Chapter Six: An Early Return
2 1/2 Months Later
Lucas woke up, and saw Peyton laying next to him. This had been they're routine for the month or so. Once Lucas was able to set aside, his feelings for Brooke. He was fully able to let Peyton in, and let her heal his heart. He threw his arm gently around her body, pulling her closer to him. He felt safe, like nothing and no one could take this away from him.
He laid there like that for another half an hour, when he thought he heard a knock on the door. Which was weird, cause Nathan doesn't knock, and Haley hasn't really been around since she came back. He was about to get up, when he heard footsteps in the hallway. He just assumed that it was Nathan.
"Peyton can I just say, California, was great, but I sure did miss you," Brooke said, beginning to enter Peyton's room.
She turned around the corner, and saw Lucas and Peyton, in bed, together. She didn't know wether to cry, or scream. She dropped the bag she was carrying, and fell to the floor. Tears streaming down her beautifully tanned face. Lucas felt a sliver of pain shoot threw his heart. He was still very confused, and Brooke being back so soon only made everything much more complicated.
"Brooke, it's not," Lucas tried to spit out, but Brooke enterupted him.
"It is what it looks like Lucas, it looks like I left for two and a half months, to find you in bed with my best friend," Brooke said scrabbling to her feet.
"Brooke, wait," Peyton screamed, still groogy from waking up.
Peyton looked at Lucas, who looked not only confused but terrified. Maybe he wasn't in love with her, like he had made her believed. Maybe he was just playing the both of them.
"You wait here, I'll talk to her," Peyton said, scrabbling out of bed and running downstairs.
Brooke, had almost reached her car, when Peyton finally caught up to her.
"Brooke, it's really not exactly what it looks like," Peyton said, grabbing her arm to stop her.
"Yeah, umm, because you to wouldn't do that to me, oh wait you already did," Brooke said trying to push past her grip.
"Brooke, I've had alot of trouble these past couple of months, Luke was only watching over me," Peyton said.
"Even if that was true, why the hell was he wide awake, all snuggled up with you," Brooke said, in full fled tears now.
"I don't know, I was asleep," Peyton said.
Lucas was running out the front door.
"Brooke, please let me explain," Lucas pleaded with her.
Both girls looked at him, both clearly pissed, and very confused.
"I don't know what the hell I'm doing anymore," Lucas said.
"Oh, thats your big explaintion," Brooke said.
"Yeah, Luke, that doesn't help anyone," Peyton said.
Lucas wasn't exactly sure when Peyton had turned against him, but if he didn't figure it out soon he was sure to lose both of them.
"Look, I'm just as confused as both of you," Lucas said.
"Well, doesn't that make me feel all warm and toasty," Brooke said, while rolling her eyes.
"If it makes you feel better, your the one that said you didn't want to be with me," Lucas said.
"No, I did not, I said I couldn't deal with it," Brooke said.
"Like theres a difference," Lucas said.
Both girls looked at him, and then at each other. Brooke signaled for Peyton to get in the car, they drove off leaving Lucas in the dust. He wasn't sure how, but he had to fix whatever he broke, and he had to finally pick one.
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