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"Do we have to go to this party?" Haley asked walking alongside Lucas towards Nathan Scotts beach house. Lucas pulled his sweatshirt closer to him as they reached the door.
"If you want to leave, just say so when you want to." Lucas said before the front door slowly opened and at it stood the tall, dark haired, Nathan. He was grinning and staring at Haley looking her up and down.
"Come on in." He opened the door more so they could walk inside. About 30 people were gathered around in the living room and others were scattered around the rest of the large house. Nathan made a story up about needing help from Haley stranding Lucas in the foyer. Lucas stuffed his hands in his sweatshirt pocket and took one step towards the living room when he saw Peyton drinking out of a red, plastic cup in the living room. He walked towards her when someone grabbed his arm pulling him around. There stood Brook, in her red party dress. Brook was Peytons best friend. She was brown haired, slim, and a cheerleader.
"Hi Lucas. You wanna go upstairs?" She asked flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Actually, I was just going to talk to someone." He looked back and saw Peyton starring at him. When thier eyes met she smiled. He smiled back but Brook pulled his head back.
"Are you sure?" She asked grabbing his hand. He pulled away and turned around to see Peyton talking to three other girls in a circle. He walked towards the kitchen where the food was and walked into Nathan.
"Where you goin'?" Nathan asked looking back at Haley who was sitting at the table alone in the kitchen. Lucas who was slightly shorter than Nathan glared at him and walked around him. Nathan walked out of the kitchen and Lucas sat at the table.
"What was that about?" Lucas asked as Haley locked eyes with him.
"He's getting me a drink from the living room." Haley said in a sweet tone. "Is he getting you one to?" She asked in a sarcastic tone. "I saw Brook corner you." She said almost laughing. She knew how bad Brook was at parties. Lucas smiled.
"Yeah. I lost my chance to talk to Peyton."
"What a loss." She said right as Nathan walked back in with two drinks in his hands.
"What's a loss?" He asked sitting down by Haley and sliding the drink over to her. Lucas stood up and walked out of the kitchen. He was walking past the foyer and into the empty office and looked around at all the newspaper clipping hung on the wall from basketball articles of Dan and Nathan.
"There you are." Peyton said in a low voice behind Lucas. Lucas turned around to see Peyton grinning. Her blonde hair looked darker in the light of the room.
"Hey Peyton." He said as Peyton walked closer to him. Lucas had his eyes on Peyton as she smiled at him. Her eyes looked different, like they weren't hiding anything from him tonite.
"You look good tonite. I saw you came with Haley." She stopped at about an inch away from him.
"She's with Nathan in the kitchen. You look good tonite to. Too good." He said returning her smile.
"Peyton, don't you want to go talk to Nathan? He's in the living room." Brook said standing at the doorway holding a drink of beer in her hand. She was smiling as Peyton looked back at her and Lucas looked around Peyton and gave her a pleading look. "Oh Lucas, I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to ruin your moment with Peyton, which I'm sure wasn't a moment to her. C'mon Peyton, you can leave. I'll entertain Lucas for you." Brook walked into the office and stood beside Peyton. Peyton looked at Lucas.
"That's alright Brook. I don't need to talk to Nathan." Peyton said not taking her eyes off Lucas. Lucas kept his eyes on Peyton as well.
"It's not like you like him or anything. Why don't you just go talk to people you do like. I'll stay here with Lucas." Brook said running her hand down Lucas's arm. Lucas shoved it off. Then Peyton quickly pulled Lucas by his sweatshirt closer to her and kissed him. She brought her hands up to his face and moved her body closer. Lucas, startled, looked over at Brook and saw her smile fade away. He closed his eyes and brought his hands up to her waist. He heard Brook leave the office and expected Peyton to pull away but she didn't. She kept kissing him and ran her hand through his hair. She pulled away and tried not to look at him in the eyes. She stared at the letters on his grey sweatshirt.
"What was that?" Lucas asked looking more serious then he felt.
"There you are Peyton. Can we talk?" Nathan stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets and frowning. Peyton quickly looked back at him, and stepped one step back from Lucas. Nathan walked into the office and stopped about a foot in. Peyton looked at Lucas in the eyes with a look that told him sorry. She turned around and followed Nathan out of the office.
Nathan led Peyton into his bedroom and walked over and sat on his desk where trophies were on shelves above it but nothing on the desk but a computer. Peyton sat on the end of his bed and stared at him. Nathan hesitated then stood up. "I don't know what's goin' on between us, but I don't want us to not be together."
