A/N-I have to say that I love all of your reviews it makes me happy. I loved how this chapter played out, but I'm not sure that you will. I guess I will have to see.


Brooke sat quietly in the hospital bed watching Sam sleep. She missed the warmth that Sam had brought to her heart and she was glad that she got it back. She was just upset at how she got it back. Her thoughts kept going to Sam's parents, Rebecca and Steven. At first glance they looked fine, they looked safe. They made a great first impression on Brooke and she hates herself for not paying a better attention to what was going on with Sam and her family, if you can even call them that anymore.

The soft whimpers coming from Sam made Brooke silently cry. She continued to soothe her in her sleep. Ever since Brooke had found out that she couldn't have children she was devastated. She had wanted a family for as long as she could remember. Her parents were never around and she was an only child so all she had was her friends who seemed to find their families before she had done.

Haley and Nathan Scott had their son Jamie.

Peyton and Lucas Scott had their daughter Sawyer.

At one time Brooke had Julian and Sam, but now she doesn't have anybody.

The one thing she did know was that after tonight Sam was coming home with her no matter what.


Sam opens her eyes a little and notices tears on Brooke's cheeks.

"Are you crying?" Sam asks in a whisper.

"No," Brooke said not all too convincingly.

Sam raises her hand and wipes the tears away and Brooke smiles down at the girl in her arms.

"You should be sleeping."

"I can't. It's too hard, but you're making it better," Sam says with honesty. "What if they come looking for me?" Sam asks scared.

Brooke shakes her head.

"It won't matter, you're coming home with me and I am going to make sure that they can't see you and that they go to jail after they did to you."

"I'm scared."

"I know baby, I know."


Outside the room Julian was sitting in a chair with his head in his hands. Haley was looking at him sadly.

"You could've had all that."

Julian raises his head and nods.

"I know. I screwed up and Brooke won't forgive me."

Haley nods her head.

"She's still hurting. She hurt even worse when she found out that you were engaged to Alex."

"I'm sorry," Julian whispers.

"Sorry doesn't cut it," Haley says.

Those words were said by Brooke months ago.


"Sorry doesn't cut it!" Brooke screamed as she through Julian's clothes out her bedroom door.

"Brooke, what else am I supposed to say?" Julian said through his tears.

"Tell me it isn't true. Tell me you didn't sleep with her. Tell me you didn't cheat on me," Brooke says as tears fall from her face.

"I can't remember Brooke. I don't know."

Brooke laughs hostilely.

"You can't remember what a lame ass excuse. You could have been a better man and admitted the truth, Julian than I would think you would have some balls."

"Brooke, I love you so much, please baby."

Brooke shakes her head.

"You don't cheat on the ones you love. I mean is it my fault. Do you not love me because Sam's gone? Is it because I can't have children? Tell me what I did to make almost every guy I love want to cheat on me," Brooke says as she cries and lowers herself to the floor.

Julian kneels beside her, but Brooke pushes him back.

"GET OUT!"


"Julian, the detective is here," Haley states finally getting Julian's attention.

"Mr. Baker, I presume," Julian nods his head, "I'm detective Stewart and if I may I would like to speak with Samantha Walker."

Julian looks into Sam's room and he instantly meets Brooke's eyes. Brooke nods her head and Julian turns back to the detective.

"You can try, but I don't think that Sam wants to talk right now. Come on," Julian motions the detective to follow him into Sam's room.


Sam looks up towards the door and instantly snuggles into Brooke's side.

"Ms. Walker, I'm detective Stewart and I would like to ask you a few questions."

"I don't want to," Sam whispers.

"Sam if you answers my questions the sooner when can out your parents in jail."

"Can I stay with Brooke if I tell you?" Sam pleads.

The detective looks to Sam and to Brooke and sees the closeness between the two girls.

"I think I can make that happen."

Sam sighs and Brooke grabs her hand and squeezes it.

"It started 6 months ago. Steven, my dad started drinking and it got bad. Any little thing that I neglected to do I would get hit, but when he became drunk it got worse like today. My mom, Rebecca she just let happen, she didn't anything she just watched. What kind person just watches," Sam starts crying and Brooke has a hard time calming her down.

"I think that's enough for now detective Stewart," Julian states as he walks closer to the detective.

The detective nods his head and follows Julian outside.

"Promise me that you will find them and make them pay for hurting her," Julian states seriously.

"I will do my best. She's one lucky girl."

"Yeah, she survived them."

"No, that's not what I meant. She's lucky to have two people that care for her dearly and would do anything for her. Like I said, she's lucky."


A/N-I know that a lot of you probably hate me right now for what I made Julian do to Brooke. I even hated myself, but I came up with a workable plan and it adds a lot of drama into the story. Send me the reviews, good or bad because I know you love me. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.