Lucas sat quietly at the desk of his new home. He had left tree hill 8 months ago with the person cared for most in his life. He sat there thinking of all of the things he had left behind and all the people he left as well. He thought of Haley, Nathan, Skills, Brooke, his mother, and his baby brother or sister. He sat there thinking off all of the people he had left behind, and all of the people that had left him behind in an act of betrayal.
Suddenly Lucas felt his right hand draw in to a fist and he could feel the anger flowing through his veins. Lucas shook his head trying to erase the images he had in his head. The images of Dan Scott hurting everyone Lucas cared about. A sudden noise from the living room shot Lucas out from his chair. He rounded the corner to see his fiancé Peyton coming through the front door.
"Hey Luke!" Peyton said excited to see him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately on the lips. The moments Lucas shared with her were a reminder why he left Tree Hill behind; he wanted to be with her.
Lucas smiled as he looked at her. "How is your day so far Peyt?" Lucas said as he hugged her tight, feeling her bury her face in his chest. He kissed her forehead softly as he thought about all of the years they had spent together. A few moments had gone by and he cherished this, the moment when he could just hold her, reminding him everything he loved about her. He took one large whiff of her scent, Vanilla. He took it in one last time and then pulled away from her looking at her. "You okay?" He asks looking into her eyes.
"Perfect." She states smiling at him. She then walked away into the kitchen to fix herself a glass of Orange Juice. Once she was done taking her first drink, Lucas takes a hold of her hand, kissing it once.
"Tell me what is bothering you Ms. Sawyer." He says smiling at her, not able to hold back how happy he is to just be in the same room as her.
Peyton hesitates to tell him the truth, and then abruptly blurts it out. "I talked to your mom." She says turning away leaving Lucas to face her back. Lucas had a look of complete disgust draw across his face. He didn't know what to say. "She loves you Luke." Peyton says turning back around to him, reading his emotions. Lucas was silent. "She misses you so much." Peyton could see how much this upset him. She placed her glass of juice down on the counter, grabbing his hand and leading him into the living room where she sits down, pulling him down next to her. "Call her Lucas, please."
"No…I can't. I won't." Lucas says sickened with his attitude towards both Peyton and his mother. "She is with him." He speaks looking at Peyton with tears almost filling in his eyes. "I can't speak with her until he is gone!" Lucas says standing up and throwing himself up against a wall.
"Aren't you concerned with how she is doing?" Peyton questioned.
"Of course Peyton! I just can't think of them together." Lucas slides down the wall pulling his knees close to him and placing his face in his hands trying to calm down. Peyton sits down next to him, removing his hands. She pulls his face close to her and kisses him on the lips. "She loved Keith." Lucas says quietly, almost a whisper. "Now she is with the man that murdered Keith, the man who murdered his own brother! And she doesn't even believe me…she thinks I'm just trying to keep her away from Dan. I am trying to keep her away, but not for the reasons she thinks. She didn't trust me, Peyt, she didn't trust her own son."
Peyton looks at Lucas not knowing what to say. She sits there quietly just looking at him. "I believe you Luke."
"I know you do." Lucas says with a smile as he places he hand on hers and kisses her on the cheek. "I know you believe me, and I love you for it, but I need her to believe me."
Peyton nodded her head understanding. "We need to deal with this Luke."
"How?" he questions looking down.
"You need to visit your mom."
Lucas nods in agreement. "I know, but it's going to be so hard."
"I'll go with you." Peyton says kissing him one last time fore standing up to fix them lunch.