"Okay, here's what you need to know." "I'll tell you what." "I'll leave them alone." "You move in with me." "I'm running for president." "You realize I've been class president since seventh grade." " Well, game on, Viveca." " Erica." "Whatever." "If you'd just tell me what Dan has said or done, we could fight him together." "No." "Mom, we can't." "Go back to sleep." "I've got her." "I'm the one who threw the brick through your car window." "I'm not sure we can be friends anymore, Mouth." "If you want to go, you should go." "If you do, we're done." "Turns out that popular people don't vote." "And now that Felix has bailed on me three days before the election..." "Who goes on a cruise during the school week?" "Rich people." "Haley." "I'm sorry, Nathan." "She's gone." "Octavio Paz once wrote:" ""Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition." ""Man is the only being who knows he is alone. "" "You know, if Bogans keeps draining threes, the Cats will be tough to beat." " How did you sleep?" " Fine." " Great." "Grab a plate." " Actually, I usually grab something..." " on the way to school." " Come on, sit." "We're civilized here." "Dan?" "I'm home." "We're in the kitchen, Deb." " Lucas?" " Hey." " Where's Nathan?" " Nathan's not here, Deb." "Lucas is going be staying with us for a while." " What?" " You didn't tell her." "You better get to school." "Nice work, Deb." "That should make him feel right at home." "This isn't his home, Dan." "What were you thinking?" "I'm gone three days, and you invite..." "Lucas to stay in our son's room without asking me?" "Hey, Lucas is my son, too, Deb." "And before you start getting upset, there is some good news." "Like what?" "Keith's moved into the guest room?" "Haley left Nathan." " When?" " A few days ago." "It's happening, Deb." "Just like we hoped it would." "How is he?" "He must be devastated." "Well, ask him yourself when he moves back in." " He's moving back in?" "He said that?" " Not yet." "But trust me." "It's just a matter of time." "Okay." "I still cannot believe Haley left Nathan for Chris." "She didn't, okay." "She left for herself." " The tour is an amazing opportunity." " Yeah, to screw up her marriage." "Okay, just because she is married... does not mean she has to give up her dreams, okay?" "She's really, really talented." "I know she is, and that's great." "But you don't think..." " Chris has anything to do with this?" " No." "I don't." " She is not into him." "She told me." " Okay." "Let's think about what Nathan was when Haley met him." "Good looking, rude, sexy, arrogant..." " and talented." " Okay, right." "Like Chris." "Yeah." "And then Haley changed Nathan, for the better." "But I'm thinking maybe she misses that challenge." " You really think she changed Nathan?" " Yeah." "I mean, before Haley, Nathan was like the bad boy of Tree Hill." "And now he's just pod Nathan." "Bryant takes the shot." "Hamilton sends it right back at him." "Fox takes the jumper and nails it!" " Dude." "You look like ass." " You should smell me." "You know I haven't seen you around school lately." " You mind if I come in?" " Actually, now's not really... a good time." "You know, man, I..." "I'm really missing Haley." "She didn't even bother to call me." " It must be harder for you." " Yeah." "It's 12 weeks." "I'll be fine." "We'll work it out when she gets back." " I'm just concerned, man." " Yeah." "Well, don't be." "Thanks." "So, you left early this morning." "Yeah, well, I had to drop off Jenny at my mom's, and then... stop by the café, talk to Karen." "What's going on?" "Well..." "Ted Leo is doing an in-store in Raleigh tonight." "Do you wanna go?" " I can't." " Come on." "It's gonna be fun." "Yeah, well, fun's not really an option these days." "I mean other than Jenny... school, finding a job, there's not really room for anything else." "Yeah." "Sure." "I understand." "It's cool." "You coming?" " Campaign CD?" " No." "I'm more of an MP3 girl." "Coach Durham, I was wondering if the Election Week event..." " schedules were out yet?" " Yeah, hot off the press." "Thanks." "If you want, I can give Brooke Davis hers next period." " We have Health together." " Well, that's nice of you, Erica." "I was afraid you girls would be pulling each other's pigtails... by this time." "I know I've been a little busy with the election, but how could you..." " hold out on me like this?" " What?" "Don't play dumb with me, Blondie." "You've been playing