Hey everyone here is chapter 10.

I hope you all like it.

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Chapter 10: The beach (part 2)

"So how was your ride?" asked Quinn smiling as she watched her husband and children trying to make the sand castle.

"It was good." said Brooke, "Long though."

"Well I'm just glad that were all here together and were going to have a lot of fun." said Haley.

"Cheers to that." said Nathan.

They all clanked their cans of coke together. None of them were going to drink today, not that they were really heavy drinkers. They wanted to spend the day with their families with no troubles. Brooke looked up to check on Tammy and Jamie. She saw Jamie at the shore putting shells in a bucket, his back to the ocean, but there was no sign of Tammy. Brooke stood up.

"Where's Tammy?" asked Brooke beginning to freak out.

Everyone looked around but couldn't see her. Brooke ran over to the water. not caring that it was cold.

"Tammy!" she began to yell, "Tammy where are you?"

Brooke got no answer. Jamie looked up at her confused. He turned around and noticed why she was yelling. He didn't see Tammy and stood up. The day at the Rivercourt came flooding back into his memory.

"Tammy!" yelled Brooke again.

"Calm down Brooke. I am sure she is fine." said Haley.

"Fine! Haley I can't see her." yelled Brooke.

Suddenly Tammy surfaced far out. She had heard Brooke's screaming in the distance. She waived her hands smiling. When she realized the expressions on everyone's faces the smile disappeared. At first she was confused but then it hit her. She had never told Brooke that she could actually swim. She knew that she was going to hear it now. Tammy began to swim towards shore. When she got there Brooke immediately hugged her.

"I'm sorry." Tammy said in a low voice looking at the floor as Brooke let her go.

Brooke could see that Tammy was feeling guilty. She knew that they were going ti have to talk but at the moment she was just happy Tammy was okay. She couldn't believe it though. Tammy had known how to swim the whole. Brooke didn't understand. If she had known how to swim then what was with the River Court incident. Was Tammy trying to kill herself.

"Tammy look at me." said Brooke.

Tammy hesitated but did as Brooke said. She looked up at Brooke. She expected to see anger but honestly Brooke was just worried. She was confused. Never before had she had someone like Brooke. Most of the others just wanted the money that came along with fostering or they would beat on her. Brooke was different. Brooke didn't care about the money. She said that she would put all the checks in the bank as a college fund for her like she said she did with Sam, and still was doing.

Social services didn't know that Sam was living with her birth mom and not Brooke. Brooke covered for Sam because if she tried to make Sam come back then she would probably leave. No matter how much Brooke missed her she had to admit that Sam chose to left even though she all but pushed her out the door. Sam had had every opportunity to come back but was still staying with Rebecca. No one was forcing Sam to stay, she thought.

"We have to talk later." said Brooke deciding to let it slide for the moment.

"Okay." said Tammy surprised that she wasn't getting yelled at and Brooke was so calm.

"Maybe we should stay out of the water for a little while." said Haley.

Everyone agreed and walked back over to their stuff. They sat.

"You can swim far." said Kayla in her cute little voice.

"Thanks." Tammy said.

She looked at Brooke but Brooke was looking in the opposite direction. She couldn't help but feel that she had disappointed her somehow. That wouldn't surprise her though because she had a record of being a disappointment. She didn't like the fact of being one to Brooke though. She loved Brooke. She hated getting her mad because she had done so much for her.

"So how's the castle?" asked Haley changing the subject.

"Daddy messed it up. He fell on it." said Evan.

"Yeah he got his toe bit by a little baby crap like this big." added Kayla using her hands to show how small the crab was.

Everyone couldn't help but smile. Nathan and Clay were putting up a volleyball net. Tammy grabbed the ball.

"All done." said Nathan wiping sand off his hands.

Tammy got up and walked over to the net the others followed. She threw the ball to Clay then grabbed a stick and drew the lines for both sides. Once she was done she threw the stick to the side. She was looking forward to being able to beat someone.

"Okay we should pick teams." said Tammy.

"Can I play?" asked Jamie.

"Sure buddy." said Haley.

