2003 ― Tree Hill, North Carolina

"Where are you headed this early?" Beckham Davis asked when he saw his sister Brianna heading for the front door. Brianna, who didn't know that Beckham was awake, jumped when she heard her brother's voice and turned around.

"One, you scared me. Two, I'm going to Nathan's apartment," Brianna said. Beckham raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"Why?" He asked.

"Beck, will you calm down? I haven't seen the place since he got it, and I wanted to check it out," Brianna said. Her brother shrugged his shoulders.

"Bree... I trust you, but I don't trust him," Beckham said.

"Give him a chance. After all, you're both basketball prodigies," Brianna said as she winked at him, but Beckham didn't find it too amusing. "Oh my god, Beckham, I swear he's not the same person you remember him to be when you left and he's going to prove that to you," She said.

"I hope so."

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When Brianna got to Nathan's apartment, she let herself in. Nathan had told her where he kept the spare key. When she walked back to his bedroom, she saw that he was still in bed and she smiled. For a moment she stood there and watched him sleep. She always thought Nathan looked so peaceful when he was sleeping, and he looked adorable. Brianna carefully crawled into bed next to her boyfriend and then she leaned in over his ear.

"Hey, you, wake up." She whispered and then she kissed his cheek. Nathan stirred underneath her but automatically knew it was Brianna because there was no one else it could be. He slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her.

"Hey," His voice was raspy and Brianna smiled.

"Hey," She said.

"I didn't even hear you come in," Nathan said. Brianna smiled as she nodded.

"That was the point. But, you also didn't hear your alarm clock either," She teased. Nathan shook his head.

"That's because it didn't go off," He said.

"Well, it's time to get up," She said. She started to move off of his bed to see if he would do anything, and she was right. Nathan grabbed her by her waist and pulled her back into his chest.

"I am up, come here," Nathan said.

"Oh, yeah?" Brianna asked as Nathan leaned in and kissed her. As they kissed, Brianna started laughing when his alarm finally went off. "Oh, I'll get that," She said as she pulled away from him. She leaned across him to reach for his alarm clock and when she did, the shirt she had on started to rise up, Nathan saw the small '23' tattooed on her back, and his eyes slightly widened. He didn't know that Brianna had gotten his number tattooed on her lower back and he didn't know how to feel about it. "You want me to start your shower?" Brianna asked when she sat back up.

"Uh, yeah... thanks," Nathan said. Brianna smiled, not even noticing how her boyfriend's demeanor had just changed and she nodded.

"Right away, Mr. Scott."

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After Nathan showered and got ready, he and Brianna spent a few hours in the pool, and now they were back at his apartment with their towels still wrapped around them. Brianna really liked the pool because it was heated, which Peyton had told her because the night of the auction, Peyton said she and Nathan had gotten in the pool and she knows Brianna loves heated pools, so she told her immediately.

"You hungry?" Nathan asked as he looked at her.

"Oh, I'm hungry for you," Brianna teased as she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned up to kiss him. To her surprise, Nathan moved his head. Brianna raised an eyebrow as she looked at him. That wasn't like Nathan at all to not want to kiss her.

"No, I'm serious. We can heat something up or go out to eat if you want to," He said.

"Okay, what's wrong with you?" Brianna asked.

"Nothing, I'm just hungry," Nathan said and Brianna rolled her eyes.

"I don't buy it... Talk to me, Nate," Brianna said. Her voice got softer as she looked at Nathan. She really wanted to know what was bothering him.

"I just don't feel like making out, that's all," He said. Now Brianna knew something was up. The entire time they've been dating, which they were approaching a year, Nathan has never not felt like making out, and she knew that was all he and Peyton did, so there shouldn't be an issue.

"You realize that you just siad that, right? Since when?" Brianna asked.

"Since you got my jersey number tattooed on your ass," Nathan shot back and Brianna's eyes widened. She wouldn't figure out when he would've seen it. She did wear bikinis in the pool, but her bikini shorts were high-waisted, so the tattoo would've been covered. Now she was wondering if Lucas said something, because if he did...

She would kill him.

"Oh... Above my ass, actually. When did you see that?" Brianna asked.

