A/N- Hey sorry guys it's been awhile since my last update. Chels and I have been busy. Enjoy the next chapter it's one of my favorites
It is day one of Samantha's suspension from school and Brooke still isn't too happy about it.
Everyday a mother worries about her child. That is what Broke does. She worries about her daughter every second of everyday but she seems to be thinking about Sam even more these days. She's really worried.
-Brooke's Room-
Brooke is lying in bed thinking "What if she doesn't go back to the girl I used to know? Am I a bad mother? Do I spend enough time with her? I'm so scared, what am I going to do?" More and more questions pop into Brooke's head, more and more questions but no answers.
Today Brooke has to go to work. Since she has to get Sam up she knows she is going to deal with a crabby teenager for most of the day.
-Sam's Room-
Brooke opens the door and sees Sam sleeping. She goes over to Sam's bed and nudges her awake.
Brooke: "Sam, get up. I have to go to work"
Sam: (Whining) "Go away"
Sam then turns her head away from Brooke.
Brooke: "Nope, you have to come with me considering you're suspended and grounded, so get up"
Sam: "Leave me alone and get out!"
Brooke: (Starting to get frustrated) "Samantha Lynn Davis get your butt out of this bed and be ready in 30 minutes or else"
Sam: (Getting an attitude) "Or else what? You're going to ground me"
Brooke was going to say something but decided not to because she got an idea. She went into the bathroom and filled the tub with cold water. Then she went back to Sam's room.
Brooke: "Sam, I'm counting to three for you to get up"
Sam: (Sleepy) "I'm so scared"
Brooke deciding she had enough went over to Sam and picked her up. Brooke was actually surprised that Sam was so light. Brooke brought Sam to the bathroom.
Sam: "What are you doing?"
Brooke dropped Sam into the tub.
Sam: "Oh my GOD, it's so cold"
Brooke: "Maybe you should have got up"
Sam: "You said you were counting to three!"
Brooke: "I lied"
Brooke left the bathroom and Sam got out of the tub dripping wet.
Sam: (Talking to herself) "This is not going to be a good day"
-Clothes over Bros-
It had already been a long day for Sam since her mother woke her up with a cold bath. They were now at COB, Brooke was rearranging clothes on the racks and Sam was on the computer at the front desk doing "homework". Little did Brooke know, she was actually chatting on messenger with Jessica.
JD27: Look, I'm really sorry about what I said yesterday. I never should have crossed that line.
Sammy12: No, u shouldn't have
JD27: Come on Sam, can u please forgive me?
Sammy12: I honestly don't know
JD27: Well I think u will tonight after I sneak u out of your house for some fun. I hear you're majorly grounded after all
Sammy12: Oh man u have no idea! I think I could probably forgive u pretty quick! What kind of fun are we talking about here though? And how are u going to get me out?
JD12: Oh just wait and see. Be ready to get out at 1 a.m. We will be outside ur window...
Sammy12: Wait...we?
JD27: Yep. See ya soon!
Sam was racking her brain for a clue of what they might be going to do and who "we" meant. Just then Brooke started walking over to the counter so Sam quickly clicked out of the chat window and pretended to be working on her homework.
Brooke: "How's the homework going?"
Sam: "Oh it's going..."
Little did Brooke know what that little comment had truly meant.
Brooke: "Sam, you know I'm only doing what I'm doing because I love you and want to keep you safe. I want a good life for you and I'm going to do whatever is necessary to make sure you get that. "
For a second Sam almost felt guilty for her plans...but then she remembered how miserable she was being grounded...sneaking out for a little while wouldn't be that bad as long as she didn't get caught.
Sam: "Yeah I know. I love you to mom. Can we go get some coffee now?"
Brooke knew something was up but decided to let it be for now. How much trouble could Sam get into when she was at Brookes side at all times.
Brooke: "Yeah let's go."
-Sam's Room-
It was now 12:55 a.m. and Sam was dressed and waiting for her cue. Suddenly there were a few quiet taps on her window. She quietly opened it and was instantly sure she wanted to sneak out. It would totally be worth it!
Sam: "Oh my god Nick! Jess!"
Jessica: (with a pleased look on her face) "SSSHHH! I told you you'd forgive me!"
Sam: "But what changed with you two?"
Nick: "Me and Jess have gotten a lot closer since our parents haven't been letting either one of us do anything, been some major changes. It's great to see you!"
Sam: "It's great to see you to! Ok we can talk about this elsewhere...I would rather not wake up the warden."
Sam quickly jumped out her window without looking back and they all took off running.
-River Court-
Sam: "So how has your guys' prison been?"
Nick: "Well let's just say it's given me and Jess a lot of free time and she isn't as anti-fun as she once was..."
Sam: "So what does that mean?"
Just then she looked at Jessica who was now lighting up a joint.
Jessica: "Like Nick said...I'm not as anti-fun as I once was"
Sam: "Oh my god! You've officially crossed over to the dark side! Yay!"
The three began laughing and smoking the night away. The next thing they knew it was already 5 a.m. That meant Brooke would be getting up soon and Sam definitely needed to be home before then.
Sam: "Wow this was an amazing night! I needed to get out so bad!"
Jess/Nick: "We know the feeling"
They all started laughing tiredly.
Jessica: "So I'm thinking we do this again later tonight. Same time, same place! It will be our new ritual!"
Nick: "Totally! Hey how about we smoke another J before we head back?"
Sam: "Sounds like a plan to me! But let's smoke it on the way there so I don't get busted."
Suddenly they heard a familiar voice.
Voice: "I think it's a little too late for that"
They all turned around and Sam instantly went white in the face.
Sam: "Um, Peyton, hi...we were...um well we were just"
Nick and Jess just stood there like deer in the headlights afraid to move.