house... with Jake Jaglieski and you weren't gonna tell me?" " That?" "That's nothing." " I would say that living in a house... together with a baby is definitely something." "Next thing I know you're gonna tell me that you two have been sharing a bed." "P. Sawyer!" "Hey, freshman." "Hang these up for me." "Thanks." " Okay, give me details." " Sadly, there aren't any." "Jake's made it clear that he doesn't have time for anything detaily." "Okay, no." "Forget what he says." "Because I have seen the way that..." " that boy looks at you." " Okay, don't you have Health class?" "I think I'm healthy enough." "I've watched you mope over this guy for weeks." " Now you have him in your bed." " So?" "So take a chance." "So, we're going to pick up where we left off, discussing the process of mitosis." "Well, Mr. Scott, long time no see." "Okay." "So, as we discussed last time... mitosis is the process by which a single cell..." "It's about time you pulled yourself together." "Whatever." "I'm only here because my PlayStation broke." " They are interphase..." " What are you, nuts?" "...prophase, prometaphase, anaphase, and..." "Okay, please tell me you are not drinking beer in my class." "Technically, it's malt liquor." " Nathan!" " It's okay." "I brought enough to share." "Come with me, please." "That's a nice skirt, Ms. Hand." "You know, I bet if more teachers dressed like sluts... attendance in this place would skyrocket." "Funny." "Principal Turner's gonna love that one." "Haley, it's me." "I don't know if you're even getting any of these messages... but please call me." "It's Nathan." "I'm worried about him." " Hey, you ready?" "Let's go." " Yeah, just one second." "I just saw you." "You look great." "Come on." "She felt a little warm earlier." " You think she caught something?" " I don't know." "Hey, come here." "How you doing, girly-girl?" "How you feeling?" " Okay, not good, I guess." " Come here." " Here, here." " I got her." "It's okay." "Here." "You get that." "You go ahead." "She can't go out like this." "Stop it." "I will go with you." "We'll take her to the doctor." "With what?" "I don't have health insurance." " It's okay." " You know what." "Here." "It's the emergency money my dad left me." " Peyton, I can't." " Jake." "Come on." "What's a bigger emergency than a sick baby?" " You're pretty great, you know that?" " Yeah, I have my moments." "Hey, Andy." "You seen my mom?" "Lucas." "I think I'll grade these somewhere else." " You need help with those?" " Got them." "Didn't expect to see you today." "Sit down." "Have a drink." "I just wanted to see how you're doing." "What does Dan have over you?" " Mom." " It's got to be something... because I've gone over this a million times and there's no other explanation... as to why you would chose to live with that snake." "So, unless you want to tell me... it's $2 for the soda." " You want to explain this?" " It looks like a wedding gown." "No one asked you to pay for my dress." "You know, most women would have just sent a thank-you note." "But if you're gonna yell at me, at least come inside." "I want you to stay away from our wedding." "Speaking of your wedding... what exactly were you planning to do about guests?" "I mean, considering this whole thing was just an elaborate ruse... designed to bring down my brother." "I'm guessing that having your parents there might be a bit of a downer." "I could lend you mine, but, no." "I love your brother, Dan." "Why won't you just leave us alone?" "Because Keith slept with Deb." "Besides, I didn't pay you to fall in love with him." "You know what?" "Screw it!" "I'll just tell him the truth." "Yeah, you could do that." "Risky, though." "Keith's no catch, but I'm guessing even he'd have trouble dealing with this one." "You like chess, Jules?" "Keith and I used to play all the time." "Until he got tired of losing." "There's a maneuver, it's called the fork... where you take one of your pieces and attack two of your opponent's pieces... basically forcing him to choose which way he wants to lose." "It makes it fun 'cause you get to watch him squirm." "Sort of like the situation you're in now." "I mean, you could tell Keith about our arrangement... break his heart." "Which, of course, was my plan all along..." "What is wrong with you?" "...or you could go through with the wedding." "Put on the pretty dress... and spend the rest of your married life... knowing that I have the luxury of telling him anytime I