It was night and Sam was lying in her bed. She was thinking about her birth mother and Brooke and how fast her life had changed again. She loved living with Brooke and Julian and thought of them as their parents and she really regretted that she had decided to live with Rebecca some years ago. But what she loved even more was having a little sister at home. Of course Phoebe got on her nerves very often but she could not imagine a life without her any more. She heard her door open quietly. Of course it was Phoebe for the third time.

Phoebe walked over to Sam and looked down at her with a wide smile, "Excited huh?", she asked but Sam shook her head.

"Nope, still not excited. But if you won't let me sleep, I will sleep the whole day tomorrow and wake up one day after my birthday."

"Fine. I let you sleep. But I don't understand why you aren't excited. Are you sad?", Phoebe asked worried. She wanted Sam to be happy and she could not get her words out of her mind that she was not Brooke and Julian's daughter. She knew that Brooke and Julian would probably adopt her soon, if not, she would definitely protest. She wanted Sam at home; she loved her and could not imagine a life without her any more.

"No, I am not sad Phoebe. I am tired and I would really like to close my eyes now.", Sam answered. Phoebe just looked down at her for a while and then nodded.

"Okay.", she left Sam's room and went into hers and tried to close her eyes. But she was just too excited. She hoped that Sam would like her present.

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The next morning Brooke was more excited than Sam and ran around the kitchen to see whether everything was decorated perfectly. She hoped that Sam would not wake up too early. She had been preparing and waiting for this day for a long time. It was a weekend and when Phoebe woke up, she immediately ran into the living room and was speechless. She had expected Brooke to decorate everything a little but not that much and pretty. Sam would love that.

"Oh my god.", she looked around and Brooke smiled and took her arms around Phoebe.
"Do you think it's okay?"

Phoebe nodded "It's awesome." And when she saw the table with the presents her eyes got wide "All of this is for Sam? You bought even more."

Brooke nodded, "Yes, it's a special birthday for her.", she had thought that Phoebe would get jealous but there was no sign of jealousy and that made her even happier. Of course there were still some jealousy issues between the two girls but not more than between other sisters and the biggest jealousy topic was always that Sam was older and got to do more than Phoebe.

"Can I add my present as well?", she jumped up in joy, she really hoped that Sam would like her presents. She had been thinking about it for a long while what to give her and when it came to her mind she knew that this was the perfect present.

"Of course.", Phoebe ran into her room and took the envelope on the table.

Julian came outside in the meantime and gave Brooke a kiss, "She'll love it honey. Don't be so unsure. You know you are the master of celebrating."

Brooke laughed at that comment, turned around and looked up at him. God, she was so in love with her husband and she could not believe how lucky she was. With her two girls and Julian, her life was complete. All the sorrow that had been in the past, was gone. She looked down at the figure that pulled them apart "Stop making out. Can't we wake up Sam now?"

Julian laughed. He could see how excited Phoebe was and nodded, "Sure we can." He took the big tart in his hands and the three of them went into Sam's room and sang "Happy Birthday to you".

Sam looked up at them and then at the clock, "Guys, it's 7am and the weekend. You could have waited till 12am.", Sam complained and rolled her eyes and took the blanket over her head. She was definitely not a morning person either.

"Okay. Then you get your presents at 12 am.", Julian smiled and Phoebe looked shocked up at him and then at Sam.

"But Sam there are a lot of presents for you.", she emphasized and Sam pretended not to care. Of course she cared but she just did not want to show it now.

"Okay. Then it's 12 am.", Brooke smiled at Julian and they turned around with a big smile. Phoebe panicked a little but was glad that Sam finally stood up.

"No. No. I am up now.", Sam jumped up and blew off the candles and then received a hug from everyone. They walked into the kitchen and she sat down in the chair that had a huge "16" on it. "Wow. That's really much. You did not have to buy me that much.", She started unpacking her presents. She got many DVD'S, the bag she wanted, clothes and books.

