"ONE STEP AT TIME"

(1X09)

SCENE 1: "THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME"

Lucas is talking to his team.

"Alright guys, we've been practicing for this for a long time now...so you can do this" Lucas tells everyone.

The team heads to the court, Lucas looks at Jamie.

"Hey J. Scott!" Lucas calls to Jamie.

Jamie turns.

"Here!" Lucas states as he throws Jamie the ball.

Jamie goes into a flashback.

SCENE 2: "5 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME"

Jamie is shooting hoops at the River Court.

"Thought I'd find you here!" Celia states, making her way onto the court.

Jamie looks at her,

"What Celia Taggaro actually steps foot on the River Court" Jamie teases her.

"Yeah, crazy right?" Celia states, exaggerating.

Jamie stares at her, he's been trying so hard to hide his feelings for her...he can't do it anymore.

"Well I guess I'll be seeing you at the game" Celia tells him.

"I guess you will" Jamie whispers.

Celia turns back around,

"Hey J. Scott!" Celia shouts as she pulls Jamie into a kiss.

Jamie stares at a girl who he has just kissed and smiles.

SCENE 3: "DAVIS-BAKER RESIDENCE"

Brooke and Julian are arguing.

"If you would've just told me...none of this would be happening" Julian stated.

"Oh really and tell you that me and Felix were together before...and have it ruin our marriage?" Brooke stated.

"Oh my God Brooke here we go again...I don't care about some fling" Julian shouted.

Julian then paused,

"Wait...this wouldn't bother you so much if you didn't have feelings for him..." Julian whispered.

Brooke looked up at the words,

"Julian are you being serious right now?" Brooke questions, avoiding the truth.

"As a heart attack...now, Brooke I'm going to ask you this and I want the truth..." Julian begins, "Do you still have feelings for Felix?" Julian asks, whispering the whole question.

Brooke goes silent and finally opens her mouth to speak,

"Yes" Brooke whispers.

Julian stares at her angrily and then walks past her, Brooke then goes into a flashback.

SCENE 4: "FELIX AND BROOKE - 20 MINUTES BEFORE BROOKE CAME HOME"

Brooke is helping Felix make dinner.

"Oh here Brooke try this" Felix states as he feeds her some sauce.

"That's good..." Brooke whispers as she and Felix share glances.

Felix then kisses Brooke slightly on the lips.

SCENE 5: "CHAMPIONSHIP GAME"

Desirae and Madison are cheering on the game.

"So did you stop...cutting?" Desirae asks Madison, whispering the cutting part.

"Yep...I realized how much it was hurting you and myself" Madison tells her friend.

Carlos walks by them and smiles at Desirae.

"What was that?" Madison questions.

"What was what?" Desirae states, avoiding the question.

"Don't give me that Ms. Ragland you like Carlos Taggaro" Madison states, teasing her.

Desirae laughs a little,

"Maybe I do...just a little" Desirae whispers.

Desirae is then thrown into a flashback.

SCENE 6: "10 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME"

Desirae is in the hallway talking with Andre.

"And I want you to know that no matter where I go...I'll always care about you" Andre tells her.

"I know...and I'll always care about you too" Desirae states.

"Here I want you to have something" Andre states as he digs in her pocket.

Andre then pulls out a necklace and puts it around Desirae's neck.

"Now whenever you need me to do something for you...just say what needs to be done, count to three, and let fate take care of the rest, okay?" Andre tells her.

Desirae looks at Andre,

"So if I wanted you to win the game tonight, that's all I need to say?" Desirae questions.

"Yep" Andre states as he pulls her into a comforting hug.

SCENE 7: "BLEACHERS"

Lily is sitting down in the bleachers, and Chuck comes over to her.

"Hey" Chuck states.

"Shouldn't you be playing in the game?" Lily questions.

Chuck looks at her,

"I'm not in right now" Chuck explains.

"So you decided to spend your Bench time with me?" Lily states.

"Yep, you are my girlfirend, right?" Chuck tells her.

Lily smiles, usually her face would become grit when Chuck said that she was his girlfriend.

"Can I take that smile as a we are still playing this fake couple role" Chuck states, adding air quotes around fake couple.

Lily is then thrown into a flashback.

SCENE 8: "5 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME"

Lily watches as Desirae leaves the hallway after talking with Andre.

"Andre!" Lily calls out to him.

"Oh I can't talk now Lily I have 5 minutes to get ready" Andre said starting to walk away.

Lily grabs his arm,

"I know how it feels to lose a mother...but yours isn't gone yet...you still have a chance to spend time with yours" Lily tells him.

Lily then leaves, as Andre thinks about what she had just said.

SCENE 9: "CHAMPIONSHIP GAME"

Jamie throws Andre the ball, Andre readies for a 3-pointer, which can win the game.

"Shoot!" Lucas shouts...

Jamie stares at Andre as he leaps into the air.

Desirae holds her necklace that Andre recently gave to her.

"Please make it" Andre whispers.

The ball eases to the goal, and goes through the net. Silence. Then a loud roar from the crowd can be heard.

"Tree Hill Ravens!" Chuck shouts from the bleachers.

JAMIE VOICEOVER:

"Jef Mallett once wrote...If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough."

SCENE 10: "SAWYER-SCOTT RESIDENCE"

Lucas enters the house and notices a note from Peyton.

PEYTON VOICEOVER FINAL/LETTER READING:

"Luke, I have to clear my head...we all do sometimes...not just for ourself but for the other person. But, if I do find my way back to you it will be on my time, you cheated, and after months of lies and not understanding why you could do something so horrible, I've decided to take the kids, Sawyer and the unborn child we were going to have together. I will be back...either to collect my things or to...find a path back to you."

Lucas crumbles up the note and throws it.