:: School Gym ::

The team are split into two groups, practising against one another. Most of the team look tired and worn out. The cheerleaders are in the corner, practising. Nathan is wearing a yellow bib and Lucas a red one. Lucas has his hands up guarding Nathan.

Coach Whitey: "Come on Ladies, buckle down. Tim your suppose to stop the ball from going in the net. Anyone would think you had a late night last night"

Nathan smirks, shooting the ball in the basket.

Coach Whitey: "That a boy Nathan."

Lucas walks towards the ball picking it up and then heading back to the first half of the court. Nathan follows and guards him.

Nathan: "How's Kate this morning? Hang over?"

Lucas: "She's – wait, what makes you think I've seen her this morning?"

Nathan gives him that look as if to say 'yeah whatever.'

Nathan: "Come on man, Kate was drunk. You're a guy, put the two together. Besides you carried her out of the party. Was she pissed at you?"

Lucas sighs

Lucas: "Pissed would be the right word to use, but what else was I gonna do. Let her stay there, drunk and play strip poker? Not a chance in hell. I don't want my girlfriend to get her clothes off in front of a bunch of strangers, anyways she would have regretted it in the morning."

Nathan: "Girlfriend? So you guys are exclusive now?"

Lucas smiles.

Nathan: "I think that's great. She'll have stability. You have to keep an eye on her, she can be a wild child"

Lucas: "I dated Brooke Davis – I think I can handle it"

Coach Whitey blows the whistle and the team starts to make their way to the changing room.

Nathan: "Haley's been saying she envies you guys, for being in the first stage of romance. Like being married and then annulled isn't romantic? I suppose we could go out tonight, on a date..whoa why don't you and Kate hook up with me and Haley, make it a double date. I mean that's like early stage relationship crap, right?"

Lucas thinks about it and then nods his head.

Lucas: "Yeah that sounds cool."

Nathan and Lucas disappear into the changing room. Jake walks out of the changing room and back into the gym. He makes his way over to the cheerleaders, but stands back. Brooke motions to Peyton to look behind her. Peyton smiles and turns around walking up to Jake.

Peyton: "Hey."

Jake: "Hey."

The two exchange bashful smiles.

Peyton: "Is there something you wanted to say?"

Jake: "Yeah. I'm not really sure how to say it though. I mean it sounds like I would be inviting you out on a date, except there would be no restaurant, a baby and some DVDs."

Peyton: "So are you asking me to hang out with you and Jenny? Or are you asking me on a house date?"

Jake: "Which ever one you'd go for"

Peyton: "Both."

Peyton smiles and looks down to the floor and then back up. Jake hears the Coach grumbling something.

Jake: "Okay well, erm. 6?"

Peyton: "It's a date, no, it's a house date"

Jake turns around and runs into the changing rooms, with a pleased smirk on his face. Peyton turns around and walks over to Brooke, looking fairly smug.

Brooke: "Playing house with Jake Jagielski"

Peyton: "It's a date, with Jenny tagging along. So you could say we are being chaperoned"

Brooke: "Kinky"

Peyton: "Oh I forgot, we had plans tonight"

Brooke: "Its cool girlfriend. Im gonna meet up with the cop for a couple of hours and ditch the bitch and no doubt Jake will have to hit the sack early, so we can hang out then and go for a little drive over to the mall."

Peyton: "Your breaking up with the cop?"

Brooke: "Yeah, it became boring real fast. So Mall tonight."

Peyton: "Why the Mall?"

Brooke: "Because Halesbridge skanks also known as their cheerleaders are going to be there. So all of us hottie Raven chicks are heading up there, sort of to show off."

Peyton: "Okay, I'm in"

:: School Parking Lot ::

Kate is walking towards the car parking lot when Lucas catches up behind her, wrapping his arms around her neck and shoulders.

Kate: "Tim?"

Kate turns around and faces Lucas. Who seems a little bit shocked.

Kate: "Kidding. Hey"

Lucas smirks and leans in kissing Kate on the lips. Short but passionate.

Kate: "Woo, what did I do to deserve that?"

Lucas: "Just for being you"

Kate: "Oh so it wasn't the things I did to you last night"

Lucas smirks, embarrassed. Kate leans up and kisses him once on the lips. Long and deeply.

Lucas: "Mm what was that for?"

Kate: "Well I haven't seen you since this morning, besides I'm competitive, I like to win kissing competitions."

