"Hey good morning." I turned around from my locker as Evan walked up to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Hey." I said as I focused on not melting into a puddle on the floor and retrieving my English book.
"So did Amelia get home okay?"
"Yeah she just texted me, her flight was great." I said as I turned to him and gave him a hug, as he slid his hand behind my hair I seriously felt my knees start to shake. I pulled back from him and took his hand as we walked down the hallway.
"Good, so my mom wanted you to come over for dinner." He said slowly as he looked at me.
"Well what's the face for?" I asked as I laughed at his worried expression.
"I just didn't know what you
would say and meeting the parents is kinda the next step right…."
He
said as I looked at him, smiling deeply.
"I guess it is, so what time should I be there." I said as I smiled up at him, feeling m entire body break into shivers.
"At 6." He said as our lips met and we kept walking down the hallway. Kissing and walking was a talent that Evan and I had perfect in the past few weeks.
"Alright I think that if you two do that anymore your faces are gonna get stuck that way." I quickly pulled away form Evan as Haley stood in front of us.
"Whoops." I said as I patted Evan's arm in an awkward attempt to keep things from getting uncomfortable. "Bye Evan." I said as he laughed, which put a smile on my face.
"Bye." He said as he walked away and Haley looked at me with a friendly smirk.
"You should be thankful that your dad doesn't work here." She said as I nodded quickly.
"I thank god everyday." I said as I smiled and walked over to Lily, who greeted me with a smile.
"Well you look at you; you still have that birthday glow." She said as I looked at her confused. "Or maybe it's just the essence of Evan on you." She said as I playfully hit her shoulder. "Don't deny it, I saw you all sucking face in the hallway."
"Oh Lil, don't be jealous." I said as I smiled and took out my English binder, and smiled at the paper that was sitting on top. I had spent all last night writing it, I was actually excited to turn it in.
"Alright class, turn in those papers up front, and then we will finish up the last chapter of Gatsby." Haley said as the bell rang and class started.
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EVAN'S POV
I walked up to the Scott's front door; somehow my nervousness was washed away as I saw Miles and Jude sitting on the bench next to the door.
"Hey guys what's up?"
"Nothing, were just getting fresh air." Miles said as I laughed and sat down next to them. "Do you want me to tell Celeste that you're here?"
"That would be great, thanks." I said as miles ran inside the house.
"So Evan, where are you and Celeste going?" Jude asked as I watched him skate across the porch on his skateboard.
"Over to my house cause my parents want to meet her." I said as Jude gave me thumbs up and jumped off the steps with his skateboard.
"Hey, you ready?" I turned around to see Celeste standing at the door; I couldn't help but smile at her bright blue eyes that were glowing at me. I leaned forward and gave her a small kiss, not sure of where her parents were.
"Yep." I said as we made our way out to my truck.
"See ya on the flip side Jude." Celeste said as we hopped in the truck and drove off towards my house.
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CELESTE'S POV
We drove almost 15 minuets away from home before we ended up at a little country house, flowers surrounded the outside and a tire swing to match.
"Aw those flowers are beautiful." I said as Evan opened my door for me and we slowly walked towards the front door.
"Yeah my mom is a little crazy about her flowers." He said as we stood at the front door for a second.
"Are going to do in or are we just gonna shout through the door." I said teasingly as I stuck out my tongue a little.
"I'm sorry in advance for anything that goes wrong." He said as I smiled.
"Trust me, noting that could happen tonight could be as bad as my worst." I said as Evan sighed a little and I kissed him on more time, almost as a good luck before he opened the door. As soon as the door swung open, their was an older lady standing in front of us.
"Hello, you must be Celeste." She said as I smiled and nodded.
"I am, Hi." Said as she smiled at me and embraced me in a hug.
"I'm Heather, Evan's mom." She said as she looked me up and down. "Well you certainly are a pretty little thing." She said as she smiled and turned around gesturing us to follow her. "Come on now." She said as she led us into the kitchen that was small yet homey. "Girls! Get down here and meet Celeste." She said as Evan and I sat down on the couch that was adjacent to the kitchen.
"Hello." I looked up as a short girl came walking into the room and sat down across form us. "I'm Ava. It's nice to meet you." She said as she nervously looked down at the ground after shaking my hand.
"Hey, you go to Tree Hill high don't you?" I asked as she smiled.
"Yep, I'm a sophomore." She said as I smiled.
"You looked familiar." I said as she sat down and smiled at me.
"You do too, but that could because you're like a celebrity." She said as I blushed.
"Oh I don't think that." I said stuttering my words a little.
"Uh yeah I mean your mom was a famous model and you're a Scott, and here in Tree Hill that is like being royalty." She said as I laughed a little, people here did seem to know every Scott that every lived.
"Well well Evan you picked a winner." I turned around as another girl walked into the room, she was a little bit taller than Ava but still shorter than Evan. "Hi, I'm Rebekah." She said as I shook her hand and she stared me down.
"You're really pretty; I mean people said you were a stunner but man! You're really gorgeous." She said as I blushed some more and sat down next to Evan again.
"Excuse she has a syndrome." He said as I laughed and Rebekah followed.
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"Evan has never brought a girl home before." Heather said as she smiled at her son. Evan blushed and I laughed a little. The beginning of the night had gone off without a hitch and now the entire family was gathered around the table eating dinner.