"This morning," He said.

"Does it bother you?" She asked.

"I'm just confused as hell. I mean you'll do something that permanent, but you won't have sex with me?" Nathan asked. Brianna nodded as she sighed. So, that's what all of this was about? Sex.

"You can get a tattoo removed, Nathan. I can't get my virginity back. Sex is a really big deal for me," Brianna said.

"I get that. That's why I haven't been pressuring you into it," Nathan said and Brianna scoffed.

"You mean like the way you are right now?" She shot back. Nathan looked at her as she looked at him. She didn't think it was fair that he brought up sex just because she got a tattoo. Nathan shook his head and turned to the fridge.

"I'm going to heat up some food."

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When Brianna left Nathan's house, she went to Peyton's. Brooke was still freezing her out and being hostile toward her. Brianna didn't blame her, but she thought after the Classics, everything would be water under the bridge, but she was wrong. She's very careful to make it seem like she's not choosing sides. She's on Brooke's side always, but Peyton has been her best friend since elementary school and although she is still very disappointed in Lucas and Peyton for what they did, she couldn't just cut them off. Peyton was lying on her stomach and drawing while Brianna was painting her toes. Peyton's head was down by Brianna's feet so she would occasionally glance up and watch her paint her toes.

"I like that. What color is it?" Peyton asked.

"Shag... Hey, P... Did Nathan ever cheat on you?" Brianna asked. Peyton raised an eyebrow as sat up and looked at her friend.

"Where'd that come from?" Peyton asked.

"I just wonder if... maybe he's going to start looking somewhere else for what he's not getting from me," Brianna siad as she looked down at her feet. Peyton gently squeezed her arm and Brianna turned back to her friend as she sighed.

"Hmm... the big bad sex issue," She said. When Brianna finished her toes, she handed Peyton the nail polish. Peyton stood up from her bed and walked over to her black closet doors and started to use the nail polish to pain.

"Yeah... I mean, we start making out and it's great, and I totally get into him, and then I just hit this point," Brianna said.

"I bet he loves that," Peyton said with sarcasm in her tone. Brianna rolled her eyes.

"Yeah. I guess I just always thought I would wait until I fell in love and got married, and then I met Nathan and everything got really confusing. It was never something I had to deal with right away, it was always a few years off, and then all of a sudden...-" Peyton cut her off.

"...-It wasn't? I've been down that road," She said.

"I don't know if I'm ready, Peyton," Brianna said.

"Or maybe you're just not sure if Nathan is the right guy," Peyton said to offer another perspective. Brianna quickly shook her head.

"No... I can safely rule that out. He... Peyton, I can't breathe when I'm around him, and when I'm not around him, like right now, I want to be. I'm just... I'm totally in love with him," Brianna said. She looked up at Peyton's closet door and with the nail polish she had painted Brianna and Nathan's initials, BD & NS, with a heart around it.

"Well... then you've gone further with him than I ever did."

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After she left Peyton's, Brianna went back to Nathan's apartment. When she got there, she saw him filling out a for sale sign on his Mustang and she frowned. "Hey, what's going on? You're not really going to sell it, are you?" She asked. Nathan turned around when he heard his girlfriend's voice.

"Hey... I've got to sell the car to pay for the apartment," He said.

"What is your dad going to say?" Brianna asked.

"He can say whatever he wants, it's still my car," Nathan said.

"You know, if you need some extra money. I could always be your sugar momma," Brianna teased. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and started to kiss his neck, but Nathan stood there motionless. Brianna sighed and took a step back from him. "What's wrong now?" She asked.

"Nothing, it's just... you said you weren't ready, so I'm trying to respect that," He said and Brianna sighed.

"So we can't even kiss now?" She asked.

"It's not that, I'm just trying to make you comfortable," Nathan said as they walked inside the apartment. Brianna sighed as she followed behind him. Nathan resisting her was actually making her feel sad, it sucked. Especially since she had just confessed out loud to Peyton and Lucas that she was completely in love with Nathan, and now he won't hold her, or kiss her. She hated it.

"I'm sorry, Nathan... I know this isn't fair to you," Brianna said.

"No... actually, it's not fair to you," Nathan said.

