* don't you embarrass me !

BROOKE DAVIS ONE TREE HILL ( 2003 - 2012 ) ↳ season 2 episode 9

" prize money would be good ... if we all make a decent amount. then maybe there's a chance i'd look into this a little bit more. " his friend was right ... there should've been something. cameron playfully shook his head. " that's one long race just for some wheel of cheese that you're earning by the end of it. you know what i want to know ? " he'd ask, glancing up at quinn. " what do people do with the big wheel of cheese once you've finally won it, you know ? like where does all that cheese go and are people even actually using it for something in specific ? " here cam was asking question after question of details they didn't know because they seemingly weren't even in the article they had read. " this was featured on netflix too ? now you got my curiosity going.. i have to see this when i get home. " a raise of his eyebrow suddenly formed. a serious conversation was being had, indeed. " you think i'd do this without any of that in my system ? "

ALLIE HAD ALWAYS FOUND it to be a gift to be around such creative people -- like talent was flowing out of their fingers. sometimes she wondered if some people were just chosen, like the universe just knew that certain people were meant for a life of making beautiful things. no matter how it happened, the blonde was just happy to be a part of it. " would i ever lie to you?! of course i do! " allie says with a smile, her face reflecting her genuine emotion. that, and her admiration. as bubbly as she was and kind to everyone she met, she was far more self-conscious and reserved than she expected. she hated, at times, how much she cared about what certain people thought of her. thus, she didn't know if she'd ever have the courage to be doing something as amazing as alyssa, but she found herself happy to support her friend in every way she could. even if she simply just needed help in the shop. " i totally get it... and i promise 'm not bein' bias... but these are gonna sell i just know it. like this one -- so versatile! you could dress this dress up or down... your mind amazes me. " the woman flushes at the mention of a confidence boost -- because that's exactly what she wanted for the woman. for her to be as confident as she possibly could be. " well, i'd just be honored m'dear! what do y'have in mind? "

alyssa was so grateful and thankful to have the most incredible support system around her. it wasn't always the easiest thing to keep up with her social life when working as long and as many hours as she did in order to be able to see her passions and visions fully come through. yet here she was and doing it all. most of it either on her own or with her creative team that she had been lucky enough to have by her side. " i know. you're right. when have you ever lied to me. the answer to that is simply .. never ! " the blonde would say with a happy smile now forming along her face at her friends' kind words. alyssa thought allie was so cool. that bubbly personality and her continuous sweet comments about her work was exactly what she had needed to hear. especially when lyss tended to doubt herself too. " you are too kind. i'm hoping they sell. i've had this one in my sketchbook for such a long time. i figured it was about to get it to come to life, you know ? " there were plenty of designs she'd keep away. mainly because she wasn't sure if it would've been much of a hit. some designs were ... some weren't. was all about finding what worked and what didn't. " the different ways you could go about accessorizing is so fun, isn't it ? it's what i look forward to the most. just finding something to complete the whole look. " clapping her hands together excitedly. " do we like this one more ? or do we like this minty green one. " grabbing one of the dresses that she had been hiding since it wasn't done yet. " it's barely done yet. still a work in progress. i just knew i could trust you for your honest opinion with it ! "

it somehow feels like an issue that's going to happen as long as sullivan spends that night at their place, yet still, kajsa would be pissed about the fact that her fruit cups kept disappearing here and there. it's some sort of a quick breakfast for her whenever she needs to run out and do work either for the shack or amihan, and it made things easy. she decided to not buy some for now, and has been eating at amihan instead. today has been different though, as she's been home, scheduling the up and coming posts for the shack during the days of her secret escapade with derya, when suddenly, a voice snaps her out of her task. "oh... you got those from me?" she asks, an eyebrow raised at the blonde. "and here i thought it was sully along along. you know he's just going to steal them again, right?"

alyssa knew that kajsa had liked them and would frequently stock the fridge when she had went to get groceries. sometimes, she felt like doing something nice just because. but she was wondering why they had been disappearing so quickly. making things quickly when you were in a rush when it came to work made it simple, the blonde could completely relate whenever it had came to that. " oh, sorry ! " alyssa would say. " didn't mean to disturb you or whatever it was that you were doing. " i did ! figured i'd let you know incase you hadn't seen them in there yet. " raising an eyebrow at the mention of sully. had he came over when she wasn't here and stole most of their snacks ? she wouldn't be surprised. " woah, wait ... so, he's been here stealing our food in the first place ? " she asked. " first of all ... since when ? "

