I'm sorry, I've kind of gotten off track about Quinn and Clay. I'll be bringing them, Mouth, Millie, and anyone else you guys might like to read back. Well, I'll try my best. Please Review, I want to know if I'm going anywhere with this story.
Chapter 9
"What do you think your doing?" Brooke demanded walking past Riley and towards Sam who has a glass of wine in hand.
Sam looks around; confused and then it hits her. She's nineteen and drinking, it's weird since Jack's parents let them drink. His parents are actually okay with them drinking with them present. They think teens won't drink responsibly unless they're given the chance to be trusted by their superiors.
Brooke doesn't wait for the teen to answer; she takes the glass and places it onto the sink. "Brooke, I'm nineteen" Sam objected causing Julian to smirk slightly.
"Hmm, I didn't hear that was the new legal age. Did you, Babe?" she asked dragging Julian into this, he immediately looks uncomfortable with the situation. He and Sam have always been friends.
"Umm no" he answered quite awkwardly, Riley makes sure to avoid his eyes; she doesn't feel guilty, only angry as to what's to come.
Jack clears his throat. "Brooke, my parents let us drink with them present" the teenager said hoping to get his girlfriend out of trouble.
"That doesn't make it okay, Jack" Brooke lectured, her hands firmly placed on her hips; she's in full Mom-mode now.
Sam folds her arms over her chest. "You let us last week" she reminded her former foster parent who raises an eyebrow.
"That was for a special occasion and Jack" Brooke faces the young man who takes a step back. "Julian and I weren't present when you were drinking" she informed the boy who shrugs.
Sam can see a lecture brewing in her former foster parent's deep green eyes. "Riley got into a fight at school" the older teen said trying to save her own skin.
Brooke and Julian glance at Riley as though suddenly remembering their daughter's in trouble. "Nice, thanks Sam" Riley stated sarcastically.
"Had to get her of my back, sorry short-stuff" Sam whispered shrugging her shoulders, sometimes it feels like she's still fifteen and Brooke is her legal guardian.
"Jack, Sam, could you excuse us for a moment?" the two lift the boys into their arms and scamper away. "Don't think we won't talk more about your drinking" Brooke warned winking playfully at Riley who shifts uncomfortably.
Andre puts his game consol down. He can't get his mind off of what happened today, it really sucks. "Do you think Riley's in trouble?" the boy dared to ask, his own Momma would give his behind a smack and tell him he was grounded for week.
Jamie pauses their game; he's been thinking about Riley too and feels guilty about it. "No way, Aunt Brooke's cool" Jamie said shakily.
"We were mean" Andre blurted knowing he wasn't mean, but his group was and he could have at least stood up for Riley. He didn't have to leave her hanging like that.
"Dre" Jamie tries to object, but Andre shakes his head; he doesn't want to hear lies.
Andre said; sadly, "We were, Jay. I wanna tell my Momma what we did, but if I do; I'll get in trouble."
"Riley's tough" Jamie replied unsurely, he hasn't known Riley that long to make judgments like that.
"It's not fair; she got in trouble for something Madison started" Andre shakes his head. "Why did you lie for her?" he wondered glaring at his best friend.
"She's my girlfriend, Dre" Jamie sighed, knowing that isn't a good excuse but what else can he say.
"So? You shouldn't lie. Q never lied" Andre said briefly remembering when his hero of a brother was alive.
Jamie sighs, Andre's right. Q would be so disappointed if he found out about this. "We can't tell our Moms" Jamie said knowing his Momma would most likely give his behind a hard whack and make him tell the principal what happened.
"I know…I just don't think what we did was cool" Andre folds his arms over his chest, huffing.
"No, it wasn't. I'll tell Madison to lay off Riley tomorrow" Jamie promised earning a smile from his friend.
There's a stinky feeling in Riley's stomach. Not so much guilt, more the worry of the impending consequences. "I-I should help Sam and Jack…J-Jack needs my help. H-He doesn't know what sex is" she stammered causing a smile to tug on the side of Julian's cheeks.
No, he can't smile. He has to be serious. If he smiles, that'll show he doesn't mind this kind of behavior. "Riley, come sit down" Brooke nods at the chair in front of them.
Riley waits a moment before doing as she's told. "I-I…you can't be pissed at me" she said her nervousness obvious.
