2004 ― Tree Hill, North Carolina

Brianna Davis-Scott, along with her sister, Brooke Davis, and her best friends Haley James and Peyton Sawyer, were standing in her apartment. Haley and Brooke were hanging up the wedding wall from last night's reception with everyone's pictures. "I think it needs to come down on the left some," Peyton said.

"No, it's gotta come down on the right," Brooke said.

"Our left is your right, Brookie," Brianna said with a laugh.

"Oh... then why are we arguing?" Brooke asked and they all laughed. The girls were helping her bring stuff in from last night. Peyton and Brianna took over for Brooke and Haley to make sure it was straight on the wall while Brooke watched.

"Yeah, right there," Brooke said.

"Tim, you just ate! How is it possible that you're still hungry?" The girls heard Haley say and they turned to her. Brianna looked and saw Tim had the phonebook in his hands, and she raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not ordering food. I'm ordering strippers," Tim said and Brianna frowned as she stepped forward. Why did Tim need to order strippers? And he definitely wasn't going to bring them into hers and Nathan's apartment. "What!?" Tim exclaimed when he looked up and saw the look that all the girls were giving him. "You guys got married so fast, I got screwed out of being the best man and I am not getting screwed out of the bachelor party," He said.

"Tim," Brianna said and then lost her train of thought when her husband walked out of the bathroom. He had a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair was still glistening wet. Brianna wanted everyone to immediately go home as soon as she saw him. Tim turned around and saw Nathan approaching.

"I...-I was gonna be the best man, right?" Tim asked. Nathan looked at his wife instead of his friend.

"He's like a dog with a bone, Bree," Nathan said.

"Great, let's get him neutered," Brianna said and Nathan laughed.

"Come on, Brianna! It's just a stripper. It's harmless fun!" Tim said.

"You know... Tim's right. See...-" Brooke Davis said as she crept closer to Nathan. In a swift move, she yanked his towel off from around his waist and Brianna's eyes widened while Nathan quickly ran back to their bedroom. "...-Fun," Brooke said and Brianna laughed.

"Yes, but so much more fun when you haven't seen it before," Peyton said and Brianna laughed. She couldn't help it. At first, she was so worried Peyton would be mad at her when she started liking Nathan, especially since Brianna had a front-row seat to how horribly he treated Peyton, but she had been encouraging from day one.

"Nice!" Brooke said and the pair high-fived. Then Peyton looked at Brianna and the smile dropped from her face.

"Sorry, Bree," Peyton said and Brianna shook her head.

"No, it was funny," She said and smiled.

"Brianna, let the boys have their fun," Brooke said waving a dismissal hand at Tim. He took the sign and walked away. "Besides, what's good for the goose is even better for you. They can have their little testosterone fest, but you get to have a bridal shower and rake in tons of loot from all the guests. This is a fair trade," Brooke said and Brianna shook her head.

"Wow, because I so don't need it," Brianna said.

"Okay," Brooke said as she walked into the kitchen and picked up a hand towel. "Sunny Hill Lodge?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow. Brianna shrugged as she smiled.

"It's kitschy," Brianna said. Brooke shrugged and then Peyton held up one of Brianna's dusty pink lingerie silk tops. Brooke's eyes nearly exploded from her head.

"Oh, no, no, no. That is a bridal shower code red. I'm on it," Brooke said. Brianna snatched her top away from Peyton and they all laughed.

"Will you two leave me alone?"

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Later the girls left the apartment, and Tim left as well, so Brianna was taking the downtime to clean. Mainly because she was thinking about the party Tim wanted to throw, and if a stripper was going to be in her apartment, she wanted to make sure the place was cleaned first. She knows she and Nathan are married, and she's not worried about him cheating, but she also knows that he is a teenage boy with hormones and she's not an idiot.

"Need some help?" She heard. She looked up and saw Nathan walking in and she shook her head.

