A/N: Again I have no excuses, but my brain hasn't been in the right mindset to write for this story…I have one more planned out chapter and then nothing so hopefully I can get the next chapter up in two weeks and then start planning the rest of this story. I'll explain more in the next chapter.

Ch. 11: Plans

June

"So, Charley, I was wondering if you wanted to do anything for your birthday," Sam asks as she hands Charley and Ashley a glass of milk at breakfast. Kyle had a meeting somewhere earlier that morning so he wasn't there.

"I haven't really been much into birthdays. Plus, I'm seventeen so I just figured I'd go see a movie with my friends."

"Your dad figured that might have been your answer so he left you some money in your room. There was also no way that I could stop my parents from getting you gifts so those are also in your room. They gave them to me before they took off."

Charley sighs quietly.

"I told Brooke that I didn't want anything."

"Brooke never listens," Ashley states with a grin. "It's part of who she is."

Sam grins before taking a sip of her own milk. She sets her glass down with a smile.

"That's my mother for you. She overcompensates and sometimes it can get tiring. Ashley and I never celebrated anything before pre-Brooke. You'll just have to live with the fact that my parents see you as a granddaughter and that I see you as a daughter."

Charley subtly wipes at her eyes. She never had the experience of having a mother and now she couldn't imagine not having one because she loved Sam to death.

"That means a lot," Charley whispers.

Ashley grins at her mother and then pokes Charley.

"I'm going to that movie with you, aren't I?"

Charley grins.

"Of course you are. You're my best friend."

*You Found Me*

"You guys, he is so precious," Sylvia Baker states with a smile as she holds her newest grandson, Jayden, in her arms. "He looks just like you, Juju, when you were a baby."

Julian grins proudly. Julian looks towards his father who was silently watching next to Sylvia. For the sake of meeting their newest grandson, Sylvia and Paul had formed a truce of source. They had promised themselves that they wouldn't fight with each other until the family left.

"You did great again, Julian. I'm proud," Paul admits with a slight smile.

"Thanks dad. I love my kids. I was just upset that I didn't get to see this one being born."

Sylvia glanced over at Brooke as she handed Jayden to Paul.

"How did you manage that Brooke?"

Brooke grins as she looks towards both of her sons. Paul was talking quietly to both of his grandsons.

"I had Sam with me. I think I scared her a little bit, but in the end she managed to help me a lot."

"I haven't seen that girl in awhile. She calls like once a year. What's going on in her life?"

"Well, she adopted Ashley almost two years ago. She is currently engaged to Kyle, a fellow teacher at Tree Hill High. Kyle has a daughter, Ashley's age, her name is Charley. She's working on her next book and from what I remember I think she's almost done with it."

"That's good to hear. This man is good for her right?" Sylvia asks as she looks at her son. "He's not like that last boy," Sylvia shook her head. "When I heard about what happened I wanted to kill that boy."

"Mom, that isn't really necessary. Kyle is a good man."

Sylvia smiles and nods her head.

"I hope so; otherwise you aren't doing your job as a father."

Julian smirks at his wife and shakes his head. He was glad that his mother was so protective of the family, especially with Sam. When he had first told his parents that he was going to adopt Sam, they had been a little hesitant, but after meeting Sam they were quickly on board and they instantly had become a family.

Jayden let's out a cry and Brooke stands up and takes him away from Paul.

"I think it's time for his formula. Julian, do you have his bag?"

"Yeah, I'll follow you into the kitchen."

Sylvia and Paul turn to Zack who had been looking around the room.

"So Zack, what have you been up to?"

Zack shrugs his shoulders.

"Nothing much. I help mom with the baby sometimes. It's cool having a little brother, but all he does is cry so he isn't that much fun."

Paul chuckles quietly.

"It won't be like that forever Zack. You just need to wait a few years and then you and Jayden can do all sorts of brotherly things together."

Zack slumps his shoulders.

"I know, but it's the waiting that is boring."

*You Found Me*

"I guess I don't understand," Kyle says as he leans back in his chair. "I mean two years ago I applied for a teaching position here and you turned me down. I guess I don't understand why you want me to teach now."