"This is from me.", Sam took the envelope "Um…you will get it later but…um..I don't know if you like it…but…um…"

Sam did not listen to Phoebe's rambling and just opened it, "A kiss?", she read and Phoebe smiled proudly because she knew that Sam had no clue.

"Yeah. I kind of had to spend all my money for that kiss." All of them looked confused at her.

"Ooookay.", Sam raised an eyebrow and Phoebe kissed her cheek.

"Well, thank you. It's a nice picture.", there was a picture of the four of them in the envelope.

"You're welcome. It's our first family picture.", Phoebe said proudly.

"Thank you guys. You really did not have to buy me that much.", Sam hugged Julian and Brooke. She loved her presents but she loved more having her loved ones around her; that cared for her and wanted her happy.

"Oh. We forgot one present.", Julian looked at Brooke who smiled at him.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Don't you remember when we talked to that old man days ago to advise us?"

Sam and Phoebe looked from Brooke to Julian.

"Oh you mean that old man, who said that blue would be a good color."

"Yeah and that man, who gave us this.", Julian held up a key into the air. Sam's eyes were wide in surprise and she jumped up and screamed, "No way."

"Well, if you don't want it, Phoebe can have it.", Brooke wanted to give the key to Phoebe but Sam snapped it away immediately. There was no way Phoebe got to have this present.

"It's outside.", Brooke laughed happily and took her arm around Phoebe while Sam ran to the door and screamed all the time.

"Oh my god. Oh my god.", she ran out of the house and to her new car. The others went after her while Sam did not stop screaming in joy and sat down in her new car.

"Is that hers?", Phoebe looked up at Julian. She could not believe that they had really bought her a car. Phoebe had whined for weeks to get them to do it.

"Yeah, it is now.", Julian went through Phoebe's hair but Phoebe slapped his hand away.

"You wanted to buy her a car the whole time and did not mention a word to me?", she looked pissed at them and they nodded with huge smiles on their faces. Of course it had been intentionally not to tell Phoebe a word. And they had found it kind of cute how often she had come to them at night to apologize and telling them that Sam really deserved a car.

"Well, it was sweet how you tried to convince us and we know that you cannot keep secrets from Sam."

Phoebe rolled her eyes and ran to Sam who was jumping up in joy, "Look. There is a seat in the back for me.", Sam looked at it.

"I knowwwww.", Sam then ran to Brooke and Julian and almost knocked them down, "Thank you so much. I cannot believe it. Can we drive a bit? Pleaaase", Brooke and Julian loved to see Sam that happy.

"It would not be fair if she does not get to drive it now.", Phoebe immediately defended Sam and Brooke and Julian burst out into laughing. Some weeks ago Phoebe had run to the Scotts because of Sam and now the two of them were inseparable.

"Of course.", Julian and Brooke got inside again and took their shoes and went outside to their kids. Very happy ones. All of them sat down in the car and Sam started driving. She really was a good driver and could not believe her luck.

"It cannot get better any more.", Sam screamed but Phoebe knew that it could and tried to suppress the urge to tell her everything.

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A little later Sam was looking through her presents again with Phoebe, "I cannot believe it Phoebe. I got a car.", she jumped on Phoebe and pinned her under her.

Phoebe smiled up at her, "I know. You told me like thousand times and we already drove three times."

Phoebe went over to Julian and sat down on his lap and looked deep into his eyes, "When I turn sixteen I want a car too. Just so you know.", he laughed at her comment.

"Okay. I try to remember that."

"Good. Now when are we going to the Scotts for the party?", she whispered into his ear and he whispered back, "In ten minutes but don't tell her."

Phoebe nodded and sat down besides Sam again and looked at her presents, "Can I borrow this one time?", she took "The Hitcher" into her hands and looked up at Sam. Sam took her arms around her and pointed at a number "What does that say?"

Phoebe rolled her eyes, "Jeez. You are just like Brooke.". Sam immediately took a look whether Julian or Brooke were listening.