Lucas: "Well it's fine with me if you win all the time"

Lucas puts one arm around Kate and starts to walk out of school with her.

Kate: "So I was thinking, how about we do the same tonight what we did last night. Minus the party and the drunken me."

Lucas: "Oo we cant"

Kate: "oh okay, if you didn't like it I have other ways to please-"

Lucas: "No, that was fantastic. I mean I already made plans for us. How does a double date with Nathan and Haley sound?"

Kate: "Doubling? I haven't done that since 9th grade"

Lucas: "Nathan wanted to, Haley misses the early stage of relationships"

Kate: "So what, the want to watch us? See how its done"

Lucas laughs

Kate: "Fine..we can double"

Lucas kisses her on the forehead as they leave the school grounds.

:: Car ::

Brooke is sitting in a car, with Alex, the cop.

Brooke: "I cant come this weekend. Sorry."

Alex: "Aww but I wanted you to meet my friends."

Alex pulls up outside Karen's café and looks at Brooke.

Alex: "Let's get a coffee"

Brooke: "Here? Why? Listen we really need to talk and I know what your thinking: She's breaking up with me, yadda yadda yadda. Well you'd be right."

Alex gets out of the car and walks around to Brooke's side pulling the door open. Brooke is reluctant to get out of the car, but does so only to bump into Karen, Lucas's mom.

Karen: "Brooke."

Brooke: "Karen."

Karen looks to Alex, the cop obviously noticing the age gap.

Alex: "Ah, this must be your café"

Karen: "Yeah, that's right."

Brooke looks from Karen and then to Alex with a smirk on her face.

Brooke: "Well mom, Im glad it's time you finally met my 24 year old cop boyfriend?"

Karen raises an eyebrow and Brooke pulls a face of desperation to her. Karen looks to Alex.

Karen: "Cop? 24? Oh so you know my daughter Brooke is only 17"

Alex: "No, of course not. Erm, It was nice meeting you, but I have to get back to the station. I forgot I .."

Alex turns around and gets into his car, hurridly speeding off. Brooke turns to Karen.

Brooke: "Thank you sooo much. That was easier than I thought it was gonna be"

Karen: "Brooke, a cop?"

Brooke: "I know what your thinking, not good looking enough. I thought the same."

Karen tilts her head looking at Brooke.

Brooke: "I know, age and the fact that he's an authority figure. Please can we not take this further?"

Karen: "Sure, but Brooke remember, I'm here if you need to talk."

Brooke: "Thanks. Oh I ask you not to tell"

Karen: "My lips are sealed."

Karen smiles to Brooke, who watches her go.

:: Jake's House ::

Jake and Peyton are sitting in Jake's living room, watching a dvd. Jake and Peyton keep exchanging glances. Jake moves into kiss Peyton when Jenny starts crying, Jake stands up and walks over to her, picking her up and cuddling her. Peyton stands up and walks over to the two of them.

Peyton: "Wow, who knew I'd be miss mature. Dating a guy who has a baby, you don't have a secret wife do you? Oh, I'm sorry sore subject?"

Jake: "No, I'm fine with the whole Nikki situation"

Jake smirks and looks at Jenny placing her back down in her crib.

Jake: "but to answer your question, No, no secret wife. Well at least not one that I'm gonna admit to."

Peyton hits him on the arm, as he grabs her round the waist and pulls her closer. Jake seems hesitant. Peyton moves in and kisses him. Peyton laughs. Jake pulls back and looks at her.

Jake: "What?"

Peyton: "Its just your not like the other guys. It was really my first time making a move on a guy that I wasn't sure would make one back."

Jake: "Wasn't sure? How about now?"

Peyton: "I dunno."

Jake: "Oh"

Peyton: "I mean I would like it if you-"

Jake leans in and kisses Peyton. The two of them falling onto the couch when Jake's parents walk in. Jake looks up and then to Peyton.

Jake: "Mom, dad. You've met Peyton before right."

Peyton smiles at them, awkwardly.

:: Cinema ::

Nathan and Haley are watching the film on the back row. Lucas and Kate are kissing one another. Haley and Nathan both stare at them from time to time. People in the row before them, turn around and tell Lucas and Kate to keep it quiet.

:: Karen's Café ::

Nathan, Haley, Kate and Lucas are at the café, sitting in the corner at a booth.

