A Father's Love

Ch. 10 The Truth Is

Peyton was in her room brooding. Her dad had taken her tv, music, and computer out of her room, and the only thing she had was her art. She was sitting on her bed drawing a picture of Brooke and Lucas kissing. Her heart was breaking because she thought Lucas was different from all of the other guys.

Larry walked into her room, and she hid her drawing under her pillow. "You hungry?" he asked.

"No," Peyton answered.

He sat down on her bed, "Peyton you have to eat no matter how much you hate me."

"I don't hate you dad," she informed him.

"Oh come on Peyt all teenagers hate their parents. It is human nature," Larry suggested. He began to make himself comfortable on her bed, and she realized they were about to have yet another talk about her actions.

"Yeah, but I'm really not hungry," she just wanted him to leave so she could brood over all of her problems.

"Well if you don't want to eat how about we watch a movie?"

She gave him a confused look, "I'm grounded remember no tv."

"If you are watching it with me I can make an exception," Larry wanted to spend sometime with his daughter.

"Rule are rules dad," she said quoting one of his favorite lines. "No exceptions," she said bluntly.

"Peyton I'm trying here," he was a little frustrated.

"I understand that you have to punish me when I do something wrong, but I didn't throw that party. This isn't my fault," Peyton said hoping she could get through to him.

"Stop lying to me Peyton," Larry demanded. "If you would just admit that you did something wrong things might be easier for you," he informed her.

Peyton got up from the bed, "I didn't throw the party dad," she raised her voice.

"Peyton!" he exclaimed getting frustated too.

"You know what dad last time I checked this was my room, and you grounded me so can just leave and give me my space?" Peyton asked. She was really upset.

"Fine, but you've got to stop lying to me. This isn't good for our relationship," Larry said as he exited the room. Peyton wasn't lying, and she was upset because he wouldn't believe her. He was supposed to trust her, but he didn't. She began to think about how her dad always jumped to conclusions and realized there was a chance she was the one jumping to conclusions when it came to Brooke and Lucas. After all Brooke was a bitch.

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Nathan and Haley were walking down the beach. "This is fun," Nathan said.

"Yeah," Haley answered. Nathan wasn't convinced that she was having fun.

"What's wrong?" he stopped her from walking.

"We get to be together everyday, but Lucas and Peyton have to stay apart. I don't think that's fair because if it wasn't for them we would have never gotten together," Haley told him.

"I feel like we were always meant to be together Haley," Nathan said smiling.

She smiles, "You are such a good guy Nathan, and I am so lucky to have you in my life," she leaned in and kisssed him. "Ok so this really is fun," they continued to kiss.

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The next day at school Lucas had avoided Peyton because he didn't want to make her more upset. He figured that when she was ready to talk she would come to him, and if she never did then he was wrong about them.

Peyton was trying to find the right moment to talk to Lucas, but there never seemed to be one.

Lucas went into the gym to confront Brooke. "Hey," Lucas said.

She turned around, "Hey baby I knew you would come back for more."

"I want you to tell Peytont the truth," Lucas said sternly.

"What truth is that Luke? The fact that you love me," Brooke smiled at him.

Lucas shook his head, "I don't love you. I never did." Peyton comes into the gym looking for Lucas, but they do not see her. "Did you forget why we broke up?"

"No, how could I forget Lucas?" Brooke asked. "I was never good enough for you. I have everything any guy would die for," Brooke informed him.

"I didn't want would you had Brooke. That's why we broke up because I wouldn't sleep with you, and you slept around," Lucas sighed. "I don't want a girlfriend that can't wait for me. I want to be with someone that loves me for me not for sex. You weren't good enough for me Brooke."

"You sound like a girl. Maybe you're gay," she exclaimed. "I don't understand why you wouldn't want me."

"Because all you care about is sex, and that is not who I am," Lucas told her.

"Whatever Lucas, you'll come back to me. They always do," Brooke walked out of the gym. Lucas walked to the boy's locker room. Peyton stood in amazement at what she heard.

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Lucas hadn't seen Peyton all day, and it really hurt. He loved seeing her beautiful green eyes and perfect blonde hair. When he got home he went straight to his room. He spent most the night there thinking about Peyton.

He had fallen asleep, and when he woke up he saw that it was midnight. He then heard a tapping on his door. He got up not knowing who it could be. "Peyton," he said as he opened the door. "What are you doing here?"

"I had to see you," she said. "I missed you so much," Peyton gave him a kiss.

"I thought you were mad at me," Lucas was surprised by the kiss.

"I heard you and Brooke talking. You broke up with her because she wanted sex, and you are still a virgin," Peyton said. Lucas was a little embarrassed. He knew that most guys his age had already had sex a lot, but he had been taught that it really was supposed to mean something.

"Yeah," he said.

"I think that's sexy," she told him giving him another kiss.

"Really?"

"Yeah," she gave him another kiss. "I'm sorry for getting mad at you. I hate Brooke," she told him.

"I know me too," Lucas admitted.

"Let's promise to always talk to each other about everything," Peyton told him.

"That's a good idea," Lucas kissed her again.

"I better get going. My dad was asleep I don't want him to wake up and figure out I'm missing," Peyton gave him a kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"I can't wait," Lucas said with a smile on his face. He shut the door, and when he turned around Keith was standing in his doorway. "Dad," he said shocked by his prescense.

"Don't worry about it. This can be our little secret," Keith smiled. "She's a cutie," Keith said as he walked out of the room. Lucas smiled. He and Peyton had made up, and that was all he wanted. He really was falling for her.

When Peyton got home she wrote down things that she wanted to happen in her life. She wanted her and Lucas to be together forever, and she wanted Brooke to pay for messing with her and Lucas.

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