" oh ! " hadley would say with a happy smile that was now forming along her features. it was so cute to see how happy marisol was getting at everyone who had agreed to take a shot from her that had been passing through. " i'd be happy to be able to help you out. don't you worry ! we'll perfect it and i'm sure with that, you'll end up having waaaaayyyy more people come and try to take some jell-o shots from you. " hadley was more than confident in that fact. whenever she had said that she'd do something ? she meant it. " our year, for sure ! i don't doubt us for one second. we'll have people all over town talking about us and spreading the news. " there was no doubt it was going to be a successful hit. and then again, even if it wasn't ? at least the two had tried to make sure it was as good as it can possibly be. “ we could recruit some people to be our taste testers along the way and see if there's anything that we need to possibly improve on. ” hadley was hurrying right over when marisol had motioned for her to be sure to follow along as the two were about to make their way throughout the crowds that were around them. " what's that ? " she'd ask, curiosity in her tone while she glanced up at her friend. " you mean the jell-o ? that's a good possibility. if they stay out for so long. i'd say we should help them along. especially since you're the one that's carrying them, you don't need it to spill or melt all over you. i doubt that would be any fun. " she could imagine that no one really liked a melted jell-o shot. " now that you mention it ... i do think there's a strong rule against it. " the playfulness in her tone evident.

cameron loved designing concepts and such for different clients. so, today was one of those days where he had stayed a little later to add some examples to his already existing work that he had done. probably why he was a little on the later side to shutting off the opened sign. " tomorrow it is then ! " he would say with a smile on his features and a quick nod of his head.  “ we've got a slot open for 4:30pm tomorrow if you think that'll work for you ? if not, i can find something else. “ if anything, cam always recommended for people to have some sort of idea in mind before actually getting the tattoo. ” have something in mind that you're already doing when you come back ? ” he'd ask, simply out of curiosity. 

this was about to be the blonde's first scandal. she hadn't been too experienced when it came to anything else like this. " i can pretty much imagine. they're going want to know all of the details. literally everything. whatever we can give, they'll want to find out about. " the questions that were about to come their way ? was about to be many. alyssa looked up at derya with a quick nod of her head. she was completely aware of what was going to need to be done. " i know how to be convincing ... i've been told that i definitely can be from time to time. " it was important to have a plan. and it was also important to have a backup of said plans as well. especially when it came to what they were planning. it had to go right if they would've wanted for this to have worked out. " i think it's smart that you have all these plans. you never know when you're going to need to use another one ! hopefully nothing ends in mutual destruction. also mainly because that just doesn't ... sound too good. " remaining optimistic that the plan would be set in motion perfectly if it all had been done right. " he works at the fashion house with me. i don't think you know him but i can try and ask. unless you have anyone else that may be willing to help us out ? "

"just in case you change your mind about me, evelyn..." not that sovaia was not confident, but she knows that sometimes, she's not some people's cup of tea. she was hoping that isn't the case with evelyn though, as both of them are hitting it off well. "not questioning, more like... peeling through your layers..." once sovaia had set her things up, she walks up to the older woman, taking her by her chin so she could look at her better, digest details that would be translated in her painting later on. but of course, she does it with a mischievous smirk etched in her expression. "we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, evelyn..." she murmurs. "we can focus on the better things, you can tell me absolutely anything, okay?"

" yeah. i don't really see myself changing my mind. is there a reason that you think i would ? " she was curious. evelyn didn't really see a reason as to why she'd ever really end up changing her mind when it had came to sovaia. " peeling through my layers isn't always the easiest thing for just anyone to do. a lot of that stuff is buried way down deep. talking about it isn't really something i tend to do often. " it was the sort of stuff she'd write down in her journals. but out loud ? not so much. a smile forms along her cheeks, her eyes scanning sovaia's while catching the evident smirk, assuming it was admiration for the sketching. " oh, i know... i feel pretty comfortable here. if i didn't want to talk to you about it, i wouldn't, i promise. "

          “ you said earlier it wasn’t that spicy, ” quinn teases, playfully bumping his sneaker-clad right foot against alyssa’s under the table. “ and your heat tolerance with spicy food is better than most. a lot of famous chefs out there don’t even like spicy food. ” he can name a few chefs, so in his book, alyssa is in a good spot. picking up the chocolate milk, quinn takes a sip and raises both brows upon hearing alyssa’s response. “ yeah, i have — it’s one of those eclectic things, i guess? ” he set the chocolate milk down, going back to his food. “ are you prepared for my next question? ” a pause, and then he leans forward and grins. it’s not an earth-shattering kind of question — an amusing one. maybe. “ what about tabasco and chocolate cake, like, together? ever had it? ”