Nathan: "Oh come on, greatest American football movie is Any Given Sunday"

Haley: "Oh please, Waterboy with Adam Sandler kicks ass. What do you two think?"

Lucas and Kate are kissing one another, not listening to either of them.

Haley: "I miss that."

Nathan: "What kissing Lucas?"

Haley: "No the early stage of a relationship"

Nathan: "I know, that's why I did this"

Haley: "Did what?"

Nathan: "The whole double date thing. "

Haley: "Aww Nathan that's so sweet. I do miss the early part of our relationship, don't get me wrong it was great but I am so much happier now. What we have is special and its ours."

Nathan leans in and kisses Haley. Karen walks over to them. Haley pulls back away from Nathan, as does Kate away from Kate.

Karen: "Don't mind me." Karen picks up some cups

Lucas: "We should go."

Haley: "I need to get my coat"

Nathan: "I'll get it"

Lucas looks to Kate who smiles at him.

Lucas: "And I'll get yours"

Kate and Haley stand up and move away from the booth.

Haley: "We'll go outside, so we're not in your way"

Karen: "Thanks girls"

Haley and Kate walk outside of the café and look around. Things seem slightly awkward.

Haley: "So a double date?"

Kate: "Yeah. Weird, right?"

Haley: "A little"

Haley and Kate both start laughing. Brooke and Peyton run up to Haley and Kate outside of the café.

Peyton: "Haley, where's Nathan?"

Haley: "He's inside, why?"

Brooke: "We kinda hit a problem coming back from the mall."

A group of boy racer cars drive by the foursome, a guy sticks his head out of the window.

Guy: "See you girls at 9"

Brooke: "We'll kick your ass!"

The guys drive off, Haley eyes are widen out of shock.

Haley: "You got into a fight?"

Brooke: "No, more like a race and we thought it was with cheerleading girls from Halesbridge. Only.."

Peyton: "Brooke's mouth is bigger than it should be, and we need a car to race at Hilton's turn otherwise.."

Haley: "Hilton's turn? None of the guys race there because it's too dangerous...wait, Otherwise what?"

Peyton: "Otherwise they take mine and Brooke's car."

Haley: "You can't tell Nathan or Lucas, they'll go ballistic and try to be the cool super heroes only to get their ass kicked, besides neither of them are that great at driving"

Brooke: "We're so screwed."

Kate: "I'll race."

Haley: "What?"

Kate looks to the three of them and smiles, the three of them look at her shocked.

Kate: "What's the big deal?"

Brooke: "They're boy racers. They have fast cars. I like my car and I know Peyton likes hers, so we were just hoping to win..and not lose"

Peyton: "I think what Brooke is saying, is that it's a dangerous part to race on. Only the daredevils go out that way."

Kate: "I don't know why you guys are worrying? I used to race the guys back at my old school all the time"

Brooke: "and win?"

Kate: "And win."

Brooke: "great. Let's go"

Haley: "Wait. You can't. We can just talk rationally to these guys. Im sure they would understand."

Brooke: "Tutor girl no offense, but no."

Haley: "Why not?"

Peyton: "Haley, they are boy racers. They've made a bet and they will see it through."

Kate: "Its no problem. Listen, Haley if you stay here and tell Lucas and Nathan that I had to cut the double date short, I will go with Brooke and Peyton"

Haley: "I don't know"

Brooke: "This is my car. My baby. Please, Haley, please"

Haley: "Okay, but I'm not going to lie to them"

Brooke: "You don't have to, just avoid the subject."

Brooke, Peyton and Kate turn around and head off in Brooke's blue beetle car. Nathan and Lucas come out just after the car has turned the corner, from the street.

Nathan: "Hey.. where's Kate?"

Haley: "She erm. Did you get my coat?"

Lucas: "Yeah Nathan did, and I got Kate's..where is Kate?"

Haley: "She got called away"

Lucas: "called away?"

Haley: "Yeah."

Lucas: "By who?"

Haley: "Oh god. I cant tell you."

Lucas looks to Nathan and then back to Haley.

Nathan: "Why not?"

Haley: "Because if I do, you two will flip out and go irrational but I need to tell you otherwise they could be a lot of trouble"

Lucas: "Where is she?"