"I just...-" Nathan cut her off.

"...-Don't apologize, Bree, okay?" He said. He gave her a sympathetic smile before disappearing into the bathroom. Brianna sighed as she ran her fingers through her hair and then bit down on her thumb as she watched him go.

What was she supposed to do?

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Brianna left Nathan's apartment because she had to go to work, but everything from the day was still playing in her mind. Lucas was sitting at the barstool and Brianna was behind the counter and she had a plate of food in her hands. "Alright, hot off the grill, my friend. I super-sized it," She said as she set the plate in front of Lucas.

"Not hungry," He said. Brianna didn't understand why the Scott brothers were so gloomy all of a sudden, but she wanted them to snap out of it.

"Alright, more for me. So, uh... I've got to ask you a kind of personal question. Just out of curiosity. How many times per minute do guys think about sex?" Brianna asked. Lucas immediately looked up alarmed when her question registered in his head. He was trying to figure out why Brianna would be asking him that.

"Per minute?" He asked.

"Yeah... Elle magazine said guys think about sex like every 30 seconds," Brianna said. Lucas sighed when he realized why Brianna was asking.

"You're thinking about having sex with him, aren't you?" Lucas asked.

"Shh," Brianna whisper-yelled.

"I'm sorry," Lucas said in a softer voice.

"Look... it just keeps coming up, and... sorry, wrong words," Brianna said as she shook her head.

"Look, it's not my place to tell you how to live your life, Bree. But for what it's worth, I wish I would've waited," He said and that was a bit surprising to Brianna.

"Really?" She asked.

"Have you talked to your sister at all today?" He asked and Brianna shook her head.

"No, is everything okay?" Brianna asked.

"She's pregnant, Bree... so write me a nice eulogy when Beck kills me," He said as he laughed a little. Brianna stood in shock as the words registered in her mind. Brooke was pregnant? She didn't laugh, she just stared at Lucas with wide eyes.

"What the hell!?" She exclaimed.

"Shh!" Lucas said as his eyes widened.

"Sorry... what the hell?" Brianna whispered.

"So, my point is to just look past the moment. If you're not ready, then just wait, okay?" Lucas said. Brianna nodded as she could see where he was coming from. But Brooke's pregnant and didn't tell her? Brianna was a little sad about that. She couldn't imagine how scared Brooke and Lucas are. But she knew one thing.

She didn't want to end up seventeen and pregnant.

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After work, Brianna made her way back to Nathan's apartment. While she was on her way there, she called Brooke, but she didn't answer, so she left her a voicemail saying that Lucas told her about the pregnancy and that whatever she decides to do, she will support her 100% through it all. Nathan and Brianna went on a walk and they ended their walk by sitting on the bench that was outside of his apartment.

"Nathan... I know I'm driving you crazy," She said. Nathan shook his head.

"No, you're not," He said.

"Do you think that I'm a tease? Because I don't mean to be," Brianna said. Nathan sighed as he shook his head again.

"Bree, stop it," He said.

"Well, what do you think?" She asked.

"I think that you're my girlfriend, and I like to spend time with you. Look, I just don't want to push you," Nathan said. Brianna quickly shook her head.

"You're not," She said.

"But I am, Brianna. You got a tattoo for goodness sake...-" She cut him off.

"...-I didn't get the tattoo because I felt like you were pushing me, Nathan. I got the tattoo because I wanted to get it," Brianna said.

"I'm just saying... it just freaks me out a little bit because obviously, this thing with us means a whole lot to you. I just don't want to do anything to pressure you or drive you away. Even though sometimes I can't help it. Just like I can't help that I fell in love with you because I did. I love you, Brianna, and it scares me, a little bit, but there it is," Nathan said.

As Brianna looked at Nathan, she felt as if the words were snatched right out of her mouth and she was almost seeing him differently. She was in shock that Nathan said he loves her and that he said it first. She knows that Nathan has never said those words to anyone, but here he was, saying them to her.

Nathan Scott loves her.

"There it is," Brianna whispered as she leaned in and kissed him. This time, Nathan did receive her kiss, but Brianna was the first one to pull away. "That's why I got the tattoo Nathan... because I love you," She said. Nathan smiled as he leaned back in again to bring their lips together and Brianna wrapped her arms around him as their lips moved together.

