Peyton tapped her foot on the floor, making a quiet tapping sound that wasn't really echoed in her art classroom seeing as she had this class with all the little freshman who didn't take art class seriously and were just taking it as a bullshit class, as she stared up at the clock. She had five minutes before she was going to meet Rachel in the library, and then go hang out before Tric. She smiled at the thought of the red head. She couldn't believe the last couple of weeks. She would have never guessed a month ago she would be broken up with Brooke and have a new girlfriend who she was quite possibly falling in love with. In love. Hardcore in love. She didn't think she was quite in love with her new red headed girlfriend, but she was definitely very close.
The blonde glanced back up at the whiteboard where her teacher had written down the moral of this week's project. Her teacher was trying to teach the class morals about their artwork and how it was related into their lives. About three students in the entire class really got what he was trying to teach. On the board, written in fine cursive was, "You're World". Many of the students had drawn earth, as a result to be funny, and others had drawn stick figures of their families. Peyton casually looked back down at her drawing. It was a dark picture showing her breakup between Brooke and her father leaving and her mother and Ellie dying, and then in the middle was Rachel. Unlike the rest of her picture, it was light and bold.
Peyton smiled, realizing how much Rachel had affected her life. Without her, Peyton wouldn't have moved on from her breakup with Brooke. She'd probably still be in her room with Haley and Nathan trying to put her back together, but with Rachel she was back together in seconds. She twisted her pen in her hands before looking up at the clock. She had about a minute left before she would skip down the hallway and see her love. Peyton giggled a little at the thought of her skipping down a hallway. Something she would never do.
With her bag in her hand, the bell rang and Peyton got up from her seat and headed out the door with a smile on her face. She placed her artwork in her folder and stuffed it into her bag as she walked down the hallway. She managed to make it to the library in about thirty seconds seeing as the art classroom was only a small walk from the library.
Peyton set her bag down on one of the very ugly tables and she sung Suspension by Mae in her head, "Say anything, but say what you mean, when you whisper you want this, your eyes tell the same. We are gaining speed, I can barely breathe. Cause I'm caught in suspension." Her head did a little head bob as she pretended to look at books along the bookshelves. That was, until she heard a too familiar voice from behind her, Brooke.
"Peyton."
The blonde turned around to meet eye's with her ex girlfriend slash ex best friend. Peyton crossed her arms, "What do you want, Brooke?"
"Now that's not a nice way to greet you're bestest friend in the whole wide world, is it?" Brooke said, pouting, walking towards Peyton.
"We're not best friends anymore, Brooke. I think you kind of made that clear when you dumped me, and then abandoned me for Lucas." Peyton said, staring hatefully at Brooke.
"Come on, P. Sawyer, you know that's not true. You know I've missed you," Brooke said, standing close, rather too close for Peyton's taste, and leaning her arm against the bookshelf behind Peyton, almost trapping her in. "And I know you're missed me too. You couldn't have gotten over me that easily."
"You're right, Brooke." Peyton said.
"Of course, I am, I know you too well, Blondie." Brooke said, her head leaning in.
Peyton started to speak before Brooke could lean in, "No. I mean, you're right. It wasn't easy getting over you." Brooke backed her head up a little bit. "You were my best friend for years, Brooke. You helped me through everything. When we dated, I thought it just made us stronger. I was in love with you, Brooke. There was no way getting over you was easy, but I did it, and I'm with Rachel now. I don't miss you anymore because I see how self-centered you always were, just the way you're talking to me right now disgusts me. I'm glad you broke up with me, Brooke, because if you hadn't I wouldn't be with Rachel."
Peyton turned out of the almost-hold of Brooke and walked around a table, and went to grab her stuff, but when she turned around Brooke was standing there, backing her against the table.
"Rachel? Come on. I am SO much better than her. I know you want me, Peyton. You always have." Brooke said.
"No, Brooke. I love Rachel now, not you. You have Lucas, you remember? The man of left me for," Peyton said, trying to leave Brooke, but Brooke trapped her by grabbing the table with both hands, crushing them together.
"Brooke." Peyton said, irritated. That's when Brooke let go of the table and brought her hands up to Peyton's head and brought their lips together. For a moment, Peyton remembered how happy she was with Brooke, but then she pushed Brooke back, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Rachel's face in entrance of the library. She saw the hurt in Rachel's eyes, and watched her as her red hair flashed away.
Peyton turned back to Brooke and screamed, "What the hell?! I love Rachel! NOT YOU! Stay away from me!" She grabbed her stuff and ran after Rachel. She exited the library and looked around for Rachel and saw her red hair turn a corner. Peyton ran after her, screaming her name, but if Rachel heard her, she wasn't turning around for her.