"Nope, just straightening up for your... party," Brianna said and Nathan laughed.

"Bree, you don't need to do this, it's just the guys. They've seen it like this. In fact, they're the ones who made it like this," Nathan said and Brianna laughed.

"Oh, I don't mind. Besides, if we're going to have a skanky dancer in the place, it should at least look nice," Brianna said and Nathan laughed while shaking his head. "I'm kidding... sort of... maybe," Brianna said and he laughed more.

"Brianna, this bachelor party is more for Tim than it is for me, okay? He's threatened by the fact that Lucas threw us this huge party so this is just his way of proving that he's still my best friend," Nathan said and Brianna rolled his eyes.

"Okay, Lucas is your brother and he's been my best friend for years, is he really that insecure? Tell him to get over it. What's next? Lap dances for world peace?" Brianna asked and Nathan laughed even harder.

"I wouldn't mind," Nathan said. Brianna playfully glared at him and they were both smiling at each other. "Hey, I'm not getting all tweaked about your shower," He said.

"It's a bridal shower, Nathan... We're not going to do anything," Brianna said. Nathan raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"It's a bridal shower planned by your sister, Brooke Davis," He said and Brianna sighed as she realized he was right. When it comes to Brooke, you never know what she's going to plan, but you can always guarantee it'll never be boring.

Brooke Davis always has an ace up her sleeve.

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Later that day, Brianna was working her shift at the cafe and her sister stopped by to see her. "Your shower is totally gonna kill," Brooke said. Brianna looked at her and raised an eyebrow. She didn't know what to expect. When it comes to a gathering thrown by Brooke Davis, it's always a wild card.

"Usually killing is not good," Brianna said.

"No, no, but this time, it is," She said and then she brought out her digital camera. "Eyes forward," She said, and when Brianna did as she said, she snapped the picture.

"What's that for exactly?" Brianna asked.

"Don't worry about it, sis. Just leave the shower to me, okay? I'm gonna teach Brianna Davis... Scott... whoever you are right now, how to have some serious fun. Tomorrow night, I'm tutor girl," Brooke said as she winked at her sister. Brianna smiled and shook her head as she watched Brooke leave. Then Haley approached the counter.

"What was that about?" Haley asked and Brianna laughed.

"I guess tomorrow night, Brooke is tutor girl," Brianna said and Haley laughed.

"Should we be scared?" She asked and Brianna laughed more.

"I guess we'll find out, Hales."

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When Brianna got off, she went to Lucas' house. She wasn't trying to spy on Nathan, she trusted him, but she also knew Tim could get a little wild sometimes. She wanted to ask Lucas if he knew the plan, just to make sure things weren't going to get out of hand. When she walked inside Lucas' room, Mouth was taped to a chair, Fergie, Skills, and Beckham were drawing targets on him with a red marker.

"Um... am I interrupting something?" Brianna asked. All the boys stopped and turned to her. She was standing in the doorway.

"Hey, Brianna," Mouth said.

"Hi... this is some... weird guy thing that I'm never going to understand, right?" She asked and her brother nodded.

"Pretty much," He said.

"Great, well at least I came to the right place," Brianna said and then she looked at Beckham and Lucas. "Can I talk to you both, please?" She asked.

"Yeah," Lucas said. He turned to Skills, Fergie, and Mouth, indicating he wanted them to leave the room. Skills nodded and looked at Fergie.

"Yeah, we gotta go get eggs anyway. Let's roll," Skills said as he pats Fergie on the chest.

"Eggs?" Brianna asked but they didn't answer. Skills and Fergie left, closing the door behind them. Brianna noticed Mouth was still there. He was trying to leave the room, by getting the chair to move, but he couldn't since he was taped to it.

"So, what's up?" Lucas asked.

"Um..." Brianna said and pointed to Mouth behind them. The boys turned around and Beckham nodded.

