2016 ― Tree Hill, North Carolina

Logan Scott, Haley James, and Brooke Davis were going to the record store. Even though they mainly use Apple Music and Spotify, they still had old CDs lying around because they didn't grow up with Apple Music and Spotify, and Brooke needed cash, so Haley and Logan suggested she should sell some of hers.

"Anyway, so you take the CD's you're sick of...-" Haley started and Logan cut in.

"...-Or the ones you never should've bought in the first place," Logan said, making Haley laugh as she continued.

"You bring them back and they...-" This time, Brooke cut Haley off.

"...-And they give me cash?" Brooke asked. Haley and Logan nodded.

"Yeah," They said.

"Maybe I can buy my bed back," Brooke said and they all laughed.

"Nathan's going to Charlotte tonight with Lucas and Roman, so this is my first night in the apartment without Nathan," Haley said.

"Oh my gosh. Since you two live together, do you know what we should do? Have a slumber party!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Oh," Haley said.

"Seriously, we haven't done that since like... what, 7th grade, Lo?" Brooke asked and Logan nodded. Drunkenly crashing at each other's houses doesn't count as a sleepover.

"I don't know... I haven't done that since ever," Haley said as she laughed.

"Hales!" Logan exclaimed.

"I wasn't popular in junior high," Haley said.

"Then we have to! This is like a rite of passage. I mean, when did you learn to put on eyeshadow and stuff your bra or make out?" Brooke asked. Haley had a sheepish smile on her face.

"I don't know," Haley said.

"Okay, I'm calling Peyton. This is gonna be great!" Brooke said.

"Okay, hold on, Brooke. Haley and I never agreed. Maybe we just want to have an empty apartment for the night," Logan said as she shrugged.

"And I want to be rich, but we all adjust, don't we?" Brooke asked and Logan rolled her eyes.

"Well, Logan, it's really up to you," Haley said.

"You live there and pay rent too," Logan said.

"Yeah, but your name is on the lease," Haley said as the girls walked into the record store. Chris Keller was behind the counter, and Logan could tell this was Chris Keller based on the description that Peyton gave.

"Hey, what's up?" Haley asked.

"Hey," He said, and then he looked at the box Brooke put on the counter. "Alright, what do you got?" He asked.

"Here you go," Brooke said.

"Alright," Chris said as he started flipping through the CDs. "Crap... crap... crap... and crap!" He said and then he noticed Logan and smiled. "But you're not crap... we haven't met, I'm...-" Logan cut him off by holding up her hand to cut him off.

"...-I know who you are, and I'm way out of your league," Logan said. Brooke and Haley laughed, and Chris shrugged and turned back to Brooke while gesturing to the CDs.

"Lucky for you, crap sells," He said. Brooke scoffed and then Chris turned to Haley. "Did you listen to my demo yet?" He asked.

"Um, yeah... I did, it's...-" Chris cut Haley off.

"...-Good. I know. I'm working on this other song, and I could really use some female vocals. Maybe you could come by the studio and lay something down for me," Chris said. Brooke and Logan raised an eyebrow. Logan knew that he meant music, but she could also tell that Chris was flirting with Haley.

"Huh!?" Brooke asked.

"Track. Lay down a track," Chris said and Brooke leaned over to Logan.

"Yeah... sure," She whispered to her friend and Logan laughed.

"Okay, yeah... sure, that sounds fine. How's...-" Chris cut Haley off.

"...-Tonight. Let me get you the address," Chri said, a little too eagerly and then walked away from the girls. Brooke shook her head and her eyes widened as she turned to Haley.

"Hello! Tonight, slumber party," Brooke said.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Um... I can say no," She said and Brooke shook her head.

"No! It's fine. I'll come over early and then Lo and I can set up," Brooke said. Logan nodded but then turned to Brooke as Haley did.

"What do you mean set up?" Haley asked and Brooke smiled.

"I guess you'll have to wait and see."

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When Brooke, Logan, and Haley returned to Logan and Nathan's apartment, Lucas was working on the car, underneath the hood, while Roman and Nathan were walking out of the apartment with their bags. "It's another mechanic stripper!" Brooke exclaimed. Lucas looked out from behind the hood and she frowned. "No... just Lucas," She said. Logan laughed as her boyfriend approached her and Nathan walked over to Haley.

