A/N-Here is chapter one for my new story. It will mostly revolve around Sam and her friends and or others, but there will be some interaction with the adults. It's kind of like the second generation of One Tree Hill in my eyes. Hope you enjoy it.

Chapter One: Late Mornings

Samantha stands in front of the mirror looking at the bruises that are fading from her skin. They were the bruises that made Sam into a different person, a person who didn't care about anything or felt anything she was just numb for the longest time. The bruises were a reminder of not to trust anyone so easily or you'll just wind up hurt. Or at least if your Sam.

Sam sighs and digs through her makeup bag. She was running late for school and she needed to try and at least cover the bruises so it wouldn't look so bad. With a frustrated groan Sam threw her bag onto the sink and walks out of her bathroom and knocks on her mom and dad's door.

"Mom! Open up the door please!"

Sam looks at her mother's disheveled appearance before shaking her head.

"Gross! I need your concealer. I'm all out."

Brooke turns slightly and calls to her husband.

"Julian, are you decent?"

"Yep."

Brooke opens the door further and allows Sam to come inside. Brooke bypasses her way to Julian and into her bathroom to get her makeup bag.

Julian glances at the clock and then looks at his daughter.

"Aren't you a little late Sampson?"

Sam glances at her mom and sees that she is preoccupied and Sam walks closer to her father.

"Nightmares daddy, I didn't sleep very well."

Julian pulls his daughter into a hug and kisses the top of her head.

"Do you need me to make you an appointment for the therapist?" Julian whispers so his wife wouldn't hear.

Sam silently nods her head and pulls away from her father.

"I'll do it as soon as you leave."

"Thank you."

Brooke comes back into the room with her makeup bag and hands it to her daughter.

"Do you need my help?" Brooke asks as Sam grabs the bag.

"Yes please."

Brooke turns to kiss her husband and then follows her daughter out of her room.

Brooke and Sam made their way to the bathroom and Sam sits down on the closed toilet seat. Brooke brings out the concealer and kneels in front of her daughter. She begins applying the make-up.

"They're starting to fade. Pretty soon they will be all gone."

"Mom, they will always be there no amount of makeup can change that," Sam murmurs.

Brooke stops what she is doing and leans her forehead against her daughter's.

"We're here for you Samantha. We are always here. I'm so sorry."

Sam chuckles softly.

"It's not your fault, so quit apologizing. I do have to get to school at some point though. Are you done?"

Brooke pulls back and nods her head.

"Yeah, you should probably get going. Am I going to see you after school?"

Sam shakes her head.

"After cheerleading."

Brooke smiles and nods her head.

"If you need anything just ask?" Brooke says as she stands up from her knees. They were starting to hurt.

"Um…can I borrow your car? Mine is still in the shop do you remember?" Sam looks down at her watch and then back at her mom. "And now I've missed the bus and I'd rather not walk."

Brooke grins and pulls Sam up from the toilet.

"You know where the keys are."

Brooke smiles as she watches her daughter leave the bathroom and frowns at the reasons why Sam's car was in the shop and why there were bruises on her daughter's body. She was sure there were more, but Sam didn't or hadn't revealed them yet.

Brooke walks into her bedroom and hears the ending of Julian's conversation over the phone.

"Thank-you Jesse. I'll tell Sam when she can come see you…Alright, goodbye."

Julian closes his cell phone and sits down on the bed. Brooke sits down next to him.

"She's late because of the nightmares right?"

Julian looks sadly at his wife and nods his head.

"I want her to get through this Julian," Brooke sighs and leans her head on her husband's shoulder. "I don't know what to do anymore."

Julian wrapped an arm around his wife and pulled her closer.

"I just don't want Sam to not believe in love." Thoughts of Sam's ex-boyfriend went through Julian's mind and he became a little angry. "I hate that prick!"

"Me too," Brooke whispers before kissing Julian's shoulder, "Me too."

Kelsey Daniels walks into her kitchen and sees her father, Trevor Daniels sitting at the table with his coffee in one hand and the paper in the other.

"Morning Dad," Kelsey says as she sits down and faces her father.

Trevor glances up from his paper and smirks. Clearly Kelsey was going to be late for school.

"Did you just wake up?" Trevor asks with a hint of humor in his voice.

Kelsey smiles and rolls her eyes.

"Last week I threw my alarm clock against my wall and I forgot to get a new one so I went to bed thinking my alarm was set…it wasn't."

"I'll get you one after my shift tonight. So, how was your night?" Trevor asks as he sets down his paper.

"I just hung out with Spencer mostly."

"You know if I didn't know any better I'd think you would like him."

Kelsey smiles and raises her eyebrows.

"Dad, he's not my type, guys aren't my type."

Trevor nods his head.

"I know that. Which leads me to my next question?" Trevor smiles when he hears his daughter groan. "How come you haven't brought any girls home?"

"I don't do relationships, they're too complicated dad."

Trevor just raises his eyebrow to this.

"I don't know what love is and I'd rather not find out."

"Kelsey, you can't go through your life like that. You'll just end up alone."

"Alone is better. Then you don't get any disappointment kind of like what you went through with mom," Kelsey finishes as she sets her hands in her lap.

"It's better to have loved and lost then to have never had love at all."

Kelsey just stares at her father.

"Sweetie, all that I am saying is to let someone in, someone other than your friends and family. Go fall in love because that will be the best thing that will ever happen to you, trust me on this."

"Did you love mom?" Kelsey asks quietly. It was always a sore subject to bring around her father. Trevor nods his head. "I was, but then I realized her true colors when she couldn't accept you, her own daughter, than my love her went away."

Kelsey nods her head and stands up from her chair.

"I'm going to go get ready for school."

Trevor nods his head and watches as his daughter runs up to her bedroom.

A/N-So, that's it for now. So I guess it begs the question…should I continue?