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Episode 3 Chapter 2 Growing Pains

Lucas and Nathan walk over to the couch. "I know that Brooke told you. Are you here to kill me?"

"No," Nathan shook his head. "But if you ever kiss her again I will be forced to hurt you."

Lucas nodded. "I'm sorry."

"I'm not mad Lucas. It was mistake. And it will never happen again." Nathan was going to make sure of that. "I know you are going through a lot right now."

"I'm glad you aren't here to kick my ass." Lucas laughed.

"Not this time." Nathan sighed. "Is Peyton making any progress?"

"I'd like to say that she is, but Peyton doesn't talk to me anymore. So I honestly have no clue."

Nathan nodded. "Peyton is going to be okay."

"You don't know that."

"She has you, and she has her kids. Peyton loves her life. She just doesn't remember that right now."

"She hates me, Nathan."

"I believe in your relationship together. The two of you are always able to get through anything. You will get through this too."

Lucas wanted to believe that, but he wasn't sure that he could.

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Daniel is in his office. He picks up his cell phone and dials Isabella's number.

He gets her voicemail. "Hey Isabella. I figured I would get your voicemail, but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday. I know you are probably already celebrating with your friends, but I wanted you to know that I would never forget this day. I miss you. I think about you all the time. I hope you're having blast. Call me if you ever just want to talk." Daniel hung up. He wished that she would have answered the phone, but she didn't. And that was that.

Elizabeth is in her office. Brooke walks in.

"Oh hey Aunt Brooke…Someone called today. They are getting married in a year, and they want you to design the dress."

"Oh okay…Did you take down the number."

"Yes I sat it on your desk."

"Thanks Elizabeth." Brooke was still standing at the door.

Elizabeth stared at her.

"We never talked about what happened between Daniel and Isabella." Brooke walked further into the room.

"Aunt Brooke I…"

"I don't blame you for what happened." Brooke finally sat down. "I thought that you should know that."

"I never meant to hurt Isabella. Everything happened because I wanted Noah to be happy. Daniel and Isabella belong together. I wish that I could do something to fix their relationship."

Brooke shook her head. "I see the way that Daniel looks at you. Are you sure that he belongs with Isabella?"

"Of course he does," Elizabeth was sure of that. "I wish Isabella could forgive him."

Brooke had a feeling that Isabella and Daniel were never going to get back together because Daniel was now in love with Elizabeth.

"I just want you to know that I still love you, and nothing will ever have to change between us."

"Thanks Aunt Brooke that means the world to me."

Lila walks into Spencer's house with Molly.

"There's my girl." Spencer takes Molly into his arms.

"Daddy," Molly kissed his cheek. Spencer absolutely loved it when she called him daddy.

"She talked about you all night long. She loves her daddy."

"Well I love my little girl." Spencer smiled. "What do you have planned today?" he asked Lila.

"I need to find a job. I'm running out of money, and I can't expect you to support me."

Spencer nodded. "I'll do anything for Molly."

"I know, and I appreciate that, but Tree Hill is our home now. I need to get my act together."

"Well if you need a reference I'll give you a good one."

"Thank you Spencer," Lila smiled. She didn't know what she would do without him.

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Riley walks into Red Bedroom Records.

"Hey," Jessica smiled. "Where is that sweet boy of yours?"

"I already dropped him off in the playroom."

"I thought you were going to take him to daycare this year."

"I can't do it." Riley laughed. "I like having close by."

"You are a very good father Riley Scott." Jessica smiled.

"I have a lot of time to make up for."

"Mason is very lucky to have you."

Riley smiled. Now all Mason needed was a loving mother.

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"La, La, La," Alex was warming up her vocals.

"I heard Keith and Jamie found a new star. That star must be you."

Alex smiled. "I'm Alex, and Jamie seems to think I'm star."

"But you're not so sure?"

Alex shook her head. "I don't know if I am star material."

"I was just like you when I started out. I was afraid of my own shadow, but Peyton Scott and Red Bedroom Records helped me conquer that fear." Mia smiled. "Sing for me…Sing like you never sang before." Mia wanted to make sure that she was a star.

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Lily hears a knock at the door and answers it. "Hello…Do I know you?"

"I'm Patricia Landetty. I'm Dr. Landetty's wife."

"Oh the chief's wife." Lily had heard Graham talk about Dr. Landetty. "Please come in. I met your husband a couple of weeks ago. He is a sweetheart."

"Thank you…He is my heart and soul." Patricia followed Lily into the living room. "And the hospital is his."

Lily didn't say anything.

"I wanted to meet you. I wanted to make sure that you can handle it."

"Handle what?"

"Graham is going to be the new chief when Paul resigns."

"What?" Lily wasn't expecting that.

"Paul wants Graham to take over. A doctor's wife is a hard job, but being the chief's wife is an even harder job."

"Graham never said anything about this. How long has he known?"

"He and Paul have been talking about it for a year now. Graham is the perfect choice…"

Lily couldn't believe this. She didn't realize she was going to be marrying the chief of the hospital. That was a job she wasn't sure she was ready for.

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Savannah and Drake walk into Tree Hill High. "Maybe we should just skip school." Savannah told a stunned Drake. "We should show my dad and your mom that they can't tell us what to do anymore. We are married. We don't need them."