"Yeah and I guess your mighty special since he blushes every time you call." Evan's dad, Jon spoke up, he was a firefighter and had only come home for an hour to eat with his family, which I found admirable and totally sweet.
"Dad do you have to go there?"
"Yeah dad, give him a chance." Rebekah said as she made a face at Evan and then turned her attention to me. "So how do you like Tree Hill, I mean how does it compare to the big apple?"
"Well it's totally different but I think that I like living here a little bit better." I said as Ava looked like she was going to choke on her spaghetti.
"What?! You like living in this hick town?" She said as I laughed a little.
"Yeah well my life in New York was pretty lonely and hard." I said as Heather gave me a sympathetic smile, I'm sure that my story was well known to everyone in Tree Hill.
"Well I wanna live there so badly, the fast paced world, parties, and fame. Oh!" Ava said as I laughed at her animation.
"Well the next time I go back you'll have to come." I said smiling as her as she smiled back.
"And leave Evan here all by his lonesome." Rebekah said as I smiled and looked at Evan, whose face had only gotten redder since we arrived.
"Maybe I'll come over here and tape your mouth shut." He said as Rebekah mocked anger and everyone laughed.
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"Evan, can you come help me move this dresser your mom wants to paint?" Jon said as Evan smiled and got up from the table. We were now eating dessert, and Jon had announced that he had to get back to the fire station.
"Sure." He said as he shot me a quick smile and Heather got up form the table, and started clearing off plates.
"You girls talk, I'll get the dishes." She said.
"So how is James?" Rebekah asked, I was a little shocked at her question, but I had no idea where they stood on that particular subject.
"Oh he's good, I mean playing basketball, normal James stuff." I said as she smiled and looked over at Ava.
"That's good..." She said as an awkward silence fell over us. "I mean after all that stuff happened we really stopped talking but before that we were close I mean James was over here as much as Evan, he was practically our brother." She said as I smiled weakly.
"Well I know that James was really upset about the whole thing, he felt bad because he let that happened to you all." I said as Heather stood at the foot of the room listening.
"Really?" Ava asked as I nodded.
"Yeah he did, but you should also know, especially if you're gonna live in New York City, there are some horrible people in this world, but there are also a lot of good ones." I said as Heather smiled at me.
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I smiled as Evan opened the door again for me as I stepped out onto the driveway and tried to walk as slowly as possible.
"Do your feet hurt?" Evan asked as I laughed a little and rested my head on his shoulder.
"Nope, I just want to enjoy this and the walk to the door is too short." I said as he slowed down his pace too.
"Enjoy what?"
"The greatest date ever." I said as Evan snorted and I hit him in the chest. "Hey don't ruin this with your anticheese vibes." I said as he laughed.
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"You know those two remind me of us." Nathan said as he stood at his bedroom window and looked at his daughter walking in circles with her boyfriend.
"Oh god please no, that would mean she has to go on tour and they have to fight a bunch and get pregnant senior year." Haley said form her spot on their bed.
"Oh I take it back" Nathan said as he rolled the curtains down and sat down on the bed. He showered his wife with kisses as she smiled pulling the pen, she was writing with, out of her mouth.
"Oh come on Nathan just let me finish these papers, and then we can have fun." She said as Nathan smiled at her, he looked down at the stack of papers that was sitting next to her.
"What the assignment?" He asked as he picked up Lily's paper.
"To define love and explain four examples that they see in their lives." She said as she intently read a paper in front of her.
"Lily's examples are Karen and Andy, Karen and Keith, Lucas and Brooke and you and me." He said as he smiled and handed her the paper.
"Yeah well your daughter is a real special soul." She said as she smiled up at her husband and handed her the paper.
Four Kinds of Love- by Celeste Scott
Mrs. Scott 1st hour English
Four examples of love that I see in my life are, between my dad and step mom, they have a rare wholehearted love, They trust each other, they pick up the slack for each other, and the other person brings out qualities that are hidden to every one else, they love each other- The good that bad and the ugly. Another kind of love that I am exposed to is the love that my mom and her husband had, which started with innocent intentions of like and was mixed with fate and the devil, secrets and shame take over and neither one of them wants to loose the other to embarrassment or shame, evils of the world pollute the relationship, no respect. My dad's relationship to all five of his kids is another example of love that is present in my life, A complete and whole hearted love, that is born with the child, realizing that he had a hand in their creation, and wanting nothing than the best for his kids, the absolute adoration that only a Daddy can have and the will to take care of everything, and feeling secure in his presence. The last example of love that is in my life is one that I can personally confirm to. New Love Intense interest for someone, caring for someone no matter what others say, talking on the phone for hours about nothing in particular, learning that there is someone so much like you yet so different, and feeling completely comfortable with that person, not afraid to show your true colors.
I don't really think that you can define love, I think that love is different for everyone, and every relationship some are the greatest thing in the world to witness, some a sore memory that makes me regret my childhood, some make me grateful that Nathan Scott is my dad and one that makes my stomach do jumping jacks.
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A/n- Alright I hope that the long UD made up for taking so long to post it! Ha-ha, anyways I think that my next chapter will be my last. I just really think its time to wrap this story up! But if you are interested in a sequel just give me an idea, it can be as simple and corny as you want……so please review!