Nathan ordered the food and Peyton answered the ringing doorbell.

"Hey Tim," Peyton said calmly, adjusting her skirt slightly.

Tim nodded, "Hey Peyton."

Nathan emerged and nodded at Tim, wrapping both arms around Peyton's waist, "Hey, man. What's up?"

Tim smiled, "Not much. But, it's so fucking cold, let me in."

Peyton laughed and Nathan smirked as she opened the door wider. Peyton began walking towards the family room, and Nathan pinched her ass playfully causing her to turn around with mock astonishment written all over her face.

"Watch your hands, Scott!"

Nathan shrugged with a smirk on his face, "Couldn't help it."

Peyton rolled her eyes and smiled at him before walking in to the family room. Nathan and Tim followed, and Tim's eyes widened slightly as he saw Lucas and Haley sitting on the floor watching TV.

Peyton smiled at them, "Do you guys want to sit on the sofa? There are like five of them."

Haley shrugged smiling, realizing that Peyton had obviously forgotten her previous comment, "Nah. We're good, thanks."

Peyton nodded as she sat on the sofa and Nathan joined her, while Tim sat on the love seat across the room.

Tim watched as Nathan slipped his hand in to Peyton's, and she smiled softly, without looking at him.

Tim sighed as he watched her lean against his body and rest her head on his shoulder. She was always beautiful, but she 'got hot' over the summer between eight grade and ninth grade. Her body had changed, and so had her style, and she was definitely one of the most coveted girls among the freshmen.

And, he liked her, and they had been hanging out in the same circle for years, and were good friends, but nothing more. He was the second freshman to join varsity after Nathan, one of the juniors had broken their leg and could no longer play, and had attended his first real party.

And, there she was, a varsity cheerleader, still wearing her uniform, her curls bobbing up and down as she laughed.

He wouldn't ask her to dance or talk alone, but he'd tell a joke and she'd laugh, that was his plan to get her to notice him in a different light. And, of course he told his best friend, Nathan, who had been with his fair share of girls, and had lost his virginity already, to Taylor James, the hot, but incredibly slutty, senior.

"Dude, Brooke doesn't like you," Nathan said, laughing softly.

Tim rolled his eyes, "I told you, Nate. I don't like Brooke."

Nathan nodded, "Okay. Then, who do you like?"

Tim shrugged and sipped his drink.

Nathan eyes widened, "You aren't going to tell me?"

Tim sighed loudly, "Okay. Look over there. All those girls are hot, right?"

Nathan nodded considerably, "Most of them. Not all of them."

Tim nodded, "Yeah. And, among them…Whose different?"

Nathan laughed, "Tim. This is not you."

Tim rolled his eyes, "I'm being serious, man. Who isn't in to the same things as the rest of them?"

Nathan shrugged, "Well, Peyton."

Tim smiled slowly, "I like Peyton."

Nathan suppressed his laughter, "Tim. Peyton doesn't randomly hookup with guys. She does boyfriends."

Nathan stared at Peyton, analyzing her from a far. She was definitely hot, and different for sure.

Tim smirked, "I know. She's not like you. But, she's really hot, without being a slut. And, she's smart, and..What I like most about her is her-"

Nathan smiled softly, "Hair."

Tim looked at him slightly shocked, "Yeah. How'd you know?"

Nathan nodded, "I like it, too."

Tim's eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked at who Nathan was staring at. He swallowed slowly and looked away.

"Nathan. I told you I liked her," Tim said softly.

Nathan looked at him seriously, "I know, man."

Tim nodded smiling, "Okay. Good."

Nathan nodded in her direction, "Let's go say hi."

Tim stared at him and followed.

"Hey," Nathan and Tim said simultaneously.

Brooke and Peyton smiled at them, they were the only freshmen on the varsity squad, a couple other JV cheerleaders walked away, knowing very well that the boys had come over to talk to Brooke and Peyton.

"Hey," Peyton and Brooke said as well.

"Okay. I so… need a drink. Um. Tim, care to join me?" Brooke asked, winking at Peyton, which Nathan noticed.

Tim nodded smiling, "Hell yeah."

Peyton and Nathan laughed and watched the two walk away. Nathan looked at Peyton, and she could tell he was checking her out.

"You look really good tonight," Nathan said.

Peyton shrugged with a smile, "I look really good every night."