want." "Either way, in the end, I win." "Checkmate." " Lucas." " We got a call from the principal." "Yeah, I was just checking on him." "Since you guys are here..." "Stay." "You're his brother." "You should be here for this." " Look who it is." "The Scott family." " Sorry." "I thought my son lived here." "He kind of looks like you." "Only less pathetic." "We heard about Haley, honey." "What happened?" "Like you care." " We do care, Nathan." "All of us." " Right, Mom." "You just showered Haley with hugs, didn't you?" "Well, I hate to disappoint you guys, but she'll be back in a few weeks." " Look, Nate..." " You can shut up, by the way." "How can you live like this, Nathan?" "This place is a pigsty." "You're skipping school." "You're drinking in class." "It's not worth it, son." "Pissing your life away over some girl." " Some girl?" "She's my wife, Dad." " Really?" "Well, someone may want to tell her that." "Hey, come on!" "Nice punch, son." "It's good to see there's still a man in there somewhere." "Nathan." "Come here." "First of all." "No, you didn't." "And second of all, where did you get it?" " It's a joke." " Spill." "Erica!" "Very clever." "Thanks." "Cleverness does come in handy in politics... unlike, say, cheerleading, which is about, what?" "Short skirts and who can make the bitchingest pyramid?" "That is it." "Tomorrow you're going down." "Are you sure?" "'Cause from what I've heard, going down is really more your style." "Sorry." "This is the Athletic Department." "Mommy and Me classes are around the corner at the Y." "Good to see you, too, Coach." "Jaglieski." "For someone who's eager to get back in school..." " you've got a funny way of showing it." " Sorry." "Jenny's been sick." "I had to stay home with her." "Sick?" "Here, do you mind?" " You know anything about babies, Coach?" " I know more than they know about me." "Right." "Look..." "I know that you've done a lot to get me back in here, but... any mistake I make with Jenny could just make it easier for a judge... to give joint custody to Nicki." "Mistake?" "You mean like dropping out of school." "I know." " You're right." " Hell, yes, I'm right." "Now get your..." "A-S-S back to class." "I'll take care of little Miss Jaglieski here." " Okay." " Go on." "Get out of here." "Thanks, Coach." "Well, I hope you didn't inherit your daddy's free throw percentage." "Nathan." "Hey." "Have you heard from her?" "No." "I would have never booked that show if I'd known that Chris was gonna be there." "Not your fault." "Haley's a big girl." "Nobody made her get on that bus." "Except for maybe me." "So." "You and Jaglieski." "What's the deal?" "You two together?" "No." "We're just..." "I don't really know what we are." "Looks pretty serious to me." "Not really." "I don't think there's a possibility for me and Jake for... a lot of reasons." "Trust me, you're better off anyway." " Love sucks." " Nathan." "Think about it." "Dan and Karen." "You and Lucas." "Me and Haley." "You got it right, Peyton." "People always leave." " Hey." " I just had to see it for myself." " See what?" " This." "You here." "Look." "Nathan, it's complicated." "You're a fraud, Lucas." "There's nothing complicated about that." "Look, why don't you just come inside, man?" "So now you're gonna invite me into my own house?" " It's not like that." " No, it is like that, Lucas." "It's exactly like that." "Do you realize I wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for you?" "If you would've stayed in your place at the River Court..." "I would've never met Haley." " You ruined my life, man." " Nathan." "You better watch your back." "What did he want?" "Haley." "Vote for Brooke, get a makeover." "Let's put a whole new face on Tree Hill High, people!" "Here you go." "Damn it, Bevin." "What was that?" "Did Erica just convince you to vote for her?" "No." "But she made some good points." " Bevin!" " She said that if you were... elected president, you wouldn't have time for the cheerleading squad." " You are the best captain ever." " So?" "Brooke, the cheerleading squad needs you." "So much more than America does." "Bevin, you realize I'm not running for President of the United States, right?" "Wow." "The makeover booth looks very popular." "Yeah, but it doesn't matter because Erica is so much better... at the dirty politicking than I am." " Come on." "You can get dirty." " Lucas!" "Don't worry." "You'll be great." "How do you know?" "It's just a feeling." "Time