Haley: "Brooke and Peyton got into some trouble with some boy racers and Kate said she would go, race them at Hilton's Turn"

Nathan: "Haley thats a real bad spot to race, especially if she doesn't know the lay of the land"

Haley: "I told her that, but she said she had raced back at her old school and then they took off."

Lucas turns around and starts walking away

Haley: "Luke where you going?"

Lucas: "To Hilton's Turn"

Nathan takes Haley's hand and catches up with Lucas.

Nathan: "we'll all go, in my car"

:: Hilton's Turn ::

The boy racers are standing around a silver race car. Lucas, Nathan and Haley drive up and get out of the car, rushing over to the group of them.

Nathan: "Move"

Nathan and Lucas barge past the boy racers and get to the middle, seeing Brooke, Peyton and Kate sitting on the silver race car.

Haley: "Oh gosh, thank God we got here in time."

Brooke: "Actually your too late. They already raced"

Kate smirks looking to the boy racers.

Kate: "Yeah, shame right. All mouth and no turbo engine. Thought they were messing with simple minded cheerleaders"

Brooke: "Instead, they got their asses kicked by two of the Raven cheerleaders and one Raven supporter. Haha. Kiss it biatches"

Nathan: "So you won?"

Kate smirks

Kate: "Of course. "

Kate looks over to Lucas, who doesn't look at her. He turns away and starts to walk back towards the car. Kate jumps off the hood of the car and follows.

Kate: "Luke, wait."

Brooke smirks at Peyton.

Brooke: "so does this mean, we get to keep our cars and theirs?"

Boy Racer: "Be fair."

Peyton: "What you were quite happy to take ours?"

The boy racer takes a step towards Peyton, Nathan jumps in front.

Nathan: "No everyone keeps their cars, but you try it again and it wont be them you'll running away from. Got it?"

The boy racers turn around and head back to their cars.

Peyton: "Thanks Nate."

Kate catches up with lucas, who opens the car door to Nathan's car.

Kate: "Luke wait."

Lucas slams the car door shut.

Lucas: "What the hell were you playing at?"

Kate: "I was helping out a couple of friends"

Lucas: "You could have gotten hurt"

Kate: "Yeah, I could also get hit by a bus but I don't see you watching out for me when I step onto the road, because I know what Im doing."

Lucas: "Damn it Kate."

Kate: "What?? What are you so pissed off about? The fact that I didn't tell you? Or you didn't get to play boy wonder this time"

Lucas: "I was worried. You could have come to me."

Kate: "And you would have said no, Luke, If anything I was protecting you, protecting Nathan."

Lucas: "What?"

Kate: "Nathan and you don't exactly have a stealthy record for not getting into bust ups over girls. I was trying to help."

Lucas: "Kate, Im not annoyed you helped. I was worried okay?"

Kate: "But I'm fine"

Lucas: "yeah, but you not have been."

Lucas walks up to Kate, hugging her.

Kate: "I'm sorry. Next time, I'll tell you and invite you to come joy riding with me"

Lucas: "Next time?"

Kate: "Kidding, kinda"

Lucas looks down at her and kisses her lips.

Lucas: "Lets go"

Lucas opens the car door for Kate to get in.

Kate: "We'll take my car, after all it is what I raced with"

She motions over to the silver boy racer car, her, Brooke and Peyton had been sitting on before. Lucas smirks, impressed.

:: Next on One Tree Hill ::

A game of basketball. The ravens playing against another team. The cheerleaders are the cheering for each team. Half time. The team are in a huddle. Whitey is walking over to them. Lucas looks to Kate, who is chatting to one of the other teams players.

Lucas: "Who's that?"

Nathan: "No idea"

Kate turns around and walks away, the player watches her butt as she goes. Second half of the game, Lucas throws his body into the player that had been watching Kate. The player goes up to push Lucas, Nathan gets in the way and pushes the other player first. A fight breaks out between the three players.

Coach Whitey: "What the hell was going on out there? The two star players, benched for fighting. Disgraceful"

Kate walks into the locker room. Coach walks out.

Kate: "What the hell were you two thinking?"

A party at the beach. Jake has his arm wrapped around Peyton. Brooke is chatting up the player who got into the fight with the Scott brothers. Lucas and Kate walk over to the Nathan and Haley.

Kate: "Seems Brooke moved on quickly"

Brooke walks over to the foursome with her boy in tow.

Brooke: "Kate, you sly dog. You never told me that this hottie was your ex"