A semi-rough day turned into the best one yet.

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For the fourth time in two weeks, Nathan Scott slept in his girlfriend's bed. Brianna wasn't complaining, but at the same time, Nathan did have his own apartment and always spending the night at her house was defeating the purpose, and he risks getting caught by Beckham. Nathan opened his eyes when he realized Brianna wasn't in bed anymore. He looked up to see she was in front of her bed, leaning against her dresser and looking at him. She also had a cup of coffee in her hands.

"I had the weirdest dream, that there was this rapping at my window at 4 in the morning, followed by my boyfriend, who has his own apartment, by the way, asking if he can crash in my room... oh, wait a minute," Brianna said as she looked at him.

"I had to get out of there," Nathan said.

"Did I mention this recurring dream? This is, what? Like the fourth time in two weeks? I'm not complaining, Nate, but this does defeat the purpose of you having your own apartment," Brianna said. Nathan sighed as he sat up, but he didn't get out of bed.

"Tim keeps bringing over all these girls, which is a problem because none of them are you," Nathan said. Brianna raised an eyebrow as she took a sip of her coffee.

"It's your place. Make him stop," Brianna siad.

"Bree, that place is like party central and it's not even my party," Nathan said.

"Well, maybe it should be. Oh! We should throw our own party. Like a take back the party party," Brianna said with a smile on her face. Nathan nodded as a smile crept onto his face.

"Alright, let's do it. How about this Saturday?" He asked.

"Sounds good, I'm free," Brianna said.

"Done. You've got to plan it though, and make sure it's kind of low-key. Just a few friends, you know," Nathan said. Brianna nodded, that sounded perfect to her because she didn't want to invite a lot of people anyway, she's never been into big crowds.

"Okay. So much fun! Now crawl back out of the window before Beck wakes up and hears you," Brianna said as she walked back over to her bed. She finished her coffee and left it on her drawer. Nathan looked at his girlfriend with a mischievous smirk on his face.

"Hear what? This?" Nathan asked. He quickly grabbed Brianna from where she was standing and pulled her onto the bed. Brianna's eyes widened as she squealed and then she quickly covered her mouth.

"Oh shoot! Just don't tickle me."

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"Hey, my favorite blonde friend," Brianna said to Peyton when she saw her walking outside of school. Brianna ran to catch up with her and she linked her arm with Peyton's.

"Your only blonde friend. What's up, Bree?" She asked.

"Did you forget about Lucas?" Brianna asked and they both laughed. "Anyways, Nathan and I are having a little thing at his place on Saturday," Brianna said. Also, speaking of Lucas, he gave her the update that Brooke is not pregnant. What happened was, Brooke thought she was because she got a positive pregnancy test back when she took it, but then she and Lucas went to the doctor.

The doctor called her back after they got her test results and Brooke wasn't pregnant, but before the phone call, without saying the actual word, Lucas had pretty much insinuated that Brooke was a slut, so she continued to lie and say she was pregnant, but eventually, she told him the truth.

Brianna decided to stay out of it.

"Brianna Davis... party girl, just like her sister," Peyton teased. Brianna rolled her eyes and nudged her friend, and then they laughed.

"Yeah, it's not going to be that big of a deal, but he said that I could invite whoever I want, so do you want to come?" Brianna asked.

"Hell yeah!" Peyton exclaimed.

"Perfect, now I need to go find Haley," Brianna said. Peyton smiled as she nodded.

"See you, Bree."

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Brianna found Haley at her locker, with Beckham. She could tell by her brother's body language that he was flirting with Haley, and she could tell by Haley's body language that she was enjoying it. "Haley James... brother," Brianna said when she approached them.

"Hey, sis. I hope Nathan made it out of the house okay. What is this, like the fourth time he's come by? I thought he had his own apartment," Beckham said. Brianna rolled her eyes.

"He does, you little ass. Anyway, I'm over here to invite you both to said apartment on Saturday. Nathan and I are throwing a little party. Close friends only, and since you...-" Brianna pointed to Haley. "...-are my close friend and you...-" She pointed to Beckham. "...-are my brother and glued to Haley's side, you both need to be there," She said.