to wrap up the beauty bar, Ms. Davis." "The Peer Endorsement Assembly starts in 10 minutes." "Will do, Coach." "Wait." " The what?" " Peer Endorsement." "You know, where you introduce somebody who speaks on your behalf?" "You didn't forget did you?" "It was in the schedule that Erica gave you." "You're going to vote for me, right?" "Okay." " That is so..." " It was, was it?" " It's Andy, isn't it?" " That's right." " What can I do for you?" " Well, it's a little awkward, actually." "Kind of a favor, I guess you'd call it." " Okay." " Let Lucas go." "It's the right thing to do." "And it needs to happen." "Now." "You've got some balls, kid." " But this is none of your concern." " Was none of my concern... until you hurt the woman I love." " It's love, is it?" " That's right." "Well, congratulations." "Now get out of my dealership." "Well, just so you know, mate." "I do tend to get what I want." " Is that so?" " Yeah." "It's the strangest thing." "It just seems to happen that way." "It was a thrill to be asked by Erica to be her peer advocate." "Because, in addition to being her principal..." "I also consider myself her friend." "Now, of course, there is a considerable age difference between us..." "That little bitch!" "Double-crosses me... and gets the principal to be her peer advocate." "Great!" "... from organizing food drives, to raising money so our folk-dancing team..." " could travel to the regional finals..." " Hi!" "I'm gonna need you to do me a little favor." "And that's why I encourage you to vote for this marvelous young lady... who wasn't afraid to say, "Hey, world, get a load of me."" "I'm proud to endorse your president, Erica Marsh." "Thank you, Principal Turner." "Now, to introduce her peer advocate... here is candidate Brooke Davis." "Hi." "Due to an unforeseen circumstance..." "I arrived today without anyone to speak for me." "But, luckily, I had a volunteer backstage." "And that person is Erica, the backstabbing sock puppet." "Hi, I'm Erica." "I sure do stink." "And did you know that I have to cheat to win my elections, too?" "Really?" "I appreciate the attempt, hon, but you've got to have an actual person." "I know that, but I don't." "Because of Erica." "I'll speak for her." "Do your thing, Mouth." "We just heard Principal Turner read a list of Erica 's accomplishments." "I could try to do that for Brooke but it would be kind of a short speech." "As you know, Brooke's probably one of the most popular people in school." "Something I'm definitely not." "And yet she's my friend." "She never cared what clique I was part of... the kinds of clothes I wore, or the fact that I have to ride the bus." "She looked past that stuff." "And when you think about it, isn't that what we want in our president?" "Someone who can see past the superficial differences... and bring us together?" "This year, Brooke's had her share of ups and downs." "Just like all of us." "But most of you never saw it." "Because even when life got hard, Brooke never let it in." "She was just Brooke." "Tough, smart, one of a kind." "And I don't know about you, but those are things I look for in a leader." "Brooke Davis is my friend." "But that's not why I'm voting for her." "I'm voting for her because of her heart and her spirit... and because she's the best person for the job." "All right, Mouth!" "You look pretty in that one." "The votes are in, Erica." "You can stop bagging on me now." "I mean it." "You look pretty." "You always do." "Thanks." "What are you still doing here?" "Just doing some work in the council office." "Sometimes the job keeps you here late." "Do you know why every year I have a faculty member speak on my behalf?" "I don't know." "Maybe because you're a hideous suck-up?" "Because I don't have any friends that would speak up for me... like Mouth did for you today." "I mean, after all the great things he said, I almost voted for you." "I didn't." "Please, Erica, you know a ton of people." "I'm sure there's someone." "Council president is who I am." "It's all I am." "Anyway." "Good luck tomorrow." "Thanks." "Looks like someone's finally getting sleepy." "I guess we should try to grab some sleep while we can." "That's probably a good idea." "You know what, I'm gonna spend the night in my dad's room tonight." " Why tonight?" " Actually, from now on." " What, is Jenny keeping you up?" " Yeah, it's not that." "I'm just... really tired." "You know what?" "This isn't fair to you." "We'll go to