"Actually honey they pay our bills."

"We will get jobs."

"Savannah," Drake touched her face. "They are just trying to help us."

"I can't believe you are taking their sides. Not fair." Savannah stormed off to find her locker.

Drake shook his head. Being married was definitely not the easiest thing in the world, but he loved his wife with all that he was. He knew in the end it would all be worth it.

Millie is standing at her locker. Brantley walks by, but doesn't say anything.

"That's nice," Millie said as he passed.

"What's nice?" Brantley turned around.

"Oh wow you can speak." Millie snapped at him.

Brantley rolled his eyes and walked away.

Millie sighed.

"What's up with that?" Max asked.

"Nothing…We just work together, and he's a jerk."

"Yeah," Max nodded. He could tell that something was going on with them.

"Will you walk me to class?" Millie asked.

"We don't have the same first class."

"That doesn't matter." Millie kissed his cheek. "I just want my amazing boyfriend to walk me to my first class."

"I can do that." Max grabbed her hand.

Brantley watched them together. It made his stomach curl. Millie was not in love with Max, and she never would be.

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Scarlet was at her locker. Seventh grade was going to be interesting. She was excited about it.

"Hey," Connor said as he made his way to her locker.

"Hi," she was surprised to see him. "What are you doing in my building? Last time I checked you were in high school."

"I liked junior high." He smiled. Scarlet couldn't help but notice his beautiful eyes and his sweet smile. Too bad he was sixteen and she was only twelve. The age difference was enough to make her dad's head spin. "I wanted to check on you. I haven't seen you in a week."

"Yeah I know. I was kind of grounded."

Connor smiled. "Well if you ever want to talk about what happened at the beach. I'm here for you."

She couldn't believe how sweet he was. She didn't think that guys were ever that sweet. "Thanks Connor. I really appreciate that."

"I know that you were scared. What that jerk did was not fair. You can always talk to me."

Scarlet smiled and hugged him. "You're the best Connor."

"You too Scarlet…I better get back to high school." Connor smiled. "Good luck with junior high. You are going to rock it."

"Thanks Connor," she felt like she had said that a lot during their conversation, but he was pretty incredible.

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"Thanks Max," Millie said as she kissed Max gently on the lips.

"See ya," Max told her as he walked away.

Millie walked into the classroom and took a seat.

She was looking down at her notebook when the teacher walked in.

"Hi class," Wren said. "I'm Mr. Tanner."

Millie looked up from her book. The name and the voice sounded so familiar. Mr. Tanner looked right at her.

"Oh my god," Millie stood up. "I think I'm going to be sick." Millie ran out of the classroom.

Wren couldn't believe it. He had waited so long to see her again. She was still as beautiful as ever. He had missed Millie Scott so much.

Summer and Kaley are in the park.

"Hey," Chandler sits next to them.

"Hey…I'm glad that you could come."

"No problem…What's wrong?" Chandler asked as he smiled at Kaley. She was a little doll.

"I…I just needed to see you."

Chandler was confused.

"I miss Chase, and you look exactly like him. I just wanted to see your face."

"Summer…"

"I know. I'm sorry I'm so stupid."

"You are not stupid…I don't blame you one bit at all. I wish I could remember my brother. I would give anything to remember him."

"We could talk about him. I mean we never really have talked about him."

"I'd like that a lot Summer. I want to know everything there is to know about my brother."

Summer smiled. "And I want to tell you everything there is to know about him." Chase was the most amazing man that she had ever met. She knew if she told Chandler everything about him that they would be there for days.

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Jamie was sitting down in front of his mom's grave. "I know that I haven't been here in a while, but that doesn't mean that I don't think about you every single day." Jamie smiled slightly. "You are the first thing that crosses my mind when I wake up in the morning. You would have loved my kids. They are pretty awesome. They would have loved you. Kaley kind of looks like you." Jamie sighed. "I hope that I make you proud. That's all that I have ever wanted. But I don't know if you would be proud of me. Lately, I've been so mad. I don't know who I can talk to about it. I can't talk to dad or Brooke…It just feels weird. I'm supposed to be perfect. I'm not perfect. No where close to it. I can't talk to Summer. She's the one I'm mad at."

Jamie ran his hand through the dirt next to her grave. "I'm not even sure why I'm mad. I love her. I will always love her, but I feel like the women I fall in love with always lie to me in someway. Breanne and Summer are the only women I've ever been with, and they both found ways to hurt me. I know Summer was trying to protect Chase's legacy, but I can't believe that she would do that at my expense. If Landon was my child I deserved to know." He sighed again.

"I don't know what to do. I'm so confused. I wish you were here to tell me what to do. I don't want anything to happen to my marriage, but I can't talk to her about this. I wish Landon was mine. I always seem to raise kids that aren't mine. I love them all just the same, but I wish that when I looked into Landon's eyes I could see you or dad or even by myself. I wish Carter had your life or your smile. Drew is shy just like dad said you were, but I know he's not shy because of you. I know that it is just coincidence. These are the kind of things that get to me. Kaley she is mine through and through." Jamie felt a tear fall out of his eyes. "I wish I could get over this, but it consumes me. I'm just so mad. Tell me what to do…Tell me how to fix this." Jamie sat there waiting for answer, but he had a feeling she would never be able to give him the answer.

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