"A party? I don't know," Haley said.

"No, no, Hales. Not a party-party, just a get-together of our friends so we can continue to grow in friendship and an unspoken brother can give his sister's boyfriend a fair chance," Brianna said as she looked at Beckham.

"You're lucky that I love you," Beckham said as he rolled his eyes. Brianna smiled and then turned to Haley.

"Please come, Hales. I'm on my way to find Lucas to invite him right now," Brianna said.

"Well, between you, Beck, and Lucas... I suppose I can come," Haley said. Brianna smiled as she wrapped her arms around her friend.

"You two are the best! I'll see you later," Brianna said before hurrying off down the hallway.

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After school, Brianna went to the grocery store to get food and supplies for Nathan's party. Since it was her idea to have the party, she had no problem funding it. All their parents do is send an ample amount of money to their bank accounts because they think it makes up for abandoning them. None of the Davis siblings thought it did, but it certainly helped. She also didn't want Nathan to worry about expenses. Once she got everything she needed, she headed to Nathan's apartment. He left the door unlocked because Brianna called him when she was on her way.

"Hey," Brianna said as she walked inside with the bags.

"Hey," Nathan said. When he saw Brianna coming in with the groceries, he paused the game so he could get up and help her. And then he kissed the top of her head.

"I got everything but the drinks," Brianna said.

"Make it BYOB, or BYOT. Get it? Tim?" Tim said from the couch and Brianna rolled her eyes.

"You know, if you need some cash, I've got some from selling the car," He said and Brianna shook her head. She knew that he needed to save that money to go towards rent.

"No, listen. This party is totally on me, okay?" She said. Nathan nodded as he looked at her.

"Okay," He said. Brianna continued to unpack the groceries, while Nathan continued to look at his girlfriend. He noticed her hair was wavy today, which made sense because previously, she had it in two French braids for about three days, and he knew Brianna always did that when she wanted to wear her hair wavy.

"What?" Brianna asked when she looked up from the groceries and saw Nathan was still staring at her. He loved the way her wavy hair framed her face. She looked too good and Nathan doubted she even knew it.

"You're just lucky Tim's here because I've got a thing for girls named Brianna Davis," Nathan said. Brianna smirked as Nathan pulled her into his arms and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"Really? Well... You're lucky that Tim's here too," Brianna said. As the two of them continued to look at each other, Brianna could feel the sexual tension in the room and between them. It was pretty thick.

"Tim go home," The couple said at the same time.

"What?" Tim was confused. Brianna laughed a little and broke her concentration. "Um, I've got more stuff in the car, so go back to your game and I will kiss you later," Brianna said. Nathan smiled as he leaned in and stole a quick kiss from her, and then he winked.

"You better."

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Brianna was walking across the school's campus when Brooke spotted her. She heard about the party from other sources and was a little hurt that she didn't hear about it from her sister. "Hi, sister," Brianna turned around when she heard Brooke's voice and smiled.

"Hey, Brookie," She responded.

"So, when's the party?" She asked and Brianna's face paled. She felt bad because she didn't tell her about the party. But, the only reason she didn't tell her was because she had already invited Lucas and Peyton and she knew it would be awkward and Brooke wouldn't want to be around them. But Brianna felt like a horrible person. She didn't want to choose sides, but now she's right in the middle.

She felt so guilty.

"Um, it's Saturday night, but...-" Brooke cut her off.

"...-Don't worry, Bree. I'm not going to tip off the paparazzi," She said.

"Oh, Brooke... I'm not worried about that, I'm just trying to keep the party small. You know I don't like big crowds," Brianna said and Brooke nodded.

"Peyton said not to invite me," Brooke said. Brianna quickly shook her head.

"No... she didn't, not exactly. I just didn't want you to have to deal with her and Lucas because they'll both be there, that's all," Brianna said.

"Alright. You know, have your little party and play your naked twister, and...-" Brianna cut her off.

"...-Brookie, I'm serious. It's just going to be a few friends," Brianna said.

"Right, but I'm not one of them... whatever."