"Oh. Yo, Fergie!" Beckham yelled. The door opened and Fergie poked his head in. Beckham pointed to Mouth, who was taped to the chair. Fergie nodded, grabbed the chair, and wheeled Mouth out of the room, shutting the door behind them. Brianna turned to her best friend and brother.

"So, you both know about this whole bachelor party thing, right?" She asked.

"Oh, Bree, come on. It's just goofy guy stuff," Beckham said and Brianna rolled her eyes.

"I know, I just wish he'd done his goofy guy stuff before we got married," Brianna said.

"Well, he would've, if you would've gotten married ten years from now," Lucas said.

"Or told someone that you were getting married," Beckham added in. Brianna glared at the two of them. Nathan was the one who asked her to marry him and didn't want it to be a huge wedding. They clearly weren't thinking of bachelor and bachelorette things at the time.

"We're joking, sorry," Lucas said and Brianna rolled her eyes.

"Would you guys just... please look after him? He may be married but he's still a teenage boy with teenage hormones," Brianna said.

"We'll tell you what. We will sacrifice ourselves and go to the bachelor party to take care of Nathan," Lucas said and Brianna smiled.

"Thank you both so much. I'll let you get back to your weird guy stuff," Brianna said. Beckham and Lucas laughed as Brianna let herself out. She felt better about the bachelor party now, knowing that Beckham and Lucas would be there.

It was time to see what Brooke had planned for her.

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When Brianna saw the limo truck pull up outside of the apartment, her eyes widened. Her sister and Peyton pulled her inside, where Stephanie and Haley were sitting and waiting. Brianna's smile brightened. She wished Amber were here as well, then she would be with all of her sisters to celebrate.

"Brooke, this is crazy!" Brianna exclaimed.

"By crazy, she means thank you," Peyton said and Brianna quickly nodded.

"Oh my gosh, yeah. Seriously, Brooke. Thank you. You didn't have to do all of this for me," Brianna said.

"You're welcome," Brooke said as she opened the lid to the cooler and reached inside. Peyton looked between the sisters and laughed.

"I think someone still feels a little guilty about the whole pregnancy rumor," Peyton said. Brianna nodded and looked at Brooke.

"It's water under the bridge," Brianna said.

"Forget the water. Let's have champagne," Brooke said, making everyone laugh.

"Yes," Peyton said.

"Champagne? How much is that going to cost?" Haley asked. Brianna and Brooke shrugged.

"Doesn't matter. Brooke's probably charging it to our Dad's credit card," Brianna said and then she sighed. "But also, I'm not sure. The last time I drank, I threw up in Dan Scott's lap," Brianna said. Everyone laughed at that.

"That's hilarious, and deserved," Stephanie said.

"That's my girl," Peyton said.

"Alright... a toast to a nice, normal bridal shower," Brianna said as she held her glass up. The girls did the same.

"Here's to nice," Peyton said.

"And normal," Brooke echoed. The five of them clinked their glasses together before drinking the champagne from their flukes. Then Brianna noticed that Peyton was holding a long black piece of cloth in her hands. Brianna raised an eyebrow.

"What's that?" Brianna asked.

"It's just... a nice and normal blindfold," Peyton said.

"For what?" Brianna asked.

"For the nice and normal guest of honor," Brooke said with a devious smirk on her face, and then Peyton was coming towards Brianna. She wrapped the cloth around Brianna's eyes, and then everything went black. Brianna had no idea what was going on and she laughed.

"So much for nice and normal."

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"Can you see?" Peyton asked. They weren't in the limo anymore. Peyton and Stephanie were standing on either side of Brianna to guide her, but Brianna had no idea where they were. She couldn't see through the cloth, it was pretty thick.

"What is going on?" Brianna asked. She heard Brooke and Haley start laughing, which made her nervous. She knows Brooke is a bit of a wildcard, but Brooke knows that Brianna isn't. She was hoping that Brooke didn't plan anything too wild.

