A/N-Another chapter. I am so involved with this story it's unreal, but I love writing it. Enjoy the new chapter.
Mary sat in her office facing the Jones'. They had requested a meeting yesterday and set one up for this morning.
"You still haven't found her," Mrs. Jones says from her seat.
Mary looks at the older couple and sighs.
"We did, but she ran and we don't know where to."
"Mary, as much as we love being foster parents we think that Brianna maybe a little too much. This is the 3rd time she has run from our house," Mr. Jones says in a deep calming voice.
"Nancy, Anthony, please give this another chance. If you turn her away Brianna won't have a place to go."
"My wife and I have talked about this. We know you care for this girl deeply, but we can't do it anymore. We're done. Come on Nancy," Anthony says as he stands up from his chair and starts walking to the closed door.
"I understand," Mary states quietly.
Nancy smiles apologetically and follows her husband out the door.
Mary watches the older couple walk out of her office. Mary picks up the file with the name Brianna Evans on it. As she flips through the papers she remembers the first time she met Brianna; when Brianna was 13.
30 year old Mary Stevens walks to a crying 13 year old girl who she just learned was Brianna Evans.
Mary sits across from Brianna.
"Brianna, my name is Mary and I'm your social worker."
Brianna wipes away her tears and looks at Mary.
"Where am I going to go?"
"You are going to stay with a nice family for awhile."
"Do you people always dumb things down? I'm 13 not 5. I'm going to a foster home."
Mary smiles at the young girl.
"I know you are grieving Brianna, but I promise it does get better."
Brianna looks at Mary and quickly looks away.
"Did you lose somebody?" Brianna asks softly.
"I lost my brother Danny when I was 15."
Brianna nods her head.
"I lost my brother Jacob and my mom Laura," Brianna says as tears start to roll down her cheeks. "It hurts Mary. It really hurts."
Mary walks around the table and wraps her arm around Brianna and comforts her with soothing words.
"Brianna, you better be okay," Mary states before logging onto her computer.
Brooke and Peyton were in their kitchen eating breakfast. Peyton looked as though she was completely out of it. Brooke sets down her spoon and starts talking to her wife.
"Peyton, honey, what are you thinking about?"
Peyton looks at Brooke and frowns.
"Do you remember Brianna Evans?"
"Yeah, she seemed like a nice girl, why?"
"Well after our dinner we had to run to the school because I left something in the teacher's lounge."
"I thought it was weird because you didn't come out with anything in your hands."
Peyton nods her head.
"I saw Brianna sleeping in the lounge or about to sleep. Brooke, I don't think she has a place to stay."
"Either that or she's a runaway. What are you going to do?"
"I have to talk to her. I don't want to scare her off if I inform the police."
"Peyton, if she's a runaway, why is she in school?"
Peyton shakes her head.
"I don't know. I'll deal with that later. What was that phone call about earlier?"
Brooke looks at Peyton with a huge smile.
"Mary Stevens called to tell is that we have been approved to be foster parents. We have a meeting with her tomorrow afternoon."
Peyton walks over to Brooke and picks her up.
"This is so great, baby, but are you sure you want to do this because we could always try for a baby," Peyton says as Brooke wraps her legs around Peyton's waist.
"As much as I would like to be pregnant right now…it's just not in the works at least not yet. We should help those in need first," Brooke says before kissing her wife. Peyton returns the kiss and sets Brooke on the countertop. Peyton pulls away and smirks.
"I have to go to work and so do you," Peyton says while backing away from a very sexually frustrated Brooke.
"That's not fair P. Sawyer. You can't leave me high and dry."
Peyton smirks again and shrugs her shoulders.
"I am so getting some tonight," Brooke yells to Peyton as she watches her leave the house.
"I need a cold shower," Brooke mumbles as she walks upstairs and to her bathroom.
Peyton arrived at the school a little early. She wanted to talk to Brianna before school started.
Peyton walked to the teacher's lounge and found it empty so she decided to walk around the school to try and find her. She did eventually in the library.
Brianna was sitting at a table reading a book. Peyton sat down at the table across from her. Brianna looked up from her book and raised her eyebrow.
"I saw you last night," Peyton states.
"A lot of people saw me last night."
"Why are you sleeping in the teacher's lounge?" Peyton looks.
Brianna looked around the room to find an easy escape. Peyton's words stopped her.
"You don't have to run."
Brianna looks at Peyton and sighs.
"What do you want?"
"You don't have to keep running Brianna."
"Running is what I do best," Brianna whispers.
"I used to say that people always leave. I don't want you to be one of those people. I want to help you Brianna."
"There is nothing you can do."
"Can I ask you one question then?"
Brianna nods her head for her to continue.
"Why'd you enroll in school if you're running?"
Brianna looks at Peyton with sadness in her eyes.
"I promised someone that no matter what I did I would finish high school. I have to go," Brianna says quickly as she runs out of the library.
That was the last time Peyton saw Brianna that day.
Brooke and Peyton sat in Mary Steven's office holding hands.
"I am so glad that you too got approved. There are lots of kids out there who need help," Mary says with a smile.
"My wife and I love kids and we just want to become parents and we thought that this was the best way to start," Peyton says with a smile.
"Everything checks out. If you want we can get everything started right away and we will place a teenager with you."
"That would be great," Brooke says excitedly.
A phone rings in the office interrupting the meeting.
"I'm sorry, can you hold on for a few moments," Mary asks Peyton and Brooke.
They nod their heads and Mary answers the phone.
"Mary Stevens…you found her…where was she? Send her in. She's not getting out of my sight," Mary hangs up the phone and looks at Peyton and Brooke. "They just found runaway, I'm sorry about that."
Mary's door opens and a strong muscular man walks in with Brianna Evans over his shoulders.
"You need to put me down, dude. This is so not fair!" Brianna yells.
The man sets Brianna down in front of Mary.
"Brianna, where have you been?" Mary asks with a raised eyebrow.
"On vacation," Brianna says with a smirk.
Peyton looks to Brooke and then to Mary and back to Brooke.
"Brianna?" Peyton says.
Brianna turns around and faces Brooke and Peyton.
"What are you doing here?" Brianna asks.
A/N-Sorry I left it there, but I had to. Hope you liked it. Plenty more to come, if you have any ideas on what trouble Brianna gets herself into please let me know. REVIEW!