A/N: Here is another chapter. It took awhile to write because I am out of some ideas. There are key events that I want to put into this story, but I need tons of Chapters to get there, but anyway, some fresh ideas would help.

Sorry about the late update. It should have been up yesterday.

Chapter Seven: Just like Dad

Brooke, Sam and Peyton were sitting in the Davis living room just shooting off stories. At the moment Peyton was telling Brooke about how she met Sam.

"I met Sam when I was twelve."

Brooke glances at Sam who just rolls her eyes.

"I have to know what Sam was like," Brooke says with a grin. "Come on tell me."

Sam groans.

"You don't want to know Brooke, trust me on this one," Sam says as she gets up from the couch and heads to the kitchen.

Brooke bounces in her seat.

"Now I have to know, what happened?"

Peyton smiles and starts her story.

"I had been dating Julian for a few months. He told me his history and asked if I wanted to meet his daughter. I told him I did and he set it up. We met at the park because Sara wanted to drop off Sam and when I first saw Sam I instantly knew why."

Sam sits down in a huff on the couch.

"This isn't fair you guys," Brooke says with a whine. "Tell me."

"12 year old Samantha Baker was wearing baggy pants, a t-shirt with skulls on it, black make-up, her eye shadow and eye liner with mascara. I was shocked."

Brooke laughs hard and Sam just shakes her head.

"How did Julian take it?" Brooke asks after her laughing subsides.

"Dad grounded me for two weeks, but after that day Peyton and I hung out all the time."

"Julian was working, wasn't he?" Brooke asks gently.

Sam looks at Brooke and nods before getting up and leaving the room and into her bedroom. Brooke brings her attention to Peyton when she hears Peyton sigh.

"He doesn't spend a lot of time with Sam does he?"

"Unfortunately no. Sam loves her daddy and Julian loves Sam. Sometimes his priorities are wrong."

"That has to change," Brooke mentions. "I wouldn't mind him doing that when we are married, but he Sam and it's not just for the summer. It's for the entire year. I know he loves his work, but his daughter has to come first. Sara spends all of her time with Sam, why doesn't Julian?"

Peyton throws her hands up in the air.

"Julian tries, he really does. He takes a day out of his week when Sam stays and they hang out together. Sam had spent most of her time with me. She just misses her dad, but she never complains."

"It's not fair on Sam. I never had my parents growing up. It's important for Sam to spend time with her father."

"Dad knows," Sam says as she enters the room again. "My grandpa was never there for daddy," Sam sits down on the couch and brings her feet up. "My grandma was the only one there really. My dad told my grandpa about the pregnancy and he called him a failure and I just think dad is still looking for his approval, an approval he may never get. I feel bad for him."

-WLOM-

"Well I'm glad that you finally found your Peyton," Paul says as he enters Tric and takes a seat next to Julian who was nursing a scotch.

Julian doesn't respond he just takes another sip.

"Are you going to ignore me now?" Paul asks after he orders a scotch himself.

"No Paul, I can't ever ignore you, you won't allow it."

"At least you did something right this time," Paul mentions nonchalantly.

Julian turns in his seat and glares at his father.

"Is that a dig at my daughter?"

Paul shakes his head.

"No I love my granddaughter, but what I don't love is the fact that her supposed father is sitting here in a bar drinking when he should be at home with his family."

"Like you would know anything about it."

"You're right I don't. I was never around. I was too busy working on movies. Apparently, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, now does it?"

Paul places his cash on the bar top and leaves Julian alone to stir in his thoughts.

-WLOM-

Julian walks into his house and spots Brooke and Sam sitting on the couch staring at the TV. Julian catches what's on the TV and sighs.

"What are you two watching?"

"Project Runway, dad."

"Yeah Julian, Project Runway."

Julian shakes his head and sits in between his two girls.

"I talked to my dad today."

"What did Paul have to say?" Sam asks hesitantly.

"He mentioned to me that I was turning into him."

Brooke slowly gets up from the couch and heads out of the room thinking that this was an important talk between father and daughter. Julian turns to Sam.

"I don't want to be like my father. I know I haven't really been around while you stay with me, but I want to change that. From now on I have to change it. I'm really sorry Sampson."

Sam cuddles in close to her father.

"It's okay daddy, I know you're busy."

Julian wraps his arms around his daughter's.

"It's no excuse. I'm sorry."

-WLOM-

Julian walks into his bedroom and sees his fiancé sitting on the bed with a smile on her face.

"I'm glad someone got a hold of you because otherwise you would have been facing an argument with me."

Julian sighs and sits down next to Brooke.

"You noticed it before me didn't you?"

"It's easy for an outsider Julian. It's harder when you're in the mix."

"I'm going to fix it. I promised Sam and I'm going to fix it."

Brooke gives Julian a sweet kiss.

"Good."

-WLOM-

Sam flips up her phone when it rings and she smiles at the voice.

"How'd it go?"

"It worked and I thank you for what you did."

"I just don't like history repeating. It's bad enough of what I thought about you before."

"All that's changed now or at least I hope it will."

"I hope so too Samantha."

"Thanks again Grandpa."

"Goodnight."

"Night."

Sam shuts her phone and turns out her light with a smile on her face. Things were going to be different.

She was right about one thing. It was going to be different, but not for the reasons she thinks.