When the blindfold came off and Brianna let her eyes adjust, she saw that they were in the lingerie store that Brooke went to all the time, except all the lights were off, but there were other lights in place so they could see. Brooke led her sister to the fitting rooms.

"What's this?" Brianna asked.

"This is a lingerie fashion show, girlie. We figured that since you're married now you need to wear something a little less conservative for Nathan... something a little more...-" Peyton cut Brooke off.

"...-Slutty," She said. Brianna laughed as Brooke walked up to the fitting room and light hit it.

"Hit it, girls!" Brooke exclaimed. All the doors to the fitting rooms opened, and four girls from their cheerleading squad came out in different lingerie sets. "Whoa, sugar, spice. Look, that's cute," Brooke said and Brianna laughed. Then Theresa walked out of the last dressing room with a red lingerie set on, with a red silky robe over top of it. Brianna immediately loved it, and she wanted to buy that one. Brianna looked at her sister with a smile.

"How did you do this?" Brianna asked and Brooke smiled.

"After all the money I've spent in this place, they owed me a few favors," Brooke said and then dragged Brianna further into the store so they could look for lingerie.

"Show me what Theresa was wearing. That's what I want," Brianna said. Brooke laughed as she led her sister over to that section and she had a wide smile on her face.

"That's the spirit," Brooke said. Once Brianna grabbed the lingerie set, Brooke took her sister to the fitting room, and once Brianna had her lingerie on, Brooke took Brianna's hair out of its ponytail and started to tease it so that her waves had more volume.

"Brianna, are you coming out?" Peyton called from outside. Brianna sent her sister out first and then she came out and did a twirl for everyone. Although Brianna wasn't as outspoken with how flirty and sensual she was, she did have that playful sensual side of her.

"You're red hot!" Stephanie exclaimed as she wolf-whistled and Brianna laughed.

"Nathan is going to freak out when he sees you in this," Peyton said.

"As if I could fully pull this off, but I do like it a lot," Brianna said.

"I think we should leave the pulling to Nathan... especially after our next stop," Brooke said and Brianna looked at her sister as she raised an eyebrow.

"Where are we going?"

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The girls were back inside the limo. Theresa and the rest of the girls from the cheer squad tagged along with them, and everyone had their regular clothes back on, but Brianna did end up buying the lingerie set that Theresa had modeled.

"Okay! Okay, everybody. This is a very important moment in our little Brianna's life. The moment when she becomes a woman," Brooke said and then pulled out a fake ID. "At least, according to the state of North Dakota! It's your very first fake ID!" Brooke exclaimed as she handed it to her.

"I don't condone this, but you can keep it," Stephanie teased and Brianna laughed. When she looked at the ID, she raised an eyebrow.

"Trudy Gill... Trudy Gi...-Oh! I get it, tutor girl," Brianna said and they all laughed. Then the girls jerked forward as the limo came to an abrupt stop. When Brooke recovered herself, because she had been standing up, she wasn't happy.

"Whoa, hey! Why are we stopping!?" Brooke asked. When the limo came to a full stop, the girls got out to see they were in the middle of nowhere. Brooke immediately took out her phone to make a call and Brianna could hear her frustration almost immediately. "What do you mean it's going to take at least an hour to send somebody out? Let me explain to you the law of supply and demand; if I supply the credit card, I get to demand that you get somebody out here to fix the car!" Brooke exclaimed. If they weren't stranded in the middle of nowhere, Brianna would've laughed.

"Brooke, I could really just call Lucas," Haley said, which Brianna was about to suggest since he knows everything about cars.

"No!" Brooke exclaimed.

"I already tried. His phone is off," Peyton said. Brianna thought that was weird. Lucas rarely turns his phone off, and she knew he was keeping an eye on Nathan for her, so he wouldn't do that. The girls turned around when they heard another car approaching, and Brianna let out a breath of relief when she saw it was a tow truck.

