On the basketball court, Jamie tries "to hook a brother up" by telling Skills to ask Miss Lauren to a school dance.  Similarly, Jamie has his eyes on a little girl named Madison, and all his friends tease him about it in that adorable way little boys tease each other about liking girls.

When Jamie finally summons the courage to ask out Madison, he's crushed to learn that his friend Chuck beat him to the punch.  Oh snap, even the youngsters on this show are having relationship drama.

Skills and Jamie go back to the apartment and sit on the couch, lamenting their romantic woes while drinking beer (Jamie's is of the root variety).  They stop throwing a pity party and go to the dance, strutting in slow motion in nice suits.  That image is cut short as they become wallflowers drinking punch by themselves.

Jamie calls Skills a chicken until he goes to ask out Miss Lauren.  He asks her to dance, but she also went through a recent break-up and refuses the dance, preferring to have some rebound S-E-X.  Skills is shocked, and Miss Lauren claims she's joking and accepts the dance.  She was totally not joking.

Jamie gets his girl too when Chuck tells him that Madison was talking about Jamie all night long.  Chuck apologizes for hosing his buddy and while Jamie goes to hold hands with his new girl, Chuck tries to make a move on another girl and gets rejected.  Poor Chuck.

Things are looking better for Nathan as pro scouts are hot on his trail, Too bad the scouts are from the European league and they want him.  He goes home to Haley and tells her that he wants to sign a two-year contract for the European league.  She thinks he should hold out for the NBA, but also promises that she'll support him whatever he does.  Of course, he opts to stay in Tree Hill.


Next week on One Tree Hill: Brooke tries to adopt Sam and Skills tries to go on his first date with Miss Lauren.  Neither seems to go smoothly.


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