Episode 8 Chapter 1 So Long Farewell

One Month Later…

"Goodbyes are always hard to say…even if they are not forever." Jenny's voice can be heard.

Lily Scott Roberts is standing in her kitchen cleaning furiously. Spencer walks in and chuckles.

"Why are you laughing at me?"

"Because you are so damn hot when you're upset."

"I'm not upset." She glared at him and then continued to scrub the counter.

He walked over and wrapped his strong arms around her.

"Okay so maybe I'm a little upset."

"It's not forever Lily."

"I know, but I'm gonna miss her." Lily frowned. "She's been one of my best friends since before I can remember, and well lately we've both been so busy we kind of lost that, and now she's leaving and we're never gonna get it back."

"You make it sound like she is dead. Jenny isn't dead…she's just moving…and they may not even be gone that long." Spencer tried to reassure his beautiful wife.

"I know, but that doesn't make me miss her any less." Lily sighed, "At least she's finally happy."

Jenny was staring at the almost empty house, but she wasn't sad. She was smiling. She had a happy feeling about the decision that she made.

She knew that they were doing the right thing for their family. It was a step forward in their life.

"I love you." Rob said as he wrapped his arms around her. "How you feeling?"

"Perfect…" She couldn't stop smiling. "Where are the boys?"

"I left them with Jake. He wanted to spend a little more time with them."

"I'm gonna miss him so much."

"We don't have to do this if you aren't ready."

She turns to face him. "No…I want to do this more than anything…I can't wait to start this new adventure with you and our boys…" Jenny kisses him. "I love you more today than I ever thought possible."

"I don't want you to have any regrets."

"No more regrets…I promise." She kisses him again.

Lucas walks into his brand new house. "I've got donuts." He yells out in hopes that his gang will hear him.

The house was amazing…it was absolutely his dream house and dream location. It wasn't as big as the other house, but that didn't matter.

"Donuts," he yelled again as he almost tripped over an unpacked box.

"Hey stop yelling," Peyton said as she walked downstairs. "Some people are still sleeping."

"Oh come on…we need to start unpacking." He kissed her forehead.

"Everyone is exhausted Luke. We have the rest of our lives to unpack…we're going to be in this house forever…"

"Forever," he squinted.

"Yes, forever…we're not moving…can you handle that?"

"I can definitely handle that…dream home…dream location…dream wife…dream family…dream life…Are we sure I'm not dreaming?"

"Maybe I should pinch you to find out?" She giggled as he pulled her into a kiss.

"Oh my Gosh Emma does not need to see that this early in the morning." Elizabeth pretended to hide Emma's face as she walked downstairs.

"Stop," Emma pushed her mother's hands away. "Pop," she extended her arms for Lucas.

"Hey princess," he took his beautiful granddaughter into his arms. He turns his attention towards Elizabeth. "How did you sleep?"

"I slept okay I guess." Elizabeth shrugged. "Thanks for letting us move in here. I didn't want to live in that apartment alone."

"Well honey you don't have to live in that apartment alone…You and Noah can work something out."

"Mom, I haven't spoken to Noah since he walked out on me the night he proposed out of desperation." Elizabeth sighed, "He hasn't even called to ask about Emma. She's his daughter and it has been a month."

"Maybe you should make the first step." Peyton was trying to help, but she was only making things worse.

"Mom….he walked out on me…" She was beginning to get frustrated. "Dad, could you watch Emma while I shower?"

"Yeah sweetie…"

"Elizabeth," Peyton called out to her. "You can stay here as long as you need too."

"Thanks," Elizabeth walked upstairs.

"Do…" Emma pointed to the box of donuts.

"Here you go baby girl….a yummy, yummy donut." Lucas hands her a piece of donut.

"Mmmm…" Emma smacked.

Peyton smiled. "You are spoiling her?"

"Are you talking about Emma or Elizabeth?" Lucas looked at her.

"Emma…but Elizabeth too…I think she's running away from her problems…"

"Peyton, maybe her and Noah just weren't meant to be."

Peyton shook her head and walked around the counter. "You're just saying that because you like having your little girl at home."

"Yeah I love having her at home Peyton but that's not the point."

"What's the point?"

"Pop," Emma kissed his cheek. "Do…"

He smiled and fed her more donut. "The point Peyton," he said as he focused his attention back on his wife. "Is that Elizabeth has to work out her problems. We can't work them out for her…All we can do is be there for her…and that means letting her stay here for as long as she needs."

Peyton loved her daughter, but she had a feeling that Elizabeth was in fact running away from Noah…but she didn't know why. And that's what scared her.

Noah was lying awake, in the bedroom that he now called his own, at his parents' house.

Michelle knocked and then walked in. "Hey," she smiled. "I thought you might be hungry."

"Thanks…it smells great." Noah hadn't really left his room since his "split" with Elizabeth.

"No problem…" Michelle sat down on his bed. "Have you…"

"Mom I don't want to talk about it."

"Okay you know what I think I have been pretty good about not asking you about Elizabeth…I've let you mope around here for a month….but I can't do that anymore. I know this has to be killing you."

"I'm fine…"

"This is not fine…lying around moping is not fine…You need to talk to me about this." Michelle knew he needed to open up about what was happening in his life.

"I think I've lost Elizabeth, and if I've lost her then I have lost Emma…I love them both so much."

"Why would you have lost Emma? She's your daughter Noah…No one can change that."

