He sat in the airport with thoughts racing in his head. He had not felt this invigorated and scared in a long time. Years actually. His nervous stomach was starting to catch up with him and its contents threatened to escape. He had to do this. There was not getting around it. He had to make a move before it was too late, but he was worried. He was afraid that taking a leap like this was too soon for them, and that she'd refuse his open heart once more. He wouldn't be able to bear it if she said no again.

I'll do it, he resolutely though to himself. Breathe, just breathe. He picked up his phone and looked through the contact list and rested on her name. He let out a breath and pressed the send button. He felt as if he was going to vomit and pass out and scream out of joy all at the same time. Each ring of the phone only heightened his anticipation. Lucas was relieved when she answered after the second ring.

"Hello?" she said somewhat annoyed.

"Hey, it's me. I'm at the airport and I've got two tickets to Vegas. Do you want to get married tonight?"

Silence filled the other end of the phone for what felt like an eternity for him. "Are you there?"

"Yes.." she meekly breathed out.

He let out a nervous laugh. "Listen, I know this is kind of abrupt and a little unromantic considering how things have been between us lately, but I've almost never been so sure of anything in my life as I am right now. I'm tired of waiting and it's you I want. I want the rest of my life to begin right now, and I want you to be there with me through it all. I know I haven't been the best person lately, and I want to spend a lifetime together to prove to you that I can be everything you've ever wanted and need, because that is what you are and what you do for me."

He paused for a moment to listen to see if she was going to respond and continued when silence resonated back to him.

"I'll understand if you say no, but it's not going to change the way that I feel about you and I'm not going to stop until you are back in my life in every way. There is no coming back from you. You have haunted my days and my heart and I just can't let you go, and believe me I have tried. I have tried so hard and it hurt me so much." Emotion started to rise in his throat and he was unable to stop it from being released. "I need you and I want you and I don't want to live my life without you anymore. As a matter of fact, I refuse to. I'll do anything...please." Tears were now falling and he didn't want to stop them. He finally felt like the heaviness was gone from his shoulders. He was no longer struggling under the heavy burden of his broken heart. For the first time in a long time, he felt alive. He felt free. He felt relief...he felt.

She heard the emotion and sincerity in his voice and she knew that he meant it with everything he had in him. She sat there not knowing what to say. A million thoughts ran through her head all at once. What should she say? Was this a good idea? Should she believe him?Was she dreaming? What would happen if she didn't accept? What would happen if she did accept?

The room was spinning around her. Leave it to Lucas Scott to knock a girl on her ass when she least expects it, she thought. Her breathing quickened and she felt faint. She needed to speak soon. She felt like she was going to explode.

"Oh ...um..." he heard her whisper and a grin quickly swept across his face. At least she hadn't hung up on him, he thought. "..You're going to have to give me a minute. I don't know what to say." She let out a heavy sigh and shut her eyes trying to suppress the tears that were screaming to escape. She didn't know if she was happy or sad. She was too shocked to tell.

"Take all the time you need. I'm not going anywhere, " he gently whispered. He didn't know how long she was going to need, but he wasn't about to try to push her anymore. It was all in her hands now.

She sat in the chair frozen in place. She wanted to scream at him and ask him what was going on in that head of his, but she couldn't. Those words never made it past her lips. If she was completely honest with herself she already knew the answer. She had known it the minute she heard his voice at the other end of the phone. Her heart was perfectly clear on her response, but she couldn't find the strength to say it just yet. Before she told him her answer she had one question to ask him first.

"What about her?"

Lucas slumped in his chair a little. He knew he'd have to broach the subject sooner or later, he just never imagined she's ask him right now. He couldn't really blame her. He'd be thinking the same things if he were in her shoes. Lucas responded quickly and in a matter-of-fact tone.

"What about her? She's not a part of us. She never has been. She doesn't share in the love that I have for you. She hasn't changed it or altered it in any way. It's as consuming, bright, and strong...stronger even, as it ever was. I swear it to you."

She thought on this for a quick second and reflexively said, "Yes, Lucas. My answer is yes."

Lucas jumped out of his chair and gave a loud shout and nearly tripped over his bag that was laying on the floor. She heard this and laughed through the tears that were streaming down her face. He stopped a group of people passing by and yelled to them, "She said YES! She said yes...She says..YES!" Realizing that he still was connected to her through the phone he brought it back to his ear and spoke.

"Wow. We're going to get married..." he spoke a loud trying to convince himself that it was actually going to happen. The reality of it was staring him in the face and he was speechless. "Gosh, um..why don't..uh..do you.."

"Tell me what I need to do and I'll be there." she said reassuringly.

A/N: Yes, I know I did not say who he was calling up and I kind of left it pretty vague on purpose. I'm not 100 sure on the road I'm going to take with this story just yet, so I gave myself a little room to wiggle. The next chapter will reveal who he called.

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