A/N: It's not very long and I apologize for that, but I wanted to update this since I haven't in awhile. Hopefully the next few chapters are longer.
Mostly this story is about Peyton, Brooke, Sam and Aria, but would you like to see more of The Scott's in this story?
Chapter Twelve: Lost Memories
When Sam's eyes fluttered open she knew two things. One, Brooke and Peyton were by her bedside and two, she hurt like hell.
"Oh my god, there are those beautiful brown orbs," Brooke says with a teary smile.
"H-hurts," Sam croaked.
"I'll get the doctor," Peyton says before rushing out of the room.
Sam turns her head and closes her eyes again. Brooke doesn't let go of Sam's hand.
"I was afraid you weren't going to wake up."
"What happened?" Sam softly asks as she opens her eyes again.
Brooke's grip lessens and she looks at Sam with a serious look.
"Don't you remember?"
Sam's eyes start to water.
"I don't remember," Sam cries. "I can't remember."
-Complications of the Heart-
"We're glad that you're awake, Samantha. We were starting to get worried for a minute. My name is Doctor Green. On a scale from one to ten how is your pain?"
"Eight."
"Okay, I'll have a nurse up your pain meds."
Peyton walks closer to Brooke and Brooke instantly reaches for her hand bringing their bodies closer together, Brooke enjoying the comfort.
"She doesn't remember what happened," Brooke mentions.
Doctor Green looks at Sam.
"Sam, can you tell me the last thing you remember?"
"Um, I was with Aria. We were walking around, but everything else is kind of missing."
"That was a few hours before the attack," Brooke mentions.
The Doctor nods his head and looks at Sam.
"You should get some rest Sam. I'll see you more tomorrow. I just have to talk to your mother outside in the halls for a few minutes."
Sam closes her eyes and nods her head. Brooke looks at Peyton and Peyton smiles. She grabs onto Sam's hand.
-Complications of the Heart-
Brooke leans against the wall as Doctor Green steps in front of her.
"Is there something wrong?"
"No, um, it appears that Sam is suffering from retrograde amnesia. It happens a lot after traumatic events in someone's life."
"How can you treat it?"
"Most people recover with spontaneously. Sam will recover her memories shortly. She just has to come at it at her own terms. It doesn't help her if you just tell her what happened."
"I don't know what happened."
"She will eventually and when she does she's going to need you and she might even need therapy, but at this point it wouldn't help considering she doesn't remember. Tell her what you think is necessary. Now I'm going to have a nurse up her pain meds. She will have to stay in the hospital for a few days maybe even a week and after that she can go home," Doctor Green's pager goes off. "That's me, I have to go. Just take it easy with her and she will be sleeping for awhile. With higher doses of pain meds she'll more than likely sleep. Just keep that in mind."
Brooke watches the Doctor walk away and is startled when she hears Aria call her name.
"Brooke, is everything okay? I just say the doctor leave."
Brooke smiles at Aria's nervousness.
"Sam's awake. She sounds tired though."
"Can I see her?"
Brooke smiles and nods her head.
"Yeah, I'll take Peyton for a walk or something."
-Complications of the Heart-
"I told you, you had nothing to worry about," Peyton says as she and Brooke cross the hospital parking lot. They were going to get something to eat per Peyton's suggestion. "I knew she was going to be okay."
"She can't remember the attack, Peyton. That means something is wrong."
"Yeah, but the doctor said she will eventually remember and that's what you have to focus on."
Brooke smiles kindly at her friend.
"You're right. I just don't want to talk about it anymore. Tell me what's going on with you."
Peyton and Brooke walk into the nearby diner and sit down in the booth.
"Lucas and I haven't been happy in awhile. Then he finally admitted to his infidelity."
"Karma sucks," Brooke mentions. Peyton nods her head.
"But with us there wasn't a child involved."
"And now there is."
"He's been with Lindsey since the beginning. Not of our marriage, but when we moved to New York. Deep down I knew what was going on and now he just tells me. He's going to be a father again as well."
"Ass," Brooke mutters. "Do you know what you're going to do?"
"Lucas is going back to New York and to be with Lindsey. I'm not leaving Tree Hill and Sawyer is staying with me. I have people that I love here. I have the person I am in love with, here."
Brooke smiles, but doesn't comment.
"What do you think about Sam and Aria? She seems like a nice girl and I like her."
Brooke smiles, glad that Peyton had changed the subject.
"I didn't even know that Sam was into girls. I can tell though that Aria loves Sam."
"Love? Don't you think it's too soon for that?" Peyton questions softly as she plays with her napkin.
"No. I've been there. It only took me a week to fall in love with you."
Peyton swallows the lump in her throat before asking a question.
"How long did it take to fall out of love with me?"
"I haven't yet. I don't think I ever will."
-Complications of the Heart-
"So this may sound like a stupid question, but how are you doing?"
"I'm fine, the drugs are nice," Sam says with a grin while gripping onto Aria's hand.
Aria giggled at Sam's faraway look.
"I'm sure they are sweet heart. But I heard that you can't remember what happened."
"Yeah, I'm still tryin' to decide whether or not it's a good or bad thing at this point. The Doctor said not to tell me anything."
"You're brain has to heal before you can remember. It will be okay."
Sam yawns and turns her head towards Aria.
"I'm tired."
"Go to sleep. I'll be right here."
"Promise," Sam whispers.
"I promise," Aria says before kissing Sam softly on the forehead.
