Chapter 3: It's a new world


While Haley and Karen were having their conversation; Peyton entered the Café along with Brian and Anna. Anna immediately ran towards Maggie after spotting her and both girls began playing and giggling.

"Hi Peyton, we were waiting for you," Karen welcomed her daughter in law.

"Glad to meet you guys too; I'm dying for a cup of coffee."

"You will get one, but there's one condition."

"What condition?" Peyton was confused.

"You have to hand this little cute baby boy of yours to me"

"Sorry baby…Mommy really needs a Coffee." Peyton said to her son and then handed him to Karen, and he gave a little cute smile to Karen, and Karen felt so good. She filled two mugs and placed them in front Haley and Peyton.

"How's going with you," Peyton asked sipping on her coffee.

"I'm excited, nervous and sad at the same time."

"I can understand; I'll be in your place one day."

"I am so glad you are putting past behind and moving on."

"Yes I want to forget all about it," Peyton began remembering that nerve wracking day....

FLASHBACK 9 years ago…..

"Ok Sawyer baby, give a goodnight kiss to your brother," three years old Sawyer gave her baby brother Jason a small kiss on his cheek, just as her mother told her. Unlike other children of her age, Sawyer welcomed another addition in the family.

"Ok girl, it's time for you to get to bed too," Peyton took Sawyer to her room.

"Mommy… when will daddy be home?"

"He will be here tomorrow," Peyton knew that Sawyer was missing her dad; Lucas was in New York for a book tour. While she was talking to her daughter, Peyton's cell phone began beeping, she checked on her cell, and it was Nathan, so she pressed the answer button.

"Hi Nathan, what's up."

"I just called to check on you."

"Well thanks for calling; you don't have to worry about me."

"But I do, Lucas is away and you all alone with kids."

"Nathan, I used to live alone; no one better than you know that."

"Well you didn't have two kids with you that time."

"I'll be fine…" Peyton was all of sudden distracted by the sound that just came from Jason's room.

"What's wrong?" Nathan asked.

"I heard some voice coming from Jason's room; I'll go and check." Peyton entered Jason's room …but then just froze there; it seemed like her whole body just turned into a stone. She wanted to scream but she could barely whisper. In front of her was her worst fear, the person she thought has long gone from her life came back. He was sitting in front of her holding her son in his arms with Sawyer beside him.

"Mom, he said he is my uncle; but I don't like him, he's scary," Sawyer was not comfortable with him at all; she was scared.

"Deereeek!!!" Peyton could barely speak, that Psycho was back, and worse he was holding her kids.

"I thought I'll get a warm welcome." Derek was looking like a pure devil.

"You…..leave my kids alone." Peyton pleaded.

"Look at them, so amazing. That girl looks so much like you; let me spend a little more time with them." Derek tightens his grip on Sawyer and she began to cry loudly.

"You son of a bitch…let go of my kids." Peyton charged at him at once; she couldn't let anything happen to her children. She grabbed both Sawyer and Jason, but before she could escape Derek grabbed Peyton's hair from behind, and she yelled feeling the immense pain, but it gave Sawyer a time to take Jason and run away.

"You bitch…I broke out of jail for you; do you think I'll let you go that easily?" Derek threw Peyton on the floor.

Meanwhile Sawyer was holding Jason someone grabbed her from behind. She was about to scream but that person covered her mouth.

"It's ok…it's me Uncle Nathan." Nathan was having butterflies in his stomach ever since Peyton told him that she heard someone in Jason's room.

"Uncle Nathan, bad guy is with mommy; he's going to hurt her." Sawyer was crying hard.

"No one is going to hurt your mommy; I'm here, go to your room and take Jason with you and don't open it until me or your mom tells you."

All of sudden they heard Peyton's screams.

"Mommy…" Sawyer was crying hard so was Jason. Nathan was really worried; he knew that he has to work fast or worse can happen.

"Please Sawyer, be strong for your mother and do as I say." Sawyer took Jason to her room and locked it from inside. Nathan at once raced towards Jason room.

Derek was forcing himself on Peyton and tearing her clothes. Peyton was screaming hard, but before anything worse can happen, Nathan came inside and hit Derek on the head as hard as he could, it distracted Derek and Peyton was able to escape.

"My babies…" Peyton was hysterical.

"They are fine, they are inside Sawyer's room, take them and leave."

"No…I can't leave you alone with that monster."

"Please think about the kids."