"Don't say pissed" Brooke reprimanded softly; she honestly doesn't know how to approach this. "And we're not mad, only confused" she added thoughtfully.
Julian runs a hand through his hair. "What happened, Rye? You were doing really well" the father commented causing Riley to shrug. "No, I think we deserve more than that."
They're right; they do deserve an explanation of some sort. "Madison's a bitch" Riley complained whining.
"Riley" Brooke warned raising her eyebrows at the word; when did the nine year old learn such bad words?
Riley whined, "She is."
Brooke places her hands on her hips. "From what I heard from your principal said you started the fight with Madison" the foster mother tries to stay calm, but her anger is becoming evident.
"I'm not a bitch, Brooke" Riley's beautiful blue eyes narrow; Julian can instantly tell Riley's going to start having a tantrum if Brooke doesn't calm down.
"I never said you were" Brooke answered. "And watch your language or you'll find out what soap tastes like."
Riley takes a deep breath; she doesn't want to find out what soap tastes like. Who the hell would? "She was being mean" the kid gives up knowing her poor attitude will only land her in trouble.
Brooke and Julian share looks of concern. "What happened?" Julian asked hoping his daughter isn't getting bullied.
"I was playing with Andre and she came over and…" Riley doesn't want to tell them about Madison saying she has 'orphan disease' everything will just get worse.
"And what?" Brooke prompted.
"She made me mad and I pushed her and we started fighting" she said only telling half the truth, technically it's not a lie.
Julian stares at her, that feels like a half-truth if he's ever heard one and he has. "What'd she do to make you mad?" the foster father wondered with his arms folded over his chest.
"She was being annoying and…I don't like her. Jamie's weird when she's around" Riley said; quick to get off the topic on what happened.
"All boys are weird around their girlfriends" Brooke answered wanting more than anything to grin.
Riley thinks about it; boys are weird. Andre isn't that bad and Jamie isn't either, well when he's not around his stupid friends. "When I get a boyfriend, he's gonna be normal" she replied leaning into the chair.
"Oh that's not happening anytime soon" Julian stated firmly.
Brooke grins lovingly at her husband. "Oh come on, She's too adorable not to have one" she replied winking at Riley.
Riley sighs, realizing since Brooke's smiling; the lecture is all over and now it's punishment time. "What's my sentence?" the nine year old asked cheekily, she heard Austin say that once to Natalie.
"Your sentence?" Julian questioned this time he can't keep his laugh suppressed. "What do you think, Babe? What's our favorite girl's sentence?"
"You know, we don't like you fighting. So, the rest of the week consider yourself grounded and tomorrow you'll be apologizing to Madison" Riley knows she can lie and say she did. "But, you'll be apologizing with me there; so I know you do it" Brooke added causing Riley to grown.
"I don't want to" Riley's face falls; talk about embarrassment. A bunch of kids will find out she apologized and it'll suck.
"Too bad, that's how it's going down" Brooke shrugs gently patting her shoulder. "Rye, I hope this is a one time thing cause we'd really hate to ground you for longer than a few days" the foster parent explained.
"Depends on who bugs me most" Riley quickly catches herself; she doesn't want to test Brooke's earlier threat.
"Fighting doesn't solve anything; problems actually get bigger after a fight. Trust me, I'd know" Brooke chuckled taking a sip of the wine she placed on the counter.
Riley raises an eyebrow at her. "Hey I'm over twenty one, I'm allowed to drink and I don't want to waste a glass of wine" Brooke said taking another sip winking.
"Sam's not a little kid" Riley answered, quick to defend Sam who was formally her biggest enemy.
"No, she isn't, but in my world no person is an adult until they're twenty one" Brooke answered as Julian nods in full agreement; he wouldn't consider Thomas an adult just yet.
Riley's shoulders slump, she thought twelve to thirteen was similar to being an adult. The nine year old glances past her foster parent's and sees the door fidget. Riley glances up at Brooke who shakes her head; seriously kids need to get better eavesdropping abilities.
Sam and Jack placed the guys in their colorful, prison-like playpen. They have their ears pressed against the door of the kitchen. "What do you thinks going on in there?" Sam whispered wishing she hadn't sold Riley out. Brooke's going to kill her, she would've killed Sam.
"I don't know" Jack presses his ear against the door trying to listen better. "Do you think Brooke killed her?" he asked causing Sam to chew on her lower lip.
