"Jamie, what are you…how are you…oh my gosh!" Haley said running and hugging her sister. "When did you get back?"

"Just now, I took a cab from the airport. I passed by the house but it was empty and looked pretty abandoned."

"Well that's because nobody lives there anymore."

"What? Why, where are mom and dad?"

"They bought a motor home." Jamie was confused.

"A motor home? Where are you living then?"

"In an apartment…with my husband." Jamie looked even more confused now.

"You're married?" Haley nodded. "With who?"

"Nathan Scott." Jamie's eyes widened.

"Nathan Scott, Lucas' brother Nathan Scott? Complete asshole Nathan Scott?"

"Well he's really not an asshole, he's actually perfect. And he and Lucas are acting like brothers." Jamie looked at Lucas and he nodded.

"Wow, two years out of Tree Hill and it's practically a new town."

The story with Jamie is a little complicated. Jamie used to be the perfect little saint, kind of a copy of Haley. She got perfect grades, always did her homework and was in bed by nine. When she hit thirteen she kind of started acting more like the eldest sister, Taylor. She would see Taylor getting home late drunk from parties or with a boy and started emulating her. She started sneaking out of the house to hang out with some friends she made that were older than her. Things started off small, maybe going to the park to smoke cigarettes and drink but when she turned fourteen she started with more hardcore things such as drugs. The day before her first day of high school Jamie decided to pay a visit to Tree Hill High. She and two more friends showed up with some spray paint and half way through the 'Fuck Ravens' a cop showed up. Jamie was cuffed and taken to her house. What a surprise her parents' got when they opened the door to two officers and one handcuffed Jamie. The cops gave the James' three options. One: they could do nothing and let Jamie do this again and eventually end up in jail, Two: they could take send Jamie to military school or three: they could send her to a boarding school in England. They cops told them all they had to do was tell them what they wanted to do with her and she could be off tomorrow. They said cheerio and Jamie was off to boarding school in England. At first Jamie continued her rebellious ways, getting into fights, mouthing off to teachers; she pretty much spent six months in detention. She eventually learned her lesson and apparently they had made a deal with the cops when Jamie had gotten in. if she kept a clean record for a year she would be sent back home. She got a drug test every month and was kept under surveillance. The Dean said see ya later to Jamie and tada, she was back home in Tree Hill.

"Where are your things?" Haley asked.

"Outside," Jamie said, pointing to her bags outside the door.

"I'll go get them." Haley left leaving Jamie alone with Lucas.

"So are you going to say something?" Jamie asked.

"One question."

"Ok."

"Are you back for good? Because I can't deal with you leaving again, I missed you too much."

"Lucas, I promise I'm not leaving anymore. You're looking at the new and improved Jamie. I'll never be that wild and crazy Jamie again. So…" Lucas smiled and pulled her into a hug.

"I really missed you Jamie."

"Yea, I missed you too." Jamie closed her eyes and her mind raced to the passed.

"Lucas I bet you can't catch me!" fourteen year old Jamie yelled to fifteen year old Lucas. They were over at the River Court, Jamie watching Lucas play basketball.

"Are you trying me?"

"Hm, I think I might be." She took off and Lucas started running after her. "Got you!" Lucas said, picking Jamie up.

"Ah!" Jamie screamed as Lucas carried her over to a tree.

"I guess I win," Lucas said.

"Guess so." He sat down next to her.

"I'm lucky," Jamie said.

"Why?"

"Because my sister has such a hot best friend."

"You think I'm hot?"

"No," she quickly said.

"You just said I was."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did." He started tickling her.

"No Lucas stop!" she said between giggles. He all of the sudden leaned in and kissed her.

"Um…" Jamie said, kind of surprised. She got up.

"Where are you going?" Lucas asked.

"Well I start school tomorrow and I have some stuff to do, bye Lucas."

"Bye," he said in a disappointed tone. The following day Jamie didn't start at Tree Hill high, instead she took a thirteen hour flight to London.

"So…is Haley really married to Nathan?" Jamie asked.

"Yea, they kind of had their ceremony a few days ago; um it kind of ended in disaster."

"What do you mean?" he filled her in on what had happened. "Oh my gosh, and everybody's ok?"

"Yea, but Nathan can't stop thinking about it."

"Well I don't blame him." She stopped and looked at him. "They can call Nathan the hero but you are too Lucas. You jumped into that water too."

"Thanks." He hugged her once more and she stood up.

"Come on I want to see your mom, oh and Keith too!" Lucas' smile faded.

"Um, Jamie about Keith…" Lucas' tone scared her.

"What?"

"A couple of weeks ago we had a school shooting…Keith was shot and killed."

"What?" she asked as if she didn't believe him.

"Lately Tree Hill has been a little dramatic."

"Yea, I can see that. So can I go and see your mom?"

"Yea, come on." They walked outside and Haley was talking to a blonde girl that Jamie didn't recognize. When Haley saw Jamie she grabbed the girls hand and brought her over.

"Jamie this is Peyton, Peyton this is my little sister Jamie."