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Brianna was at Nathan's apartment with Mouth and Tim. She felt horrible about her conversation with Brooke and she felt guilty as hell. Mouth was going to DJ the party and Tim showed up early. Nathan wasn't there yet because he was still at work.

"No one's coming. I'm sure of it," Brianna said as she was sitting on the couch. She was hoping Peyton and Lucas would show up, along with Haley and Beckham.

"Most people don't want to be the first to show up to a party," Tim said.

"They wouldn't... You're here," Brianna said and then she looked at the time. "Nathan's late too," She said. Then she heard the doorbell ring, and she was hoping it was her friends. "Finally," She said. Tim jumped off the couch before she could stand up and when he opened the door, there were a bunch of people Brianna didn't know.

"Uh, Tim... do you know any of these people?" She asked.

"Not really, but it's a party. You wanted people to show up, right?" He asked.

"You can't just invite random people to Nathan's apartment like it's your own, Tim," Brianna said. Tim ignored her as he greeted the strangers that were walking in and they all helped themselves to drinks. Brianna immediately had a bad feeling about tonight.

She knew something was going to go down.

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"It's about time you guys got here," Brianna said when she saw Haley and Beckham walk in together. Beckham already had a drink in his hand and he smiled at Brianna.

"Great party, sis. Where's Nathan?" He asked.

"I don't know. He was supposed to be here a while ago. I might call him, but Tim invited all these random people and I don't know what to do," Brianna said.

"Live, let yourself have fun," Beckham said.

"You know I hate big crowds," Brianna said.

"And you know I hate Nathan, but if I'm going to try and like him... for your sake, give it a chance," Beckham said.

"You know that's not the same thing at all, right?" Haley asked. Beckham shrugged as he smiled at her.

"I know, but it was worth a shot. Dance with me?" He asked. Haley nodded and Beckham held his cup out to his sister.

"You're a big boy, Beck. Throw it away yourself," Brianna said as she laughed. Beckham laughed and led Haley out to dance, and then a random girl walked up to her.

"Nathan Scott, and your own apartment, you have like... the best life," The girl said.

"Well, it's not my apartment, but...-" Brianna stopped when she saw Lucas and Peyton walk in and she let out a breath of relief. "...-Hey!" She exclaimed when they approached.

"Brianna, who are all these people?" Lucas asked as he looked around the apartment.

"Who knows? Tim invited them, but who cares? As my 'wise' brother says, it's a party, and I should let myself live in it," Brianna said and Peyton laughed.

"Beck was always an idiot," Peyton said, making Brianna laugh.

"Sorry, I'm late... I hope nobody minds that I brought a friend," Brianna looked toward the door to see Brooke had walked inside and a dark-haired girl had walked in behind her.

"Let the games begin," The girl said. Brianna's bad feelings came back. She didn't know this girl, yet Brooke brought her here and by the look on her sister's face, she knew it wasn't going to be good.

Brooke came to cause trouble.

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Haley, Beckham, Lucas, Peyton, and Brianna were on one side of the apartment watching Brooke and her new friend, Nikki, the mother of Jake's child, sitting on the couch and they were drinking. "I should've just invited her," Brianna said. They were all in the kitchen.

"It's not your fault, Bree," Lucas said.

"Who is this Bree person anyway?" Haley asked.

"Jake's baby mom," Peyton said. Everyone turned to her with the same shocked look in their eyes. "Yeah, she's a trainwreck," Peyton said. Right as she spoke, Brianna heard something crash and her eyes widened.

"Yeah, that didn't sound good, excuse me," Brianna said as she dismissed herself from them. She went to check out what happened, but it was just guys being idiots. They didn't break anything, which she was grateful for, but she knew Nathan would be pissed when he got back, and she would happily tell him that it was Tim who invited a bunch of strangers. "Be careful, please," Brianna said when she was walking back toward the kitchen and she saw two guys carrying Mouth above their shoulders. "Mouth,"

"A little help," He said. Brianna shrugged because she wasn't sure what she could do for him. She went back to where Haley, Beckham, Peyton, and Lucas were and sighed. "Guys, I can't stop the madness," She said.

