Title: Daughter

Summary: Sometimes she wished her daughter would have been born with sky blue eyes and dark hair.

Dis: I don't own anything.

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Brooke Scott, yup she was a Scott now and has been for almost fifteen years. She and Lucas had gotten married right after high school and months later Savannah Scott entered their lives.

Savannah Scott was the spitting image of her father. She had sandy blond hair and light blue eyes. Lucas adored her and not because she looked so much like him because he and Brooke had made a beautiful daughter together.

With the birth of her first child she asked her longtime friend and Lucas's brother Nathan Scott to be her godfather. He accepted but left town shortly after.

On the day of her wedding, Nathan had told her he loved her. She didn't believe him. She told him he didn't know what love was and she left him in her dressing room. Maybe a part of her wanted to believe him but she couldn't, not when she had Lucas's child already growing inside of her. After, he wasn't seen for days, until he came back and showed no emotion towards her at all.

Nathan took the job of being a godparent seriously. He always visited every day, brought gifts for Savannah. Brooke appreciated Nathan for never bringing back old memories but sometimes she would see a flicker of sadness or longing in his eyes, but she always chose to ignore it.

After awhile, his visits became less frequent his job taking a toll on his life. He worked for a company that sent food to those in 3rd world countries and on the days he couldn't visit he would call. Savannah didn't care because she loved Nathan with all her heart and she would never give up anything that Nathan was involved in.

Then Brooke started noticing minor changes in Savannah's behavior when she hit her teen years towards Nathan. She would always take extra time getting ready on his visit days. In his presence she made sure to giggle and twirl her hair at his jokes. Brooke knew the signs and she didn't like them one bit. So that's why on his next visit when Savannah was turning 16 Nathan got the surprise of his life.

"Nathan" Brooke cornered him in the hallway when he was coming out of the restroom "we need to talk. Maybe you shouldn't come anymore" at his hurt glance she quickly assured him "just for awhile".

"Brooke...I'm only in town for today then I'll be gone for several months." Nathan told her but Brooke was already shaking her head half-way through his sentence.

"Nathan, I think Savannah has a crush on you and it might be better for you to stay away for a while." Brooke whispered to him so that others wouldn't hear. The party was in full swing, everyone they knew were there along with some of Savannah's friends. Peyton was currently with Mouth choosing the music while Lucas was serving drinks and Haley was taking care of the food. It seemed like they were back in high school and not celebrating a 16th year old girls birthday.

"I'm not going to ravage your daughter" Nathan captured Brooke's attention again and was surprised by the fire in them.

"I wasn't even thinking of that. How could you even think that I would be afraid of that?" Nathan started to speak but she cut him off "No, you listen and listen well. I only brought it up because I love my daughter and don't want to see her in a situation she can't control. You and I both know that she'll get over it but for right now I need you to stay away."

Nathan couldn't form an answer; he didn't know what to think. He adored Savannah and loved her with all his heart but if he needed to do this then he would do it for Brooke. Without uttering one word Nathan placed a soft kiss on Brooke's forehead and went to look for Savannah.

"Hey uncle" Savannah said while excusing herself from her friends to give her full attention to Nathan. Nathan approached her cautiously and pulled her aside.

"Hey, um, I'm sorry Savannah but I have to get going early." Savannah straightened at this and titled her head aside as if trying to understand what he was saying.

"Why? Is something wrong?" Nathan shook his head.

"No, I have some last minute errands to do before I take off but I'll visit in several months. Okay?" Savannah had started tearing up and couldn't speak so she simply nodded. She didn't give him a chance to move as she caught him in a fierce hug. Looking at Brooke over her head he winced at the glare she sent him. He moved Savannah off of him slowly and said bye to everyone then sent Brooke one last look and walked out the door. Savannah was shaking with rage, she had seen the looks her mother and uncle had given each other before he walked out, and she couldn't believe it.

Brooke stared at the door until it closed and turned back in time to see her daughter stomping her way towards her direction. She expected her to be mad but she never expected to hear what came out of her lips.

"Is that why my dad doesn't talk to him?" Silence dissipated throughout the house as daughter and mother stood head to head. "How could you? I loved him, and you've sent him away."

Brooke turned red with embarrassment because everyone was now staring at them with interest. "Savannah, you don't know what you're talking about. You're too young to know what love is."She remembered when she had said those exact words to Nathan. Savannah bristled even more.

"Oh and you do. You don't look at daddy the way you look at him, you don't" Savannah burst into tears and fled from the room. The slamming of the door was the only other sound that was heard in the house. Lucas's sharp voice cut through the silence "Okay everyone party's over." Everyone quickly gathered their belongings and fled the house, leaving the broken family to work everything out.

Brooke turned to Lucas expecting to hear an ear full but he only stared at her with sadness in his eyes and she was surprised when he put on his jacket, grabbed his car keys and walked out the door. Standing alone in the living room Brooke examined her life. Today's events weren't exactly planned but she knew they had to happen but she regretted the look in his sky blue eyes when he walked out the door. Her marriage to Lucas was a rocky one because of many things but it brought her Savannah, she was her light and joy, sometimes though she wished that her daughter would have been born with sky blue eyes and dark hair.

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