"That says that we have to see it without them at night.", Phoebe jumped up in joy and hugged Sam again, she loved having such a cool big sister.

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When Sam went into the Scott's house she was amazed. There were all her friends from school, too much to eat and everything was decorated. "Happy Birthday.", all of them screamed and Sam almost got a heart attack. She hugged all of them and could not believe her luck. She had not expected that at all.

"Hey Rachel.", Sam even hugged her. Since their little plan they had become friends as well. "Happy birthday whore.", Rachel smiled and then went over to Phoebe, "So Phoebs. Did I win?"

"Yeah you did.", Phoebe crossed her arms in front of her.

"Oh hi Mrs. And Mr. Baker. I am Rachel.", Brooke and Julian smiled at the girl. She was definitely a pretty girl. A little like Brooke in high school.

"Hi Rachel. Nice to meet you. So you won what?", Brooke asked curiously.

"Oh Phoebe bet that you would not get Sam a car but I said you would.", Phoebe looked up at them "Yeah well, I thought you would have told me.", she crossed her arms in front of her again.

"We would but we could not because you cannot keep a secret.", Julian laughed and went over to Nathan, who was laughing with his little daughter.

Phoebe protested "I can.", she went with the others into the cellar where a DJ was playing music for all of them. Phoebe was used being the smallest but with all of Sam's sixteen-year-old friends around and laughing and dancing she felt even smaller.

"Come. Dance with me sister.", Sam took her hand but Phoebe shook her head. There was no way that she would be dancing in front of them. So she went upstairs again where Haley, Nathan, Brooke and Julian were laughing.

"Hey Phoebe. Why aren't you downstairs?", Nathan smiled at Phoebe who sat down on a chair and looked bored and let her head fall into her hands.

"I don't want to dance.", she whispered.

"Oh.", Brooke smiled at Haley, "But Lisa is downstairs as well."

Sometimes Haley wondered how everything had changed. She could not believe that she had been that mean to Phoebe in the beginning, although Phoebe had been pushing it. Definitely. But now she just cared so much for that little girl and their stupid fights at school were gone. Phoebe was not acting that defensive any more and it was like looking at a new child.

"Yeah, well she's dancing in everybody's arms. I definitely don't want to do that."

"So you prefer hanging out with us old ones?", Nathan laughed and gave her a glass with juice.

Then a very cute boy, who must have been a junior or senior went outside, "Oh am I interrupting?"

"No of course not.", Nathan said and the boy went outside to make a phone call. When he wanted to walk in again he stopped in front of Phoebe, "Don't you want to come down too, Furby?"

Phoebe looked up at him and blushed immediately, "Nah. Later."

"Okay.", he smiled at all of them and Julian went through her hair, "Furby?"

"Yeah. They are calling me this now because Sam started it. Jeeez."

"But he asked you really nice. You could have said yes.", Brooke raised an eyebrow. She knew that sooner or later Phoebe would be into such boys. He reminded her of Lucas Scott. Her big crush in high school. But she hoped that neither Sam nor Phoebe would have to go through a stupid triangle relationship. That definitely hurt too much.

"He is nice. He's the captain of the basketball team and…", suddenly Phoebe's phone started beeping and when she looked down at it she screamed in joy, "Where are you? Where are you?"

"Um… I am standing in front of a very big house with flowers in my hands and…"

"Come to the backyard through a small door. You can see the big pool from there."

The others looked confused at her.

"Oh my goooood.", Phoebe screamed when she saw the boy coming towards her. She had a wide smile on her face and jumped up and started running towards him. Haley and the others looked after her and were surprised when Phoebe jumped into his arms without hesitation and held him very tight. She took his hand and they walked to the grown-ups. Phoebe was smiling all over her face. Brooke and Julian looked from him to Phoebe. They could not really get their relationship. Was he a new boyfriend?
He had the same hair Phoebe got and was definitely a very handsome young man. He was wearing a jeans and a blue shirt, which showed that he had some muscles and he was definitely big for his age.

