Hey peeps! Here's super long chapter 51! I hope you guys enjoy this one. Things will start getting better.. I promise! Well... Enjoy!
Z walked up the long walkway to the front door. Her head was pounding, her feet hurt, she took her shoes off losing her balance and falling into Jorge's arms.
"Hey there." He said steadying her. "You ok?"
"Fine." She pulled away from him only to loose her balance again. "God!" She said frustrated.
"Come on. I'll take you to your room." He helped her inside, up the stairs and into her room. "Relax your eyes for a sec. I'll be right back."
"Ok." She said lying down and closing her eyes.
She heard the door close and she drifted off to sleep. Jorge walked out of her room and down to the kitchen. He found Haley walking out with a water bottle in hand.
"Hey." He greeted her smiling.
"Hi."
"Goin to sleep?"
"Tried to but.."
"Oh. Well.. if you want to we can catch a movie. I'm sure you'll drift off sooner or later."
"Umm.. ok."
"Alright. Just let me get Z to bed first."
"She's not with Nathan?"
"No. Don't know where he is actually."
"Oh."
They walked into the kitchen together and Jorge got a bunch of things out of the fridge.
Nathan walked out into the backyard and onto the basketball court. He placed his blazer on the bench and picked up the ball off the floor. He shot the ball and missed. His mind wasn't steady and he knew it.
Jorge and Haley walked up to Z's room together and stopped at the door.
"I'll stay here." Haley stood back as Jorge opened the door.
"Alright. I'll be quick."
"Ok."
He walked in closing the door behind him right as Nathan walked up.
"Hey." She said looking up at him
"Hey."
They both stopped when they heard a 'too bright' from Z.
"Jorge is getting her ready for bed." Haley explained.
"Oh."
This really pissed him off. Z was HIS girlfriend. Why was Jorge the one taking care of her?
Haley and Nathan both stood outside the door and listened.
"Sorry." Jorge said dimming the light. "Better?"
"Yea." Z answered sitting up and rubbing her temples. Her head hurt like hell.
"Here" He handed her a plastic cup full of a thick concoction. "Drink up."
She took it and groaned.
"I hate this thing."
"I know you do. But it'll help with your hangover."
She plugged her nose and chugged it down.
"Gross." She shivered and handed the cup back to him. He took it and handed her a water bottle and some Advil. "Thanks"
"No problem." He headed over to her dresser and pulled out a spaghetti strap and a pair of pajama pants. "Here" He walked back to the bed and handed them to her.
"Why? I don't have the energy to." She let her head fall on the pillow and covered her eyes with her arm.
"Z change"
"I don't want too…" she whined
"Z, you can't go to sleep in your dress. Just change."
"Fine."
She stood up a little too quickly and lost her balance, falling into his arms.
"You ok?"
"You're always taking care of me." She said softly looking up into his brown green eyes.
"Hey... that's what I'm here for." He whispered smiling at her.
"Thank you." She placed a kiss on his cheek and smiled. "For everything." He shook his head and smiled. She turned her back to him and pulled her hair back. "Can you unzip me please?"
He unzipped her dress halfway and turned his back to her while she dressed. After she had gotten dressed she placed her hand momentarily on his back, to let him know she was done and walked back to her bed, leaving her dress at the foot of it. She pulled back the covers and got in. Jorge placed her trash can next to her bed and sat down beside her.
"Just in case."
She chuckled and regretted it when she felt a pain in her head.
"Ow" She held her temples in pain
"Headache?"
"Yeah."
"You'll be ok." He pulled her hair behind her ear and she closed her eyes taking in the moment.
"Jorge?" She opened her eyes again and looked up at him.
"Que paso?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"If you were my guy... would you want to be with me?"
Jorge looked at her unsure of what to say. Haley looked over at Nathan's expression. She could tell that he was hurt.
"Nathan's your guy Z, I'm not. So... I'm not sure what you want-"
"Jorge"
He looked at her and knew he wouldn't be able to leave without giving her the truth.
