And He's Just Paper
What Will It Take?
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Peyton walked down to the river court and saw Lucas sitting on the bench. She walked up to him slowly and stood in front of him. He looked up at her and then got up quickly, "Not now Peyton," he said angrily and headed towards his car.
"Stop," Peyton pleaded as she grabbed Lucas's arm, "Look…I know what I did was wrong."
"You're damn right," Lucas retorted.
Peyton looked down at the ground, "I didn't mean to kiss you," she said softly.
"Then why did you do it?" Lucas asked.
"Because I thought there was something between us," Peyton answered, "I mean…Come on Luke, we did flirt…"
Lucas scoffed, "I can't talk to you right now…"
"Lucas please!" Peyton exclaimed, "I told you that I made mistakes."
Lucas rolled his eyes, "So that's supposed to make everything better?"
"I didn't see you stopping me," Peyton shot back as she began to get upset, "You try this good boyfriend shit, but you're just as guilty as I am!"
"I didn't want it," Lucas said and then crossed his arms, "Don't tell anyone about what happened, okay?"
Peyton laughed cynically, "I don't do people favors…" Lucas glared at her and then walked away. Peyton scoffed and lit a cigarette.
Lucas walked into Brooke's room and saw Brooke on her bed flipping through a magazine. Lucas sat down beside her and put his hand on her back, "Hey baby," he whispered and then went to kiss Brooke's forehead.
Brooke moved her head and got off the bed, "Baby?"
"That's what I usually call you," Lucas said in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Brooke let out a dry laugh, "Maybe I should ask you and that skanky ass blonde hoe you left with at Tim's party!"
"Peyton?" Lucas said, "Come on, it was Taylor's sister I was just doing her a favor by taking her home…"
"You didn't even say hi to me at the party!" Brooke exclaimed, "I mean God forbid I am your fucking girlfriend!"
Lucas dug his hands in his coat pockets, "I just took her home," he said.
"You left with her!" Brooke said angrily.
"Nothing happened!" Lucas yelled back, "Believe me…Nothing at all happened, okay?"
Brooke clicked her tongue and looked away from Lucas, "You know it's kind of suspicious to a girl when her boyfriend leaves with another girl…"
Lucas walked closer to Brooke and rested his hand on her cheek, "I love you," he said sincerely and then pulled Brooke into a hug.
Taylor walked apprehensively into Chris's studio and saw him sitting on the couch with a notebook in his hands. He looked up and nodded towards her, Taylor sat down in the chair in front of him and sighed, "Why are you here, Chris?" She finally asked.
"Haley wants to come back…" Chris said simply as he set down his notebook.
Taylor rolled her eyes, "What do I have to do with this?"
"She wants to come back for good," Chris said as he leaned back and put his hands on his head.
Taylor bit her bottom lip and crossed her legs, "I thought you two were in love?" She said sarcastically.
"She misses Nathan," Chris said, "She wants to see him, set things right with him."
Taylor looked around the studio and took it all in, "Why do you have to come back and do this to me?"
"I'm sorry Tay," he said, "But this has a lot to do with you. Haley told me the other night that she loves him," he explained, "She'll probably be staying in Nathan's apartment…"
Taylor looked down at her trembling hands and held back her tears, "So this is what I get," she said to herself.
"Tell me about it," Chris said with a bitter laugh.
Taylor looked at Chris, "I want you to take Peyton back to LA with you…"
Taylor barged into her old apartment and saw Peyton sitting on the couch eating a tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. "Um hi?" Peyton said, but Taylor ignored her. Peyton followed Taylor back into her room as Taylor got out Peyton's suitcase and started to pack it.
"Excuse me?" Peyton said annoyed.
Taylor slammed the suit case shut and glared at Peyton, "Pack your shit! You're going back to LA…"
"I guess Lucas told you what happened," Peyton said with a sigh.
Taylor stopped and stared at Peyton, "What in the hell are you talking about?"
Peyton mentally kicked herself and walked out of her bedroom, "Whose taking me back?" She asked; changing the subject.
"What did you do to Lucas?" Taylor screamed, "Tell me!"
Peyton turned around and bit the inside of her cheek, "We kissed," she said and then turned around.
