Olivia looked around her new room. It was completely her's. Peyton and Lucas had unpacked all of her things. They got her a new bed that was round. It had a white comforter and pink sheets on it. She went to her closet and found a note from Peyton. It said that she wanted her to have some of her records. Olivia smiled and picked out the album Veneer. She put it on Heartbeats and sat on her bed and listened to the song. Peyton walked into the room and smiled.
"You know I sent this song to Lucas a couple years ago when he was Nathan's coach." She said as she sat on her sister-in-law's bed.
"Yeah, I remember. I was like 8 I think." Olivia said as she looked at Peyton. "Thanks for the room. I love it."
"No problem girlfriend." Peyton got up to leave. She turned around, "By the way you can decorate this however you want."
"Thanks." Olivia said and the quickly got up, "Can I go out with the squad tonight? We need to catch up and bond." She lied. They were planning on meeting up with the basketball and baseball boys.
"I have to check with your dad." Peyton said then her eyes got big. "I mean Lucas." She walked out of the room and into the kitchen. Lucas was sitting there reading over some of his papers. Peyton sighed very loudly causing Lucas to smirk and look up.
"Yes Mrs. Scott?" He said as he put his papers down.
"I just called you dad to Olivia. She asked if she could go out and I said I would have to check with her dad, meaning you." She said as she shook her head.
"Peyton it's because you have known her since she was literally born. It was an accident." He said as he smiled at her. "I would love for Olivia to see me more as a father figure. You know someone that she actually respects. I love that we are siblings but she doesn't respect me like she does you, Nathan or even Hales. Maybe the room and her living here will change that."
"Luke she will come around." Peyton said as she stood up to make dinner.
"She asked to go out? She was in detention today. Did she tell you that?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Um no. Why was she in detention?" She asked with a little anger in her voice. She was mad that Olivia went to her knowing that Lucas would say no.
"She got in a fight. She had a bloody nose during our lunch but she tried to blow it off." He said as he went back to reading.
"A fight. Lucas Eugene Scott! Why are you blowing this off?" She said facing her husband and tapping her foot waiting for an answer.
"Peyton Elizabeth Scott." He mocked with a smile. "It was a fight in the cheer squad. It was between Olivia and Taylor Johnson. I don't know what happened and I told her that at dinner she is going to have to explain but I'm sure there is a really good reason behind it. She knows that if she gets into fight like we did in high school she will be grounded." He said as he started to act serious. Peyton sat down at the table and looked at her husband.
"Actually Luke, the school called me today asking if I was interesting in being the new cheer coach. They said I have until tomorrow morning to decide. They also called Haley because we are both in the booster club. What do you think I should do?" She asked as she smiled.
"Mrs. Coach Scott." He said as he smiled at her. "I like the sound of that. I think it is a great idea."
"Then I'll do it. I think it will be amazing to get to see you at your little practices. Acting like you're Whitey." She said with a smile.
"Yeah I guess. He actually came and talked to me today." He said with a smile. "He wanted to know how all of the Scotts were doing." He got up from the table when he heard Sawyer crying. He went into her room and sat down and rocked her. He finally had her calm and she went back to sleep. Lucas walked back into the kitchen and helped Peyton set the table. Peyton called for Olivia to come join them. Olivia grabbed her math test from her backpack and walked downstairs to the dining room. She had the test folded into a square. They all sat down and started to eat. Peyton had made mac and cheese with broccoli, and chicken nuggets. Lucas looked up from his cup and saw that Olivia was actually eating the broccoli.
"So Olivia how was school?" Peyton asked waiting to hear about the fight.
"Um, school was fine. I had detention today and I need one of you to sign this." Olivia answered quietly. She pulled out her test and then coughed through the next words, "and go to a teacher conference tomorrow morning." Both adults dropped their forks and looked at the teenager who was still looking down. She could feel the intensive stares. Lucas was the first to break the silence. He was angry.
"Excuse me?" He said as Olivia finally looked up at him.
"I'm failing Calculus." She said quietly. Lucas grabbed the test out of her hands and opened it.
"A 32? Are you serious?" He asked looking at his sister then at his wife.
"I thought it was a 69." Peyton said not realizing it was a different class. Olivia sunk in her seat and looked at her brother. She saw the anger in his eyes.
"What's a 69? And why wasn't I told about this?" He asked looking at both girls. Olivia looked over at Peyton who motioned for her to tell everything to him.
