Welcome back! Here's chapter two, in this chapter, it is one month after Nathan disappears...I know everyone knows what happened to Nathan, but I thought it would be cool to see how things are going during this with Lucas and Peyton. I'm also going to add that secret conversation over the phone that we never hear. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

One Month Later

One month. Tomorrow it will be one month since Nathan disappeared. Everyone was scared. Scared for Nathan, who might be dead. Scared for Haley, who might be a widow. Scared for Lydia, who will live her whole life with no father. Scared for Jamie who knows his father might not be okay. Scared for Lucas, who might not have a brother anymore. Even scared for Sawyer, who has only met her uncle once, and that was almost three years ago. Scared for everyone, who might lose a beloved friend.

"Lucas?" Peyton asked.

"Yeah?" Lucas asked Peyton.

"How long will you be gone?" Peyton asked him. She was referring to him going to Tree Hill to get Lydia and Jamie so they could stay with them during the search for Nathan.

"Just for the day. I'm flying there, getting the kids, and flying home. Two hours there, an hour to visit Haley, and an two hours back. It should only be five hours, maybe six. I'll get there at two so I'll be home around dinner time. Okay?"

"Yeah. Listen, I love you, and be careful."

"Why wouldn't I be?" Lucas laughed at her.

"So many reasons. The plane could crash, or the plane could start taking off as your stepping aboard."

Lucas laughed at her again.

"It's not funny, Lucas."

"Your right, it's not." Lucas said, but he kept laughing. "But it is."

"You could also—get kidnapped." She spoke quietly. Lucas stopped laughing. He went over to her and put his arms around her. "It was where Nathan disappeared, and—and I don't want the same thing happening to you."

"It's not going to. I love you and I will come home to my family. Or else I can't save you anymore."

"If you leave it will only break me." Peyton agreed.

"And I can't do that. Never." Lucas kissed the top of her head. "I have to go, but, I'll be back later tonight with the kids."

"I love you, Lucas."

"I love you, too. Sometimes I think we say that way too much."

"Really? I think we can't say it enough."

"Sometimes I feel the same."

Three Hours Later

"Sawyer, baby, you need to sleep." Peyton told her daughter, holding her on her lap.

"No sleep Mommy." Sawyer said.

Just then, Peyton's phone rang. The caller ID said LUCAS. Peyton smiled to herself and answered it. "Hello." She smiled.

"Hey, baby, I'm in Tree Hill." Lucas said.

"How are they?" Peyton frowned, thinking of how sad Haley, Jamie, and Lydia must be.

"Not so great. But somebody wants to talk to you." Lucas handed the phone to Haley.

"Hey sister-in-law."

"Hi Hales. I miss you guys so much."

"We miss you, too, I wish you came."

"Me too, but you know how hard it is to travel with a three year old. So, I'm making Lucas travel with a baby by himself."

"Can I talk to Sawyer?" Haley asked.

"Of course." Peyton responded. "Sawyer, Auntie Haley wants to talk to you."

"Yay!" Sawyer yelled, grabbing the phone from her mother's hands. "Hi! I am playing!" Sawyer said happily.

She talked to Haley for a good five minutes. She talked about every move she made, what she ate for breakfast, everything.

Suddenly Sawyer hung up the phone.

Three Hours Later

Peyton was holding Sawyer and bouncing her around while waiting for Lucas and the kids. "Are you excited to see cousins Jamie and Lydia? I bet they're excited." Peyton said to her little girl.

"Yeah." Sawyer responded.

"We are all going to have loads of fun. Well, as much fun as you can have knowing a family member is missing." Peyton said, talking to herself that last sentence. Up until a month ago, her life had been going great. She had the best husband, the perfect daughter, and a wonderful best friend, her best friend was her husband. She was always happy and spent every night with her family and ate dinner with them as well as breakfast.

"We're home!" Lucas yelled when he came in.

"Daddy!" Sawyer yelled. Peyton set her down.

"Hi pumpkin!" Lucas said with his arms outstretched as he swooped Sawyer up.

Jamie ran into the kitchen where everyone was. "Aunt Peyton!" He smiled.

"Jamie!" Peyton said, happily, "How are you?" She asked as she hugged him.

"I miss Dad, I think Lydia does, too."

"I'm sure she does, I don't know anybody who wouldn't. Where is she anyway?" Peyton asked, standing up.

"She's in her stroller in the living room." Lucas told Peyton.

"Lucas Eugene Scott!" Peyton yelled.

"Oh no, the middle name. I'm in trouble. What'd I do?"

"You did not bring that stroller in the house!"

"It's not dirty."

