A/N: This is my first One Tree Hill fan fiction. So please tell me if you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of this or the song I Won't Disagree by Kate Voegele. (Great CD by the way.)

Peyton walked around the building that destroyed her life and relationship. This stupid record company killed her and Lucas's relationship and now she had to live with that.

Assistant to the assistant. She really let that get in between her and Lucas. Not to mention all her friends as well! She felt like such a horrible person.

Ten minutes past and she had to go back into that place, but Lucas had his book signing today. She promised to go; well at least she said she would go. She walked through the glass doors and down to the meeting dreading every minute of it.

Two hours past and she could finally get her lunch break. She walked through the streets of LA heading towards the library where Lucas would be. The boy she hasn't seen for over a year, yet she was just going to watch him sign books. This will be interesting, she thought to herself as she walked through the library doors.

When she turned the corner she saw him talking to some women, but she didn't care, her heart stopped along with her breathing. She still loved that boy.

Cause lately you make me weaker in the knees
And race through my veins baby every time you're close to me
Take me away to places I ain't seen
They say you've got a hold on me…
And I won't disagree

"We are going to start signing," the women said, but after she said that she kissed him on the cheek.

Peyton stood frozen in her spot. Was he with her? Was he over her? Who the hell does this woman think she is? All the questions that went through Peyton's head that moment had something to do about that woman. Damn her, she thought.

Peyton still thought she should be there. Just have him sign a book for her and then leave, and not look back. Maybe that will show him that she's over him too, even though she was lying to herself.

Peyton grabbed a book and headed to the counter where he was sitting.

"Peyton," he breathed.



"Hey, Lucas! Congratulations! I'm so proud of you, you finally did it," Peyton said sounding as polite as she could.

"Peyton," that's all he could say. He didn't think she was going to show up. Damn say something useful, Lucas thought. "How do you want me to sign it?" Smooth, real smooth.

Peyton laughed. He always did that when he was surprised, even though she did tell him that she was coming. Maybe he didn't believe her. "Doesn't matter to me, you're the signer."

Lucas laughed while the 'other' woman looked at her confused and angry at the same time.

"Hi, I'm Peyton Sawyer," Peyton said to the woman standing somewhat protectively behind Lucas.

"Lindsay Strauss, Lucas's editor," Lindsay said shaking Peyton's hand.

Lucas finished signing Peyton's book, and also gave her another one. "Can you mail that to Brooke? I promised her one, but I can't send it to her right now."

"Sure, I can do that," Peyton said taking her book.

"Wait Peyton, can you hang around till afterwards?" Lucas said standing up.

Peyton turned around to see Lucas's eyes pleading, but Lindsay's eyes upset. She knew she shouldn't interfere. "I wish I could Lucas, but I have to get back to work."

Lindsay relaxed behind Lucas, but Lucas's eyes were still pleading her to stay. "Can I call you tonight or something?"

Peyton's eyes quickly fell to Lindsay's. Still angry, she concluded. But before her brain could tell her no her mouth opened. "Yeah," she said. She nodded and turned towards the door.

What the hell was that? Lindsay, Lucas's girlfriend, is going to kill me in my sleep if I do anything with him! What the hell was I thinking?

The rest of the day was a haze. She didn't really understand what was going on. Her mind went from Lucas to Lindsay and back again. Every time her phone would ring she would think it was Lucas, but most of the time it was Brooke talking to her about Lucas and the book she sent her.

"I can't believe he is going to call you later!" Brooke squealed into the phone.

"It's not that big of a deal. I probably won't go out with him or anything. I mean come on. He's with that editor girl," Peyton shot back.



"Peyton, honey, you guys are meant for each other. The people who are meant for each other always find a way to each other in the end."

"Yeah well maybe we just aren't meant for each other."

Brooke scoffed into the phone. "Yeah Peyton, right. If you guys aren't meant for each other the neither are Haley and Nathan."

Peyton rolled her eyes. Nathan was the only person he really kept in touch with since Lucas and she broke up, well besides Brooke. She knew everything about Haley and Nathan and they were meant to be. "Great. Now I'll have to worry about doing something stupid that may mess up their relationship."

"Oh please, you had no trouble doing it twice with me and Lucas," Brooke teased.

"Hey you're not the one who grew up," Peyton snapped back.

