A/N-Here is another chapter… I hope you enjoy it. Reviews are appreciated.

Previously on I Need You Now:

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.

Brianna stood in front of Peyton and Brooke. She was surprised to see them there.

"I do have a life outside of school," Peyton says with a smile.

"Do you two know each other?" Mary asks with curiosity.

Brianna turns to Mary and sighs.

"Teacher," Brianna says as she walks over to the window and looks outside. "I'll step outside so you can finish."

Mary looks at the young girl with a raised eyebrow.

"You wait outside my office. Do not take off. I need to talk to you after."

Brianna nods her head and smiles at Brooke and Peyton before leaving the office.

"You know Brianna Evans," Mary states.

"I'm her English teacher. She's got an attitude, but a good student."

"If you don't mind me asking, what is going to happen to her?" Brooke asks softly.

Mary looks at the young adult with sadness.

"I honestly don't know. Her current foster parents just gave up this morning. Now I have to see if I can place her into another home."

Brooke squeezes Peyton's hand which causes Peyton to look at her. In that one moment Brooke's eyes indicated all of what Peyton was secretly feeling.

"Place her with us," Peyton says which causes Mary to look surprised.

"Are you sure about that? I'm only asking because Brianna is complicated. I love the girl to death, but I think with you two being new to the whole parent's aspect it would prove to be difficult."

"Isn't being parent supposed to be difficult at sometimes. I teach a group of teenagers for a living. All come with their problems. Brianna maybe difficult, but as long as I have my wife I think we can handle anything she throws our way."

"If that's what you want to do."

Brooke and Peyton looked at each other and nodded their heads.

"I'll let you see her file. You can read it or leave it that's up to you. I'll let you two talk while I go speak with Brianna."

Mary hands the file to Peyton and quietly leaves her office.

Brooke turns to Peyton.

"Should we read it?"

Peyton sighs and sets the file down on the desk.

"I feel like it is an invasion of privacy. I don't want to read it. I want Brianna to tell us when she is comfortable."

Brooke nods her head.

"I agree. How do you think Brianna feels about this?"

Peyton looks at her wife and shrugs her shoulders.

Mary and Brianna are sitting on the chairs outside of Mary's office.

"Why'd you run?"

"To be honest, I have no idea. I do know that the Jones' weren't my idea of home you know?"

Mary looks at Brianna with sympathy.

"Maybe the reason why you ran was because you don't think you could find a home again, one that you can call yours."

"Mary, I lost the only family I knew."

"What's stopping you from getting another one?" Mary asks.

Brianna let that question stay in her head. She couldn't answer.

"Where am I going now?"

Mary looks at Brianna with confusion.

"I saw all my stuff in your office. Where am I going now?"

Mary smiles at Brianna.

"How do you feel about Brooke and Peyton?"

Brianna looks at Mary questioningly.

Everyone was sitting in Mary's office while Brianna continued to look out the window. The words of Mary brought Brianna out of her gaze as she turned around.

"That's it. Brianna you can go now. Try not to run off this time," Mary says with a smile.

Brooke walks over to Brianna.

"This all your stuff?" Brooke asks while pointing to the floor by her feet.

Brianna nods her head.

"I'll just take some stuff to the car. Peyton, do you want to help me?"

Peyton smiles and grabs the box from Brooke's hands and they walk out of the office leaving Brianna and Mary alone.

Brianna walks over to Mary's desk and pulls out something from her bag. Brianna sets down a container of chocolate frosting and a plastic spoon. Mary looks at the container and smiles at Brianna.

Brianna was sitting in the park. It was the anniversary of her mom and brother's death. Mary walks over to Brianna and sets down a container of chocolate frosting and a plastic spoon.

"What's this for?" Brianna asks.

"On the anniversary of my brother's death, chocolate was my comfort food. It helps."

"Does it really help?" Brianna asks.

"Sometimes, other times you just have to roll with the sadness."

Brianna looks at Mary and smiles slightly.

"On the anniversary of my family's death a friend bought me this and said it was comfort food. If it doesn't help sometimes you just have to roll with the sadness. I'm sorry about your brother," Brianna says sincerely.

Mary walks over to Brianna and hugs her.

"Don't be too hard on them Brianna. I mean it."

"I'll try not to," Brianna says as she pulls away from the hug and walks out the door.

The drive ride home to the Sawyer household was quiet. Brianna didn't want to talk to Peyton or Brooke and they both understood that. Once they arrived, Peyton showed Brianna her room and Brianna started unpacking. Peyton walks out of the room and sees Brooke in the kitchen with a smile on her face.

"What's got you so happy, baby?" Peyton says as she wraps her arms around Brooke's waist and kisses her neck.

"We are officially foster parents Peyton. It's kind of exciting."

"And a little intimidating, Brianna hasn't said a word since we got home."

Brooke turns around in Peyton's arms.

"She's adjusting, give her time," Brooke says before giving her wife a slow kiss.

Brianna walks down the stairs and sees Brooke and Peyton kissing. She rolls her eyes and announces her presence.

Brooke and Peyton turn around and their cheeks are rosy red.

"Sorry about that. Does it make you uncomfortable?" Brooke asks.

"No, you don't get to see a love like you two every day. No problems. I'm going out and I'm not hungry so don't ask."

"Curfew is 10:30," Peyton states.

Brianna nods her head and walks out the door.

"Her first night here and she doesn't want to have dinner with us," Brooke pouts causing Peyton to smile.

"She's adjusting Brooke," Brooke glares at her, "Your words dear," Peyton says with a laugh.

Brianna walks into the Tree Hill Cemetery and goes to her little brother's grave and her mother's grave.

Jacob Tyler Evans

1996-2007

Loving Brother, Son and Friend

Laura Rae Evans

1972-2007

Loving Mother, Daughter and Friend

Brianna kneels down and sighs.

"Hey guys, I'm in a new home today. There nice people, one of them is my teacher. How weird is that? I miss you guys and I love you. It sucks that you aren't here it really does. Mom, I'm making the promise I made you. It's a work in progress. Jakey, I miss you little man so much. I have no one to boss around."

Later that night, Brianna was tossing and turning in her bed. She looked at the clock and it read 12AM. She had just had a dream of her brother and mother and she was seriously missing them. Brianna walks downstairs into the kitchen where she sees Brooke and Peyton eating Oreos and drinking milk. Brianna sits down next to Peyton without a word, just a yawn. Brooke pours her a glass of milk and Peyton pushes the Oreo package towards her. Brianna dips the cookie in her milk.

All three girls sat in silence which they were okay with at least for now.

A/N-Now Brianna is living with Brooke and Peyton. We also know that Brooke and Peyton haven't told anybody about fostering kids. What is to come? What sort of trouble should Brianna get into to cause some drama in the story?