling him by his elbow as he attempted to walk past the new couple.
"Your gonna want to let go of me".
Lydia pushed Christopher off of Jude and turned to the boy she grew up with. The boy she knew. Or thought she knew.
"Where is she"?
"Upstairs".
Jude walked away with his hands in his pockets as the two rushed up the stair case and into the bedroom he just walked out of. Catalano sat there in nothing but a pair of jeans and her bra.
"Whoa" Christopher said turning around shutting the door behind him and Lydia. "Here" he said tossing her shirt that was in the floor over his shoulder.
She quickly put it on.
"I'm good" she said.
"Cat please tell me you didn't have sex with that guy"? Christopher said shaking his head.
"No. I didn't".
"Thank god you didn't go through with it" Lydia said sitting down next to her friend.
"It wasn't me" Catalano told both of them. "He couldn't go through with it".
Now they was confused.
"I knew he wouldn't anyways".
"How could you have known something like that"! Lydia asked sitting next to her.
"I had this old shirt it was blue and had this band on it dressed like monsters or something. Jude hated that shirt. He'd tell me how beautiful I looked in it and he'd look at me but when he said that he liked my shirt he wouldn't look at me. When Jude lies he can't look me in the eyes".
"Honey you've lost me" Lydia told her tilting her head.
"He told me that all he wanted was sex and that he posted those pictures on the internet what I've been waiting to hear for so long just so I can be mad at him. So I can hate him. Not once did he look me in the eye".
"Your basing all of this on eye contact"? Christopher said raising an eye brow.
"No. He said all he wanted from me was sex so I was giving him what he wanted… All he did was kiss me for twenty minuets and then he walked out of the room. The way that he kissed me… That boy loves me and I am so stupid. He didn't put those pictures on the internet did he"?
Lydia held her best friends hand.
"No baby he didn't".
Catalano burst into tears.
"He needed me all summer and I wasn't there for him. When my dad was sick he never left my side. He lost his best friend and I wasn't there for him. LJ wasn't his friend. He never referred to him as that he always called him his brother… He watched him die and he needed me.".
"Catalano this is not your fault".
Lydia wrapped her arms around the fifteen year old and held her as she cried.
"I can't believe I even thought he could betray me like that. Lydia, I know him. I know his heartbeat. I love his soul… How could I have thought he would do something like that to me".
"Because… You needed someone to blame".
So? What did you think? Rachel has kids. Oh and those aren't the only ones. Jenny adopted Jamie... Who else can't wait for their reunion... It'll be big I promise.
Jude and Cat... I am not giving nothing away abut them.
Naley is in recovery...
Just review and tell me what you think, love, want... Etc
