And again .. A special thanks to 'Kellyyy' For helping me with this chapter ;) you have been really sweet !

Still don't own One tree hill ;(

He didn't really know how he came in there but he sure as hell didn't like it. He was perfectly fine, just feeling miserable and being a mess. But no, his family had to get him in that stupid group. He just wanted to go home and just feel numb.

'And now I want you guys to tell me something about yourself.' The leader said. 'Let's start with you.' She pointed towards Lucas.

'Me…?' Lucas asked her.

'Yes you .' The lady replied.

'What do you want to know?'

'Just tell me stuff about yourself. Like, what is your name, your age, why are you here?' The woman replied seriously.

' Hi, my name is Lucas Scott. I am 28 years old. I am here because I lost my wife, Lindsey.' Lucas replied sadly.

'Well… How did you lose her?'

'She died in a car accident.' Lucas said with tears in his eyes.

'Where were you when that happened?'

'I was in LA for work, I am a writer. She was pregnant.' He finally let the tears fall.

The lady gave him a tissue-box, which he took. He blew his nose and started talking again. He was so embarrassed, he was crying in front of strangers.

'She was 6 months pregnant. We were going to have a little son.' The tears kept falling. 'She called me that night. About the doctor's appointment of the next day. And she said she missed me. Then I was talking to her about that I was going to take an early flight. And that I missed her too. We said the usual 'I love you's' and then we hung up. Later that night I got a call from the hospital of Carolina saying that my wife and son were both dead. That she died immediately after the crash, that they couldn't help her or our little boy. So since then I haven't really been myself.' He ended his story. When he looked around he saw all the people cry or look at him with sad eyes. He felt better, much better. He felt like there was an enormous weight lifted of his shoulders. The woman looked at him. There was something about her that just made him open himself up and say all of those things. The woman cleared her throat.

'Ok. Thank you so much Lucas. For telling us this stuff. And for being honest. What about you?' The woman said to a blonde girl in the corner of the room.

When Lucas looked at her he couldn't help himself to think that she was pretty, no not pretty. Beautiful. She had the cutest blonde curls he had ever seen and when she looked up he noticed that she had the most beautiful green eyes. She had an adorable face and even though she looked unhappy she still made him smile a little.

'Me? I am Peyton Sawyer.' Peyton replied.

'Ok Peyton, tell us some more about yourself. Just like Lucas did.'

Oh no. Now she was the one who had to tell her sob-story. She really didn't want to! She wanted to keep her story to herself, not tell it to a bunch of strangers! Although that Lucas guy seemed very nice. He was also very handsome. If she tried hard she could see the color of his eyes and she had to admit that even Jake hadn't had such beautiful eyes. Lucas' eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue. Like she was looking at the sky in his eyes. She also felt very sorry for Lucas because he was going to become a father, that is something you can be very excited about! But then he lost them both. His wife and his kid. He lost two people at one time. Her thoughts got interrupted.

'Peyton?' The lady said.

'Oh... Yes?' Peyton replied.

'Tell us your story.'

'Damn you Brooke.' Peyton cursed under her breath. 'Well, I am Peyton Sawyer. I am 28 years old and lost my husband to cancer 3 years ago.' Peyton said.

'How did you feel when that happened?' The lady asked her.

'Well... Let's see, I was so happy I started dancing on the table! ' Peyton replied sarcastically.

'No... You get me wrong! How did you react? How did you grieve?' The lady asked.

'I kind of build walls around myself and never really give in to emotional stuff. So I kinda live an easy life, you know?'

The lady nodded.

'Can I ask you what your name is?' Peyton asked her.

'Of course ! My name is Kristen.' The lady answered with a smile.

Peyton nodded.

'But Peyton... Don't get me wrong! But could you please tell us your story the same way Lucas did it? Because afterwards you will be feeling so much better! I promise you.'

Okay. Here we go. She thought to herself.

'4 years ago my husband and I got he news he had lung cancer. We tried everything we could! He had surgery and Chemo. But in the end nothing seemed to work, you know?' Peyton asked with tears in her voice.