While Nathan and Peyton were arguing Derek stood up and took a knife from his Jacket and charged at Nathan. Peyton saw him coming and screamed to her last limits, but all of sudden a shot was fired and Derek fell on the ground and in front of Nathan and Peyton was standing a cop who just fired the shot.

"We knew exactly, where he'll go after he broke out of the jail; I am glad you guys are ok." Officer said as other fallowed him behind.

"Thanks, we'll be fine." Nathan stood up but Peyton was still shacking.

"It's over Peyton," Nathan comforted his sister in law.

All of sudden Derek stood up again and with a full roar charged on Nathan and Peyton but cops were there to stop him, and they shot him again and this time right in his heart.

"He's dead, call paramedics," cop announced after checking on Derek.

It was finally over.

END OF FLASHBACK…

That day was no doubt hard for both Scott families. Lucas arrived back as soon as he heard. He was feeling so much guilty for leave behind his wife and two little kids on their own, but he was so much thankful to Nathan for what he did for his family. Peyton did have nightmares for that day, so did Sawyer, but with passage of time and love and support from family and friends they got over it soon.

"Well Haley, that Psycho is dead, and it's over; he can't do any harm to me and my family again." Peyton knew that the nightmare that was called Derek was gone forever.

"I'm also glad that it's over for you."

"I own so much to Nathan; he almost risked his life to protect me and my children…If something would have happened that day I would have never forgiven myself."

"I know….If I lost Nathan that day; I don't know what I would have done, but at same time I was so proud if him that he saved you."

"Me too…..but we are not here to discuss the past, we have to organize the party, so we should get to work."

"Of course, we should think about the future….."

"I am so glad that Mia is coming too and going to perform."

"She's a star now and kids are really excited that she is coming."

"Well you be performing too."

"I'm as excited as you," she knew that performing in front of her students will be amazing.


"Ok that's it for today." Jamie knew that boys were all excused, but he never knew that coaching could be so much fun; he really enjoyed coaching the boys. Lucas and Nathan also decided to join them now.

"Dad, do you mind taking boys to home," Jamie asked his father.

"Why, do you have more plans?"

"No, just wanted Uncle Lucas's advice on something, if you don't mind?"

"Not at all; I'll take the kids," Nathan knew that Jamie was very close to Lucas, and he always shares important things with his uncle, which he can't even share with his parents. For Lucas Jamie was more then a nephew; he was like a friend. The relation he lost after the death of Keith was built up again in a form of Jamie, although his role was changed this time.

"So what's up?" Lucas asked his nephew as he already figured out something was bugging Jamie.

"Uncle Lucas, I know mom and dad are talking about me, and I know what they are talking about, but to be honest…I am also scared and nervous like them."

"Well son, you are an adult now. You have a power to make your own decisions, and live with it; and it's a big step for you as well as your parents, so it's ok to be scared and nervous."

"But Uncle Lucas, you, mom, dad, aunt Brook was all there with me on every step I took; now I'm going to be own my own. I wanna be a person whom you'll be proud of."

"Jamie we are already so proud of you, you were the most brilliant student in history of Tree Hill. With both your high grades and amazing talent at sports earned you a full scholarship at Harvard, what more could we expect."

"But Uncle Lucas there was a huge pressure on me for being a Scott."

"That's my point; you handled that pressure so well."

"Uncle Lucas, You know what was so hard for me… everyone wanted to be my friend because I was a son of a NBA star player, nephew of great author and godson of the biggest fashion designer. I never had a real friend beside Chuck and Andre, and my biggest regret is that I never meet the girl of my dreams, I did have many girlfriends who were happy to open their legs for me but never understood me."

"Jamie I just wanna give you one advice, there will be time when you have to make a very harsh decisions, decision that will affect your life as well as others surrounding you. You are not perfect, you'll make some bad decisions, but what's matter the most that how will you learn and ratify your mistake."

"Thanks Uncle Lucas, I'm feeling a lot better."

"Also one more advice; just fallow your heart."


Lily entered café holding bags and Vanessa was behind her. Everybody can tell how exhausted Vanessa was.

"Mom, just take a look at it." Lily took out her dress; it was a blue strapless dress, and indeed it was a spectacular dress.

"That dress is so beautiful," Karen was so amazed to see that dress; no doubt Lily takes forever to choose something, but when she chooses something, she chooses the best. Haley and Peyton also came to check on the dress.

"Wow Lily that dress is indeed awesome; you'll going to be the highlight of the party, I bet every girl is going to be very jealous of you." Haley said looking at the dress.

