Chapter 1:

"Ok, I give in! You're right I need a nanny" Peyton says as she walks into her penthouse with her squirming son and briefcase under one arm and two eco friendly bags of groceries in the other hand.

"Why didn't you just call me and I would have come down and helped you?" Lucas says laughing at her

"Uncle Lucas!" the little boy under Peyton's arm screams

"Well if I could have gotten my phone out of my pocket I would have" Peyton snaps back "Why don't you come over and help me with this stuff?"

"Sorry" Lucas says laughing as he walks towards her taking the groceries "How was your day?" he asks kissing her on the check

"Well let's see." Peyton says sitting the little boy down on the rug to strip him of his wet clothing. "My assistant called in sick for the third time this week on the busiest day so I had to entertain Sawyer while meeting with six of my bands, doing a conference call with LA, and meeting with my lawyers. After that was all finished we went to the grocery store because you texted me and needed stuff for dinner. On the way home we decided to walk through Central Park and Sawyer decided he wanted to walk across the iced over puddles that weren't so frozen. He fell in and it's like 10 degrees outside so I picked him up and ran the rest of the way home so he wouldn't freeze!" Peyton snaps pulling off the last of Sawyer's wet clothes.

"First of all I told you to fire that assistant a long time ago. Secondly, I told you to call me any time you needed me to watch Sawyer and third of all if you didn't have time to stop at the store you should have just texted me back and I would have went."

Peyton glares at Lucas "Sawyer, run to your room and go and get some dry clothes please"

Sawyer jumps up off the floor and runs into the kitchen and hugs his Uncle Lucas then runs down the hallway.

"What are you doing home anyway?" Peyton asks hastily as she carries the clothes down the hallway to the laundry room.

"What you're not happy to see me?" Lucas asks laughing

Peyton reappeared in the kitchen door frame "No, I'm glad to see you I just thought you were on the road this week"

"No, we're home this week" Lucas says "Nathan and Haley wants us to go to dinner with them this week sometime. Haley said she hasn't seen you in a while"

"Well if she was in the studio recording she's see me every day and I don't know if I have time this week for dinner"

"Make time Peyton" Lucas says giving her a funny look "They're our family"

Peyton sighs "Ok, ok tomorrow night will work"

"Great" Lucas says "So are you going to bring Sawyer to the game Friday. Nathan and I are both starting"

Peyton pulls out her Droid and checks her schedule "Yes, we'll be there"

Sawyer comes running into the kitchen "Uncle Lucas!" he yells "I'm glad you're home. Mommy said you were on the road this week"

"Well I'm not little man and I thought we'd have a sleepover at my place tonight"

Sawyer looks at his mommy "Can I go to Uncle Lucas's house?"

Peyton smiles at the little boy "Sure honey and you can spend tomorrow with him too" she adds smiling

"Um… I have practice" Lucas says

"You can drop him off at my office on the way"

"Sounds like a plan" Lucas says taking the groceries out of the bag "I better start dinner"

"Great thanks" Peyton says "I'm going to go take a hot bath"

"Sounds like you need one" Lucas says laughing

Peyton walks out of the kitchen and Lucas bends down and picks Sawyer up. "Hey little man are you giving your momma a hard time?"

Sawyer shakes his head no and Lucas ruffles his hair.

"Uncle Luke?" Sawyer says looking at his uncle with a curious look on his face

"What's up little man?" Lucas says stirring the sauce on the stove

"Why does momma cry all the time?"

Lucas turns and looks at the little boy sitting on the counter "What do you mean your momma cries all the time?"

"I hear her at night" Sawyer says "She cries in bed"

Lucas sighs

"Is it because Aunt Lydia moved back to LA?"

"I think that's part of the reason" Lucas sighs

"I miss Aunt Lydia and I think momma does too"

"I think so too buddy"

"Why did she leave?"

"She just wanted to go back to LA"

"Is it because momma asked her to watch me?"

Lucas walks away from the stove to stand in front of the little boy "No buddy. She didn't leave because your mom asked her to watch you. She just decided she didn't want to live in New York anymore"

"She told momma she was going to LA because she didn't love her anymore"

Peyton is standing by the kitchen door listening to everything. A tear runs down her face. She didn't realize that Sawyer had heard all of that and she didn't realize it was bothering him. She walks into the kitchen and Lucas knew that she had heard their conversation.

