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"But who was the guy?"
"I don't know man, but they seemed to know each other pretty well."
"But instead of asking Peyton who he was, you get drunk and decide to tell her you hate her? What the hell man."
"UHH!! I don't know, man. It's all so confusing. I just don't kno--" Just then they hear another knock at the door. They were both assuming it was Haley. Who else could it possibly be? Lucas gets up and answers the door, and there she was, the love of his life.
"OK, so you two obviously need to talk, so I'm outta here. Bye Luke, bye Peyton." Nathan got out of that house as fast as he could, he wasn't sure what was going to happen next, and he didn't want to stick around to find out.
"Lucas..."
"Peyton I--" He was cut off when she held up her hand. He had said plenty last night and she couldn't take hearing it all again. He looked at her and realized she actually thought that he was going to say those words again. "I'm sorry!" he finished. Hearing that statement, Peyton's head popped up and she was completely shocked. Her shock and confusion quickly turned into anger.
"You're sorry?! You tell me you hate me and that I ruined your life, and all you can say is that you're sorry?" It was, but there was so much more that he wanted to say and all of it could be summed up in three words, I Love You. Lucas pushed those thoughts out of his mind and spoke again.
"Peyton, please, I was drunk and I didn't know what I was saying, I don't hate you, you must know what by now!"
Peyton's expression didn't soften any with his words, in fact she was angrier than ever. "No Lucas, I don't know that. But let's think, what have you done lately to make me think that?" She said as she mocked deep thought. "Could it be that you kissed me and then proposed to Lindsey? Or maybe the fact that you said 'I do' to her right in front of me, or what about--" But she didn't get to finish, because Lucas had started to speak his voice thick with anger.
"Well what about you, huh?" He tried to be calm, but she always had a way of infuriating him in the most loveable way. "You told me you loved me, and the next thing I know you're making out with Chase in front of everyone, and don't even get me started on the guy I saw you with yesterday!" Lucas immediately regretted that statement when he saw the look in Peyton's eyes. She looked hurt, sad, and angry, most definetly angry.
"You cannot seriously be bringing up Chase? News flash Luke, I kissed him at your engagement party! And it didn't mean anything. He, unlike you, saw how much I was hurting and kissed me to try and make you jealous. Is that what you wanted to hear, huh? That I couldn't even enjoy myself with a sweet, fun, and caring guy like Chase because I was so sick with the fact that you were marrying another woman?"
"Peyton I--"
"No! I'm not done. You act like I wanted Lindsey to leave you! So maybe I wanted to be with you, but all I ever cared about was your happiness! I just wanted you to be with the woman you loved, so I stayed away. It's not my fault she left Luke, it's not! And I'm not going to allow you to blame me anymore!" She was sobbing uncontrollably now and she knew that she had to get away from him.
Lucas ouldn't stand seeing her like this, so he reached out to wipe away her tears. As soon as he got close to her, she yanked away so fast he didn't even know what hit him. "No Luke, you don't ever get to touch me again! Not ever!" With that she turns away from him and begins to leave the house. She stops with her and hand on the door knob. "And by the way, the guy you saw me with yesterday was Derek!" And with that she slammed the door shut. Lucas went back to looking at himself in the mirror. He didn't think it was possible before but he actually felt even worse.
Peyton gets into her car and drives home, hoping her best friend was there. When she walked through the door and into the kitchen she saw a note from Brooke on the table, it said: P., HUGE Macy's meeting today. Me and Angie will be home pretty late. Love Ya, Brooke. "Great." Peyton thought, "Now my best friend isn't even home who am I supposed to talk to?" And then it hits her. "Of course, Haley!"
HALEY AND NATHAN'S HOUSE
"Peyton, what are you doing here?" Haley asks as she lets Peyton into her house. Peyton immediately sits down at the kitchen counter leaving the back door wide open, but neither of them seem to notice. Not able to hold back her tears through the entire thing, Peyton relays the entire story of what just happened between she and Lucas to Haley.
"And you know what the worst part is?" Peyton says a few hours later finally able to control her sobs, "I still love him, with all of my heart! He told me a long time ago that you can't help who you love, and he was right. But I hate him at the same time! I hate the fact that one look from him still makes me go weak at the knees, I hate that he can still see right through to my soul, and most of all I hate that I keep letting him in deep enough for him to break my heart! God why am I such an idiot?" She begins to cry again and Haley has no clue how to help her friend. But she tries by holding her tight and whispering comforting words to her every so often.
I'm moving in reverse, under your mighty curse
I hate myself for loving you.
I turn my head away, but my heart will remain
'Till the day I learn you're no good for me
They were both so wrapped up at that moment that they didn't notice someone was standing outside the door listening to every word they said. It was Lucas, he was so confused about what had happened between he and Peyton that he thought the best person to talk to would be Haley. "Great minds think alike, I guess" He thought as he listened to Peyton's confession.
After a fewmore minutes of listening to Peyton's sobbing, Lucas couldn't stand it anymore. He clears his throat loudly and both Peyton and Haley turn to face him. "I'm gonna go." Peyton says and she grabs her purse unable to Lucas in the eyes because she know she'll just break down again.
"Lucas Eugene Scott!" Haley screams as she slaps Lucas across the arm. "What were you thinking? I mean it's one thing to kiss her while you're dating Lindsey, and act like there was nothing wrong, but then to scrutinize Peyton for kissing another man when you two aren't even together? I mean come on!"
"Hales I know, I know. I didn't mean to say it, it's just she wasn't accepting my apology and it made me so mad I guess I--"
"So you thought the best thing to do was to piss her off even more? Smooth Scott, real smooth!"
"I don't know what to do Hales. She was always such a huge part of my life, how am I supposed to let this go? I want her in my life, no I need her in my life."
"You still lover her don't you?"
" I-I gotta go" Lucas says clearly avoiding the question. He stands up and with a quick goodbye he's out the door.
"Well I guess I have my answer then." Haley smiles to herself. They were both so in love with eacother, now all she had to do is make sure they each knew how the other person felt before it was too late. Lucas and Peyton were meant to be together, that much was clear. Now it was up to her, and maybe Brooke and Nathan if they would help, to get them together.
And chapter four is done. Sorry if Haley and Lucas's conversation seems a little rushed I just didn't want to make a mistake with how they talk to eachother. Their conversations are like hardest to write for me. But once again tell me what you think
I need your help on things such as: Should Derek be back for good? Leyton or not? Any love interests for either you want in here? How should they get back together if they do? R&R, tell me what you think!
Up Next: What's Haley's Plan? Will there ever be another Leyton?
And the lyrics in this were from the song "No good" by Kate Voegele aka Mia.