"Okay, guess we're off," Nathan said. Logan leaned up and kissed Roman on the cheek.

"Seriously? I'm leaving for the weekend and all I get is a kiss on the cheek?" He asked and Logan smiled.

"Go, Bobcats!" She teased.

"I love bobcats, they're so cute!" Haley chimed in. Logan and Nathan laughed.

"You're such a girl," Nathan said.

"I know," Haley said. Logan looked at Roman and smiled.

"Okay, okay. Have fun, but don't have too much fun, and make sure you miss me," Logan teased as she leaned up and kissed his lips. Roman smiled as he kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer.

"Can we go now!?" Lucas' impatient voice interrupted Nathan and Roman's moments. "You saw them, they're back, let's go!" He said and Logan rolled her eyes.

"Aww, Lucas... is someone jealous they don't have a girl to kiss?" Logan teased. Lucas glared at her and she laughed. She knew he was kind of seeing Anna, but she wasn't here, so that's not their problem.

"Come on, man! Look, this is the first night we've spent apart since we got married," Nathan said as he and Haley kissed again.

"Well... the girls are having a slumber party," Brooke said.

"Really?" Lucas asked.

"Oh, that's cool," Nathan said and then he turned to Logan and Haley. "Obviously, you guys wouldn't have been alone tonight, but a slumber party sounds fun," Nathan said.

"Yep," Haley said.

"What are you going to do until then?" Nathan asked.

"Uh... probably just going to hang out with Brooke and Logan. Right, girls?" Haley asked. Logan remained silent because she wasn't comfortable with lying to Nathan, which she knew was ironic since she was lying to him about relapsing, but she didn't understand why his wife was lying to him about what she would do until the sleepover.

"Yeah! Just us girls," Brooke came in for the cover. Roman kissed Logan's temple, he felt her tense up when Haley spoke, so he knew something was off. Logan looked up at him and saw the question in his eyes. She shook her head and gave him another kiss.

"Have fun," Logan said to him again.

"If you have any urges...-" Roman started to whisper but she cut him off.

"...-I know. I'll call."

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Logan went to the store to get snacks for the slumber party since they decided to order a pizza for dinner. When she got back to the apartment, she arrived at the same time Peyton and Anna did. She hugged her best friend and politely greeted Anna. She didn't have much of an opinion about her. The three of them saw the door to the apartment was open and Logan raised an eyebrow.

"I swear I closed the door when I left," Logan said. Peyton nodded and slowly pushed the door open. When they walked inside, all of the lights were off, which Logan noted was also different from how she left it.

"Okay, that's weird. Haley?" Peyton whispered, but Logan knew Haley wasn't home. She was still at the studio with Chris, and Logan still didn't like that she lied to Nathan about it, because if he finds out, he's going to think Haley hid it because she has feelings for Chris. Logan knows her brother's thought process and knows that's the conclusion he would jump to.

Logan was also wondering where Brooke was. Brooke was here when she left the apartment and said she was going to start setting up while Logan was at the store, but she didn't see her anywhere. Logan turned the lights on and that's when they saw the lamp on the ground, the couch cushions were everywhere. Logan's eyes widened. Did the place get robbed? Where was Brooke?

"Oh my god," Logan said. Peyton set down her bag and the board games she brought and picked up Nathan's baseball bat that was by the door.

"Okay, I think you should know we have a baseball bat!" Peyton yelled.

"And we dialed 911!" Logan exclaimed. The three of them walked back to the bedroom doors. Logan already knew hers was closed and locked because she always locks her bedroom door whenever a party of some sort is hosted at the apartment.

They heard a noise coming from Haley and Nathan's room. Peyton counted to three and then opened the door and Logan's eyes widened. Brooke and Felix were having sex in Haley and Nathan's bed.

"Brooke, what the hell!?" Logan shouted.

"Peyton! Logan!" Brooke yelled.

"Anna!" Felix exclaimed.

"Ah! My eyes. I'm blind!" Anna said as she quickly walked back to the living room. Peyton was glaring at Brooke and Felix while Logan shook her head and walked away.

She couldn't believe Brooke would stoop so low.

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Brooke was now washing Haley and Nathan's sheets and they didn't know what Felix was doing, but Brooke was trying to make excuses for her actions. "What do you want from me, okay? I have no bed and rope burns are so last season!" She exclaimed.

