A/N: I have planned out the rest of this part of the story. I say part now because I don't know if I want to add a third part to this story. My mind hasn't been made up on that part yet, but even if I did it would take awhile because I am still working on the four stories that I had everybody vote on awhile back.
Anyways, I have decided that this will be ending within seven chapters.
I guess I will ask everyone if they would like to see a third part of this story and if you did what would you like to see.
Part 2 Ch. 23: Engagement Numero Dos
James Scott walked towards the middle of the airport with his bag in his hand. He spotted his father, Nathan Scott smiling at him.
"It's good to see you son," Nathan says as he wraps his arms around James.
"It's good to see you, too. It's also nice that I get some time off."
"Same here," Nathan pulls away with a grin.
Twenty one year old, James Scott was a professional baseball player and since he still had some time before his new season started, his coach let their players spend some time with their families. Nathan Scott had just finished his NBA season with his team and was happy to finally be home.
Nathan grabs, Jamie's bags and they start heading out of the airport. Neither of the men had been home yet because Nathan's plane had arrived an hour earlier.
"So, I have a feeling we've missed a lot. Has mom told you anything yet?"
"Well, Sam's home and she seems to think it's for good."
Jamie raises an eyebrow at his father.
"She didn't tell me that, but then again, I've been kind of busy so it's understandable. Explain to me again why you told me not to call mom when I arrived."
Jamie and Nathan get into the car and Nathan starts to drive away from the airport.
"I want to surprise your mom. She doesn't know that I am home either."
Jamie shakes his head with a small smile.
"I really missed her and Lydia too."
"So did I kid."
Jamie laughs and shakes his head.
"I'm not a kid anymore dad. I'm old enough to drink."
Nathan looked towards his son once he reached a stop light.
"You are my son Jamie. That won't ever change and you will always be my kid, so get used to it."
Jamie nods his head and pulls out his phone.
"So, how is the café doing? Are mom and Aunt Brooke doing okay with it?"
"Ahh, from what I know they are. Business seems to increase each day which is amazing and your mom is happy, but I think with both of her men gone all the time she gets a bit lonely."
"We don't have to worry about that anymore, at least not for a week or so."
*Defying Gravity*
"Alright, my man, what are we doing today?" Kelsey asks as she and Aidan walk the streets of Tree Hill.
Aidan shrugs his shoulders.
"I don't know. We haven't hung out in awhile."
Kelsey purses her lips and glances down at Aidan.
"I'm sorry about that Aid. Work has been keeping me pretty busy, but I figured you and I could go see a movie and then maybe grab something to eat and figure the rest out from there."
"Well, what movie do we get to see?"
Kelsey shrugs her shoulders.
"I'm cool with whatever you want to see."
"Can we see a baseball movie?" Aidan asks as his eyes widen with anticipation.
Kelsey chuckles and nods her head.
"Sure and then we can get some popcorn and some nachos and maybe play a few arcade games."
Aidan bounced on the sidewalk with excitement. He always loved hanging with Kelsey. They always did so many things together and he loved that no one else could interrupt them on their day. It was just him and Kelsey.
"So, how have you been lately?" Kelsey asks wanting to know more about what she was missing.
Aidan shrugs his shoulders as he looks all around him.
"Fine, it's cool. Yesterday, Sam and I played games all day. That was pretty cool. We played Xbox and I kicked her butt at baseball, but basketball, really isn't my thing."
"Sam was telling me about that. You guys pigged out on pizza and ice cream and just played games all day. I bet that was fun. You and your sister are getting back on track."
Aidan nods his head with a smile.
"I'm glad she's back."
"Me too," Kelsey whispers as they turn the corner and spot the movie theater.
*Defying Gravity*
"You bought a sound stage," Sam asks in amazement as she looks around the huge space.
Julian nods his head with a grin.
"Yeah, lately I've been stuck on what to do and I know flying back to California constantly isn't working out and hasn't been working out these past few years that I thought about doing this. I could rent out the sound stage and I'll be here to help in anyway."
Sam grins and looks at her father.
"That's great dad and I see that you are getting interested in film again, but Hollywood is in California, it's not in Tree Hill. Are you really going to be able to get people to rent this place?"
Julian shrugs his shoulders.
"It's a risk I am willing to take. Its part of the business and at least this way I am still here for Aidan and you. For awhile when you were growing up, I wasn't there and I regretted that all the time," Julian takes a seat on the desk while Sam sits in the chair. "I know this is a risk in more ways than one with me being a recovering alcoholic and the fact that me being away all the time was part of the reason why I started drinking, but my sponsor says that this would be a good time to pursue this. I just want to know what you think."
"It's actually really cool," Julian smiles brightly. "But I know that's not why you started drinking."
Julian's smile fades and he sits and listens to his daughter explain further.
"When I left I screwed things up so much and that's why you started drinking. I was your catalyst and I'm sorry."
"Samantha, look at me," Julian orders softly.
Sam looks at her father with wide eyes. Julian was shaking his head at her.
"It's not your fault and I know for a fact that your mother said it wasn't your fault and I'm telling you right now that you have got to start believing it. When you left, all of us were hurt, that's true, but you didn't cause your mom's miscarriage and you sure as hell didn't cause me to drink. That one's all on me. I knew what I was doing was wrong and I did it anyway, but sweetheart, that's not your fault."
Sam nods her head quickly.
"I've really got to deal with my issues," Sam says with a small laugh.
"You seem to be doing fine to me," Julian says with a grin. "Besides you are half Davis and half Baker, both of which has issues and sometimes we let those issues get ahead of us, but do you want to know a secret?"