"A paternity test could…She's not my biological daughter mom…I'm not her father."

Michelle pulled him into a hug. He was heartbroken. She always had a feeling Noah wasn't Emma's father. But she had always held out for a little hope.

Savannah was unpacking her things in her new room. She hoped they didn't move again for a while. She was tired of moving.

Charlie knocked on her door.

"Come in…" She turned around to see him. "Get out…"

"You just told me to come in."

"I thought you were someone I liked."

"Vanna I'm your brother…"

"I don't care…I hate you…And I want you to get out…" She yelled at him.

"Van…" he really wanted to talk to her.

"Charlie," Riley walked into the room after hearing the yelling. "Maybe you should just give her some time."

Charlie rolled his eyes and stormed out of the room. Riley was taking over his life, and it wasn't fair.

"Are you okay?" Riley asked Savannah.

"I guess."

"If you ever need to talk Savannah I'm only a room away."

"I know." Savannah turned back to her box full of stuff. She really just wanted to be alone.

Riley took the hint and left. He didn't want Savannah to be mad at him.

Breanne was sitting at work thinking about Jamie and Carter, her two favorite people in the whole world.

Jessica walked in.

"Hey you're kind of late." Breanne told her.

"It's Saturday…The community center should not be open on Saturday…and besides I was practicing my music with your hot boyfriend."

"Oh…I didn't know you guys were practicing this morning."

"Yeah…Jamie wants me to sing with him at TRIC soon…It's going to be an awesome duet…"

"Oh…" Breanne rolled her eyes.

"Breanne, are you okay?"

"Yeah…listen I need to take a break…can you answer the phones and stuff?"

"Yeah…sure…where are you going?"

"There is just something I need to take care of."

Jessica nodded. She had a feeling she knew what it was.

Jake is sitting on the floor with Nicholas, Wesley, and Rosi. "I'm going to miss you two very, very much." Jake told Nicholas and Wesley.

"Me too daddy….Me too…Miss them…" Rosi smiled. She looked so much like her mother when she smiled.

"Yeah baby girl we're all going to miss them. But they are going to have so much fun in France and Italy and wherever their big adventure may take them."

"Big, big avenure…" Wesley laughed.

"Yeah sweetie…you guys are going to have so much fun."

"Ball," Nicholas found the basketball. "Ball…ball…ball…"

Jake smiled, "Are you sure you're not Nathan Scott's grandson?" Jake chuckles.

"Ball…"

"Hey dad," Max walked out of his room. "Can I go to the river court?"

"Aren't you going to wait to see Jenny and Rob?"

"I saw them last night dad, and I saw them the night before that, and the night before…"

"Okay…okay I get the point." Jake laughed. "Go ahead…Do you need me to take you?"

"I'm going to ride my bike. I'm gonna be fine. It's Tree Hill." Max laughed as he walked out of the house. He was tired of saying goodbye to Rob and Jenny.

McKenzie hears someone banging on her door. She was still in her pajamas. "Dad…" She calls out for him. "Dad…" She sighs. "I'll get it."

She opens the door to see Mark and Levi standing in front of her.

"Hey," she smiles and then feels embarrassed by what she is wearing. "Um what are you doing here?"

"Oh sorry…I just…um I thought you might want to go to the park with us, but I can see you are super busy." He laughed.

"Ha, ha…I was just going to have a lazy day, but I love the park…just let me go get dressed."

"Okay…"

"You two can take a seat right over there." She ran upstairs.

Mark and Levi sat on the couch. "She's pretty isn't she buddy?" Mark smiled.

"Yeah she is." Larry said as he walked in from the back yard. "Who are you?"

"A friend of McKenzie's."

"You must be her dad."

"Yeah," Larry didn't look amused. "I am. Who is that?" He points to Levi.

"This is Levi…my son…"

"Oh," Larry walks into the kitchen.

Mark hated meeting the parent's. They always stared at Levi like he was some kind of taboo or something. Father's didn't want their daughter's dating a teenage father, but Larry didn't have anything to worry about. He and McKenzie were just friends. He wasn't ready for a relationship.

Chase walks out of the bedroom wearing his police uniform. "God you look so sexy with that thing on."

Chase kisses her. "You look hot too."

"Oh yeah in my mommy clothes."

"Yeah definitely in your mommy clothes."

"You are such a charmer." She kisses him again. "You sure you don't have time to go back to bed with me?"

"I've got to get to work. I told you about that case I was working on. This guy I arrested a couple of months ago is going to go to prison for a very, very long time…and I need to get to court so I can see it."

"Okay," She kisses him again. "I am so proud of you." She can't help herself and they kiss again.

Millie is at the café ordering something to eat.

"Damn you are so fine," Jason says as he walks up behind her.

Millie rolls her eyes. "Will you ever get the picture?"

"Oh I get the picture…I definitely want your picture."

"Ugh…I told you I have a boyfriend."

"Yeah…I know…I heard…But we can change that."

He touches her back.

Someone smacks him in the back of the head. "What the…"

"Hi little brother," Peyton smiles at him. "Nice to finally meet you." Peyton glared, "You better come with me."

She was Millie's hero.

Breanne walks into Red Bedroom Records. "Hey baby," Jamie smiles when he sees her.

"We have to talk."

Jamie looked nervous.

"It's really important."

Wow I can't believe I'm already on episode 8. This story is moving along really fast, but that's okay. I like a fast pace.

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