"Yes. Any guy would be crazy not to want to be with you."
Nathan stood still for a second and began to walk away from the door. Haley looked on, trying to find something to say to him but found herself at a loss for words. Nathan walked down the hall and into his room. A few minutes later Jorge walked out and took Haley's hand.
"You ready?" He asked leading her down the hall
"Yeah."
They walked down the stairs and towards the theater room together, hand in hand.
They next morning Mercedes woke up to the blaring of her alarm clock. She reached over and turned it off. She got up and walked into her bathroom. After a hot shower, she got dressed and headed downstairs. She found everyone in the kitchen.
"Hey Z." Brooke greeted her cheerfully. "How's the hangover?"
"Surprisingly, not that bad." Z answered heading to the fridge and pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "You guys ready to go?"
"Yep. Let me just get my purse."
Brooke walked out of the kitchen with Peyton and Haley. Nathan walked over to Z and stood beside her unsure of what to do. She made it easy and walked away from him and over to Q. Nathan's face fell and he walked out of the room.
"You two ok?" Q asked
"I'm not sure." Z answered truthfully
"Well... Am I still doing this today then?"
"Yeah, I may not be sure where Nathan and I stand but I still need him to have this."
"Alright."
"Ok. Can I take your car?" Q chuckled and handed her the keys. "Thank you!" She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and headed towards the door. "See ya later!"
The girls all got in the car and were on their way to a quaint little café. Once inside, they ordered and waited for their breakfast to arrive.
"Ok." Brooke said putting down her coffee cup and looking over at Z. "What is going on with you and Nathan? You were so cold to him this morning."
"You really don't want to know" Z answered
"Oh, come on!" Brooke pushed
Z gave her a look but told her what had happened anyways. Once she had finished explaining what happened in the limo the night before she waited for their response.
"Wait..." Brooke said with a chuckle of disbelief. "Nathan turned you down! We are talking about the same person right?"
"Brooke!"
"I'm sorry Z..." Peyton interjected. "But Brooke's right. Nathan has never, ever, been one to turn down sex. Ever."
"He does have a point though." It was time for Haley to put her two cents in, and even though she was a little glad that nothing had happened between the two of them the night before, she felt the need to protect him. "You were wasted last night." Haley looked at Z, thinking she would be defensive about it, but she wasn't.
"I know. I'm not mad. It's just that..."
"You don't want to admit you were wrong." Brooke finished off Z's statement and turned back to Haley and Peyton. "See guy's Z will never, ever, falter on her pride."
"That is not true!"
"Yes it is! If it wasn't then you and Nathan would be ok with each other."
"Ok, whatever. Point is… Nathan and I are on weird terms right now, and we'll talk it out….eventually. But in the meantime, can we please just have some fun?"
The girls agreed as their food arrived. They shared conversation about the night before and Brooke explained that Q had agreed to come back to Tree Hill with them that night. Z could tell that Brooke was ecstatic, which defiantly pleased her. It had been a long time since she had seen Brooke actually happy. When they had finished their meal, they gathered their things and headed to Rodeo Drive for a little shopping adventure.
The guys had just finished cleaning up their mess in the kitchen and were heading out of the house. They all piled into another one of the 6 parked cars in the driveway and headed out onto the streets of LA. Nathan had been quiet all morning trying to understand why Z was so upset. Lucas noticed and squeezed his shoulder in reassurance. Nathan smiled sadly and looked out the window. Q pulled off the exit ramp and onto a street.
"Where exactly are we going?" Nathan asked as he looked out the window.
"Don't worry about it." Q simply stated.
They drove for a few minutes and Q made another turn.
"The Staple Center?" Nathan asked. No one answered, and Q pulled into a parking spot in the empty lot and the guys piled out. "What are we doing here?" Again, he received no answer. "The parking lot's empty."
"Chill man." D said with a smile.
They walked inside and down a long corridor. Q opened a large door and they stepped out onto the court. Nathan, Lucas and Jake all looked around astonished. Nathan's eyes traveled around the court and stopped suddenly. At the other side of the court was the entire LA Lakers team. The team stopped what they were doing and walked over them.