Jamie's face lit up and Tammy gave him a high five. He was happy that Tammy was there but wished Sam could be too. He missed her a lot.

"Evan and Kayla you have to sit though. You two can cheer us on." said Quinn.

Kayla and Evan nodded understandingly and sat on the side. Quinn signaled for them to scoot back a little because they were sitting right on the line. They moved back a few inches. Quinn signaled for them to move back farther and they did again giggling. Once Quinn saw that they were at a good spot she gave them a thumbs up.

"Okay so what teams?" asked Nathan.

"How about guys verses girls?" asked Jamie.

"Sounds like a good idea jim jam." said Clay.

Clay, Nathan, and Jamie walked to their side and Haley, Brooke, Quinn, and Tammy did the same.

"Were going to kill them." said Tammy with a smile.

"You got that right." said Quinn giving her a high five.

"You can have the ball first. You're going to need it." said Haley.

They all laughed. Everyone got ready and Nate served the ball. Brooke set it up and Quinn spiked it down. Clay dived for it but it landed in front off him hard, making sand fly into his face.

"FOUL!" yelled Kayla and Evan giggling as they jumped up and down.

Everyone started to laugh.

"Foul? Were playing volleyball guys. Your mommy just got a point." said Tammy smiling.

"Yay Mommy!" they started yelling.

Tammy decided that she would serve first. Once the ball was over the net Clay set it and Jamie jumped up and he spiked the ball getting a point.

"Way to go Jamie." said Tammy.

"That's my boy." said Haley proudly.

Nathan looked at Jamie who shrugged and gave him a wide smile.

"Would you look at that. My own son." said Nate.

"Jamie your making your dad look bad." said Clay.

"Well I can't help that Dad's getting a little old." said Jamie.

The girls started laughing. After they finished the game, which the girls won by a point. They were all exhausted but in a good way. They were all having a blast and didn't want the day to end.

"So what should we do now?" asked Quinn laying down on the beach blanket that was on the floor.

"How about go in the water?" asked Clay.

Brooke looked at Tammy.

"I'll stay close to you. I promise." said Tammy.

"Okay then let's go." said Nathan standing up from his chair.

Quinn and Clay put floaties on the twins as they squirmed with anticipation. They loved the beach and this was the first time that they got to have fun with Tammy. They had told all their friends at pre-school that they had a new cousin. The teacher thought they were talking about a baby.

Once they were all set they made there way over to the water. Haley put her feet in and then jumped back.

"The water is freezing." said Haley.

"Only one way to take care of that." said Nathan.

Nathan picked Haley up and ran into the water. He threw her in. Haley screamed as soon as she hit the cold ocean water. Everyone else ran into the water. Tammy held her nose and went under, getting her hair wet. Brooke did the same.

"Wow Brooke Davis isn't afraid to get her hair wet." joked Tammy.

"Very funny." said Brooke as she splashed Tammy.

"You did not just splash me." said Tammy a little shocked.

"As a matter of fact I did." said Brooke.

Tammy began to splash Brooke back. Everyone was enjoying the water. Haley and Nathan were playing with Jamie and Quinn and the twins were jumping all over Clay. Everything in that moment felt absolutely perfect

After being in the water for a while Tammy and Brooke decided to get out. It was starting to get dark and they knew that they would have to start getting ready to leave because there would be a lot of traffic on the way home. They were all happy about how the day had gone. It was the most fun that they had had in a while. Tammy had gotten to know everyone a lot better. She thought that everyone was really nice.

"So did you fun?" asked Haley walking over to Brooke and Tammy.

"Are you kidding. It was awesome." said Tammy.

Brooke smiled she was happy that Tammy had had such a great time but she knew that they had to talk about what had gone on earlier. She couldn't avoid the subject for long. They had to talk about this now.

"How about we take a walk." said Brooke.

"Okay." said Tammy.

Tammy went over to her chair and got her towel. She was happy that Brooke wasn't going to ask her to talk around everyone else. She didn't want to explain it with Jamie and the twins there. It was easier just talking to Brooke but she wanted Haley to come to. She knew that Haley knew that she could swim.