"I don't know, Brooke; backseats, hot tubs, closets. You've never had a problem before," Logan said and Brooke shrugged.

"We were horny, okay?" She said.

"Ew," Anna groaned.

"What she said," Logan said.

"Just promise me you guys won't tell Haley," Brooke said. Logan rolled her eyes, she didn't understand why everyone was wanting her to lie for them today.

"You are so washing the sheets," Peyton said.

"Alright on it," Brooke said as Felix walked out from the back.

"Okay, who saw me naked?" Felix asked and Logan rolled her eyes. Anna shook her head as she glared at her brother.

"I said ew! Sister in the room, hello!" Anna said. Felix picked up one of Brooke's beauty essentials and held it up towards her./

"Huh, hey. Do you think this will work for me? You know, because I got that... combination skin," He said. Brooke stood up from the stool and snatched her stuff out of his hands while pushing him toward the door.

"No, you have to go! Go!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Hey, whatever you say. Just give me a second to get my stuff," Felix said. He turned around and walked away while Brooke put her stuff back in her bag. Peyton was glaring at Brooke, while Brooke was looking at Anna.

"Hi! I'm Brooke. We haven't officially been introduced... but you're dating my ex-boyfriend and I'm sleeping with your brother, so it looks like we have a lot in common," Brooke said snarkily. Logan took a deep breath to keep from laughing.

"Yeah," Anna said. You could tell she was uncomfortable and didn't know what else to say.

"Brooke!" Peyton snapped.

"Oh, and you're Peyton's new best friend, sorry. I forgot about that part," Brooke said. Anna still didn't know what to say and Peyton's glare set in deeper. Then Logan heard something.

"Is that the shower?" Logan asked. Brooke's eyes widened as they all turned to the bathroom. "Unbelievable!"

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"What the hell is Felix doing in here!?" Peyton asked after a while. The shower was still going and now Logan was starting to get annoyed.

"I don't know... shaving?" Brooke asked.

"Shaving what? His legs? He's been in there forever. So I'll be sending him our monthly water bill," Logan said as she rolled her eyes.

"Yeah... because your look is so wash and go," Brooke said. Logan rolled her eyes, but they ended up laughing.

"Hey you guys," The girls heard. They all looked over and saw Haley coming in.

"Oh! Haley!" Peyton exclaimed.

"Hi," Brooke said. Haley started to take off her coat and put it on the coat rack.

"Smells good. Pizza must be here," Haley said and Logan nodded.

"Where have you been?" Peyton asked.

"Nowhere. I'm just gonna shower," Haley said as she walked towards the bathroom. Peyton, Brooke, and Logan exchanged the same look.

"Um," Peyton said.

"Haley!" Logan called out for her sister-in-law, but it was too late. She had already walked to the bathroom. "3... 2... 1," Logan said. After she finished counting, Haley screamed on cue and came running back to the living room.

"What!?" Ah!" She screamed, not able to find the words to say. Then Felix walked out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist, and a triumphant smile on his face.

"Ah! I love slumber parties."

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Felix finally left. Brooke and Haley were sitting on the stools in front of the island in the kitchen. Brooke had on a nose strip and she was putting a face mask on Haley. Logan had on one of the peeling face masks, and Peyton had on a green eye mask. Anna was painting her toes. Peyton and Logan were on the couch while Anna was on the ground.

"You know, I'm just not clear on this," Haley said as she looked at Anna. "So the shower at your house is broken and you... had to have Felix come all the way over here and use ours?" Haley asked. Logan sighed because that was the dumbest lie they could come up with.

But Brooke has never been a good liar under pressure.

"Um," Anna said and Brooke nodded.

"Yeah," She said.

"Brooke," Logan said in a warning tone. Brooke glared at her friend, giving her a 'shut up,' look and Logan gave her a 'tell her or I will,' look. Brooke scowled as she understood exactly what Logan was trying to communicate.

"Wait a second... You don't have a bed, do you?" Haley asked as she started to put the pieces together. "Did you... tell me you didn't have sex in my bed, Brooke," Haley said. Brooke remained silent because she had nothing to say. "Oh, Brooke! Gross!" Haley yelled.