"On the last history test I got a 69. It was just a hard test. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but now I am doing fine in that class. My math class on the other hand not so much." Olivia said as she looked at Lucas who was looking over the test.
"Olivia I am really disappointed. We will both be at that meeting tomorrow morning. We are going to figure out why the hell you are failing." He said as he shook his head. "I'll have to call Nate about this after dinner."
"Olivia, I think it is best if you stay in tonight." Peyton said as she looked at the teenager crossed her arms.
"Do not cross your arms at my table. You dug this hole for yourself. You are already in a lot of trouble and haven't even said why you started the fight." Lucas said sternly looking at the teenager who changed from pouty to anger.
"I started the fight? I STARTED THE FIGHT! Are you freaking kidding me? Who the hell said I started the fight?" Olivia demanded.
"Do not talk like that to your brother." Peyton said as Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Okay you have two choices young lady. Either you tell us what happened calmly or you can go to your room for the rest of the night." Lucas said as the teenager played with her food. "Oh and sit up and stop playing with your food." He finished and looked at his food and started eating again. No one was talking until Olivia finally broke the silence.
"Who said I started the fight?" She asked and looked at her brother.
"I don't think it really matters but Taylor." He said calmly.
"Yeah of course it was that skanky ass whore." Olivia quickly said without thinking. Lucas pointed towards the door.
"Go." He said calmly. He was trying very hard not to lose his temper. Olivia pushed her food away from her and then got up. She started walking out of the room and turned back around.
"Did she even tell you what she said?" She asked as she crossed her arms.
"No she didn't." He said as he turned his body to face his little sister. "Care to let us in?"
"She slept with Ryder. That's what started it. I then called her a whore and slut and she then said at least my par-" Olivia wiped her eyes and looked at the floor. "She said that at least her parents actually wanted her." She left the two adults and went to the stairs. She walked to her roomed and closed the door. She then quietly walked to the stairs to listen to her brother and sister-in-law.
"Luke I think you need to talk to her. She probably doesn't feel wanted. She basically gets pushed from house to house. She is on a schedule. She has no say in where she lives or what she does." Peyton said as she looked at the plate that Olivia had pushed forward. "Wow she actually ate everything on the plate."
"You're right I need to talk to her. I just don't want her to hate me and not want to live here. I really enjoy being able to see her grow up." He said as he stood up to help his wife with the dishes. Olivia could still here them talking.
"I can do the dishes. You go talk to Olivia." Peyton said as she grabbed the plates from him and kissed his cheek. "Luke keep your cool and be nice."
"I will." He said as he moved towards the stairs. He saw in the corner of his eyes a figure run up the stairs. He smiled and knew that Olivia had been listening the whole time. He walked up the stairs and knocked of his little sister's door.
"Come in." Olivia said as she sat at the new desk in her new room. Lucas walked in and looked around. He smiled as it brought back memories. He sat down on his sister's bed and looked at her.
"Doing some homework?" He asked.
"Yeah, just trying to figure out these math problems." She said as she put down her pencil and looked at her brother. "Luke, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause so much drama at dinner."
"Little Miss it's okay. I'm not mad that you got detention today. I probably would have reacted the same way if someone did that to me. I'm mad about the grades. I'm not mad that you are failing. We can help you with that. I'm mad that you lied to me, Peyton, Haley and Nate. We all thought you had all A's." He said as he stood up and looked at the teenager's homework.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sure you are. I still have to call Nate about this though. He needs to know and he is probably going to want to talk to you." He said as he pulled out his phone and began to leave her room. He turned back around. "Olivia you're grounded but Peyton and I have decided instead of not letting you go out, you will remain grounded until you have done enough chores or favors to meet a required point goal. Peyton is making a list downstairs."
"Yes sir." She said as she looked at her brother. She watched him smile and then start to leave again. "Hey Luke, I don't think Nathan is going to want to talk to me. I was rude to him this morning and he left without saying goodbye."
"Nathan wouldn't be petty like that. He is not going to just ignore you." He said as he called Nathan. Nathan picked up and Lucas walked into the hall.
"Hey little brother. How is the trip?" Lucas asked as he walked down the hall.
"It's good. I will actually be coming home late tonight instead of tomorrow morning." Nathan said as he was sitting down for dinner before heading back from Savannah.
