A/N-Here I am again…hope you love this story so far. I'm excited for it…anyways, here is the next update.

Brooke walks up with a start.

That was odd. My mind is getting the better of me I think.

Brooke yawns and rubs her face with her hands when something catches her eye. On her left ring finger there were two different rings, engagement and wedding.

Brooke's eyes widen.

The dream was freaking real.

Brooke quickly steps out of bed and takes second to look around. Her bedroom was the same, it just looked older. On the bedside table there was a photograph it was her and Julian on their wedding day.

I didn't think all of this would happen and apparently I married Julian. But I really want to remember.

Sounds from outside her doorway made Brooke curious. She walks out of her bedroom and into the kitchen where she sees Sam.

Oh god she's alive. Who is he?

Sam smiles when she sees her mom approach the counter.

"Are you okay? You're kind of white." Sam says hesitantly.

"You were dead," Brooke whispers.

Sam closes her eyes and looks at the blonde haired boy next to her.

"Jamie, I'll meet you at school."

Jamie nods his head.

"Okay, I hope you'll be okay Aunt Brooke."

Brooke looks up at Jamie.

He is so much older. He looks like he is 17.

Jamie leaves the house and Sam turns to her mother.

"Mom, are you okay? Dad went to get breakfast in case you are wondering."

She called me mom. Oh god I am so confused.

"Mom, I'm not dead. I'm Sam, your Sammy, I'm just fine."

"I'm so confused."

Sam chuckles.

"Your nightmares tend to do that to you. I think it should be you in therapy and not me."

Brooke puts her head in her hands when a horrible headache comes on.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Brooke, Julian and Sam were all sitting in the living room. Sam's head was in Brooke's lap and her feet were on Julian's. Brooke was running her fingers softly through her daughter's hair.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Mom, I'm fine." Sam says in a harsh tone.

"Samantha, don't talk to your mother like that." Julian reprimands.

"Sorry, but like I said I am fine."

"Sam, you went through a traumatic experience that almost cost you your life."

Sam stands up from her position on the couch.

"Don't you think I know that? Mom, for god sakes I was shot in the heart okay? I know, I was there. I felt the pain, I felt myself slowly dying and there wasn't a thing I can do. So don't sit there and tell me what I went through because you have no idea."

Julian wanted to tell his daughter something but something else told him to stay out of it.

"Therapy helps Sam. It really does. It helped me."

"Are you okay?"

Brooke looks up when she feels the pain start to go away. She places her hands on Sam's heart.

"You were shot in the heart."

Sam slowly nods her head.

"Yeah, but I'm fine and you were right, therapy, it does help. It helped a lot of people in my school, you know after the school shooting."

Brooke was about to respond when the front door opened and Julian walked through with bags in his hands.

"Thank god, food," Sam says with a smile as she grabs the bags from her father's hands before kissing him on the cheek. "Thank you daddy."

"You are welcome Sampson."

"Mom had her nightmares again," Sam adds as an afterthought.

Julian looked down at his wife and kissed her softly.

"Are you okay?"

Looking into Julian's eyes she knew it was going to be all okay. She just had to figure out what was different then the world before.

"I'll be okay, as long as I have you and Sammy. I'm going to be okay."

Brooke kisses Julian until she hears Sam make a gagging sound.

"Get a room."

Julian narrows his eyes at his daughter and then looks at his wife.

"We made that. Remind me not to sleep with you again."

Brooke could tell that Julian was joking. She didn't say anything because she was really interested to see how this Sam worked.

"Daddy don't be mean you know you love me," Sam says as she makes a pouting face.

Brooke chuckles and looks at Julian and by the look in his eyes she knew he was going to cave.

Julian walks over to his daughter and lifts her off the chair and spins her around.

"Daddy stop," Sam says as she giggles with laughter.

Julian puts her down and kisses the top of her head.

"You are my princess and I love you."

"You don't have to get all mushy about it," Sam says with a smirk that looks a lot like the one that Julian was wearing.

"Go to school."

"I'll be in the car so hurry up teach."

Sam kisses her mother's cheek, grabs her bag and runs out the door.

"I'll be home later, but until then I have to go teach rowdy teenagers about film, bye baby."

Julian kisses Brooke goodbye.

Once Brooke was alone she took a recap of what she knew.

She was married to Julian.

She was older.

Sam was their daughter.

There was a school shooting.

Sam was shot.

Sam was alive.

Jamie is about as old as Sam.

She's been in therapy.

Julian was a film teacher.

Brooke sighs and goes into the kitchen to grab some water from the fridge, if there was any, only to do a double take on the date of the calendar.

March 4th, 2020.

Brooke smiles and continues with what she was doing.

She really wanted to know what Tree Hill was like now and she couldn't wait to find out.