"Hey guys" She says "What are you doing?"

"Making dinner" Lucas says

"Oh I see" Peyton answers walking over to her son "And what are you doing little man?"

"Watching Uncle Lucas"

"Well how about going and watching some TV until dinner is done?"

Sawyer leans forward and wraps his arms around his momma's neck "Ok, momma" he says kissing her cheek "I love you"

"Love you too" Peyton says lifting the little boy down and patting his bottom as he runs out of the kitchen. She hops on the counter taking his now vacated spot on the counter. Lucas gives her a funny look "What?" She says taking the glass of wine Lucas turns to hand her.

"I didn't know he heard the fight Lydia and I had before she left"

Lucas sighs "This is the first time he's mentioned it to me" he says turning back to the stove

Peyton starts crying and Lucas whips back around. "What is the matter with you?"

"I'm a horrible mother" she says crying harder

"No, you're not" Lucas says walking over and wrapping his arms around her

"I can't mange my career, my son, my life" She sobs "I should be able to do that. Other women do"

"Peyton, you're doing a great job. Sawyer is well adjusted and very happy. You're company is # 1 in the country… so your love life is a little off right now. Everything else is fine"

Peyton wipes her face "If you say so"

"Peyton, other women do it but they all have help. Look at Haley with Jamie. She's a stay at home mom who just records when the wind hits her and she has a nanny"

Peyton smiled at him "True"

"so you had a bad day. So what. Tomorrow is bound to be better" Lucas says smiling at her "I'll take Sawyer to hang out with Jamie for the day and then we'll call a firm tomorrow to start looking for a nanny. You have an extra office in your building so you can just set it up for Sawyer and the nanny so he'll still be with you"

"Ok" Peyton says

Lucas walks over and hugs her "Everything's going to be fine." He says "I promise"

"I hope so"

"I know so" Lucas says

Peyton sighs. She owed everything to Lucas. He was her best friend.

Flashback 5 years ago

Lucas is sitting at Peyton's table eating breakfast while Peyton's on the phone. Peyton walks out with a strange look on her face. Lucas rushes over to her.

"Peyt, what's wrong?"

"Nothing…" She states with a perplexed look on her face.

Lucas notices and starts to worry "Whatever it is you can tell me"

Peyton sighs "I have to ask you something"

Lucas looks concerned "Peyt, you can ask me anything. What's wrong? What is it?"

"Take a walk with me"

Lucas grabs Peyton's hand and they walk out of the house.

"Peyt, what's going on?"

Peyton takes a deep breath "Luke, I want to have a baby!"

Lucas stops in his tracks. "Ok, so have one!"

Peyton frowns. She was hoping she wouldn't have to spell it out and that he would get what she was after… "I'm planning on it" She says smiling "I just need your help"

Those words made Lucas freeze in his tracks. Since they were 15 and Lucas read Peyton's diary and found out she was gay, he knew that Peyton's life would be different than she planned. He also knew that she'd get whatever she always wanted. The words "I need your help" scared Lucas and he didn't know if he could give her what she wanted.

"Listen Luke… I've thought long and hard about all of this and either way I'm going to have a baby I was just hoping you might like to help me out with this…"

Lucas didn't say a word and Peyton's face drops "Ok, Luke. It's not a big deal. I can go to a sperm bank. I just wanted it to be someone I knew"

Peyton drops Lucas' hand and starts walking back towards the house. Lucas runs to catch up with her.

"Peyt, wait! You caught me off guard. I wasn't expecting that. I'd love to help you have a baby…"

Peyton's face fills with surprise and happiness "Really?"

Lucas hugs her "Really!"

Peyton hugs him back and 11 months later Sawyer Nathan Scott was born…

"Peyton" Lucas says snapping Peyton out of her thoughts "Dinner's ready"

"Great" Peyton says

The three eat and then Lucas takes Sawyer home for the night. Peyton relaxes with a bottle of wine. She knew the next day would be busy.