Hello! Welcome to my new story! I love Lucas and Peyton more than words can describe and am furious that they aren't in season 7, 8, and Lucas is the only on in season 9. I have seen all the episodes where they are together and I think they are the most adorable couple. I wish I could see them raise little Sawyer, but since I can't, I decided to create a story about them. It doesn't start where they left off in season 6, instead, it is almost three years later, right before Nathan was kidnapped in season 9. I really hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

It was a normal morning in the Scott house. Well, normal for them. Peyton was cooking breakfast and Lucas was getting ready to go to work while playing with Sawyer. Sawyer would be three years old in a couple months and the young couple would have their third anniversary the same day. They were all very excited for this big day, even though they still had a couple months, they were very excited. Peyton and Lucas' little girl would officially be a toddler!

Peyton heard a cute little giggle from the other room.

"Lucas, that's not how a man is supposed to laugh!" Peyton joked, yelling from the kitchen.

"Very funny!" Lucas yelled back, walking into the kitchen to give his wife a kiss.

"Breakfast is almost ready, I made your favorite."

"So, let me guess, pancakes?"

"Oh, come one, that happened once and it was almost four years ago. It's French toast."

At the sound of this, Sawyer came running into the kitchen. "Fwench toast?" She asked.

Peyton picked her up and gave her a kiss on the nose. "Yes, baby, French toast. And I think it's done." Peyton handed her to Lucas and put two French toast pieces on her and Lucas' plates and one piece on Sawyer's. She cut up Sawyer's and set it on the table.

Sawyer ran to the table and sat to eat. Lucas picked up his plate and coffee mug and started heading out the door. "Bu-bu-bu, where do you think you're going?" Peyton asked her husband.

"I'm going to work." Lucas said confused.

"No, you are not. You are going sit at the table and eat with your family."

"I'm gonna be late."

"You have ten minutes before you have to leave."

"I love you, but I don't want to eat with you."

"Excuse me, but you better take that back or you won't be alive for our anniversary. I slapped Chris Keller and I'm not afraid to slap you, too." Peyton pointed her spatula at him.

"No, I mean, not today, I have an important meeting and I can't be a second late."

"Oh, did Lindsey say that?" Peyton asked, becoming serious.

"Peyton, I work with her because she is my editor, that's it." Lucas assured Peyton, rubbing her arm and moving her to sit on his lap.

"Okay."

"I love you."

"I love you, too." Peyton kissed Lucas affectionately on the lips.

Just then, Peyton's cell rang, causing Peyton to move away from Lucas to get it. She looked at the caller ID and it said HALEY.

"I better take this, it's Jake."

"No it's not."

"You're right it's not." Peyton answered. "Hello?"

"Hey, Peyton," Haley said sadly. "Do you know why Lucas didn't answer his phone?"

"Probably because Lucas doesn't use his phone anymore, so if you have an emergency, hope he's with somebody who has a phone." Peyton smirked looking at Lucas who was rolling his eyes. "Why? What's up?"

"It's Nathan." Haley sighed.

"Haley? What happened?" Peyton started to get worried and looked at Lucas. Lucas stood up, getting worried, too.

"He hasn't come home yet. He was supposed to come home last night, he never showed."

"Haley, I'm sure he's fine."

"Peyton, he's never done this before. He always comes home when he's supposed to."

"Listen, maybe his flight was cancelled."

"I don't know, maybe, but, there is something else."

"Okay, what is it?"

"Dan's here." Haley hesitated. Peyton just froze. She looked to Lucas.

"Oh my god." Peyton said.

"Oh my god." Sawyer copied her mother.

"Sawyer, please don't say that." Lucas said to Sawyer. "What's going on?" Lucas asked Peyton.

"Haley, I'm sure he didn't do anything, he's been trying to make his way back in the family, I highly doubt he'd try to ruin that now."

"Maybe he would." Haley spoke softly. "I have to go."

"Everything is going to be okay, call when you know anything. We love you."

"Thank you, Peyton, we love you guys, too. Bye."

"Bye." Peyton said before hanging up. "Are you sure you can't miss that meeting?" Peyton asked Lucas, sitting down next to him.

"Peyton, what happened?" Lucas asked in his tone of you are going to tell me.

"Nathan is missing, and Dan is at Haley and Nathan's. What if he did something?"

"He probably did, but—"

"He wouldn't kill his own son, would he?" Peyton interrupted and started crying. Lucas took Peyton into his arms. It was like having security to make sure nothing would happen to her.

"Who knows. He killed his own brother, he's unpredictable. I'm sure he didn't kill Nathan, though, he might have shook him up a bit, but he wouldn't kill Nathan, me, maybe, but not Nathan." Lucas shook his head.

"Why you?" Peyton asked, still crying while looking at Lucas.

"He never wanted me. That day I met you, I heard him talking to Keith, he said that it's not his fault I was his son, if he could something about it he would." Lucas shrugged, as if it were no big deal.

"Dan wants to be part of your life, too, I can tell. He just—screwed up a bit."

"Not a bit, a lot." Lucas said as Peyton leaned on him and he put his arm around her. "Dan shouldn't be part of our lives. He shouldn't be a part of anyone's life. No one should be scared of their father. Or have someone in their house thinking that he killed their husband or that they're going to kill them in their sleep. I'm scared for Haley right now. Jamie and Lydia shouldn't even know him. They're good kids and they shouldn't know their grandpa for being a monster. I don't want Sawyer to meet him. I love her and I don't anything to happen to her." Peyton rubbed Lucas' back as Lucas said this.

"Maybe you should go to work. I love you, baby."

"I love you, too." They shared a sweet kiss before Lucas got up and kissed Sawyer on the head. "Bye, baby girl. I love you."

"I love you, too Daddy." Sawyer said in that way only three year olds do.

Every time she said that, it was just like the first. It made both of her parents hearts leap no matter what mood they're in.

Peyton just kept staring at Sawyer and heard the door close. "I love you, Sawyer. Daddy also loves you very much, and this is why we have to do this. We love you too much for you to go through what your Daddy went through. He grew up without a dad, he was mean. Now, you are going to grow up without a grandpa. As much as it hurts, it's best. It's better than knowing the person who killed your great uncle. Daddy thinks about that every day. We do this because we love you, more than anything. Sometimes when I was a teenager, I thought, I want to know my real dad, even if I don't like him, I deserve that right. But, when I met him, I wasn't happy to know, it was better when I daydreamed about him, thinking about what he might be like. That's just what you're going to do, because Daddy doesn't want you to meet your Grandpa Dan, you're just going to have to live with only having a grandma. If Daddy doesn't want you meeting him, then neither do I. I'm sorry you won't ever know what it's like to have a real grandfather. I love you, sweetie." Peyton was crying, thinking of everything her and Lucas went through because of their fathers. She knew Sawyer couldn't understand, and wasn't paying attention for that matter, but she had to tell Sawyer this, just in case she never got to. She and Lucas never talked about Dan. Lucas didn't like it, and Peyton respected that.

What Peyton didn't know was that Lucas was listening to the whole thing.

I hope you review! I will not take long with this story because I already have five chapters ready for you guys! It's up to you when I post them soooo...that means REVIEW!