"Okay, you know what sis, drink this. You look like you could use it," Beckham said as he handed Brianna his cup. She didn't even ask what it was, she immediately drank the whole thing in one gulp.

"Wow," Peyton said.

"So you guys are playing games. Watch out for them, they look like they might cheat," Brooke said as she looked at Lucas and Peyton. Brianna sighed, this was part of the reason why she didn't invite her because she knew she would start some type of drama with Lucas and Peyton.

"Oh, you're still here. I thought you'd be running off to tuck in my kid," Nikki said as she turned to Peyton.

"Well, someone has to since you're obviously here," Brianna said. Nikki turned to her and narrowed her eyes, but she didn't say anything. She turned back to Peyton.

"Yeah, well, hopefully, it's not some slutty boyfriend thief," Nikki said.

"I'll drink to that," Brooke siad as she lifted her cup.

"Look, why don't you do what you're really good at and disappear," Peyton snapped at her.

"Do you have a problem?" Nikki snapped back.

"Wow, Nikki, she's not worth it," Brooke said as she grabbed her arm and tried to drag her away, which is what she should've done before ever entering the house. Nikki shook Brooke off of her.

"Get off of me," She said and then she walked back over to Peyton. "I asked if you had a problem," She said as she got in Peyton's face.

"Yeah, I do. It's called you, bitch," Peyton snapped. Before anyone could react, Nikki pushed Peyton against the refrigerator and then she smacked her. Brianna's eyes widened, but then Peyton threw Nikki back over the counter and then tackled her.

"Beck, help me out here!" Lucas exclaimed. Beckham nodded as Nikki picked up one of the stools at the island and threw it at Peyton, but Peyton ducked out of the way and it flew through the window. Everyone heard the loud crash as the window broke.

Brianna would take it upon herself to pay for the replacement.

"Come on, stop!" Lucas snapped. He was holding onto Peyton and restraining her while Beckham had Nikki restrained. Brianna shook her head as she looked at her sister.

"This is why I didn't invite you, Brooke! Look at what you did. Why would you bring her here? That window, it's broken. This is Nathan's apartment and look at what you caused. You couldn't put your petty differences aside with Lucas and Peyton for one night!? My god, Brooke, I'm sick of the games, when are you going to grow the hell up? We're 17 years old," Brianna snapped. Brooke's face slightly faltered at her sister's words. It wasn't what Brianna said, but more of the fact that she just reprimanded her in front of everyone at this party. Brianna felt bad for yelling at Brooke, but she meant what she said. Brooke needed to grow up, this was stupid drama, now Nathan's window is broken, and a fight broke out. All because Brooke couldn't leave it alone for one night.

"What the hell are you doing!?" Brooke asked as she turned to Nikki.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" Nikki asked.

"You need to go," Lucas snapped. Beckham let her go and Nikki laughed a little.

"Well, isn't this sweet? Lucas Scott coming to the defense of his women. Oh, but wait... shouldn't that include someone else? Don't worry, I can keep a secret too," Nikki said before walking out. Brianna raised an eyebrow. What the hell was she talking about?

"Are you sure you're okay?" Lucas asked Peyton.

"What did she mean by that? Someone else?" Peyton asked. Lucas sighed as he looked between Peyton and Brooke. Brianna could tell he was about to say something that was going to hurt their feelings.

"She's the girl I met at the bar," He said.

That was enough to upset them both. Brooke had told Brianna about that. How Peyton called her the night Brianna and Haley had dinner with Lucas and he stormed out. Brooke took Peyton to the bar that she took Lucas to on their first date because she knew Lucas would use the fake ID she got him. They noticed he left his sling there and when Brooke asked the bartender about it, the bartender told them Lucas was alone when he came in, but he wasn't alone when he left.

They had deemed her the 'bar slut.'

When Brooke and Peyton stormed out, Nathan walked inside and he had a confused look on his face as he looked around his apartment. "Brianna? What the...-" Nathan cut himself off because he couldn't even form a question.

"Nathan, thank goodness," Brianna said as she ran to her boyfriend and hugged him. Then two cops approached the door. Brianna figured it was because someone called to complain when Nikki threw the stool through the window.