" well yes we've established that i can do it mildly. i'm talking about like ... not at this very moment. " the blonde would playfully roll her eyes at quinn, gently leaning her foot up to kick at his right foot gently. " it could always be worse, right ? “ it was a good thing that alyssa wasn't a chef. she's tried to cook, but most of the time when she did try ? she ended up messing it up or something had felt although it was missing somehow. an eyebrow raising when quinn had mentioned he had another question for her. ” you've got my curiosity going with all these questions you've got for me ! " playfully teasing, yet she always ended up having way more questions than he did since she truly did end up questioning everything. " i've had chocolate cake, yes. of course ! but the two together ? no ... i can't recall ever having them together. didn't even know that was a thing. but wait tell me. have you ? "

originally, she wasn't even planning on coming to this. free time happened to clear up within her schedule and she figured that she would just give it a try while she had contemplated with the idea in her head on and off. " sorry. " evelyn would say when she had made her way into the room. noticing that she was only just slightly earlier than she was even planning on being. majority of the time she was usually always running late or low on time. for the first time in a long time ? that had changed today. once work was done for the day, she decided that she'd head on over afterwards. " weren't expecting me, huh ? you know ... originally, i wasn't going to be coming. thought about it since i had it on my to do list. and since i don't really have much else going on for the rest of the day ? i figured why not, you know ? so here i am. "

At the mention of comfy clothes, Willow gasped dramatically. "I get wine, pajamas and I get to pick the movie?" She pressed a hand to her chest. "I've never felt so seen." She paused before she narrowed her eyes playfully. "...Although I should warn you, my movie choices are still questionable at best. I will absolutely put on the worst early-2000s rom-com you've ever seen and defend it like it deserved an Oscar."

alyssa looked at willow and then looked down at the counter. " what ? i like to come prepared. " she laughed and then looked back up at her friend. " you think we need anything else ? " the blonde would question. " because i'm starting to feel like i'm missing something. " it almost felt as though she potentially was. but what ? truly no idea. the blonde nodded her head at willow as they now had everything necessary for their evening in. " well yes ! you are a guest here so as long as you're comfy. that's the most important ! " it made her happy to finally be able to spend time with willow since scheduling could sometimes end up becoming a problem for alyssa at times. work kept her away from doing a lot of the things she wished she had more time for. " they're questionable ? oh come on, i doubt it. they can't be too questionable. as long as it wasn't some insanely scary movie than i feel like your movie taste couldn't possibly be bad. "

funnily enough ? eve just so happened to run into clemence yet again. it almost seemed to be a sudden habit that she's been facing whenever it had came to seeing clemence around town. her eyes shot up when she realized who was now standing right before her. " wow... look at me. i seem to have a habit of finding myself constantly running into you around town, haven't i ? " apart of her had now been beginning to wonder where she would've ended up finding him at next. the inn ? the record store ? the book store ? the dance studio ? who knew ! " not on classroom duty tomorrow, no. if i was ... i probably wouldn't be here, would i ? i had ended up taking tomorrow off, if you really must know. " there's that smile. one that had been all too familiar and it was one that evelyn had remembered seeing so many other times before today. one that was unforgettable even. " you heading out of here already ? " evelyn raised an eyebrow at him. " i'm assuming you've got an early work day in the morning ? "

"every time i'm here, i think to myself how aptly named this place is." hadley was quite literally a ray of sunshine, using her sweet words and sweeter pastries to lift up everyone's spirits - even arin's, whose spirit was notoriously stubborn. arin gratefully accepted the bottle of water, sliding the money she owed across the counter followed by a small, yellow envelope. "i actually have something for you today!" she tapped the envelope with her finger, "we heard it was your birthday soon, so we got you a little something." it was a simple birthday card filled with well wishes, and even arin's father had insisted on leaving a note. it wasn't entirely legible - his handwriting was still recovering along with the strength in his hands - but he had been determined to sign it himself.

