Chapter 10- running away

A/N:FINALY!!

When Peyton arrived home she barely had the energy to make it to her room, but despite how exhausted she was she couldn't seem it sleep. So may thoughts kept running through her head. On one hand she was happy that someone knew but on the other she was scared that now the news would slip out. All she wanted to do was call her dad and get his help but she knew she couldn't tell him the news over the phone so she'd just have to wait a week till he was home. She laying bed for hours just thinking about everything, she kept going from exited about the baby and Luke being there to help her, then to scared and balling her eyes. Eventually she slipped of into a restless sleep.

Over the next couple of days Peyton stuck to the rotten she had followed for awhile now the only difference was Karen checked on her everyday. She would normally bring food so she could be sure Peyton was eating enough and they would talk. Peyton enjoyed the time she spent with Karen, she knew Karen said she knows what it feels like, she did.

Peyton returned home from school one day to find her door unlocked and noise coming from within. She slowly crept through the door and picked up the baseball bat she kept there, and made her way towards the sound. She drew a breath and rounded the corner to the kitchen. "Well it good to see you to," laughed the man. Peyton dropped the bat and ran into the man's arms, "I love you daddy, I thought you weren't back for another five days,"

"I managed to get a few extra days off," Larry Sawyer realised Peyton, he noticed conflicted in her eyes, "Aren't you happy to see me," he asked,

"No I am its just... well... I ah need to tell you something," her voice got quieter as she talked,

"Peyton you can tell me anything, you know that,well as long as you don't tell me your pregnant," he laughed but Peyton just looked at the floor, Mr Sawyer stopped laughing when he saw his daughters reaction. "Peyton, tell me your not pregnant," his voice was low and very quite.

"Please don't yell, I can't take you yelling. It was a mistake I didn't mean for it to happen but it has and I'm keeping it." She kept looking at her shoes as she waited for her fathers reaction.

Larry was shocked to say the least, he just stood rooted to the spot not saying a word, his little girl was pregnant. How could this of happened? he left her alone because he thought she was responsible. They stood in silence, Larry tried to figure how this could of happened while Peyton was to scared to speak but the silence made her extremely nervous. A knock at the door ripped though the awkward silence. "I ah I'll get that," Peyton stammered as she tuned towards the door.

"Hey Karen," She knew it would be Karen as she was the only person who ever knocked, everyone else just walked right in.

"Hi Peyton, is everything OK?" slight concerned that the blonde seemed slightly of and hesitant.

"Em yeah I'm fine its just my dad is back and he's not taking it well,"

"Do you want me to talk to him?"

"No I think this is something I need to do on my own, but thanks for the offer."

"OK just call me if you need me."

"I will thanks for everything, I'd better get back,"

"Bye then," Karen said slightly worried to leave Peyton do deal with everything on her on.

"Bye, thanks for everything" After Karen had left Peyton returned to the kitchen, her father was still in the same place. "Dad I know your angry and upset but..." her dad cut her off

"Well that's putting it mildly," he yelled, "How could you be so stupid, I thought you could be trusted to be on your own."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," She chocked out through sobs.

Larry's heart broke to see his daughter so vulnerable, he couldn't help but blame his self for not being around. "How far along are you," his voice was soft and comforting

"four months," Peyton whispered, she kept her head down so didn't have to see the disappointed look in her fathers eyes.

Mr Sawyer was shocked how could it have taken her four months for her to tell him, "four months, four months. HOW could you not tell me,"

"You cancelled your last trip home and I didn't want to tell you over the phone or email,"

"Oh Peyton I'm sorry," Larry pulled his daughter into his arms. He realised he had failed his daughter, he had to make it up to her, "I'm so sorry I wasn't here, and I know its a bit late but I there any thing I can do know?"

"Actually dad there is. I want to get away form Tree Hill, so I thought I could came with you"

Larry was shocked by he's daughters wish "Are you sure, what about Brooke, Lucas, Haley and all your friends, I'm also guessing the fathers in Tree Hill " Larry wasn't going to let on that he thought the child was Luke's.

Peyton nodded, "Yeah and that's part of the reason, he doesn't know and he doesn't need to know it will just screw his life up more,"

Larry couldn't believe this was his daughter she seem so responsible, "If its what you want I'll do it but are you sure." Peyton nodded, "Okay when do you want to go."

"As soon as possible,"

Her father could tell him she had really thought about this, "well got get packed and we will leave when your done."

Peyton threw her arms around her father in gratitude, "Thankyouthankyouthankyou. I got to go pack." Peyton ran off (as fast as she could at four months pregnant,) to her room. Within 4 hour she was all packed and they left.

Luke entered his house after school the next day to find his mum preparing to go as she had for the past few days. "Hey Mum were you going,"

"Hi, Just out," she thought if she told him she was going to Peyton he would get that something was going on, "How was school?"

"It was fine put Peyton didn't turn up,"

"What," the worried Karen, part of their deal was Peyton had to call if she wasn't going to school.

"Yeah I even went by her house and no one is there, the place looked deserted. Maybe she's just on holiday," Luke said rather nonchalant.

Karen knew what this meant she had left with her father and wasn't planing on coming back. She hated to go back on her word to Peyton but she felt it was for the best, "She's left," Luke's attention was now fully on his mum sensing she had more to say. "She's pregnant Luke, she was scared to tell you.

A/N: What do you think?