Lucas slowly opened his eyes and took in his surroundings. He glanced around the small room he was in. A hospital? He questioned himself. What is going on? Lucas tried to recall his last memory, but nothing was coming to mind. He glanced over to his right and saw Nathan asleep in a chair, and that's when everything came to him, and that's when be heard her voice in his head.

"I think I'm falling in love with you Lucas. Can't you see it? Can't you see how I am changing? I am changing for you, because of you. I want to be with you."

Her words played over and over in his mind, but he still couldn't recall how he ended up in a hospital. "Nate." Lucas said as loud as his voice would allow. "Nathan." He spoke again, but just as quiet as before. Lucas glanced over at the table next to him and picked up a pen and threw it so it hit Nathan on the arm. "Nathan!" Lucas said once again.

"Luke…Hey man!" Nathan said as he stood up after rubbing his eyes. "How are you feelin' buddy?"

Lucas closed his eyes for a moment in pain and tried to say something, but he was having trouble speaking. "What happened?" Lucas said as strong as he could.

"You had a heart attack Luke. You scared us all badly, and you have been asleep for two days!" Nathan sat back down in the chair. "Dan had some heart disease Lucas, and you have it too." Nathan looked down as he said those words.

"A heart attack?" Lucas asked, his voice as weak as before.

Nathan nodded. "Everyone is really worried about you Luke. Your mom and Keith just went to get some food and bring it back for everyone."

Lucas smiled as Nathan referred to them as his mom and Keith. Nathan had been living with them for nearly seventeen years, and he still called them by their first names. "Everyone?" Lucas finally asked as he looked around the room again, but the only person he saw was Nathan.

"Yeah, Brooke is here, and so is that girl you talk to at school…umm, Haley? Yeah she is pretty cool. A couple guys from the team stopped by yesterday as well."

"And Peyton?"

"She was here early this morning, but she doesn't like being here with your mom. She still thinks that Karen hates her, but Hey, I better go tell everyone that you're awake!" Nathan got up and began to leave. "But Luke, I am glad that you're okay."

An hour later Lucas still laid in the hospital bed. He had talked to his mom and Keith for a while before Nathan came in again wanting to visit. Lucas even got a couple minutes of conversation with Haley, but Brooke wouldn't come in. She stayed in the lobby and listened to everyone else talk about how much better Lucas had been doing, but she was afraid to go in, she was afraid of what he might say.

Lucas now laid still and stared up at the ceiling. He still hadn't completely processed everything through his mind, and he still had many unanswered questions that were driving him insane. Why did this happen now of all times? Why hadn't something like this happen to me before if I have had this heart problem my entire life? Will I ever play basketball again? Is Peyton mad at me? He tried to keep all of these things out of his mind, but he couldn't.

He heard a knock at the door and his eyes immediately jumped over to the closed door that now began to open.

"Hey..." she said as she walked in and shut the door behind her.

"Peyton." Lucas said as he smiled at her. "I was starting to wonder if you would ever come to see me."

Peyton sat down in the chair that sat next to his bed. She looked down and her hands, unsure of what to say to him. "Well, I…I was…" Peyton tried to search for the right words. "Never mind, you don't want to hear a lame excuse." She smiled over at him, but the smile quickly faded. She hated seeing him like this, his face was pale and his voice was weak.

"I'm glad you came." Lucas said as he continued to smile.

"Luke…just do me a favor." Peyton began. "Just don't talk, please. Nathan told me that the doctor said you need to rest, so please. Just don't say anything." Peyton stood up and placed a hand over his mouth.

Lucas tried to protest, but he found it difficult to talk with her hand over him like that. "But..." he tried to say, but it only came out as a muffled noise.

"Just hold me Lucas, please. I know you said that you don't want me anymore, but please, just make an exception for today." Peyton's voice hinted a bit of sadness and a single tear rolled down her face.

Lucas didn't say anything, as she had requested, so he just nodded and scooted his body over in the bed, making room for her. Peyton curled up beside him and rested her head on his chest. "Peyt…" Lucas began to say. She looked up at him and gave him a pleading glance which asked him to be quiet, but he ignored it. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said." Lucas looked down at her and everything from the night earlier that week began to come back to him. "I want to be with you too."

Immediately Peyton's eyes met with his and she smiled. Lucas loved her smile, and he loved being the one that caused it to spread across her face. He leaned down slightly and kissed her on the forehead. Lucas wrapped an arm around her waist and cherished the moment that they were spending together, knowing it wouldn't last much longer.

Thanks for to everyone who has been reviewing! I love reading what everyone thinks. Ideas are always welcome if you have a suggestion! The past few days I have been working on a few Leyton videos, which I did upload onto youtube. If anyone is interested in watching them there is a link in my profile. Thanks: )