Sam walks into Tree Hill High with her father. She wouldn't know what she would do without him. It took her awhile to walk into the school again after the shooting. 6 months ago was the worst day of her life and she won't ever forget it. Julian stops walking and looks at his daughter.

"Sam, it's going to be okay."

Sam smiles softly at him.

"You say that every day."

Julian smiles softly at his daughter.

"You'll be fine and if you need me you know where to find me."

"Dad, I have you fifth period."

Julian smirks.

"I know, now get to class."

Sam laughs and walks away. Julian takes a left and heads to his classroom.

After looking around her house and took in all the photos of her family she couldn't help but smile. There were baby pictures of Sam and of Sam growing up apparently Sam did a lot of things in school. She played a few sports, basketball and volleyball. There were Tree Hill High newspaper clippings with Sam's byline on it. At least she still writes.

Brooke continued to walk around until a thought occurred to her. She grabbed her jacket and headed out the door.

Brooke made her way to Clothes over Bros and was glad that it was still there. When she walks in she is surprised to see her mother there.

"Victoria, what are you doing here?"

Victoria looks up from the paperwork she was going over and furrows her eyebrows.

"Victoria, what happened to mom?"

Brooke shakes her head and walks further into her business.

"I've just been feeling off that's all."

Victoria nods her head.

"You had your nightmare again didn't you?"

Brooke puts her hands on her hips.

"What's up with everybody blaming everything on nightmares?"

Victoria puts her papers down and walks over to her daughter.

"Ever since Samantha was in that hospital fighting her life, you have had nightmares. Brooke, you almost lost your daughter and I can see why you would have nightmares. Just do what you normally do."

"And what's that?"

"Get to work and then spent time with your husband and daughter."

"Okay, so how are things in New York?"

Victoria looks at Brooke in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"The company, how is it doing?"

"There is no company just this store. You didn't want to go big. You told me that spending your time with your daughter was more important and no amount of money was going to change that. Are you sure you are okay?"

"Nightmares," Brooke replies.

Sam makes her way to the memorial that was built after the first Tree Hill High shooting.

In memory of Keith Scott and Rachel Gatina

She looks to the left and sees the new one finally in place.

In memory of Jack Daniels and Kelly Smith

"They finally put it up."

Sam looks to her left and sees Charlie.

"I was one step away from having my name put there."

"Well I'm glad it's not otherwise I couldn't ask you out for Saturday night."

Sam turns around and smiles at Charlie.

"Me too, but you still have to ask," Sam says with a smirk.

"I can't believe that I have to ask my girlfriend out. I thought it was just a given."

"Yeah, well you are messing with a Davis and a Baker in one, you have to ask."

Charlie smiles.

"Well in that case, Samantha Baker would you go out with me on Saturday night?"

Sam shrugs her shoulders.

"I'd have to ask my mom."

Charlie smiles before grabbing Sam's hand.

"I can live with that."

Afterschool Sam had told her dad that she was going to walk to her mother's store because she didn't want to have to wait for him. Julian told her it was okay and that he would see them at home. Sam walks inside and sees her grandma and her mom arguing.

"I just don't understand it," Brooke complains.

"What is there to understand Brooke? I've always been there for you."

Brooke blew a puff of frustration and smiled when she saw her daughter.

"Hey Sammy."

Sam walks closer to her mother and grandmother.

"Are you two fighting because that's kind of weird?"

Victoria rolls her eyes.

"Your mother thinks that I was never there for her."

Sam raises her eyebrow.

"That's because you weren't at least not until she was 19."

"Why then?" Brooke asks.

Sam and Victoria just stare at her.

"What?"

"Because you were pregnant…with me."

Brooke starts chuckling nervously.

"I knew that."

"Anyway, are you done fighting because I really have to talk to mom?"

Victoria smiles.

"Yes, I am done fighting. I should probably leave so goodbye everybody."

Victoria didn't wait for a reply she just grabbed her purse and left. Brooke turned to her daughter.

"So, what do you have to ask me?"

"Charlie wanted to know if he can take me out on Saturday."

"Charlie?"

"My boyfriend, come on mom I told you about that months ago."

Brooke rolls her eyes. I guess I'll find out sooner or later.

"Sure, just make sure your dad is okay with it."

Sam smiles and kisses her mom on the cheek.

"Thanks."

Brooke smiles and watches her daughter walk into the back, but then her smile fades when she thinks about what Sam says.

She has a boyfriend!

A/N-So we got a glimpse of what Brulian and Sam are up to in this new world, but not about Naley or Leyton mostly because I need ideas…here is your chance if u hated Naley I can change it or if you think Leyton should be different let me know either way I could use some help. How about the old faces of Tree Hill? You decide. REVIEW PLEASE!