Setting: Nathan and Haley's house
*Brooke is setting on the couch in the Scott living room. Sawyer is asleep in her baby carrier. Brooke turns on her computer and opens a document. *
Brooke: Great. Both kids are asleep… now I can finally get to work on the real reason I came back to Tree Hill…
*Brooke enlarges the document that reads… "Shhh! It's a surprise! Julian is turning 25!" She is looking through her pictures to see if she can find a good one of Julian to put on the invitation when she hears a cry from upstairs…*
Jamie: Ouch!!!!! Mama? Mama? Oh….
* Brooke grabs the baby monitor and races upstairs to find Jamie curled up in a ball in his bed, clutching his stomach. *
Brooke: Jamie, buddy, your mom's not here right now… she is at the studio with Mia, but she will be back soon. Are you okay, buddy?
* Jamie looks up at her with tears streaming down his face and nods his head "no". Brooke climbs into his bed and starts cradling him in her arms. She rubs his back trying to soothe him. She knew that Haley said he was sick, but she didn't think it was this bad… *
Brooke: Shhh…. Buddy, it's ok…. You are going to be ok…..
*Jamie finally starts to calm down when he puts his hand over his mouth and charges to the bathroom. When he is done throwing-up, Brooke wipes the tears from his eyes, and scoops him up in her arms. For the first time, she realizes how skinny he has gotten in the past few weeks. She carries him downstairs, carefully lays him on the couch and sprawls a blanket over him. Once she gets him situated, she picks up the phone and calls Haley. *
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Setting: Red Bedroom Records
* Mia is in the studio making a demo track. Haley is in the control room trying to concentrate on Mia, but finding it hard to think about anything other than Jamie. She is fidgeting with her phone and doesn't even realize that Mia is done until she sees Mia tapping on the glass. Haley presses the talk back button. *
Haley: It was really great Mia. I really like it.
Mia: C'mon, Hales. I know you have a lot going on right now… do you want to do this some other time?
Haley: No… don't be silly… it's sounding great… let's just try to… *she jumps when she hears her phone ring * Hang on just a sec… *answers her phone* Hey Brooke. What's up? Is everything ok? … oh… really? Well… is he okay now? I'm sorry, Brooke… I'm coming home… tell him I'll be there in a few minutes… ok… see you soon.
* Haley hangs up the phone and quickly gathers her things. *
Haley: I'm really sorry, Mia… I really need to leave… Nathan is away and I need to see what is up with Jamie and…
Mia: *cuts Haley off* Haley, you don't need to apologize! You go do what you need to do… its totally fine!
Haley: ok…
*Haley starts to leave *
Mia: Hales, just let me know how he is doing… ok?
Haley: Ok.
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Setting: The Comet
* Peyton and Lucas pull into the parking lot and Lucas turns off the ignition. *
Peyton: You know, the Cure has been playing this whole time and I still haven't gotten my kisses…
*He leans in and kisses her*
Peyton: Well, we could just skip the concert… *she smiles and kisses him * it wouldn't be the first time….
Lucas: Actually, I have another surprise for you…
Peyton: Oh, really? You do?
* Lucas reaches into the back seat of the car and pulls out a manuscript to a new book. Peyton looks at it bewildered. The title reads "My Sawyers. By Lucas Scott *
Peyton: Luke, what's this?
Lucas: It's my new book. I've been writing it the last couple months and sent it to Julian. He forwarded it to one of his publishing friends and it's been picked up. It's going to take a couple months of editing, but after that I get $8,000 up front. Also, the head of the publishing company has an opening and he wants me to interview for the position.
Peyton: That's great, Luke! I'm proud of you! But…
Lucas: Look, Peyton, I know you have been a little worried about the cash flow around here lately so I think this could really help. I know you have been working a tone of hours at the studio and I can fill this position from home, so I think this could be really great for us… is this okay with you?
Peyton: you know what? Yeah… actually it is… I'm so proud of you, Luke.
* She kisses him *
Lucas: C'mon. Let's go to this concert.
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Setting: Nathan and Haley's house
*Haley enters the house and sits on the couch. She rubs Jamie's back and rests his head on her lap. Jamie was finally asleep and Brooke had been working on her surprise for Julian for a while. *
Haley: Brooke, thanks for everything…
Brooke: Hales, really, it's no problem. I just hope that Jamie is ok…
* Haley looks down at her sleeping son *
Haley: Yeah… me too… The doctor called on the way over here and said that I should bring him by around 2:00… I talked to Nathan and he is going to try to come home this weekend… he's just be so busy lately…
Brooke: Hales, I'm sure everything is going to be fine… it's probably just a bug…
Haley: Yeah… I bet it is… So, Luke filled me in on you and Julian…
Brooke: *giggles* yeah…
Haley: I'm really happy for you, Brooke. You deserve it.
Brooke: Actually, I am planning this little surprise party for him… it's his birthday in a few weeks and I know that if I try to work on it in LA he will find out about it. So, I figured I'd come home for a little while… I have other work to do anyway… I just have to find a reason for him to come here…
Haley: So cool! Let me know if you need any help with it! I love these sorts of things!
Brooke: Well, thank you, but you have way too much going on right now. I just want you to work on getting my Godson better, then we'll talk…
Haley: Speaking of which… we should probably get going…
*Haley gathers her things and picks up Jamie… trying her hardest not to wake him up*
Brooke: Keep me posted on how he's doing…
* Jamie opens his eyes and Brooke puts her hand up to him for a "pound it". Jamie reaches out to her and smiles. She winks at him and Haley leaves with Jamie in her arms. *
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Setting: The Doctor's office
* Jamie is sitting in Haley's lap, hanging on to her tightly. She stokes his hair while listening to the doctor. *
Doctor: Well, from what I can tell, it seems that Jamie just has a bug. I know there is a lot of crud going around lately and he could have picked something up at school.
Haley: Ok…
Doctor: However, his dramatic weight loss does concern me and his fevers are a little puzzling… The blood work should be able to answer some of my question, but I would like him to get a CT scan… I am going to check with the hospital and see if they have any availability today.
Haley: Ok… Thank you, doctor…
Doctor: I'll call you as soon as I hear back from the hospital.
Haley: Do you think this is something serious? Is he going to be okay?
Doctor: I can't tell until we get some of the test done, but my advice to you would be to see if your husband can come home… I know he is very busy, but I would hate for it to turn out to be something serious and have him not be able to be there for Jamie. Now, I wouldn't get worried until we know anything for sure, It just may be good for Jamie both mentally and physically. I'm sure we can figure this out.
* Haley nod and smiles at Jamie, trying to mask her fear *