my parents' house, okay?" "No, don't go." "Really, it's fine." "Please stay." "I..." "I'll see you in the morning." "Hey." "What, you don't call for three days and then when you do it's what..." " 1:00 in the morning?" " Luke, I'm sorry." "I just finished my set." "It's crazy here." "There's so much to tell you." "Yeah, you want to start with why you left without saying goodbye?" "Yeah." "I feel awful about that." "Everything just happened so fast." "How's Nathan?" " He misses his wife." " Lucas, don't do this." "Do what?" "He needs you." "He said that we were done." "He didn't want you to leave." "He's so in love with you, Hales." "You gotta come back." "Haley, Michelle wants to see you in her dressing room." "I gotta go." "I'll call you later, okay?" "Good morning, Ravens." "The ballots have been counted." "The results of yesterday's student council election are in." "In the race for council treasurer... the winner is Fawn Liebowitz." "Council secretary, Bettina Stone." "Council vice president, Salmoon Sakajahari." "And finally, your new council president..." "Brooke Davis." "Thank you!" "Brooke!" "Erica." " Hey." " I was just packing up." "I'm sorry." "About not giving you the campaign papers." " I guess it worked out for you anyway." " I guess." "Listen, I've been thinking about what you said yesterday." "How being the president is all that you have." "Yeah?" "Well, it turns out that I have some experience in that arena." "Trying to define yourself as just one thing." "What do you mean?" "I was always the rich girl, you know... with the nice car, and the expensive shoes, and the fancy house with the pool." "So, when my parents lost their money..." "I figured my identity would disappear with it." "You mean, you're not rich?" "$18 at Bargain Mart." "My heels are practically bleeding." "I'm just saying, high school's not over." "You know, there's other things to look forward to." "There's friends and guys." "And the guys." "There's a proposal in the top drawer." "Wireless Internet for the cafeteria." "I think it'd be great." "Thanks." "To tell you the truth." "I'm totally intimidated by this job." "It's funny." "You're scared of what's in here." "I'm scared of what's out there." " You thinking about Lucas?" " What else?" "I've been thinking about what I can do to help you." "That's sweet, Andy." "But I've looked at every angle." "I'm gonna have to go through the courts." "There's no other way." "Actually." "There is another way." " Hey." " Hey." " Sorry, the crying keeping you up?" " No." "It's okay." "You know..." "I wasn't entirely honest with you before." "About what?" "The reason I came back." "You said you were tired of running." "Yeah, but, that's not the only reason." "See, the whole time that I was gone I kept thinking about all this stuff... that I should have done when I had the chance, but didn't." "Like, what kind of stuff?" "I don't know." "Mostly, being with you." " Wow." " Yeah." "No." "Yeah, I mean that, too." "Jenny." "She stopped crying." "Nathan." "Ms. Roe." "What are you doing here?" "Looking for Lucas." "Why would Lucas be here?" "He's got his own court in Dan Scott's driveway." "Ms. Roe." "I'm sorry my dad was such a dick to you." "I haven't really thought about it much until lately." "I know that must have really hurt you." "I got over it." "When Haley told me about the tour..." "I got mad at her." "I told her that if she left with Chris... it was over." "I didn't really mean it." "She left anyway." "Nathan." "She's not coming back." "What am I gonna do?" "Nathan." "I know what it's like to have the person you love walk away." "Trust me." "But I know Haley, and she's a good person." "She'll do the right thing." "You just have to have a little faith." "Bob?" "It's Andy." "I've got a job for you." "Call of the Wild." "You know, I've had that since high school?" "I hope it's okay that I borrowed it." "Please." "It's nice to have someone around who cares about literature." "London's great." "A man's author." "Kill or be killed." "That's the way of the world." "You know... if you ever need any help down at the dealership..." "I could come by after school some time." "Thanks, son." "I'd like that." " Hey, Mouth." " Miss President." "I know, it does have a nice ring to it, doesn't it?" "But you know what?" "My friends just call me Brooke." "You love it." "Hi, this is Haley." "I can't get to the phone right now." "Leave a message and I will call you back." "English"