Family first ~ a sequel

Chapter 15

"Shoplifting, Sam? You have everything you could ever want, and you are out stealing, like a common thief?" Brooke yelled at Sam as she tried walking to her bedroom, pausing in the doorway, catching Ellie's attention who sat up and peered over the couch watching it all go down

"They're not even pressing charges!" Sam tried

"Because I cried and begged and told them you were semi-retarded!" Brooke yelled "That is not the point. What the hell?

"Did you ever consider that maybe it was a case of mistaken identity and that maybe I wasn't shoplifting and that maybe, just maybe, they got the wrong person?" Sam asked "I don't even like hot dogs, and I have the money! The thing is..."

"The thing is." Brooke cut off "You are an unfixable little smartass, who apparently is gonna do whatever she wants." Just then the phone began ringing "Don't." Brooke warned

"Brooke, it's Julian. I'm sorry I've been kind of out of touch, and I need to talk to you. Call me." Julian's voice came over the answering machine.

"That got anything to do with why you're so mad at me?" Asked Sam

"No. I am mad at you because it doesn't feel like you're making any progress. You stole from me at clothes over bros, and I figured, "okay, you were desperate, you lacked guidance, you felt unloved." So, what do I do? I forgive you, I take you in, I care for you, give you anything you want, and you make me feel like an idiot!" Brooke yelled

"Is that what you really think that I'm unfixable?" Questioned Sam

"Oh, don't put this on me, Sam." Brooke answered "I am not the one who got caught stealing today and then tried to lie my way out of it."

"I'm not lying!" Sam said again "And I wasn't stealing, either! But you know what... whatever. Believe whatever the hell you want to believe." She yelled slamming the door shut with a bang. Brooke trying to prove a point walked into her room, slamming the door shut with a bang as well.

"We'll that was mature, wasn't it." Ellie muttered to herself turning back to the TV.

***

"Hi, Q." Jamie and Ellie said together as they stood in front of Qs grave, Lucas bobbed down in between them.

"Daddy let us come say hi." Added Ellie

"I had a game today, and I scored a bunch of points. But we lost." Said Jamie

"He's doing really good, "Q." He's got your crossover dribble." Lucas smiled

"Andre did great, too. I know he misses you a lot. We all do." Said Ellie

"I'll be right back, okay?" Lucas told them, the both nodded and Lucas walked over to Peyton who stood In front of Ellie's grave.

"I'm gonna go see uncle Keith." Said Ellie

"I'll come to." Said Jamie the two of them walked a few metres over to Keith's grave.

"Do you know how he died?" Asked Jamie curiously Ellie nodded

"How?" Asked Jamie, Ellie bit her tongue, she knew Dan had shot him and she didn't want Jamie to hate him, After all Jamie and Ellie were the only people that still truly loved him.

"Okay. You ready to go, guys?" Lucas asked walking over to them.

"How did great-uncle Keith die?" Asked Jamie "El, won't tell me."

"He was shot, Jamie." Lucas explained

"Like Quentin?" Asked Jamie

"Yeah." Lucas sighed