Disclaimer: I own Carly, Justin, and Austin. All other characters are property of Mark Schwahn.

Author's Note: Like I said in the series preview, this fic will get updated once a week because I'm doing this like an actual television show. Review and let me know what you think.

Can't Go Back

Episode 1: Seeking Answers

Twelve years ago

Jake Jagielski hung up the phone and sank into a chair. He couldn't believe that Nicki had custody of Jenny. On top of that, Nicki had disappeared and there was no record of a Nicki Simpson ever existing. There was a knock on the door and Haley James walked in. "Has anyone found her?"

"No. There's no record of her ever existing."

"She changed her name."

"We could try using Jenny's name." Haley shook her head, slipping her hand into his.

"Do you know how many Jenny's and Jennifer's there are?"

"I have to find her, Hales. She's my little girl."

"I know. I miss her too. I also know that if Nicki doesn't want to be found, she won't be."

"You're her mom. No matter what Nicki says, you're Jenny's mom." Haley's eyes filled with tears and she placed a soft kiss on Jake's cheek.

"I love you, do you know that?" Jake nodded and pulled his girlfriend into his lap.

"I love you, too." He brushed her tears away and she leaned back, snuggling into his chest.

"She'll come back, Jake. She'll have questions and she'll come back." The statement was quiet but true. The next time they saw Jenny, she would be demanding answers.

Madeleine Knight looked around her new apartment and smiled to herself. This was her second chance. She had custody of her two-year-old daughter and there was no way anyone could find her. She turned to look at Jenny, who was playing quietly with her toys, and her smile grew. Jenny was all hers now and no one could change that. She had tried doing things the easy way but Jake and Haley had refused.

Jake had said that Haley was Jenny's mother and that had pissed Madeleine off. Yes, she had taken off when Jenny was only two-months-old, but she had been scared. She was ready now. Ready for her daughter. She had been ready for Jake as well. Jake, however, had moved on. Seeing Jake, Haley, and Jenny together had hurt her. Haley had taken her position and she wanted it back. She had shown up at Jake's door, demanding to see her daughter. Haley hadn't liked that. She had slammed the door in Madeleine's face and called Jake.

In the end, Madeleine had won and now she and Jenny were safe. It hurt that Jenny had called Haley Mommy, but that didn't matter now. Jenny was hers and hers alone. "Mommy." Madeleine smiled, it had taken three months, but she was Mommy now. She would love to see Haley's face now.

"What is it, baby girl?"

"Firsty."

Twelve years later- September 2006

Haley Jagielski was folding laundry when the doorbell rang. She stood up and moved to the front door, surprised to find a young girl with dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. "Can I help you?"

"I'm looking for Jake Jagielski."

"You've got the right place but Jake isn't here right now. You can come in and wait."

"Thank you."

"What's your name?" Haley asked as she shut the door, behind the younger girl.

"Jenny Knight." Haley froze and looked at Jenny. Her hair had darkened to a bronzy-blonde color, but Haley would recognize those eyes anywhere, Jake's eyes. It was her.

"How old are you?"

"Fourteen." Haley nodded and ran a hand through her hair. Jenny was even more beautiful than she could have imagined.

"Jake should be back soon." Jenny nodded and an awkward silence fell between them.

"You're sure you don't mind me being here?"

"No, not at all. Make yourself comfortable. I'll be in the kitchen if you need anything." Jenny nodded and moved to the couch, placing her bags on the ground beside her. Haley had only taken two steps toward the kitchen when a little girl with caramel brown hair ran down the stairs and skidded to a stop in front of her.

"Up, Mommy," three-year-old Carly demanded. Haley smiled and picked her daughter up.

"What's up, baby girl?" Jenny smiled as she watched the interaction between them.

"Hungry."

"You can't wait until dinner?" Carly shook her head and widened her emerald green eyes.

"Hungry now. Uncle Nate gave me popcorn for lunch." Haley smiled and rolled her eyes, she should have expected that. Nathan was a total pushover for Carly's baby girl eyes. It was something he'd have to work on before the arrival of the twins that he and Peyton were expecting in March.

"How about a snack? Daddy should be home in a few minutes and dinner will be ready in about thirty minutes." Carly nodded, taking what she could get. Haley laughed and kissed the top of her daughter's head before turning to Jenny. "Do you want anything?"

"No, thank you." Haley smiled then disappeared into the kitchen. She had just gotten Carly settled with Goldfish crackers and lemonade when Jake came into the kitchen.