"Can Haley come?" Tammy asked walking over to Brooke as she wrapped the towel around her.

Haley looked confused.

"Yeah." said Brooke looking at Haley for a second.

"Um we'll be back." said Haley to everyone.

Everyone shook their heads and Tammy, Brooke, and Haley began to walk along the beach. No one spoke. They had thought it would be easy but no one could think of the right words to say. Tammy knew she had to tell them the truth. She had to tell them about the swimming and she had to tell them about Sam. She wasn't keeping Sam's secret anymore. This was a life or death situation.

"So you know how to swim?" asked Brooke breaking the silence.

"Yes. Sam taught me." said Tammy honestly.

"So what happened at the River Court. If you knew how to swim then why did you almost drown. Did you do that on purpose?" asked Brooke.

Tammy sighed. She didn't want Brooke to think that she wanted to kill herself. Honestly she hadn't been trying to do that.

"No and Yes. Wait before you say anything let me finish. I didn't want to kill myself if that's what you mean. I didn't even mean for it to go that far. I was trying to float first. I couldn't get calm enough though so I went under. Me and Sam used to have this thing where we would see who could stay under and hold their breath the longest. When I heard you jump in the water I kind of panicked. I am not that good with loud noises." said Tammy.

"I don't get it." said Brooke.

"I was thinking about how easy it would be to make it stop. And I let go for a second." said Tammy.

"Make what stop?" asked Haley.

Tammy took a deep breath. She hated this. She hated making herself vulnerable. Too many times she had opened up and it had came around to bit her in the ass. She didn't want to go through that again. She didn't like trusting people. It never got her anything good but pain and regret. Tammy was tired of feeling like that. She was tired of being used. But she knew that if she didn't learn to change that with certain people then she could never truly live her life the way she wanted to.

"Everything!" Tammy practically yelled, "The going from home to home. My old foster dad who by the way I am just as bad as him because..."

Tammy stopped talking. She didn't want to talk about that right now. T his was supposed to be a fun day. She didn't want to ruin it for everyone. They could just talk about that some other time. There were more important things to focus on, like Sam. She was the one going through the abuse at the moment, not her.

"Because what?" asked Brooke.

"Nothing." said Tammy.

"Tammy that doesn't sound like nothing." said Haley, "If something is bothering you you need to tell us. You can't just keep it inside. Isn't that why you let go because you feel alone."

Tammy sheepishly shook her head. She felt guilty for saying that because she knew that she had Brooke now and Haley and the others but there was always doubt in the back of her head. She didn't think that this was going to last. Good things never lasted for her and Brooke was a good thing. Brooke was one of the best things that ever happened to her. Brooke was nice to her and she loved her. Brooke didn't care that she wasn't her real daughter.

"Tammy you gotta talk to us then. We can't help you if you don't tell us that your feeling like this. You are not alone Tammy, not anymore. I am here for you okay. I love you. No matter what you do I would never give you up. I told this to Sam once and now I am telling you. 'My home is your home now Tammy and it is going to be for as long as you want it to be.' Do you understand?" asked Brooke.

"Yeah. But can we please talk about this some other time. I have to talk to you about something way more important." said Tammy.

"Okay, what is it?" asked Brooke.

Suddenly Tammy's expression went serious. She didn't know exactly how Brooke and Haley were going to react but she knew that they were going to be pissed off. Sam was after all Brooke's daughter in a sense. Brooke loved her and would do anything for her. Tammy just felt guilty for keeping the secret this long. This was her sister after all. No matter how much Sam didn't want to admit the truth it didn't mean that Tammy was just going to let her get hurt.

"Rebecca is hurting Sam." said Tammy.

There you go

Tell me what you think.

*Coming up..*

Brooke goes mama bear on rebecca

Sam comes home

Sam and Brooke fight

AND I NEED YOU TO HELP ME WITH ONE THING...

Tammy and Layden ***(yes or no)*****

Ps:

I will only be updating this story once more before I go one vacation next week but once I get back I will be updating again.

No need to worry.