Kirsten nodded and smiled encouragingly .

'He got weaker and he asked me to turn the machines off. He wanted to die. I know he didn't want to leave me but he was in pain and he was sick. So I did what he asked me. And I just feel incredibly guilty about it! And I just keep thinking I am a bad person for doing those things to my own husband.'

'You didn't do anything wrong! You helped your husband. He would probably thank you for respecting his last wish.' Kirsten said.

'Thank you.' Peyton said. There was a huge weight lifted of her shoulders and the fact that Kirsten thought she wasn't a bad person just made her feel better.

'You are welcome Peyton.' Kirsten said. 'Who is helping you through?'

'My best friend Brooke, and her husband Julian. They are really helpful! I don't know what I would have done without them.'

'And you Lucas? Who helped you through?'

'Well… My brother Nathan and my sister-in-law Haley and their son Jamie.'

'Can I ask you Lucas, how did you meet Lindsey? That was her name, right?'

'Yes, she was my editor, she just became my friend and then we decided to date and afterwards we married and kids used to be the next thing. But it never happened ' Lucas said sadly.

'But it wasn't love on first sight?'

'No. It became love.' Lucas said while watching Peyton. He wanted to get to know her. He just had to. There was this thing about Peyton. She didn't try to look good in front of people, she was just herself. And Lucas thought that was an important thing to do. And that was also what he wanted in a girl; the "so-what-I-am-different" attitude.

'And you Peyton? Tell us about your husband. What was his name?'

'Jake.' Peyton said. It was the first time she said his name out loud in almost 3 years. But she just kinda let it slip because she was looking at the gorgeous blonde man. Lucas, oh how she wanted to say his name out loud. She just had a feeling that she had to get to know him! She forgot about pain when she looked at those beautiful blue eyes of him. She snapped out of it and started to tell her story. 'Jake was my best friend since High school, I kinda fell in love with him after a year or so. I lost everything to him. My first kiss, my first crush, my first 'LOVE', my virginity. He was also the first real friend I had.'

'So also no love on first sight?'

'No... I fell in love after a year or so.' Peyton replied.

'Okay… And were you guys strong as a couple?'

'How do you mean?'

'Well… Were you a couple that had many fights or not?'

'We were not that strong.' Peyton said while she looked at Lucas, he looked back at her and she began to blush.

'What was the problem?' Kirsten said while she watched the two blondes look at each other. There was an obvious attraction between the two of them.

'Well, he wanted kids. Like a year in our marriage and I wanted to wait. I love kids, but I just felt like I wasn't ready for them. So we had many fights about that.' Peyton said.

'Do you still think that was the right decision?'

'I don't know... Maybe.'

'Would you want kids now?'

'Yes , I want a baby. But now it is too late.' Peyton said while tears were rolling down her cheeks.

'Oh Peyton, you are still so young! The right guy will come along.'

When Kristen said that her eyes immediately went to Lucas.

'And you Lucas ? Were you and Lindsey a good couple ?'

'Yeah. We were, but she was more focused on work than on us.'

'Was that hard on you?'

'Yes, but it also gave us time apart when we needed it. I mean, sometimes it was hard to be apart but other times it was perfect, like we just didn't need each other for a while. Show the other one you can be on your own, you know?'

'Yes I know what you mean. Oh, look at the time. It is time to discuss what we are going to prepare for next week. You guys get an assignment for next week: do something nice with your partner. And have fun. I was thinking, Chase and Owen. Millicent and Mouth. Lucas and Peyton.'

When Kristen said his name something inside Peyton just snapped. She wanted to reach out and hug Kristen and afterwards dance! Lucas and Peyton has a nice ring to it. So she walked towards the gorgeous man in the back of the room and made small talk. Never had she thought that his eyes were going to be so beautiful. Actually she liked Lucas very much. She couldn't help herself from being happy. And for a moment she completely forgot who Jake was. And it was like Lucas was the only person in the world that mattered.

Maybe therapy isn't that bad!

Ok.. Here is chapter 3 ;) I hope you enjoyed .. And let me know what you think , Thanks for reading !