"They already yelled at me, what's the big deal?" Brooke asked.

"Brooke, if you still had a bed. Would you mind if me and Roman came and had sex in it? The same bed you sleep in every night?" Logan asked as she looked at her. Brooke's face twisted up in disgust but she understood Logan's point.

"And the big deal is... you did not thank me for helping you with the CDs. Second of all, you had sex... in my bed!" Haley yelled. Brooke pointed at Haley's bedroom as she tried to speak, but Haley wasn't done. "And third; you ate all the brownies," She said.

"Actually, I had a couple," Anna said. Haley pointed at her without turning to her.

"That is so not the point," Haley said.

"Haley's right. The point is that I've been deceptive. It's not so much that... I lied to anyone's face. It's more about what I didn't say," Brooke said. Logan immediately knew where this was going.

"Okay! There's a difference between a lie and a little white lie," Haley said. Peyton lifted the eye mask from her face and raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, wait. What white lie?" Peyton asked. Brooke and Haley looked at Logan as she stood up from the couch.

"Nothing!" Haley said.

"Haley lied to my brother!" Logan quickly said. Haley stood up from the stool, her eyes wide as she looked at her sister-in-law.

"Not exactly!" Haley exclaimed.

"Yes, you did!" Brooke exclaimed.

"About what!?" Peyton asked.

"Nothing," Haley said.

"Haley," Peyton said in a warning tone.

"You know what, if we're talking about bad behavior, you might want to sit this one out," Haley snapped and Logan's eyes widened. She didn't understand what Peyton could've done. Logan and Peyton joined Haley and Brooke at the island.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Peyton asked.

"That's supposed to mean that Peyton's the one you should be looking at, not me," Haley said.

"Why? She's not the one acting like a perfect-little-stepford wife!" Logan said and Haley's eyes narrowed.

"Oh!" She said.

"Why are you guys picking on Haley? She's throwing us a slumber party," Anna said and Logan turned to her.

"One, my name is on the lease of this apartment. Two, Haley and I didn't want to have a slum...-" Brooke cut Logan off.

"...-Actually, Logan and Haley were throwing us a slumber party. You just butted in," Brooke snapped.

"Brooke! Leave her alone!" Peyton snapped.

"Why!?" Brooke snapped back. Haley turned to Peyton.

"What are you going to do, snort her?" Haley snapped. Brooke and Logan's eyes widened. What the hell did Haley mean by that? "Like Logan was trying to say, we didn't throw this slumber party for you, Brooke. You threw it for yourself and you know it!" Haley said.

"Well, at least she didn't lie to her husband about hanging out with Chris!" Logan shot back.

"Whoa!" Peyton said.

"Lo... well... Peyton did cocaine with that Rick guy!" Haley said. Logan's eyes widened as she turned to her friend.

"Haley!" Peyton exclaimed.

"What the hell!? Since when do you do drugs!?" Logan exclaimed.

"Considering everything you've been through, I'm surprised you haven't. Oh, wait, does Nathan know that you relapsed or are you still lying to him about that too?" Peyton shot back and Logan's eyes widened.

"Logan, you relapsed?" Brooke asked. Logan turned to Brooke and pointed at her.

"You had sex in Haley's bed!" Logan shot back. Brooke shook her head and looked at Peyton.

"And what is wrong with you!? You... crack whore!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Slut!" Peyton shot back.

"Liar!" Logan and Brooke both said to Haley. Haley reached up and pulled off Brooke's nose strip and then they heard Peyton laughing.

"Man... Tree Hill's got some drama."

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Logan stepped outside onto the balcony and closed the sliding door behind her when she saw that Nathan was calling her. It was still tense inside of the apartment, so she was grateful to be pulled out of it. "Hey... is someone hurt? You'd never call during a basketball game," Logan said.

"It's halftime," Nathan said and they both laughed. "But listen... there was another reason I asked Lucas to come down here with me, but you need to know as well," Nathan said.

"Am I on speaker?" Logan asked.

"Yes," He responded.

"Can someone tell me what's going on?" She asked.

"Did Dad ever tell you about his heart condition?" Nathan asked and Logan racked her brain, thinking of an answer, but she couldn't come up with anything.

"No, why?" Logan asked.

"Well, it's called HCM and it's genetic," Nathan said and Logan's eyes widened.