"Daddy!" Jake smiled and kissed the top of Carly's head and stealing some of her Goldfish before placing a kiss on Haley's cheek.

"Hey, how are my girls?" Haley smiled and placed a quick on his lips.

"We're good. We've got company." Since he'd come in through the kitchen door, he hadn't seen anyone and he wondered who it could be.

"Who?"

"Jenny."

"Who's Jenny?" Carly asked.

"You remember. She's your sister. Mommy and Daddy told you about her," Haley explained. Carly nodded before returning to her snack. She was still too young to understand exactly what was going on.

"How long has she been here?"

"About ten minutes." Jake pulled Haley to him, taking in her scent. They had both known that this day was coming but now that it was here, they were terrified. "Are you ready for this?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." Haley picked Carly up and the three of them walked to the living room, Jake's arm holding Haley to his side. Jenny looked up as soon as they entered the living room and met Jake's eyes briefly before looking away.

"You can do this," Haley whispered. Jake looked down at her and smiled. He didn't know what he would do without this woman. She was amazing and he was lucky to have her. She provided a constant source of strength and right now, he needed that.

Carly sat contentedly in Haley's arms, looking intently at Jenny. Haley held Carly close, feeling the little girl's heart beat next to hers. It made her feel calm and relaxed.

What had Nicki told Jenny? Did she know where Jenny was? If Jenny wanted to stay with them, would Nicki take her away again? Would Jenny hate them? Questions and possibilities raced through Haley's mind. She hoped with all of her heart that they could make things work.

Jenny looked at Haley and Jake and the little girl in Haley's arms. Her half-sister she guessed. She was a beautiful little girl, a combination of Haley and Jake. Jake. Her father. The reason she was here. She had been looking at pictures when she found one of him. All her mom had told her was that his name was Jake Jagielski, he was her father, and he hadn't wanted her.

"So, Jenny's back?" Nathan asked. Haley nodded.

"Yeah and Nicki completely twisted everything around. She made Jake look like the bad guy."

"I know Nicki's a bitch, but if she honestly loved Jake, she wouldn't have done this to him," Brooke said.

"I know. We knew this would happen one day, but she's so angry. It's so much harder than I thought it would be." Peyton nodded and placed a comforting hand on Haley's arm.

"You'll be okay. You guys will figure everything out. Jenny just needs some time. She grew up with Nicki and that couldn't have been easy."

"God, I just hate seeing Jake hurt like this. I wish there was something I could do but there's not."

"What about you? This has got to be hard on you, too," Lucas said.

"It is. I look at her and I see a little girl with dark blonde hair that called me Mommy and then I see who she really is and how much damage Nicki has done and it hurts. Nicki got exactly what she wanted. Jenny hates Jake." Peyton and Brooke stood up and enveloped Haley in a hug.

"It'll be okay, Hales," Brooke whispered into Haley's hair. Haley smiled sadly as tears slid down her cheeks.

"I wish it was that easy. Everything is so messed up." Brooke looked at her five-month-old son, sleeping in his carrier, and her own eyes filled with tears. She couldn't imagine putting Justin and Lucas through that. They meant everything to her and even if Lucas broke her heart she couldn't make their son hate him.

"Some people shouldn't be allowed to have children." Haley laughed and wrapped her arms around Brooke.

"That's the truth."

"So, where are Jake and Jenny?" Nathan questioned.

"At home. Jenny's obviously going to be staying for a while so Jake is helping her unpack in one of the guest rooms." When she and Carly had left, they'd been talking about Jake's basketball career. It wasn't a meaningful conversation as far as fixing their severely damaged relationship went but at least they were talking. Haley looked over at Carly to make sure she was okay and smiled when she saw the little girl coloring contentedly in one of the coloring books that Nathan and Peyton kept for her at their house.

"Have you heard from Nicki yet?" Peyton asked.

"No, but I'm guessing that phone call's coming soon and it's one that I'm definitely not looking forward to." Brooke and Peyton finally released Haley but stayed beside her.

"Is there anything you need us to do?" Nathan asked. Haley smiled, this was why she loved her friends. They were always there for her, willing to do anything for her and she would do the same for her.

"Actually, could you guys come to dinner tomorrow night? We want Jenny to get to know everyone and I think this is the best way to do it. Just include her in something normal and try to make her feel welcome." They all agreed quickly and Haley smiled in thanks.

"How do you like Charleston, Jenny?" Brooke asked.