Nathan smiled, "That's true."

Tim watched from afar as Nathan flirted with Peyton, and it seemed that she was flirting back.

And, from then on, Tim watched as Nathan asked her out on their first date, and then asked her to be his girlfriend. And, he watched as Nathan took her virginity, and bragged about all the sex he was having in the locker room. And, he couldn't help but wonder what could've happened if he hadn't told Nathan about his crush. And, hadn't pointed out how beautiful she was.

But, she looked happy. She looked genuinely happy with him, and he couldn't help but notice that Nathan looked happy as well. And, for some reason he was jealous. And, hurt, and angry. But, he never told anyone, and Nathan never asked him if he still had feelings for Peyton. That was just the way it was. Nathan didn't care at all, and that's when Tim stopped being an equal in their relationship, and Nathan became superior. Tim cared too much, and Nathan barely cared at all.

…

Lucas couldn't help but stare as he stood up from the floor and sat on the sofa next to the one Peyton and Nathan were sharing. He stared at her, she was really beautiful and sexy at the same time.

He had liked her since freshman year, after her seat was reassigned in English class because she was talking with Brooke too much, she was seated next to him. And, he had definitely grown to like her. A lot. Even though they barely talked. And, now, they never talked. At all. And, sophomore year was almost over, and they hadn't spoken to each other all year.

He didn't understand why she got with Nathan. Well, he understood that. But, he didn't understand why she stayed with him. He heard people talking about them all the time, about how he treated her like crap, and cheated on her multiple times, and how she'd break up with him for a couple days, and he'd weasel his way back in to her heart.

But, there she was holding his hand and resting her head on his shoulder, and she looked happy. Very happy.

A loud voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Peyton! Nathan! Timothy!" Brooke Davis yelled throughout the house.

"Who let you in?" Nathan asked, looking away from the TV.

Peyton narrowed her eyes at him and slapped his shoulder, standing up from the sofa, "What took you so long? I had to put up with Nathan for like…3 hours."

Tim smirked, " Oh. The horror."

Nathan gave him a fake laugh before flipping him off and relaxing on to the sofa, now laying down, his head resting against the arm of the leather couch.

Lucas cleared his throat, realizing that the four of them would probably eat their food and drink all night.

"Um. I think I'm going to head out…"

Nathan smirked raising his eyebrows, "Okay? Why do we care?"

Lucas rubbed his lips together.

Brooke looked up at him, "Why?"

Peyton had already told Brooke about Lucas staying at Nathan's house when she called her to invite her over.

"Leave, I mean," Brooke added.

Nathan rolled his eyes as he grabbed the remote and changed the channel, causing Haley to turn around, slightly upset that he changed the channel without asking, but she realized he wasn't looking at her.

Lucas shrugged, "I don't want to…ruin your n-"

Nathan smirked, "You already did. Actually, you know what? You ruined my weekend, and the next couple of months for me. So, why don't you just stay and fuck it up some more."

Peyton rolled her eyes at him, now sitting at the kitchen table with Brooke, "Nathan…"

Lucas sighed, "Where should I put my stuff?"

Nathan smirked, "Outside."

Tim laughed loudly, until he noticed that all three girls were glaring at him, "Sorry," he murmured quietly.

Peyton looked at Nathan sternly and Nathan rolled his eyes, "The guest room. On the left."

Peyton sighed, " I have some stuff in there. Let me go clear it out, and then you could put your bags in there."

Lucas shook his head, "No. Wait, if that's where you're gonna' sleep, then I don't want to kick you out of your room or whatever…"

There was an awkward silence, and then Tim, Brooke, and Nathan started laughing loudly.

Peyton suppressed her laughter, and smiled at him, "I'm probably going to sleep in Nathan's room…So, it's really not a big deal. I was just going to keep my clothes there."

Lucas' cheeks turned a bright shade of red and nodded, "…Right. Yeah. Okay."

Peyton smiled at Brooke, Nathan, and Tim before running up the stairs.

Brooke nodded at Haley, "Heather, right?"

Haley turned to her, "Um. Haley."

Brooke smiled, "So, are you guys like going out?"

Haley raised her eyebrows, "Um. No. We're like best friends."

Brooke nodded and rolled her eyes, "Riiiiiiiight."

Haley rolled her eyes, "Okay. Brooke, you need t-"

Peyton walked down the stairs, "Is everything okay?"