"Which means we could have it," Lucas said.

"Listen, Lo... this is serious. It's common among athletes too and we're all athletic," Nathan said. Logan was trying not to panic on the phone. She already knew that she had an irregular heartbeat at times, but having a degenerative heart condition? That would change everything.

"So what do we do?" Logan asked.

"Well, first of all, if we have it. That's it for us with basketball and you with cheer and any sport, really," Nathan said and Logan frowned.

"Okay, so what does that have to do with you guys and Roman going to Charlotte for a Bobcats game?" Logan asked.

"Well, the test costs a thousand bucks. There's a hospital here that does free student-athlete screenings once a month. As for Roman, I got tickets to a basketball game, of course, I'd invite him," Nathan said. Logan nodded, even though Nathan couldn't see her. She could drive down to Charlotte in the morning.

"And the screening is tomorrow. Why didn't you tell either of us about this upfront?" Lucas asked and Nathan sighed.

"I didn't want to ruin it. The game, the road trip, the three of us hanging out, and I didn't want to scare Logan... I made us all appointments tomorrow morning, so you can come down," Nathan said and Logan exhaled a deep breath.

"Ah, come on, man. What are the odds of us even having this thing anyway?" Lucas asked. It sounded like he was laughing a little, almost as if he didn't take it seriously. Logan understands that he has issues with Dan, but if he has a genetic heart condition.

Lucas needs to take it seriously.

"Research says 50%, but since there's three of us... I just think it would be safe if we all got tested," Nathan said. Logan knew he had a fair point. Logan took a deep breath again.

"Okay, I'll come down in the morning. Thanks for letting me know. I'll see you both tomorrow," Logan said before hanging up the phone. She took a deep breath as she held onto the railing. She was already dealing with her poor eating habits and binging again, and now she might have a degenerative heart disease.

She didn't know how much more she could handle.

When Logan walked inside, she could hear Haley and Brooke giving a couple of apologies and when Brooke heard her come back inside, she looked up. "Okay, cease fire! Girl talk," Brooke said. Logan sat down on the couch next to Haley and Brooke and took a deep breath.

"I should've told Nathan that I was going to be with Chris... and I don't know why I didn't... The words started coming out of my mouth and then it was just too late to take it back," Haley said.

"Okay, you don't have feelings for Chris, do you?" Logan asked. It was a fair question. It's what Nathan would assume if he found out that she lied.

"No. It's just the first time I've ever wanted something for me. It's not for my parents, it's not for Nathan. It's just... for me and Chris can help me get it," Haley said.

"So... what's wrong with that?" Peyton asked.

"Exactly! I don't know why I should feel embarrassed for saying that I know what I want and I'm going to go after it like...-" Logan cut in.

"...-Like a guy?" Logan said and Haley nodded.

"Nathan never apologizes or lies for what he wants. I mean... I don't know why I felt like I had to," Haley said. Logan understands where she's coming from.

"Haley, trust me. You can go after what you want and still be a girl," Brooke said.

"I know. I totally know and that's why this is so stupid!" Haley exclaimed.

"On the topic of stupid... cocaine, P. Sawyer?" Logan asked as she looked at her.

"I'm an idiot," Peyton mumbled.

"Well, you're not going to do it again, right?" Brooke asked. Peyton immediately shook her head.

"No! No. I don't want to but um...-" Logan cut in.

"...-But what?" Logan asked.

"Nothing, no. I'm not going to," Peyton said.

"I'm really sorry that I just blurted that out. I...-I should've talked to you about it at the club but I just didn't want to handle it," Haley said. Peyton nodded as she sighed.

"No... um, it's my fault. But I really want us all to be... good enough friends that we can talk about this stuff, you know? Even when it's ugly... especially then," Peyton said as she shook her head.

"A relapse, Lo? You're binging again?" Brooke said and Logan sighed.

"It started at the Classics... right after I found out about the whole Switched at Birth thing, and I've been trying to get a handle on it, but... I don't know," Logan said.

"Why didn't you tell us how bad it's gotten?" Brooke asked.

"Becuase I didn't want anybody worrying about me," Logan said as she shook her head.

"Logan, if you need to go back...-" Logan cut Brooke off.