Rachel pushed open the school's doors, and started out towards her car. How could Peyton do that? After everything, she was still in love with Brooke. She had kissed her.
"Rachel, please stop!" Peyton screamed as she finally caught up with the red head, touching her shoulder and turning her around, and Peyton stopped and saw how Rachel was crying. It almost made her cry just seeing how hard Rachel had been crying.
"WHY?!" Rachel said, "So you can tell me about how you're really not over Brooke? So you can tell me you're getting back together with her? So you can tell me how you're SO sorry, but you're heart is really with her?!" Rachel started to turn back around, but Peyton stopped her.
"No, so how I can tell you that meant nothing!" Peyton said.
"Yeah, like I haven't heard that one before," Rachel said, turning around, but before Peyton could stop her again she turned around and screamed, "Just leave me alone, Peyton. Have a happy life with Brooke."
Tears started to pour down Peyton's face as she watched Rachel get into her car and drive off. Suddenly, Peyton's knees went weak and she fell to the ground in a sobbing mess. She watched Rachel's car stop and the stop sign and she whispered, "But I love you."
Unforchantly, Rachel couldn't hear it, and she drove off.
TSL
"You're pregnant?" Nathan said. Haley hadn't told anyone until this exact moment that she was pregnant. She hadn't been even sure herself until last night when she secretly went to the doctor's. Nathan's face was blank for a couple seconds.
"Um, yeah," Haley said, scared of Nathan's reaction.
Nathan's face continued to stay blank until a thought came through his head. I'm going to be a father. Then a wave of happiness coursed through his body and a smile erupted on his face. "You're going to have a baby? We're going to have a baby?" Before Haley could react, Nathan scooped her up into his arms and gave her a giant hug. "That's amazing!"
Haley grinned. She had been so worried Nathan was going to take it badly. "You're happy?"
"Of course I'm happy!" Nathan said, "We're going to have a family!"
Nathan and Haley shared a kiss before they heard a knock at the door. "I'll get it," Haley said before Nathan began to jump around chanting happily, "I'm going to be a father! I'm going to be a father!"
Haley laughed as she opened the door, but her smile faded at the sight. Peyton was outside her door, tears pouring down her face.
"Sorry if I'm interrupting something," Peyton snuffed, she had heard happy yelling, but couldn't tell what it was about.
"Oh, sweetie, no. What's wrong?" Haley said, pulling her into the apartment.
"I think I just got broken up with," Peyton sobbed, sitting down on the couch. Haley sat next to her.
"You think?"
"After school I was supposed to meet Rachel in the library so we could hang out and get ready for Tric together, but when I got there Brooke was there. She was trying to tell me about how much I miss her and how I wasn't over her and I didn't like Rachel, which I do. I really really do, Haley. I don't miss Brooke anymore and I don't want to be back with Brooke, but Brooke didn't believe me, and she practically trapped me and kissed me. I pushed her away, Haley, but Rachel didn't see that. She just saw Brooke kiss me and then ran away. I ran after her, but she got it into her head that I was going to break up with her for Brooke so she said, "I hope you have a happy life with Brooke." And drove off." Peyton sobbed, holding onto Haley, "I love Rachel, Haley. I do. I want to be with her."
"Oh, Peyton, I know you do." Haley said, hugging her friend. "Did you tell her Brooke forced the kiss?"
"No, she drove off and told me to leave her alone before I could."
That's when Nathan came back into the room jumping up and down screaming happily, and then he saw Peyton sobbing and stopped. Peyton looked at him funny, while attempting to stop crying she looked back at Haley. "Okay, seriously. What did I interrupt?"
Haley grinned, "I'm pregnant."
Peyton's eyes grew wide. "Are you serious?"
Haley nodded.
"Oh my god, Haley, that's great!" Peyton said, laughing.
"I know!" Nathan screamed, and Peyton and Haley laughed, then he sat next to Peyton. "What's wrong with you."
"I just got broken up with." Peyton said, and began to sob again, then stood up. "I should go… this is a happy moment for you."
"Peyton- no, stay."
"No, it's really okay. I need to get ready for Tric anyway."
Haley and Nathan watched as Peyton ran through the door and out to her car.
"Well that sucks," Nathan said, and Haley hit him.
TSL
Rachel sat on her couch. She had opened her emergency break up ice cream. Cookie Dough flavored. She couldn't believe Peyton wanted Brooke back. She had seen them kissing! Tears began to flow down her cheeks again before she heard a knock at the door. She set her remote down and placed the ice cream and spoon down as she walked to the door. If it was another salesperson-
She opened the door to see a very sad looking Peyton. She was about to close the door, because she couldn't look at her without crying, when Peyton began to speak.
"Rachel, please. Just hear what I have to say and then you can shut the door, slam the door, hell, you can hit me if you want." Peyton said.
