A/N-So I have only mapped out a few episodes so your ideas or changes can still be added just let me know…sorry it took so long for this…I was planning out the stories that I have on hiatus and Far Away seems to have most of my ideas at the moment…but anyway…here is the new chapter of the season.

"So, are you excited about Lucas coming back tomorrow?" Haley asks as she takes a sip of her coffee while playing with Sophia's hair.

Brooke turns around and nods her head.

"I guess. I didn't really like the way he left. He kisses me, tells me he wants to be with me and then he leaves."

Haley puts her cup on the table and chuckles.

"My best friend has the wrong timing."

"I know," Brooke says while she cracks a smile.

"Dada," Sophia says as she claps her hands.

Brooke smiles at her daughter.

"Yes, your daddy is coming home tomorrow morning," Brooke looks up at Haley and continues to talk to her. "You never told me how your trip was last week."

"It was great seeing Nathan. I just couldn't wait to see him, but I'm glad he's coming home tomorrow."

"It seems like everyone is coming home tomorrow," Brooke states.

"Well school starts in a few days."

"Only you would remember that Tutor-Girl."

"Have you heard from Peyton?"

Brooke looks at Haley with sadness.

"I have, she should be coming home soon, but I don't think she's doing too well."

"Well what's the story, I feel out of the loop."

Brooke takes a seat and sighs.

"Nikki found them and fought to get Jenny. Apparently the judge got sick of Jake and Nikki fighting so the judge gave temporary custody to Nikki's parents. Jake can't go anywhere including moving back to Tree Hill."

"Peyton must not be doing so well."

"Yeah and Bio mom is back again, I saw her yesterday so now Peyton gets to come home to see her and no one knows why she is here."

"When will the drama end?"

~~~/~~~/~~~/~~~

Keith and Lucas are currently on the road with Keith driving. They had spent 3 months just traveling, staying in hotels and going across states. They just spent time together like father and son.

"Are you excited to see mom?" Lucas asks as he looks out the window.

"Yeah, your mom's pregnancy is going all right and everything is okay so far, but I still feel kind of bad that I haven't been there for her."

Lucas sighs.

"Dad, it's not so bad. Mom said it was a good thing for us to get away. I left my child for 3 months and it was hard, but I called every day. I'm just excited to get back home."

"What do you think we missed?" Keith asks as they stop at a stop light.

"Well with the drama that runs through our lives, we probably missed a lot."

~~~/~~~/~~~/~~~

Peyton walks into her house and heads straight to the liquor cabinet in her house. After getting a couple of bottles she heads up to her room, puts on some music and starts to drink, thinking back on the night before where she left Jake and Jenny.

"I don't want to go."

"Peyton, school is starting and you have to go back to Tree Hill."

"I don't want to go without you or Jenny."

"Peyton, I have no choice. I have to stay here and then hopefully I can get full custody of Jenny and then I can come back to you."

Jake grabs Peyton's face and kisses her softly before pulling away again.

"We will be together Peyton. I love you and nothing can change that ever. But you have to go home and soon I will be with you. I promise."

"I love you too."

Peyton sighs and wipes away some of her tears before taking another drink of her alcohol.

~~~/~~~/~~~/~~~

"Are you excited Karen?" Brooke asks as she sets her daughter on the floor in Karen's living room.

"If the definition of excited is scared out of my mind then yes, I am."

"You've been through this before Karen. You had Lucas."

Karen nods her head.

"Yes, but I had Lucas about seventeen years ago."

"That maybe true, but you're the best mom I know."

Karen smiles and grabs Brooke's hand.

"Thanks for the confidence Brooke. It really means a lot. You are a great mom as well."

Brooke looks down at her daughter who is playing with her monkey.

"I'm just glad I'm nothing like my mother."

"You're not."

~~~/~~~/~~~/~~~

Keith and Lucas continue driving until they reach the Welcome to Tree Hill sign. Both get smiles on their faces.

Peyton takes another sip of the alcohol before throwing it across the room at a picture of Jake. She sits up in bed and rests her head against the wall as she lets the tears fall over her.

Karen closes the book that she was reading before shutting off the light and lying down. She puts her hands on her stomach and smiles.

Haley puts down her guitar after strumming it for a little over ten minutes. She was missing Nathan, but there was nothing that she could do. She sighs before lying down and letting the quietness in the house to let her fall asleep.

Brooke puts Sophia in her bed and kisses the top of her head before making her way into her room. Brooke changes for bed and she sits down. She pulls out a piece of paper and a pen and starts writing. After she finishes writing she folds up the paper and puts it in the envelope. She puts the envelope in the box containing all her other letters and she puts the box back beneath her bed. All the letters were addressed to Lucas.