"Oh, good," She said.

"What seems to be the trouble?" The mechanic asked when he got out of the truck and approached the girls. Brooke looked at her sister and Brianna raised an eyebrow. She wasn't sure why Brooke would be looking at her.

"Um, I think it's the engine," Brianna said.

"Oh. I see exactly what the problem is," He said. Brianna raised her eyebrow again. Something about this was suspicious since he wasn't making his way toward the front of the limo.

"Great, so you can fix it?" She asked.

"Sure, I got a tool that can fix anything," He said as he set his toolbox down. That was when Brianna realized that his 'toolbox' was a stereo. He turned it on and Brianna looked at Brooke because if this was what she was thinking, she wasn't too happy about it. The 'mechanic' ripped off his pants, which made Haley scream. Brooke and Peyton laughed.

"I hate you so much," Brianna said to her sister as the stripper started dancing. Brooke smiled and blew her sister a kiss before turning to Peyton.

"Nice performance, Cameron Diaz," She said.

"Hmm, you too Gwyenth," Peyton said. Brianna shook her head as she looked between the two of them.

"I hate you both."

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The limo pulled in front of a strip club called 'Pink Pearl." Brianna had been drinking the whole ride over and was starting to get tipsy, but not fully drunk, yet. "Oh gosh... if I wanted a lap dance, I would've stayed home," Brianna said and Brooke laughed.

"No, tonight's going to be a little different. I rented out the back room and hired an instructor," Brooke said.

"An instructor for what?" Brianna asked. Brooke didn't respond as the girls filed out of the limo and headed inside. When they got to the back room, there was a pole set up and the instructor was standing next to it. She had been waiting for them and once the girls were settled, she started.

"Stripping is not just about taking your clothes off, it's about getting in touch with your own body. Once you do that," She trailed off as she grabbed the pole and swung around it. "You're going to find an inner confidence that you've never had before, and I think you'll be amazed at how empowering it is," She said.

"Clearly!" Peyton said. Brianna couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic or not.

"So, where's Brianna?" The instructor asked. Everyone turned and pointed to her. Brianna's eyes widened as she looked around. She wasn't fully sober, but she also wasn't completely drunk. She's been to many parties before but never drank too much.

"She's not gonna go for this," Peyton said to Brooke.

"Brianna, just take it nice and easy," The instructor said. Brianna smiled as she stood from where she was sitting.

"Show me the pole!" She exclaimed as she ran toward the pole, missed it completely, and fell head-first into the chairs that were on the other side. Since Brianna was slightly drunk, she started laughing as she sat up.

"Brianna!" Her sisters exclaimed as they ran over to her, but they were laughing too.

"Bree, are you okay?" Haley asked. Brianna couldn't stop laughing. She knew tomorrow, that was probably going to hurt, but at the moment, she was having a good time. She looked at the instructor and smiled.

"Is it too late to try again?"

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Later in the night, Brianna had sobered up and she had a headache. She was sitting between her sister Stephanie and Haley while they watched the strippers dance. Brianna had her head resting on Stephanie's shoulder and on the other side of her head, she was holding an ice pack on the spot where she fell.

"Excuse me. Miss Davis. Your credit card's been declined," The server said to Brooke. She rolled her eyes, opened her wallet, and handed him a different card. "Thank you," He said. He walked away to try that card, and then she came back and still looked unhappy. "Well then... it looks like we have a problem," He said.

"Um... so, what's your policy on IOU's?" Brooke asked. The server didn't respond, he walked away. Brooke called the credit card company and when she hung up, she groaned. She looked at her sisters. "I can't believe our stupid parents didn't pay the credit card bill," Brooke snapped.

"Okay, Brooke. We'll figure it out. Let me call Daniel, we can put it on our card," Stephanie said. Brooke shook her head.