Rachel just stood there mainly because she didn't know what to say and if she did she knew her voice would crack and Peyton would know she had been crying. Little did she know Peyton could already tell from her tear-stained cheeks.
"I don't want to be with Brooke. I want to be with you. You're the only person I want to be with," Peyton said, assuming the silence and the non-slamming of the door was a signal to speak. "That kiss really meant nothing. Maybe it meant something to her because she was the one to kiss me, but only because she basically trapped me in. She was telling me about how I really didn't love you and about how I loved and missed her and I was telling her it was bullshit because it is."
Rachel couldn't speak. How did she know she was telling the truth?
Peyton stood there as she felt a raindrop pour down. She continued to stare at Rachel as she realized something. Something she hadn't been sure of until that exact moment. In the moment of getting her back or loosing her forever, she realized just how much Rachel Gattina meant to her. She looked back up to the sky as the rain began to pour down. In a matter of seconds, Peyton was wet down to the bone.
She looked back to Rachel and said, "I'll stand out here in the pouring rain forever for you, Rachel. I don't love Brooke anymore. I don't want to be with her. Why would I want to be with her when I have you I could be with? You're the one for me, Rachel, and you can doubt that all you want but it's true."
Rachel was about to say something about Peyton coming inside cause her insides were bursting with happiness and she didn't want Peyton to get sick, but Peyton cut her off.
"I'm in love with you, Rachel. Really in love with you. More in love with you than I ever thought I could be with anyone," Peyton declared. Her blonde curls now wet and dripping off her shoulders, her jeans were now sticking to her legs and her white t-shirt was slightly see though by this time.
Rachel grinned and stepped outside into the rain and wrapped her arms around Peyton's neck and brought their lips together in a heated kiss. Peyton's wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist as they're lips broke apart for a split second when Rachel whispered huskily, "I'm in love with you, too."
Peyton's blue eyes looked into Rachel's chocolate ones and she grinned, and brought their lips together again. Peyton picked Rachel up and twirled them around before breaking apart they're lips. They leant their heads together.
"I'm sorry for doubting you," Rachel said.
"I'm sorry for giving you a reason too," Peyton said.
Rachel pressed their lips together again before taking Peyton's hand and pulling her inside her warm, and not wet, house.
"You still have three hours before you have to be at Tric," Rachel said, "Do want a towel to dry off with, and you can borrow some of my clothes."
"Sure, and thanks," Peyton said, kissing Rachel's cheek, so glad to have her back. Rachel giggled, and kissed Peyton.
After blow drying their hair and getting redressed. Peyton in a black tank top and blue jeans, and Rachel in a low cut red long sleeved shirt with a jean skirt, they were sitting on Rachel's couch watching a movie. They still had two and a half hours to kill.
Rachel was sitting with Peyton's leg slung over her with her arms wrapped protectively around her, almost as if she was scared to let her go, and Peyton had one arms around Rachel and one hand in Rachel's.
Peyton kissed Rachel on the cheek. Rachel, grinning, asked, "What was that for?"
"I'm just so glad you took me back." Peyton said. "Because I'm so in love with you."
Rachel smiled and brought their lips together, but were interrupted when they heard a knock on the door. Rachel groaned as she got up to answer the door, but when she opened it she saw Nathan.
"Listen, Rachel, you have to take Peyton back-" he started. Rachel tried to tell him she already had, but he cut her off, "she really does love you and she doesn't want to be with Brooke. You have to believe that."
"Rachel," Peyton's voice rang through the house, "Who is it?"
Nathan looked confused as he heard her voice, and watched as Peyton walked up from behind Rachel.
"I kind of already have," Rachel told Nathan, slightly giggling.
Nathan blushed, "Right. Anyways, carry on. Go make out, or do whatever you were doing before I arrived." And he turned around.
Peyton and Rachel began to giggle, but Peyton ran after him.
"Nathan!"
He turned around and watched Peyton run up to him and give him a hug, "Thank you for looking out for me."
"No problem."
"And congratulations on being a father."
Nathan grinned, "Thanks. We're really excited."
Peyton smiled and turned around, running back to Rachel. They shared a small kiss before going back inside the house.
"Peyton, are you really in love with me?" Rachel asked when she shut the door.
"Yes," Peyton said, getting a confused look on her face, "Of course I am."
Rachel grinned slyly, taking Peyton by the shirt and whispering into her ear. "Show me."
Peyton grinned and leaned in.
A/N: Ha. Back together. I'm SOOO sorry that took so long. My computer's monitor crashed and I haven't been able to write up a chapter on a computer and save it lately, but I should be getting another one very soon so you'll get more chapters soon hopefully. Thank you for staying faithful to this story. I have high hopes for it.