"What's up man?"
"Not much man." Q answered giving, no other than Kobe Bryant, a fist pump. Q looked over at the rest of the guys and introduced Jake and Lucas first. "Guys this is Nathan Scott."
"So you're Nathan." Kobe asked shaking his hand. "I've heard a lot about you."
"You have?" Nathan asked confused.
"Yea, but don't worry. It's all good." Kobe smiled and Nathan smiled back, still unable to believe that Kobe Bryant knew who he was. "So, you guys ready to do this or not?"
"Oh, no doubt, no doubt." Q said stepping forward.
"Ready for what?" Nathan asked D as Q led them into the locker room.
"We're gonna play with them." D answered in a hushed voice.
"What!" Nathan was astonished, never in his life would he have imagined he'd be in the staple center playing ball with the Lakers.
"For real." Kobe spoke up behind them. "You're a really lucky guy Nathan. Z must really love you."
"Z?" Nathan asked
"She did this for you man." Q interjected. "Yesterday, during the photo shoot. She rented out the center and called Kobe up." Nathan took in the news and felt his heart ache.
Meanwhile, the girls had all walked into Channel and looked around. They shopped inside for a while and then decided to try some things on. Peyton and Haley both hesitated as they looked at the things on display. Z noticed both of their hesitation and walked up to both of them as they looked at the shoes.
"Find anything you like?" Z asked placing a hand on each of their shoulders. Both Haley and Peyton looked at each other and then at Z forcing a smile. "You guys don't have to worry about the money, just get whatever you want."
"Thanks Z, but I-"
Haley had always had a thing about taking money from people. She knew that in most occasions money always came with strings. But as she looked at an adorable pair of channel wedges, the offer became more and more tempting.
"I told you guys at the beginning of this trip that it was on me, and I meant it. So... shop, enjoy yourselves for once."
Haley shook her head slightly and looked back at Z with a smile. "Thank you."
"Don't worry about it." Z answered smiling back and putting up a wrap around dress in front of her. "I think this would look great on you. Why don't you try it on?"
Haley looked at the dress. It was a white spaghetti strapped wrap dress that had golden embroidery at the hem, and went below the knees. She loved it.
"Ok. Thanks." Haley took the dress and placed it over her arm.
Z smiled and walked over to Peyton, who had moved towards the sunglasses. Peyton tried a pair on and looked over at Z for approval. Z wrinkled her nose and picked up another pair, handing them to her. Peyton took them and put them on.
"Much better." The salesgirl stated.
Peyton looked in the mirror and inspected them.
"You like them?" Z asked
"Yeah, I do." Peyton answered turning to her with a smile.
"Good."
The girls all left Channel with bags off goodies, Brooke with a pair of red pumps and a matching skirt, Peyton with a pair of sunglasses, she wasn't gonna buy anything at Channel, their clothes weren't her style. Haley left with the wrap dress Z had suggested and the wedges she picked out to go with them. Z got a purse and a matching wallet. By the time they had left their third store they had so much to carry that they had to make a trip to the car and drop their things off. By that time they were all starving, they decided to grab some lunch before hitting the shops again. Z hoped that they would stop and have lunch, but not because she was hungry, she had other things on her agenda. She convinced Brooke that she would drop them off at Mr. Chow and would come back and pick them up when they were finished. It took some convincing, but Brooke finally agreed and told her that she would call her when they were finished. Mercedes dropped them off and rushed off to do her own thing. About an hour later her cell rang and she answered.
"Hey Brooke, I'm on my way back" Which wasn't at all true but, she wasn't gonna admit that.
"Alright, we're gonna be shopping around so.. just call me when you get here."
"Will do, see you soon."
"Ok, bye."
Z hung up and dialed Q's number. She got his voicemail, and left him a message.