"Hello. I am Ben.", he gave everyone his hand "Nice to meet you.", he added a bit shyly but Phoebe pulled him into the house.

"Ben?", Julian asked Brooke who told him to sit down again when he wanted to walk after them.

"She doesn't have a clue.", Phoebe smiled proudly and pulled her cousin along. She was so excited right now and just wanted to see Sam's face.

"I hope she'll be happy to see me.", Ben blushed a little. It had taken Phoebe a while to convince him to come because he had been worried that Sam would not want him under all her friends.

"Yeah. She will."

"Oh wait. I forgot my flowers.", he went back to the pool where the flowers had fallen to the ground when Phoebe had jumped into his arms. Phoebe walked after him and in this moment Sam ran out to thank them all.

"Oh thank you so much. We are having so much fun.", she hugged all of them and suddenly stood still when she heard a voice.

"I really hope you are right Phoebe."

"I am always right."

Sam looked over to Phoebe and Ben and could not believe what she was seeing. Was she dreaming? Without thinking she ran to the pool and jumped into his arms, which ended in knocking Phoebe to the ground and falling into the pool with Ben,"Oh my god. Oh my god.", Sam was still in his arms and hugging him tight, "I cannot believe that you are here."

"Thanks for knocking me down.", Phoebe looked into the pool with crossed arms but a smile on her face. Sam and Ben immediately took her hand at the same time and pulled her into the pool as well. She screamed when she fell into it with all of her clothes and swam to the stairs.

"Are you crazy? Now you can kiss.", she laughed at them but Ben and Sam went over and took her leg and pulled her under the water merciless.

"Stop that.", she coughed when she came up again but they were just laughing at her and pulled her under again. Phoebe drank a lot of water and had to cough really hard when she could breath again. "Please stop.", she said and Sam went over to her and held her tightly and kissed her cheek, "Thank you soooo much.", Phoebe smiled at her and took her arms around Ben and Sam and nodded. "I am the master of fate. Now kiss", she laughed but it ended in getting pulled down again.

"What exactly is happening?", the grown-ups looked at the three of them playing in the pool. It was not really that warm and they could hear them shivering. Brooke and Julian walked to the pool and looked down at the little scene. So this was Ben. He was definitely a cute man. Brooke smiled, Sam obviously had good taste but she did not get why Phoebe was so free around him.

"It's freezing. Get out of the water.", Julian said and they nodded. He took Phoebe's hand and could see that her lips were already turning blue.

"God. You'll end up having a cold. Get changed.", Brooke said to the three of them.

"I don't have anything to change into.", Ben looked at his wet clothes and was glad when Nathan came to him and gave him some of his own clothes, "Oh thanks sir."

"No problem."

All of them could tell that Sam was very happy to see that boy and she ran inside to change as well. She was happy that she had some of her clothes at the Scotts from the last sleepover with Jamie and Phoebe. Phoebe ran after her and changed as well into warm clothes. They came outside again after some minutes.

Phoebe was still shivering, "Oh c'mon.", Haley took her hand and sat or on her lap and helped her getting warm again by hugging her tightly and rubbing her arms.

"So you are Ben?", Julian asked.

"Um…yes sir.", he answered shyly. Phoebe had never seen her cousin acting so weird.

"Do you go to Tree Hill High?"

"No sir…

Sam interrupted Julian "Julian. We really want to go downstairs.", she knew that Julian would not stop his interrogation and it was starting to be embarrassing.

"I just want to get to know your friend, Sam.", both of them blushed and suddenly Phoebe pushed Julian back with all her force.

"Leave them alone." This was enough time for them to go downstairs and Julian looked down at Phoebe who blocked his way.

"Is he her boyfriend?"

"Maybe.", Phoebe smiled up at Julian.

"Let me down Phoebe."

"No, you don't embarrass Sam today. It's her birthday." Julian looked shocked at her but then nodded, "Spy for me, will ya?"

Phoebe laughed but then nodded.

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