My Fairytale Ending
Chapter 9 Good News For All
Some days are better than others. I just hope all my days are this good.
Yet another week in Tree Hill had passed and Preston had been moping around the house like a sick puppy.
Riley had been really worried about him. She wasn't sure that he would ever get over the heartbreak of losing Julie. And it broke her heart to see him so upset.
She walked downstairs holding the mail. Preston was sitting on her couch eating ice cream and watching soap operas with her three year old daughter.
"What are the two of you doing?"
"We're sad mommy," Darcy told her as she poked out her lips.
"Oh are you? Why don't you go into the bathroom and wipe you face okay?"
"Okay mommy," she stood up from the couch and turned and looked at her Uncle Preston. "Uncle Prest I'm sorry you're so sad, but things will get better. Mommy always says that."
"She's a smart kid," Riley said as she sat down next to her brother. "You need to get up and get outside. You've been moping around here for way too long."
"I like eating ice cream, and I'm really enjoying watching Phyllis and Sharon catfight all the time. It is actually nice."
"Yeah I bet," she took the ice cream away from him. "Why haven't you told Julie the truth?"
"I can't."
"Yes you can. She deserves to know that you didn't cheat on her. She deserves to know that you did what you did because you loved her with all of your heart. The two of you deserve to be together."
"Riley I don't want to talk about it. Can't we just talk about something else?"
"Fine," she handed him a piece of paper.
"What is this?"
"This is mine, Darcy's, and Sawyer's test results. We don't have HCM."
"Oh wow that's great. Did you tell mom and dad?"
"Yeah I sent them a text."
"That is good news Riles."
"Yeah I know. I was so worried, but everything is going to be okay. And everything is going to be okay with you and Julie if you tell her the truth."
"I'm not telling her the truth."
"Okay…"
Darcy comes running out of the room. "Uncle Preston, will you take me to the playground?"
Preston smiled. He loved spending time with his niece. "Sure if it is okay with your mommy."
"It is okay with me. You need to get out of the house, and I have something I have to do."
"Yay," Darcy started jumping up and down. "Thanks mommy."
"Have fun," Riley smiled. This was the perfect time for Riley to take care of something that was going to make everything better.
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Peyton was lying on the doctors table. A nurse had gotten her ready for the ultrasound. Lucas was sitting by her side holding her hand.
"Okay Mr. and Mrs. Scott would you like to know the sex of your baby?" The nurse smiled at the parent's to be.
Lucas looked at Peyton and she looked back at him. "I think I want to know. We knew with Sawyer. What do you want? Do you want to know?"
Lucas nodded his head, "I definitely want to know."
"Okay well I'll be right back." The nurse had to step out for a second.
"What do you want it to be?" Peyton asked her wonderful husband.
"I know this is so cliché but as long as he or she is healthy with five little fingers and five little toes I don't care."
"Me too," Peyton smiled. Lucas kissed her forehead.
"But I think if we had a little girl with your curly hair that would be okay with me."
"But she has to have your eyes. She would be perfect if she had your eyes."
"Okay guys sorry about that. Let's see if we are a little girl or a little boy."
Peyton and Lucas smiled. They couldn't wait to know what they were having.
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Brooke and Sawyer are at her house. She promised to keep him for the day while Lucas and Peyton went to the doctor.
Sawyer was roaming around her house when he found male boxers. "Aunt Book, are these daddy's?"
"What?"
"Daddy has some like these."
"Those aren't your daddy's. I promise."
"Then who?" He asked curiously.
"They are my friend Julian's."
"Oh…" he shrugged. "Do you love him like mama loves daddy?"
Brooke's eyes got big, "You do ask a lot of questions Mr."
"Mama says you have to ask questions to know things."
"You are too smart for a three year old."
"I'm almost four," he showed her his fingers.
She picked him up and swirled him around. "Well Mr. Sawyer for your information you are the only little boy for me."
"Am I your faverite little man?"
"You are definitely my favorite little man."
"I'm glad I got to spend the day wif you."
"I'm glad I got to spend the day with you. It was the best day I have had in a really long time."
She realized in that moment how much she loved Sawyer, and how happy he made her.
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Julie was coming out of the new dance studio she had found.
"Hi," Riley surprised her.
"Riley, what are you doing here? How did you even know that I was here?"
"I have my ways."
"My dad told you, didn't he?"
"Yeah, I guess I'm his favorite Granddaughter."
"Well it is good to see you."