Sam nods her head.
"It makes us that much better when we overcome those issues and you are on your way to doing that just like the rest of us."
*Defying Gravity*
"How come you don't come home more often?" Lydia asks her older brother as they walk onto the baseball diamond. When the small family reunion had ended Lydia had demanded that her brother take her to play baseball and Jamie grinned and did as he was told. He also knew that their parents probably needed some time alone as well so he was more than happy to take his sister out.
"Well Lyd, I'm traveling all the time. Believe me when I say that I would love to be home more, but I'm playing baseball and that's what I've wanted to do all my life. It gets hard, but I come home as often as I can."
Lydia looks at her brother in sadness. She understood why her brother wasn't around more often. Her dad wasn't around very often either, but she was happy when they came home. They usually spend a lot of time together before they had to leave again.
"Okay, Lydia, do you want to catch or do you want to work on your batting?"
"I want to catch," Lydia says as she grabs a glove from the bag that was sitting on the ground.
Lydia and Jamie get together and Jamie starts tossing the ball towards his sister who catches it with ease.
"How are things with you and Aidan? You guys getting along okay?"
Lydia smiles and nods her head.
"I like Aidan. He's my best friend."
Jamie smirks and catches the ball.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?"
Lydia catches the ball and shakes her head.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Lydia retorts back with a smile.
Jamie chooses not to answer his little sister's question because once he does he knows that his family will know instantly and he doesn't need that right now.
Jamie catches the ball once more time and grabs a bat.
"Alright sis, let's see your batting skills."
*Defying Gravity*
"Why didn't you tell me that you were coming home the same time as Jamie?" Haley asks as she places a plate of food in front of Nathan. They were sitting in the closed café and catching up on the past few weeks. When both Jamie and Nathan walked through the café doors, Haley ran into her husband's arms. It was hard for her when he was away, but her heart soared when he came home.
"I just thought it would be nice to surprise my wife once in awhile. I don't have many opportunities to do so. Were you surprised?"
Haley smiles and leans over to kiss her husband before he starts eating.
"Yes, I was incredibly surprised. I just thought that it was Jamie that was coming home. You had told me that you were coming home in a few weeks. I can't believe I believed you," Haley says with a bright smile.
Nathan grins and takes a sip of his soda.
"I'm glad that I managed to surprise you."
"Don't go getting any ideas on surprising me again. I don't like surprises. But I am really glad that you are home and I'm glad that you will be staying for awhile."
"I am too," Nathan smiles before shoving a forkful of food into his mouth and opening it.
"Nathan!" Haley yells with a laugh.
Nathan swallows his food and starts laughing.
"This is really good, but I need some ice cream."
"Rocky Road?" Haley asks.
Nathan smiles and adds…
"And Mint Chocolate Chip."
*Defying Gravity*
Kelsey walks into Sam's bedroom and lies down on the bed and lets out a sigh of relief. Sam turns away from her laptop to face her fiancée.
"He wore you out, didn't he?"
Kelsey mumbles and closes her eyes.
"Yeah, we had fun though. What did you do today?"
"Worked," Sam responds as she shuts down her laptop and places it on the nightstand next to the bed. "I had some dinner with the Scott's and my parents and I got to catch up with Jamie. It was nice though."
Kelsey cuddles close to her girl and sighs contently.
"I'm glad that you got to do that. But I thought you were going to speak to your dad today."
Sam turns her head and smiles.
"We did and he's getting into movies again. He bought a sound stage. How crazy is that?" Sam asks with a laugh.
Kelsey sits up and smiles at Sam.
"I think it's nice that he's finding something that he loves to do. You should be happy for him."
"I am. We even talked about upcoming nuptials."
Kelsey gives Sam a grin.
"Oh, really, do you care to share them with me?"
Sam turns and opens the drawer from the nightstand. She grabs the small box and shuts the drawer.
"I wanted to do this some other way, but I think simplicity goes a long way and I know you don't need this huge proposal, but this is what I have. We started off friends and then turned into something more. You have been there for me through some of my worst times and I will always be grateful for that. I love you Kelsey," Sam opens the box in her hand and shows it to Kelsey who just smiles. "Last time, you gave me a ring and I think now it's time that I give you one. So, Kelsey Daniels, will you be wife?"
Kelsey leans forward and places her lips upon her fiancée's. She pulls away with a smile.
"Of course."
Sam takes the ring from the box and slowly slides it onto Kelsey's ring finger.
"Perfect," Kelsey whispers, "but baby you didn't have to do this."
"Yes I did. You don't have to keep taking care of both of us. This is a partnership and I love you and we are going to get married and the ring on your finger proves that."
Kelsey quickly straddles Sam causing her to gasp in surprise.
"I love you," Kelsey declares as her hands slowly move under Sam's shirt to softly cup her breasts. Sam bites the bottom of her lip as her hands grip Kelsey's hips.
"Well I love you too and I got to say I love what's happening right now."
Kelsey moves her hands out from Sam's shirt and Sam groans, but her eyes darken when Kelsey takes of her shirt.
"I think that with a new engagement that we should do a little bit of celebrating, don't you?" Kelsey grins as she unhooks her bra and throws it to the ground.
Sam nods her head and moves her hands to Kelsey's chest only to be stopped.
"Why are you stopping me?" Sam groans pitifully.
Kelsey just leans down and kisses Sam with a passion. Sam kisses back as fiercely as she could.
The two lovebirds went on to celebrate their engagement the rest of the night.
