Chapter 10! I am so glad I am finally into double digits. My friend said she didn't like the chapters so short but I find it easier to write them that way. I can write them a little longer if you lot prefer.

I have just put a new fanfic up about Brooke before the junior year started – just a taster chapter at the moment but if I get some good reviews and ideas I'll carry on.

So here goes, my double digit chapter…

"And Lucas Scott has an open net. He dribbles, shoots and scores! Three points for the Seahawks."

Everyone, with the exception of Samantha, Callie, Katie and Laura, had taken a group outing to a basketball game – a friendly between Wilmington and the Charlotte Bobcats. If it wasn't for Lucas, it would be a walkover.

Jamie and Keira were now two weeks old and, since they were born on the same day, Brooke and Haley both thought it would be amazingly romantic if they got together as a couple when they were older. Ross and Nathan weren't so keen, but the ladies were practically already planning the wedding.

"So, how are things going with Jake?" Haley shouted to Peyton over the noise of the game. Nathan had taken Keira out in an attempt to stop her crying.

"Well, I would say something really deep to make me sound smart, but the crowd would ruin it. Plus, I can't think of anything deep to say." Peyton replied, and Haley laughed. Peyton caught Jake's eye in the row behind and smiled. "No, things are going great."

"I really thought you were crazy when you said you were moving in with him so soon, but I guess it beats staying at Luke's, right?" Haley said.

"You know, I wouldn't be surprised if Katie or Callie grew up with permanent scarring from the amount of screaming that goes on at night in that house. I can tell you, I was glad to get out."

"I always thought he'd be good at sex…" Haley said wistfully as she stared into the distance.

"Haley!" Peyton faked shock.

Haley smiled and pointed at the court. Lucas spun round two Bobcats and scored a perfect two-pointer.

"So, how's Jake?" Haley nudged Peyton.

"He's in the row behind us. Why don't you ask him how he is?" She laughed.

"You know what I mean…" Haley raised her eyebrows and put out her hand as if to say 'Come on, spill the juice.'

"He's great." Peyton mouthed.

"Come on, you know I'm hopeless at lip reading!"

The crowd was getting louder and louder so Peyton thought she was safe with shouting.

"Haley, honestly! I said that Jake Jagielski is amazing in bed, OK!"

Haley laughed and Peyton blushed as they both realised that the audience had gone extremely quiet halfway through the last sentence, and everyone, including Jake, had heard everything.

…………………………………….

Later, after the game had finished, Lucas was hitching a ride with Brooke and Ross.

"Lucas…" Brooke said from the back seat. Lucas turned round to face her.

"Yeah?"

"You know on the day that Peyton came back, and you said Katie had a huge crush on Tristan?"

"Oh please, spare me!" Tristan moaned.

"Well, you do realise that he's her half brother, don't you?" Brooke continued.

"Oh God… Well, changing the subject…" Lucas said hastily. "Ok, it's supposed to be a secret because it's not finalised yet, but a scout from Charlotte was at the game tonight. And he was talking to me about going to play for the Bobcats." He smiled.

"Oh my god Lucas, that's great!" and "That is sooo cool!" Brooke and Tristan said at the same time.

"But you can't tell anyone, OK?"

"But what would you do about getting there?" Brooke asked. "You would have to drive like over an hour every time you had practice. And you can't move!" As if on cue, Jamie started to whimper.

"The scout said I'd have to go and live there, in Charlotte, for two months, but if they decided they really wanted me, they'd pay for my travel costs."

Brooke looked up.

"You would have to go for two months?"

Meanwhile, in Jake's car, Jake was driving Peyton and Jenny home. Peyton was changing the CD that had just finished.

"Put on the new Pussycat Dolls one!" Jenny tried to persuade her.

"I don't think so, Jen." Peyton laughed and slipped in her favourite Foo Fighters album.

"So Peyton." Jake lowered his voice. "Did you really mean what you said at the game to Haley?"

"Jake honey, a little lesson about Haley J-S. You cannot lie to her, because she will know. Which is bad sometimes, but good when guys 'overhear'-" Peyton added air commas to the last word. "-their girlfriends talking about how good he is in bed." She placed her hand on Jake's knee.

"I would kiss you right now," Jake smiled. "but I'm driving."

Jenny made a retching noise from the back.

"I am still here you know, and you're corrupting my youthful naivety."

But no one had heard her, because by now Jake had pulled over and he and Peyton were kissing in the front seat. Jenny called over the music.

"Hello?"

…Ok, I know this is 13 years into the future, but it's easier if things have stayed the same technology-wise. (cars, music etc.) Just think of the CD of the future as the vinyl of today…