He lay back on his bed as the thoughts of her overtook him. He'd really struggled for the last 4 months some days were almost impossible while others were just bearable. Even after the hurt and pain though he could stop thinking about her. His mind was always filled with moments they had shared. Every time he saw a curly haired blonde his heart pace quickened preying it was her and each time his heart broke a little more when it wasn't.

He didn't know why she couldn't keep it contact with him. He found it hard to be away from her as well but compared to what he felt now, he could have easily survived a few weeks apart. Now he didn't no if she even still loved him. He knew he loved her and always will but what if this was her way of an easy out? For all her knew she was living it now. Having the time of her life without him and maybe that was the way she wanted it. He thought back to the night she had last called him.

September 3rd, 2007

He lay on his bed typing up his latest school work and thought of her, well really that's all he had done since he'd left tree hill a couple of weeks before. He was disturbed from his daydream as his phone rang. He smiled as he saw the name displayed on the front. He flipped it open.

Lucas- Hey, you!

Peyton- (sadly) //Hey//

Lucas- Peyton? What's wrong, babe?

She began to sob as he said this. He was just concerned about her and she was about to break his heart and her own in the process but she had to do it for his sake. She tried to steady her voice.

Peyton- //I can't do this anymore, Luke//

Lucas- I know I miss you to I wish I was with you now

She cut him off abruptly.

Peyton- // No! you don't understand! I cant do this anymore, Luke. I can't do me and you. I cant be with you and without you at the same time!//

She spoke quickly trying to squeeze in everything that she had to say before he could stop her.

Lucas- What? Peyton? I'm coming home.

She cried heavier with every word but her voice snapped with hurt as he said this.

Peyton- //No! You can't! its better this way, Lucas. Please, don't call me.//

With that she put down the phone. He could hear the tone in his ear but he could bring himself to believe that this was really happening. Did she really just do that? He pressed the redial tone. He had to beg her to change her mind.

//Hey, it's Peyton. You know what to do//

She had turned her phone off!?! He was so angry he launch his phone across his room.

He tried to shake the thought of her, it hurt to mush. He had to think about something else. While he tried to distract himself from thoughts off her he realised that his life was not really going much better than his relationship with Peyton.

His mum wasn't talking to him because he said that he wouldn't be coming home for Christmas, to avoid her of course. He got upset when his mum had listed all the things he was going to miss. Keith Jr's first Christmas, James' first Christmas and the first Christmas with Keith being a real part of their family.

Now he sat in his empty room he could not remember how he had possibly thought that seeing her was going to be even half as painful as not seeing everyone else. He couldn't sit still now thoughts of previous Christmas' and the prospect of how this Christmas was going to be. He had to go home. Now.

He didn't even bother to get any clothes. He grabbed his car keys and yanked the door closed after him as he ran down the corridor ahead of him. he knew it was a long drive, but would be worth it just to see his mom's face when she saw him. He smiled as he started the engine and backed out of his parking space heading in the direction of home.

As he approached his house he noticed it was almost all dark. Not really anything shocking as it was nearly 1 in the morning. Oh well, he would just have to go to bed and see his mum in the morning. He locked his car and walked up to the door of hid bedroom. He pushed the door open. Funny, he thought, that it wasn't locked. Not so funny though that he has seriously hurt his shin walking into whatever was in the middle of his bedroom floor.

Lucas- Ah! Shit!

He made gasping sounds as he hoped around his bedroom. He abruptly stopped when he saw the moving lump in his bed and the hand that stretched quickly to flick the light on. He almost fell over from shock as he saw who it was.

Lucas- Peyton?

So, here's your second chapter!

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