"...-No! No... I can't do that. It's not that bad," Logan said. Brooke, Haley, and Peyton all frowned.

"Logan," Peyton said.

"It's fine," Logan said.

"How are you and your brothers managing everything?" Brooke asked.

"I don't want to say things are weird, because it's not... but sometimes when we're all together, you can feel a bit of the underlying awkwardness from the information that we all know," Logan said.

"Do you guys talk about it?" Peyton asked.

"What's there to talk about? Why is 'daddy' such an asshole?" Logan asked as she laughed and laid her head down on Haley's shoulder.

"Your Dad is an asshole," Haley said and Logan laughed more.

"Yeah... I'm sure the whole town knows that Dan Scott is an asshole," Logan said. Anna looked confused because she wasn't sure what was going on. The only thing she picked up on is that Logan has an eating disorder.

"Wait... what's going on?" Anna asked.

"No disrespect, Anna... but I don't know you well enough to elaborate on what we're talking about. So guys, let's switch to a more inclusive topic," Logan said. Brooke, Peyton, and Haley nodded. Logan didn't want Anna to feel left out, but as she said, she didn't know her well enough to tell her about what Dan did. Logan wasn't sure how long Anna and Felix would be in Tree Hill, but she did know one thing.

Haley, Brooke, and Peyton would be her friends for life.

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"Okay, so are we going to talk about your little 'arrangement' with Felix? The 'friends with benefits' thing?" Peyton asked as the girls were assembled on the ground. Haley was making popcorn and Brooke shrugged her shoulders.

"Do we have to? It's kind of foul," Anna said.

"What's foul about it? I mean... besides Haley's linens," Brooke said. All the girls laughed while Haley slapped Brooke's leg when she came back with the popcorn.

"Come on!" Logan said.

"Sorry," Brooke said.

"No, but seriously, like, I know you're gonna give us your whole, 'I can have sex like a guy,' speech, but... it's crap," Peyton said. Logan agreed. Being friends with benefits with someone doesn't lead to anywhere good.

"Why? You think I'm gonna let myself get hurt again?" Brooke asked.

"I think hurt is the only place you're headed when it comes to friends with benefits," Logan said and Haley nodded.

"I don't know... maybe," Peyton said in answer to Brooke's question.

"At least I'm having sex. I do...-" Logan cut her off.

"...-Yeah, with a guy that doesn't even respect you enough to have a real relationship with you," Logan said, and then she turned to Anna. "I know he's your brother, and I'm not trying to offend you, but everything is on Felix's terms," She siad.

"I gave him the Writer, so they're my terms," Brooke said.

"But it was his idea!" Peyton said.

"Brooke, don't you want to fall in love?" Haley asked.

"Yeah, I do. Someday, okay?" Brooke said.

"Why not now?" Logan asked.

"Lo, are you even in love with Roman?" Brooke asked. It was a good question, and she's thought about it. She wanted to make sure she understood what love was before she even attempted to think about telling Roman. She's seen a lot of examples of "love," and what it's not. But that left her with the question of, what is it?

"Honestly, I don't know. I didn't have the greatest example of what healthy love looked like, so I don't even know if I know what that is yet, but I can see myself getting there with him," Logan said.

"And look, Tutor Wife, I love you, but if it was up to you, we'd all be getting our marriage license with our driver's license and I...-" Haley cut her off.

"...-I'm not talking about marriage, I'm just talking about... falling in love," Haley said.

"And I'm tired of feeling bad, okay? I'd rather feel nothing. It's better... easier," Brooke said and Peyton shook her head.

"No, it's not better, Brooke! It's not you, okay? I admire you so much for the chances you take, but this... this just doesn't seem like you. It's less than you," She said.

"It's just about sex," Brooke said.

"Okay, I think we all know sex is never just sex," Logan said.

"Logan, you haven't even...-" Peyton cut off as she looked at her best friend and it was like she was seeing her in a new light, and she automatically knew. "Did you and Roman?" She aside and Logan nodded as she felt her cheeks flaring up.

"The night of the meteor shower," She said.

"And you're just now telling us!" Brooke exclaimed and Logan shrugged.

"Can we get back to the matter at hand please, Brooke? Sex is never just sex. Someone gets caught up, someone develops feelings, and someone always gets hurt. Friends with benefits never work. I'd rather be single," Logan said.

