I will not cry, this time when things go bad

Peyton was sitting in her room looking at her drawings on the wall it has been three weeks since she has been home her dad needs to talk to her but she is afraid of what he has to say. She knows something is wrong because he is talking Jake first. Peyton sneaks down and sits on the stairs to listen to their conversation.

Larry began the conversation "Jake listen I have to leave my job is having some problems I will be gone for about a year I need you to take care of my daughter." "Mr. Sawyer how are you going to tell Peyton I mean she is going to cry do you know how she feels when you leave she use to run to my house and cry because you were gone and what about Brooke?" Jake said trying to stay calm. Peyton ran back up the stairs and stared at her drawings thinking 'I will not cry not this time I will not let my heart break from this. How do I tell Brooke this she is going to be heart broken.'

Jake walked up to Peyton and his room to get her so her dad could tell her what is going on. Peyton doesn't move she looks at Jake and whispers "I already know how can he do this to me I love him he is my daddy." Jake wrapped his arms around his girlfriend and says "He loves you to its just his job is having problems he doesn't want to go but he has to." With that Jake walked out of their room and down stairs leaving Peyton to look at her drawings a single tear slid down her face. Larry Sawyer was standing in Peyton's doorway listening to her and Jake's conversation he spoke up "Peyton are you okay? I didn't mean to upset you; I didn't know you were sitting there." Peyton didn't look at him she just whispered "Daddy you don't understand I got shot and was in a hospital that whole time I was thinking about you, knowing that you were out at sea and doing what you loved to make me happy."

Brooke was walking with Luke down the street to the River Court when her cell phone started singing Party like a Rockstar (Peyton's ring tone). "Peyt what's wrong? I thought you were with Jake." Brooke said looking at Luke "Brooke my dad is leaving to go back out to sea because needs him. What about my needs I need him here I was shot and in the hospital." Peyton ended up crying. Lucas looked at Brooke and she was in tears "Cheery what's wrong? Come on please tell me what's wrong." Brooke fell to the ground with a thud. "Luke Peyton's dad is going back out to sea. I have to get to her house." She finished what she was saying and took off running. "Brooke, baby wait let me drive you it will be faster come on please." He said running after her.

"Peyton are you in here talk to me please its me Brooke, come out of the closet." She walked into Peyton's room looking at the closed closet door,.

"Brooke I can't come out my dad hurt me. He doesn't understand what I am going though, when he leaves it is going to hurt so badly." Peyton said behind the closed doors.

"Fine move I am coming in so unlock the door." Brooke moved closer to the door she heard it unlock "Brooke, why can't I understand why he is leaving so soon. I mean I know he has a job but still he could have said his daughter just got out of the hospital but now he is just packing up and leaving me." Peyton cried even harder, Brooke grabbed her and pulled her into a hug.

Jake and Luke were sitting down stairs waiting for Brooke and Peyton to come down they did not want to push them out and into talking to them. Luke called Haley and Nathan to have them come over because Nathan went out with Peyton before her and Jake got together. Haley busted through the door and asked where they were Luke pointed up stairs and said her closet. Haley ran up the stairs when she reached Peyton's room she said "Peyt, Brooke are you guys okay its Haley please let me in the closet I wanna help." Haley finished and heard the door unlock then open.

Nathan looked at Jake and asked him what was going on Jake and Luke filled him in his eyes got wide and he looked like he was going to punch something but he held it in he just looked at his brother, he sat on the ground thinking 'Why didn't she call me, I would have been here for her in a matter of seconds.' Nathan stared at the fireplace as he thought Lucas and Jake sat in silence as they all waited for them to come down the stairs to be with them.

"So Peyton are you ready to go down stairs or do we have to send Jake up here into the closet?" Brooke and Haley looked at her; Peyton shook her head yes she walked out of the closet and out of her room with Haley and Brooke behind her. They walked down the stairs to the living room where the boys were sitting talking Haley walked up behind Nathan and hugged him, he turned around and gave her a kiss after that he went and gave Peyton a hug.

"Peyton why didn't you call me, I would have been here in a heartbeat." Nathan said as he hugged her. "Nate I wanted to but I knew you were with Haley and she needs you more than I do." Peyton answered back as she broke the hug to go and hug Luke then to sit next to Jake. Brooke went over to Luke and cuddled next to him while Nathan picked a movie than him and Haley sat in a chair together and they all spent the rest of the after noon together.

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