Here it goes another chapter. Sorry for the delay, I was busy with real life stuff, you know… but anyway, thanks for the reviews and I hope you guys will enjoy this one too!

Haley came back with the other set of dishes and displayed them in front of Jake who thanked her. She got her sit back by the table and before Brooke could dig in the food, she spoke louder.

"Wait! We have to say grace first."

Brooke frowned for a second but then turned to Peyton, "Oh! You're the hostess so you start!"

Sighing, Peyton nodded agreeing, "Ok…" she looked around the table, "this year I'm thankful for my friends, who proved to be my real family afterall" she stopped to smile running her eyes through the table, "We're not as close as we once were but we're still there for each other and that's the important thing" Brooke winked at her and she winked back, "I'm thankful for you all. Oh!" she put one hand over her belly, "And for my little unborn one too!"

They giggled and Peyton turned to Haley who sat up straigh, as preparing herself for a speech.

"This year I'm thankful for.. Karen" they all laugh, "I am! Through the year she was the one who kept us in touch. The one who kept us informed of what was going on with each other. If it wasn't for her I'd be... well" she turned to Brooke, "like Brooke today surprised at every 5 minutes" she giggled as Brooke stuck her tongue at her while Nathan and Jake laughed, "But I'm also very thankful for being here now with all of you."

Scratching the back of his head, Nathan started, "I'm always thankful for my family and for my friends but this year I'm more thankful for this reunion. All of us together again, like the old days" he stopped for a moment and then glanced at his daughter next to him, "Now our crew's getting bigger with Sam and the baby but I still hope this keeps happening every year. I'd be more thankful then."

Brooke opened up a smile to Nathan, "Well, I'm with Tutor Husband this time. I'm hugely thankful for this meeting today. You guys have no idea how much I missed you all and missed having you around for whenever I needed you" she hesitated for a second trying not to get teary, "You were the only family I had for such a long time that drifting appart from you was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. So you can just add up how thankful I am right now for being here, sat among you all" she shook her head slightly while turning to Peyton and forcing to smile once again, "I'm mostly thankful for Goldilocks for having the brillant idea of gathering us all here tonight. Thanks, best friend."

Peyton smiled back at her and mouthed a 'you're welcome'. There was a brief silence before Lucas started his grace.

"Uh..." he said a little unsure, "I never know how to say grace at Thanksgiving dinner cause it's just one brief moment for you to remember all the good things that happened to you during the year and be thankful for. I guess I'm just… thankful for all the goods and the bads, which summons up everything" he giggled, "I'm thankful for the goods for the obvious reasons but I'm also thankful about the bads cause they always teach us something. We just have carefully notice that" he quicky glanced at Brooke and then turned back to staring at the table, "Or we just might miss something... or someone, very important."

Taking the hint from Lucas' speech, Taylor raised one eyebrow as she stared at her own plate. She felt Haley's foot kindly kicking hers so she would say something.

"You guys seem to have so much more to be thankful for than I am" she said almost under her breath but then looked up to the table again, "But I guess I'm also very thankful for today. It was very... lightening" she carefully choose the words, "And I have to agree with Lucas and say I'm also thankful for the good and the bad. The bad moments definetly opens up our eyes if we pay attention" she glanced at Brooke and then at Lucas, "It opened mine."

The awkward silence that grew right after Taylor finished her grace was softly broken by Jake once he started slowly.

"Well, I...I'm thankful for Peyton's big heart as opposite of my small little brain" he giggled making Peyton smile, "For second chances" he finally said picking up his glass of wine and lifting it up a little, "Actually for third, forth... how many chances true love demands from us. I learned the hard way that the true love that we all seek isn't that easy to keep" at this moment Brooke shyly looked at Lucas who was already looking at her, "It's easy to find, but not to keep" she looked away but he kept staring at her, "It demands not only love but also respect, patience, trust and belief. Sometimes you have to believe on each other more than you do on yourself. That's when you learn how to keep it" he took Peyton's hand from over the table, "I'm thankful for what I've got."

Peyton took her glass of wine and raised next to Jake's, "I ditto to that."

They all raised their glasses together and toasted.

Finally they were having Thanksgiving dinner.

…

Dinner went well overall. It was now Saturday morning and eveyone was still in town for the weekend. Haley was at the park with Samantha who was playing at the sand bank. The little girl had a pink hat on her head and was wearing a yellow dress with tiny little pink flowers. Haley was sitting on a bench right next to the sand bank and was laying back, watching her daughter play. Walking straight towards them with her sunglasses on, Brooke was all cheery.

"Hey, Tutor Mom!"

Haley looked up to Brooke and put one hand over her eyes to block the sun as she smiled, "Hey, Tigger."

"Aw!" Brooke took a sit next to her and grabbed her arm, "I missed us bounding!"

"I did too."

They were in silence for a while as they watched Sam playing. Brooke sighed deeply, "She's a doll, Haley."

"Thank you" she said it proudly.

Samantha looked over to Haley and saw Brooke sitting with her. She quickly stood up and rushed towards them with her little arms opened.

"Mommy!" she got to Haley who picked her up and then she turned to Brooke reaching out for her, "Aunt Bwookie!"

Brooke laughed and took her on her arms, "Aren't you the sweetest little thing Aunt Bwookie has ever seen?" she tickled Sam's tummy making her laugh. She kept playing with the little girl, "You know, I love kids but I wonder if I'm ever gonna have one of my own."

"You will. You just have to find Mr. Right" she giggled, "Right?"

Brooke nodded smiling, "Right…"

"And maybe you already have" Haley said unsure and then squeezed her eyes as trying to remember something, "What's his name?"

"Oh" Brooke got it glancing around, "Owen. Yeah about him… I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"We kinda broke up."

"What?" Haley frowned, "When?"

"Yesterday."

'Oh… I'm sorry?"

Brooke shook her head, "No. You're glad that you're friend is with a clear conscience. It just wasn't working" Sam was playing with her fingers and Haley smiled at them.

"You know… coincidence or not, you're not the only one recently single."

"I'm not?"

Haley shook her head, "Lucas and Taylor broke up right after Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, she broke up with him."

"Really?" Brooke asked trying no to sound too interested.

"Oh c'mon!" Haley moved on the bench to sit facing Brooke, "Let's stop pretending nothing's going on cause we all know it is. Why don't you go talk to Lucas now?"

"I can't…"

"Why not? You're single, he's single. You're madly in love with each other and don't say you're not, cause you are. So what's the problem?"

Samantha had her head leaned on Brooke's chest and was playing with the necklace Lucas had given back to her and she was now wearing. Brooke looked down to the necklace and then back to Haley.

"Yeah, I guess we still have some things hanging on…"