"I'll be honest with you Mr. Decker, when we first saw your resume we had been a little concerned. You barely had any experience being a teacher and to jump right into a college setting was going to be difficult. Now that you do have a few years of teaching under your belt, and high school nonetheless, we have reconsidered your application and with a few professors retiring this year we are looking for some more."

Kyle nods his head. He was interested for sure. He had wanted to work as a professor at Tree Hill University for a long time. In school he had loved his professors and they had encouraged him to become one as well. Unfortunately he could only get a job as a high school math teacher, but he did enjoy his work. He enjoyed teaching.

"What are the parameters of this job?"

"Better pay grade, your benefits are better and you have a shot at tenure. You get discounts at all school functions and food. You don't have to decide right away. You have about a week to decide because you aren't the only application we are viewing, you understand?"

Kyle nods his head and stands up. He holds out his hand and shakes it with his potential boss.

"Thank you Mr. Anderson."

"We hope to hear from you soon, Mr. Decker."

*You Found Me*

A few days after Charley's birthday, Brooke, Julian, Jayden and Zack had made their trip back home. Spending a few days with his parents was about all Julian could handle anyway.

Zack had asked his parents if he could go to his friend's house and when he had received permission, Zack was quick to make the walk.

Julian and Brooke sat on the couch taking turns holding baby Jayden.

"Your mom is right. He's starting to look like you."

"Yeah," Julian whispers as Jayden latches onto his finger. "Hopefully he gets your creativity."

Brooke chuckles before placing a kiss on her son's head.

"I'm sure he will get that from both of us."

Julian laughs and hands Jayden over to Brooke so he could get up and stretch.

"You know I'm surprised that our daughter hasn't been over here to declare sister-brother bonding time. She did with Zack."

Jayden opens his little eyes to his mother causing Brooke to smile widely.

"She's in New York. She said something about putting the final touches on her book. She did say that once she gets back she wanted to spend some time with Jayden," Brooke grins at her husband. "I think she wants to get practice in for when she and Kyle have kids."

Julian stops stretching and looks at his wife sadly.

"Don't tell me that," he shakes his head. "I don't want to hear that."

Brooke stands up from the couch and heads to the nursery to put her son in his crib. She comes back out of the nursery and Julian was still standing in the kitchen with a sad look on his face.

"Baby, Sam is grown up. I've told you this a million times. You've got to let her go."

"She's my only daughter," Julian pouts as he wraps his arms around his wife.

"Mine too," Brooke whispers. "But they have to grow up sometime."

"Why do I feel like we've had this conversation before?"

Brooke chuckles into Julian's neck.

"We have it every time you are sad that I bring up that our daughter is no longer a teenager, but an accomplished woman."

Julian huffs. Sometimes it kind of sucked being a dad, especially when you can't keep your children as kids for a long time.

*You Found Me*

"How did everything go in New York?" Kyle asks the minute Sam steps into the house. Sam greets him with a hug and a kiss.

"Everything went well. The book is finished. Tom showed me the cover and now I just have to come up with a dedication and email it to Tom before they start printing. We know there will be a book tour, but we haven't worked a schedule out yet. Where are Ash and Char?"

"Boyfriends," Kyle grumbles as he plops down on the couch.

Sam rolls her eyes. Sometimes Kyle reminded him of her father because they both are upset that their daughters are growing up.

"Enough about me," Sam sits down next to her fiancé. "How was the meeting with your potential new employer? We never got to talk about it before I left."

"I think I'm going to take it. Its better pay and better benefits and ads to the fact that I could get tenure and that would be amazing. Plus I won't end up embarrassing our daughters about the fact that they would have both of their parents working at their high school. This way it could be just one."

Sam grins and lays her head in Kyle's lap. She yawns quietly, but Kyle caught it.

"Sleep," Kyle orders softly before leaning down and pecking Sam's lip. He grabs the remote to the television and turns it on and settles on a movie. He hears Sam snore softly and he just grins. He loved his life.