"I just wish Chuck could see me that dress," Lily began remembering her boyfriend Chuck who was at Duke, where Lily was also going.

"Stop day dreaming." Vanessa said and Lily came back to the real world and then saw Brian in crib.

"Oh I never knew that my favorite nephew is here too," Lily picked up Brain from the crib, but all of sudden her expression changed, "No, you are not my favorite nephew."

Everyone was surprised at sudden change in Lily's behavior, but then they saw Lily's wet clothes and realized what just happened; now everyone from young to old was laughing at her and Lily was really embarrassed.

"Ok give him to me," Peyton took Brain from Lily and tried her hardest not to laugh at Lily, but she was struggling.

"What you all looking at!!!" Lily yelled at everyone. There was a silence about a minute, but again everyone was laughing at her again. She stormed off to washroom to change her clothes.


Ashley, Rebecca and Sawyer were in the main room watching their favorite movie Charlie's Angels. They loved this movie so much that everyone began calling them Charlie's Angels. Rebecca was Julian's and Brook eldest child and had long straight dark hair. She was a carbon copy of her mother and very much like her mother, on other hand Sawyer had long curly blonde hair, and she was very tall for twelve years old; thanks to genes she inherited from both her parents and like Rebecca, she also resembled her mother more.

"I love this movie; it's seemed new to me every time I see it!" Rebecca began the conversation.

"Me too!" Sawyer nodded.

"Ok I'll go bring some more popcorn." Ashley said looking at the empty bowl and took it to the kitchen to fill it up.

"I'm hoping to watch Twilight next," Sawyer said looking at many DVDs scattered around them.

"Yeah, good choice, this movie kind of makes me sad, a girl in love with a vampire."

"What if you fell in love with someone like Edward?" Sawyer said as Ashley joined them again.

"Listen SS, I don't know where you get such kind of weird ideas….Vampires do not exist in a real world." Rebecca knew where their conversation is leading now. Sawyer was obsessed with the whole idea that supernatural beings exist.

"We have a history full of such bizarre events."

"Sawyer we are not here to talk about this stuff!" Rebecca was pissed.

"One day you'll believe me."

"Well I believe you Sawyer, I can already see the monster coming ………" before Ashley could finish her sentence both Jason and Adam came crashing in the main room.

"Well monsters are really here!" Rebecca said as she knew whenever these two boys are together; they can even make devil cry.

"Ok it's our time; we have to play video games." Adam demanded.

"Hell no, we are watching movies."

Adam at once took out the DVD remote.

"Hey give it back!!!" Ashley yelled and charged towards her younger brother, but before she can reach him, he tossed the remote to Jason.

"Sawyer, Rebecca, get him…"

Both Sawyer and Rebecca try to catch Jason, but Jason was very fast runner, he easily outran the girls and tossed the remote back to Adam. At meantime Nathan entered the room and covered his ears with all girls yelling and running after the boy; whole room was turning into a mess.

"What is going on!!!" Nathan yelled and everyone just froze.

"Dad please, you know that we planned this day to watch movies and Jason and Adam are ruining it." Ashley told the situation to her father.

"Adam, give remote back to your sister," Nathan ordered his son; he knew girls had planned this day, and he wanted them to have a good time.

"But Dad…."

"Adam, do as I tell you; I don't like to repeat my words!"

"Fine dad, we didn't want to play anyway; we were just teasing them." Adam handed the remote back to very mad Ashley who took the remote from Adam at once. Adam and Jason ran away into Adam's room.

"Listing young ladies, next time try to lower your volumes; my ears are still hurting." Nathan said, "Go watch the movies, I'm ordering a pizza."

"Great Uncle Nathan!" Sawyer said. Nathan was her favorite uncle.

Ashley and Sawyer noticed that Rebecca was staring at the main door waiting for someone. They both knew who she is looking for. She had a big crush on Jamie ever since she was seven.

"Dad didn't Jamie came with you." Ashley asked.

"No, he went with your uncle Lucas and might not come home soon."

Ashley and Sawyer could see the disappointed look on Rebecca's face.


While Lucas and Jamie were walking together they came closer to COB and saw Brook there and from her face expressions they knew she was not in a good mood.

"What happened to Aunt Brook; she looks pissed." Jamie said looking at Brook.

"Maybe you should go and check on her."

By that time Brook already saw them and immediately came outside towards Lucas.

