Chapter 10

-The next morning Peyton woke up to find Lucas looking at her, she smiled. When they had started dating Peyton had found it weird that she always woke up to Lucas staring at her, but now, she found it endearing. Lucas always woke up early yet he always stayed in bed until she woke up as well.

-"Good morning." He told her when he saw her awake.

-"Good morning, so, how did you sleep?" She asked him as he opened his arms for her and she rested her head on his chest.

-"Great. Making out with you is always so exhausting, I crashed. I slept like a baby." He smiled as she kissed his chest through the tee-shirt he was wearing.

-"That's what I'm here for." She laughed. Peyton was amazed. Her and Lucas had been dating three months and after the first week end when she had told him that she wanted to wait before having sex, Lucas had never pressured her. They would make out, and when things go too heated up, Lucas would pull back and roll off her and take her in his arms.

-The two of them stayed entangled a little longer and then Lucas became hungry.

-"I got an idea, why don't you go shower, in the meantime I'll make us breakfast. What do you think?" He looked at her.

-"I think that it's a great idea. I'll go right now, I'm starving" She said as she was about to get up, but Lucas pulled her back down on top of him.

-"Not without my good morning kiss you don't." He teased her. Peyton complied taking his face with both of her hands as she kissed him. Lucas instantly deepened the kiss.

-"num-hum, I'm hungry remember." She pulled back.

-"Well so am I", Lucas said as he took her mouth again. The two of them got carried away a little as Peyton deepened the kiss, that is, until she remembered that Luca had promised her breakfast.

-"Hum, okay. Come on. Time to get up. You promised me breakfast." She said as she got up and took Lucas' hand to make him get up as well.

-"Fine, but you owe me." He told her as Peyton went in the direction of the bathroom.

-"Hey, you're the one who promised me breakfast. You know how I get with food." She finished as she closed the door behind her.

-"Yeah. That will show me. No promise of food before a make-out session." He yelled after her as he heard the shower start. He left the room in search of the kitchen.

-Peyton exited the bathroom wearing a towel. She smiled as she smelled the odor of food coming from the kitchen. She got dressed and decided that she would do her make-up later, when Lucas was taking his shower. She left the room and went to the kitchen where she stop in the doorway to observe her boyfriend.

-Lucas was facing the oven and was whistling as he was preparing breakfast. She kept looking at him for a few more seconds before walking up to him. She circled her hands around his torso and kissed his shoulder blade through his shirt.

-"Something's smells good." She told him not releasing her hold on him.

-"Well, I made it"

-"Oh! Someone's cocky." She laughed

-"I'm not cocky, just good. Come on sit, I'll give you a plate." Peyton let go of his waist and sat at the table.

-Lucas brought her a plate of the omelet he had just made and then sat in front of her with his own plate.

-"Humm, that's delicious. I should have you here more often."

-"I cook for you all the time at my place."

-"It's not my fault you don't like my cooking." She said back.

-"Kraft dinner is not cooking"

-"Funny", Peyton laughed as her and Lucas finished their breakfast.

-After breakfast, the two of them got back to Peyton's bedroom. Lucas was about to go into the bathroom while Peyton would do her make-up.

-"You know, there is place for one more", he flirted.

-"I already took a shower." She smiled at him.

-"You can never be too clean."

-"You really are hilarious today you know. Get in the shower." She said as she went to her mirror to apply her make-up.

-"Fine, but you'll regret it later." He joked before closing the door behind him.

-Lucas got out of the bathroom to find Peyton ready and sitting on her bed. He went and sat by her.

-"So, what do we do today?" Lucas asked her.

-"Hum, I don't know. I wasn't suppose to be here this weekend remember."

-"If you want to stay in so nobody would see us together I get it, we could…"

-"No, of course not. You're here. Wait, I have an idea. There is this art show I wanted to see. I was going to go next week, but now that you're here. You could come with me."

-"Yeah, I'd love to."

-"Are you sure? I mean…."

-"I would love to. I love to watch you look at art", Lucas smiled at her

-"Okay, let's go then.", she took his hand and led him outside where they stood between the two cars.

-"We take yours or mine", Lucas asked.

-"Well yours is blocking mine, so I say we take yours. By the way, how did you get Mark to let you take his car for the weekend. He's told me so many time that his car is his most priced possession. I doubt he would just let you take it."

-"Actually, we made a deal. He lend me the car, but I have to wash it and change the oil and stuff later. I think he got the better end of the deal, but I needed the car."

-"Then, let's use it. Come on." She got into the car and Lucas closed the door behind her, She loved that even if they had been dating for 3 months already, Lucas still opened doors for her. It was really cute.

-Lucas got into the car and the two of them drove away.

-It was three hours later when the couple left the gallery.

-"So, what did you think?" Peyton asked him nervously. Lucas had seem to enjoy himself but she wasn't sure.

-"It was awesome. Some of those pieces were really great. Others I didn't really get, but it was still really cool to watch you look at them. I love how you seemed to feel something for every single one of them. It made me feel closer to you." He took her hand as they walked toward the car.

-"What, you don't feel close to me the rest of the time?" She asked him

-"Yeah, of course I do. The difference is that when I watch you draw, you're like into your own world, and as much as I like trying to figure out what your thinking. Truth is I probably never will. Don't get me wrong I love that about you. It's just today I got to see another part of you and I love that part too."

-Peyton stopped walking and turn so that she could face him. "How come you always say the right thing to me. It's like, the more we get to know each other, the deeper I fall in love with you. I didn't think that it was possible." She pushed him slightly so that his back was now on the wall of the building instead of in the middle of the street, as she kissed him.

-Lucas was surprised at first by Peyton's public display of affection, he couldn't believe that this was the same girl that was scared of telling people in Tree Hill that they were dating, but he quickly got into it and brought her closer to him as he deepened the kiss.

-They had just started kissing when they were interrupted.

-"Peyton." It was Haley's voice. Peyton froze. Lucas seem to have the same reaction as he too recognized the voice.

-Haley couldn't see who Peyton was with, she thought Peyton wasn't responding because she hadn't heard her, so she repeated herself.

-"Peyton, what are you doing here? You were suppose to be out of town right?" Haley asked.

-Peyton looked up at Lucas. There was no way out of this. She slightly turned and took Lucas' hand. Lucas looked at her quizzically, he thought that she was going to ask him to run out of there but here she was gasping his hand. Clearly the girl kept surprising him and he loved it. Peyton slowly started walking in the direction she had heard Haley with Lucas following slightly behind her.

-"Peyton, what are you… Lucas" Haley had finally realized who Peyton was with. To say that she was surprised was an understatement. Lucas was probably the last person that she had expected to see today.

-The four teen stood facing each other for a few more seconds until Nathan unfroze and hugged Lucas.

-"Lucas man, it's good to see you."

-"Yeah you too", Lucas answered keeping an eye on Peyton who was waiting for Haley to react.

-Lucas didn't know how he had expected Haley to react, but it sure as hell wasn't this way. Haley went nuts.

-"Oh my god! Tell my you guys aren't doing this again. I can't believe you would do this to Brooke, again. Didn't you guys learn anything form the last time you cheated." Haley paused.

-Lucas was too shocked to speak, all he could focus on was the growing pressure Peyton was putting on his hand as she held tighter to his hand. He knew exactly when she unclenched. He looked at her and he could see she had tears in her eyes. She let go of his hand and slowly stepped in front of Haley.

-"Screw you Haley." With that she started running in the opposite direction. Lucas was about to run after her but there was something he needed to get off his chest.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" He shouted at her before turning around and running after Peyton.