"No, Steph, I can't let you do that. I organized this party for Bree. I'll handle it," Brooke said. Peyton had been circling around talking to the girls and she came back with some cash, and then Stephanie handed her more cash.

"Well, with all our cash put together, and Stephanie being gracious, we have about $340 in cash. So what are we going to do?" Peyton asked.

"I'll take care of it," Brooke said.

"How?" Brianna asked.

"Little negotiation," Brooke said.

"Brookie... you can't talk your way out of a thousand-dollar bill, just let me take care of it," Stephanie said. Brooke shook her head and smiled at her oldest sister.

"Don't be silly. A girl can do anything she puts her mind to. You taught me that."

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The girls were back in the kitchen. Brianna had a major headache and was sitting on one of the counters while everyone else was doing the dishes to help pay for the bills. Brianna offered to help, but Brooke wouldn't let her. Peyton walked up to her best friend with a cup in her hands.

"Here, drink this," She said. Brianna took the cup and looked at her. "It'll help you with your hangover tomorrow," She said. Brianna took a small initial sip and almost gagged.

"What's in it?" Brianna asked.

"You don't wanna know. Drink up!" Peyton exclaimed. Brianna pinched her nose shut and downed the rest of the drink before shaking her head.

"Are you sure you guys don't want me to help you wash the dishes? I totally can," Brianna said. Haley immediately shook her head.

"Absolutely not. The guest of honor is not doing the dishes like we said earlier," Haley said. Brianna frowned. She felt bad that they were doing all the work and she was just sitting around and watching them.

"Look, we're probably going to be here for a while, so you should just take that limo home," Peyton said. Brianna immediately yawned, as if on cue. "I think Mrs. Scott has had a long night," She said and Brianna smiled.

"Hmm... Mrs. Scott. You guys probably think I'm crazy for getting married," She said.

"No!" Peyton quickly exclaimed and then she paused. "Alright, um... maybe a little," She said and Brianna smiled.

"Yeah, well, I guess I can't help it if I found the guy I want to be with my first time out. Isn't that what dating is all about? I mean, if we're not out there looking for the person we want to be with forever, then what are we really doing?" Brianna asked.

"Having fun?" Brooke asked.

"Oh, love is fun! This kind of love anyway... Actually, I'd really like to go home to my husband if you guys don't mind," Brianna said. Brooke smiled at her sister and held up her hand in a salute.

"Class dismissed, Brooke said.

"Thank you," Brianna said as she hopped off the counter. She stumbled a bit, but Stephanie was there to hold her up.

"You won't be thanking us tomorrow," Brooke said and then she turned to her older sister. "Steph, you get going home to your husband too, we'll be okay," Brooke said.

"Are you sure?" Stephanie asked and Brooke nodded. "Okay, call me when you get back home so I know you guys are alright," She said and Brooke nodded.

"Will do."

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When Brianna got back to the apartment, Nathan was already in bed when Brianna walked in. She immediately plopped into bed next to him and got in her comfortable position, with her head on his chest. "How was the stripper?" She teased and Nathan laughed as he kissed the top of her head.

"Pretty good at NBA live," Nathan said and Brianna laughed. "Other than that, I had no interest in her. How was the shower?" He asked.

"Um... it was educational," Brianna said.

"Oh yeah? What did you learn?" Nathan asked. Brianna sat up from lying on his chest and rested her arms on his chest so they were face-to-face with each other. Nathan smiled and leaned forward to kiss his wife.

"What I already knew. You are the one I want," Brianna said. Nathan smiled and kissed her again.

"Yeah, me too," He said. Brianna leaned in to kiss him again, and then she stood up from the bed. "Hey, where are you going?" He asked.

"Well, you know how I said tonight was educational?" She asked and he nodded. Brianna picked up the bag from the lingerie shop that she had put on the ground before getting into bed. "Honey, you're gonna love the homework!" Brianna said with a wink before going into the bathroom. Nathan laughed as he let himself relax.

He loved her so much.

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