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"Do we have to go to this party?" Haley asked walking alongside Lucas towards Nathan Scotts beach house. Lucas pulled his sweatshirt closer to him as they reached the door.
"If you want to leave, just say so when you want to." Lucas said before the front door slowly opened and at it stood the tall, dark haired, Nathan. He was grinning and staring at Haley looking her up and down.
"Come on in." He opened the door more so they could walk inside. About 30 people were gathered around in the living room and others were scattered around the rest of the large house. Nathan made a story up about needing help from Haley stranding Lucas in the foyer. Lucas stuffed his hands in his sweatshirt pocket and took one step towards the living room when he saw Peyton drinking out of a red, plastic cup in the living room. He walked towards her when someone grabbed his arm pulling him around. There stood Brook, in her red party dress. Brook was Peytons best friend. She was brown haired, slim, and a cheerleader.
"Hi Lucas. You wanna go upstairs?" She asked flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Actually, I was just going to talk to someone." He looked back and saw Peyton starring at him. When thier eyes met she smiled. He smiled back but Brook pulled his head back.
"Are you sure?" She asked grabbing his hand. He pulled away and turned around to see Peyton talking to three other girls in a circle. He walked towards the kitchen where the food was and walked into Nathan.
"Where you goin'?" Nathan asked looking back at Haley who was sitting at the table alone in the kitchen. Lucas who was slightly shorter than Nathan glared at him and walked around him. Nathan walked out of the kitchen and Lucas sat at the table.
"What was that about?" Lucas asked as Haley locked eyes with him.
"He's getting me a drink from the living room." Haley said in a sweet tone. "Is he getting you one to?" She asked in a sarcastic tone. "I saw Brook corner you." She said almost laughing. She knew how bad Brook was at parties. Lucas smiled.
"Yeah. I lost my chance to talk to Peyton."
"What a loss." She said right as Nathan walked back in with two drinks in his hands.
"What's a loss?" He asked sitting down by Haley and sliding the drink over to her. Lucas stood up and walked out of the kitchen. He was walking past the foyer and into the empty office and looked around at all the newspaper clipping hung on the wall from basketball articles of Dan and Nathan.
"There you are." Peyton said in a low voice behind Lucas. Lucas turned around to see Peyton grinning. Her blonde hair looked darker in the light of the room.
"Hey Peyton." He said as Peyton walked closer to him. Lucas had his eyes on Peyton as she smiled at him. Her eyes looked different, like they weren't hiding anything from him tonite.
"You look good tonite. I saw you came with Haley." She stopped at about an inch away from him.
"She's with Nathan in the kitchen. You look good tonite to. Too good." He said returning her smile.
"Peyton, don't you want to go talk to Nathan? He's in the living room." Brook said standing at the doorway holding a drink of beer in her hand. She was smiling as Peyton looked back at her and Lucas looked around Peyton and gave her a pleading look. "Oh Lucas, I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to ruin your moment with Peyton, which I'm sure wasn't a moment to her. C'mon Peyton, you can leave. I'll entertain Lucas for you." Brook walked into the office and stood beside Peyton. Peyton looked at Lucas.
"That's alright Brook. I don't need to talk to Nathan." Peyton said not taking her eyes off Lucas. Lucas kept his eyes on Peyton as well.
"It's not like you like him or anything. Why don't you just go talk to people you do like. I'll stay here with Lucas." Brook said running her hand down Lucas's arm. Lucas shoved it off. Then Peyton quickly pulled Lucas by his sweatshirt closer to her and kissed him. She brought her hands up to his face and moved her body closer. Lucas, startled, looked over at Brook and saw her smile fade away. He closed his eyes and brought his hands up to her waist. He heard Brook leave the office and expected Peyton to pull away but she didn't. She kept kissing him and ran her hand through his hair. She pulled away and tried not to look at him in the eyes. She stared at the letters on his grey sweatshirt.
"What was that?" Lucas asked looking more serious then he felt.
"There you are Peyton. Can we talk?" Nathan stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets and frowning. Peyton quickly looked back at him, and stepped one step back from Lucas. Nathan walked into the office and stopped about a foot in. Peyton looked at Lucas in the eyes with a look that told him sorry. She turned around and followed Nathan out of the office.
Nathan led Peyton into his bedroom and walked over and sat on his desk where trophies were on shelves above it but nothing on the desk but a computer. Peyton sat on the end of his bed and stared at him. Nathan hesitated then stood up. "I don't know what's goin' on between us, but I don't want us to not be together."