"It seems like a nice place. Everyone's been really nice." They'd had a really nice dinner. There had been a few awkward pauses but overall, it had been nice. Normal and Jenny had been included in everything. It was exactly what Haley had hope for. Still, she got the feeling that Jenny's anger was growing and she was looking for an outlet.

"When do you start school?" Peyton asked.

"Haley's taking me to register Monday." They didn't know how long Jenny was staying but she and Haley had both agreed that education was important. They'd already called her previous high school and withdrawn her and all Jenny had to do was pick her classes.

They continued talking through dessert and once they were finished, Brooke, Peyton, Lucas, and Nathan moved to the living room with Carly and Justin while Jake, Haley, and Jenny stayed behind to clear the table. That was when Jake asked the question that pushed Jenny over the edge. "What do you think about Carly?"

Jenny tensed and Haley immediately noticed but hoped that it wouldn't lead to an all-out confrontation. It was a natural question and Jenny's reaction was natural as well considering what she had been told about Jake. "She seems like a great kid. How come you couldn't be there for me like you are for her?"

"I was there for you, Jenny. I loved you. I still love you." Jenny shook her head, her mom had told this might happen. Jake would try to make it seem like he was the good parent. She couldn't believe that he'd actually tried it.

"Mom told me you would say that." Jake ground his teeth in frustration and Haley stood back, letting relieve some of the tension that had built between them. Jake knew that he had walked straight into this by asking Jenny what she thought about his sister. He had tried for a neutral topic of conversation but it obviously hadn't worked.

"Jenny, your mom says a lot of things but that doesn't mean they're true."

"How would you know? At least she was there for me. That's more than I can say about you." Jake was silent. He didn't know how to respond to that. "Tell your friends I had a nice time. I'm going to bed." Jenny turned and ran from the kitchen. Jake silently cursed and ran a hand through his hair.

"She's mad at me for choosing Carly over her." Haley shook her head as she moved to stand in front of her husband and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"You didn't choose Carly over Jenny. Nicki took Jenny away and we couldn't find her. In her mind, she has every right to be angry with you. She doesn't know the truth but she will. Baby, it will get easier." He sighed and rested his chin on her head.

"I hope so. Haley, I don't know what to do." She pulled back slightly and looked up at him, reaching up to brush her hand against his cheek.

"You'll figure it out. We all will." He smiled and leaned down to kiss her.

"I don't know what I'd do without you. I love you." She smiled and reached up, placing a quick kiss on his lips.

"I love you, too." He captured her lips in another kiss just as Brooke came in.

"Oh, sorry." Haley giggled and turned to face her best friend.

"Hey, I was just coming to see if everything was okay. We kind of heard the argument."

"Yeah, we're okay. Just more of the backlash from Nicki's brainwashing," Haley explained.

"Okay, well, we're going to go." Haley nodded and she and Jake hugged Brooke.

"Tell everyone we said bye." Brooke smiled as she left the kitchen, understanding that they needed to be alone. To know that they had each other.

Jenny sat in her room, thinking about what Jake had said. Was he telling the truth about her mom? She wanted to believe Jake but he had abandoned her. Then again, her mom had lied about her real name. She had been nine at the time.

Madeleine kept their pictures in photo albums labeled by year. Jenny had been looking through one of them when a picture fell out. It had been one of Jake and her mom. She had flipped it over and seen two names. Jake and Nicki.

When she asked about it, Madeleine had explained. That was one of the reasons she was here. She also wanted to find out why Jake had abandoned her and ask Haley about the letter she had found in a box of her baby clothes in San Dimas.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Come in." Haley smiled as she came into the room.

"Hey, I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Jenny offered a smile but Haley could tell that it wasn't real. "Jenny, you don't have to pretend with me."

"I'm confused. I know that Jake is my father but I don't understand why he didn't want me or even if that's the truth. Mom told me so many lies that I don't know what to believe anymore. I don't even know if Jenny is my real name." Haley smiled, resisting the urge to play with Jenny's hair like she had when Jenny was a baby.

"It is. You've been Jenny since the day you were born. That's one thing that you weren't lied to about." Jenny sighed and without warning, rested her head on Haley's shoulder, taking her by surprise. A trusting gesture so early on in the mess that they were obviously entering was surprising to both of them.

"Is it wrong that I trust you more than Jake even though I don't know either one of you?" Haley laughed, running her hands through Jenny's dark hair despite her doubts.

"No. I can't explain it but I don't think it's wrong."

"I'm sorry about dinner tonight. I didn't mean to snap like that but everything just sort of built up and then Jake asked me about Carly and it kind of pushed me over the edge."

