A/N-This should have been up yesterday, but I feel asleep so I'm sorry. Here is the new chapter anyway.

Chapter Ten: Family Moments

Rachel and Sam walk down the streets of Tree Hill.

"How have you been Sammy?"

Sam smiles and looks up at her mom.

"It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Mom is doing okay."

Rachel nods her head.

"That's good. Tell me more about Jenna."

Sam rolls her eyes.

"She's just a friend."

Rachel laughs and throws an arm around her daughter's shoulder.

"I know that, but you know me. I have to know about your friends."

"Jenna is cool. She doesn't care a lot about what people think and when I told her that I had to moms she didn't bat an eyelash. She never mentioned it and then she told me that she knows a lot of lesbians. Apparently it's a thing."

"But not your thing?"

"Correct."

Rachel smiles and takes a sip of coffee that she has in her hands.

"Sam be completely honest, did you think that I would forget your birthday?"

Sam shrugs her shoulders and sits down on a nearby bench.

"It's not that per say."

"Well, what is it per say?"

"Do you remember Jack?"

Rachel nods her head.

"Yeah, best friend in New York until he moved."

"Yeah, anyway, his parents divorced and when they did that Jack never saw his father again. I guess it's some seated fear that I have because you and mom are great. I just don't want to lose either of you."

"Honey, you aren't going to lose me. I love you and I'm not going anywhere."

Sam nods her head and rests it on her mother's shoulders.

"I miss you mom."

Rachel rubs her daughters back.

"I miss you, too."

~~~/~~~/~~~

Haley walks into her house and sits down next to Erika who is sitting on the coach looking through magazines.

"How was coffee?"

"Fine," Haley replies with a sigh.

Erika frowns and closes a bridal magazine.

"Are you really okay?"

Haley scoots closer to Erika.

"It was just emotional."

Erika turns to Haley with a frown.

"I'm trying not to be jealous right now, but I can't help it. Please tell me that I have nothing to be afraid of. Please tell me that you love me and not your ex because I really want to marry you."

Haley takes her hands and places it on Erika's cheeks.

"You have nothing to worry about. I love you and only you. Brooke is my past, but you are my future."

Erika nods her head and Haley moves her hands away. Haley picks up the magazine and leans against Erika.

"So, what were you looking at?"

"Flowers."

~~~/~~~/~~~

"Have you read any good books lately?"

Rachel smiles and nods her head. Sam did love literature.

"Your Uncle Lucas' book is going great."

"It's been forever since he started writing. How is it going?"

"Pretty good and I hear that your uncle Nathan is doing great as well."

Sam nods her head and smiles.

"That's good."

"Let's say we get back to your house and go see your mom."

Sam stands up and nods her head.

~~~/~~~/~~~

After her meeting at the coffee shop, Brooke went back home and went into her room. She decided to wrap her daughter's presents up because Sam didn't want a party and Brooke could understand that. It was a new town, at least for her, and she didn't really know anybody.

After wrapping the presents up she headed to the kitchen and stopped in her tracks when she noticed who was there.

"So, this is where my daughter decides to live."

"What are you doing here?"

Victoria turns around and faces her daughter.

"I came to talk some sense into you. It's time to go back to New York."

Brooke sighs and shakes her head.

"I'm not going to do that mother. I have a life here with Sam."

"What about your wife?"

"What about Rachel?" Brooke asks as she puts her hands on her hips.

"You can't get a divorce Brooke. It will ruin the company."

Brooke turns to see the front door opening and she sighs.

"Look Victoria, today is my daughter's birthday so I don't have time for this. This is my life and I'm taking a stand now get out of my house!"

Rachel and Sam stand in front of the door with smiles on their faces. They didn't really like Victoria either.

"I'll be back," Victoria says as she grabs her purse and digs through it. She makes her way over to Sam and Rachel who step out of the way. Victoria hands Sam a check. "This is for you."

Sam takes the check and Victoria leaves the house. Sam looks down at the check and sighs. Rachel takes it out of Sam's hands and puts it in her pocket.

"I'll put it in the account."

Sam smiles and kisses her mother on the cheek.

"Thank you."

Brooke walks over to Sam and Rachel and smiles.

"So, do you want to open up your presents?" Brooke asks.

Sam nods her head and Rachel laughs.

"I'll go to my car to get the rest of them."

Rachel leaves the house and Brooke turns to her daughter.

"Did you have fun?"

"Yeah, I really miss her."

Brooke kisses Sam's forehead.

"I miss her sometimes too."

~~~/~~~/~~~

Sam was sitting on the couch with her opened presents sitting all around her. At the moment she was busy playing the Wii and Brooke and Rachel were in the kitchen.

"I can't believe you got her that," Brooke says with a smile.

"Well we both said that she could get one when she was 14."

"I know. It was nice of Nathan and Lucas to send gifts as well. I think she loves the jersey and signed basketball that Nathan gave her."

Rachel looks towards her daughter who was currently wearing the jersey.

"Yeah, she loves it. And I had told Lucas what I was giving her so Peyton and Lucas went out and got a few games."

"Yeah, but Sam really loved my gift," Brooke says with a smile.

"Brooke, you gave our daughter a necklace that she has had her eyes on for awhile. Of course she loves it."

"Thanks for coming Rachel. I know it means a lot to her."

"Of course, I could never forget my girls."

Brooke smiles softly at the mention of girls. She was still included.

"Me either."