" sunshine, you mean ? " she'd question with a smile forming along her features. baking was just something that she loved to do and getting to see everyone come in to grab their favorites or just because they liked her baking was something that had truly made her so happy. if anything, hadley was a morning person but still knew what it was like until you have had your first sip of coffee to be able to get the day going. " what ? something for me ? oh, come on. you certainly didn't have to do that ! " hadley wa appreciative of the fact that arin had thought of her birthday. " that's so sweet of you, seriously. and it's so thoughtful of you to have remembered. unexpected, unnecessary, but totally appreciated. seriously, thank you ! "

"oh i know i've found the reason, are you doubting me now, evelyn?" to have her in close proximity with him again is something boone did not see coming, as the last time him and evelyn were together, it felt like a one and done, once in a blue moon situation. due to the nature of her divorce, he had to wait, until finally word got to him she was finally single. he had been persistent that whole time he was trying to pursue her. "i'll have this one up and running like brand new, don't worry, miss martinez..." he likes to poke her in this way, reminding her there's no complications for them to stop themselves from doing whatever it is they desire with each other anymore. "i'm not messing with you, trust me..." he walks up to her, head tilted to the side, as his hand lands on her waist. "not in that way, at least..." he whispers, glancing between her lips and her eyes.

" am i doubting you ? " evelyn paused for a quick moment before nodding her head. " there's a good chance that i am. a good chance that i'm not.. who knows ? " maybe she was trying to get under his skin ever so slightly. anyone else could've fixed her car, but she knew that boone knew what he was doing. keeping him wait was just something she had to do while her divorce had been in the process of getting finalized. apart of her was still going through getting over everything that happened. the moving out, the changing her last name back again, everything. " i knew you would be the person to go to. i love when i happen to be right. " the sarcasm echoed through her words as she spoke. sometimes the waiting ... made it that much more worth it in the end. more tempting even. no complications being in the way ? that had made things just that much more easier. nothing else to worry about. nothing else to get in their way. " you better not be messing with me. " she'd say, giving boone a knowing look. her eyes soon followed his, swallowing as she stared up at him for a moment. "  as long as it's not that way.. the good way ? i may allow it. had to keep you waiting " her eyes scanning both of his as the space between them was now less distant than before.

" okay, so. if i pitched milkshake flavors ... i feel like a orange creamsicle one would be interesting. raspberry and cream, banana spilt.. those are just a few of the options that i could come up with off the top of my head. " she was simply just listing off the ideas as they were coming to her now. " when it comes to seasonal ones ... i can't give away all my secrets, q ! " hadley would say with a smile forming along her features. " i really like the way you think. maybe i should have you in the room with me whenever i start pitching these ideas ! no, bu ti think you're right. this would be a good summer job to sort of learn everything. " watching as their lines start to move, she took another step closer. " what can i say ? when you've got a favorite it's almost even hard to step out of it !  " she quickly took a glance at the menu because quinn had a point and it was super tempting. especially since she had quite a bit to think about it. " woah ! " trying to step out of the way as quickly as possible. up until quinn had decided to switch spots. " yeah, i'm fine. just unexpected, is all. " it almost caught her by surprise because she hadn't spotted it until quinn's warning. " a hurry for what ? that's my question. seems like something quite important to be going that speed. " when it was finally their turn, it was tempting to switch it up. " they have a strawberry shortcake one  ? " she made an impressed yet shocked face as if she was in complete disbelief. " okay, see. i'm changing it up ! not by much, but a very little bit. i have to try that one ! "

it was so refreshing seeing someone talk about their passion, he couldn’t help but keep smiling. “honestly, i’ll be making it a mission to stop by. i just have to see the master in action, i’m excited.” he smiled, his tone cheerful. the brunette nodded in agreement, sure enough if something wasn’t noted down he’d forget it too. “i see we’re on the same page here, i like that.” he mused happily, he could see the two of them being very close friends. his eyebrows rose, curious about what she could be working on. “oh? any details you could give me?” he asked, his voice matching his curious mind.

she felt like fashion was all that she had talked about at times. in a way ... it was ? it preoccupied most of her time. she'd spend days in her office just working on these designs. " please do ! there's so much that's going on at the fashion house at the moment. and i truly do get into my work once i've started it. " working a few longer shifts just to get certain things done that she had been planning on doing as of lately. " we absolutely are on the same page here. i can't tell you how bad i am at remembering about things if they aren't written down first. " the blonde could totally sense the two becoming pretty good friends from this. " i've been working on a new collection. it's still early stages though so nothing is set in stone just yet and it's barely even finished. "