"No…maybe" Sam shakes her head; she was thinking the exact same thing. "Julian wouldn't let that happen" Sam whispered nervously.
"I don't know, he sounded mad" Jack smiles his famous crooked grin at his girlfriend. "You sold her out."
"I did not" his girlfriend protested clearly disheartened about her earlier decision to sell Riley out.
"You so did. They forgot and you wanted to save your skin, so you tattled on her" the nineteen year old whispered his eyes smiling.
"Shut up" Sam punches his arm. "And I was saving your skin too" she added as Jack shrugs.
Jack puffs up his chest trying to look macho. "No need; Brooke doesn't scare me" he lied; Brooke scares the crap out of him, but Sam doesn't have to know that.
"Is that so?" Brooke questioned causing Jack's cheeks to turn bright red with embarrassment. "It's rude to eavesdrop, Samantha" the woman reprimanded half-jokingly.
"It's not eavesdropping if you can't hear anything" Sam said causing Brooke to smile as she trudges out of the room; she's really missed that girl.
Jack leans against the wall; sighing hopelessly. "Julian, how can you not fear her?" he whispered scratching the back of his neck.
"Can't, she's too sexy to fear her" Julian replied causing Sam, Jack, and Riley to make vomiting sounds.
Riley waits until her foster father leaves the room until she starts smirking cockily. "You're scared of Brooke? You baby" she teased getting revenge on them getting her in trouble.
Jack's eyes widen; seriously. "Aren't you?" he asked, he would think the kid would be scared of Brooke after getting shouted at by her.
"Nope, she doesn't scare me" Riley lied confidently.
"Really" Brooke countered coming into the kitchen hallway holding a giggling Davis. "I must be doing something wrong then. How can you not fear me?" she wondered handing Sam the baby and tickling the fourth grader.
Riley giggles and smiles; being grounded for the rest of the week isn't that bad, but apologizing is gonna suck. Especially seeing Madison's face when she does; shit this is gonna suck.
Austin pushes his food around. "I suck" he said; yet again, earning eye rolls from Karen, Lily, Andy, Peyton, and even Sawyer. Only Sawyer is only rolling her eyes because the rest of them are.
"You don't suck" Lucas chuckled taking a sip of his beer.
"I do too. I'm probably the shittiest student" Austin groaned wondering how many students Mr. Lucas has had; probably millions.
Peyton warned, "Language."
The nine year old ignores his foster mother and bangs his head on the table. "That's my best subject, cept' Math is stupid. When am I ever gonna use friggen fractions?" Sawyer and Lily share smiles, Austin can be bit over-dramatic sometimes.
"Austin, there's some little ears at the table" Peyton said nodding her head towards Sawyer who glances at her mother looking angry.
Sawyer raises an eyebrow. "My ears aren't little, Momma. They're the biggest ones here, bigger than yours" the six year old said as Austin tries hard not to smile at the youngster.
"Oh my bad, doll. They aren't little; they're the biggest ears I've ever seen" Peyton encouraged causing Sawyer to sit up straighter. "Austin, watch your language in front of Sawyer. In fact, don't let me catch you swearing; period."
"Yes ma'am" Austin mumbled respectfully. He's also learned living with the Scotts means somewhat minding your elders.
Peyton smiles and continues eating; she likes Austin, but he has no idea the kind of influence he has over Soy. "Bud, you aren't my worst student; it just takes you awhile to get the hang of stuff" Lucas replied not wanting him to feel stupid.
"Why?" the boy moaned. "How come Lily can get stuff quicker and tons easier than me?"
Lily looks over at the mention of her name. "It's cause I'm a girl" Karen, Andy, and Peyton smile at her. "Girls are born smarter than boys" she answered seeing the adults' facial expressions.
Austin rolls his eyes; he's gotten used to Lily's confident and forever right attitude. He turns his attention onto his foster father rather expectantly. "Well, your brain works differently than Lily's; it doesn't depend on gender. Just how your brain works" Lucas explained his tone full of warmth.
"My brain sucks" Austin moaned earning a final look from Peyton and a soft smile from Lucas.
"No, it doesn't. You're smart, it just takes you longer to get the material" Lucas gently ruffles the boy's honey colored brown hair.