"Hey bro, I guess you guys are still playing. I was just calling to see how things were going. Did Nathan like it? I hope so. Ok.. well.. I'll see you at home later. Love ya. Tell the rest of the guys I said hi, and tell Jake that I have a surprise for him when I see him at home. Ok, later" Z hung up and went on her way.
After the game the guys sat down and popped open a few water bottles. Q picked up his cell and checked his voice mail. He smiled after he heard it and closed his cell shut.
"Hey Jake!" Q yelled out.
Jake looked up from his conversation with Lucas and a few guys from the team.
"Yeah?"
"Z says she had a surprise for you when she sees you tonight."
"What?" Jake asked with a chuckle.
"Don't know, that's what she said."
Nathan looked over at Jake and Jake just shrugged his shoulders. After they talked for a while, they said their goodbyes to the team and headed home. Z drove back and shopped with the girls for a while longer. After stopping at a few more stores, they finally headed home. Jake, Lucas, and Jorge helped them get all their bags up to Z's room. Some time passed and Nathan walked up to Z's room, anxious and nervous. He wanted to talk to her and straighten things out.
"Come in!" Z yelled out when she heard a knock on her door.
Nathan walked inside to find Haley, Peyton, and Z all packing their new things, giggling and laughing. Once they saw Nathan at the door they stopped. Haley and Peyton both looked at each other, excused themselves , and left. After Haley and Peyton were gone there was an awkward silence between the two.
"Hey" Nathan said breaking the silence and walking in, closing the door behind him.
"Hey." Z answered folding a white tanks and placing it in her suitcase.
"Why'd you do it Z?" Nathan asked after a moment of silence.
"Do what?" She asked stopping what she was doing and looking up at him.
"What you did for me, with basketball."
She let out a breath and took a seat on her bed. Nathan followed sitting down next to her.
"I needed you to see that you play for you. Not for your dad, not for Whitey, not for the team, but for you." He looked down at his hands with one of those boyish grins on his face. Z though he looked adorable in that moment. "Did you have fun?"
"Of course I did." He said looking up at her. "It was amazing. And it worked. I'm not gonna quit the team."
She looked down at her hands and smiled. He looked down at her beautiful profile and fell in love with her all over again. He tilted her head up with is fingertip and leaned in to kiss her. She got up and pulled her bangs out of her face and behind her ear.
"I should go see if Brooke's ready to go." She headed to the door fiddling with her belt loops.
"Z." She stopped and listened. "I love you." She closed her eyes and shook her head slightly, opening the door and walking out.
Nathan looked after her and then got up and left the room himself.
Mercedes was walking down the stairs when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" She yelled out as she ran down and opened the door.
"I have a delivery for you."
"Yep." She signed the paper and let him walk in with about 20 bags of clothing, shoes, accessories, and toys. After he had left everything in the living room she walked him to the door. "Thank you."
"No problem."
She closed the door and walked into the living room, a bright smile on her face. Sure, she had spent a good amount of money buying all these things but... she felt good about it.
"Jake!" She yelled out
A few moments later Jake and Lucas walked into the room and looked around in awe.
"What's all this?" Jake asked when he noticed a baby toy in one of the bags.
"I got a few things for Jenny." Z answered happily
"A few?"
"Well... I figured a girl is never too young to learn to accesorize"
"Thanks Z but... this is too much. I can't take all this."
"Of course you can, and you will. Besides, it's not for you... it's for Jenny."
" Thank you Z." Jake answered gratefully.
"Sure. But that's not all." She walked over to him and pulled out a card out of her back pocket. "Jenny's gonna grow up, and she won't be able to use this stuff anymore, so... I got you this." She handed him the card and he hesitated taking it. She knew he would so she reached down and took his hand, placing the card in it. "You can go on the site and get her whatever she needs with it."
"Z, I-"
"Just take it Jake. Look..." She was still holding his hand and looking up into his soft brown eyes. "I'm not expecting anything from you in return. You're an amazing guy, and I fell in love with that little girl from the moment I saw her. She deserves the best, just like her father."