"Lucas Scott, your sister is the biggest pain in the ass!" Brook yelled so loud that people who were walking close stopped. Lucas was now fully aware that what just happened here and now Brook will going to drop everything on him.

"Brook, I'm sorry but what can I say," Lucas defended his position.

"You know, she took 3 hours to buy just one dress, and to get rid of her I had to sell twelve hundred dollar dress for just for two hundred dollar," Brook yelled again.

"Brook why are you making a scene; its just two weeks and she'll be in college, you won't have to deal with her for four years."

"Fine but she is not entering this shop again."

"Fine Brook."

"Jamie, can you stay here for a moment?" Brook asked.

"Of course, Aunt Brook." Jamie came inside COB

"What's going on between uncle and nephew?"

"Well Aunt Brook I just shared my feelings and got some good advice"

"Do you mind sharing with me too?"

"Well Aunt Brook, it's good to have more then one advice so here it goes…." Jamie told everything to Brook what he shared with Lucas.

"Well Jamie, when I was senior at High School, I was very popular and the thought scared the hell out of me that when I'll start college, I'm not going to be as popular and good in college."

"So how did you manage all this?" Jamie asked looking around COB.

"By trusting in myself, and believe me it was the first step in my success."

"Thanks Aunt Brook, that was also a good advice; I'll store it inside my memory bank."

"Ok what's next?"

"Well Aunt Brook, I'm starving so I'm heading towards the café and Lily has to pay for what she did to you." Jamie said and left COB, Brook saw him leaving, she loved him like her own child, infect, he was the one who taught her how precious children really are.


"Wow, I am having a feeling that this party is going to be a big hit." Karen said after hearing all the plans.

"I hope so, all kids deserve this, if this party goes well we might arrange it every year."

Peyton said putting Brain back to crib, who was now taking a nap. Maggie and Anna were also quite now as they were tired. Lily was now dealing the customers along with Vanessa. Just like Karen Lily was also an excellent cook and her Jam filled Brownies were so famous that people only just come to café for Lily's Brownies. At meantime Jamie entered the café.

"Hi everyone," Jamie greeted everyone.

"Welcome Jamie, I didn't knew that you were coming too." Karen said as she was glad to see him.

"Aunt Karen, I wasn't planning to come here, but I really got hungry on my way home, and I think I just saw what I wanted to see," Jamie saw the plates of freshly baked brownies; he could almost die for them. He immediately ran towards them and took the whole plate.

"Hey you, these are not for you." Lily yelled and came after Jamie.

"Sorry Lily but you shouldn't have placed them right in front of me." Jamie said and took whole Brownie in his mouth. They tasted amazing.

"Jamie please, I have to bake them all over again."

"Well that's good, think of it as a bad karma for what you just did to Aunt Brook and Vanessa."

"You are dead right!" Vanessa also took Jamie's side and they both clapped their hands in high five.

"Jamie, just take one and give the rest to me."

"Hell no, that one is for Aunt Brook; this one is for Vanessa." Jamie took two whole brownies at once in his mouth.

"Me and Anna want one too," Maggie pleaded to her older brother, and he filled their mouths with the brownies too. Whole plate was now empty. Older women were really enjoying the moment that was talking place between the two teenagers. Jamie gave back the empty plate to Lily, who was glaring at him like she's about to bake him next. Lily was very pissed, but everyone knew she can't remain mad at Jamie for too long. Lily and Jamie were best friends like once Haley and Lucas were.

"Wow I'm full." Jamie said sitting beside his mom and aunt.

"Jamie do you have any plans right now." Haley asked her son.

"I don't think so, but why are you asking?" Jamie was curious.

"As girls already shopped for their dresses, so I want to buy a suit for you on party."

"Well mom, I was planning to buy one but didn't know already had a plan set for me."

"Well I just made that plan moments ago, if you don't mind."

"Well momma I don't see any reason for minding it, so let's go." Jamie also wanted to have a little moment alone with his mother, so they left.

Life was just so perfect for everyone.


A/N: So here's my 3rd chapter. I wanted to post it earlier but something came up, and I couldn't. The whole Derek thing just came in mind yesterday, and I added it in my chapter. By far I am having a very good time and reviewers are amazing.

To mcgirl6541 all I can say your PM helped me a lot, and I can't wait for the drama that is coming in your story; to LadyCatriea and Othspnluver, it's so good to hear from you again I really loved your feedback and support. AnnOTH21 I'm so glad you love my story, and you reviewed, I'll do my best to frequently update my story.

Again I'm sorry for grammar and other mistakes.