"Hi," Jamie said.

"Hey," Peyton said.

"That's a great jacket you're wearing," Jamie said about Peyton's black leather jacket.

"Thanks, and that AC/DC shirt is kick ass."

"Thanks."

"Where are you guys headed?" Peyton asked.

"Over to see my mom, want to come?"

"Yea sure. I have Lupe Fiasco coming to Tric on Friday."

"What's Tric?" Jamie asked.

"An all age's club Peyton made."

"Cool, you guys have a lot of bands play?"

"We've had Fall Out Boy, Jack's Mannequin, Jimmy Eat World."

"That's awesome."

"Yea, check it out on Friday."

"I'll be there." She looked at Peyton's car. "Is this yours?"

"Yea."

"Man this is nice."

"Want to ride with me?"

"Sure." They got into the cars and left to Lucas' house.

"Hey Lucas," Karen said when they walked in. "Hello Haley, Peyton." She looked at Jamie. "And you are?" Jamie laughed.

"Karen it's me Jamie."

"Jamie? You look so different I didn't recognize you how are you?" she asked hugging her.

"I'm great, happy to be back home." Jamie remembered something. "Wait, if mom and dad aren't home and you are staying with your 'husband'," she said using quotations. "Where am I living?"

"Um…Jamie the thing is we didn't think you were going to be back so soon…"

"Glad you had so much hope for me."

"Jamie you know you can always stay here," Karen said.

"You know my dad is out of town and there is plenty of room at my house so you can stay with me if you want," Peyton said.

"That sounds like a great idea," Haley said.

"Are you sure it's ok?" Jamie asked.

"Yea, it gets kind of quiet there anyways, it would be great to have somebody else around."

"Sorry that my company isn't enough," Lucas said.

"Shut up. What Lucas is saying is that he's there in the afternoon a lot, so you'll be seeing a lot of him."

"Oh great," she said in a bored tone. Lucas pushed her. "I'm just kidding idiot." he put his arm around her.

"So why don't we head over to Peyton's now?" Lucas asked.

"Yea, let's go."

"It was nice seeing you Karen," Jamie said, hugging Karen once more.

"It was great seeing you; I hope you pass by the café."

"I'll be there tomorrow afternoon."

"Alright."

"Hey Haley do you mind going with Peyton? I need to talk to Lucas," Jamie said.

"Sure." They split up and were soon on their way.

"So what do you want to talk about?"

"You."

"Me?"

"Yea, you. You seem different Lucas."

"Different how?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out. Have you had any girlfriends?"

"Well there was one serious girlfriend…"

"And she might be?"

"Brooke Davis."

"I'm sorry I think I might have heard wrong, did you just say Brooke Davis? Popular, rich Brooke Davis?" he nodded.

"That's one I didn't see coming. It's weird. Haley is married to the most popular boy in school and you dated the most popular girl in school, what's Jamie to do? I'm going to get to school tomorrow a complete loser."

"You are not going to be a loser, you're going to be with me and Peyton and Haley."

"As long as I have you I'm cool," she said with a smile. "So I guess since you were with Brooke Davis you definitely aren't a virgin anymore."

"What?" he asked while holding in a laugh.

"Oh come on Lucas, she's Brooke, that girl probably lost it when she came out of the womb." He laughed. "So tell me the truth, are you a virgin?" he looked at her then at the road and let out a sigh.

"No, I'm not a virgin anymore."

"Ha, god I'm good."

"Yea well tell me, Jamie, are you still a virgin?"

"Hm…I don't have to answer that."

"What? I just told you."

"So? That doesn't mean I have to tell you."

"That's messed up you know that?"

"Awe…sorry Luc." He pulled up to a nice house and Jamie could see Peyton and Haley bringing her stuff inside the house.

"Ok, this is going to be your room," Peyton said, opening the door to a big room with white walls, a bed with white sheets and a few paintings of places that don't exist.

"Wow…the size is awesome but…"

"Yea, well do some redecorating this weekend," Peyton said.

"Good, anyways where's your room?" they all walked down the hall to Peyton's room. "Oh my… this is so awesome! Look at all the albums and the sketches, did you draw those?" Peyton nodded. "Sweet a fellow artist."

"You draw too?"

"Yea, want to check out some of my pads?"

"Sure." They walked over to Jamie's room.

"I think they're getting along," Haley said to Lucas.

"Yea, I think so…I'm going to go, want me to take you home?"

"Yea." They walked over to Jamie's room where she and Peyton were surrounded by Jamie's art.

"We're heading out, we'll see you guys tomorrow," Lucas said. Jamie got up and hugged her sister. "No hug for me?" Lucas asked.

"Oh well sorry." She hugged him, and he kept her in his arms for a while.

"It's so great to have you back," he said.

"Thanks." She gave him a kiss on the cheek and they left.

"Alright well, if you need anything let me know if not goodnight," Peyton said.

"Night." Jamie sat on her bed and looked around the room and smiled.

"Glad to be back," she said before falling back on the bed.