Hey guys I'm back with another update! Yes I know I just updated a few days ago but I wanted to get this story update at least twice before I left for a weeks vaca. Anyways ways I hope you all like this chapter. Sorry it's so short but like I said I wanted to get it updated soon. Anyways I'll see you guys at the bottom.

The next day Lucas and I started packing up my apartment. We had talked it over an I decided that I would move back home to Tree Hill. Lucas had begged me all night to go back with him when he left. So finally after hours of his none stop begging I agreed to move back home.

On the terms that I would be staying with Brooke until we figured out excatley what was happening between us. We hadn't even spoke about wither or not we were even going to get back together. Of course I knew that Lucas wanted to get back with me. But I wasn't ready to. I still needed to know that Lucas was one hundred percent over her. Even though he told me a hundred times the night that he had show'd up at my door. I still needed time. Lucky for me he understands and agreed to give me all the space and time I needed.

But the problem is I don't need space from him. I've had enough space from him over the last give years. An I couldn't stand being away from him at all. Not even when I left town and came back to L.A. When I'm away from Lucas it feels like I can't breath. The worse thing is even though I'm in the same room as him I still feel like I can't breath unless his strong arms are wrapped around me tight.

I was just about finished packing up my last box when my phone rang. It was Brooke. I couldn't but wounder what she would be calling about.

"Hey ."

"Peyton is it true?"

"Is what true Brooke?"

"That your moving back home. With Lucas?" Brooke asked me.

"Did Lucas call and tell you?" I asked her.

"No Haley did. But Lucas told her."

I just groaned. Go figure Lucas would tell Haley who then turned around and called Brooke who then would turn around and call me.

"Peyton is it true. Yes or No?"

"Yes, Brooke its true. I'm moving back home."

"So does this mean you and Luke are getting back together?"

"No"

"So if you and Lucas aren't back together. Then why are you moving back?"

"Because Lucas and I want to work on what ever this thing is between us."

"Good. So do I need to get your room ready?"

"Thanks Brooke."

"Just thank me when get here." Brooke said.

I smiled when I hung up with Brooke. Lucas came in and wrapped his arms around me.

"You just had to tell Haley I was moving home didn't you?" I asked Lucas.

"Yea.. about that"

"Why did you tell Haley? You knew she would tell Brooke."

"Because I figured they all should know that you were moving back home."

I just smiled and gave him a hug. I liked the whole idea of going back home with Lucas. I finally would would be able to go back home with Lucas were I belong.

"Brooke said I could stay with her."

"Why can't you just move in with me?"

"Because it's to soon."

"Peyton I really want you to move in with me."

"Luke I love you. But I won't to be sure that Lindsey is no longer going to come back and try to come between us."

"Luke I love you. But I want to be sure that Lindsey is no longer going to come back and try to come between us."

Lucas nodded and took me in his arms. I smiled to myself I had always loved how safe I felt there. While back to the first time Lucas had ever really held me in his arms.

Flash Back: The day/night I had to go find out if my dad had been killed during a storm

Lucas and I had left my place early thinking we could make it. But the storm stopped us. The bridge was up so we had to get a hotel room. Neither of us slept that night. We talked most of the night. I could not remember the last time Nathan and I had ever done this.

Not that Nathan and I talked at all. That was one relationship I was glad to be out of especially since I realized how much I was falling in love with Lucas.

It was early the next morning Lucas and I had gotten across. We walked into the Connors office and saw the body laying on the table. Luke stud right next to me the whole time. As they lifted the sheet.

I remember being very thankful that it wasn't my dad. When we left Lucas called Brooke. They had found my dad's boat and he was fine.

I gave Lucas a hug and that was when I noticed I had lost my bracelet. That my dad had given me. We went back to the motel and we found it. That was the night Lucas first held me in his arms and we kissed for the first time.

That was also the same night we almost had slept together. But we had stopped when Lucas remembered that he was with Brooke.

End of Flash back

The smile never left my face as I got closer to Lucas and just held on. Lucas was my whole world and for the first time in five years . My life finally felt whole again. I just hope it stays that way.

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