I walked into the café behind Brooke. She looked back at me and smiled before grabbing my hand and pulling me next to her. Our arms linked and I forced a smile…I was glad to see everyone again, but I really felt like I should be back at the hotel. "How about you call your miserable fiancé and tell him your staying with me tonight…then you don't have to worry about what time you get home. Or better yet…tell him your staying with me and Haley and were having a girls night." She looked at me and raised an eyebrow. I nodded slowly and pulled my cell from me hip as I turned around and walked back outside.

"Hello"

"Hey babe…how are you" I asked in the best cheery voice I could find.

"Hey you. I'm good, but when are you coming home…I miss you" I took a deep breath and got ready to speak.

"Actually Haley and Brooke are kidnapping me for the night. We're having a girls' night in kind of thing like we used to do back in high school." I closed my eyes and waited…nothing.

"Okay… I guess I'll talk to you in the morning" shit…I hated when he stayed calm like that…it just meant there was going to be a lot of screaming tomorrow.

"I love you" I was hoping that would make him a little less livid…he wasn't showing it…but I know what was going through his mind.

"I love you too Peyton…g'nite." I was about to respond when I heard the phone click on his end. Tomorrow was going to be interesting but I pushed that thought out of my head. For now I wanted to focus on tonight and seeing all my old friends. I was determined to have fun. I strolled back into the café and winked at Brooke. She squealed loudly and ran over to me. She nearly knocked me over.

"Oh we are going to have so much fun tonight" I laughed as she released me. Haley was next and the petite brunette charged towards me. She did knock me over…of course she felt us tumbling back and let go so she wasn't the one falling towards the floor right now. My eyes grew wide but my fall was broken when I fell into someone's arms. I looked up and was shocked to find the most amazing blue eyes I had ever seen…I had thought the same thing about those eyes in high school. The owner smiled down at me…or I should say he smirked. The famous Lucas Scott smirk.

"Don't make this a habit 'cuz next time I'm just gunna watch you bust your ass." He let go of me for a second and I was falling again but he caught me again.

"Scott…I am so gunna kill you" we had also mended out friendship during our senior year. We were close but we never got to being as close as we were in the beginning of our junior year. He pushed me up and when I was back on my feet and spun around and hit him in the arm. "Ow..."

"That's what you get for pretending to drop me" I glared in his direction and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Oh really…I'm definitely dropping your ass next time."

"Oh yeah…" I raised and eye brow at him and cocked my head to the side.

"Yeah…" he gave a quick nod in my direction before pulling me into a hug. "I miss you Peyt…it would've been nice to hear from you once in awhile." He pulled back and gripped my shoulders, taking in my full appearance. I hadn't changed much…I hadn't gotten a little thinner and my hair was down to my lower back…it was more brown but still had hints of blonde in it. My face had stayed the same and that's probably why everyone recognized me so easily. Lucas just looked older and stressed. From what Brooke had told I understood why.

"I missed you too. I'm sorry I just up and left. I just need to get away from thought." He looked at me sympathetically and I knew he understood.

"Do you realize it's been 10 years since we've all been in the café at the same time." We all turned to look at Haley. She was right…a whole decade since we had all been in the same room… because of me. We all looked at each other…thinking the same thing.

"Let's go." It was Nathan that said it and led the way out of the café. It was a few minute later that we were down at Rivercourt.

"It took you guys long enough…" I can't say any of us were shocked to see about ten people already hanging around the basketball court- Mouth, Fergie, Skills, Tim, Teresa, Bevin, and a few other people from our former Varsity team and from the Rivercourt gang.

"Well if it ain't skinny girl" I laughed as Skills came up to me and hugged me...he still refused to call me anything different.

"Hey" I replied.

"Reunions later…right now I say we play…three on three. Rivercourt vs. Ravens. Lucas your back to street ball. Mouth you can announce." Nathan looked around to see if everyone agreed. They all nodded and got into teams.

"You girls still got any cheer left in ya." Brooke looked around the group of girls and we just shrugged. Haley even joined us. She had subbed in a few more times during senior year so she knew the cheers. It was me, Bevin and Teresa for the Rivercourt guys and Brooke, Stacie (I just made up a name) and Haley for the Ravens.

"Let's do it" Luke called out and with that the game began. It was just like we were back in high school...the screaming and yelling by the girls and the snide remarks from the guys. We had a blast over the next hour and a half but in the end the Rivercourt team prevailed. "You just can't beat me lil bro." Lucas had a cocky grin on his face and he brushed past Nate.

"Yeah, whatever" Nate walked over to Haley and wrapped his arm around her. He leaned down and kissed her…it was amazing how in love they were. After everything they had survived. Love really was that strong for them.

I was torn from my thoughts when I felt my feet leave the ground. I shrieked from the shock and I was soon hanging over a shoulder. I pulled myself up just enough to catch his face before I was leaning voer his shoulder again.

"Scott…if you don't put me down…"

"I believe I promised you something…" I could just imagine the smirk on his face. I screamed again when I saw his own feet leave the ground. I closed my eyes as the cold water hit me.

"I can't believe you"

"Hey Peyton…is it heated" I glared at Nathan, recalling the time he had pushed me into the pool at his apartment. I looked at Brooke and caught the devious look on her face. I could always depend on her. Haley caught the small smile on my face and turn to look at Brooke…she caught on too. Brook ran towards the younger Scott and before he knew it she was pushed him towards the water. Haley was helping her and by the time he regained his balance he was at the edge of the river bank. With one last push they sent him over but he latched on to both of them and all three fell into the water.

"Oh…its cold…it is sooo freaking cold" Brooke hit Nathan in the head and then went back to complaining about the cold water. We all just laughed and within the next few minutes the rest of the group had made their way into the water. It was a strange sight…a bunch of 28 year olds playing in the river…only in Tree Hill.

We stayed at Rivercourt until about 4 the next morning. Our night consisted of Truth or Dare, I Never and whatever else we could think of. Its like the last ten years never happened and for the night we were all teenagers again.