Peyton and Lucas arrived home in the driveway of their house after going out to eat for dinner. Lucas jumped out of their car and walked over to Peyton's side. When she got out of the car he took her hand in his and kissed it. "And how was that meal Ms. Sawyer?" Lucas asked a smile.

"Wonderful, Mr. Scott." Peyton said. Lucas' smile faded at the thought of sharing the same last name as Dan. Peyton knew exactly what had upset him all of a sudden. "I'm sorry Luke."

Lucas shook it off and smiled at her once more. "Its okay, beautiful." He said leading her into their house. Lucas sat down in a chair right inside of the living room. Peyton walked over to him, sitting on his lap. "I love you." Lucas said touching the side of her face lightly and kissing her on the lips.

Peyton smiled and softly kissed him back. "I love you too…but Luke, what are we doing?" she questioned.

"Well, I thought I we were enjoying each other's company." Lucas answered unsure of her intentions.

"No, Lucas, I mean…." She un-buttons the top button of his shirt, "I mean, what are we doing in a bigger sense. What are we doing here? I mean here in California, why can't we just go back to Tree Hill.

Lucas let out a small gulp. "Well Peyt, we came here for your internship." Lucas said looking into her eyes, but he saw nothing. He didn't understand why she was asking him this.

"It ended months ago Lucas, and we are still here!" Peyton felt frustrated, but she didn't like taking it out on him. She missed her friends, and her dad, even though he was hardly home. "I just wish we could go back to Tree Hill. Lucas we are out of money. We skipped college and used all of our trust money to come here…for nothing!" Peyton stood up from Lucas' lap and stormed into the bathroom.

Lucas just sat their unsure of what just happened. He continued to sit there, allowing everything to soak in.

About an hour later Lucas heard Peyton come out of the bathroom and into their bedroom, where she shut the door. Lucas stood up and walked into the hallway right outside of their bedroom door. Lucas knocked softly and leaned against the door. "Peyton, babe, talk to me, please?" Lucas pleaded.

"It is unlocked" Peyton said in between sobs.

Lucas opened the door and saw her back facing him, lying on the bed. Lucas ran and plopped down beside her, placing his arm around her waist and kissing her on the neck. "Peyt, whats going on with you, you were fine earlier."

Peyton rolled over to face him, still wearing her green dress from dinner. "I miss everyone, Luke. I want to go home. I want to see your baby sibling, and your nephew. I miss just being home. Can't we just go home, and stay there?"

Lucas could see the sadness in Peyton's eyes, and it hurt him more than she could imagine. "I wish it was that simple, Peyton. I want to go back, you know that right?"

She nodded and a tear rolled down her face. Lucas reached over and wiped the tear away with his thumb.

"I can't just stay there anymore." Lucas attempted to explain. "My mom and Dan have caused me so much pain that I can't face them. I wish I could just go though, to see Haley and Nathan."

"I miss Brooke." She says trying to wipe away her tears. "I want to be here with you, Luke, I really do, but I can't hide from your life with you forever."

Lucas pulls her in closer to him and kisses her on the forehead. "I know. Peyton, I know." He says as he thinks about how much he is hurting her by keeping her away from everyone she cares about. "I knew this wouldn't last long, and I miss them too, but I can't stand to look at Dan, or my mom. I want to be with you more than anything Peyton, and if that means moving back to Tree Hill, then okay. But I won't be a part of their demented family, ever."

Lucas loved when she smiled, and after his words she did just that. Peyton threw her arms around Lucas and kissed him. She felt his hands on each side of her face as their kiss filled with more passion. Lucas rolled on top of Peyton and continued their kiss. He thought about how much he loved her, and how he loved everything about her. He loved her smile, and was willing to do anything to keep it on her face forever. He loved how she would twirl her perfect blonde hair with her fingers when she was in deep thought. Lucas couldn't think of anything about her he didn't love.

Peyton rolled out from under Lucas. "How about I book us a flight to North Carolina as soon as possible?"

"As soon as possible?" Lucas Questioned. "Peyton we can't just leave, all of our stuff is here."

"I know." Peyton said biting her bottom lip. "For a visit? And we can check out houses."

"Alright" Lucas said with a sigh kissing her one last time.