A/N-It's been awhile and I apologize…a lot of stuff has happened like me graduating and dealing with the real world, but summer is here and I don't start college until Spring of 2011 so until I have a job I am basically free to write. Hope you enjoy the chapter.
Chapter Six: Since When
Haley answers her front door when she hears the doorbell ring. Haley opens the door and smiles when she sees Brooke, Julian and Sam on the other side.
"Come on in guys."
"How have you guys been?" Haley asks.
"Great, Sam told me she made a new friend."
Haley looks at Sam and smiles.
"She's pretty cool actually. She's had it rough."
Haley looks at Brooke and raises an eyebrow. Brooke just shrugs her shoulders and leans against Julian.
"I feel like I'm ignoring you Julian."
Julian smiles.
"It's okay…I'm not good at the whole girl talk just ask Sam."
Haley looks at Sam and sees Sam blush.
"I think I'll just go see what Nathan is doing."
All the girls watch as Julian walks out of the room.
"I'll just go up and get Jamie and the others, make your selves at home."
"I always do," Sam says.
Brooke looks at Sam whose feet are on the coffee table. Sam looks at Brooke's motherly glare and she slowly takes her feet off of the table.
"Thank you."
Haley walks into her son's room and sees Brittany and Jamie drawing.
"Jamie, Sam and Brooke are here."
Jamie jumps up at squeals and quickly runs out of the room. Brittany stands up.
"Did you just say Sam?"
"Yeah, why?"
"She's the one I met at the rivercourt. See you downstairs Aunt Haley."
Haley is left standing in the empty room when Quinn walks in.
"Haley, what are you doing?"
"My son and my niece just ran off."
"Why?"
Haley turns to Quinn.
"Because apparently their best friends are here."
"What are you talking about?"
"Brooke and her daughter Sam is here which happens to be the person that Brittany met at the river court."
Quinn smiles.
"Does Sam really have a good head on her shoulders?" Quinn asks out of concern for her daughter.
Haley nods her head and smiles.
"Yep, she does."
"Good, now I can go down and meet her."
Haley smiles and follows her sister downstairs to entertain her guests.
Brittany approaches the living room with a smile on her face when she sees her cousin and Sam laughing at something Jamie had said.
"Hey guys," Brittany says when she approaches them.
Sam looks up and is surprised to see Brittany.
"You're Haley's niece?"
Brittany nods her head.
"Yep, is that a problem?"
Sam stands up and shakes her head.
"No, I just never thought I would have more in common with Haley James Scott."
Haley and Quinn stand behind Brittany.
"Sam, am I that bad?" Haley says with a pretend pout.
Sam laughs and shakes her head.
"No, I'm just messing with you."
Quinn clears her throat behind Haley and Brittany rolls her eyes.
"Mom this is Sam."
"Hey there Sam."
"So, you were 16 when you had Brittany."
Brittany chuckles and Quinn stays quiet.
"Samantha!" Brooke yells.
"What? It was just a question."
Everyone in the room laughs. Nathan, Jamie and Julian step into the room to see what was going on.
Sam looks up at spots Julian, she smiles.
"Britt, these are my parents, Brooke and Julian."
Sam smiles when she sees the look in Julian's eyes. Brooke smiles at him as well.
"I'm Brittany. Don't ever call me that, it's just Britt."
After the meet and greet everyone sat down at dinner where Lydia told stories about Haley and Quinn as kids which caused the whole table to laugh out loud. Quinn kept taking glances at Brittany and seeing her smile caused her heart to soar. Quinn looked at Sam as well and realized that for the first time in a long time that Brittany could chose the right friends.
After dinner Lydia went down for the night because she was feeling tired. Quinn and Haley knew right away that things were worsening with their mother and they didn't like it one bit.
Julian, Nathan and Jamie went out to get ice cream for all the girls left.
Haley, Quinn and Brooke stayed in the kitchen to talk while Sam and Brittany were in the living room once again.
"So, Brooke, Haley here tells me that you adopted Sam."
Brooke looks up at Quinn and smiles.
"Yeah, I did. I first fostered Sam and then after awhile I realized that I never wanted her to go."
"I'm jealous of you and Sam's mother daughter relationship," Quinn admits.
Brooke smiles sadly at Quinn.
"Yeah, but you have had Brittany for her whole life at least in some way. I've only had Sam for a year."
The girls stay silent for awhile until Quinn turns to her younger sister.
"Haley, Brittany and I will be leaving you soon."
Haley raises an eyebrow.
"What do you mean soon?"
"As soon as I can find a suitable house for me and my daughter."
"The house next to mine is for sale," Brooke says with a smile.
Quinn turns to Brooke and waits for her to continue.
"It's affordable if you have a good job. I mean I don't even know what you do."
"I'm a photographer."
Brooke smiles.
"Well before I leave I can give you the address for sale and then you can go check it out. I'm sure Sam will be happy if it all works out."
Quinn laughs softly.
"I'm sure both of our daughters would be happy if it all worked out."
In the living room Sam and Brittany were talking a little bit about each other's past.
"I've had foster homes that were the worst. I've been beat and burned."
"That sucks Sam, but at least you have Brooke now right?"
Sam smiles and nods her head.
"Yeah, I'm glad about that. So, how did you become-?"
"An addict?"
Sam nods her head. Brittany clears her throat.
"Slowly I guess. I had bad friends, but at the time I didn't see that. I guess it just happened. I went from being the good girl to the bad girl in one fare swoop. I was stupid mostly."
When the doorbell rings Brittany stands up.
"I'll get it!"
Brittany opens the door.
"Can I help you?"
"I'm looking for Quinn."
Brittany's eyes narrow.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Clay."
Brittany smirks and turns around.
"MOM, Clay's here!"
Clay's eyebrows raise and he has pure shock written all over his face. Quinn slowly walks up to the door and looks at her boyfriend.
"Hi Clay."
Clay manages to get something out of his mouth.
"Since when do you have a daughter?"
A/N-Okay so I left it as a cliffy and I'm not apologizing for it because it was on purpose, but I will have another update soon.