Peyton: "You were just all 3 getting your asses in my car? Yeah I believe that's what you were doing!"
Peyton had just dropped off Jessica and Nick in front of their house and headed to Brooke's, but not before honking about 5 long times to ensure that their parents caught them coming in. She then looked over at Sam, who strangely enough, almost had a glimpse of remorse run across her face but it was instantly turned back into attitude.
Sam: "So why are you even out this early?"
Peyton: (with a frighteningly pissed off expression) "I couldn't sleep because I was actually trying to think of a way to help Brooke with what has been going on with you. So I decided to take a drive, obviously not expecting to find my niece smoking pot with her friends after sneaking out! Oh and don't worry! Your mom is already well aware of this! I called her as soon as I saw you guys and let me tell you now, if you thought the wrath of Brooke Davis was bad...just wait till you put us both together."
-Davis Home-
Sam sat on the couch looking up at her Aunt and Mom, and neither of the two looked very happy. She decided it would be best to carry a good attitude for this one. Maybe she could minimize the trouble and make it easier to sneak out again.
Sam: "Ok look guys, I really am sorry..."
Brooke: (with an exhausted sigh) "Sam, we are way past apologies. You haven't been acting like yourself in a while and things need to change. I don't know if I went wrong somewhere, but I can guarantee I'm going to do my damndest to fix this."
Sam: "Mom you didn't do anything wrong..."
Peyton: "Then what's going on with you Sam? This is way more than getting into a little trouble or experimenting with drugs. I see the look in your eyes that you truly are somewhat remorseful, but then you just keep doing these things."
Sam just couldn't seem to help but find her attitude again.
Sam: "Oh my god guys it isn't THAT big of a deal. So I have been going through a phase or something lately...it's not like it's the end of the world."
Brooke: "Yeah and that right there, the attitude, that's another thing that is going to change! You obviously have a problem controlling your mouth, and yourself!"
Peyton: "You're probably going to hate us for a while but we care about you Sam. You need help and that's exactly what you are going to get from us. Those so called friends of yours...they are out. If I catch you hanging around them or talking to them anymore, then I might just take my turn of beating your ass!"
Sam sat there stunned for a second. She wasn't going to just sit by and let this happen without putting up a fight.
Sam: "Guys I don't need help! It's not like I'm the only freakin' person in the world that has snuck out and partied a little bit! And you can't make me just drop my best friends like that! I'm old enough to make my own decisions!"
Brooke: "You're right you're not the only person to do that! But that doesn't mean I'm going to let it happen! You may think you're old enough to make your own decisions, but I'm sorry to tell you that you are sadly mistaken!"
Peyton: "Lately you have made a very strong point that you aren't old enough to make any decisions on your own. So from now on, every detail of your life is decided by us!"
Brooke: "When you sleep, when you eat, what friends you have, who you are with, who you can talk to, all of it..."
Sam: "WHAT?! There is now way in hell!"
Brooke: (with a look that says "I dare you") "And if you try to fight me on this...I can promise you, you won't like the consequences..."
Sam just sat there with a look of awe written on her face. She had no clue what to even say or do.
After Brooke got done explaining the new terms of Samantha's grounding, Sam considered saying something. She knew she would probably get in trouble but she thought why the hell not.
Sam: "You know what I don't really give a damn. Do what you want mom because right now all I want to do is get high, and sooner or later I'm going to find a way to do it. There is one thing though this little tag-team on Samantha bit is getting old."
Brooke: "Hey! This attitude of yours is getting old too Samantha, so knock it off"
Peyton: "Sam listen to your mom"
Sam: (Getting agitated) "Peyton Shut up your not my mom okay, Brooke isn't either so stay the hell out of it"
Sam couldn't believe what she just said. Of course she didn't mean it but it was said out of anger.
Peyton: "Sam, you're treading on thin waters and I just want to help you before you drowned."
Peyton gets up and tries to give Sam a hug but Sam refuses to move.
Peyton: "Well I will let you two hatch this out, call me later Brooke"
Brooke: "I will"
With that said Peyton left. Brooke knew what Sam said wasn't true, she is her mother and that wouldn't change. Brooke also knew that being a mom is learning to do what is right even if their child can't see that. Brooke came to a conclusion.
Brooke: "Okay Sam here's the deal, you are starting to fall and I won't, no I refuse to let you keep falling. Answer me one question, can you go one day, hell one hour without drugs in your system?"
Sam stayed quiet. Sam knew the answer but she couldn't say it.
Brooke: "I'm going to take that as a no, so I have come to a decision that you are not going to like one bit, but because I AM your MOTHER there is nothing you can do. You are going to get help."
Sam: "You mean like rehab"
Brooke: "Yes, because I want the daughter I know back, the one who was sarcastic at times yes, but one who wouldn't say such hurtful things and I know it was the drugs talking, but Sam you have to stop and you have to stop now"
Sam couldn't say anything. She couldn't believe that her mother would do this. Sam thought to herself. "I am not an addict, I don't need rehab, god all I want to do is get high" "Oh jeez maybe I am addicted"
Brooke: "Why don't you go and get some sleep and don't even think about going out your window because you're staying in my room, now go"
Sam got up from the couch and gave her mom a hug. Brooke was surprised by this action. Sam whispered something in her ear.
Sam: "I'm sorry for everything"
Sam left to go get some sleep. Brooke was still in the same spot thinking about what just happened. "Maybe this is what she needed, but was afraid to ask" "She is a strong girl, she will get through this, I will be there with her every step of the way"
A/N- Hey guys so I hope you liked this chapter. Review and tell us what u think. Don't forget to check out my other story Ups and Downs of Parenthood