"That's great because Peyton and I are meeting with Olivia's math teacher in the morning. Would you like to join us?"
"Why are you having a meeting with the teacher?"
"Olivia is failing the class. She got a 32 on the test she took on Monday."
"Wow. She told me she was passing all of her classes. Yeah I'll be there." Nathan said as he rubbed his neck. "Hey how does Olivia like the house?"
"She likes it. Do you want to talk to her? I think you should." He asked as he made his way back to his sister's room.
"No, I'll call her later or just text her. Gotta go." Nathan lied and quickly hung up. Lucas walked into his sister's room and saw that she was in her closet.
"Are you going somewhere?" He asked.
"Can I please go out tonight with the cheer team. I'll keep my phone on me, I'll be home an hour before curfew and…" Olivia took a deep breath, "I'll even let you drop me off."
"Wow am I that embarrassing?" He joked. "Fine, but it's because you girls need to have a stronger bond and that's it. Let me grab my coat and keys." Olivia hugged her brother and they walked out to his car. They got into the car and he turned to her. "Where to?"
"The river court." She said as she put her seatbelt on. Lucas smirked and drove her to the river court. When he pulled up he saw the whole cheer team, the baseball team, the basketball team and most of the football team. "Wow Olivia, so much more team bonding. See you later." He said as she got out of the car.
"Love ya big brother." She said as she walked away. She smiled at her friends and they all greeted her.
All of the athletes were having a great time until a loner kid showed up. Olivia, Ava, and Jessica were all practicing their cheer moves when they saw the kid walk up. It was a very old familiar face. It was their childhood best friend. A couple boys walked up to the kid and told him to get lost.
"I thought everyone from school was invited to this. Besides, a friend invited me here." Travis said as he looked at the three cheerleaders.
"Oh really?" James a football player said as he grabbed the guy by the shirt. "Prove it!" He said as he dragged the guy other to the girls. "Ladies, do you know this loser?" He asked.
"Um, yeah he goes to Tree Hill." Jessica said sarcastically.
"Uh I think he's my neighbor." Ava laughed. James then turned to Olivia. She and Travis had been friends since they were in diapers. She looked at him and then looked at her friends. They were waiting to hear what she was going to say.
"Uh no I don't think so. He is probably just crushing on us." Olivia said then saw Travis' face turn white. James smirked and looked at Travis.
"So kid thanks for coming. We needed something to hit." James said as he dragged the student over to his friends. The girls all turned to each other and their faces looked horrible.
"We are literally the worst people ever." Ava said as she sat down on the ground. The other two agreed and looked over and saw their old friend getting beaten up. Olivia looked at her phone and sighed. She had only been there for 20 minutes and she was ready to go.
"Jess, can you take me home?" Olivia asked as her friends stood up. Travis watched them leave.
"I feel like the worst person in the world." Ava said as she sighed.
"Me two." Olivia said as she looked out the window.
"Me three. We literally handed him over to the worst guys in school." Jessica said as she drove her car. Jessica was keeping her eyes on the road and looked in her rear view mirror and saw Ava wipe her eyes. Olivia turned the radio on and Highway to Hell was on. Ava smiled because she agreed with the song. Jessica pulled up to Olivia's new house and Olivia got out.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Let's try to find Travis tomorrow morning." She said as she walked away from the car. Her friends waved by and drove away. Olivia walked to the door and opened it. Lucas and Peyton were in the living room watching TV. Olivia had tears on her face but she quickly wiped them away.
"Hey you're home really early. I just got back from dropping you off." Lucas joked. He didn't turn to face her; he kept his eyes on the TV.
"Yeah, I'm just going to go to my room. Night." She said as she walked up the stairs and down the hall. She went into her room and laid on her bed. She started to cry. Olivia got off her bed and got ready to go to sleep. She got back into her bed and started to fall asleep. It was difficult for her because it was the first night in a new house. Lucas and Peyton finished their TV show.
"I'm going to go check on Olivia. It's only 7:15 and she is already in bed." Lucas said as he kissed his wife cheek. She smiled at him as he went upstairs. He walked into her room and saw that she was curled into a ball. She only laid like this when she was upset. Lucas smiled as he sat down on her bed. Olivia rolled over and looked up at him. Neither sibling said a word the entire time. The silence was perfect for them. They were making a very strong bond just by being with each other. She rested her head on his leg and fell asleep to him playing with her hair.
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