He looked at her for a moment seeing all the sincerity in her eyes, he pulled her into a hug and squeezed her tight.
"Thank you."
Z pulled away smiling and gave him a wink. After leaving the guys in the entertainment room she walked up to Q's room to find Brooke.
"Brooke, you ready t-" She began walking into the room, only to find Brooke at the foot of the bed, crying. Z rushed over to her and sat down next to her placing her hand on Brooke's knee. "Brooke, what's wrong?" She asked worried. Brooke inhaled sharply and fell into Z's arms. She clutched the back of Z's shirt and sobbed. Z have her a second to try and catch her breath, rubbing her back in comfort. "Brooke, it's ok."
Brooke pulled away and looked up at Z.
"Q's not coming back with us Z." She whispered hoarsely. "He said it wasn't gonna work out."
Z sat back stunned. She quickly snapped out of it and tried to comfort Brooke
"I'm so sorry Brooke"
"He promised me Z."
Z had never seen so much hurt in Brooke's eyes before.
"I know he did." Z whispered. "Look... how about we get out of here for a while. We'll take Peyton and Haley. How bout it?"
Brooke shook her head and swallowed hard, wiping her tear stained cheeks.
"No thanks. I just really want to be alone right now." She said, her voice cracking.
Z wanted to make her feel better, but she knew it was too soon to try and cheer her up, and she didn't want to push her.
"Ok, I'll leave you alone then."
"Thanks."
Z gave Brooke a big hug and got up. She walked out of the room closing the door behind her. As soon as she did she heard Brooke begin crying again. Her sadness towards Brooke, soon turned to anger towards Q. She raced down the stairs and into the entertainment room.
"Q! We need to talk!" She said storming in. Nathan, Jake, Lucas, Jorge, Q and D all looked up from their pool game. "The rest of you should probably get out of here before things get ugly." She said looking at them. They did as she said and left the room closing the door just enough to still be able to here what was going on inside. After they were gone Z walked up at Q, and he could tell that she was pissed. A look that he never liked to see on her. "You wanna explain to me why when I go up to see if Brooke's ready to go, I find her up in your room crying?"
"This is not your problem Z" Q whispered quietly.
Z laughed dryly. "See... that's where your wrong. She's my family, so it is my problem." Q was quiet. "How could you do this to her Q?" She began to calm down. "She loves you, and you promised. Aren't you the one who's always telling me that I should stay true to my word? Or have you been lying to me my entire life!"
"It's complicated."
"How? How is it complicated? You love her don't you?"
"Of course I do! More than anything... But what about my life Z?... My job?"
"Your job?" Z hated when he used that as an excuse. "Have you forgotten that your "job" belongs to me! Your recording studio is in my name! I have all the backing to it, and I could pull it anytime I want!"
The guys outside were all looking at each other in shock. Q had always been calm with Z, understanding... but he was beginning to loose his patience.
"You wouldn't."
"Try me." Z answered walking to the door. "You know Q." Z turned back to look at him. "I used to look up to you but now... I just don't understand why you would hurt someone you love like this."
"You're not one to talk about hurting people you love Z!" Q had snapped
"Excuse me!" She turned back around to face him completely. "What the hell is that supposed to mean!"
"How about you pushing Nathan away! You're pissed cause he wouldn't have sex with you! That's bullshit!"
"I am not pushing him away!" She answered back. "This isn't about Nathan Q! You lied to Brooke! You lied to me! You promised that you would come with us! You love her, and she loves you! I don't get why you would throw it all away! Love should be able to conquer anything!"
"And this is coming from someone who knows so much about love. If I remember.. Your boyfriend cheated on you with your best friend!"
Nathan was about to walk in and get Z out of there when D pulled him back.
Z's eyes stung with tears. Q saw then , and realized he had just made a big mistake. He never ment to hurt her like this.
"Z, I'm so sorry." He said trying to pull her into a hug but she pulled away from him.
"Don't touch me." She whispered walking to the door. Tears escaped her eyes and she turned back to look at him. "You're right Q. I did go through that, and it hurt like hell. I opened up my heart again when I though I couldn't... just like Brooke did... for you. Or have you forgotten?"
