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Summery:

Lucas and Peyton were best friends growing up. Lucas always had feelings for Peyton but never told her. Peyton on the other hand never saw Lucas that way. When her mother died, Peyton and her father move to California. 10 years later she comes home for a funeral and bumps into Lucas. Will Lucas finally tell Peyton his feelings? But what if they are both engaged to someone else? Leyton fic. Has some Brucas and some Naley and some Peyton/Jason action.

So Contagious

Oh no. This couldn't be more unexpected

and I can tell that I've been moving in so slow

don't let it throw you off too far cause I'll be running right behind you.

Could this be out of line. Could this be out of line to say you're the only one breaking me down like this. You're the only one

I would take a shot on keep me hanging on so contagiously

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She was back. Back to the place of her early youth. It had been 10 years since she had last stepped foot into this town. She left because she couldn't handle the pain. Everything

about Tree Hill reminded her of her mother's death. So on her sixteenth birthday she packed up and moved with her dad to the farthest state they could think of, California. She never looked back, at least she tried not to. Out of everything in Tree Hill there was one thing she couldn't forget. Him. They were childhood best friends, she always thought of him as her brother, her stronghold, her rock. They shared everything in common, music, literature, movies, life; it was as if their souls were entwined. The day she left, she left part of her soul behind. As Peyton drove through her old town, unbidden memories flooded her senses. Some good, some bad. She drove by Hill Park and saw the old withering bench near the river court, where she would sit and draw as he played basketball.

Slowly she pulled her car over and parked in front of the river court. While sitting in her car, she couldn't help but feel bittersweet about returning to Tree Hill. She came back for Coach Whitty's funeral. That old man helped her through a lot of the tough times she encountered after her mom's death. The least she could do was come back for him, to say goodbye.

Not until her hands became numb did she notice that she had been strangling the

steering wheel with a death grip. Her gaze drifted to her left hand, which was decorated by a diamond engagement ring. "Jason" she thought to herself as a smile lit up her gentle face and green eyes. Just then a black pick up truck pulled up next to her. The driver was a tall, blond haired, blue eyed man of about 25 years old. As Peyton looked over to see who was coming out of the truck, her gaze locked with a pair of blue eyes she could never forget. It was him. It was the missing part of her soul…. the part she left in Tree Hill so long ago.

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He ended a long day of work and felt like shooting hoops at the court to release his stress. For a 25 year old man Lucas Scott had his stock of responsibilities. One included picking out wedding cake and napkin colors with his fiancée Brooke. They met in college. She transferred from California and things just went on from there. Thinking of her always made him happy, but deep down he knew that Brooke could never fill the space he had in his heart. Even then Lucas knew he had always loved her, the curly haired blonde who lived next door. He never had enough courage to tell her his true feelings, and before he ever had the chance, she told him she was moving. He wanted her to be happy, so he put his feelings on the back burner.

Realizing that he was day dreaming about a girl from his past, Lucas shook his head trying to clear her out of his mind. "That was a long time ago. She never even saw you that way. You need to stop. Think of Brooke," Lucas told himself. His pocket began to vibrate, Brooke was calling. Reaching into his pocket, Lucas started to pull into the river court as he answered the phone.

" Hey Fiancée. Miss me yet?" asked a cheery voice on the phone.

Lucas couldn't help but smile. " Of course I did" he chuckled.

"Well I just wanted to call and check in on your Broody self. So where are you?" uttered Brooke.

Getting out of the car, Lucas spotted a blond in the car next to him, " Hello? Lucas are you there?" Brooke exclaimed through the phone. "I.. I… yeah um I'm at the river court. Can I call you back?." Before Brooke answered he had already closed the phone. It was her. He knew it was her. It was the girl who stole the missing part of his heart. She finally came back home.

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There eyes connected. Lucas stood outside of his truck with his hand still on the car

door. Peyton was frozen in the driver's seat of her prius. Moments passed until Peyton released herself from her seatbelt and stepped out of her car. "It really is her" Lucas kept telling himself. She hadn't changed much, just matured. Her hair was the same, blonde and curly, a little longer. Her face still had that gentle beauty and warming glow. "She's beautiful." Peyton walked towards Lucas with a giant smile on her face and soon her arms were embracing him tightly. Lucas hugged her back closing his eyes. For a second, time had stopped, the world was spinning around them. It was as if they had never been a part at all. Pulling away Peyton was the first to speak.

"WOW! It's been so long how have you been Luke?" she asked as she playfully tapped his arm.

" Good. I've been good. Just working and helping around the café with mom."

" What about being engaged Lucas, aren't you going to tell her about that?" Lucas pushed that thought out of his mind.

" That's great how is she doing? And what about Nathan and Haley?". She asked curiously not once removing the smile from her face.

" Mom is doing really well business has been great for her, plus Jenny keeps her busy. Oh yeah Jenny is Nate and Haley's baby girl."

" WHAT!! You're kidding right?"

Lucas couldn't help but laugh, Peyton's expression was priceless her eyes opened wide full of shock. " Nope they had a baby Peyt. Things have changed since you've been away."

" I can tell!" she laughed.

A moment of silence cut through the air. Lucas decided to end it. " So why are you back now Peyton?" How was it that Lucas' question hurt her? Was It his tone? Or was it the simple fact that out of no where she just popped up.

" Whitty, his daughter called me and told me about his funeral. I needed to come."

" Well that's a good thing that your back for that. Mostly everyone in town is going." Lucas nervously rubbed his neck, and added "So what are you going to do now? Like where are you staying?"

" I have to go to my grandma's and unpack all my stuff I'm staying for about three weeks." " She's only staying for three weeks. That has to change" Lucas silently informed himself.

" But hey! Lets get lunch after yea?" she asked

" Yeah of course, you wanna meet up or me pick you up?"

" Scott you know I hate driving and I drove from California here. I need a break. You better come and pick me up. I'm just too lazy" she laughed

" So I see not everything has changed" he laughed

" Hey now!" Peyton responded as she smacked his arm

" Ouch yeah. You're already abusing me. It's started"

" Yeah yeah yeah. So come get me at like….." she paused as she grabbed her cell from her jean pocket to check the time "three? Sound good?"

" Yea sounds good"

" Good. Wow it's been way to long Scott. So I'll be seeing you at three then." She said over her shoulder as she started walking back to her car.

" Yeah Peyt. I'll be seeing you."

Everything was going great. It wasn't until Peyton waved goodbye from her car that Lucas saw it glimmering in the sun. He saw her ring and any hope he had drive away with her.

When I'm around you I'm predictable. Cause I

believe in loving you at first sight I know its crazy but

I'm hoping to, to take a hold of you.

- Acceptance

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So there it is!! I know not very long but I hope you guys like it! Oh yeah by the way Dan and Karen are married and had Nathan and Lucas.

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