Title: Just Friends
Author: tjmack
Category: Romance, Angst
Spoilers: All episodes (mainly after Songs To Love and Die For)
Summary: Lucas returns home after his cardiac episode, wanting to fully pick-up his relationship with Peyton, but what happens when Jake returns to Tree Hill. Will Peyton finally figure out which man she truely wants or will she continue to lie to herself
Notes: This is only my third overall fic, and my first OTH fic, so if i get anything wrong please let me know...please R&R
Chapter One: The Return
Karen walks into Lucas' room, to find him sleeping soundly. She knew how close she had come to losing her son. Part of her regretted letting him rejoin the basketball team, but most of her, would have done it again. It made her son so happy, she knew that. She didn't want to linger in his room, afraid she might wake him, so she turned and walked out the door.
Lucas woke up about an hour later, after dreaming about Peyton. He knew he had to call her, he had to talk to her, he had to hear her voice. He picked up his cell, which was sitting on his nightstand beside his bed. His mom made sure he had everything he might want to use close by.
Peyton was sitting on her bed, drawing and listening to a record, when her phone began to ring. She picked up her cell to see who was calling. Lucas, she thought to herself, she hadn't seen him in a couple of days, via his mom's request.
"Hello," Peyton answered
"Hey, Babe," Lucas said on the other end of the phone
"How are you feeling today," Peyton asked.
"I'd be feeling better if you were here," Lucas said back to her
"Luke, you know I'd be there in a second, but your mom asked me to stay away for a few days, so you could get your rest," Peyton said taking a long deep breath, she hated telling him no.
"Well, what if I get my mom to agree to you coming over," Lucas said, needing to she her, to feel her close to him.
"Then, I'll come," was all Peyton could get out.
"Alright, hold on a second and I'll talk to my mom," Lucas said, before hitting the hold button on his phone.
Lucas, yelled for his mom. He knew he could talk her into it. He had his ways of getting around her rules sometimes. He only did it when he was desperate, and thats exactly what he was right now
"What is it honey, do you need something," Karen asked running into his room.
"Yeah, mom I do," Lucas said pausing to wait for to ask what he wanted.
"What is it honey, what do you need," Karen asked
"Peyton mom, I need to see her, I need to talk to her," Lucas said.
"Well, why don't you call her tell her to come over," Karen asked.
"I did, but she said that you said, she needed to stay away for a while," Lucas said.
"I only meant for the first day or so, it's fine if she comes over," Karen said with a slight smile.
"Well, she's waiting on the phone, and well only come if you tell her it's alright," Lucas said, handing the phone over to his mom.
Karen knew that Peyton wanted to do what was best for Lucas, but she honestly didn't mean she couldn't come over. Karen grabbed the phone from Lucas and pressed the hold button again.
"Peyton," Karen said.
"Yeah, Karen," Peyton asked, hoping she would allow her to come over.
"Honey, I didn't mean you couldn't come over, it's fine if you come over to see Luke," Karen said
Peyton, got off the phone ASAP, and grabbed her jacket and keys and headed for the door. She walked down the stairs, and turned left, toward the front door. She opened the door, and was shocked to see the man from her past.
"Jake," was all she could say.