Where Do I Go From Here?

Summary—What happens when Lucas finds out he has a twin sister. His mother gave her up for adoption 18 years ago but now she's back.

Disclaimer: I own nothing involving One Tree Hill. My only claim is to my original character Jamie.

Author's Note: Italics are thoughts. Set after episode 2 of season four. Also, since I am a huge OTH fan, I will try to keep this in line with everything that happened the first three seasons. If I mess up I'm sorry. Anything that happens in season four may or may not be included. Street names or any other details like that may be made up since I don't know what everyone's street is.

Chapter 1

Lucas closed his laptop. He had just finished writing about all that happened in the couple weeks.

"Lucas! Could you come here please?" his mother called. Lucas got up and walked into the kitchen.

"What's up mom?"

"Honey, you should sit down," Karen said softly.

"Mom what's going on?" Lucas asked, worried. He didn't like the sound of her voice.

"Lucas I've been keeping something from you for a long time." He looked at her nervously. Whatever she's hiding, it must be big, he thought.

"I don't know how to say this so I'm just going to get it over with." Karen paused, taking a deep breath. "You have a twin sister."

Lucas didn't say anything at first. Then he looked up with a confused look on his face. "What? How can I have a sister?"

His mother put her head in her hands. "About six months into my pregnancy I found out I was carrying twins. I knew that I wouldn't be able to afford to raise two children so I decided that adoption was my only choice. Oh god, if Keith hadn't been there… Anyway, I had a sonogram done and found out that I was carrying a boy and a girl. I couldn't decide who to give up so Keith found a family from Connecticut looking to adopt. They were looking for a little girl so I let them take her." She let out a sigh.

"But mom, why didn't you ever tell me?" Lucas asked, clearly shocked by the news.

"Because giving up your sister was the hardest thing I ever had to do." Karen said as she started to cry. Lucas immediately pulled her into a hug.

"It's okay mom. I understand."

"There's something else." Karen said as she pulled away. "Dan doesn't know. He wasn't there when the two of you were born." She looked at Lucas trying to see if he was upset.

"Mom, why did you decide to tell me now? You could have kept it from me. I can understand why you wouldn't want to talk about it."

Karen put her head in her hands again. "Because Lucas, she contacted me. She found out she was adopted and she wants to get to know us. But before I tell her to come I want to make sure it's okay with you."

Lucas thought for a moment. "Of course it's okay. Now that I know about her I guess I want to meet her. It's definitely a shock but I'm glad you told me." Karen looked up at her son.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I am. But I think I need to add some more to the journal I started keeping. A lot more."