"I understand. This would be overwhelming for an adult but I can't imagine being fourteen and going through it. High school's hard enough as it is." Jenny laughed but Haley heard the sadness in the sound.

"God, everything is so messed up. I don't know what to believe anymore. I don't know who I am anymore."

"You'll figure it out. It may take a while but you'll figure it out." Jenny laughed tiredly and Haley kissed the top of her head.

"I'm going to take a nice, long, hot bath." Haley smiled as she stood up.

"Okay, Jake and I are just down the hall if you need us." She got to the door then turned around. "There's some bubble bath, scented candles, and bath oils under the sink."

"Thanks, Haley." Haley nodded before closing the door behind her and walking down the hall toward the room she and Jake shared.

Monday morning, Jake and Jenny were sitting at the kitchen table, talking as they ate breakfast. It wasn't about anything big and it wouldn't fix their relationship but it was a start. One that they both needed and wanted. "What was California like?"

"It was really nice. It's beautiful there all the time, even in the winter. I love it." Jake nodded, that was the same way he felt about Charleston.

"Sounds like you miss it."

"I miss the weather and my friends yes but my mom? Not so much." She didn't want to go into detail right now because she barely knew Jake and she still wasn't sure she trusted him but she wanted him to know that she was in no hurry to get back to California.

"Bad relationship?" Jake didn't want to push but he was curious. He'd always wondered what kind of mom Nicki was but he could wait until Jenny was ready to talk to him. He would do this on her terms.

"Something like that. I wasn't unhappy but I definitely could have been happier. So, I'm sorry about dinner the other night. I know that you didn't choose Carly over me. It's just going to take some time for me to trust you."

"I know. You didn't have to apologize. I get that you're angry and I'll give you all the time you need. I'm not going anywhere, Jenny. I'll be here if you need anything." Jenny nodded and reached out to place her hand in Jake's but hesitated then pulled back. "It's okay. Take your time." She nodded and met his eyes for the first time since she'd gotten to Charleston.

"I want to trust you. I just-I want you to know that."

"I do know that." Jenny held Jake's gaze for several more seconds then broke it and looked down, confused by the sudden rush of emotions that she felt.

"Hey, you guys okay?" Haley asked, coming into the kitchen with Carly.

"Yeah, we were just talking," Jenny answered. Haley smiled as she put Carly in her high chair.

"Is it okay if I join you?"

"Yeah."

"Do you need me to take Carly to daycare?" Jake asked.

"No, I've got it. Can you pick her up, though? Jenny and I are going shopping after school and it will be a lot easier without Carly."

"I like shopping." Haley smiled and ruffled Carly's hair playfully.

"I know you do, baby, but you'll be tired by the time we're ready to go to the mall."

"'kay."

"I have to go. I'll see you girls later."

"Bye, Daddy." Jake smiled and kissed the top of Carly's head. Haley and Jenny simply waved as he left, already engrossed in a conversation about what they had to that morning. He was glad that even if Jenny couldn't trust him yet, she could trust Haley.

Jenny let out a shaky breath, gripping her schedule tightly as she and Haley stepped out of the office. She shouldn't be nervous but she was. Besides the fact that it was her first year of high school, it was her first day at a new school. "You'll be okay," Haley assured.

"I'm nervous." Haley smiled and placed a reassuring hand on the younger girl's arm.

"It'll be okay. You'll do great. Just be yourself." Jenny shook her head, it wasn't that easy. She wished it was, but it wasn't.

"I don't know who that is anymore."

"You'll figure it out. Just relax and you'll be fine."

"Haley, I can't do this."

"Yes, you can. Look, just go to your first three classes and if you still feel that way, call me and I'll come get you." Jenny nodded.

"Okay." Haley smiled and hugged her.

"Okay. You'll be fine. I promise, Jen." Jenny nodded again and watched Haley leave before looking down at her schedule. She started down the hall, looking for her first class.

"You look like you're a little lost." Jenny looked up in surprise. She hadn't been expecting to meet anyone. All she wanted was to get through the day in one piece and now there was a very cute boy offering to help her out.

"Try very lost. I have no idea where I'm supposed to go." He laughed and took her schedule from her.

"Jennifer?" he asked, seeing her name at the top of the paper.

"It's Jenny." He smiled, his brown eyes sparkling as he looked down at her schedule.

"It's nice to meet you, Jenny. I'm Austin Kinkirk." He looked at her classes, thoroughly impressed.

"Is something wrong?"