Taylor grabbed Peyton's arm and slammed her against the wall, "You…You bitch!" She screamed in her face.
"Get off me," Peyton said as she pushed Taylor down to the floor.
"I want you gone," Taylor said and then stormed out of the apartment.
Taylor walked into her apartment and saw Nathan sitting on the couch playing X-Box. Taylor sighed and sat down beside him, and put her arms around his neck. Nathan kissed Taylor's neck softly and paused his game, "This is different," he said.
"I'm sorry," Taylor said, "I shouldn't have been so jealous…"
Nathan stroked Taylor's hair and rubbed her back, "It's okay," he said softly, "I lo—," Nathan began, but was cut off by a knock on the door.
Nathan opened the door and saw Haley standing there with a nervous look on her face, "Hales…" He said and then hugged Haley.
"Hey sweetie," Haley said with a soft smile. Taylor watched from the couch and looked down at the necklace Nathan had given her for one of their anniversaries. Taylor looked at the two of them hugging and walked back into the bedroom to pack her clothes for Brooke's house.
Taylor walked into Brooke's room and laid down beside Brooke in her bed. Brooke turned over and smiled weakly at Taylor, "What's up hun?" Brooke asked; her voice raspy from her lack of sleep.
"Haley's back," Taylor said simply as she looked up at the ceiling.
Brooke put her hand on Taylor's, "I don't know what to say," she said sympathetically.
"You don't have to say anything," Taylor said as she looked over to her best friend, "I just need a place to stay for a little while…"
"Okay," Brooke said with a nod and watched as Taylor rolled over. Brooke looked out of her window and felt the wetness on her face begin.
Taylor woke up to someone sitting down beside her and rubbing her back. Taylor looked at the clock and it read 8:30 AM. Taylor groaned and looked up and saw Nathan sitting there. She got up quickly and looked around he room; no sign of Brooke.
"You weren't there last night," Nathan said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
Taylor rubbed her eyes and yawned, "Yeah," she said tiredly, "I didn't want to stop you from falling into bed with Haley…"
"Taylor," Nathan began.
Taylor sighed, "No Nate…It's okay," she began, "She's back for good and I've realized that you can't forget a first love so…Give it to me now, tell me how worthless I am, tell me how much of a mistake I was, tell me that you don't love," Taylor said as she started to get louder, "Just end it right now!"
"We just need to talk things over," Nathan said; keeping his calm.
"We have nothing to talk about!" Taylor exclaimed.
Nathan put his hand on Taylor's cheek, "I love you!"
"Bull shit!" Taylor screamed as she began to cry, "Everything you've eve told me is shit, complete and utter shit!"
Nathan looked at her in the eye, "No it wasn't…" He responded softly, "Haley stayed in a hotel last night…"
"But you love her," Taylor sobbed, "Just like she loves you."
Nathan got up from the bed and stared down at Taylor, "I've never given you a reason to believe I didn't love you…"
"You've never given me a reason to believe you did," Taylor said quietly.
Nathan scoffed, and threw up his arms, "Why can't you accept the fact that I love Haley?" He asked, "I love her as a friend, and I always will."
"I'm scared Nate!" Taylor screamed, "I'm scared that you'll love her more than me! And I'm scared of losing you because I've never met someone like you before!"
Nathan sat back down and held Taylor in his arms, "You have nothing to be scared about…I am in love with you," he said.
Nathan rocked Taylor back in forth in his arms while she cried softly.
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On The Next One Tree Hill:
(Karen's Café):
Haley: I don't want there to be a feud between us…
Taylor: Tell me why you're really here.
(Outside of Lucas's House):
Brooke: (To Peyton; bitchy) What are you doing here?
Peyton: I'm saying goodbye to Lucas.
Brooke: He won't miss you. (Peyton slaps Brooke)
(River Court):
Taylor: I used to envy you…You never had any problems.
Peyton: (Teary eyes) I just ran away from my problems, kid… (Walks away)
(Nathan and Taylor's Apartment):
Taylor: (About Haley and Nathan dancing at TRIC) Are you trying to threaten me?
Haley: Is it working?
Taylor: No…I love a challenge.
(Chris's Studio):
(Haley and Chris kiss passionately)