"And I love my brother, but there is a double standard for girls and there always will be," Anna siad.

"Yeah, and I'm saying screw the double standard," Brooke said and Anna nodded.

"That's good, Brooke. You should say it. And so should I and every other girl who is tired of playing their game... by their rules. Don't be too fat or too skinny. Don't be too dark or too light. Don't be too sexual or too chaste, or too smart or too dumb. Be yourself! But make sure you fit in."

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The girls ended the night with a pillow fight. The next morning, Logan left a note for the girls saying she had something to take care of but that she would be back later, and she made her way down to Charlotte. Nathan had sent her directions and it was a three-hour drive, but she made it there with ease.

The doctor took the siblings back to the same examination room. Nathan went first and Logan watched as the doctor put the monitors on Nathan's chest. "We'll do this first and then you go for the blood test. Just relax," The doctor said.

"You okay?" Logan asked Nathan and he nodded.

"Yeah, are you guys?" Nathan asked. Logan shrugged as she hugged herself and took a deep breath. Lucas sighed.

"Yeah, just... thinking about my life. Basketball's such a big part, Nate. I don't want to give it up," Lucas said as he frowned. Nathan and Logan frowned as well. Lucas and Logan were sitting down, waiting for their turn and she grabbed Lucas' hand and gently squeezed it.

"I felt the same way before I got married. Basketball was the most important thing to me... it was the only thing. But now Haley is, and I owe it to her to find out," Nathan said and Logan smiled. Although she and Roman weren't at that level of their relationship, she felt she owed it to him as well to know.

"Okay, go ahead and lie back," The doctor said to Nathan. He nodded and did as he was asked. Then the doctor turned to Logan and Lucas. "Which one of you would like to go next?" He asked.

"I will," She said. The doctor nodded and Lucas sighed as he let go of his sister's hand.

"I'm sorry... I don't want to know," Lucas said as he stood up. He gave one last look to his siblings and then he walked out of the door. Logan and Nathan exchanged surprised looks.

How could Lucas not want to know?

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"You were silent the whole way back... do you want to talk about it?" Roman asked his girlfriend as he parked in front of her shared apartment with Nathan. Roman offered to drive them back to Tree Hill since Logan had woken up so early to drive down for the test.

"There's not much to talk about. The doctor said he'll call when the results are in," Logan said.

"You're gonna be okay, Lo," Roman said.

"And what if I'm not? What if I have HCM, on top of having an eating disorder? I mean my life would really be over then, wouldn't it? I'm only 17... life shouldn't be like this," Logan said.

"Lo... Logan, listen to me. You're not going to die. If you do have HCM, then we'll deal with it, just like we're dealing with the bumilia... together. You're going to be okay and I'll be right by your side the entire time," Roman said.

"I'm scared, Ro," Logan said. Roman wrapped his arms around his girlfriend and she snuggled her head into his shoulder as she started to cry. Roman held her as she got it all out of her system, and then she took a deep breath before sitting up.

"You're going to be okay," Roman said as he leaned in and kissed her. Logan softly smiled as she kissed her boyfriend back and then they got out of her car, and Roman went over to his car so he could go back home. Logan was surprised when she saw Lucas waiting by the front door. She figured Nathan was already inside with Haley.

But she was mad at Lucas. Mad that he just walked out. She could understand why he didn't want to know because he didn't want to give up basketball. Logan also didn't want to give up sports, but her brothers, her parents, and her friends deserved to know if she had a heart condition that could kill her.

"Lo... are you mad at me?" Lucas asked as she approached the door and she nodded. "Logan...-" She cut him off.

"...-No, I understand why you don't want to know, but I need you to understand this. What about the people who love you? Karen, Haley, Keith? What about them? Don't they have the right to know whether or not you have a heart condition? Don't Nathan and I?" Logan asked. Lucas frowned as he listened to her.

"I'm sorry," He said and Logan shrugged.

"Do you want to come in? I'm most likely going back to sleep, but you can see what Haley and Nathan are up to," Logan said. Lucas shook his head and smiled.

"No, I just wanted to make sure you also got back safely. See you later, Lo," Lucas said and Logan smiled.

"See you later, Luke."

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does our girl have hcm? you'll find out in the next chapter, but the bulimia is getting worse.

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