"No. I'm just surprised that a freshmen is taking classes like these." Jenny rolled her eyes and took her schedule from him, continuing down the hall. She had enough going on in her life without being questioned about the classes she was taking. Austin laughed and took a couple of steps to keep up with here.

"Jenny."

"Look, I've got enough going on without you laughing at me."

"Jenny, I wasn't laughing. I was just impressed that you're taking those classes. Not many freshmen take advanced classes. Not many students in my grade take advanced classes." Jenny stopped and looked up at him, realizing that she didn't know how old he was or what grade he was in.

"What grade are you in?"

"I'm a junior and I'm sixteen."

"I'm sorry for acting like a bitch, it's just that my life is kind of a mess right now." He smiled but didn't ask questions and Jenny liked that. Liked that he respected her privacy.

"It's okay. By the way, you're going the wrong way. Honors English is that way." He pointed the way they had come from and Jenny blushed.

"I feel like an idiot."

"You shouldn't. It took me three weeks to learn where all of my classes were," he admitted as they turned right and started up a flight of stairs.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah and I don't admit that to just anyone." Jenny smiled as they stopped in front of a classroom.

"This is your classroom. If you want, I can meet you here after class is over and help you find your next class."

"I would like that."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you." Jenny smiled as she watched Austin walk away. Maybe moving to Charleston could have more than one reward.

"Hey, how was school?" Jake asked, standing in the doorway of Jenny's room.

"It was good. I met a lot of people." Jake smiled, glad that Jenny seemed to be adjusting well.

"That's good. Any guys?" Jenny looked up in surprise, trying to see whether or not her dad was upset by the idea. When she saw the smile he was trying to hide, she laughed.

"Maybe." It was nice to be able to joke with him but she wanted more out of their relationship. She knew that would come with time but sometimes she didn't want to wait for it.

"I'll take that as a yes. How much damage did you and Haley do at the mall?"

"Not much." Jake looked at her skeptically. He knew Haley had been raised to be careful with money but Jenny had always been her baby girl and he knew that Jenny was a teenage girl.

"Okay, maybe we went a little crazy but we didn't buy out any stores."

"I bet you came close."

"Yeah, but it was fun. I really like her, Jake."

"I'm glad. So, tell me more about these boys you met." Jenny groaned playfully and hesitated in her response. For a second, the urge to call him Dad played strongly in her mind, but she resisted it. That was a big step and she wasn't ready for it. She still didn't know what had really happened twelve years ago.

"They're just friends. I don't want a boyfriend yet." That was true but there was something about Austin that made her think maybe they would be something more than friends one day. She wasn't sure though. He was two years older than she was and she was still trying to figure things out with Jake.

"That's good." Jenny laughed and ran a finger nervously along the edge of her keyboard. She wasn't sure she wanted to do this but if she and Jake wanted to fix their relationship then they had to meet each other halfway.

"I don't know your training schedule but if you've got some free time this weekend, I was thinking that we could do something together." Jake smiled, glad that Jenny wanted to get to know him.

"That would be nice. Any ideas?" Jenny shook her head and he laughed. "Okay, I'll think of something and get back to you."

"Okay. Hey, Jake?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you for letting me stay here. I know you're afraid of what my mom's going to do when she finds out but it means a lot to me." Jake smiled and stepped into the room to hug.

"I would do anything for you, Jenny. You need to know that. You're my daughter and I don't love you any less than I love Carly." She nodded, she knew that now. It was hard to accept because she hadn't grown up with him, but she knew that he loved her.

"I know. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Do you want to help me make dinner?" Jenny nodded as she stood up.

"Yeah. What are we making?" Jake smiled as they left her room and headed down the hallway for the stairs.

"What do you want?"

"Chicken and rice."

"Chicken and rice it is."

Wednesday afternoon, Jenny was walking across the courtyard when Austin caught up with her. "Jenny, hey." She slowed down so he could walk with her and couldn't help the smile that came to her face.

"Hey, do you always chase down people you've just met?"

"Only the really pretty girls." Jenny blushed and he laughed.

"I'm teasing even though you are pretty. I like seeing you at school but I was wondering if you wanted to do something outside of school today?"

"I wish I could but I have to watch my half-sister. Her parents are working late." As much as she loved spending time with Carly, she really wanted to get to know Austin better. "Let me call Haley and see if she minds you coming over."

Twenty minutes later, Jenny and Austin were sitting at the kitchen table while Carly was in the living room, playing quietly. "Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Why did you decide to move to Charleston now?" Jenny sighed, she should have known that Austin would ask sooner or later. Sure, she was making friends but she and Austin were already getting close.