Nathan looked up at her and then over at Tim, "Let's go hang out in my room."

Peyton gave him a weird look and continued to watch Brooke, Haley, and Lucas, until Nathan began pushing her up the stairs.

Tim smirked, "What're we gonna' do upstairs?"

Nathan looked at him and shook his head, "Shut up."

Tim shrugged, "What?"

Peyton opened the door to Nathan's room and walked over to the bed.

"Don't you usually have a Sports Illustrated around here?" Peyton asked as she began looking around his bed.

Tim started laughing quietly before turning on the TV and Nathan shrugged.

"Um. It's somewhere."

Peyton found the magazine, and looked up at Nathan with a cocked right eyebrow, "The swimsuit edition?"

Nathan smiled, "Um. Yeah. It's harmless."

Peyton rolled her eyes, "Yeah. Okay."

Nathan laid down next to her on the bed and pulled the magazine out of her hands and threw it on the floor and kissed her softly.

Peyton pulled away and turned around, so she wasn't facing him, with a large grin on her face.

Nathan sighed he rested his hand on her waist, and whispered something in to her ear, causing her to giggle loudly. Tim turned his attention away from the TV and towards the two of them.

Peyton turned to him, and her large, beautiful eyes locked with his, before giving him a long kiss.

Tim cleared his throat loudly, causing Peyton to look over at him and start laughing quietly.

"Sorry, Tim. So, what happened downstairs?" Peyton asked, as Nathan brought himself closer to her, so their bodies were extremely close together.

"I think Brooke asked if the bastard was going out with Heather," Tim said before grabbing the Sports Illustrated off of the floor.

Peyton giggled even louder, causing Tim to look up towards her smiling, yet he began to frown. Peyton was laughing as Nathan was playing with her breasts.

"Nate…Stop…" Peyton whispered softly, smiling at him.

Tim rolled his eyes as he stood up and walked out of the room and down the stairs.

He found Brooke rummaging towards Nathan's fridge.

"Aha!" Brooke said loudly, turning around smiling with a six-pack in her hand.

"Beer?" Haley asked.

"More like…Necesities for 'I Never'…Or beer…Where's Peyton?" Brooke asked.

"Upstairs," Tim said.

Brooke smiled, "Okay. So, while you were upstairs and I was stuck down here with Boring and uh…Boring-er…I called Bev and Theresa to come over. And, Teddy and Rob. And, because they were at Rob's house, they said they'd be over in five minutes!"

Tim smirked, "Nice."

Brooke smiled, "Okay. You think Nate has a keg somewhere around here?"

Lucas rolled his eyes subtly, "Probably not."

Tim shook his head, "Nah. He has one in the basement. His rents never go downstairs."

Lucas and Haley's eyes widened considerably and Brooke beamed as she walked down the stairs.

The doorbell rang and Tim walked towards the door, opening it with a smile.

"You guys ready to get crunk?" Tim said, greeting his friends.

Everyone laughed at him as they walked through the door and towards the family room.

…

Nathan moaned softly as Peyton slipped her hands under the waistband of his basketball shorts.

Peyton pulled away quickly as she heard the doorbell, "Is that the food?"

Nathan continued to kiss her neck, "Probably."

Peyton pulled away from him again, "I'm so hungry…"

Nathan groaned, "Peyton…"

Peyton pouted, "Nathan. It'll take like ten minutes to eat. Promise. Then, we can come back upstairs."

Nathan rolled his eyes as he rolled off of her and stared at the ceiling for a couple seconds.

Peyton stood in front of his mirror, staring at her neck, tracing her fingers over two dark marks that had recently formed.

She turned around, "Ready to go down?"

Nathan sat up on the bed and raised his eyebrows, "Um. No."

Peyton rolled her eyes as she opened the door and waited for him to get off of the bed before walking down the stairs.

Nathan grabbed his shirt off the bed and walked down the stairs.

"Where's the food?" Nathan asked Brooke, as he pulled his shirt over his head.

Haley looked over at Lucas, and raised her eyebrows. She looked at Peyton and noticed the two hickeys on her neck, and that her lips were slightly swollen, and her clothes rumpled. And, Nathan was half naked when he walked down the stairs. Had the two just had sex? Probably not, seeing that Nathan didn't look that happy at the moment.