"Yeah it is good to see you too. Do you think we could talk?"
"Sure," Julie smiled. "How's that girl of yours?"
"She's great. She's actually with Preston right now. Speaking of Preston…."
Julie shook her head, "No, no I don't mind talking to you Riley, but I don't want to talk about Preston."
"There is something that you should know about him."
"I don't want to hear a pity story about Preston. I don't have any pity on him." Julie started to walk away, but Riley grabbed her arm.
"Wait," she raised her voice a little. "Here," she handed her a pair of underwear.
"What is this?"
"Do they look familiar?"
"They're panties," Julie was confused.
"Yeah they're my panties. Preston gave them back to me after he used them."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Preston didn't cheat on you. These are my panties, and they are the same panties that Preston used to make you think that he was cheating on you."
Julie was confused. "I don't think I understand what you are trying to tell me."
"You told him that you wouldn't go to the dance school because you didn't want to leave him."
Things started to make sense in her mind now. It was so out of character for Preston to cheat on her. She should have known that he would never do something like that to her.
"He wanted you to go, and he thought that the only way he could get you to go is if you didn't love him anymore."
"I never stopped loving him."
"But you didn't trust him. Julie he loves you, and he did what he did because he loves you that much."
Julie had tears in her eyes.
"Sometimes the greatest part of love is sacrifice. He gave you up so you could live your dream."
Julie didn't know what to say. She felt somewhat like a fool for believing Preston. She couldn't believe she fell for it.
"I wouldn't lie to you Julie. I thought that you should finally know the truth."
"Why didn't he tell me the truth?"
"I'm not really sure. But after he lost you Julie his life went downhill. He needs you in his life. You make him happy."
"I should go."
"I can walk with you."
"I just want to be alone."
Riley sighed. She hoped that she had done the right thing. She knew that she deserved to know the truth.
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Lucas and Peyton were walking around in Baby's R Us. "You know we have a lot of things left over from when Sawyer and Darcy were born. We don't have to buy anything else."
"I want our daughter to have all the new stuff," Lucas rubbed her stomach.
"I can't believe we're having a little girl."
"I know. I told you that I didn't care what we had as long as he or she was healthy, but when that nurse told us that we were going to have a daughter I was thrilled."
"You want to know a secret?"
He nodded.
"I was hoping to have a little girl too. You know Luke it is a miracle that we are even having this child. We have been blessed with so much good things in our life. We are so lucky."
"I know. I was so relieved when Riley sent me that message that they were all fine."
"I don't know what I would have done if they would have been sick. It is hard enough with you being sick."
He held her hand and pulled her closer to him. "I'm taking care of myself this time. I promise you that."
"You better. I don't want to live in a world without you Lucas Scott."
"And you're not going to have too." They kissed. "We're gonna live happily ever after forever."
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Later that night Preston had gone to the river court to think. Riley had been begging him to get out of the house, and he decided to do just that. He needed to be alone, and he needed to think.
"Hi," Julie said as she walked onto the court.
"Julie…." He remembered to keep his distance.
"How's life?" She was trying to make small talk and this took him by surprise.
"Um it's been better, but I'm taking it day by day."
"That's really all you can do."
"Yeah," he still didn't understand why she was there and trying to talk to him.
"I thought that we could get something to eat or something. Are you hungry?"
He squints, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah well I got hungry. I knew that you used to like to eat. I figured that you still liked to eat."
He smiled because he wasn't sure what was going on. "Yeah I still like to eat."
"Good," she was taking things slow.
"What are we doing Julie? I thought you were supposed to hate me."
"I don't hate you Preston. And as for us we're just grabbing something to eat together as friends."
"Friends?" he was a little disappointed, but he would take it. He would take anytime he got to spend with her. "Being friends sounds good to me. What changed your mind?"
"I just thought you could use a friend, and I thought I could be that friend."
He smiled. Maybe things were going to get better for him.
Julie thought the same thing. And she had decided not to tell him that she knew about his lie. He didn't want her to know, and she wasn't going to tell him that she knew.
Here is chapter 9. A lot of you had said that you wanted Riley to tell Julie the truth and help her brother, and that was kind of my plan, and since you guys thought it was a good idea that's how I wanted it to be revealed.
I wanted to let you guys know that this story is far from over. I thought that it would end by chapter 10, but it isn't even close. At least right now it isn't. I hope you guys stay interesting and keep reviewing because I love all the reviews. They are what keeps me going.
Thanks again and please let me know what you think.