"It's a long story and I don't really like talking about it. At least, not right now." He nodded, not wanting to push her. He really liked her and he already valued her friendship.

"It's okay. You can talk to me when you're ready." She looked up from her English book and smiled at him.

"I like that."

"Like what?"

"That you don't want to push me for an answer. Most people would."

"Well, I'm not most people."

"I'm figuring that out." Austin laughed and Jenny stuck her tongue out. "Are you laughing at me?"

"No."

"Yes, you are."

"Okay, I am."

"You've known me for three days and you're already laughing at me?"

"It's not a bad thing. I promise." Jenny shook her head but she couldn't help laughing as well. Why she didn't know, but Austin's laughter was infectious.

Saturday morning, Haley was looking at baby pictures of Jenny. She hadn't looked at them in years but with everything that was going on right now, she needed to look at them. She needed to remember how easy things had been when Jenny was a baby. How good things had been.

She and Jake had been happy and even though they had only been in high school, it had felt like things were falling into place. They'd found that happiness again but it had always felt like something was missing. Jenny came downstairs then and Haley looked up, smiling when she saw her.

"Hey, do you want breakfast?" Jenny shook her head and sat down beside Haley.

"No, I'm not really hungry. What are you looking at?"

"Baby pictures of you."

"You have baby pictures of me?" Haley nodded and looked at the girl beside her.

"Yeah, I do. You can look at them with me."

"I would like that." Two seconds later, realization hit Jenny.

"If you have baby pictures of me then that means Jake was telling the truth." Haley had known that eventually Jenny would figure out that Nicki had been lying to her and that when she did things would get a lot more complicated. Things had been hard for the past week and a half but they were about to get a lot harder.

"Jenny, I don't want to play Nicki's game, but she's not the person you think she is. There's a lot you don't know about her."

"Madeleine."

"What?" Jenny knew that this would be an emotional conversation but she needed to do it. There was a lot she didn't know about her mom, a lot she wanted to know.

"She changed her to name to Madeleine Knight." Haley nodded, she and Jake had figured that out twelve years ago but now didn't seem like the right time to bring that up. "What happened twelve years ago?"

"Are you sure you want to know?"

"Yes, I need to know. How old was I when Mom took me?"

"You were a month shy of being two."

"God, so it really has been twelve years."

"Next week." Jenny looked at Haley in surprise. She hadn't expected her to keep up with the exact day for twelve years. "You were my baby. The first time I saw you, you were six-months-old. After that, I watched you almost every day. Five months later, your dad and I went on our first date. You've always been my daughter, Jenny. That never changed. Not even when I had Carly."

"You really loved me, didn't you?" Haley shook her head, wanting Jenny to know that she still loved her.

"No." Jenny looked up in surprise, she hadn't been expecting that.

"I never stopped loving you, Jenny. When Madeleine got custody of you, I thought my life would never get better but I was wrong. Every day the pain got a little bit better but I never forgot you and neither did Jake or any of our friends. You've always had a place in our hearts and you always will." Jenny threw her arms around Haley's neck, feeling like things would really be okay.

"I love you." Haley smiled and wrapped her arms around Jenny.

"I love you, too, baby girl." Jenny smiled and after kissing Haley's cheek, pulled back and brushed the tears off her cheeks.

"Tell me about how Madeleine got custody of me." She'd made a start, now she needed the whole story before she made her decision. She hoped Jake would be up soon so he could fill her in as well.

"Are you sure you want to hear this?" Jenny shook her head. She wasn't sure about anything anymore and that scared her but she needed to do this.

"No, but I need to hear it."

"Jenny, we don't have to do this all at once. If you want, we can wait for Jake to wake up."

"No, I need to do this now before I change my mind. If Jake wakes up, he can tell me what he knows and if he doesn't then I'll talk to him later." Haley smiled and kissed Jenny's forehead before she filled Jenny in on everything that happened in Tree Hill.

Next week on Can't Go Back:

TENSION RISES . . .

"Why didn't you look for me?"

"We did."

"Obviously not very well."

RELATIONSHIPS ARE FORMED . . .

"I wish you could have been my mom." Haley sighed and pulled Jenny into a hug.

"I was for a little while. Even when Madeleine left with you, I still thought of you as my daughter."

"Can I be?"

AND DECISIONS ARE MADE . . .

"I want to stay in Charleston."

"Jenny, are you sure?"

"Yes. I like it here. I like living with you and Haley."