Z walked out and into Nathan.
"Z wait." He said taking ahold of her arm.
"I can't do this right now." Z sobbed pulling away.
Nathan was about to run after her but D held him back
"Nah man, let her be" D said knowingly.
Z ran up to Peyton and Haley's rooms. After filling them in they went to find Brooke. Z asked them not to tell Brooke what happened with Q, it was something that Brooke didn't need to know right now, and they both promised not to. She tried to cover up her puffy eyes, and all three of them walked to Q's room to find Brooke, only to find all her things gone. Z led them to the room that Brooke had used during the summer, and sure enough, there she was laying down on the bed, starring up at the ceiling. The good news was that she had stopped crying, the bad news was that she wasn't saying anything at all. After convincing Brooke, they left for dinner. They met up with Ciara, and talked, all of them trying to comfort Brooke. Every time Brooke almost lost it Z felt worse and worse, and more and more pissed off with Q. When they got home the girls, with the exception of Brooke and Z, headed into the livingroom. Brooke headed into her room and Z to hers. Once inside she got straight to work. She looked around in her file cabinets while her computer booted up. Nathan knocked on her door and she yelled for him to come in, figuring it was Brooke.
"Z, we need to talk." Nathan said walking in and closing the door.
"Not right now Nathan." Z answered sitting down at her computer desk and looking through folders.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Doing what?" She asked turning around to look at him.
"This! Pushing me away!" Nathan stated raising his voice. He wasn't planing on leaving this time until they straightened everything out.
"I don't know Nathan!..." She got up and walked towards him. "Maybe it has something to do with my boyfriend telling me that he doesn't want me! Kinda hurts the heart ya know!"
"Oh come on! That cant be the only reason that your mad!"
"You know... I can't believe you were the "bad boy" of Tree Hill. Cause seeing you right now... you're nothing but a big baby!"
"That's not who I am anymore Z!"
"Then who the hell are you Nathan! Do you even know!"
"You want me to be that guy! You want me to be an ass to everyone that means something to me!"
"Why don't you try being yourself! If you even know what that's like!"
"Fine, You know what... two can play this game."
"Fine!"
Nathan walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Z let out a cry of frustration and anger and took a few calming breaths. She began working again trying to get her argument with Nathan out of her head. She heard the door open and close. She turned around to find Q standing behind her.
"What are you doing here." She asked frustrated.
"We need to talk." He answered
"Seems like everybody in the mood to talk today." She said sarcastically.
"Can you stop your bitchfest for a second and listen." He answered seriously
"You listen to me first." She got up and walked toward him. "I called Andy..." The expression on his face changed, just like she knew it would. "He's pulling the company tomorrow." Q's eyes dropped. "I told you not to fuck with me Q."
"Good." He said unexpectedly
"What?" She asked surprised
"I'm glad you're pulling the company."
Z stood back confused.
"What?"
"I want to have my own company Z... in Tree Hill."
"You what?"
"You were right. I can't throw what I have with Brooke away. It's not fair to her, and it's not fair to me. I promised that I would go, and I intend to keep that promise. And if I'm really as good as people say, the artists will come to me."
"Really? Your serious."
"Yeah, I am."
"Have you told Brooke yet?"
"No, I'm kinda holding off on that. She probably hates me."
"She doesn't hate you." Z said walking closer to him. "She's hurt."
"I know, and I plan to fix it."
"Then what the hell are you still doing here! Go get her back!" She said with a smile.
He laughed and hugged her. She hugged him back and pulled away.
"You ready to go? We're leaving in 20 minutes."
"Yep, all packed." she answered motioning towards her suitcase.
"Alright. I'm gonna go find Brooke."
"Ok."
He walked out of her room and she let herself fall on her bed. Her brother could be unpredictable sometimes. Meanwhile downstairs everyone was hanging in the livingroom. Peyton was helping Jake pack all of Jenny's things while Jorge and Haley talked in the corner. Ciara was talking to D, while Lucas was with Nathan. Ciara walked over to Lucas when Nathan walked out of the room.