Brooke laughed. "Whatever you say."

The phone beeped in Peyton's ear. She looked at her phone and saw a name that made her heart stop again. "Brooke I have a call waiting-"

"Say no more. Good luck! And call me with every detail!" Brooke said before her hung up her phone.

Peyton answered the other call. "Hello?"

"Peyton, it's Lucas," he said.

"Hey Luke, what's up?" Peyton said trying to sound casual.

"Um, nothing really, signing took forever though," Lucas said laughing.

Peyton laughed. "Well your famous now. What do you except?"

"Well I excepted a limo waiting for me wherever I go, but I'm not that famous yet."

"You will be someday Lucas. I know it."

Lucas sighed. "I don't know if I want to be though. I missed the days were I was no one, but that was before junior year of high school."

Peyton laughed. "So many moons ago."

"Seems like another life time you know?"



"Yeah, I do. Life was so much simpler then. Only thing was worrying about what to wear the next day."

Lucas's head fell down laughing to himself. "Or if we would win our next game."

"A simple life," Peyton agreed.

"So, are you coming home anytime soon?" Lucas asked changing the subject.

"I am home now," Peyton said seriously.

"No you're not. Home, home. Tree Hill? The simple life?"

"Oh, right. Um, I'm not sure. I mean I'm doing pretty well in my job," she lied. "I'm not sure if I could leave it just yet."

Lucas sighed. "I wish you could," he whispered. "You know, Peyton, you could do your own record company here."

"No I couldn't."

"Peyton, yes you could. I know you, and you know music so well. You could be more famous then me one day," Lucas joked.

He was right on one thing. He did know her. A little too well, she thought. "I don't know Lucas. I'm not sure if I would have enough money to even get a place."

"Well I could help you with that."

"No, Lucas, you couldn't. I don't take money that isn't mine," she said strongly. But it was more, I don't take money from you, Lucas, but she didn't say that.

Lucas sighed. She never was one for loans on things. "You're right. I know you don't do that. Sorry."

"That's okay. So who is your editor again?" Peyton said wanting to switch the subject.

"Oh," Lucas said shocked. He didn't really want to bring up that he was going out with Lindsay tonight. "Her name is Lindsay Strauss. She is the one who took a chance on me."

"Well that was a good move on her part."

"Yeah I guess you're right, but it didn't work at first because she wanted to change my words around too much."

Peyton laughed. "Well that's her job, Lucas. To edit."

Lucas laughed too. "Yeah, you're right. It just took me awhile to realize that she was just trying to make it better."

Peyton smiled into the receiver, and Lucas could tell that she was. He loved making her smile, too bad he couldn't see her smiling. He wanted to see her in person so badly it hurt, but he didn't know if he was really going to call her or not so he was stupid and said he would go to dinner with Lindsay.

They talked for another hour about what they have been doing lately, and about their friends back home in Tree Hill. Lucas mentioned his mom and Lily often and Peyton mentioned her father occasionally.

Peyton looked at the clock. It was 7 o'clock. Lucas noticed it was getting late too. Well at least late for him.

"Peyton, I'm sorry, but I have to go," he said sounding apologetic.

"Oh yeah, you probably have a dinner with someone to celebrate something," she said thinking that she was a fool for keeping him so long.

Wow she pretty much hit the nail on the head, Lucas thought. "Um, something like that. Bye, Peyton."

"Bye Lucas."

They hung up the phone. Lucas looked at himself in the mirror. He shook his head trying to get rid of some of thoughts he had. Should he have just called Lindsay and say he was not feeling good or something and go see Peyton? No, that wasn't right. Peyton and he were done, and they have been for almost a year, but that didn't change how he felt about her. Nothing, and no one, will ever change how he feels about Peyton Sawyer.

Peyton got off the couch and walked to the kitchen. She turned on the sink and splashed water on her face. Maybe that would wake her up from this dream, but it didn't. It was real. Lucas and Peyton talked like they had before that long night. A night of heart breaks for both of them.

She looked out the window and tears started to fall down her eyes. They would never be the Peyton and Lucas from their senior year of high school. Never again, because was making a new book, the one that is all about Lindsay Strauss.

A/N: Okay I know it was kind of short, but I just didn't like that she just left the store. So the next chapter will be like the season so it will be like what two years later? But yeah, tell me what you thought!