AN: Do not own One Tree Hill ): If I did Lindsey would have never existed (:
Story set about a year after the Leyton break up. Lucas calls Peyton to come to the book signing, and even though Peyton says she will be there, she isn't going to show. She plans on not seeing Lucas until she has built herself up as a person.
Here I was. My book signing in LA. I couldn't believe it, my book is selling, and people are loving it. Who would've thought I'd come this far, and I can't wait until Peyton sees this. God, I have missed her.
"You ready Luke?" asked Lindsey, interrupting my thoughts.
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready" I said.
Lindsey had been such a wonderful editor. She really was a big part of this, making my dreams come true. I just wish that the person I wanted to be with when my dreams came true was here at this moment. But she would be here soon, she said so.
Lindsey directed me to a chair, and I sat down. A girl aged about seventeen approached me.
"Hi! I am seriously in love with this book. Could I get it signed?"
"Yeah, sure" I said, taking her book and scribbling my signature in the front cover. "What's your name?"
"Amy" said the girl.
"Okay" I said. Inside I wrote To Amy, may your dreams come true for you someday, whatever they may be. Lucas Scott. "There you go"
"Thank you so much. Could I ask you just one thing?"
"Shoot"
"Is Peyton still in your life?"
"She is always going to be in my life, because she will always be in my heart"
"Thank you" said Amie, and she walked away, smiling. The next girl approached me, and this continued for an hour. I took a break, and walked over to Lindsey who was talking to the store owner. We exchanged greetings, and then he excused himself.
"This is such a great turn out, Luke!" she said, hugging me.
"I know." I said, and as I hugged her back my eyes searched the crowd. "Peyton didn't show"
"Maybe she's just running late?" said Lindsey, trying to be supportive.
"Yeah, maybe" I said, still scanning the crowd. Or maybe she didn't want to come. "I'm just going to head outside for a few minutes, okay?"
"That's fine, take all the time you need" said Lindsey. I walked away. I was a little broken inside. Who was I kidding? I've been broken since the day I left the hotel room. I've just been waiting for her to come back to me. "Damn it Peyton" I said under my breath. Maybe she had moved on. Maybe that's why she didn't show. A tear fell from Lucas's eye. He was at his own book signing, waiting for the girl who he written the book about to show up. He wiped the tear, turned around, and went back inside to fans.