Peyton jumped up from her desk, "It was not a lie. I loved you with everything I had, but---"

"I beg to differ. It never took you long before jumping into a relationship with a new guy," he sneered. "When we broke up the first time, right away you started hanging out with Jake, we both know if he hadn't left it wouldn't have been soon before you started dating. But then again, once I brought him back you did, and even after telling me you loved me, you propose to him."

"You were dating my best friend at the time, and it's not like you said it back. You made it seem like I said it because I was losing so much blood. But I just wanted you to know in case I died, because I needed to you to know that I loved you, that the year before wasn't just games to me, like it was to you."

"What are you talking about?" How could she think that, he thought. His feelings had been true, and real, she's was the one to push him away.

"After Dan's party, after I rejected you, didn't take you long before Brooke was in your bed. Or the fact that you had a Peyton box, and it was a reminder of the pain you caused. It's nice to know that all I did was cause you pain, like everything that happened was all my fault."

"I never meant that, I was trying to make Brooke believe that I wanted her," trying to get her to understand,

"That's real low, Brooke didn't deserve someone who only wanted her half know the whole summer I thought you had a change of heart, since we had become so close. We had a connection; but the moment she came home, you were back to fighting for her, leaving me in the wind again."

"I waited for you to say something, but you never did. But then again, I was never enough for you. Cause every chance we had, you ran away, into the arms of someone else. I mean after I was still reeling over the fact that Lindsey left me at the alter, and you said you loved me. But didn't take you long before you were in Chase's arms."

"ARH---after you told me you hated me, and wished I never came back. And for your information, we didn't start dating till about a year after I left. He was just kind enough to be a friend, and be there for me."

"Why is it that I don't seem to believe you? Oh, maybe it's the fact you said you came back for me, but today I find out that in LA you had Julian. Guess that's why he came to turn my book into a movie, to try to get you back, prove that he still loves you."

Peyton's eyes grew, how did he know about that, she went to open her mouth, but he stopped her. "Came to the store today to hear you talking about him with Brooke." Pointing to himself, "After I left," then pointing to her, "you had a boyfriend, that you failed to mention about. If you were reeling over the break up, defiantly doesn't show much, because you ended up with this guy not long after. You don't love me, you just love the idea of me."

"You Bastard!" She was now fuming with anger, more then she had earlier with Julian, "You know nothing of how I feel. The day I met Julian, I was in the photocopy room at work, where I was bawling me eyes out; almost like my second meet with him, a year later, after believing that you had moved on already with Lindsey, again I was crying. He thought I must be the saddest girl in the world if both times we met I was in tears. And the truth is I was always in tears when it came to you, cause if things weren't going the way you thought they should, you'd bail; just like you did to me in LA. To me it seems like YOU were the one always running from me. You never did fight for me, not once, and yet with Lindsey and Brooke it came naturally. Was I never good enough. Cause to this day I will never understand why, you couldn't fight for me once, if you loved me as much as you claimed you did."

Lucas was loss at words. She was right, he had never once fought for her. He had wanted to after heading to New York, but Brooke had told him to wait, that's why he had invited her to the Book Signing to, show her his accomplishment, to win her back. But when he didn't see her there, he thought that she had moved on, so he did it himself. "You're right I didn't fight for you. And I should have. But I did love you. You're the reason I said yes to turning my book into a movie, I was hoping you would see it, and know that I still love you."

Wiping away the tears she hadn't notice, that had fallen, "Lucas if this had been a few years ago, I would have jump into your arms, and said I loved you too. But too much has been said, and done. When you told me you hated me, my heart was broken into pieces; and only by the help of Chase has it been finally healed."

"See there you go, running away from me."

She couldn't listen to this anymore, "I'm sorry, I've got to go," she began walking towards the door, but Lucas pulls her back into a kiss. It was deja'vu.

Brooke walked in with Sawyer, to notice this kiss. She was stunned, and unsure if she should speak up or not. But quickly decided that she should leave.

Peyton pushed Lucas away from her, and slapped his face. "How dare you!" She stormed off, out of her office. Furious with him.

Brooke knocked on the Scott door, praying that Nathan would answer. Knowing that it would make it a lot easier then to explain to Haley why she needed to speak to her husband.

"Brooke, what you doing here?" confused, as Haley was out for the night with had a mother, son night, planned, leaving him home alone.

She barged in with Sawyer in tow. She put Sawyer's car seat on the ground of the living room. And then she began pacing. "I saw something I wasn't suppose to."

"What's that," wondering what had her so frantic.

"Lucas & Peyton kissing, in her office. I mean this is the same girl that was worried about marrying Chase, if I still loved him. How could she do that? And I don't know whether to confront her or tell Chase about it. I mean he deserves to know, but then I would be betraying my best friend---"

"Brooke, slow down," Nathan said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"What should I do Nate?" unsure what to do, they both meant a lot to her.

"Well how much did you see?"

"Not much, I booted out of there almost right away."

Hoping there was an explanation for this, "Well maybe it's not what it seems. I mean we both know Lucas still loves her, and wants her back, so maybe he was the one who kissed her."

"I hope so."

"Me too, because when I was with Chase earlier he was beaming. I would hate to see him hurt from their back and forth game. Too many have fallen trapped to that."

"I know," knowing from her own expeirence. "In my opinion, after the last fall, I think he's bad news for her. He broken her too much, I don't think the next time she'll make it through it. Sometimes love just isn't enough."

"And there's more reasons for her and Chase to make it too."

"Do you know something I don't?"

"You didn't hear it from me, but Peyton's pregnant."

"She told you?" wondering why she didn't feel the need to share with her.

"No Chase did, he didn't mean for it to come out. Peyton didn't want to tell anyone until the 2nd trimester to make sure everything was alright. I'm sure you'd find out soon enough, the she's 12 weeks, she's basically done the 1st trimester."

"Yay, that means their child and Sawyer will be close in age. And defiantly going to be best of friends."

Nathan just laughed as he watched her ramble on.

Peyton walks through the door, drenched, almost looked like a drowned rat.

Tears were flowing down her face. She slid down the wall, to the ground. She hated that she allowed Lucas to get to her again, that she allowed it to get that far.

Chase came through the door, to find her sitting there with her head leaning on her knees. "Peyton, what wrong? I came to pick you up after work, but you weren't there. What's happened to you?" Why she was sitting there drenched, had she walked home in this down pour, he wondered.

Chase shut the door, and sat down right beside her. Placing his arms around her. She just laid her head on his shoulder, and cried more, not answering his pondering question.

Nathan barged through Lucas's door, not knocking on it. He had no patience with waiting for him to answer it, nor did he care if he happened to be sleeping, due to how late it was.

"Lucas," he hollered out.

"Goodness, Nate you scared me. What you doing here so late at night?"

"You couldn't leave her alone like I asked you to, could you!" he said getting in his brother's face.

"I couldn't just stand there and do nothing, I love her."

"Well if you really loved her, you'd let her be happy. And respect her decision. She's finally happy, we've finally got the real Peyton back, and you want to ruin that."

"And that Peyton is the one that fell in love with me."

"Luke, sometimes the real act of love is sacrifice. Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love." He knew this had to be hard for him, but he had to protect his best friend at all costs. And them together was just another downfall waiting to happen.

"I won't do it!" Lucas ranted, "I know she loves me, even if she won't admit it. I felt it in that kiss." he felt the same spark when she had kissed him in that office, right before proposing to Lindsey, but he had let his broken ego make the decision for him.

"Then I guess, as her best friend I warn you, if you don't leave her alone, you will be sorry. I won't apologize for anything I may do," he said before slamming the door behind him.