"I thought I wasn't gonna get a chance to talk to you before you left." She said sitting down next to him.
"I know. I was expecting you to stay the night here last night but.. You disappeared at the party." Lucas answered looking over at her.
"Tying up loose ends."
"Oh."
"Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't tell you but.. It kinda happened last minute."
"Yeah, I understand."
"So.. Did you have fun?"
"Yeah, I mean.. Besides all the drama.. But... I had fun. Especially getting to know you."
She smiled at him embarrassed by his comment. They talked for a while, and before they knew it it was time to leave. They gathered all their things and headed to the airport. Thankfully Brooke forgave Q and he was coming back with them. Z said goodbye to Ciara, Jorge, and D. D had some things to take care of but promised to visit soon.
"I hope I see you again soon." Ciara said hugging Lucas.
"I promise to call." Lucas answered as she pulled away. "If you promise to answer."
She laughed and made an X across her heart.
"I promise."
He laughed and hugged her again.
"I'm gonna miss you pretty girl" He whispered
"Yea, me too."
He pulled away and they all said their goodbyes. After the long trip, in which Z tried her hardest to stay away from Nathan, Peyton and Jake talked more and more, Q and Brooke occupied the bedroom to make up for lost time and Lucas talked to Z, they finally arrived back in Tree Hill. Again, a car was awaiting them when they arrived and took them home. First to Brooke's, they dropped off Brooke and Q, then to Peyton's. Z walked Peyton inside, helping her with her luggage, and said goodnight.
"I'll see you tomorrow P. Sawyer." Z said giving her a hug.
"You bet." Peyton answered pulling away. "Thanks for everything Z."
"Don't thank me just yet." She said pulling powder blue Tiffany's box out of her jacket pocket. "I got this for you."
Peyton took it and opened it. She pulled out a silver charm bracelet with dangling letter charms. PS, MD, HJ, and BD.
"Thanks Z."
"Not a problem."
Z said goodbye to her and walked back out to the car. They dropped Haley off next, and Z gave her a bracelet that was just like Peyton's. Haley loved it and thanked her for it. After Haley then it was Jake. She dropped him off and he thanked her for everything. After Jake it was Nathan, Nathan walked home alone. Last was Lucas. She walked inside his bedroom and sat down on his bed.
"What a weekend huh." She said playfully
"Tell me about it." Lucas answered putting his duffle bag down. "Are you and Nathan gonna be ok?"
"I'm not sure." She answered laying back. "But I don't' wanna talk about that." She sat up again and looked up at him with a smile. "You and Ciara really hit it off."
"Yeah, she's great."
"I'm glad you think so." She said getting up. "I should go. It's late."
"Alright."
"But before I do." She walked up to him and gave him a hug. Placing a box on his dresser.
He hugged her back and walked her back out to the car.
"Night Luke." She said before getting in.
"Goodnight Mercedes. And thanks for everything." Lucas answered holding the door open for her.
She winked and got in. Lucas watched as the car drove away and laughed lightly to himself as he walked back inside his room. He began unpacking his things when he saw a box on his dresser. He picked it up and opened it. Inside was a watch, a very expensive watch, with a diamond incrusted rim. Under the watch was a small folded piece of paper. He took it and opened it. He laughed after her read it...
'What? You think I forgot about you?'
He set the box down and got ready for bed. Z sat alone in the back of the car... thinking. When she arrived home, she said thank you to the diver and got out, only to find Nathan's car parked there and Nathan sitting on the steps. She walked up and stopped in front of him.
"Nathan it's late, and I'm really in no mood to argue. So can-" She began as Nathan got up off the steps.
"I'm not here to argue." He stated. "I'm just here to tell you that I'll pick you up at 6:30 tomorrow night, so... be ready."
With that Nathan walked down the walkway and into his car. Z watched as he drove away and went inside.
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