"Whoa. What're you guys doing here?" Peyton asked, looking over at Teddy, Rob, Bevin, and Theresa.

"I invited them. Figured we could have a pre-party, before the big one tomorrow. I am so excited!" Brooke said happily.

Peyton nodded as she looked over at Nathan who looked incredibly annoyed. Tonight it was just supposed to be about him and Peyton, and now because of his "brother" it was completely ruined. Well, he wanted to blame it on Lucas.

Brooke smiled as she looked over at the keg, "Okay. So, I tapped Susie up already. And, we are so ready to play 'I Never."

"Susie?" Haley questioned.

"The keg. I thought you were smart," Brooke snarled.

Nathan rolled his eyes, "Brooke. That was for tomorrow night."

Brooke rolled her eyes as well, "Nate. You have like four in the basement. You'll be fine. Okay. Theresa, you start."

Theresa shrugged, "Fine. I never…had a threesome."

Everyone looked around the room, and saw that only Brooke and Rob took a sip of their drink, and Tim high-fived Rob immediately.

Brooke smiled, "Okay. Okay. Um…I've never…Had phone sex."

Nathan glanced over at Peyton, who smiled sheepishly, before they both took a quick sip.

"P.Sawyer, you little nymph! What is this!"

Peyton laughed before rolling her eyes, "I've never had sex with anyone besides Nathan."

"Peyton, you are so boring!" Brooke exclaimed before bringing her cup to her lips.

Everyone around them took a sip of their drink except for Haley.

"You've slept with Nathan?" Brooke asked, obviously amused.

"I haven't slept with anyone," Haley said, slightly embarrassed.

"What?" Brooke exclaimed, as if it were a sin.

Haley shrugged, "Um. Yes. I'm waiting for marriage, it's just something I believe in."

Brooke smirked, "That…Or, no one wants to have sex with you. But, seriously…um..Tutor Girl, if you straightened out your hair, and uh…got some better clothes, you'd be quite the looker."

Haley rolled her eyes, "Thanks. Listen, Luke, I'm going to go. I'll see you tomorrow."

Brooke gave her a fake smile before rolling her eyes and waving her away.

Nathan stood up and started throwing away the plastic cups.

"Nathan, I wasn't done with that," Brooke whined.

"Everyone should go home," Nathan said blankly as he continued to clean.

Brooke looked to Peyton with pleading eyes, who shrugged.

"Nate, maybe they could stay..For a little bit more.." Peyton trailed off.

Nathan stared at Peyton sternly, "Everyone should go."

Nathan then looked down at the coffee table, removing any evidence that proved that they were drinking, knowing very well his mom would get very angry.

Brooke smirked as she grabbed Peyton's arm, "So, if everyone has to leave, then I guess I can take my bestest friend with me."

Nathan looked up immediately, "What?"

Brooke shrugged innocently, "Well, you said everyone, right?"

Theresa, Teddy, Rob, and Bevin quietly tiptoed out of the house.

Peyton sighed, "Brooke, I'll call you tomorrow…"

Lucas looked between the three people standing in front of him, maybe now would be a good time to go upstairs.

Brooke rolled her eyes, "Why, Peyton? So, he could use you and then throw you out tomorrow morning?"

Lucas looked towards Peyton whose eyes narrowed and posture immediately changed, "Wait, a minute. I'm the one who is used? Brooke, I'm not the one who will sleep with any guy who shows a little bit of interest in me."

Brooke snarled, "Well, at least it's a random guy and not my boyfriend!"

Nathan glared at Brooke as he walked towards her, "What the fuck are you talking about, Brooke?"

Brooke laughed bitterly, "Oh. Please. Don't act like a saint, Nathan."

Peyton's arms were crossed over her chest, "Just get the hell out, Brooke."

Brooke rolled her eyes, and then turned to Lucas, "See you later, Superstar."

And, with that she swayed her hips out the door, slamming it on the way out.

Peyton continued to look at the floor and looked up slowly, pushing a piece of hair behind her ears.

"I-I'm going to go up," she said quickly before running up the stairs.

Nathan dropped the garbage bag on the floor before following her.

Lucas sighed as he picked the garbage bag off the floor and picked up the plastic cups and threw out the cartons of Thai food, placing the leftovers in the fridge.

He walked up the stairs and was ready to open his door, until he heard the voices coming from Nathan's room.