"Whose apartment is this? It's not going to be that hard to figure out, so why don't you just save us some time?" One cop asked and Nathan sighed.

"Alright, it's mine," He said.

"Everyone else get out before we start checking IDs," The other officer said. Nobody had to be told twice, everyone filed out except for Brianna, Lucas, Haley, and Beckham. Then Nathan looked and saw the cop was filling something out.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Nathan asked.

"Writing you a citation," He said.

"Me? I didn't do anything," Nathan said.

"Officer, he's right... if you're going to write someone a citation, it should be me," Brianna spoke up in his defense.

"Underage drinking, disturbing the peace," The officer said.

"Look, sir, he had nothing to do with this, alright? He just got there," Lucas said coming to Nathan's defense. Brianna saw that Beckham was surprised that Luacs was defending him. She had tried to tell him things had changed.

"He's right, sir. He literally got here like 30 seconds before you guys did," Brianna said.

"It's his apartment, it's his responsibility," The officer siad.

"Great, I'm impressed. You learn that in detective school?" Nathan spat sarcastically. Brianna felt horrible because she knew Nathan didn't deserve the citation. The party was her idea and Nathan had literally just walked in the door less than a minute before the cops arrived. He had no idea what was going on.

"So you want to smart off? Fine. You can do that from a cell," The officer said as he turned Nathan around and started to put cuffs on him.

"Oh come on!" Lucas yelled at the same time Brianna was shouting.

"That's totally unfair!" She snapped. The officer turned to both of them with a glare in his eyes.

"Do you two want to join him?" He snapped. Brianna felt Beckham grab her arm and pull her back while Haley did the same with Lucas. She knew they were right, there was no point in all three of them getting arrested. "I didn't think so. Come on, let's go," The officer said as he dragged Nathan out of the house. Beckham, Haley, Lucas, and Brianna all exchanged the same look and sighed.

"I can cover his bail," Brianna said and then she looked at Beckham. "You know our parents just throw money at us to try and make up for the fact that they didn't actually raise us," She continued. Beckham laughed a bit and nodded.

"He's my brother, I'll put in some money too. You riding with me, Bree?" Lucas asked and she nodded.

"Yeah," She said.

"Okay, we'll be right behind you," Beckham said. The four of them filed out of the house and Brianna locked the door behind them with the spare key. She sighed as she followed Lucas to the car. All of this could've been avoided.

If she would've just invited Brooke in the first place instead of making her feel unwanted.

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When they got down to the jail, they found out that Dan had already bailed Nathan out and was trying to convince him to move back home, which he said he was not going to do. Lucas gave Brianna and Nathan a ride back to Nathan's apartment because he didn't want to ride with Dan, and when they got back to the apartment, Brianna had been apologizing since they got out of the car.

"Nate, I am so sorry," Brianna said and he shook his head.

"Brianna, don't worry bout it," He said, making her frown.

"I didn't invite Brooke. Although I did anticipate her showing up anyway, but I did not anticipate her showing up with Nikki. I feel so horrible, and Tim invited over half of those people and I had no idea who they were, I'm so sorry," Brianna said again and Nathan laughed.

"Bree, I'm serious. It's okay. You know it just comes with the territory," He said. Brianna sighed, she knew he was talking about the territory of being popular.

"I know and that's why it sucks. I'll pay to get the window fixed... Beck volunteered to help me. Our sister's friend broke it, we figured the least we could do is pay to get it fixed," Brianna said. Nathan raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"Beckham offered to help pay for it? I thought he hated me?" Nathan asked.

"Beck hates who you used to be, who he thinks you still are. All you have to do is show him that you aren't that guy anymore and I promise he'll come around," Brianna said. Nathan smiled as he kissed the top of her head while wrapping his arms around her.

"Have I told you how much I love you today?" He asked. Brianna shook her head before placing it on his shoulder, and she had a wide smile on her face.

"Nope, I don't think you have," She said.

"Well, I do, Bree. I love you, and even if this party was chaos, I'm glad you didn't get hurt or caught in the crossfire between Nikki and Peyton," He said as he kissed her head again.

"I love you too, Nate."

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bree and nathan finally said I love you, yay.

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