A/N- Here is another chapter. This one basically focuses on Sam and Julian's relationship because we haven't really seen any of that yet so hope you guys like. Dedicated to my reviewers.
Twilight1987 and Kfordy…your turn.
The next morning Sam woke up in the arms of her best friend.
"Good morning" A.J says as he kisses Sam's forehead.
"Morning" Sam says with a yawn.
"I have to get to school. Are you coming today?" A.J asks as he gets out of Sam's bed.
"No, I can't I don't think I ever will be" Sam says sadly.
"Sam, you'll be okay if you go back to school plus I will be there I won't let anything happen to you" A.J says as he grabs Sam's hand.
"I'll think about it but you need to go before my mom comes in here" Sam says as she opens her window.
"I'll see you later" A.J says as he crawls out the window.
Sam sighs and goes back to lays down on her bed.
Brooke and Julian are in the kitchen making breakfast.
"So, have you talked to Sam about school yet?" Julian asks his girlfriend.
"No, but I have been looking into a different school or go with home school all together…I'll just have to talk to her about it later" Brooke says.
"Are you going to talk to her about the boy that you let in Sam's room and sleep in her bed" Julian says protectively.
"No, not yet but eventually I will get to it" Brooke states.
Julian places the food at the table and Brooke calls Sam to the table.
Sam was busy eating her food when she decided to tell Brooke something.
"Mom, I need to tell you something" Sam says.
"Okay, what is it?" Brooke says.
"Last night I kind of broke a rule…I let A.J sleep in my room but nothing happened I swear" Sam says while looking down at her food.
"Okay" Brooke states.
"Okay" Sam and Julian say at the same time.
"Yes, I believe you and the great thing about it is that you told me and you didn't try to hide it from Julian or I…that makes me proud…although I don't want it happening again, understand?" Brooke says.
"Yes, ma'am" Sam says with a smile as she finishes up her breakfast.
After breakfast was finished Brooke had to leave for work so Julian and Sam were left at the house. Julian and Sam were watching TV but both seemed to be in their own minds. Julian shut off the TV and turned to Sam.
"What are you doing?" Sam asks.
"I need to talk to you about something" Julian confesses.
"I need to talk to you too."
"You first then" Julian says.
"Okay, say you have this friend of yours that is a girl and you were really close friends but she really liked you and made a move on you. What would you do?" Sam asks.
"I have a feeling this isn't hypothetical so I would say you are talking about a boy that's in your life so what I would say is stay away from him" Julian says.
Sam sighs.
"Julian, that's dad advice I need guy advice, what would you do?" Sam asks again.
"Well Sam I would say talk to your mom but what I am getting is you want to know the guys reaction but I don't know how much I can help with that because every guy is different but what I can say is if you really like him I'd say go for it just don't have sex" Julian says honestly.
Sam smiles at Julian and hugs him.
"Thank you for the fatherly advice…I appreciate it" Sam says with a grin.
"No problem, now I need your advice…well actually it's more of your permission…normally I would ask Brooke's best friends but you are her daughter and it involves you as well" Julian rambles.
"Julian, spit it out because you are starting to give me a headache" Sam says with a laugh.
"Okay, um…I would like your permission to ask your mother to marry me" Julian says hesitantly.
Sam just sits there staring at him.
"Sam, please say something" Julian pleads.
"Um…wow" Sam says.
"Sam, none of those answers was 'Yes, Julian I give you my permission to marry my mom'" Julian says.
"You don't need my permission to marry her Julian…it's her decision" Sam says honestly.
"Yes, but we both know Brooke and she will always put you first so I figured that I ask you first besides if I marry your mom you will be my daughter…So, I just want you to be okay with it."
"Julian, I already am your daughter…it doesn't matter that there is no proof to it…you are. You do what dads do…you get overprotective and I hate it. You treat me with respect which I love and your there when I need fatherly advice…I know I probably don't say it but I want you to know that I think of you as my father and that I love you" Sam says honestly with a smile.
"Wow…that's wow. Thanks Sam. I love you too."
"No problem."
"Okay, teen with many words can I get an answer to my question?" Julian says with a grin.
"Yes, Julian I give you my permission to marry my mom" Sam says with a smile.
Sam gives Julian a hug and he kisses Sam's forehead.
"Now are you going to tell Alexander how you feel?" Julian asks.
Sam looks at him surprised.
"How did you know?" Sam asks bewildered.
Julian smiles and says…
"A father always knows when his daughter has the look pertaining to boys."
Sam smiled at him and shook her head.
A few hours later Brooke came into the house and her face smiled brightly at the sight of Sam and Julian cooking dinner together.
"Sam, what does this need?" Julian asks as he held the spoon out for Sam to take a taste of the sauce.
"Hum…Italian seasoning I think not much just a pinch" Sam says with a smile.
Both Sam and Julian failed to notice Brooke's arrival so she decided to make herself known.
"Now isn't this a sight, my daughter in the kitchen cooking. I'm astounded" Brooke gasped.
Sam looked at her and cooked an eyebrow.
"Ha…ha…ha I'm a good cook I just never felt like cooking so sue me" Sam says with a grin.
"Not complaining here at least I know I don't have a lazy daughter."
"At least not today" Sam says with a smile.
"Whatever you say…so when will dinner be ready?" Brooke asks.
"In like 5 minutes" Julian states.
"I'll be in my room" Sam states as she walks into her bedroom and closes the door.
"You and Sam seem to be getting closer…she finally let you in" Brooke says with a smile.
"We bonded for awhile and then she told me she thought of me as her father and said that she loved me" Julian says with a huge grin a father could only posses.
Brooke walked up to Julian and gave him a huge hug.
"That's great baby…see I told you."
"Yeah, you did. Can you get Sam dinner is ready?"
Brooke nods and knocks on Sam's door.
"Dinner Samantha" Brooke says as she opens the door.
"Coming mother" Sam says with a smile.
While Sam, Julian and Brooke were eating dinner Brooke decided to bring the topic of school back up to Sam because she was already missing a lot of days.
"Sam, honey, I want to talk to you about school" Brooke says as she sets her fork down on the plate.
"Figured it was bound to come up…what about it?" Sam asks.
"I've looked into switching schools or possibly home schooling you…you could also do online schooling but I kind of want to know what you prefer" Brooke asks her daughter while watching her sip her water.
"None of those…I don't want any of those" Sam states quickly.
"Sam, you have to go to school" Julian says in his fatherly way.
"I know and I want to go back…to Tree Hill High. I can't be afraid to show my face there anymore…it's my life and I am taking a stand…I'm done hiding. I just want to live my life and I think I need to go back" Sam says honestly.
Brooke looks over at Julian and then back at her daughter.
"If that's what you want then come Monday morning that is where you will be" Brooke says with honesty.
"Okay" Sam says with a smile as she continues eating her food.
Brooke and Julian smile at Sam for showing so much bravery and hope that nothing bad will happen to her again.
Hoping doesn't stop it from happening…and probably nothing ever will.
A/N- Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I enjoyed writing it however it's not one of my favorites.
Those of you who have shown interest in the latest developments of my new Sam and Brooke story entitled Falling to Pieces (Or those who haven't shown interest) The first real chapter of the story will be up by the end of the week so look out for that.