"Did you check the wheels?" Peyton asked angrily.

"Well…" Lucas said in the way only Lucas does.

"That is exactly what I thought." Peyton stomped away to the living room.

Jamie looked up to his uncle and said "Maybe you shouldn't get in trouble. I remember how your last wife turned out." Jamie walked away.

"She wasn't even my wife…yet!" Lucas yelled after Jamie.

When Peyton got into the living room she ran right for the stroller and looked in. "Hi baby girl!" Peyton pick up the 11 month old. "I'm your Aunt Peyton."

Lydia just laughed at her. "Is Aunt Peyton funny?"

Lucas walked in while Lydia was laughing. "Yes, funny lookin'"

"Shut up, Lucas."

"Don't say that in front of the children. Are you cwazy?" Luke laughed.

"Well, how about some dinner?" Peyton asked. "How about some salmon?"

"I hate salmon." Lucas said.

"Oh, not the fish, salmonella."

"I love you, too." Lucas told her.

"I know." Peyton walked away. "I made some chicken, it's all fully cooked though, and I hope that's okay."

Lucas smiled to himself. "It's perfect." Lucas said and looked down to Jamie, "Do me a favor, never get married, you'll regret it."

"Lucas Eugene Scott! I heard that!" Peyton yelled from the kitchen.

"I think I'm just about dead."

After dinner when all the kids were in bed, Peyton and Lucas decided to lie down early. Lucas was writing and Peyton was reading a book.

"Watcha readin'?" Lucas asked.

"Guess." Peyton said, looking away from her book.

"Uhhh, a Musical Biography?"

"I don't think there is a book call a Musical Biography." Peyton laughed. "I'm actually reading An Unkindness of Ravens. This author really has a way with words." Peyton smiled.

"How many times have you read that? It can't be that great." Lucas told her.

"But it is." Peyton told him. Lucas noticed the she wasn't even half way through.

"Why are you reading the half with Brooke?" Lucas questioned.

"I'm just doing some research." Peyton said, flipping the page.

"On what?" Lucas laughed.

"Luke, do you still have feelings for Brooke?"

"What?" Lucas froze in his place. He had no clue where this was going, yet he didn't want to find out.

"If you had a second chance, would you be with her? I know you had more of a past with her and you said you wanted her there when your dreams came true. Plus, half of the book is about her."

"Yes, but half is about you. The last half. It ends with you. That's how my life is going to be. It started with Brooke and it's going to end with you. I told you I wanted you next to me, and you were. I love you Peyt, no one else except Sawyer, but you will be my only wife, my only true love, I love you for everything. Being there. Being my child's mother. Bringing my child into the world and not listening when I told you to get rid of her. And I told you to get rid of her because I loved you in the first place."

"But you also said you wish I never came back because you hated me." Peyton started crying.

"That was four years ago." Lucas assured her.

"That was also when you weren't with anybody and you wanted Lindsey. It came Brooke, me, Lindsey, me. I was your back up plan."

"No you were not. I love you more than words can explain. You were the first I asked to marry. I didn't marry Brooke in high school and we only ever had a high school past. Then I asked you to marry me. You said someday and I took it as a no. Then I asked Lindsey and she said yes. I've loved you since, what? I was a freshman. Remember our wedding. I wrote it all down. I'm not losing you again Peyton, you are my wife, and I love you. You are also one full book. The Comet. I love you so much." Lucas kissed Peyton's head and then her lips. "Now put the book down."

"Right. Do you have a copy of The Comet? Maybe I can do research on that one?" Peyton asked with a smile.

"It's only about how much I love you."

"Or how much you love my car."

"Why were you crying?" Lucas asked, wrapping his arm around Peyton.

"I was just wonder if you meant what you said to Jamie about regretting having a wife. Now I know you don't. I guess I'm just hormonal."

"Are you pregnant?" Lucas asked lifting his head up.

"Not yet, but do you want another baby?" Peyton asked, she knew she wanted a son just like Lucas.

"I'm tired. I say we call it a night. Goodnight, Baby." Lucas said, he wasn't ready for a second child, he thought of Sawyer as two children already.

"Fine. Goodnight jerk. At least dye your hair back to blonde again, you were a lot cuter." Peyton lie down facing the wall. Lucas sat up, leaned over her and pulled her in for a long passionate kiss.

"I love you." He reminded her.

"I love you, too."

I have 10 chapters ready for you guys, now it's up to you for when I post them! You have to pay me in REVIEWS! I love reviews! Thanks for reading! Exciting things are going to happen!

NEXT TIME-

Luke and Jamie have a basketball competition.

The kids go home.

Peyton and Lucas have a fight.