Austin nods; still upset about this. His brain must really be small for him not to understand fractions. Riley would understand fractions, hell she'd let him cheat off her. Lily just might, but he doesn't want to ask cause maybe she'll tell Peyton and Lucas. They'd be really disappointed in him and for some reason, Austin doesn't want to upset them.
Nathan glances over at his son, mildly worried. Jamie hasn't touched his dinner or said much which is unlike him and concerning. Usually, no one can shut him up; the parents wonder what he did. "What's the matter?" Haley asked breaking the silence.
Lydia glances over at her big brother. He has seemed a bit different lately, quieter and less funny. Ah well, maybe he's finally starting to grow up like Momma's always saying. Only, the funny Jamie is the one she likes best.
"Nothing" Jamie replied sullenly.
"You're a worse liar than your Uncle Lucas" Haley laughed expecting her son to laugh along with her, but he stays sullen.
Nathan isn't sure what to do. "What's going on, Jamie? You're never this quiet. Did you do something we should know about?" he asked causing a knot to tighten in Jamie's stomach.
"Not lately" the boy lied; shaking his head. He's never lied to his parents before and it feels absolutely disgusting.
Haley reaches over and pushes back his hair. "You know you can tell us anything, right? We won't get mad…well not that mad" she said her eyes full of hope.
Jamie nods, he knows. "Yeah Momma" he said trying to keep himself from rolling his eyes.
"Did something happen at school?" Haley prodded; she can't help unless she knows what's going on.
"Yeah" Jamie nods, wanting to tell the truth. "Riley got in a fight with Madison and busted her lip" shit, shit why didn't you tell the truth? The boy wondered feeling guilty.
"She did? Why?" Nathan asked clearly surprised. When he met Riley, he thought she was an adorably cheeky kid.
"Dunno, Madison was minding her own business and Riley just beat her up" Jamie feels the knot tighten, why can't he tell the truth?
Nathan's brow wrinkles, he wonders if Jamie's lying. His son has only ever lied to him all of three times. "That's awful, poor Madison" Haley sounds appalled and sad.
"Brooke's probably pi…mad" Nathan said knowing Riley probably deserves whatever punishment she has coming. Poor kid though, nobody wants to mess with an angry Brooke Davis-Baker.
"Probably" Haley thinks for a moment, this is Brooke they're talking about. "Defidently" she added and for a split second, she feels sorry for Riley.
Brooke leans into Julian; sighing. "You're going to miss having five kids aren't you?" her husband asked knowing if she could get away with it, Brooke would hold keep everyone here against their wills.
"Won't you?" she asked sadly. Sam and Jack have added fun and adventure into the mix. Plus it's like having two free babysitters who are actually okay with kids.
Julian smiles softly, kissing the top of her head. "Of course I will, but Sam and Jack need to get back to college" Julian reminded her causing Brooke's eyes to brighten.
"There's a college near here" she said excitement starting to form in her dark green eyes.
"Babe, they need to start their own life. I love them, but we have to let them fly" Julian replied causing his wife to step away from him.
Brooke places her hands on her hips. "Don't take movie quotes and try to string them together, Julian Baker" she warned glaring at him.
"I'm not" Julian holds up his hands. "But, Sam and Jack should get back to their life and we have our other kids to think about" he objected causing Brooke to sigh.
"Do they really have to go? Riley's attitude has been a hundred times better since Sam got here. You and Sam are the only one who can really get through to her" Brooke replied feeling hopeless, the only time she feels she can get through to Riley is when she's in trouble.
"That's not true and you know it" Julian said. "You two are so stubborn it's harder I think."
"Oh really" she wraps her arms around his neck and plants a kiss on his lips. "I love you sometimes."
"I love you all the time" Julian whispered kissing her.
Riley rests her head against her pillow. Sam and Jack are leaving Saturday; to get back to college. Without them here, it's going to feel like something's off. The twins are decent company, but Sam and Jack are like actual people she can gossip with. Brooke and Julian are too much like parents to be her friends.
Apologizing to Madison tomorrow will suck; it'll probably be the downfall of her fourth grade life. Maybe she could say something really snotty instead, only Brooke wouldn't like that. Brooke can be scary when she's mad. Julian too, but he hardly ever gets mad; most of the time Brooke gets mad enough for the both of them. It's just not fair, why should she apologize when Madison started it?
